The Red Mansions

Chapter 124

Chapter 124

In the evening, the golden afterglow of the autumn sunset falls on the courtyard in front of the Rongqing Hall, layer by layer, spreading along the steps to the eaves of the corridor.

Jia Mu was wearing ordinary home clothes, sitting on a recliner with a woolen blanket covering her knees, and the big maid behind her, Yuanyang, was holding Jia Mu's shoulders.

Li Wan and Sister Feng accompanied her, talking in a low voice.

Baoyu, Daiyu, Tanchun and other sisters untie the Jiulianhuan.

In the distance, Xiao Xichun was playing Go with Yingchun, Xichun was obviously not good at playing chess, her beautiful eyebrows were slightly frowned, and her eyes like lacquer were staring at the black and white chessboard in meditation.

Although the girl was described as young, she already showed a bit of beauty, her cheeks were white and rosy, and she was a little fat like a baby.

The maids beside Xichun are painted, and the colorful screens are serving seasonal fruits and tea.

Holding a chess piece in her hand, Yingchun looked at Xichun and urged, "Sister, it's your turn to play."

The big maid at the side played chess, resting her cheek on one hand, watching the chess game.

Daiyu raised her eyes to look at Xichun, covered her mouth and smiled coquettishly.

Baoyu asked curiously, "Sister Lin, what are you laughing at?"

Covering her mouth with a handkerchief in her hand, Daiyu said, "Let me just say, Sister Yingchun has met her opponent at chess, she will meet a good talent."

Baoyu was puzzled for a moment, like the mid-autumn full moon's face was full of confusion, and said: "How do you say this?"

Tanchun put down the Nine Links that he was untying in his hand, raised his bright eyes and glanced at Daiyu, with a smile on his heroic brows, and said: "Sister Lin is used to making fun of people, Second Brother, it means that Fourth Sister plays chess." It's slow."

When Baoyu heard the words, he couldn't help laughing, and said, "It's good to meet an opponent in chess, and to meet a good talent."

Xichun in the distance heard this, pouted angrily, threw the chess piece, pouted angrily, and said, "No more, Sister Lin is here to make fun of you again."

Yingchun was stunned for a moment, her nose was greasy with goose fat, and her cheeks were slightly puffy, showing a hint of confusion, and said in a clear voice: "This game is not over yet, why not?"

"Haha..." As if amused by the cute reaction of the two, Baoyu laughed so hard.

Now even Tanchun couldn't help laughing, and as for Daiyu, she even covered her mouth with a handkerchief and kept laughing coquettishly, her flowers and branches trembling.

Tanchun smiled, and said, "Sister Lin has such a clever mouth, she can tell exactly what she says."

The laughter from this side even attracted Jia's mother, and Li Wan came to call for someone.

The sisters immediately huffed and left their seats, and all came to talk.

The worry on Jia Mu's face also dissipated a lot, and she smiled kindly and said, "Baoyu, it's a good thing I didn't let you go to Dongfu, and let you sisters play around here."

Baoyu said: "This meeting in the East Mansion should be over."

Yuanyang looked at the sky and said softly: "It's time to apply for this meeting, and it should be over when I think about it."

The smile on Jia Mu's face faded a little, she sighed, and said: "The whole clan of young and old are welcoming him in the clan, so he should be angry if he thinks about it."

Sister Feng joked and said: "It's not just about losing my temper, I got a little careless at this moment, how do you say that, I'm proud of the spring breeze... Oh, I can't think about it for a while."

Sister Feng thought about it for a long time, and she wondered if she was influenced by Jia Heng's continuous slander of cultural people. She felt that this situation should also be expressed in a poem, but the ink in her stomach was limited, so she couldn't use any idioms.

"The spring breeze is proud of the horseshoe disease, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day." Baoyu on the side showed a thoughtful face, and said with a smile.

Daiyu just glanced at Baoyu with her pair of bright eyes cut from clouds and mist into rain. Bao's second brother is not good at reading, and he only knows one thing about poetry and anecdotes, but not the other.

This Chang'an flower is not a good thing.

Using flowers as a metaphor, this Meng Jiao is not a serious person.

Tan Chun's bright eyes flashed, and he said in a clear voice: "That Uncle Heng is not such a frivolous person, isn't the second sister-in-law Lian also said in the morning that the old man went to Liutiaoer Hutong to make amends last night, and that Uncle Heng is not without Did you say something nasty?"

Sister Feng smiled and said: "It's not bad, but our Uncle Heng is not a forgiving person."

Mother Jia waved her hand and said, "Okay, what are you talking about, in the evening you go and talk to him about Brother Rong and Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law, such a big Duke's mansion, now the family business is also given to him , No one can sleep on the street.”

Sister Feng smiled and said, "Don't worry about the old ancestor. I'll go look for him later."

Li Wan, who was sitting by the side, heard this, and there was a strange look on her elegant and gentle face. I don't know if she was thinking too much, and went to find him later?This doesn't sound like what a woman should say.

After thinking about it, Sister Feng's behavior in the past was normal.

Jia's mother said: "Anyway, it's impossible. There are tens of thousands of taels of silver in the father's house. I have to use it to buy a mansion for Brother Rong and Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law. It's on Ningrong Street, and it's cheaper to travel. .”

Sister Feng said with a smile: "That's not Lier, don't talk about other things, how can he take up all the business of Dongfu farm and shop by himself, if the ancestors ask him to say it"

Mother Jia thought for a while, then frowned and said: "If he refuses to obey, you call him to Rongqing Hall tomorrow, and the old man will break up with him."

