Iron Lion Alley, Yan Mansion.

Li Weijian turned over and dismounted, and was about to let the door pass, when he suddenly saw a person flash out of the door, pushed his glasses and said, "Why is it too late to be resurrected?" ”

Is it late? When he received the letter, he came on horseback, where was it late? Come to think of it, Yan Fengzhen is an acute child.

Without waiting for Li Weijian to speak, Yan Fengzhen went down the steps and dragged him inside.

Li Weijian couldn't cry or laugh, and said: "I went to the Dasikong (Note 1) house to pay a prayer, and I came back a little late. If you get the letter, you will rush to this end......"

Yan Fengzhen said: "My father made an appointment with Qian Tianguan (Note 2) to go to the house later, and if I am late, I am afraid that my father will have to wait until the next time I take a break." ”

The two of them walked through the door of the ceremony, watching the green-robed official walk out happily last time. Seeing Yan Fengzhen from afar, the green-robed official hurriedly bowed his hand: "Second son." ”

"Uh-huh." Yan Fengzhen responded indiscriminately, and ignored it when he staggered.

Li Weijian turned his head and glanced at the man, thinking thoughtfully. I listened to Yan Fengzhen and said: "This person is the official Fu test of Shuntian Mansion, and he is used to drilling camps." A few years ago, I bumped into him at the temple fair and walked around with his sister, and exchanged a few words, but this person didn't know what crazy he was, and he walked around my house. ”

Fu test? Isn't this person the protégé of the second master Jia Zheng? Why did you come to Yan's house to sell the girl?

Thinking about it carefully, now Baoyu is only in his teens, and Fu Qiufang has already been in his teens, and this age difference is doubled, so it is no wonder that Fu Qian has no idea of beating Baoyu for the time being.

Li Weijian said: "Brother Jingwen is taking the peach blossom luck, I heard that Fu Qian's sister is Qiong Xiuyu......"

Before he finished speaking, Yan Fengzhen said: "If there is a brother like Fu Xuan, I don't want it even if it is a heavenly immortal." Don't say anything, follow me into the study. ”

Yan Fengzhen waved his hand to signal that he didn't need to be heard, so he took a few steps first, and went into the study first: "Father, the resurrection has arrived." ”

"Please come in."

When Li Weijian heard this, he hurriedly entered the study, and saw a person sitting at the back of the bookcase, in his early forties, with an extremely majestic face, and an official atmosphere that had been in the top position for a long time.

He bowed down and bowed: "Student Li Weijian, I have seen Shao Sikou." ”

Yan Xiyao looked up and down behind the table, and said: "If Hisense said that Fusheng is good at scheming, and he is quite successful in practical learning, the future is unlimited." ”

Li Weijian sat down just now, hurriedly got up and said humbly: "Lin Yansi praised it falsely, the students are so whimsical, and the so-called calculations are just words on paper. ”

Yan Xiyao said with a smile: "At your age, it is not easy to talk on paper, so you can't be arrogant." Previously, I gave the dog a problem, and I expected him to be unable to solve it within half a month, but he was unexpectedly solved by resurrection. If you want to come back to life, you should be at the top. ”

Li Weijian was modest and humble, please ask Yan Xiyao to mention more. Then I heard Yan Xiyao say again: "Mention it...... Well, if you have time to resurrect, you can study more mechanical creations. ”

Li Weijian looked at Yan Xiyao and said with a smile: "Young Sikou, the student also has some whimsical ideas about mechanical creation, but he doesn't know how to create it. I thought I would make plans when I saw Da Sikong......"

Yan Xiyao said: "Resurrection, but I thought wrong. If you talk about river engineering, water conservancy, and construction, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry can still speak. But when it comes to skilled craftsmen who understand mechanical creation, they have to go to the inner house to find it. ”

"Huh?"

At this time, I saw Yan Fengzhen pushing his glasses and said: "What kind of machinery does Fusheng want to make, go straight to the inner mansion." My steam engine was built only after finding the way to the inner house. ”

"The inner government still takes the outside work?"

