Infrastructure masters in the red building

That night, Mrs. Shi sent someone to bring a bowl of bad duck from the kitchen.Jia Fang saw that the sea bowl was not too small, so he shared more than half of it with Sun, and asked her to share some with Zhao Cheng and Fuya.

Jia Fang tried the duck himself, and felt that the duck meat had a strong aroma and was cooked crispy, but the taste was bland and fatty, which was not really delicious.

Mrs. Sun also said: "It's rare for my wife to deliver food for a while, but why...does it taste bad?"

Sun's words reminded Jia Fang of one thing, he reminded Sun: "We can pickle some kimchi by ourselves and use it for dinner."

"Kimchi?" Both Sun and Fuya were curious.

Jia Fang: "This...is just soaking and soaking, and it becomes a side dish for dinner."

It was only then that he remembered that the concept of "pickles" did not exist in the memory of the original owner, and the artifact that later generations used to appetize and eat—Sichuan pickles did not exist in this time and space.

"Anyway, the materials are not troublesome, why don't we try?"

Jia Fang described the materials and production process of Sichuan kimchi to Sun and Fuya: the existing materials are nothing more than white radish, cabbage gangzi and the like, and the required condiments are not complete. The condiments are mainly ginger and cornel, and occasionally pepper, and cinnamon and star anise are also available.Cut the material into strips, put them in a jar, add spices and salt, add well water and a small amount of shochu into the jar, soak it for seven days, and then take it out to serve with meals.

Jia Fang generously took out a piece of broken silver and asked Sun to buy materials and tools.Sun said angrily: "Third Master, you bought radishes and a whole house with this money and came back!"

Jia Fang didn't care, and said with a grin, "You only need to buy good materials. The radishes should be fresh and juicy without any scars, and the cabbages should not have rotten ones. You can keep the extra money in your hands and use it to buy later. .”

This is also his habit: when working on projects before, as long as there is a budget, he will definitely choose the best materials.Customers will definitely feel that it is expensive when they first get the design and budget, but when the project is completed and put into use, customers will realize how wise the choice Jia Fang made for them is.

"By the way, when you go back to chop vegetables, remember to wash your hands first, and then scald the knife and cutting board with boiling water, otherwise the vegetables in the jar will easily 'grow flowers'." Jia Fang read aloud.

Fu Ya was curious at the side: "Where did the third master get the idea of ​​cooking?"

Jia Fang had already had a plan: "When keeping filial piety for the old lady, someone in the village next to the tomb did this. I tried it once and thought it was good, so I wrote down the method." Anyway, Fuya and Sun have no choice. Going to the countryside to confirm, Jia Fang was happy to talk about it.

On the second day, Mrs. Sun brought Fu Ya to buy. Jia Fang went to the well to fetch water while their grandparents were away. There is water.

Jia was sweating profusely, but he was very satisfied. He felt that he could walk a lot more lightly. He no longer felt weak and had more energy.

But in the eyes of the servants in the mansion, the scene of him personally carrying the water was very horrifying.Everyone backed away half a step when they saw him, looked at him with surprised eyes, with question marks written on their faces, as if they were asking: Is my wife really not wanting to see the third master so much?

Jia Fang ignored it, he fetched water, and did Tai Chi again in his own courtyard. Immediately he felt refreshed, changed his clothes, and prepared to go to Ningguo Mansion next door to visit the Huifang Garden.

The original book of "Red Mansion" clearly remembers that Huifang Garden was originally the garden of Ningguo Mansion. When the Grand View Garden was built, the two mansions "shilled craftsmen to demolish the walls and pavilions of Huifang Garden in Ning Mansion and directly entered the East Courtyard of Rong Mansion. "① Huifang Garden is not only the predecessor of Grand View Garden, but also occupies a very important position in the later formed Grand View Garden.

Jia Fang came out from the back door of Rong Mansion, walked through the back street of Rong Ning, and came to the back door of Ning Mansion.The back door of the Ning Mansion was half closed, and a doorman was sitting by the steps, resting his chin in boredom, and was about to fall asleep.

