Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 348: Mandarin Duck Order

The next day, Jia Cong came back around noon. He heard that Jia's mother was taking everyone to visit the garden, so he went straight to the garden.

As soon as I arrived at Hengwuyuan, I heard Jia Mu say inside: "If you really like simplicity, a few things will help. I am the best at tidying up the house, but now that I am old, I have no such leisure."

The sisters also learned to tidy up well, but they were afraid that the good things would be ruined if they were tacky. I think they are pretty good.

Now let me clean it up for you, ensuring that it is generous and tidy. I have two pieces of ladders. When I received them, they have never been seen by Baoyu. If they had passed through his eyes, they would be gone..."

"Old lady, why don't you miss me when you have something good? You're too partial." Jia Cong came in with a smile.

Everyone was busy saying hello.

Jia Mu laughed and scolded: "You monkey, you know how to listen to the wall. Why do you come here so early and late? You want to trick my baby again."

Jia Cong smiled slightly and greeted the old woman next to him: "Grandma Liu, are you still strong in your old body?"

"Uncle Lao is thinking about you." Grandma Liu was flattered and wanted to kneel down and kowtow.

Jia Cong hurriedly supported her and said with a smile: "You can always call me brother Cong, and I'll call you uncle."

"Hey, thanks to my brother, I can still work in the fields." Grandma Liu smiled from ear to ear, nodded and bowed.

Jia Cong nodded and said to Jia Mu: "Since the old lady knows how to clean the house, why didn't you tell me to clean it up for me? It shows that I don't want anyone to care about me."

Jia Mu smiled and said: "You are such a big uncle, and you still use me to clean up for you. If you tell me, people will laugh.

It's only now that I saw that Bao Yatou is really too plain here, so I thought of helping her clean it up, but it's not your place. "

Everyone laughed.

Jia Cong glanced at Baochai and said with a smile: "Old lady, since Sister Bao likes this decoration, let her do it. It looks clean and refreshing to me."

Jia Mu shook her head and said, "No way. Although she saves trouble, if a relative comes, it won't look like it. Secondly, young girls are taboo in such a sober room.

It’s more and more time for us old ladies to live in a horse pen. If you listen to what is said in books and plays, the ladies’ embroidery rooms are quite exquisite.

Although they sisters dare not compare with those young ladies, they should not go too far out of line. "

Jia Cong smiled and said: "The old lady is right, you can just watch and show off."

Only then did Jia Mu happily call Yuanyang to give instructions and arrange the stone bonsai, gauze table screen, ink smoke frozen stone tripod, ink calligraphy and painting, white silk curtain and other furnishings.

Jia Cong walked to Baochai and said with a smile: "Sister Bao is really too plain here. If she wears white clothes, she will look a little like Xiao Longnu's character."

Baochai blushed and said in a low voice: "Youhun said, pay attention carefully." After a pause, he said again: "Don't you like this arrangement?"

Jia Cong smiled and said: "I also liked simplicity in the past. Now it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Now I feel that it is still a Zhulou painted building, rich, luxurious and comfortable."

Baochai pursed his lips and smiled: "My place and the Xiaoxiang Pavilion are not luxurious, but you are disappointed."

Daiyu interjected from the side: "Brother Cong, you are just a vulgar person."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Fortunately, with you two elegant people, I can also enjoy some fresh air and elegance."

Bao Dai smiled and said nothing.

At that moment, Jia Mu had finished her arrangements, and everyone came to Zhujin Pavilion.

Here, Sister Feng has led people to arrange the decorations neatly. There are two couches on the left and right, both of which are covered with brocade and rong mat.

There are two carved lacquer tables in front of each couch, some are in the begonia style, some are in the plum blossom style, some are in the lotus leaf style, some are in the sunflower style, some are square, some are round, and the styles are different.

One has a stove bottle and a storage box on it; the other is empty, ready to put people's favorite food.

The style of the storage box also follows the style of the box. Each person has a black silver foreign chisel self-pouring pot and a brocade enamel cup.

Jia Mu and Aunt Xue sat at the head.

To the east is Grandma Liu. Below Grandma Liu is Mrs. Wang, and then down are Jia Cong, Li Wan and Sister Feng.

