Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 21 The Red Rabbit Horse

"Pass."

Niu Junjie's face was ashen, as if he had just woken up from a dream. After staring blankly at Jia Rong's handsome face for a while, his lips suddenly moved a few times and uttered an almost inaudible word. Then he sat down with a sullen face, facing countless pairs of sharp and sarcastic eyes, and drank alone.

Today he has been humiliated!
  When he goes back to the house, the master may not know how to deal with him.

Thinking of this, Niu Junjie's throat was filled with bitter wine and his heart ached. After only a few glasses of wine, he became drunk.

The buddies at the table saw Niu Junjie's decadent look, and none of them dared to persuade him. Even Niu Junjie's younger brothers were silent, lowering their heads and thinking about other things.

The host, Mu Yun, once again acted as a peacemaker. He suddenly stood up and joked with a smile: "The ancients said: If you don't see each other for three days, you should look at him with admiration. Brother Lianhua has changed so much that it is astonishing. Brothers take turns to fight. , no one can win. If this goes on, won't you just smell the smell of wine? Come on, I can't say, we have to learn from the villagers and follow the customary orders for a while. Brothers, who can convince me of Jia Lianhua? "

After the words fell, the silent atmosphere in the hall on the second floor of Biyunxuan suddenly became eager. The eyes of all the dandy boys lit up, and they immediately rolled up their sleeves and asked for orders.

When it comes to playing Yaling, they have little knowledge and may be hesitant and shy to speak. To play with the customs, it is a mountain monkey climbing a tree - its specialty.

According to the classification method of "Jiu Ling Cong Chao", there are four types of Jiu Ling: Gu Ling, Ya Ling, Tong Ling, and Cao Ling.

Guling, as the name suggests, is the ancient "drinking ceremony". What about 'throwing a pot and composing a poem', 'improvising a song', 'improvising a poem', 'improvising a harmony', 'improvising couplets', 'hiding the hook, hiding the lot, and shooting the cover', all the games played to add to the fun at banquets are all It's called Gu Ling.

Ya Ling is what Jia Rong played before. Most of them are word games in which literati "carefully" compete for literary talent. It is generally popular among the nobility and gentry class.

General orders are popular orders, which can be both elegant and popular. Most of them are based on luck. Such as the dice order, the Jiegu flower order, the flower guessing order, etc. What everyone is more familiar with is the "two brothers are good, five leaders, six six six" and so on.

The ordering order is similar to drawing lots. Each person draws one and writes a sentence on it, remarking how to drink it. In the 63rd chapter of the original book, "The Night Banquet of the Longevity and Red Flowers", the new drinking order played by the girls, that is, the "Flower Name Signing Order", is part of the preparation order.

The rules are: Use a dice to determine the person, and the person draws lots from the tube. On the lot is a kind of flower, an idiom that says this, and finally an old poem that chants this kind of flower.

Unfortunately, these flowers, idioms and poems either symbolize the characteristics of the signer or are a metaphor for their future destiny.

It makes people sigh and feel sad, but it has also become one of the important evidences that many red scholars use to examine the future outcome of the Twelve Golden Hairpins.

In Yaling, Jia Rong showed his talents and won a lot of praise. In the secular order, he used the donkey to ride down the slope, and his attitude became humble. Let the children win a few times and punish him with a few drinks. The banquet atmosphere in Biyunxuan became lively again, until they were full of wine and food, and left happily.

Although the ancients often had banquets, drinking was for fun, not necessarily to get drunk. This is the so-called principle of "occasionally enjoying the wine, but always holding the empty cup".

The noble children understand this truth even more.

Therefore, despite the fact that the banquet ended very late and everyone smelled of alcohol, there were only a few people who were really drunk, so they left the party and went to the Taiping Tower.

Someone has booked the place to treat you tonight, how can you not eat the free dinner? So they all kept their stomachs.

When I came out of Biyun Pavilion, the sun was already setting in the west, and the warm sunshine made my body feel warm and comfortable. Like stars over the moon, Jia Rong, Mu Yun and others came to the corner gate of Qiongying Garden on Dongping Street.

The streets and alleys are noisy and bustling with people.

Looking around, there are all BMWs, saddles and saddles, and servants like clouds. The aristocratic children in splendid robes and splendid crowns called each other friends and bowed to each other to say goodbye. Today's garden party has ended now. Everyone has to go back and change clothes before going to the Taiping Tower.

The "luck" prepared by Dongping County Prince's Mansion has already been handed over to the servants of Ningguo Mansion. At this moment, everyone was beaming with joy, holding trays, carrying boxes and cages, and holding BMWs. Looking at the flying gods, they are full of energy and indescribable scenery.

Jia Rong ignored the gold and silver python forging and the like for the time being. The first time he came out of Qiongying Garden, he looked at an incomparable BMW with excitement and joy.

"Hey, what a red rabbit horse!"

The moment she saw this purebred horse, Jia Rong was filled with joy and decided on a name for it. Because the horse's hair is reddish brown.

Thoroughbreds are the fastest racing breeds over short and medium distances in the world, and are also the most expensive. The highest auction price for a horse in later generations reached 7000 million US dollars. It can be said that it was a treasure that Jia Rong could not reach in his previous life. But now, he actually owns a thoroughbred horse.

This horse was produced in England and was called the 'English Pegasus' by the Great Zhou Dynasty. It was transported by sea merchants at a very high price and dumped to the imperial court and the top nobles of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Throughout the Great Week, the number of thoroughbred horses was less than a hundred. It can be said that every purebred horse is a symbol of status.

"Look at these strong muscles, look at this streamlined body..."

Jia Rong stroked the hair of the 'Red Rabbit Horse' and felt the softness of its tentacles. The warm heat came from the strong muscles of the horse, which made Jia Rong admire loudly.

