Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 222 Miaoyu enters the palace, Yang's invitation

"Baihua's birthday is a good day, and it's not halfway through the spring. There are thousands of red and purple brocades, and it's time to decorate them to celebrate the God of Flowers."

Meijian apricots bloom, and the spring breeze is expected to be chilly.

The green sash begins to move, and the earth returns to light.

Jia Ying was busy in the kitchen with the two Primula green velvets.If it wasn't for Jia Ying, she would show a troubled look and secretly said, "Easier to know than to do."

The current flour is a bit rough, far from being as fine and white as snow, and the white is yellowish, probably due to the lack of whitening agent, but it is more than enough to make the food Jia Ying wants to cook.

Food such as cake, not to mention that it has not been introduced to the East, even in the land of Taixi, is only an upper-class food that belongs exclusively to nobles and monks.

That's right, in this world, not only people are graded, but food is also graded.

The steps of making a cake are actually not difficult, the difficulty is that there are no tools.

Let’s talk about the roasting step. Enlarge it in an iron pan, and finally it becomes a rice crust. Let’s make a closed oven. After it comes out, there will be a smell of soot or wood ash, and the heat is not easy to control.

In order to make a perfect cake smoothly, Jia Ying was tossed and broken. I don't know how much flour is used.

This kind of behavior, let alone in the present, even in the era of the previous life, would be scolded as a "prodigal toy."

Isn't that what it is, if you don't believe me, look at the two Primula green velvets with wide-eyed eyes.

Eat eggs without egg yolks, when did Er Ye have this habit?

There is no shortage of silver envoys in their family, but this has nothing to do with the amount of silver. Besides, no matter how much money there is, it can't be done like this.

But the cake finally came out.

In fact, it is not difficult at all. The oven is not a big deal, and it is the same with Tessie.As for non-stick pans, they are already considered high-tech in terms of current production technology.

In comparison, cream is much easier to do.

"Pingping curled up for more than thirteen, cardamom tipped in early February."

February 13th is Daiyu's birthday. After February [-]th, Daiyu will be [-] years old, and she will be able to perform the ceremony in two years.

Seeing that her daughter-in-law has taken another step towards nurturing, Jia Ying actually felt a sense of comfort like an old father in her heart.

"Hmm~"

"No, this kind of thinking is unnecessary. It always feels weird. Am I getting old?"

Jia Ying couldn't help laughing at herself: "Isn't that right, the combined memory of the two lifetimes can almost catch up with Jia Zheng, and it's almost like Lin Ruhai, so it's no wonder."

Jia Ying shuddered, not daring to think about it.

He comforted himself repeatedly in his heart: "Old cows eat green grass, it is the most reasonable thing in the world, so don't think too much about it."

There was no packing box, so Jia Ying asked someone to specially create an exquisite food box. After careful carving, although it still looked a bit awkward, it was only for him.

As for the two Primrose green velvets, they have long been attracted by the strong smell of wheat and can't take their eyes off. Looking at the cream that is whiter than snow, their appetites are greatly increased.

Naturally, Jia Ying couldn't favor one over the other, in addition to a large piece of cake for tomorrow, he also made some small ones, and gave them to the two girls to satisfy their greed.

"Is it tasty?"

"sweet."

The second daughter nodded again and again, and Jia Ying stretched out her hand to help Lv Rong gently wipe off the cream from the corner of her mouth.

Jia Ying tied the food box with red silk, and went to Rongfu with the birthday gift he was going to give.

With his current status and his relationship with Daiyu, no matter how precious something is, it is not as good as a sincere one.

The key is to use your heart.

On the side of the Rong Mansion, the stage has also been redecorated. Not only are the new senior officials in the mansion a few young opera performers, Sister Feng has also specially invited a few troupes in from outside. Because Jiamu is nostalgic and Daiyu is from Suzhou, Sister Feng did what she liked, and invited a group of theater troupes from the south, a group of jugglers, and a group of commentators from Jinling.

If it was as usual, Daiyu's birthday would never be as lively as this, and Sister Feng has put a lot of thought into it this time.

As for why, with Sister Feng's shrewdness, she never dared to lose money in business.

Jia Ying doesn't remember what Daiyu's birthday was like in her previous life, and probably she didn't mention it in detail in the book, but she took advantage of Baochai's birthday to bring a fortune.

