[Red Mansions] Why does Xiaoye want to whitewash

Three days later, Jia Zhu waited early at the appointed place, and when everyone was present, the large force headed for Zhuangzi outside Jia's city.

These few days Jia Lian is very carefree, as soon as he is ordered to receive guests, his servants will prepare them. Every day he reads the scriptures in the pavilion, or goes fishing in the fish pond, he is comfortable. don't want to go back...

All the guests would come today, so he got up early, guessing that it was almost time, so he asked the kitchen to prepare the food and wine, while he went to the gate and sat under the eaves, drinking tea and waiting for people to come.

After a few cups of tea, no one came, but urine came. Jia Lian ordered the porter to go back to use the toilet. Unexpectedly, Jia Zhu and others came after such a short time.

Jia Zhu got out of the carriage and saw the small table at the gate at a glance. She glanced left and right but did not see Jia Lian, then heard the porter come over and say respectfully: "Master Zhu, Second Master Lian was here waiting for you and You gentlemen, it's just that I got a little anxious after drinking too much tea, so I didn't go in for a long time..."

Liu Ding and others who were familiar with Jia Lian burst out laughing when they heard what the concierge said. Jia Zhu then said to everyone, "There is a reason why Lian'er was not here to welcome Lian'er. Zhu is also the master, so please come in with me." Bar."

As soon as he walked to the garden, he saw Jia Lian coming over in a hurry. He paid the gift with all his elder brothers, and got to know two of Jia Zhu's good friends. They are both studying in the Imperial College now. The second son, Song Zi'an, and the other is Ke Minglang, the first son of Shuntian Fuyin.Jia Zhu and Li Shao were separated between the two of them, Liu Ding and the others, and they were very different from each other.

Jia Lian knew everyone else, the same ones he met last time, so he directly called everyone to the main hall, "I have prepared some thin wine, brothers, please move." The little boy went to put the luggage, and he led the people to eat.

Fortunately, the servants were more reliable than him as the master. After the group entered, the table was already full of dishes. When the maid saw the guests arrived, she quickly picked up the dishes that covered the dishes and took them away.

"These vegetables are all grown by Zhuangzi. I just picked them early this morning. Brothers, try them. They are very fresh." These people have never eaten any good food, so when the kitchen is preparing the dishes, Jia Lian asks them to cook something simple. But the dish that retains its own taste only needs to be prettier, so it doesn't look too simple after opening.

Jia Lian also bought two jars of plum wine from the farmer. Although it may not taste good to people who are good at wine, he thinks it is quite delicious. In addition, Jia Zhu and he are the youngest here, and the capacity for alcohol is not very good. It's just right to drink this.

The cooking skills of Zhuangzi's chef were verified by Jia Lian himself, so the first meal was basically a feast for the guests and the host. Some people have the habit of taking a nap, and go back to rest after eating; Jia Zhu took Li Shaoke, Minglang and Song Zi'an to As for the study, Jia Lian is not interested at all.

In the end, Zeng Jinghuai was the only one left who needed his hospitality, so Jia Lian invited him, "Brother Zeng, if you have nothing to do, why don't you go fishing with me?"

"It's not impossible, it's just that I can't sit still for my brother..." Zeng Jinghuai is a martial arts practitioner, full of energy, always happy to move but not quiet, and promised Jia Lian that he really has nothing else to do.

After hearing what he said, Jia Lian laughed and said, "Brother Zeng thinks too highly of my younger brother. How can I look like someone who can seriously fish?"

Having said that, Zeng Jinghuai naturally had no worries at all, went back and changed into comfortable shorts, and went to the fish pond with Jia Lian.

The fish pond is outside the villa. The two of them walked across a paddy field and saw a straw-roofed pavilion in the distance. It’s covered, but the artistic conception is still okay, right?”

Zeng Jinghuai felt that the "artistic conception" was like playing the piano with a cow to him, but he didn't say it out of face.Moreover, he was really not interested in fishing, so when he arrived in the pavilion, he just sat down on the rocking chair, watching Jia Lian throw the unhooked fishing line into the fish pond, and sat down on the other side of the pole up.

Then, servants came over one after another with fruit snacks and tea. Zeng Jinghuai looked at Jia Lian's expression of enjoyment, and said speechlessly, "Is this how you fish?"

Jia Lian nodded, and replied slyly: "All the fish in the fishpond are raised by themselves. Isn't it deceiving yourself to fish here? It's just a show. If you want to eat, just use the net to catch it."

"You guys will still enjoy it..." Zeng Jinghuai imitated his appearance and leaned comfortably on the chair, saying: "When I was young, my father used to hold a stick to force me to practice martial arts. When I relaxed a little bit, I would stick it down. Now my skin is rough. The thickness of the meat was developed at that time."

