serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 170

"Squeak-"

"Squeak-"

At this time, it was noon, the hottest time of the day, when a cicada fell on the big tree in Jia Hu's courtyard, and the sound of the cicadas came into the house.

inside
Lin Daiyu is resting on a bamboo chair.

Zicuckoo sat on the low stool beside her and fanned her gently.The eyes looked outside.

Qingwen was standing outside at this time, poking her head and gesturing with Zijuan.

Zicuckoo waved her hand angrily.

Suddenly, Lin Daiyu turned over, and then patted Zicuckoo in a half-asleep state.

Zijuan smiled, and then continued to fan Lin Daiyu, putting the fan on her body.

Qingwen was also a little dumbfounded, turned around and walked out.

The sound of cicadas in the courtyard became louder.

At this time, Xueyan and Lin Zhixiao's family came in through the moon gate of the courtyard, and several women followed behind with bamboo poles.

Qingwen walked out: "Hurry up and get rid of this annoying thing."

"Yes." The women hurriedly stabbed the tree with bamboo poles.

This big tree has luxuriant branches and leaves, and a few women jumped and poked at it, but they couldn't drive the cicada away no matter what.

For a while, the cicadas were singing loudly.

Lin Zhixiao's family was in a hurry: "Move the ladder! Bring the ladder!"

The two women threw away the bamboo poles and ran out through the moon gate.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew up, the branches were blown wildly, and the sound of cicadas disappeared.

Snow Goose looked up at the sky, the fiery sun had disappeared, and large groups of dark clouds rolled from the horizon.

Xueyan said to Qingwen, "It's going to rain."

Without saying a word, there was a flash of lightning, followed by an explosion of thunder!
Lin Daiyu also woke up, and stood up with the arm of the reclining chair.

A shocking thunder rolled across the roof, and Zicuckoo also stood up.

A gust of wind blew open the half-covered window, and Lin Daiyu said to Zicuckoo: "Close the window and lean on the lion." As she spoke, she walked out.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the clothes of Qingwen, Xueyan and other servant girls standing under the eaves of the corridor were blown up, and everyone felt cool all over their bodies.

The big tree was blown by the wind and its branches swayed.

A flash of lightning illuminated the inside and outside of the courtyard pale. Lin Daiyu walked out against the gust of wind, her skirt was lifted high by the wind, and Zijuan followed, "Girl, it's windy outside, be careful of catching a cold."

"It doesn't matter."

Lin Daiyu stopped there and looked up at the sky, the dark clouds were getting thicker and thicker.

At this time, Amber walked over holding the ledger.

Qingwen and Xueyan went up to greet her: "Sister is here."

"Ah."

Hu Po nodded with a smile, stepped forward and said to Lin Daiyu, "Miss, are you shocked?"

Lin Daiyu shook her head, looked at the account book in her arms, and asked with a smile, "What business does my sister-in-law want from you?"

Hu Po replied: "The birds purchased by the Cheng family have been brought over. There are cranes, peacocks, elks, swans, chickens, ducks, geese, rabbits, etc. They have all been sent to the garden for breeding."

Suddenly, two women came in carrying a long ladder. Lin Daiyu waved her hand, "It's going to rain, let's all go back." Then she said to Amber, "Go in and talk." She turned and walked in.

A sound of Shen Lei came into the room with a long tail.

Lin Daiyu sat down in front of the book case, and Amber put the account book in her arms on the book case, and pulled out a gift list from it, "This is the gift list for the old lady of the Chenghou Mansion for her birthday. Grandma asked the girl to see it too. Added a few more things." Then, he opened the account book again and pointed it out to Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu looked at the gift list against the old account, and suddenly smiled. She heard Youshi say that Xie Qiong's old mother was unwell in the morning and needed to make medicine with old wild ginseng. Did she forget it in a blink of an eye?
Suddenly recalling Jia Hu's words, he shook his head and smiled wryly, then said to Hu Po: "I vaguely remember last year that the Liaodong Army sent some old ginseng, and sent two."

After a pause, "Leave this account and I'll look at it later."

"Yes."

