Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 395 5.77 Xue Baoqin: Brother Zhou is so scheming
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5.77 Xue Baoqin: Brother Zhou is kind
Just after Si time the next morning, at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain.

Three carriages that didn't seem to stand out much were parked in an open area, surrounded by more than 20 people, who were obviously the bodyguards following them. The carriages happened to encircle a large semi-enclosed area, and Zhou Yang led Zhao The sisters were talking and laughing while looking in the direction of the road, obviously waiting for someone.

"Brother Zhou, are you sure Sister Lin can come?" The curtains of a carriage were gently opened, and Yingchun asked worriedly, "You have heard of Uncle Lin's bad temper. I had a dispute with the government two days ago because of Baoyu's incident. The situation is very tense, even the ancestors are dissatisfied, and the wife is still angry. Only the master understands that he actually wants to invite her out today, isn't it a little bit?"

"My second sister, why don't you look at who invited me?" Xue Baoqin interrupted her impatiently, "Sister Xing went there in person. Although her identity is a bit limited, it is enough to name the person behind it; Lin How long has my sister lived at home, but don't say that Mr. Lin doesn't know, why worry about such troubles?"

"Okay, Girl Qin is actually right. I believe Master Lin will agree." Zhou Yang said with a smile, "Xiuyan usually has a good relationship with Sister Lin. When they are together, they either join poems or play antiphons. Others may not be able to keep up. Although it is indeed inferior in terms of status, it is not so difficult to accept in terms of relationship."

"Brother Zhou, look over there!" Just as he was talking, Zhao Yanling suddenly interrupted a few people and pointed in the direction of the intersection and said, "The one in front was used by Sister Xing when she left. There is another carriage behind, which should not be the one from Lin Mansion. Are you giving presents?"

"Master Lin is really relieved. Apart from the escort who followed Sister Xiuyan when he went out, there was no one else in front or behind the carriage. There was only one carriage sent, and it was probably Sister Lin and that girl Xue Yan inside." Zhao Qiying finished with a smile. He looked at Zhou Yang and teased, "It seems like someone's plan is about to succeed."

"Naughty." Zhou Yang pointed to the carriage, motioned for them to get on, and then took the initiative to greet them, "Xiuyan, is everything going well?"

"Brother Zhou, don't worry. Master Lin is very talkative. When I arrived at the Lin Mansion, I was led directly to Sister Lin's yard. After explaining the situation, Sister Lin personally went to tell Master Lin about today's invitation." Xing Xiuyan explained softly, obviously She wanted to explain that she hadn't seen her husband, "Then, in less than half a stick of incense, Sister Lin called me to pack up my things."

"That's good. After a while, I will share a car with Sister Lin. If you have a free car, you can take it home. There are too many cars and it is not easy to protect well." Zhou Yang nodded with a smile, and changed for her when the carriage stopped. When I got to Lin Daiyu's car, I didn't forget to say hello, "Sister Lin, I promised to take you to see the red leaves. How are you today?"

"Hehe, thank you, General Zhou!" Lin Daiyu just blushed and rolled her eyes at him, obviously too lazy to speak, but Xue Yan, the girl next to her, did not forget to say hello.

"Let's go!" Zhou Yang didn't say much, and waved his hand to signal to start.

Although Xiangshan is still red at this time, it has actually entered the late stage of red leaf viewing. Not to mention that the trees are already a little sparse, and even if someone is cleaning the ground, there are still many trampled branches and leaves; on the contrary, it was a few days ago. A small amount of snow remained, which melted a little due to the high ground temperature, and then froze again at night. Under the warm sunshine in the morning, it added a bit of crystal beauty.

"Sir, there is no mountain road ahead, only stone steps are left, and there is nothing we can do." This time, before the carriage had gone far, the guard general flag led the team to Zhou Yang's horse to report, "If necessary, If so, do you want the brothers to spread out so as not to disturb the ladies?"

