The Red House of the Concubine of the Jia Family

Following the chief steward of Lin's mansion all the way into Lin's mansion, Lu Qi'an felt that he was shocked again. Living in the south of the Yangtze River, the design of Lin's mansion is naturally full of Jiangnan garden style, with pavilions, terraces and waterside pavilions. It can be said that there are scenery everywhere. Even the flowers, plants and rocks at the corner of the promenade are full of interest...

"Andy, how much money do you think it costs to build a yard like this?" Lin Butler led the way, Jia Lian and Lu Qi'an walked behind, taking advantage of turning the corner, Jia Lian suddenly whispered such a sentence in Lu Qi'an's ear.It seems that he was also overwhelmed by the scenery in this yard. The difference is that Lu Qi'an thinks the scenery is too beautiful, and Jia Lian probably only noticed the few Taihu stones in the middle of the yard and the few pots of exquisite orchids...

"You two masters, please, the master is already waiting in the study."

Turn around, walk through a moon gate, climb up the stairs and walk up the long corridor. After walking for about half a quarter of an hour, I finally arrived at a yard where a dozen or so peach trees were planted here and there.The dead branches of the peach tree were tied with white silk, when a gust of wind blew, both Lu Qi'an and Jia Lian shivered, oh my god, doesn't this uncle/uncle feel that this place is scary.

"The master is inside, the two masters please"

Already at the place, even if they feel very repulsed, the two of them have to go in, "Greetings to Uncle/Uncle"

"Nephew and nephew are here, ahem... please come in quickly, ahem..." Lin Ruhai was dressed in a regular attire, and looked a little out of sorts. His temples were a little white, and he was far from the jade-faced Tanhualang that Lu Yan talked about. .

"Uncle, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Lin Ruhai waved his hand, "Sit down, you two children have been exhausted all this way, it's been hard work, ahem... In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed, and you have grown up so much, Qi An, your father and mother , but everything is okay? Lian'er, how are your father and grandmother? Cough cough..."

"Okay, everything is fine." Lu Qi'an and Jia Lian nodded repeatedly, "The old lady has always been in good health, but when she heard about my aunt, she cried so hard that she passed out. When her nephew came, the old lady woke up. My wife misses my aunt, so I want to take my cousin..."

"This matter is not urgent." Lin Ruhai waved his hand and interrupted Jia Lian. If he hadn't learned about the Jia family from Lu Yan, Lin Ruhai would be grateful to his mother-in-law for taking Daiyu over to raise him, but he could only be grateful. Now, he had to plan carefully.Even if you still want to send your daughter to the capital, you have to make some arrangements to ensure that your daughter is safe.

Turning around, Lin Ruhai started talking about their homework, "You two are not young anymore, Qi An, your father wrote to me and told me that you intend to try next year, I will test you, Lian'er, you should listen together "

"Uncle, you just take the test for your cousin. Nephew, nephew is not that kind of material..." Jia Lian shook his head embarrassingly. He lost his mother when he was a child, and grew up with Jia's mother. He didn't read the classics properly at all After reading the book, he can answer what Uncle Lin asked, "Uncle, why don't you test your cousin first, and I'll go see if the salute on the ship has arrived?"

"Go, let's go." Seeing that Jia Lian had no interest in studying and taking exams, Lin Ruhai no longer felt embarrassed, and waved Jia Lian to go out, leaving only Lu Qi'an behind.

During Lu Qi'an's stay at the Lin family, apart from going to Jia Minling to pay respects when necessary and visiting his little cousin Lin Daiyu, the rest of the time he stayed in Lin Ruhai's study, either concentrating on his studies or asking Lin Ruhai for advice, and benefited a lot from time to time.And after observing these days, Lu Qi'an feels that Uncle Lin is not like what his mother said, because he and his aunt are deeply in love with each other, so the aunt passed away, and the uncle has no business... Although it is true that cousin Lian helped housekeeper Lin in most of the funerals of the aunt. We did it together.

"Cousin, in a few days, we will bring my cousin back to Beijing. After all, you won't go out for a walk when you come to Jiangnan? The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is beautiful. It would be a pity if you didn't go to see it... Besides, the last thing At least you have to buy something for your parents and your two little cousins, right?" Jia Lian has traveled all over the city of Yangzhou during this period of time, and there are many beauties.

Speaking of the past few days, he was still thinking about it, fearing that his uncle would not trust him to bring cousin Daiyu back to Beijing, and he would not be able to fulfill his grandmother's entrustment; since Uncle Lin let go, he has let go of his heart, and now he has nothing to do. Light, having fun, just waiting to take my cousin back to work.

"Naturally, I want to go out for a walk." Although Jia Lian is promiscuous, he is right in saying some things. Although Lin Ruhai will prepare Yangzhou specialties for them to take back, he still wants to go out and have a look, and personally pick out some good ones for his parents and younger siblings. heart gift.

The prosperity of Yangzhou City is not inferior to that of the capital city. There are many shops on the streets, and there are many pedestrians. The large and small shops are elegantly decorated, and small vendors can be seen everywhere on the streets.

"My lord, look at the jewelry, look, how beautiful they are, they are all the latest styles in Jiangnan, bring one for my mother and sister..."

"Young master, look at this doll, how cute it is, if you have younger siblings at home, give a set..."

"How do you sell this doll?" Lu Qi'an stopped, the doll in front of him was made of pottery, bright in color and exquisite in craftsmanship, half the size of a palm, just looking cute, this little girl would definitely like it.

"This one is very cheap. It only costs 100 coins. If you like it, there is also a set. A set of 12 is more delicate than this one, but it is more expensive. But if you want to give this to someone, you can definitely get it..." While talking, The peddler reached out and took out two bamboo boxes from the bottom, "Look, there are 12 boxes in this set, there are 12 zodiac signs, and there are little ones, it's definitely worth the money."

"How much is this set?"

"This is not expensive, only five taels of silver..."

"It's too expensive." Although Lu Qi'an has never been short of money since he was a child, he is not the one who does not touch the spring water and does not understand the career and economics. On the contrary, the education of his parents is that his family is very poor and he should live frugally. "A set of two taels, I want both sets, and another two sets of the same one..."

"Well, it's okay. Since the young master wants a lot, we will give you a discount at this price. It's not a small thing. Our craftsmanship is one of the best in the entire Yangzhou city. Come, here you are, you take it, and you can return it later." If you need it, come again..." Handing over four boxes, taking eight taels of silver from Qianshou, and sending Lu Qi'an's master and servant away, the peddler put the silver in his mouth and took a bite, hey, sure enough, he still has a good eye , this young master looked dressed like he came from an official family, fortunately he didn't miss it.

I bought a doll, and after a short walk, Lu Qi'an took a fancy to a few wooden ornaments on the street stalls. The wood is relatively common, including elm and jujube wood, but the carving is really good. The carvings are lifelike.