Sister of the Treasure of the Red Chamber is quitting

Continuing from what I said last time, Xuying went to Shen's house to visit Baochai, and brought a few horses of new summer material, as well as the baby's small clothes and bellybands made by her aunt and aunt at home, and a few pairs from Zhuangzi. Live chickens and ducks nourish the body with her.Baochai is at home, so she is naturally willing to see her natal family.After the salute on both sides, Xu Ying sat down and read the letter from Gusu and Jinling and Baochai, and joked with a smile: "Mr. Wan has really turned decay into a miracle. Now I can't imagine that the old man can do it." Such a stupid thing happened. Your brother scratched his head and scolded himself, saying that he was fooled by his foolishness at the beginning!"

Baochai also laughed and said, "No, it's true that my uncle's family is not good at teaching children, but the gentleman we recommended really has nothing to say, he is very knowledgeable and very good at teaching and teaching students. If it weren't for Mr. Wan, My brother doesn't know what he looks like today, but in my opinion, in the future, all the children in the family can teach him, and he can't make mistakes. Even if he is incompetent in official career and economics, he always knows the world, who said that this is not learning." Xu Yingshen thinks it is: "If the child can't learn, it is enough to follow Mr. Wan. If he is lucky enough to go to school, my father is waiting to take a few apprentices to take him with him. In the future, if you come out of your belly, you can just as well." Studying with my cousins. The Shen family is also a scholarly family, I'm afraid the two above will ask my younger brother to supervise." Baochai rubbed his stomach and laughed without saying a word.

Now in Gaoyue, the baby in Baochai's stomach is also six or seven months old, with a high bulge, and two bolts of cotton cloth sent by her natal family are so wide that it can be made up and down.She stays at home and doesn't go out, she wears whatever she wants, she just leans on the chair lazily and chats with Xu Ying about household chores.

When talking about Xue Pan's lack of thoughtfulness at the beginning, he had to mention the little girl who made people fight for her.Xuying smiled and talked carefully with Baochai, making it a legend.Later, it was mentioned that Miss Zhen's family also made a living as a needleworker at home after returning home, and she was quite self-reliant and self-reliant. Xu Ying sighed: "It can be seen that this person must have to endure it. After this, the good life of having both parents is ready. If he survives No, that’s all. The so-called self-help is helped by others, no matter how good it is.”

Baochai also sighed: "It is said that one foot is too wide to jump across the water. No matter who he is, if he is guilty of a cow's heart, he will blindly drill into the snail shell, who can pull it back?" .” As he spoke, he turned to talk to someone else.Xu Ying sat down until noon and left, saying that it was not good to miss Baochai's meal.In fact, Shen Yu is guarding her more carefully now. She must have seen what she is wearing and what she uses in her mouth before she can rest assured. Xu Ying only feels redundant when she stays here. If she is sitting at the dinner table, she may not even know the chopsticks. Which dish should I go to, it's better to go back to Xue's family and live with it.

At noon, I sent off my sister-in-law, and just after I woke up in the afternoon, someone came to report that County Lord Lin had sent a letter, saying that he wanted to bring his younger brother to play.Baochai hurriedly washed and combed her hair again. After three minutes, the Lin family sister and brother came over with gifts, and Ying'er was waiting at the gate to welcome them in.Daiyu has long been in good health, but now that she is getting older and has a younger brother, she is much more stable than in her early years.Although he still likes to tease when he talks, he is willing to show a little thin face to others, and he looks quite honest.

In the past, because of Baochai, the two families would visit each other to salute each other on three festivals and two birthdays. It was after Shangyuan arrested the traffickers that they went directly to the door like now.Then Lin Ruhai went back and thought about it, thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Shen's sharp eyes and clever means, they uprooted this screwdriver back and forth, otherwise, they would have to worry about people taking revenge on their children, and it was hard to guard against.So he made a special trip to the door to say thank you, and the Lin family and the Shen family had to get together.

Daiyu took her younger brother and wanted to go outside the main courtyard to greet Mr. Shen first, but Yinger hurriedly stopped her and said, "Young lady just go to the entrance of the courtyard to give blessings. The old man is going out with someone today." I went fishing, so I’m not here.” Since that’s the case, the Lin family siblings followed the instructions and pointed towards the direction of the main courtyard, then turned and headed east.

