The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

It is said that since Chen Ruiwen has known Qi Dian's brother and sister, he often steals some time to tell her something, or ask her about Lin Fu and Rong Guo Mansion.When it was important, she would coax him with nonsense, and when it was not so important, she would coax him with half-truth.For example, when Chen Ruiwen asked who was guarding Lin Hai, he said it was the bodyguard of the Taiping Escort Bureau and the son of the Rongguo Mansion's Master She.He then asked who in this group of people was more capable, and started by saying that all of them were powerful.Chen Ruiwen just treats her as a mere girl who has never seen the world.

On this day, Chen Ruiwen suddenly told Qi: "If Mr. Lin wants to go to Huzhou in two days, you can just push him to go."

He raised his head and said, "Huzhou? I heard Mr. Cong said yesterday that he wants to go to Wuxi for a meeting and eat black rice and steamed buns."

Chen Ruiwen thought for a moment and said, "Wuxi... is also good."

A few days later, he talked to Lin Hai about poetry for half a day, and then they made an appointment to visit Taihu Lake together.The next day everyone set boats on the Taihu Lake, and after a pleasant day, Chen Ruiwen took advantage of the wine and said, "Mr. Lin, Suzhou only occupies a corner of such a beautiful lake, why don't you go to another place for a visit?"

Lin Hai stroked his beard and said, "What do you think is interesting?"

Chen Ruiwen said: "It's all interesting. Wuxi is closer to Suzhou, and the scenery is also good. Why don't you go to Wuxi?"

After hearing this, Jia Cong tugged at Lin Hai's lapel: "Uncle, uncle! Wuxi has delicious food!

Lin Hai looked at him and smiled, "I only know how to eat! I'm already a fat ball."

Jia Cong argued: "I have been fat since I was a child, and it's not just today. Uncle, uncle, why don't you go~~"

Lin Hai coughed, and sincerely whetted his appetite for a long time before saying, "Go if you want to go so much!" Jia Cong immediately cheered.

Chen Ruiwen said again: "Since it's a lake tour, it's better to go there by boat."

Jia Cong hurriedly said, "No! It's better to take a car to Wuxi and then cruise."

When Lin Hai asked why, Jia Cong just shook his head. Seeing this, Lin Hai said, "Since that's the case, let's follow Cong'er."

Chen Ruiwen took the time to ask quietly: "Why didn't that Yang Song follow today?"

Naturally, I couldn't tell him that when things were going well, Jia Cong let himself and Yang Song take turns to rest, and said, "Uncle Yang doesn't like water very much, so he didn't come today."

Chen Ruiwen immediately said: "I see that Jarvist invited a few young men to guard the boat, all dressed in ordinary fishermen's clothes, but you only brought two bodyguards from Beijing?"

Qi. Dian shook his head: "I don't know. I talked about swimming in the lake yesterday, so the man went to the pier to invite someone."

Chen Ruiwen thought for a while and said: "These bodyguards are all from the capital, not good at water. If there is a mistake on the lake, they are afraid that they will not be able to protect Master Lin, so they will be anxious on the boat." The starting point is only what my brother said. .Chen Ruiwen then ordered her to find out if those bodyguards knew how to use water.

Two days later, a group of people rushed to Wuxi to play together early in the morning.This time Yang Song followed, the bodyguard still only brought two, the two that were brought on board that day.

Chen Ruiwen asked about the escort master's water skills, and said: "I asked three of them, two of them said no, and one patted his chest and said that he was very good at water."

Chen Ruiwen asked: "That Shanshui must have come today, who is it?"

Started up and said: "I didn't come, he stayed to watch the house."

Chen Ruiwen laughed and said, "It's just that if you throw it in the water, you won't drown. It's just bragging." Then he went to Lin Hai in peace.

Not long after arriving in Wuxi, I first found an inn to stay.Jia Cong was in a hurry to eat snacks, and hurriedly led the two of them away; Chen Ruiwen accompanied Lin Hai to rest at the inn for a while, chatting for a while.When Jia Cong came back with big bags and small bags, Lin Hai pretended to reprimand him, and saw Jarvis walked in and replied to Lin Hai: "Sir, the boat for tomorrow has not been ordered, and some water-savvy guards have been invited. "Lin Hai doesn't care about these things, just let them do what they want.Chen Ruiwen's complexion sank a little, and he said with a smile that Master Jia's hands and feet are so fast.Jarvis nodded but said nothing, he tried to get close but couldn't get through, so he had to give up.Then I visited several places of interest and historical sites, ate some dim sum dishes, and stayed overnight in Wuxi that night.

After dinner, a few cat meows came from outside, and Chen Ruiwen went out to relieve himself.But I saw a person by the latrine and said in a low voice: "Mr. Chen! I have searched all over the city of Wuxi, but none of the boats and boats were ordered by a guest like Jarvis, and no one was hired by him as a guard."

