Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 36 2.13 Tonight’s evening breeze seems a bit too noisy

Volume Two

2.13 The evening breeze seems a bit too noisy tonight

"This - the argument only needs to be decided by the master, concubine." Mrs. Xue obviously did not follow Xue Tu's train of thought and hesitated for a moment, "I just feel that after all, little brother Zhou is only a scholar, or a martial scholar. Although the master has always said that he will definitely win the exam, after all, he hasn’t yet.”

"That's all, I just said it casually, it doesn't have to be him." Seeing what the lady meant, Xue Tu smiled and waved his hand, "It's really time to bring up Baochai's marriage, but in this land of Jinling, I I really haven’t found a suitable young man.”

"My master came to Beijing this time, I think I also met the three families in Beijing?" Mrs. Xue brought the topic to the capital, obviously with other meanings, "This time I sent the money there, have you ever met everyone in Jia's house? According to my concubine's You know, there are still a few young men of about the same age in the Jia family."

"Forget it!" Xue Tu waved his hands with a complicated expression, obviously he didn't like it, "The Jia family at the beginning was a dual-kingdom family, recognized as the first in the world of martial arts, even the four kings with different surnames could only Standing back, I thought about the time when I first met the two old princes Ning Rong and how elegant they were. I never imagined that in less than 20 years, future generations would be like this."

"Why, the master saw them this time, could it be possible that they have already passed away?" Mrs. Xue obviously didn't understand. "How did I hear that Uncle Jing of the Ning Mansion is the military commander of the Beijing camp, and he is also one of the highest-ranking people in terms of military honors. , I think with his ability, it shouldn’t be difficult to educate the children in the family, right?”

"Brother Jing is indeed a good person. This time we sent 50 taels at a time. This was to fulfill the responsibilities of the Xue family and ensure the way to the capital." Xue Tu sighed, "But I didn't expect that Brother Jing would be obsessed with it. He made elixirs and burned mercury, and he was obsessed with pursuing immortality. His family had more Taoist alchemists than his subordinates.

I even heard rumors in the Ningguo Mansion that he now has the idea of ​​​​going to the mountains to practice Taoism, and he doesn't care much about it. Is this what the patriarch of the Jia Mansion should do?What's more, I've also met Brother Zhen, who seems pretty good on the surface, but how can I not tell that he is dishonest? "

"I've heard of Brother Zhen too, haven't you always said that he is good?" Mrs. Xue said blankly, "Not to mention the position of the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp, it has been inherited from the Ning Kingdom since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. Even after I respect my uncle, how can I lose his things?"

"Brother Zhen, I'm afraid he won't be able to handle it." If it comes to control, I'm afraid Brother Zhen won't be someone we can rely on."

"After all, Brother Zhen is an adult and has been married for a long time. It is not convenient for us to ask more questions." Mrs. , I also met the Jia family, did you see any suitable young man?"

"No." Xue Tu shook his head very simply this time, "Brother Zhen's son Rong Geer in Ning Mansion is discussing marriage. I heard that he has already met. Besides, he and Bao Yatou are not in the same seniority; Rongguo Mansion The eldest brother Lian has already decided on your aunt and niece. After the second brother Zhu goes away, only Mr. Bao, who was born with a jade in his mouth, is left.

I've seen this one too. Even Brother Zheng shook his head. Normally, whenever he wanted to take care of something, Mrs. Rongguo would protect her. She's already eight years old, but she hasn't gone to school seriously for a few days. Don't forget this Rongguo. The worldly position is in the same lineage as the eldest brother, the second son of the second eldest son, why doesn't he want to make progress and let Bao Yatou suffer with him? "

"What do you mean by the master, is to settle on this little brother Zhou?" Mrs. Xue did not expect that the current Jia family has become so empty that her expression is clouded, "Let's not mention that he has returned from overseas and has no relatives. Help, a mere martial scholar with a reputation as a martial arts scholar, but with the full support of the master, he will only reach the top if he can survive to a thousand households. Isn’t it too unfair, little girl?"

