Battle of the Red Chamber Ring III

It was the first day of the new year again, and the old mother had ordered people to soak ten buckets of rice since last night, and cooked it after three o'clock. After dawn, she was carried to the vicinity of the Qinhuai River. There were more beggars, and they set up tents at the place. Although the abbot said it was one bucket, how much rice could be cooked in one bucket, Aunt Zhao ordered ten buckets to be cooked, and sent them down for ten months. We all know that on the first day of the lunar new year, someone will come to give porridge, and they line up at the old position early.

The Confucius Temple was originally located near the Qinhuai River. The early risers, those in charge, and the owner of the temple naturally heard about it, and those without status naturally had no way to inquire. Those with status would know that he was the concubine of the second room of the Rongguo Mansion , although ordinary people look down on the concubine, but when it comes to the Rongguo Mansion, it is naturally a little different.

The poor naturally don't have as many thoughts as the rich. Hearing that the porridge is given out here, he drank it and thanked him, but he heard that it was for the little prince to pray for blessings, so he said it was a good person, waiting for the old mother and others to clean it up After going back, they all dispersed, and then it was another month.

Aunt Zhao had heard Jia Huan say that she didn't need to go to see it, so she really didn't go to see it, but she usually called the old mother to chat with others, or met with people from her mother's family. The servants here are not as valuable as the ones in Jia's mansion, even if there are any orders in daily life, they will not shirk them. After all, there is only such a master, and the coming and going made Aunt Zhao understand some things.

Waiting for the Chinese New Year to come, Aunt Zhao packed up in a hurry and went up the mountain again, and saw Jia Huan who was wrapped in a scholar's scarf in the temple, but she hadn't seen him for three or four months, she was unfamiliar, Aunt Zhao sat on a chair After looking at it for a long time, under the reminder of the old mother, he held Jia Huan's hand awkwardly, and said: "I don't know if it's been too long since I haven't spoken, I see that I have grown a lot, and I have to follow after the New Year's Eve." Down the mountain together?"

Jia Huan now lacks a trace of fireworks, and following the old monk is naturally more fairy-like, and the whole person looks a little fluttering, because he has grown a lot, and the newly-made clothes are all imitating the Jiangnan style, more simple and elegant, There are also green bamboo decorations, which look very different from the past when viewed from a distance.

After all, he is an 11-year-old person. After a year of growing up, he has lost the naughtiness of a child. When he looks at you with black and white eyes, he doesn't seem to be looking at you.Aunt Zhao said a few words, but when she saw Jia Huan, she only responded twice, and then she broke it off by saying that she wanted to clean up. Waiting for Jia Huan to go out, Aunt Zhao looked at the old mother and said, "So my son She looks a little prettier than others, but somehow she is a little prettier now that she is older. If I were a girl, I wouldn’t worry about it, but Huan’er is a brother after all, and now he has practiced for another year. If I was deceived by the old monk, then my life will be in vain!"

The old mother hurriedly persuaded: "This is because the young master is getting older, and he is angry at studying. Originally, men are in the front yard, so they can't stay in the inner house with aunt and grandma. This is self-motivation! It is obviously a happy event, but why did my aunt say more about it?" So sad."

"Is it because of growing up?" Aunt Zhao looked at the old mother anxiously, as if she was grasping at the last straw.

The old mother smiled and said: "You can see which man is still hanging around under his mother's lap when he grows up."

Aunt Zhao nodded, feeling better. Before the two of them could say a few words, Chun Geng came over with a basket of cooked food: "The young master told me that I planted it myself. Let my aunt try something new."

Aunt Zhao hurriedly stepped forward and looked at the opened basket. It was just a bowl of soybeans and a bowl of corn, but she heard that her son planted it, so she smiled.After Chun Geng took the dishes and came out, he exited the room. When he got outside, he saw Jia Huan looking at the trees in the yard with a serious face, with his hands behind his back.

"After the new year is over, the young master will go to the government school, but I have to tell my aunt." The magistrate who had been taken care of by Jia Zheng has now been beheaded. Xia Yun came a while ago and said that Chi Chen let Jia Huan returned to Duzhong, went to the official school, and took the exam directly in Duzhong.

Jia Huan glanced at Chun Geng, then turned his gaze back to the tree, and said: "The old monk told me to pack up and go find his acquaintances. I thought it would be inconvenient for me to go back to the capital."

Chun Geng was about to frown, when he suddenly watched the leaves fall from the tree. After all, the identity of the young master is different from that of the son. It would be more difficult to go back now. As the saying goes, wealth comes in danger, if you don’t go back, you will lose your chance.But Jia Huan was only 11 years old after all, and he suddenly felt distressed.

Jia Huan stared at the fallen leaves for a while and then went out, Chun Geng didn't bother him, Jia Huan walked in the direction he would go every day, the old monk was indeed sitting in the room, it seemed that everyone else was changing, only he was not. changing.

Jia Huan habitually looked at the wrinkled face of the old monk, calm as if without any fluctuations.He stared at the monk for a while, touched the beads on his neck, untied them, put them in front of the monk, kowtowed to the monk again, got up and left.

Waiting for Jia Huan to come back and instruct Chun Geng to pack his things and go back to the capital, Chun Geng was puzzled for a moment: "Young Master, don't you want to stay in Jinling?"

"How long can I hide?" Jia Huan put on a gentle smile on his face, reached out and touched his head, "What's more, I have nothing to be afraid of, what can she do to me now!"

