[Red Mansion] When Zhen Shiyin was reborn

Yangzhou has always been a resort described by literati.

"The snow is falling at night, and the shepherd's wheat is full of hope. When you enter the city, you will look around in depression, and the cold water will be blue. As the dusk gradually rises, the corner of the guard sings sadly." The west road, the song blows is Yangzhou" "The spring breeze is ten miles on Yangzhou Road, and it is better to roll up the bead curtain." Since ancient times, there have been many poems chanted by the ancients about Yangzhou. Although it is mid-July at this time, it is not as good as Yangzhou in spring. But the grand scene on both sides of the strait is still enough to make people dazzled.

The distance between Gusu and Yangzhou is [-] miles. During the day, the boat sails, and at night, it stops at the shore to rest. It takes about three or four days to arrive in Yangzhou.

On the first day after getting off the ship, I stayed at the inn, but there was nowhere to put the furniture and other large items on the ship.Shi Yin thought for a moment and knew that he had made a mistake. He had no relatives and friends here, and he hastily brought a boat full of furniture. Find a house that suits you.

The next day, after getting up and washing up, Shi Yin called Xiao Er and asked, "Do you know a broker?" Just as soon as possible." "Guest, please wait a moment, I'll find a broker for you." Shi Yin thanked the mistress, and handed over a handful of copper coins, and the mistress declined, but Shi Yin insisted, The Xiao Er accepted it, and he was more dedicated in finding the broker for Shi Yin.

Not long after, when it was time for breakfast, a tall and thin man came in. Although his clothes were a bit old, they were very clean.

"Which one is the master surnamed Zhen?" The servant who was waiting on the side looked at Shi Yin, and Shi Yin made a gesture, signaling the servant to invite the broker.

"I've seen the master, young Chen Wu, and I heard that the master wants to rent a room, but I don't know what it is for?" Then he bowed to Shi Yin.

"I come from Gusu, and I have nowhere to put the furniture I brought. Now I urgently need to find a room to store these furniture. If you can do this well, I will entrust you with the job of buying a house. If You didn't do what you wanted, so I..." Shi Yin said, and his voice became serious in the back.

"The little one will live up to the master's great trust!" Chen Wu was a little terrified.

"The sooner the better, it doesn't matter what size it is, just be quick. If you finish it, you will be rewarded." Then he sent his servants to send Chen Wu out.

Perhaps this combination of kindness and power had an effect, and Chen Wu started talking back and forth in the afternoon.

There is a small yard behind the Anding Academy, which was originally used by a scholar to study, but it was vacated when he was going home to get married in the past month, and it was just right for renting with Shi Yin to store furniture and other things, and the price was also reasonable.

Shi Yin then entrusted him with the matter of buying a house, and told him, "The family is small, so it is enough to enter the yard twice. It would be best if there is a garden."

In this way, after half a month, Chen Wucai came back and said, "There is an old man who is not a member. His mother has gone, and he wants to go back to his hometown to observe filial piety. However, he has no money, so he thinks about buying a house in Yangzhou City and exchanging it for some money." The money is easy to go home, the house is in a hurry to sell, the price is very affordable, and there is a garden you want, but there are a lot of people in that family, it is not a second-entry yard, it is a three-entry, a little It's a bit big, sir, do you see it?"

Shi Yin first asked Chen Wu to take him to the house to have a look. Although the garden was a bit dilapidated due to no one taking care of it, it would be very delicate if it took a good rest.The house is in the alley of Shou'an Temple, close to Mingzhen Temple, and the location is not bad.

Asked about the price, because the member was in a hurry to sell, he only wanted 300 taels, but it had to be delivered to him as soon as possible, and this kind of house might not be available for 350 taels on weekdays, so Shi Yin hesitated for a while, but finally bought it.

In the afternoon, Shi Yin invited a middleman, signed and pledged, delivered clearly, completed the formalities, and bought the courtyard of Sanjin.

Then Shi Yin gave Chen Wu the hard-earned money of two taels of silver, and Chen Wu was very grateful.

"There is one more thing I need your help with. Most of my servants in Gusu have not brought here. Some people are short of staff now. Do you know the matchmaker? I need to buy some maids and servants."

"Of course I know it. After the master settles down, I will contact the villain. The villain will bring the matchmaker to see me."

Because the house was a bit big and there were not many servants brought from Gusu, it took ten days to tidy it up, and another two days to transport the furniture from the house behind the academy to the newly bought house middle.Only then did the family move from the inn to that room.

After Shi Yin settled in the new house, he sent someone to find Chen Wu and asked him to bring the matchmaker home.

After a few days, Chen Wu really brought a matchmaker and a group of girl maids to visit Shi Yin.

