Jia Zhen, Uncle of the Red House

　　King Zhongshun interrupted impatiently: "Okay, since it's all right, there's no need to say any more. Then Sun Shao's grandfather Wang will find someone to take care of it. But in the end, it's because of you sneaking out! How dare you talk to Jia. Jane's relationship with people is a big mistake! When the father is free, I will teach you a lesson! Tomorrow you will go to the palace and ask your aunt Changxing to do as your brother says. This is easy for her. thing."

　　There were still tears on Qian Yu's face, and disappointment accumulated in her eyes. She was used to her father's indifference, and said aggrievedly: "If Aunt Changxing wants to ask why, how will her daughter answer?"

　　But her brother said, "You can just cover up your sister, and the rest has nothing to do with you."

　　Qian Yu looked at her father and brother suspiciously.

　　King Zhongshun said angrily, "If you want to do what you want, do it. Why is there so much? Go on!"

　　"Yes!" Qian Yu said that he had to agree, so he had no choice but to answer.

　　Back in the boudoir, Qian Yu put aside the things explained by his father and brother, took out a puppet under the pillow, twisted and squeezed it in various ways, and secretly spat: "I told you to bully me! I told you not to look at it. I'm calling you……"

　　Her maid asked in a low voice, "Master, are you talking about that Jia Zhen?"

　　Qian Yu glared at her, "I want you to talk more!" Then he said angrily, "No, I must ask clearly!"

　　The maid hurriedly stopped, "The county master, you can't go. The lord said that if you slip out again, the slaves will be severely punished."

Chapter [-] Crab feast scheming

　　What happened in the palace, did not reach Jia Zhen's ears.All I know is that not long after, Jia Zheng ordered another school gap and chose to get up and leave Beijing on August [-]th.

　　But he said that after Jia Zheng left, there was no one in the Rongfu Grand View Garden. Not only Baoyu threw his books away more and more and wandered around freely, but even the sisters also slacked off the female red needles. Instead, they regarded reading and writing as the right way. day so.

　　In Hengwu Garden, Baochai was embroidering under the lamp. Seeing Xiluan writing the pen, he thought for a while, and then teased, "What are you doing? What books are you reading stupid?"

　　Ying'er burst into a smile, "Miss Luan is afraid that she will eat all the writing."

　　Baochai glanced at Ying'er lightly, Ying'er hurriedly restrained her smile, took the embroidery stretcher in Baochai's hand, lowered her head and embroidered the phoenix ling and auspicious clouds with gold thread, and squinted at it secretly.Baochai came to the case, but Xiluan only wrote a few rhyme words and wrote a few more questions, and couldn't help laughing out loud, "Xiluan, why are you learning Xiangling's style now? But Do you want to write poetry?"

　　Xiluan blushed, because she was on good terms with Baochai, and sighed: "Good sister, I'm not afraid of your jokes. The previous one was a social day. You, Miss Lin and Miss Yun have done good poetry, although I spent a few days. I have written this book, but I feel that it is not as good as yours, and I don’t have any idea of ​​lowering it. I just think, if I can be a host, I will invite a company, and I will say whether the poems are good or not. Anyway, it’s mine. A piece of heart." He said, tears welling up in his eyes.

　　Baochai smiled and said, "And it doesn't have to be like this. The sisters in the garden are all true temperaments, and they are definitely not snobbish outsiders. They are all relatives. Who would look down on someone else?" When it comes to the word relative, Baochai is afraid Xiluan was worried and sighed in his heart.

　　He explained to her again: "If we really want to start a club, even if we are playing around with ourselves, we have to think about it and make sure everything is in order. We need to be cheap on our own and not offend others, and then we all have fun together. Now that the situation in your family is like this, a penny has to be split in half to spend. There are a few strings of money in total, but it's not enough to be entangled. It's not important to do this now. Sisters are taking care of your face. , it's not good, but if you take it all out, it's not enough to be the host. Is it possible to go for this family? Or do you want it here? Baochai pointed to the east.

　　A word reminded Xiluan, she put down the pen, and suddenly lost, "I don't know how high the sky is." The paper is about to be torn off.

　　Baochai hurriedly grabbed it and unfolded it, said with a smile, "I already have an idea. We have live things of the season for sale in the market in our shop. Right now, the autumn crabs are getting fat, and they have been stored in the yard before they can be sold. Most of the people here, from the old lady onwards, are those who love to eat crabs. The day before yesterday, my aunt said that she would invite the old lady to enjoy the osmanthus flowers and eat crabs in the garden, because she has not yet invited her for something. You Don't mention the Poetry Club now, just ask the ordinary ones. When they're gone, we'll just play by ourselves. I told my mother that I want a few jugs of very fat crabs and a few jars of good wine from the shop. , and then prepare four or five tables of fruit plates, wouldn't it save trouble and make everyone lively."

