The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 117 Liu Xianglian

As the saying goes: Fire flows in July, gold flows in August.It was the first ten days of July, and even at night, the heat still persisted. Fortunately, there was wind, so Jia Huan went to the yard to enjoy the cool after dinner.

The weather tonight is fine, cloudless, blue sky, half moon hanging slantingly, a Milky Way dotted with stars is clearly visible, Altair and Vega face each other across the river, which is thought-provoking.

Jia Huan took out the bamboo flute and put it to his lips, and a cheerful song "Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon" sang under the moonlit night. The melodious sound of the flute made people feel inexplicably happy. I couldn't help shaking my head to the beat.

After the song is played, the night wind blows through the trees, making a hula-la sound, as if all the leaves are applauding for this song.At this time, a figure suddenly jumped down from the courtyard wall. Jia Huan was taken aback, and suddenly stood up and took a few steps back.

"There are thieves!" Zhao Guoji also jumped up and shouted, his voice trembling slightly, obviously very nervous.

Hearing the sound, Jin Shu grabbed a door bolt and ran out of the house. Although his legs trembled with fear, he still stood in front of Jia Huan, which was ten thousand times stronger than that of Qian Huai.Zhao Guoji glanced left and right, but didn't find anyone in his hand, so he had to pick up a mossy green brick from the ground.

However, the person who jumped off the wall did not run away, nor did he intend to launch an attack. With the light of the moonlight and the candlelight from the room, one could see that the uninvited guest was dressed in a short jacket and was about seventeen or eighteen years old. In the middle, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, he was very handsome, holding a long sword in his hand, but the sword was still in the scabbard, it seemed that there was no malice, but he looked up and down the three masters and servants of Jia Huan curiously.

Jia Huan's heart moved, and he asked tentatively, "Your Excellency is Liu Erye?"

The young man with the sword said in surprise: "Who are you and why are you here?"

At this time, the old servant came out of the room yawning and said: "Second Master Liu is back, this Third Master Huan was arranged by Uncle Feng to stay here for a few days."

Zhao Guoji and Jin Shu heaved a sigh of relief when they heard the words, they dare to believe that this is Liu Erye who used to live here, but this guy has a gate and refuses to leave, so he climbed over the wall, what a weirdo.

Jia Huan clasped his fists and said, "Sure enough, it's Erye Liu, who's here to disturb Jia Huan."

The young man with the sword showed joy, cupped his fists in return and said: "Xiaoliu Xianglian, I have heard the name of the third master Huan for a long time, but I didn't have the chance to meet him. It is really a blessing in my life to meet you here tonight."

Jia Huan smiled and said, "I've also heard of Liu Erlang's name a long time ago."

Liu Xianglian only thought that Feng Ziying had mentioned herself in front of Jia Huan, so she was not surprised, and laughed at herself: "Next year, I will be close to the weak crown, and I will achieve nothing. I am just a prodigal son who can't do anything. How can I get a name."

Liu Xianglian is also a character who appeared in the original "Dream of Red Mansions". Although she doesn't have much ink, she is a very individual character. She was born in the line of Li Guogong, but she is a distant branch. Shi Xiangyun is a bit similar. He can't study well, but he is quite talented in martial arts. He has developed a good martial arts.

In the original book, Liu Xianglian also has a hobby of running around, she often hangs out with a group of actors, and occasionally goes on stage to play a martial artist or something. Because of her handsome appearance, Xue Pan takes a fancy to him and tries to develop him into a "Good friends", and kept pestering her, Liu Xianglian was so annoyed that she tricked Xue Pan out of the city to repair her severely, and then left for another country.

At this time, there was a knock on the door again, and Liu Xianglian hurriedly confessed: "I almost forgot, there are two friends waiting outside the door, I planned to have a gathering tonight, but I didn't expect Third Master Huan to be there." So, let me send them away first, so as not to disturb Sanye's purity."

Jia Huan hurriedly said: "It's okay, since you're here, why don't you come in and see me, and treat it as a friend."

Liu Xianglian hesitated after hearing the words: "These two friends are from the Jianghu, and their words and deeds are vulgar. I'm afraid they will make the third master laugh."

Jia Huan, the head of the examination case in the Lianzhong County Examination and Mansion, was bookish, with a gentle temperament like jade, playing the flute under the moon, so elegant, Liu Xianglian was naturally worried that her two friends from the world would not like her.

But Jia Huan smiled and said: "As the saying goes, a thousand cups of wine are rare when you meet a bosom friend, and you don't speculate more than half a sentence. When you get along with others, the most important thing is to be honest with each other. Why bother to be vulgar and elegant? What's more, I am a latecomer. You can let Second Brother Liu thank you behind closed doors because you are here."

Liu Xianglian's eyes flashed a gleam when he heard the words, she was really different, she nodded and said: "If that's the case, then I'll invite them in."

After Liu Xianglian finished speaking, she opened the courtyard door, and a familiar voice sounded: "Brother Liu, why did it take you so long to open the door?"

Jia Huan's whole body was shaken, and he fixed his eyes and saw two people walking in under the darkness of night. One of them was tall and his eyes were like copper bells, and his movements were vigorous. It was Tie Hu who had been missing for two months. , and next to him was a small but vigorous young man with a familiar grin on his face, who else could it be if it wasn't Shi Xingwei?
"Tiger?" Jia Huan blurted out.