"If you can't speak, don't speak." Zhou Yang waved his riding whip and gave it a symbolic slap on the back of the general flag. Of course he knew that Xiangshan in this era was different from modern times. There were not so many winding mountain roads. "Go to the front and open the road. Just follow your arrangements - ladies and gentlemen, I'm afraid you have to go a long way."

"Giggle, geek, I thought it was so hard to go out, but I still have to hold it in the car very uncomfortable. Now it's good, the mountain road is gone, now I can take a good look!" Needless to say, it was Xue Baoqin who was so happy, The other girls had to help the female guard who was driving to walk carefully, but she was better, jumping up and down more joyfully than anyone else.

"Thank you, Brother Zhou." Lin Daiyu carefully walked up the stone steps with someone's personal support. No matter how quiet she was along the way, she still couldn't see enough. She turned around and said, "The beautiful scenery of Fragrant Mountain is indeed as rumored. You can’t get enough of it, maybe as Xiao Du (Du Mu) said in his poem, the red leaves are so beautiful that people don’t want to move on.”

"Um, that's the sentence 'Stop and sit in the maple forest at night, the frost leaves are as red as the flowers in February', right?" Zhou Yang thought for a while and actually connected to the poem, "I think that instead of thinking about these ancient poems, it's better to Why don't you try it for yourselves and see if you can write some famous sentences about the process through the ages."

"It's rare to have a poem that I can pick up, at least this time it didn't come in vain." Xing Xiuyan didn't mention the laughter of other girls. There are even more people who are not famous, we just close the door in the boudoir and enjoy ourselves, who has the guts to compare with the sages?"

"What is the name of this poem? Well, there have been talented people from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years. Why belittle oneself and brag that the ancients cannot surpass it?" Even if Zhou Yang couldn't follow the path of these female literary youths, he would still be the same. I couldn't help but retort, "If you always think that you are not good enough and engage in 'favoring the past over the present', how can the country and the nation progress?"

"Huh?" Unexpectedly, all the girls' eyes lit up, and Xue Baoqin, the most impatient one, immediately said, "What a great poem. Did Brother Zhou write this?"

"I didn't expect you to have such ability?" Zhao Qiying said in disbelief. "Brother Zhou, my little sister has always claimed to be knowledgeable and knowledgeable. I have never heard of these two sentences." Lin Daiyu couldn't help but said, "It just sounds like something is missing. Are there other sentences?"

"Eh, it's not mine." After all, Zhou Yang still didn't have the shamelessness to be a copycat, so he hurriedly clarified the relationship. This seven-character quatrain was a rare masterpiece of poetry in the Qing Dynasty, and he happened to remember it all, "The other two lines are Li Du's poems have been passed down by thousands of mouths, but they are no longer new to me. I overheard others saying them."

"Li and Du's poems have been passed down by mouth thousands of times, but they are no longer new; talented people have emerged from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years." Yingchun murmured again, her eyes getting brighter, "What a powerful poem, come to think of it The author is also a proud and arrogant person. It is a pity that we cannot see his other works."

Next, the three literary young girls happily discussed the poem. Qingwen, who had not even memorized the Three-Character Sutra, followed them. Zhou Yang and the Zhao sisters were left looking at each other speechlessly, while Zhao Yanling simply looked fiercely at them. He glared at someone, obviously blaming him for spoiling his interest in the tour. Fortunately, the discussion of a poem could not last too long, and it was impossible for everyone to stop.

In the end, a group of Zhou's family members slowly climbed to the top of the mountain, and after a visit, they each gave their testimonials, which gave Zhou Yang an illusion of "feeling after watching"; after climbing the mountain, he stopped by the Xiangshan Temple. Xiang Xiang made a wish, and on the other hand, I went to the Su Zhai in the temple to solve my stomach problem, and then wandered around in the afternoon, so I had a good time.

That night, in the Zhou Family Courtyard, the nights were seriously long and the days were short in October. By the time everyone returned from Xiangshan, the sky had basically darkened.

