The Red Chamber: Lianyufengchai

Chapter [*] The twelve hairpins of Fengyuan gathered near the end of the year, Jia Lian put on a thick memorial, ready to compare martial arts in the Beijing camp, divided into martial arts, military strategy, camp, and various items, and there are many more below. Small items, explained in detail, are used to select talents and boost morale. The emperor, Joy, decreed that the prince should serve as the president to sit in the town and inspect, and Jia Lian would serve as the commander and be responsible for all matters of the Beijing Camp Competition. So Jia Lian I started to get busy, going to the Donggong Jingying during the day, finalizing the details of the candidates, and at night with Yang Jihe to identify and review the officers of more than [*] households in the Jingying camp one by one. After that, they were all transferred out of the Beijing camp and were promoted to military posts elsewhere. Not to mention that Jia Lian was busy every day, Xue Panzhi's younger brother Xue Tu, because his father had already married his sister Xue Baoqin to the son of Zhongmei Hanlin when he was in Beijing. I was about to go to Beijing to get married. When I was halfway to mooring the boat, I met Li Wanzhi's widowed aunt and her two daughters - Jia Wen first name and Jia Qi second name - also went to Beijing. Everyone said that they were relatives, so the two families went all the way. We will go together. So today, we will all come to visit and vote for our relatives. So we all talked about the ceremony, and the old lady Mrs. Wang was very happy. While talking about the family, watching the gifts brought, and ordering a meal. Sister Feng does not need to say, Busy and busy. Li Wan and aunts and sisters talked about their parting feelings. After dinner, they sent them back to their parents' home. They couldn't help crying again. Mrs. Wang has recognized Baoqin as her goddaughter, and the old lady likes her innocent and pure. Smart and lovely, first let her rest in the green gauze closet, rewarded many things in the past few days, and feel sorry for her, a girl who has no one to talk to, so he specially sent Sister Feng to send it to the garden, and repeatedly asked Li Wan to be careful. Look, don't be too restrained, after all, she is still young. Xue Tao lived in Xue Pan's study. Hearing that there was a qin in the garden, the sisters were naturally more and more happy, and they all gathered in the Jixu Zhai early in the morning. Talking. It's early winter, the wind is cold outside the window, but the interior is warm like spring. Sister Feng came in and took off the cloak, and said with a smile: "Today it's neat, everyone is there."

Followed by Li Wan and Baoqin. Baochai stepped forward and led her and her sisters to recognize each other. Li Wan was the leader in the room, and the rest were Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Baochai, Daiyu, Xiangyun, and Baoqin. , plus Sister Feng, Keqing, Miaoyu and Xing Xiuyan, a total of twelve. From Niangeng, Li Wan is the oldest, followed by Sister Feng, Keqing, Miaoyu, and the others are only fifteen or sixteen, seven years old. Either these three 7s are the same year, or the five 3s are the same age, or these two are the same month and the same day, and the two are at the same time, and most of the difference is only the time and month. Clear, but "sister"

"sister"

Shouting casually. Originally Xiangyun felt lonely in the garden, but today a Baoqin came, and finally had a company, so he happily pulled the Baoqin, and saw that she was wearing a splendid golden cloak, Ask: "Where is this"

Baoqin smiled and said, "Because it was snowing Pearl, the old lady found this one for me when she came."

Xiangling came up and looked at it: "The strange way is so beautiful, it turns out that it is made of peacock wool."

Xiangyun said: "There are peacock feathers, which are made of the hair on the head of wild ducks. It can be seen that the old lady loves you, and Baoyu is so hurt, and she didn't wear it for him."

Baochai said: "It's really a saying that 'everyone has a destiny'. He would never have imagined that he would be here at such a time. Now that he is here, the old lady loves him so much."

Xiangyun looked at Baoqin for a long time, and smiled: "This piece of clothes is only suitable for you, and it's not suitable for others to wear. You can live with me in the future, the Pillow Xia Pavilion is too big, I'm alone. boring."

Baochai smiled and said, "My sister is here, she should live with me."

Xiangyun hurriedly pestered Baochai, "Good sister, you can let sister Qin live in the pillow Xia Pavilion."

Sister Feng said with a smile: "I have already arranged a place to live here, Tingqin Xuan next to Hengwu Garden, and Sister Qin's name is also the same. But Sister Yun is so enthusiastic, you can go there. Ting Qin Xuan also has the same name. I'll keep it for you, you can live in anytime."

Just as he was talking, Tan Chun clapped his hands and smiled and said: "Today, my brother has a Baoqin, and it is rare for Sister Feng to be there. Why don't you join a club and take care of Baoqin? What does it mean?"

