The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 307
Since the opening of the Grand View Garden to welcome guests, another seven or eight days have passed in a hurry, and it has come to February [-] in a flash.

Today, I met Jiao Shunxiu Mu, and I wanted to go to the historian to discuss the matter of "hiring", but Feng Ziying posted a post early in the morning to invite him, Baoyu and Xue Pan to have a drink.

Because he entrusted General Feng Tang to be a matchmaker and owed the Feng family a favor, it is naturally difficult to refuse this wine.

So the three of them spent some time getting together in Rong Mansion, and rushed to Feng Ziying's house in a hurry.

When they arrived at Feng's mansion, they saw Feng Ziying, Wei Ruolan and their half-baked sons and brothers, laughing and chatting in the hall, accompanied by Ying Ge Yan Wu.

Seeing this, Xue Pan was very envious, and even said that General Shenwu was enlightened, even though Feng Ziying made so much powder at home, he didn't say anything.

"You idiot!"

Feng Ziying scolded with a smile when she heard the words: "It was just for fun. Hearing what you said, it seems like my family has broken the family style-I usually don't dare to do this. Isn't this Brother Jiao and Brother Bao coming? Only in their light can we dare to be presumptuous once."

Jiao Shun also laughed: "I was supposed to be the host. I didn't want to be robbed by Brother Feng, but I chose to hold a banquet at your house. I just wanted to grab the banknotes, but I couldn't find a place to collect the money. "

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

At this moment, Wei Ruolan put three glasses of wine on the table, and greeted: "Brothers can have a good time together, whoever is the host? But you are late, you have to drink three glasses of wine before you can enter the table!" "

The two sons next to him also booed.

Jiao Shun hadn't said anything yet, but Xue Pan quit. He wasn't afraid of drinking, but he thought it was unfair.

Immediately argued: "It's no wonder me and Brother Jiao, it's Brother Bao..."

Just as he was talking, Jia Baoyu drank three cups in a row without saying a word.

Feng Ziying and the others didn't know why, they cheered in unison when they saw this, they all called Brother Daobao cool, not like Xue's big head who cares about every detail.

Only Jiao Shun knew that he was drinking to drown his sorrows.

Not long after Gain moved into the Grand View Garden, it happened to be Lin Daiyu's birthday [February [-]].

Due to the lack of restraint due to the isolation between the inside and outside, and Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang's intentional indulgence, this Jia Baoyu breathed the free and sweet air in the Grand View Garden for two days, and for a while he got carried away, and dared to reunite with Sister Lin.

What Sister Lin wanted was a definite future, at least a future where she could see hope, but Jia Baoyu only wanted to muddle through in the other courtyard.

As a result, needless to say, he was naturally stumped again.

No matter what the reason was, Jia Baoyu took the lead in punishing himself with three cups, and Jiao Shun and Xue Pan naturally had to follow suit.

Fortunately, it was a low-alcohol liqueur, so it wasn't hard to swallow.

Jiao Shun put the wine glass back on the table, looked around and wondered: "I thought you must have invited Brother Liu, but originally I wanted to find out when he was going to travel to Europa—what, could it be that the King of Jingjing? Won't let him go?"

Feng Ziying shook her head and said: "With his temperament, how can he be restrained by the prince?"

Then he vaguely stated that due to some other reasons, he did not intend to invite Liu Xianglian to come today.

Hearing that there seemed to be something hidden in it, Jiao Shun wisely didn't ask any more questions, and he and Xue Pan gave way to each other and entered the table. Wei Ruolan and the others also saw that something was wrong, so naturally no one dared to provoke him.

Just a few words on the table, the door curtain was raised again suddenly, a petite and handsome young man with a face like a crown jade walked in from the outside, I saw him walking a few steps to the table and bowing, with an apologetic expression on his face Said: "Jiang Yuhan came a step late, please don't blame me."

"Boss Jiang doesn't need to be polite."

Feng Ziying waved her hands with a smile, and introduced them to everyone at the banquet, saying that the pink young man's name was Jiang Yuhan, and he was a famous red horn in the capital recently.

Jiao Shun suddenly realized that it was no wonder Liu Xianglian was not invited, it turned out that King Zhongshun's 'private favorite' was coming to visit.

He has no interest in opera singers, and he doesn't want to be contaminated by the cesspit of King Zhongshun, so he has a cold face and deliberately puts on a posture of rejecting people thousands of miles away.

But Xue Pan and Baoyu are different, their four eyes are almost fixed on Jiang Yuhan's face - it has to be said that the aesthetic views of these two cousins ​​are surprisingly consistent.

Because Jiang Yuhan filled in the last piece of the puzzle, Jia Baoyu also forgot his worries for a while, and the dinner was naturally filled with singing and dancing, talking and laughing.

And because more than half of the people at the banquet were from generals, the topic unknowingly brought up the recent rumor that the imperial court intends to formally withdraw its troops from Qianxiang Kingdom.

After the war the year before last, the imperial court had actually withdrawn more than half of the expeditionary force, but there were still nearly [-] officers and soldiers stationed at the Qianxiang and Shendu borders to prevent any changes.

