Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 253 4.49 I’m totally embarrassed to see anyone.
Volume Four

4.49 I am completely ashamed to see people
Dongfang Bing rested at Xue's house for a total of one day. The next morning, he just said hello to Zhou Yang and set off on horseback. He didn't delay any more. In addition to accompanying his sister, he just packed up and prepared to set off. Although he was traveling from the capital Most of the people brought to the ceremony have not been touched, but there are also a lot of things that need to be packed here in Jinling.

Notified Xue Xun in advance and asked him to arrange for four cargo ships that had already been on standby off the coast of Songjiang to set off for Daye; Part of the weapons and equipment, including 150 matchlock guns and an equal number of fine steel Yan Ling knives, were separately shipped and transferred to the people left by Dongfang Bing for transportation.

The material handover is good, and the personnel are also indispensable. The three sisters who set off with the ship, that is, the Zhao family sisters and Qingwen, Xue Baochai, Yinger, master and servant need comfort and farewell, Wang Shuying needs to be comforted and fed, and the second wife of the Xue family needs to be comforted anyway. After a meal and farewell, a whole set of procedures has been completed, and the time is almost up—on the sixth day of September, let’s go!

"You cruel person, you always make people feel so shameless, and I don't know if I owe you something in my previous life." On the same cruise ship, the same room, the same window, the same couple, Wang Shuying weakly held on to the window lattice , looking towards the busy dock with somewhat blurred eyes.

"Okay, I don't know how long I'm leaving, I'll feed you anyway, right?" After so many years of "exercise", Zhou Yang has already cultivated a strong face, and he has already done a little bit of complaining. He didn't even blush, "Don't think too much, anyway, Sister Bao still has some days to go before she can be a filial piety, and I will pick her up when the time comes"

"You, just spare us miserable people!" Wang Shuying was helpless but had no strength, let Ailang stand up, and sat down on the edge of the bed tremblingly, "I was made like this by you, Why do you have the face to ask for anything? I just hope you keep your word and don’t let down my little bit and Bao Yatou’s thoughts.”

"How about we set a date." Zhou Yang pondered for a while, but decided to let his lover be completely stable, "Xue Gong passed away on September 48, 27th year of Longwu Period. As a rule, Sister Bao should observe filial piety for three years. In fact, there is no such thing among the people. It's so strict. Once you enter Longwu for 50 years, Sister Bao will be eighteen years old. I'll let you arrange your life here and pick her up at any time, okay?"

"Yes!" Wang Shuying nodded happily. Now that she has been "trained" repeatedly by someone, she will not be so embarrassed when mentioning her daughter, but she has not forgotten another thing, "I believe you will not lose the treasure." Girl, don’t forget Pan’er.”

"Okay, I won't forget it." Zhou Yang shook his head speechlessly. He was so damn bad. Sometimes he really had the idea of ​​​​arranging Xue Pan directly, but there was no evidence for this kind of thing. Everyone would be suspicious if something happened. It was him who did it. Even if he was killed by others, it would not be enough to prove his innocence. It would also directly lead to the extinction of the Xue family and the division of the property by other branches. The price was too high, so he stopped thinking, "I have paid the price, in exchange for Dongfang and His Highness Yongchang are here to help.

Now that Dongfang has just left, the specific news will have to wait for a while. By then, Brother Wenlong will have the title of Trial Hundred Households. After I take him to Daye, I will give him the title of General Banner. In this way, when I have made contributions or made progress, I can take the opportunity to bring him up. There will definitely be no real power or anything, but a name is still indispensable.

In a few years, if I fail to go up, then forget about everything; if I go up, he can use his title to find a marriage with a declining family, completely rid the Xue family of being a merchant, and use his You also know that you can't count on your ability, but the next generation of the Xue family can still do it."

"Ziyang!" Wang Shuying threw herself into her arms desperately, "Good man, thank you for working so hard to plan for him. The Xue family has nothing left, and there is still a lot of money. The harvest of the semicolon in the capital, if you Take it if you need it, but if Pan'er can have an official status of five or six ranks, I can be considered worthy of the dead master."

"Let me make it clear first that when he follows me to Daye, he will inevitably have to train in the camp. I will not care about his identity at that time. He will start from scratch like those big-headed soldiers. If he dares to be dishonest, the military stick will not distinguish between friendships. " Zhou Yang said angrily. After arriving at the place, he was not ready to let Xue Pan go out again. "Besides, I'm afraid you don't have to hope to be worthy of me."

"You are not allowed to say that!" Wang Shuying almost yelled and interrupted him. Her already rosy face suddenly turned red, and her jewel-like skin color extended directly to her neck. "You are really a devil. When I meet you in this life, I am You are completely shameless and I will beat you to death for being such a cruel and short-lived person!"

"Don't get angry in a hurry!" Zhou Yang stopped her with a bad smile and pressed her shoulder. "I worked so hard to help, so I can't work in vain, right? Madam, you don't want Brother Wen Long to arrive at the military camp and spend the whole day Was he beaten with a military stick?"

