[Red Mansions] Why does Xiaoye want to whitewash

Jia Zhu is going to participate in next year's Chunwei, which is the most important thing for the whole Jia family, and they dare not reveal it in front of him, so they secretly do things behind their backs.Even though everyone knew that Jia Zhu's current grades were likely to fail the exam, they still took the trouble to do this kind of thing.

Jia Lian, who was asked to go to the temple to petition for Jia Zhu, would receive a sum of money put into the merit box every few days. When he came back from temple to temple, he would go to Tiekan Temple to piously ask his ancestors to bless him. It was arranged, and he was not allowed to talk nonsense.

"Blessed are the ancestors, and bless Jia Zhu, the fourth generation grandson of the Jia family, to be on the list!"

After Jia Lian finished reading, she still doubted that they had consecrated this sentence, otherwise, what needs to be stipulated?

The person in charge of Tiekan Temple was a member of the Jia family, who was older than Jia Lian. Seeing that Jia Lian was ready to leave, he graciously wanted to see him off.

"Don't go, look around."

The faces of the people froze for a moment, and then they realized that they hadn't played for a few days when they knew that Jia Lian was coming, so they relaxed and continued to flatter the words. Jia Lian responded with a few words in a less enthusiastic manner,

Stepping into the side hall, Jia Lian glanced around casually, and said meaninglessly, "It's very clean."

"This is a task arranged by the clan, and it must be dedicated."

Jia Lian was noncommittal, turned around to leave, and suddenly noticed that there were some different colors behind the ornamental tree, and walked over as soon as he turned around, watching silently.

The members of the Jia family followed behind, sweating and trembling all over.Long'er glanced at the man, knelt down and picked up the dice beside the flowerpot, wrapped them in a handkerchief, and then quietly stood beside the young master.

Jia Lian waited for Long'er's movements to stop, then turned around, looked quietly at the person in front of him, and said, "You are an uncle of the clan, so it's not for Jia Lian to criticize anything, I will report this matter to the patriarch, and please forgive me." Let’s go to Ningguo Mansion to talk, there are many people who want to do this errand.”

After finishing speaking, his face was as white as paper, and he walked out of the Iron Kan Temple.Long'er followed behind and asked, "Master, what about the dice?"

"Send it to Ningguo Mansion as a souvenir for Big Brother Zhen."

Jia Zhen dealt with it very quickly. Anyway, the next time Jia Lian went to Tiexan Temple, he would no longer be the same clansman as last time. The new clansmen who came up to manage Tiexan Temple were more respectful to Jia Lian.

Jia Zhu came back during the Spring Festival, but returned to the academy before the first lunar month.Baoyu only went to pay New Year's greetings to Dean Chen during Chinese New Year, and then Dean Chen took pity on his young age and allowed him to go to school after the first month.

Jia Lian thought that he hadn't harassed Meng Chengyun for a few months, and seeing that it was almost time for Chunwei, he asked his servants to buy a lot of signature dishes from the restaurant, and took them with him as a reward when he sent Baoyu to the Zhuangzi. Look at Jia Zhu and Meng Chengyun who are studying hard.

Meng Chengyun's kung fu this year has surpassed Jia Lian in size, and Jia Lian couldn't help but squeeze his upper arm when greeting him, "What do you think you are so strong as a scholar?"

Meng Chengyun smiled slightly, and the ice and snow melted, "A gentleman has six skills, and physical fitness must not be left behind."

After Jia Lian heard this, she turned her head and pouted at Jia Zhu, "Look at him, and then look at Brother Zhu, your thin and small body that has been the same for thousands of years, tsk tsk..."

Jia Zhu reached out and patted the back of Jia Lian's head, and said, "Tsk what? You are a nobleman like a street hooligan, pay attention to your image in front of Baoyu."

Baoyu covered her mouth and snickered in front of Jia Lian as if covering her ears and stealing the bell.

As for Jia Lian, he still felt a little missed when Jia Zhu taught him a lesson after a long absence.Feeling that this tendency is really bad, after manually formatting, he signaled the servants to bring in the food and wine, and then asked: "Where is Mr. Meng? This good wine and food is bought from family to family. Although it is cold, it is still delicious. It's delicious, it's rare for me to show respect, wouldn't it be a pity if Mr. Meng didn't enjoy it?"

Jia Lian didn't think these things were hard to come by. Although not all the dishes were from famous restaurants, the tastes were all certified by Wang Ren's group of gluttons, and they were definitely very good.

"Grandfather has gone to the academy." Meng Chengyun looked at the dishes that Jia Lian's servant kept taking out of the food box, and while ordering people to go to the kitchen to heat them, he joked: "Brother Lian, you must take care of your rare intentions. Why don't you invite grandfather and Dean Chen to come over?"

"Cheng Yun, you are also narrowed."

When Mr. Meng and Dean Chen came over, the dishes were all ready, and the time was just right.Jia Lian personally guarded the stove to warm the wine. Seeing the two elders arriving, after saying hello, each of them filled a glass, and then gave each of them a glass, and the small jug of wine was gone.

Meng Lao sniffed the aroma of the wine, watched Jia Lian take another jug ​​of wine and warm it on the stove, and said with some relief, "Boy Lian, are you being generous this time?"

