Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 120 Forgot someone

"eccentric!"

Not only Baoyu screamed, but also all the girls behind him screamed in surprise.Baoyu couldn't bear his temper and simply stood up and went over to observe.

Li Weijian smiled and handed the bottle to Baoyu. Baoyu held it in his hand and looked at it for a long time without seeing through the hidden mechanism.Then he pointed the mouth of the bottle at the water in the jar, but not even a drop of water spewed out.

Jia Lan's eyes were burning, but because Li Wan was watching behind him, he couldn't bear to step forward. He scratched his head and scratched his head and said anxiously: "Uncle, what's the point of this?"

Li Weijian took the bottle from Baoyu and turned to Xiu Ying: "I won't talk about the reason for now, Xiu Ying, you can demonstrate it again."

"Okay!" Xiu Ying took the bottle, pulled out the stopper and poured the water back into the jar, then brought a steaming teapot from the east chamber.Pour the hot water from the teapot into the bottle, wait for a few breaths and then pour it out. Re-cork the bottle, turn the bottle mouth upside down and point it at the water in the jar. The water will be sucked out in a moment.

Jia Lan shouted again: "Uncle, uncle, please tell me the truth."

Li Weijian smiled and said: "Thermal expansion, cold contraction, air pressure, these will be learned in the future."

But Baoyu didn't ask any questions and just turned his head to talk to Qin Zhong, thinking that if he played with him like this in the future, he would definitely frighten the maids around him.

Most of the girls at the back were whispering to those around them, except for the little girl Tanchun, who clasped her hands together and said "mysterious" words.

After making a fuss for a while, Li Weijian pulled out the cork of the bottle, filled it with water this time, held the mouth of the bottle with one hand, and turned it upside down.

What's even more mysterious is that for some reason, the water in the bottle never flows out.Baoyu pulled Qin Zhong closer and looked at it. After looking at it for a long time, he could not tell whether it was true or not.

Li Weijian even took the two toothpicks handed over by Xiang Ling and stuffed them slightly from bottom to top, and the toothpicks started to float and rise.When he touched the mouth of the bottle with his hand, the clear water inside suddenly poured down.

After a long struggle, Li Weijian finally showed the key.He spread his hands to show it, it was just a glass piece the same size as the mouth of a bottle, with a small hole drilled in it just big enough for a toothpick to pass through.

Seeing his eldest nephew Jia Lan eager to try, Li Weijian ordered Jia Lan to try.

Jia Lan looked back at Li Wan, waited for him to nod, and then stepped forward excitedly.Following Li Weijian's instructions, he filled the bottle with water, sealed it with a perforated glass piece, and suddenly turned it upside down. The clear fruit inside was indeed watertight.

Then insert a toothpick through the small hole, and the toothpick will float upward.

Baoyu clasped his hands and praised: "I didn't expect this practical learning to be so interesting, but it's a pity that I never knew about it. Fourth brother Jian, do you have any other tricks?"

"Yes," Li Weijian said with a smile, "but this time I don't need a bottle."

Li Weijian waved his hand, and several maids moved together to remove all the glass bottles and jars. Hongyu lit some rosin, Qingwen brought a cardboard box with holes, and Xiuying and Xiangling glued it together. A wall of small cardboard boxes.

The rosin was burning in the box, and the inside was filled with smoke.

Li Weijian adjusted the box to the wall made of cardboard and said, "Look at my air cannon!"

After saying that, he clapped his hands together, and a circle of smoke erupted from the box, drifting slowly towards the wall of the paper box.When it hit, the cardboard boxes suddenly scattered.

"Fun, fun!"

At that moment, Li Weijian stepped forward and let Baoyu, Jialan and the other girls step forward to try.

After that, he mixed rosin and purple alkali with water to make soap bubbles, lit it with his hands, and splashed the sky with blue fire. He then used two iron tubes to let the iron balls fall from them, and shuttled back and forth several times. The ball is getting slower and slower, and if you look closely, it is still spinning in the iron cylinder.

Li Weijian did not explain the truth, but only demonstrated the advantages of practical learning, which immediately aroused great interest among a group of people.That mysterious little experiment was indeed fascinating. Not only boys of Baoyu and Jialan's age, but also girls like Sanchun, Daiyu, and Baochai were fascinated.

They all had their own thoughts in mind, and Xichun and Tanchun suddenly realized that this was practical learning, and it was really interesting. Although Yingchun also found it interesting, he took this opportunity to carefully observe Li Weijian, and as he looked at it, he became distracted;
Li Wan's face was full of praise. Her younger brother had been a bit mature since he was a child. His father Li Shouzhong once praised him as having a "big breast". However, after she got married, this brother Jian suddenly lost his temper and went to Maoshan to practice Taoism. Years later, I got nothing and then returned to the right path.Fortunately, he later changed his ways and became a scholar after studying for just over a year.But I never thought that this time I arrived in the capital, it would stir up the storm, and my future would be like this!
Daiyu rarely showed her face, with a smile on her face, watching Li Weijian walking back and forth around the table.I was thinking to myself, what kind of man is this fourth brother Jian?My main goal is to be obsessed with official career and economics. I don't want to study practical knowledge, have strategies in my mind, have poetry and books in my belly, and have a delicate mind.

