Red House Farm Stay

"Let's go to Suyunfang. We can't do without you." Suyunfang will open in three days, and there are too many things to do. Jia Zhuo dragged Baner over. Several types are Baner's strengths. It wouldn't be possible without him.

Ban'er rolled up his sleeves, "In order to have a soft meal, I have to work hard."

Angrily, Jia Zhuo pinched the soft flesh around his waist and twisted it again, Kanbaner jumped up and ran out, laughing so hard that he could hardly straighten his waist.

When we arrived at Suyunfang, everything was well-arranged inside and out, and the workers were also in order, reciting poems under the leadership of Wang Gouer.Because of dealing with literati, potted plants are most often used as gifts, and poems about birthdays and teachers require every buddy to be catchy.

When they arrived in the backyard, the two women were sweeping the floor. After sweeping, Xiaocai directed them, "Move it to the greenhouse, arrange it according to the species, and don't mess around. Put the well-bred ones on the outermost side, and put the ones that are still being cultivated inside a little bit." .”

"Miss Xiaocai, do you think it will work like this?" The mother-in-law asked her to watch after she arranged it, and everyone was obedient.

When he came over a few days ago, the thing that stared at Xiao Cai seemed to be Jia Zhuo's hallucination.

"The girl is here."

"Miss Zhuo, brother." Qing'er is laying the foundation stone for the potted plant with the mud in his hand.

"I've brought you some help." Jia Zhuo pointed to the fingerboard, and Qing'er immediately pulled him over, asking him to teach everyone how to make it look good.

Jia Zhuo called Xiao Cai alone, and smiled at her, "It's resolved."

She was quite curious about how Xiao Cai solved this matter.

Xiao Cai pursed her lips and smiled, "They can take care of the kitchen, it's just that the food expenses are in their hands. I asked Uncle Wang to take over all the expenses of the entire shop, and I got the food expenses from him. What do they buy? You have to get money from me, and you have to get monthly bills from me, so naturally you will be honest."

It was really simple, and Jia Zhuo laughed with a "puchi".

Opening an account book for the food list in the backyard is also troublesome for Wu Yan, and Wang Gou'er is willing to take it, which is what she wished for.Now that the money is in Wang Gou'er's hands, can he not give it to Xiao Cai, but give it to the two wives instead?

"I knew you were fine." Jia Zhuo patted her on the shoulder.

"Are they dexterous?" Jia Zhuo asked.

"Come and see, girl." Xiao Cai took her to see. The potted plants independently completed by five girls were all small potted plants. They were beautifully placed without any metaphor.

"That's right. The color scheme of this basin is very novel. Although it is bold, it is refreshing. This basin is quite satisfactory and can only be considered barely qualified. This basin is somewhat creative. Who made it?"

Seeing their masterpiece, Jia Zhuo asked, pointing to an interesting potted plant.

"This is Haiyue's, the youngest girl who begged you to accept her." Xiaocai replied.

What she built was the residence of Avalokitesvara, with the Immortal Tree in the back and the Avalokitesvara in front. A few Bodhi seeds were placed randomly on the side of the Avalokitesvara lotus, and then a lover's tear that grew obliquely downwards was pulled out from a small bottle. , It's like a willow branch in Guanyin's hands that can save countless people.

"This girl is pretty good. Compared with selling individual potted plants, the biggest advantage of Doro's potted plants is that people can read the story. It can be a poem, a sentence, a scene or even a good blessing. Potted plants don't have to be just With Doro, you can also collect some relatively small flowers and plants, interspersed in it, so that it is easier to represent the story that the creator wants to express."

"The girl's idea is good, especially for large-scale bonsai. I only use Doro. It seems that something is missing, and I can't separate the layers. If you can add other flowers and plants, then there will be more changes in making."

"Both I and Ban'er will come to help at the beginning, but in the end I will leave it to you. You must study hard." Jia Zhuo looked at the bowls and utensils for potted plants.

