dream of red mansion

Lin Ruhai knew who the Tartar family Jia Qing was referring to, the Manchus who were supposed to rule the country.

Lin Ruhai's speculation brought Jia Qing back from thinking.He replied, "Uncle, what do you mean the Jiangnan Wenhui may be cancelled?"

Lin Ruhai nodded.

As a senior official, he knew very well that even if the Jiangnan Cultural Association continued to be held, the imperial court would not issue a document to take responsibility.However, the Nanjing Ministry of Rites is in charge of the Jiangnan Cultural Association. With the conservative attitude of those officials, I am afraid that they would not dare to continue holding the literary association at the risk of being "resented" by the court.

After all, the imperial court is making full preparations to face the Tartars, but you are flourishing in literature, singing and dancing in the south, and it is difficult to guarantee that the imperial court is "unbalanced".

"If it's cancelled, it's cancelled. It's tiring to attend these literary conferences, so it's just a good time to have fun. And this trip to the south of the Yangtze River is not a waste of time. I have had such a good table with my uncle. , it can be regarded as consummation of merit and virtue!"

Indeed, the table prepared by Lin Ruhai was very rich, and most of them were dishes that Jia Qing couldn't recognize, probably all of them were famous dishes from Yangzhou.

Lin Ruhai laughed and said, "What a lazy boy... But it's a good thing that you can think this way. The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is different from that in Beijing, and you just take this opportunity to have a good time.

When you came to see me last time, although I told you to work hard, I was afraid that you would be playful when you were young.

Seeing that you have solid knowledge now, it can be seen that you have put in a lot of effort in your daily life, brother Jing Shi is also a good teacher!That way I don't have to talk too much about your studies.

It's a rare opportunity now, so you should have fun in Jiangnan. "

"Yes, thank you, Uncle, for your kindness!"

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After the meal, Lin's residence did not have the rule of having tea after dinner. Lin Ruhai led Jia Qing to the side hall, and about a quarter of an hour later, a servant girl brought tea.

Jia Qing was thinking, this Lin Ruhai was so cherishing his life and caring for his life, he was not very old, and he didn't seem to be sick, how could he suddenly be seriously ill and die?

Thinking of certain speculations that he had heard in his previous life, Jia Qing said hesitantly: "My nephew has something to say and I don't know whether I should say it or not..."

Lin Ruhai was drinking tea. Hearing this, he looked up at Jia Qing who was sitting next to him, and said, "Nephew, please tell me."

"I think the boundary of Yangzhou is a bit unusual. Last night, when my nephew's boat sailed to Yangzhou, they unexpectedly encountered the bandits of the White Lotus Sect who were fighting openly. They searched the canal wantonly, as if they were looking for someone."

Lin Ruhai was surprised: "Oh? Did they ever make things difficult for you?"

Jia Qing shook his head and said: "That's not true, my father has arranged a large number of guards for me, and they took the initiative to retreat when they saw that there were too many of us."

Lin Ruhai rubbed his forehead and said, "That's good. I've heard of this White Lotus Sect in the past few years in Yangzhou, but I rarely heard of them doing evil. In addition, their whereabouts are secretive, and the government has never carried out a siege. "

Jia Qing heard the words and continued: "The Jiangnan area has been a gathering place for green forest bandits since ancient times, and Yangzhou is also an important place for salt administration in the world, rich businessmen gather here, and it is easy to attract Xiaoxiao's thoughts.

Uncle is in charge of the Yanzheng power, and the vital interests of many people are in the hands of Uncle...

Although my uncle is a fair official and acts in accordance with the laws of the country, it will inevitably block some people's way of making money.In addition, Uncle, you are an official here alone, so you should buy more guards to prevent Zixiao from taking risks and harming Uncle! "

Lin Ruhai asked in surprise, "Where did you know all this?"

Jia Qingchen responded: "When my nephew was reading miscellaneous books, I saw some anecdotes about the salt tax in the previous dynasty, and I deeply felt the importance of salt, which made me crazy.

Now my uncle lives in this way, and he loves my nephew very much, my nephew just thought of this, out of worry for my uncle, he made such presumptuous remarks. "

Hearing Jia Qing's explanation, Lin Ruhai took a look at Jia Qing, then shook his head and said, "Your nephew is too worried. I am an official of the imperial court, and I am accompanied by government servants when I go in and out. No one dares to do me any harm."

Jia Qing didn't know if it was an illusion, he always felt that Lin Ruhai's look was very meaningful...