"Brother Zhou, I have to ask you to take care of me again." The motorcade went directly into the front yard, and the girls got off together. This was something Zhou Yang didn't expect. Originally, he thought he was going to send Lin Daiyu back to Lin Mansion, but the girl chose to stay directly. After getting off, "It's a pity that the second sister mentioned that starting tomorrow, the eldest brother will be busy with military affairs again."

"Men, how can you support your family if you don't work hard to earn money?" Zhou Yang joked, but saw that Sister Lin didn't refute, just blushed and gave her a roll of the eyes, "As for any troubles, don't even mention it, then You and Girl Qin live together in the side yard, is it possible that she will kick you out?"

"Hee hee, little sister thought that it would be difficult to see Sister Lin again after she left. I must make trouble with her this time." Before the two of them finished speaking, Xue Baoqin came up and pulled Lin Daiyu away, but did not forget to give someone With a look, "Brother Zhou, remember to help deliver those things you got in the mountains and temples during the day."

Zhou Yang glared at her, then changed his expression to a grimace. He also smiled and said nothing more. He called the maids to help the girls clean up. He was tired during the day and had no interest in playing at night. Everyone was doing it casually. They put something to pad their stomachs, and then they took a shower and went to bed. He himself picked up a large bag of various small things and walked to the Xue family's garden wing.

"Thank you, Brother Zhou. I'd like to trouble you to bring it here." The five wing rooms happen to be the living room in the middle, and Xue Baoqin and Lin Daiyu live in a suite on each side. Sister Lin is obviously tired at this time, and she even eats sweet pastries. Although he was in a very good mood, he still managed to muster up the energy to thank someone, "These little things can just be given to the sisters of the Jia family."

"You really have a lot on your mind." Zhou Yang joked. He didn't expect that temples in these days would have the term "souvenirs". These monks were obviously very smart, and they couldn't find maple pendants or red leaf specimens. , maple Buddhist beads, mountain stone ornaments, etc. Don’t have too many, and all of them are said to have been consecrated. They don’t say the price, they just say “it’s up to you.” The question is, what the hell is the “merit box” next to you?

"Brother Zhou, have you forgotten? Yesterday, when the third sister, the fourth sister, and the younger sister Yun were leaving, they all wished they could stay. They also complained repeatedly that they didn't like the scenery." Lin Daiyu said, holding back a smile, "Little Next time I visit the house, if I don't have any explanation, I'm afraid they will beat me up."

"Then they can beat it!" As she was speaking, Xue Baoqin came out of the room and clenched her fists confidently, "Of course all these good things are mine, and don't even try to take any of them; Buy some small things from the market, I think it will be enough to satisfy them!"

"You, you can't be more generous." Zhou Yang rubbed Xue Baoqin's head, and pushed him back into the room again, "Although it's not late, you should go wash up and sleep by yourself. Are you not tired after running for a day?"

"Hehe, I'm not tired!" Seeing that he had already entered the inner room, Xue Baoqin turned to someone and hooked his cheek, making a shy face and whispered in a low voice, "Brother Zhou is so scheming, and the younger sister wants to stop him. No matter what, if you don’t leave some benefits, if I don’t go back and continue to make trouble with Sister Lin, you will have no choice but to go back and sleep alone, even if you have all kinds of ideas!"

"Damn girl, what are you talking about, go to sleep!" Zhou Yang directly picked her up and put her on the big bed, and pulled the quilt cover by the way, "Such a little carrot, I think a lot all day long; you Don’t you like the sea scenery? How about I ask someone to make a pure copper-plated sailboat model for you? Is it generous enough?”

"Hmph!" Xue Baoqin smoothly pulled the quilt to cover his head, but waved his little hand vigorously to signal someone to get out.

"Naughty!" Zhou Yang tapped her head lightly and left the room with a smile.

"Brother Zhou, Qin'er is not a child!" But she didn't notice that Xue Baoqin had already lifted the quilt just as he brought him to the door, but she just looked at the door with resentful eyes.

(End of this chapter)