In any case, the appointment in this life is different.

A few sisters also came over early in the morning to say congratulations. After the celestial meal, the female relatives of the mansion came to the Rongqing hall one after another. Mother Jia's temperament is a bit like an old urchin sometimes. She is old, but she doesn't like quietness. , also like sweets.

According to the old lady, she is destined to live a long life.

On the contrary, Daiyu, who is the protagonist, is not very interested, and she becomes a joke just because of the excitement of the crowd.

Seeing Jia Ying coming in, Daiyu's eyes lit up.

Before Daiyu could open her mouth, Mother Jia said something first: "I thought you were coming today, and no one else could invite you, even the Yamen. It's Lin girl's birthday today, you are going to come What's so good about it? If I'm blind, you don't even think about taking my granddaughter away from me in the future."

Look and listen.

Is this what the old man said?

That is to say, the old lady. If you were an individual, you would always say "old and unscrupulous."

Don't mention it, Mother Jia has such a temper. Jia Ying still remembers that in the original, the old lady was the No. 1 speaker.

Based on Sister Feng's temperament, one can also see that Jia's mother was seven or eight points when she was young.

This old lady is not ordinary, depending on what you do, her heart is like a mirror.

"Sister Yuer dare not say if she's not satisfied. Grandma prepared this, you will be satisfied with it. Grandson is confident in this." Before entering, Jia Ying had already handed the food box to the kitchen.

Mother Jia became interested: "Oh? Tell me quickly, what is it?"

Jia Ying played a riddle and said: "It's interesting to say it now, and you will know when you see it later? Besides, I cook a novel cold food, I'm afraid you haven't heard of it. "

"Hearing what Brother Ying said, it must be the old lady's favorite food." Sister Feng said from the side.

You can't say that, I prepared it for Sister Lin.

Jia Ying glanced at Daiyu and said, "Girls love them all they want."

One sentence aroused Daiyu's reverie, and she began to guess.

"We want sister Tuolin's blessing." Tanchun said.

During the speech, Lin Zhixiao's family and Zhou Rui's family walked in.

"Miss Miaoyu is here."

"Please come in, let the old lady see you too." Madam Wang said.

Miaoyu?

Are you going to show up now?That's right, the garden has been completed, and there is a word from the palace, saying that after the beginning of spring, when the weather gets warmer, the girls in the mansion will be allowed to move in.

Except for an unborn Qiaojie, the other ones should be gathered together.

In fact, Jia Ying really didn't understand, what's so special about this Miaoyu that the Jia family sent a post to invite her.

If it is said that the daughters of officials and eunuchs are of noble birth, how many families in the world can be as noble as today's Jia's family?What's more, a woman whose "ancestors are also a family of scholars and officials".

According to those good people in the previous life, Jia Ying didn't bother to listen to such things as extraordinary status.

How could there be so many weird things in this world, let their family run into each other, Jia's house is not a shelter, anyone can come in, it's really ridiculous.

How did Lin Zhixiao's family describe this woman? Jia Ying couldn't have been there at the time, so he couldn't hear it, but according to his understanding, among the twelve beauties, he was the only one who didn't have any feelings for this woman.

Yuanchun shouldered the important task of continuing the Jia family. For the Jia family, it is no exaggeration to describe it as a pillar supporting the sky.

Sanchun also has its own different meanings. Daiyu and Baochai are like yin and yang. Keqing is the beginning of the quarrel. Xiangyun reflects the tragedy of the four families. Li Wan also left incense for the Jia family. Let alone Sister Feng, when she was in charge of the family, she was the last highlight of Rongfu.

Only Miaoyu, if only judging from the verdict, seems to be born for a "tragedy", it seems that this "tragedy" is a bit self-inflicted.

"Want to clean He Zengjie" does not mean that because of Miaoyu's ending, there is the final "He Zengjie".

Just like a person's character, it is not a point, but a line, from beginning to end.

"The cloud is not necessarily empty", to put it bluntly, this wonderful "desire" Taoist nun just wants to live a "noble" life.

If it's just to survive, it's not shabby to do anything.

Just like Xichun, if you don't go out, do you jump into a pit?

