The Founding of the Red Chamber

After Lin Jing and Tu Xiaosan left Lu's house, both of them were not in a particularly good mood. Although Tu Xiaosan was not as talkative as Lin Jing in Lu's house, he knew it well.The two of them didn't wander around in the imperial capital either, and quickly returned to the post house.

Tu Xiaosan said, "Actually, I wanted to talk to the general about the deployment of the military doctors, but seeing such an important matter as military rations, they can only be delivered every fifteen days, so I didn't mention it."

Lin Jing sighed, "There is no need to mention it at all. Anyway, our army has its own doctors. If the imperial court sends a few more, it will be regarded as an increase in manpower. If not, we will not be short of these few."

Tu Xiaosan said, "I'm not talking about manpower, think about it, manpower is so limited, it can be seen that there will be a supply of medicinal materials in the future."

"Don't talk about medicinal materials, even military rations, I don't feel so relieved." Lin Jing's temper said that he was anxious, that was really urgent, but he was not bad at all.Lin Jing pulled Tu Xiaosan to sit on the couch together, and whispered to Tu Xiaosan, "I don't know if it's because we were ordered to go south this time. I don't have the slightest bit of military supplies and food in our hands. I'm always worried."

Tu Xiaosan said, "Anyway, we are always with the imperial army. As long as the imperial army eats, we will have the food for the foreign army."

Lin Jingzong was very clever, but he didn't get along with Chen Qibao, he couldn't get half of his hand into the matter of going south.Lin Jingdao, "It's too late to say anything now. What's more, my elder brother is the Secretary of the Ministry of War. My elder brother has always been strict and upright. General Lu is also a veteran of the military. Thinking about it, this is the best condition that can be obtained." .”

Lin Jing slapped the smooth armrest of the couch, and said, "Third brother, I just feel that this battle is boring. Don't say that we have to deal with the rebels wholeheartedly, and we have to worry about logistics. It's really boring."

Tu Xiaosan comforted him and said, "When you think about things, you always think about defeat before you win. This is your benefit. We can have today because of your prudence. Right now, I don't think General Lu is doing too well." Let’s take one step at a time and take a step at a time.”

Lin Jing didn't have a good idea, "That's all I have to do."

It was the first time for Lin Jing to fight such a battle with no certainty. It wasn't that Duan Tianyu was not easy to fight.Disharmony is not the worst thing, the worst thing is that Lin Jing can't make the decision.

With Lin Jing's temperament, he always has the final say.

It was the first time in his life that he had to be a subordinate and had to listen to his orders. Besides, Lin Jing was really worried about the imperial court.Even though his brother is the minister of the Ministry of War, Lin Jing also felt awkward and didn't sleep well all night.

The thing that made Lin Jing roll his eyes the most was that he had insomnia all night, and his apprentice slept like a pig at night, which is so sweet.

Suffering from insomnia at night, Lin Jing was not in good spirits during the day, but fortunately he rested for an hour at noon, Tu Xiaosan was afraid that he would suffer from insomnia again at night, so he asked Lin Jing to go to the night market at night.After all, Lin Jing hadn't been back to the imperial capital in seven or eight years. What's more, he was a lively person. He went shopping until the evening market closed. Lin Jingfang and Tu Xiao went back to the posthouse three times. Sleepy and insane.Tu Xiaosan carried him out of the paint bucket, seeing brother Ah Jing being soaked in hot water until they were white and powdery, and his whole body was as crisp as before. He wiped his nosebleed, and slapped some herbal tea on his forehead.

Tu Xiaosan arranged for Lin Jing to go out and take a cold shower to feel better.

When he returned to the bedroom, Lin Jing was already fast asleep, Tu Xiaosan really couldn't hold back, he quietly put one hand into Lin Jing's bed, and pinched Lin Jing's buttocks.Of course, not only squeezed once, but also touched twice.Tu Xiaosan really thinks that people are different, like him, a pure rough man, the flesh on his body is like iron, like Brother Ah Jing, it is soft and tender, like tofu.He and Brother Ah Jing have also known each other for these years. It is not uncommon for him to have red lips and white teeth when he was young. Perhaps it is because Lin Jing was born prematurely and his health was not good since he was a child.

Tu Xiaosan saw the light pink on his jade-like face, and couldn't help feeling a little joy in his heart.

The next day, Tu Xiaosan was complained by his brother, and Tu Xiaosi said to his brother, "You must know that you and Ah Jing also go to the evening market, so we will go together."

Tu Xiaosan said, "A-Jing didn't sleep well the night before yesterday. He originally wanted to go to bed earlier yesterday, but he couldn't sleep, so we went out for a walk."

Tu Xiaosi snorted, ungrateful, "Walk, walk, walk until you reach the curfew. I'm worried that you won't come back before the curfew."

Tu Xiaosan took out his elder brother's airs, "Then I haven't seen you coming to my place at night to settle down."

Tu Xiaosi said, "I'm afraid I'll disturb my elder brother's rest."

Listening to the bickering between the two brothers, Xu Nian picked up asparagus and shrimps with his chopsticks. Lin Jing said, "The shrimps in this imperial capital are not as big as those outside our customs."

Xu Nian thought, my uncle grew up in the imperial capital, and his hometown is Langya, Shandong, but now he speaks in the tone of an outsider, so he couldn't help laughing, "Asparagus must not be seen outside the pass, right?"

"That's true." Lin Jing asked Tu Xiaosan, "Third brother, I heard that fresh vegetables are available all year round in Jiangnan."

Tu Xiaosan smiled, "It's not that exaggerated. It snows like winter, and you can't live in the fresh vegetable field. However, the snow falls less than in the north after all. If you grow some vegetables in a warm room, you can survive. And, When the winter gets warmer, there are winter bamboo shoots to eat. Ah Jing, you love to eat bamboo shoots, and in the south of the Yangtze River, the bamboo shoots sprout out one after another in spring, and there are too many to eat."

