The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Meng Changfu asked the King of Xiang to help him stuff the mulberry leaves of the female spy who "sold her body to bury her father" into Chao Xun's yard.Chao Xun pretended to make things difficult for the woman and ordered her to help him put together the human skeleton model.The two walked into the study, and Meng Changfu followed and stood at the door watching.I saw that Kou Agui and his father had picked up the bones scattered all over the ground and spread them on the long table.

Chao Xun thought for a while and said, "Ah Gui, what about the Arabic numeral cards I had someone make for Depot a while ago?"

Kou Agui hurriedly said, "It's in my room."

"Fetched."

Kou Agui went to get the cards, and Chao Xun started to spell the soles of his feet.After a while the cards were brought.Chao Xun said: "Although there are only a hundred cards, fortunately many bones are still connected, which is probably enough." He then ordered Kou Agui and Sang Ye to put a card next to each bone.Sang Ye was still a little scared, so she had to hold back.In the blink of an eye, most of the bones were numbered.Chao Xun picked up a pair of assembled foot bones and put them on the specimen table, saying, "Give me No. 48 and No. 14." Kou Agui Sangye each took a piece of bone and sent them over, namely the fibula and tibia of the left calf. .Chao Xun took it and put it on the foot bone. "Number 93." Kou Agui sent the patella of his left leg up.

After fighting like this for a while, Chao Xun found that a piece of thoracic vertebra was missing.Several people searched for the bone all over the room, and finally found it from under the cabinet.If you fight again, you will lose a phalanx in your right hand.I rummaged through the house but couldn't find it, so I had to give up temporarily.Kou Agui discovered that his son's right hand was tightly squeezed after the whole skeleton was put together.When I opened it, I found that I was holding the small finger bone.The skeleton model is assembled.In this way, the entire study was turned over to Meng Changfu who was curious outside the door.The mulberry leaves inside the door simply went through it himself.

Satisfied, Chao Xun walked around the model a few times, and proudly said: "One-to-one life-size models are not much better. Mine is made of basswood, which is extremely rare." There are two servants in this courtyard. Maid, Chao Xun called for a bigger one, and asked her to take Sang Ye to find the manager's collar, bedding, waist card and other things, and then walked around twice to find the way, and it was obvious that she was accepted.Meng Changfu smiled slightly, bid farewell to the old eunuch and left.Master Chao personally sent him out of the gate of the mansion.

The matter came so urgently that Chao Xun hadn't had time to notify his superiors.As soon as the outsiders left, he asked Kou Agui to lead Depot to play with lively and noisy toys in the courtyard, and he seized the time to send the report.After waiting for half a day, a reply came from the telegraph: Congratulations.Chao Xun rolled his eyes.

When Sang Ye came back, he said that he had just won two purses from Master Chao.The corner of Chao Xun's mouth twitched, but he ordered the servant girl to clean up the room next to them and put mulberry leaves in it.The two servant girls looked at each other, and one asked in a low voice, "Should we call this Aunt Sang?"

"Naturally it's Miss Sang." Chao Xun said, "Stop asking others to help you with the work."

Sang Ye asked: "What does the servant do on weekdays?"

Chao Xun said: "You can play as long as you want, and everyone will live in peace." He thought for a while and said, "If you have nothing to do, don't go to my study. There are many professional things in it. I'm afraid you will mess it up."

Sang Ye's eyes were red: "The third master can't trust me."

"That's not true. They are not allowed to enter my study room. I always tidy it up by myself. If someone else moves it, I can't find it." Chao Xun said, "You and I know that you must be useful for other things." I hope that the two of us are purely working. In the future, Master Zou will use you so that you can be transferred at any time. If I need your help with anything, I will not be polite, just treat it as you paying the rent for our family."

Sang Ye thought for a moment and asked: "The third master is not young, why is there no one in the house?"

"It costs money." Chao Xun said, "It costs a lot of money for food and clothing, monthly money, jewelry, and makeup. I have a bad temper and I have to work hard to coax. I don't want a woman every night, and it's better to have a house than to sleep. Fantou is much more expensive. You can change one at a time when you go to Hualou, and the fans who come to Kuishui still don’t pick up customers.”

Sang Ye obviously never thought about it, she was stunned for a long time, and forced a smile: "Your Chao family has a big business, why don't you worry about paying so much money?"

Chao Xun said: "I'd rather use the money to buy model specimens, medical books, or drink tea and snacks."

Sang Ye smiled bitterly: "In this way, all the skills I practiced before are in vain."

Chao Xun suddenly turned cold and said, "I hope Miss Sang won't be idle and spend those skills on others in my family. For example, my father and my nephew."

Sang Ye said seriously: "Lord Chao, don't worry, I know my errand."

"That's the best." Chao Xun was stunned for a moment, "What does Mr. Chao mean?" Sang Ye went back to the house with a smile.