Xiangyun hurriedly said: "Hurry up and discuss about writing poetry! Let me know whose owner is it"

Li Wan said: "Yesterday's day has been waiting for the day and it's too far away, but it happened to be snowing again. It's better to wait for the snow to clear. Let's enjoy the snow and write poetry."

Xiangyun shouted: "It's good when it's snowing! Baoqin, why don't we go tread the snow and play?"

Baoqin was moved, "Then why don't we call Sister Shangbao and my sisters and sisters to build a snowman and play together!"

"OK!"

Xiangyun was about to leave immediately. Fortunately, Keqing stopped them at the door and smiled: "It's cold outside now, and all the snowdrops are falling, so the ground is still full!"

Daiyu pulled Xiangyun and joked, "I'm afraid there is no snowman to play with, only clay figurines to play."

Xiang Yun wrinkled Xiao Qiong's nose, "I have to wait until tomorrow. The snow will definitely stop by then."

Daiyu persuaded: "That's okay, I'll teach you a way. Tomorrow, stand under the big tree, shake it vigorously, as much snow as you want!"

Xichun blinked, "That's the real snowman!"

It made everyone laugh. I just heard Sister Feng say: "Seeing that the snow is getting heavy, I simply won't go back. Tomorrow our girls will hold a banquet and invite the opera troupe in our garden to join in and have a good time!"

Xichun said: "But my brother is not here, no one is telling jokes, and I always feel less interesting."

Tanchun said: "Why don't we invite a daughter first"

Daiyu shook her head, "After all, it's not like that... the mother locust is interesting."

Everyone remembered the situation that day, and smiled again. Sister Feng said: "If your brother knows that you think about him so much, and you won't even be an official, I will come to accompany you to enjoy the snow."

Several girls were embarrassed to ask, but Yingchun only asked: "Sister Feng, it's snowing so hard outside, what is brother going to do in the military camp outside the city?"

Sister Feng sat on the couch, and Ping'er added a few pieces of charcoal to her stove, "Your brother said that the worse the weather, the better you can exercise your will. This kind of weather is just right for training troops. Running in the ground!"

Baoqin asked curiously: "Sister Feng, the second brother is such a big official, do you still want to go in person?"

Miaoyu said with a smile: "You have traveled many places, and you have good knowledge. I don't know that officers and soldiers share weal and woe, and those below will not be convinced."

Ke Qing nodded and said, "The armor outside is thick with ice when I come back every day, but the clothes inside are soaked with sweat."

Saying that, the girl in the room had tears in her eyes. "Second Master, you've worked hard!"

In the evening, Sister Feng changed Jia Lian's clothes and said distressedly. Jia Lian smiled and said, "It's not good to be cruel to yourself, those Qiu Ba will follow me"

Sister Feng said worriedly: "It's just that you can't guarantee that everyone will accept your love."

Jia Lian sat on the kang, Ren Ping'er treated the frostbite on his hand with tears in his eyes, "If he doesn't come with me like this, then I can only let him go back. In the Beijing camp, only You can listen to me alone."

While speaking, the domineering side leaked. Ping'er complained: "Second Master, don't move, the medicine is rubbed on your sleeve."

Sister Feng told him about Baoqin. Jia Lian's face appeared in front of Baoqin's face, she was a very clear, handsome and talented girl. "It's a pity that Mei Hanlin was involved in the reverse case and was arrested in the last two months. Convicted, the father and son were exiled to the frontier. Didn't Aunt Xue tell them, and Baba went to Beijing to get married?"

Sister Feng was also very puzzled, "So, Sister Qin is afraid that she will not be able to marry. It is estimated that she will live for a long time."

A pair of beautiful eyes looked at Jia Lian with a half-smile.

Chapter 2 The day after eating venison at Lu Xue Nunnery, Jia Lian gave the Beijing camp a holiday, visited the officers and soldiers in the snow, and took time to organize a huge snowball fight. A thousand shirtless strong men are divided into two teams. The winners will each get ten pounds of meat and ten pounds of wine. The losers will wait for them to eat and drink. The snowball fight is completely a way of going into battle to kill the enemy. After two hours of fighting, the school field was in a mess, and there were less than 100 people who could still stand. Ten catties of wine, and each winner will be rewarded with [*] taels of silver. There was thunderous cheers in the field. It was not until after the Shenshi that Jia Lian and Yang Jihe returned to the Shenjing. Jia Lian asked, "Mr. Yang, what do you think of Yunguang?"

Yang Jihe held the reins with some difficulty, "Yun Jiedu is obviously a restraint given by the emperor to Dong Weng. As long as he is here, Dong Weng will not be able to fully control the capital."

Jia Lian took advantage of the situation to restrain the reins and slowly moved forward, "Yes, but Yun Guang is a smart person."