Yan Fengzhen said: "The seven divisions of the three institutes of the inner government, the Guangchu Division, and the Armed Forces Institute have been renovated three years ago, and now they are responsible for their own profits and losses. In addition to undertaking the things made inside, it is natural to undertake the work of the outside. ”

Li Weijian was happy in his heart, and said busily: "The student has just arrived, and he doesn't know the rules of the inner house, so he has to work Brother Jingwen to accompany me to the inner mansion in the future." ”

"As soon as you and I saw each other, it would be a good idea to say this."

Yan Xiyao, who was sitting on the bookcase, glanced at it and said, "Do you want to come back to life with confidence?" I don't know what I'm going to make? ”

"There are some ideas in the minds of the students, but they still need to be verified. If it does, it will not be able to solve the problem of Jingshi's draft. ”

Yan Xiyao said: "The former Ming Jingshi had a difficult draft, and it has been calculated for four hundred years. If resurrection really solves this problem, the official will be able to protect one or two in front of the saints. After a pause, Yan Xiyao glanced at the ignorant Yan Fengzhen: "The new master of resurrection is not familiar with the path, so I will let Jingwen accompany me." If you encounter difficulties, just report my name. ”

Li Weijian hurriedly got up and said solemnly: "Thank you Shao Si Kou for favoring you, the students will do their best." ”

He pretended to be grateful on his face, but in fact he knew it in his heart. sent Yan Fengzhen to accompany him, and what he said sounded good was to open the door, and if he said it was unpleasant, he came to grab credit. This is an exchange of interests, and the two can be said to be a perfect match.

After that, they chatted for half an hour, waiting for the servants to urge, and Yan Xiyao was reluctant to say: "It's a pity that I made an appointment with Qian Tianguan today, and I will definitely drink a glass of wine next time I come back to life." ”

Li Weijian didn't dare to say anything, and then obediently got up and said goodbye.

Yan Fengzhen sent it all the way to the door, and on the way, he didn't realize that he would rob Li Weijian of the credit in the future, but he just urged Li Weijian when he was free, so that he could go to the inner mansion together.

Li Weijian estimated that it would take three or two days for Wu Haiping to conduct surveying and research, so he made an appointment to meet again in three days, and then he turned over and returned to Jiafu.

When I arrived at the gate of Jiafu, I didn't know what to do. handed the reins to the hands of the little servant, exchanged a few words with the doorman, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard Wu Haiping's house blowing nonsense with a few servants of Jiafu.

As soon as he said hello, Wu Haiping immediately walked over quickly and said with a smile: "Gong...... Fourth master, the matter is done. ”

"So fast?"

"Hey," Wu Haiping said with a smile: "I found a group of craftsmen who drilled wells and invited a banquet, and the doorway inside was naturally figured out." ”

Hey? Wu Haiping has an idea. Sure enough, in response to that sentence, snakes have snake paths, and rats have rat paths.

Li Weijian was not in a hurry to leave, and listened to Wu Haiping's narration outside the Yimen. There are more than 1,200 wells in this capital, most of which are bitter wells, and most of the sweet wells accidentally drilled by the former Ming Dynasty were occupied by the princes and nobles and were zoned into the mansion.

Calculate that there are only about 20 sweet water shops on the market that can supply water. The price of this Jingshi water is expensive, a load of sweet water, at this time the price is eighty yuan, and the bitter water is halved. In the scorching summer, the price of water rose and turned upside down, 160 yuan, and 200 yuan is also common. (Note 4)

If a small family of seven or eight people only eats sweet water every month, they will have to throw away two taels of silver. It's ridiculously expensive!

The more Li Weijian listened, the brighter his eyes became. What is it? That's the pain point!

I heard Wu Haiping say: "Those craftsmen said that the Jingshi well can produce water in one or two zhang, and the depth is only two or three zhang. ”

Sure enough, the well only reached shallow groundwater. There are many people, cars and horses in the land of Beijing, and there is no underground water system, and the dirty and smelly brains are dumped on the ground, so it is strange that this shallow groundwater is delicious!

