Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 131 Yinglian is more daring than anyone else

It snowed finely and finely all night, and the sound was somewhat different from the sound of spring rain.

The sound of the rain was slightly clear, tick-tock falling on the ground, like a spring flute in the hands of a shepherd boy.

The sound of snow is just the opposite. It is more like a deep and melodious flute sound, which has the airy charm of sneaking into the night with the wind and going to the empty jade building.

When Chen Heng just woke up, he got out of bed impatiently and went to the wooden window to enjoy the snow.

After knowing that it snowed last night, he was looking forward to today's scenery.

The sky outside the window is a bit gray, and the clouds are hanging low, like a dome covering the sky, pressing down on the world covered in silver.Looking around, the sky and the earth are white, which makes people feel very comfortable physically and mentally.

The snow in the south of the Yangtze River is charming and charming. Although it is not as wild and unrestrained as in the north, it still has some unique charms.

I heard that Xue'er in the Northland can bury people after a whole night. Chen Heng has never seen such a grand scene in his two lifetimes, so he has to express his regret.

When he stood outside the window and stopped to watch, the neighbors opposite had one or two men climbed onto the roof to remove snow.Standing in the yard was his wife and son. The child was held by an adult, but he couldn't help directing his father to act excitedly.

"Second brother, why didn't you call me when you woke up?"

Xin Da didn't know when he walked behind him, holding the cloak of sister Xue in his hand, he put the cloak on Chen Heng, and said with a sigh: "Shall we go outside the city today, or read at home?"

"With this kind of scenery, it is natural to go out to find friends, and cook snow together around the stove." Chen Heng turned his head and smiled, and continued, "You will bring a book, and I will bring some tea, and we will go to find them outside the city." ..." While the two were talking, the voices of Chen Yin and Chen Qingyue came from below, "Brother, brother, come down and play in the snow!"

Chen Heng looked down, and on the white snow scene below, two groups of figures in thick coats were dancing with him.Seeing Lie, he, the big brother, immediately agreed, "Okay!"

Taking Xinda down the stairs hurriedly, and walking into the courtyard, he felt that the snow was only up to his ankles.

For children in Jiangnan, such snow is enough to play.

Thank God for mercy.

The four of them got together, first took the broom from the corner, and swept the snow to one place, and then worked together to build a snowman and have a snowball fight.Needless to say, the fun in the middle.

It's a pity that the four brothers only played for a while, and they were caught by Mrs. Gu who came out of the kitchen. The latter immediately became furious when he saw Chen Heng throwing a ball of snow on Chen Yin's face.

"Chen Heng, what's the matter with you? When you come together, you bully your brother?"

Chen Heng laughed loudly, and didn't try to explain who made the move first. He just shrugged his shoulders at the old mother, and ran to the lobby very cleverly.Chen Qingyue and the others all ran away when they saw the eldest brother, and followed him.

"Don't run, be careful of sweating." Gu's headache was also very painful for these energetic boys.After whispering to their backs, holding the breakfast in his hand, he caught up with the children.

The round table for eating at home was built by Chen Yushan and Chen Qi, and it is big enough for everyone in the family.

After Chen Heng took his younger brothers to greet his grandfather, grandmother and other elders, he was greeted by his grandmother to sit down.

"Why are you sweating?" Mrs. Zhou was a little speechless, and touched her grandson's forehead with her hand, "Wipe it with a sweat towel before going out."

"Hey." Chen Heng responded with a smile.

"Third aunt, boys are just going to jump up and down." Xinda Niang said the last sentence.

She lived in Chen's house for some time.Before Chen Sande passed away, he left 500 taels of silver to their mothers.When she went to Yangzhou this time, she also brought some broken silver with her.It's just that the members of Old Chen's family insisted on refusing to accept it, which made Xinda Niang feel a little embarrassed.

To this junior, Mrs. Zhou also knew that she was cautious in her usual words.

She turned her head and smiled cheerfully at Xinda Niang, "It's also because of Xinda's presence. These two brats get together, and it really makes Heng'er have a brother of the same age."

Chen Heng and Xinda looked at each other and smiled when they heard the words.Seeing Mrs. Gu coming in with noodle soup, the two of them quickly followed their sister to help.

