Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 20 1.20 Just because I looked at you one more time in the crowd

Volume One

1.20 Just because I looked at you one more time in the crowd

The fact is indeed as Li Wan said, most of the carriages go in a hurry, but my family is the most special because I live in Hanlin Street, which is very close to the Imperial City. However, due to identity issues, I cannot enter the inner circle, so the journey is naturally short. You can wander slowly, and eventually even the adults in the inner circle and even the city gate tower will catch up and pass you.

"The style of this carriage actually has court rules." Seeing the carriages passing by one after another, Li Wan explained again, "Basically, the color of the body does not matter. The color of the roof is consistent with the official uniform of the owner. The specific distinction is based on the pendant hanging in front of the car. Generally, it is only divided by rank, not by position. Some people who are deeply connected to the saints may even be given a chariot by the emperor, so..."

"Be careful!" Just as he was saying this, Qingwen, who was sitting in front, suddenly exclaimed, jumped down and rushed forward, holding a girl who almost fell out of the opened car door, "Miss, are you okay? ?”

Zhou Yang looked around and saw a cute-looking little girl in snow-white mink fur clutching the doorframe tightly. Her little hands, which had turned white, might have fallen off if she hadn't been pushed by Qingwen. The hood she originally wore had fallen down, revealing a small face that was obviously childish, but her brows were as thick as smoke and her eyes were like autumn water. Even a look of fear on her face could not hide her natural beauty.

"Yu'er, why are you so careless!" After a flustered female voice in the car, the little girl was pulled back into the car, and the door was closed immediately, ignoring Qing Wen who had just helped a lot.

"Thank you so much, young master, for saving my little girl. Lin Haiyong is very grateful." Fortunately, the male master was polite and came over quickly. After dismounting, he handed over his hands to express his thanks. However, Zhou Yang was very surprised by what he said.

"Mr. Lin, you are exaggerating. It's just a small effort." Zhou Yang smiled and got off his horse and returned the gift. He did not forget to add an explanation, "Not to mention the hand extended by my maid, there is no need for this."

It is the iron law of feudal society that "a man and a woman should not marry each other". The little girl just now was about ten years old, but this is enough. As the saying goes, "men and women have different seats at seven years old", if it was really the person Zhou Yang reached out to save just now, It's really hard to tell whether it's love or hatred.

"In that case, Lin Hai didn't say much." The man arched his hands solemnly, took off a jade pendant from his waist and handed it out, "It's really not the time to say more today, but Lin Hai lives in the old house of Lin Mansion on Hanlin Street, Mr. If something happens, you can use this to come to the door, and Lin will do his best."

"As long as Mr. Lin has this intention, you don't need to worry too much." Zhou Yang, who guessed the identity of the person in front of him, smiled and took the jade pendant and said goodbye, "I won't waste your time anymore."

"Brother Ruhai, what's the trouble?" Just as he was talking, another passing carriage greeted him, "Is there any need for my help?"

"Thank you, Brother Tieru. Please don't bother me with this little matter." After Lin Hai said that, he bowed his hand to Zhou Yang, got on his horse and waved his carriage to leave.

"It's just because I took one more look at you in the crowd." Hearing the two people's address, combined with the "Yu'er" just now, Zhou Yang has basically confirmed the identity of the little girl just now, and couldn't help muttering softly , Sister Lin, Fairy Jiangzhu, unfortunately they are too young, which also made him confirm again that he came a little too early, too early.

"Master, the woman in that car is so rude." Not seeing the hesitation of her young master, Qingwen muttered dissatisfiedly, "I have saved her daughter, but what about her? I don't expect any repayment, just no thanks, that's all. Didn't even say a word!"

"Sister Qingwen, please be merciful." Before Zhou Yang could speak, Li Wan's voice came from the car, "If I guessed right, the family just now was still an important relative, but for some reasons , I don’t see her much on weekdays, so I’d like to call the lady you mentioned aunt.”

"This -" Qingwen was confused for a moment and quickly explained, "I'm sorry, I didn't know."

What's interesting is that this girl is also sensitive, because she knew the identity of Li Wan's master and servant, she has never called these two people, and her words go straight to the point, even if it is "Sister Qingwen" who has always been very polite to her. Still, she never thought about changing it.

"Okay, let's go home quickly!" Zhou Yang picked her up, opened the carriage door and threw her in. "To avoid any further trouble, Mr. Lin just said that he also lives on Hanlin Street? Then he should leave It's not far away, right?" "Uncle Lin is now the censor of the Inspectorate. I can't tell you the specific duties he is in charge of, but I heard that he is very valued by His Majesty. His carriage was given by the emperor, and there are inscriptions on the door. It was a custom-made logo by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and what was hanging on the front of the car was not a common pendant, but a tassel given by the emperor. He was now in the fourth rank.

Although they are all on Hanlin Street, like Ningrong Street, it is not really a street, but an area. If you count it, the old house of the Lin family is at least three miles away from us. The Lin family is also a Liehou, but one It started as a civil servant. Although there was no imperial palace, it was closer to the Forbidden City. "Li Wan explained softly.