Chen Ruiwen frowned and said, "It's strange, Jarvis is extremely stable in his work, and it is impossible for him to make mistakes. He is not a local."

The man said: "Could it be a private boat borrowed from some big family?"

Chen Ruiwen said "Oh!" "Wuxi is a rich and prosperous place. There are semicolons in Jia's horse company, and there are probably boats! Go and ask." The man responded and left.

In the evening, the man came to look for Chen Ruiwen again: "We searched around Jia's horse stables, and no one who looks like Jarvis has been there, and their horses are all cargo ships, and there is no one that can carry people."

Chen Ruiwen couldn't figure it out, and finally said: "Fortunately, it doesn't matter if they can't get on our boat, anyway, the plan behind it is thorough." Nai stumbled and sighed.

The man also said: "It's a pity. The people and boats we chose were all based on Lord Lin's vision."

Chen Ruiwen said: "Yang Song and Jarvis are all quiet and delicate people. Jia Cong seems to be reckless. If he sees a flaw, he will not save face. Let him pay more attention tomorrow." The man hurriedly responded, " yes".

In the early morning of the next day, everyone followed Jarvis to the pier of Taihu Lake, only to see a man who looked like a teacher bowing his hands to him and calling him Second Master Jia.Jarvis smiled and cupped his fists: "Thank you, Master Hu." Then he said to everyone, "This is the master of Mr. Zhang, the magistrate of Wuxi County. Yesterday, he asked Mr. Zhang for help, so he prepared the boat so quickly."

Lin Hai frowned and said, "Why did you disturb the place?"

Jia Cong said with a smile: "It's just using the name of the Rongguo Mansion as an envoy, it's not too much trouble for this adult. Besides, it's not that we don't give money." Nai stretched out his hand and squeezed Lin Hai's hand twice, whispering in his ear , "He didn't know Lin Shangshu was here too." He blinked again.

Lin Hai saw that the ship was really pleasing to the eye, and then guessed what was the reason behind it, so he just let it go.

Only then did Chen Ruiwen know that Jarvis had gone to see Wuxi County Magistrate Zhang Yuan yesterday.I didn't expect this section!Lin Hai is of course not a showy person, so he can't stop the two young masters from the Rongguo Mansion from using local officials as their own.Can't help sighing, deeply regretting that I didn't contact Zhang Yuan yesterday.

Then everyone went to visit Taihu Lake.It is very comfortable to see the beautiful scenery of the water, the mountains and the scenery, and the delicious snacks.Chen Ruiwen said: "For a really good scene, you have to go further up the lake. It would be better if you don't hear the music in the surrounding area." After hearing this, Lin Hai ordered the boatman to roll the boat into the lake.

At noon, we ate boat dishes on the lake. Lin Hai stood on the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back. There was no sound of pipa played by merchant women, and no merchants painted boats. Except for the water and sky, there were only reeds and lotus leaves. Occasionally, fishing boats rowed by far away. The natural scenery is praised repeatedly.He and Chen Ruiwen sang two poems together, and when they were hungry, they went into the cabin to rest.

Chen Ruiwen sat by the window and chatted with Jia Cong for a while about the delicious and interesting things in Beijing, and occasionally looked out.Suddenly his eyes moved, Jia Cong stretched his waist, and hummed a few weird little tunes, "You are my little apple", Chen Ruiwen frowned.Jia Cong pulled him up and said, "Don't sit all the time, you'll become fat. Just stand up."

He raised his eyebrows and came over to serve tea, Jia Cong suddenly jumped up to her and let out a "wow", which made her tremble in fright, so that she dropped the teacup, Jia Cong laughed loudly.Just at this moment, the boat swayed, and when it got up, it was frightened again because it was holding the tray in its hand, and it was unsteady on its feet. body, and knocked him down.She yelled "Oops" all the time, and bumped Chen Ruiwen's head with her elbow, knocking Chen Ruiwen unconscious!

Jia Cong clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Sure enough, I can't resist your move!"

Get up a little bit and dust off the dust on your body, complaining: "The third master is a bit reckless, I don't know what trick they used at this moment."

Jia Cong shook his finger and said, "What kind of trick did they use? Let's break it down." Nai ordered two people to come up and drag Chen Ruiwen away.

Standing up and looking at the brother who came up, he said, "Didn't you stay in Suzhou?"

Jia Cong said with a smile: "They went out later than us, but they arrived in Wuxi on a fast horse. This boat was prepared by them, and it was only marked with the signboard of Wuxi County Magistrate." Said, "Master Zhang Yuan, the county magistrate of Wuxi, was originally the magistrate of Zhenjiang County. At first, his father went to Beijing to donate an official for him because of my father's help. Later, he was transferred to Wuxi county magistrate, which was also entrusted by my father. Speaking of his father Mr. Zhang Youshi also saved Uncle Lin's life. If Mr. Zhang's medical skills were not superb, Uncle Lin's body might not be as strong as it is now."

