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Chapter 267 Baoyu's heart is happy

Xue Yi and his wife thanked Enbi, and Lord Kangxi said, "Let's live in peace. Xue Aiqing's ingenuity is worthy of praise, and you deserve it."

Xue Yi hurriedly fell to his knees: "Thank you for your grace. Planting vegetables out of season is just an accidental idea of ​​this minister, and he has experienced countless failures to achieve today's results. Recently, this minister is also experimenting with planting fruit trees out of season. It will take a few years to see results.”

Emperor Kangxi nodded happily: "Yes, very good. It would only be a great merit if we can reduce the cost of planting and spread this technology widely among ordinary people. I wonder if Aiqing can do it?"

Xue Yi had a bitter face: "Your Majesty, doing things in the opposite direction is an act against the sky. Naturally, it is very different from planting in harmony with the weather. I am incompetent. I really can't think of a way to reduce costs."

Lord Kangxi frowned, and only said "Got it" before asking Xue Yi to get up.And Xue Yi is good, on New Year's Eve, a layer of white sweat appeared on his back from the fright.

Although the eunuchs in the palace had already been bought by the Xue family to deliver news, if the Sacred Heart changed, the off-season vegetables might also turn from the Xue family's money tree into a reminder.

Fortunately, the New Year's Eve banquet was passed without any danger.

In the first month, each family has nothing else to do, just go to endless banquets, and go to various relatives and friends' homes to have New Year's wine.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Jia Amnesty, Jia Mu and other people with imperial orders went to the palace to receive a banquet and came back. It was the family banquet of the Rongning Second Mansion.The masters and sons of the East Mansion also came to Rong Mansion to celebrate the New Year with Jiamu.Others were fine, only Baoyu was overjoyed, not for anything else, but because Qin Keqing brought his younger brother Qin Zhong along with him.

At this time, the elders gathered together to chat and laugh, and Baoyu had a chance, so he took Qin Zhong aside to talk.

"Jing Qing, last time we left Ning Mansion, we rarely saw each other. How have you been doing recently?"

Seeing Baoyu's earnest expression, Qin Zhong secretly rejoiced, but still showed his dignity as a junior: "Thanks to Uncle Bao's concern, everything is fine with my nephew, but I haven't seen him for a long time, and I miss him very much."

As soon as Qin Zhong said that he missed, Baoyu's heart was already in a trance, and he just smirked and said: "Hey, if you want me to say, what uncle and nephew, you call me old, and you are too humble, let alone us Although we are called uncles and nephews, we should be confidantes. Although etiquette cannot be dismissed, if there are only two of us, you will only call me Baoyu, and I will only call you Jingqing, and only use the friendship between you and me , how?"

Qin Zhong hesitated for a moment, thinking in his heart, since he already has a heart to be friends with me, and I am worried that I was born in a poor family and cannot be with him, so why should I let him go, and make each other our confidants? One of life's great pleasures.

Thinking of this in his heart, Qin Zhong was no longer shy, and just called "Brother Bao", and both of them were happy.

Here, Wu Linzhu came over to call them: "Baoyu, nephew of the Qin family, what are you two enjoying here? Go to the house quickly, my sister-in-law has something to tell you."

Baoyu and Qin Zhong heard this, and hurried to the main hall, where they saw Li Wan and Qin Keqing talking happily, but when Qing saw Baoyu, she wanted to get up and salute, and asked Baoyu to press down for Shengsheng. Although it was winter, she wore more clothes. But when he touched Qin Keqing's thin shoulder, Baoyu's heart ached, and he said: "Sit down, there are no such rules here, I know you just respect me in your heart. Sister-in-law, but What is there to tell me?"

Seeing Baoyu's question, Li Wan said, "In the first lunar month, what else can I tell you? It's nonsense again. I have something serious to tell you and Qin's nephew. It's just because of my son Ronger My daughter-in-law told me many times, asking Grandpa Zhixing to accept Qin's nephew as a student. I told him several times, but Grandpa Zhixing didn't reply. The last time I brought him the calligraphy of Young Master Qin Look, the old gentleman seemed to fall in love with it at the first sight, so he agreed to this matter. I told you the news, but you said it was okay?"

Jia Baoyu happily jumped three feet high: "Good! Good! Of course, there is nothing better than this. I often say that you must have one or two confidantes as companions, and you can only benefit from discussions with each other. Now Jingqing can study with Mr. Li with me, so I have the best companion!"

Qin Keqing said with a smile: "My younger brother has never been very easy-going, and he is also shy. He never wants to talk too much, but Uncle Bao doesn't bother him for some reason. It can be seen that the two are destined for each other."

Baoyu looked at Keqing and said with a smile: "I know you are just such a younger brother, and I cherish you very much. I understand your thoughts. After worshiping as a teacher, let Jingqing live with me. I live, sit and sleep Take him with me, I have him wherever I have, I will not let him be wronged by anyone, if you miss him, you can come and see him at any time, okay?"

When Baoyu said this, Qin Keqing stood up and saluted him, and said with a smile, "Thank you Uncle Bao, Uncle Bao really praised him."

Jia Baoyu said: "It's nothing. By the way, you are here to talk to your aunt, and I took Jing Qing to the study. Even Mr. Li praised his calligraphy, but I haven't seen it yet. Today You must see and see, if it is really that good, write a plaque with me."

Baoyu only cared about what he liked, and dragged Qin Zhong to his place. This first month, under the banner of making Qin Zhong familiar with the environment of the Rong Mansion, he stayed for half a month.From then on, the two of them came and went together, sat and stood together, and became more and more intimate.

After the Lantern Festival, all the banquets and flags and drums died down, and Xiangyun was free, so he went to Xue's mansion to stay with Baochai for a while.Originally, Baochai wanted to take this opportunity to invite Daiyu to come to the house to talk about it, but who knew that Daiyu was tired during the Chinese New Year, and she was not feeling well for a few days, and if she didn't visit her doctor in the first month, Daiyu and Xiangyun still didn't see each other. See above.

But Xiangyun is more comfortable living here in Baochai than in Rongguo Mansion.

It's not about eating, drinking and dressing, but about being in a good mood and not hearing unscrupulous servants gossip about their wives.

The maids serving Baochai are all well-educated and reasonable. At first, Xiangyun wondered why the maids who followed him had to teach them to read and write?Baochai replied that this world is unfair to women. These girls are doing this kind of work because of poor families. Teach them to read and write, and when they get married in the future, they can also improve their own value. The level is also higher.

For example, they can choose shopkeepers or cashiers, or scholars from poor families, but they don't have to marry a servant.

(End of this chapter)