This kid Chen Qingyue is used to being clever and lazy, and at the moment he is holding a newspaper to read to his grandfather.

It's funny to say that since the establishment of the newspaper store, the old Chen's family can receive the latest newspapers every time.

Over time, the members of Old Chen's family also developed the habit of reading newspapers in the morning.

"Grandpa, uncle." Chen Qingyue pointed to a place in the newspaper, "It said that the government office is going to recruit female embroidery workers in the west of the city. At least one or two and a half wages a month, divided wages according to skills, can also give higher."

Although he said this to men, it shocked the female elders in the family.After wiping her hands and sitting down, Gu asked curiously, "Yue'er, tell your aunt what else did the newspaper say, is there a weaving workshop in the west of the city?"

"Oh." Chen Qingyue turned over a page of the newspaper, "Auntie, it said that weaving workshops were going to be set up in the west of the city, and that they had invited old embroiderers to teach their skills, and they were also recruiting silkworm farmers. Ah, grandpa, this The wages of silkworm farmers are so high, four or five taels a month."

Chen Yushan nodded, and explained to his grandson with a smile, "Silkworm rearing is hard work. When you can do it in a year, it only takes a few months. Otherwise, why would it be so expensive?"

However, Mrs. Zhou was moved by what she heard. She took her two daughters-in-law and Xinda Niang together to discuss the situation of the weaving workshop.

During their conversation, Chen Heng received a new piece of information.

It turns out that about 30 or [-] years ago, there were several weaving workshops in Yangzhou, and many women in various counties relied on them for their livelihood.

It's just that these weaving workshops are all privately operated, and women were not encouraged to go out of the house at that time.The wages transactions in the middle are all collected by the husband, and it often happens that the owner of the workshop cheats money with her husband.

It may be unfair to say something, but it has a certain reference.

In the world more than 20 years ago, if a man was hardworking and willing to work.Although it is difficult, he can barely support his family.

And those families that need women to come out to make money, often the male master of the family is good at hanging cards, and often lives by this.

This statement is not absolute, and it is regarded as a general market rumor.

However, if such a person gets his wife's hard-earned money, it goes without saying what he will do with it.

Over time, women from all counties in Yangzhou were unwilling to do futile work any more, and simply played cards along with them.

Yangzhou people in later generations are good at playing mahjong, and the reason why mahjong masters are abundant is also related to this.

The thing that Mrs. Zhou is most satisfied with about her two daughters-in-law is that they don't like hanging tags.

It's just that although they are a little interested in the weaving workshop in the west of the city, they still have some hesitation in their hearts because they have learned from the past.

Chen Heng saw it, and quietly gave his suggestion.This matter is handled by the government office in person, which is much more reliable than those private weaving workshops.

He believed in the wisdom of Wei Yinghong and Lin Ruhai so much that he would not ignore this point.Now the government is making great efforts to rectify Yangzhou's silk and embroidery, with the idea of ​​doing a big job for the benefit of the people, and will never let some mouse shit ruin the major events in Yangzhou.

Now Chen Heng still has some talking status in the family. With the guarantee of his eldest grandson, Mrs. Zhou asked Chen Qingyue about the date and location of the recruitment, and decided to take the daughters-in-law out to have a look.

Chen Yushan would not object to this, but was a little worried.Now that everyone in the family has their own affairs to deal with, why did you leave him, an old man?
Then wouldn't he be a useless person!
But his small thoughts, the family can't guess.Chen Qi and Chen Huaijin had breakfast, and each led a few children out.

Chen Qi wants to take Chen Qing to the carpenter's shop, the business in the shop is really good recently, there are many refugees and landlords, the owners of restaurants and inns come to buy some things.

Chen Huaijin accompanied Chen Heng and Xinda to the outside of the city. The three uncles and nephews walked slowly in the white world on the snowy trails.

When you come outside the city, this place is also very lively.

More children gathered together, chasing and fighting each other.

He Youshan came to the camp early again and told the refugees "The Legend of Shushan Heroes" in the snow.