Yang Jihe smiled and said, "The smarter the people in the army, the more unreliable they are."

Jia Lian laughed when he heard it, "What I'm saying is, for example, Niu Dawang II 2 is very good and loyal!"

Yang Jihe said: "It's time to change the rules in the Beijing camp, and then divide it into left and right: the discipline is out of time."

Jia Lian nodded and smiled: "I intend to re-plan the [*]th battalion, what do you think sir?"

Yang Jihe advised: "Yun Jiedu can be promoted to associate director."

The two looked at each other and smiled. It's just a way of rising and falling. If this cloud is reliable, then it will have real power. If it is not reliable, then stand aside. After finally returning to the Rongyang Courtyard, there are already servants there. Yang Jihe moved things in the room, as well as the maid dressed in red and green. Just as Yang Jihe was shocked, Jia Lian smiled and said, "Seeing the end of the year, the mere courtesy is no respect!"

Yang Jihe looked at the yellow and white in the room, "This is still a humble gift."

Let's say Jia Lian entered the garden and returned to Qifeng Hall first. There were several little girls who looked after the house, but no one was there. He went to Jixu Zhai again, but there was no one there. "That's weird!"

Jia Lian stepped on the snow more than a foot deep and knocked on the door of Hengwu Garden. It was an old woman who opened the door. Jia Lian asked, "Where are you girls?"

The old woman hurriedly replied, "I heard that the second grandmother and the girls went to Luxue'an to watch the snow this afternoon."

Lu Xue An Jia Lian turned around and went to Lu Xue An. It turned out that this Lu Xue An was built on the river beach near the mountains and the water. It was covered with reeds, and one went through the reeds, and it was the bamboo bridge of Ouxiangxie. When he got close, all the maids and maids saw that Jia Lian was not wearing a robe or hat, so they walked like this in the snow. Now, surprised, "Second Master, come in quickly, it's warm inside."

Jia Lian went up the steps, stomped his feet under the porch to drop his body, and then pushed the door in. There was a warm breeze, and the girls were cheering and laughing. Jia Lian went straight in, and there were two small tables inside. Delicate fruit. There is also a stove with a piece of raw meat hanging in the middle. Several people are surrounded by iron forks and iron nets. Xiangyun also holds a knife and shouts: "Whoever wants it, I will cut it for you. !"

Jia Lian brought in a cold wind and replied with a smile, "Sister Yun, give me a big one!"

Only then did everyone see Jia Lian. They saw that he was armed with a sash, a helmet, and a geese on his arms. The hairpins on the helmet were frozen, and the cloak behind him was full of snowflakes. Sister Feng hurriedly came forward, "You how did you get back?"

Jia Lian waved his hand, "It's full of snow and water, be careful with the cold."

The girls in this room have only ever seen Jia Lian, who is gentle and elegant, and this is the first time she sees Jia Lian in armor. Some feelings. "I just returned to Qifeng Hall, but there is no one. I guessed that you must get together and have a good time! Sure enough!"

The snow on Jia Lian's body began to melt, and then white steam rose. Sister Feng had already told Ping'er to go back to get her clothes, shoes and socks, and advised Jia Lian: "Take off the armor first! It's all my own sisters here, it's not good to freeze."

Daiyu and the others covered their mouths and laughed. So Keqing and the others came up to help him. Jia Lian hurriedly stopped him, "There is water on the armor, and it's cold and heavy. I'll do it myself."

As he said, he took off his helmet, put it on the table next to him, untied his waist knife, and untied the silk sash just now, and took off the more than [*] kilograms of zhajia, which contained a wet white coat. Keqing brought hot water. , Jia Lian put his hand into the water and said with a smile, "This time my heart is also warmed."

After a while, Ping'er took the clothes, seven or eight, a girl surrounded Jia Lian and went to change clothes in the next room, wearing cotton robes and leather boots, "I feel like I'm alive again."

Ping'er held Jia Lian's hand, "Second Master, your frostbite is serious again!"

A few girls wiped away their tears and rubbed the medicine for him. Jia Lianyin smiled and said, "I don't feel it outside, but my hands are getting more and more itchy after coming in. You should apply more, it's best to wrap it with a white cloth and wait for a while. I still have something to eat."

Qingwen couldn't find the white cloth for a while, so she tore off a piece of her clothes and wrapped it up for Jia Lian. Jia Lian looked at it and joked: "Fortunately, I thought you were going to use your sweat towel, Qingwen. I'm wrapping it up! Tsk tsk, what a pity for your jacket."

Qingwen spat: "My jacket is bought at my own expense, not the second master's money."

Jia Lian shook his head and said, "It's not this, I'm worried that you will catch a cold."

