Chapter 378: Snow White and Red Plums, Sprinkle and Farewell
Three days ago, Liu Shicao wrote that she had found the big family surnamed Wei in Dali, and the letter said that the family surnamed Wei, who was not an official or a businessman, was a great force entrenched in Dali, but the head of the Wei family was mysterious, and she was only in contact with a big housekeeper of the Wei family. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
After Jia Liyu received the letter, he also made some speculation, and the conclusion was not so complicated, according to the time, Wei Xiaobao is about fifty years old this year, he has seven wives, many children, and a rich family background, clever means, I am afraid it is not a difficult thing to take root in Dali unknowingly.
However, there is a problem, Wei Xiaobao fled to Dali, Yunnan with his family, the only purpose was to avoid Emperor Kangxi, there is the so-called whole world, it is not the king's land, even if he wants to make trouble in Dali, it is estimated that he will not appear with his real name and surname, so which is the "family surnamed Wei" that Liu Shicao found?
Let's not talk about how many people have the surname Wei in this world, just with Wei Xiaobao's cunning rabbit three holes, it is impossible to completely confirm whether this "family surnamed Wei" is his old suspicion.
To find out the truth of the matter, he had to go to Dali in person.
According to the previous agreement with Baochai and Tanchun, after Chongyang, he should leave for the south, but in the middle, he unexpectedly made a marriage with Tanchun, involving various human etiquette, so the time to go south had to be moved back.
Originally, according to his character, he could ignore these red tapes, but considering Tanchun's feelings, he still patiently stayed and responded for a while.
When he arrived in Chongyang on this day, he went back to Jiafu to do errands, and was about to get up and leave after talking to Sister Feng, but Sister Feng actually opened her mouth to leave someone: "Don't leave in a hurry, talk to me." ”
Jia Liyu took Ping'er away that day, taking advance as retreat, and teased Sister Feng, although there was some warning to Sister Feng between the words, but after all, it was a time when etiquette and religion were guarded, and men and women were different, and the fact that it caused a psychological impact on others is difficult to justify.
"I heard that you are going to Yunnan after the year?" Sister Feng didn't look at Jia Liyu either, and asked as if she were homely.
"Yes, go find a man, and bring him to the capital to meet someone. ”
"Who is it, and you still need to find it yourself?"
Jia Liyu thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "A very powerful person, it can be said that he is a living legend." ”
"Legends?"
"Yes. ”
Wang Xifeng came to his senses for a moment, then looked sideways at the door and said, "I also know a legendary figure who may still be alive." ”
"Oh, who's that?"
Wang Xifeng lowered his voice slightly and said, "His surname is Wei." ”
Jia Liyu's eyes lit up and he asked, "Is Wei a legendary character surnamed Wei?"
Wang Xifeng nodded: "That's a real big man, the old lady of our Jiafu was still on an errand under him." ”
Jia Liyu said secretly: "At the beginning, Wei Xiaobao was deeply favored by Kangxi, and his power was monstrous, and he did bring a lot of big people, Jiafu has today's prosperity, maybe it has nothing to do with Wei Xiaobao, and the reason why Jiafu has stood tall all these years is probably because Kangxi still cares about Wei Xiaobao." ”
"Do you know where that legend is now?" asked Jia Liyu.
Sister Feng shook her head: "I don't know, and it's a mystery whether he is alive or dead now." ”
"How?"
It is said that he was set on fire by the thieves during a rescue attempt, but his body has not been found, so it is rumored that he may still be alive. ”
"That's legendary, and in my opinion, he's probably still alive. ”
Sister Feng also nodded in agreement and asked, "Then who is the big guy you want to pick up?"
"Actually, I don't know what his name is now, but I can find a way when I get there. ”
"Hmm. How long are you going this time?"
"A month is always needed, and if things go well, you should be able to come back in the spring season. ”
Sister Feng nodded and said, "If there is anything you need my help with, just ask." ”
"Of course. ”
Sister Feng wanted to say something again, but after a slight pause, she finally didn't speak, and said, "I don't have anything to do, you go back first?"
Jia Liyu got up and said goodbye this time.
Before leaving Jiafu, Jia Liyu went to see Lin Daiyu again, because of the existence of him and Liu Shicao, Lin Daiyu's mental outlook was very good, and she insisted on exercising according to the method taught by Liu Shicao, so the symptoms that fell when she was a child also improved a lot.
When Jia Liyu saw her, she was sweeping flowers behind the rockery in the garden.
Although she no longer cries like she used to, the literary mentality of this literary girl is still strong.
Lin Daiyu swept the fallen flowers in one place, put them in bags, and then dug a pit and buried them.
