I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 105 Housewarming
Jia Cong returned to his room first. Because his hair was not yet dry, he read a book in the study for a while.

Qingwen, however, did not rest, but stood guard at the door.

When she saw Jia Cong coming back first, she felt relieved.

Half an hour later, Keren came back after cleaning the bathroom.

When Qingwen saw that Keren’s clothes were half wet, her expression changed.

She couldn't help but call Keren out, and then asked, "Keren, didn't I tell you to just help Third Master dry his hair in the back? How did your clothes get wet?"

Keren could just say that she accidentally got her clothes wet when she was cleaning the house.

But she rolled her eyes and didn't say that. Instead, she said with an innocent look:

"Sister Qingwen, it was the Third Master who called me in to help rub his back, and that's why my clothes got wet. I can't do anything about it!"

Hearing this, Qingwen snorted coldly and said, "Before you came, the Third Master never asked us to rub his back."

"As soon as you arrived, Third Master asked you to rub his back. It seems that we are all useless, but you are capable!"

"In that case, you can do all these things by yourself from now on. You don't need us anymore."

After hearing what Qingwen said, Keren was very frightened. She said pitifully, "Sister Qingwen, I was wrong. I will never do such a thing again. Please forgive me for this time."

Qingwen snorted coldly and turned away.

Behind her, the pitiful look on Keren's face disappeared, and a hint of mockery appeared on her face.

The next day, just after dinner, Wang Xifeng brought a group of maids, old women and servants to help Jia Cong move.

There weren't many things in his room.

In addition, the furniture and utensils in the newly cleaned courtyard next to Lixiangyuan were all moved from the warehouse.

These crude benzene objects do not need to be moved over.

Therefore, moving house is very easy.

It only took two trips to move all the things into the new yard.

Wang Xifeng watched personally and had things put away and tidied up before she left.

The new yard is at least three times the size of his original yard.

After they moved in, four new maids, a few old women and servants came in, and they didn't feel crowded at all.

There is actually a small garden in the backyard of this courtyard, where you can enjoy the cool air and appreciate the flowers when you have nothing to do.

After moving to the new home, Jia Cong was in a good mood.

The two maids, Hongxiu and Qingwen, couldn't help but feel that all the hard work had paid off.

The maids were busy all morning.

They first helped Jia Cong clean up the house, and then they went back to their own rooms and cleaned up their own rooms.

After lunch, Jia Cong took another break.

Not long after getting up, several sisters came together to congratulate Jia Cong on his new home.

Jia Cong hurriedly welcomed the girls in.

Because the weather was hot, Jia Cong simply let everyone go into the small garden.

The cool breeze here blows away the scorching heat, it is really a great place to go.

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Congratulations to Third Brother Cong on moving into a new home."

Jia Cong looked at Lin Daiyu and smiled, "Sister Lin, you didn't even bring a gift, and you're just congratulating me with empty words?"

Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes, took out a book and said, "How can I congratulate you empty-handed? This is a rare copy, which I like to read most every day. Now I am giving it to Third Brother Yu Cong. I wonder if Third Brother Yu Cong likes it?"

Qingwen was serving beside her and hurriedly and carefully took the book from Lin Daiyu's hand.

In addition to Lin Daiyu, several other girls also brought gifts, but the gifts they brought were simple items, such as calligraphy, a book, or an inkstone.

It didn't look noticeable, otherwise Jia Cong wouldn't have joked that Lin Daiyu didn't bring any gifts.

Lin Daiyu asked with a smile: "Third Brother Cong, we all came with gifts. Could it be that Third Brother Cong is so stingy that he didn't even prepare any food for us?"

Not to mention, Jia Cong was really not prepared.

He hadn't even thought about entertaining guests when moving into a new house.

When Jia Cong was about to speak, Xiren next to him said:

"Our Third Master has already prepared everything. If the girls don't come, Third Master is preparing to send an invitation to invite them to come!"

"Now that the girls have arrived, it's just right. Please sit here for a while. The banquet will be ready soon."

Qingwen was about to speak when Xiren pulled her away calmly.

After leaving the garden, Qingwen couldn't help asking, "Xiren, why did you ask me to come? When are we going to prepare the banquet and invite the girls to the banquet?"

Xiren couldn't help but laugh and said, "Qingwen, we naturally didn't prepare in advance."

"However, in front of the girls, how can we say that the Third Master did not prepare in advance? Wouldn't that make the Third Master impolite?"

"Now I'll take ten taels of silver and go to the kitchen to ask them to prepare it quickly, add a few more cold dishes and easy-to-make dishes, and then we can conceal it."

"Qingwen, you stay here and tell the maids to prepare the banquet. You can ask the Third Master whether he wants to set it up in the house or in the garden."

"You can also chill the sour plum soup with ice cubes, and prepare water for washing your face in advance."

After listening to Xiren, Qingwen couldn't help but said with full conviction: "Xiren, fortunately you are here, you have everything you want."

"If you weren't here, the Third Master would have lost face."

……

In fact, when Lin Daiyu and other girls arrived, they were not prepared to eat here.

They had never expected that Jia Cong would actually prepare in advance.

However, after listening to Xiren's words, they felt it was difficult to leave.

Xiren took the silver and did not dare to neglect the kitchen staff.

Soon a banquet was prepared and a maid was sent to serve it.

In the garden, several sisters asked Jia Cong for advice on sketching and calligraphy, and it was quite lively.

During this time, Jia Cong heard Lin Daiyu coughing several times.

Jia Cong looked at her for a moment and could not help asking, "Sister Lin, is your old illness acting up again?"

Lin Daiyu said, "I have been taking medicine since I was able to eat, and I have not stopped until today."

"I learned Ba Duan Jin from Brother Cong San before the New Year. I exercise every day and I feel much better than before."

"I used to have a cough for one or two months every spring, summer, and autumn."

"This year, it's only now that I've had a bad cough. It's much less severe than in previous years."

After listening to this, Jia Cong couldn't help but say, "Sister Lin, come and sit down. I'll take your pulse."

Lin Daiyu didn't think much of it, but the other girls were greatly surprised.

Xue Baochai couldn't help asking, "Third Brother Cong, you can actually treat illnesses?"

Without waiting for Lin Daiyu to speak, Hongxiu said hurriedly: "The Third Master is a miracle doctor, his medical skills are amazing!"

"Last year, Cai'er had a toothache, and San Ye gave him a few injections, and the pain went away! San Ye is really amazing!"

Hearing this, Jia Cong couldn't help but laugh.

I thought to myself: Why didn’t you tell me when I stabbed Cai’er’s cheek and it was bleeding?
(End of this chapter)