Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 481 2 Flowers express feelings

Chapter 481 Twelve Flowers Express Your Feelings
inside the granary,
Shen Zhongxin called the Imperial Guards in and asked them to start carrying the grain from the middle, from the top of the granary. Zhang Jinyu behind him still couldn't understand why he should carry the grain from the middle, from the inside to the outside, if he shouldn't carry it layer by layer from the outside. Unloading grain, what's the point?

"Master Shen has discovered something. I look at this bag of grain and it looks good. The grains are plump and dry, which shows that it was handled properly before entering the warehouse. It was even better kept inside the warehouse."

Shen Zhongxin grabbed a handful of grain from the bamboo basket, peeled off the skin, put it directly into his mouth, chewed it, tasted it slowly, then opened his eyes and replied,
"Back to Lord Marquis, it's true. When the millet enters your mouth, it must be sweet. The plump grains mean it's not shoddy. It's dry because it's properly dried and needs to be stored for a long time. As for discovery,

The lower official also found that this place was unusual. Logically speaking, there would be some collapse after placing the grain, but there were no traces on the top. Instead, the sound was coming from the wooden boards below, indicating that it was caused by uneven stress, or that the pressure on the top was too heavy, which meant that the bag The contents of the middle part are different, so you will understand after checking them. "

at this time,

The people from the Forbidden Army lined up and walked in. Outside the warehouse, General Han personally supervised the soldiers with his own soldiers. They asked the soldiers to take off their armor, put down their weapons, and come in with their bare hands.

Under the command of Shen Shilang, they began to carry food down from high places. Bags of food rations were moved to the open space aside and piled up.

As fast as he said it, he finished moving the food in the upper circle in a while, and also moved a little of the food inside. Suddenly, a soldier stumbled and fell down from the top while he was carrying it. This movement attracted people's attention. Seeing the soldier being thrown to pieces, unable to touch the north and south, he lay on the ground and groaned a few times.
Han Shougao blushed when he saw this and cursed,

"Damn it, you haven't eaten. How can you work? It's embarrassing."

The soldier finally got up and replied aggrievedly,
"General, you're not being lazy. That bag of grain suddenly became a lot heavier. If you weren't careful, your foot sprained and it rolled down."

"Fart, they are all the same sacks, how can they be different? I think you are just lazy."

Han Shougao still wanted to scold, but Zhang Jinyu stopped him.

"Okay, General Han, don't get angry. Brothers, you have worked hard today. I'm afraid there is something fishy about that bag. Someone, please bring down the bag of rice. Let me take a look. What can be so heavy?"

"Yes, Lord Hou."

After saying that, two Forbidden Army soldiers climbed up, took down the bag of grain, and placed it in front of Zhang Jinyu and others.

Zhang Jinyu didn't use Shen Zhongxin's troublesome technique. He took out his sword, inserted it into the sack, then cut everything horizontally, cut a hole, and then took out the knife. However, there was no food in the bag, only fine sand flowing out. This scene frightened the people around him.

Mr. Shen looked over with a gloomy face and asked,
"Approximately how many sacks like this are up there,"

The soldier's face was so frightened that he replied tremblingly,

"Back to the Marquis, Lord Shen, there seems to be as many as one level,"

"Quickly, move them all over and see how many there are."

"Yes, my lord."

It took a lot of effort to clean up the sand on one layer, and then moved it down a few layers but found nothing more.

Zhang Jinyu looked at it and it was almost done. It was like digging a hole in the middle. When he saw the bottom, he said,
"Stop, don't move anymore, be careful and move down. Mr. Shen, look at this ratio. How much sand is there?"

Shen Zhongxin took the abacus and started calculating, and after a while he said,
"Back to Lord Marquis, it's about less than one-tenth of the amount,"

"Okay, that's it. Don't move here. Take the bag of sand and the bag of rice with you. Let's go back to the palace."

