Snow was falling in the sky.

Jia Jue walked alone on a path with her hands behind her back, Amber following behind her with an oilcloth umbrella.

"The snow is slippery, the third master walks slowly."

Jia Jue tightened the fox fur on his body, and asked as he walked, "Amber, what kind of person do you say I am?" ”

Amber: "The third master is a good person. ”

Jia Jue stopped, "What do you say?" ”

After a moment of silence, Amber spoke, "The slave maid is the son of the family, and she has been in the old lady's house since she was twelve years old, and this year is the sixth year, and that year, the eldest lady was taken away by the eunuchs of Cining Palace, and the old lady cried for half the night.

Later, Nan Zhili came with the news, saying that the little son of Mrs. Gu's family was poisoned and assassinated, and the old lady fainted on the spot, the eldest man ate and drank all day, and the second master was also a person who had no idea, and Uncle Zhen could only help to start or something, and the old lady didn't even have anyone to discuss, and for that matter, she ran around, and finally got tired and sick.

Since the third master was promoted to an official position, he can obviously feel that the old lady is a lot more relaxed, and the smile on her face is also from the heart, unlike before, it is all forced to smile, and I don't want everyone to worry. ”

Jia Jue's heart was moved by this, and she looked at Amber, waiting for her to say what was going on.

Amber raised her eyes and looked at Jia Jue, and then said: "In the past two years, the life of the family has been getting worse and worse, although there are old relatives to help, but there are many things that our family can no longer occupy.

For example, last year, when the old lady had her birthday, in order to save face, many of the tributes at the banquet that entertained the edicts of various prefectures were bought by Uncle Zhen and Second Master Lian from the Ministry of Internal Affairs at a high price.

made the public account almost beyond its means, if it weren't for the old lady to take out her own money, she would have to drag the monthly money back. Now it's different, not to mention filial piety everywhere, even the Ministry of Internal Affairs will also send Boxing gifts on time and in quantity. In the past, because of the suppression of the Zhongshun Palace, everyone was often bullied by the subordinates of the Zhongshun Palace, even Mr. Lai.... I was beaten up, which made everyone frightened when they went out...."

Speaking of this, she glanced at Jia Jue, bit her lip lightly and said, "In the past, the old lady didn't like the third master very much, because you were too naughty, and there is.... It's just very selfish, and he only thinks about himself in everything. For a little money, and even more .... Even the girls lied. ”

Jia Jue smiled: "What about now? ”

"Hey!"

Amber sighed.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Amber shook her head lightly and said in a low voice: "Since the third master joined the army, it is like a different person, becoming mature and more calm. What did Xiangling say, by the way, it is called the demeanor of a general! ”

A gentle smile appeared in Jia Jue's eyes, "Do you also know what the demeanor of a general is?" ”

Hearing this, Amber said triumphantly: "That's right, I specifically consulted Miss Lin." ”

After a pause, she asked curiously, "Third Master, why are you asking this?" Could it be that someone in the family dares to arrange you behind your back! ”

Jia Jue raised his head and looked into the distance, as if to Amber, and as if talking to himself: "Yes, I can't help myself with many things, and I can't take care of all aspects....."

Amber looked at Jia Jue in confusion, and for a while, reminded him in a low voice, "Third Master, the girls are still waiting, let's go back!" ”

Jia Jue nodded, he wanted to tell Jia Zheng his thoughts at the wine table, let him take a spare position in the Ministry of Industry, and then study poetry and songs with the Qingke at home with peace of mind, but Wang Ziteng's visit made him extinguish this thought.

Wang Ziteng has a good saying, there are more smart and capable people in the world, why does the emperor still use his prince Teng, it is not because his prince Teng is flawed, he can be easily mastered by the emperor, use people with his strengths, but also use his shortcomings, people who do everything without leakage are often difficult to control, once the emperor has no reason to punish you, then he will find excuses, so that there will be suspicion, as long as there is a wind and grass, it will usher in the most fierce blow.

At this moment, Jia Jue's heart was quite uneasy, he slowly paced towards Xifu, and the information in his hand was still too little, so he could only think about it slowly in the future.

Suddenly, there was a faint sound of hurried footsteps in the wind, someone came, Jia Jue turned around, followed the voice, only to hear a crisp laughter, Xiangyun rushed over like a gust of wind, "Hahaha, I just said that it was the third brother... Hey, young! ”

She only cared about yelling, she might as well slip on her feet, and Gollum fell down.

......

Chungmu Marquis Mansion, West Cross Courtyard.

A puff of soot wafted out of the tin chimney, staining the sky after the heavy snowfall.

