The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 39
On June [-]th, the day after Jia Min finished selling the wine, Aunt Xue brought Xue Pan, Xue Baochai, Xiangling, Yinger, etc. to Rongguo Mansion.

After meeting Jia's mother and going to his elder brother Prince Teng's house, Xue's family stayed in Rongguo Mansion.

Although the Xue family has also declined, the emaciated camels are bigger than horses. Although they live in the mansion, they have to bear all the expenses for food and clothing by themselves.In this way, not only can I feel calm in my heart, but also avoid gossip.

Aunt Xue went to Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang to make daily routines when she had nothing to do, and what she said was nothing more than some parents' short stories.Xue Baochai quickly integrated into the circle of Jia's girls.It's nothing more than talking about books and poetry.

Of course, her main goal is still Baoyu.

Xue Pan was originally a restless person, and he only ate wine, listened to operas, met prostitutes, and had sex every day... .Like-minded with Jia Lian and others, they soon became friends and became more and more bad.

Ordinarily, Jia Rong was indispensable for such an occasion.However, he was dispatched to Yeduju by Jia Mu and handed over to Jia Min for disposal.

Jia Min naturally understood that this was a gesture made by Jia's mother to ask Jia Amnesty to fulfill her promise because he had handed in 1 taels of silver and hadn't returned to the mansion for a while.It doesn't necessarily mean that he should really punish Jia Rong.

Jia Rong thinks so, and everyone else thinks so too.However, Jia Min didn't think so.

Jia Rong dared to take advantage of his absence to occupy the yard and property, which he could not tolerate.

Even if the old lady didn't hand Jia Rong over to him, he still wanted to find Jia Rong.What's more, it's delivered to your door now.

Jia Rong, Lai Sheng and other people who came to Ye Du Ju were 12 people in total.

There are two tasks for them, one is ideological remolding and the other is labor remolding.

Now, Jia Min is building a greenhouse to plant off-season vegetables and flowers.

The top of the greenhouse is glass, and the surrounding walls need to be built with bricks and stones, and then the sandwich part in the middle is filled with grass and soil to facilitate heat preservation.When it is cold in winter, the glass on the roof needs to be covered with straw curtains to keep it warm.

The task Jia Min gave them was to bring back pebbles from the river and to make straw curtains.Everyone has a quota, and they must complete their own, and no one else is allowed to do it for them.The purpose is to prevent those servants from doing things for Jia Rong and Lai Sheng.

After finishing work during the day, you need to reflect at night.

A dozen people sat cross-legged on the kang, with their hands on their knees.Every two quarters of an hour, you can switch legs.Don't talk, don't move.Whoever messed up would be punished by Nan'er, and the labor quota would be doubled the next day.

On the surface, this is just like sitting in meditation, it seems very easy.In fact, this is an out-and-out hard job.

The point is, don't move.Sitting in one posture all the time, every few minutes, becomes very uncomfortable.

It is said to be introspection, but it is actually corporal punishment.

Reflect on what?It is natural to reflect on one's own mistakes, which is thought remolding.

After introspection, write a self-criticism.If the understanding is not deep, the review is not in place, the guarantee is not specific, and the determination is not firm, send it back and rewrite it.

Lai Sheng could read a few words, but everyone else was illiterate, so the task of writing the review naturally fell on Jia Rong.

Poor Jia Rong had to undergo labor reform during the day, thought reform at night, and had to write a self-criticism to her colleagues in the middle of the night. If she was not careful, she would call back and rewrite it. Jia Min had been scolded countless times in her heart.

Jia Min originally planned to use this group of free laborers to work for seven or eight days. In the end, Qin Keqing sent someone to intercede. After five days of work, they wrote a letter of guarantee, promising not to make the same mistake next time, and let them go. Why go back.

After Ping'er returned to the mansion that day, he stayed in the mansion for one night, and returned to Yeduju early the next morning.

I don't know what's going on, but after staying in the mansion for so many years, when I came back to the mansion this time, I felt a little uncomfortable.Look where you feel uncomfortable.I just feel that I am used to living in Yedu, and after seeing that prodigal son, Fourth Master, I feel more at ease in my heart.

Hearing that Xue Baochai was here, Ping'er told Jia Min that the other masters had given presents, did they also give gifts to Aunt Xue, Uncle Xue and Miss Bao?In this way, it is easy to talk when we meet in the future.

As soon as he heard that Xue Baochai was coming, let alone a gift, he was willing to ask Jia Min to die.

So the next day, he immediately sent Ping'er to get some wine, and then went to the city to buy some gifts and sent them to Xue's family.

Ping'er didn't know the inside story, seeing Jia Min's enthusiasm for the Xue family, he still praised Jia Min for accepting his relatives in his heart.

Now Jia Min regrets not seeing Baochai in the first place.However, when he thought that Baochai and Baoyu's marriage would take a long time to settle down, he was slightly relieved, thinking that he was still a little too impatient.

For the time being, it's still a good idea to do your own thing first.

As for that big-faced cat Baoyu, Jia Min doesn't regard him as an equal opponent at all now.

So, while building a flower house, he began to manage the watermelons and apples in the two gardens.

The secondary species of Ganoderma lucidum have almost developed, and they can be inoculated in another seven or eight days.After this vaccination, there is not much management work in the later stage.

This is the advantage of agricultural projects. As long as a few key links are mastered, it is relatively easy at other times.Unlike industrial projects like winemaking, as long as it is produced, it has to be watched from the sidelines.