Zhang Jinyu knew in his mind that the other granaries should be much different. Now he went back to ask the emperor for instructions on what to do about this matter. As for the rest, he would leave it to the people in the Ministry of Revenue to deal with the headache.

"Yes, Lord Marquis, the general will follow orders."

Han Shougao gathered people and went out. Finally, Shen Zhongxin walked out of the warehouse and locked the door. Looking at the exhausted soldiers of the Forbidden Army, Zhang Jinyu took out a hundred-tael silver note from his arms and put it in General Han's hand.
"General Han, our brothers in the Forbidden Army have worked hard today. We took the banknotes and went to the restaurant to buy some food and bring them over. We will give the brothers an extra meal at noon. No drinking. Please keep this place in mind."

"Master Hou, this is so embarrassing, it's what brothers should do."

"Take it,"

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Han Shougao took it with a happy face, and the surrounding Forbidden Army soldiers also looked at it gratefully, and their fatigue was swept away.

Seeing Shen Zhongxin get on the horse, he shouted,
"Let's go back to the palace and drive!"

"drive!"

Rongguo Mansion,
The small courtyard on the west side,

Lin Daiyu sat bored in the study. On the table were two bulging things wrapped in oil paper. She didn't know what they were, but there was some fragrance coming out. She looked at the side of a book on the corner of the table and had no intention of reading any more. Look, ask,

"Xueyan, what is this? I sent so many."

A little girl ran in outside the door, carrying a pot of tea in her hand. Then she took the tea bowl, poured a cup of hot tea for Lin Daiyu, and replied happily,

"Miss, my uncle asked the concierge to deliver them. He said he came in a hurry and left in a hurry. These two things should have been bought on the street and brought here to the lady himself."

Lin Daiyu snorted softly, and did not look at herself for several days. She picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and then asked,

"Then do you know what you bought? There are so many, and they are not warm to the touch."

"I don't know. Miss, you'll know if you open it and take a look."

Xue Yan put down the teapot and replied. Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes and ignored her. She stretched out her hand and opened the oil paper. She saw that one was a string of candied haws and the other was a arranged cloud cake, both of which Lin Daiyu liked. After eating, my heart felt warm, but before I could recover, Xueyan screamed when he saw it,
"Yeah, candied haws," seeing the little girl happy, Lin Daiyu took two bunches and handed them over.

"Take it, one for each of you and Zijuan. You divide these and give some to Miss Sanchun. Well, Jia Baoyu will also give one. You can't lose etiquette. Let Zijuan steam the rest. Eat it when it’s hot.”

"Yes, miss,"

As soon as she finished speaking, she ran out with two bags of food. Lin Daiyu chuckled a little at her recklessness, seemed to feel happier, picked up the book and continued reading.

But inside the mansion,

After seeing Grandma Liu leave, Madam Zhou went out and walked into the second wife's courtyard. She wanted to tell her about this matter, but when she arrived at Rongxi Hall, she didn't see her. She asked the girl, I went to the old lady of Rongqingtang, and she said that she and my concubine went there together.

I originally wanted to wait, but when I saw Jin Chuan'er shaking her head, I knew I didn't have time, so I went out and walked to the northwest corner door, turned a corner, and entered the courtyard of Rongqing Hall.

into the house,
After knocking on the door, Yuanyang raised the curtain and saw that it was the Zhou family's aunt, and asked,

"Is there something wrong with Aunt Zhou? Are you here to see my wife?"

"Yes, Miss Yuanyang."

Madam Zhou nodded in agreement, and Yuanyang let her in.

Mrs. Zhou's wife gently lifted the curtain and went in. After passing the foyer and entering the inner hall, she saw Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue talking at length about housework and favors, while the old lady was sitting on the central kang and having a good time. Listen and ask a few questions from time to time.

Seeing this situation, Mrs. Zhou's wife entered the door and did not dare to be alarmed, so she paused at the door. The people in the house naturally saw it. Mrs. Wang knew that something was wrong at a glance.
"Madam of the Zhou family, we have finished our work today."

