The New Year’s gift is the twelfth lunar month, and the fake stone scratches the heart and scratches the lungs and hates the slow time.Although he doesn’t want to bother the teacher, but he has the opportunity to make money for nothing!He thinks that the teacher is as cunning as the old fox second uncle, but he has a different starting point. The teacher does not need younger disciples to add luster to the teacher’s school, as long as he does not discredit the teacher’s school, then the daughter-in-law chosen for him must be safe.In addition, if the teacher is a matchmaker, the other party will only be a woman from a scholarly family, and will not be as bold as a martial arts girl. If you add some fake immortals, it will be easy to handle.It would be even better if it was a talented woman. She would have books as a companion, so she wouldn’t need to spend energy trying to please her, saving much effort.He felt that “a woman without talent is a virtue” is nonsense, and it should be changed to “a woman without talent is a disaster”. He has no spiritual sustenance, is jealous all day long, and takes his life as a career in house fighting.

No matter how whimsical he is, the days don’t fly by.But Mr. Zheng is not willing to delay his son’s studies, and Fake Stone insists on pretending to be filial. The combination of the two strikes a compromise: Fake Stone holds a book and sings in front of the bed. Father, son and grandson enjoy themselves in harmony.

The political lord was too comfortable, and he forgot about disciplining the concubine.But even if he remembers, he can’t control it, it’s not that Jia Huan’s children’s shoes are not in good health, Mrs. Wang is “kind”, and he is not allowed to serve his father with illness.

Finally, the days advanced to the twelfth lunar month, because next February is the triennial Spring Festival, and the Guozijian had not confiscated the hall, so Baoyu went to Lufu on the first holiday in the twelfth lunar month.Two carts of gifts were carefully selected. Although the quantity is not large, they are not idle goods: antique calligraphy and painting, tribute tea and tribute wine (from the Xia family of the Xue family of the imperial merchant, and the packaging was changed to avoid overproduction), refined waxed game (from Rongfu famous chef Produced), Guanwai fur, etc., which are both beautiful and practical.The most important thing is a large bank note, which is sandwiched in the book. It is not said that the book has its own golden house.

At half-past Chen ([-]:[-] am) the mule cart arrived at Lu’s Mansion. This was a delicate time: the meal time was avoided. If the teacher wanted to keep the meal, he would use his homework as an excuse to delay it until noon; If it is too early, visitors can be avoided, and if the teacher has an important guest next time, he will be dismissed in a few words.

I never thought that someone was earlier than him, respectfully standing in front of Lu Yizhong to make tea and serve tea like a servant.

One is Zhang Mingtong, a black-faced brother who is not familiar with him any more, and the other is 35 and six, with a Chinese character face and three beards, and his gentleness reveals loyalty.Lu Yizhong introduced that it was Chen Anfeng, a certain brother, who had just returned to Beijing from Ping’an Prefecture to report on his work, and would go to the Ministry of Officials.

Baoyu saluted respectfully, so far, Chen is the second senior brother he has met, but the seniors already knew the names and resumes, so he couldn’t help but wonder: Senior brother Chen has not yet expired as a magistrate in Ping’an Prefecture, right?Why did you return to Beijing to report on your work?I will go to the Ministry of Officials again. Could it be that something happened in the officialdom again?I haven’t heard of any Beijing member breaking things recently.

The emperor is promoted to an official, and there is no need for someone to fall in the officialdom. The emperor loves to have convulsions from time to time.You can’t blame him, he doesn’t have convulsions, and he can’t tear open the gap in the rigid official system.Besides, everyone got used to smoking, so he took a step back, and all the ministers were grateful.When he beat a group of treacherous ministers to enrich the treasury, he believed that the ministers’ endurance was high enough, and they would not make a fuss.

Mr. Chen himself hadn’t figured out a trick for the Sacred Heart, so he didn’t know how to point out his younger brother who showed his thoughts on his face. He smiled and asked the fake stone’s characters: scribes use words when they communicate.

Master Lu Zuo coughed and began to test Baoyu’s homework.It is said that for someone like Baoyu who worshiped his lifelong teacher early, the “word” should be helped when he accepted his disciple, representing his recognition of this disciple.But at that time, Baoyu was not only young, but also very good at science, and his etiquette was not good enough, so he couldn’t take him out to meet people, so he planned to transfer to teach for a few years.Nowadays, when young disciples want to talk about their relationship, they can no longer delay the words.