There is actually no need for him to come now, but He Youshan is a righteous man, and other storytellers came less, but he was more diligent, which made many of his fans chase outside the city to listen to the book.

People at the bottom who have read the book always have a bit of enthusiasm for the rise and fall of the world and everyone's responsibility.This simple and pure emotion made He Youshan very fascinated by the feeling of coming here to tell the story.

When Chen Heng arrived, the porridge shop's fire was emitting conspicuous black smoke.

He checked around, and when he saw that everything was fine, he took Xinda into the shed and pushed Jiang Yuanbai and Qian Dayou who were sleeping soundly awake.

"Brother Qian, Brother Jiang, you two go back to sleep first, leave this place to Brother Xue and me."

Jiang Yuanbai rubbed his eyes and looked around, "Brother Tad has not come yet, it's okay, we will wait with you."

Chen Heng nodded, Xue Biao would come after a while at most.Taking advantage of this opportunity, he exchanged information with the two students about the situation of the camp last night. The three chatted for a while, and Qian Dayou handed over the collected information to Chen Heng.

After it snowed last night, several wooden houses and tents were not built firmly, and snow leaked and collapsed.Fortunately, the situation is not serious, so I contacted the government office today to remedy it.

When Xue Biao came over, the three of them were already cooking tea and talking about something. Xue Biao smiled and sat down with his robes up, bringing another better news.

"Jing'an Daily has already opened to Suzhou and Hangzhou."

Chen Heng was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly asked what was going on.

It turns out that people who care about these refugees are not only Yangzhou people, but people in other states in the south of the Yangtze River are also worried.

Among them, the newspapers brought by people passing by from south to north have become one of the few channels in Jiangnan, and this kind of official information source is more reliable than word of mouth.

After going back and forth, people from other places gradually got used to learning about Yangzhou’s affairs through newspapers. In addition, newspapers often published news about job shortages. Businessmen who came from Suzhou and Hangzhou liked the timeliness of newspapers even more.

Since people in Suzhou and Hangzhou have a strong interest in reading newspapers, it is a matter of taking advantage of the trend to carry out the past.

From here, we can see the difference between Yangzhou at this time and Suzhou and Hangzhou.Although these three cities are all famous cultural cities, Yangzhou is still better than the latter in terms of business.

Today's businessmen know that if they want to make a lot of money and see real rich people, they have to go to Yangzhou City to see them.

After Jiang Yuanbai and Qian Dayou went home to catch up on sleep, Chen Heng discussed the prospect of the newspaper shop with Xue Biao again. Now that he is sitting on the siphon effect of Yangzhou, and with the opportunity of this refugee incident, he just laid out the newspaper.

But don't put the cart before the horse, all the information is mainly about Yangzhou, and then you can get some local news and information, so as to leave a stutter for the local gentry and celebrities.

"If they need it, we can also send people to teach them how to run a newspaper, how to do typesetting and deal with the government." Chen Heng gave his own suggestion.

"Why?" Xue Biao is not a short-sighted person, but it is a pity to teach others in vain when he thinks that these are all his own experiences.

Chen Heng's perspective was different from his. He picked up a short piece of firewood and wrote and drew on the ground beside the brazier, "Now is the time to make a big cake. Our family can't eat the world. Our so-called experience is just We are ahead.

Give others some time, they are local snakes, and they have the support of local people, so they can't be snatched if they want to.Since we want uncle to be the leader of the newspaper company, we have to put in effort to win people's hearts. "

Fat Donglai didn't do anything back then, the Xue family was just a small imperial merchant, and the second room didn't even have this kind of prestige, so he couldn't regard himself as a dragon crossing the river, but just follow the local snake Let's make friends.

"This is not only the exchange of interests, but also the cultivation of one's own people. Use Yangzhou to govern Jiangsu and Hangzhou, use Suzhou and Hangzhou to govern Jiangnan, and use Jiangnan to govern the world."

This road on the commercial map has been traveled countless times by businessmen of later generations.Except for the change of the core location due to the current situation, the general area will not change.

The Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta are places that every ambitious businessman must visit once.

Only businesses that have opened up these two places can be qualified to be called nationally famous.

