Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 181 Selecting a forward and reading the letter 3
  Thousands of miles away in Shenjing City, on the official road in the north, a fast horse rushed forward, rolling up the morning fog, and the sound of horse hooves as fast as drums rushed towards Desheng Gate.

"Urgent report from the border, get out of the way quickly!"

Seeing that it was a postman, the defenders at the city gate hurriedly shouted to everyone to get out of the way.

The post soldiers marched straight in. After all, they were doing private work. Once they entered the city, they kept a low profile. They went to the military post house first to change their horses and casual clothes, and then went straight to Rongguo Mansion.

In the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Huan was wearing Jia Cong's sandbag weight-bearing suit that day, running circles in the mansion. The sweat left his eyes wet, but it could not hide his determined gaze. Mr. Huan seemed to have grown up a lot all of a sudden.

"Master Huan, please go get the letter from Liaodong." Two boys came from behind and stopped him.

"Liaodong?" Jia Huan's eyes lit up and he hurried to the concierge.

The postman took out the sealed wooden box. After checking it in person, he handed it to Jia Huan and said, "Master Huan, please sign and sign here. I'll go back and get back to you. If there's a reply, I'll pick it up tomorrow morning." .”

Jia Huan was overjoyed when he received Jia Cong's letter. In a rare act of generosity, he rewarded the messenger with a golden melon seed, waved his hand and said: "Go ahead and come back tomorrow morning to pick up the reply." After that, he went back to his room to unpack the letter. The letter went.

In Lixiangyuan, the sisters were sitting together talking and laughing.

Tan Chun said with a smile: "Since Brother Cong went out to fight, Huan'er has become a completely different person. He doesn't mess around anymore. He gets up before dawn every day and imitates Brother Cong's way of working out his muscles and bones again. Reading, practicing martial arts, and a while ago he came to ask me about "Zuo Zhuan", which really made progress."

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "It's not just Brother Huan, but you are also the same. It was rare to hear you call me 'Brother Cong' before. You always spoke of Brother Cong."

Tan Chun blushed and said, "Sister Lin is still talking about me. At least I haven't called Brother Cong or Brother Cong yet." He called out a few times in a soft voice, imitating Daiyu.

Everyone burst into laughter.

"You're a Tanchun girl, but you're being mean to me. Look at me today." Daiyu was ashamed and annoyed, so she got up and wanted to chase after Tanchun.

Tan Chun smiled and hid behind Baochai and said, "I even want to beat my sister-in-law. Sister Lin really doesn't recognize her relatives."

The crowd became even more confused with laughter.

"You...you...didn't get enough of the morning drink, and what you said was completely irrelevant!" Daiyu was even more embarrassed, covering her face, and came to chase Tanchun.

"Sister Bao, help me." Tanchun laughed and ran.

Suddenly, he saw Jia Huan running in wearing sandbag clothes, dripping with sweat, and laughed and said, "There is a letter from the third brother."

Everyone fell silent and immediately gathered around.

"Take it out quickly."

"Where's the letter? Show it to me."

"If you dare to betray me again, I'll watch your skin carefully."

Jia Huan chuckled, took out an empty bowl from behind, and handed it to the girls, looking like a little beggar. He had learned the lesson and knew that he couldn't hold much with both hands, so he just took the guy who was eating with him.

Everyone laughed, pointed at Jia Huan and said, "Brother Huan and Third Brother are generally cunning scoundrels."

When Tanchun saw his brother behaving like this, he suddenly felt his face burning up. Just now he said that he was making progress, and then he came to ask for money and brought a big bowl. He was really worthless and couldn't help but said angrily: "You bastard." , what are you doing? Do you want to be a beggar? "

Jia Huan was most afraid of her. He retracted his hand and muttered: "I didn't ask you to reward me. I thought the rich would be given some money, and the poor would be given something else..."

Xiangyun chuckled and found it interesting. He took off a ruby ​​gold ring on his finger and threw it into his bowl with a jingle.

"Sister Xie Yun for the reward." Jia Huan nodded and bowed, thinking in his mind, will he give this ring to Caixia or Caiyun later?
  Yingchun smiled slightly and put a small purse she brought with her into his bowl. Xichun rolled her eyes at him and ignored him.

Daiyu chuckled and shook her head, winking at Zijuan. Zicuckoo came up with a smile, took out a small purse containing gold and silver coins, shook it bottom up, and shook all the money into the bowl with a clatter.

"Thank you to Sister Lin for your reward. Wish you all the best for Sister Lin." Jia Huan grinned like a pug.

"He is a child, why are you angry with him?" Baochai hurriedly held down Tanchun who was about to go berserk. Seeing that Jia Huan's bowl was still raised, he smiled and waved to Ying'er.

Ying'er also came over and gave him a reward.

