Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 141

The "Tea Classic" divides water into three classes.

That is to say: above the mountains and rivers, under the rivers, under the wells.

In other words, mineral water is the best, followed by running water.

The worst is the water that has been left to settle.

But just like the concept of "Scholar, Farmer, Industry and Commerce" in the pre-Qin period.

Now it is only used to refer to the people of the world, not a yardstick for measuring class.

The "Tea Classic" written in the Tang Dynasty has also been regarded as the foundation of the tea ceremony with the development of the times.

But not blindly worshiping its content.

Although Daiyu is not proficient in this way, she has heard of it.

At this time, the water that prevailed in the Great Wei Dynasty was rootless water.

A person who is fastidious will suffer from rain, dew, frost and snow.

Save it for future use.

Therefore, upon hearing Miaoyu's question, Daiyu smiled and guessed:

"Could it be my sister's rain in the past year?"

Daiyu also said casually, and chose the rainwater that is easiest to store in the south of the Yangtze River.

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Miao Yu sneered.

"Oh! I don't think you are such a person, but you are a common person!"

Daiyu was taken aback by these words.

She thought that Miaoyu had called her here, and entertained her with tea.

Not to say thank you, but at least to show kindness.

Unexpectedly, less than two words were chatted.

It happened?
Although she feels ashamed of Miaoyu, but with Daiyu's temperament, she will not bow her head easily.

Of course, she won't turn her face just because of a single accusation, but she still has to ask.

Daiyu frowned slightly, raised her eyes and asked:

"Where did sister come from?"

"You can't even taste water, so you're not a common man?"

Although Miaoyu showed disdain on her face, Daiyu could hear a little bit of anger.

Sure enough, without waiting for Daiyu to speak, she continued angrily:

"How can the rain in the old year be so pure? How can I eat it?"

She looked at the green jade bucket in front of her, and gently held it under her nose.

Looking at Daiyu again, he sighed softly:

"This is the snow on the plum blossoms that I harvested five years ago when I lived in Panxiang Temple in Xuantou."

plum snow.

Just listening to it makes me feel quiet and timeless.

Daiyu imagined it, and felt a little ashamed.

No wonder she said she was a big layman!

It turned out that he was blaming himself for not being able to taste, wasting her good intentions.

But even though she was slightly ashamed, Daiyu would not bow her head to her because of this.

It's not that I begged her to make tea for me, so what if I can't taste it?
If it was her previous temperament, Daiyu would definitely sneer and reply with a few words of ridicule.

But now she just smiled and said:
"The strange way is so clear and pure. I heard that the real connoisseurs are all made by themselves. I don't think my sister is such a tea-savvy person!"

Hearing Daiyu praise, Miaoyu didn't feel anything wrong.

Still self-consciously lost, he held the green jade and said:

"I got all those grimaceous green flower urns, and I couldn't bear to eat them. I buried them in the ground. I just opened them to entertain you today, but it's a pity that you can't taste them?"

She is reluctant to eat good water, but she opened it to treat me?

Hearing this, Daiyu suddenly felt something was wrong.

This sister-in-law didn't pay attention to her words at all, and she was so sad for herself?

Daiyu felt that she had found a way.

Therefore, he lowered his posture a little bit, and tentatively said:

"I'm not proficient in this way. I only know its value after listening to my sister."

Seeing Daiyu's regretful face, Miaoyu thought she was going to apologize.

I felt a little contemptuous in my heart.

If Daiyu apologizes, it's not just an ordinary person who can't taste the water.

In the future, I will inevitably bow her head.

Unexpectedly, when Daiyu said this, she changed the subject:
"Fortunately, I feel good after drinking it. It's not like I've ruined my sister's heart."

"As long as you drink well, it's not a waste?"

Miaoyu frowned when she heard this, and repeated it.

After speaking, not only was he not angry, but he turned his anger into joy.

With a smile, he nodded and said:

"Finally there is a sentence that is understood."

Now Daiyu felt a little relieved, and confirmed a little about this sister.

Later, he deliberately talked about poetry and literature.

When Daiyu listened to her poetry.

It is said that among the ancients, there have been no good poems since the Han, Jin, Five Dynasties, Tang, and Song.

Only two sentences are good.

"Even if there are thousands of years of iron barriers, there must be a bun in the end."

Then talk about Wenzao.

He opened his mouth and closed his mouth to praise, Wen is Zhuangzi's good.

Daiyu had a rough idea of ​​the concubine's temperament.

Just blindly go out of the world, go higher.

Will be able to win her heart.

To be honest, Daiyu could figure it out so quickly.

It's because she used to be like that.

To put it bluntly, just two words.

hipster.

Daiyu used to only feel that "everyone is drunk and I am alone".

