Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 103

On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Cao Yong didn't wake up until he climbed three poles, his head was still a little heavy, and he shook like a lead lump wandering in it.I sniffed my nose and felt that my nose was a bit blocked, probably because I had a cold.He rubbed his temples, thinking about what happened last night.

I completely forgot how I came back to the room, I only vaguely remembered that I was drunk, went out to have a shower, and saw the stars all over the sky.Afterwards, the memory was a little confused, as if in a dream for a while, and in reality for a while.Dreamed of Li Shipinger and the others suffering, dreamed of Zijing coming over with a cloak, dreamed of Wanyan Yongjia in a trance...

Um?Dreaming of Wanyan Yongjia?Cao Yong shook his head, confused, where is this.

Cao Yong squinted his eyes, looking at the sky outside the window, it was not very bright, and he didn't know what time it was.

The servant girl Huan'er who was guarding the room saw that Cao Yong had woken up, and hurriedly brought tea over: "Master, do you feel better?"

Cao Yong hummed, sat up, patted the back of his head, took two gulps from the gaiwan, but still felt thirsty, and sent her to pour tea again.

Asking what time it is, Huan'er smiled and replied, "It's a quarter past ten ([-]:[-] in the morning)!" Looking at Cao Yong's head to look out the window, he hurriedly said, "It's only cloudy, and it hasn't snowed yet. Is the uncle going to wake up?"

Cao Yong nodded, no wonder it felt dark.He stretched himself, and slept really soundly. He drank too much wine yesterday, and he felt pain in all his bones.He rubbed and pinched his body, only to find that his clothes were damp, as if they had been scooped up by water.

Huan'er has already taken out a set of underwear from the cabinet, and handed it to Cao Yong: "Mr. had a high fever last night. He drank ginger soup and covered his body with sweat. The fever subsided in the middle of the night. Mr. changed his clothes first. Let’s get up again, so that the clothes won’t get caught in the wind and get cold.” Then, he put down the curtain and let Cao Yong change clothes inside, and went down to drink water by himself.

After a while, Zhu'er also came in, seeing Cao Yong changed his clothes and went down to the ground, while serving Cao Yong to change his coat, he complained: "It's true, sir, why didn't you bring anyone to follow you yesterday? Fell outside! Fortunately, people saw it. If no one saw it, in such a cold day, it would be impossible to lie down for an hour, let alone a night. Just like that, I was frozen! Yesterday! But we were terrified, but fortunately, after drinking the ginger soup, we sweated and the fever went away..."

Cao Yong listened to her Amethyst accent, and said with a smile: "It's all my fault, which makes you worry. Where is your Amethyst sister?"

"I went to prepare a banquet for Miss San. Today is Miss San's birthday!" Zhu'er replied.

Cao Yong nodded, after washing, the breakfast was very light porridge and side dishes.

During the meal, Zijing came in from the outside, saw that Cao Yong had eaten, felt more at ease, and asked: "How do you feel, sir? I have sent someone to invite the doctor."

Cao Yong waved his hand: "It's not in the way." He asked again, "Where are Pinger Songer and the others?"

Zijing replied: "Second Master Ning and the others all went hunting, and Third Miss, Baogege and Grandma Ning also went. Only Miss Yongjia didn't go with her because of her old arm injury and she couldn't ride a horse and draw a bow. I have asked someone to take her to the garden."

"I went hunting!" Cao Yong felt a pity in his heart. He wanted to go very much, but it was difficult for him to bend his bow and shoot with such a headache.

Zijing chatted with him about the evening banquet again, and then hurried down to get busy.

Cao Yong felt that he had nothing to do and didn't want to sleep anymore, so he decided to go to the hot spring.I didn't get drunk yesterday, so I made up for it today.

However, I seem to remember reading the knowledge about whether I can soak in hot springs when I have a cold, but I don’t remember whether it is possible or not.After a little thought, the temperature is high, sweating, and there are minerals, so it should be good.The point is, I came to the hot spring Zhuangzi once, but I didn't take a bath in the end, how could I be reconciled?

