Winning every step of the Red Mansion

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The Jia family was extremely busy with the three marriages.Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng also welcome guests every day, and they are overwhelmed.Finally, I have some free time today, so Jia Amnesty breathed a sigh of relief, and first went to discuss with Jia Mu about the affairs of the house. Seeing that Jia Mu was not in a good mood, she naturally asked about it, and Jia Mu just said that she came to congratulate her in the past few days I have too many relatives, so I am a little tired.After hearing this, Jia Amnesty gave him some advice, but he was afraid that he would delay Jia Mu's rest, so he resigned early.

Jia Amnesty went back to the study room, intending to ask Jia Hu to give him some advice.I just sent someone to ask for it, but they reported that Jia Hu had already fallen asleep.Jia She thought that Jia Hu had been working hard in the past few days, and besides, the date of the ceremony is approaching. These days, besides greetings and seeing off, he also has to read and write essays.

The gift lists received these days have long been sorted out by the steward, and they are neatly placed on the desk. Jia Amnesty picked out a few copies and opened them.While looking at it, Jia She said with emotion, this is really a different kind of marriage gift, the lists of gifts from all the families are much more expensive than usual.Jia Amnesty flipped through a few copies at random, and suddenly realized something, and hurriedly looked through all the gift lists on the table, but he didn't know what he was looking for.The steward at the side also looked strange, and asked cautiously: "What is the master looking for?" Jia She said: "Is the gift list here?" Yes. Thinking that the master wants to see it in the next few days, I packed it up early. Which mansion does the master want to see? The younger one will help the master find it." Jia She said: "Go quickly and collect these few days. The guests who came to congratulate me hurriedly got the list." The steward didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly searched for the list and sent it to Jia She, Jia She hurriedly took it over and looked at it, from top to bottom, and from bottom to bottom Up, for fear of missing someone.After reading it for a while, Jia Amnesty threw the list aside angrily, frowning.

The managers in the mansion are all clever, seeing Jia She like this, thinking that it must be that the master has not seen any congratulatory gifts from relatives, friends and relatives, so he hurriedly said: "Master, there are many visitors these days, and a few of them have sent invitations to make appointments." Come back to the mansion in a few days, the master looked at it a few days ago and said let it go for a while, how about I take it for the master to have a look now?" When Jia She heard this, the anger on his face faded, and he nodded quickly: "Hurry up. Get it quickly." The steward trotted over and brought the greeting card, praying in his heart, he must have it this time, otherwise he doesn't know how angry the master will be.The steward handed over the invitation card respectfully, Jia She took it and looked at it hastily, there were not many invitation cards in the book, Jia She finished reading it in a short while.It's just that at this moment, looking at Jia She's face, the anger is clear.The steward secretly thought something was wrong, there was a big happy event in the mansion, the master didn't even frown these few days, but today he got angry, naturally he was very angry.Sure enough, Jia Amnesty reached out and swept the teacup on the table to the ground, saying: "How can this tea be brewed like this! It doesn't have any taste at all, so go and change it." Angry, you didn't take a sip of this cup of tea.However, he only dared to mutter in his heart, how could he dare to speak out, so he hurriedly picked up the broken teacup.As soon as he left the house, he heard Jia Shen himself muttering something like "It's a waste of your own teacher", "You don't understand a little bit of etiquette", the manager didn't dare to listen to it, and went to make tea again.

The steward made the tea again, hesitantly was about to deliver it to the room, when the butler led Peng Luo to the study.The steward hurriedly saluted Peng Luo, and then whispered to the big housekeeper: "I don't know why the master is unhappy." Peng Luo smiled and said: "It's such a happy day, but I'm still unhappy. I I'm going to take a look." After speaking, he strode inside.The steward and housekeeper hurriedly followed behind.

