The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Jia Lian didn't know about his own marriage. After all, in Zhang's view, the matter had not yet been settled. She had asked Jia Lian what kind of wife she wanted before, and he hadn't expressed anything in particular, so she could do it herself. Let him know when things are settled.

"This is?" Wei Ruolan looked at the thing in front of her, a little unbelievable, "I'm afraid it's bigger than imported ones."

"That's not it," Feng Ziying's eyes sparkled as she looked at it, "It's just such a big glass, but what do you want to use it for, Lian'er?"

Jia Lian smiled meaningfully, "Since it has been made, it can be used as it wants, and you can use it as you like. What do you think I will install these glasses on the windows?"

After hearing his words, Feng Ziying didn't realize it at first, but when she regained her composure, she sighed, "That's really too bright, wouldn't everything be seen."

Jia Lian smiled slightly, "It's fine to install the curtains. When you want to see no light, you can just close the curtains. If you want to see the scenery, you can open them again." What he wants is not the kind of small Small glass windows, but gorgeous floor-to-ceiling windows. Of course, the size of these glass may not be suitable now, so we can only wait a little bit.

Wei Ruolan was still a bit hesitant, so Jia Lian could only say, "Well, I'll find a room at home to replace the glass windows first, and then invite you to come and see, if you think it's good, I'll replace it together, if you don't think so Okay, forget it, how about it?"

Feng Ziying has already nodded first, "Well, yes, I have to go back and talk to my father, I don't know if his old-fashioned old man will have any objections!"

Wei Ruolan nodded gently, although both are the sons of generals, and Wei Ruolan is not very good at reading, but she has a Confucian temperament, which is hard to find in Jia Lian, an upstart, "Then we will wait Now you buy us a drink."

"Drink tea, drink tea!" Jia Lian emphasized that he does not plan to drink alcohol before he becomes an adult. He always feels that alcohol will affect a person's intellectual and physical development. If he drinks alcohol too early, not only will he not grow taller, Also get stupid.

Wei Ruolan and Feng Ziying didn't care about his fallacies at all, they just smiled cheerfully, "Yes, Lian'er doesn't drink when drinking tea."

Jia Lian led someone to carry a piece of glass home, and briefly explained the matter to Mrs. Zhang, "My son wants to replace the windows of the small flower hall in front of the East Courtyard with glass, can mother allow it?"

Mrs. Zhang frowned slightly, "It's not impossible, it's just that it would be too wasteful."

"What's the waste? It's all glass made by my son." Jia Lian said with a smile, "If you replace the glass windows, the room will be much brighter. Even if you want to see the snow in winter, you don't have to open the windows." .”

Mrs. Zhang was very moved by this. She was born in Qingliu, and grew up reading all kinds of poems since she was a child. She has a bit of literary ideas. Now after listening to Jia Lian's words, pictures and poems come into mind.

Now that Jia Lian had obtained permission from Mrs. Zhang, he naturally solved the problem of installing glass windows as quickly as possible. He did not simply replace the original windows, but made full use of the large glass he now had, and it was very easy It was a local tyrant who made the window as large as the glass, and then inlaid it in, and asked Qing Jiang to lead the maids to sew a gauze curtain and adorn it.

The house is busy. Although Jia Lian doesn't need to do it himself, he is still a bit busy. For example, he has to go to Zhang's house every few days to pay his respects. Of course, paying his respects is only one aspect. The more important aspect is to hand in homework, then accept new homework, and listen to the guidance of the elders by the way.

On this day when he came to Zhang's house again, in Zhang Ren's study, there were not only his grandfather Zhang Ren and his uncle Zhang Qing, but also another gentleman who seemed to have a strong character. The bachelor salutes."

Jia Lian still doesn't know why, but it doesn't prevent him from putting on a show, this is a skill he has cultivated over the years.Xu Xueshi looked at it, and was quite satisfied with Jia Lian in his heart. He looked like a good-looking kid, and there was no problem with his etiquette. He just needed to take a school examination.

As for the question of character, since Jia Lian is already in the scope of consideration, character naturally needs to be inquired clearly from the very beginning. Those matters don't need Bachelor Xu to take action, Mrs. Xu and Xu Cheng can handle them.

Mrs. Xu chose to focus on middle-aged women, and casually learned about Jia Lian's childhood. Of course, this is not too much. The main thing is to understand Zhang's level. This is very easy. Zhang's favor in the hearts of everyone The value has always been high, the more Mrs. Xu understands, the more she feels that at least her daughter's future mother-in-law will be reasonable and will not suffer.

Xu Cheng was much calmer. He had studied in the Imperial College. Although he didn't live long, he knew quite a few people, and there were even more things he could say among his classmates. Some had good things to say, and some looked down on Jia Lian , Xu Cheng remembered everything in his heart.As for those things that Jia Lian did in the Imperial College, he remembered more clearly, and he still felt good about such a person as his sister-in-law, but after he returned home, he still told everything fairly. Well, let Xueshi Xu and Mrs. Xu judge for themselves.

