serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 234 Gossip
It was sunny for three days in a row, and after dusk, the sky was covered with thick clouds, and now there was a breeze again.

Lin Zhixiao's family led a few women with food boxes and walked in through the moon gate of the courtyard, walked lightly to the door, listened quietly, and heard laughter in the room, and then opened the cotton curtain go in.

I saw Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Xiangyun, and Xing Xiuyan sitting around the big ebony round table talking and laughing. When they saw her coming in, they all laughed and said, "Madam Lin is here."

Lin Zhixiao's family said with a smile: "The ship of the Chamber of Commerce has docked in Tianjin, and brought some fresh melons and fruits with fast horses. Grandma and Miss Lin asked me to bring them to the girls to taste." Putting the melons and fruits on the table, he glanced at Jia Hu again.

Jia Hu was lying on the casual chair with his eyes closed, and Xue Yan sat on the low stool beside him, gently beating his legs.

Yingchun peeled an orange, opened it and handed it to Xichun and Xiangyun, and said to Lin Zhixiao's family: "Ms. Lin, go to the small kitchen and tell me to make some porridge."

Lin Zhixiao's family replied with a smile: "There is a pot of eight-treasure porridge boiled in the small kitchen, and I'll bring it to the girl right now." Saying this, he greeted the women and left.

Tanchun watched them go out, and finally said: "We have discussed it for half an hour, what do you say?"

Xiangyun leaned on the table, leaning on his cheek with one hand: "It's so deserted to live alone."

Xichun said, "I don't want to be with you." Over there, Xiangyun said, "I want to live with Sister Lin." Here, Xing Xiuyan said, "I often live at home, so I won't occupy another place." , while Yingchun said: "Let's stay together as companions."

A group of people gathered together, chatting and laughing endlessly.

Tanchun stood up slowly, glanced at Yingchun, turned and walked towards Jiahu.

Walking in front of Jia Hu, Tan Chun waved to Xue Yan, signaling her to step aside.

Xueyan hesitated for a moment, but got up and made way for her seat.

Tanchun smiled, walked to the low stool and sat down, then lightly beat Jia Hu's leg.

"You have to say something first, so I can feel at ease, right?" Jia Hu still closed his eyes.

After hearing this, Tanchun pursed his lips and said with a smile, "I want to ask my second brother about something."

"What's the matter?" Jia Hu opened his eyes.

Tanchun stepped forward and said, "I heard the eldest wife of the former son talking in the second sister's room, saying that the uncle showed the marriage to the second sister, does the second brother know what's going on?"

Jia Hu chuckled: "Why are you asking this? Could it be that you want to find a good husband?"

"You, you are necrotic!"

Embarrassed, Tanchun stretched out his hand to pinch Jia Hu's arm, looked around and saw that no one heard him, then lowered his voice and said, "I heard from my second sister that the eldest lady doesn't know much, she only knows The other party is a general, and his official position is not low, he is a lieutenant general from the second rank, and this is from the second rank! No matter what, this person is in his thirties, so you can't push the second sister into the fire pit!"

Jia Hu said angrily, "I'm also the second rank's lieutenant general!"

After hearing this, Tanchun smiled and said, "Yes, yes, I am confused. It's just that the second elder brother is only born once in hundreds of years, and the others can't catch up with flattery."

Jia Hu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You, you! Wait, I'll show you something." After speaking, he stood up and walked into the room.

Looking at Jia Hu walking away, Tanchun seemed to have thought of something, changed his expression just now, sighed, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

Yingchun and the others stopped at this moment, and all looked at Tanchun.

Tanchun did not avoid Yingchun's gaze, but smiled at her, and then slowly moved his gaze to the door curtain.

Yingchun understood, but she didn't get up, she was still sitting there.

After a while, Jia Hu came out with a piece of paper in his hand.

Going back to the chair and sitting down, Jia Hu handed the paper to Tanchun, and waved to Yingchun.

How could Yingchun not understand?An inexplicable panic suddenly surged in my heart.At this time, she saw Tanchun looking at her in surprise, her heart moved, she got up and walked over.

Jia Hu lay down on the Xiaoyao chair, and said to Xueyan: "Bring a stool for the second girl."

