Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

Besides, the news of Jia Yucun's recovery did not come from the palace at first, but it was discovered by Jia Cong.Coincidentally, since the beginning of spring, Jia Cong has left the Governor's Mansion for Zhihe River, and traveled westward along the Yellow River, from Hekou Town to Taohuayu, surveying the water regime and understanding the people's livelihood along the way. On this day, he finally passed Sanmenxia and arrived here. The end point of Taohuayu.The Luohe River and Qinhe River, the two major tributaries of the Yellow River, converge here and are one of the main sources of the Yellow River's spring flood.

This time, Jia Cong was in micro-clothes, only traveling with Yin Jidong, and also brought his little servant Pan You'an along the way.Yin Jidong once traveled in Henan and Hebei when he was young, and he was familiar with the customs and customs, and was also very interested in water conservancy, so he agreed to Jia Cong's recruitment and joined the shogunate of the governor of the river.The three of them came together, eating and sleeping all the way, although Pan You'an was very clever and capable, after all, it was a remote place and could not be compared with the capital.Yin Jidong was worried that Jia Cong was a child of a noble family, had never tasted the hardships of the people, and would complain endlessly. After a few days, he found that Jia Cong could eat corn bread and live in barren villages. , and he is familiar with the water regime, has brilliant insights, and admires him in his heart.

Jia Cong really is like a fish in water, he learned water conservancy engineering in the past, but in this life he thought it was useless, who knew he could apply what he learned.What's more, the Yellow River at this time has not yet become an aboveground river, and the green plants on the river bank are still dense. Although there is soil erosion, it is not serious. river control strategy.

Taohuayu had just had a few heavy rains, and the three masters and servants trudged through the mud. It was after noon that they finally found a small restaurant, a straw shed, and a few broken tables and chairs with missing arms and legs on the grass. under the shed.Pan Anan ran a few steps again, found a table with a leak-proof ceiling, wiped it with a hand towel, invited Jia Cong and Yin Jidong to sit down, and went to the earthen stove behind to find the table. shopkeeper.It took half a day to find out the shopkeeper who was burning firewood, because the firewood was soaked in water, and there was only smoke, but no fire. true colors.

Pan You'an suppressed a smile, and greeted the shopkeeper, "Brother, hurry up and cook some hot water for my master to eat." The shopkeeper said without raising his head, "Brother, if there is hot soup and hot water, I will return it myself. I want to eat some, this rainy day is cold and wet, I have been burning the fire all morning, but it still doesn’t burn, let’s wait for it to stop.” Pan You’an said, “We’ve eaten all the dry food we carried with us. But what else is there to eat? Give my master a cushion first." The shopkeeper got up angrily, went to dig under the stove for a long time, and dragged out a few roasted yams, which were still steaming.

Pan reassured and rejoiced, and hurriedly gave it to Jia Cong and the two of them to eat, and helped the shopkeeper to heat up the fire. First, he boiled the water for making tea, and then re-boiled the water for some miscellaneous noodles, with the vegetables and a little bacon in the shop. , filled a few large earthen bowls with soup and vegetables, and served them to the master first, and then squatted by the stove with the owner, and began to eat with a sigh.

Jia Cong and Yin Jidong were also hungry. The roasted sweet potatoes they ate first, although they had no salt or sauce, were still steaming when they were broken open. Yes, very comfortable.Jia Cong looked up at the thick wind and surging clouds, and the green mountains and rivers, and he couldn't help being open-minded.

After taking another sip of the noodle soup, Jia Cong said, "Brother Yin, this trip has been very rewarding. If you want the Yellow River not to burst this spring, you just need to strangle the mouth of the three rivers. It rains heavily every year, and the time Long, the water of the tributaries is concentrated into the river, the resulting flood is fierce, and the flood peak is high. As long as the flow is diverted here, and then it is adjacent to Mang Mountain in the south and Qingfengling in the north. .”

Yin Jidong clapped his hands and praised: "Smart and clever, in this way, you can have time to plant grass along the way, plant shrubs on the embankment, fix the sand and protect the soil, and the Yellow River will become clear, just around the corner."

The two were talking happily when they suddenly saw a small group of people approaching from the west road, neither officials nor civilians, acting suspiciously.There were more than a dozen strong-bodied guards guarding the pack sedan in the middle. They didn't look like officials going on patrol, nor did they look like they were escorting prisoners. No matter how you looked at it, they felt awkward.

This trip was also exhausting and hungry, so when I saw this grass stall by the roadside, I stopped my car and horses.The leading steward came over to greet the shopkeeper. Seeing that he was an official, the shopkeeper didn't dare to be negligent, so he stepped forward to greet him, and the steward told him to come down quickly. The shopkeeper didn't dare to disobey, so he came back with a bitter face, and begged again in a low voice. Pan You'an helped him light the fire, and put the remaining noodles into the pot together.

Jia Cong was used to the arrogant Zaoli, so he didn't take it to heart. He was still drinking tea while planning the strategy of harnessing the river in his heart.But Yin Jidong suddenly said to Jia Cong in a low voice: "Brother Jia, these people are from the Jinyi Mansion, and I know one of them." In the Gongyuan, I was posted because of the dirty paper, and this person drove me out with a whip—I have seen this face in my dreams for several years."