Jia Lian gave him a puzzled look, then suddenly realized that he picked up the jug and shook it, and explained with a smile: "The boy is too strong to drink, this is still plum wine, not intoxicating."

As soon as Meng Lao heard this, he immediately put away his smile and turned his head away from Jia Lian.This old urchin-like appearance made the four juniors couldn't help laughing.

There is no need for servants to serve dishes, Jia Lian prepared a long chopsticks to help everyone serve dishes, and said: "Meng Lao and Dean Chen are elders, Brother Zhu and Cheng Yun, you have worked hard in your studies, and I will serve you today." .”

Meng Chengyun was also familiar with him, and knew that he was just playing around, so naturally he cooperated with him and did not give in.

Baoyu was also holding a bowl and waiting for Lian's second elder brother to pick up food for him. Jia Lian hit him on the head with the other side of the chopsticks, but still picked up food for him.Baoyu began to eat with a smile on his face.

After dinner, Meng Chengyun said that the plum blossoms in the back of the yard were in full bloom, and invited the two of them to enjoy the plum blossoms together. Jia Lian wanted to say that he was too cold, but seeing Jia Zhu was very interested, he curled his lips and did not object.

But if it could be delayed for a while, Jia Lian slapped his forehead suddenly, and called Long Er to bring over the things Yuan Chun asked him to bring over.

"Here, this is the talisman I took Yuan Chun to the temple to pray for, to bless your high school." After speaking, I gave Jia Zhu and Meng Chengyun one each.

"I...do I have it too?" Meng Chengyun rubbed it in his hand cherishedly, and then put it close to his bosom.

Jia Zhu did the same thing, and it was nothing logical, but Jia Lian’s sensitive nerves always felt that something was wrong, so Meng Chengyun said that he would prepare a charcoal fire in the stove and go outside to warm the wine while drinking and enjoying it. The two of them took the lead to go outside to adjust to the temperature. , His expression is also thoughtful.

Then a decision was made——

"Is there still no suitable one recently?" Jia Zhu exhaled white mist while speaking, but her demeanor did not seem to be cold at all.

Jia Lian couldn't understand that these scholars wanted to save face and suffer, so he wrapped his coat tightly, frowned slightly, and said: "There is one person who is quite fancy, Uncle Jing's son, who is one year older than Yuanchun, they Everyone is looking at him, if the decision is him, we have to make preparations early."

"Didn't you say it was inappropriate last time?"

Jia Lian nodded, "Yes, I think he's still a bit uncertain, but he's kind and careless. The point is Mrs. Uncle is kind, and Yuan Chun won't be offended when she gets married. After all, our family... can't find a suitable candidate for a while. gone."

Jia Zhu frowned and remained silent.

Jia Lian suddenly asked again: "Didn't you see if there are any suitable candidates for the students in the academy? It doesn't matter if the family background is poor, the left and right don't dare to bully Yuan Chun easily, and it is a good excuse for you to invite your classmates to come over."

"No."

"Then it can only be Jiang Minghao tentatively," Jia Lian leaned against the tree trunk, hesitantly said, "It's just that there is no suitable opportunity to arrange it recently, why not our family?"

"There's nothing serious about our family. Grandma's birthday party will be in August."

"Isn't it the best excuse for you to be a Jinshi? It's a pity..." Seeing Jia Zhu glaring at him, Jia Lian immediately pursed her lips to express that she knew her mistake, and then said: "Then it can only be the flower viewing party of Princess Beijing, After I go back, I will talk to him, and when Yuan Chun falls into the water, he will go to rescue him, so many eyes are watching, Second Uncle must be able to blame him even if he wants to."

"Have you figured out how to arrange it?"

Jia Lian nodded affirmatively, "If there is any accident, the maid who knows water will jump down to save people immediately. It will definitely not delay Yuan Chun's reputation, and the insiders will not spread it."

"That's all it can do..."

There was no one else in the place, and Jia Zhu and Jia Lian didn't deliberately hide their conversation, so the sounds of the empty environment could be heard clearly.When Meng Chengyun came to find the two of them, he listened to what they said, his heart was agitated, and it took him a while to calm down.

Hearing that the two were already talking about other things, Meng Chengyun waited for a while before walking over and said with a smile: "Second brothers, Chengyun's side is ready, please move."

"it is good."

Jia Lian complied naturally, but Jia Zhu glanced at Meng Chengyun, unconsciously apologetic.Jia Lian just said his guess, and they didn't have any suitable candidates for a while, so they proposed to test it out.

If it is true, Meng Chengyun is their good friend, so it is natural to believe it; if Jia Lian is wrong, and the other party has no intention of it, then the matter of Yuanchun can only be the next best thing.

But to be honest, even though Jia Zhu was a little uneasy about testing Meng Chengyun, but it was about Yuanchun, he still did it.

However, the three of them drank two jugs of wine under the plum tree, and they were a little tipsy at the end. They didn't wait for Meng Chengyun to talk about it, and their expressions were always very natural, which disappointed them both.

When lying on the carriage, Jia Zhu's brain was a little slow, "Did you read it wrong?"

Jia Lian poured himself a cup of tea, and after feeling less hot, he said with some uncertainty, "Maybe?"

But there is no way around it. After sleeping in Zhuangzi for one night, Jia Lian took a carriage back to Rongguo Mansion the next day. He planned to continue to act according to their plan when the time came. A better candidate.