Chapter Four
86_86438 It is said that Jia Cong handed over a pair of rhinoceros horn cups that he coaxed from Jia Mu and gave them to his father as a filial piety. When he returned to the house, he quickly picked out two pieces of calligraphy written by himself, which looked like dogs crawling, and put them in red. He held them in his sleeves.
I sent it to Daiyu to have a look at. Read at midnight.
Hong Xiu said: "I'm afraid Miss Lin is working hard today, so why don't we send it off tomorrow."
Jia Cong shook his little head: "The message is just a pretense, but in fact I want to tell Sister Lin a few words. After hearing this, she will sleep more peacefully."
Will I tell you that she will feel sad tonight and feel nostalgic for her country and her hometown? This will affect her sleep quality. She is also a refugee from the end of the world - I don’t know that in the world he came from, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Has the list of Chuangshi friends been finalized? How high has the A-share market risen? Is Ozil in good condition? There are still a few Century Lianhua shopping cards issued by the company in the drawer that have not been swiped, as well as game equipment and so on.
As for his parents and family, he no longer dared to think about it...
Hong Xiu waited for a long time. Seeing that their young master was just lost in thought, he shouted a few times.
Only then did Jia Cong come to his senses, and told her in detail that Lin Daiyu should write a long letter, and she could send it as she pleased. Judging from this, Jia She must not have remembered it, or he should have sent someone to tell her about it.
At the end of the score, he said, "Just say that our master sent you there."
After hearing the words, Hong Xiu thought for a while and said: "Third Master, Miss Lin has just come to our house. Although the old lady loves her, it is not her own house. Let her decide when to send the letter. I'm afraid she might
If it's not cheap for you, I may not be willing to do it."
Jia Cong let out an ouch and clapped his hands and said, "That's right. Fortunately, you have thought carefully. In that case, how about we set a date for Sister Lin? The first and fifteenth day of the lunar month?" He shook his head, "This is the day for offering incense.
, so silly. Just say that we happen to have someone sent to the south on the fifth and twentieth of every month, and they happen to be sending messages for Sister Lin."
Hong Xiu smiled and said, "How can anyone believe this lie told by Third Master?"
Jia Cong said proudly: "It's no coincidence. How many years older than me is Sister Lin? Why don't you believe it? You just tell the truth." Humph, I just want her not to believe that there is such a coincidence, okay? Her father is
There is a treasure that I have coveted for a long time. I will rely on him to make a big move in the future. "But don't let the attackers in Brother Baoyu's house hear it."
Hong Xiu pursed her lips and smiled and left.
That evening, Jia's mother had gone to bed. Xiren and others were waiting for Baoyu to wash up outside. Suddenly they saw Hongxiu come in and asked her what she was doing.
Hong Xiu smiled and said hello to Baoyu and said: "Our third master has been working very hard recently. I heard that Mr. Lin is the most knowledgeable. I think Miss Lin must be also knowledgeable. I specially asked me to send you two words."
Let Miss Lin take a look and ask her for some advice."
After hearing this, Baoyu hurriedly stretched out his hand to get it. When he saw it, he immediately laughed out loud. Jia Cong's characters were crooked, large and small, and they were no different from chicken paws slapped on the ground. Baoyu thought for a long time, but he couldn't find one.
When I came to praise him, I could only say: "It's hard for him to not write a single typo at such a young age."
Although Xi Ren and others could not read, the women who were good at needlework still had some sharp eyesight. Looking at it from the side, they knew that the word "San Ye" was probably not very good, so they smiled and pointed to the Bisha cabinet and said, "Miss Lin is in there.
Just go on your own."
Hongxiu agreed and went inside.
When he saw Lin Daiyu, there were tears on her face that had not been wiped away, and she quickly asked: "How did the girl feel wronged?"
Daiyu gave way: "Nothing, please sit down, sister."
Hong Xiu couldn't ask more questions, so he carefully sat down on the kang.
I saw a parrot girl next to Jia Mu laughing and saying, "This is Hong Xiu, the sister next to Master Cong." Then she looked at Hong Xiu and said, "Just now, the old lady changed my name to Zi.
