dream of red mansion

Chapter 565 Digging Bamboo Shoots
The sound of firecrackers marks the end of the new year, and the spring breeze brings warmth into Tusu. Thousands of households always exchange new peaches for old talismans.

Winter goes to spring, and it's a new year.

A family like the Jia Mansion will start preparing for the clan sacrificial ceremony in the twelfth lunar month.After the sacrifice is over, it is a good time to prepare for the Spring Festival.

This year's Jia Mansion is no different from previous years.

Since Jia Qing was summoned by Emperor Zhengqing to live in the palace as a guard, three days later, he bid farewell to free and easy, and lived a hard life of going to work on time every day.

Fortunately, the shifts in the palace are more humane, and his guard only needs to guard a few hours a day.

The point is...

No overtime! ! !
The guards at the entrance of Daming Palace, everyone rushed to do it, and some of them actually arrived half or even an hour before the rotation time.For such a good colleague, Jia Qing would usually pat him on the shoulder happily, pack up his things and go home to sleep under the warm blanket.

Jia Qing's easy-going temperament also made Long Jinwei, who was on shift with him, feel good about him.Some people are unwilling to give up their seats in advance.

Don't underestimate the friendship of these Forbidden Captains.Each of these goods is a real son of the rich and powerful...

The only thing that makes Jia Qing feel bad is that Jia Jing has only practiced Taoism for a year, but he feels much older!However, in his 60s, he looks even older than Jia Mu. Does it mean that if he wants to cultivate the Tao, he really has to overcome the "vicissitudes" of the world?Jia Qing couldn't bear it, and thought of taking the opportunity of offering sacrifices to his ancestors to detain him in the mansion for honor and support.

It's a pity that Jia Jing is also stubborn, and Jia Qing can't go against his will.

Just after Baochai's Jiji ceremony, it will be Daiyu's birthday again.

Now Daiyu can be considered to have stepped into the cardamom youth, and it is her first birthday to move into the garden, Jia Qing said early in the morning that she would want to make arrangements for her.

Jia Qing went to Lin Ruhai's side early in the morning to ask for this right.This made Lin Ruhai unhappy, and he even said that he would take Daiyu home for a meal that day.

But I couldn't bear Jia Qing's preaching.He knew that Daiyu must also hope to have a lively birthday.To pick her up, it was probably just a few of them sitting around a table for a meal, after much deliberation, they agreed to Jia Qing's request.

But he still didn't want Jia Qing to take all the benefits, and he lost any sense of presence, so he agreed to let Aunt Zhong go to Ningguo Mansion to assist Jia Qing in making arrangements.In this way, his father is not too dereliction of duty...

On that day, the Ningguo Mansion really arranged a big banquet.Although it was still only the masters of the two houses, plus Lin Ruhai and Aunt Zhong were present, the scene was not small.

Set up a big stage and sing a big show.In addition to the relatively small number of people, the specifications are already comparable to the birthday of the adult master of Jia's mansion.At least, none of the birthdays of Jia Baoyu, the treasure of the Jia family, have reached this scale in previous years.After seeing it, Jia Mu complained that he was too ostentatious.

In the afternoon, Daiyu, who had drunk a lot of wine uncharacteristically, was taking a nap in her room.

"Auntie..."

Zijuan bowed to Aunt Zhong who came in.Aunt Zhong has been living in the Xiaoxiang Hall temporarily since three days ago, and she was supposed to go back with Lin Ruhai today.But Lin Ruhai was worried about Daiyu and asked her to stay and take care of her for a few days.

It can be seen that Lin Ruhai values ​​and trusts Aunt Zhong very much.

"Is the girl resting?"

"Well, I was sleepy just after I came back, and I just slept for a while."

Aunt Zhong walked into the room, looked at Daiyu on the couch, and said, "In such a cold day, she drank wine again, covered herself in the quilt like this, became hot and sweaty, and easily fell ill after a long time. Let her wake up and eat." Order hangover soup, it's a good activity."

As she spoke, Aunt Zhong stepped forward and gently pushed Daiyu.But Daiyu was sleeping soundly at this time, being disturbed by someone, she immediately muttered: "Second brother, don't make trouble, let me sleep again."

