Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 465 6.36 Xue Baoqin: Brother Zhou should also be more restrained

Volume VI

6.36 Xue Baoqin: Brother Zhou should also be more restrained

Early the next morning, the Zhou family was in the courtyard.

After a busy day in the military camp, someone was so tired that his back ached. He was sleeping soundly, but he felt his nose was sore. After holding it in for a long time, he couldn't bear it any longer. He opened his eyes with an "ahhh" and saw a naughty girl. He took the chicken feathers he picked from the duster and dangled them on her nose with a teasing smile on his face.

"Xue Baoqin!" Zhou Yang looked at the dim sky outside. He sat up angrily and pressed a certain princess on the quilt. He raised his hand and slapped her, "Didn't you say you would come here this morning? This When did you get up so early and weren't you afraid that others would think you were noisy? You've been on the road for so many days and you didn't get a good rest?"

"Rest?" Xue Baoqin broke free from someone's "suppression" and pointed to Xue Baochai and Princess Yongjing on the inside of the big bed with a mocking look on his face, "Is this the rest you are talking about? Why do you think it's too childish, little sister? Also, , Brother Zhou should be a martial arts practitioner, right? As the saying goes, training in winter is three days, and training in summer is three days, but it is already dawn outside! "

"Qin'er!" Xue Baochai's cheeks turned red after being "given an example". He glared at his cousin but was speechless.

"You guys, I have learned from someone." Xue Baoqin angrily picked up a piece of clothing from the ground and threw it to someone sitting there, then turned around and lit the candlestick and said, "Your Highness Yongjing, when the minister's first daughter When I met her at Wanfu Tower, I never thought that one day I would meet the princess like this."

Princess Yongjing was so ashamed that she didn't know what to say, so she simply pulled up the brocade quilt and wrapped herself up completely, and became an ostrich directly—after these days, now that the relationship has been confirmed, one man is affectionate, and the other concubine is interested, so she is greedy. Someone who eats it will not let go of the deliciousness in his mouth, he has already eaten it and wiped it off.

"Damn it, don't you have any shame at all!" No matter how dignified and polite Xue Baochai was, he lost all restraint at this time. He grabbed someone's pillow and threw it at Xue Baoqin, but he was surprised when he looked at it through the bright candlelight. Get up, "Qin'er, what are you wearing today?"

"What, doesn't it look good?" Xue Baoqin caught the pillow that was thrown at him with a smile, threw it back to someone, and then spun around a few times before doing a Western-style lady curtsy, "This is the original Brother Zhou mentioned it, it’s very comfortable to wear!”

But I saw her wearing a modern windbreaker style jacket with a light yellow base and purple lines. The hem only reached knee-length. It had a thick Sichuan brocade surface, exposed mink velvet lining at the cuffs, a snow-white mink fur collar, and pencil-tube trousers of the same color and style. Low-heeled, high-leg orange-red leather cotton boots, the upper end of the boot covers half of the calf, exposing the plush lining, and the lower end of the trouser leg is inserted into the leather boots.

In order to keep out the cold, she wore a black floral dome velvet hat on her head. She probably felt that this style was too old. A sapphire blue peacock feather was installed on the left side of the velvet hat, tilted to the right and stood on top of her head. She looked playful and cute. When she turned around just now, her big black braid hanging down to her waist was revealed. Compared with the shape of the felt hat, it was most likely that her hair was not tied up anymore, but simply tied up and hanging down her back.

"Brother Zhou, are you preparing for 'Hu Fu Fu Hu Li'?" Princess Yongjing, who had quietly appeared after Xue Baochai spoke, also watched Xue Baoqin's demonstration, and then looked at Zhou Yang very uneasily and said, " Although little sister has never seen red-haired people, she has heard about their clothes, and sister Qin’s appearance is very similar to them."

"Girl Qin?" Zhou Yang didn't expect this. Seeing that he couldn't sleep anymore, he simply looked for clothes and got up. However, the three of them made a lot of noise last night. Many clothes fell under the bed, and those who didn't fell were also mixed in. Together, he had to wear them while searching.

"Nowadays, there are many red-haired people on the island. After seeing how they were dressed many times, my little sister remembered the clothing styles that Brother Zhou had introduced. Out of curiosity, she made a few of them to try on. But I found that it is much more comfortable than our own clothes." Xue Baoqin held back her laughter and helped Zhou Yang find clothes, and then helped him put them on.

"So, you're dressed like this when you come back?" Zhou Yang asked puzzledly, "Is your second uncle not angry when you find out?"

"My father was really angry when he first saw my little sister dressed like this, but after he made a few sets of clothes based on Western styles and combined with our Chinese style, he tried them on for a while and ordered them to be sold on all the islands. ." Xue Baoqin didn't hide it, "Even the men's hair is cut short to shoulder length or even shorter like Westerners.

Two or three months have passed now, and the people on each island have all accepted it. The sea is humid and windy. If you still dress like Da Zhou, it is indeed inconvenient for daily life and work. Westerners get on the boat and float on the sea all year round. Sailors and captains save trouble when they can. Their clothes and clothes are all based on life at sea, which is more convenient than our own. "This-" Zhou Yang and the two girls who were still wrapped in quilts were dumbfounded.