It’s a cuckoo.”
Hong Xiu took her hand and smiled: "It's really a good name."
When Daiyu heard the name Hong Xiu, she knew that it was her who made up the grasshopper, and thanked her very much. "Although it was given by cousin Cong, it is my sister's craftsmanship after all."
Hong Xiu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I dare not, how can I deserve the girl's thanks?" Then he took out the two words written by Jia Cong and showed them to Daiyu.
Daiyu looked at it carefully for a long time and said: "It's hard for him. At such a young age, he can't hold the pen. It's just that the writing frame is not very straight. Maybe he is a little impatient."
Hong Xiu said with admiration: "Isn't that right? Our master is like a grass-roots man who never rests every day. Miss Lin is very capable. You can tell by just reading these two words."
Daiyu smiled and said: "He is still young, and practicing calligraphy is the most tiring thing. Just take your time and get better."
Hongxiu thanked their young master once, and listened outside. Baoyu was about to go to bed. Xiren, Nanny Li, was busy walking around, so she quietly said, "The master also asked me to tell the girl a few words."
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Daiyu was surprised and happy when she heard this. She quickly stood up and bowed to the southeast with tears in her eyes and said, "Thank you, uncle."
Hong Xiu then said: "Our eldest master is often not at home, so the girl can just send someone to Chen Haozi."
After what was needed to be said, Hong Xiu said goodbye and came out. By chance, Xiren had placed Baoyu and put down the tent, and put his finger on his lips and made a weak sound. Hong Xiu nodded hurriedly and walked out quietly.
Suddenly, he heard two screams outside, followed by the sound of breaking porcelain. It was obvious that someone had smashed the teapot. Baoyu woke up immediately and called out "Sister Xiren", which frightened Xiren and hurriedly opened the curtain to coax him.
Hongxiu also rushed out to check. He saw a woman who was keeping watch at night, spitting and scolding a little girl. The little girl hurriedly collected the pieces of the teapot on the ground, while scolding the woman without raising her head.
The sharp-tongued, red-sleeved girl was funny to listen to. However, the mandarin duck came out at this moment. It turned out that Jia Mu had woken up and sent her to see what was going on. The woman was so frightened that she immediately knelt down and the little girl stopped what she was doing.
He stood with his head bowed. The woman was so anxious that she couldn't understand what she was saying. But now the woman in charge also came in, and the woman became even more anxious.
Yuanyang nodded and said, "I understand. You said that a grasshopper suddenly jumped in front of you and scared you, so you shouted."
The woman said yes again and again, then pointed at the little girl and said, "She hit the teapot by mistake, and it was me who scared her!"
The little girl still lowered her head without making a sound.
The woman in charge actually laughed: "My old sister-in-law doesn't trust anyone when she lies. How come there are grasshoppers these days?"
The woman nodded and gestured: "I can see it really clearly, the green one is so big..."
Yuanyang shook his head and said to the woman in charge, "That's it, I'll go back to the old lady."
Seeing that the mandarin duck didn't believe it, the woman became anxious and immediately swore and cried loudly.
Hong Xiu heard clearly from the sidelines. When their third master sent her brother to come to the house to get the grasshoppers, she gave them to her with her own hands. How could she not guess it? Needless to say, she took them to scare people. I thought she threw them in the house.
It was cold outside, so the grasshopper would definitely be unwilling to go out, for fear that it would still be there. She thought for a moment and noticed a pine tree bonsai next to the incense cauldron, so she quietly went over to take a look - it was indeed hidden under the roots of the tree.
Before she came to Jia Cong's side, she was a little girl who was very good at catching insects and birds. She could catch them with just a flick of her left hand. Then she turned around and said with a smile: "Then sister-in-law didn't lie, the grasshopper is here."
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After hearing this, the woman hurriedly chanted Buddha's name, and Liandao Bodhisattva rescued her.
Yuanyang wondered: "Are there really grasshoppers?"
