[Red House] The First Imperial Merchant

Chapter 52 Traveling with Master

Zhao Hongyi pointed at Jia Huan in the river with his hips akimbo and laughed loudly, "The skinny monkey has become a drowned rat!"

It just rained in the first few days of October, one autumn rain and one cool, not to mention the river water in the evening.Half of Jia Huan was soaked in the river. The bet between the two had been deadlocked for a long time, and neither of them was willing to admit defeat first. Now that Zhao Hongyi saw Jia Huan's face was pale from the cold, he was really worried, but he didn't want to admit defeat, so he had no choice but to speak out to provoke him. .But who is Jia Huan?A person who was able to kill himself in order to dismount Mrs. Wang, what is this coldness?

"Come in!" Jia Huan said calmly while standing in the river.

Zhao Hongyi showed his nostrils to look at Jia Huan, exaggerated: "You let me come down as soon as you let me down! Unless---" rolled his eyes, and said: "Unless you say you lost!"

Jia Huan rolled his eyes in his heart, he didn't know what kind of madness he had today to agree to such a mentally retarded gamble, but since he gambled, there was absolutely no reason to admit defeat.Seeing Zhao Hongyi standing by the river, Jia Huan felt a pang in his heart.After getting along for so long, he still can't see through Zhao Hongyi's temperament?He is kind-hearted and pure and upright, although his mouth is a bit damaged, no wonder the master values ​​Zhao Hongyi a lot...

Thinking of this, Jia Huan's eyes turned red, and the corners of his lips raised slightly.His slender, white and thin fingers began to unbutton the buttons, one or two. As expected, Zhao Hongyi, who was standing on the lawn, had an anxious look in his eyes, pretending to be indifferent, and curled his lips and said, "Skinny monkey, don't think that I will just take off your clothes." Admit defeat, you are the one who is cold anyway, if it is not me who suffers from this serious illness, I say you should stop doing this, hey, hey, don't take it off---"

Zhao Hongyi said that the faster Jia Huan took off in the river, he was now only wearing a white underwear, and the hem of the splashed white underwear was wet due to the turbulent river.Holding the belt, Jia Huan smiled confidently, "Can't you get off?"

"I'm just---" Zhao Hongyi saw that Jia Huan had already unbuttoned his trouser belt with his originally arrogant face, so he said urgently: "Stop it, I admit defeat, you come up quickly!" He said as he ran down the river.

Jia Huan won the victory, showing some pride on his face, and hummed: "You voluntarily surrendered." Zhao Hongyi heard that, so he could only perfunctoryly say: "Yes, yes, yes!" Jia Huan snorted coldly, and said, "Anyway, you lost , don’t care what method I use, I’m willing to admit defeat, and when you get to Zhuangzi, you have to take the initiative to tell the master..."

Zhao Hongyi drooped his head and helped Jia Huan onto the shore, his face was angry, but he put his cloak on Jia Huan, and said angrily: "You are really double-faced, you can only pretend to be good in front of the master. --"

"Aren't you?" Jia Huan asked back, but he felt uncomfortable. His master knew all about his despicable temperament and methods, so he had no choice but to pretend in front of Zhao Hongyi for the sake of face.

The two walked back in a muffled voice, not making any noise along the way.When he arrived at Zhuangzi outside Beijing, Yanzi stood guard at the door and looked around. When he saw the two of them coming back wet, he breathed a sigh of relief, went up to him, and said, "Why did the two young masters come back? I waited in the main room for a long time, oh, why are you so wet?" It's..." We welcomed the two of them into the yard.

Jia Huan laughed and said, "Yanzi, don't tell the master that we're going down to the river to play in the water. I'll go there after I change my clothes."

Yanzi nodded.Jia Huan entered the west room, Zhao Hongyi's room was next door, they changed their clothes, and when they arrived in the main room, they saw cold dishes on the table, Xue Pan was waiting.The two saluted obediently, and Xue Pan waved them to sit down.

