Tong Jia anecdote

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On the day of Laba, the invited female guests came one after another.Tuya, who was invited by her younger sister to accompany Namugege, was the first to bring a group of maids and wives to the house in full dress.

When I entered, I watched Fu Chaqin personally arrange the coffee table in the flower hall, the cups and dishes that the guests wanted to use, and saw that she was carefully arranging the treasures and antiques that Fucha's family only brought out during big festivals and happy events in the early years.

Randomly picked a familiar Jinwang red rhinoceros lamp, played with it in his hand and asked, "Where is your master?"

Before Fu Chaqin could answer, he heard Ji Lan's voice from inside who didn't know what to order, and said in a similar sentence, "She doesn't eat Laojun's eyebrows, and she just soaked Baiya Qilan in a while and sent it to her. Sister Suxi likes Lao Junmei, and Namu Gege often drinks Biluochun. You must remember these carefully."

"I'm surprised to see you are so caring." Seeing her younger sister and Fuchami coming out, Tuya sat down and teased, "Don't you know, there are even more strange things? May I ask which mansion in this capital is the most important?" Is there anyone whose main house will go to the kiln to buy a kiln sister for her husband? Hey, isn’t it our Fucha Mansion.”

"You also know that I'm so caring. When I came in, I just cared about it, saying that there are some or not, and arrange me." Ji Lan stepped forward and took the red rhinoceros lamp in her hand, and said, "I see, you The older you get, the more you lose your eyesight. Such a good thing is not for you to use."

Saying so, he ordered someone to go inside to get the small jadeite cup that he usually used, poured tea, handed it to her hand with a clever smile, and said, "This color is good, it matches your clothes today."

Tuya was in a good mood today, and followed what she said without being annoyed, and took the tea ceremony, "Before, I only knew that this girl was good-looking and loved and cherished. But I didn't know that this man was born with a good skin , but he is also welcome. Your husband-in-law is capable, and he was appreciated by Prince Jian just after he entered Beijing."

"Appreciate? Is sister referring to the board?" Ji Lan rested, sat down by himself, and drank tea.

"Don't pretend to be stupid to coax me. When we went that day, we appreciated the word 'Hui Zhengsheng' just after we arrived at the mansion. What is it not to appreciate? It's full of the capital, and it can be put on the face of Prince Jian's calligraphy. Just the first." He took a sip of tea as he spoke.

After savoring carefully, he wondered, "What kind of water is this? Why do you feel that there is still a burst of plum fragrance hidden in the eyebrows of this old gentleman today." He took another sip and tasted it again.

"It was the year before last, when it was also the twelfth lunar month, when it snowed. I collected it on plum blossoms and kept it under the tree. A few days ago, when I was researching the medicine, I remembered that I opened it and used some. The rest That’s all there is, but it’s useful today.” Ji Lan kept looking outside while speaking.

Tuya put down the teacup and saw that her sister was absent-minded, she often said three sentences, and there were two sentences that she was determined to look out, and said in her heart, "Why, he's not at the house?"

Ji Lan was puzzled at first, but seeing the ambiguous expression on her sister's face, she understood, and said, "Everyone in the house said that they were tired of listening to the old troupe. Miss Shu said that there is a good one out there recently. So I went out with her to pick up the troupe outside."

As he spoke, stroking the wrench on his thumb, he said to himself, "Look at the time, it's time to come back."

"Jiuye is here..." Sure enough, the voice fell, and a servant's announcement came from outside the door of the flower hall.

I saw Tong Jiu coming in from the outside with a smile on his body. He had already changed into Chinese clothes, Hailongqing's warm hat on his head, and a brown duo Lai fox fur cloak on his body.

Tuya frowned slightly, such an expensive imported western material, which one was it if it wasn't the one she gave to Ji Lan.

Then look at the maidservants stepping forward to put down the cloak for Tong Jiukuan and hand over the stove.The Baishou waistcoat with a red background and engraved gold exposed inside is the same material as the jacket on Ji Lan's body.

When he was feeling displeased, the man had already approached him gracefully, and bowed respectfully to him.After exchanging a few gentle greetings, she went to sit next to Ji Lan.

Seeing him sitting firmly next to Ji Lan, he took out a western pocket watch from his pocket and looked at it, and said to Ji Lan, "You coughed a little at night, I went to East Street to pack some cleansing plum slices, the smell It’s different from the one on our cabinet, I want you to try it. No, it’s about this time.”

After speaking, he put his pocket watch back, and he wore this long gown with stone blue Japanese satin and tassels neatly inside his waistcoat, which made his eyes brighter and teeth brighter than a few days ago.He has a certain magnanimity on his body, and finally he is worthy of his title of being a son of a master in the south of the Yangtze River.

With a cold glance, he felt that he and his sister in front of him were a good match, and he couldn't help feeling a little relieved in his heart.

"Lan Zhiyi, spread its fragrance." Tong Jiu just lifted the lid of the cup, and felt that today's tea was different from usual, and took a sip, as expected.

He said happily, "Is this the Qilan they brought from the cabinet in the south?" After finishing speaking, he looked at the fragrant tea juice in the cup, and said regretfully, "It was reserved for you, so I soaked it for me to eat, isn't it? Ruined?"

"It's good to eat your tea, isn't it possible that our family is still short of the few taels of tea you eat?" Ji Lan listened to Tong Jiu's speech after sentence in front of her sister, and urged her in a low voice.