Qingwen blushed, causing Ping'er to laugh. When she came out again, Jia Lian was the same... Young Master Pian Pian Jia. He walked to the stove and said, "Sister Yun, is the meat I want ready? "

Xiang Yun had just been talking to Bao Qin when he suddenly heard it, and then he remembered that the meat was being roasted on the fire, so he hurriedly picked up the iron fork and blew it twice. A good piece of meat, the sides were already burnt. Xiang Yun was embarrassed. Said: "Brother, I'll just bake it for you."

"Don't be so troublesome."

Jia linked over, "Leave this work to me. I still remember that I used to have barbecues in the house over there. You don't have any seasonings for the barbecues. You look exquisite and exquisite. Poetry, calligraphy and painting are omnipotent, but you can't eat them! Today With me here, you will be blessed!"

Let the old woman take the tools for dipping sauces of various colors, cut the meat into small pieces and skewer them, and bake them on the fire. Tan Chun came over first, "Brother, grill me a bunch too!"

Jia Lian smiled and said: "Everyone has it, but I explained it in advance, a bunch of meat and a poem. Of course, except for your sister Feng, she has to help me!"

Seeing that it was so interesting, Sister Feng laughed slyly, so she took off her bracelet and rolled up her sleeves, "You just write poetry, don't blame me if you get burnt!"

While Tanchun Xiangyun and Li Wan had already agreed on the rhyme, Daiyu came over, picked up the knife, and gestured towards the piece of meat for a long time, but she couldn't make up her mind. Sister Feng teased, "If this piece of meat could speak, I'll tell you right away, come and cut here, the meat here is the most tender and easy to digest."

Daiyu blushed, pointed the knife at the meat, blinked and asked, "Sister Feng, is this here?"

Jia linked the knife, "Where do you know Sister Feng? The deer's spine, as well as the belly, back and thighs are the most tender."

Said and cut a piece, "I'll bake a little less for you, just have a taste."

Daiyu nodded, seeing Sister Feng looking at her and smiling, she shyly walked away.

Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-fifth They linked together, I folded plums for a while, and the girls went to the kang house together. The cups and plates of fruits and vegetables were all arranged, and the poem title, rhyme, and format were posted on the wall. I heard them joking, Sister Feng He couldn't help complaining: "Dignified Duke Rongguo, grilled meat for the girls, and let people get rid of their big teeth by saying it."

Jia Lian asked her not to speak, "Listen to what they said in it that they want to make a couple of sentences! If I don't take this job, I guess they will all ask me to pick up the slack, and if it's not right, let them make fun of it, won't it? Life is wise and endowed with flowing water"

Sister Feng laughed and said, "It's a shame you still think so!"

She picked up a dozen strings and put them on a plate, "They all pointed at you to joke and laugh, but you were hiding!"

Saying that, he brought it in. Jia Lian grilled a bunch of them, and then stopped roasting. He sat at the low table next to him, picking fruits and eating meat. Chain squeezed his shoulders and beat his back, pouring wine and tea. Jia Lian looked at the waiters around him, and there were nine girls in his room, plus Qianxue, Baozhu Ruizhu, which happened to be twelve, and he couldn't help but say proudly, "It's true today. It's a good day, there are twelve golden hairpins in it, and there are twelve golden hairpins here.

Ping'er said, "Second Master, we can't compare with the girls."

Su'er jokingly said, "It's at most silver hairpins, you see, the things we wear on our heads are not all made of silver."

Yu Chuan'er peeled the peanut kernels and fed it to him, "How about the second master give us a golden hairpin to wear!"

Ping'er hurriedly reprimanded: "This is also nonsense to make people say that there are no rules."

Only then did Yu Chuan'er realize that she had made a blunder, and she lowered her head to peel the peanuts. She was speechless for a while. So Qingwen next to Jia Lian filled the jade cup in Jia Lian's hand, and said with a smile, "Second Master, we are only eleven here, and Xiangling is a mixed bag. I wrote poetry in it."

Jia Lian raised his head and drank, "Xiangling only has this hobby, as long as she likes it. For example, Qingwen, if you like Erye, Erye doesn't make you like it."

"oops!"

Qingwen blushed with shame, grabbed the cup and refilled it, poured Jia Lian a cup, and spat: "I like the second master, we here and that... it's not like this, why only talk about me"

Ping'er laughed and scolded: "Qingwen, you are also fooling around."

Man'er was counting on the side, always feeling that something was wrong: "Second Master, we don't count the girls and grandmothers here, there are more than twelve girls! Su Yun, Zijuan, Ying'er, Si Qi and the others in the inner room, I'm afraid there are only twelve in total."

Jin Chuan'er stepped forward and twisted her ear, "Don't you know what the second master said is from our house?"