Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 257 The Xue family comes to Beijing

Although river repair is considered to be the top priority during this period, after all, it involves thousands of miles of Yellow River and the safety of tens of millions of lives. It is really impossible to be careless, so this major project cannot be completed in a short period of time.

The main reason is that the purchase and dispatch of materials take time, and this year, Wan Chengxun will have to carefully survey the old route of the Yellow River into the Bohai Sea.

Therefore, I definitely won’t be able to do it this year.

It was getting dusk, and Jia Hui was about to leave for work.

There really wasn't much to do today, just stamping and approving notes. In less than two-quarters of an hour, Jia Hui and Xia Tong were done.

Originally, he could have left early, but Jia Hui was so unlucky today that he unexpectedly aroused Xia Tong's viciousness.

"No, you can't go. I was careless just now. I didn't see clearly and that's why you, a bad chess bastard, got a lucky win. Come on, come home with me. I will definitely kill your spirit!" I'm crazy about losing at chess! Xia Tong grabbed Jia Hui's sleeve tightly and refused to let Jia Hui go no matter what. He even dragged him to his carriage.

"Get away! The old man also said that I am a stinky chess piece. Just looking at this lousy piece of chess, my dog ​​shook his head!" Jia Hui resisted Xia Tong's pull with a defiant look on his face.

I never noticed it before. Why does this old guy have such a strong desire to win?

There was nothing I could do. If I hadn't been afraid of hurting this old guy, I would have punched him!

"No, you have to go home with me today! If I don't beat you, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat or drink. If I get sick because I can't eat, then I'll have to rely on you!" Xia Tong said with a look on his face. The scoundrel prime minister is determined to drag Jia Hui away.

"Whether you starve to death or not is none of my business? Even if you starve to death, how can you have anything to do with me?" Jia Hui looked at Xia Tong, who had veins on his neck with a senior look on his face, and wanted to hit him At the same time, he was worried that Xia Tong had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage.

In fact, it would be okay if you go to a teahouse or the like with this old guy to play a few games of chess at other times. They often do this, and there is no taboo against playing chess in the lobby openly.

But not today. Today the Xue family is in the capital of God.

In the end, Jia Hui was still afraid of the young man, so he lifted up his sleeve and slapped Xia Tong's hand away.

"Oh, old man, I really have something to do today! If you really want to play chess, I will accompany you from morning till curfew tomorrow, and I will make sure you are an old man! Do you dare to come?" Jia Hui couldn't defeat this old man in the end. Thing, he is completely shameless.

"It's a deal!" Xia Tong, with red eyes, high-fived Jia Hui three times and made the agreement. Seeing that his goal was achieved, he instantly regained his composure, his eyes were no longer red, and he got on his carriage and left Ziwei City without looking back.

"Hiss" Jia Hui scratched his head in confusion. Was he being plotted by this old guy?

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Not long after Jia Hui went to court this morning, her family received news from the dock that the Xue family was about to arrive.

Just after midnight, Jia Lian, who had been entrusted by Jia Hui long ago, gathered two sedans and more than a dozen carriages with more than a hundred people, left the house through the small gate on the west side, and went straight to the dock outside the city.

Jia Lian kept yawning.

Newly married, last month he just got married to Wang Xifeng, whom he had been thinking about for several years. The young couple had just gotten married and it was a time when they were getting to know each other. They worked very late last night, and before they had slept for two hours, Wang Xifeng, who was radiant and extremely happy, pulled him out of bed and asked him to go pick him up from the dock.

Rubbing his eyelids that kept fighting, Jia Lian complained to Chang Suilaiwang who was leading the horse: "If I had known this, why would I agree to this? Brother, one concubine on the left and right, even if they are good concubines, just send two people away. Can't you just show me the way? You have to let me go! You are not a relative of my family, no, you are really a relative of my family."

In addition to the relationship discussed with her eldest brother, there is another layer of relationship here with Sister Feng.

Sister Feng is Xue Wang's biological niece, so I should also call Xue Wang, aunt?

Lai Wang just laughed a few times and didn't answer Jia Lian's words at all.

After wandering around, they arrived at Jianchun Gate. At this time, the street was already very busy, and the peak time for entering and exiting the city gate had passed. The captain of the city gate who was on duty saw so many people wanting to leave the city, so he quickly looked to see if there was any sign. Something like a flag of status, and sure enough, a huge red bird flag was flying in the air!

The captain of the city gate recognized at a glance that this was a member of the Taiwei family. Without saying a word, he greeted the soldiers and opened the city gate. He didn't even dare to step forward and ask a question.

