Jinpingmei

Chapter 35 Ximen Qing Takes Revenge for a Boy's Pet
The poem said: Juanjuan You Yetong, ending the class of enchantresses.Yangge leans on the zither and zither, and dances in a charming way.

As soon as the nobleman bewitched, flying cavalry chased after him.Wan Luan invites favor, and can do whatever he wants.

It is said that Ximenqing arrived at the Yamen early, and first retreated to the hall and said to Xia Tixing: "The four of Che Dan have repeatedly asked for favors, and I will hand them over to him."

Xia Tixing said: "There are also some people who come to the students, so it is not good to tell the officer. Since this is the case, now bring it up, give him a warning, and let him go."

Ximen Qing said: "The officer is right."

Immediately ascend to the hall, order the left and right to propose Che Dan and other prisoners to kneel down.Afraid of hitting again, he just kowtowed.Ximen Qing didn't wait for Xia Tixing to speak, and said, "I'll tell you how to find so many favors for you as a bachelor! I should have sent you to question, and forgive you. If you fall into my hands again, you will die." Imprisoned. Get out!"

Even Han Er drank it out, and he was desperate for money and water.There is no problem with breaking official business here.

Let's say Earl Ying took five taels of silver, and the boy who was looking for books asked him for a word, and quietly handed him the silver.The book boy took it up.That Ping'an stared at him at the door.So the book boy said: "Yesterday, I told my dad, and today I sent it to the yamen."

The count said: "His four fathers and brothers have repeatedly said that they may punish him again."

The book boy said: "You old man just take it easy and don't beat him for a while."

Even if Jue got the news, he hurried over and replied to them.By breakfast time, the four families had all arrived home, crying loudly for their father and brother's family members.Each of them went to a hundred taels of silver, got sores on both legs, and didn't dare to make trouble anymore.It is exactly: Misfortune comes from reluctance, and troubles are born from unbearable.

But it was said that when Ximen was celebrating his future home that day, the book boy was in the study, and he called An'er to sweep the floor, and went to the food box to eat the candy on the table that was given to him.The little fellow was very disagreeable, and called: "Brother Shutong, I have something to tell you. Yesterday, Brother Pingan picked up Wuniang's sedan chair. On the way, I tried my best to learn the tongue and talk about brother's transgressions."

The book boy asked, "What did he say I came?"

Lai An'er said: "He said that my brother bought a few liang of silver from the family. He boldly bought wine and meat, sent them to Liu Niang's room, and left after eating for half a day. He also ate in the front shop instead of eating with him. He also said that you were in the study. Here, what do you and dad do for a living?"

After hearing this, the book boy kept it in his heart and didn't mention it.The next day, Ximenqing had a date in the morning, instead of going to the yamen, he went to Yongfu Temple outside the gate, where he bought wine and sat in the camp to see him off.He didn't come home until the afternoon, and he told Ping An when he dismounted: "But someone came, and he just said he hasn't come home yet."

After finishing speaking, he went into the hall and the book boy took the clothes.Ximen Qingyin asked, "No one came today?"

The book boy said: "No. Mr. Xu from Guantun sent two packs of crabs and ten catties of fresh fish. The younger one took the reply and sent it back, and gave the visitor a penny. Uncle Wu sent six posts. , I will invite the ladies to eat for three days tomorrow."

It turned out that Wu Shunchen, uncle Wu's brother-in-law, married Zheng Sanjie, the niece of Qiao Dahu's wife, as his daughter-in-law. Ximenqing sent tea, and he came to invite him.

When Ximen Qing came to the back, Yueniang showed him the post, and Ximen Qing said, "Tomorrow you all pack up."

After finishing speaking, come out and sit down in the study.The book boy hurriedly burned sweet cakes in the charcoal stove, and handed tea up with both hands.Ximen Qingqing tea in hand.He slowly moved closer to standing at the table.After a long time, Ximen Qing pouted and made him close the door, put his arms in his arms, and held his face in one hand.Ximen Qing stuck out his tongue, and the young man handed it to him with a phoenix pancake in his mouth, and then made jade stems for him.Ximen Qing asked, "My son, is no one bullying you outside?"

The young man seized the opportunity and said: "The little one has something to do, and if it wasn't for the father to ask, the young one wouldn't dare to say it."

Ximen Qing said, "It's okay if you say so."

The book boy told the safety section again: "The day before yesterday, my father asked the little one to stay in the house. He and the painting boy were listening and watching outside the window. The little one came out to scoop up water and washed his hands with his father. He saw it for himself. He scolded the little one outside again. The savage slave of the old man bullies the little ones in every possible way."

After hearing this, Ximen Qing was furious, and said, "It doesn't count if I don't take off the servant's legs!"

There is nothing wrong with talking in the study here.

Let's say that Ping'an'er only inquired about this matter, but she didn't know how to report it to Jinlian.Jinlian envoy Chunmei came forward to ask Ximen Qing to speak.As soon as he turned around the pine wall, he saw Huatong'er loosening the tiger, and said, "What are you doing here? Daddy is in the study."

She was gouged on the head by Chunmei.When Ximen Qing heard the skirt rustle inside, he knew that someone was coming, so he quickly pushed the servant away and fell asleep on the bed.The book boy was playing with a pen and inkstone on the table. Chunmei pushed the door open and came in. When she saw Ximen Qing, she smacked her lips and said, "Stay quietly in the room and close the door. How dare you stay close! Mother, please speak."

Ximen Qing fell asleep on the pillow, and said, "Little glib, what did he ask me to say? You go first, and I'll go when I'm a bit careless!"

That Chunmei let him in and said, "If you don't go, I'll pull you up!"

