Through the Ring of Red Mansions

Besides, Long Si sent Jia Huan back to Rong Mansion so that he would not have to worry about buying the yard. Jia Huan couldn't guess what he was going to do, so he just waited at home with peace of mind.

Just two days later, "Jia Zhen and others came back to Jia Zheng: "The project in the garden has been completed, and the elder has already seen it. We just wait for the master to see it. If there is something wrong, we can renovate it, so that we can write a plaque and couplet." .'"

Jia Zheng took his Qing Ke disciples to visit the family-friendly villa, but Qiaoer bumped into Baoyu and was relaxing in the garden, and ordered him to go with him. Then he thought of Jia Huan again, and ordered someone to be called in.

Jia Huan knew that Jia Zheng probably wanted to use the couplets of poems and poems chanted by Baoyu in his heart, so as to comfort Baoyu's sister and brother who were enlightened by Yuanchun when he was young, so he didn't want to bother all the way, and everyone just said Jia Huan didn't want to steal Baoyu's limelight, so he hid his clumsiness and sighed in his heart that the third master Huan was so thoughtful, and even Jia Zheng would be wrong. Only Baoyu can inscribe one plaque and one couplet, and everyone else is free.

Everyone walked and commented on the scenery and wrote poems. When they arrived at the main hall, they saw "Chongge is majestic, with high floors, surrounded by Lin palaces facing each other, winding roads stretching far and wide, green pines brushing eaves, jade railings, golden beast faces, Caihuan Chitou." He was saying that it was too rich, and some people came back and forth, and Chang Gonggong, the chief eunuch of Ningshou Palace, came to talk to Xiao Jia Tanhua. Now Ningshou Palace is the resting place for old saints and empress dowagers. The palace people had no contact with the Ningrong Second Mansion. Jia Zheng didn't know what was going on for a while, so he questioned Jia Huan a few times, seeing that he was also confused, so he had to bring them out to greet him in the family's villa. The inscription of the couplet was naturally put down first.

When Jia Huan followed Jia Zheng to bring that Eunuch Chang into the study, he only heard Eunuch Chang's expression soften and said, "Our family is here to give little Jia Tanhua a reward for the old sage, because it's not a decree, Lord Jia, little Jia You don't need to be too polite to visit flowers."

At this time, Jia Huan had almost guessed why Eunuch Chang came, and secretly couldn't help but admire Long Si's hand. He rewarded the courtyard in Xishan in the name of the Supreme Emperor, not to mention everyone in Jia's mansion, but Jia Mu He didn't dare to say how to deal with the yard, but he didn't know what excuse Long Si wanted to find for the reward.

Here I listen to Chang Gong’s fairness, “The old sage knew that Xiao Jia Tanhua’s main force was to build the Huihui Hall, collecting books from all over the world for students from all over the world to read together. In the city of Qingzhu, more than ten collection halls have been promoted to open the door for the world's upward and studious gentlemen. To be promoted, a house in Xishan, a suburb of Beijing, is specially given as a reward."

Chang Gonggong faced Nan Song and said with a smile to Jia Huan, "The old sage is afraid that the little Jia Tanhua will be too young and the scenery will be too prosperous, so he will inevitably worry about 'hurting Zhongyong', so he did not make a decree, but deeply regrets I just want our family to bring the title deed of the Xishan mansion, and I have given 16 servants and maids, and some playthings and housework, all of which have been sent to Xishan. Xiaojia Tanhua does not need to enter the palace to thank you, Wanwang Xiao Jia Tanhua, don't let down the old sage's pity for talent."

Even so, Jia Huan still had to kowtow in the direction of the palace in a pretentious manner before finishing.

Jia Zheng was stunned by what he heard. He didn't know that Jia Huan had already opened the Huihui Museum out of the capital, and opened branches in Tanggu, Jinling, Luoyang, Suzhou and Hangzhou. Eunuch Chang kept the tea for public use and offered thank you silver, but Eunuch Chang would not accept it at all. After handing over the box containing the title deed to Jia Huan, he handed it over and left.

