[Red House] The First Imperial Merchant

Chapter 4 Brother Huan Wants Noodles

Pear Fragrance Courtyard is a small, square courtyard. There are several pear trees planted behind the courtyard. Now it is bare and has no sense of beauty. One of the side rooms on both sides lives in maidservants, and the other side is a small kitchen with a utility room. , the main hall in the middle is the living room, the left and right sides belong to Xue Wang’s family, and the side belongs to Xue Baochai. Xue Pan declared that he would study hard, so he lived in the study in the backyard near the corner gate, that is, the few pear blossoms. Beside the tree, this is considered to be the most remote place in Jia's mansion. If the scenery is not deserted, few people come here, so naturally they won't bump into the girls all over the yard.

Mrs. Xue loves her children. In the past, Mrs. Xue Pan was reckless and took care of her children. Now that Mr. Xue Pan is promising, Ms. Mrs. Xue can't wait to pick her heart and liver and cook soup for her son. Every day, she cooks in different ways. The big tonic soup, Xue Pan started to have nosebleeds before the winter came out. Xue Wang saw it and thought that his son should put some warm beds in the house to vent the fire. As soon as this symptom came out, Xue Baochai It was pinched off, my brother finally made progress, and the scientific examination is coming soon, so what if my brother has a taste and doesn't want to take the exam?She was so frightened that Xue Wang hurriedly patted her heart, and praised Baochai for being sensible. Since then, she has never mentioned warming the bed in the house. The big tonic soup is tonic every other day, for fear that her son will change his temperament...

Xue Baochai saved her brother once, and smiled in front of Xue Pan to show his merits. Xue Pan still doesn't know what Xue Baochai means?It's nothing more than being bored in this backyard and wanting to go out to play. It's not difficult, just change into men's clothes. Fortunately, this Daqing Dynasty is not the Qing Dynasty, otherwise half of your head is bare, even if you wear a hat, you can't stop it. of.

"There are so many younger sisters in the yard, why are you bored?" Xue Pan laughed, her younger sister's character is now wild, if she reads and writes poems with the three younger sisters in Jia's house all day, she must be bored.

Xue Baochai propped her chin, nodded, and said, "Your sister is fine, whether it is writing poems or painting, they are all first class, but I have been writing poems and painting for four days in a row, and every day is so boring!" Sighing, "My brother must have spent the past four days enjoying himself freely!"

Xue Pan smiled and nodded his younger sister's forehead, and said: "Although I declared that I would study hard, but I have just arrived and I am famous, and the second master in the mansion introduced many of his staff and wanted to test me. Four days is not what you think!" Thinking of Jia Baoyu, the phoenix of Jia's family who stood with him when Jia Zheng took the school examination, he couldn't help laughing. In the end, before leaving, he said something like 'I will be kind to you as soon as I see you', and those who were touched by him were also scared away. "Did you see our cousin in the past four days?"

"Jia Baoyu?" Xue Baochai frowned slightly, and snorted coldly when he thought of something, and said: "What happened the day before yesterday, as soon as we met, I asked my brother not to be a traitor of the country, and later said that he was handsome and coquettish. If you don't get into the imperial examination economy, you will be a delicate and handsome person."

Qingqingxiuxiu?Xue Pan looked at himself who was big and rough, and couldn't figure out how Jia Baoyu applied these four words to him.

"I told you that I was going to cry with red eyes, and the younger sisters next to me coaxed me, but it was Sister Lin who helped me say a few words. When Jia Baoyu heard that Sister Lin was helping me, she was dizzy and didn't know. So, in the end, I apologized vaguely, it seems that I like Sister Lin and don't want to make Sister Lin unhappy." Xue Baochai looked down on Jia Baoyu when he thought of Jia Baoyu's attitude that day, and felt that Sister Lin was wronged by Jia Baoyu. "Sister Lin's father also came out of Han Chuang's hard work to obtain fame. Jia Baoyu said that a scholar who has obtained fame and dedication to the country is a thief of the country. Sister Lin will not be happy to hear that!"

Xue Pan hadn't read much about the Red Chamber, and probably glanced at the plot of the TV series. He only knew that Lin Daiyu's parents had died one after another. But at this time, he didn't know whether Lin Daiyu's father was dead or not, so he simply changed the subject, saying: " The matter between Jia Baoyu and Sister Lin has nothing to do with us, it is also a matter between the Jia family and the Lin family if the two families want to get married, our Xue family only cares about my sister's marriage!"

Although Xue Baochai has become bolder and wilder than ordinary girls over the past few years, she is still shy when it comes to marriage matters. She just said something in a suffocated manner and turned away without talking to her brother. Xue Pan looked at the girl who was running away in a panic. Shaking his head and laughing.

It was a beautiful day, and Xue Pan took Xue Baochai dressed as a man out from the corner gate of Lixiangyuan. The clothes of the men in the Daqing Dynasty were a bit like the combination of the Han Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, with their hair tied and wide-sleeved belt. With such a dress, Baochai He really looks like a gentle scholar. As for Xue Pan, who is one meter tall and has practiced martial arts since he was a child, he is the type who looks thin when he wears clothes and takes off his clothes. of.

"Brother, the roads are wider and there are more people in the capital, but I still like Jinling." Xue Baochai said after walking around.

"The scenery in my hometown is the most beautiful." Thinking of the modern high-rise buildings built with mixed soil, I still miss it when I think about it now. "Eat first, then go to the shop in the afternoon to see what novelties you want to bring back to the sisters in the mansion."