How can Ximen Qing stop him from dragging him to the golden lotus room.Jin Lian asked, "What is he doing up front?"

Chunmei said: "He and the boy are in the study, with the door locked, killing the son of a fly by pinching it, you know what kind of cocoon you are doing, it's just like keeping relatives. When I go in, the boy pushes it in front of the table. When he was writing, he just stabbed him on the bed and refused to come again.”

Pan Jinlian said: "When he comes into my room, I'm afraid that some pots and pans will eat him. He is a shameless thief. Think about it. If you have a sense of shame, what are you doing here in broad daylight with that servant behind closed doors? It's a servant with a stinky ass, who got through, and came into the house at night, and slept with me every time, so clean!"

Ximen Qing said: "You believe in the nonsense of the little glib, I have such a trick! I watched him write a gift card, and I lay on the bed."

Jin Lian said: "Who are you writing gift cards with the door closed? What are the secret rumors, what are the three-legged King Kong and the two [Jiao Jing] horned elephants, afraid of being seen? Tomorrow, Mrs. Wu's house will be held for three days, and a piece of paper will be plundered." Here comes the post, it’s not long or short, and I’m looking for something to make money with me. If you don’t want it, you can teach me to ask for it with the wild man! The big sister is a set of clothes, five coins, and others have hairpins, and there are also hairpins. Flowers. If I don’t have one, I won’t go!”

Ximen Qing said: "Bring a bolt of red gauze from the kitchen cabinet in front, and I'll do obeisance money with you."

Jin Lian said, "I can't go there, and I don't want those sloppy films, which are just a joke!"

Ximen Qing said: "Don't be confused, wait until I go upstairs over there and find something to give him. Now I need a few horses to send gifts to Tokyo. Let's find them all at once."

So I went upstairs to Li Ping'er's side, and found two black woven gold unicorn patch ruler heads, two Nanjing satin, one scarlet bullfighting silk, and one emerald blue cloud satin.Because he said to Li Ping'er: "I want to find a cloud silk shirt and Jinlian as worship money. If you don't have any, you can ask for it at the satin shop."

Li Ping'er said: "Don't take it from the shop. I have a golden cloud silk dress! It's useless to leave one of the big red shirt and blue skirt. I'll do both for money."

Take it out of the box with one side facing.Li Ping'er personally took it and Jin Lian looked at it: "Choose according to my sister, you can also get shirts and skirts. It's good for the two of us to make money for worship, so as not to have to take it again."

Jin Lian said: "Your, how can I take it?"

Li Ping'er said: "Good sister, how can you talk like that!"

After pushing for half a day, Jin Lian finally agreed.He went out again to teach Chen Jingji to change his girdle, and wrote the names of the two on it, without mentioning it.

Let's say that Ping'an'er was at the gate, and Bai Laiguang came and asked, "Is the official at home?"

Ping An'er said: "My father is not at home."

That Bai Laiguang didn't believe it, so he went into the inner hall, saw that the door was closed, and said, "Sure enough, he's not at home. Where did he go?"

Pingan said: "Today I went to see you off outside the door, but I haven't come yet."

Bai Laiguang said: "Since we are seeing you off, we should come home tonight."

Ping An said: "Uncle Bai has something to say, when Dad comes home, I'll just be a kid."

Bai Laiguang said: "There's nothing to do, I just haven't seen you for a long time, I'm free to look around. Since I'm not here, I'll wait."

Pingan said: "I'm afraid it's too late, your old man can't wait."

Bai Laiguang refused to follow, pushed the box away, entered the hall, and sat down on the chair.The boys ignored him and let him sit down.Not wanting to leave things to chance, Ximen Qingjiao Yingchun walked from behind holding the ruler in his arms, and just turned around the soft wall when he bumped into Bai Laiguang sitting on the hall.Yingchun'er dropped the satin and couldn't walk back.Bai Laiguang said: "This is not brother at home!"

Come down and sing.When Ximenqing saw him, he had no choice but to give up his seat.I saw that Bailai was wearing a bald head wearing an old Luo hat that had been washed and covered, just like the old hat from Taishan Mountain, and a hard starched white shirt with a bad collar and frayed front for firefighting. Qu'er's soap boots were bent back and forth, and inside were a pair of yellow silk socks that couldn't be reached by flies.Sitting down, he didn't order tea. Seeing Qin Tong serving him, he ordered: "Take the ruler to the guest room and teach your brother-in-law to seal it."

The piano boy promised, and went to the wing with his ruler in his arms.Bai Laiguang raised his hand and said, "Brother who has always been in debt and never came to visit."

Ximen Qing said: "Thank you for your interest. I am often not at home, and I have something to do in the yamen every day."

Bai Laiguang said: "Brother, do you go to this yamen every day?"

Ximen Qingdao: "I go there twice a day and sit in the hall to ask questions every day. In the days of Shuowang, I have to worship cards, paint public seats, distribute them in large quantities, and the local Baojia Fan serve. I have some free time. I went outside today, because Nanxi was newly promoted to camp in Xinpingzhai, and everyone saw him off, but I just arrived home. Tomorrow, I will invite Mr. Xue to drink at Guanhuangzhuang, and the road is far away. The next day I will Inquire about receiving the new tour guide. The fourth son-in-law of the Grand Master in Tokyo has chosen another son-in-law, and Tong Tian, ​​the nephew of Taiwei Tong, is newly elected to the lobby, and he will be promoted to the commander and envoy. It’s been a lot of hard work every day.”

After speaking half Japanese, Lai Aner brought tea.Bai Benguang just held it in his hand and took a sip, only to see Dai'an galloping in with the big red post, reporting: "The tortured Father Xia is here! Get off the horse outside."