Originally, Peng Luo and Jia She had little friendship, and some old things were still brooding in the early years.Later, because Jia Hu worshiped Peng Luo as his teacher, and Peng Luo was originally the favorite student of Jia She's old father-in-law. In recent years, because of Jia Hu, he has traveled frequently, and now he is very close. Jia She also said that if Peng Luo came to the mansion, he would send him directly to the study That is, there is no need to report with a post.Peng Luo was not polite, he went directly to the mansion if he had something to do, and it was like this today.

The three of them entered the room together, Jia Amnesty didn't even raise his head.There was still anger on his face.Seeing Jia Amnesty like this, Peng Luo was the first to open his mouth and said: "Why do you still have a bitter face on such a happy day?" Jia Amnesty suddenly raised his head when he heard this, pointed at Peng Luo and said, "Why are you?" Peng Luo He smiled and said, "Why not me?" After finishing speaking, he didn't show politeness with Jia She, he just sat down and said to the steward, "Call Hu'er, tell me I'm here."

The steward looked at Jia She, then at Peng Luo and said, "Young Master Caihu just fell asleep." Peng Luo laughed and said, "That kid is just fooling you, when he stayed at my house, he didn't read till midnight, I don’t know him yet. Just go ahead and say so, I don’t believe he dares to come.” The steward looked at Jia She again, Jia She nodded and said, “You go as he said. Hu’er will come later Come on, you don't have to wait here, go down." Before the words fell, Peng Luo said: "Don't be too busy, just go and prepare some delicate dishes, and your master and I want to have a drink to celebrate " Jia Amnesty glared at Peng Luo after hearing this, Peng Luo was unmoved and said again: "You don't need the wine, I brought it with you." Only then did Jia Amnesty notice that Peng Luo had brought a small one with him this time. The food box, Peng Luo slowly opened the food box, and took out two small jars, the mouth of the jars was sealed with oil paper wax, Peng Luo said with a smile: "This is the daughter Hong of the excellent Duyueju, but let me It costs a lot, you and I share this wine, don’t give it to Hu’er, you’ll be greedy for him.” Peng Luo turned his face and said to the steward: “The distiller’s lees and goose palms in your house are the best wine, goose oil with pine flesh The rolls are not bad too, by the way, there are also chicken marrow bamboo shoots..." Jia She looked at Peng Luo and said, "Are you here to congratulate or to eat and drink?" After finishing speaking, he waved his hands, and the steward and the housekeeper went down to take care of everything. carry.

Peng Luo opened the wine, and sure enough, the aroma of the wine was clear.After a while, it lingered in the room.Peng Luo handed Jia She a bottle, glanced at the thick stack of gift lists on the table and said: "This is the decree of the marriage, it really is crowded. I heard that these days, no matter how close or distant, people who came to congratulate are crowded. It’s a street away from the gate. Let me and other poor people see it, but I’m so envious! Why don’t you let me also beat the autumn wind? Just treat it as you helping the poor.”

"You don't have the face to say such things. Why do you still want to hit me with the autumn wind? Besides, these are gifts for Hu'er's congratulations. You have the nerve to speak." Jia Amnesty grabbed the small wine jar and took a sip. : "It's fine if you don't mention it. Anyway, you are still the wife that Hu'er has paid homage to. Others don't come to congratulate you, but you alone can't do it. These few days have been busy, and today I sat down to look through the gift list and realized that you didn't come. I I thought you didn't like to make trouble, so you probably didn't come here until a few days later. But after searching through the post, you couldn't find it. So you have the good intentions to be a teacher? You don't have any manners at all? I'm really angry."

Peng Luo smiled and said: "This scholar should be admired every three days. I just haven't come for a few days, but you have made a lot of progress. It's true to complain about others. I am a teacher who accepts Shu Xiu, and my disciples are dismissed. Why didn't the gift of marriage come? It's just one day sooner or later." Peng Luo shook the wine jar in his hand and said, "Isn't this also a gift of wine?"