Xueyan: "Yes." He moved the low stool from the corner and placed it beside Tanchun.

Yingchun walked up to Jia Hu and stopped, and gave a little blessing: "Second brother."

Jia Hu smiled: "Sit down."

"Second sister, take a look."

Tanchun pulled Yingchun to sit down, handed her the paper, and said: "The younger sister is here to congratulate her in advance."

Yingchun blushed, looked at the paper and said nothing.

Jia Hu said: "This Yang Dayong has been with me for almost four years. He is a well-know person with a good temper. He lays his body straight after drinking. He never gets drunk. The most important thing is to clean himself up, unlike other people. He is full of rotten problems. In the past two years, the reward money from the imperial court has not been squandered, and all of it has been used to buy properties, and now there are Zhuangzi in Daxing, Liangxiang and other places."

Tanchun smiled: "The most important thing is that there are no parents. The second elder sister will be the hostess immediately after she marries, and she doesn't have to work hard to make rules. This is what Lian's second sister-in-law is thinking about in her dreams. Oops!" Knowing that she had made a slip of the tongue, She didn't bother with Jia Hu, touched her head, and stopped talking.

Jia Hu clicked on Tanchun again, and then continued: "According to Yang Dayong's military achievements, he could have been knighted this time, but I suppressed it."

Yingchun raised her head and looked at Jia Hu puzzled.

Jia Hu: "After autumn next year, there will be a big battle in Liaodong. Although the Yongwei Battalion is not the main force in the battle, they have made a lot of military achievements. At that time, I will find a way to get Yang Dayong the hereditary title."

Tanchun blinked his eyes, and said to Yingchun: "This is a hereditary title! You can also be a hereditary senior military officer."

Yingchun just smiled and didn't talk to her.

Jia Hu: "By the way, tomorrow I will arrange for Lian's second brother to lead Yang Dayong to the backyard. You can have a look for yourself. If it works, let's continue talking." After finishing speaking, he looked at Tan with a smile Chun, "How is it? Didn't you sisters sacrifice your own happiness for the benefit of the family?"

Tanchun stuck out his tongue: "You can't frame me for nothing. I was worried about my second sister, afraid that she would be too kind, and would swallow her anger and step into the fire pit. If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't worry about it." , took another look at Yingchun.

Yingchun smiled slightly at her, then looked at Jia Hu again.

Jia Hu sat up: "Don't put any pressure on you, even if the marriage is settled, it will take two years before the wedding will be held."

Yingchun nodded.

Jia Hu suddenly remembered: "Hey, have you discussed it?"

Tanchun smiled and said: "I think Qiushuang's study is very good. The three rooms are not partitioned, and they just fit a large pear marble case. Now I can put down my paper, pen, inkstone and various pen holders."

As he said that, he took Jia Hu's arm and blinked: "I thought there was a big case in the corner of my second brother's study, it's a pity to leave it for nothing, why don't you give it to me."

Jia Hu smiled and stood up: "Okay, I will add some calligraphy and paintings to you later."

At this moment, Lin Zhixiao's family invited two women to come in with a small stove, and a pot of porridge was placed on the stove.

"Let's go and have some porridge."

With that said, Jia Hu walked over and asked Lin Zhixiao's family, "Is the conference hall still busy?"

Lin Zhixiao's family replied: "I just sent someone to ask. Miss Lin said to let the second master and the girls eat first, and come over when they are done."

Jia Hu thought for a while and said to Xueyan: "Go to the west wing and get two porcelain cups." Then he said to Yingchun and the others: "You guys eat first."

Si Qi, Shi Shu and others came over with bowls to serve porridge for their girls.

After a while, Xueyan came back holding two porcelain cups, "Second Master, I brought them here."

Si Qi brought the porridge to Yingchun and put it on the table, then went to get the porcelain cup in Xueyan's hand.

Jia Hu walked over: "No need, I'll do it myself." He took the porcelain cup, lifted the lid, poured two spoonfuls of porridge into the bowl, leaving just two points away from the side of the bowl, put the lid on, and then filled it again. One bowl, put two bowls of porridge into the food box, and said: "You guys eat." After speaking, he walked out with the food box.

(End of this chapter)