The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 136

The sky after the rain was as blue as washing, and the cool breeze was blowing, which was very comfortable.Jia Huan also had a rare indulgence today. He drank five or six points drunk. He couldn't help singing: "Since ancient times, autumn has been sad and lonely. I say that autumn is better than spring. A crane in the clear sky will lead the poetic sentiment to the blue sky."

The boy Shitou immediately gave a thumbs up and flattered him: "Third Master's good poems are astonishing in the past and the present, so wonderful!"

Tie Hu sneered and said: "You know a fart, just like me, you don't know a single big character, how can you pretend?"

Shi Shi vowed: "Although I am illiterate, I can tell the quality of a poem from the bad by listening to it. This is definitely a good poem."

Jia Huan laughed and said: "This is a poem handed down by Liu Yuxi, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, so it is naturally a good poem."

"Look, I'm not wrong. Although it's not written by the third master, it's still a good poem." Shitou said triumphantly, and then asked curiously, "Third master, is this Liu Yuxi a woman?"

Jia Huan asked in amazement, "Why do you ask this question?"

"Because Liu Yuxi's name makes girls gossip."

Only then did Jia Huan suddenly realize that he could only laugh and laugh: "His mother, and his grandma are all women."

Tiehu couldn't help laughing, Shitou scratched his head in embarrassment, and then laughed dumbfoundedly.Jia Huan changed the subject with a smile, "By the way, what do you two think of Lu Xiangsheng's sword skills?"

Shitou said with a bit of tongue: "I secretly picked up his big knife later, it weighed at least thirty catties, good fellow, I'm afraid this arm is not much weaker than Huzi, anyway, I can't beat him, I didn't expect that this surname is Lu The scholar is tall and thin, looks weak, but his arms are so strong."

Tie Hu nodded solemnly: "This person is indeed very powerful, he has real materials, and he is worthy of the third master's friendship."

Jia Huan asked curiously, "Can you beat that tiger?"

Tie Hu said confidently: "If there is a heavy weapon in hand, he will definitely not be my opponent."

Just as Jia Huan was about to ask Tie Hu what kind of weapons he needed, he saw an oil-walled carriage driving towards him. A bell was tied around the neck of the horse pulling the cart, making a pleasant tinkling sound.

At this time, a team of yamen suddenly rushed out from the corner of the street, and while roughly driving the passers-by on the street to both sides, they shouted fiercely: "Everyone step aside, the governor's car is driving!" We’re about to enter the city soon, if you get in the way of the governor’s car, be careful of your fellows who eat.”

Pedestrians, vehicles, and hawkers on the street were all forced to retreat to both sides of the street, jumping around in an instant, complaining again, cursing everywhere, and making a mess.

Jia Huan was already five or six points drunk, and when he was squeezed by the crowd, he almost fell over. Thanks to Tie Hu's sharp eyesight, he helped him back to a stone step by the side of the street with his hand, and thus avoided being confronted. to Stampede.

Under the panic and crowding of the crowd, the horse must have been frightened, and pulled the oil-walled carriage into the crowd on the street, and the crowd fled. The driver tried to control the horse, but failed.

There was a loud bang, and the wheels of the carriage tripped heavily on the steps on the side of the street. The carriage immediately rolled over, and a woman screamed in terror, and the nearby crowd scattered in fright.

Jia Huan thought this carriage was familiar at first, but when he heard the screams coming from inside the carriage, his complexion changed suddenly, and he shouted: "Hu Zi Shi Shi, save someone!"

Tie Hu didn't want to meddle in other people's business at first, but upon hearing this, he rushed forward and pulled the tilted carriage back without any time, while Shi Shi desperately grabbed the reins on the horse's head. The horse calmed down.

Tiehu exhaled and pulled the car up with all his strength, but when the wheels hit the ground, the axle broke with a snap, the car tilted slightly to one side, and there was another panicked exclamation in the car.

The coachman was shocked for a while, jumped off the car, wiped his cold sweat, and cupped his hands: "Thank you two strong men for your help."

At this time, three women squeezed out from the chaotic crowd, they should be the accompanying servants, they rushed to the car in a panic, and asked in one go: "Miss Ying'er, is she all right? "

"I'm fine, but Ying'er knocked me!" A gentle voice came from inside the carriage, very pleasant to hear.

As soon as Jia Huan heard it, he confirmed that it was the one in the car, and hurried down the steps, stepped forward and asked, "May I ask if it's Sister Bao in the car?"