"Falling red is not a ruthless thing, turning into spring mud is more protective of flowers. ”
Lin Daiyu muttered to herself: "I hope you all turn into spring mud that can protect flowers." ”
Jia Liyu walked out with a smile and said, "That's certain." ”
Lin Daiyu was startled, turned her head to see that it was Jia Liyu, and said in surprise: "Second brother." ”
Jia Liyu nodded, stepped forward to take the hoe, and said, "Let me help you." ”
Lin Daiyu handed the hoe to Jia Liyu and said, "I thought that the second brother had a daughter-in-law, and I forgot about my righteous sister." ”
"How come, the second brother is not a person who forgets his sister. ”
Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled.
Jia Liyu asked again: "Don't talk about me, let's talk about you and Baoyu, how are you two now?"
"I, I, I...... What are we doing, second brother, what are you talking about?" Lin Daiyu's face turned red to the root of her ears.
Jia Liyu said: "Really?"
Lin Daiyu blushed and didn't answer.
"No matter what, you can rest assured, with the second brother as your backer, you must have all your wishes come true. ”
Lin Daiyu nodded, the second brother took Ping'er away, and he was going to marry Tanchun, and when he mentioned him in Jiafu, they were all full of praise, and when he said this now, the weight was different from when he first arrived in Jiafu.
Jia Liyu was about to say something, but suddenly the root of his ears moved, and he said, "Someone is coming, I'll go first", his body shook and disappeared from the spot.
As soon as Jia Liyu left, Jia Baoyu walked over with a book: "Sister Lin, you are here, let me find it." ”
......
By November, Jia Liyu had completely handed over the affairs in his hands to Tanchun and Baochai, and at the same time, he also used this time to train four girls with extraordinary skills to protect the two of them.
And considering that it was inconvenient for the two girls to go out to talk about things, he arranged a few loyal henchmen outside to coordinate the households.
After Jia Liyu began to be in charge of these industries outside the house, the first thing was to clean up the clerks in all links, accept those who could be accepted, and dismiss those who could not, of course, in order to take care of Sister Feng's scene, she also consciously kept a few of her people, but it basically had no impact.
The emperor has done it all, and the housekeeper of the outer gate is not a problem.
In a blink of an eye, the New Year is approaching, and there was an early snow in the capital on this day, which made these noble children in the palace very happy.
Ancient literati and ink writers, especially love the wind and snow, without these four things, ancient poems can be cut in half.
Shi Xiangyun encouraged everyone to start a poetry club, and this time it happened to be the turn of Tanchun to be the east, and when he discussed with everyone, everyone readily agreed.
That night, they went back to prepare, and the next day they set up in the snow in the park, and everyone composed poems.
"I heard that Jia Jiaoxi was going to leave for the south soon, and this time the Poetry Society would invite him to be there anyway. Jia Baoyu proposed.
"If you don't come before, you won't come, and this time in the east of the spring, he is afraid that he will not be able to refuse. Li Kun also agreed, she represented the thoughts of all the ladies in the house, and she was very curious about what kind of character Jia Liyu was.
"It's just that how to write this invitation letter?" asked Xiangyun.
Baochai said: "The ancients had ready-made available, so why bother to make another one?"
Everyone looked at Baochai, and Baochai looked at Daiyu and said, "Sister Lin, come on." ”
Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Just take the upper que, and it should also be appropriate." ”
Baochai smiled and nodded.
Jia Baoyu hurriedly said: "Which one is it, you two say it quickly, you guys are going to die in a hurry." ”
Baochai then said: "Yu Bosheng invited Xiong Shaofu with a cut of plums, you don't even remember?"
Xiangyun suddenly slapped his head and said, "It's not this one." ”
After a while, Daiyu wrote a few sentences, and everyone signed their names with a smile.
“...... Nanfu small pavilion, thin mountain flowers to take the second bloom. Sending a message to the amorous bear Shaofu, the sunshine must come, and the rain must come......"
The following are the signatures of Jia Tanchun, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Shi Xiangyun and others.
Jia Liyu was rehearsing when he received the letter, and after reading it, he handed it to Ping'er and said, "Look, guess." ”
Ping'er also watched it and said, "I don't know how they will react when they hear your song." ”
Jia Liyu smiled: "I'm also looking forward to it." Then he asked someone to take the pen and ink, and replied: "Go to the meeting on time, the wind and snow are unhindered." ”
When I woke up early the next morning, I saw the light shining on the window, thinking that it was a sunny sunrise, but when I pushed the window to see, there was a snow-white world outside, and the university was falling tightly like cotton wool.