The voice was full of coquetry.

Aunt Zhong was taken aback for a moment, but she didn't think much about it, she just felt that the relationship between the two brothers and sisters is really good, they are really like brothers and sisters.

"Girl, get up, you will get sick if you fall asleep like this."

"Hey~~ You really hate..."

Daiyu turned around reluctantly, opened her eyes after a while, was startled, and sat up quickly.

"Aunt An... I'm sorry, I thought it was the second elder brother just now, so I..."

Aunt Zhong smiled and said: "It's okay, I disturbed the girl's rest." Aunt Zhong sat by the bed, reached out for a piece of clothing to put on Daiyu, and said to Zijuan, "Bring the soup here."

She brought the hangover soup to Daiyu.

Daiyu drank it obediently.Looking at Aunt Zhong with a caring face, Daiyu felt a little uncomfortable, and felt lazy and boring when she thought about getting up.

Aunt Zhong saw that Daiyu was a person with multiple thoughts. For a stepmother like her (let's count it as a stepmother), and a stepmother who cared so much for her, it was normal for her to have multiple thoughts.

Standing up, Aunt Zhong said: "Miss, it's best to come down and walk around, to dissipate the heat from your body, so as not to hurt your body."

"Ah."

"I'm leaving first, remember to call me if you need anything."

"Auntie, go slowly, Zijuan, take Auntie back to her room to rest."

Aunt Zhong smiled and left.But she couldn't help thinking that with Daiyu's unapproachable temperament, she didn't know how that kid Jia Qing coaxed her to be so close and obedient...

Daiyu promised well in front, but as soon as Aunt Zhong left, she fell asleep again with her head covered, and asked Xiao Xueyan to help her watch out.

Zijuan, who sent Aunt Zhong away and came back, saw her, and when she was funny, she had a plan:
"Girl, the second master brought people to dig bamboo shoots again."

As soon as it worked, Daiyu sat up again and said, "He's here again?"

Back in mid-winter last time, Jia Qing said he wanted to learn from Baochai how to make soup, so he went to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion with a hoe on his shoulders, and dug where he found loose soil in the backyard, saying that the soup made with winter bamboo shoots is the most delicious.

Daiyu was so angry that he kicked him out personally.

"This time the second master learned to be smart. Instead of entering the garden, he ran to the back, where there are many bamboos. I don't know why the second master has to go to the trouble by himself. It's not good outside."

"He just wants to have fun, let's go, let's go and have a look too, we can't let him destroy too much."

Zijuan smiled and quickly armed Daiyu.Even though it's spring, it's still cold.

Behind the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, a large area of ​​Nanzhu was planted here at the beginning of its construction. The tall bamboos form a shadow with the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

At this time, Jia Qing was bringing his few maidservants to wreak havoc here.

"You all be careful, remember, don't be too thin, don't be too big, don't grow out of the ground"

Not far away, Qingwen wiped her forehead and complained: "You are too wordy, and you don't want the ones that grow out of the ground, so how do we know where there are?"

Jia Qing walked over, knocked her on the forehead, grabbed her hoe, looked around, and found a raised ground. When she dug it open, it turned out that a new bamboo shoot was about to break through the ground.

"Do you think this is right? You have the skills to complain, why don't you learn from Huixiang, who has dug up two. If you don't benefit any more, be careful that you won't have food tonight!"

Qingwen was speechless, mumbled twice, obediently took the hoe, and carefully dug up the bamboo shoot that Jia Qing found.

Looking at her efficiency, Jia Qing estimated that it would take a long time for her to dig this one alone.
But he didn't urge him any more. He knew that Qingwen, who was already dissatisfied, might go on strike if he urges her again.Now there are only five workers under him, besides the three from Tubi Villa, there are also Cuimo and Xiangling.Among them, Cui Mo met on the way and was caught as a temporary worker, and Xiang Ling was abducted by borrowing a hoe from Xiaoxiang Hall just now.

Continue to wander among the bamboo forests, supervising everyone's work.

(End of this chapter)