Jia Cong was a little surprised, so he also paid attention to the actions of these people.I saw the servant who was recognized by Yin Jidong walked to the side of the sedan chair, opened the curtain of the sedan chair, helped out a man, and said in his mouth: "My lord, in the wilderness, I can't beat the top. My lord, come down and have a drink." Hot tea, let's rest your feet." His attitude seemed to have changed from before, very humble.

The "adult" Jia Cong looked carefully at was only wearing a plain green shirt, and looked like a teacher from Sanjia Village. Looking at his face, he had thick eyebrows slanted into his temples, and his eyes were slender and restrained. It is the so-called shadow of prey in the photo book.However, this is not the reason why Jia Cong was surprised. What surprised him was that he knew this person, who was exiled to Jiayu Village in Xisai after his home was confiscated years ago.

It turned out that after Jia Yucun's house was ransacked last time, the sage cherished his talent and originally only gave him a punishment of dismissal pending investigation. Who knew that Jia Yucun had offended many people in the past, so he took the opportunity to go to the book again and again. A lot of dirty things were exposed, and Sheng Yan was furious, so he was dealt with severely and sent to serve in the Xisai military camp.Jia Cong originally thought that Jia Yucun would have no future, and had already forgotten about this person, but now he met here by chance, and it was such a situation, which was unexpected.

Jia Yucun thought it was because he had been sitting in the sedan chair for a long time, and his hands and feet were numb. He stood in front of the car and kept moving his hands and feet. While looking at the surrounding environment calmly, he caught sight of Jia Cong who was sitting under the tea shed not far away. .Jia Yucun was taken aback for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face, and he bowed his hands to the guard first: "Sir, I have an old friend there, I wonder if it would be convenient for me to go and say hello?" The guard of Jinyi Mansion looked back. Jia Cong and Jia Cong glanced at each other, seeing that they didn't look like villains, and they didn't dare to offend Jia Yucun, so they nodded in agreement: "My lord, please do what you want."

Then Jia Yucun walked towards Jia Cong, and as he walked, he said with a hearty smile: "It's a pleasure to meet, it's a pleasure to meet, brother, are you safe?" His family still lives in his courtyard. Seeing him at this time is like reuniting the old days, and it really is a powerful minister.He also had no choice but to stand up and salute: "Master Jia has always been nice, I am polite." He raised himself up and introduced Jia Yucun to Yin Jidong.

Yin Jidong had already heard of Jia Yucun's reputation for being mean, ruthless, greedy and ruthless, but when he saw him now, he was surprised to find that he was a dignified man, like a gentleman.However, Jia Yucun took Jia Cong's hand, greeted everyone in the Jia family affectionately, and said: "I heard that my elder brother was entrusted with the important task of taking part in river governance when I was in Xisai. It’s really enviable that the world’s elder brother has achieved success in his youth.” Jia Cong wanted to find out why he appeared here while being courteous to him, but Jia Yucun was very tight-lipped, talking about him from left to right, and talking about West Road Jia Cong couldn't get in a word because of the beautiful scenery and customs, and he talked endlessly.

Jia Cong was ashamed of his lack of knowledge, and when he saw his little servant Pan You'an was lighting a fire under the stove, his face was covered in carbon dust, so that he couldn't see his true colors, so he gave him a wink.Na Pan was as calm as a bean, and he understood immediately, so he scooped out a bowl of noodle soup from the pot, took it to the driver on the side of the road, and sat on the side of the car to chat.

Here Jia Cong and Jia Yucun chatted for a while, the servants were full, and Jia Yucun also ate a bowl of noodles in a gentle manner, and then left. , I also packed up and went on the road.Then Pan You'an waited for a while to walk, and there was no one around, so he came over and said, "Third Master, I can find out. The driver said that they were hired from Henan Mansion, and the officers were all officials from Beijing. I don't know why, but I went to the Xisai barracks to pick up that adult, and went all the way to Beijing."

Jia Cong knew that there must be something wrong, and there was no news on the way, so he could only finish his errands quickly, rush back to the Governor's Mansion, and tell Lin Jiarui the whole matter. This is Jia Yucun.But what to use him for?He was speechless for a while, just squinting his eyes and pacing up and down the hall, thinking over and over again.

Jia Cong was inexperienced, and knew that this matter was unusual, but he kept calm in his heart, so he didn't open his mouth. He would tell him when Lin Jiarui had made up his mind.After a long time, Lin Jiarui sat down, took a sip of tea, and sighed, "Brother Cong, I have to congratulate you first, you will be promoted soon." Jia Cong was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean by elder brother? I just arrived In the first half of the year, I am still not familiar with it, so how can I take on this heavy responsibility."

Lin Jiarui waved his hand and said: "Brother Cong, listen to me. I estimate that there will be a big change in the court. The current emperor is an extremely talented and generous master. It is not that he is ignorant of Jia Yucun's treacherous nature, but villains also have their uses." Lin Jiarui After a pause, he continued, "For some things, the Holy Majesty needs someone to do it. You can't let a gentleman do it. You can only ask a villain like Jia Yucun to do it. For example, clean up the clan... and the official family..." Jia Cong After a daze, he said for a while, "Whose house is that?" He already had an ominous premonition in his heart.