The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 264
Although Xing Xiuyan is young, she has a good-natured nature, is fair in dealing with affairs, has the ability to run a family, and has the means of rewarding and punishing her. Therefore, she has only been in the family for more than a month. Compliments.

However, the conflict between the maids has not completely disappeared.

Chess relies on the front edge to make an early decision, and does not take others seriously; Yu Chuan feels that he is an old man in the "Qian Mansion", and should be superior to others; The two enemies rode on his head.

Several people are fighting openly and secretly every day, it really seems like the Three Kingdoms are fighting for supremacy.

In this regard, Jiao Shun just sits firmly on the Diaoyutai, and accepts all their flattery, and if there are any disputes, they will all be pushed to Xing Xiuyan for resolution.

In this way, his days are more nourishing and carefree than before.

But that evening, after Jiao Shun San Ya came back to have dinner, he was taking Xing Xiuyan to wash his feet in a basin, bullying those tender feet recklessly, occasionally teasing Xiangling and Shiqi.

At this time, Yuchuan suddenly came in from the outside and reported that Jia Zheng had sent someone to ask Jiao Shun to visit the garden in the other courtyard in the future and write a couplet on the plaque.

Only then did Jiao Shun belatedly realize that the construction of the Grand View Garden had already been completed.

"Today is the fourth day of November."

He counted with his fingers: "I remember that the garden was built on November [-]th last year, so it took less than a year - tsk, if the projects supervised by the Ministry of Industry can have such With the speed, I don’t have to worry about it all day long.”

Saying that, he lifted his foot to the most towering place.

Si Qi wrapped a towel around his heart and feet, wiped it carefully, and couldn't help but said: "It's a pile of gold and silver. If the imperial court is willing to spend three to five times the cost, it will naturally speed up the progress."

Jiao Shun shook his head slightly: "It's more than three to five times the cost."

Seeing that Xing Xiuyan raised his feet, Xun Xiangling asked for a towel to wipe himself, he hurriedly called "let me do it", grabbed the towel with his hands, and held the tender water chestnut that was rising from the warm mist on his lap to play with.

Xing Xiuyan wanted to withdraw her feet in embarrassment, but how could she be no match for his bear paws like iron pincers, so she had no choice but to pretend to be nonchalant and ask: "Master, do you want to go to the appointment in the future? Do you want to prepare a gift at home?"

Yu Chuan also reminded at the right time: "My sister is still waiting outside for Master's reply."

"Ah~"

Jiao Shun let out a helpless sigh, took advantage of the situation and lay flat on his back, muttering in his mouth: "I don't know how to recite poems to fight against each other, so what's the point of joining in the fun?"

When the girls heard the words, they all thought he was going to decline.

Unexpectedly, Jiao Shun lazily ordered immediately: "Go and tell your sister, just say that I will be there in the future."

Everyone was a little surprised, but they only thought it was because he couldn't get rid of their feelings, and didn't care too much.

Only Xing Xiuyan remembered his previous words in his heart, and when Jiao Shun returned home after leaving the office, he took out ten pages of words and said that he would ask the uncle to correct him.

Jiao Shun took it and spread it out for a look, but it turned out to be the appropriate couplet on the plaque in another courtyard. Not only did it describe the source of the allusion in detail, but also accompanied it with a simple sketch of the picture, in case he used the wrong place.

After reading it, he couldn't help raising his eyes and asked, "Have you visited the other courtyard on purpose today?"

"I asked Ms. Lin to go with me, and she also suggested a few places."

Before he finished speaking, Jiao Shun wrapped him in a bear hug, gnawed a few times and said with a laugh: "What a beautiful and intelligent little lady, she is just right to be a wife for my old man."

After laughing for a while, he returned the stack of papers to Xing Xiuyan, and said freely in her surprised eyes: "I come from this background, why should I join in the fun? But our talent can't be buried, please invite Miss Lin tomorrow Take the lead in setting up the Furong Poetry Club, and let them see my vision!"

Seeing him mocking himself about his background and unwillingness to cheat, Xing Xiuyan couldn't force him to persuade him, so he had to hand over the paper to Siqi to put it away.

Not wanting Xiangling to snatch it up, she took it carefully and eagerly in her hand, pleading with hope on her face: "Auntie, let me keep it for you!"

Then she explained embarrassingly: "I went to the garden with my aunt earlier, saw all the scenery, and I was full of thoughts, but I couldn't get out a word, so I wanted to see what my aunt wrote. of."

Jiao Shun is quite familiar with this kind of feeling, and it can be summed up like this: Naihe himself is uneducated, and he can go all over the world with one word.

…………

It was the morning of the sixth day.