Sister Feng smiled and said: "Then the old ancestor came to him, and he was absolutely sure, so he must have nothing to say. I heard that when he resigned from the knighthood, he said that the old ancestor was fair."

Daiyu on the side listened to Sister Feng's impeccable continuation of the conversation, lowered her eyebrows, and covered her mouth with a handkerchief and chuckled.

At this time, Jia's mother was also happy, smiled, and asked, "Why didn't Baoyu go, why didn't Huan'er go?"

Sister Feng smiled lightly and said, "Auntie said that Huan'er was not feeling well, so she didn't go."

It's not cool, it's just that Aunt Zhao doesn't want Huan'er to flatter others.

Li Wan took over the conversation with a smile, and said: "I didn't let Lan'er go either, I was worried that people of the same clan would let him drink. The child is just at the age of growth, so he should eat less wine."

Jia Mu nodded and said, "I didn't let Baoyu go, and that's what I said."

Li Wan: "..."

When several people in Rongqing Hall were chatting and laughing, suddenly a voice from Lin Zhixiao's family came from outside, saying: "Old lady, the second master is here."

When Jia Mu heard the words, she was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Where are they all gone?"

"It's all gone, the second master came to greet you, looking at the red face, with a smile on his face, I don't know what happy event happened." Lin Zhixiao's family said with a smile.

At this time, Jia Zheng, wearing a Confucian shirt and long robe, stepped into the flower hall, saluted Jia's mother solemnly, and was about to speak, when he suddenly looked at Baoyu who was hiding among his sisters and sisters, and suddenly became angry. Just scolding: "Things that are not on the table, let you go to Dongfu, why don't you go?"

As soon as this remark came out, Baoyu was as frightened as a quail, and buried her head in her chest, faltering and refusing to answer, while Daiyu beside her changed slightly, and looked at Baoyu worriedly.

There were still smile lines on Jia Mu's face, but when she heard this, her face changed, and she said angrily, "You have eaten too much urine, and you come to scold my Baoyu again. Look at your body, and you still don't go back to wash it off." Wash off."

"Mother." Jia Zheng was scolded by Jia Mu, and he dared not answer, but said: "Baoyu is not much younger than Ziyu, but how he treats people is different. Baoyu is also now It's getting bigger and bigger, and now it's always playing around in the backyard blindly, what does it look like."

"He treats people? Seven of them are dissatisfied, and eight are not angry. What else is there to treat others?" Jia Mu was not very happy when she heard this.

Everyone on the side looked at Jia Zheng curiously.

Jia Zhengdao: "Ziyu treats people with kindness, like spring wind and rain. Now he is the patriarch of our Jia clan. Earlier, he proposed to take money from the public to rebuild ethnology. We should set up two halls for Chongwen and martial arts, invite famous teachers, and provide free for the children of our clan. As for studying, it is such a benevolent and virtuous act, and training children to study and practice martial arts is the long-term strategy for extending the clan, and now all the young and old in the clan are full of praise."

Mother Jia and Sister Feng: "..."

Jiamu's complexion changed slightly, she pondered and remained silent, "Gongzhongyinliang, rebuilding ethnology?"

Sister Feng's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly thought about it.

It is rebuilding ethnology, and it is free for children to study, which probably costs a lot of money...

Dongfu Gong held a total of 6 to 1 taels of silver. Previously, if [-] taels were left for daily expenses, the remaining [-] taels could be used for lending and collecting interest. ?

Uncle Heng is confused.

Dai Yu frowned, but the figure of the young man in green shirt could not help but appear in her clear eyes.

Tanchun raised a pair of handsome eyebrows, his big bright and flowing eyes blinked, and his cheeks were as white and greasy as snow, and they were already as beautiful as peach blossoms.

Focusing on ethnology, advocating literature and emphasizing martial arts, is this Uncle Heng really capable of doing so much?

Jia Zheng said happily: "Mother, my son asked Ziyu to be the head of the clan. Some people in the clan said that I had made a fool of myself. What else can I say now? It is a blessing for our Jia clan to have such a wise man guarding our clan."

Mother Jia's expression was complicated. Even if she didn't want to admit it anymore, she knew the effect of using the public money to establish ethnology and advocating literature and martial arts on the Jia family.

With so many clansmen, they couldn't all be ineffective, right?

If there are one or two complete utensils, they can also brighten the lintel.

Sister Feng twitched her lips, snorted softly, and said in her heart, "The money is not his. He spends money to buy people's hearts to make him happy. Of course he doesn't feel bad. I will talk to him later. According to his way of defeat, Dongfu He can't help spending any amount of money, and he doesn't have any income, so I introduced him to a good job, isn't that what the play said, "Song Jiang who is anxious for justice and righteousness in time?"

After Jia Zheng finished speaking, he said: "Mother, Ziyu said that Chongwentang will invite famous teachers from Guozijian, and when the ethnology study is established, my son will send Baoyu to study."

Baoyu: "..."

Looking at Baoyu who looked like a mourning concubine, pale with fright.

Jia Mu's face became anxious, her heart ached, and she said, "How old is Baoyu, and you are tossing my Baoyu again?"

Jia Zheng sighed and said, "Mother, you always spoil him like this..."

"You still say that I used to spoil you when you were young, and you didn't study so early at that time, and you were in the backyard every day..." Mother Jia said.

Before the call was finished, Jia Zheng was already embarrassed, and he left.

(End of this chapter)