Ximen Qing went back to put on his clothes.Bai Benguang hid in the west wing room, opened the curtain and looked outside.

After a long time, Xia Tixing entered the hall, and Ximen Qing greeted him from behind with his crown.After the two narrations, the host and guest sit down.After a while, Qi Tonger took two cups of tea and ate it.Xia Tixing said: "What I said yesterday about taking over the patrol, today the students sent someone to inquire about it. The surname is Zeng, and Yiwei is a Jinshi. The card has already traveled to Dongchang. Everyone will get up tomorrow to meet him. Although you and I are military officers It is different from the military and guard department. We will get up the next day, find a place ten miles away from the city, prepare a meal, and meet there!"

Ximen Qingdao: "What the officer said is very good, and there is no need for the officer to bother. The students here can ask someone to find a nunnery, a temple, or a manor. It is also good to teach a cook to tidy up early."

Xia Ti Xing thanked and said: "This will teach the officer to worry about it."

After finishing speaking, he drank another cup of tea, and Xia Tixing got up to go.

Ximen Qing sent it in, and Kuan took off his clothes.That Bai Benguang didn't go, went to the hall and sat down again.Said to Ximen Qing: "Since my brother hasn't been to the meeting for the past two months, the meeting has been dismissed. Although the old grandson is old, the master is fine. The second brother Ying doesn't care. Yesterday in July, the Yuhuangmiao fight During the Zhongyuan Festival, even three or four of me came, and no one came up with the money, so they all beat me up. Daoist Wu, thanked the general at night, and called a storyteller, which cost him a lot. Although he didn't speak for some reason, Everyone is uneasy. How about when my brother is the head of the meeting, he still has a claim. I will invite my brother to attend the meeting soon."

Ximen Qing said: "If you don't have anything to say, just leave. Where do you have time to do this? When you are free, you can have a wedding at Mr. Wu's place for a year, and repay the world. It's up to you whether you know it or not. Come and tell me."

After a few words, Bai Lai was speechless.After sitting down again, Ximen Qing saw that he would not go, so he had to call Qin Tong'er to put a table in the wing room, and took four dishes of side dishes, including meat and vegetables, one dish of fried gluten and one dish of roast meat.Ximen Qing had dinner with him.When the wine was sifted, Ximenqing asked for a silver inlaid bell and poured it out for him.After eating for several minutes, Bai Laiguang finally got up.Ximen Qing sent it to the head of the second door and said, "Don't blame me for not sending you off. I wear a small hat, so it's not easy to go out."

That Bai Laiguang resigned.

Ximen Qing went back to the hall, pulled up a chair and sat down, and called Ping'an all the time.When Ping An'er came to him, Ximen Qing scolded: "Thieves and slaves, are you still standing?"

Those who are called to agree are three or four platoons of troops to wait on.For some unknown reason, Pingan knelt down with a swollen face.Ximen Qing said: "I'll tell you when I enter the door, but someone comes and promises not to be here. Why don't you listen?"

Ping An said: "When Uncle Bai came, the younger one replied that Dad had gone to see him off and didn't come home. He didn't believe it, so he came in by force. The younger one followed him in and asked him: 'If you have something to say, wait for Dad to come home. It’s just a small gift.” He didn’t say a word, he pushed the chair in the living room and sat down. He fell behind and bumped into him when he didn’t want to come out.”

Ximen Qing scolded: "You slave, don't talk! You are so timid? People come in, you play money and drink there, don't guard at the gate!"

Ling Youyou: "You smell his mouth."

The platoon of soldiers sniffed it and said, "There is no smell of alcohol."

Ximen Qing ordered: "Call two people who know how to carry out punishments to come up, and really beat this slave with me!"

At the moment, one of the two waiters puts on the finger and just lifts it up.The pain was unbearable, and he shouted: "The little one really didn't know that his father wasn't there, so he forced himself in."

The platoon of soldiers came up, tied the rope, knelt down and said: "It's up."

Ximen Qing said: "Knock me another fifty."

Counting by the side, knocking on fifty and stopping.Ximen Qing ordered: "Twenty sticks!"

After [-] beatings, his skin was torn apart and his legs were bloody.Ximen Qing ordered: "Let me go."

The two platoons moved forward to untie their scorpions, and they shouted directly.Ximen Qing scolded: "I'll blow you slave! You say you are at the front of the gate, you want to ask for money from others, and spoil my business outside. Don't blow it into my ears and take off your slave's legs!"

Na Pingan kowtowed and went out with his pants up.Seeing Hua Tong'er beside him, Ximen Qing said, "Take this little slave down and slap him too."

The little fighting pigs screaming strangely.Here, Ximen Qing is in front of everyone.

Let's just say that Pan Jinlian came out of the room and walked back. Just as she reached the front door of Yiyi in the hall, she saw Meng Yulou listening and watching alone behind the soft wall.Jin Lian asked, "What are you listening to here?"

Yulou said: "I listened to his father beating Ping'an'er here, and even the little servant of Huatong gave me a slap. I don't know why."

Once the chess boy came over, Yulou stopped him and asked him, "Why are you playing Ping Aner?"

Qi Tong said: "Father is angry with him for putting in the white light."

Jin Lian took it over and said: "It's not for letting Bai Laiguang in. I dare to beat the ivory for him. It's not the ivory. Why did you beat the boy like this for no reason! Thieves have no shame, and they have made their own decisions." .It’s okay to be ashamed!"

The chess boy left.Yulou then asked Jinlian, "Why did you hit the ivory?"

