Old things in the Red Chamber

Jia Baoyu was still a very young boy at this time. In the Rongguo Mansion, he was still the Second Master Bao whom everyone fawned on, and he was still the heart of his old grandmother.

For Jia Amnesty, seeing Jia Baoyu today also has a lot of emotion.But for Jia Gu, it really felt a bit new. In his impression, he had never seen such a young Jia Baoyu.

Jia Baoyu's arrival made the atmosphere in the hall instantly relaxed. The reason was that the old lady saw her little grandson coming, and beckoned him to her face with a smile. She first touched his face and then asked him if he ate well and slept well. Well, the servant girl is serving her with all her heart...

It wasn't until Jia Baoyu's eyeballs saw the two old brothers here, and because of their surprised expressions that the old lady remembered that there were two uninvited guests sitting in the hall.

"You don't know them. They got something from the old man a few years ago, and now they want to return it."

With just such a light sentence, the purpose of the two old brothers' trip was simplified to the matter of sending things.As a naive and romantic young man, Jia Baoyu naturally didn't think too much. After hearing his grandmother's explanation, he stood up and bowed to the two men, "Thank you two gentlemen for returning the belongings of our ancestors. Please accept Baoyu's help." bye."

Originally, Jia Amnesty was still thinking about whether to leave here at this time, but when he saw Jia Baoyu, he immediately pushed down the idea of ​​leaving, and winked at his brother.He stood up and helped Jia Baoyu himself, looked him up and down, and praised him, "I didn't expect the descendants of your mansion to be so zhilanyushu. Since we two brothers are here today, we haven't come yet. Why don't you invite all the ladies and gentlemen from your residence?"

After hearing this, the old lady had nothing to do.Jia Zheng, who was sitting on the side, ordered people to invite all the girls and buddies out at this time.

Just when the mother-in-law went to the backyard to invite someone, Jia Gu felt that he was not feeling well and could not make the whole family feel better. He didn't know about other things, but he knew that although Jia Baoyu was a young student who studied, he always It is ignorant.

He put down his teacup, "I don't know what book this Second Master Bao of your mansion is reading now?"

Once he said this, he entered the normal procedure of being a guest. As long as the relationship between the two parties was not mentioned, the old lady was still very willing to show off her grandson to others.

"It's just that I have studied with the master in the ethnology for several years, and I can recognize a few words, so I don't want to be blind."

Jia Gu smiled slightly, and saw the psychic gem hanging on Jia Baoyu's chest, "You are too modest. In my opinion, the second master's eyes are exquisite and his manner is generous, which is definitely not what you said. No, I'll ask some questions to test the Second Master Bao."

Jia Baoyu's face froze immediately. The rest of the Rongguo Mansion didn't think Jia Gu's words were too presumptuous. They always thought that their second master was very knowledgeable. Even Jia Zheng, who was always dissatisfied with Jia Baoyu, looked at him. He scolded his son like hell, but in his heart, he also felt that his son was a material for studying.

"I'm not afraid of others knowing. In the early years, because I was not good at reading, I deliberately sent a pen to join the frontier army in the Northland. Although I have been a soldier for half my life, I have never dared to neglect reading. It's just that I am naturally dull, isn't it? What kind of scholar, so if the question is simple, please ask Second Master Bao to explain it. May I ask Second Master Bao, have you ever read history books?"

"Slightly understandable"

"Well, my next question is, what are the similarities between Sima Yi and Sima Guang?"

Jia Amnesty looked at his old brother, thinking that this old brother really doesn't know how to test others. When the elders meet with the juniors, if they want to test other people's knowledge, they usually ask him to recite a passage or explain a sentence. Meaning, who would ask Sima Yi and Sima Guang what are the similarities when they meet each other?

Jia Zheng frowned at his question, thinking that this man is really immodest, a martial artist is a martial artist, and even asking a question is so nonsense.

Not long after this question was said, two children came outside the door, one was Jia Huan and the other was Jia Lan.

Jia Huan was young, and when he heard the guest asking this question, he wanted to show off. Looking at the expressions of everyone in the hall, he felt that this was an opportunity for him to stand out, "This is not easy. I can answer it without my second brother. The difference is not because both of them have the surname Sima."

What he said was innocent and romantic, and the childish words made people smile, but Jia Zheng, who was sitting on the side, patted the armrest, "Naughty animal, do you have a share in talking here?"

"Why should Mr. Jia reprimand him? He is right. Both of them have the surname Sima, and they are powerful officials." Calling Jia Huan to him, he took out a jade pendant from his sleeve, "Here, this is for you." You have to put it away. This piece of jade is worth thousands of gold. When you grow up, you will go out to socialize and hang it around your waist. It will definitely not lose your face." Pat Jia Huan on the shoulder and say to others, " I just like this good boy who is outspoken, and this kind of boy has an appetite for those of us who are in the army."