"Princess, brother Zhou, don't worry, my little sister understands what you mean." Xue Baoqin looked at their looks and quickly continued to explain, "It's not like there are no well-educated people around my father. After the order to change clothes was given, they all opposed it. Later, I saw The people all accepted it happily, but many people couldn't understand it. Even the father didn't expect it to be so neat.

Finally, an old boatman suggested that the people actually don't care so much. On weekdays, it is definitely convenient if it can be convenient and save money if it can be saved. However, in order to maintain the Chinese tradition, the father divided the clothes into two types, one is for daily wear, and the other is for daily wear. One is called 'ceremony', the former is like that of a young girl, while the latter retains Chinese rules and must be worn during festivals, celebrations or formal and noble occasions. "

"That's okay!" Zhou Yang nodded, remembering the way of dressing in modern small life, that is, accepting modern dressing in daily life, but also retaining traditional kimono during celebrations. It can be regarded as taking care of both sides without delaying each other. "Don't forget to do it. We need good education and a good balance between the two sides, so that the people can accept new clothes, but we must not forget the Chinese bloodline, let alone divide ourselves and look down on each other."

"After discussion, the bachelors under my father also suggested the same thing." Xue Baoqin smiled and nodded. Then he found that someone did not go out to exercise as usual, so he asked strangely, "Brother Zhou, why don't you go to practice?" Do you practice martial arts?"

"Take good care of your body and prepare to have a few babies." Zhou Yang explained with a smile as he pulled up a chair and sat down, but Xue Baoqin's cheeks turned red without thinking of a word.

"Little sister knows that there are many sisters in the family now, so Brother Zhou should be more restrained." Sister Qin's expression was rare and serious. She turned to look at Princess Yongjing and Xue Baochai who still hadn't lifted the quilt and said, "The two sisters know that So, why are you still letting things go as you do today? If Brother Zhou really loses his money, what good will it do to you all?"

"Dead hoof, what nonsense are you talking about!" Princess Yongjing didn't dare to bear such a reputation no matter how much she had status, she quickly lifted the brocade quilt and sat up, and said with flushed cheeks, "What's wrong with Brother Zhou's body? It’s a loss, I didn’t have Sister Bao’s help a few days ago, I was almost bullied to death by him, it’s not that after the imperial doctor’s examination, he said that brother Zhou practiced too much martial arts, although his health is very good, it affects the reproduction of children.”

"Qin'er, you really misunderstood." Xue Baochai explained the situation of the past few days and the nourishing prescription again, and finally said with a blushing face, "Brother Zhou is not weak and needs to be recuperated, but he has been practicing martial arts too much." Well, if it continues like this, maybe it’s like Sister Qiying said that many martial arts masters are having a hard time with their children.”

"Is this happening?" Good news, but it’s a pity that there is no way to compare this kind of thing, otherwise I would be relieved.”

"What are you worried about? There must be no problem." Zhou Yang thought of the Queen Mother Li Hong who had already released the news about raising a baby, and then said nonchalantly, but as soon as the words were spoken, he realized something was wrong, because the eyes of the three girls suddenly became sharp.

"General Zhou, why do I feel that something is wrong?" Princess Yongjing did not care about her celestial state. She jumped off the edge of the bed and twisted someone's ear and sneered, "But I don't know which sister got Xin, so she didn't introduce it to her family. For a moment?"

"This." Zhou Yang had a weird expression, but he really didn't have the guts to say it out, "You guys are thinking too much, I'm just talking casually, several magistrates in the imperial hospital have diagnosed like this, there are no other problems, you just need to be patient Just wait, it won’t take a few years for you to dislike the noise at home.”

"Humph, I'm sorry you don't dare." Princess Yongjing glared at someone arrogantly, temporarily gave up her suspicion, and turned back to the big bed, "There are so many sisters at home, and the few of me outside are not the same. What can I say, if there is another 'Hidden Pearl' or something like that, I am not without a temper. When the time comes, I will say hello to His Majesty and the Queen's Wife, and send you to the palace to be the general manager!"

"Hehe, sister Xuan'er is amazing!" But she didn't want to wait for her to go back, and was hugged by Xue Baoqin. She looked at Xue Baochai who had almost finished dressing and tidying up. Her hands were not honest at all, "Just now Sister Bao also said that the younger sister is shameless, but she doesn’t know what the princess looks like, so what should she say?”

"Damn hoof!" Princess Yongjing's cheeks turned red with embarrassment, but she still whispered, "Why don't you clean it up for me?"

"Huh?" The other three people looked at each other. Xue Baochai held back her laughter and started looking for clothes to help Princess Yongjing tidy up. Guo Xuan, no matter how ashamed she was, still suppressed her shame and lowered her head, letting her attendant serve her. I’m too embarrassed to talk about it anymore.

Zhou Yang and Xue Baoqin both had strange expressions. Only then did they realize the problem. Her Highness the Princess was used to it and she didn't know how to dress herself!
(End of this chapter)