Jin Lian said: "I want to tell you, but I haven't told you yet. I went to my mother's house for her birthday the day before yesterday. A jar of Jinhua wine was taken to Li Ping'er's room, and he had a half day's drink with the boy before he came out. No shame came home, and he didn't speak a word, and he was still in the garden study with the boy, with the door closed. The two of them don't know what they're doing for a living. The guy from Ping'an went in with someone else's post, and when he saw the door was closed, he stood under the window. The guy who opened the door saw it. If you beat this boy, you will be beaten to death. Even if the barbarian servant will clean up the whole family tomorrow, he will not care about others!"

Yulou said with a smile: "It's easy to say, although we are a family, there are wise and stupid, are they all evil?"

Jin Lian said: "That's not what I said, wait until I tell you. Now in this family, there are only two people who are fond of him, one is inside and the other is outside. The soul seems to fall on him all day long. Seeing him There is also talk and laughter. We are out of luck, and our actions are like black-eyed chickens. Thieves do not meet robbers who change their minds! Tong has fascinated the heart fox, and now he has changed! Third sister, listen up , Tomorrow some strange things will come out! Today, in order to pray for money, I reunited with him. But when I come home, I will be in the study. Today I sent Chunmei to call him. The barbaric slaves have closed the door! Chunmei pushed the door open and walked in, bluffing everyone's eyes wide open. When she got inside, she taught me to count and curse as best she could. He just covered the left and right. Hongsha made offering money with me, but I don't want it. Later, I went upstairs to Li Ping'er's side to find it. The thief was cowardly, knowing that he was wrong, so he took a set of gold-woven clothes from his box, and personally came to kill me. Just don't want it. He panicked and said, "Sister, why are you so fussy! My sister also has to choose clothes and skirts. Look, so I can take them to the front and teach Brother Chen to seal them." After half a day, I just spat. He asked me for a shirt."

Yulou said: "That's all, it's his sympathy."

Jin Lian said: "You don't know, don't let him go. In today's world, I'm only afraid of the King Kong with his eyes open, but not the Buddha with his eyes closed! Wife and man, if you relax with him, Wang Bingma's Zaoli ──I still treat you as an inappropriate [entry into Japan]."

Yulou joked, "Liu girl, you are gluten, but you have Jin Dao."

As they spoke, the two laughed.I saw Xiaoyu come to invite: "San Niang, Wu Niang, eat crabs later! I'll go and invite Liu Niang and the eldest girl."

The two came in hand in hand, Yueniang and Li Jiaoer were sitting in the corridor of the upper room, and asked, "What are you two laughing at?"

Jin Lian said: "I laughed at his father for beating Ping An'er."

Yueniang said: "I hate him for being so chaotic and shouting. I just want to hit someone? So I hit him. Why did you come?"

Jin Lian said: "I discounted the ivory for him."

Yueniang was honest, so she asked, "Where is the ivory placed, why did you tell him to discount it?"

Pan Jinlian and Meng Yulou were joking and laughing together.Yueniang said: "I don't know what you laugh at, don't tell me."

Yulou said: "Sister, you don't know, Dad came here to let Bai Laiguang in for peace."

Yue Niang said: "It's all right to put in the white light, why do you say it's ivory? I haven't seen such a person who doesn't work a little bit, sitting at home with his legs closed, and it doesn't matter if he wants to bump something!"

Lai'an said: "He came to see Dad."

Yueniang said: "Did that one fall off the kang? Look, there's nothing to talk about, let's just wipe your mouth and eat."

After a long time, Li Ping'er and the eldest sister came, and everyone gathered around to eat crabs.Yueniang told Xiaoyu: "There is still some wine in the house, sieve it and share it with your mother."

Jin Lian spoke quickly and said, "If you want to eat crabs, you need some Jinhua wine!"

He said again: "Just taste the crab and eat it with wine, but you have to tear up the roast duck and drink it."

Yueniang said: "Let's go buy some roasted ducks tonight!"

Li Ping'er blushed upon hearing this.Exactly: the words contain deep meanings, and the titles imply attention.That Yueniang is an honest person, how can she know the truth in her words.There is no problem eating crabs here.

Besides, Ping'an'er was blamed, and when he came outside, Ben Si and everyone in Laixing came to ask Ping'an'er, "Why did Dad beat you?"

Ping An cried, "I know why!"

Lai Xing'er said: "Father resents him for putting in the white light."

Pingan said, "You were watching from the front. I was waiting to stop him, but he just forced in. I didn't want my father to come out from behind and bump into him, and he didn't have much to say. After eating tea, he couldn't get up again. I saw Father Xia He's coming, I said he's gone, but he's still hiding in the wing room and won't go. He won't go until he gets some wine. He beat me up, and you say I'm not good enough! I didn't stop him? He also said that I didn't stop him. He came in by force and took care of my legs! Hit me! Teach that bastard who kills men, robbers and women whores is bald. He ate this thing from my house and beat his back!"

Lai Xing'er said: "Broken the spine, it's good for him to bump down!"

Ping An said: "Teach him to suffer from choking and eating disease, and rotten the root of the bag. Is there any shame and shamelessness in the world, unlike this dog who is bald and shameless, and the dog who comes to my house will not bite. Thieves eat Hanako [into Japan], don’t rot any more of Zie Wangba’s ass!”

Lai Xing said with a smile: "People don't know if their ass is rotten, they just say it's embarrassing."

Everyone laughed.Pingan said: "It must be that there is no late rice to cook at home, and my wife doesn't know how hungry. I have nothing to do, so I come to others to wipe my mouth and eat. It is not a common way to save a meal at home. It is better to teach your wife to feed Han, it would be tougher to be oblivious, so as not to teach the servants to scold you."