Baochai sat in the courtyard and waited for a while, then heard the servants guarding the courtyard at the second gate reporting the arrival of County Lord Lin. Just walk along the path.When the host and guest saw each other happy, they had to help each other and walk inside.

After entering the Chuihua Gate and sitting down, Daiyu sipped her new tea and praised: "Sister Bao, there is something unique here, it is so natural and elegant!" Baochai laughed and said, "It's not easy to hear a word of elegance from you, what's the matter today?" Think about it again?" The child of the Lin family suddenly coughed twice, stood up, made a fist and bowed in a dignified way: "I want to come to Mr. Shen to learn some boxing skills, and I will call him a kidnapper someday. If I carry it on my back and kick it over, I don’t need to alarm those old people to work for me, a yellow-mouthed child.”

This child was so attractive that even Yinger Bailu who was standing behind turned his face away to snicker, for fear of hurting his heart when he saw it.Baochai pointed to Bailu and said, "Go and send the man to the big study outside, and explain that Bai Yuan has his own servant to lead Lin Geer in. Tell him to go and tell the second master himself. Make up your mind, let's go." Bailu came out to bless him, turned around and led the children to the outer courtyard, and here Daiyu took Baochai to talk about what good poems he had written today, and there were strange stories passed down by his family members. .

Over there, Bailu took him to the big study in the outer courtyard, and sure enough, there were young servants in green clothes standing in the study.When one of them saw Bailu, he quickly called Qian'er and asked, "Where is the girl? But what does grandma want?"

Whenever a female guest came to visit Baochai, Shen Yu would avoid suspicion and come to the big study. At this time, it was the eldest daughter of Mrs. Lin's family who came to the door, and she was even more diligent in hiding.As soon as he heard the voice of the young man outside who seemed to be asking the people around his wife, he couldn't help but lifted the curtain and walked out, "What's the matter?"

Bai Lu hastily bowed out of the room, the child of the Lin family looked up, cupped his hands and said, "Today, I am here to visit Mr. Shen in the name of my father. One is to thank you, and the other is to ask for something." Shen Yu looked at it. The child pretended to be a little adult and thought it was funny, walked down in two steps, pinched his arms and hugged the child on the ground, saying: "Brother Lin, there is no need to thank you. Didn't you ask someone to rescue you from a den of thieves?" When I came out, I figured out a way to save myself, why don’t you thank me?” Then he put the child on his arm and said with a smile: “You are too light, go back and eat more ideas, so that people can’t recite it. If you move, naturally there will be no kidnappers to kidnap you again."

He was just playing with the children, and the brothers of the Lin family thought it was a novelty, and it took a while for the older ones and the younger ones to realize that there was still something serious to talk about.Shen Yu immediately carried the child into the study, Bai Lu bowed to the servant and said a few words to the servant before turning back and returning to Baochai.

The brother of the Lin family blushed and took out a note from his purse with his paws in his hands and handed it to Shen Yu. After standing still, he arched and said: "Father asked me to come for a private matter, please help Master Shen to take a look at these papers." What is good or bad about an individual, it is best for his family members, brothers and sisters, relatives and neighbors, and when he was young, the more detailed the better." Shen Yu took a look and saw that it was full of famous officials on the list of Enke scholars , Then I thought about how these people described their ages, and immediately laughed and said: "Let the housekeeper come and tell you about this matter, why bother to ask your doll to thread needles in the middle? Could it be that your sister will report to you in the future?" Thank you for the red envelope from the media."

The little brother pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Father, I'm afraid that my brother-in-law won't love me in the future. So that I can take advantage of my sister's benefits, so that no matter how annoying I am, I have to be patient." Shen Yu shook her head and smiled. He said: "It's hard to be a son-in-law of the Lin family. We must get acquainted with each other when we have a wedding. When you go back, just tell Mr. Lin to rest assured. Within five days, you will be able to get a clear understanding of these people from three generations to five clans." He reached out to give the child a light high-five, and left him to eat fruit cakes before letting the servant send him to the inner courtyard to find his sister.