The meal was quiet during the banquet. At the end, Jia Huan took a sip of soup and coughed twice. Zhao Hongyi heard this, curled his lips, and said reluctantly: "Master, I have something to say."

Xue Pan nodded.Zhao Hongyi glanced at Jia Huan, who was leisurely drinking soup, and secretly hated himself for being soft-hearted just now, that he should have let the thin monkey freeze to death.I hope to concede the bet, so I can only say: "Master, I'm afraid I won't be able to go to Li County. Recently, my mother and concubine are watching closely, so I can't go with the master." Alas, I finally persuaded my father to agree, but I lost to Jia. ring.

"I'm going to Li County on official business. It's understandable for your young concubine to be worried. It's fine to stay." Xue Pan expressed his understanding.

Jia Huan pretended not to know, and expressed regret, "It's a pity that my younger brother can't go, but Master has me to accompany you, so you won't be lonely on the road."

"Actually, this trip to Li County only takes seven days. You don't need to—" Seeing that Jia Huan's eyes darkened, Xue Pan changed his words and said, "You also want to become an official in the future, so it's good to get in touch early."

Jia Huan rolled his eyes and said happily, "Master, don't worry, I will definitely study hard."

I won't mention this any more.The three stayed in Zhuangzi for one night, and the next morning the three got into the carriage and headed back.In the carriage, Xue Pan and Jia Huan closed their eyes to rest, while Zhao Hongyi stared at Jia Huan through gritted teeth. Last night he couldn't sleep and thought about it all night, and now he regrets it to death.The carriage entered the city and sent Zhao Hongyi into the palace first. Before leaving, Zhao Hongyi stared at Jia Huan's small face and hummed: "Little brother, you should take good care of master on the way, and this---" He took off his wrist Rosary beads, "This is a reward from the emperor, and it is said to be a tribute from the Western Regions. Since you are my little brother, you cannot be underestimated by outsiders. Then Jia Baoyu just got a string of wagtail rosary beads. What a rare thing. Talking about it all day long, this one is better than his, and it was given by me, the third prince, so it's worth the face!?"

Jia Huan was stunned for a moment, and his heart was softened by Zhao Hongyi's words. Anxiang is also a good guy, as long as he doesn't earn the favor of his master, he will not target Zhao Hongyi.

Seeing that Jia Huan was in a daze, Zhao Hongyi couldn't hold back his face, and stuffed the green rosary into Jia Huan's arms with rough hands and clumsy hands, and hummed: "It's not that I like you so much, I just don't want you to lose face of our teacher. !"

Fingers touched Wen Yiran, Jia Huan raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Hongyi seriously, the child's eyes were awkward and serious, Jia Huan said seriously for the first time: "Thank you."

The corners of Zhao Hongyi's mouth slightly raised, and then he pressed it down hard, with a straight face, the joy in his eyes couldn't be hidden, and he said: "Hmph." Then he got out of the carriage in a hurry, "Master, I'll go back first." The figure has already arrived The gate of the palace is approaching, so I can escape quickly.

What the two of them did just now was caught in Xue Pan's eyes. Seeing Zhao Hongyi left, Xue Pan smiled and said, "Hongyi is about to enter puberty now."

"What is puberty?" Jia Huan asked curiously.

"From the time when a boy is about to become a man, he loves face and is awkward, has a big temper but still has a good heart..." Xue Pan said.