To the west is Shi Xiangyun, the second is Baochai, the third is Daiyu, the fourth is Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, and so on, with Baoyu and Jia Huan at the end.

Baoyu received a severe beating last time, and after being raised for more than half a month, he was almost healed.

It was just that he was very unhappy when Jia Zheng ordered him to leave the garden to live.

Suddenly I saw a graceful figure leading a dozen girls and ladies over with baskets and boxes.

Sister Feng smiled and waved, saying: "Come quickly. Old lady, Brother Rong's daughter-in-law heard that Grandma Liu is here, and she also wants to come and meet her."

Jia Mu smiled and said: "It's good, there are so many people and it's so lively."

Qin Keqing came over to greet everyone, and his watery eyes swept over Jia Cong, almost sweeping his soul away.

"I brought some fresh fruit cakes here for the old ladies, ladies, uncles, aunts and Grandma Liu to try."

Jia Mu said with a smile: "It's hard for you to have a bad intention. I told you to come here and be stubborn. Come to the table quickly and sit next to Feng girl."

Qin Keqing bowed slightly and sat down under Sister Feng.

Jia Mu first smiled and said, "Let's have two drinks first. It would be interesting to have an order today."

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "The old lady naturally has a good drinking habit, how can we do it? An Xin wants us to be drunk. All we need to do is have two more drinks."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "My aunt has become too modest today. She thinks she is tired of me getting old."

Aunt Xue smiled and said: "It's not Qian, I'm afraid it would be a joke if it doesn't work."

Mrs. Wang laughed hurriedly and said: "I can't tell you. I just have one more glass of wine and go to bed drunk. Who else can't laugh at us?"

Aunt Xue nodded and said with a smile: "As ordered. The old lady should have a glass of wine."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Of course." Then she took a drink.

Jia Cong saw that everyone on the table was filled with light side dishes and fruit cakes, but in front of him was a large bowl of cooked beef, a plate of salted peanuts, and several plates of appetizers. He secretly praised Sister Feng for being careful and knowing her own preferences. After chewing two pieces of beef, I suddenly heard what Jia Mu was going to do about drinking.

Suddenly he frowned slightly, why not just drink and chat? What kind of drinking orders are there? Trouble!

When Baochai and Daiyu saw his expression, they knew what he meant, and they both pursed their lips and smiled.

Sister Feng hurriedly walked to the place and said with a smile: "Now that I have given the order, it would be better to ask Sister Yuanyang to come."

Everyone knew that the orders given by Jia Mu would be carried by mandarin ducks, so when they heard this, they all said "very yes".

Yuanyang half-heartedly declined, thanked, and sat down. He also had a cup of wine and said with a smile: "The drinking order is as big as the military order. No matter whether you are high or low, I am the master. If you violate my words, you will be punished."

Grandma Liu had never seen such a battle before, so she wanted to run away from the banquet, but was pulled by the little girls, and she just begged for mercy.

Yuanyang said: "If you talk too much, you will be punished by a pot of water."

Grandma Liu just stopped talking.

Yuanyang said: "Now I will talk about the dominoes, starting from the old lady and going on to Grandma Liu.

For example, if I say a deck, I split the three cards and say the first card first, then the second card, then the third card. After that, I combine the name of the deck.

Regardless of poems, songs, idioms or sayings, they all rhyme. If you make a mistake, you will be fined a drink. "

Jia Cong was confused when he heard this. Isn't this the golden mandarin duck's three-pronged teeth order? I read the novel back then, but it was just for fun, so how could I understand this naughty meaning?

Not to mention Yapai Ling, he didn't even recognize Yapai.

He hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, I won't be so naughty as you are. When it's my turn, I'll just have one more drink." Jia Huan hurriedly agreed.

Yuanyang raised his eyebrows and said: "Since Third Master is a general, he should know that a wine shop is like a battlefield. If he refuses to move forward in fear of danger and flees from the battle, what crime should he do?"

"You should be punished by the sea!" Everyone laughed.

Sister Feng was afraid that there would be no chaos in the world, so she hurriedly ordered the girl to pour wine.

I go! Jia Cong looked at the vat of wine and was afraid that it would only contain two or three kilograms. Even though he was drunk with peach blossoms, if he had two more rounds, he would not be able to withstand it no matter how much he drank.