"Master Lin is very important?" Zhou Yang still asked while riding on the horse.

"The last time I visited the Lin Mansion was several years ago. At that time, Uncle Lin was only from the fifth rank, but the power of the Holy Family was already known to both the government and the public. Although the Rongguo Mansion is rich, many items are very valuable and even need to be sold. The gifts given to the ancestral hall are not uncommon in the Lin Mansion, or even more." Li Wan said enviously.

"That's it!" Zhou Yang nodded, which also explains why Lin Ruhai later directly took the title of "Doctor of Lantai Temple" from the third rank, and then took over the position of "Jiangnan Patrol Salt Censor" in Yangzhou. This position was the imperial court's One of the most important money bags cannot be held by anyone but a close associate of the emperor, and it is usually replaced every one or two years. This person worked directly until death. Of course, some internal problems are taken into consideration.

The Li family's old house is not far from the Forbidden City and Chengtianmen. These days, there is no traffic jam except in very special circumstances. However, in less than two quarters of an hour, everyone has returned home. As expected, the group named "Rongguo Mansion" None of the things that mean "slave" which means "cannot afford to offend the master" came back, and there was no one in the yard.

"Humph, luckily Madam sent her here. Zhou Rui's family is still an old man in the mansion. When he met grandma, he nodded and bowed. Now it's only been more than two years, and he actually..." Even though he had expected it, Su Yun couldn't help but say it out. , "If I knew the Zhou family was this kind of people, I shouldn't have"

"Shut up!" Li Wan interrupted her directly, but he didn't have any excuses, but sighed lightly, obviously clear in his heart.

"Let's go, don't worry about them. You have to follow them back tomorrow. Speaking of your servants in the Jia family, they are really famous in the capital." After glancing at Uncle Sun who was arranging the carriages and horses, Zhou Yang took Li Wan in his arms and entered. Second door, "There seems to be a saying, 'Even cats and dogs who are around our ancestors should be respected', right? I also heard that there are two more grandfathers named Lai in your house, and even the official of Jia's house Zhi great-great-grandson will call 'Grandpa Lai'?"

"Suyun, go get ready!" Li Wan gave him a helpless look, turned around and sent the maid away. Seeing that Qingwen also returned to the inner courtyard room with interest, she said with an obviously dissatisfied tone. , "Our ancestors have always been sympathetic to the poor and weak, and took great care of the elderly in the family. The old man in the Lai family, Aunt Lai, was originally the dowry of our ancestors, and was later released.

In such a large family, there must always be a few useful people on hand. This is the case for Uncle Sun and Sun Xing's family. The same is true for Zhou Rui's family next to my wife. Naturally, the Lai family is next to the ancestors, and the current second housekeeper Lin Zhixiao , when the old man was still there, Old Butler Lin was the baby brother of the old man's nurse's family.

Even when I was housekeeper, these old people had to respect them. Although they didn't dare to make trouble openly, they could still make it difficult for me to move even if they played some tricks in private. Okay, it might as well be at the wife's place. It's still difficult to get through. At most, it's just a matter of holding it high and letting it go, and everything will remain the same. "

"Forget it, I'm not the Jia family anyway, so you don't have to worry too much. I can't ignore it now. If you need it in the future, I will arrange for them." Zhou Yang is not very interested in this. He is just a slave. He can't help it. He said that if he had the means in the future, it would not matter if he killed them all. "You have to go home tomorrow, why not today?"

"Grandma, warm your feet first. I'm really tired after a busy day." Just as she was talking, Su Yun's voice came from the door, and she saw her coming in with a basin, with a smile on her face, "Fortunately, I When I left, I left a hand to put a small fire on the stove in the small kitchen. The water is still boiling, so it will be just right to mix it with some cold water."

"Okay, leave it to me." Zhou Yang took the basin and put it away. He pushed Suyun out and closed the door without paying attention to the smiling complaints. "Okay, my grandma." , you have worked hard today, let me serve you and have a rest."

After saying that, he gently pushed her down on the edge of the bed with Li Wan's puzzled expression, disarmed her with three movements, ignored her blush, and helped her put on her nightgown and small clothes. , then he put the two golden lotuses into the water basin, and after thinking about it, he just went to sleep, and put his two big feet into the water basin.

"What are you doing!" Li Wan was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say. "I'll ask Suyun to prepare another basin of water."

"Why waste such a big basin!!" After some rubbing with a smile, Zhou Yangyuan was ready to cultivate some feelings, but he couldn't help it anymore and didn't even bother to wipe it clean. "Suyun, prepare another basin of hot water." Water, just come in when the time comes!"

"My slave knows!" Su Yun's shy voice came from outside the door, which reflected the shame and annoyance of Li Wan in his arms, causing Zhou Yang to have double images in his eyes for a moment, making it difficult to tell which one was which.
(End of this chapter)