"That's good, so as not to disappoint their poetry. ”
At this time, I heard a knock on the door, and Ping'er's voice sounded outside.
......
In Jiafu, Baoyu got up the earliest, saw the snow outside, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, hurried to Lu Xueguang, saw a few maids were clearing the snow and opening the path, greeted everyone in a good mood, and hurried back to change clothes.
As soon as I returned to Yihong Courtyard, I heard the girl outside say, "There are so many girls and grandmothers here, we don't recognize any of them." ”
Baoyu was curious when she heard this, and went out to ask, "Who is here?"
The girl said: "I haven't seen it, I heard that it is the brother and sister of the eldest grandmother, the second grandmother and Miss Bao......"
Jia Baoyu snorted, turned around and went back to the house, changed his clothes, and hurriedly went to Jia's mother's place, and sure enough, he saw that there were people standing in the house.
Originally, he thought that the good girls in this world would not go out of Jiafu much, but when he saw it today, he knew that in addition to his Jiafu, there were also such daughters created by the aura of Zhong Tiandi elsewhere, and he was stunned for a while, and secretly sighed in his heart.
Xiangyun said: "Everyone is discussing the opening of the poetry club today, but unfortunately you have all arrived, so it is lively now." ”
Several of the girls said that they had never learned to compose poetry, but it was clear from their mannerisms and words that they could do it.
Jia Mu smiled: "I'm also saying that let your brothers and sisters make a few couplet riddles for everyone to play in the New Year, and they just happened to be made together today." ”
Xiangyun said: "Today, the Poetry Society, Jia Liyu and Ping'er will also come over." ”
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Jia Mu, Jia Mu nodded, and said, "Well, I have made a marriage with the third girl, and I should have walked around a long time ago." ”
After speaking, Mother Jia pulled Xue Baoqin into her arms again, and said with a smile: "It's all down......" Then she turned her head to look at Mrs. Wang, and said, "You quickly recognize your goddaughter, this girl will be supported by me in the future." ”
Everyone saw that the old lady was happy, they all laughed, Mrs. Wang did not agree, she recognized her goddaughter on the spot, and Mother Jia gave a cloak made of peacock feather as a meeting gift, everyone saw that the cloak was golden and brilliant, knowing that it was a rare thing, and they all sighed secretly.
After a while, this side dispersed, Tanchun, Daiyu, Baochai, Xiangyun and others went to Lu Xueguang together, and the rhyme of today's poetry club has been prepared and pasted on the wall.
"When the third brother-in-law comes, our poetry club can start. ”
Saying that, they each walked to the side to conceive, Lin Daiyu came to the pavilion and poured herself a drink, Baochai stood under the eaves and watched the falling snow, Shi Xiangyun and Tanchun were talking and laughing in a low voice......
Baoyu shuttled back and forth, looking at this, accosting and accosting that, but everyone paid attention to him.
"Coming, coming......"
At this moment, two girls ran in and screamed.
Xiangyun asked, "What's coming?"
"The third aunt and the peace girl are here, and they also brought a ...... Theatre troupe?"
"Troupe ......" everyone was puzzled.
After a while, I saw a woman in a ferret cloak walk in with a smile and a smile, and as soon as she appeared, the whole courtyard seemed to be lit up.
"It's not going to be too late, is it?"
It wasn't until the woman spoke that everyone dared to confirm that it was Miss Ping.
Xue Baoqin, Xing Yuyan and others all secretly said in their hearts: "Looking at the style and stunning demeanor, it must be the young lady who married out of the house, and I think it is to come back with the third aunt to visit relatives." ”
Baoyu, Tanchun and others secretly thought: "Miss Ping is really very different from before, and now she is standing with Sister Feng, which is not inferior." ”
Daiyu greeted him and asked, "Sister Ping, where is the second brother?"
Ping'er said: "He went to see the master, and he will come over in a while." Is this getting started?"
Xiangyun said: "I'm still waiting for you." ”
Ping'er smiled: "Okay, let me put out a show to warm up for everyone." ”
Looking at her curiously when she got home, Xiangyun asked, "Did Sister Ping specially invite the troupe over?"
Ping'er smiled without saying a word, clapped her hands, and then six or seven girls came in, some holding the pipa, some holding the jade flute, and some holding the qin......
He said that he would not be able to compose poems in couplets, so he would send everyone a song to express his heart. ”
"What song, what song, does he make lyrics?" asked Xiangyun repeatedly.
Ping'er smiled and said, "Listen to it first." ”
The music was already playing, it was a song from hundreds of years later, the song was called "A Cut of Plums", and it sounded right at this time.