"It can be made of wood or glazed. You can try any kind of material and shape."

"Then I'll ask someone to send a batch of models to choose from." Xiaocai's excited eyes lit up when she heard Jia Zhuo's intention to let her go step by step.

They spent the whole afternoon in Suyunfang, and they were covered in mud.I made more than a dozen large-scale potted plants, and they can be put on sale as soon as they open for business.

"We'll come back tomorrow." Jia Zhuo took Qing'er to go back first, but Ban'er stepped forward and told her that they had already found a house nearby.

"Rent it first, and bring grandma and mother over."

"This is the best way, no matter what, the family should be together." Jia Zhuo was also very happy, she missed Grandma Liu.

"Excuse me, is Wang Tianzuo here?" A boy knocked on the door outside, indicating that he was looking for a board.

"Huh." Ban'er took a closer look, he was an acquaintance, and it was also the person who asked him to go to Zhou's house last time.

"Wang Xiucai, our old lady has an invitation, I wonder if he is free."

Old Mr. Zhou invited, who dares to say that he is not free, Ban'er was about to leave when Jia Zhuo grabbed him, wiped the dirt on his body, and wiped his face carefully with a towel.

"Go quickly."

"Well, don't worry, everything will be fine." Ban'er squeezed Jia Zhuo's palm secretly, and then followed Xiao Tong.

When Jia Zhuo and Qing'er returned to Jia's house, Ping'er came over specially and said nervously, "Don't go out these few days, something happened outside."

"What's the matter?" Jia Zhuo looked at her with wide eyes.

When I heard that there was another rebellion outside and blocked General Du's way back to Jinling, I felt a thump in my heart.

Seeing Jia Zhuo's surprise, Ping'er was afraid of frightening the child, so he quickly comforted him: "General Du gathered a lot of government soldiers along the way, and he also brought some elite soldiers with him. That mob is definitely not an opponent."

"Where's big brother?"

"Your father has already passed away. I don't know how to discuss it." Jia Lian went to Jia Lan's house when he got the news, along with several clan uncles, Jia Yun and Jia Qiang.

"It won't come to Jinling City all at once. My shop will open in a few days, and I'm busy these days." Jia Zhuo thanked Ping'er for his concern, but she still had to go to Suyunfang.

"Then at least bring someone along." Ping'er knew that Jia Zhuo had an idea, so he had to settle for the next best thing.

"Okay, Fu'er will come with me tomorrow." Jia Zhuo nodded in agreement.

That night, Jia Lian didn't come back again, but he asked the boy to come back with a letter, saying that he was resting at Jia Lan's house and there was no need to wait for him.

"I'm used to whoever waits for him. Come on, let's have some soup." Ping'er asked Fu'er to bring in the soup.

The chicken soup that has been simmering on the stove for a long time, the stewed soup is white and strong, isn't it just waiting for Jia Lian to come back and drink it together?Jia Zhuo looked at Ping'er's stubborn mouth, and only thought to himself.

"It's delicious, by the way, I brought a pot of Doro, let's put it in the house for the second grandma to see." Qing'er brought a bowl of big potted plants, with three red lips planted in it, beautiful and charming. Red, looks extra joyful in winter.

"Then thank you Qing'er." Ping'er put the potted plant on the dressing table and touched it with his hand, "I heard that it costs several taels of silver per plant. I wonder if it will be sold at a higher price this year."

"It's definitely not as high as last year's price, but there are new varieties, which can be sold at a high price for a while." Jia Zhuo took a sip of the soup and looked up in response.

I was seeing Brother An being hugged by Zhang's mother, sticking out his little tongue and licking his lips, with his neck stretched out, looking straight towards their table.With a small appearance of smashing his mouth, he was aggrieved and envious, as if he was complaining why he was not given to eat.

"Come on, sister feeds you." Jia Zhuo told Zhang's mother to sit in front of her and feed An Ge with a spoon.

