The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 124
When Aunt Zhou saw Jia Zheng asking her what she had to say to Jia Ke, tears welled up in her eyes again.She really missed Jia Ke very much, but knew that it was impossible to meet now.

So he replied to Jia Zheng, "I don't have anything to say, but I really miss his body. I don't know how he is a big man, how to take care of himself."

Jia Zheng didn't pay much attention to these daily routines. Seeing what she said, he said casually, "Since you are worried, just send two people from home to take care of him."

When Aunt Zhou heard that it was exactly what she wanted, she was still discussing in the morning to let Chuncao and Qiaolian take care of Jia Ke. She was still thinking about how to mention it to the master, but she didn't expect the master to bring it up first.

So he said smoothly: "In that case, let Chuncao and Qiaolian go. They have been taking care of the eldest brother, and it will be convenient for the eldest brother to use it when the time comes."

Jia Zheng never had any opinions on such matters, so he agreed after hearing what she said, "Let them prepare to leave in a day or two. I'll ask Lin Zhixiao to deliver the letter and take them there by the way."

Aunt Zhou was very satisfied with this arrangement, and she was very grateful to Jia Zheng for serving him comfortably.

At noon the next day, Jia Zheng came back from the office, took out the letter in the study, added a few words of greetings and thoughts from Aunt Zhou to it, and sealed it again.Order someone to call Lin Zhixiao over.

Lin Zhixiao was proud of the spring breeze during this period, after becoming the chief housekeeper of Jia's mansion.There are always countless people around him who want to come over and establish a good relationship with him.And my family also moved to a small yard, and my mother-in-law was also pregnant during this time.Good things happened one after another, making him feel like he was in a dream.

This afternoon, he was leading people to count all kinds of mountain delicacies sent by Zhuangzi below. Most of them were still alive, and they had to find a way to raise them.Wait until the masters want to eat before killing.

While I was busy, I saw Jia Zheng's servant waving at him.He hurried over and asked, "What's the matter? Could it be the master, what orders do you have?"

"There is an order, the master told me to call Uncle Lin to see him."

Lin Zhixiao listened to Jia Zheng's call and didn't dare to neglect him, so he hurriedly followed the boy to the study.

After Jia Zheng waited in the study for a while, he saw Lin Zhixiao rushing over.

Lin Zhixiao entered the room and kowtowed to Jia Zheng before he dared to stand up and listen to his orders.

Jia Zheng said to him, "Go to Kaiping in the next two days and send a letter to your uncle. This letter is of great importance, so don't make any mistakes."

"Master, don't worry, I'll keep the letter close to my body, and I won't separate it day and night, so there won't be any mistakes." Lin Zhixiao replied cautiously.

Jia Zheng was very satisfied with Lin Zhixiao's performance during this period. Lin Zhixiao was cautious in doing things. The rent sent this year was [-]% more than last year, which made Jia's house still have some savings this year.Based on this alone, he felt that Lin Zhixiao was ten times stronger than the original Lai Da.

I don't want him to leave for such a long time, but is there anyone I can trust in this mansion.That is to say, Lin Zhixiao can do one or two now, so he can only do it.

Jia Zheng then ordered: "Aunt Zhou, send the two maids that Jia Ke used to serve. You can take them along by the way, and be careful on the way."

Lin Zhixiao said respectfully: "Master, don't worry, I will be careful along the way. I just don't know when to go?"

"This letter is a bit urgent. I'll send it to him as soon as possible. You prepare it today and leave tomorrow." Jia Zheng urged.

"Master, don't worry, I'll make some preparations today and leave early tomorrow morning. I won't dare to miss the master's business."

Seeing his statement like this, Jia Zheng was also very satisfied, so he let him go down to prepare.

After Lin Zhixiao went down, Jia Zheng sent someone to inform Aunt Zhou, telling her to leave early tomorrow morning and let the two maids prepare early.

Aunt Zhou received Jia Zheng's message and immediately ordered Chun Cao and Qiao Lian to pack up their things quickly so that they could go on the road early tomorrow morning.