She worked so hard to learn articles, but she felt that she was no worse than a man.

But after my mother died and left home.

Daiyu has experienced too much.

Especially when my father became seriously ill later on.

It made her understand even more.

Loneliness is the most useless.

Fortunately, although she was useless, her father had already found a useful husband for her.

If it weren't for him, let alone being lonely, I'm afraid she would have become an "orphan girl" long ago.

Of course, Daiyu didn't know that Miaoyu was a hundred times more pitiful than her.

Because it became Daiyu's "stand-in".

Since she was six years old, Miaoyu has lived in Panxiang Temple in Xuantou.

Except for the master and two maidservants around.

Only the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha is the company.

Slowly, he developed a very withdrawn character.

Seeing her like this, Aunt Lin thought of a way.

I found an old relative who had a girl at home and lacked a house to live in.

Rent out the house in the temple at a very low price.

Therefore, Miaoyu finally has a partner who is about the same age and can speak a few words.

She said nothing.

But every day I do my best to teach people how to read and write.

It's just that her character has already formed, and it's hard to let go of herself after all.

Even that partner always felt that she was lonely and difficult.

Not to mention others.

Fortunately, it is better to be lonely than withdrawn.

Aunt Lin is a monk after all, so she went along with fate when she saw this.

Now Daiyu can easily figure out the white paper-like Miaoyu.

Taking out some things from when they were lonely before, the two of them reached a friendship between gentlemen.

Going back and forth two more times made Miaoyu feel a little sympathetic to each other.

It is even suspected that it is because of the blood.

Because this is her first time.

Give birth to a sense of confidant.

Even the little friend who grew up with her can only be regarded as half a confidant with her.

Because the other party is more like her student, she teaches literacy bit by bit.

Even if they understand each other, they only suffer because of everything.

How can you call yourself a confidant?

The two sisters here are connected because of their loneliness.

the other side.

The partnership business of several people has also caught up with many nobles in the capital.

Speaking of this matter, it is still entrusted to the public...

funeral.

The Duke of Shanguo passed away, and the old relatives of the four kings and eight princes gathered together.

Jia Zhen, Jia Lian and Feng Ziying used this to talk about business.

Feng Yibo came out of Lin's residence and arrived at Xiaohuazhi Lane.

The three of them were talking about each other's progress with great interest.

Seeing that he finally came, they all smiled and stood up to greet him.

"Yibo! You are here!"

As soon as Feng Yibo entered the room, he made a bow, and kept saying:
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Uncle Lin came to find me temporarily and went over."

After apologizing, he pretended to take Joe and said:
"If you hadn't waited for me, you would have kept me for dinner!"

When getting along with others, one should not be too humble or too serious.

Otherwise we can't be friends.

When Feng Yibo interacts with people, he often has a bit of humor and a bit of ease.

Let the other person unknowingly relax when seeing him.

"Hahaha!"

Knowing his temperament, Jia Lian laughed and joked:
"You and Uncle Lin will be a family sooner or later, why rush?"

"That's it!"

When Jia Zhen heard the words, she also echoed, and said half-truthfully:

"It's the same on his side with you or without you, but we can't do without you here!"

Feng Ziying is obviously also an old man in the social field. Hearing this, he laughed and said:

"How come Yibo is in the same family as Lin, shouldn't he be in the same family as me, Feng?"

The three joked a few times each, and stopped talking.

They had arrived a long time ago, and they had been chatting for a long time while waiting for him.

At this time, as soon as Feng Yibo took his seat, Jia Lian said first:

"Today at Shan Guogong's side, many people heard that we were doing timber business, so they rushed to find us."

Jia Lian seemed very excited, and first gave a general account of his experience in the Gong's family.

"Especially if we know that our wood comes from overseas, if we say that we are old relatives, we will be more trustworthy in us."

The old relative is just a stepping stone, and being from overseas is the reason for catching up.

In fact, everyone here understands.

If it is ordinary wood, these old relatives will at most give some face.

Let's take a little care of the family.

But when they heard that it was from overseas, they all rushed forward.

Even want to monopolize.

This is naturally because...

"Actually, it's the wood from overseas, and if you can talk about flowers when you introduce it, it will be more respectable in front of people."

The honorable family pays attention to the source of everything.

It's like saying that everyone else is wood from the Beishan forest.

And your home is wood from overseas.

This is "flower".

Even if it is a variety, it should make people feel unique.

Unique is better.

"Generally, ships that go overseas bring back spices, Japanese knives, clocks, foreign materials, etc. No one has brought back wood yet!"

Speaking of this, Jia Lian laughed from ear to ear.

Jia Zhen and Feng Ziying also smiled and nodded frequently.

It seems that each has gained a lot.

