Red Mansion: No Empty House Fight

"Why is brother Xue so busy with farming?" Tanchun on the side wanted to win Xue Wang's favor by currying favor with Baochai and Xue Pan, so when he heard the conversation between the two brothers and sisters, he naturally accepted next stubble.

Xue Pan looked down on Tan Chun's behavior of stepping on his younger brother and mother to climb up, so he didn't answer.It's just that Baoqin was young and said loudly: "I know!"

When Xue Pan and Liu Xianglian ate together earlier, he had also told other members of the family what he had said about farming and mulberry farming.Xue Wang felt that his son was good everywhere, and having the heart to save the world and help the people showed that his son was "good".Moreover, the Xue family had plenty of money, so it was not a big deal to buy a few Zhuangzi and let Xue Pan tinker with it for two years, and if there was really no output, it would not matter for a year or two.The land is there, and it will not be compensated in the future.

Baochai was brought up by Xue Xun as a man, and he felt honored when he heard Xue Pan's thoughts and reasons for buying Zhuangzi to farm the land.The same is true for Xue Biao.

Although Bao Qin was still young and didn't know what Xue Pan meant, she remembered it clearly.Now that someone asked, Xue Pan didn't answer by himself, so he immediately repeated what Xue Pan had said before.

Before Tanchun could say a few good words to compliment Xue Pan, Jia Baoyu slapped his thigh suddenly: "Brother Xue is a benevolent and talented man! I always think that men are filthy, and only my daughter's house is clean. But I didn’t expect Big Brother Xue’s revenge, but he compared me to a muddy pig mangy dog! Big Brother Xue is the real benevolent gentleman! He’s more admirable than those national thieves!”

While talking, Jia Baoyu looked at Xue Pan with bright eyes, which made Xue Pan grit his teeth.

"Brother Bao, don't praise him. There is no result yet, but he is just getting seeds. It is still far away from the goal of 'making the people full'! What's more, my brother has always been someone who praises him. Just float up, and treat him normally!" Seeing Xue Pan's bewildered expression, Baochai hurriedly rescued her brother.

Baoyu said indifferently: "Brother Xue's heart alone is much better than others! I think it's wrong to say that brother Xue is not doing his job properly in the usual rumors! Next time, second brother Lian Going out, I must go together to rectify Big Brother Xue's name!"

But Daiyu interjected at this moment: "Sister Bao is right. The major events that have benefited the country and the people in the past and present have been painstakingly achieved for more than ten years or decades. Like Dujiangyan or the underground moat of Quzhou, It took a lot of time to complete it. You have yelled out early now. If it doesn’t work, other people will not care whether Big Brother Xue really wants to do this well. They will only think that Big Brother Xue is trying to gain fame. Then Brother Xue's reputation has been damaged, isn't it your fault?"

As soon as Baoyu heard Daiyu's words, he immediately slapped himself on the forehead: "Very true! Very true! I was reckless! Let's talk about it when Big Brother Xue succeeds in the future!"

Good guy, it's really scary to think about it at first glance! "It's still early, Brother Bao, just listen to it as a joke, and don't worry about it." Xue Pan could only smile, and followed the crowd to appease Baoyu's excited mood.

It happened that someone came from the kitchen and said that dinner was ready.Xue Pan pulled Baoyu to change the subject: "You have a good taste of this food today. I ate it for lunch, and it feels very good. If you think it is good, I will send some to the old lady, and let the old lady eat it. Try it."

Because of today's incident, Baoyu's favorability towards Xue Pan increased at that time, and he felt superficial in his heart.In the past, he only thought that big brother Xue was stupid, but he misunderstood.That's right, with sisters such as Sister Bao and Sister Qin, how could Big Brother Xue be an ordinary filthy man?

After Sanchun and Daiyu Baoyu ate at Xue Pan's place, they all said it was delicious, so Xue Pan sent some to Jia's big kitchen.

Naturally, Baoyu strongly recommended it in front of Jia Shishi.It's just that when Jia Shishi heard that Baoyu ate some food from Fanbang, which no one in the Central Plains had ever seen, he lightly slapped Baoyu's hand a few times: "What kind of body are you, how can you talk to people outside?" Than? I don’t know if it will hurt the internal organs! Someone, go and ask the imperial doctor!”