Jia Huan just took back his hand, smiled and took out a wooden box from his arms, handed it to Baochai, glanced at Tanchun, and said teasingly: "Third sister, there is no need to read it. Third brother's letter is for Sister Bao and Sister Lin." , Third brother knows that you often bully me, so I will definitely not write to you."

Everyone couldn't help but burst out laughing, but they were afraid of offending Tanchun, so they tried their best to hold it back.

"Huan'er, what are you talking about? Look, I won't deal with you today." Tan Chun became angry and went up to twist Jia Huan's ears.

Jia Huan chuckled and ran away early. A message came from far away: "The messenger said he would come early to pick up the reply letter."

Baochai opened the brass buckle on the wooden box, and sure enough there was a letter lying quietly inside. There was a line of familiar handwriting on the cover: Baochai and Qi'er signed it personally.

The two looked at each other, both a little annoyed. This bastard was too lazy. In ancient times, two peaches killed three men. Did he want to marry two women with one letter? It’s just a letter, who will open it? Isn’t the other person too careless?

Xiangyun said: "Sister Bao, what are you doing? Read the letter."

Tan Chun glanced at it, covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Brother Cong is really frugal. He combined two letters into one. How about saving paper and ink?"

Everyone laughed.

Baochai smiled, picked up the envelope and handed it to Daiyu, saying, "Zi'er, please open it and see what it says."

Daiyu shook her head and said, "Sister Bao, just read it and tell me."

Xiangyun was impatient, so he stood up and said, "If you don't want to read it, I'll read it for you."

Chai and Dai hurriedly said: "Sit back and don't make trouble." How dare they let outsiders see it? Who knows if Jia Cong will write any obscene words in the letter. If someone sees it, it is better to die. Baochai was a mature man and said, "You guys sit down for a while first. Zhuo'er and I went to the study to read the letter and write a reply. We can take it back to the messenger tomorrow. If you have anything to say, you can also write it and take it with you." superior."

Xiangyun pouted and said, "Brother Cong doesn't write to us, and I don't write to him either. Just say hello to me in your letter."

Tanchun and others also nodded and said, "If you have good poems, you are not allowed to hide them."

"That's natural."

At that moment, Baochai and Daiyu came to the study, closed the door, and hurriedly took out the envelope and opened it. It read:

Sister Bao and Aijian:
  "I have arrived in Fengtian safely and had a pleasant conversation with General Yang. Uncle Shi promoted me to the defense officer of Shifang Temple Fort and gave me two thousand elite soldiers. Now you don't have to worry about my safety?

Liaodong is rich in products and has everything you need. I will send this letter back by military post and you will receive it soon. I will take care of myself, and you should also take care of yourself, especially Qian'er. Don't forget Mr. Ye's medical advice, otherwise I will spank you when I see you looking sick when you come back. "

(Baochai laughed when he saw this. Fortunately, he didn’t take it apart in public, otherwise his face would have looked better. Daiyu blushed and spat, it’s obscene.)
  "Everything is good in the army. The only bad thing is that there are no beauties to please the eyes. I heard those veterans say that after three years in the army, an old sow competes with Diao Chan. I think if I come back in three years, when I see you, won't you see Chang'e?" Already?"

(The two of them burst into laughter. What a lecherous and scoundrel bastard, even though they were acting as a city defense, they still spoke so freely.)
  "Hahaha... By the way, when passing by Shanhaiguan, I got a small order and asked Sister Bao to taste it. I know that Qi'er must be frowning at this moment, looking like he has been wronged. Why don't you get the advantage and act like a good boy? , Brother, the "Magpie Bridge Immortal" I gave you was not enough to keep you entertained for decades?"

Baochai turned around and saw that Daiyu was indeed as Jia Cong said. She couldn't help but smile and said, "Cong'er really expected her to be as beautiful as a god. It's really amazing."

Daiyu was ashamed and embarrassed, and said angrily: "Sister Bao listened to his nonsense. How can I feel wronged? What does it have to do with me if he writes lyrics for you?" Baochai smiled but said nothing, and continued to read the letter.

"Long-term lovesickness: longing for the treasure hairpin but not seeing it, it is so lonely and embarrassing

One journey up the mountain, another journey towards the water, walking towards the bank of Yuguan, where thousands of tents are lit in the dead of night. The wind is blowing, the snow is blowing, my hometown dreams are shattered, and there is no such sound in my hometown. "

Baochai's eyes lit up, and he chewed the artistic conception of the words carefully. His heart was sour and sweet, as if he was drunk after drinking a big bowl of peach blossoms, his eyes were soft and rippled, and his face was full of peach blossoms, which was so beautiful.

Although Daiyu had a smile on her face, she couldn't help but feel a little sour. She scolded Jia Cong hundreds of times in her heart. You're a heartless thief. Is it a loss for you if you write one more song? Sincerity makes me feel uncomfortable, huh, I will deal with you when you come back.

"Bring some good things to my family for me. Written in Jia Cong's handwriting, September 18th, the sixth year of Xifeng."

