Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 6 Disillusionment
At this time, a person at the table stood up and came over, but he saw that he had beautiful features, a pair of peach blossom eyes, a romantic manner, and a face that was vaguely similar to Baoyu. The person who had not opened his mouth smiled first and said, "Wen Long, please sit down first. I will introduce Brother Jian to you." Get to know your relatives.”

He gently pulled Li Weijian, pointed at someone and said, "This is my father, the eldest master."

Li Weijian hurriedly saluted: "It turns out to be the eldest master."

With a brief glance, he saw that the man had a noble face and unusual clothes. He should be Jia She, the eldest man of Rongguo Mansion. The person beside him who led him to recognize him should naturally be Jia Lian.

Jia She responded casually, and Li Weijian met Jia Zheng again. Jia Lian then introduced him: "This is from Dongfu. When he is resurrected, he should be called Brother Zhen."

"I've met Brother Zhen."

"It's easy to say. Brother Jian is young and promising. From now on, we brothers will get closer."

Li Weijian took a glance and saw that Jia Zhen was less than forty years old, with a handsome face, a calm demeanor, and a good skin.He secretly thought that Jia Zhen was a man of both sexes, so he had to stay away from him before he started to take action.

After seeing the courtesy with Jia Zhen, Li Weijian quickly turned around and greeted Jia Lian: "I've seen the second brother Lian."

Jia Lian smiled and said: "Resurrection, don't be polite, sit down quickly."

When everyone arrived, the elder Jia She said hello, and the dishes were passed around like water.

The first dish is braised sea cucumber, the second dish is braised big fish; followed by eight cold dishes: smoked fish, salt-braised chicken, pineapple, shrimp, melon seeds, jellyfish, Huachuan, Changshengren; and eight hot dishes: fried fish, fried Soft chicken, magnolia slices, braised mushrooms, tripe soaked in soup, fried gizzards, chicken tower, yam.

There is a sweet and salty snack each, and the four meals include shredded green chicken, red meat, roasted pork pie, and dried shrimps and cabbage.There are also green rice porridge and red rice for free.

The maids in the hall came over to share the wine and dishes. With just a look, a maid took the dishes from a distance with serving chopsticks and sent them over.

Li Weijian didn't show it on his face, but he was secretly speechless in his heart.Including drinks, I'm afraid it's only 20 taels of silver, but if you include service, it's hard to say.But Jia She told Jia Zhen that because Aunt Xue came suddenly, the house was not prepared, so it was really slow.

After three rounds of drinking, Xue Pan was drunk. He first brought up old things again, talking about Li Weijian's righteous deeds, and then turned to talk about the scenery of Jinling after a while.

When he first arrived, Li Weijian was a little reserved and would only reply when others asked.He secretly observed and observed people's words and expressions. Jia She, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong were all the masters who watched people through the cracks in the door. Jia Zheng didn't say much. He only drank three glasses of wine and then stopped, frowning. He frowned slightly, wondering what was on his mind.

Jia Lian, on the other hand, had a very pleasant conversation with Xue Pan. He also took care of himself when he had time, and seemed thoughtful and sophisticated.

Li Weijian thought to himself, it's no wonder that Jia Lian will be sent to handle any matters in the Jia family in the future. There are very few people in the Jia family who are as smooth and sophisticated as Lian's second brother.

After a long while, Jia Zheng said: "There are things to do in the Yamen tomorrow, so we can't delay. Brother, let's eat while I go back and rest first."

Except for Jia She, the others all got up to see each other off.As soon as Jia Zheng left, Jia She snorted coldly: "What kind of errand can a foreign minister do? Ignore him and we will be happy."

Jia Zhen and Jia Rong hurriedly echoed. Jia She picked up the wine glass and brought it to his mouth. He suddenly stopped and followed a figure with his eyes.

Li Weijian took a peek and saw that Yuanyang was walking quickly towards the outsiders without knowing what instructions he had received.

After a while, a maid came in from the back door and said, "Grandma Rong is not feeling well and said she wants to go back to her house."

Jia Rong didn't have anything, so Jia Zhen suddenly stood up and said with a change of expression: "Does it matter?"

The maid said: "I may have eaten too much wine, and I am very tired now."

Jia Zhen's face relaxed, and she immediately realized something was wrong. She turned around and glanced at Jia Rong, scolding: "What a beast! My own wife doesn't know how to feel pain. Why don't you go help Qin back home?"

Jia Rong hurriedly dropped her chopsticks and responded, got up and trotted through the back door. After a while, she helped Qin Keqing in, whose face was covered with red clouds and her steps were empty.

Qin Keqing glanced at Jia Zhen, her eyes sparkling like autumn water, and she called sweetly: "Master."

This soft chant was soft and charming, and Li Weijian's heart skipped a beat when he heard it, thinking what a beauty!

Looking at Jia Zhen again, she quickly stood up, but there was someone else who might have taken Jia Rong's place to support Qin Keqing.

It was so outrageous that Jia She could no longer stand being so shameless. She coughed hard and then Jia Zhen said with a serious face: "You are weak, why bother to drink so much? Ronger, please send your wife as a gift." go back."