Xue Baochai in the car was slightly taken aback, and said in surprise, "Is it Brother Huan outside?"

"It's me!" Jia Huan was overjoyed, looked at the condition of the axle, frowned and said, "The carriage is broken, I'm afraid Sister Bao will come down."

Boudoir women in this era, especially those from rich families, cannot show their faces casually, so Jia Huan was a little worried that it would be inconvenient for Xue Baochai to get out of the car at this time.

However, Jia Huan soon realized that his worries were unnecessary. Since Xue Baochai often went out to take care of business, how could he be unprepared?
The servant girl Ying'er got out of the carriage first, and then turned around to help Xue Baochai out. The latter had already put on a fence, and the white veil completely covered her appearance, but the slender girl's figure was Her demure and dignified demeanor could no longer be concealed. Standing in the crowd like a blooming peony, it immediately attracted countless amazing eyes from all around.

"Sister Bao, please come up the steps here." Jia Huan hurriedly let Xue Baochai up the steps beside the street.

Tieniu and Shitou were also clever, and immediately blocked the steps with their arms outstretched to prevent people from deliberately squeezing in and bumping against each other to take advantage.

This boy Tiehu looks like an iron tower, his size alone is scary enough, and this boy Shitou also has a face of ruffian, at this moment when the two of them took the posture, they looked fierce, and immediately put a few people in the crowd Xiao Xiao who harbored malicious intentions was frightened away.

Jia Huan glanced at Xue Baochai's crooked bun, and asked with concern, "Sister Bao, are you alright?"

Xue Baochai warmed his heart and said: "It's okay, I just got a little frightened, thank you Brother Huan for your concern, um... Brother Huan, did you drink?"

Xue Baochai smelled the alcohol on Jia Huan's body, and saw that his face was peachy and his eyes were blurred, so she couldn't help frowning her eyebrows slightly, with a sense of reproach.

Jia Huan rubbed his cheek in embarrassment and said, "I did drink some wine with my classmates just now."

Xue Baochai said lightly: "This scene is not only about drinking a little, enjoying yourself, but hurting your body if you drink too much. Brother Huan is still young, so don't drink too much, let alone drink like others."

Although he was "trained", Jia Huan felt warm and useful for no reason. Alas, maybe he also has a cheap bone in his back, and said embarrassingly: "Sister Bao has taught you well, and Huan'er has been taught, all because of today's test results. , the students gathered together to talk about the past and the present, and drank a few more glasses when they were happy."

Seeing that Jia Huan was willing to listen to advice, Xue Baochai was very happy, and said softly, "Brother Huan doesn't blame me for being troublesome, but Brother Huan won three yuan in a row and won the first place in the court trial, which is indeed worthy of congratulations."

"So Sister Bao knows too?" Jia Huan asked in surprise.

Ying'er next to her smiled and said, "Why don't you know, the servant girl and the girl happened to pass by when the list was released in the morning, and the girl is so happy to know that Mr. Huan won the first place."

Jia Huan's heart moved, he glanced at Baochai and said, "So that's how it is."

Xue Baochai's inexplicable face was slightly hot, and he looked at Jia Huan again and again through the fence, and found that Jia Huan had obviously grown a little taller after not seeing him for more than a month, and his handsome face was even more pale because of drinking now. famous.

At this time, there was a sound of rumbling hooves, and the flags were unfurled, and a large group of people drove along the street, apparently Wang Ziteng's car had arrived.

Jia Huan and Xue Baochai stopped talking, and looked up at the same time. After one team after another of the Jin army passed by, an imperial envoy dragon banner finally came into view, and beside it was a majestic "king". The word banner, it is obvious that it was Prince Zhili, the governor of Zhili, who came here.

Jia Huan frowned secretly. He was a little suspicious that the Souzi who planted money on him in the first court test that day was ordered by Wang Ziteng, but afterwards he asked Tiehu and Shitou to track down that Souzi, and that Souzi But it disappeared without a trace, as if the world had evaporated.

There is also Zhang Xundao, who is in charge of the inspection tour, behaving strangely, maybe he is from the same party, but this person did not make trouble when he handed in the paper, and there was no abnormal incident in the second round of the hospital exam, everything was in order. It went well, so Jia Huan wasn't sure that there was something wrong with Zhang's training, so he had to give up in the end.

(End of this chapter)