Although these words were said in Jia Shi's Rongqing Hall, but Jia's family is like a sieve, and Xue Pan will know it the next day.He also heard from the servants that Jia Shishi ordered all the things he gave to the kitchen of the Jia family to be thrown away, but many of the servants in the kitchen were given a lot of money.

"Because those people are not very good at tidying up, the first meal was not delicious, so they threw away the rest. The little one took advantage of the dark to find less than two bags of corn. But the carrots and tomatoes were not found. return."

"Since we've found it, let's return it to Zhuangzi. The left and right will also be planted in the ground, just pay attention to the quality of the seedlings." Xue Pan was a little angry.But Jia Shishi did this out of concern for Jia Baoyu, and he had nothing to intervene.At most, I feel that I deserve to be disliked and slapped in the face because I don't think well.

"When it's the season, I'll go to Zhuangzi with you. After all, it's a fresh thing. Although the people on the Zhuangzi are old-fashioned farmers, they are all new eggs when it comes to these crops." Xue Pan left Jia's house I stopped thinking about throwing vegetables, and put all my thoughts on the cultivation of corn, tomatoes, and carrots.

"Yes. The people in the caravan also asked those red-haired guys when they harvested these crops, but they couldn't say anything, so I can only let the people in the village figure it out by themselves." Xiaoyao replied.

At this time, Baochai led Linglong to the door of the study, and asked Xue Pan to ask if he was done with work: "If brother is done, I will go in. If not, I will leave this box of snacks until he is free." Say it again."

"Sister, come in!" Xue Pan heard Baochai's voice, walked to the door just in time to hear Baochai's last two words, and immediately let her in.Xiaoyao saw that Xue Pan had nothing to do, so she bowed to Baochai and said goodbye.

"What kind of snacks do you want my sister to come by herself?"

"What else could it be? Didn't my elder brother deliver food to the old matriarch yesterday? They sent back a box of your royal snacks, saying that the empress in the palace specially invited the present and the queen's order to leave it for the mansion." Order the recipe for dim sum." Baochai told Linglong to put the box on the table outside the study, and sat down.

"I vaguely heard that the big kitchen didn't keep anything sent by our family. I don't know who it is for! Give a sweet date with a stick. It's just that the date is a little small, and our family took it Doesn’t the Ministry of Internal Affairs have any dim sum recipes for the court?” Baochai fanned the round fan with a disdainful expression on her face, “Baoqin won’t be happy after one sip, so you have to go to our shop to eat it again.” The newly released snacks come back to take care of their injured tongues."

"This girl, you say you are greedy when you are greedy, and you still care for your tongue?" Xue Pan picked up the snacks in the box and tasted, "The taste is obviously passable, why can't she eat it in her mouth?"

"My brother is not used to it! I was afraid that my brother would say that I was lying, so I gave this snack to my brother, lest my brother say that I was too strict with sister Qin." Baochai looked at Xue Pan with a smile.

"That's not right. If our family is too poor to get rid of the pot, then it is a last resort to make the girl suffer. It's just that our family doesn't have to do this! Sister, you too, will be just right next year, and you have to learn how to play Baoqin and play flowers on weekdays It’s better to wear Duo’er’s on your head!”

"Sister Lin hasn't done her filial piety yet! If I dress up colorfully, wouldn't I poke her heart? Baoqin is young, so I also dress her up in a delicate and elegant way, with pear blossoms and camellias, so the color is naturally not obtrusive. "

Seeing that Baochai couldn't be persuaded, Xue Pan also knew that his sister had strong ideas, so he stopped talking about this matter: "You are right. Then I will send someone to bring you some snacks!"

"En." Seeing that Xue Pan stopped talking, Baochai felt satisfied, nodded with a smile, and went back to her room holding Linglong's hand.

After answering the questions about the three women in his family after a snack, Xue Pan also started to pack some things and prepare to go to Zhuangzi to stay.In the next few days, I just dealt with trivial matters.

On the day of departure, Xue Pan went out of the city by car, and met Liu Xianglian at the gate of the city: "Second brother, did you put an ear report by my side? You know my whereabouts so well!"

Naturally, Liu Xianglian didn't pay attention to Xue Pan's side, but only carefully inquired about the behavior of Xue Pan's servants, and guessed that Xue Pan was going out.He also asked about Xue Pan's horses and chariots resting yesterday, and was preparing to go out today, so he naturally waited at the gate of the city.