Here Daiyu really thought it was her father who wanted to bring her younger brother to find a boxing master, so she was embarrassed to apologize to Baochai several times, for fear of making people feel uncomfortable.Baochai just smiled and supported a pillow and said: "Anyway, the second master is always idle on weekdays. My brother is here to play. The child's family is active and his body is strong." When he came back, he hurriedly pulled him to his side and asked, "Have you ever looked for Mr.?" The little brother wrinkled his nose and said, "Master Shen's cakes and fruits are so delicious, I forgot to mention this when I ate them, what next time?" Let’s talk about it, and we can have another fresh meal!”

Daiyu couldn't help turning her face away to smile, Brother Lin blushed and laughed a few times, and nobody mentioned this matter in the past.

After the brothers and sisters of the Lin family left and turned back, Shen Yu came back from the outer courtyard again, asked Baochai to hold her and asked, "Then why did Brother Lin come here?" He put it down again with a smile and said, "I'm telling you, don't laugh. Mr. Lin should be choosing a son-in-law for the county lord, and his son-in-law must be chosen from among the scribes, so he directly entrusted Enke with the previous one. All the hundred names are of the same age, family status, and good looks. Let me see if there are any embarrassing things in the family, so as not to harm the county magistrate."

When Baochai heard this, she wondered: "Enke only takes the top three hundred students in the world, but Uncle Lin has seen the one hundredth? Why are there so few people who can still see it?" Shen Yu laughed at her: "How easy is it for you to take the imperial examination? It's really a good time, place, and people to be as smooth as brother-in-law. If you change someone, you can see whether you can get in or not. I'm afraid you won't pass the county exam. How many people have passed the exam? He has just passed the entrance exam with a poor head all his life, so how can Master Lin like this be admired. If you are talking about young heroes, those who are not good-looking or those who already have wives at home will be discarded, and some people who come out of the ravine need to be supported. It’s hard for the rest of the family to make up two decks of cards.” After hearing this, Baochai sighed: “It’s really hard to say that, especially when Aunt Lin left early and no one was there. It's up to Miss Lin to make the decision, and Uncle Lin is also afraid that his daughter will be harmed by being misjudged, so he will help if he can."

Shen Yu flicked the note in her hand and said, "Just run for Liu Zian, and you can teach him to have a good relationship with Master Lin." Baochai also laughed when she heard this, but when she was laughing, she suddenly remembered that her sister, Baoqin, was still there. Unable to find anything, she couldn't help tugging at Shen Yu's sleeve and said, "Just let Liu Zian see if there is anyone suitable for Sister Qin. You have met Sister Qin, and she is the best choice for her appearance, talent, and affection, but And she is more heroic than those of us vulgar fans in the boudoir. Besides, where did she go with her uncle when she was young? She has seen many times, but she is a woman with a very rough heart. .” Shen Yu responded with a smile, leaving it to find Liu Zian for help the next day.

On the second day, Shen Yu really went out to the street and bought a grilled grilled chicken, held it in his hand, and went to look for Liu Zian. Now that he has entered the Jingwei camp, he has a lot of leisure, and he likes to watch others busy the back of the head.Liu Zian was easily replaced from the guard position, and as soon as he returned to the yamen, he heard someone looking for him. He didn't care to wipe off his sweat and walked into the house. When he saw that it was Shen Yu, he was overjoyed and said, "Huh? Why are you here?" Sit, sit, sit." He said and sent the little official to serve tea and water, and while he was changing his official uniform on duty, he took a piece of handkerchief and wiped his head: "It will be hot to death after the Dragon Boat Festival, by the way , why did you come here when you have nothing to do, you are not at home serving Mrs. Sister-in-law anymore?"

Shen Yu took out the note and pushed it in front of him: "Master Lin wants to find a son-in-law among Enke's servants this time, and ask me to find out whether these people are innocent or not. Such a good thing cannot be passed on to others." Others, don’t I just think of you?” Now Lin Ruhai is the youngest member of the cabinet, and he gets along well with the new monarch. Even if ordinary people want to make connections, they will not be able to catch up with them. This ready-made temple is open. It's a fool who doesn't hold the pig's head and go in.