"How tall is this horse?" Jia Rong asked Mu Yun.

"Five feet, one inch and five points (according to the clear ruler = 165.12 centimeters)." Mu Yun replied with a smile. He was very familiar with the data of this English Pegasus.

Jia Rong nodded secretly, and then said regretfully: "It's a pity that it's a mare."

"Haha, you dare to think that the stallions are all imprisoned by the Royal Horse Prison, how can ordinary people see it." Mu Yun shook his head, feeling that Jia Rong was a little whimsical.

The body height of a horse refers to the length from the ground to the withers, not counting the height above the neck.

Jia Rong's black-collared horse is a "Hequ horse" and was called a "Tubo horse" in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The head is larger, the ears are long, shaped like bamboo leaves, the nostrils are large, the neck is medium-long, and the hooves are large and flat. The height of the male horse can reach 4 feet 3 inches (according to the Ming Dynasty ruler = 137.6 cm). It is the "best among ancient Chinese horses". "Good horses", each of which can be sold for more than 25 taels of silver at the horse market. (Wuzhai horse is pure color, worth 50 taels.)
  But this red rabbit horse is actually eight inches six (27.52 centimeters) taller than the black rabbit horse. The Wuzui horse, which was originally an unusually powerful horse, looked much smaller. There is no longer the feeling of being a giant that stands out from the crowd. Simply incredible!

"Good horse, good horse."

With a happy face, Jia Rong gently stroked the red rabbit horse from its neck to its shoulders, and then stroked the bridge of its nose to show love and comfort to the horse. After the relationship was almost cultivated and the red rabbit horse gradually got used to his breath and presence, Jia Rong walked to the inside of the horse, stepped on the stirrups and suddenly turned over.

"So high!"

The feeling of riding on a red rabbit horse is different from the feeling of riding on a black rabbit horse.

I just feel that the buddies riding horses are much shorter than him. Looking around, you can see the mountains and small mountains, and the young faces show envious eyes.

"Your Majesty, thank you for your hospitality today. I'll have a few more drinks with you at the Taiping Tower tonight."

Riding on the red rabbit horse, Jia Rong felt relaxed and happy, and looked at Mu Yun, the benefactor, with eyes filled with intimacy. With a smile on his lips, he took up the reins and crossed his hands in a salute, bidding farewell to Mu Yun and other princes and grandsons. Then he gently pinched the horse's belly, and walked toward the street with his hooves stepping on the setting sun.

Jia Lian and Jia Qiang, including the servants of Ningrong Jia's house, all followed. The crowd gathered together and marched out of Dongping Street, then passed through Zhuque Street. They said goodbye to many of the disciples of Shixun and returned to Ningrong Street.

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  "Second Uncle Lian, Brother Qiang and I won't see you off. We'll meet again in the evening."

Entering Ningrong Street, you pass by a group of private houses, walk through the east corner of Ningfu Lane and the east corner gate of Ningguo Mansion facing the street. Jia Rong and Jia Qiang stopped their horses in front of the main entrance of Ningguo Mansion, bowed to Jia Lian on horseback, and watched him go away.

At this time, Jia Rong was followed by the Sun Heng brothers and a group of boys.

The crowd carried brocade boxes and trays with gold beads, and walked happily along the way.

There has long been a sensation in Ningrong Street.

Whenever anyone cares about it, the boys will brag arrogantly.

In an instant, exclamations arose one after another in Ningrong Street, looking at Jia Rong with eyes full of awe.

"Uncle, uncle..."

All the disciples are trying to conquer the high ground. Seeing that Jia Rong was so beautiful, won the top prize in today's garden party, and received so many generous rewards from the Dongping County Prince's Mansion, everyone was beaming and feeling proud. They all gathered around with flattering smiles, just wanting to ask for some benefits.

"Don't worry, all the servants and servants in the house will be rewarded today."

Jia Rong walked to Ningguo's mansion and comforted the disciples.

"Thank you for the reward, uncle! I have both civil and military skills. You can restore the glory of our ancestors at a glance. The glory days of our Jia clan will all depend on you."

"I have noticed something different about you these days. As expected, you will be crowned the top scholar in martial arts. Tomorrow, the Supreme Emperor and Your Majesty will hear this and promise to make you a high official."

"To be honest, Grandma Rong is still Wang Fu. Even before she gets married, I'm already very happy. If I get married, I will definitely rise to the top..."

Haha, if you can speak, just speak more.

With a smile on her face, Jia Rong entered the main courtyard surrounded by the servants of Ningguo Mansion like stars over the moon.

The stewards who were working and drinking tea in various rooms in the courtyard came out one after another when they heard the noise in front of them. After asking about the situation, everyone looked moved and looked at Jia Rong with a bit of surprise.

Then, a group of stewards gathered around and congratulated Jia Rong.

The stewards of each room in the main courtyard are the main institutional management of the Ningguo Mansion.

Even the master Jia Rong has to be taken seriously, which is a different attitude from the servants. I want to take advantage of this momentum and win over a few stewards.

Seeing this, Jia Qiang was secretly envious, with sourness in her eyes.

The eldest son is the eldest son after all.

The older Jia Qiang grows, the more she realizes the difference in identity between him and Jia Rong.

This also makes him no longer as casual and willful as he was when he was a child when facing Jia Rong. They often look at him secretly with utilitarian eyes. He even thought about it more than once, what would he do without Jia Rong...

At this moment, the atmosphere in the courtyard suddenly became solemn, and the servants and stewards shouted respectfully - "General Manager Du," "General Manager Du."

In an instant, Jia Rong's eyes narrowed.

(End of this chapter)