Chuncao and Qiaolian prepared things separately, and Aunt Zhou also prepared several large bags of winter clothes for Jia Ke, asking them to take them together.

Early the next morning, Jia Zheng sent someone to ask if he was ready?
Aunt Zhou hurriedly took Chuncao and Qiaolian to Jia Zheng's study, and as soon as she got there, Lin Zhixiao was already waiting there.

When Jia Zheng saw them coming, he told Lin Zhixiao again: "Be careful on the road, and take a few more boys with you, so you can have someone to take care of you on the road."

Lin Zhixiao often went out, and was much more familiar with the situation on the road than Jia Zheng, but he respectfully agreed to the master's instructions.

So Lin Zhixiao took Chuncao, Qiaolian, and three or five servants on the road together.

It took more than ten days to walk all the way before arriving at Kaipingwei. Once he arrived at Kaipingwei, he was stopped at the gate of the city.

Although the Tatars have retreated now, they have only been through the war after all, so they are very strict in interrogating strangers. Lin Zhixiao told the officers and soldiers guarding the city that they are Jia Ke's family members, and he came to deliver a letter to him at the order of Jia Ke's father.

But where did the officers and soldiers know him?Therefore, he is not allowed to enter the city casually, and must be carefully investigated before he is willing to give up.But the two sitting in the car behind are not ordinary people in the future. They must be Jia Ke's aunt.

So they secretly stuffed a few scattered pieces of silver to the officers and soldiers guarding the gate, and the officers and soldiers would agree, and said kindly to him, "If you don't search it, you really can't enter the city. Who will be ordered by our Lord Qianhu?" Dare to disobey, if you know the soldiers of the adults, tell me their names. I will call him and let him lead you in. Do you think this is okay?"

Lin Zhixiao knew that this was a border gate, and the soldier's method was already the greatest compromise, so he hurriedly thanked him repeatedly.

"I don't know many people in the personal army. The one I know the most is their captain, Liu Yu. Please tell me that Lin Zhixiao came here on the master's order, so he will know. "

The soldier guarding the gate greeted the people next to him, and then rushed into the city.

After a while, I saw Liu Yu jogging here with a few people.

Liu Yujin saw that it was indeed Lin Zhixiao. Liu Yu knew that Lin Zhixiao was now the chief steward of Jia's mansion, so he didn't dare to neglect him when he saw him, so he hurried up to salute, "If the chief steward is coming, you should send a servant to tell me in advance. , so that I can greet you at the gate of the city."

Lin Zhixiao hurried up to help him up, and said with a smile: "This time the master is in a hurry, there is no time."

Liu Yu looked at the convoy and saw a carriage behind him, so he asked curiously: "Butler Lin is going out with his family?"

Lin Zhixiao answered him with a smile and tears: "How can I have that ability, these two aunts and grandmas were sent for the uncle, and you also know them."

As soon as Liu Yu heard that he knew her, she knew it was Chuncao and Qiaolian, and knew that sooner or later they would be Jia Ke's aunt.It's nothing more than spring grass among them, but for Qiaolian, when they went to Caozhuang, they tried to hide as far away as possible, and they were very scared of her.

Qiao Lian was gentle and caring when she was with Jia Ke, but as soon as she left Jia Ke, she became sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued. If she said a word to her, she could push her to the sky.

Hearing that they are coming at this time, how dare you neglect them?Hurry up to greet them first, Chuncao and Qiaolian heard Liu Yulai greet them in the carriage, Chuncao hurriedly said to him in the carriage: "Hurry up and salute, we are all from our own family, how can we get so much courtesy?" ? Besides, which famous brand are we on, how dare we accept your gift.”

"The two girls are close to the uncle, so we naturally have to respect them."

Qiao Lian listened to their endless talk in the car, and said impatiently: "Hurry up and go to the city, what are you talking about here, I'm exhausted these days."

Liu Yu heard Qiaolian's words and quickly ordered the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate to get out of the way and let their convoy enter.

(End of this chapter)