After taking the school exam, Lu Yizhong twirled his beard with his hands, and said happily, “It seems that you have worked hard and made some progress. How about choosing the word ‘Longan’ for you as a teacher? You are born elegant, and the combination of the name and the word is very common.” Fang Tuo. People look forward to spring blossoms and autumn fruits, and you are young and young, but look forward to the year of autumn like the fragrance of osmanthus, to be complete.”

Baoyu thanked the master for the words, and was forced to feel bitter. The hair “longan” is a food for labor and management, no, a food for being eaten!

Lu Yizhong’s choice of this word for his young disciples is indeed meant to be ridiculed: “Baoyu”, isn’t it round?The little man is fragrant and sweet, so it should be called “longan”.But there is also a deep meaning in it, who let the little disciple “be born with a vision and carry a psychic gem”?The bad thing for favor is broken and there will be traces.The younger student entered school at twelve, and his talent is indeed extraordinary.It’s better to add self-defilement, vulgar and vulgar words and names, coupled with a pearl-like appearance, and his father has been working in the Ministry of Industry since he entered the officialdom, and it is very likely that he will end up in office because of a fall. As an errand in the Ministry of Industry, “work” is always connected with the skills of craftsmen, and young disciples will give people the impression that they are “skillful people”.It just so happens that the young disciple is good at spells, and in the future he will go to work in an official career, and he will not be in touch with the country and society, so that certain influences can be minimized.

Lu Yizhong saw that the little disciple was obviously not enlightened, so he didn’t give any advice. He just said: “I heard that you send the middle school students of your clan to take the exam every year, and you are very diligent in studying at home. This is what I should do in my generation. However, if your father is injured and lies on the couch, next year will not be as good. Ask the elders of the family to do it for you.”

The mouth of the fake stone is half-opened, and the face is full of shock: You suddenly thought of “Lan Gui Qifang” in the judgment of the Red Mansion from the scientific research, Lan is undoubtedly Jia Lan; Gui, many scholars in the Red Mansion guessed that he was the son of Shenying’s waiter, put it here, maybe it is me!I and Jia Lan are about the same age, so it is very likely that I will be named on the Gold List in the same period.

He was so pleasantly surprised that he actually forgot what the teacher said.Brother Zhang felt ashamed and coughed heavily.

The fake stone came to his senses, and fell to his knees: “Thank you, Master, for your reminder!”

This reaction was a bit big, Zhang Mingtong’s head was full of black lines.Lu Yizhong only acted as a young disciple to understand something, shook his head and said: “It’s good to understand. Longan, you are growing up every day, so you should learn to hide your emotions. Go back, so that you can serve your father.”

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The political master was very entangled when he heard the words of his son, but Lu Yizhong was a great Confucian, so he had to comfort himself with “the vulgar is the elegant”, and in turn taught his son a lesson.

Baoyu loves “longan” not to mention, er, he loves “Lan Gui Qi Fang”, and draws out many subtle words and righteousness that make the ears of the political lord comfortable. As a result, Jia Lan and others also think that “longan” is the best in the world Words, actually worried that it would be difficult for me to have comparable words in the future.

Gossip aside, on the eve of the winter solstice, when Lian Er came back, he went there in a mighty manner, and the return formation was not small, but the only female relatives were sister Qiao, the servant Li Gui’s daughter-in-law (Zixiao) and Ping’er.They were in a carriage and could not be seen from the outside, and the men were all in plain clothes.

Lian Er came quickly and walked to Ningrong Street. Jia’s mother waited to receive the report. She was so frightened that she shook her clothes and trembled: Could it be that Sister Feng is gone?Why didn’t you report a letter first?

Mrs. Xing Wang and his wife are taking the girls to do housework, so they can’t wait to run to Jiamu’s courtyard.Mr. Xi, who is tired of expensive bodies, also came in a soft sedan chair. Now he is out of breath after walking a few more steps. In the original book, sister Lin was not so bad at this time.Who told Mrs. Wang and the fake stone not to discuss it, and the mother and son each took the medicine, and the effect would come quickly.

Mr. She is now lying on the couch, and he will inevitably have to clean up before he comes. When he arrives, Lian Er has already knelt in front of Jiamu and cried, saying that Brother Jiang died in a cold and had been buried in the ancestral grave of his hometown; Sister Feng was sad and died. , and because his mother was old and seriously ill, he stayed in Jinling to serve his mother.

Master She almost fainted, at the beginning he didn’t want his daughter-in-law’s family to go to Jinling, and the Wang family is not dead, so why does Jia’s family send Wang Renzhiling back home?Just send a letter asking the members of the Wang family to come to Beijing.Take a step back and just go with Lian Er.He couldn’t persevere because he was worried about the prince Teng Sheng’s grace being too prosperous. He didn’t expect to bring his own grandson to his death!