"Don't worry, Bao Ya is still young anyway, so just reveal something in a subtle way." Xue Tu finally showed a smile, "I have seen along the way that little brother Zhou's ability will never stop at the mere martial arts scholar, as long as If he improves his riding and archery a few more points, it will not be difficult for him to win military awards, and it won't be too late to mention it when the time comes.

What's more, he has returned from overseas and has no relatives to help, which is not a bad thing for us. What he lacks is money, and we have what we have. The left and right are just some favors and support. The good karma will always open the door for Pan'er when it comes into use. "

"My master has thought well of this. He has neither family nor relatives. If it is decided, it will be convenient." Mrs. Already?"

"On the way back, I also used my family's methods to check carefully. I found that he is not an ordinary scholar." The matter was obviously not found out, "As long as he can win this year's martial arts competition, his future is completely limitless, and the mere payment of money is really nothing." "That's it!" Mrs. Xue's expression suddenly lit up, " In this case, it would be best if he can pass the exam. Even though no one in the family is in the military, the relatives can still talk; even if he can't, it doesn't matter. With the favor of the eldest prince and Princess Yongchang, maybe one day he will be needed to help pull strings. This is "

"Okay, I've been busy for so long, I can finally have a good rest." Xue Tu interrupted him with a wave of his hand, beckoned the servant girl to come over and wash up, and soon went to bed, leaving only Madam Xue looking at the bed with a resentful face. Sleeping husband.

"Madam." The maid called softly as she was about to leave after serving.

"There's no rush, you can go down and I'll go walk around the courtyard." Mrs. Xue sighed quietly and waved her hand to signal the maid to leave.

"Madam, I need a servant to greet someone."

"No need, I'm fine by myself." Mrs. Xue waved her hand impatiently and went out wearing a homely silk robe.

The temperature in mid-to-late March had already risen, but the night breeze was not strong. Mrs. Xue didn't go far before she felt much clearer. Seeing that there was no one in the courtyard, she sighed helplessly and prepared to go back to sleep.

"Hoo-ha-hey!" Just as she walked to the front door of the inner courtyard, there was a faint shout from the front, which made her stunned for a moment.

"This is the little brother Zhou, right? He didn't forget to practice martial arts at night. It seems that what the master said is good, he is indeed willing to make progress." Mrs. Xue pondered slightly, bowed her head and muttered to herself, and then looked at the silk on her body. Pao frowned and said, "Forget it, just go and take a look. It's not convenient to go in, so just stay at the door."

Because it was already past the hour of Xu, the servants in the courtyard, except for the guards from the outer courtyard, had already gone back to their homes, so she did not encounter any obstacles along the way.

In the guest room garden, Zhou Yang was doing squat exercises with a two-hundred-jin stone pile that Xue Tu had specially found. Because he was the only guest in the Xue family, there were no outsiders at night, and the few maids and servants he had arranged for had been sent away. In order to facilitate exercise, he wore very cool clothes, just a pair of large pants and cloth shoes.

He has muscles as strong as iron and a bronze skin formed by long-term exercise. The sweat constantly flowing down his back due to exercise is faintly reflective under the illumination of the wind lamp next to him. He has actually consumed too much now. In order to cheer himself up, Every time he squats down, he shouts.

"Master, the water has been drawn, do you want to wash up?" Li Xiong's dull voice came from the corner next to him, "Master, the training time today has been much longer than usual."

"Wait a minute!" Zhou Yang shouted, and after squatting up again, he threw the stone pier on the ground, "Phew - I just finished a large dose of exercise, I will resume my activities, and I will go back to take a shower and sleep in a while, you don't have to Wait, go back to sleep."

But neither of them noticed that they did not close the door when they entered the garden. At this time, Mrs. He turned his beautiful eyes to the "reflective" Zhou Yang and kept looking at it, but he felt that his body was getting weaker and weaker, and he could only subconsciously hold on to the door frame.

In just a moment, she felt as if her strength had been drained from her whole body and almost slipped to the ground. She had to stagger back to the inner courtyard holding on to the wall. However, the evening breeze tonight seemed a bit too noisy, so that her whole body It’s all a bit cool!

(End of this chapter)