As time went by, the officers and soldiers felt homesick, and the Qianxiang Kingdom, which was responsible for providing logistical supplies, was a little overwhelmed. Some people in the DPRK and China suggested that it is better to withdraw all the expeditionary forces from Qianxiang while the two countries exchanged ambassadors. country, to show our sincerity for eternal peace.

This kind of behavioral style of proactively showing weakness is naturally not to be seen by the second generation of the army. Everyone speaks and criticizes me, and it is verbal criticism and criticism.

Baoyu was not interested in what they said, so he took an opportunity to say that it was convenient and convenient to go, and when he passed by Jiang Yuhan, he gave a sneaky wink.

Jiang Yuhan understood, hurriedly got up and followed out.

When Wei Ruolan saw this scene, she wanted to remind Baoyu that the king of Zhongshun must not be offended, but Xue Pan stopped her.

But it was said that the two men exchanged a few words outside, and they met each other for a long time. Baoyu tore off the fan pendant and gave it to him, and Jiang Yuhan took off the sweat towel tie from his underwear as a gift.

The fault is that a young servant passed by and alarmed the pair of 'wild mandarin ducks'. I'm afraid that the four eyes will be nailed to each other's body, and they can't be pulled out again.

When the two of them returned to the table tacitly, they found that the topic just now hadn't been finished, but Feng Ziying and others were chattering all over the place just now, but now they all craned their necks obediently, watching Jiao Shun holding the chopsticks Gestures on the table.

Over the past year or so, Jiao Shun has earned almost 8 to [-] taels of silver through the business of timber, medicine, and spices.

In order to keep this source of income unimpeded, it is unavoidable to get in touch with the generals of Yunnan and Guizhou. After listening to them a lot, coupled with the information channels owned by the Ministry of Industry and the superficial information obtained from later generations, it is natural to get what you know Far from being comparable to a few dudes.

He didn't say whether it was right or wrong to withdraw the troops at the beginning, he just picked up all kinds of cold dishes with his chopsticks, and simply laid out the topographic map of Qianxiang country's mountains and rivers on the table, and pointed out the dangers everywhere, and where to build bridges , Where to garrison troops, where to have post stations, the analysis is straightforward.

When he had finished speaking, he finally asked the question: "If it is according to my opinion, the withdrawal of troops must be done because of the lack of supplies in Qianxiang Kingdom, but there is no need to withdraw all of them, let alone directly withdraw to Yunnan and Guizhou."

As he said, he pointed to some places on the 'map': "You may as well withdraw the troops to these places first, while reducing the logistical pressure on Qianxiang Kingdom, and at the same time drive the prisoners of war [The Wuxi people only redeemed their own soldiers, The captured and poisoned servants did not care about it] building bridges and paving roads between the two countries."

"In this way, we can win the hearts of the people of Qianxiang Country and make up for the public grievances caused by the supply front; secondly, as long as these throats are dredged, and a small number of garrisons are set up as a guarantee, no matter whether it is the Wuxi people who make a comeback or The interior of Qianxiang Kingdom is unstable, and the imperial army can directly point to the hinterland!"

After listening to his explanation, Feng Ziying was silent for a while, couldn't help but shook her head and sighed: "Before my father scolded me for making irresponsible remarks on government affairs, I was still quite unconvinced, but now after listening to Brother Changqing's wise opinion, I realize that I am arrogant. "

Wei Ruolan and the others also lamented that Jiao Shun, who was about the same age as everyone else, could make a name for himself in the capital, while he and the others could only be mediocre worms relying on the shelter of their family.

Because they were all born in the general family, most of those who can get together with Feng Ziying are also ambitious-although most of them have high-sightedness and low-handedness-naturally understand the importance of mountains and rivers. Ask there for details.

However, Jia Baoyu couldn't listen anymore, and interrupted with a smile: "Recently, the voice of 'killing' has been heard endlessly in my house. Now that I have finally gone outside, I don't want to hear about these beatings and killings anymore. Let's make a drinking order. Bar."

"Which one are you coaxing?"

Wei Ruolan was not happy at first, and questioned: "We have heard Xue Datou say that you live in the relatives' hospital, and your eyes are full of closed moon, shameful flowers, fish and wild geese, and you are the only one in such a big garden, but where did you come from?" What is the sound of shouting for killing?"

Before the words fell, someone next to him was clamoring to punish Baoyu for drinking.

"How dare I deceive you brothers."

Jia Baoyu pointed at Jiao Shun with a bitter face: "It's all because Brother Jiao recently made a card game called 'Three Kingdoms Kill', and the sisters often use it to amuse themselves when they are free. The most popular card game in that game is 'kill, dodge' Character."

After hearing the words, everyone hurriedly inquired about the details, and when they heard the general rules, they couldn't help but became interested. Coincidentally, the banquet was almost over, so Feng Ziying simply suggested going to the Rongguo Mansion to play cards for fun, which immediately attracted a lot of cheers.

Because Baoyu thought he could have more contact with Jiang Yuhan, he readily obeyed.

