The Red Mansions

Chapter 40

Jia Yun came out of the house, followed by Mei Ren and Xi Ren.

Walking under the grape arbor, Jia Yun saw that Yuanyang and Ping'er had eaten up all the ice cream in the bowl, and asked with a smile, "Miss Ping'er, Miss Yuanyang, does this ice cream suit your taste?"

Even though she asked like this, after seeing the happy smiles on the faces of the two girls, Jia Yun was very sure that they liked to eat ice cream made by herself.

Sure enough, when the two got up, Ping'er smiled and said: "No wonder people in the house say that Brother Yun's culinary skills are extraordinary, and this servant has fully seen it."

"This ice cheese seems like a small dessert, but it is full of mystery, sweet and sour, fruity, and dense and delicate, making people want to eat it."

Jia Yun gave Ping'er a thumbs up, and said with a smile: "I believe the rumors today, people say that Ping'er, the maid next to Aunt Feng, is not only pretty, but also Aunt Feng's right-hand man. .”

"Today, I discovered another advantage of Miss Ping'er, that is, you are not only pretty, but also have a pretty small mouth, and what you say makes people feel comfortable."

Perhaps it was because Jia Yun's words were ambiguous, Ping'er's little face suddenly turned red, and soon returned to normal.

She waved her hand, pursed her lips and said, "You can't be praised by Brother Yun, this servant is just telling the truth. If you don't believe me, if you ask Sister Yuanyang, is this servant exaggerating a little bit?"

Yuanyang shook her head with a smile, and said: "Naturally, I don't think so. This servant feels that Sister Ping'er is not lying, and even thinks that she is too young to talk about it!"

"I want you to tell me, brother Yun, that although your ice cream is a dessert, it is also extraordinary. It is not bad at all compared to the pastries brought by the old lady from the palace."

"That's too much of a compliment." Jia Yun waved her hands, and seeing the excited faces of the girls, who still wanted to eat, he quickly vaccinated and added:

"However, ice cream is delicious, but you can't eat too much. After all, it is a cold food. It is not good to eat too much. It is easy to cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, and obesity. So eating it once in a while is enough to satisfy your cravings."

Xiren originally wanted Jia Yun to make some more, and then bring them back to Lin Daiyu to taste, but after hearing what he said, he endured it and didn't speak.

With Lin Daiyu's body and bones, she can't stand the toss, one more thing is worse than one less thing, otherwise she can't bear the responsibility if something goes wrong.

Yuanyang also wanted another copy, and was going to take it back to give Jia Mu a taste, but now she didn't dare to ask for it again. For her, serving Jia Mu is based on stability, and everything will be fine if there are no accidents.

But Ping'er didn't think about it, and just said that he wanted to take a copy back for Wang Xifeng to taste, but Jia Yun didn't refuse.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Jia Yun saw that the girls still had something to say, so she left and went back to her room to tidy up and salute.

When I go to the academy to study formally in the third year of junior high school, I have to bring a lot of things.

A set of Four Books and Five Classics and a set of "Four Books Chapters and Sentences Collection" are indispensable. Even though the college accepts so many Shuxiu, it will not distribute textbooks for free. You have to buy all these books yourself.

In addition, pens, inks, papers and inkstones are even more indispensable. In fact, these things, including textbooks, are sold in shops in the college. However, when Jia Yun went to see Xia Baichuan last time, after listening to his orders, she had everything ready when she came back. .

Of course, even if she didn't buy it well, Jia Yun wouldn't go to the academy to buy it.

The virtues of Qingshan Academy are clear without even thinking about it. The same things are not three or five times more expensive than those outside, and they are not worthy of the college's gold-lettered signboard.

Jia Yun put all the books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones in the book box and arranged them one by one. She checked it again and locked it up after finding that there were nothing missing.

"Bedding, clothes and other daily necessities, there is still time to tidy up tomorrow, but we have to make arrangements at home first." Jia Yun thought to herself.

