[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

The weather in July is the most sultry. Although it rained last night, it failed to extinguish the high temperature of the past few days. The chirping of cicadas on the trees indicates that today will be another sweltering day. To a cool summer day.

In summer, the sun comes out early, and the sun comes out just after [-] o'clock. The sun shines on the streets paved with bluestone slabs, and evaporates the last bit of water vapor from the rain that fell in the middle of the night last night.

There are not many pedestrians who get up early on the street. At this time, most of the people walking on Jiangjun Street in twos and threes are vendors and shopkeepers who have just come out. They have to walk the streets and alleys to sell goods all day long. It is not easy for Huang Tian to do business in the heat. I also took advantage of this time in the morning to prepare the goods, and strive to do more business in the morning, so that I can finish work and go home early.

At the corner of Jiangjun Street, there is a magnificent mansion with vermilion lacquer and big red doors. On the door plaque of that house are the words "Great General's Mansion" written by the current Holy Majesty.

Everyone in the capital knows that the Grand General's Mansion was built on the order of the current Holy Majesty himself.Even the original design of the mansion was completed by the Ministry of Industry and presented to the current Holy Majesty for review before allowing the groundbreaking.This street originally had its own name, but since the construction of the Grand General's Mansion more than ten years ago, the original name of this street has gradually been forgotten, and it has gradually been called General Street.

There are countless military generals in the Great Zhou Dynasty, such as the Southern Anhui General who guards southern Anhui, the Northwest General who guards the Northwest, and the Lingnan General who guards the South of Lingnan.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, only a first-rank general could command the soldiers and horses of the whole country and lead the military power of the world.Generals are not established permanently, but only when there is a major war.

But people in the capital also know that this Lin Hong, who was born after the succession of the current Emperor Chengsheng, who was valued by Emperor Chengsheng and was appointed as a general, has actually been in the past few years since he returned to the capital. None of them live in the General's Mansion.

Lin Hong resigned due to an accident ten years ago, and the general's tiger talisman had already been returned to the court, but Emperor Chengsheng had something to say, saying that even if Lin Hong had fought for half his life, even if he was no longer a general, his contribution should not be erased. Xu Linhong still lives in the mansion.

Lin Hong thanked Shengen, but he didn't live in the General's Mansion these years.He and his wife Qiao set up another small courtyard in the capital, and the couple lived together quietly for so many years.Regarding Lin Hong's insistence on going his own way, Emperor Chengsheng didn't say anything, so he had to let him go.

"Hey, it's strange. Isn't the general's mansion closed all the year round? Why is it open today?"

The number of shopkeepers coming and going increased, and many people saw that the General's Mansion, which had been closed all year round, suddenly opened its middle door today, and a middle-aged man with the appearance of a butler commanded several servants to sweep in front of the courtyard.

Frightened by the ferocious appearance of the middle-aged man and the obvious scar on his face, the shopkeepers didn't dare to say anything even if they had doubts in their hearts, and hurried past with their heads bowed.It was a young shopkeeper who dared to speak out his doubts. As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man with a scar was chasing after him with eagle-like eyes.

The young peddler was accompanied by an older peddler. He hurriedly pulled him away, avoiding the sharp eyes before he dared to speak in a low voice: "You just came here, so you don't know the rules of Old General Lin. There are The ancestral hall built by General Lin back then is dedicated to those soldiers who fought with General Lin but failed to return. Isn’t it coming to the Ghost Festival? General Lin will go back to the mansion to pay homage to them. One day, the imperial court will also send people to the General’s Mansion, it’s only been a few days, how can the General’s Mansion not make preparations in advance?”

After the old shopkeeper finished speaking, he realized that several young shopkeepers had unknowingly gathered around him to listen to his story. Seeing that he had stopped talking, someone asked him why Lin Hong didn't live in the general's mansion all the year round. He sighed softly. He waved his hand and refused to say anything, and signaled everyone to go about their own affairs, "You are young, and you didn't know these things when you first came here. After you stay for a long time, you will naturally know everything."

This year, the old shopkeeper refused to speak, but there was a good person next to him who wanted to pull these young shopkeepers to talk about ancient times, but before this person could speak, he was interrupted by the sound of horseshoes behind him.

A pure black war horse galloped forward, and the rider's pure white riding attire formed a sharp contrast with the war horse.Seeing the armor decoration on the horse's head, the old shopkeeper and the man who talked about ancient things hurriedly dispersed and dragged away the young shopkeepers.

The young master of the Lin family is back, and he is a character to be trifled with.They dare not talk about the Lin family's affairs in front of this person.

Everyone knows that Lin Jian, the third young master of the Lin family, is the one who protects his weaknesses the most.Moreover, it is said that Lin Jian fought with the Ninth Prince when he was a child. Such a man who is not jealous of meat and vegetables is now a marquis and has a military position. Who would dare to provoke him?

The young shopkeepers looked back frequently, the black horse galloped past like a gust of wind, and they only saw the sternness of Lin Jian's whole body.The snow-like coldness that seemed to come from the bloody battlefield suddenly fell on their hearts, making them shiver in the hot weather.