Others didn't take it seriously, only Mrs. Wang behind the screen, after hearing a sentence worth a thousand dollars, motioned to a woman next to her. This woman happened to belong to Mrs. Wang's confidant Jia Rui's family. What did Mrs. Wang think she was better than anyone else They all knew that Mrs. Wang nodded her head, quickly walked out from behind the screen, came back quietly after a while, and whispered a few words in Mrs. Wang's ear, "It is indeed a good thing, and it shines brightly when the sun shines."

Mrs. Wang didn't hear what was said outside, she turned the Buddha beads and gritted her teeth secretly, thinking that Jia Huan just cut off Jia Baoyu's lottery.

"He is such a small thing, how can he deserve such a good thing? Although there are few pieces of beautiful jade in the world that can compare with the piece brought from Baoyu's mother's womb, it is also necessary to have a better thing that goes with Baoyu." Yes. Go back to their yard and bring the things to Baoyu."

At this time, the girls had already arrived, standing in twos and threes beside the old lady. When they came, everyone either held a fan or a handkerchief, covered half of their faces and only looked at the two guests in front of them with their eyes.

Jia Amnesty saw Jia Yingchun at a glance, and asked the old lady, "Looking at this girl's age, she must be married, do you know which one?"

"Our child was approved by the eminent monk back then, and they all said that it is not appropriate to marry early, so this child has no family now."

When Jia She heard this, he originally wanted to go back early, but at this moment, he had an idea in his heart, that is to quickly find another good family for his daughter. "I know a few good children. In a few days, someone will send the child's horoscope, and ask the old lady to take it and find someone to join him..."

The old lady complained that this person was troublesome, "Our family is looking at each other now, so I don't need you to worry about it."

Jia Yingchun was so ashamed now that she covered her face with a handkerchief, not daring to take a breath.

Jia Amnesty sighed secretly in his heart, thinking that if he didn't let himself intervene, then he should not intervene. Sometimes it may not be a good thing to intervene forcibly, just like his own daughter. It's still hers, if she loses this blessing because she forcibly intervenes, then she will hurt her if she doesn't say sorry.

"When I saw the second girl in your mansion, I felt that she was destined for me. To say something that made the old lady feel taboo, my girl is somewhat similar to the second girl in your mansion. If I have something from my side, I will give it to the second girl. "

Others didn't think it was a big deal when he said that, after all, his grandpa and this person did have somewhat the same appearance, so the children he gave birth to should also have somewhat the same appearance.

Jia Yingchun's maid came to her with a tray. Jia She took out a gold hairpin inlaid with Dongzhu from her sleeve and put it on the tray.

"A few years ago, my daughter also had one of this kind of gold hairpin, and later I took it to her home as a dowry. A few years ago, my little granddaughter also got married, so I made it for her as well. A pair, she only took one away back then, leaving this one at home is useless, so give it to the girl."

The next time was to distribute gifts. The two came prepared, and all their sleeves were filled with gifts for the juniors. Even Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai, who lived as guests, got an exquisite toy.Moreover, Jia Cong, who was sick, was also called to the front, and got an imperial brush from Jia Gu.

Jia Gu had heard from his own son before that Jia Cong specially searched for the writing brushes used by their father and son in order to pass the exam. When he came this time, he knew that his elder brother would definitely meet his children here, so he took one by accident. The imperial pen is for Jia Cong.

"This is for you, I wish you the best in the imperial examination."

The people they wanted to see were met, and the things that should be given were also given away. The two felt that they had no regrets, so they stood up and said goodbye to the rest of Rongguo Mansion.

"Since I came here, I can't just leave like this. The house has prepared a banquet for guests, so you go together." Shi Taijun saw that the things the two brothers sent out were not bad, and when they delivered There was no expression of reluctance or pain on his face, and he felt that if these two people were really businessmen, they must be big businessmen.

Thinking about it again, since the old man gave them his own things, he must have regarded these two old things as very important. Maybe the old man also left some amazing manpower and countless things for the two of them. Otherwise, how could two people with unlucky biological fathers have such a career today?

Moreover, what they are most afraid of in this kind of business is that someone will exploit them. The bigger the business, the more they need to find a party to rely on. Now that they don't come to ask for their own, there must be someone they can rely on. There must be the old man who replaced them Matchmaking…

That being the case, then these two people can't be allowed to leave easily, even if the two of them don't want to have anything to do with their own family, they can't help it.

Jia She and Shi Taijun have been mother and son for so many years, Shi Taijun's calculations can be seen by Jia She in all likelihood, Shi Taijun and this old lady have almost the same way of thinking, so the old lady watched at the beginning Not as good as the two brothers, but now they are enthusiastically persuading Jia She to feel that the alarm bells are ringing, and looking at the old lady's expression, he can figure out most of the things.

He quickly tugged on the old brother's sleeves, hoping that the old brother would never agree to stay for dinner, because he was worried that this would be a grand banquet.