After taking a sip, An Ge waved his small arms and danced like a hot wheel, as happy as if he drank the fine nectar and jade dew.After drinking half a bowl in one go, Zhang's mother was afraid that the child would not be able to digest it because it was too oily, so she forbade it.

Jia Zhuo stretched out his arms to hug him, although he was only seven or eight months old, but his hands were heavy.The problem is that it is uncomfortable to be hugged, like an octopus, kicking around.If you don't hold it firmly, you may fly out.

The point is that Brother An is quite good at bullying, knowing that Jia Zhuo can't hold him, he seems to be happy, swinging his arms and kicking his legs, like a cannonball, trying to kick himself out.

"Hurry up and give it to me. Don't get cold while you eat." Ping'er was very happy to see the interaction between their siblings.

When Jia Zhuo saw An Ge fall into Ping'er's hands, he immediately calmed down, waved his fists and said to him: "Little villain, bully the weak and fear the strong. You are making trouble now, show me the trouble."

Everyone in the room laughed, and Qing'er was very happy to see that Brother An was wearing the shoes he made for him.Miss Xiaozhuo doesn't know how to do needlework, so she made inquiries at home and specially made shoes and clothes for Brother An.

"Don't invite him, get excited, and you'll wet the bed at night." Ping'er smiled and asked Zhang's mother to carry him to the kang to play.

"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, but something like this happened. I'm afraid I won't be able to live well this year." Ping'er was sorting out the gift list at home these days, and many people started to move around again, wanting to give New Year gifts.There are also some families who just took advantage of the opportunity of the New Year to give New Year gifts to test each other out, but suddenly a war broke out outside, which is really unlucky.

Jia Zhuo originally thought that the worst thing had happened, and what could be worse.

But facts can always surpass people's imagination. As soon as they arrived at Suyunfang on the second day, they knew that Ban'er was going to study in Andu Mansion with Mr. Zhou.

"You Xue, you think I'm a fool. Going out to study at this time, what does Mr. Zhou want to do? No matter what he wants to do for the emperor, why does he take you with him? Does he have no students himself? Those who are crying and shouting just to see him Are all the people dead? How can I be at ease if you, who have only met him once, follow along and make me feel at ease. "

Jia Zhuo firmly disagreed. Although she didn't understand the meaning of doing so, she instinctively felt that this trip must be very dangerous.

"Listen to me, King Suqing is also the old man's disciple, so there will be no danger." Ban'er tried to convince her.

Jia Zhuo sneered, "Don't go early, don't go later, there are anti-kings and false kings outside, but they want to take people with them. If you want to die, just say it, I will kill you with my own hands, and you can leave a whole body. Outside, there is no one to collect the corpse."

She was so angry that she couldn't choose to speak.

When Qing'er heard this, she quickly slipped out and closed the door for them intimately.Grabbing Xiao Cai who was about to go in to serve tea, "Hurry up, Miss Zhuo is going to kill someone."

He gave a handful of coppers to Fu'er who was standing idle in the yard, "Go out and play, and come back after dinner time."

"Thank you, miss." Fu'er took the copper and left without being polite at all.

In the room, Jia Zhuo stared at Baner, wishing to see two holes in him.

Ban'er smiled wryly, and went up to hug her. No matter how hard Jia Zhuo struggled, he was still hugged tightly by him.

"It's my chance, it's our chance, and I don't want to lose it."

"What a chance, worshiping him as a teacher, what is it, you can still study and pass the exam if you don't worship him as a teacher." Jia Zhuo didn't believe it yet, if you don't become his disciple, you can't pass the exam.

"It's not because of this, it's because he is willing to protect the matchmaker for me." Ban'er looked at Jia Zhuo, his eyes were bright, and she was still in his eyes.