So, Cao Yong decided to go, and casually told Zhuer to prepare him with towels and other clothes for a change.

But Zhu'er persuaded: "My uncle just broke out in sweat. What should I do if I go out to let the wind blow? Yinuservant said, "You should rest in the house. Besides, I have already sent someone to the nearest town to invite a doctor. Come back after speaking."

"Call me when the doctor comes!" Cao Yong said, "I'm only in the Songyuan on the west side, and the pool is inside the house, so it's okay."

Zhuer then should be, packed up things and followed Cao Yong out.

When he arrived at the entrance of Cuisong Courtyard, he handed over the things to the servant who was on duty inside, and told the servant a few words before turning his head and going back.

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Cui Song Yuan is also a winter-view courtyard. There are pines and cypresses planted around the courtyard, but there are no trees beside the pool, but a half wall built with strange stones.Like Canmeiyuan, Cuishongyuan has two sets of hot spring pools, indoor and outdoor.Although the two courtyards are in the same area, they are not adjacent to each other, and there is a plum grove in the middle.

On a whim, Cao Yong swam two laps in the pool. It was very enjoyable. It seemed that his head was not so heavy, and his arms and legs were not so sore.In the past, it was always said that a rich man could swim in the bathtub, but now, he has become such a rich man.

There is a small table on one side of the pool, on which there are sweet and salty snacks in a red lacquer carved double food box, and five purple sand pots with different colors and patterns are placed on the black lacquer and gold tea tray beside it. The fist is slightly bigger, and it can hold at most two cups of tea inside, but it is only for the convenience of those who take a bath.

Cao Yong took a pot and took a sip, then took a piece of snack and put it in his mouth, but found that because of the heavy steam near the bath, the snack became a bit damp, and the crispy skin became soft and unbearable.

Cao Yong swallowed it reluctantly. After thinking for a while, he didn't think of a good way to solve the problem of dim sum becoming soft. The humidity in the room was too high, even if he put a cover on it, the dim sum might not be able to dry. Simply let the fruit plate replace the dessert.

Cao Yong was concentrating on the problem of dim sum returning to the tide, and the servant outside called back, saying that the doctor had been invited.When he came back to his senses, he couldn't help thinking that he was amused. This was his own village, not a resort where he planned to entertain guests, so he was thinking about something.

Cao Yong put on his clothes and went back. He saw that the visitor was a middle-aged man dressed as a country gentleman.

The man thought that he seldom dealt with rich and noble families, and his behavior seemed a little cautious. After a while, when he talked about medicine, he was somewhat eloquent, but he concluded that it was just a cold.Prescribed two medicines, saying that it would be fine if Cao Yong took it.

Cao Yong bowed his hand and thanked him. Zijing asked the servant to give the doctor two taels of silver for the consultation, and still asked someone to drive back, and then sent someone to boil medicine.

After taking the medicine, Cao Yong fell asleep again, and Zhu Er pressed the big quilt up for him, and covered his body with sweat again.When I got up again, I felt much refreshed.

Just as Cao Yong had finished eating to fill his stomach, a group of people came in outside, but Ning Chun, Cao Song and others who had gone out to hunt came back.

Bao Ya rushed in and shouted: "Cao Yong, I heard that you were drunk yesterday, and you are going to sleep outside the garden?!"

Cao Yong smiled awkwardly, Ning Chun hurriedly accepted the words, and helped smooth things over: "I was happy yesterday, and everyone was too drunk. I couldn't sit on the stool either, so I slipped up."

Seshitu smiled and said that everyone was drunk, and he didn't know how to go back, and then asked Cao Yong: "Is it better? I heard that you had a fever last night, but fortunately you retired. Did the doctor invite you?" ?”

Cao Yong said that he was much better after drinking the medicine, and asked them how they went out today.

When it came to hunting, Baoya forgot that she wanted to tease Cao Yong, and hurriedly showed off: "It's a shame that you didn't go up today, we hunted a deer! Brother Sai is very skilled, and his arrows are perfect! Immediately His skill is not inferior to that of Sukhbaru. Hey, it would be great if Sukhbaru came, and he could compete with Big Brother Sai!"