Since she came to Rongguo Mansion and helped her several times, Daiyu thought that it was a pity that she didn't have any brothers or sisters. If she did, her brother would be like the fourth brother Jian, right?

Next to Daiyu, Baochai was paying attention to Li Weijian at first, but when he noticed something strange, he forcibly turned his head away and only looked at Baoyu.Seeing him clasping his palms and jumping his feet, he was overjoyed and felt a little relieved.Thinking that all his efforts were not in vain, Brother Bao finally had his ambition. If he succeeds in the future, he might be able to get a job through it.

At the end of the day, this practical and interesting lesson came to an end.Li Weijian stood behind the desk again and smiled at everyone: "The few small experiments just now were quite interesting. Now I will tell you what practical learning is. Practical learning is a discipline that studies the inner principles and benefits the world through the principles. knowledge."

Tan Chun asked: "The water company was the result of Brother Jian's own practical experience?"

Li Weijian nodded and said: "Exactly. The water company, well, in the first half of the month, you might as well go to Xinjiekou to have a look. This is a small test of practical knowledge. When you delve deeper into practical knowledge, you can fly to the sky and escape from the earth, turn stones into gold, those Taoist sects The techniques whose names are only visible but whose form is not visible will all be realized through practical learning.

At that time, even though it is thousands of miles away, it can be reached in the morning and evening; it can still feel as if it is face to face across the ocean; one acre of paddy field can produce thousands of kilograms of rice; and one can know the major events in the world without leaving home. "

There was a lot of discussion below, some were yearning for it, but more felt that Li Weijian's words were exaggerated.

"That's it today. I just hope that this interesting practical lesson will arouse your interest in practical learning."

At that moment, everyone stood up and came forward to talk to Li Weijian. They said something to each other and said a few words to each other before they dispersed in twos and threes.Only Li Wan and Jia Lan stayed. Li Wan also led a kind of maid to place the tables and chairs, and then went into the main room to talk to Li Weijian.

Hongyu served the tea, and Li Wan hurriedly poured it for Li Weijian and said with a smile: "Brother Jian, please drink some to moisten your throat. I just listened to Brother Jian's class. We know that Brother Jian has put a lot of thought behind his back." "

Li Weijian smiled and shook his head and said: "The idea is ready, but the items are difficult to find." After a pause, looking at his nephew Jia Lan who was eager to try, Li Weijian reached out to greet him, and asked with a smile: "Brother Lan, do you want to learn? Practical learning?" "I think!"

Jialan is a small person with bright eyes.Compared with the boring Four Books and Five Classics, this practical study is so interesting!

Li Weijian said: "Then you should learn to read and write. After two or three years, my uncle will personally teach you how to learn."

"Okay, uncle, don't forget it when he arrives!"

Li Weijian reached out and rubbed Jia Lan's little head, then stretched out his hand and said, "A man means what he says -"

"It's hard to chase a horse!"

Snapped--

Two hands, one big and one small, clapped together, which made Li Wan smile on his face and said angrily: "Brother Jian has a bright future in the future, where will he have time to teach Lan'er? Besides, we are looking for a suitable scholar. Just come here to teach me, and Brother Jian will give you some advice later, but don’t pamper Lan’er too much.”

Seeing Jia Lan curling his lips, Li Weijian said: "I see that Brother Lan is a smart person, so I will give you some advice. In the future, Brother Lan will definitely achieve some practical knowledge."

Jialan's sullen little face finally revealed a smile and said, "Uncle, don't worry, I won't embarrass him in the future!"

Li Wan, mother and son, hesitated for a while, but because they had to go and reply to their mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang, they hurriedly got up and left.

Li Weijian sent the mother and son away, sitting leisurely on the chair, sipping tea and eating snacks, thinking secretly in his heart whether Baoyu could learn practical skills this time.If you can learn it, it will be a good thing. At least the treasure jade will be of some use in the future; if you can't learn it... ha!I think when I arrive, others will be able to see what Baoyu is, right?
I won't mention what he was thinking here, but Li Wan led Jia Lan out to the northeast to the small courtyard, entered the east corner gate and sent Jia Lan back to him first, and then turned to Mrs. Wang's courtyard.