So everyone took seven or eight carts and returned to Rongguo Mansion in a mighty way.

…………

at the same time.

Jia Yun was walking in Fenggong City with a gloomy expression on his face, and when he saw Dongshikou, he stood still and was hesitating where to go, when he saw two or three large carts stop not far in front of him, and someone greeted them: "Isn't this Brother Yun? Why are you so free today, come here to enjoy yourself in Fenggong City?"

While speaking, the man jumped off the carriage and walked towards Jia Yun with a smile.

This person is Jia Yun's brother Jia Qin, because somehow he got through Wang Xifeng's door and got a job in the housekeeper temple, so he was extremely rampant among the younger generation.

But in front of Jia Yun, he didn't dare to put on a rampant face.

After all, Jia Yun is now a popular person around Jiao Shun, and even the political master looks at him differently. After three to five years of experience, donating officials to fill the vacancy, maybe he will be Jia Yucun and Jiao Changqing again!

Therefore, when he came to Jia Yun, he even said that it is better to hit the sun than to choose the day. Since they happened to meet in this Fenggong City, the two brothers had to drink a few cups to make it happen.

Jia Yun knew how he was, so naturally she didn't want to tangle with him, she hurriedly refused: "I just had dinner at my uncle's place, let's go to another day, if there is a chance, I will be the host and treat my brother to a drink."

When he mentioned his uncle, he couldn't help frowning again.

That Jia Qin is used to observing his words, and he has heard a lot of rumors recently, so he guessed what was on his mind immediately, and couldn't help laughing: "Brother, if you encounter difficulties, just ask your elders to make decisions. Horns?"

"Sir?"

Jia Yun seemed to realize something by repeating these two words.

But it turned out that he had an uncle named Bu Shiren, who really lived up to his name and didn't care about personnel matters at all.

Because Jia Yun's family was down and down before, the two families almost broke off contact, and the uncle and aunt would even sneer at Jia Yun's mother and son when they met occasionally.

But ever since Jia Yun followed Jiao Shun and gained Jia Zheng's favor, this uncle's attitude has changed day by day. Recently, he has been focusing on marrying his daughter Yin Jieer to Jia Yun so that they can have a closer relationship.

It’s fine if it’s just a shaved head and a hot head, but Bu Shiren’s sweet-talking Jia Yun’s mother was moved, and this son dared not disobey his mother’s orders—especially because he was raised by his mother alone—he has been worrying about his head lately. big.

Now with Jia Qin's advice, he hesitated for a while, then went to Jiao's house and asked Jiao Shun for advice on a marriage - Jiao Shun is not only his benefactor, but also an elder in name, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is an elder .

Since the elder came forward to help him protect the matchmaker, the mother naturally couldn't say anything.

He didn't want to wait until he got to Jiao's house, but he wasted no time, saying that he went out to drink with Second Master Bao and Uncle Xue.

Just as Jia Yun was about to return in disappointment, she saw Li Gui running towards him like a gust of wind, saying that it was Er Bao and Uncle Jiao who had brought the guests back, urging him to take that Lao Shizi's "Three Kingdoms Killing".

The maid hurriedly went to the East Chamber to get the playing card box, and was about to hand it over to Li Gui, but was cut off by Jia Yun.

"Good brother."

He smiled at Li Gui and said: "I have something to ask Uncle Jiao, you can give me this Qiaozong, and I will treat you to a drink tomorrow to thank you."

Because Li Gui is Baoyu's nanny, he is quite respectable in the Rong Mansion, but he is not easy to offend such an outstanding offspring like Jia Yun, so he quickly laughed and said, "What do you say, I am happy to be able to relax. "

Jia Yun was holding a game of cards, followed Li Gui's guidance, and found the door of the Flower Hall near Neiyi Gate.

He was about to enter the door, but he didn't want to see a little maid carrying a food box suddenly walk across, who looked like Xiao Hong who deliberately threw the handkerchief that day.

"Isn't this Uncle Yun?"

Jia Yun was a little embarrassed for a moment, she really didn't know how to face it, but Xiaohong greeted her as if she was okay, and then held up the food box and said: "Madam asked to bring hangover soup, I will go in first."

Saying that, he entered the hall on his own, and backed out after a while.

After Jia Yun watched her go away, she sent the card game in with a smile on her face.

While Baoyu was frothing and explaining the rules to everyone, Jia Yun told Jiao Shun about her recent troubles.

After hearing this, Jiao Shun couldn't help but feel emotional. When he first crossed over, he was just an ignorant family member. All the offshoots of the government came to find him to decide the marriage.

Immediately asked: "What conditions do you have?"

When Jia Yun heard this, she knew that Jiao Shun had agreed, and couldn't help but said happily: "It's nothing else, as long as the family is right and the family is going through life!"

After a pause, he added: "The second thing is to build up your health so that you can open up branches and leaves for your family."

tsk~
Hearing this request, he was basically insulated from that Xiaohong—regardless of his status, that Xiaohong was born delicate and exquisite, and he had nothing to do with the word "good birth".

(End of this chapter)