That night when Jia Mu and others knew that the old sage had given Jia Huan a house, the whole family was even more rejoicing. Jia Mu wanted to pay for Jia Huan's Xishan house to be slightly repaired from her own room. It is said that the original house is very good, and there is no need to spend any more money. Kuang's mansion is busy with all kinds of clues for the concubine's relatives, and now it is better to do less than to do more.Seeing what he said, he gave up because of it.

Early the next morning, Jia Huan took his servant Mo Yan and Qing Xiao to the Xishan Courtyard, which was "rewarded by the Supreme Emperor". Baoyu was really curious, so she insisted on going to have a look. , Baoyu felt uncomfortable, so he ordered Ren Haosheng to go with the two brothers.

Walking to the gate of the other courtyard, I saw a brand new plaque on the gate, with four big characters written with dragons flying and phoenixes dancing, which read "Langhuan Villa". Jia Huan couldn't help being shocked when he saw it.

This "Huan" character is similar to his Huan character, so that's all right, but although Long Si has been hiding his identity, all the literate people in the world know that the current Holy One is named Baoshuilang, and the current Beijing King Shui Rongbi Shui Lang's younger generation, all of his names have the word "Shui" next to them, and the names of Shui Lang's brothers all have names next to the word "Yu".

Jia Huan felt that since he traveled through time, he has been confident in everything. Even when he met Long Si at the beginning, he didn't show much respect in his heart, but he admired Long Si's manners very much. It's just that several times recently, he felt that Long Si's Things are becoming more and more unpredictable.

Baoyu didn't know what was on Jia Huan's mind, so he shook his head and praised, "It's really a good handwriting. It can't be written by someone who has a world in his heart. I don't know which master wrote it?"

I couldn't wait to drag Jia Huan into the garden to have a look. I saw the red flowers reflecting the green trees inside the door, the roses leaning against the fairyland, and several exquisite mountains and stones touching the wall and the pool. It is the door wall of the house, and there are two verandahs with red pillars on the left and right. They are winding and winding, with floating flowers and water along the road, and winding steps. It is like a fairyland.

Jia Huan thought that the matter had been settled, and she didn't want to create a gap with Long Si because of such a trivial matter of calling names, so she put it aside, and saw that none of the sixteen servants sent by Long Si had a leader. It's not that he wants to take care of his own housework here, but hand it over to Mo Yan to verify his name and register, not to enter the Rongguo Mansion's registration book, and wait for his big girls Xiuyun and Jinyue to assign them.

A few days later, when all the materials were ready, Jia Huan started the most heroic "home improvement project" of his two lifetimes. Needless to say, he replaced the windows of each house in the courtyard with transparent glass windows, and in the back of the courtyard A water tower and a waterwheel were built at the height of the mountain, and a water well was dug, and the pipes were dug. The alloy copper pipes specially smelted in a blast furnace were wrapped in thick cotton, and then tied with a layer of oil paper to serve as groundwater. Pipeline, and connected to two lines, one underground water pipe, one hot spring water pipe.

The faucet is carved with jade, and among the dozens of pieces, only one can be tightly screwed to the thread of the jade water pipe. In order not to pollute the groundwater, the drain pipe was repaired for several miles in one go, and it directly led to the outside of the capital. moat.

As for the groundwater flowing into the pipeline from the well, although there is no modern industrial pollution, Jia Huan is still not at ease. He ordered people to burn a lot of bamboo charcoal, break it into extremely fine particles, process it into a simple drinking water purification filter, and add it to the effluent one by one. under the valve.He also drew pictures and burned many components of porcelain toilets. After they were assembled, no one knew their functions.

Jia Huan was busy in Langhuan Villa every day, and Mrs. Wang in Jia's mansion had no time to take care of him. Looking at the Lantern Festival, since the eighth day of the first lunar month, Ningrong and Rongfu began to prepare for it. Stop. This night, Shangxiatong never slept."

On the first day of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the family stretched their heads and necks to look forward to Yuanchun, and they were picked up by everyone, and Yuanchun went to the garden. "I saw cigarettes lingering in the garden, colorful flowers, lights everywhere, and music playing from time to time. I can't describe the peaceful atmosphere, wealth and elegance."