Hong Xiu smiled and said: "It was warm the past two days. I think these things were coaxed out early. I heard some movement in the grass. Now it's cold outside. The only way to avoid freezing to death is to hide in the house. People here
There are people coming and going, how can you stop it?" As he spoke, he held the grasshopper in his hands and walked towards the mandarin duck.
When Yuanyang saw that there was indeed a grasshopper with fluttering wings in her hand, she couldn't help but marveled: "How did you find it?"
Hongxiu pressed her mouth towards the incense burner and said, "This thing is afraid of the cold, but it's warm over there." He added, "It's a good thing I didn't go into the back room. There is a kang inside, which is warmer. If I jumped into the tent in the middle of the night, I would scare the old lady and the little kid."
You and your wife are amazing. Fortunately, this happened, I will just throw it out later."
Yuanyang nodded and said, "Very true." Then he turned to the woman and said, "Although you didn't lie, you were too rash. Now that the old lady has woken up, she still doesn't know what happened to the second master and Miss Lin."
However, Xiren also came out to take a look at this moment, Yuanyang took her hand and told her everything, and asked the second master if he was scared.
Xiren said hurriedly: "I'm not asleep yet, so it's okay. You sent me to ask now."
Hong Xiu sneered in his heart. He said strangely that their young master told them to avoid this attacker. "It doesn't matter if you are not asleep yet." These seven words were really virtuous and appropriate. They filed the complaint again. The kneeling woman took it seriously.
With a look of hope, I thought everything would be fine.
The original was not red either. Xiuguan, while no one was paying attention, quietly went back with the grasshopper in his cage.
Jia Cong had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw Hong Xiu, he came in and asked what he was doing.
Hong Xiu sighed: "The third master is naughty again." He took out the grasshopper that was carefully covered with the handkerchief.
Jia Cong said "Yeah" and said with a smile: "Where did you get it, sister?" He hurriedly called Xiao Xiang to get the cage.
Hong Xiu said: "Maybe this is the one that Third Master took away at dinner."
Jia Cong said "Ha": "Is there still such a fate?" He then waved his hand and said, "The story of the grasshopper will wait for a while. Can you see Sister Lin?"
Hong Xiu hurriedly told him in detail what happened to Lin Daiyu just now. As he spoke, Xiao Xiang had already taken out the cage, which was the same one just now. Jia Cong listened and pretended to be a grasshopper.
When Jia Cong heard that it was done, he smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, sister."
Hong Xiu said again: "Master, there is one more thing." Then she talked about the grasshopper again. Because she knew that the cause of this matter was her master, Hong Xiu just finished speaking and then said nothing.
Jia Cong frowned, thought for a while and asked, "What do you think will happen to the old lady and the little girl who are keeping watch at night?"
Hong Xiu said: "Although the circumstances are excusable, I have frightened Second Master Bao, I'm afraid he will be kicked out."
Jia Cong was stunned for a moment: "No way, at worst I'll just have to pay for the teapot."
Hong Xiu glanced at him and said nothing.
Although Jia Cong had just passed through here not long ago, he was a quite experienced red fan in his previous life. He knew the meaning of the word "kick him out" to the servants of the Jia family. Qian Xue was also kicked out just because she dropped a cup of tea.
He drove them away. If he really accidentally tricked those two people, he would be very sorry for them. But he didn't have much ability at the moment. He concentrated for a long time and couldn't think of a way, so he had to tell Lan Xiang to go find out tomorrow.
On the other side, because she had a day to send messages to her father, Daiyu felt much more at ease. After Hongxiu left, she immediately rested. After the attacker had arranged Baoyu, he came to the Bisha cabinet to take a look, and saw that it was quiet inside.
He didn't dare to disturb him and went to sleep.
The next day Lan Xiang heard the news and found out that the two people were sent out. The woman who scared the grasshopper was from the Guo Dun family. Her husband was also a night watchman and there were three children in the family; the young man who broke the teapot was
It turned out that the girl was bought by everyone. Because she was smart, she was given to the old lady just last autumn. She was named Qingwen by the old lady.
Chapter completed!