His heart jumped and he raised his hand...... raised his feet again, and then patted Wu Haiping's shoulder heavily: "It's good, let's go and rest." After a while, when I have made a plan, my master, your benefits are indispensable! ”

Leaving Wu Haiping behind, Li Weijian planned in his heart and stepped into the Yimen. After walking for more than ten steps, he saw Baoyu leading two maids out of the south hall. If you look closely, you can see that Baoyu is walking extremely strangely, as if her legs and feet are injured.

Li Weijian smiled and said, "Brother Bao, where are you going?" ”

Baoyu caught a glimpse of Li Weijian, and said with a strange face: "It was the fourth brother of Jian, I ...... I went to the study to read a book. Fourth Brother Jian is busy, I'm leaving. ”

With that, Baoyu hurried away.

Li Weijian glanced back, and his heart became more and more strange. Walking posture is weird, partial life walks extremely fast, is this hurt or not?

And Baoyu has been living in Jia's mother's place, it is said that it is more convenient to go to Qifeizhai and go to Jia's mother's inner courtyard, how can he be reluctant to seek near and far away to detour from outside the Yimen?

Suddenly, I was blessed to my heart, and I thought that this morning, You Shi invited the ladies of Rongguo Mansion to come to the mansion to enjoy the plums, isn't it 'Baoyu's first attempt of cloud and rain' should be here?

Thinking of this festival, Li Weijian quickened his pace, and arrived at the northeast courtyard in a short time.

Several maids came out together, and Li Weijian called Hongyu alone and asked, "Is Sister Lin okay?" ”

Hongyu said: "I went over early in the morning to see, but I didn't cough much, but I couldn't eat." Look at it. ”

Li Weijian said: "Before leaving, Lin Yansi instructed me to take care of Sister Lin, and I don't want Sister Lin to be so weak. After a pause, he said: "I have learned the art of two-handed yellowing and health preservation, but it is inconvenient to visit without knowing the way." ”

Hongyu smiled: "The fourth master has a lot of skills. If the fourth master wants to visit, he must go quickly, and it will be difficult to enter the inner house at night. ”

Yes, Jia Rong can go straight to Wang Xifeng, Jia Rui can hide in the hall, and he will not be so unsympathetic when he comes to this Jia Mansion during the day.

He said, "I'm really worried, without further ado, Hongyu, you can come with me." ”

Hongyu responded and led Li Weijian back to go out. The two passed through the hall, informed the mother-in-law of the housekeeper, and then turned the weeping flower door and entered the Dejia mother's house.

Jia's mother wandered around Dongfu for a day, and when she was tired and was taking a nap, the mandarin duck came out. When asked what he meant, the mandarin duck smiled and said: "The fourth master has a heart, Miss Lin hasn't eaten or drunk anything in the past two days, but the ginseng Rong Yang Pill has been eating non-stop."

It's not a way to do this, the fourth master is both Qi Huang and healthy, just for Miss Lin to take a closer look. At this time, the old lady is asleep, and please ask the fourth master to shut up, don't make a noise with the old lady. ”

"Okay, I'll save it."

The mandarin duck led the way, and the group entered the main room, and Li Weijian slowed down with the mandarin duck. After a while, the mandarin duck entered the blue yarn cabinet and spoke, and then turned around and invited Li Weijian in.

As soon as Li Weijian entered the Bisha cupboard, he smelled a spicy medicinal smell, thinking that it was the smell of the ginseng Yangrong pill. On the bed, Daiyu sat neatly dressed, her little face was pale, her eyebrows were depressed, Zijuan and Snow Goose helped her to get up, Li Weijian hurriedly stepped forward and said, "My sister is sick, sit down, let's not talk about these false courtesies." ”

Daiyu said suddenly: "I'm just a little sick, but the fourth brother came here in person." ”

Li Weijian said: "Lin Yansi has the grace of recommending me, and asked me to take care of my sister before leaving, but I have been busy these two days, and I don't want my sister to be sick." If I had known this, I should have come to see my sister earlier. ”

Xue Yan moved Jindun to the side of the bed and said, "Sit down quickly." ”

Li Weijian sat down and said: "Although I didn't learn the magic in Maoshan a few years ago, I also learned a few Qi Huang health techniques. ”

Daiyu was slightly surprised: "Fourth brother Jian will still be yellow?" ”

"I understand a little."

