dream of red mansion

At this time, Xichun, who had been silent all this time, spoke. She asked Jia Qing softly, "Will my brother still play with us anytime in the future? Will he still bring me presents often? I can't bear my brother~"

Jia Qing was overjoyed when he heard that, he hugged Xichun habitually, pinched her little nose, and said dotingly: "Of course, my sister is so cute, of course my brother will come back to hug my good sister anytime. , and bring her a small gift, otherwise she won't kiss me!"

"No! I will always like my brother!"

Little Xichun made her first vow in life.

Others looked at the scene of their brother and sister loving each other with different expressions.

The sisters are of course touched, and happy for Xichun, she can have such a brother who loves her so much!

Jia Baoyu was different, he felt that Jia Qing really cared about the sisters just like him.The second is to envy Jia Qing for having a sister who is so clingy to him, who can be hugged and loved at any time.He does have a younger sister, but unfortunately she is not much younger than him, and she is extremely assertive, but she will not be so clingy to him. Thinking about it, he subconsciously glanced at Tanchun, who was looking at Jia Qing, with infinite regret in his heart !

Jia Qing chatted with the sisters for a while, and after the maids had almost eaten, Jia Qing sent the sisters back to the West Mansion, and when he returned to Yipintang, the maids also cleaned up the place.

After entering Qingju, Xie Luan asked: "There is so much donkey meat left, what is Second Master going to do?"

Jia Qing asked: "Then do you think it's delicious? Do you still want to eat it?"

Xie Luan said: "People say how delicious donkey meat is, but the taste of this roasted donkey meat is just average, not as good as the one braised in the kitchen when the master celebrated his birthday last time!"

The last time Jia Jing celebrated his birthday, Jia Qing secretly left a portion of donkey meat for Peifeng and the others, and let them taste it. It was indeed more flavorful than barbecue.

"Then you will take it to the kitchen later, and tell Mrs. Zhang and the others to make a pot of stewed donkey meat like last time!"

He happened to ask Wang Shun to bring back a copy for Shuang'er, and he wanted to raise them up white and fat.

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Chapter 41 Liu Xianglian Reappears in Ningguo Mansion

The courtyard of Jia Zhen in Ningguo Mansion.

After Jia Zhen and Youshi had lunch together, and the girls cleaned up the tableware, Jia Zhen asked Youshi, "Do you know the soap that has been making a lot of noise outside recently?"

Youshi didn't know why, so he replied: "Yes, I heard that the cleaning effect is very good. I also heard from the girls, but I haven't used it. Why do you ask this?"

Jia Zhen sneered and said, "It's a shame that you are still a sister-in-law. I heard that this soap was made by my second brother, but you don't know anything about it."

Youshi was surprised and said, "Second brother made it? It's impossible, isn't it?"

Jia Zhen hated in her heart, Jia Qing concealed it really well, if he hadn't sent someone to watch out for Jia Qing's movements, and happened to know that Jia Qing made some soap in his yard and gave a lot of it to the sisters at home, he would Also kept in the dark.

If he didn't care about it at first, what's the value of a kid making a gadget?It's just that several "Shen's Soap Shops" have recently opened in the capital, and they heard that they are very popular, so they asked someone to buy one, and it was confirmed that this was the stuff Jia Qing was tinkering with in the yard a few days ago.

It's not that Jia Zhen thinks how much money this thing can make. After all, this soap has just appeared on the market now, and the popularity is not enough. Jia Zhen is obviously not a person with a business vision, so she doesn't bother to think about it.It's just that Jia Qing kept this matter from everyone, which made him very suspicious of Jia Qing's intentions.

He couldn't see through this concubine brother, which made him feel very bad!

So Jia Zhen sneered again: "Impossible? The sisters in the family have used it for several months, can there still be fakes? You can find out if you ask!"

Hearing what Jia Zhen said, You Shi believed it.Jia Qing really likes to tinker with strange things in the yard, and he doesn't want to make something good.Seeing that Jia Zhen's complexion was not very good-looking, she understood what was going on after a little thought.

She intentionally spoke for Jia Qing, and said: "It's just a child's play, and it's worth being asked by the uncle himself? Why don't you ask the second uncle to ask, don't you understand everything? Why bother trying to guess here."

Jia Zhen said dissatisfiedly: "What's the use of asking? The second brother is a villain, and now he has a father who loves him. I don't think he will be honest. I don't want to play tricks with him either." , I have my own way to make him take the initiative to explain!"

From Jia Zhen's words, You Shi could hear Jia Zhen's dissatisfaction with Jia Qing, and she was a little worried that Jia Qing was only a little older now, and Jia Qing must be the one who suffered in the end from the quarrel between the brothers.

