Jin Yuliangyuan of the Red Chamber

Baoyu and his party walked on the cold and hard official road. They were all dusty and tired, and they were driving five or six carts.

They have already reached a small city around Shangdu, they will take a rest tonight, and they will be able to enter the city and go home tomorrow evening.

After finding a post station, getting off the horse and booking a room, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, even Baoyu felt relieved.

Since they left from Yumen Pass and left the border of Anxi, they wiped out several groups of assassins along the way, and they didn't need to think about it to know that they were sent by Yao Jiang and the others.

Although they were not afraid of these people at all, it would be very annoying if there were too many times, not to mention that the road was not easy to travel in the cold winter and the twelfth lunar month, and with these troublemakers, it was really exhausting to send them away one after another.

Fortunately, Yao Jiang didn't dare to go too far, he was discouraged when the three waves of people he sent out failed to survive, and at that time Baoyu and the others had already walked out of Anxi, he couldn't stretch his hand too far, so he had to give up.

However, when I was about to go out at the edge of the desert, I was unlucky to meet a group of horse thieves. Because it was too cold and the supplies were not enough, they happened to meet Baoyu and the others. Seeing the extraordinary clothes and horses, they thought He ran into a big head and blocked the way to rob money.

The result was another melee. Baoyu captured the leader alive. After being questioned, he learned that they often make trouble in this area. The main targets are pedestrians and business travelers passing by. False, they only punished them severely, and then let them disband and become good citizens, and the matter was over.

Then everyone started to rush on the road non-stop, even when they slept at night with one ear pricked up, the people who had been beaten for more than ten days lost their energy.

Fortunately, as we got closer and closer to the capital, everyone's tense nerves were finally able to relax.

Baoyu was alone in the room, touching the sword in his hand, and he took it with him when he came out. He had never used it in the past based on the principle of not killing people.

It's a pity that there was an exception on the way back to Beijing in the past half month, and he found that he liked the feeling of holding a sword and shuttling between enemies more than slapping people with his palm.

well!He sighed silently, forget it, this is an era in which the weak prey on swords and swords, and human lives are worthless. This sword will one day be stained with blood.

Today is the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, I don't know how Yuan'er has been in the past few months...

Because there were constant troubles along the way, and the weather also affected the transmission of information, he hadn't sent her a single letter for three whole months. When he returned tomorrow, she would definitely be shocked!She must be so excited!

He thought for a while under the candlelight, almost unable to restrain his deep thoughts.But eventually he went to bed and went to rest.

To his surprise, when he hurried back to the villa tomorrow, he didn't see that familiar smiling face.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, a group of people entered the city, and when the sky darkened, Baoyu reined in his horse and said to Zhou Chen and the others: "You all go home first, you don't have to go to Sili during this time, and have a good rest. Note If someone asks you about something, you must know what to say and what not to say."

Several people looked solemn, nodded and said goodbye. Tiaoyun and Banhe took several carts and galloped all the way to the villa with Baoyu.The air was very dry and cold, and the faces of the few people had become quite rough after going out for the past few months, and it hurt even more when they were blown by the cold wind.

Fortunately, Baoyu is a considerate master. Tiaoyun and Banhe both have their own cloaks, which can keep out some wind if they button their hats on their heads. The other drivers also have cotton coats and hoods.

When we arrived at the gate of the villa, it was completely dark, and two rows of big lanterns were lit at the gate. The servants guarding the gate became alert when they heard the sound of rumbling horseshoes. , and then rejoiced, and quickly asked people to pass it in, and many people came out to unload luggage.

Baoyu got off the horse, handed over the reins to the visitor, and strode in, walked around the hall and walked through the maple garden, and met Yinquan and Moyu who rushed out head-on, when they saw him, they knelt down and saluted. Let them get up, without stopping, the two had no choice but to walk behind him.

He walked a few steps before remembering, and asked puzzledly, "Why are you two? Where is Mingyan?" Yinquan hurriedly said, "Master, you don't know yet, do you? Miss Lin... She went to live outside, Mingyan and Qing Miss Wen is following!"

When Baoyu heard this, the first thing she thought was if someone had neglected her and got angry?Then I thought it was wrong again, Mingyan and Qingwen followed, besides, where else could she live when she went out?

He continued to walk in, and he had already arrived at Lingyan Pavilion, stepped on the stone bridge, and Yinquan continued: "Master Lin arrived a few days ago, and the girl went to greet her when she received the news, and then stayed there until today. .”

"When did you arrive?" Baoyu asked as he got off the bridge and went to the main house.

"On the afternoon of the tenth day, it's already the fourth day." Yinquan and Mo Yu trotted to keep up, and while answering, looked carefully at his face.Baoyu went into the room and sat down. Seeing the expressions of the two of them, was he afraid that he would be angry?

He shook his head and sighed, saying that he was somewhat disappointed, angry?How can it be?

Mo Yu saw that he was not worried, so he asked tentatively: "Master? Do you want to send a letter to the Lin Mansion and bring the girl back?" Baoyu thought for a while, then shook her head and said: "No, it's not too late, let She will stay with her uncle for a few days, and wait for me to visit in person tomorrow."

"Don't worry, Lord, there are Miss Mingyan and Qingwen following!" Yinquan said.

Baoyu rubbed his brows and said, "Go and prepare dinner, and I brought back a lot of skins and medicinal materials, Mo Yu, go and watch and put them away." The two of them got busy.