　　Hearing this, Xiluan was impressed, but still shook his head, "I thought it was bad, how could I let my sister spend money? Besides..." This would not count as an invitation by herself, or it would be disgusting, which is in line with her original intention. Very different.

　　Baochai knew what she was thinking, and persuaded: "As you said, it's just a piece of mind, everyone is leading your love. As for who owns the things and who spends the money, that's an affair. You are here too. For a long time, knowing the situation here, speaking, everyone is almost the same, how can you have such an idea?"

　　Xiluan was hesitating, and Baochai smiled again: "I am sincere for you, don't worry too much, thinking that I underestimated you, we two will be in vain. When the time comes, I will follow you. Talk to the old lady and aunt, it's considered that we invited us together, how about it? If you think more, I'll be annoyed. "

　　Xiluan hurriedly said with a smile: "Good sister, if you say that, I really shouldn't be. Just follow my sister and invite the old lady and aunt to eat a bar in the garden with everyone tomorrow."

　　Baochai reminded: "I still need to invite the wife over there to come with me."

　　Xiluan was too embarrassed to answer.

　　Baochai pulled her and said with a smile, "I didn't ask you to invite her. Xihuang lives with Xichun now, you just have to let the painting in front of Xichun go back and say something."

　　So she called Ying'er: "Go do it quickly!" Ying'er listened carefully beside her, and hurried away.

　　Another old woman came over and said, "Go out and tell my wife that according to the big crabs from the day before yesterday, I will ask the old lady and aunt to enjoy the sweet-scented osmanthus after dinner tomorrow. Say it. Anyway, don't forget, I have invited the servants today. "The old woman went out to explain, but came back without a word.

　　The next day, Sister Xiluan and Baochai came to invite the old lady to wait in the garden to appreciate osmanthus and have a drink.The old lady felt sorry for them, and took Xihuang's hand and said for a long time, "Since you are treating guests, naturally I am an old lady." Mrs. Wang also smiled and said, "You just go and show things, if you want anything, I will go to you. Sister Feng will do it." Aunt Xue, Sister Feng, and the sisters in the East House all disagreed.

　　In the afternoon, the old lady took Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue and Sister Feng into the garden.Xiluan led them to the Ouxiang Pavilion. This Ouxiang Pavilion was built in the middle of the water, with winding bridges on all sides connecting the shore. Sitting in the hall, two osmanthus trees were in full bloom on the opposite slope. , and see the clear water, the reflections on both sides of the strait, echoing around the pavilion, it really has a unique charm.

　　The old lady praised: "This is a good source for the excerpt. You also have a heart!"

　　Xiluan smiled shyly and said, "It's just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, old lady, be careful with your feet."

　　Sister Feng followed carefully, letting Xihuang support her.She watched a few girls outside the railing making tea and simmering wine, and praised: "Even so, no one has ever thought of setting up wine here. If there is, it will start with you, and everyone will know that there is such a place in the future. Missing you."

　　The old lady smiled and said, "you are right. This is a delicate child."

　　Xiluan blushed.

　　The old lady pointed at her, "Look, this girl is so gentle and generous, isn't she better than that poor girl Feng Feng?"

　　Sister Feng immediately called out, "Old lady, I used to be like this. Didn't you train me to be like this? Well, if you like it, I'll exchange it with you and let her be your grandson-in-law. Why? Didn't I agree with you? I promise that she will be like me soon!"

　　The old lady smiled and said, "It's really a monkey. Even Brother Zhen, I'm afraid I'll delay other girls. Forget it, I'm afraid you are more pleasing to the eye!"

　　Sister Feng smiled and said, "Ancestor, you finally said something nice to me, isn't it pleasing to my eye?"

　　Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

　　After a while, we entered the pavilion together. The table, cups and chopsticks were already prepared. The table above was for the old lady, Aunt Xue, Baochai, Daiyu, and Baoyu to sit. On the east table were Mrs. Wang, Xiangyun, Xiluan, and Xihuang. Sister Feng was with her, and there was a table next to the door to the west. It was You Shi, Ying, Tan, and Xi sisters, and Li Wan's seat was faked.Li Wan waited beside the old lady and did not dare to sit.There were a dozen or so big crabs that had just come out of the steamer on each table, and the rest were still steaming.Then Xiluan set up two more tables on the porch over there, and asked Yuanyang, Amber, Caixia, Caiyun, and Pinger to sit.Sister Feng only urged: "There are your grandma and me here, so you don't have to worry about anything." So Yuanyang and other big girls went to eat.