Arriving in front of the main gate of the General's Mansion, Lin Jian reined in the reins, flipped his right leg, and dismounted in a smooth and unrestrained posture.

When the middle-aged man with a scar saw him, he immediately put on a smile on his face, and asked his servants to take Lin Jian's horse away and put him in a safe place, while he himself hurriedly greeted him: "The third young master came back so quickly! A few days ago, Madam After receiving the letter, I told my subordinates that the third young master might not come back until a few days later."

Lin Jian clicked his tongue in his heart. When he was in southern Anhui, he was used to being called General Lin and Young Lord Lin. Now that he is back in the capital, he is really not used to hearing his family call him Young Master. ah.

"Thinking that the July Festival is coming this year, I missed it in the past two years. I don't want to miss it this year, so I hurried back."

Facing his family, Lin Jian's sternness had long since faded, replaced by a bright smile.

He threw the burden in his hand to the middle-aged man with the scar, and beckoned to the servant who had just led the horse to bring it back to him, "Uncle Wu, I brought this back for you from southern Anhui, it's over there. People's secret recipe. These herbs are cooked according to the prescription and massaged on the knees every day, and your old problem of rheumatism and leg pain will not occur in winter. Oh, yes, your old guys have it too, it's all in it Just pretend, turn around and share among your brothers!"

"I won't rest in the mansion anymore, I have to rush to the West Garden to meet my mother. It's hot, Uncle Wu, please help me get some cold water, I'll drink it and leave."

Uncle Wu used to be Lin Hong's personal bodyguard for several years. After Lin Hong resigned and handed over the Tiger Talisman, Uncle Wu also followed Lin Hong back to the capital, and then he exhausted his talents and became the housekeeper of the Lin family.

The small courtyard where Lin Hong and his wife Qiao lived was in the west of the capital, so the Lin family called that place the West Garden.

Uncle Wu hurriedly went to fetch cold water for Lin Jian to drink: "This subordinate has an old problem. It's hard for the third young master to think about it. This subordinate thanked the third young master. It's just that the weather is hot, and the third young master really doesn't want to go back to the mansion for the sake of the subordinate. Madam is looking forward to the young master's return every day in the West Garden, the young master should go directly to the West Garden."

He was naturally moved when Lin Jian brought him something back, but he was afraid of causing trouble to Lin Jian, so he felt really sorry.

Lin Jian handed back the porcelain bowl in his hand to Uncle Wu, and smiled at him, "Uncle Wu, I didn't come here on a special trip. It's just that the weather is too hot, and the horse is thirsty, so I'm thirsty, so I stopped by to ask for a bowl." Just drink water. I'm leaving now, you are busy."

Lin Jian greeted Uncle Wu, then got on his horse and left with a smile on his face.

Uncle Wu was holding a bowl of water here, watching Lin Jian's figure disappear into the street corner like a gust of wind, then Uncle Wu lowered his head to look at the porcelain bowl in his hand.He saw that there seemed to be as much water in the porcelain bowl as before, and remembered that Lin Jian seemed to have only taken a sip just now. Thinking about it, Uncle Wu felt a little sour.

The third young master was still so caring, even though the war horse had three or four bulging water bladders hanging on it, he still said that he came back to beg for water.

The young master whom he watched and grew up obviously came back first to give him something.

Uncle Wu was moved, he reached out and touched the scar on his face, turned around and brought a bowl of water into the door, he felt a little reluctant to pour out the water in the porcelain bowl - although he can't go to the battlefield now, but If something happens to the Lin family one day, even if he needs to protect him with his life, he will be there as before without saying a word.

When Lin Jian rode to the West Garden, he was already sweating profusely.

Sweat flowed to Lin Jian's slightly raised eyes, and he wiped it before it fell into his eyes, then patted the black horse's head, and his servants led his horse to the stable for placement, while he picked it up from the horse. The two or three bundles that came down went to the garden.

"Tell Madam, I'll wait for her in the flower hall."

When Mrs. Qiao heard that Lin Jian had returned early, she hurried to see him.When Qiao came to the flower hall, she happened to see her youngest son, whom she hadn't seen for a year, with a lazy expression, squinting his eyes and crossing his legs, sitting there idly eating snacks.

Seeing Mrs. Qiao coming, Lin Jian hurriedly stood up to meet her and helped her into the flower hall. The young man who had been fooling around just now smiled and called Mrs. Qiao affectionately: "Mother, I'm back."

Seeing him covered in dust and dust, and seeing beads of sweat rolling down the tip of his nose, Qiao wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, and said distressedly: "It's hot, you should go take a bath first. When you feel lighter, Come back and talk to me."

The son she raised she knew.Although this child has suffered all kinds of hardships in the past three years, he also has the same problem, that is, he loves to be clean and has a cleanliness habit.Talking to someone like this who is sweating profusely, don't look at his smiling face and don't care, in fact, don't mention how uncomfortable he is.

Lin Jian just smiled and didn't leave. His smiling eyes glanced at the bundles he brought back, and then he slightly pursed his lips and asked Qiao: "Where is my father? Is he still unwilling to see me?"

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