"Hmph!" Wang Shuying raised her head and gave him a roll of her eyes, but she still obeyed.

More than half an hour later, the three-masted cruise ship put away its anchor and slowly sailed out of the pier. Wang Shuying stood in the drawn curtain and watched the shadow of the sail slowly move away until it was mixed with the many ships at Jinling Pier, making it difficult to distinguish them. She sighed softly, turned around and walked towards her own carriage that had been waiting for a long time.

"Bao girl——" But he didn't want to wait for her to enter the carriage. She saw her daughter Xue Baochai sitting in front with a complicated expression. She looked at her with a pair of beautiful eyes with an even more complicated look. "The weather is so hot. I'm not asking you to go back first. No need." Again"

"My daughter asked Ying'er to take my car and go back first. Anyway, there is an ice basin in the carriage, so it's not unbearable." Xue Baochai's tone clearly revealed depression and alienation, "I wanted to wait for you to come with me, but I happened to have something to do. I wanted to say it, but I didn’t expect that it was at this time that Brother Zhou also waited until this time to leave. Logically speaking, since he was on the boat, he should have set off long ago.” “Bao girl, I” No matter how stupid Wang Shuying is, , also saw that the daughter in front of him had vaguely guessed something, and suddenly became at a loss, "It's just that the business outside was a little troublesome, so I talked more with Ziyang."

"Mother, it's actually not far away for Brother Zhou to take up his post in Daye, and in the future it will be necessary to contact here." Xue Baochai said quietly, "Since my daughter heard the news that he was appointed an official, she has checked a lot of news over there. In addition to food, there are probably many things that need help here, and Xue Zihao is naturally indispensable for these.

Now, after all, Brother Zhou is a fifth-rank official, and his daughter actually has a lot of worries. What's more, she has heard that this foreign official is not as good as a Beijing official, and often even has to pay a lot of money. Although Brother Zhou's If you can, it shouldn't be like this, but with help from home, you can save a lot of trouble. "

"Bao girl, what's wrong with you?" Wang Shuying was obviously frightened.

"Now the eldest brother has also come over. I heard from eldest brother Zhou that I want to arrange a future for him." Xue Baochai obviously didn't listen to her words. "This is related to the future of the Xue family. There will definitely be trouble. Fortunately, it is only from the sixth grade. The title, money, and favors don't require much, but thanks to Brother Zhou's care.

At this point, if we look at it dryly, it will appear that we are ignorant. If necessary, mother might as well work harder, whether it is to see eldest brother or to give something to eldest brother Zhou, in short, we must not let people think that Xue There is no etiquette at home; there are also business matters, which are always difficult to explain through letters, and it is easier to discuss them in person. "

"Bao girl, don't scare me!" Wang Shuying couldn't help crying, "Besides, I am the same with Ziyang."

"Don't!" Xue Baochai suddenly raised her head and interrupted her abruptly, "My daughter doesn't know anything, and she doesn't want to know anything. My daughter only remembers that she is a girl from the Xue family and the unmarried wife of Brother Zhou. Mother is for the Xue family. I have just been busy with the business outside, and my eldest brother will have a good future. I have forgotten about other things!"

"Baby girl, I'm sorry for you!" Wang Shuying hugged her daughter tightly and let her lie on her chest, but she only felt the slightest bit of coolness. It was only in early September that she could not feel the slightest heat.
At the same time, a three-masted cruise ship.

"Brother Zhou" is different from Zhao Yanling, who has little experience in the world, and Qingwen, who doesn't think much all day long. Zhao Qiying has helped manage the escort agency for many years and is very sensitive to all kinds of things. "You are like this, let Xue How should my sister face it?"

"Qiying, things are not as simple as you think." Zhou Yang smiled bitterly and roughly recounted his experience with Wang Shuying. Finally, he added, "The importance of the Xue family to me cannot be overstated no matter how much I do." Too bad, now I can manage the business of Xue Zihao Beidi, nominally on her behalf.

Our relationship is actually a matter of mutual benefit if we work together, and harm if we divide it. She and I are not just for simple sexual desire. You should understand that in many cases, there is not so much right and wrong in this world. We did have the intention of using each other at the beginning, but how can we easily distinguish them now? "

"Qiying won't say much about what elder brother should do. There are many things in the world that are more unbelievable than this." Zhao Qiying said with a complicated expression, "As long as you don't regret it, it's inconvenient for outsiders to ask; what's more, Dongfang Where my sister is with His Highness Yongchang, I’m afraid it’s not something that can be explained clearly in just a few words, but "

"Qiying, what's wrong?" Zhou Yang asked strangely.

"You may not have paid attention before leaving the dock." Zhao Qiying thought for a moment and changed to a more euphemistic way of saying, "After sending us off to the ship just now, Mrs. Xue stayed on the ship. Sister Xue's family and Miss Ying'er were supposed to They left by carriage, but the only one who really left was Yinger, who was in sister Xue's carriage, and sister Xue herself got into Mrs. Xue's carriage."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)