Sure enough, as soon as Jia Lian finished speaking, Jia Zhen said first:

"Both Duke Xiu and Lord Zhiguo have agreed, saying that as long as the wood is good, they can take care of everything."

Unlike Jia Lian's boastful talk, he directly reported the interested people.

"There is also the death of the Duke of Shanguo, who is short of good materials, including wood and stone."

Most of the tombs are built with stone, but in order to balance the five elements, there will also be a certain amount of wood.

If this is the next step, it will be a big deal.

Feng Ziying also smiled at this time and said:
"I have three families here, the Xie family of the Marquis of Dingcheng, the Qi family of the Marquis of Xiangyang, and the Qiu family of the Marquis of Jingtian."

"They all inquired with me, but the specifics depend on the fineness of the wood."

This shows that the status of Feng Ziying's family is quite different from that of Jia's family.

What I said to the Jia family is basically set.

Even if it's not good, at most there will be no next time.

But those who greeted Feng Ziying had to check his quality first.

Not sure if it will happen this time.

Jia Lian had already written them down one by one, and said:
"I also have five or six old relatives here, but I thought, when the first batch of wood arrives, I should send it to several Dukes first."

"Especially the Duke of Shanguo, who is in a hurry to use it."

Jia Zhen nodded when she heard the words, and said in agreement: "Indeed, only in this way can people not find fault!"

Feng Yibo understood what he meant, nodded and said:
"This is the long-term solution, Lian's second brother is in charge."

Feng Yibo will naturally not interfere with who is given first.

This is what these honorable children have been exposed to since childhood.

He is an ordinary family, no matter how thoughtful he is.

When dealing with this kind of thing, it is not as easy as our children.

"Yibo, are your overseas caravans reliable?"

Jia Zhen looked very worried at this moment, and asked:
"Let's face it. If we pull a batch of broken wood by then, I'm afraid that our relatives will not be able to leave again."

"Don't worry, if the wood is not good, we don't need money, just send them to make firewood!"

Feng Yibo's chest slapped loudly, and he said boldly:

"Our business is bound to be a hit!"

He dared to say that, naturally he was sure.

There are red sandalwood, old mahogany, and huanghuali in Liuqiu.

Although the best huanghuali are in Qiongzhou.

But the pursuit of flow is better than the large quantity.

And the quality is okay.

With the Feng family's development of Liuqiu.

Ordinary wood is mostly used for housing, or for chopping firewood.

And such precious wood, it would be a pity to burn it.

Now there is a place to use it.

"By the way, Yibo, you asked me to go to Baoshan to quarry in the northern suburbs. I'll ask."

Jia Lian suddenly remembered this, and said with a depressed face:
"It is said that it belongs to the remaining branch of the dragon vein, so it cannot be moved lightly!"

Feng Yibo was speechless, unable to laugh or cry:
"A barren hill, what kind of dragon vein?"

Having said that, when it comes to the royal family, no one wants to provoke it.

Jia Zhen frowned and said, "There are plenty of barren hills elsewhere, it just depends on the quality of the stone."

Feng Ziying had nothing to do about it, she frowned and said:

"Whether the stone is good or not is one thing, and it can't be too far away from the capital. If you think about the 'Hua Shi Gang', you will know the difficulty of transportation."

Everyone present has heard the story of Hua Shigang.

Yang Zhi, the green-faced beast in Water Margin, was convicted for throwing Hua Shigang.

And Huashi Gang is a large number of strange flowers and stones.

Bulk goods are transported in batches, and each batch consists of several vehicles or ships.

Divide into several groups.

A group is called a gang, which is called "gang luck".

Feng Yibo thought of it as soon as he heard it, and immediately made a decision:
"Looking along the canal, the transportation cost can be much lower."

After that, several people discussed some details.

It didn't take long for the first batch of timber to arrive in Jinmen smoothly.

But it has just been shipped to the capital, and there is no time to distribute it.

An unexpected thing happened.

This batch of wood has not yet been used by others, but Jia's family will use it first!
Before the funeral of Shanguo was completely over, Ningguo Jia's Mansion issued an obituary.

It turns out that Jia Rong, the legitimate son of the Jia family in Ningguo, and his wife, Jia Qinshi, encountered water bandits on their way back to Jinling to worship their ancestors.

Originally, this group of water bandits only wanted to steal money and not kill themselves.

Most people, including Jia Rong, were lucky enough to escape.

Only Jia Qinshi and her maid were frightened and jumped into the river.

The water bandits were still there, and those who moved lightly had their heads chopped off.

After the water bandits left, it was already impossible for them to rescue them.

After that, Jia Rong launched a relationship and searched along the river for a long time.

Live without people, dead without corpses.

No one knows, this is probably more ominous than good.

So, I had to go home to report the funeral.

(End of this chapter)