The two were discussing the future passionately, but a carriage came leisurely from the gate of the city and stopped not far from the shed.

A few figures got off the car, Chen Heng and Xue Biao looked sideways, and the people who came up to Bai Xue were Baoqin and Yinglian.

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It is said that after Baoqin came to the academy this day, she invited Yinglian to go shopping.This matter was still done by Chen Heng for her. After meeting at the academy last time, Chen Heng asked Bao Qin to take Yinglian out to buy some clothes.

Jia Yucun didn't object to this either. After all, he was a middle-aged man. Although he had friendship with the Zhen family, it was not blood relationship after all.Yinglian is also a girl who has passed her age, so he doesn't know what criticisms she will have if she takes her out.

He simply gave Baoqin some money and asked her to buy more clothes for her niece.

The Xue family has been in business for generations, and the family style is open-minded, so Bao Qin can't help but travel freely.Baoqin only considered it a trivial matter, and it was Chen's elder brother who personally entrusted her, so she led Zhen Yinglian out early.

Under the escort of the servant girls and servants, the two played around the city for half a day.

Recently, it was the end of the new year, and there were already many businessmen traveling to and from Yangzhou. With the stimulation of refugees, more business travelers came to the city to sell all kinds of novelties than in previous years.

Zhen Yinglian has never been out much in her life, and she is very interested in the scenery and objects on the road.The two of them were still wearing scarves at first, but they felt a little inconvenient walking around.

Baoqin's courage is really not to be underestimated, so she took Yinglian directly to the men's clothing store along the street.I bought two sets of men's clothes according to the figures of the two of them and changed into them. Then I threw away the scarves and walked around Yangzhou city hand in hand.

With such a dress, the two beautiful girls turned into handsome young masters again.Passers-by who pass by in a hurry on the road will take a second look curiously, but they will not pay more attention to it, only when they meet a pair of rabbits with deep feelings.

The two girls went shopping and ate together, while playing with toys from various places.Baoqin is also a knowledgeable person, and she has allusions to common objects at her fingertips, and she can tell the truth about what imitates what dynasty.

What Yinglian, who had just escaped from the prison, lacked was such a caring and understanding playmate. The two of them had a good time playing together.From the East Street to the West Gate, I opened another table at Yangji Restaurant at noon, standing on the attic on the second floor, admiring the surrounding snow scenery.

They ate happily by themselves, and did not forget the two people outside the city.

After the meal, the two asked for some snacks from the restaurant, put them in a food box and prepared to bring them to Chen Heng and Xue Biao.

Bao Qin pulled Ying Lian into her own carriage, and the carriage moved, Ying Lian who was looking around through the curtain, suddenly turned back with a blushing face.

"Sister, what's the matter?" Baoqin, who is so careful, saw Yinglian's strange look, and asked hastily.

Zhen Yinglian's face is still a bit thin, but seeing Bao Qin playing with her for half a day today, her words and deeds are all gentle and gentle, she can't help but trust her in her heart, so she leaned over to her sister's ear and said timidly: "Sister, My... strap is loose."

Baoqin blinked at first, but still didn't react.It was only then that she came to her senses, and said with a low laugh, "Sister, don't panic, I'll ask Chunyan to get on the board."

The space in the carriage is very spacious, the three girls are sitting, there is room for a tea table in the middle, and two quilts are put down behind.

This carriage was personally ordered by Xue Zhen for Bao Qin.Chunyan is naturally very familiar with the things inside.After hearing the lady's order, she took out the wooden planks from under the interlayer of the seats on both sides, and inserted them along the grooves of the wooden curtains.

The carriage door was also locked, and a curtain was hung to cover it, forming an absolutely closed private space.The two girls moved away from the coffee table and moved Zhen Yinglian to the center to sit.

The three of them are all daughters, so there is no need to shy away from it at this time.In a hurry, they quickly took off each other's coats with Ying Lian, only to see that the white belt tied to the chest inside had been loosened from the knot and fell down naturally.

They worked together to untie the loops of leucorrhea, and were about to wrap it up again.Chunyan, a silly girl, didn't know what she was drinking, so she muttered, "It's so big!"

