Enter the red building

In three years, Xue Baoqin has also become a beauty. She is only 12 years old and already has the appearance of a city.I really don't know what kind of face Lin Daiyu, one of the twelve beauties of Jinling, has.

Looking at Xue Baoqin, Xue Qiu felt a little uneasy. She was wrapped in pink Chinese clothes and covered with white gauze, revealing a graceful neck and clearly visible collarbone. It is more than one foot, which makes the gait look very soft. Three thousand blue silks are tied up with hair bands, a butterfly hairpin is inserted in the head, and a strand of blue silk hangs on the chest. The faint red leaves on the cheeks create a pure muscle like Delicate and lovely like petals, the whole person is like a butterfly fluttering in the wind, and like clear ice and snow.Such an appearance is a blessing or a curse for ordinary merchants.There has been no news from the Mei family in the past three years, presumably they used the word "drag".

"Brother, what are you thinking, so engrossed?" Xue Baoqin said softly.

Xue Qiu was extremely tall, wearing a straight-breasted gown with a blue cloud and bat pattern. Moyu, the shape seems rough but simple and gloomy.The black hair was tied casually with a silver ribbon, without a crown or hairpin. A few strands of hair on the forehead were blown away by the wind, intertwined with the silver ribbon and fluttering, appearing quite light.He was supposed to be a good young man in a troubled world, but he pretended to be a dandy and smiled and said: "It's nothing, I just saw a beauty and stared blankly!"

"Brother, what are you talking about! Be careful, I will tell my mother, you bully me." Xue Baoqin blushed and said shyly.

Xue Qiu rolled his eyes at Xue Baoqin, and said with a smile: "I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about Qiaoer. Don't be too sentimental, okay?"

When Qiaoer heard this, although she knew that Xue Qiu was teasing Xue Baoqin, she still blushed and was very shy.

"Brother, you are so bad!" Xue Baoqin turned and left angrily.Qiaoer also hurriedly followed.

Seeing that his sister was angry, Xue Qiu quickly ran to follow, "My good sister, my brother is wrong, don't be angry!"

"Really? Then take me out to play." Xue Baoqin laughed immediately.

After hearing this, Xue Qiu asked: How did you know I was going out today? "

Xue Baoqin imitated Xue Qiu's usual words, shook her head and said: "Don't say it, don't say it!" Seeing Xue Qiu's wonderful expression, Xue Baoqin bent down with a smile.

"Brother, I'll leave first." Xue Qiu waved his hand and was about to leave.

Xue Baoqin grabbed Xue Qiu's sleeve and begged softly: "Brother, just take me there! In the past three years, I have never gone out except to go to my uncle and a few uncles' houses."

Seeing Xue Baoqin's pitiful appearance, Xue Qiu wanted to laugh a little. For the past three years, he had been staying at home and working hard, and he didn't have a good time playing in this ancient world. Of course, except visiting relatives, visiting Qingming and visiting his father's grave on his father's death day .

Xue Qiu nodded, and smiled at Xue Baoqin: "Okay, go tell your mother, I'll wait for you at the door."

Xue Baoqin fluttered away like a butterfly after hearing this sentence.

The main gate of Xue’s house is a red lacquered pear wood gate, which is opened in the southeast corner. The gate occupies about the area of ​​a room. Boards, horse boards, door pillows, even sills, thresholds, door hairpins, large sides, wiping heads, threading belts, door center boards, door cymbals, plugs, animal faces, door nails, door couplets, etc.

The door style is octagonal, and the front is either carved, or depicted, and decorated with decorative patterns.The patterns of door hairpins are mostly flowers of the four seasons, four of which are carved with spring orchid, summer lotus, autumn chrysanthemum and winter plum respectively, and the word "auspicious" can be seen between the patterns.

In front of the door, there are two drum-shaped stone components that are artificially carved and supported on the stone seat. The drum stone is carved with magnolia, crabapple, and peony flowers, representing rich and noble families.

Standing beside the carriage, Xue Qiu carefully looked at the style of the gate, and really had to marvel at the wisdom of the ancients.But saw three women walking out of the door, the girl in the middle was wearing a veiled hat to cover her face, it was Xue Baoqin and her two personal maids, Qiao'er and Bi'er.

Xue Baoqin has already changed into a long pink dress. The whole outfit looks simple and suitable for going out.

After Xue Baoqin and others got into Cuiting Baohuagai's carriage, Xue Qiu got on the horse, and several servants from the nursing home followed suit.

Inside the carriage are three benches, covered with cotton batting and embroidered brocade, in the middle there is a gold silk pillow, which is very comfortable to sit on, and in the middle there is a small carved nanmu coffee table with a set of white porcelain tea sets on it.Xue Baoqin couldn't wait to take off the veil, and said annoyedly: "It's all mother, who loves to wear this? I used to go out with my father, and I didn't need to wear it."

Bi'er smiled and said, "The girl was still young at that time, but now she has grown up."

