Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 43 2.20 The girl in front of me is completely named Zhou

Volume Two

2.20 The girl in front of me is completely named Zhou

"Brother, where do you want to play?" Seeing that the carriage had completely entered the garden, Xue Baochai ignored her restraint and directly opened the curtains of the car and said to Xue Pan, "After all, there is a little girl following you to visit the garden today. You If you run away and everyone else is a servant, then don’t you have to trouble Brother Zhou for everything? Besides, my father has warned you about your friends more than once."

"Oh, why are you so verbose, sister?" Xue Pan waved his hand impatiently, "This garden has been cleared out a long time ago, what's the problem? Besides, Brother Zhou is not an outsider, what should he do? That's fine, not to mention that this human relationship depends on communication, if you don't say hello when you see it today, will you still play next time?

It’s not like you didn’t know Mr. Zhen just now. Normally everyone is on the same page. Since he knows the news about my coming here, how come those people don’t know about it?If he said it but I didn't go there, how could he talk to him in the future?Besides, I just went over to say hello and I'll be back in a while, so there's nothing to worry about! "

"Brother!" Xue Baochai was so anxious that she almost cried. She was just worried about being alone with Zhou Yang. She originally thought it was okay for her brother to follow her, but now it's fine. A slave who specializes in selling her own girls, and an unreliable brother, this is her first time. I feel that "my family" is so unreliable, "How could you"

"Okay, sister, feel free to play!" Seeing his sister's attitude, Xue Pan, who had never won a quarrel since he was a child, wisely chose to retreat, "I'll go over and say hello, soon. Just come back, thank you Brother Zhou for taking care of me!"

Let alone Xue Baochai's master and servant, no one from the Xue family would believe this. As long as Xue Pan enters the wine shop, the ending can basically be said to be "until you get drunk, you will not return". The reason why I didn't say everything , it is necessary to exclude the presence of Xue Tu. Today, I estimate that when we meet again, he should be sent home drunk.

"Brother Wenlong, don't worry!" Zhou Yang was so happy that he almost couldn't control his emotions. He only had time to raise his hands to Xue Pan's back and couldn't help but smile. He also didn't forget to "clear" the surrounding area again, "How many of you? Why don’t you hurry up and take care of me? Brother Wenlong won’t even be able to take care of you when the time comes. Let’s see if he doesn’t break your legs when he comes back—Li Hu, you’ll take care of me too!”

"Yes, don't worry, young master!" Li Hu responded angrily, carrying a six-foot steel mace and a leather bag.

"In that case, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zhou!" Originally, there were more than ten slaves in the team, and several maids and slaves were sitting in another car. The six people outside were horse servants. At this time, the leader remembered Xue Pan's tyranny in daily life. , even shuddered directly, and after he casually handed over his hands to Zhou Yang to thank Zhou Yang for the reminder, he led the people to chase Xue Pan's back without hesitation.

Zhou Yang did the same thing again here, easily sending another maid's carriage to follow, and specially arranged for Li Xiong to go over to help "guard and cover". As for the carriage of Xue Baochai's master and servant, he even sent the driver away, and he directly Concurrently, he tied his fast horse to the back of the car and followed, and in the blink of an eye the others were left behind.

In the carriage, Xue Baochai stared at her maid almost with murderous eyes, but found that Ying'er was frightened. She just wanted to create some opportunities for her girl and Mr. Zhou to meet and communicate, but she didn't send them directly. Of the two masters and servants, only Mr. Zhou is left to drive the carriage. This is too much.
"Sister Xue, Miss Ying'er, there are no outsiders here, and the scenery is beautiful. Why don't you come out for a stroll!" The master and servant were just thinking about something, when they heard Zhou Yang's greeting from outside the car, and they all looked at each other. After one glance, they were all a little at a loss.

"Thank you, Brother Zhou. It's just that it's a bit hot outside. I just want to take a look in the car. Please take me around with you, Brother Zhou." In the end, Xue Baochai was calmer and declined the "invitation" politely. It's a pity that she underestimated someone's mind.

"Okay, my sister Xue has arrived at the Royal Garden. You really don't want to get out of the car? That's a shame." Zhou Yang thought about it outside, then simply opened the car door and invited him in person with a smile. Fortunately He knew Xue Baochai's temper and did not dare to go any further. Otherwise, unless he ate up the master and servant on the spot, he would never see them again when he returned to Xue's house, and he would definitely be driven away before long.

"Brother Zhou, respect yourself!" Even if he was like this, Xue Baochai was almost angry with him, "You have also read the books of sages. This garden is so empty and there are only one man and one woman. How can you not avoid suspicion? Zhou?" Brother, you need to know that people’s words are scary!”