Jia Zhuo's eyes became moist all of a sudden, "You fool, fool, as I said, Jia Lian can't influence my marriage. As long as I refuse, he can't do anything about me. We have plenty of ways to make the rich and powerful Dare to marry a daughter-in-law like me and let their conspiracy go bankrupt. We have done so many things, this time, we can also succeed, right? "

"It's different this time." Ban'er lowered his head, kissed her face with warm lips, and gently kissed her tears dry.

This time, what they were going to deal with was no longer the pampered young master of a rich family, nor was it a young man who didn't care about worldly affairs.It is a major matter of marriage, the human relationship of the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, the absolute authority that the queen may intervene, the aristocratic family or the high official of the court.

A little scholar, a girl who had to obey her father before she got married.What do they use to fight against all this.

Ban'er knew very well that Jia Zhuo would rather die than die. The simplest and most effective way is to make people dare not and unwilling to marry her.But what kind of price does this have to pay? Ban'er doesn't want Jia Zhuo to make such a sacrifice for him.

He is a man, even if it is just an ordinary man, a man without power and family background.He can also use his own hands to split the thorns and step on a path leading to the future for their future.

"I've calculated it carefully. Think about it. Li Hong is in Andu Mansion. He owes us a favor no matter what, doesn't he?"

What is Li Hong? He is a small person who followed his father and surrendered. He can influence anything.It's really a matter of life and death, how can he still give his life to help?Jia Zhuo didn't believe it at all, she knew it, and Ban'er didn't believe it either.

She covered her mouth and suppressed the sobbing voice in her throat, "Yes, there is Li Hong. If you really can't do it, go to Shizi and say that I still have good things here. Although it is a lie to him, you have to act like the real one. , as long as you live well, the things will be there, otherwise I wouldn’t give them to him even if I died.”

"Okay, I must act very similar." Ban'er nodded in agreement with her words.

"Also, didn't Uncle Leng's family move to the north? I have a chance to visit them. If something happens to them, their family may be more reliable." An outsider in Liu's village, a relative of Imperial Physician Leng, the whole family moved to In the north, speaking of it, the two have not communicated with each other for several years.

"Okay, I'll definitely go find them." Ban'er was extremely cooperative without a trace of impatience.

Jia Zhuo looked at Ban'er pitifully, "Isn't it, no matter what I say, you can't change your mind."

"Xiao Zhuo, I am a man, and I have my responsibilities. You know, I can't really hide in the academy and not ask about outside affairs, and let you work hard for our future alone. What's more, I also want to do my best for our future. People do something, even if it is insignificant, the tiniest thing."

When it was known that Huo Shangshu dispatched troops, Mr. Zhou took them to Andu Mansion in order to hold back King Suqing.Jia Zhuo cried again, this is not a fatal matter, what is a fatal matter.

But he cried thousands of times, and Jia Zhuo also knew that he would not change what Ban'er had made up his mind.Just like Jia Zhuo herself, she will insist on doing what she thinks is right.In particular, this matter also involved the dignity of his men, and their future, even for the country and the people.

Now even 1 Jia Zhuo can't stop his footsteps, she looked helplessly and proudly at Ban'er.

Ban'er thought he would have to spend a lot of effort to convince his father, but he didn't expect that Wang Gou'er was smoking his pipe sullenly, and suddenly said, "If you want to go, go, serve the old man well, and go home early."

"Ah."

The conversation between father and son is so simple and restrained.

Qing'er doesn't know the danger outside, but she knows that Jia Zhuo has nothing to do with her brother, so she doesn't need to say more.

He only pouted, "You have to come back early."

"Sure, I'll bring you a gift."

The corners of Qing'er's lips curled up, and she quickly pursed it again, and said solemnly: "It's fine when people come back, they are all from our own family, so there is no need to be polite."

"When are you leaving?" Jia Zhuo's eyes were red and swollen, and he looked at him sadly.

I couldn't stand the stern look in my eyes, so I could only lower my head, "It's just these few days."

"So fast."

"It's not a year."

The big furniture is stunned, it's too rushed, it's winter, how to get on the road.