She smiled and said, "There are so many thrifty fourth brothers." ”

"Yiduo doesn't press down."

Daiyu smiled and reached out her hand, and Zijuan hurriedly covered the lotus root arm with a veil.

"Then the fourth brother will take a look and see if there is any cure."

"Girl!" Zijuan screamed.

Daiyu pursed her lips and didn't say anything more dejected.

Li Weijian smiled and probed his hand to cut his pulse, calmly counted his heartbeat, withdrew his hand for a while, and asked some about Daiyu's symptoms and daily diet.

He didn't say anything, he went to Maoshan for two years, and as the master did learn some Qihuang methods. Just looking at the pulse, Daiyu is deficient in qi and blood, but it does not look like a heart attack. Cough in spring and autumn is probably due to imperfect bronchial development.

If Daiyu is good at giving birth and will be raised, when she becomes an adult, this trachea will have a complete chance of healing.

Hearing about Daiyu's daily diet, Li Weijian frowned.

Xue Yan said with concern on the side: "Fourth Master Jian, what's wrong with the girl?" ”

Li Weijian didn't reply, but asked: "My sister also drinks tea after dinner at home every day?" ”

Daiyu said: "It has always been like this," she was extremely intelligent, and said: "Fourth Brother Jian asked like this, but is it inappropriate?" ”

"Extremely wrong!" Li Weijian asserted: "My sister is deficient in qi and blood, but I'm afraid it's because of drinking tea after dinner." ”

Drinking tea immediately after a meal delays digestion, and the worst thing is that it hinders the body's absorption of iron from food. Isn't iron deficiency anemia?

Li Weijian said: "My sister will have dinner again in the future, but she doesn't dare to drink tea immediately." If you want to drink, drink some of the side of it. When I go back, I write another recipe, and my sister tries it for a while, and it will probably get better. As for this cough, I will take another medicine, if you have a cough and eat some, I think it will be relieved by one or two. ”

Zijuan said happily: "Thank you Fourth Master Jian." ”

Xue Yan also said: "The thrifty fourth master is really capable. If the girl is well, I will kowtow to you later. ”

Li Weijian waved his hand and said: "In addition, my sister should also be broad-minded, always depressed, naturally think more and sleep less, where will the body be good?" ”

Daiyu said gratefully: "Thank you Fourth Brother Jian, there is finally someone in this mansion who misses me." ”

"Doesn't my sister make the old lady sad when she says that?"

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, and Li Weijian said: "Even if the old lady is too generous, I'm afraid that Brother Bao will be sad." ”

"Him?" Daiyu's face suddenly fell: "He thinks about the new Sister Bao all his thoughts, where will he think of me." ”

Li Weijian said: "Sister Bao? Baochai? My sister thought about it again, and I saw Brother Bao leading the two maids to Qifeizhai, saying that they were going to study, where did they go to find treasures? Oh, by the way, I saw Brother Bao walking awkwardly, as if he had broken his legs...... Hey, could it be that he was beaten by the second master's board? ”

"Huh?" Daiyu suddenly became worried.

The small words were handed over, and if he said more, he was afraid that it would arouse Daiyu's suspicions, so Li Weijian got up and said, "In this way, my sister will rest first." When I got back, I wrote the recipe, prepared the medicine, and asked Hongyu to send it. ”

Daiyu was in a trance, and then suddenly said, "Oh, Zijuan, send the fourth brother for me." ”

Note 1: Da Sikong, the honorific title of the Ministry of Industry.

Note 2: Heavenly official, the honorific title of the official department.

Note 3: "Gao Yu's Diary" records the clouds: "Chang (Changping) Yu Houyuan dry well springs, saving water money and two gold per month." "Two gold" is two taels of silver, and his family eats sweet water, and they need two taels of silver every month, which is quite amazing.

Wang Qishu's "Shui Cao Qing Record": Eighty dollars for carrying water, and the bitter water is halved.