Perhaps, Jia Qing's guess is true, and Lin Ruhai is not as ignorant of his situation as Jia Qing thought.

This kind of topic stopped, and Jia Qing didn't say much anymore.At this time the tea was almost finished, it was time to leave, so he said to Lin Ruhai: "I have disturbed my lord uncle for half a day, I think my lord uncle still has business to deal with, so my nephew should leave."

Lin Ruhai didn't want to stay any longer, and called the head of the Lin family who was waiting outside the door to send Jia Qing out.

After Jia Qing was taken out of the side hall, Lin Ruhai changed his face and said in a low voice: "This child is really unusual, but he has a very good heart..."

Jia Qing came out of the Lin Mansion, and suddenly turned around and asked the general manager of the Lin Mansion next to him: "Uncle Zhong, do you know which pharmacy is better in Yangzhou City?"

He heard Lin Ruhai call him Lin Zhong.

Lin Zhong was meticulous, showing a little respect, and said: "For pharmacies, the best pharmacy in Yangzhou City is probably the Yangshengtang, which basically has all kinds of medicines."

"Oh, thank you Uncle Zhong for telling me."

"Master Biao, you are too polite..."

After Jia Qing got into the carriage and walked about ten steps away, Jia Qing opened the curtain and said to Li Yan, "Tell Manager Lai to go to the Yangshengtang."

Naturally, Lai Sheng didn't know where the Yangshengtang was, so he caught a random passer-by on the street and promised him dozens of pennies, and that person happily expressed his willingness to guide Jia Qing and his party.

As a famous historical city, Yangzhou City is also very large. It took half an hour to arrive at the Yangshengtang.

The person who got the guide money left happily.

Jia Qing got out of the carriage, looked at the quaint two-story building in front of him, and led Li Yan and two into it.

Jia Qing and his party were so powerful that they had already attracted the attention of the Yangshengtang, and sent a waiter out to receive them.After Jia Qing went in, another person in charge came over, an old man, and he said: "I am the shopkeeper of this shop, this young master is here, what do you need to buy?"

These days, there is no one who is not sharp-eyed in business.Lai Sheng carried out Jia Jing's order, putting safety first, so even in Yangzhou City, Lai Sheng arranged for more than ten guards to follow behind the carriage.

Although Jia Qing looks young, in Yangzhou City, there are absolutely no more than two nobles who go out with such a posture, and there is no room for this shopkeeper to ignore him.

Jia Qing glanced around the spacious lobby, and saw that the walls on all sides were densely packed with various cabinets, and all kinds of notes were pasted on them, and there were many people buying medicine here in the hall.

It seems that Lin Zhong is right, this Yangshengtang is really big enough, it is the largest pharmacy he has seen in this world so far.

Withdrawing his thoughts, Jia Qing said to the shopkeeper in front of him: "I want to buy medicine that can cure knife wounds..."

The shopkeeper heard the words and said without hesitation: "I don't know if the young master is talking about a general minor injury or a serious injury. Is the injured person the young master or the young lady?"

Jia Qingqi said: "I understand minor injuries and serious injuries, but you sell medicine with gender?"

The shopkeeper smiled and explained: "This young master doesn't know anything. If this woman is injured by a knife, the most important thing is not how quickly it will heal. The key is not to leave any scars.

Another example, if the son buys medicine for a woman, it is natural to buy a milder anti-inflammatory medicine. "

Jia Qing nodded suddenly. Indeed, knife marks may be medals for some men, but for all women, they are intolerable!

Moreover, ordinary women can't stand those strong drugs. In this era, especially the girls from rich families like them, they are all very delicate.

Seeing that the shopkeeper was so thoughtful, Jia Qing simply let him make up his mind, saying: "It's a woman, she was seriously injured, she lost a lot of blood, and because she was on the way, she only did a simple bandage. It's over now." It's been a night, the shopkeeper is groping for me to bring out your best medicine, don't be afraid that I can't afford the money..."

The shopkeeper was a little surprised at first, the woman was seriously injured, and it was a knife wound, which is rare in these years.Hearing the latter, he laughed again: "Master, you are joking, the younger one will go and prepare for you, and you can go over there and rest for a while."

After finishing speaking, he gave a few simple instructions to the other person on the counter, and then went to the second floor from the stairs.

It seems that most of these good things are hidden upstairs.

Chapter 88 Taoist Qingsong of Wudang Mountain