For the next few days, Mulberry leaves stayed in the yard dutifully.She has a good mouth, is diligent in her hands and feet, and is considerate in doing things. All the maids and boys are kept in her cage.Chao Xun ignored it, and still took the Kou family and his father out for a stroll every day, and began to teach Kou Debao to recognize numbers.From the day Sang Ye came in, Chao Xun was followed every time he went out.It's fine if you don't meet that person face to face, but when you see Chao Xun, you just nod your head and say hello.The man was not embarrassed, and continued to follow the next day.One day when I came back, a maid said that she had seen Sang Ye sneaking into Chao Xun's room.Chao Xun said: "It's fine if you don't see it, she won't steal money anyway."

That afternoon, Chao Xun took two prescriptions and went out to ask an old doctor for advice. When he came back, he saw Kou Debao sitting on the carpet playing with a boy of similar age.The two children rolled a ball, laughing and making a fuss.Chao Xun didn't disturb them, and walked around cautiously.Kou Agui greeted him back: "Third Master, we have guests."

Chao Xun had already seen a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man sitting in front of the hall, drinking tea with indifferent eyebrows. He was his eldest nephew, the fourth son of King Xiang.Nai stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "Come down! This is my main seat, you go to the guest seat."

His Royal Highness said: "My old man is older than your old man."

"So what." Chao Xun said, "I'm a doctor. You may be counting on me to save your life. Sit on the side."

The Fourth Highness reluctantly stood up and sat beside him, looking at Chao Xun: "Third Uncle, can you take care of your father?"

"Puff, cough, cough..." Chao Xun was choking on tea while he was drinking tea. "That's my old man! Why don't you care about your old lady?"

His Royal Highness said: "Your old man came to me again today, earnestly persuading me to make more useful talents."

"Oh. Don't you usually ignore it?"

"But my mother and your elder sister also sent a confidant nanny to rush me to find the third uncle as soon as possible."

"Oh, does this mean that you are fooling around with me?"

"No. This morning, the people I sent to the capital came back." The fourth prince glanced at Kou Agui, and put his mouth close to Chao Xun's ear. Some. Besides, that Meng Changfu is here, and I want my father to use you again. Third Uncle——" he gloated, "Your leisure time is coming to an end."

Chao Xun cursed: "Chase the eighteen generations of his family's ancestors!" The Fourth Highness coughed twice.Chao Xun said, "Mencius must be the ancestor of his family in the [-]s and [-]s, so it doesn't matter."

The Fourth Highness could not laugh or cry, but said seriously: "My mother and concubine said that the errand that Mr. Meng has to do is extremely important, so uncle Wan must not take it lightly."

Chao Xun shook his head: "Your old lady will never remember that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics."

"Your old man didn't teach her either!"

The uncle and nephew complained about Concubine Chao and Mr. Chao with a cold face for half a day, and there were a few words that made the guard behind His Royal Highness couldn't help laughing.Then His Royal Highness called his younger brother back home.It is rare for His Highness the Sixth Highness to disregard the rules and play wildly, so he is very happy, so he is reluctant to part.Kou Debao also rarely had a partner, he and Kou Agui sent them to the gate of Chao Mansion, waved and shouted: "Xiao Liu, come play again~~"

Two days later, Menzi sent a message, and it was Mr. Zou, a small official from E Kingdom, who asked Chao Xun to meet him in a flower building.Chao Xun took Sang Ye with him according to the day.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw a fat man next to Mr. Zou wearing a pine-colored python robe. He was the real king of Xiang.Chao Xun and Sang Ye rushed forward to salute.King Xiang pointed to "Mr. Zou" and said, "This is Mr. Meng Changfu."

Chao Xun was slightly startled, and hurriedly bowed.Meng Changfu smiled back and said: "Lord Chao, you don't need to be too polite. I hope Master Chao will support you in the future."

"Don't dare."

After saying a few words, King Xiang left.Chao Xun glanced around, and in the room besides Meng Changfu, the fortune teller and King Xiang, there were also two men dressed as idle men, a local rich man, a fan and a Taoist nun.These people are Meng Changfu's team in Hunan.Because Chao Xun is a newcomer, he will sit in for the time being.Originally, there was no need for a character like Chao Xun.Because the king of Xiang could not trust outsiders, he insisted on picking an informant from the palace or relatives, so he chose Chao Xun.Chao Xun's errand is to help Meng Changfu send a letter to King Xiang.What else can Chao Xun say?He could only kneel down and kowtow in the direction of King Xiang's mansion, saying that the humble minister would fulfill his mission.