Shi Yin picked out a few nimble servants, two [-]-year-old and [-]-year-old maids, a embroiderer, and Feng Shi to order them around, and asked the maid to help him find a clever boy and gardener.

By the time the arrangements were made, it was already November, and I was busy preparing for the New Year for a while, and I was very busy up and down.

Because I just moved here, I don't have any relatives and friends to move around. After the Chinese New Year, I was free in the first month.

Yinglian was already six or seven months old at this time, and began to call her parents vaguely.Shi Yin and Feng Shi were so happy that they recited Buddha directly.

However, as early as November, Feng Shi had already brought the embroiderer to start making clothes, but there were only two people doing it, so the progress was a bit slow, and the work was not completed until near the Lantern Festival.

The one made for Yinglian was a bright red padded jacket made of brocade material, and Yinglian also had a rouge mole between her eyebrows, which looked like the boy in front of the Guanyin seat from a distance, making the servants with children love it.Feng herself is a Yuehua skirt made of alizarin green Sichuan brocade. The outer sleeves are inlaid with mink and fox fur.As for Shi Yin, he wore a straight and wide coat made of moon-blue silk, and with his beautiful beard hanging down to his chest, he looked quite elegant.

On the day of Lantern Festival, because Yinglian was still too young to leave people around, Shi Yin and Feng Shi were worried about Yinglian and had to take care of her personally.So Shi Yin and Feng Shi just sat together, ate a bowl of glutinous rice balls, and drank a few cups of pear blossom stuffed rice to have a good time.

After the end of the first month, because I had just arrived and had nowhere to go, I stayed at home for the winter.

Suddenly one day, someone came in and told the Taoist priest that a guest was waiting at the second gate.

It's just that Shi Yin's relatives, friends and old friends are all in Gusu, who else will visit him at this time of year?Shi Yin himself was also very puzzled.Shi Yin did not come out to meet the guests until he had changed out of his daily clothes and was fully dressed.

"Brother Shi Yin, it's been a long time!" The visitor laughed and cupped his hands when he saw Shi Yin.The person who came was Shi Yin's old school classmate, named Su Yuwen Yuan and styled Xiuqi, who was also from Gusu. , entered the Hanlin Academy to be a Hanlin, while Shi Yin was just a fellow Jinshi. After he did not become an official, they were far apart, and communication was not very convenient. meet.Although the appearance of the two has changed somewhat, there are still some old shadows of the past.

"I don't know who it is, so it's Brother Xiu Qi! It's been a long time. Please sit down!" Shi Yin cupped his hands and returned the salute, "How does Brother Xiu Qi know that I'm here?" Coincidentally, the word ''." Su Xiuqi laughed.

"I was old the year before last, and I wanted to go back to Gusu directly, but the head of the Anding Academy invited me to come here to teach the scriptures. I really couldn't avoid it, and it is also a meritorious thing to teach and spread the word to the community, so I came here Yangzhou, one day when I returned home from school one day ago, I saw your servants carrying furniture. I saw some of them seemed familiar, as if they were old objects, and the carvings were also very exquisite. They were not owned by ordinary people. I asked a few more words, but who knew he said it belonged to Mr. Zhen's house, and he was going to move to Shou'an Temple Lane, the more I looked at it, the more I felt familiar, like I used to go to your house, eat too much, and meet you And when I was in a trance, I asked if it was Zhen Fei from Gusu, Mr. Zhen Shiyin, and the servant answered yes, and I felt that the fate was strange, where would we not meet each other in life!" Speaking of this, Su Xiu Qi couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing loudly, "I should have come to visit you sooner and give you the housewarming gift, but I thought you didn't bring many servants, and you must be busy when you first move here, so I will take it easy Time comes again, and after a while, I have to prepare for the Chinese New Year, I am so busy, when I am free, it is already the first month, I just hope that my brother will not blame me for my late visit." Saying this, he was about to get up He made an apology with Shi Yin, but Shi Yin would not accept his gift, so he hurriedly got up to avoid it, then sat him down again, and chatted with him about old schoolmates.

Not long after, it was noon, and Shi Yin was kind enough to leave a meal. Su Xiuqi and Shi Yin were having a good time chatting, so they went, exchanged cups, and the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

A few days later, there was a literary meeting in Anding Academy, which was held every year at this moment. Su Xiuqi knew that Shi Yin had just arrived here, and he didn't have many relatives and friends here, so he invited Shi Yin to go with him, and introduced Shanzhang and others with him. .

The author has something to say:

In 2333, Su Xiuqi could be regarded as a channel for Shi Yin to enter the circle of scholars in the south of the Yangtze River.