In the flower hall, the stove is burning, the tables and chairs are complete, the wine utensils and stoves are put on the table, and the two people of Yingchun and Tanchun cook wine personally.

Iron forks, iron wires, Mengzi and other barbecue utensils have been prepared, and the meat is also very rich, roe meat, rabbit meat, venison, and fresh lamb meat have all been cut and neatly stacked in white porcelain plates. Daiyu and Baochai were sitting by the window and talking, and Xichun was standing in front of the window, looking out of the window from time to time, as if she was waiting for someone.

At this moment, Wang Xifeng and Li Kun came together, followed by Baoyu.

Baoyu untied the crane and handed it to the little girl on the side, took the wine handed over by Tanchun, and said with a smile: "I have completed the task you have assigned." ”

Li Kun also handed the untied big drums to the girl, and said with a smile: "It's all said, you can just play by yourself, if you have to let us come over, the old lady will talk about it again when she knows." ”

"It's fine!"

Wang Xifeng waved his hand, "There is a tall man on top of the sky falling, besides, if it weren't for the uncle's wife, it is estimated that the old lady would also come over to join in the fun." ”

As he spoke, he instructed the maid to put the dishes in the food box on the table, and after a while, the table was full of delicacies.

Yingchun picked up the skewered venison and roasted it, brushed with oil, sprinkled with chili powder, pepper powder and fine salt, and the roast venison with the unique fragrance of chili pepper was baked. ”

Xichun hurriedly ran over, grabbed Jia Jue's arm and said, "Third brother, why did you come, we have been waiting for you for a long time." ”

After saying this, he found Xiangyun on the side, and said in surprise: "Sister Yun, why are you here?" What's wrong with you? Is it wrestling again! ”

"Humph!"

Hearing this, Xiangyun's face turned red and looked at everyone embarrassedly.

Tanchun walked over, stretched out his hand and walked inside with her, and said with a smile: "You are not young anymore, you are always so frizzy, when will you grow up?" ”

Xiangyun didn't care about Tanchun laughing at her about this, she snorted coquettishly, her beautiful eyes looked forward to it, and glared at Jia Jue.

Turning her head and seeing Xichun standing there stealing fun, she was suddenly angry, today she came to visit Jia's mother with her uncle Zhang, only then did she know that Yingchun invited the host in Xifu, and no one went to pick her up, so forget it, she fell on the road, the more she thought about it, the more angry she became, she snatched the meat skewers from Xichun's hand, and nodded while eating: "Well, it's delicious!" ”

"Hee-hee."

Yingchun, Tanchun and others all laughed.

"Hmm-"

Xichun was unhappy, so she took Jia Jue's hand and said coquettishly: "Third brother, look at Sister Yun..."

Looking at the pitiful Xichun who looked at him, Jia Jue had a headache, Yingchun smiled, took a skewer of freshly grilled meat skewers and handed it to her, and took another skewer for Jia Jue, "Brother also taste it!" ”

Tanchun: "The chili powder and pepper powder that the second sister specially asked Mama Wang to get back from the Chamber of Commerce tastes much better than usual. ”

Speaking of this, Tanchun stood up, came to Jia Jue with a wine glass, and shouted: "Third brother, I heard that the Chamber of Commerce has brought a batch of good wine from the south, why don't you give us a taste?" ”

Everyone echoed in unison, "Even if it is, we should also taste it!" ”

Jia Jue smiled slightly, "That's the newly brewed wine of the Chamber of Commerce, it's too strong, it's not suitable for you to drink.... The second sister-in-law should know. ”

"Hey—"

Wang Xifeng rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Don't pull it on me, I don't know, it's not strong, I haven't drunk it!" ”

“....”

Jia Jue was stunned for a moment, he was fine in the morning, and he turned his face no matter how he said it.

At this time, Daiyu came over, covered her mouth and smiled, "I heard that Second Brother Lian was happy to get drunk and said something from his heart." ”

Truth?

Jia Jue seemed to think of something, and when he turned around, he saw a look of embarrassment flashing on Wang Xifeng's face, where he didn't understand, he heard Jia Lian complain several times, saying that Wang Xifeng was too controlling, and he had to ask about everything, and he was not allowed to take a concubine, he had been married for two years, and he had no heirs, and his pressure was a little great.

It seems that Jia Lian has been suppressed too hard in the past two years!

