Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 272

"Brother Ying invited us, why is there no sign of him?"

In Luogu Lane, Jia Ying's mansion, Sanchun and Baochai walked in together, but they didn't see the rightful owner, but Daiyu came out to greet her with Primrose green velvet.

Daiyu had already received Jia Ying's explanation, and while calling everyone to enter, she said: "Yesterday Qiang'er sent someone to the mansion to send a newly hunted deer, and the East mansion sent some deer raised in the village. Fresh meat like pigs, sheep, chickens, rabbits, etc., I thought about inviting you to barbecue. Hasn’t the Xiangyun girl been hungry for a long time? As for the second brother Ying, he is rushing back now, saying that there is still a guest, Let the mansion prepare more abundantly."

"Have guests? Isn't that inconvenient?" Baochai said.

"Oh, Sister Bao, Brother Yingai has guests, so what can we do? It doesn't matter if he entertains his guests, and we eat ours." Xiangyun said impatiently, fearing that everyone would go back home. .

Baochai stretched out her fingers and scratched Xiangyun's nose lightly, saying, "Okay, okay, you're right, don't get in the way, you really look like a greedy cat."

Xiangyun twirled her hair, pouted, and said, "Sister Bao, you don't even think I'm a good one. If you want to do it, you're also a brain tiger. Whoever wants to be a greedy cat."

"That's also a female brain tiger." Tan Chunxi said.

Daiyu said again: "Don't worry about it. Since he invited you to come, he thinks it's the best of the whole family, regardless of these. And he specifically told you that he must invite the three of you."

"Why do we have to come three?" Tanchun asked.

Daiyu shook her head and didn't answer, she just led everyone inside the house to have a rest, the women and maids outside had already started to make noise.

"Brother Yunlong, here we are. You have just entered the capital, and you have no place to rest for now. If you don't mind, you can stay at my house for a few days. When you find a suitable house, it won't be too late to ask someone to move there."

Jia Ying and his party stopped outside the gate of the mansion.

Liu Yunlong raised his head and looked at the six golden characters engraved with "Emperor Jingning's Mansion", and he couldn't help sighing: "Who would have thought that Brother Jia has built a huge Xun Mansion in only three years now."

"Since you have kindly invited me, I will not be polite to you anymore. They say it is not easy to live in Beijing. I have been an official in Jiangxia for three years, but I have only saved a few hundred taels of silver. I am afraid that I can't even buy the threshold of your house." rise."

A group of people entered from the gate of the mansion.

"Second Master is back, Uncle Liu, we haven't seen each other for several years, how are you doing recently?" The old servant Zhou Siwu ushered him up. The two had met before in Southern Xinjiang.

"Uncle Wu, this junior should be well, and your old body is still as strong as ever." Liu Yunlong clasped his fists and said.

"Uncle Wu, are all the sisters here?"

"The girls are already here, Miss Lin is talking with her at the top." Zhou Siwu replied.

"Yeah." Jia Ying nodded and said, "Uncle Wu, go and arrange a room. Brother Liu will live in the mansion for a while, so I can take care of him."

"Yes, Second Master." Zhou Siwu bowed and retreated.

"Brother Liu, you and I go to the study to talk."

When the two entered the inner courtyard, they heard Yingying Yanyan's laughter coming from the main room. Liu Yunlong knew that this must be the daughter of Jia's family, so he didn't dare to look around casually, so as not to offend the female relatives. It's just that in this way, I can't help but feel a little restrained, thinking in my heart, is it appropriate for him to stay here with Jia Ying?
Jia Ying noticed the other person's expression, and said, "The mansion is not as lively as it is today. You know, my lineage is single, and the mansion is deserted. Brother Liu, feel free to stay here."

"Yesterday, the mansion brought some new meat products. Today, I just invited a few younger sisters to try them out, and help Brother Liu. Back then, we used to hunt and eat barbecued meat in southern Xinjiang."

"Brother Jia actually said that I am a bit greedy, but unfortunately you and I are no longer young, hunting with bows and traveling around to study, it seems like yesterday."

Listening to Liu Yunlong's words, Jia Ying guessed in his heart that this person's experience in the same year was different from his. As an official, what he saw was the hardships of the people, which he had never experienced before, so he couldn't help feeling a little more emotional.

Life is such an inadvertent growth. When I look back, I don't know where I am.

"Brother Jia, I remember that there were a few people from Nanjiang who became teachers in your mansion in the same year. They are friends from other places and it is very rare to meet each other. Why don't you invite them together?"

"Today it's just you and me, and tomorrow we will have another table in the Huibin Building. By then, they will all come back, and there will be a few of the same year in Beijing."