Jia She took another sip and said, "You're an idiot too. Although this wine is good, it's only when people marry a daughter that they drink daughter red. My son is married, so what kind of daughter red should he drink?" Hearing what Jia She said, Peng Luo was shocked. He smiled and said: "You are also stupid, if you marry the princess, you are married to the royal family. Drinking daughter red is the most suitable." The two were talking, and the steward reported that Master Hu had come.Peng Luo said with a smile: "How? Let me say that he is coaxing you. When you enter the room later, you will see that he is well-dressed and his hair has never been loose." As Peng Luo said, Jia She took a sip of wine and said, "It's really more courageous now that I dare to fool your father. Don't you think that I dare not punish you if I give you a marriage."

Earlier, Jia Hu was afraid that Jia She would call him over to see guests again, so he lied and fell asleep thinking that today's schoolwork was not over yet.Unexpectedly, Peng Luo would come, so he hurried over.Along the way, he kept muttering in his heart, afraid that Jia She would blame him.Peng Luo smiled and said, "He's just annoyed to meet guests. What do you think he's doing? In the end, you, a master, don't know him better than I, a master." Jia She glared at Jia Hu and said: "Teacher for one day, father for life. He has lived in the mansion for a long time, so it's not surprising that you know more." Jia Hu didn't dare to say much at this time. It's wrong to say anything to anyone, so I just shut up.

At this time, the steward entered the house with the food box, and another servant set up a table, and then brought out the wine, vegetables, chopsticks, etc. one by one.Jia Amnesty waved his hand, and everyone retreated.Jia Amnesty also asked Jia Hu to sit down, and Jia Hu sat down to have some wine and vegetables with the two of them.

The three of them ate and drank for a while, before Peng Luo said: "I came to the mansion today to congratulate my disciple, and to bid farewell to you." When Peng Luo said this, Jia She and Jia Hu were all together. Leng.Peng Luo smiled and said: "What's so surprising about this, now I also want to rest. Wouldn't it be fun to retire and return home to teach?"

Jia Amnesty put the wine jar on the table and said: "You have just passed your forties, what are you talking about returning to your hometown? Even if you mention the Holy Spirit, you can't be sure! You must have drunk too much today, and you just talk nonsense. Hu'er, fill up the wine for your master, and punish him with three cups!"

Peng Luo let Jia Hu pour himself a cup, but said: "This matter is already settled. But there will be a decree in a few days. I don't need to deceive you." Jia She was so shocked that he even dropped his chopsticks: "How did you get it right?" Peng Luo smiled and said, "It's nothing strange, it's just a moment and a moment. Hu'er, you are married, and you have nothing to give as a teacher. You also know that my family is not comparable to yours. Come on. I just have some personal words for you to listen to, and the right is a congratulatory gift."

Jia Hu hurriedly got up when he heard the words, but Peng Luo waved his hand to let Jia Hu sit down and said slowly: "Hu'er, I didn't want to accept you as a disciple, but I couldn't bear my teacher to ask you to ask me. I remember seeing you on the first day. It’s like seeing me worshiping a teacher when I was young. This is also a fate, and I have you and me as a mentor. Now I can’t teach you anything. In terms of knowledge, you are outstanding but not the best among my disciples. , but your temperament and temperament are very similar to mine, so I pay special attention to it. Now you have learned literary and martial arts, and you are as good as the emperor's family. I don't know whether it will be a blessing or a curse in the future. But you need to remember that when the moon is full, it will be bad, and the water will be full. The truth of Zeyi. No one can stand on the top of prosperity forever. It seems a bit disappointing to say these words to you today, but I hope you know the painstaking efforts of being a teacher."

The author has something to say: Jia Hu: Master, what should I do if I drink too much?So anxious, wait online.

Peng Luo: I'll smack you, boy, how did I get too drunk?I'm sober!You see you see!

Jia Amnesty: If you dare to slap my son, see if I hit you first and you can't find Bei.

Jia Hu: Well, Master, Master, I got dizzy from drinking too much.How about you get off the table and talk slowly?