When Bu's family returned home earlier, Jia Yun told her about going to Qingshan Academy to study. After hearing the news, she was very happy.

For her, no matter how much money her son earns, she doesn't feel honored by going to school.

On the contrary, Jia Yun felt that after he left, there were only two female relatives in the family, so he was a little worried after all, so he planned to go to the clan to hire a rough envoy to guard the yard.

He also thought about the candidate, so he invited the famous shrew Miao under the West Corridor.

Mrs. Miao is from Qifang. She is 40 years old. Her husband passed away due to illness five years ago. With a child who is seven or eight years old, life is hard.

Speaking of children, the Miao family gave birth to five or six children, but most of them died young, so the last child was nicknamed "Raipigou" in order to support them.

Perhaps because of the saying that a humble name is easy to feed, this rambunctious dog has never been sick since he was born, and has grown vigorously. Now he is only seven or eight years old, but he looks like a young adult of twelve or thirteen years old.

The reason why Jia Yun invited Mrs. Miao to her home was that Mrs. Miao had a straightforward personality, no evil intentions, and never said anything wrong.

The second is that she has a loud voice. If anyone messes with her, she will howl angrily, which can be heard throughout the west corridor.

So if some villain came to my house, there would be a loud voice, so that the clansmen would be trusted, and naturally they would not be easily bullied by outsiders.

Of course, there is another important reason, that Mrs. Bu and Mrs. Miao can get along quite well. They are both widows, and they both have their only sons. Health repulsion.

Sure enough, after Jia Yun went to Mrs. Pu to discuss the matter of asking Mrs. Miao to look at the yard, Mrs. Pu did not object.

So Jia Yun didn't delay any longer, and decided to settle the incident first, and then go to the store to make some necessary arrangements with Jia.

When they went out to the courtyard, the four women didn't know what to say, they laughed and laughed, Jia Yun was speechless, and walked out without disturbing their interest.

As for the ice cheese that Ping'er needs to take away, there is no rush at the moment, he won't be delayed too long when he goes out, and he will be back soon, and the girls finally got together, so they definitely won't leave so soon.

Miao's house is not far away, only six courtyards away from Jia Yun's house, and it takes only a few steps.

The courtyard door was wide open, Jia Yun walked in, and saw Miao's son, Laipi Gou, holding a stone lock and humming, haha, exercising his strength. From that look, he knew that he liked to dance with spears and clubs.

In fact, the Jia family has been passed down for more than a hundred years because their ancestors established their family with military exploits. When they were young, many members of the Jia family liked to dance with spears and sticks. They dreamed that one day they would be able to ride the battlefield and make contributions.

However, few can really hold on.

Perhaps the ancestors used up all the luck of the Jia family. Anyway, after so many years, none of the younger generations stood out. Instead, the competition seemed to see who lived the most useless life.

Especially on the side of Dafang, it is carried forward.

The first generation started a business, and the second generation Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan Shoucheng.

For three generations, Jia Jing didn't think about making progress, and Jia Amnesty ignored the government and squandered his ancestral shadow.

Jia Zhen of the four generations was extravagant and corrupt, Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu and others were honored and honored.

The fourth generation began to decline, and the fifth generation Jia Rong ate, drank, prostituted and gambled, and the Jia family fell completely.

"All unscrupulous words come out with glory, and the quarrels started in Ning." The foundation created by the two fathers of Rong and Ning was finally destroyed in the hands of future generations.

The story of "Water replaces Wen Yucao, one generation is not as good as one generation" corresponds to the fate theory of "beheaded for five generations".

For this, Jia Yun didn't care anymore, he can't control the older generation now, let alone the future generations, he can only take advantage of the trend.

If the world is peaceful, then it is not surprising that one enters the court and becomes an official, and the world is chaotic, and there are rebellions.

There is a saying that the times make heroes, what will happen in the future depends on the development of this world.

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(End of this chapter)