The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 166 God’s advice
Lin Daiyu is about one year older than Jia Huan. She is now thirteen or fourteen years old. She is in the age of junior high school. It is normal for her to read romantic novels. However, in a social environment where feudal ethics are guarded against, it is normal for her to be in her teens. It is no problem for young boys to read romance novels, and even to read erotica (palace) picture books, and try the real-life version. But the same cannot be said for young girls. Romance novels are banned books for them, and they will be scolded if they are discovered by adults. Punished.

But love is beautiful, and the fruits of love are sweet and attractive. It is human nature to yearn for beautiful love, and human nature is often irrepressible, so let alone the rebellious sister Lin, even the virtuous wife and loving mother Sister Bao is not immune, because she has also read banned books such as "The Romance of the West Chamber", and she read it when she was seven or eight years old.

This is not a fabricated statement, let’s look at the second chapter of No. 40 of the original work: Hengwu Junlan’s words resolve doubts, and Xiaoxiangzi’s elegant banter makes up for the remaining fragrance.There is a description in it. The reason is that Lin Daiyu let it slip during the drinking ceremony and borrowed a line from "The Peony Pavilion" "What a beautiful day in a good time", but was "interrogated" by Xue Baochai in private afterwards.

"Who do you think I am? I am also a naughty person. I have been a pester since I was seven or eight years old. Our family is also a scholar, and my grandfather also likes to collect books. There was a large population at that time, and sisters and brothers were all in one place. , are afraid of reading serious books. Some brothers also love poetry, and some love lyrics, such as "The West Chamber", "Pipa", "Yuan Ren Bai Zhong", everything. They read behind our backs, but we also carry behind our backs. They looked at it. Later, when the adults found out, they beat him, scolded him, and burned him, so he threw it away."

The above are the exact words Xue Baochai said to Lin Daiyu, and then he advised Lin Daiyu not to read these miscellaneous books in the future, otherwise she would change her temperament and be hopeless.

It can be seen that reading romance novels is a necessary stage for every boy and girl, otherwise youth will not be complete, and Lin Daiyu is obviously at this stage, yearning for beautiful love and beautiful encounters.

This kind of thing is naturally not a problem in modern times, and even primary school students holding hands and dating are not uncommon, but in feudal society it was a taboo and could not be done. You could not even have an idea, otherwise it would be immoral and immoral. , it is unethical to be a woman.

So it's no wonder that Lin Daiyu was so shy that she didn't dare to see anyone. She covered her face with her sleeves, turned around and pretended to be asleep, which was a bit deceptive.

"Sister Lin, Sister Lin!" Jia Huan held back her laughter and walked to the bed and called twice softly. The latter continued to pretend to be asleep and pretended not to hear, but the pink neck under her sleeves was clearly stained with a layer of beauty. Xia.

Jia Huan was itching to see it, and smelled the faint fragrance emanating from Lin Daiyu's body. He almost couldn't help but reach out and push the soft and boneless waist, but he did not dare to make a mistake after all.

Lin Daiyu is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. She is a famous Lin Daoduo. She is very angry when quarreling with people and loves to cry. If she annoys her, she will be asking for trouble. So it is better to take it easy. She is not big. Face-Bao is so shameless that he still smiles after being sprayed bloody. When Sister Lin cries, he cries too. He is shameless and low-key, coaxing others.

"It turns out that Sister Lin is asleep. That's weird. Who said that just now? Did I hear it wrong?" Jia Huan pretended to talk to himself, then pretended to leave outside, but then turned back gently.

When Lin Daiyu heard Jia Huan's footsteps disappearing, she couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She was glad that she had managed to get through, otherwise she would have been so embarrassed. She put down her sleeves and sat up, but when she turned around, she met a pair of clear smiling eyes. He was stunned on the spot.

I saw Jia Huan, a young man wearing a jade-colored scholar's robe and a square scarf, with delicate eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, standing beside the bed and smiling narrowly.

Lin Daiyu had just been lying down for a nap. She had bright eyes and slightly flushed cheeks. At this moment, two red clouds flew up from her cheeks, seeming annoyed and ashamed, making her even more charming and intoxicating. It was a feast for Jia's eyes. , Unconsciously, my heart is swaying.

Jia Huan calmed down and said calmly: "Sister Lin is awake?"

Lin Daiyu hummed sheepishly, and pretended to be calm while arranging her hair: "When did Brother Huan come? Xue Yan must have gone out to play again, and he didn't greet the guests."

Jia Huan finally couldn't help but laugh. Lin Daiyu was already feeling guilty. Jia Huan's smile immediately made her blush again. In embarrassment, she grabbed a pillow and threw it at someone, saying angrily: " Damn Huan'er, why are you laughing? I'm taking a nap, why did you come in here again? I haven't seen you for several years, but I've become even more bad-tempered."