At Luoshui Pier, people were coming and going. Countless laborers were carrying, carrying, carrying or carrying the goods on the cargo ship to the shore. The boatmen who got off the ship went to sell breakfast in groups. When the time comes, a bowl of steaming hot spicy soup, some sugar or pickles, and a few nuts are enough to ward off the cold morning and comfort them after a hard night's work.

With the large-scale planting of pepper and the developed maritime trade in Daqi, spices such as pepper are no longer the exclusive favorites of the nobles in the past, but have flown into the homes of ordinary people and become daily items.

The people here have long been accustomed to a group of nobles coming with a large number of people to greet someone from time to time. In order to avoid trouble, whenever a large number of people with noble flags appear on the dock, the Lifus will skillfully avoid them.

The Xue family's fleet has arrived. Since the Jia family has not come, Hu Xuepan decided to ship some cargo first, while his own ship chose another dock to dock.

At first the steward at the dock was not happy, but when the steward knew that this was the fleet belonging to Taiwei's concubine's family, he became blind. No matter how busy the dock was, he never glanced at the dock where the Xue family's ship was parked.

As soon as Jia Lian arrived at the dock, he found the Xue family's location, so he greeted Lai Wang and asked him to fly the flag of the Rongguo Duke's mansion.

Sure enough, Xue Pan, who was standing on the boat and looking into the distance, immediately spotted them.

"Hurry, hurry, mom, the people from Rongguo Mansion are here!"

A stone stirred up a thousand waves, and Xue Pan's words immediately excited everyone in the Xue family who were standing on the first deck. The clever little maid quickly ran into the cabin to inform his wife and young lady.

Just as the people on the boat were preparing to disembark, Jia Lian also led people from Rongguo Mansion to the boat.

Looking at this exquisite two-story passenger boat, and at the other five boats docked at the dock next to it that were unloading their cargo, Jia Lian couldn't help but secretly thought that the Xue family was indeed rich.

But it doesn't matter, my eldest brother can build another Duke's Mansion using gold and silver as bricks, with only five ships of wealth, so that's it.

After waiting for a while, Jia Lian heard some noises coming from the boat. He knew that it was the Xue family who came out, so he tidied up his clothes in an orderly manner, then put down his hands and waited for the people on the boat to get off.

Not long after, Xue Pan took the lead and walked off the boat. Then Xue Wang and Xue Baochai, mother and daughter, both wearing the most popular conical hat style, slowly walked off the boat.

Seeing this, Jia Lian rushed forward to greet him.

"Jia Lian pays homage to the Xue family's wife! On the order of my brother Jia Hui, I am here to greet her!"

On the way to the dock, Jia Lian kept mumbling about how to call Mr. Xue Wang. First of all, he came to pick her up on the order of his brother Jia Hui, but from Sister Feng's point of view, he should be called aunt. As for which generation of marriage between the Jia family and the Xue family, he didn't know this.

So, let’s call her Mrs. Xue.

"No courtesy, Brother Lian, please get up quickly!" Seeing a handsome man who called himself Jia Lian salute him, and saw that these people were playing the same Suzaku flag that he had seen when he was in Jinling. Prince Xue then remembered his identity.

The descendants of Ronghou, the legitimate son of the eldest son of Rongguo Mansion, and the fourth rank of the imperial camp all commanded the affairs.

Yes, Jia Lian also has a serious job. Jia Hui asked the emperor to get it into his job, but he is still directing the affairs, and it will not change for at least ten years.

While they were chatting with Mr. Xue Wang, a tall, thick-set man with a handsome face but a bit stunned also got off the boat.

Jia Lian also took the opportunity to end the greetings with Wang Xue and turned around to greet Xue Pan: "Isn't it Brother Pan in person?"

Jia Lian cupped his hands and smiled.

"That's it, uncle, who are you?" Xue Pan looked at Jia Lian.

Hearing this, Jia Lian stiffened and looked at Xue Pan with some surprise, who was looking at him with his neck stiffened.

Have you forgotten that my eldest brother promised you a future?

The eldest brother has already promised that he will bring you to the Beijing Camp to learn from each other.

If it falls into my hands.

However, it was Jia Lian who had a relatively gentle temperament. Even after thinking about it in his heart, he still treated it as if nothing was wrong and said, "Jia Lian, the legitimate son of the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion."

"Oh, it turns out to be Brother Lian! I have admired you for a long time." Xue Pan grabbed Jia Lian's hand, and his arrogant face instantly became very enthusiastic.

Did you learn how to change your face?