　　She first untied the rope on the crab, and cut off the legs of the crab with scissors. Holding both sides of the crab shell, she squeezed out the crab cover on the crab's stomach with a spoon. The crab meat is cut out and eaten in the vinegar and ginger saucer.Then use chopsticks to pick the crab roe, put it in a clean plate, cut off the excess parts with scissors and pick out, then there is some meat in the crab, pour some vinegar on the crab, put the crab roe into the sauce edible.Then use scissors to cut the crab legs into three pieces. The thin end of the crab foot stabs out the meat in the middle of the crab leg, and then uses the thicker end of the crab toe to poke out the meat in the front of the crab leg.Divide the crab claws into three sections. You can cut the crab shell directly in the first two sections, and use a small spoon to scoop out the meat.For the last pliers, cut both sides, and then break the two pliers feet in opposite directions with your hands, and the pliers shells are completely separated.After eating a crab in pieces, she put it into a whole shape.He shouted loudly outside, "Bring the hot wine here." He also ordered the little girls to fetch the mung bean noodles smoked with chrysanthemum leaves and osmanthus stamens, and prepare to wash their hands.

　　Xiangyun also just finished eating a mouthful of crab roe, when he saw a crab appeared on the table, he was about to pick it up, but he didn't want to just pick up a shell.Xiang Yun threw the shell away, laughed and said angrily, "Sister Feng, why did you put it so neatly after you've eaten?" He reached out to hit her.

　　Sister Feng bowed her body to hide and smiled, "Maybe I haven't eaten clean yet, so you didn't take a closer look. What a pity it was a waste?"

　　Xiang Yun gave a "bah", lifted half of the crab roe, dipped it in sauce and vinegar, and was about to put it in his mouth.Sister Feng just washed her hands, and grabbed Xiang Yun's sleeve, "Sister Yun, listen to me!"

　　Xiangyun smiled and said, "What do you want to do? It's impossible for me to feed you!"

　　At this time, Xihuang, who was sitting beside Xiangyun, rolled her eyes, stood up and ate the crab roe in Xiangyun's hand.

　　Xiang Yun felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly turned around and saw that there was only an empty shell left in his hand.

　　Only then did Sister Feng loosen her sleeves and smiled: "Actually, I just wanted to say that your crab roe was eaten by Sister Huang!"

　　Xiang Yun threw the shell away again and said angrily, "Okay, Sister Feng, you actually ate my food?" He was about to come over to tickle her.Sister Feng was inconvenient to move, was scratched to the waist and fell into Mrs. Wang's arms, and her aunt and wife screamed.

　　Mrs. Wang put her arms around her, "Your sister Feng's double body, spare her once, and I will let her break it for you to eat."

　　That's all for Xiangyun, doing it properly, waiting for Sister Feng to serve him.

　　Sister Feng broke off a crab full of yellow and handed it to Xiang Yun, who ordered to pour more ginger vinegar and ate it on the side.

　　Seeing the opportunity, Xihuang stood up, poured the wine, and brought it to Xiangyun's lips. Xiangyun raised his neck and ate it, and said with a smile, "Sure enough, eating crabs like this is the most refreshing! Sister Feng, how about you spare me another one? ?"

　　Sister Feng spat: "You are so beautiful! When you have an in-law's family in the future, ask your aunt and aunt to serve you!"

　　While listening to You Shi, she also joked: "Since she said that, why don't you wait for your sister-in-law to welcome the spring and explore the spring?"

　　Erchun got up in response, one picked a shell of crab roe, and the other came over with a glass of wine.

　　Tan Chun smiled and said, "Since my sister-in-law is dead, how can we, the younger sister, dare not to obey?"

　　But Sister Feng didn't dare to be too presumptuous in front of the old lady, so she quickly stood up and said she didn't dare.

　　She took the crab in Yingchun's hand, "Second girl, the material you want happens to have two more in the library. I'll ask Ping'er to deliver it to you tomorrow."

　　Yingchun smiled lightly.

　　Tan Chun said loudly: "Second sister-in-law, you ate the second sister's crab, and the wine gave her satin, should I toast you two more glasses of wine, and get more?" Then he took the cup and poured her a cup. .

　　Sister Feng had no choice but to eat, and looked at You Shi pretending to be resentful, "Sister-in-law, just wait, next time I get a chance, I will push everyone in your house to give you a toast, that's what I see now! "

　　You Shi smiled and held up the glass, "It's better that I pour you first, lest you hurt me!"

　　"Come on, stop, can't I hide if I can't be provoked?" Sister Feng smiled and let the little girl support her, and went out of the hall to the table with Yuanyang and the others on the porch.

　　You came to the old lady's table and said respectfully, "I wish the old lady a long life and good health!"

　　The old lady drank a drink and said with a smile: "We are our own people, so we don't like this. It's annoying to go back and forth."

　　You Shi smiled and returned to his table.