He hurriedly said: "Sister Yuanyang, I'm lying down, can't you do it?"

Jia Huan was even more silent.

Everyone laughed.

Jia Cong said: "But I really don't understand this naughty thing. Sister Bao, how about you come sit next to me and explain it to me?"

Yuanyang said: "That's okay."

Jia Mu said, "Bao girl, just sit over there."

Baochai had no choice but to sit next to him.

Daiyu couldn't help but roll her eyes at Jia Cong, "You bastard, you're partial!"

Just listen to Yuanyang say: "I have a pair. On the left is Zhang Tian"

Jia Mu said: "There is a blue sky above my head."

Everyone said: "Okay."

Yuanyang said: "Among them is a 'five and six'."

Jia Mu said: "The plum blossoms at Six Bridges are fragrant to the bones."

Yuanyang said: "There is only one 'Liu and Yao' left."

Jia Mu said: "A red sun rises in the sky."

Yuanyang said: "It turns out to be a 'puff-headed ghost'." Jia Mu said: "This ghost hugs Zhong Kui's legs."

Baochai asked the girl to bring a pair of dominoes and explained the meaning of the dominoes to Jia Cong in a low voice.

"Look at this card with red six and black six, it is the sky card, also called Chang Liu. The five, six, black and 11 points are also called ax and bull.

This piece of 'Six and Yao' has 1 red dot and 6 black dots, also called Yao Qi or high-footed seven. These three cards put together are called 'Puffy Ghost'.

In fact, this order is very simple. If you want to say it well, you can quote ancient poems or classics. If it is a common saying, it is best to match the meaning of the card.

For example, in 'Five and Six', the old lady said, 'Six bridges of plum blossoms are fragrant to the bone.' The five petals of the plum blossoms add up to five, and the six bridges add up to six. They both rhyme and match the cards, so this is good.

For example, in "Liu Yu Yao", the old lady said that a red sun rises in the sky. She compared the red dot above to the red sun and the six black dots below to the clouds, which is both physical and spiritual. Got it? "

Jia Cong looked confused, but he also wanted to rhyme, and he also wanted to be both physical and spiritual? I go.

Baochai pursed her lips and smiled: "You will get better at listening to what they say."

At this time Aunt Xue had finished speaking.

Jia Cong got angry and said, "It's not fair."

"How is it unfair?" Yuanyang said.

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Sister Yuanyang came up with these dominoes out of thin air. Who knows if you guys have communicated with each other privately.

Bring the dominoes, shuffle them, and tell which ones to pay, so that no one cheats. "

Everyone laughed.

Daiyu rolled her eyes at him and said, "You are the only one who is too worried."

Yuanyang smiled and said, "It's okay." Then he ordered the girl to bring the dominoes.

Jia Cong suddenly said: "Sister Bao, just now Yuanyang said, 'Erlang traveled to the Five Mountains', and my aunt said, 'The world is not as good as the music of the gods'. Why don't Yue and music rhyme with each other?" "

Baochai spat: "You are picking on my mother. Le is a polyphonic word. Doesn't the music rhyme?"

"That's okay." Jia Cong secretly sighed, there are many tricks for educated people.

Next it was Xiangyun's turn to speak.

Jia Cong braced himself to see what she said about this new set of cards that were different from the original.

I saw Yuanyang pull out a card and said: "The left side has two long and four corners."

Xiangyun said: "The stars have fallen half into the sky."

Baochai whispered: "This card has two points on the top and bottom, also known as the bench. It looks like four stars, half falling and half in the sky."

Jia Cong was impressed, this level of education is truly incomparable.

Yuanyang said: "There is another bench on the right." It was another bench.

Xiangyun said: "Spring brings back twice as much beauty to people in two years."

Baochai said: "If it is doubled in two years, wouldn't it be four?"

Jia Cong nodded repeatedly, elegant, taking care of the cards, and rhyming, nb.

Yuanyang said: "There is a little monkey in the middle."

Xiangyun said: "The three shadows look like Nongchou."

Baochai said: "This card has three points, red 1, black 2, called Yao San, also called Little Monkey. The opposite shadow makes three, isn't it wonderful?"

Jia Cong was amazed.