After countless complicated etiquette, Yuanchun went to Jiamu's main room again, met with Mrs. Jiamu Wang and the Sanchun sisters, and invited Aunt Xue Baochai and Daiyu's relatives to meet each other, "Jia Zheng came to greet outside the curtain again, Concubine Jia hangs behind the curtain to attend and attend other things." Finally, Baoyu was announced to enter, and the eldest sister and younger brother met each other. Yuanchun held Baoyu in his arms hand in hand, and was very affectionate.

Later, with great difficulty, the whole group went to the main hall of the Xingqin villa, and held a big banquet. "The imperial concubine of Yuan ordered the pen and inkstone to serve her. She kissed Xiangguan and gave names to those who chose the most pleasing places." and ordered Sanchun, Baochai and Dai Yu each inscribed a plaque and a poem, ordered "Xiaoxiang Pavilion", "Hengwu Garden", "Yihong Courtyard" and "Huange Villa", and ordered Baoyu to inscribe a five-character rhythm each.

After everyone finished writing poems, they ordered and listened to plays, burned incense and worshiped Buddha in the garden, and inscribed a plaque saying: "Bitter sea and compassionate navigation". .

Jia Huan and Jia Zhen, Jia Lian and others followed Jia Zheng all night. Everyone thought that Yuan Chun would definitely summon the Tanhua brother, but there was no news for one night. I also prepared a five-character rhythm ode to the Grand View Garden in advance.

When Yuanchun's gift was given, Jia Huan saw that it was just the same ordinary thing as Jia Lian and Jia Rong, and guessed a little bit of Yuanchun's meaning. Only Jia Zheng thought that Yuanchun was deeply in the palace and knew little about foreign affairs. I don't know that the Supreme Emperor will reward Jia Huan and have a bright future in the future. I only suffer from the difference in dignity and cannot remind my daughter, and I am afraid that Jia Huan will be sad, so I am in a dilemma.

Unexpectedly, Jia Huan and Long Siyi were just partners, they never took Yuan Chun to heart, and turned their heads and ignored it.

After a few days passed, Jia Huan reckoned that the Langhuan Villa was almost cleaned up, and when the weather was warmer in the first month, he could pick a day to move there, so he called Moyan and Qingxiao, and asked Xiuyun Jinyue to follow in a carriage , and go to the villa to see what else needs to be prepared.On the street, they met Baoyu and his servant Mingyan. Jia Huan knew that Baoyu had been called to Dongfu to listen to an opera early in the morning. Originally, Jia Zhen also sent someone to invite him, but he refused.

Now that they met, Jia Huan greeted him, "Second brother, why did you finish listening to the opera so early?"

Baoyu laughed and said, "It's not very interesting. It only made my ears hurt, so I left the table early and wanted to go out for a stroll. Where are you going with such a group of people?"

Knowing that he saw the carriage behind, Jia Huan said, "It's just two girls, Xiuyun Jinyue, take them to the villa to tidy up. I have already reported to the master, and I plan to move there sometime in March or April, master. It is also said that the house given by the old sage is disrespectful if it has been vacant for a long time."

Baoyu suddenly looked envious, and couldn't help saying, "Since that's the case, I will go and have a look with you."

Mingyan was so anxious that he said beside him, "My lord, why did you run so far, it's my fault if you find out."

Jia Huan asked curiously, "Where did the second elder brother go?"

Baoyu said, "I don't plan to go there either. The Xiren's house in my room has gone. It's boring here. I just want to go to her house."

Jia Huan didn't like being close to Mrs. Wang at all. He didn't want Baoyu to go and give Xiren a face, so he said with a smile, "Is there anything to see in Xiren's house? There is nowhere to sit or stand when I go. It's good to talk to each other." I can’t even drink water, why don’t I go to the villa with me, they invited me a lady on the stove, who can cook Suzhou and Hangzhou dishes well, and I’ll ask someone to buy some food, wouldn’t it be nice to have dinner there at noon Comfortable? Come back early in the afternoon and it will be over."

Baoyu was very moved by what he said, and followed Jia Huan regardless of Mingyan's frowning face.