Cao Yong wondered: "A deer?" This is not in the northeast forest. It would be nice if there are some pheasants, hares and deer in the barren mountains and mountains around here. Can there be deer?
"Yeah, it's a big one!" Bao Ya described it with gestures, and everyone else nodded and said it was indeed a deer.

Yongsheng here often goes hunting in the rich and powerful's village, and he knows the truth about hunting animals. There are so many prey to hunt in the barren mountains and wilds.If it wasn't for raising wild animals for hunting like the royal hunting ground, it was probably a live animal bought by Zhuangzi's housekeeper with money and put in the forest before the master went hunting.The housekeeper of the Cao family specially put in the deer or something. Thinking of this, a knowing smile appeared on his face.

Cao Yongyuan also thought of this episode, seeing Yongsheng's strange smile, he knew that what he expected was right, so he didn't say any more.Whether it's keeping prey in enclosures or buying live animals temporarily, he doesn't agree with it in his heart.Although he enjoyed the hunting process, he was really uncomfortable psychologically.

Where did Bao Yayou happily talk about the deer, and about a rabbit he shot down.Cao Song couldn't help but interjected to praise her, she is really good at archery among women.

Baoya seldom heard Cao Song praise herself, so she was very proud, praised herself, and then said: "In fact, elder sister Yongjia's riding and shooting are very good! It's a pity that she can't go today."

Just as she was talking, the little maid opened the door curtain, but it was Yong Jia and Cao Yi who came in one after the other.

Cao Yi came back just now and went to Zijing to ask about his elder brother's condition, and then he came here to see his elder brother, as soon as he entered the door, he asked Cao Yong with concern: "Is elder brother alright?"

Cao Yong nodded and said no problem.Cao Yi came over and looked at his face carefully, and then he was relieved.

Bao Ya smiled and said, "I don't think Cao Yong is sick!" Then he turned to Yong Jia and said, "Sister Yong Jia, we hunted a deer today! It's a pity that you are not here. I just told them, You are the best at riding and shooting."

Yongjia smiled and said, "I don't dare to admit that you're bragging for me like that. No one can make people laugh."

Bao Ya waved her hand and said, "I didn't lie to them."

Because today is Cao Yi's birthday, after dinner in the afternoon, Baoya clamored for everyone to get together to have fun at night, so as to save everyone from doing their own things like last night, which was really boring.Everyone loves to be lively, so naturally they like it.

Because Cao Yong rested here in Ruihuayuan, everyone took care of him so he couldn't see the wind, so they decided to hold the evening party here.

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Ruihua Courtyard is located on Zhuangzi East Road. It is one of the main courtyards of Zhuangzi. The main building has three bright and one dark structures, which is very spacious and bright.Zijing ordered people to burn the big kang in the Westinghouse early, making the room warm.Two larger square Kang tables were put together on the kang, and they were full of dried and fresh fruits, desserts and candied fruit.

In the afternoon, the sky began to snow heavily, and in the evening, it became more and more serious. Everyone wore cloaks and came from various yards with lamps.

Cao Yi was wearing a crimson plum flower satin dress, with a smile on his face, he looked like a birthday star.Everyone got together, and a dozen or so people began to allocate seats, and naturally invited birthday stars to sit.

Where is Cao Yi willing?Let Yongjia, Baoya, Qiuniang and others take their seats.Everyone refused to obey, and smiled and pushed her to sit on the kang.On her right hand, there are Yongjia, Baoya, Qiuniang in turn, and Zijing is pulled to accompany the last seat; on the left is a male guest, who naturally wants to be next to her brother.Cao Yong was old, and his body was not very refreshing, so he asked everyone to sit in the kang.On the left and right sides of him, according to age, there are Seshitu, Ningchun, Yongsheng, and Cao Song at the end, which happens to be adjacent to Zijing.