Tu Xiaosi also nodded, "That's right, we didn't eat in the morning, so we went to the mountains to find bamboo shoots, gathered some dried leaves and lit them on the spot, threw the bamboo shoots into the fire, and roasted them for a cup of tea." When you pick it up again, it will be cooked, and you can eat it when you peel it off. It is fresh and tender. If you pick too much, you can’t eat it at home, so you can soak it in a jar to make sour bamboo shoots, or dry it to make dried bamboo shoots. There is also spring Apricots in summer, red bayberries in summer, oranges in autumn, there are so many things to eat all year round.”

Tu Xiaosi couldn't stop showing off, "My brother and I have been to Yangzhou City, Yangzhou City, who has been to Yangzhou City?"

Regardless of the fact that both Lin Jing and Xu Nian came from rich families, they are serious northerners, and they have never been to the south of the Yangtze River.All of a sudden, Tu Xiaosi was very proud, "You said you have seen the world, you have never even been to Yangzhou."

Lin Jing asked, "It is said that Qionghua in Yangzhou is the best, Xiao Si, but is it true?"

"Ah?" Tu Xiaosi was stopped by Lin Jing's question, and turned to ask his brother, "Brother, what kind of flower is a poor flower? How can you spend it without distinction between rich and poor?"

Tu Xiaosan glared at his younger brother, "Read more when you have time!"

Tu Xiaosi said, "When I went to Yangzhou, I didn't bother to look at the flowers and plants. I just remembered the steamed buns in Yangzhou city. Oh, it's different from our hometown. The steamed stuffed buns are steamed stuffed buns. Take care, put more meat in the meat." It’s affordable. The buns in Yangzhou City are different. There’s a lot of soup in them. I ate them for the first time and burned my tongue. My brother went to the pharmacy to buy me scald medicine. One tael of silver, maybe it was too much, my brother felt sorry for him, but scolded me a lot. Later, my brother and I went back to Jinling when I didn’t finish eating the buns.”

Lin Jing laughed, "I went to Yangzhou with you, and I didn't enjoy the scenery, and I burned my mouth after eating a bun!"

Lin Jing laughed at Tu Xiaosi very much, and Tu Xiaosi glared at Lin Jing, "I'm used to making fun of people." Tu Xiaosi didn't know that this love of making fun of people is also Lin Jing's unique lineage!

Xu Nian also couldn't help laughing, but Xu Nian was not as exaggerated as Lin Jing. Lin Jing not only laughed loudly, but also said to Tu Xiaosi, "I just saw how proud you are, and thought you knew Yangzhou City very well."

"Why are you unfamiliar? I still remember how we got there by boat. If we can go to Yangzhou, I can take you to the shop where I ate steamed stuffed buns!"

Tu Xiaosi was quite dissatisfied.

The two exchanged a few words, Xu Nian asked his uncle, "Uncle, are we going south?" He had been in the capital for several days.

Lin Jing nodded, "With such a group of people, it is impossible for us to be raised in the imperial capital, and how much food and grass will be wasted every day. Just wait for the auspicious day for the expedition, and let it take another four or five days."

Before leaving for the expedition, Xu Nian always wanted to bid farewell to his uncle's family.

Lin Jing also went to Lin Guogong's mansion together. Originally, Lin Yi confessed that the concierge would not let Lin Jing in. The two concierges were in a difficult situation, and said to Lin Jing, "The uncle said, and if you ask the fourth master to come in, our errands will be fine." Don't want to."

Lin Jing stretched out his feet and clattered his feet, "Okay, you just say that I beat you in."

concierge:……

The porter was still hesitant, Lin Jing said, "How about I really beat you up."

The concierge is also smart, knowing that if the fourth master is prevented from entering the door right now, if the fourth master sues them in front of his wife, then they probably don't want to work.So, the two screamed twice, and then fell to the ground and refused to move. Judging by their appearance, they almost pretended to vomit blood and passed away.

The corners of Xu Nian's lips twitched, Lin Jing went in swaggeringly, and personally resigned from the sister-in-law.Yue Shi gave a lot of advice to his uncle and nephew in detail, each with a burden, Yue Shi said, "They are all cheap and easy to carry, some are patent medicines, and some are a set of soft armor. When fighting outside, wear it next to your body."

Lin Jing said, "Sister-in-law, I have it."

Yue Shi said, "You like to be clean, this is a replacement."

Lin Jing accepted it, and the uncle and sister-in-law felt inexhaustible.Before Lin Jing resigned from his sister-in-law, he also went to see Mr. Shu. The two masters and apprentices talked for a long time.Xu Nian had dinner at his uncle's house, and Lin Yi asked Xu Nian to rest at home after dinner.

Staying at night, Lin Yi and Yue Shi said, "Find two sets of soft armor that were kept at home earlier."

"doing what?"

"Give it to Ah Nian, it's going to be a war outside, how can the eldest sister not worry about it?"

"Ah Nian alone can't wear two sets."

Lin Yi is worthy of being an old couple with the Yue family, Lin Yi said, "The soft armor is close-fitting, but it's actually not very comfortable to wear, and it's easy to sweat when fighting. There must be a replacement."

"Oh, replace it!"

Lin Yi urged the Yue family, "Where did you put it? Find out first, the army will start tomorrow morning, don't forget about it."

"What's the rush?"

"I said to find the soft armor first."

Yue Shi glared at her husband angrily, and snorted, "I don't like your duplicity! I've already given it!"

Lin Yi coughed lightly, "Oh, then go to bed earlier."