Dai'an was grating his head in the shop, and after he had sent the man money, he came out and said, "Ping'an, I don't speak, I'm so panicked. You still promised the master, don't you know the character of the master? You How can you blame people? As the saying goes, you don’t want to spend money and drown silver in raising a child, you just need to see the situation to make love. It’s better to answer Uncle Xie and Uncle Xie, and promise to be at home or not. Promised not to be at home, why did you let him go? If you don't beat you, hit someone!"

Ben Sixi said: "Pingan'er has become a child again, and he is only free to learn, but he is also stubborn. He only plays tricks all day long."

Everyone laughed again.Ben four said: "He just wanted to let people in, but why did this painting boy also slap him? It's a delicious fruit, do you want to eat it with him? There is also an accompanying guest when eating wine and meat. Ten fingers are put on the slap." Sir, do you have someone to accompany you?"

The painting boy rubbed his hands, just crying.Dai'an joked: "Don't cry, my son. Your mother raised you so delicate. You tied the sanzi to your hand with a rope, and you still don't eat?"

The boys in front of here are hot and chaotic.

Ximen Qing was in the wing room, watching Chen Jingji seal the ruler of the gift, wrote a post to reveal it, and sent someone to Tokyo the next morning to send concubine Cai and Tongtang a gift, no problem.The next day, Ximenqing went to the Yamen.Wu Yueniang and the rest of the house, with five sedan chairs in total, wearing pearls and emeralds on their heads and brocade embroideries, followed by Laixing's daughter-in-law in a small sedan chair, went to Wu Dajin's house for three days.It is forbidden to leave Sun Xue'e at home and take care of the house with Sister Ximen.In the morning, Han Daoguo gave gifts to thank: a jar of Jinhua wine, a crystal goose, a pair of hooves, four roast ducks, and four tails of shad.The post said, "Han Daoguo, who was born late, pays homage." The book boy dared not take it because no one was at home.Ximen Qing sent Qin Tong'er's shop to call Mr. Han, and even said to him: "I don't know, what are you doing with this gift again! I will definitely not accept it!"

Han Daoguo said: "The villain has received great kindness from my father. I am sorry to see that I have vented my anger with the villain. The whole family of the villain is very grateful. There is nothing insignificant, just show a little poor heart. I hope my father will accept it with a smile."

Ximen Qing said: "This can't be done. You are my servant, like a family, how can I accept your gift! Even if the original person and I carry it back."

Han Daoguo panicked, and Yang talked for a long time.Ximenqing ordered his left and right to accept only the goose wine, and ordered to carry all other gifts back.Teach the boy to take the post, please go to Ying Er and Xie Dao, and say to Han Daoguo, "you will call Bao to look at the shop later, and you can sit down."

Han Daoguo said: "I don't accept gifts, and I teach my father to worry about it."

I promised to go.

Ximenqing bought a lot of vegetables, and in the afternoon, he put down a table for the Eight Immortals in the Jade Pavilion roll shed.Earl Ying and Xie Xida arrived first.Ximen Qing told him: "Mr. Han took the trouble to buy a gift to thank me. I refused him again and again. He just begged for life and death, and only kept his goose wine. I can't enjoy it alone. Please sit with him, both of you. "

The earl said: "He is fighting with me, and he wants to buy a gift to thank you. I said that you are rare in the big government, so don't bother, you just send it, and he will definitely not accept it. How? I just punched you in the stomach." It’s true, it’s really not his fault.”

After finishing speaking, after having tea, the two played Shuanglu.After a while, Han Daoguo arrived, and the two sat down after the ceremony.Earl Ying and Xie Xi are at the top, Ximen celebrates the banquet, and Han Daoguo fights horizontally.Immediately, four plates and four bowls were brought, and there were many meals on the table. The Jinhua wine was distributed to Lai'an, who opened it next to him, sifted it with a copper steamer, and brought it, and taught the schoolboy to pour the wine.The count ordered Shu Tonger: "I will tell you later in your aunt's room, why don't you take out crabs and eat them with Ying's second father? You go and say that I want crabs."

Ximen Qing said: "Silly dog, there is a crab there! To tell you the truth, Mr. Xu from Guantun gave me two packs of crabs, and now the girls have eaten them all, leaving a few pickled."

Instruct the servant: "Bring a few salted crabs [扌飞]. Today, all the ladies have gone to Wu Jinzi's house for three days."

After a while, Huatong brought up two plates of pickled crabs.Earl Ying and Xie Xida fought over each other and ate everything.Seeing the book boy pouring wine, he said: "You should never drink dumb wine all your life. You boast that you can sing Nanqu, which I have never heard. Today, you can sing at least, so I can eat this bell wine."

The book boy was about to clap his hands and sing, the earl said: "It doesn't count if you sing 1 times. You pretend to be a dragon like a dragon, or a tiger like a tiger, and paint on the bottom and dress up to look like a Daner."

The book boy was at the table, only looking at Ximen Qing's expression.Ximen Qing scolded the Earl with a smile: "You are an idiot, you only specialize in pestering people!"

Yin said to the book boy, "since he claimed you, teach Dai'an'er to ask your sister for clothes, and make up next time."

Dai'an first went to the front of the Golden Lotus Room and asked Chunmei for it, but Chunmei refused.Turning back, I asked Shangfang Yuxiao to ask for four silver hairpins, a back comb, a fairy in front of him, a pair of gold inlaid fake blue stone pendants, a pair of scarlet silk shirts, a green heavy silk skirt, and a purple gold hoop. Son.I ordered some makeup and powder, and put it on in the study, just like a girl, dressed like a jiaona.Walking by the table, he handed a cup to Earl Ying with both hands, and suddenly opened his throat, and sang "Jade Hibiscus" beside him: "The residual red water floats on the water, and the plum branches are small."At these times, who will paint when the brows fade?Because spring brings sorrow to come, why is spring gone?After people say goodbye, the mountains and rivers are far away.I counted the return dates for you, and the painting was slightly damaged.