After judging, there was a situation where Xueshi Xu came to Zhang's house to meet Jia Lian by chance. Now, what Xueshi Xu needs to care about is to see if Jia Lian's knowledge is really good.

Jia Lian still doesn't know why Xu Xueshi appeared, and he doesn't understand the meaning behind his own learning in the school, and he is not one of those children who can't make it to the stage. Naturally, he has never been nervous, and expressed his thoughts gracefully. It also made Xueshi Xu feel quite satisfied.

Zhang Qing felt that his nephew had made good progress during this period of time, although he seemed to be busy with some messy things, and he had heard about the glass from Zhang Di, but it was only academically. Didn't pull down, it was good.What's more, now that he was in front of Xu Xueshi, he was embarrassed to reprimand Jia Lian for something, but just nodded with a stern face, "Well, it's not bad."

Hearing Zhang Qing's words, Jia Lian also breathed a sigh of relief. His uncle is good at everything, but he reads too much, and he is upright and tight. He is really strict in discipline. Just look at how Zhang Di is still looking at him You can feel it if your feet are soft and your legs are soft.

The Xu family finished all these considerations, and Xueshi Xu had already discussed with Mrs. Xu about agreeing to the marriage with Mrs. Huang after returning home.This is still considering that Mrs. Huang is the one who makes peace, so it is not good to go past her, "Don't worry, master, I will definitely make it clear to Mrs. Zhang that this marriage is not bad, and she is sincere, so we really can't." It's too airy."

Xu Xueshi nodded, "It's better to have a talk with Huier, this is her business." He also loves this daughter very much.

Mrs. Xu didn't just talk to Mrs. Huang this time, but she also talked to Mrs. Zhang through the small banquet hosted by Mrs. How about letting someone come to your door in a few days?"

Huang also said with a smile, "Don't forget my contribution!"

Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Xu said with smiles at the same time, "Don't worry, how can I forget you?"

When Jia Lian heard Zhang Shi talking about having a wife with him, he was still a little surprised, but soon he didn't care about it. This is not the era of free love, and Zhang Shi will not harm him. , the future daughter-in-law is within the foreseeable range, he thinks it should be very good, so naturally he pretended to be shy, "Everything is up to the mother."

After listening to Mrs. Zhang talking about the major events in her life, the craftsman over there had already come to report that she had replaced the window with him. Obviously, this made Jia Lian feel more excited, so she said directly, "I'll go and have a look. "

The actual effect is not as good as he thought, but it is better than nothing. He is looking forward to replacing all these windows with floor-to-ceiling windows. That kind of scenery makes him feel more satisfied, but the current level of craftsmanship is not enough. He can bear it for the time being, and wait until he can do better in the future, not just floor-to-ceiling windows, he has to make a glass greenhouse or something to play with.

Mrs. Zhang was also very satisfied with Xiaohuating, and already thought of taking this opportunity to entertain a few good friends, but Jia Lian had already dragged Feng Ziying and Wei Ruolan over to admire them.

"This is really bright!" Feng Ziying looked at it and asked for one, "If parents don't agree, it's not bad to replace my room first."

Wei Ruolan was also very moved, but she still had to see more than Feng Ziying, "Such an expense?"

"The value of the glass doesn't count, and other things don't matter. If you don't like too big glass windows, it would be good to use smaller ones." Jia Lian showed it very proudly, and he now has a little I am a modern person myself, so I still have some useful ideas.

Wei Ruolan and Feng Ziying nodded at the same time, "I just want to see how much glass there is."

Wei Ruolan laughed and teased Feng Ziying, "I'm afraid Ziying wants to replace her entire family!"

Jia Lian smiled, "If you like it, it's nothing to replace them all."

Feng Ziying shrank her neck, "It's done, you two, if I change a house over there, you have to ask my father! He is old-fashioned, I am afraid he will not agree."

Jia Lian said with a smile, "My mother has already thought about using this small flower hall to hold a flower viewing banquet, and I hope Madam Feng will appreciate it!" Feng Ziying herself has no way to resist General Feng Tang, but Madam Feng is different.

Feng Ziying understood the meaning of what he said, and smiled treacherously, "That's right, if my mother wants to change the windows, my father will definitely not have anything to say."

Wei Ruolan also laughed and said, "It seems that my mother's post must also be entrusted to Second Master Lian!"

Jia Lian cupped his hands and said with a smile, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, but I'm afraid brother Ruolan will owe me a meal of tea!"

The author has something to say: In 1873, Belgium first produced flat glass. The first glass window in the Forbidden City was installed in the Hall of Mental Cultivation during the Yongzheng period. In the Qing Dynasty, a kind of li shell window was popular. It used a kind of translucent oyster shell, which had the effect of frosted glass. Others were basically paper, and linen was also used. Before Tongzhi, only a small number of glass windows were used. very few of them.

I don't know if it's true or not, but the information I saw on the Internet~