The two of them went out all morning, and Baochai in the capital was happier when he went shopping for the first time. Hearing that his brother said that he was hungry at this time, he smiled mischievously, "Brother, I want to eat noodles. The noodles are delicious."

Xue Pan is a man in the north in modern times. He used to love to eat all kinds of noodles. He served a beautiful bowl with a large sea bowl, but when he came here, no matter what bowl he ate, it was all small and exquisite, and he didn’t feel the refreshment of eating noodles. It's really rough, and later became the only seedling of the Xue family. Although the Xue family is a merchant, there are a lot of rules that should be followed.

"Let's go, let's eat Beijing's special signature noodles today." Xue Pan carried his sister forward.

After walking about ten steps, a small noodle shop facing the street looked clean. Maybe it was business at noon. Xue Pan and Baochai found an empty table near the door and sat down. The weather is still cold and the north blows from time to time Facing the cold wind, the tables near the inside were full, and only one was vacant at the door where the cold wind was blowing.

"Give me two bowls of your family's specialty noodles, a plate of stewed pork and a plate of peanuts." Xue Pan remembered that his sister is a girl after all, so he changed the wine into hot tea, "Brother, what else do you want to eat?" When the two went out, Baochai dressed up as a man and naturally addressed her younger brother.

Baochai had been playing with Xue Pan since he was a child, so it was natural for him to fail. After thinking about it, he would add a plate of sauerkraut recommended by the younger brother.

The second brother placed the order, and the two brothers and sisters drank hot tea and chatted and laughed in a low voice, but they didn't feel cold.

The shop is not big, although there are many people, the cook is very nimble. It didn't take long for two bowls of noodles to arrive. The little brother put down the side dishes and said with a smile: "The two guests are ready to cook, our family The noodles with homemade sauerkraut are a must, you two take your time."

The noodles are soup noodles, with sliced ​​shredded chicken lying on it. The shredded chicken is browned in color as if it has been fried. This caused the stomachs of the two to growl, Baochai made the first move, took the chopsticks and opened the noodles, the aroma was tangy, "Brother, this noodles smells so good!"

Xue Pan is also welcome, the weight of this bowl is the same as his big old bowl in modern times.Put a chopstick in your mouth, and suck it into your mouth. The noodles are very firm. The soup in this bowl looks bland, but you will know the difference when you eat it. It is rich and delicious and not fishy at all. I don’t know How to deal with it, Xue Pan's two mouthfuls went down and the food became more and more delicious. Seeing that his sister was eating too much, he completely forgot about the rules.

"Brother, it tastes even better with sauerkraut!" Baochai picked up the bowl and drank the soup, which was sour, hot and delicious. "Brother, next time you come out, you must bring me with you." Is it okay to dress up and eat noodles so much?

Xue Pan knocked on Baochai's head and scolded with a smile, "You foodie!"

"Brother!" Baochai said coquettishly, took a spoonful of sauerkraut and put it in Xue Pan's bowl, "Brother, you are the best."

Xue Pan shook his head and laughed, "The imperial examination is about to take place. If I come out today, it will be after the imperial examination next time." He had a normal heart, but his mother was not!In the past few days, he has started to follow him every day. If it wasn't for him, he wouldn't be able to come out today. As long as his future is related to him, his mother will be like a different person.

"The elder brother can come back after the exam." Xue Baochai was very confident that his elder brother's studies would be completed.

Although the two talked in a low voice, they sat at the door, and people who came in and out could hear a word or two if they paid attention. At the moment, there were one big and one small standing at the door, the older one was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and the younger one was standing at the door. A palm-sized face with red phoenix eyes slightly hanging from the corners of the eyes. People with this kind of eyebrows can easily look gloomy, or look like a boy and a girl. It stands to reason that this young person is only nine or ten years old and has not yet grown up. This kind of appearance is most female-like, but no, this child has a pair of eyes that can't see through, not clear like a child, and his face is pale. If you look at these eyes for a long time, it will be weird.

The little second brother shuddered all over, and smiled, this little boy didn't know who was the one who was so scary, but when the time came he looked so white and beautiful.

"Second guest officers, our shop is full. Look at this..." The waiter said the second thing to the younger one. The older one was wearing a book boy's clothes. Although the younger one's clothes were not new and gorgeous, they were made of good material.

The boy was carrying a schoolbag, with an impatient expression on his face, and said in a rough voice: "Brother Huan, you sneak out without eating the school food, if the lady master finds out, be careful to be punished!"

As soon as Xiao Er heard this, she looked at the servant in surprise, this is obviously a servant, why did she speak so rudely to the master?He was uncomfortable hearing it.Looking at Brother Huan again, he saw the sarcasm and coldness in those unreal eyes just now, and he lowered his head as if he didn't see it.

"If you don't like to follow me, go back to school and stop talking nonsense here!" Jia Huan ignored Jin Rong behind him, lifted his robe legs, and said to the second brother: "I'll just sit here, and serve your chicken shreds." noodle."

Brother Xue Pan and sister Xue Pan stopped talking and looked at each other since they were young servants, and now they saw Brother Huan pointing at their table, and the second brother looked at him with a troubled face, Xue Pan smiled and said: "You go! "Looking at brother Yanhuan, I have already guessed the identity of this person, but I don't point it out.

Standing at the door, Jin Rong's face was pale and white, and he said bitterly: "Brother Huan, I'll wait for you at the school!" He left angrily with his schoolbag on his back.

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