The earl heard this, praised him endlessly, and said: "Like this senior official, I'll eat with him when he's gone. Look at his guttural voice, it's just a flute. It's just like the little lady in the courtyard. Listen to those who sing." Familiar. How could he be as nourishing as him! Brother, it’s not our face-to-face award, you don’t like people like you by your side!”

Ximen Qing smiled.Fearing Jue said: "Brother, why are you laughing? I'm talking serious. Don't lose to this boy. You should look at him from a different perspective in everything about clothes. It's hard for Mr. Li to send him here. It's also his. Courtesy."

Ximen Qing said: "Exactly. Now that I'm not at home, he and my son-in-law are responsible for all the big and small things in the study. My son-in-law also wants to look at the shop."

Earl Ying drank and poured two more glasses.The count said: "You can eat something for me."

The book boy said: "The young ones don't dare to eat, they don't know how to eat."

The count said: "If you don't eat, I will be annoyed. What will I do for you?"

The book boy only looked at Ximen Qing.Ximen Qing said: "Forget it, Ying Er Dae rewarded you, you eat."

The young man slapped him, slowly lowered his pink neck, and took a sip.For the remaining half an hour of wine, I held it with my hand and ate it with the earl.Just now he turned around, handed Xi Dajiu, and sang another song.Xie Xida asked Ximen Qing, "Brother, how young is the scholar?"

Ximen Qing said: "He is only 16 years old this year."

Asked: "How much Nanqu do you know?"

The book boy said: "The little one can't remember many songs, so he just promised his parents randomly."

Xi Dao: "What a good boy!"

The wine was also delivered as before.Come down and hand it over to South Korea.Dao Guo said: "Father is on top, how dare the little one deceive his heart."

Ximen Qing said: "Today you are a guest."

Han Daoguo said: "That makes sense! It's still from the old man, and the villain will eat wine next time."

The book boy came to pass Ximen Qingjiu after the banquet, and sang another song.After Ximenqing finished eating, he went to Han Daoguo.Han Daoguo hurriedly stood up to receive the wine.The count said, "Sit down and teach him how to sing."

Han Daoguo just sat down.The book boy sang another song.Before Han Daoguo could finish his speech, he quickly drank it down.

In the middle of drinking, Dai'an said, "Fourth Uncle Ben is here, please talk to Dad."

Ximen Qing said: "You tell him to come here and talk."

After a while, Ben Si came in, bowed forward, and settled down beside him.Dai'an took another pair of clock chopsticks and put them down.Ximen Qing ordered Dai'an to fetch vegetables from behind.Ximen Qingyin asked him, "How is Zhuangzi doing?"

Ben four said: "The tiles were only built on the front floor, the foundation was laid yesterday for the rolling shed at the back, and there are no materials for the wing rooms on both sides and the housing on the back floor. , the old ones can’t be used. The big corner of the wall is gone. The stepping feet bring the soil to the hill, and it’s enough to add more than a hundred cars. The ashes still cost 20 taels of silver.”

Ximen Qing said: "The ashes don't matter. I will order the ashes in the yamen tomorrow and teach him to send them. Yesterday, Eunuch Liu of your brick factory said to give me some bricks. You open a count and seal a few liang of silver to him. It must be half of the favor to go back. Only this wood is missing."

Ben Sidao: "Yesterday, my father ordered me to look at the Zhuangzi outside the door. I went to see it with Zhang An'er this morning. It turned out to be the Zhuangzi of the royal family. The big royal family is gone, and now Xiang Wu wants to sell the god Lu Mingtang. We don't want him, we have said It is enough to demolish his three halls, six wing rooms, and a group of rooms on the first floor. He asked for 500 taels. Go to him and tell him that it is 350 taels. Even the soil is worth one or two hundred taels of silver."

Earl Ying said: "I don't know who is here! It's Xiangwu's Zhuangzi. Xiangwu was scrambled for land, and he sued the army in the field for a lawsuit. He spent a lot of money in the lawsuit. He also kept Luo Cun'er in the courtyard. Now I have no money in my hand. If you want, you can give him 300 taels of silver, and he is fine. You can’t get hot steamed buns with cold hands.”

Ximenqing told Ben Si: "Take two big silver coins tomorrow and talk to Zhang An'er and him. If the 300 taels of silver is willing, just take it."

Ben four said: "Small people pay attention."

After a long time, a bowl of soup and a plate of steamed cakes came up later, and Ben Si ate them.Pour up and eat wine with everyone.The bookboy sang it once and went down.

Earl Ying said: "It's no fun to eat wine like this. Take a dice bowl and let's eat it as per order."

Ximen Qing ordered Dai'an: "Just take a dice basin from Liu Niang's room in front."

After a while, Dai'an took it, put it in front of the earl, and quietly went to Ximen Qing's ear and said, "I'm crying in Liuniang's room. Sister Yingchun asked my father to pick someone up to pick Liuniang up."

Ximen Qing said: "Put down the pot, and quickly ask a boy to pick it up with a lantern!"

Yin asked, "Where are those two boys?"

Dai'an said: "Qin Tong and Qi Tong took two lanterns to pick them up first."

Seeing the six dice in the basin, the count picked up one of the dice and said, "I'm throwing some, and each of you wants to say the name of the domino. Wine. If you don’t know how to sing and tell jokes, if you don’t know how to sing, you will be punished with a big drink.”

Ximen Qing said: "It's a strange dog, it's a Tushao knife!"

The count said: "The officer is farting, and I will obey it. What do you care about me!"

Call Laian: "You pour a cup first, punish father, and then give orders."