Jia Mu was also very sad, mourning and weeping, and everyone cried loudly for a while.Jia Lan, who was late, went to Jia Mu’s side and repeatedly urged the old lady to mourn.

You ask why Baoyu didn’t come?Mr. Zheng is lying on the couch injured, how can he ignore his father for a younger generation next door?The second room had the mistress and Cheng Siding present, the weight was enough, no one could fault it… Well, he knew exactly what was going to happen, so he didn’t want to join in the fun!

But he said that Mr. She was hurt by everyone crying, shouted loudly, beat Lian Er with a cane, and ordered his son to pick up his daughter-in-law immediately: Hurry up and have another one!How can this be reasonable? Although Wang Ren died, his wife served the old godmother of the Wang family and his clan helped him. How could it be said that the daughter-in-law of the Jia family stayed in Jinling to serve her mother?

With his current strength, he couldn’t even beat Lian Er, Lian Er deliberately hit his head, and he “fainted”.Now, how long do you want to raise and take over a daughter-in-law.

Everyone was in a mess, Lian Er was carried down here, and the imperial doctor was hurriedly called in at the other end.

Mother Jia knew that Lian was pretending to be dead, but she was so annoyed that she had to persuade Mr. Xi, crying that it was all her fault, that she should not have allowed Feng girl to return to Ning, even if she had promised, she should not have allowed Brother Jiang to go with her. , how easy it is for a child at a young age… In short, everything is her fault, please the eldest son, for the sake of her ignorance, spare her grandson.

It’s rare for Jia’s mother to show weakness like this. Master Xi felt a little comforted, and then she died down.In other words, he was in shock for a while. As the old lady said, children are easy to tear apart, and he has many children who were born prematurely. Jia Lian is only in his twenties, and it is not impossible to have children. Go home and give birth to grandchildren.

Jia’s mother thought the same, and persuaded Master She to be calm and not to be impatient, saying that Lian and his wife had apparently fallen out because of the death of Jiang Geer, and she allowed her to persuade her in detail, so that Lian could go to Jinling to make amends and make amends. Feng girl takes Yunyun back.

Mr. Xi is exhausted, and he can’t train his son even if he wants to, so he can only entrust it to the old lady.

To persuade people to ask about the situation, Jia’s mother left Qiao’s sister in her yard first, and now she called Jiang Ge’s nanny, Li Gui’s daughter-in-law, for questioning.

Zixiao didn’t know much about it. On the second day after reporting to Deng Cheng, Lian’s second grandma became angry. Sister.On the way, the second master and the second grandmother quarreled a few times, sent off some servants, and bought some more.After arriving at the King’s house in Jinling, sister Qiao lived alone in the yard, and the second grandmother told them not to go out because the funeral was messy.Except for the day of mourning, the three master and servant guarded the yard and did not leave.Suddenly one day, the second master said that Brother Jiang was gone, and he also said that he had received a letter from his family saying that the elder fell ill and wanted to return to Beijing.Second Mistress was in poor health, so she stayed in Jinling.

Mother Jia was angry, and Sister Feng worried about Jiang Geer like a nightmare. She saw Jiang Geer in her eyes, and she had to be by her side all the time!According to her thinking, Wang Renzhi will be in a hurry to mourn Sister Feng, and he insists on taking Brother Jiang to welcome and send her there. Can the little man not be bumped?It’s also Lian Er who is useless and can’t control his daughter-in-law. When he is impatient, he knows how to make a fuss, and finally loses a brother.

She arranged the family letter. She knew that Lian Ernafeng had no choice but to arrange for someone to take the letter to Jinling as early as they set off, and waited for the time to deliver it, so that Lian and his wife would return to the mansion a few years ago, so that they would not look bad when they worshiped their ancestors during the Chinese New Year. .

Jia’s mother thought she knew what was going on between Lian and his wife, but she still called Ping’er and several long followers for questioning.

What Ping’er said was similar to Zixiao’s, but Chang Sui knew a little more: Sister Lian’s Erfeng had bickered with each other for three days since she set off on the journey, and she even fought.When Brother Jiang died of the cold, the second master turned his face and took his servants to the ancestral grave alone to bury the son.As for whether the second mistress was really ill, they couldn’t enter the inner courtyard, so they didn’t know.The old lady of the Wang family was really ill. As soon as they arrived, the servants of the Wang family said that the old lady of the Wang family fell ill after receiving the report that her only son had died. The doctor said that the days to come were numbered.Grandma Ren also fell ill, and the Wang family was in a mess.Lian’s Second Mistress refused to return to Beijing immediately, which was also reasonable.