After everyone was seated, Zijing called the two little maids to bring wine, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.

Everyone talked and laughed, discussing what to have fun with.There are those who talk about beating drums to pass flowers, some who talk about matching poems, and some who say that punching is used to enforce wine orders. Everyone has different opinions.In the end, it was Qiu Niang who suggested softly, roll the dice and draw lottery.

This is a game that the daughters of the boudoir often play, and Bao Ya, Cao Yi and others all agree.When Cao Song heard this, he couldn't help being dumbfounded: "That's for my daughter's play, what are we guys doing?"

Bao Ya glared at him fiercely: "It's just a game, how can it be divided into men and women? After all, we all like it. How dare you spoil the fun?"

Since Ning Chun was told by his own wife, she smiled and helped to speak.Seshitu regards the little girls as sisters, just to make them happy, so naturally he doesn't object.Yongsheng is even more unprincipled. Although he thinks the same as Cao Song in his heart, he refuses to show it in front of Baoya and Cao Yi.

Cao Yong leaned on the backrest of the north wall, looking at the situation in front of him, thinking of the night banquet in the red building, but it is somewhat similar.Thinking back to this era, there are few leisure and entertainment, and there are only a few things tossed and turned.

Cao Song retorted a sentence, but did not get a response from everyone, and couldn't help complaining in his heart that the brothers were not loyal enough.He wanted to say something more, but when he looked up, he saw his sister looking at him expectantly, the original reluctance in his heart disappeared, and he said to Baoya with a smile: "Draw a lottery, just draw a lottery! Let’s see what kind of flower you are Gege, don’t be a cockscomb or a dog’s tail flower!”

Seeing that Cao Song was willing to let go, Baoya was not annoyed by his jokes, wrinkled his nose, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter what kind of flower I am, I wish you a peony flower, that is the true beauty of the country!"

Cao Song was choked by Baoya's words, raised his chin, and finally choked out a sentence: "Hmph, I don't believe that you can't get a flower that doesn't look like a girl!"

While talking, the little maid brought up a bamboo cylinder with twenty or thirty sticks inside.A dice box was also sent, which contained two agate dice.

After being modest for a while, Cao Yi still threw it first, it was four o'clock, counting to Amethyst.

Zijing took the stick and said with a smile: "It's because of the girl's blessing that I let the servants throw bricks and attract jade for you!" As she said, she shook the bamboo stick and pulled out a stick.

Baoya had been waiting for a long time, and immediately reached out to pick it up, both Cao Yi and Yongjia looked sideways.A orchid is painted on the stick, with the words "Mo Ke Zhi Hua" written on it, and an old poem below it: "Lan Hui's fragrance sees the jade posture."There is another small note: A gentleman among flowers, drink a cup for yourself, and the two of you can drink with you.

When everyone heard that it was an orchid, they all said that Amethyst should be it.Qiuniang was her home, and Cao Song was her next home. They both raised their glasses to Zijing and drank.Amethyst drank a glass, and then lightly rolled the dice, one three, one five, the total is eight, exactly counting to Baoya.

When Cao Song saw it, he hurriedly handed over the stick: "Hurry up, hurry up, let us all see and see!"

Baoya didn't hold back, took the stick, and took one casually. Just as she was about to pick it up, Cao Song grabbed it first.

"Chun Twilight at the window!" Cao Song held up a stick and read aloud: "'Pear blossoms have thoughts and leaves'. Those who sit with the Geng have a cup with them, and those who have the same moon have a cup with them. Gege is a pear blossom!"

Baoya didn't understand what she heard, but she didn't take it seriously, she just raised her glass and asked everyone to drink.Cao Song was the same age as her, and Ning Chun and Yongsheng were the same month as her, and all three of them raised their glasses to drink with her.

Baoya tossed again, but it was a six, counting to Seshitu.Cao Song, Yongsheng and the others couldn't help laughing, but Saishitu didn't care, and smiled and took out a stick from the bamboo tube.Everyone looked at it, and saw that there was a lotus on it, four inscriptions "Don't complain about the east wind", and an ancient poem below it: "The lotus flower in Yingri is uniquely red", and there is a note in small characters: The person who wins this lottery will have prosperous descendants. Congratulations, everyone. Share a drink.