Ximen Qing laughed and drank it.The count said: "Listen everyone, I'm issuing an order! If you say something wrong, you will be fined a cup."

Said: "Zhang Sheng fell drunk in the West Chamber. How much wine did you drink? One big pot, two small pots,"

Sure enough, it is.Ximenqing asked Shutonger to come up to pour wine, and it was time to go down to thank Xie Xi for singing.Xi Da clapped his hands and said, "I'll sing "Zhe Gui Ling" and you can listen to it."

Singing: You can be a sweet girl with a [-]-year-old heart, a hundred things are romantic, and everything is up to date.Eyebrows frowned at Chunshan, eyes crossed with autumn water, and hair curled up with crows.Dry lovesickness can't be left behind for a moment and a half; the distance is like the end of the world.Thinness is also due to him, and disease is also due to him.Whoever makes a marriage with him is the Bodhisattva who saves suffering.

The count ate the wine, threw a big bowl with Xie Xi, and it was Ximen's turn to sing.Xie Xida took the dier and said, "Thank you for helping Hong'er to bed. When is it? Three or four o'clock."

But it was a mischief, throwing a four.The count said, "Xie Zichun should have four cups."

Xi Dao: "Fold two cups, I can't eat it."

The book boy poured two cups, and drank the first cup first, waiting for him to sing.At the banquet, the two earls ate up a plate of water chestnuts.Ximen Qing said: "I don't know how to sing, let me tell you a joke."

Said: "A man went to the fruit shop and asked, "Are there any torreya seeds?" "

The man said yes.Take it out and see, the man who bought the fruit kept putting it in his mouth.The fruit seller said: "If you don't buy it, how can you just eat it?" The man said, "I'm trying to moisten his lungs." ’ The seller said, ‘You moistened your lungs, but my heart aches. '" Everyone laughed. The earl said: "If you feel distressed, bring two more plates.My matchmaker picks up horse dung──It gets more and more dry. "

Xie Xi ate a lot.The third is Ximen Qing throwing.Said: "Leave the golden hairpin and the mark. How much is it? Five or six seven money."

Ximen Qing picked up the dice and rolled a five.The book boy only poured wine for two and a half minutes.Xie Xi Dao said: "Brother has a lot of food, and it's unreasonable to eat two cups. Brother, let's eat for four minutes, just treat my family as filial for one minute."

The Korean guy sings.Han Daoguo asked: "Brother Ben is older."

Ben four said: "I don't know how to sing, just tell me a joke."

Ximen Qing had eaten for two minutes, and Ben Si said, "An official asked about rape. He asked, 'How did you rape him in the first place?' The man said, 'You raped him with your head facing east and your feet facing east.' The official said:' Nonsense! There is a reason why there is a lack of intercourse!' A man next to him came and knelt down, and said, "Report, if there is a lack of punishment room, let the young one make up for it!" " Earl Ying said: "Good fourth brother, You have the advantage of being in charge of the family! You are not an old man, so what else can you say, why do you have sex with him, and you also love him?"

When Ben Si heard this, he blushed and said, "Second Uncle, what are you talking about! The villain did it out of no intention."

The count said: "What do you mean? Sandalwood target, there is no knife, only the scabbard."

Na Ben Si couldn't sit still at the table, and it was difficult to go, as if he was sitting on pins and needles.After Ximenqing had finished drinking for four minutes, it was time for him to throw everything around.Just as Ben Si was about to pick up the dice, Lai An'er came to invite him: "Uncle Ben Si, someone is looking for you outside. I asked him, and he said he was from the kiln."

This Ben was desperate to go, and upon hearing this sound, a golden cicada escaped from its shell.Ximen Qing said: "He's gone, you can throw it, Mr. Han."

Han Daoguo raised the dice and said, "The villain has complied."

Said: "The madam will beat the matchmaker with a stick. How much? Eighty or ninety blows."

The count said: "It's up to me to sing, I don't want to sing, I will also tell a joke. The schoolboys all sift the wine, even your father. Listen to my joke: a Taoist priest, the master and the apprentice go to someone else's house." Sending off. Walking to the door of the benefactor, the apprentice loosened the sash and let it hang down. The master said, "Look at that! It looks like someone without a butt." The apprentice turned back and replied, "I have no buttocks. Master, you will also It can't be done.'" Ximen Qing scolded: "You crooked dog, what kind of ivory is spitting out of your dog's mouth!"

Drinking is okay here.

Let's say that Dai'an came to the front first, and then called Huatong, who took a lantern and came to pick up Li Ping'er at Wu Dajinzi's house.Ping'er heard that the child in the family was crying, and she couldn't wait to worship, leaving the money for worship, so she had to leave and come home.Wu Dajin and Erjinzi are willing to let it go: "At least wait for him and his wife to worship!"

Yueniang said: "Eldest concubine, you don't know, let him go home instead. There is no one at home, so the child will cry for him! It's okay for me to sit back every time."

Then Wu Dajin let Li Ping'er go out.Dai'an left Hua Tong, and Qin Tong'er came home first with the sedan chair.After falling behind, I went to worship, and when the guests were gone, Yueniang waited for four sedan chairs with only one lantern, and it was August 24, when the moon was dark.Yueniang asked: "There are other lanterns, how come there is only one?"

Qi Tong said: "The little one brought two. Dai'an asked for one, and Qin Tong went to Liu Niang's house first."

Yueniang didn't ask, that's all.Pan Jinlian was interested, so she asked the chess boy, "How many of you have you got?"

Qi Tong said: "The little one and Qin Tong brought two, and after Dai'an and Hua Tong took another one, they replaced Hua Tong, and Qin Tong went with Liuniang first."

Jin Lian said: "Dianna's prisoner, didn't he bring a lantern?"