Jia Huan quickly reached out to catch it and said with a smile: "Sister Lin, don't be angry, I didn't hear anything, really!"

This is a bit unworthy of a beating.

"What are you talking about!" Lin Daiyu was so embarrassed that she threw another pillow over, but it was easily caught by Jia Huan.

Lin Daiyu saw that there was nothing to throw on the bed, so she lay down angrily, facing inside and ignoring Jia Huan.

At this time, the two women outside must have heard the noise. They walked in to check and found it was Jia Huan. They laughed and said, "When did Master Huan come? We didn't even see it. The girl was taking a nap, so we didn't dare to disturb her. Please wait until you wake up."

When the two women saw Lin Daiyu lying undressed on the bed, they thought she was still sleeping, while Jia hugged two pillows as if she was going to play a mischief, so they politely invited him out.

Jia Huan was feeling embarrassed, but Lin Daiyu sat up and smiled: "Who is sleeping?"

When the two women saw this, they laughed and said, "We thought the girl was asleep." As they retreated, they called loudly: "Xueyan, the girl is awake, come in and wait for her."

When Lin Daiyu saw Jia Huan still standing there holding two pillows, she couldn't help but feel a little funny. She glanced at her and said, "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Why don't you put down the pillows? Do you think others didn't see you?"

Jia Huan smiled, put the pillow back on the bed, and sat down on the edge of the bed. Lin Daiyu didn't mean to chase him away, and while arranging her hair, she sniffed and asked, "Brother Huan, have you been drinking? "

This was the first time that Jia Huan had the honor to sit on Lin Daiyu's bed and talk to her. In the original work, only Big Face Bao had this kind of treatment. Well, Big Face Bao could even lie on Sister Lin's bed and chat with her. He said with a smile: "I just met a friend on the street and had two drinks."

Lin Daiyu nodded and said, and suddenly caught a glimpse of the sachet tied around Jia Huan's waist. She unconsciously thought of Cui Yingying and Zhang Sheng's token of love in "The Romance of the West Chamber", and her face felt slightly hot.

At this time, the maid Xue Yan came in from outside. Seeing Jia Huan there, she stuck out her tongue and said with a smile, "When did Master Huan come?"

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but said angrily: "You still ask, where did you go to hide away? You didn't touch home all day long."

Xue Yan said aggrievedly: "My maid has never been lazy. She just went to the kitchen to cook a bowl of bird's nest porridge for the girl. She thought she could eat it after she got up."

Lin Daiyu was speechless. Jia Huan smiled and smoothed things over: "Sister Xueyan, please pour me a cup of good tea."

Xue Yan pouted and said: "There is no good tea here. If Third Master wants good tea, he just has to wait for Sister Ping'er to come. I am stupid and lazy, how can I make good tea."

Jia Huan couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Lin Daiyu also laughed and said, "Little Hoof has become sharper and sharper now. I don't know who he learned it from."

Xue Yan poured a cup of tea for Jia Huan and said with a smile: "Isn't it said in the book that like father, like son? Naturally, there is a saying that like master, like servant. Of course, the maid learned from the girl. That’s it.”

Lin Daiyu was immediately stunned and speechless. Jia Huan couldn't help laughing, but the former gave him a white eye. "Oh, what kind of treasure is this?" Xue Yan was about to fetch water to wash Lin Daiyu's face when she suddenly saw Jia Huan's piano case on the ground outside, so she curiously brought it in.

Lin Daiyu also looked curious and asked, "Brother Huan, did you bring this?"

Jia Huan smiled and said, "I was just talking, but I forgot about this." After saying that, he stepped forward, took the piano case from Xue Yan's hand, opened it, and took out the violin inside.

Lin Daiyu's eyes suddenly lit up and she blurted out: "Is this a Western musical instrument?"

Jia Huan nodded: "This is a violin used by Westerners. I saw it when I was shopping this morning. It looked fresh, so I bought it for Sister Lin."

Lin Daiyu heard from Ping'er yesterday that Jia Huan was going to buy some souvenirs for Jia Lian to take back to the capital. At that time, she vaguely thought that she might have a share. Now that she saw Jia Huan bringing them, she couldn't help but feel a little warm in her heart. There was a hint of joy, and he said with a smile: "Brother Huan is interested, but I can't use this violin, why give it to me? Brother Huan should keep it and give it to Sister Bao. Sister Bao is well-informed, maybe will use."

After Lin Daiyu finished speaking, her face felt slightly hot, and for some unknown reason, she accidentally mentioned Xue Baochai.

Jia Huan smiled and said: "Sister Bao has prepared another copy, and the sisters also have it. I gave this to you specially. It doesn't matter if Sister Lin doesn't know how to use it. I'll teach you. Sister Lin understands the rhythm, so it won't be difficult to learn it." Disaster."