But she can't help Jia Qing anything, saying good things to him is already her greatest ability, and she doesn't have much right to speak in front of Jia Zhen.

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After the small year, it is time to celebrate the big year in a blink of an eye.

For a family like Jia's, celebrating the New Year is definitely not an easy task!The original book of the Red Chamber has a clear introduction to the heaviness and luxury of Jia's New Year's Eve.

Both Ningrong and Rongfu began to prepare for the New Year's Eve long before the New Year's Eve.At the New Year's Eve, all those who have orders and ranks from Jia's mother in Jia's mansion will wear heavy makeup, sit in eight large sedan chairs, and enter the palace to congratulate them. After receiving the palace banquet, they will return to Ningguo Mansion to worship their ancestors.

Worshiping ancestors is the top priority of a family. On this day, all the children of Jia's family in Beijing gathered in Jia's ancestral hall in Ningguo Mansion to participate in ancestor worship.

At this time, it shows that there are so many children in the Jia family.When paying homage to the ancestors, there are five halls outside Jia's ancestral hall, and three huts are surrounded by people kneeling together, crows and magpies are silent, and there is no gap.

At the end of the ceremony, all the people went to pay respects to Jia's mother again, a group of men and a group of women, in an orderly manner, meaning to pay homage to the most honorable person.

After all the etiquette is down, it is already evening, and the next step is the family banquet.

Those whose families were far away all left early. In previous years, Mother Jia did not have a banquet at Ningguo Mansion at this time, but this time she rarely stayed.Jia Zheng and others saw that Jia's mother stayed, so they dared not leave without authorization, so they also stayed together.

In this way, Youshi and Qin Keqing couldn't help but be more careful and wait on Jiamu.

Speaking of a family banquet, it is impossible for Jia Mu and other masters of the two houses to have a banquet with the ordinary Jia family children outside. They also set up a separate banquet in the inner courtyard, divided into two tables, separated by a screen in the middle, and a stage in front. .Jia's mother and sisters in the family have a table, and Jia Jing and other boys and brothers in the family have a table.

Of course Jia Baoyu is considered a female relative at this time!

In fact, the banquet of the big family is quite boring, it is nothing more than drinking and watching the theater.

The first play is "Single-knife Meeting", which tells the story of Guan Yu going to Lu Su's banquet alone, and then returning with his whole body.Everyone has seen it many times, and they are not very interested.But when the second play started, most people slowly sat up straight.

On Jia Mu's side, Jia Mu, who watched for a while, said to Mrs. Wang next to her: "Well, this "Wangjiang Pavilion" is better than the previous "Single Sword Club", especially the vivid performance of Huadan, which will make Tan Ji My son's talent and wit are on display."

Mrs. Wang replied: "What the old lady said is that this Huadan act is good, but why haven't I seen it before?" Mrs. Wang looked at Youshi who was on the side.

Seeing this, the Lai Sheng family who was standing next to him explained: "Go back to the old lady, madam, that's how it is. The name of the Huadan performer on this stage is Liu Xianglian. With a free and easy nature, he doesn't want to revitalize the family, and prefers to make friends with the three religions and nine streams in the world.

It's strange to say that he knows a thing or two from the king and grandson in Beijing to the traffickers and pawns... The reason is that Liu Xianglian not only has a good appearance, but also has a lot of research in opera, and is willing to come Sing on stage on various occasions.

When our uncle went to invite the theater troupe, he happened to meet him, so we invited him together.Now it seems that there is nothing wrong with asking. "

Jia Mu wondered: "Listen to you, this Huadan player is still a man? How can he be so handsome, and Tan Ji'er is three points more beautiful than a woman."

Youshi smiled and said, "That's why he is so popular among the princes and grandsons of Beijing."

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"You said this Huadan is Liu Xianglian?"

On the other side of the screen, Jia Qing looked at Jia Rong in surprise and asked.

Jia Rong was also very surprised, and asked back: "Could it be that the second uncle recognizes him?"

Second uncle is only eight years old, how can he know Liu Xianglian?

Jia Qing shook his head and ignored Jia Rong.He was thinking, this Liu Xianglian is independent and proficient in martial arts, if he can be included in the account, it will be a great help.

When Jia Qing was thinking about how to get close to Liu Xianglian, Jia Zhen suddenly said, "Second brother, I heard that you made something and it's still being sold in Beijing?"

Jia Qing didn't expect Jia Zhen to ask him this question in front of everyone, so he didn't know how to answer it.