Jia Lian glanced at his thick arms, then pinched his own thigh secretly, and decided to use Jia Zhu to find a way back, "My cousin was forced to study by his second uncle, and he studied hard in the study every day. I can't be free, so I'm the only one who enjoys it, and I can't read books."

"Then... aren't you worried about disappointing the elders?" Zeng Jinghuai actually wanted to ask if he would be considered a playboy if he had nothing to do, but the Jia Lian he knew was actually much better than some playboys in the capital.

"I don't want to be expected that much..."

In fact, he was willing to put down such a large fortune of Rongguo Mansion and choose to live a self-willed life according to his own ideas, because he had worked hard until death in the past, and he wanted to reward himself for being self-willed in this life.

But he still has some habits from the past, and he can't help but worry about it. On the one hand, he asked for the dowry of Jia Lian's biological mother, so he automatically assumed this part of the responsibility.For now, he doesn't feel that he has done wrong to the Jia family, so he doesn't want to be restrained by the Jia family.

However, such a slightly deep talk is too much and does not match his personality, so Jia Lian smiled and changed the subject, saying: "Brother Zeng is also very heroic, why haven't we married yet? My younger brother also wants to see what a real general's family looks like." where?"

"I'm a man and I'm not in a hurry. I want to wait until my sister at home gets married."

If Jia Lian remembers correctly, Zeng Jinghuai is already 16 years old this year, so it seems unreasonable that his sister has not yet married, but he has come to this age, even if there are some gossips, he has learned to try his best not to talk about female relatives.

But Zeng Jinghuai didn't mind, and said generously: "Actually, she is a cousin of my uncle's family. My aunt left early and she grew up in my family. Later, because my uncle died on the battlefield and needed to be filial, the man's family couldn't wait and resigned. After I became a filial piety, I couldn't find a suitable one, so I delayed it. My parents also wanted to let people know how much our family attaches importance to her, so they let me marry after she got married."

Jia Lian nodded. There is really no way to avoid the matter of keeping filial piety, so there are not a few people who delay their marriages, but it only affects the girls more.

But... what if I suddenly remembered Big Brother Zhen?

Jia Lian bit her thumb and was a little worried. At his young age, he always wants to mess with things that don't suit his age. Is it impossible to get rid of it?It's really embarrassing to slap yourself in the face if you don't count your words...

Seeing Jia Lian's expression on the other side, Zeng Jinghuai asked a little strangely, "Is there something wrong? You look so embarrassed..."

Jia Lian shook his head and said with a smile: "No, I just suddenly remembered that Brother Zhen in the Ningguo Mansion next door to us has just passed his wife's filial piety, and my aunt is going to remarry him... But seeing that your family attaches so much importance to it, you probably don't think about it. My sister is a stepmother..."

Jia Zhen, the heir of the Ningguo Mansion, has a ridiculous reputation in the capital. People who love their daughters usually would not be willing to go to their family as a stepmother, but his sister wants to be by the side of the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha. There can be no further delay.

So Zeng Jinghuai asked after hearing this: "Although my eldest uncle was posthumously titled, but my eldest sister is an orphan after all, and now that she is getting older, our family doesn't have much choice, otherwise it wouldn't be so long. .We two brothers get along well, I beg you to be honest as a brother, is Jia Zhen worth entrusting?"

Jia Lian vaguely remembered that Jia Zhen was completely released after his father passed away, so although the Jia Zhen he sees now has some signs, it is not too much... After careful consideration, he replied: "Brother Zhen's character is really not good. , my brother can only say that if the older sister of the Zeng family is gentle, she might not be happy."

Zeng Jinghuai smiled, and said: "Brother, I know it well. To be honest, my eldest sister has caused my mother to be very distressed. Everyone is anxious about her marriage, but my eldest sister has been chanting Buddha without haste. After all, I always like to be alone on weekdays. If I really get married, my mother will probably worry that the elder sister will not be able to fulfill the responsibility of the mistress!"

If Jia Zhen's character meets a person who is ascetic, she doesn't know what it will be like, but she is better than the original stepmother Youshi, right?At least the second sister You and the third sister You who are involved with the men of the Jia family in the original book should not appear, right?

So Jia Lian said to him: "If brother Zeng thinks we can talk about it, how about I write to my grandmother and ask her to be an intermediary to tie the knot?"

"Then thank you, Brother Xian."

Speaking of this, Jia Lian remembered what Jia Zhen said before, that the marriage should not have been settled these few days, so he asked the servants to come over with paper, ink, brush and inkstone, and the two of them directly wrote letters back.

It was only later that the marriage of the two families was officially settled, and Jia Lian knew that Zeng Jinghuai still had something to hide. The character of the Zeng family sister was more indifferent than he said, and she was seven feet tall. Most of the men are taller, so it's no wonder that the Zeng family is willing to consider even Jia Zhen.