Baoyu felt that the room was really deserted, and she really wanted to arrest him now, but she held back, thinking that they were all back, and there would be plenty of time later, so she took off her clothes and went to take a bath.

Soaking in the hot spring that he hadn't seen for several months, he squinted his eyes comfortably, relaxing, and stayed there for half an hour before coming out and putting on his nightgown.Yinquan has already led the people to set the dining table.

The kitchen is still very efficient, and it can be arranged so quickly without preparation.

Considering the cold weather, Baoyu was tired from the journey, so he served a large pot of stewed vegetables, various vegetables, tofu, beef and mutton, and fresh and fragrant mushrooms. A pot of red and spicy stewed dishes was quite fragrant, and the staple food was prepared Served with rice and pancakes, and of course Baoyu's favorite thin noodles, he felt hot and sour as soon as he walked over.

He was indeed a little hungry, and eating outside was not as good as eating at home. The hot and sour taste whetted his appetite, so he had a hearty meal.

Looking around the room while eating, he asked Yinquan strangely: "Where are Diandian and Momo? Could it be that she took them too?"

Yinquan smiled and said: "Yes, the master is afraid that the two of them will be hungry after leaving, so he just took them together, and it can relieve the boredom."

Seeing Baoyu nodding, he added with a smile: "When Diandian and Mo Mo were moulting, their bodies were spotty and unsightly. At first, they didn't want to come out to meet people! Later, the master made them some small clothes. Clothes, don’t be shy now. Take a look when you come back, it’s so funny!”

Baoyu imagined that scene, and really laughed: "I really didn't expect those two little fellows to be so clever and know how to hide their ugliness?" Yinquan suddenly remembered, and said again: "By the way, Second Master Lian and Lin Lin The master is back together!"

"Really?" Baoyu's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Then where do you live now? Did the second sister-in-law come back together?"

"Well, I heard that even the second lady is back, and she lives in a villa not far from us," Yinquan asked in detail, mainly because he sent the account book for Daiyu! "The prince and princess are also living here!"

Baoyu was very happy, everyone got together and were so close, it couldn't be better!

So for one dinner, he ate several plates of meat and many vegetables with two pancakes, made a large bowl of rice with soup, and finally ordered a handful of noodles, eating to his satisfaction, and then went to the desk to prepare for practice. After a while of eating, I found two thick stacks of ledgers piled up next to me. After flipping through them, they were all the accounts of the shop for a year.

Seeing that he saw it, Yinquan went up to make fun of it and said, "Mo Yu and I sent it up for the master to see a while ago. The master thought it was too much. It happened that the second master Lian came back, so I asked the younger one to share half of it and send it over. Second Master Lian's face is wrinkled into a bitter gourd!"

Baoyu shook his head and laughed: "What an ancient spirit!"

The house seemed to be full of her marks everywhere, even though it was tidied up every day, he could still feel it.

The Babu bed she sat on, the medical books she read, the cup she used to drink tea, the pen she used to write, and the bed she slept in at night, and the quilt she covered.

He just stood and wrote more than a dozen big characters before going to sleep, after all he had been riding a horse all day.

It was not yet nine o'clock when he lay down, he opened his eyes and looked at the dark roof, and smelled her scent on the quilt, after much deliberation, he still felt that it would be best to go to the palace tomorrow, Lian Er Brother should also go, I don't know if I can run into it.

After coming out of the palace, go to the Lin Mansion to meet Lin Ruhai, and bring Daiyu back in the evening.But if you meet Shui Rong, you can talk about it...you will definitely meet him!

Thinking of entering the palace and celebrating the New Year, I couldn't help but think of Shuihong saying that he would give him a marriage, making him so beautiful that he was bubbling.After a long while, he suddenly jumped up from the bed, ran to the desk by the opposite wall and lit the lamp, leaned over the desk and began to write and draw.

In Lin's mansion, Daiyu and Lin Ruhai had dinner, and they sat talking together.Daiyu and Lin Ruhai haven't seen each other for half a year, and these days they are very clingy to their father.

Except that Lin Ruhai went to the palace the next day, he received many posts every day when he came back.He picks up some of them, and is still very busy every day, so Daiyu can only have time to talk to him during meals, and usually does not go back to bed until ten o'clock at night.

Lin Ruhai saw that her daughter looked very good, and that Qingwen and Baoyu's people obeyed her orders, so she knew that Baoyu treated her very well, without saying anything, she was very satisfied in her heart.

"Yu'er, aren't you going back?" He stroked Daiyu's head lovingly. She had just finished chatting about the two dogs grinding their teeth, and he then asked, "I guess Baoyu will be back soon. It’s the middle of the twelfth lunar month, and it’s almost the Chinese New Year.”

When Daiyu heard Lin Ruhai lift it up, her face wrinkled into a bun, then she let go and smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay to come back, I want to live with Daddy."

Lin Ruhai smiled and shook his head, looking at his duplicity little daughter, Daiyu felt guilty, shrunk her neck, then straightened her back, and hummed: "Hmph! I don't care if he hasn't sent a letter for so long. What about him! He can come back whenever he likes, and I don't care about him anymore!"

Seeing her angry look, Lin Ruhai laughed: "I said so! So I was angry! Do you think he ignored you?"

He rubbed her face with a smile, his expression suddenly became serious, "Okay, when he comes back, Daddy will give him a good lesson and vent your anger on you!"

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