"The matter is urgent, there is no way to delay it."

Mr. Zhou's family, like Jia Zhuo, knew they couldn't persuade them, and they were about to leave in such a short time, so they were in a mess.

And he himself sat leisurely in the study and complained to his old friend, "Isn't it just going out? Before we went out, it was so chic and simple. We just carried a burden and took two pieces of biscuits and went on the road. What now? It’s expensive, there are so many things to prepare.”

Huo Shangshu gave his old friend a sideways glance, and said: "I don't care how old I am, I have to prepare a cart with all the medicinal materials."

Mr. Zhou screamed angrily, "What nonsense, who was hacked half dead and thrown in the ruined temple, who took care of you for half a month with soup and medicine. You forget it, tomorrow Send you a cart of medicinal materials to nourish your brain."

The book boy standing outside the door lowered his head and laughed when he heard the scolding sound coming from inside.

In the study room, the atmosphere suddenly changed again.

"The emperor handed over the matter of ransacking the house to King Zhongyong." Huo Shangshu felt a little headache.

"Then we won't be able to get in. If we can't get in, we can't get in. Anyway, the powerful in Jinling City will not be wronged by arresting and beheading a few people. You have to worry about them. "Mr. Zhou sneered.

"It's also divided into big and small evils. I originally wanted to take care of the worst ones, but now, it may not be possible." Huo Shangshu still felt a little regretful.

"By the way, I have a little guy here who asked me for something. I was impatient to tell people these things, so you did it for me." Invoking his old friend, he was confident.

"What, I need to come forward for such a trivial matter." Hearing what his old friend said, Huo Shangshu was so angry that his beard cocked up.

"I don't care. Anyway, you help me deal with that Jia. You can't make small moves while I'm not around. I promise to do things that I have promised."

Mr. Zhou's temper has always been like this, and Huo Shangshu knew it, and rolled his eyes impatiently, "It's alright, it's alright, just get out."

"In my house, you actually let me go, you should go first."

The two old men looked at each other with blowing beards and staring eyes.

When they got up almost at the same time, the atmosphere changed again.

"You old bastard, although you are a bit of a jerk and have a bad temper, you still have to come back alive." Huo Shangshu looked at his old friend with rare warmth.

"The scourge will last for thousands of years. Who can live a long life without longevity like me. You can go home and envy your quilt. Don't miss me too much." Mr. Zhou didn't look at him at all, just shook his head desperately. Set about letting him go.

When he heard the sound of the door opening and closing, Mr. Zhou raised his head and muttered with a wry smile: "Come back alive, come back alive..."

When Jia Lian was invited to the Ministry of War, he was dizzy.Huo Shangshu, the real powerful figure, the real confidant of the emperor, how could he find him? This is not just flattered, it is like a big ingot falling from the sky.

When asked if his daughter could get married, Jia Lian felt that he had been knocked out by a big ingot that fell from the sky.

"No, absolutely not." Even if Ban'er was present, Jia Lian would have given the same firm answer.

"That's great. I'll be the matchmaker for one of Mr. Zhou's students. Originally, Mr. Zhou wanted to protect the matchmaker himself, but he's going to go out to study recently, so I can do it for him." Huo Shangshu took a look at Jia Lian, and then I don't want to watch it anymore.

In Jinling City, out of ten children from aristocratic families, eight are like this, with beautiful appearance, gorgeous clothes, and decent conversation.But their eyes, without exception, did not have what he liked.

Jia Lian's heart was about to burst out of excitement, and he said eagerly, "Of course...can I ask who is Mr. Zhou's student?"

Although he was happy, he still didn't forget that he was going to marry his daughter, so he had to ask about the situation of the other party.

"Wang Tianzuo."

"Wang Tianzuo, just hearing the name...what, the surname is Wang, Wang Tianzuo. How could it be, how could it be him, did you make a mistake?" Jia Lian's expression changed from excitement to astonishment, and then to incomparable shock.