At the same time, Baoyu, who heard that Jialian had been “stunned”, took the time to visit Lian’s second brother.

Lian Er is recovering from his wounds in his study outside his home, outside the door guards the thugs Ming Xing, and inside the door is the domestic favorite Longer, not to mention how comfortable and unrestrained.This time Lian Er needn’t pretend anymore, he was writing the big book “Hulian Courtyard” with splashed ink to change the name of the residence.

Baoyu was speechless, “Jia Hu” was the eldest son of the eldest son who was beaten to death by Master She, and has always been a taboo in the Rong Mansion. Is Lian Er looking for a beating or a beating?He was too lazy to talk, and instead asked if Lian Er had been to the old residence in Jinling.

The original book briefly mentions Jia’s old house in Jinling, and it’s rich in humanities. Travelers must go to rectify it, severely clean up the evil servants who bully men and women, teach the clansmen who caused disasters, and show kindness to avoid future troubles.

There were too many stories about the fact that Fake Stone went to Jinling alone, so he didn’t go to the old house. Later, he asked Lian Er, and learned that all the serious relatives of the Rongning Erfu who were descended from the concubine sons of the two countries were all in the capital, so there were only eight families (according to There are more than 20 small families).The Twelve families in Jinling came from the same village. Whether they were Jia Yan or Jia Yuan’s fellow villagers, even the parents of the two brothers didn’t know. How could they know for sure after decades of war?Anyway, the two princes recognized them, and asked them to look after their ancestral tombs and houses, and rewarded them with a bowl of safe rice.In terms of status, they are not as good as the servants sent by the two governments, who would curry favor with them?Even if they want to take advantage of it, they can’t.

As for setting up an ethnology study in Jinling like what Tongren Wen wrote, Lian Er thought it absolutely impossible, saying that the mountains and rivers are far away and can’t be controlled. Once those people get better, they will add trouble.

At this time, Shitou asked about the old Jinling house, but he had nothing to say, he was too lazy to pretend to invite Lian Erjiejing—Jiang Geer will definitely become the “big brother of the Wang family”, and the poor boy who didn’t know where he bought it from Most likely he was a scapegoat, and his remaining little conscience didn’t want to know clearly about this private affair.

Lian Er knew it well, so he didn’t talk to him at all, and told him that the little scalper Xue Biao had been captured in the capital, saying that the brothers and sisters didn’t have much wealth, mainly because of Xue Biao’s age, and he couldn’t keep it even if he had money. .Knowing the current affairs, this son threw away most of his family wealth to save the lives of his brother and sister.After he lobbied, Xue Biao immediately ran away with him.

Baoyu was very happy, and said to meet another day, and then talked about the business line: Lian Er ran to Jinling to solve housework, he must take care of the big business of making money, fortunately, Jia Yun, Jin Ronghua and Zifang took care of it, Xue Pan can also take care of some things, so he doesn’t need to do it himself.

It took a long time to say this, and suddenly a servant came to report: “The old lady is coming this way.”

Lian Er immediately fell on the couch to stand up the corpse, while Baoyu sat on the side of the couch and rubbed his eyes vigorously.

Lian Erchi laughed, then said again: “Well, I want to accept the second bedroom, and I have already fallen in love with someone, the second wife…”

Baoyu interrupted: “Don’t worry, I’ll give her a message, and I won’t cause trouble for you.”

Lian Er nodded: “Don’t worry too. With Wang Ren and Qiao, your cousin dare not act recklessly in Jinling.”

Baoyu was silent. He had guessed that Wang Ren was not dead. How could Lian Er destroy the witness?Poor Sister Qiao, he always thought that Lian Er brought back Sister Qiao because he was unwilling to give up his own flesh and blood, but it turned out that he was just a hostage.Maybe it’s a combination of both. Lian Er also said there was nothing he could do, and he didn’t reconcile with Sister Feng. Sister Feng acted recklessly, and the crime was still charged on his husband.Alas, it is so sad to have such a fairy wife.

Thinking so much, he asked, “Is your second wife reliable? Which one? Maybe my little brother can help you.”

Lian Er hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, “The eldest wife’s daughter.”

Baoyu was quite surprised: it couldn’t be Xing Xiuyan, could it?In Gao E’s continuation, this is Xue Biao’s wife!

The author has something to say: Lian [-]: I was knocked out by the old master…