Jia Lian kept complaining in his heart, then calmly broke away his hand, said a few casual polite words, and then went to ask Xue Wang and Xue Baochai, mother and daughter, to rest for a while in the temporary curtain. The men still had some things to do. To do.

Five ships of goods was not a small amount, and one had to keep an eye on it. After all five ships of goods were moved down, Jia Lian and Xue Pan carefully counted the accounts twice. Seeing that it was almost noon, the group began to return.

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During the chat back to Luoyang, the two people who had the same hobbies and lust gradually became familiar with each other while chatting about romance. However, when they heard Jia Lian's unintentional words, they hit Xue Pan like a bolt from the blue. shoulders

"Ah? Why do I still want to be a soldier? Third brother Lian, are you trying to trick me?" Xue Pan looked at Jia Lian beside him with a troubled expression.

He didn't notice the raised corners of Jia Lian's mouth at all.

"What am I trying to trick you for? My eldest brother has told me that he told Uncle Xue in the early years that he would give you a future." Jia Lian said enthusiastically.

"Is there still this matter?" Xue Pan scratched the back of his head with a suspicious look on his face, unable to recall this matter.

"If you really can't remember clearly, why don't you ask your wife?" The corners of Jia Lian's mouth curled up further and further.

"This" Xue Pan was struggling in his heart

When he came to Beijing this time, didn't he just send his sister to get married, then go whoring all over the capital and then take his mother back to Aurous Hill?

The more Xue Pan thought about it, the more something was wrong, so he ran towards his wife's sedan behind him without even saying hello to Jia Lian.

But Jia Lian didn't care. Anyway, the bird boy was about to fall into his hands. Doesn't it depend on his mood whether he would be good or not?

"What? I really want to be a soldier?"

Xue Pan is screaming in the distance, and Jia Lian here is in a good mood!

Unlike Xue Pan's endless resistance, after hearing that Jia Hui did not break his promise, but really wanted to give the Xue family, or to be precise, a career as a military attaché for his great son, Prince Xue was really overjoyed. , if she were not in a small sedan and there were many people outside, she would have jumped up and down to sing a song regardless of her appearance!

The Taiwei is indeed a great husband who promises a thousand pieces of gold!

In fact, it can be said that the Xue family was completely useless when the rebellion was suppressed. Jia Hui could also use this excuse to regret his original promise, or even accept Xue Baochai and then disown Xue Pan.

Of course, this matter was too despicable, and Jia Hui disdained it. Moreover, the future that seemed extremely precious to the Xue family was only a matter of a few words to Jia Hui.

What Da Qi calls a future is that he recognizes you as one of his own, will protect you to shine under his wings and will not let Shangguan or others take away your money, and is guaranteed to be a baron.

baron!

Compared with Ziwei Sheren, the highest official in the clan at present, although he lacks the closeness of the emperor, the favor that can last for five generations does not seem so important.

After all, emperors will change. Being close to one does not mean that the next one will be close to him.

And

Mrs. Xue Wang turned her head and looked through the curtains of the sedan to see her daughter on the sedan next to her.

If your brother really gets up, then you will have a real backer in the Dunhuang County Government!

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After chatting and laughing along the way, we entered Luoyang City and turned from Anyefang to Tianjie. The next city, Chunhuafang, is opposite Tianjie. Chunfengfang, where the county government is located, is Ningrong Street of the Jia family. .

Well, although the Jia family opened another county mansion, the clan members still like to call the street where everyone lives Ningrong Street. Maybe there will be a new name when Jia Hui is promoted to Duke.

After entering the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Lian followed the steps. First, he asked his personal servant to take the servants from the Xue family to move their luggage and belongings to the yard where they would stay temporarily. Then he took the Xue family's mother and daughter to Rongxi Hall. Meet the old lady.

No matter how bad the relationship between Dafang and the old lady is, the most basic etiquette must not be forgotten, not to mention that the Xue family is still an outsider.

Jia Hui still lived in a small independent courtyard in the northeast corner of Rongguo Mansion for the Xue family, but it was no longer called Lixiang Yuan.

In fact, only the northeast corner courtyard of Rongguo Mansion in Peiping is called Lixiangyuan. It is the place where Jia Hui grew up and holds too many memories of Jia Hui. If the imperial court was still in Peiping at this time, Jia Hui would never let the Xue family live there, but now in Luoyang, it doesn't matter. The courtyard in the northeast corner of Luoyang has the same orientation and layout as the Lixiang Courtyard in Peiping. That’s all.

Just live.

(End of this chapter)