"Sister Xue, what do you think of the scenery in the garden?" Zhou Yang knew that Xue Baochai must not force it, so he changed his method and direction, "How about the garden in the house?"

"Royal gardens are beyond common sense." Even counting what he saw just now from the car window, Xue Baochai had to honestly admit that the situation here was not comparable to that of ordinary gardens. "So, sister, do you think such a scenery can be seen again in the future after today's opportunity?" Zhou Yang continued to ask with a smile on his face.

"This -" Xue Baochai was silent for a moment. She knew very well how difficult it was for women to travel in this era. She was able to come here because of her brother's unreliability. If she wanted to come here in the future, I'm afraid the first person she would have trouble with would be her parents. Guan, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to see each other again."

"I have always admired Sister Xue's temperament." Zhou Yang smiled and cupped his hands, and continued to add, "It's just that my sister has ever thought that if she thinks about today's opportunity in the future, she will regret that she was timid and failed to take advantage of this opportunity. Enjoy all the beautiful scenery?”

"Little sister's temperament?" Unexpectedly, Xue Baochai's focus was obviously different. After hearing his words, she turned her head to look at her maidservant with shame on her face. of cleverness.

"Ahem, sister is overthinking, I'm just talking about the beautiful scenery in this garden." Zhou Yang quickly brought the topic back. Ying'er has been a great help to him these days, so he must take good care of her.

"Royal Garden." Xue Baochai raised his eyes and glanced around through the small gap in the car door. His expression became calmer and calmer, and the hesitant color in his beautiful eyes gradually disappeared, "In this case, I'll bother you. Brother Zhou!"

In fact, what Zhou Yang repeatedly said just now was "beautiful scenery", but wasn't it intentional?Anyone who has a little understanding of "Red Mansion" knows that Xue Baochai has a gentle temperament and a good character. She is a model classical lady. honest"?
In the original work, when Lin Daiyu uttered the verses of "The Romance of the West Chamber" during the sisters' play, Xue Baochai immediately confirmed and discovered that the only explanation was that she had also read it and was very familiar with it. In addition, she admitted that "we "You also watch them secretly behind their backs." This was not "ladylike" at all in ancient times.

Although she is not an "iceberg beauty", she has put a layer of ice armor on her heart. But just like the saying "Pink hair is black when cut", what is covered under the iceberg is often volcanic flames, such as In the current situation, when Zhou Yang used the beautiful scenery as a metaphor and used special circumstances and semi-forced persuasion, a gap in the ice armor was finally broken.

"Girl, be careful!" Now that he had confirmed to get out of the car, Zhou Yang picked up the pedal from the driver's seat and placed it by the door. Ying'er immediately jumped out skillfully, and then turned around to greet Xue Baochai.

"Ying'er, please rest this time." Zhou Yang greeted Ying'er with a smile, and faced the maid's disbelief in her eyes. He gently stretched out his right hand, "Sister Bao, how about you let me serve you?" ?”

"Ying'er!" As soon as she heard the name "Sister Bao", Xue Baochai knew that she had been betrayed by the maid again, but she just glared at her and didn't get angry again. Instead, she looked at Zhou Yang's smile, and then looked in front of her. The big hand stretched out had a hesitant look on his face. After a while, he slowly stretched out his slender hand as if he had sacrificed his life heroically.

"Sister, be careful!" Zhou Yang smiled softly, grabbed the catkins tightly, deliberately not looking at the girl's rosy cheeks, and slowly led her out of the carriage, "The beautiful scenery is charming, but there are also ditches and dirt, so why not let it go?" How about I block it for you?"

"It's a pity that although this beautiful scenery is beautiful, it cannot last forever. With the fresh green in early spring and the enchanting midsummer, the vastness of late autumn and the cold winter are inevitable." After a few gentle twitches, Xue Baochai could not withdraw his hand, so Xue Baochai had no choice but to let Zhou Yang do it. Holding it, "I just don't know which kind of scenery Brother Zhou is referring to?"

"Sister, just enjoy the beautiful scenery. Even if it's late autumn and winter, and there is a golden house blocking it, you don't have to worry about it." Zhou Yang smiled confidently, and simply started walking in the courtyard with his sister, "Don't worry about the cold wind, that's not it. Something the inner court needs to face.”

"With such a beautiful scenery, my little sister is greedy for once and troubles Brother Zhou!" She's just being lazy, but she still can't keep her mouth shut. She should really be dragged out and beaten!"

"How can one moment be enough? My sister wants to see it, it doesn't matter how long it takes!" Zhou Yang couldn't help laughing, first gave a comforting look to the frightened Ying'er, and then looked down at Xue Baochai, who was too shy to lift his head. He knew that he had succeeded. Well, as long as she doesn't commit suicide in the future, the girl in front of her will definitely have the surname Zhou!

(End of this chapter)