These words made Baoqin and Yinglian blush with shame.

"I made my sisters laugh." Yinglian blushed and turned her head away, and couldn't help but protect the hill with her jade arms.But her size is exaggerated, and her waist is slender.Such a move made the hill look more white and tender.

Baoqin looked shy, couldn't help turning her head away, feeling very flustered in her heart, will she become like this in the future?

It's really hard to understand why this is happening.

"Sister, let go of your hands, and my sister will fasten the strap for you." Baoqin felt her face was very hot.

"Okay." Yinglian nodded, and let go of her hand, causing ripples in the water again.

After finishing his busy work quietly, he finished putting on his clothes again.The three girls felt a little surprised by the experience just now, Baoqin apologized to Yinglian: "Sister, is it mine, if I hadn't dragged you into men's clothes..."

Yinglian's heart is pure, she has never been bound by ethics, she never thought too much about this matter.I just felt that my sister's apology made her a little embarrassed to respond, "Nothing, I am very happy with my sister."

Chunyan's brain circuit also made the other two a little different. After she removed the wooden board, she was still trembling with the scene in her mind, and then looked down at her own congenital deficiencies. Life.

After reaching the outside of the city, they got off the carriage and came in front of Chen Heng and the others.The two elder brothers saw a few flushed faces.

"Could it be that you don't wear enough clothes and catch a cold?" Chen Heng was a little curious.

Xue Biao also took his sister's hand worriedly, tested the temperature of his forehead, and said: "It's okay, don't forget to drink a cup of ginger tea after you go back to drive away the cold."

"Okay." Baoqin couldn't explain what was going on in the carriage, so she just lowered her head and responded.

Chen Heng looked at the figure standing in front of him, looked him up and down, and said with a smile, "It's interesting how you dress up."

Ying Lian blushed and nodded, she couldn't say anything, she just liked to watch Chen Heng talk and watch him swaying in front of her.

She thought for a long time before asking, "Are there any fireworks today?"

"Don't make trouble, that thing needs money." Chen Heng regarded her as his classmate in his previous life, smiled lightly, and asked, "How did you come here? Are you looking for Xiaohu and the others?" ?”

"No." Zhen Yinglian shook her head, and said softly but boldly, "I want to see you."

When did Xue Biao hear such bold remarks, everyone was stunned.

No, what kind of world is this?The girls in Yangzhou City are already so bold.

The family style of Xue's family is enlightened, and Baoqin has never experienced this kind of trouble, she just heard her heart beating wildly.

Chen Heng was also startled, and turned to look at the innocent girl.After thinking about it for a long time, I had no choice but to treat her as an unintentional mistake.

After all, he knew that it was a blessing for Yinglian to grow up safely in the living environment of these years, and there was nothing he could do about some natural actions.

"Then come and take a good stroll, there is also excitement outside the city."

Chen Heng took advantage of the situation to change the topic. His generous and natural behavior made others not doubt Miss Zhen's statement, but just regarded it as a joke among friends.

Zhen Yinglian nodded ignorantly, as the saying goes, it is natural to overcome black belly.Seeing the girl's innocence, Xue Biao also realized that he was thinking too much.

The four of them discussed for a while, and after eating the snacks they brought, Xue Biao accompanied the two of them to the stage outside the city to listen to the music.

Famous theater troupes in the city don't come here very often, and those who are still willing to come are some new theater troupes, who use this place to give the troupe a lot of roles.

I don't know which family's Luantan is the song I sang today.

"What a Chanjuan."

"What a fairy."

"One smile, three smiles."

"Laugh out of a lotus."

"Old laughing moon."

"When will he hold the red line, and then make an alliance with the two."

The melodious wind floats in the vast white world, so that people can hear the expectation for spring in it.

This human heart is always greedy. The first snow in winter comes, and I am already looking forward to the Jiangnan in spring.

At the willow tip next year, how many lotus flowers will bloom on the south bank of the river under the spring breeze.

　Brothers, I am great.I’ll give you six thousand words directly, hahahahaha, don’t report me, I’m just looking at the bottom line of the website, the children are about to grow up, some descriptions can’t be avoided even if you want to.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)