The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 377
Pushing open the door and entering the room, I saw a beautifully carved girl in a pink hairpin skirt sitting on a pear-blossom wooden chair inside.

She had obviously been waiting for a while, a pair of slender and immature legs were hanging above the ground, kicking boredly.Seeing Jia Lian coming in, he quickly stood up and folded his hands obediently to salute Jia Lian.

"Qin'er, I met Lian's second brother."

"It's Baoqin, sit down, don't be too polite."

Jia Lian casually raised his hand, but didn't stop walking. He took a few steps to the top, shook his robe and sat down, smiling at the girl in front of him.

Xue Baoqin looked a bit cautious, and did not dare to face Jia Lian's scrutiny, bowed his head and said: "Father sent me to tell Lian's second brother that the person you want has been selected, and now he is arranged in the hall downstairs, waiting for Lian's second brother to dispatch at any time .

My father also said that these people are the sons of our Xue family for generations, and they can be trusted. Please feel free to order Lian's second brother. "

Although the little girl's face was a bit restrained, her words were very clear, crisp, like a light bell, very pleasant to hear.

Jia Lian then guessed that this little girl should have traveled all over the world with her father for a few years, and she was a bit more generous and lively than the ladies in the Central Plains.

She thanked the second master of the Xue family with a smile, and then Jia Lian casually chatted with Xue Baoqin.Such as asking her how old she is, where the father, son, brother and sister came from this time, etc.

Xue Baoqin was already full of curiosity and gratitude towards Jia Lian, so she did not hesitate to steal her brother's errand and came to see Jia Lian.

At this time, seeing that Jia Lian was really approachable, he let go of his nervousness, happily picked up the colorful wooden box on the coffee table next to him, and brought it to Jia Lian, while replying: "We set off from Jinling at the beginning of the year and walked all the way for more than half a year. This time just now After returning from Qianxiang Country, besides buying a lot of goods, I also bought a lot of delicious food.

There are some crunchy candies and dried fruit inside, if Brother Lian doesn't mind, I'll give it to you to taste..."

Xue Baoqin thought for a long time before deciding to give Jia Lian her favorite snacks.

Although she also knew before that the family had some great relatives by marriage, but one was that she was not born as the eldest housewife, and the other was that she was too young, so she didn't know much about many relatives.

This time when she returned to Han for the first time, she heard about Jia Lian's heroic deeds from others more than once. Because of the wonderful and vivid stories told by others, the little girl instinctively admired him, and even took her brother to the tea shop to hear the novelty.But he never thought that Jia Lian would have anything to do with her or the Xue family.

Therefore, when the rumored hero suddenly appeared in front of her and respected her father as an elder, the shock to the little girl was really too great.

Later, Jia Lian not only helped her father solve the troubles, but also treated them so politely and caringly, she was naturally moved and admired more and more.

It was also at this time that she and her elder brother learned about the origins of the Jia and Xue families in detail from their father.

The father also said that Lian's second elder brother is a great person. Although people don't dislike them as relatives, they can't disrespect him, and let the two brothers and sisters see each other in the future, they must be more respectful.

Although Baoqin didn't fully agree with her father's words, at least Jia Lian did help her today, and her father was a great help. She felt that she should express her sincere thanks to Jia Lian for the reason.

It was inconvenient for my father to be there before, so I found this opportunity to thank Jia Lian with something I like as a gift.

It's not that she can't produce valuable things, but she knows that Jia Lian even waved away the 3000 taels of silver that his father personally sent, so she is sure that he is the "gentleman who values ​​justice and despises profit" as his brother said.

To thank such a person, it is natural not to be clichéd, but to be sincere.

Crisp candy and dried fruit are what she thinks is sincerity.The so-called courtesy is light and affection is heavy, probably so.

Although she thought that Jia Lian would not dislike her, when she came to Jia Lian, the little girl was still a little worried, so she held the small candy box in her hands and looked at Jia Lian seriously.

Jia Lian really didn't expect the little girl to give him a special gift, and thought it was something new, so she took it without hesitation and expressed her gratitude.

Xue Baoqin smiled happily, and took advantage of the situation to ask: "Is the princess going to play in the market tomorrow morning? My father told me that if the princess doesn't mind, let me and my brother Minger also accompany me.

Because it's not the first time my brother and I have come to this place, so we can be guides for the second brother Lian and the princess..."

Xue Biao and Xue Baoqin were asked to accompany them because the second master of the Xue family speculated that Jia Lian and Princess Zhaoyang should not have any money on them, otherwise they would not have pawned their jade pendants in tea shops before.This is also one of the reasons why he gave money to Jia Lian before.

Letting Xue Biao and two people accompany them this time is to let them act as money bags, and when Jia Lian and Princess Zhaoyang fancy something, they can directly help buy it.

In addition, taking the opportunity to let the children and Jia Lian have a good relationship is also the reason.

After all, let's not talk about Xue Biao, her daughter Baoqin will marry into Mei Hanlin's family in Jingzhong in the future, so they don't have to worry too much in Nanjing if they can take care of them for a while.

Jia Lian naturally felt that there was nothing wrong with this, so she agreed directly on behalf of Princess Zhaoyang, and asked Baoqin and her two to wait in the hall at the beginning of tomorrow.

Hearing this, Baoqin thought for a while and reminded softly: "Second Brother Lian, this place is a bit different from the Central Plains, the dawn will be later...

If you want to watch the excitement, it's best to go out after the time has passed. "

Jia Lian suddenly realized when he heard the words, he had been running around in the desert these days, but he had forgotten the time difference between Xisai and Kyoto.

"Sister Qin said that the time will be set at the beginning of Sishi, shall we see you then?"

Although I have never heard the word "see or leave" before, the meaning is not difficult to understand, especially when Jia Lian smiled at her when she spoke, Bao Qin felt a little at a loss.

After all, it was a little girl, and there was no one else in Jia Lian's room at this time, so she would feel ashamed to stay there after finishing the business, so she glanced at Jia Lian, said "See you, Lian's second brother", and went away with her little skirt. up.

It wasn't until the little girl closed the door carefully for him, and sent back the voice of greeting Aqi who was waiting outside, that Jia Lian looked away.

Princess Zhaoyang is right, such a well-behaved and beautiful little girl makes people feel comfortable just looking at her.

Take the candy box next to it, and after opening it, there are still two square boxes inside.One is filled with candy, the other is dried fruit, not to mention very delicate and beautiful, and it can be seen that it is made by a famous workshop, so the price must be relatively high.

It seems that the master of the Xue family did not treat his daughter badly. Such exquisite snacks are rare even for the sisters of the Jia family.

He casually picked up a piece of dried fruit and tasted it, and found that the taste was really good.Just at this time Aqi came in, Jia Lian ate another piece, and smiled at him, "You can take this box of dried fruit to the princess. And this box of crisp candy, you can take it back to the house."

Although it was an exquisite item, it was a little girl's snack. Naturally, Jia Lian would not love it very much, so he gave it to his woman.

Aqi blinked. Although she was moved by Jia Lian's fair distribution method, she was afraid that the princess would be suspicious, so she deliberately refused.

It just suddenly occurred to her that my younger sister really likes sweets, I'm afraid Jia Lian meant to share some with her younger sister by giving her crispy sweets, so she nodded "yes" and silently retreated with her things.

(End of this chapter)