After reading the letter, the two of them were silent for a long time. Daiyu couldn't help but said quietly: "Sister Bao, brother Cong has traveled thousands of miles to send you a good poem. You can imagine how important you are in his heart. No, People like me and other grass and trees..."

Baochai smiled and said: "Zhou'er, please stop it. Isn't Cong'er's words clear enough? Since you like this poem, how about I trade "Magpie Bridge Immortal" with you? Cong'er is really right, You are the one who gets the advantage and behaves well." He said and pinched her cheek gently.

Daiyu said angrily: "You two are really just a couple, and you teamed up to bully me."

Baochai blushed and spat: "Young girl, you are really crazy. What nonsense are you talking about? What did I say when you two met each other and were in love for a long time?"

You have a Xiaoxiang concubine and a love song prince who co-wrote a masterpiece like "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". What did I say? Now that you are teasing me, it shows that you are not a kind person. "

Daiyu knew she was in the wrong, so she quickly apologized and said with a smile: "Good sister, I am just joking. You should take it seriously, but don't be angry. If you are angry, you will no longer be the dignified, dignified and polite Sister Bao that Brother Cong loves."

"You, you, you are so good and don't learn from me, why are you as scoundrel as Cong'er learned from me?" Baochai laughed angrily and tapped her forehead.

Daiyu covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Sister Bao has learned from Brother Cong that she is full of lies. She is obviously holding the gold and silver in her hands for Brother Cong. When the old ladies asked, they insisted that they didn't. It was like a mountain collapsed. His appearance remained unchanged, even I almost believed him."

Baochai became angry from embarrassment, biting her lips and said, "You girl, I don't know what is good or bad. I have spent so much time and effort on it, but instead of taking care of the family property for your brother Cong, I am no longer a human being inside and out."

Daiyu hugged her and giggled in her ear: "He's just my 'brother Cong', so who does 'Cong'er' belong to?"

"Bah, the more you talk about it, the more unlikeable it is. Let me spare you." Baochai couldn't help but press her down on the bed and squeaked.

"Good sister, please forgive me, please forgive me. I'm wrong, can't you?" Daiyu was the most ticklish, laughing until she was out of breath, and she hurriedly begged for mercy.

Seeing her repeatedly begging for mercy, Baochai just let her go.

Just listen to Daiyu say again: "Sister Bao is interested in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", why don't we write it together? Anyway, there is still a long story behind it, I'm just telling you, it will save some people from worrying about it all day long. The look makes people feel so distressed."

Baochai said angrily: "Well, you're a pretty girl, here you go again. Since when have I been so worried about it, am I allowed to write it but not others to talk about it?"

Originally, she had always been opposed to girls reading miscellaneous books, especially romance novels, but the stories written by Jia Cong were really wonderful and refreshing. He has a sense of family and country and a heroic spirit.

Whether it's Yang Guo, Guo Jing, Huang Yaoshi, Hong Qigong, etc., all of them are heartbreaking. If you can help make this kind of wonderful novel come out...

Seeing that she was tempted, Daiyu smiled like a fox: "Sister Bao, you agreed, so you don't have to worry about being criticized. I've thought about it and brought Xiangyun and Tan Yatou in together. They both like to be men." He is dressed up like a hero, with a rose with thorns on it, and he is as heroic as a man. If he knew such a good story, he would definitely not be able to help but write about it."

Baochai rolled his eyes at her: "Why are you so thoughtful? Did you learn it from Cong'er?" After a pause, he added: "It's too tiring for you to write such a good story by yourself. Let's help It’s not impossible to write it down, but there’s one thing: it’s not allowed to be spread outside, it’s just for us sisters to read it.”

Daiyu nodded and said: "The matter is settled like this. As for the reply to the letter, please ask Sister Bao to do it for me."

Baochai smiled half-heartedly and said, "Young girl, you are becoming more and more dishonest. I will do the work for you, the 'Concubine Xiaoxiang,' and your 'Prince of Love Songs' won't you blame me for doing the work for you?"

Daiyu acted coquettishly and said, "Sister Bao, you are laughing at me again. Carefully, I will tell Yun'er and Tan Yatou the story about Baochai's night visit."

"Okay, stop messing around. Go back and write it quickly, take it and seal it with what I wrote, and ask Brother Huan to send it out tomorrow."

Daiyu nodded: "What about the third sister, the others, and Xiangyun?"

Baochai smiled bitterly and shook his head. Cong'er was really frugal. The sisters didn't even say a word, so they could only say: "Of course Cong'er said hello to them one by one, and said that he would bring them some local products from Liaodong when he returns home in triumph. "

Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled: "Sister Bao can take care of everything in her hands. If you have a wife like this, what else can a husband ask for?"

"Bah, Zaihun said, watch your skin carefully." Baochai said shyly.

Daiyu had already left with a sweet smile.

(End of this chapter)