Jiao Shun rushed to the outer study to meet Jia Zheng and the others, but unexpectedly he didn't see Jia Baoyu, and he was very surprised for a while.

He vaguely remembered the passage in the original book where the test questions in the Grand View Garden were correct, which was a rare highlight in Jia Baoyu's life, but now Baoyu has never been there, could it be because of his butterfly wings...

Just as he was thinking about it, he bumped into Jia Baoyu who was trying to escape outside the gate of the other courtyard.

Well, it seems that this plot has not been changed.

The subsequent development of the plot is described in detail in Chapter 17 of A Dream of Red Mansions. Jia Baoyu displayed his literary talents in front of Jia Zheng and others, and almost took over all the couplets on the plaques, but he was so overjoyed that he was almost ordered by Jia Zheng. 'Fork out'.

But halfway through the journey, everyone rested in a gazebo, and Jia Zheng asked thoughtfully, "In your opinion, what are the shortcomings of this other courtyard?"

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they didn't know whether to praise or blame.

Seeing this, Jia Zheng simply said: "Brother Shun, you have been in the Ministry of Industry for some time, and you have often visited various places recently. What are the shortcomings of the court?"

He didn't take a school test, but felt that Jiao Shun had been left out in the cold just now, so he deliberately let him show off his talents.

Jiao Shun slightly thought about it, then smiled and said: "This provincial hospital is complete with all the scenery, and thanks to the hard work of everyone, it was completed in a short period of time, but although the scenery is good, it lacks some color - but this is due to the weather. It is beyond the reach of human beings, so it cannot be called a shortcoming."

In winter, the vegetation withers and withers, without the decoration of green plants, it naturally lacks some color.

But Jiao Shun pointed out this shortcoming, not only seriously answered Jia Zheng's question, but also did not offend Jia Zhen and Jia Lian who presided over the construction, which can be said to have won the officialdom.

Jia Zhen immediately continued: "That's true. There are many exotic flowers and plants in the other courtyard, but it's a pity that they can't be seen in this midwinter season. It's just that the scenery is missing three points!"

Jia Lian also suggested at the side: "It's nothing, we might as well wait for two or three months, and wait until next year when the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, and then I will invite my mother to go home to visit my relatives."

Hearing what Second Master Lian said, two of Qingke also echoed.

Jia Zheng twirled his beard in silence for a moment, then called Jiao Shun's name again: "Brother Shun, what do you think?"

What else can I see?
Jia Lian's layout is too small!
Jiao Shunxin slandered, and said with a straight face: "The mansion rushes to work day and night, just to welcome the mother-in-law Fengjia back to the mansion, so as to make up for the homesickness, but now it has been delayed for a little bit of scenery. Lift?"

After a pause, he added: "My little nephew said something disrespectful. If other relatives rush to invite you at this time, the empress can only sit back and watch the concubines go out to visit their relatives. I'm afraid my heart will be cold before the spring warms up." .”

To put it bluntly, isn't Rongguo Mansion rushing to work so sparingly just to get ahead and show off?
"That's exactly the reason!"

Jia Zheng immediately nodded, and then made a final decision, ordering Jia Lian to send someone to report to the Ministry of Rites immediately, and to ask the empress to go home to visit her relatives.

When Jia Lian agreed, he asked again: "As for the problem of fading, do you have any way to make up for it?"

When Jia Zheng said this, he looked at Jiao Shun, obviously hoping that Jiao Shun would come up with an idea.

"What's so hard about this?"

However, Jia Baoyu just came out of the limelight, and just when he was in high spirits, he couldn't help but jumped out and replied: "There was a poem in He Mijian's saying: 'I don't know who will cut the thin leaves', so we simply use manpower to replace the spring breeze." , Cut out cloth leaves and silk flowers and tie them to the tree, it is difficult to distinguish the real from the distance - as for the near, they are all replaced with evergreens such as pines and cypresses."

Whether this idea is good or not is another matter, but it costs 5 to [-] taels in one shot!

Jia Lian and Jia Zhen exchanged glances, but both hesitated to speak.

Jia Zheng also frowned slightly, but soon ordered in a deep voice: "Brother Zhen, Lian'er, you two go down and perfect this method, and then make a report to me."

Uh……

It can only be said that like a son, like a father.

Jia Baoyu can also say that he is not in charge of the family and does not know how expensive the firewood is, but Jia Zheng knows that the family is in trouble, but he still chooses to slap his face to pretend to be fat.

However, since then, Jia Zheng was clearly absent-minded, dismissed the crowd at noon, and invited Jiao Shun to his home alone, saying that there was something he needed to help with.

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