However, Wang Xifeng's behavior is indeed a bit overbearing, and several girls in Jia Lian's room were all let out by her, thinking of this, Jia Yu looked at Wang Xifeng and smiled: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will talk about the second brother when I have time." ”

Wang Xifeng's heart jumped, the two of them touched their eyes, they both knew it, thought about it, and said to Jia Jue: "I have discussed with my wife, and I will serve wine to Ping'er in a few days, if you have time, you can also come." ”

Jia Jue said very politely: "Since my sister-in-law has spoken, no matter how busy she is, she has to go." ”

Several people heard the anger in the words of the two, lest Wang Xifeng say something again, which would spoil the atmosphere, Tanchun hurriedly gave Daiyu a look, and he came over again and pulled Wang Xifeng's arm and walked in, "Let's wait for half a day, the four girls are already hungry." ”

Daiyu stroked the bun in her ear, paused, and said to Jia Jue: "It's the second sister who has a treat today, so you can have a meal with us quietly." ”

Xiangyun even came to his senses, "Yes! Come here! Come here! ”

Everyone sat down around the table, Jia Jue sat next to Daiyu, on the other side was Xichun, Amber poured wine into Jia Jue's cup, Jia Jue picked up the wine glass and stood up and said: "Today is the host of the Spring Festival, you shouldn't say those unpleasant things, plus let your sisters wait for a long time, I will punish myself with three cups, come, let's drink." ”

Drinking three glasses of wine in one breath, Xiangyun and the others applauded, they also drank a glass of wine each, Daiyu only drank a small sip, a touch of red immediately flew on her pretty face, and she coughed slightly twice, Jia Jue turned his head and asked, "Do you still drink?" ”

Daiyu shook her head, flipped her hand, and poured the wine directly into Jia Jue's cup.

“....”

The crowd looked at them and did not speak.

Tanchun took a sip of wine, looked at the snow flying outside the window, and said with a smile: "Let's drink and compose poems in the past day, we might as well change the way we play today, the famous sentence in the Tang Dynasty poet Han Hong's "Cold Food" "Spring City Flying Flowers Everywhere", you might as well have a flying flower order, isn't it fun?" ”

Xiangyun was full of interest, and hurriedly pushed Baoyu, and said: "This idea is good, the right time and the scene, let's play this, I think, how about flying the word 'snow' in the first question?" The grid does not need to be too restrictive, as long as it is seven words. Well.... Let's start with Baoyu! ”

Jia Jue smiled and said: "It's okay for you to let me drink, forget about this poem, I can remember a few poems in total, I'd better forget it." ”

Wang Xifeng: "I'm here to join in the fun, so I won't get involved in your affairs." ”

At this time, Yingchun next to him said with a smile: "It's all here, you can't just sit like this." Otherwise, how about asking someone to do it for you? Lose a penalty for a glass of wine. ”

The crowd came alive together.

Xichun looked at Jia Jue pitifully, Jia Jue smiled bitterly: "Don't look at me, I still expect your sister Lin to help me, you should still ask your third sister, or Xiangyun..."

Before he could say a word, suddenly, Baochai smiled: "Fourth sister, I'll help her." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Li Kun and Wang Xifeng looked at each other hotly, and the two of them looked at Baochai at the same time.

Baochai smiled, but ignored their gaze.

Jia Jue spoke, "Xichun, thank you Sister Bao soon." ”

Xichun subconsciously stood up, but Baochai smiled and said: "It's okay, everyone is just Tu Yile when they get together, there is no need to engage in all this red tape, sit down." ”

Book of Hundred Leagues

"Thank you, Sister Bao."

Xichun is a sensible child, and he thanked Baochai before sitting down.

Li Kun spoke, "Seven people are enough, too many is not good, we will be a referee for you." ”

Jia Jue smiled slightly, then looked at Baochai and said, "Sister-in-law is right, but you can play with them, forget about the spring, otherwise it will be unfair to Miss Bao." ”

Li Kun didn't expect Jia Jue to say such a thing, and looked at Baochai unconsciously.

At this time, Xiangyun pushed Baoyu, "Okay, Second Brother Bao, let's talk about it." ”

Baoyu blurted out: "The mountain loop turns and you can't see you, and there is a place for horses to travel in the snow." ”

Xiangyun continued: "The snow is too late in spring, so it wears the garden trees to make flying flowers. ”

"Okay, Xiangyun said this couplet well."

Tanchun smiled: "Yang Huaxue fell on the white apples, and the blue bird flew to the red scarf." ”

.....

Several people here are full of poetry and books, and their writing is brilliant, among which Hai Dai is the best, Yingchun and Baoyu are a little unsatisfactory, and the rest of them are good.

After playing around twice, everyone was also tired, so they stopped to rest, and around the stove, they ate barbecue and drank at the same time, and they were very at ease.