Hu Po put away the gift list, and then said: "The Cheng family is also filial to the houses of the two prefectures and the courtyards. The girl's are two cranes and a parrot. They have already sent someone to the girl's courtyard."

Hearing this, Lin Daiyu nodded. At the beginning of the month, the construction tools in the garden have been completed, and the eldest uncle has already visited, and the antiques and cultural objects are all fully furnished; the ten little nuns and nuns who bought and hired are learning to recite mantras; Now that the birds have also been delivered, the only thing missing is the couplet on the plaque.

Qingwen on the side murmured: "Parrots are noisy and picky eaters. They are not easy to raise, but they are easy to learn. They can't be raised."

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu woke up with a start, and blurted out: "Yes! This parrot cannot be kept!" After thinking for a while, she said to Hu Po: "Someone send this parrot to Miss Xing."

Amber: "Yes." Turned around and walked out.

Lin Daiyu opened the account book and looked at it, then raised her head and looked out the door. It had been almost two months and she hadn't received a single letter, so she snorted dissatisfied.

At this time, a flash of lightning flashed by, and then, drops of raindrops the size of beans fell.

Snow Goose: "It's raining!"

Lin Daiyu regained her senses, and the big tree in the courtyard was submerged in the rain in an instant.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, Zijuan, Qingwen, and Xueyan looked at me and I looked at you, then shook their heads helplessly, walked to the side and sat down to eat melon seeds.

Lin Daiyu was left alone sitting in front of the desk in a daze. Ever since Jia Hu went to war, when she was free, she either frowned or sat bored, unable to persuade her.

In the heavy rain, Lin Zhixiao's family hurried over with umbrellas and coir raincoats.

Zijuan hurriedly got up to meet her, took the coir raincoat from her hand, the thunderstorm was too loud, Zijuan said loudly, "Is Mrs. Lin in a hurry?"

Lin Zhixiao's family also replied loudly: "I have something to say to the girl." After finishing speaking, he stepped forward, bowed to Lin Daiyu, and then said: "Miss, it has been spread all over the West Mansion that Uncle Wang lost the battle in Anhui. , was almost captured by the rebels. The second wife took the second master Bao to go."

"understood."

Lin Daiyu nodded. Jia Hu had said long ago that if Wang Ziteng didn't know how to restrain himself, he would definitely suffer a big loss. He even asked Baoyu to write a letter to Wang Ziteng, but he was still ambushed by the Cao Gang.

"puff"

Qingwen suddenly laughed out loud, and felt bad, so she quickly covered her mouth.

Zicuckoo said angrily: "If it gets out, it will be another blow."

As soon as these words came out, Xueyan couldn't help but cover her face, and sure enough, Qingwen exploded immediately, "I can't understand their arrogance! Isn't it just a count, and it's not a marquis or duke.

Besides, it is the Wang family's business to confer titles on the royal family, and they don't even know their names.Who in the whole city doesn't know that the royal family's official robes are dyed red by the blood of the Anhui people."

Suddenly caught a glimpse of Lin Daiyu's gaze, and immediately lowered his head.

Lin Zhixiao's family pretended not to hear anything, and lowered their heads.

Zijuan gave Qingwen a hand: "Why are you so crazy. Zhou Rui's family hit you because you ran into Mrs. Wang's uncle. Do you understand?"

Qingwen glanced at Lin Daiyu cautiously, and then replied: "Got it."

At this moment, Amber came in excitedly, with a smile on her rain-stained face, and then took out a letter from her pocket and handed it to Lin Daiyu with both hands: "Miss, the second master has sent a letter."

Lin Daiyu's eyes lit up, she took the letter and tore it open to read, then she smiled and said, "We have won!"

Imperial City
Qianqing Palace

A thunderous thunder rolled across the roof of the hall.

Then, a flash of lightning flashed across, and Emperor Jianwu's face lit up and went out in the lightning, and two military reports were placed on the imperial case.

A complex light flashed in the eyes of Dai Quan who was standing aside, one from the south and one from the north, almost at the same time the military reports were sent, one was a big victory, the other was a big defeat, and the general was almost captured alive by the rebels.

Emperor Jianwu stood up: "Let's go to Dragon Head Palace!"

(End of this chapter)