Liu Zi'an stretched out his head to look, nodded in response and said, "Sure, I'll have someone send the news to my wife within three days, so you don't need to worry about it." Shen Yugong cupped his hands and thanked him: "Thank you, please wait until the results are found out." Thank you for your good meal, let's moisten it first, let's have a grilled chicken." As he said, he often went to unscrew the chicken and use it with Liu Zi'an, and he planned to quit and go home after seeing the sun by himself.Liu Zian hurriedly stretched out his hand to pull him and asked, "Has your father-in-law's caravan come back? Xianglian has followed him since the beginning of spring, and there is no news until now. My mother is in a hurry. Go back and ask Mrs. Sister-in-law for help." It's time for him to get a wife. How can there be a good man who is willing to give up a girl to him after such a waste of time? If it is still because of that shrew surnamed You, just ask them to be expelled under any name. It’s enough to go to the capital, so what’s wrong with the family.”

Shen Yu didn't say whether his idea was right or wrong, but just nodded and responded to the previous matter: "I'll ask my second brother-in-law first if there is a letter, and I will tell you as soon as I have news."

The two arched their hands at each other, and Shen Yu bid farewell and left the corner gate of Fusi Yamen in Beizhen.Along the way, I looked at the ice bowls sold by several vendors, bought them one by one and tasted them for a few dollars, and when I got home, I knew how to make them more delicious.

Shen Yu went back and told Baochai about Liu Zianzhi's request, and Baochai immediately called Ying'er back to her mother's house to ask.After making the arrangements, he turned his head and said to Shen Yu: "Our caravans usually take the north-south road, and those who are familiar with it are more at ease. The west coast has always been guarded by the King of Nan'an, and the east is controlled by the King of Beijing. It was my uncle who brought his family to these two places. Since the uncle left, there is only business between things, and no news can be brought out."

There was another drizzle outside the corridor of the speaking room, which made the courtyard look more vibrant against the light green.The two crape myrtle plants are holding flower buds, and the clusters are full and lovely, and when they bloom in the future, they will be colorful again.

Later, when Ying'er came back from Xue's house, she brought two more excellent shad to the cook.The maid took care of herself before she entered the main hall and reported to Baochai in a low voice: "Second Grandma read the family letter with me in private, and there is no news for a month at the latest. According to the speed of our fellows, this It shouldn't be, but the Second Mistress looked calm and unhurried, so it should be nothing serious, otherwise what would happen if the orphans and widows were left behind, it wouldn't be as easy as it is now."

Baochai thought so deeply, but still couldn't let go of it, and told Shen Yu again when Ying'er quit to work.After hearing this, Shen Yu secretly thought that there was something different about this matter, so she set off to the Ministry of Rites to find Xue Pan and asked Lin Ruhai to discuss it.Mr. Lin turned his head and thought for a while, while telling Shen Yu to discuss with Liu Zian, and arrange for people to go around the border as soon as possible, and on the other hand, after thinking about it several times, he got up and went to the elder next to him to discuss the matter in detail .Those who have truly become the emperor's confidants naturally know that the Xue family is a pair of eyes that are placed in the eyes of the people today. Now these eyes are suddenly covered with hands, and there is no news from Beijing for more than a month, which is naturally not a trivial matter.That night, several Jin Yiwei, dressed in bright red official uniforms, with their waists bent and their heads full of knives, and three horses, one man and three horses, came out of Beijing and galloped away in all directions.

About [-] days later, people who went to the north and the south came back and reported that the south was fine, but there were several barbarians in the north outside Ping'an Prefecture who were fighting each other. We haven't crossed the thunder pool yet, so the commander of the capital commander here did not make a report in time.

The caravan of Xue's family and the imperial court were united in one mind, unloading and laboring on the spot, and guarding the important border towns without fleeing, so they did not arrive in Beijing repeatedly.The letter Xue Biao sent home earlier mentioned that he would delay in the north for a while, and Tete told his wife not to let others see the panic.

However, this round of inspections was not in vain. Apart from the fact that King Shui Rong of Beijing in the east was in charge of the sea ban, there were no abnormalities, but the north and west seemed to be quite unstable.Especially in the area along the West Sea, where the king of Nan'an guarded, there was a small country named Qianxiang who repeatedly invaded and harassed the border, but the king of Nan'an never told the court the truth.Previously, the central government thoroughly investigated and rectified many nobles, because several kings with different surnames worked hard on behalf of the emperor, Mubian, so they have not been touched at all, but now the ready-made handle has been leaked.

Immediately now, an order was issued to order the garrison troops of Ping'an Prefecture to gather towards the north, and Chen Bing stood ready at the border of the country to guard against barbarian dramas and civil strife.