"So it's the third master of that mansion?" Seeing Jia Fang, the concierge hurriedly stood up and said hello, "What's your business here?"

"No big deal, I just want to visit Huifang Garden." Jia Fang didn't hide his purpose.

"Huifangyuan?" The concierge was taken aback, his eyes widened, and he looked completely awake, "Do you want to go into Huifangyuan?"

"What's the matter?...Could it be inconvenient to have female family members living in the garden?" Jia Fang was a little timid.In my impression, there is a Tianxiang Building in Fangyuan, which is the place where Qin Keqing and Jia Zhen met privately in the original book.Although there is no such person as Qin Keqing now, is it possible that there are female relatives living here?

Although he is only 13 years old now, if there are female relatives living in the garden, he should avoid suspicion.

The concierge stared at Jia Fang for a long time, and suddenly slapped the back of his head: "I remembered, you guarded the tomb of the old lady in the mansion over there a while ago, and you were not in the mansion, so I don't know. We will be here in Fangyuan, which was named the royal family The imperial garden! Now there is a big seal on the gate of the garden, except for the gardener who prunes the flowers and plants every day, can enter through a small gate, and no other idlers can enter."

——Miyao?

Jia Fang was shocked when he heard the news: What's going on?

The concierge thought Jia Fang didn't believe it, so he dragged Jia Fang in through the door.A gate of Huifang Garden was not far away. He took Jia Fang to the gate and showed Jia Fang the big seal on the gate.

The concierge looked like he wanted to sell it to Jia Fang. He spread his hands and said, "If I had the key, I would have opened the small door for the gardener to let the third master go in and have a look. Unfortunately, I don't have one."

Jia Fang had no choice but to nod, patted the porter on the shoulder, and said, "Thank you." He glanced at the tightly locked front of the Grand View Garden, turned around and left.

This is different from his cognition: he originally thought that the courtyard of Ning Mansion was just an ordinary private garden, which belonged to the Jia family.Now it has become a royal property?

However, his goal - the "Grand View Garden", a celestial garden, should indeed be a royal building.

Leaving aside the fact that the "Grand View Garden" in the original book of "Red Mansions" is the villa built by the Jia family for the virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun when she was visiting her relatives, in terms of the name of the garden alone, "Grand View Garden" is destined to be a famous royal garden——

The word "Grand View" certainly refers to the grand scale, various scenery, and the meaning of "all the scenery in the sky and on earth", but "Grand View" is also a year name used by Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty.

If talking about the No.1 garden in the world, the "Gen Yue" built by Emperor Huizong Zhao Ji during the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty must be the first choice.The area of ​​the garden is only more than ten miles, and the height of the peak is less than ninety steps, but it has "the beauty of the world, the victory of ancient and modern times", "although the garden is small, it has all kinds of scenery", which directly pushes the gardening art of Chinese classical gardens to the highest level. peak.

However, only five years after the completion of Genyue, Bianliang, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, was trampled by the iron cavalry of the northern captives.

The Grand View Garden in the book "Red Mansions" is also a spiritual pure land built by Cao Gong in his works, and a peach blossom source for placing his ideals in life.Shortly after it was built, it was also completely abandoned because of the "sudden lala like a building"② of the Rongning Second Mansion.

Gen Yue’s fate is so close to that of the Grand View Garden, one can’t help feeling: “It’s really, “a joy that turns into sorrow. It’s hard to be sure in the world.”②

But for Jia Fang, whose main business is architectural design, being able to build such a famous garden in his lifetime is the challenge he most hopes to face.

If he can see the famous garden like "Gen Yue" with his own eyes and build the Peach Blossom Spring described by Duke Cao with his own hands, Jia Fang is willing to devote all his ingenuity and wisdom.

"Let me build this unrivaled fairy garden!"—In fact, this belief has been deeply rooted in Jia Fang's heart since he arrived in this world.

So what if Huifang Garden became the Royal Garden, he will definitely find a way to fulfill his long-cherished wish.