After Jin Chuantong passed the report, Li Wan entered and saw Aunt Xue and Baochai accompanying Mrs. Wang early.When Li Wan saw the ceremony, Mrs. Wang quickly stopped with a smile on her face and said: "We are all members of our own family. We don't have to follow such complicated rules on weekdays. Brother Zhu and his daughter-in-law, please sit down quickly."

It was rare to get his mother-in-law's smiling face again, but Li Wan felt awkward. After thanking him, he sat down next to the chair and said immediately: "Brother Jian has been preparing for two days. He really put his thought into this lesson. Not to mention Brother Bao, let's see." Then the sisters also became interested in the practical learning.”

Mrs. Wang smiled and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Baochai told me just now. Oh my god, Baoyu couldn't bear to read the Four Books and Five Classics before, so I was afraid that Baoyu could only be a rich and idle man, and I didn't want him to do it. He has some attainments in practical studies."

Li Wan laughed along with him, thinking to himself that he just thought it was interesting. He didn't know what Baochai said. How could it be said by Mrs. Wang that he had some attainments?

I heard Mrs. Wang say: "I have just discussed with my concubine to find a few practical scholars in the past two days, and I will also trouble Brother Jian to help with the selection."

Li Wan agreed, saying that it was just as it should be.

At that moment, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but think about it, thinking that if Baoyu would advance in the future and get an official position, her life would be enough.

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "With Baoyu's cleverness, I don't think my future will be any worse than Brother Jian's in the future. My son, what are you talking about?"

Baochai knew that her mother disliked Li Weijian because of her brother's affairs, but how could there be any truth in saying this in front of Li Wan?

So he said: "It's too early to tell. If Brother Bao puts his mind to studying hard, I think he will have a bright future in the future."

Mrs. Wang also felt that her sister's words were inappropriate. Seeing that Li Wan was sullen and silent, she said, "Brother Zhu's daughter-in-law has also been busy all day, so let's go back and make arrangements. You are burdened with errands now, so you don't have to come to my place every day to set up." rule."

Li Wan agreed, then stood up and said goodbye.Li Wan was extremely disdainful when he came out of Mrs. Wang's courtyard.She knew Baoyu's temperament. He spent three days fishing and two days drying nets. How could he study hard with such a temperament?So what if you put a lot of thought into it? There are many smart people in the world who are practical, but how many of them can compare with Brother Jian?

Looking at the situation just now, Aunt Xue seems to be protecting Baoyu as her son-in-law, but she looks down on Brother Jian, who just caused the storm, ha!With such a lack of expression, no wonder the Xue family has fallen so far!
Li Wan didn't mention it when he returned home to teach Jia Lan. That was the way it was today. He didn't want someone in the Rongguo Mansion to be dissatisfied because Li Weijian missed someone in class.

Who was left out?It’s Aunt Zhao’s son Jia Huan!
Aunt Zhao found out later that Li Weijian was in class, but she didn't invite Jia Huan to attend. She immediately scolded Li Weijian bloody.Then he sent his maids to look around, and later learned that it was Baoyu who had forgotten Jia Huan!

If it was just Li Weijian, Aunt Zhao would have scolded him. After all, they were far away. Even if she had all kinds of tricks, she couldn't use them against Li Weijian.But it was Baoyu who had forgotten her son, and Aunt Zhao suddenly felt angry. How could she hold it back?

When Jia Zheng entered the room from Mengpo Zhai, Aunt Zhao had a long face, sat upright on the bed and turned her head, but did not even look at Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng was puzzled, so he came closer and said, "What's going on?"

"What else can I do? My wife is too partial. She only thinks that the one born with the jade in her mouth is her son, but Brother Huan is not."

"How did you say this?"

Aunt Zhao said aggrievedly: "Today, my wife asked Brother Jian to give Baoyu some practical lessons. Brother Lan and the girls all went together, but they forgot Brother Huan. Master, even Xichun and Yingchun went to listen. Oh, where is my ring?"

Jia Zheng frowned. He didn't like the practice of practical learning, so he said casually: "Practical learning is a small way after all, and the classics and articles are the right principles. Baoyu's evil obstacle was that he could not learn the Four Books and Five Classics, so he turned to practical learning out of desperation. . Now that Huan'er is still young, he will study in private school first. If he succeeds in the future, I will find a famous teacher for him."

Aunt Zhao felt a little relieved, got up and helped Jia Zheng sit down, gently kneading his shoulders, and said in small words: "I can keep my words. They are all my sons, although they are legitimate concubines. This bloodline belongs to the master. If Huan'er makes progress, the master will also have a bright face in the future."

Jia Zheng hummed twice and agreed.

Aunt Zhao kneaded it for a while and then said softly: "Master, are you still here with me today?"

Jia Zheng glanced back and saw Aunt Zhao's face was full of beauty. His heart immediately swayed and he nodded and said, "Well, I won't leave."

(End of this chapter)