"Zuo is just being careful, I know you're going out, why don't we go together?" Liu Xianglian didn't ask where Xue Pan was going, she just decided in her heart that she wanted to accompany him.

Xue Pan smiled and narrowed his eyes: "That's just right! Good brother, don't sit on a horse and get exposed to the wind and sun, why don't you take a car with me! Although it's not far, it will take more than an hour! It's just a good time to talk to my brother. How about talking?"

Naturally, Liu Xianglian would not refuse such an opportunity for the two of them to be alone at such a close distance. She said "OK", got off her horse and threw the reins to the servants of Xue's family, and entered the carriage with Xue Pan.

It is still very spacious for Xue Pan to sit alone in the carriage, but with the addition of the slender Liu Xianglian, Xue Pan felt a little parched and couldn't help tugging at his collar.

Liu Xianglian looked at Xue Pan's expression and movements, and was very satisfied in her heart, after all, she didn't shave her own head and pick a hot head.It's just that in the end, I still hold back the enthusiasm in my heart and act like a "good brother".

Although Xue Pan didn't want to do anything disharmonious, but because of the fight with Liu Xianglian before, he sat down next to Liu Xianglian without any scruples, pulled a board off the wall of the car, and became a a small table.Then he took out tea and snacks from the dark cabinet beside him: "Brother, I have everything you want to eat and drink here. Try this snack, it's something from my newly opened shop." Pick up the snacks on the plate and feed them to Liu Xianglian.

Xue Pan handed the snack to Liu Xianglian's mouth and felt that his actions were a bit inappropriate.He just did everything, given this rare opportunity, Xue Pan remained motionless, with an expression of indifference on his face.

Liu Xianglian looked at Xue Pan's tender and fleshy little hand holding the snack to her mouth, and her heart felt hot.He also saw Xue Pan's face pretending to be innocent but his eyes twirling around, he still lowered his head and ate the snack, and intentionally kept Xue Pan's finger in his mouth.

Xue Pan felt his face turn red with a "boom", and he didn't dare to move, so he just sat there dumbfounded.When my mind was swiped by all kinds of messy thoughts until my brain was about to crash, Liu Xianglian said: "You are too young. Be honest."

What is too small?Why be honest?Xue Pan, who obviously hadn't returned to his senses, looked at Liu Xianglian with a puzzled look on his face.

Liu Xianglian was irritated by her round eyes, so she pressed Xue Pan's head into her arms to change the subject: "Didn't you say you want to benefit the people? This time, you are going to your Zhuangzi, right?"

Xue Pan was in Liu Xianglian's arms for a long time, and then he understood what Liu Xianglian was talking about: "Yeah. I don't feel relieved, so I follow along. Although those are old-fashioned tricks , but because they have been tending the land all their lives, I am afraid that they will take experience as truth and waste grain seeds."

Liu Xianglian nodded: "You speak well. The older you get, the more stubborn you become. It's easy not to listen to other people's advice. But, do you know how to plant it? I heard that even Hong Maozi doesn't know the yield and planting of this thing. How did they get this thing?"

"Zong, Min, Land!" Xue Pan raised his head from Liu Xianglian's arms, and happened to be face to face with Liu Xianglian. "They went to other people's places and robbed other people's good things. Although they knew it was food, they didn't have to plant it by themselves, as long as they let the slaves in the places they beat down grow it! If you are the ruler, you can sit back and enjoy it!"

Although Liu Xianglian didn't quite understand some of the words in Xue Pan's words, she could figure out what she meant in a general sense: "Then, these red-haired boys are like the barbarians from the Northland? I don't know." Know how to farm, so go to the Central Plains to run wild?"

Xue Pan nodded: "Yes, that's it. Fortunately, the imperial court has also ordered the Ministry of Industry to start manufacturing various firearms to transform ships. If it takes decades, it will be difficult for us to match them in terms of weapons. We will definitely be able to Become another colony, colony, land, and we will all become slaves of their country, and we must work for them day and night to barely survive!"

Liu Xianglian didn't expect that she would know such things just by chatting with Xue Pan.And because of Xue Pan's words, I was very worried about the future of the country.

Seeing Liu Xianglian frowning, Xue Pan raised his hand to press the frown: "Don't worry. Do you know that my Xue family is the money bag of the saint? The saint has already guessed that there will be a war in the future, and has already prepared gone."