On the flower lottery, there was also the words "prosperous offspring", which seemed to imply "the lotus pod has many sons", and everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.Yong Jia, Cao Yi and the others secretly rejoiced that they didn't get this lottery, otherwise it would be really embarrassing.

It was just auspicious words, but Saishitu didn't take it to heart, held up a cup and drank two cups with everyone.After drinking, Seishtu tossed again, it was a three o'clock, counting to Yongjia.

Yongjia held it, shook it, and pulled out one. On it was a lily, inscribed with four words "Excellent products can be sent", and there was a poem saying:

A few branches with dew standing wind oblique.The small print below said: "Three cups are held together, and everyone will drink one cup together."

Seeing that it was a lily, Yongjia felt a slight fever on his face when he thought of the meaning behind it.Because she is old and always dignified, it is not easy for everyone to joke with her and put down the lottery casually.Saishitu and the others drank together, and Yongjia tossed again. It was twelve o'clock, counting to Qiuniang.

Qiuniang pulled one out, and everyone looked at it, and it was a rhododendron, with the inscription "Speaking to the sky", which is also an ancient poem, and the saying is: I cherish the rotten rhododendron most.Note cloud: "Drink three cups at the table to send spring."

Cao Yong heard this note familiar to his ears, and for some reason he thought of the phrase "after three springs, all fragrances will be exhausted", feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart.Qiuniang is delicate and sensitive, and she also felt that the words "sue to the sky" were too sad, and her expression showed a bit of worry.

Ning Chun had the most wink, knowing that it was his heart that hadn't drawn the right lottery, and felt nervous, so he immediately smiled and said: "This daughter's game is really literary and boring, let's pass the flowers on the drums and talk a few words." Listen to the joke, everyone will have a stomach ache!"

Everyone smiled and agreed, because they couldn't find the drum for a while, they used a small wine jar instead, and took a plum blossom made of silk.Ning Chun turned around first, turned his back to everyone, then hit the wine jar with his chopsticks, and said plausibly: "Pass the flowers, to whom? Pass the flowers, everyone!"

The plum blossom passed through everyone's hands twice, but Ning Chun still had no intention of calling it quits.Yongsheng was really impatient and stretched out his hand to push him.But at this time Ning Chun said the word "stop", and the plum blossom was falling into Yongsheng's hands.

Yongsheng was about to show off in front of Baoya and Cao Yi, he drank a glass of wine with a smile, but felt a little troubled in his heart.Where is the joke that is told among friends on weekdays, where is it suitable to tell it in front of the daughter's house?I'm afraid that if everyone hasn't laughed, I will end up with a frivolous comment, which is really not worth the candle.To be on the safe side, I still told an old well-behaved joke I saw in an ancient book:
There are two people, A and B, who plan to make wine together.A said to B, "You give me rice, but I will give you water." B asked, "If the rice is mine, how will I settle the account?" A replied, "I will never lose my heart. When the wine is ripe, I will just force me to return the water. The rest is mostly yours."

Everyone laughed together, and they all said that Na Jia was not guilty, it was just a black heart.Then, it was Yongsheng who turned around and "beat the drum", and the plum blossoms stopped in Cao Song's hands.

How can Cao Song tell jokes?Scratching the back of his head and thinking for a while, he thought of a joke he heard in Zongxue:
A new daughter-in-law gave birth to a son at the first visit.Her mother-in-law felt ashamed, so she took the child away and hid it.The new daughter-in-law said: "I knew my mother-in-law was so happy. Why don't you bring the eldest and second in the family?"

Although this joke is a cola, it is still not appropriate to tell it right now.Everyone laughed a few times, but it was not as lively as Yongsheng's speech just now.

It was late at night, and everyone was a little sleepy, so after saying a few more words, they went back to settle down.

(End of this chapter)