Waiting for the mother and son to spend the Spring Festival in the temple again, they set off to return to the capital. The servants of the old house also followed. Zhao Guoji watched his sister leave, and originally wanted to go with him, but he hadn't left yet. His mother said, "Your sister won't have anything to say when you arrive in Duzhong. Why don't you just go to Jinling honestly. Now that I'm old and the fallen leaves have returned to their roots, I really don't want to move anymore."

When he came, he seemed novel and slow because the route was unknown, but when he went back, he became fast because he was familiar. Jia Huan and others had just entered the city gate of the capital, and they saw Chi Chen riding a white horse from a distance, wearing black clothes. Fur Yi broke through the silver-white world, and saw him galloping towards the carriage one by one, and he was about to collide with it, and he pulled it casually, and the horse was strangled and drew a circle in the air. arc, and then stop on the spot.

Chi Chen got off his horse and went to the front of the carriage, and lifted the curtain. Jia Huan was holding his head and feeling dizzy because the carriage stopped suddenly, and felt the cold wind blowing in from outside.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, but it's only now." Chi Chen complained and got into the carriage, the horses outside were pulled aside by the four guards behind him, Chi Chen told Qiushou who was driving: "Go Go to the end of East Street, I have opened a mansion now, and you will live in my mansion from today onwards. The Holy Majesty heard that you want to study, so he said that your mansion has always been eager to learn, so he simply gave you a tribute. Entering the Imperial College to study, now you are a Gongsheng student, and others can't bully you at will."

Although Chi Chen insisted on asking Jia Huan to come back, he also knew that it would be impossible if he didn't give weight.Jia Huan opened his eyes and looked at Chi Chen, why didn't he hear about it before?

"The Holy Majesty directly ordered someone to go to your mansion. Don't say anything else, your wife will naturally know." Chi Chen is not a good guy now, so he ordered someone to go to Jia's mansion to say that Jia Huan was picked up by him. Let's go, I don't care about others, one of the four or five carriages back to Beijing will be missing, and when these people return to Jia's mansion, the old lady in Jia's mansion who is waiting for Jia Huan to pay her respects will not care about Chi Chen's expression. within the scope of consideration.

Jia Huan looked at Chi Chen, feeling a little strange, and vaguely noticed that the other party's eyebrows were a little more stern. Chi Chen's mansion was actually far away from Nanwang Mansion, and he didn't know what he was thinking today. The plaque of Nanwang Shizifu was hung directly, and it was written by the emperor himself.Stone lions stood on both sides, and the carriage entered along the gate. When Jia Huan and Chi Chen got off the carriage, he found that there were hundreds of people kneeling on the ground in the yard.

Chi Chen casually waved his hand to order people to go down, and helped up another one with his own hands. Jia Huan saw that it was Master Chi, but he hadn't seen him in three or four years and he was much older: "Grandfather, why are you kneeling again? Go through the main entrance, just go over the wall every day to save trouble." Chi Chen said while pulling Jia Huan, "Look, who is coming, I picked him up halfway from the gate of the city."

Master Chi smiled and talked with Chi Chen, anyway, he still had to kneel when he should kneel: "I haven't seen Brother Huan for a long time, and now I'm an adult, I heard that I'm going to enter the Imperial College in March, so don't waste your time What a thought."

Jia Huan cupped his hands and bowed to Master Chi: "Long time no see, Father Chi is well."

Master Chi nodded, and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Chi Chen: "Grandpa wants to say something, I have plenty of time in the future, I will take brother to wash up first, it's dusty, and brother is also hungry Right, right." Holding Jia Huan with one hand, he leaned closer and blinked at Jia Huan, Jia Huan nodded hurriedly, and before he nodded, Chi Chen turned to Master Chi with an expression of looking at him, Master Chi couldn't help but, Then he let Chi Chen go back, Chi Chen hugged Jia Huan with one hand, and rushed to the room he had prepared for Jia Huan.

Jia Huan felt that his legs were being embraced by the other party, and he was leaning on his shoulders, with both hands barely supporting Chi Chen's shoulders. This Ah Da was becoming less and less particular, but his strength was also getting stronger and stronger.When he got to the house, Chi Chen didn't let him go, he just hugged Jia Huan twice in the house and asked, "My brother likes it."

Jia Huan nodded and said it was good, Chi Chen ran to the left again, passed the long corridor, and said: "This is where I live, if you feel lonely in the future, brother, you can come to me directly."

Jia Huan said: "This place is also very good."

Chi Chen's eyes brightened immediately, he carefully put Jia Huan down, and said, "Did brother like this place? I originally planned to let brother sleep with me, but grandpa said it was wrong, so I ordered someone to sleep with me." You built a house, but in your heart you also hope that my brother will sleep with me." Chi Chen shook Jia Huan's hand, then pointed to the big knife in his house and said: "That's me on the battlefield The Lord took it from a leader, but I have few people, and Ah Zhen said that the poor should not chase after him, hey, otherwise I would be able to take his head and present it to the Holy One."

Jia Huan asked suspiciously: "Didn't Ah Da say that this natural supernatural power is a bit weird for the royal family, and they usually don't reveal it?"

Chi Chen chuckled: "Of course I still remember, it's just that grandpa helped me think of an idea. I practice martial arts every day and I have been to the battlefield. Others will only think that I am proficient in martial arts. How can I know that I am born with supernatural power? Now as long as I do well It’s not too much, and others won’t think too much about it.”