dream of red mansion

Jia Baoyu originally wanted to go to Ningguo Mansion to look for Jia Qing, but after hearing what Xue Pan said, he remembered Mrs. Wang's explanation that he should not go to the East Mansion, so he nodded and followed Xue Pan with Qin Zhong. up.

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Coming out of Li Yan's room, passing by the servant's house, turning around, he saw an old man silently brushing his horse's back in the stable in the south courtyard.

Originally it was just a common thing, but when Jia Qing saw this person, he decided to go up to say hello.

"Hey, Mr. Jiao, where are you brushing the horses?"

The old man who was doing his work silently turned around upon hearing this.

He was indeed very old, with loose white hair, a face full of dimples, and a dark complexion.

"So it's Brother Qing."

He replied indifferently, it seems that he just saw a cat or a dog on the side of the street...

Jia Qing twitched the corners of his mouth, ignored his disrespect, and continued to strike up a conversation: "The housekeeper and concierge are all throwing away money, why don't you always go? With your old body, others will definitely not be able to grab you Yes, by then, how about a few catties of wine to eat?"

It's not that Jia Qing is mocking people, although this Jiao Da is not good enough for his old age, but he has a good body and bones, and he doesn't know how to train it.

Perhaps it was Jia Qing who spoke one honorific title, and his obedient attitude moved him, he finally put on a little expression on his face, but he still turned to Jia Qing and said: "I'm old, I can't compare to what I used to be."

"How was it back then?" Jia Qing raised his voice.

"Back then..., hey, you didn't understand even if I told you."

Jia Qing: "..."

Jia Qing tried his best to calm down, and said again: "Why do you keep brushing, this horse is already so clean?"

Indeed, Jiao Da has never stopped working, and the tethered horse has been brushed countless times by him, and Jia Qing feels skin pain for it...

"What do you know, you usually only know to lead the horse when you need it, you never know how to cherish it, and you don't care if the horse is dirty or smelly.

It's up to us to do these things. "

Jia Qing said that with your attitude, it is an odd number to be able to live such a long time in Ningguo Mansion.

It's so hard to communicate!

Jia Qing shook his head and was about to leave, but he heard Jiao Dayou's quiet explanation: "The horse's hide is thick, if you don't brush it clean and bright, the horse will easily get sick.

When I was on the battlefield before, I couldn't rely on anything, the only thing I could rely on was my horse.

Therefore, when we have free time, we drink and brush the horse, and take care of it better than ourselves.

I'm used to it..."

After hearing these words, Jia Qing stopped and meditated silently.

Although Jiao Da's remarks are very light, they reflect some historical fragments of the time when the Jia Mansion started.

Speaking of which, regardless of the status of master and servant.Jiao Da is currently the most senior member of the Jia family!

He is a generation taller than Jia's mother, he is Jia Qing's ancestor, the first generation of Ningguo Duke Jia Yan's soldiers, and even saved Jia Yan's life.

Therefore, he thought that his status in Ningguo Mansion was different from others.

However, a very cruel reality is that Jia Yan's fifth-generation great-great-grandson has grown up, and the ancestral relationship has long since faded.

Although the people in the mansion still respect him on the surface, in fact, there is no one who thinks highly of him.

It's not that everyone is ungrateful. They really haven't experienced those things.Just relying on family traditions, at most people will be more polite to him.

It would be unrealistic to really respect him as an ancestor.

No wonder, don't look at Jiao Da who is quiet now, when he drinks some wine and gets angry, who would he not dare to scold?

Perhaps, he was also resentful of the gap between ideal and reality, so he would use the strength of alcohol to spill it out.

But what's the use?In the original book, since he scolded Lai Sheng, Jia Zhen, and Jia Rong heartily, he never appeared again...

"Mr. Jiao, have you ever thought about leaving the mansion to live your own life?" Jia Qing asked suddenly.

Jiao Da paused, turned his head, looked at Jia Qing again, and said in a hoarse voice: "Brother Qing, are you trying to drive me out of the house?"

Jia Qing quickly explained: "Where did Mr. Jiao say anything? How could he know that. I thought that Mr. Jiao would no longer have to do these chores in the mansion since he is old and has great honors in our Ningguo Mansion.

The boy can be the master, buy Mr. Jiao a house property outside, and then hire someone to take care of you, it can be regarded as letting you live for the rest of your life.

Do you think this is good? "

Jiao Da had no children and was alone all his life.Therefore, Jia Qing's suggestion can be regarded as finding a good home for Jiao Da.Otherwise, with his temper and mentality, sooner or later there will be troubles in Ningguo Mansion.

After hearing Jia Qing's meaning clearly, Jiao Da's guarded mind fell down.

"Thank you for the kindness of the second master, Jiao Da and I have lived in this mansion for almost 70 years, and I have long been used to living here.

I'm getting old, I don't want to go anywhere, I just want to stay in the mansion and watch the grandpa's foundation..."

To be honest, Jiao Da's last sentence is particularly inappropriate.But Jia Qing didn't mind, and it was normal for Jiao Day to think about it in another way.

Well, let's figure out a way to deal with this later.

Fortunately, in this world, Jia Zhen is gone, and he is in charge of Ningguo Mansion instead.Come to think of it, Jiao Da should not utter those words of "shocking the world, weeping ghosts and gods".

If this is the case, it's not a big deal to keep him in the mansion so that he can take care of him.

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At the east end of Ningguofu Street, Jia Yun finally saw the ceremony that Jia Qing had prepared for him.

In a well-decorated courtyard, Jia Yun looked emotionally at the several pots of delicately trimmed camellias and two pots of sweet-scented osmanthus hung with ribbons in front of the three main houses on the porch...

"This is the yard Er Ye personally bought from a businessman a month ago.

Er Ye said that although this courtyard is small, the main houses are well-renovated and well-constructed. There is also a small garden at the back, which is suitable for Er Ye Yun to be your main house in the future.

Later, we were asked to reorganize and modify various places, and some flowers and plants were removed from the second master's yard as decorations, and finally it became like this. "

Beside, Li Yan who brought Jia Yun over explained.Hearing this, Jia Yun's expression became brighter.

In addition to the three main rooms on the front side of this courtyard, there are several side rooms on each side, and the courtyard in the middle is only six or seven feet long and wide.However, as Li Yan said, it is a merchant's residence itself, and it has been carefully decorated, so it has a very rich and noble scene.

At least, it was much better than his old house, the three dilapidated houses on the back porch!

Among the many members of the Jia family, there are not many who can live in such a good house.Moreover, most of those properties were purchased by the two ancestors of the Jia family when they were still alive, and what they got later was regarded as ancestral property.