Qiao'er also said: "Madam, it's not for the sake of the girl."

After hearing this, Xue Baoqin still muttered a few words.

Xue Qiu wanted to go to Zuixianju today to see if the No. [-] restaurant in Jinling was worthy of its name, so he didn't tell shopkeeper Xu and others.

Xue Qiu rode a horse and looked at the ancient market, feeling very lively.Xue Qiu knew how to ride a horse a long time ago.The ancient shop is similar to the one in the previous life, the front is the storefront, and the back should be the residence.The street is very wide, and it can probably accommodate three carriages driving side by side without worrying about crowding.There are also some small stalls on the street, yelling and selling things, and they are not worried that the city management will arrest people.Xue Qiu felt that everything was so interesting and novel. Looking left and right, he looked like a countryman who had just entered the city and had never seen the world.It made the servant next to him feel a little ashamed, but he didn't dare to say that the uncle should not look like he has seen the world.

The noise of children playing and the yelling of hawkers corresponded to each other, creating a scene of prosperity.

Xue's house is located in the east of the city, not very far from the East Street where Zuixianju is located, and it will arrive in about a cup of tea.

Looking closely, the business of the restaurant is indeed very good.The guests who come and go are very particular about their clothes, not to mention expensive, but at least they are clean.Xue Qiu turned over and dismounted unhappily.Xue Baoqin also got out of the carriage with the help of Qiaoer.The carriage and horses are under the watchful eye, so there is no need to worry.

The waiter in the restaurant saw Xue Qiu and the others at a glance, not only because of his overall style, but also because of Xue Qiu's aura, which was either rich or expensive.

Xue Qiu has learned martial arts for three years, so he will naturally have an aura. Although it is comparable to Shi Tie's terrifying and domineering aura, it is not enough to be ignored.

Bai Xia asked: "Is there still a private room?"

Xiao Er didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly replied: "Yes, yes, there is another one. Please go upstairs." He said, leading Xue Qiu and others to go up to the third floor.

At this moment, another guest came and wanted to go to the private room on the third floor.

"Why is it gone?" A man who looked like a servant was patting the counter and asked angrily.

The manager at the counter put down his abacus and apologized again and again, "The last room on the third floor has been booked just now!"

"What about the fourth floor?"

"On the fourth floor, you can only go up if you match the pair we gave you." The manager patiently explained.

"What rules?" The man wanted to say something, but was stopped by a refined man behind him.

"Master, there is no private room!" The man said respectfully to the refined man.

The elegant man was wearing a purple straight gown with a golden silk spider pattern belt tied around his waist, his black hair was tied up with a jade-encrusted gold crown, his slender body was straight, and he held a folding fan in his hand. Years old, but it is not difficult to see that this person was definitely a romantic and handsome boy when he was young.

"I've heard about the title of Zuixianju Qianguabsolute for a long time, and now I see that it is indeed so. I don't know what the Shanglian is?" The elegant man shook the folding fan in his hand and asked.

When the steward heard this, he was quite unconcerned, and he was a self-righteous guy, but on the surface he said respectfully: "The Shanglian is a lonely, cold window and a widow."

After hearing this, the elegant man looked a little sad, and he pondered for a long time before sighing: "The next couplet is for me to live in vain for the rotten pillow of the phoenix tree."

As soon as the elegant man said the words, the restaurant that was relatively lively just now was quiet, and everyone was thinking about the second couplet given: Indus rotten pillows live together in vain.

After a long time, everyone looked at the elegant man with different expressions, and they were very shocked.

The steward also guessed that this was probably a mistake, and quickly ordered the staff to invite the shopkeeper.

The traditional character for "Qi" in the second couplet is "木妈".Among them, the latter two characters imply that the agency "Xiangmu wife" means "missing wife".All of these correspond one-to-one to the lonely, cold window, empty widow in the Shanglian, including Pingze.The first couplet describes the loneliness of a widow, while the second couplet talks about the husband's longing for his dead wife, and the same affection for different people.

It's so right!

Xue Qiu also couldn't help but sigh with emotion that someone really opposed this eternal absolute.In the previous life, Xue Qiu saw this absolute from a book by chance. There are many second lines given by the world, but this is the most correct and fair one.

Xue Baoqin couldn't help but whispered to Xue Qiu: "Brother, what are you doing forever? It's really boring to give the second line after thinking about it for a while."

Xue Qiu glanced sideways, and said with a smile: "Then you try?" He muttered to himself: "It must be because of such experience that he gave such a couplet!"

Xue Qiu didn't know that the conversation between the two had already been heard, but the person who heard it was another man behind the elegant man.The man whispered a few words in the elegant man's ear, the elegant man's eyes lit up, and he looked at Xue Qiu.

Xue Qiu had already been known by others, and he was the one who made the right match.Only to find that the elegant man's eyes fell on him, Xue Qiu smiled kindly at the elegant man.

The smile is very bright!