Chicken sound Maodian, bitter, but also comfortable.

Both are "nuns", and the difference is immediately apparent.

But one thing is true, "But I don't know, people who are too tall are more jealous, and people who live in a clean world feel the same."

Self-proclaimed lofty people are more jealous, and people who are too pure are disgusted by the world.

This sadness is self-inflicted, it is not at all like the girl from Jia's family, she can't help herself, there is a sense of destiny.

Of course, people's experiences are different, and Jia Ying just looked at it from his own perspective, so he wouldn't have any opinion on Miaoyu's entry into the house.

People came in, at first glance, this girl was really extraordinary in appearance, coupled with the attire of someone who was born in the world, in terms of the current fashion, it was really hard to escape the clutches of those princes and grandchildren.

In contrast, places like the Grand View Garden have become her best escape from the world.

After all, no matter how bastard the Jia family is, they don't dare to mess around in the garden. The family-senting villa also belongs to the heavenly home.

Miaoyu didn't expect that there were actually two men in the room. She only saw it from the corner of her eye, so she lowered her head to greet Jia Mu and Mrs. Xing Wang first.

As for the other man, it is naturally Baoyu.

In fact, the life of Second Master Bao is still wonderful, but when he meets an author who doesn't like him very much, alas, the role of Second Master Bao is much less.

At this moment, the Second Master Bao was in the hall, and when he saw Miaoyu coming in, he felt that there was another fairy-like elder sister. In addition, Miaoyu's temperament like orchids, and her body carried a dusty charm, which made Baoyu even more so. I think this sister is amazing.

Jia Ying noticed Baoyu's belated attitude, and turned her head to look at Tanchun at the side, "Look, this guy is lost again", and everyone lowered their heads and snickered.

Not long after, Qi Sixian rushed over with Xu Wenyu. Qi Sixian and Daiyu had known each other for a long time, and Xu Wenyu and the Jia sisters were no strangers, so they got together and started chatting.

Really crowded together, Ye Ye shines brightly.

At noon, Mother Jia and all the people moved to the back flower hall, where they had a feast. Behind the newly built big flower hall is Dataiji, which is the place to watch operas.

Jia Ying and Baoyu are not allowed to have a banquet with all the female relatives. The men's banquet is arranged outside the flower hall. Yuan Daiyu's birthday only needs to be held once in the back house, just like Jia Zheng and Jia She. It is not only Sister Feng who celebrates the birthday of the younger generation, but also Daiyu.

He didn't come here after all, but Jia Ying still invited some of his peers and set up a small table outside to save him from embarrassment.

Only one cake is prepared, and the men can drink as long as they have wine. Naturally, the only one is for the birthday star and to honor the old lady.

Jia Ying was having a drink with everyone outside when she saw a mandarin duck approaching.

"Second master, the old lady invites you in."

Jia Ying left the table and went inside.

"Tell me, how do you eat this?"

The food box has been opened, and there are movable wall panels on all sides, which can be disassembled, leaving only the base to hold the silver plate-sized cake, Jia Mu asked curiously.

Jia Ying didn't prepare any birthday candles. If she really wanted to light them, the cream cake would be inedible.

"Who unwrapped the red silk and opened the gift box?" Although Jia Ying had explained it before, it was inevitable to ask now.

"Sister Lin, of course," said Baochai.

"What can you say?" Tanchun asked.

Daiyu looks at it gracefully.

Jia Ying nodded and said, "I call this birthday cake, and the way to eat it is very simple. Whoever has a birthday will untie the red silk and open the food box."

"Have you made your wish?" Jia Ying looked at Daiyu and asked.

Before untiing the red silk, make a wish first.

Daiyu nodded: "I promised it as you told me."

"Ah."

Jia Ying nodded, and said: "Since that's the case, just cut it up. How many people come today, cut it into how many parts. Everyone who comes to celebrate a birthday must share a piece."

"Look at it is so white and smooth, we couldn't bear to cut it with a knife, and the fruit on it is not evenly cut." Tanchun said from the side.

Although it is only spring now, and the melons and fruits have not yet bloomed, it is not difficult for Jia Ying. It is not difficult to build a smaller greenhouse. There is no plastic film, but glass can be used instead. If there are too many, it is not difficult. Thinking about it, Jia Ying is also planning to make a fortune by relying on this, and the variety can't keep up, so he has to screen the seedlings again, which is troublesome.