Jia Rong agreed and helped Qin Keqing through the hall.

Jia Zhenfu sat down again, but her soul seemed to have been taken away. She didn't know the taste of the food and hesitated to raise her glass.After a while, he pretended to be too drunk and hurriedly got up and left.

As soon as he left, Jia She said: "I don't know how long they will continue to make noise, so let's disperse. There is only so much time to come. Wen Long seems to have drunk a lot, so Lian'er will take care of them."

Jia Lian responded, and the eldest master, Jia She, stood up, flicked his sleeves, and left Shi Shiran alone.

Li Weijian thanked Jia Lian and declined Jia Lian's offer. He stood up and went out of the hall. A maid had already brought a big cloak and put it on him. Hongyu immediately greeted him from the side room.

"Fourth Master."

"Ah."

At this time, it was getting late and the breeze was blowing. As he walked along the corridor, Li Weijian thought to himself, Qin Keqing looked at Jia Zhen and looked at her, but she didn't turn her back!That's not how it works in TV dramas.

After leaving Jia Mu's Courtyard and turning around the Yimen, Li Weijian saw no one around and asked in a low voice, "Hongyu, how is Grandma Rong like you?"

Hongyu said: "Grandma Rong is very popular, she is praised by everyone from top to bottom. Now Grandma Rong is in charge of the East Mansion, and the interior and exterior arrangements are very appropriate. If the old lady doesn't see you for a while, she will send someone to the East Mansion to invite her. Grandma Rong came over to talk."

"Yeah." Li Weijian muttered and moved forward with his hands behind his back.

Hongyu observed the words and expressions, and thought in her heart that Li Weijian was not satisfied with such an answer.Turning her head and looking around for a while, she saw that there was no one there. Hongyu then moved closer and lowered her voice and said, "Fourth Master, it's best not to interfere with the affairs of Dongfu."

Li Weijian looked at her, Hongyu's voice lowered a little, and said: "During the twelfth lunar month, a woman was chewing her wife's tongue in private, and Mistress Lian happened to hear her. Mistress Lian got angry, and both women were beaten four times. Ten pieces of money were sold out again."

After a pause, he continued: "Fourth Master is staying in the mansion for the purpose of taking the scientific examination. He just concentrates on studying. Why should he care about external affairs?"

Li Weijian smiled and said: "That's good, then I'll hide in the small building and become one, and let's take care of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Take a few steps quickly, I'll be sweating after drinking, and I'll have a headache when the wind blows."

"Hey." Hongyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, finally answering the new master's question correctly.Thinking about what I just said, I can't help but feel a little satisfied.After taking a surreptitious look at Li Weijian, he saw that in the dim dusk, the young man's profile seemed to be stained with sunlight.

The girl secretly thought that she originally only wanted to be promoted to a second-class maid and get more money.This new mistress looks good. Let's see if she does so in the future. If it turns out to be the case, it would be better to be an aunt than a boy in the palace.

Li Weijian had a smile on his face and thought secretly in his heart.Since he couldn't cultivate immortality, he thought about getting the twelve hairpins for a while, and then the bad nature in his heart broke out. He also thought about sitting on the beauty of the hairpin and saving Qin Keqing from fire and water.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered Jia's house, this thought was shattered.Looking at the situation just now, it's clear that this is the concubine's intention, so why does Qin Keqing need to save her by herself?

After passing through the hall and walking along the corridor to the upper courtyard in the northeast, Li Weijian's sense of disillusionment gradually disappeared.The TV series script is just secondary processing, so how can it show the Dream of Red Mansions as it is?Let’s not think about what is missing for the time being, and first think about getting over the current hurdle before talking about it - the money will be returned in April.

Entering the small courtyard, Qingwen and the silly Xiuying greeted them. Qingwen sent two rough servants to fetch water, and followed them all the way, saying: "The gifts have been delivered, and my brother and sister have gone to the old house." When my wife was having a drink in the courtyard, each of her maids said she would come back to say thank you."

"It was done well." Li Weijian entered the main room with his hands behind his hands. As soon as he sat down, Qingwen poured a cup of warm tea.

"Fourth Master, take some strong tea to relieve your hangover."

Hongyu secretly gritted her teeth and gave Qingwen a look, and said: "Fourth Master has seen the wind, why not take a bath and sweat."

Qingwen said: "It will be later. Fourth Master said before that he is going to visit Grandma later."

Li Weijian saw the two little girls clearly in his eyes, and when he saw Xiu Ying cowering away like a quail, he couldn't help but feel funny in his heart.

So he said casually: "Hongyu hasn't eaten yet, so let's go down to eat first. Qingwen should also go down and have a rest."

Hong Yuxin reluctantly agreed, and Qingwen glanced at each other before Shi Shiran withdrew.

Li Weijian and Xiu Ying were the only ones left in the hall. Xiu Ying breathed a sigh of relief. Baba came over and said, "Sir, Qingwen and Hongyu are not easy to mess with. They had a quarrel in the room just now."