Xue Pan is a doctor in the Ministry of Industry, and he volunteered for this seven-day round trip.Li County is a small county in the province next to the capital, but there was an assault case in this county a few days ago, if it was an ordinary assault case, Xue Pan, a doctor from the Ministry of Industry, would not need to come forward, this murder weapon is a weapon that everyone has never seen The black tube, just heard a bang, a hole was formed on the injured person's thigh, the hole the size of a little finger was inlaid with a black ball, and it was sent to the hospital. The doctor had never seen such a wound, so it was good The injury was on the leg, and the pills were taken and the medicine was taken, but there was no life-threatening danger, but the injured person was a distant cousin of the local county magistrate, who threatened to hurt the head of the person, and the person who hurt the person was a local rich man. The only son of the landlord's family started a quarrel, and the quarrel got bigger and bigger. It was an anecdote. When Xue Biao was out to do something and heard the news, he smiled and told Xue Pan.When Xue Pan heard this, he was stunned at first, and then he was so excited that he couldn't express it. According to Xue Biao's description, the weapon used to injure people was probably the predecessor of the gun. He was in the Yuheng Qing Bureau, and he was in charge of military weapons. Huofang took the initiative to post a brochure, showing the power of this weapon. In recent years, the surrounding areas of the border are imminent. After hearing about the power of this weapon, Emperor Pingkang naturally thought of planning for a rainy day, so he approved it immediately.

The two of them returned to Xue's mansion, intending to leave early the next morning. This time, they went to Xue Pan with Jia Huan and Wang Jia, and simply packed their luggage. Li County in the neighboring province is only a day and a half away from the capital, so Xue Pan also wanted to go. Get to know the landlord's son, it's best to invite him to the capital, it's not a difficult job, and the luggage doesn't need to be too complicated.

Jia Huan had reported to Jia Zheng early on, and Jia Zheng now treated Jia Huan with a gentle attitude. With Jia Baoyu, who played truant, in front of him, the studious bastard who was studious and motivated became a bit cute.

In the early morning of the next day, Wang Jia was driving the carriage, and in the carriage, the master and apprentice were wrapped in blankets and recuperated with their eyes closed.

It was already noon the next day when we arrived in Lixian County. Lixian County is rich in sweet fruits, and the economy in the whole province is considered prosperous.Wang Jia drove the carriage into the county seat, and was about to ask if he wanted to go directly to the yamen, when he heard Xue Pan in the carriage say, "Find an inn and stay first."

Wang Jia should be, driving a carriage to find a clean and prosperous inn.Although he was a small soldier, the young generals he had followed before were all strategic. When he heard that Xue Pan didn't go to the Yamen first, he came to the inn just to inquire about news. In this case, the more prosperous the inn, the better the news.

Seeing the guests coming, the waiter at the inn approached with a smile on his face, but stopped when he saw Wang Jia's burly and fierce appearance, and stood beside the carriage and asked softly, "Does the guest officer stay at the inn or eat?"

Wang Jia jumped down from the carriage, and said roughly: "I want the best room in the hotel, sir—cough, sir, how many rooms do you want?" Even after he entered Xue's residence, he kept calling him Unshun, and he almost slipped his mouth just now.

Jia Huan lifted the curtain and jumped down first, blocking the curtain at the side, and said crisply: "Master, be careful."

"Three upper rooms." Xue Pan got down from the carriage and said to Jia Huan, "You don't have to do these trivial things yourself." He was still exhausted after lifting the curtain.Although Jia Huan was his apprentice, in this day and age it is normal for an apprentice to serve his master without complaint, but Xue Pan was used to being independent, and he couldn't enjoy being able to command his apprentice around.

Jia Huan didn't say anything, Wang Jia said from the side: "Little Erma, take care of me, Lord, I'm hungry, shall we eat first?"

The three ate steamed buns for breakfast in the morning, and Xue Pan was hungry now after not eating much.Xiaoer led the carriage to the backyard, and the three of them entered the inn, sat down at a table, and ordered food.After dinner, Xue Pan took Jia Huan and Wang Jia to the street for a stroll, and the direction he saw was the direction of the medical clinic that he had just asked Xiaoer about.

The author has something to say: I was hungry in the middle of the writing, so I added a meal. Some days ago, the chrysanthemum group became a food research group, and the price I paid for this was that I gained a lot of weight, but it felt good.

Good night. [The chrysanthemums are raining heavily in the afternoon, and the chrysanthemums have been drenched and withered