But in your own backyard, it is still possible to grow some strawberries, lettuce, cucumbers and so on.

Get some oranges, bananas, cucumbers, and purple potato jelly to make a simple decoration. It's not much different from what he remembered, and it looks very delicate.

"Let me do it." Jia Ying took the knife and began to divide it.

But in the end, there was only a small piece in the bowl of no one. It was not that the cake was too small, but that there were too many people.

Not only the masters, but also those big girls can't be left behind. How should I put it, this is called decent.

Jia Ying looked at Jia's mother and asked, "How about it, old lady? Does it suit you?"

Mother Jia smiled deeply, nodded repeatedly, and asked, "What is this white, sweet one? Why have I never seen it before?"

"Egg whites are made with fine disaccharides. We don't see them often, but Taixi has this way of eating." Jia Ying explained.

Jia Mu nodded: "I like to eat something sweet and rotten, but it's a pity that it's too short. Later, you write the recipe and let the people below learn how to make it."

Jia Ying replied: "I'll ask Primrose Lvrong to teach you later, but this kind of sweets should not be eaten too much, especially for an elderly like you."

Food is also very addictive, especially sweets.

A piece of cake successfully won Jia Ying another praise from everyone, even Daiyu.

After the banquet, everyone went to the theater to have fun. Jia Ying didn't like it, so she didn't follow her.

But Daiyu was a few steps behind and stayed behind to say a few words with him.

"Today is your birthday, how do you think you are not very interested? But what are you dissatisfied with?" Jia Ying asked.

Daiyu shook her head: "Where is there any dissatisfaction, the old lady asked me before, what kind of operas I like to listen to, what kind of food I like to eat, but I never care about these things, I just say that everyone is happy. "

On the one hand, he said with a smile: "I like the cake you made for me very much."

Jia Ying smiled, as long as she likes it.

The most commendable thing about Daiyu is her character. Many people like her because of this.

Dare to love and hate, whatever you like.

If it was Baochai who came here instead, facing Jiamu's inquiry, he would say that he would follow the path of pleasing Jiamu, and the fact is exactly the same, at least that's what Cao Gong wrote.

They both grew up in a wealthy and noble family, and they have never seen or eaten any good things. As far as they are concerned, they just want to have a lively and festive time, and they don't really care about these vulgar things.

Daiyu is like this, and so is Baochai.

But Daiyu's answer is completely different from Baochai's. One is casual and the other knows how to maximize utility.

It doesn't matter which one is better, the two are people from different worlds, but they are forcibly bonded together by this world and their backgrounds.

Time is fate, the ending is good or bad, it depends on who you meet.

Daiyu's personality really doesn't match Baoyu's.

The former alliance between wood and stone is empty talk, but a golden and jade marriage
Jia Ying shook her head, feeling much relieved for no reason.

Don't talk about how he is, in fact, the second master Bao put a lot of pressure on him.

After all, he was also carrying it.

"You go too, don't make everyone wait in a hurry." Jia Ying said.

Daiyu reluctantly left.

Who said that a girl is only self-willed, foolish and foolish.

It's clear at a glance which is better, to be held in the palm of someone's hand, or to go all out to surround him.

The things she didn't want to fight, she just didn't care about.

When he came out of Jia Mu's courtyard, Jia Ying met a woman on the way.

"Brother Ying finished celebrating Miss Lin's birthday?" The woman stopped to greet Jia Ying when she saw Jia Ying.

Jia Ying had some impressions of the woman, but she couldn't remember who it was for a while, but she knew she was of the same generation after hearing the words, so she wasn't afraid of being rude.

"What is this for?"

"I just came over from the mansion. I wanted to go to my wife to say hello. I didn't think that today is Miss Lin's birthday. It just happened that I haven't greeted the old lady for a long time, so I came to have a look."

"The old lady and madam are watching a play right now, you can find them yourself."

Jia Ying responded with a few words casually, and then prepared to leave, but she didn't want the woman to still stand where she was, showing no intention of moving.

"Is there anything else?" Jia Ying still had a kind face.