"Oh? What are you arguing about?"

Xiu Ying choked and said with a smile: "I...I forgot."

Li Weijian raised his hand and nodded at Xiu Ying and said, "Hey, tell me, if you can't even tell the truth, what will you do in the future?"

Xiu Ying became more energetic when she faced Li Weijian alone. She puffed up her chest and curled her lips and said: "I can't afford to offend him, just hide. If I can't hide, there will always be a young master who will make the decision for me."

Li Weijian smiled and said: "Don't worry, Qingwen and Hongyu will never bully you. Well, I don't think Hongyu will win over you. You can practice your dart skills again tomorrow morning to make sure they don't dare to bully you."

"Oh." Xiu Ying responded in a muffled voice, but felt a little uncomfortable.

In today's world, where the male leads the outside and the female leads the inside, unless the situation is compelling, how can Xiu Ying know how to wield a sword or a gun, and go out in public to join Hai Ping in the green leather business?Perhaps because of this, Xiu Ying felt a little inferior.

"Come on, just stay here while I go to the study to read."

Li Weijian left Xiu Ying behind and went into the study alone, found a book and looked through it carefully.In that booklet were newspapers and newspapers that he had cut out over several months. Most of them were related to government affairs, and a few were about scientific developments.

Today's practical learning, also known as enlightenment practical learning, originated from Xu Guangqi in the late Ming Dynasty.After Taizong Li came to Dingding in the Central Plains, he paid special attention to practical learning. Influenced by this, Western learning spread eastward, forming the current school of practical learning.

It's a pity that Li Guo died too early. The Pingliao War had just begun, and Li Guo died of illness.Although the successor Emperor Zhaowu plowed the court and wiped out the Hou Jin Dynasty, he failed to uphold Li Guo's legacy and focused again on Neo-Confucianism.

After that, Emperor Xiaojing's military preparations were broad and he was weak in his later years. The Junggars took advantage of the situation and swept across the Western Regions, capturing Uszang and marching to Qinghai and the northwest.

Ten years ago, the imperial commander went on a personal expedition and returned with a huge defeat in the vast sea.Today, Emperor Shangzhenghe took advantage of the situation and launched a mutiny, imprisoning the prince and Emperor Xiaojing. The literati in the south of the Yangtze River privately called it the Chengtianmen Incident.

This scholar especially valued practical learning. From the moment he ascended the throne, he made rumors about reforming the imperial examination.It was not until last year that King Dongping led the [-]-strong Beijing army to Qinghai and was completely annihilated. King Dongping only escaped with his own life. Now he became furious and fired two elders, and then he forcibly promoted the rural examination for practical learning.

Li Weijian slid his fingers along the handwriting, stopped at a name, and thought to himself.This article in the Di newspaper said that Chen Hongmou, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was transferred to the central government and became the bachelor of Zhongji Palace and the chief assistant of the cabinet.This man is a leader in practical learning. He has written letters for reform and innovation in the past ten years. As soon as he enters the imperial capital, the imperial court may take action.

Unfortunately, there were too few texts about technological development in newspapers and newspapers. Li Weijian only saw the weaving fields of thousands of female workers in the south of the Yangtze River, using water-powered looms. He did not know what the situation was like in Shenjing.

He was lost in thought when he heard footsteps approaching.

The door of the room opened and Qingwen said: "Fourth Master, Sister Suyun from Grandma's side is here."

"please come in."

Li Weijian turned around and saw Qingwen leading Suyun.Suyun smiled and said, "Fourth Master, my eldest grandma has eaten too much and said she won't bring Brother Lang over today. She will come back tomorrow so that Fourth Master can rest early."

"Sister, did you drink too much?"

Suyun said: "Grandma felt happy after meeting the fourth master, so she had a few more drinks. When the wind blew out, she became a little drunk."

Li Weijian smiled and nodded: "Okay, I understand. Qingwen, send Suyun off for me."

Qingwen agreed and led Suyun away.

Following Hongyu, he came over again and asked if he wanted to bring hot water for a bath.Li Weijian agreed, and within a short while he roughly ordered the maid to bring the wooden bucket and pour hot water back and forth.

Six screens stood at the door, which not only served as partitions, but also blocked the cold wind.The charcoal fire had already been lit in the smoker, and Hongyu placed the sachet on the smoker. In an instant, the whole room was filled with styrax incense.

Li Weijian took off his clothes and sat in the barrel, groaning in comfort.Then she heard Xiu Ying's voice and ran out covering her face in shame.

Li Weijian was startled, thinking that this stupid girl Xiu Ying is really useless. If she doesn't seize the opportunity now, she still wants to be a concubine?
After thinking for a while, a figure walked around the screen and wiped his back with a wet towel dipped in hot water.

Turning around, she saw Qingwen with a red face.

It was Xu's first time taking a bath for a man, and his pretty little face was full of discomfort.Li Weijian was also a little uncomfortable in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He only said in a normal tone: "Suyun sent it back? Did you see big sister?"

"Send it back... Grandma is drunk and is sobering up in the Nuan Pavilion."

(End of this chapter)