Hearing Ji Lan say the three words "our family", Tong Jiu laughed so much that he dimpled immediately, and drank several sips of tea in a daze, just smiled and didn't say anything more.

At noon, there was a luncheon and a play.

As an adult "male master" like Tong Jiu, it's not easy to share a room with Ji Lan and his unemployed female guests who are not out of the cabinet and widows, and have meals in the flower hall.

He had no choice but to take Su Le to the side hall to sit.

"Ama, are you alright?" When Tong Jiu was recuperating from his injuries a few days ago, Su Le also went to the main room to greet Ann, but only met once from a distance.Today, he and Tong Jiu were left alone, asking Ann somewhat restrainedly.

Tong Jiu saw that he was always so timid as a child, so she beckoned him to sit in front of her, and said in a calm tone, "Just now, Dazhengchang outside the pass brought some venison. Have you eaten venison?" ?”

Su Le was stunned for a moment, never thinking that Tong Jiu would ask this, but just shook his head.

Although he is the adopted son of Ji Lan, in the past when Ji Lan was not in Beijing, he was mostly raised in Yi Wang's mansion, followed by Tu Ya, and studied with Tu Ya's son.

Needless to say, Tuya had been strict with him since he was a child, but Ji Lan, the nominal mother-in-law, never cared much about his affairs.Most of the meeting is to ask what books you have read recently, give a few words of encouragement, and act like a mother.

Tong Jiu watched the play on the stage in the distance, and it would be finished later, so it was boring to stay here.He got up with his warm hat, and said quietly, "Let's go, let's disperse elsewhere."

Su Le didn't know what Tong Jiu wanted to do, and when she heard her tell her to go elsewhere, she obediently followed her hastily.When he came out, the north wind blowing from outside chilled his forehead, Fang felt cold and shrank his head.

When Tong Jiu turned her head, seeing that he was cold, she took off her warm hat and put it on his head, and she also felt the cold and took two quick steps.When he turned his head again, he saw that Su Le was still where he was just now, and he hadn't walked a few steps.

Because of Tong Jiu's warm hat, he wore it a bit too big, covering his eyes, and he had to stop after walking a few steps, so he could see the road clearly.

"Why are you so procrastinating." Tong Jiu walked over, smiled and took his hand, leading him to continue walking to the back dining room.

When we arrived at the dining room, the cook unloaded a deer leg and cut it into small pieces.They also set up an iron stove in the warm pavilion next to it, set up a charcoal fire, brought iron forks and wire covers, and roasted the venison.

"Ama, Er Niang is still eating." Su Le looked at Hong Shengsheng's blood-dripping venison, and said carefully, "I'm afraid there is something wrong with us doing this."

"Huh? Your mother is not fasting. She has been in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time. She is used to eating light food and never eats these greasy things." Tong Jiu turned the iron fork, feeling that his child did not understand, and said patiently, "You She's still young, she needs to grow up, but you can't follow her habit, you know."

"But my son heard from the nuns in the house that it was because Ama was frightened some time ago and was sick in bed. My mother had to fast for 49 days to make up for the longevity that Ama was scared away. " Su Le coughed from the thick smoke of the charcoal fire, but replied very carefully.

Tong Jiu was still fanning the charcoal fire, but her face paused.

Looking at the meat in the furnace, his heart was turning a thousand times, and he said after a long time, "It's okay, the wine and meat have passed through the intestines, and the Buddha sat in his heart. This venison must be eaten while it is fresh, and it will be frozen for a few days. It's bad."

Su Le nodded receptively. After all, he had the heart of a child. When he smelled the fragrance, he leaned over and looked at it. He echoed, "My son thought it was the same. If he ruined the food, the Buddha will also blame him."

After finishing speaking, he tilted his head and looked at Tong Jiu, and asked, "Is that right, Ama?"

Tong Jiu patted his face, and the two of them stared fixedly at the meat on the stove. Tong Jiu said, "On the grassland, a boy as big as you is much stronger than you. They both ride horses, The shepherds all over the mountains and plains have gone."

"Son, I've never ridden a horse before." Seeing the color of the venison roast change, Su Le swallowed.

"How can a bannerman not know how to ride a horse? Could it be that when you go out in the future, you have to learn from those ladies and ladies, nestling in a small sedan chair and being carried along like ants?" Tong Jiu looked at the meat on the fork. It was almost done, and he handed a skewer to Su Le.

"My son wants to learn how to ride a horse, but I, Ama—." Realizing that he had said something wrong for a moment, Su Le's face immediately turned pale, and he quickly changed his words and said in a low voice, "Yes, it's my uncle, when we meet every year , not much."

Tong Jiu knew what he was afraid of, pretended not to hear clearly, chewed the charred and tender venison indifferently, and said, "It seems a bit bland, go to the table and get some condiments."

Seeing him carefully holding the condiment jar and returning to the front, Tong Jiu sprinkled it on the meat, and said, "Su Le, learning to ride a horse is a big deal for a man. Riding a horse is as important to a banner man as walking. If you If you really want to learn, I can teach you."

"Ama, let's ask Auntie what she thinks about this matter first?" Su Le held the venison that had only eaten a bite, lowered his head, and said in embarrassment.

"This is a matter for our family. What do you want to ask her to do? I am in charge of this matter." Tong Jiu handed him the meat skewer sprinkled with seasoning again, and asked, "Why don't you eat it? Isn't it delicious?"

"It's delicious." Su Le ate the meat skewers, but he was a little skeptical about what Tong Jiu said.