Everyone looked through the window, there was a big fishing boat approaching quietly, the boat turned around and rowed towards the reeds not far away.Not long after, the big fishing boat stopped not far from the reed marshes.Jia Cong said: "Brothers, it's time to go into the water." Cheng Chi nodded, and led a dozen brothers to change into the sailor uniforms of the special battalion and quietly dived into the lake from the side of the boat opposite to the big fishing boat.The people on the boat held their breath, and after a short wait, people capsized onto the boat one after another.

Cheng Chi led the men to catch the four water ghosts, all of them puffed up their cheeks, their faces were full of shock, but they were not panicked.Jia Cong ordered them to stand, and observed around the circle, said: "It doesn't look like a soldier of the imperial court, could it be that you are a water bandit?"

Among them, a monkey with a sharp mouth said: "Who are the soldiers and bandits? We are all heroes of the green forest."

Jia Cong scoffed: "Come on, you can't brag even if you don't pay taxes. Those of you who colluded with King Wu can only be called green forest thieves, not heroes."

Those four people were shocked: "Who colluded with that old thief!"

Jia Cong said, "Aren't you sent by King Wu?"

The sharp-mouthed monkey yelled: "I don't know that old thief, I'm only here to arrest corrupt officials."

Jia Cong immediately sank his face: "Who is a corrupt official? My husband has been clean all his life and has a clean sleeve. Who would dare to slander him as a corrupt official?"

The four water ghosts were startled when they heard the words, they looked at each other for a while, and another one of medium build asked, "May I ask who is on this boat?"

Jia Cong was surprised: "You came to rob without even knowing who was on board? Look at this boat, does it look like a rich man's? I heard that there is a king and fifth master in Taihu Lake who is quite capable. Why did he do it? Are you all fools?"

Another water ghost said in surprise: "This young master knows about Fifth Master Wang?"

Jia Cong gave a thumbs up: "I greatly admire Mr. Wang Zhengyi, a hero from Cangzhou. People in the Jianghu are called the Great Sword King Wu! You are not very familiar with this one, only heard about it occasionally."

Several people looked at each other and said: "Cangzhou is far away from Taihu Lake, I have never heard of it."

Jia Cong coughed and said, "Forget it, since you seem to know Taihu Wangwu, Taihu Wangwu and Cangzhou Wangwu with the same name, let me remind you. I have roughly guessed what happened today." Coughed again , sat upright and said, "If you are not from the King of Wu, [-]% of you have his spies, and the remaining [-]% are his tricks. Who told you that there are corrupt officials in this boat? Those people who are not guaranteed are under the King of Wu In this boat is a world-renowned Confucian. The king of Wu tried his best to get him to become an official in the country of Wu. Not for anything else, just for face. My husband refused, so he set up a trick to persuade him If you catch him, King Wu himself will go to great lengths to rescue him, the old man will go out, kill a group of water bandits to vent his anger for him, and force him to become an official in Wu State with the grace of saving his life. King Wu just didn’t count, my husband invited him It’s just an escort who knows water.”

Jarvis said aside: "What he wants is a living gentleman."

Jia Cong clapped his hands and said, "That's right! And they can't be seriously injured. I saw something wrong with their boat just now, and thought it was a sailor from King Wu in disguise. Seeing that these people don't have the temperament of a sailor, I think they are ordinary water bandits. If Mr. is captured by the water bandits, what if they tear up the ticket? The water bandits must have spies of the king of Wu, and they must be the ones who have the final say. They can guarantee that they will not harm Mr. during the king of Wu's attack on the water village. "

Before he finished speaking, the sharp-mouthed monkey roared: "That one named Xu! I don't think he is a good person! He must be a spy sent by King Wu!"

Jia Cong curled his lips and said: "The ones who can be seen by you at a glance are probably not spies. The so-called spies are those who can hide in the crowd and can't be seen, and they can also do some things secretly without being noticed. Let me give you a suggestion. Those who are aggressive and arrogant are probably not spies. Those who are calm and honest are more likely to be spies."

The water ghosts looked at each other a few more times, but the person in the middle didn't say anything: "I've been taught. Dare to ask the young master's name?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Don't ask, I'm just here for fun." Yin waved his hand, "Let them go."

The two brothers came over and untied the ropes tied to them, and tilted their heads: "Let's go."

The water ghosts seemed a little unbelievable. After looking at the people on the boat for a long time, one came out and clasped his fists and said, "Brothers are so skilled, I have never seen such a master before."

Cheng Chi then said: "Originally, I ate a bowl of rice as a bodyguard, so I should practice martial arts more diligently."

"May I ask which escort agency my brother is from?"

"Beijing Central Taiping Escort."

The four water ghosts are all natives of Taihu Lake, they have never heard of the Taiping Escort; their Escorts are not focused on business.After a few words of courtesy from both sides, the four jumped off the boat and swam away.

I thought the boat would leave soon, but after waiting for half a day, they rowed over here!