Hua Tong said: "He and I brought another lantern."

Jin Lian said: "Since there is one, that's all. Why do you ask for this again?"

Qi Tong said: "I'll wait for that, but he took it away by force."

Jin Lian then called Wu Yueniang: "Sister, look at Dai'an, a servant who is dedicated to the bandit! Wait until you get home and answer him."

Yue Niang said: "Nai Fan, the child's family is waiting, tell him to call."

Jin Lian said: "Sister, that's not what I'm talking about. I'll leave it at that. You're a big lady. You have no family skills. It's fine when it's sunny. When the moon is dark, only one lantern is lit on the four sedan chairs. Who cares about those? "

Said that the sedan chair arrived at the door.Yueniang and Li Jiaoer went to the back.As soon as Jinlian and Meng Yulou got off the sedan chair, they entered the door and asked, "Where is Dai'an?"

Ping An said: "Serve at the back!"

As soon as he said that, Dai'an came out, and was scolded by Jin Lian: "I'll make you the root of your dedication! Tomorrow you will only recognize it, and only pick the lucky ones, so don't kick your feet. There was only one lantern, but I believe that the sweating world snatched another one. The boy was also replaced. He had a sedan chair, but he took up two lanterns. We had four sedan chairs, but we took one. Lantern, aren't we father's wife?"

Da'an said: "Mother is wrong to blame the younger one. When my father saw my brother crying, he taught the younger one: "Hurry up and pick up your six mothers and come home first, I'm afraid I will ruin my brother's crying." Don't tell me my father won't let me, I'm easy to do Come on!"

Jin Lian said: "You prisoner, don't talk about it! He taught you to pick it up, but he didn't teach you to bring all the lanterns. Brother, your sparrows only fly in prosperous places. Don't admit your mistake, put them on the cold stove. It's better to have a fire, a fire on a hot stove. Are we born to be unlucky?"

Dai'an said: "What did you say, mother! I'm so young, but I have such a heart, I broke my breast bone while riding a horse!"

Jin Lian said: "You deceitful prisoner! Don't panic, I'll look at you with clean eyes!"

With that said, He Yulou went to the back.Na Dai'an said to the crowd: "I'm a poor earner, and Pingzi father asked me to pick it up, but I was scolded by Wu Niang."

When Yulou and Jinlian went to the gate of Yimen, they bumped into Lai An'er and asked, "Where is your father?"

Lai'an said: "Father, Father Ying, Father Xie, and Uncle Han are still eating wine in the roll shed. Brother Shutong pretended to be a singer and sang there. Mother will take a look."

The two of them went to the outside of the rolling shed and looked inside.I saw Earl Ying sitting on the table with his hat tilted upright, as drunk as a thread.Xie Xi was so drunk that he couldn't keep his eyes open.The book boy dressed up and poured wine and sang Nanqu beside him.Ximen Qing secretly made Qin Tong'er smear the earl's face with powder, and then quietly played with the grass circle on his head from behind.Leaving Jinlian and Yulou outside, I couldn't help but laugh, and scolded: "The root of the thief, he will not be guilty until he dies tomorrow, and he has made all his ugliness!"

Ximenqing heard the laughter outside, so he asked the boy to come out and ask who it was, and the two went to the back.When we were gone, the weather had changed.Ximen Qing went to sleep in Li Ping'er's room that day.Jin Lian went back to her room because she asked Chun Mei, "What did Li Ping'er say when you came home?"

Chunmei said, "I didn't say anything."

Jin Lian asked again: "That shameless thing, did you come into his house?"

Chunmei said: "Liu Niang came home, and Dad went to his room twice."

Jin Lian said: "Is it because the child is crying to pick him up?"

Chunmei said: "It's not surprising that the child will cry later on. He cries even when he is holding him, and he cries when he puts it down. There is nothing he can do about it. I told my father earlier that I sent the boy to take him away."

Jin Lian said: "If it's like this, it's fine. I said it's a shameless product, and the third-class ones will do anything to pick it up."

He asked again, "Whose clothes are you wearing, that servant of the book boy?"

Chunmei said: "Come and ask me first, teach me to scold Dai'an and go out. I'm behind, so I borrowed it from Yuxiao."

Jin Lian said: "If you come again, don't wear it with the slaves."

After finishing speaking, seeing that Ximen Qing couldn't come, Xing'er closed the door and fell asleep.

In addition, Earl Ying saw that the fourth foreman of Ben was making money on Zhuangzi, and tomorrow he would buy the house of the fifth emperor with money, at least a few taels of silver.During the execution of the order, it can be seen that Ben Si was unprepared and told this joke.The Count therefore made him aware of his mistake.Ben Si was really scared, and the next day sealed three taels of silver, and went to the earl's house to kowtow.The count hit Zhang Jing'er back and said, "I have never done my best for you, why did I do this?"

Ben four said: "The villain has always been impolite, sooner or later I only see my second uncle supporting me in front of my father, I feel so satisfied!"

The count then collected the money, waited for tea for an hour, and sent Ben to go out.Take the silver to the room and say to his wife: "I don't get angry, my wife doesn't have a sarong. Ben Si is a bitch, I will guarantee him a deal. He won the business and took his own job, so he doesn't need it." Me. The high-ranking official taught him to work in the Zhuangzi, and tomorrow he asked him to transfer the money to the five Zhuangzi. The money he always made is enough. I was at the banquet yesterday, and he was wrong with my words, and he panicked. I’m not afraid that he won’t come to beg me today. He gave me three taels of silver, and I’ll buy a few bolts of cloth, enough for the children’s winter clothes.”

It's exactly: I only hate leisure and worry as troubles, but I don't know that being smart is not as good as being stupid.

(End of this chapter)