　　Aunt Xue hurriedly smiled and said, "What the old lady said is that you have to pour the wine yourself to know the depth, and crabs have to eat their own sweetness without letting anyone else."

　　The old lady said with a smile, "My concubine knows me the best. If a family is the master of the house, they must be self-reliant. The rest are just icing on the cake."

　　Aunt Xue kept smiling on her face. She poured herself a drink to hide her embarrassment. Madam Wang also had a heart attack and said with a smile, "Every word of the old lady is philosophical, and we are naturally far inferior."

　　Without Sister Feng on the table, there was a lot less talk and laughter.

　　The old lady asked, "Why didn't the eldest lady come?"

　　Xiluan quickly got up and replied, "I originally went to invite him, but the eldest lady said that the eldest master was unwell and needed someone to take care of him, so he couldn't get away."

　　The old lady sighed and said to Aunt Xue, "This old man has a cowardly temperament. He only knows that he follows her husband blindly, has no opinion at all, and is also impersonal. Your sister is much stronger, but her body is too weak. "Three disasters and two diseases, I'm also afraid of tiring her. Only the phoenix girl has neat legs, and she has a straightforward mouth, which won my heart. In the future, I will be relieved to have her in charge of this stall."

　　Aunt Xue said, "Girl Feng is young, she should do more."

　　Everyone thought that the old lady meant to hand over the power of the housekeeper to Sister Feng. Who knew that the old man's words changed and she smiled: "As for what happens after Baoyu gets married, let's talk about it!" Mrs. Wang Hearing that, his face turned pale.

　　Baoyu was listening to the old lady talking about his marriage. He glanced at the table to the east in a daze, and threw himself into the old lady's arms and acted like a spoiled child.

　　Daiyu moved to the side quietly, just when Baochai saw her, she pursed her lips and snickered.Daiyu spat secretly, lowered her head and took a sip of hot wine.

　　At this moment, there was a burst of laughter from the corridor.The old lady didn't want to be so dull, she heard it over there, and asked in a bunch of voices, "What are you so happy about, tell us to laugh too."

　　Yuanyang and the others hurriedly replied with a loud laugh: "Second grandmother came to grab crabs to eat, Ping'er was annoyed and wiped the crab yellow on her master's face. The master and the slaves are fighting."

　　The old lady and Mrs. Wang also laughed when they heard it.

　　The old lady ate some more, so she asked Li Wan to pack some for Lan Ge’er, and told Daiyu and Baoyu not to eat too much, and seeing Laogao’s crab shells piled up in front of Xiangyun, she also told her, “This is Although the food is delicious, you can't eat too much, and you will have a stomachache if you are careful."

　　After dispersing for a while, Baochai took Xiluan to take You out of the house, and specially brought a few baskets of big crabs with him, "This is all made by myself, and I also let my brother try it out."

　　You Shi smiled and grabbed Xiluan's hand, "Your eldest brother has been busy recently, I heard that there are a few foreigners from the south, speaking some foreign language, I don't understand, but I called Yiyi and Linlin. I went out and ran out of the city every day, and I didn’t know what to do. Wait a minute, I have my own arrangements.”

Chapter [-] The Musket and Grandma Liu

　　In the firearms workshop by the Weishui River, Jia Zhen specially met Hans and his group of friends who had come all the way to flee.

　　Jia Zhen hugged her shoulders and looked at the Hans in surprise as they looked like beggars, with fluffy hair and unshaven beards.

　　"I said Hans, it is said that you Prussia are the top countries in Europa, and you shouldn't be. Did you learn this honor from your beggar king?"

　　Hans widened his eyes and exclaimed in unfamiliar Chinese: "God! Your Excellency, do you even know this?"

　　Jia Zhen made a small rant, even I know when he died!

　　"It's useless, what surprises did you bring me this time?"

　　Hans hurriedly changed his expression of hatred for professionalism and cleared his throat: "His Royal Highness, this time I brought you forty-six French Saint-Etienne rifles, which are now the most powerful in the French Army and even in the entire Europa. An advanced standard rifle. You see, this exquisite wheel-type bolt, the smooth appearance is like a wonderful girl..."

　　Jia Zhen didn't bother to listen to his chatter. This kind of thing that was hundreds of years behind his knowledge was so obvious at a glance that it didn't need any introduction at all.When he saw that there was a socket on the top of the gun, he stretched out his hand and interrupted: "Okay, I will see it myself, you give me the bayonet first!"

　　Hans kept ten thousand words in his stomach and asked his companion to fetch a bayonet about forty-five centimeters long.

　　Jia Zhen took it and pressed it on the socket. The entire spear was no more than [-] meters long, and with the bayonet added, the length was quite considerable, similar to an ordinary infantry spear.