After sitting down and resting for a while, Xi'er came to inform that the arrangement outside had been made, and he just waited for the two of them to pass by.

The two set up a stall in the yard. The grill was specially ordered by Jia Ying to imitate the previous life. There was no shortage of secret sauces and so on. Between the beams, it floated into the inner room.

A table has been set up in the room, and the fragrant hot pot is steaming, but the girls did not sit around the table. Instead, they couldn't help but open the window and look out. Jia Ying did it herself, and they played and waited aside, but there was one more person today, so it was a bit less fun.

"Is that the guest from the mansion? Second brother Ying obviously invited us here, but he left us aside." Xiang Yun looked eagerly at the two busy people in the yard, she loved the excitement the most.

"That one is from the south, and he is from the same family as Brother Ying, so you don't have to worry, they will bring it to you when it's baked." Daiyu said from the side.

"He's still a master Jinshi." Xiangyun said in surprise.

"Not only that, when the Second Brother Ying went south to Huguang to quell the chaos, this man fought side by side with him and fought against the King together. , It’s because of the water control method that it has been promoted to Tianting, and this time I am going to Beijing to be promoted to the sixth department.” Daiyu introduced to the girls.

"Sister Lin, what does it have to do with us when you say this, I only care about when we can eat barbecue, why don't we set up another place and do it ourselves?" Xiang Yun asked everyone.

But Daiyu shook her head and said, "Usually, I would have done as you wished, but today I can't. You have arranged a happy event early, so it has nothing to do with you. There are others here."

"Ah, why did you bring this up again." Xiang Yun blushed and said.

Sanchun was also puzzled, but Du Baochai thoughtfully, looked around, but didn't know which one it was.

But Daiyu looked at Yingchun and said, "Second sister, what do you think of this person?"

Baochai suddenly realized.

Yingchun, who hadn't reacted yet, said in a daze: "Ah, why did my sister ask me this suddenly?"

"It's not me who wants to ask you, it's Brother Ying who wants me to ask you on his behalf."

The girls present were all thoughtful people, and they instantly understood what they meant.

Yingchun has reached the age of marriage, these days, there are many people from other families who come to say goodbye, many of them are rich and noble families who have intersected with Jia's mansion, but they are all blocked by Jia Ying.

The old lady often said that Brother Ying, the older brother, was more picky than the parents.

In fact, it's not that Jia Ying is picky. In terms of wealth, there is no shortage of children from Xungui's family, but most of the old homes that intersect with Jia's mansion are rotten. It's the dandy of Liulianhualou, and there are a few of them who are upright men.

Moreover, Yingchun is not a direct descendant. The families of Zanying family all pay attention to a well-matched family. Even if it is a joint relative, most of them are the children of concubines who are not well-known.These children are just people who eat and wait to die, and they are not much better than Sun Shaozu.

Jia Ying didn't care much about the three wives and four concubines, not to mention other families, since they belonged to several masters and second masters in Jia's own family, didn't they all marry several families, and Jia Ying herself was no exception.

But no matter how poor the Jia family's children were, they could still treat each other with respect as guests, and they didn't lack the dignity that the mistress of the house should have. Marriage and disharmony were secondary, and wealth and honor could at least be guaranteed for a lifetime.

Since ancient times, which high-ranking family can be less intriguing and vying for the inheritance left by the clan.If she were to marry those concubines, Yingchun would be a dull gourd and a mouthless person, not even comparable to Youshi's temper, so why not send her there to be bullied.

Compared with these high-ranking big families, Jia Ying still wanted to find someone with a simple and clean family background for Yingchun, who would not have so many scheming and intrigue, and would not have to fight with others, and the Jia family's wealth could hold them back.

"Okay, brother Liu, come and help, and send these to the house."

Jia Ying placed the tested meat skewers on a wooden tray, and greeted Liu Yunlong while saying.

Liu Yunlong, who was wearing skewers with his sleeves rolled up, looked up at the direction of the main room, then at Jia Ying, who was busy by the grill, hesitating for a while, but still picked up the wooden tray and walked in.

Jia Ying sent out the maids and women in the inner courtyard early in the morning, Liu Yunlong came outside the door, turned around and looked at Jia Ying, with an embarrassed look on his face, but the busy Jia Ying seemed unaware of all this.

dong dong dong.

"Take the liberty to bother a few girls, can I enter conveniently?"

Jia Ying, who was carrying her body behind her back, smiled and didn't let herself make a sound, and gave a good barbecue, how did she feel like she was interviewing in a previous life.

"Who is outside? What's the matter?" It was Daiyu who spoke.