The woman said with a smile: "I heard from Qin'er that many brothers of his generation in the school were selected to follow Yun'er. They said that they would go to the charcoal field to manage affairs in the future. I just want to ask the second master, our Qin'er Can you?"

The woman stopped talking in the middle of her sentence, but Jia Ying understood what she meant, and also knew who the person in front of her was.

Jia Qin's mother Yang.

He has been in contact with Jia Qin a few times, and he feels that he is not as reliable as Yun'er, and is a little more tactful.

No matter how deep it is, he will not understand.

However, Jia Ying really couldn't think of someone like Jia Zhen who was unreliable and considered absurd, so she didn't care as much as she did for Jia Yun.

Jia Ying has always been curious about who the evil brother in "Uncle Wolf" is.If you talk about Jia Yun, it is in conflict with Cao Gong's writing.Those who talk about Jia Huan probably haven't figured out their seniority yet.Jia Rong and Jia Lan, as direct descendants of the two houses, thought it would be imprisoned at first, but I'm afraid it's impossible.Jia Qiang?Will it be Jia Qiang?A prodigal son who knows how to buy birds to make officials happy?

The rest are far away, but Jia Qin is closer to Rongfu.

If Jia Zhen is really right, then Jia Qin is worth pondering.

Of course, everything is just his guess. In this life, no matter what he does, he can't let Qiaojie be kidnapped and sold.

Thinking of this, Jia Ying's heart suddenly moved, and she asked, "What is Qin'er up to lately?"

Yang said humbly: "What can he do, but he is just watching a few Taoist monks in the family temple. It's just an idle job."

Jia Ying silently wrote down in her heart that she would always have to see it with her own eyes to know whether it is good or bad.

If you really dare to mess around in the family temple, hum!
He never had a good impression of these nuns and priests. If they were outsiders, they wouldn't be in the trap of nonsense, let alone bought with money.

Monk temple, nunnery, not a bald donkey, that is~
It's fine if they are some real practitioners, the Jia family has no place to spend their money, and raising these idlers can't be regarded as cheating and cheating.

For true cultivators, spending money is not enough to invite them. Jia Ying has seen quite a few people like this in his past and present lives.

Jia Ying nodded and said, "I've made a note of this."

After all, without waiting for Yang's words, he left directly.

After leaving Jiamu's courtyard, Xi'er was summoned, and after a few whispered instructions, Xi'er went away in response.

Jia Ying rode away alone.

In the past few days, he didn't go to the government office much. After he was called every day, he left with an excuse. He still had the errands of the soldiers and horses as an excuse, and now the soldiers and horses were replaced by his people. Don't be afraid of someone finding out what's wrong.

But yesterday he received invitations from some people, inviting him to meet at the Binlou.

There are those in the Ministry of War, the Inspectorate, and the Imperial Academy. He has served in all these places. Although the Inspectorate has only served as a supervisory censor for a period of time, it is necessary to deal with some officials. The Imperial Academy is his. It's his hometown, where he really has a few friends, like Fu Sinian and Chu Dayou.

He declined the invitation from the Procuratorate, after all, everyone was not very familiar with it.Moreover, some time ago, many censors of the Inspectorate impeached him.It's not that Jia Ying has no temper, she even posted it after being beaten.

The Ministry of War is his current yamen, and Jia Ying also doesn't want to get too involved with his colleagues.Fights in the officialdom can be seen everywhere, and they are silent, especially the internal fights in a yamen, which are very serious, and Jia Ying doesn't want to get involved.

It is said that misfortune comes from the mouth, if one day you accidentally say something wrong and someone overhears you, wouldn't you be asking for trouble?

After much deliberation, he still accepted Chu Dayou's invitation.

He was also a little curious, what did these people suddenly ask him to do?

Although he has a lot of connections with the three parties in the court, people with discerning eyes should know that he belongs to the emperor.

Even his teacher Feng Hengshi seldom interacted with him on weekdays, and only occasionally blocked some troubles for him. Didn't you know that this was what the emperor wanted to see.

All of a sudden, all these people came to invite him, specifying that there was something to do.

Is it government?Or a Southern thing?
Anyway, he couldn't refuse Chu Dayou's invitation, even if the two sides will not be on the same road in the future, but the previous friendship cannot be faked.

(End of this chapter)