Lin Daiyu said in surprise: "Could it be that Brother Huan can also play this kind of... violin?"

"I know a little bit about it." Jia Huan said with a smile, and then demonstrated a song "Ode to Joy". The brisk melody instantly attracted Lin Daiyu and Xueyan Master and Servant.

Classmate Jia is already good-looking. At this moment, he is standing quietly, playing the piano with his eyes closed. He wears a Confucian scholar's robe and a flowing gown. He is even more handsome. The melody jumped.

After the song was played, the lingering sound seemed to still be echoing in the ears. After a few seconds of silence, Xue Yan couldn't help but clapped her hands and said: "It sounds really good. It turns out that the third master has such a talent."

Although Lin Daiyu had long been accustomed to Jia Huan's endless talents, she could not help but be shocked at this moment. Her eyes were filled with admiration and confusion. After a long time, she asked: "Brother Huan, what kind of music is this? I have never heard of it!" "

Jia Huan smiled and said: "This song is called Ode to Joy."

Lin Daiyu nodded and said: "Jumping happily, it is true to its name."

Jia Huan handed the violin to Lin Daiyu and said with a smile: "Sister Lin, come and try it."

Lin Daiyu eagerly took over the violin, and Jia Huan taught her how to stand, how to hold the violin, how to use the bow, etc.Lin Daiyu was originally very smart, well-read and had a strong memorization, plus she had a basic knowledge of the guqin, so under Jia Huan's guidance, she was soon able to play the piece "Ode to Joy" intermittently, and practiced it for about a while. Half an hour later, it became even smoother.

Jia Huan himself is a top student with a photographic memory. At this moment, he couldn't help but be surprised by Lin Daiyu's strong learning ability. He gave a thumbs up and praised: "Sister Lin is so amazing. If you practice for a while, I'm afraid she will be exhausted." Better than me."

Lin Daiyu smiled and glanced at Jia Huan: "Brother Huan, don't talk about others. Come and learn from reality. Where did you learn this Western sketching technique and this violin music?"

Jia Huan looked calm and said: "If I say it was prompted by a god, would you believe it, Sister Lin?"

"I believe - you big-headed devil!" Lin Daiyu raised her bow, pretending to give Jia Huan a blow to her head.

Jia Huan raised his hand to hold it up and said with a smile: "It was indeed prompted by the gods. Sister Lin, if you don't believe it, there's nothing you can do about it. Besides, the gods also taught me a lot of songs. I'm sure you've never heard of it."

Lin Daiyu felt itchy after hearing this, wishing that Jia Huantong would play the tune. At this moment, a woman from outside walked in and said, "Master, please invite Mr. Huan to come to the study."

Lin Daiyu had no choice but to let Jia Huan leave angrily.

……

There are 860 salt fields in the Shanxi and Huaihe areas, distributed from north to south in the coastal areas of Huaibei and Huainan. Starting from Miaowan Field in Yancheng to Lusi Field in Haimen County, it stretches for [-] miles and is the Huainan Salt Field. .

Let's say that on this day, Jia Lian rode a fast horse to the Miaowan Salt Farm in Yancheng County for work.

what to do?

Naturally, it’s time to add salt.

Don't think that everything will be fine once you have the salt guide. There are many ways in the officialdom, and people with little ability may not be able to successfully lift the salt from the salt field even if they have the salt guide in their hands.

Because the production capacity of the salt farm is limited, there is naturally a certain amount of salt produced every day. There are so many people coming to the salt farm to wait to pick up salt. The supply and demand are seriously imbalanced, and the queues are even waiting for several years. At this time, the transportation department Those officials have become vampires. Those who give benefits can take the salt first. Those who do not give benefits, or cannot afford benefits, just wait. As for when it will be your turn, only the devil knows. Anyway, the salt quota of the court is increasing every year. The issuance is valid for 30 years. If you can’t get it this year, you have to wait for next year. If you don’t get it next year, you have to wait for the year after that.

Of course, those powerful salt merchants do not have such troubles, because they have taken care of everything from top to bottom, and they have their own people in each major salt field, so as soon as the salt importer arrives, they can get the salt immediately.

In addition, there is a group of people who can get salt first, that is, the dignitaries in the court. When they meet these people, it is too late for the officials of Yunsi to fawn over them, so how can they dare to create difficulties?
Since the Jia family is the founder of the country, and now they are relatives of the emperor, they are naturally the most powerful among the powerful. The salt in Jia Lian's hands can be easily sold, so people naturally take a fancy to the power of the Jia family, so Jia Lian sells the salt to After selling it for 6000 taels of silver, he still had one obligation to fulfill, which was to be responsible for taking the salt out of the salt field.

This matter must not be difficult for Jia Lian. He only needs to make a trip in person to get it done. However, trouble happened during this trip.

(End of this chapter)