Chao Xun thought he could get the password immediately, but not everyone knew the password.If the king of Xiang contacted Meng Changfu with a secret matter, he would send someone to tell Chao Xun, Chao Xun told Sang Ye, and Sang Ye compiled a code and sent it out.If Meng Changfu had something confidential to tell the King of Xiang, he sent a coded letter to Sang Ye, translated it into words and told Chao Xun in three months, and Chao Xun told the King of Xiang.Sang Ye has the password in his hand and cannot tell Chao Xun.Chao Xunbai was overjoyed.

Back at the mansion, Chao Xun said to Sang Ye: "Sure enough, Miss Sang has other business, right?" Then he stretched out his right hand, "We are happy to cooperate."

Sang Ye smiled and shook hands with him, and returned a blessing: "I hope the third master will take care of you."

"Since the matter has been clarified, you don't have to pretend to be a girl and concubine." Chao Xun said, "If you have something to do, you can go to it. I specially picked this yard, which is close to the Nanjiao Gate, and it is easy to get in and out. It's not every day We have something to tell."

These days, Sang Ye had already taken the opportunity to check the entire yard secretly, and there was really nothing unusual, and there was no suspicious person.Nai smiled and said, "I don't have many serious things to do."

Having said that, Sang Ye went out that night.The maid quietly returned to Chao Xun, who only said that we didn't see anything.

A few days later, His Royal Highness brought his younger brother to play with Kou Debao again.By the way, tell his third uncle that the king of Xiang has decided to send five thousand elite soldiers to the state of E to help the king of E to prevent civil unrest.Sang Ye went out again this evening.After she left, Chao Xun first played with the telegraph for half a day, then suddenly remembered a patient, and grabbed the medicine box and ran to the family's house overnight to inquire.Hao Xuan who was following him couldn't keep up.

Coming out of the patient's house, Chao Xun said to the follower a little embarrassedly: "Where do you live? How about I notify you every time I go out?"

The man said in embarrassment: "No need...Thank you, Third Master."

A few days later, Chao Xun and Kou's father and son went to Jiekou to eat Sanxian noodles again in the morning.It happened that a large group of caravans passed by and also came to eat noodles, and it was extremely crowded.Chao Xun said that he would not eat today, but Kou Debao refused, and Hao Xuan was about to cry.Chao Xun looked at the long queue in front of him, and felt that Kou Debao should learn how to line up, so he hooked up with him to obey the rules before eating.Kou Debao agreed.So Chao Xun himself was in the front row, followed by Kou Debao, and then Kou Agui.Then came the two guys from the caravan, and then the man who followed Chao Xun every day.

An accountant stood in front of Chao Xun, carrying a fresh square leather bag from the south, and a furry panda holding a koala pendant was hung on the bag.Suddenly, a clerk came and whispered to the accountant.The tent frowned with a sleepy face, first yawned, then rubbed his face with his hands and said, "Meng Changfu will send the military defense map of the Western Chu Alliance troops stationed in Hubei to King Xiang in the past two days. Be sure to get it."

Sure enough, the next day, Sang Ye gave Chao Xun a map of the coalition's defense, which had already been translated.Chao Xun looked at it for a long time, then thought, "How can I deliver this thing to the lord without disturbing the messy people in the court?"

Sang Ye said: "The third master just finds an excuse to enter the mansion to say hello, isn't it over?"

Chao Xun said: "I don't want to offend Shizi and the rest of your highness, it's annoying." He sat and thought for a while, then sent someone to see his eldest nephew, saying that Debao was missing Xiaoliu.

His Royal Highness immediately understood that the third uncle had something to do with him, so he rushed over with his younger brother.The two teenagers rolled on the carpet to play again. Chao Xun asked the guards around the eldest nephew: "Which one of you is usually responsible for answering the prince?"

Several guards looked at each other.His Royal Highness pointed to one and said, "He."

Chao Xun said: "This is what you said, if you make a mistake, you are responsible."

"It's really him."

Chao Xun nodded, took out a purse from his pocket and handed it to the guard: "This thing is very important, you should send it to the prince immediately after you return to the palace."

His Royal Highness said: "Since it is an important thing, I will send it."

"No." Chao Xun turned cold, "You are not even allowed to touch." He thought for a while, "Xiao Liu and Debao have to play for a while. Xiao Si, tell this guard brother to go back and get something thing."

His Royal Highness frowned: "I have nothing to ask for."

"Then take two purses as a reward."

"Okay. You go and get two rewarding purses." The guard took the purses with a cold expression and left.

Not long after, the person came back and said: "The lord has already accepted Third Master Chao's purse, and even scolded him for being slippery, so that His Highness can learn from him." His Highness rolled his eyes.

In the afternoon, Chao Xun made a custom-made tiger head hat for Kou Debao, and the child liked it very much.Chao Xun laughed and said, "Ah Gui, take him out to show off." Kou Agui really took his son out to show off his hat.I met an old man taking his grandson for a stroll outside, and seeing the festive tiger-head hat, he borrowed it to have a look, and took a note from Kou Agui by the way.