Yuanyang said: "It's like 'step on the ladder to look at the moon'"

Baochai said: "This deck of cards is called 'Stepping on the Ladder to Look at the Moon'"

Xiangyun didn't even think about it and said, "The bright moon can see the snow on Songshan Mountain."

"it is good!"

This artistic conception! Jia Cong couldn't help but applaud. A talented woman is a talented woman. No matter what the order is, she can do it at her fingertips.

Everyone praised in unison.

Xiangyun chuckled and took a sip of the door cup.

Baochai smiled and said, "Do you understand now? Even if you can't say that Yun'er is as good as Yun'er, just do it Ying Jing'er."

Jia Cong smiled dryly and nodded. My eyes understood, but my brain did not.

Next it's Baochai's turn.

Jia Cong deliberately interfered on the side: "Sister Bao, don't be nervous. You can only make a mistake by having a drink."

"Bah." Baochai glanced at him and looked at Yuanyang attentively.

Yuanyang said: "There is a branch of plum on the left." The plum card has five points on each side, in the shape of a plum blossom.

Baochai said casually: "The only explanation is that the sky is full of snow." This is a precise comparison of ten points as snowflakes.

Yuanyang said: "There is a person on the right." The human card has eight red points.

Baochai said: "Don't occupy the most beautiful spring in the garden."

This is a metaphor for people. Sister Bao is humble, and now she is in the garden, responding to people and situations, amazing! Jia Cong sighed.

Yuanyang said: "The four or five in the middle are the miscellaneous nine."

Baochai said: "Things change and the stars move several autumns." Nine is the extreme number, and it changes at the last limit. Baochai's ratio is that things change and the stars move, which is very powerful.

Yuanyang said: "Let's make it 'Golden Chrysanthemum versus Hibiscus'"

Baochai smiled and said: "The night is quiet and the spring is empty." The artistic conception is profound and fits the name of the brand very well.

Jia Cong applauded and said, "Sister Bao is indeed amazing. Can you tell me something for me?"

Baochai drank the cup and smiled without saying a word. Everyone hurriedly objected in unison.

Jia Cong could only feel resentful.

Next down is Daiyu.

Seeing her eagerness to give it a try, Jia Cong smiled and said, "Zi'er, tell me something for me and I'll have a drink for you, how about that?"

Daiyu rolled her eyes at him and ignored him, only looking at Yuanyang.

Yuanyang drew another deck of cards and said, "On the left is the long three." There are six black dots, arranged in two diagonal columns, with three dots in each column.

Daiyu said: "One string and one column miss the Chinese years." Comparing the two rows of dots to one string and one column is exquisite.

"On the right is three long." Another long three.

Daiyu said: "Leaning on the threshold, the wind carries the fragrance."

Baochai explained: "This is a Tang poem, which compares the two rows of dots to the wind blowing on the stalk of a lotus leaf."

What can Jia Cong say? In one moment, he has to quote a poem, fit the cards, and rhyme.

How difficult it is for this naughty boy to reach the level of Baochai and Daiyu.

Yuanyang said: "We will be reunited in the middle of the day."

Daiyu glanced at Jia Cong and said with a smile: "I still have one arrow left to shoot at Tianshan Mountain!"

"What do you mean?" Jia Cong asked Baochai hurriedly.

Baochai smiled and said: "Look at this card, three up and five down. Do the three dots on the top look like an arrow, and do the five dots on the bottom look like a mountain?"

Jia Cong took a look and realized it was true. The key point is that Daiyu deliberately said it as a general, and she really reached the state of doing whatever she wanted with her marksmanship.

Yuanyang said: "If you put it together, it's a wild goose holding a plum blossom."

Daiyu glanced at Jia Cong with a half-smile, and said: "The tears of rouge will make you drunk."

Everyone laughed.

Jia Cong blushed, pretending not to understand and not daring to ask.

Baochai smiled and said: "Since the plum blossoms were carried away by the geese, wouldn't they be rouge tears? It's rare that I can borrow your words."

Jia Cong glared at Dai Yu fiercely. If you dare to make fun of me, just wait for me.

Daiyu returned his look, "I'm afraid you won't succeed."

Everyone else said it, only Yingchun and Jia Huan made the mistake and were fined a drink.

Although what others say is not as good as Bao, Dai, and Yun, it is still okay.

(End of this chapter)