At this moment all the girls had already returned to their seats, Daiyu stopped Lvrong and Zijuan who were about to get up, Baochai Xiangyun Tanchun and others looked at the door curiously, Yingchun blushed and did not dare to look up.

"I'm Liu Yunlong, entrusted by Brother Jia, I'm here to deliver barbecue to the girls. If it's convenient, I can send it in. The girls can come out to pick it up."

puff.

There was laughter like silver bells in the house, Liu Yunlong didn't know why, but still stood where he was.

"It's like being in a daze like the second sister." Xiangyun laughed.

Yingchun didn't refute what others said about her.

"Brother Liu, are you ready? There's still some meat to be skewered!" Jia Ying yelled as he lit the fire in the yard.

Liu Yunlong wiped the dense sweat from his forehead, and hurriedly replied: "Come on, come on."

Be good, it's the cold winter months, running errands to deliver a barbecue, I'm sweating.

I think that when Liu Yunlong was still studying, he was also a "blood-clothed gentleman" who had lowered a strong horse, bent a big bow, and fought dozens of bandits alone. He has only been an official for a few years, and his body has regressed like this appearance.

"Hey, it's also because of the tedious business affairs in the past two years. I have lost my physical fitness. It is time to make up for it later. Physical fitness is the capital."

"It turns out to be a distinguished guest, please come in quickly."

The door opened from the inside, and Lurong raised the curtain, but Liu Yunlong didn't dare to look up, and handed the wooden tray to Lurong without looking sideways.

"I'm here to send you the green velvet girl, I don't want to enter without permission, lest I disturb the female relatives in the mansion, brother Jia called me, I'm busy now."

After all, he left as if fleeing.

"We are not poisonous insects and beasts, what is he afraid of?" Tanchun's voice sounded.

"But you forgot, there's a mother-in-law here, look, this time she scared people away." Baochai echoed.

When Jia Ying sent Liu Yunlong to deliver the meat again, this burly man with a resolute face didn't say anything, but a young girl of one or two was more terrifying than the bandits he met in Yunnan that day.

Jia Ying stopped playing tricks on the other party, and called for Lv Rong to take it in.

Under the shackles of etiquette, it is not easy for Yingchun to meet each other. Whether it suits her or not depends on herself.

On Liu Yunlong's side, Jia Ying had already found out from his servant that he was not married yet and had no engagement, as for character.
To be honest, among the few people he met, except Xu Laoer and Yang You, the two prodigal sons, the rest were better than him.

Just look at Fu Sinian. I entrusted him to take care of my widowed uncle and daughter-in-law, but I took care of myself as a takeover.

Of course, there's nothing wrong with accepting Luo Rong's mother and son's orders. Life is all about Congxin. In the current world, as Fu Sinian, being able to take this step can be seen from the heart.

Jia Ying also went there a few times afterwards, and the two of them lived timidly.

A reception banquet, stunned the protagonist to lose heart.

At night, after Jia Ying arranged for Liu Yunlong to stay, he turned his way out of the residence and headed for the Grand View Garden.

"The younger sisters are all here, Baoyu, why haven't I seen you today?"

In the Xiaoxiang Hall, everyone was still reviewing what happened today.

"He, originally agreed to go, Miaoyu sent someone to invite him, saying that he got a new volume of ancient music scores, and Suzhou sent some autumn tea, and invited him to taste it." Daiyu greeted Jia. Ying sat down and said.

When it comes to Miaoyu, Jia Ying has very little contact with her. Although she is also one of the twelve beauties, she is an outsider after all, and she lacks the bond of family affection.

Moreover, Miaoyu's temperament is not what Jia Ying likes.

As the daughters of officials, he prefers those like Qi Sixian and Xu Wenyu, who are struggling to survive in the world of mortals. They are well-bred, but they never think they are superior to others.

People who are too tall want to be jealous, and people who live in a clean world feel the same.

Jia Ying is also a layman herself, so naturally she cannot escape the temper of a layman.

When Jia Ying heard about Miaoyu, Jia Ying stopped talking and started talking to everyone else.

Er, Jia Ying just found an opportunity to ask Daiyu: "Have you asked?"

Daiyu nodded.

"How about it?"

"When I asked her, she didn't say whether she was good or bad, she just kept silent. You know her temperament. You need to ask her about this."

Jia Ying's heart was also full of helplessness. From the perspective of others, he was crying while listening to storytelling and worrying about nothing.But who knows if her unreliable old man will attract another pack of wolves if he loses a Sun Shaozu.

But it happened that Yingchun had such a temperament, which made people feel helpless.

"Ask what?" Baoyu didn't know when he came up, but he didn't listen to what Zhener and the two said.

(End of this chapter)