True love is like a vast grassland, and layers of wind and rain cannot be blocked......
As soon as the two lyrics were sung, the young men and women of the nobility in the garden were stunned.
The lyrics are too straightforward to be heard of.
There will always be a sunrise when the clouds open, and the sun shines on you and me...... True love is like a plum blossom blooming, and cold ice and snow cannot be drowned......
The girls' singing continued, hearing this, Jia Baoyu subconsciously looked at Lin Daiyu, and it happened that Daiyu also looked at this side, the two looked at each other, as if two currents were connected, and then Daiyu turned her head, her face seemed to be burning.
...... The snowflakes are fluttering, the north wind is bleak, and the world is vast......
A cut of cold plums stands proudly in the snow, only for the fragrance of the Yiren......
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After singing the song, everyone was reminiscing, and someone reported: "Jia Ye is here." ”
There is only one person who has to specifically call Jia Ye in Jia Mansion, and that is Jia Liyu.
Needless to say, the people of the two mansions have heard a little about Jia Liyu, whether it is the girl or the little girl, they are all thunderous to Jia Liyu, and several relatives such as Baoqin and Yuyan have also heard of Jia Liyu a little, and they know that there is a young housekeeper in Jiafu who is both civil and military.
"Hello everyone. Jia Liyu wore a scholarly shirt and walked over with arched hands.
Jia Baoyu hugged his fists and returned the salute, and the girls returned the salute.
"Third brother-in-law, let me ask you, did you do the lyrics and music of this plum song?" Shi Xiangyun asked with a big grin.
Jia Liyu shook his head and said, "I just heard it occasionally, and I thought it was interesting and appropriate, so I rehearsed to borrow flowers and offer Buddha." ”
Again, six or seven percent of everyone disbelieve it.
Shi Xiangyun said: "You came to the Poetry Club for the first time today, and it is a gift to present this song, but you still have to do the poem, otherwise you will have to admit punishment." ”
Tanchun whispered "Yun'er", intending to stop it.
Xiangyun waved his hand and said, "Third sister, you don't have to feel distressed, I have my own measure." ”
Jia Liyu smiled and asked, "Then how will you be punished if you want to be punished?"
Shi Xiangyun said: "Today is to link the sentence, you first said that you will not connect, and the second brother just said that he will not, and this punishment will be borne by the two of you." ”
Jia Liyu nodded.
Shi Xiangyun said: "I heard that the red plum of the Lucui Nunnery is blooming just right at this time, but I heard that the owner of the Lucui Nunnery is a very elegant person, and he has never liked to deal with outsiders, so I will punish you for moving your legs to the Lucui Nunnery, borrowing a few red plums, and singing this red plum with a pen." ”
Jia Baoyu said: "This punishment is easy, just leave it to me to move your legs." ”
Jia Liyu smiled: "After all, you still have to write, Miss Yun, you are too witty." ”
Everyone laughed, Jia Baoyu put on a cloak and went towards the cui hermitage, and returned after a while, holding a milky white porcelain vase in his hand, with a few red plums inserted in it, which looked very bright and dazzling in this silver-covered glass world.
Everyone praised for a while, and then urged Jia Liyu to sing first, Jia Liyu couldn't shirk it, thought about it, and said, "Then I have to sing again." ”
As he spoke, he walked to Hongmei and read: "By the broken bridge outside the post, there is no owner ...... lonely"
"Wait a minute, you have to think that Lu Fangweng's fortune operator, it doesn't count ......."
"Can't you?"
"Of course not. Everyone said in unison, and they all laughed again.
Jia Liyu nodded, and then his face was full of embarrassment, he thought for a long time, and said: "...... like this" and then circled around the red plum, reading as he walked: "Wind and rain send spring back, and flying snow welcomes spring." It's already a cliff full of ice, and there are still pretty flowers and branches......"
"Pretty doesn't compete for spring, only reports spring. When the mountains are full of flowers, she laughs in the bushes......"
After Jia Liyu finished reading, he looked around and asked, "How about this?"
No one answered, and after a while, Baochai said: "It's still a divination operator...... It's not much worse than Lu Fangweng's. ”
Xiangyun said angrily: "I knew that I should let you Yongmei behind, this song is out, and it is not easy to do it later." ”
Everyone agreed, and Tanchun and Lin Daiyu were still savoring the phrase "pretty and not fighting for spring".
It seems that every time he releases a new work, he means something......
Jia Liyu didn't come to this poetry club in vain, talked to everyone, ate some venison sent by Jia Murang, and then got up to say goodbye.
He stood up, bowed his hands, and then turned and strode into the snow. (To be continued.) )