Tiehu was stunned for a moment, fixed his eyes on Jia Huan, and was shocked all over, put the food and wine in his hand on the ground, stepped forward and knelt down, excitedly said: "Master Huan!"

Jia Huan was also very excited. He disappeared for two months. He thought that Tie Hu would probably die, but unexpectedly met him here. Where did you run off? Brother Tieniu and your mother are worried to death."

Tie Hu's eyes turned red, and he grinned and said: "I can't tell for a while, I will explain it to Third Master Huan later. By the way, the third master came to Tongzhou to take the hospital examination?"

Jia Huan nodded, at this time Xing Wei also stepped forward and said respectfully, "Third Master!"

Jia Huan smiled happily and said, "It's good that it's okay, I guess you don't have to hide in the future anymore, come back to Beijing with me after the exam."

Tie Hu and Xing Wei looked at each other and said in unison: "Really?"

Jia Huan smiled and nodded, now the Wang family can't protect themselves, Wang Ren is still in the Jinyiwei prison, where there is still the matter of air traffic control Laiwang.

At this time Liu Xianglian also said happily: "It turns out that Third Master Huan knew Tiehu and Shitou, that's a coincidence."

Jia Huan laughed and said, "No, I almost missed it. By the way, how did brother Liu meet Hu Zi and Shi Shi?"

Shitou grinned and said: "Brother Liu and we are not acquainted with each other. We had a fight because of a misunderstanding..."

Tie Hu scratched his head and said with a smile: "Stone, let's not mention this, the smell is a bit strong."

Liu Xianglian also smiled and said: "Yes, don't mention this matter, I have to drink and eat meat later."

Saying that everyone closed the courtyard door, Tie Hu and Xing Wei put the wine and meat they had brought on the table, and the four of them drank freely under the moonlight.The boy Xing Wei still couldn't help telling the story of his acquaintance with Liu Xianglian.

It turned out that when Liu Xianglian went to the latrine that day, some narrow-minded ghost threw a stone into the latrine, splashing the former's ass with feces. By chance, Tiehu and the stone passed by. Liu Xianglian thought it was them who did it, so they fought , each other suffered a bit, but later the misunderstanding was resolved, and each other became friends instead, just in response to the sentence that no fight, no acquaintance.

Jia Huan couldn't help sighing: "It's really because of dung, because of dung!"

Liu Xianglian almost spit out the wine after taking a sip, and said with a smile: "Master Huan, don't mention it soon, if you mention this wine and meat, you won't be able to eat it."

Both Tie Hu and Shi Shi laughed.

Everyone chatted while eating. Although Liu Xianglian was known as Erlang Lengmian, he was actually very talkative. He traveled all over the world and had a wide range of knowledge, so he was often the one who talked, and everyone listened with gusto.

"Brother Liu, where have you been all this time? Hu Zi and I have been here twice and we haven't seen you." Xing Wei asked while gnawing on a pork knuckle in sauce.

Liu Xianglian said: "I went to Gubeikou."

"What are you going to Gubeikou for?" Tie Hu asked curiously.

Liu Xianglian said: "Visiting a friend, let's see if we can meet Tartars. The wheat in Miyun area is ripe, and there are often Tartars sneaking across the Great Wall to hit grass valleys. Last month, there were several cases of Tartars entering the village. Looting accident."

Tie Hu said angrily: "These Tartars are too hateful. I heard that they not only rob food, but also rob women."

Liu Xianglian nodded and said in a deep voice: "That's right, there was a family where even the woman who was eight months pregnant was snatched away. The husband chased him out, but was shot dead by the Tartars, leaving only the elderly mother and a pair of young children. , it’s pitiful.”

Both Tie Hu and Xing Wei couldn't help but slapped the table and gritted their teeth.

Jia Huan frowned and said, "The Great Wall is dangerous, so why can the Tartars come and go freely?"

Liu Xianglian explained: "Third Master, you don't know something. Although the Great Wall is true, not every place is guarded. In addition, some places have been in disrepair for a long time, and there are many collapsed places, so often A small group of Tartars crossed the Great Wall from a remote place and went south to plunder, they were few in number, they were skilled in riding, they came and went like the wind, they took things and left, and the frontier army had nothing to do with them.”

Jia Huan suddenly said: "It turns out that the Tartars are running rampant!"

Liu Xianglian sighed and said, "It's only been like this in recent years. I think when the Supreme Emperor was in power, the Tartars dared to be so arrogant."

Jia Huan's heart moved and said: "Is it because today's society emphasizes civility over martial arts?"

Liu Xianglian had some scruples at first, but seeing Jia Huan take the initiative to bring up this topic, she opened up and said, "It's not always true. I drove the Tartars out of the Great Wall back then. Eliminate the Tartars, but also smashed the remnants of the Tartars, and they are still torn apart today. However, since Lin Danhan succeeded to the throne, Chahar, the left wing, has slowly recovered part of his vitality. Now he is in Gubeikou The flower frying department that is raging in the area is Lin Danhan's people, this guy is cruel, greedy, and very cunning, which makes the frontier soldiers very headache."

(End of this chapter)