Jia Rong came back from Yeduju, and Xue Pan came, and he hadn't met Jia Rong yet, so Jia Lian invited Jia Rong to drink.

The story of Jia Rong and others' thought reform and labor reform in Yeduju has long been spread throughout the mansion. It is only because of saving face for Jia Rong that no one exposes it in front of him. They just pretend not to know.

Baoyu was invited again, and the four of them arrived at Yuhua Tower.I happened to meet Feng Ziying, Chen Yejun and Wei Ruolan, so we joined together.It is to welcome Jia Rong and introduce Xue Pan, Feng Ziying and others to acquaintance.

Gu Panpan, the headliner of Yuhualou, was also sitting with him.

In this day and age, when educated people eat wine together, they are always willing to compose poems and drop their schoolbags to show that they are learned.

After drinking for three rounds, someone suggested writing a poem.

Gu Panpan can write a few poems, and is willing to show off among these people, to show that she is a person with inner beauty, and to label herself as a talented woman.

However, seeing Xue Pan on today's wine table, he temporarily dismissed this idea.

Because in the past few days, "Daughter's Ci" written by Xue Pan two days ago is popular in various brothels in Dajinmen.That is to say, "Daughter is sad, marrying a son-in-law is a tortoise, daughter is sad, a big horse monkey emerges from the embroidery room. Daughter is happy, one..."

Xue Pan was originally a rough and muddy person. Although he could read some words, he couldn't compose poetry.Unexpectedly, today he was the one who offered to compose poetry.

Since he is going to make a fool of himself, what reason do others have to stop him?Besides, it would be very interesting if he made another poem like "Daughter's Ci".

So everyone agreed one after another, waiting to see Xue Pan's joke.

On such occasions, Baoyu has always been unwilling to be seconded, so he was the first to compose a song.But it was a work for the occasion, and everyone applauded it.

Next came Gu Panpan, who was just expressing his worries for the new poems and expressing some grievances in the boudoir.

Feng Ziying, Chen Yejun, Wei Ruolan, Jia Lian, Jia Rong, etc. also wrote a song.

In fact, none of them know how to make poems, just because there is such a trend now, so in normal times, they spend some money and invite some Qing customers to prepare a few poems. Recite it.If it doesn't fit the scene, just change a few words.Good or bad, but no one is too serious.

Everyone asked Xue Pan to compose poems again and again, but he always refused, saying that he would do it last and wait for the finale.

Everyone thought he was afraid, so they put him last.

"Uncle Xue, it's your turn this time, I can't wait."

Gu Panpan held up his glass, winking at Xue Pan.

It's not that she has any interest in Xue Pan, it's just that a person like her is the most slick, and whoever you look at, will give people a look that seems to admire you very much.If you think she really has feelings for you, you are pretending to be passionate.

This is the behavior of a popular lover, and the ancients have been familiar with it for a long time.

"Let's make an agreement in advance. If I write a good poem today, whenever I come, as long as I call, everyone in Gu will come to accompany my brother."

So everyone applauded and expressed their willingness to testify in the middle.Gu Panpan also agreed without hesitation.

"My first song is called "Ode to the Duck."

"Wait, Wen Ju, I've only heard of "Ode to the Goose", but never about "Ode to the Duck."

Wenju is Xue Pan's calligraphy.

"That's because I haven't made it yet, so of course you haven't heard of it."

"Okay, tell me, we are all ears."

Feng Ziying smiled and said, just waiting to see Xue Pan's joke.

"Duck, duck, raise your head and croak to the sky. The black hair floats in the clear water, and the white palm paddles under the water."

As soon as Xue Pan finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.

"Although it is an imitation of "Ode to the Goose", it can be regarded as something new. It's just that it should be white hair floating in green water..."

Baoyu began to comment.

"Brother Bao, I am a black duck."

Xue Pan hastily defended himself.

"Okay, Black Duck. However, this song is just average, just a bit more interesting."

"It doesn't matter if this one is good or not, just listen to my next one."

"Brother Xue still have?"

"You remove the word 'return'. Today, I have to convince you."

"Okay, please, Wenju."

"Listen, this is "Ode to Flowers". One piece, two pieces, three or four pieces, five pieces, six pieces, seven or eight pieces, nine pieces and ten pieces..."

"Brother Xue, how are you counting?"

"Huh, count? Listen to me behind. Nine pieces, ten pieces, and eleven pieces, fly into the flowers and disappear."

After Xue Pan read the last sentence, everyone was a little stunned.

Among those present, Baoyu's poems were the most accomplished, so everyone was waiting for him to comment.

"This one is very good. At first glance, the first few sentences are just a list of numbers, which makes people feel quite boring. But this last sentence is a stroke of genius. This one 'flying into the flowers and disappearing', just put the previous All the numbers in the field have been revitalized, and it has become a beautiful scene full of flowers flying in the sky. The artistic conception came up all at once."

"In the beginning, we all thought that brother Xue was not very good at composing poetry, but we didn't expect that when he made a move now, he would be so extraordinary. It should be understood."

Gu Panpan also understood a bit, seeing Xue Pan like this, looked at Xue Pan with some deep meaning in his eyes.

This time it's not all professional, but some admiration from the heart.

Even though Xue Pan is only in his 20s, he is a veteran in Fengyue Field.How could he not understand Gu Panpan's expression?
He has been fascinated by Gu Panpan a few times since he came to Yuhua Tower, and seeing how powerful this poem is, he wants to go all out and go up to the next floor.

"This one is nothing, I have a better one."

Is there something better?
(End of this chapter)