"Come back, madam, I've already sent you away, and my second grandma has also given me a message. Everything goes well."

"That's good. I can't help but express my feelings. I'll lose face in vain."

The second wife knew that the distant relative who came here had left, and she also made a joke. That was fine. A small amount of money was not worth mentioning. However, Jia Mu and Aunt Xue didn't know why. Jia Mu turned around and asked,

"What happened to the second child's family?"

The second wife smiled and replied,

"Old lady, what can be the matter? Isn't it just a distant relative of the Wang family who came to beg for alms in the early years? I gave him some money and sent him away."

Aunt Xue was stunned when she heard this, what kind of distant relatives? Although there were many rooms in the Wang family, there were not many people there. Which room did this person come from? Then she asked,

"Sister, which clan is this from? It's okay to say that Jinling is living on ancestral property, how can they be in the capital?"

Aunt Xue didn't say anything. It couldn't be said that she was having a bad life. Wasn't this a slap in the face of her brother? The second wife quickly spoke out to round up her words.
"Oh, where are you thinking? He's not the side brother of the Wang family. He used to have the same surname and was related to the old man. Since he went to live outside the city, we have stopped contacting him. Now I'm afraid that I'm in trouble. How about coming to the house to ask for someone? Just thinking about it."

After hearing my wife's explanation, Jia Mu and Aunt Xue finally understood and asked,
"Then why don't you bring it to see where the person went?"

Mrs. Zhou’s wife replied in the hall,
"Go back to the old lady. They have been sent away. I stayed at the second grandma's house for lunch at noon. After making arrangements, I left happily."

"It's over, let's go. By the way, speaking of Feng girl, I haven't seen her for a day. What did she do?"

Jia Mu looked at Madam Zhou and asked. Madam Zhou wanted to reply, but she didn't know that Wang Xifeng's voice came from outside the door.
"Oh, the old lady is still thinking about me. She was talking about it just now. She didn't send anyone to see me after lunch today. I feel sad."

Wang Xifeng, Ping'er and two girls, walked in from the dusty outside. The turbulence made the temperature in the hall seem to rise. Mother Jia's face was filled with joy and she cursed,

"You're a shabby person, and you don't even have a door to talk to. You're here now, and you've only been away for a long time."

Wang Xifeng came closer, brought a chair over, and sat directly next to Jia Mu. Without being polite, she poured a bowl of tea and drank it all in one breath. Jia Mu hurriedly advised,

"You should drink more slowly. Why are you so thirsty? What's bothering you again."

After finishing the tea, she didn't say anything. Instead, she waved her hand for Madam Zhou to go back. Madam Zhou nodded and was about to go out. After taking a few steps, she was stopped by Aunt Xue,
"Wait, stop, I have something else, please take it with you."

Then he called Xing'er,
At this time, a maid walked in at the door and asked:
"What did grandma ask me to do?"

Aunt Xue said:
"Bring Baochai the flowers that were in the box just now."

Wen Xing agreed and held a small brocade box over there.

Aunt Xue took the box, then looked at Jia Mu and said:

"Old lady, it's a coincidence. This is a fresh method made in the palace in Jiangnan. It was decided by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It consists of twelve piles of yarn and flowers. I thought about it yesterday. It would be a pity to leave them in vain. They have been kept in the box. It's not a solution, why not give it to the sisters in the house. I wanted to send it to you yesterday, but I forgot. You came here by chance, so just take it with you. The three girls in the house each have two branches. There are six branches left, two are given to Miss Lin, and the other four are given to Girl Feng."

Mrs. Wang smiled and said,

"Look, why are you so polite? Why don't you keep it for your little girl to wear? I'm thinking of them again!"

How can Aunt Xue be willing? After all, she has settled in her house and is now just settled, so she just wants to express her feelings.

"Auntie doesn't know, but Bao Yatou is weird. She has never liked these flowers and pink things. She only likes account books. These are reserved for girls."

(End of this chapter)

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