If you don't go to Yangzhou, you can't appreciate the beauty of Jiangnan.
After days of rain and rain, the sky and the earth were shrouded in a thin layer of smoke.
It's dreamlike, it's picturesque.
On the clean bluestone slabs washed by the rain, the mottled lines are imprinted with the traces of time.
The houses on both sides of the street are gray tiles and white walls.
Sharp cornices are steep.
Occasionally, a small river runs through it, and you can see the white stone arch bridge bending high.
The street hangs a thousand steps of willows, and the sun reflects the two cities.
It's like it's in a painting.
Jia Cong had never traveled to Yangzhou in his previous life, and at this moment walking on the ancient streets of Yangzhou, he deeply felt that his reputation was worthy of his reputation and lived up to the beauty of the south of the Yangtze River. and the majestic Shenjing Chang'an, like two worlds.
"My lord, ahead is the Yanzheng Yamen."
Walking south along Dongguan Street, when they arrived at a three-entry mansion, Guo Yun, who was in the pro-soldier team, saw that Jia Cong seemed to be unconscious, so he reminded softly.
Jia Cong, who was looking far away, came back to his senses and looked to the side of the street, only to see a tall gate building located there.
There is a plaque hanging on the gatehouse, which reads: Yangzhou Salt Administration.
The gate is closed, and there is a drum tower on the left and a bell tower on the right.
At this moment, the sky had just cleared, and the long-lost morning light shrouded the gatehouse through the hazy mist, painted with a layer of golden light.
There are already pedestrians on Dongguan Street, and pedestrians will notice the seven people standing in front of the Yanzheng Yamen.
It seems that these outsiders are incompatible with this person's outstanding Jiangnan "Knock on the door, just say that someone from Chang'an Rongguo Mansion is here, and on the order of Mrs.
Rongguotai, visit Aunt Lin and Miss Lin."
Among the three entrances to the Yanzheng Yamen, the first entrance is the entrance hall, which is the first defense door for the door to watch, report the time, and supervise the entry and exit.
The Yanzheng Yamen is not an ordinary yamen, and there are 300 salt soldiers under the Salt Patrol Imperial History, specializing in smuggling salt.
Those who dare to smuggle smuggled salt are outlaws who pin their heads to the waistbands of their trousers.
Therefore, the salt soldiers are the most powerful force in Yangzhou City.
As far as Jia Cong knows, Lin Ruhai's serious illness now is the root cause of his injuries when he led the salt soldiers to arrest smugglers.
Lin Ruhai was ordered to send the imperial history, Tanhua was born, what a noble person, and he ended up like this, it is conceivable how brave the salt soldiers under his command were.
When he was led through the front hall, he saw a team of salt soldiers at the front door, and Jia Cong was surprised in his heart.
Obviously, these salt soldiers have seen the flesh.
If the captains in the thousands of households in the provinces are of this level, Jia Cong is afraid that he will not be able to even take a thousand households.
Even if it is won, it will be a pyrrhic victory.
After passing the Yi Gate, it is the second to enter the house.
It can be seen that the central hall and the left and right wings are modeled after the government office, which is a place for various departments to work and handle salt affairs.
It was still early at the moment, and there were no officials and officials.
Passing through the council chamber is the third entrance, which is the back house.
This is the residence of the salt patrol and his family, and men are not allowed to enter.
The person who led the way also changed from a small official to a grandmother, and naturally, only Jia Cong could enter alone.
Guo Yun and Shen Lang insisted on waiting outside the Hanging Flower Gate, and the other five went down to eat tea with the officials.
Jia Cong was empty-handed, and under the gaze of various eyes, he entered the weeping flower door with the Lin family's grandmother.
The west chamber of the inner house, the lady is fragrant.
"Bang" The dull and mournful atmosphere in the boudoir for months seemed to be broken by the rude push of the door.
On the bed, a thin girl who was sitting on the edge of the bed and weeping silently heard the movement, raised her head and looked at the door, and a trace of dissatisfaction and resentment flashed in her slightly red and swollen eyes.
Pushing the door in, it was her personal maid Zijuan.
It's just that she doesn't understand why this girl, who has always been the most considerate to her, now doesn't care about her thoughts Seeing that her girl was crying again, Zijuan was not as persuaded as in the past, she stepped forward with some excitement, and said in an excited tone: "Girl, guess who is coming" The girl in Zijuan's mouth is naturally Lin Daiyu, the daughter of Lin Ruhai, the salt government of Yangzhou, Lin Ruhai is seriously ill and knows that time is short, so he sent someone to pick up his daughter.
According to the rules, if there are no children to serve before death, after death, you will become a lonely ghost Recently, Lin Ruhai's health has been getting worse and worse, and seeing that there are only a few days left, how can Daiyu not be sad She is now sad and sad all day long, how can she have any mind to guess riddles What's more, apart from the old lady in the capital or a few people from the Lin family in Suzhou, who else can come Seeing that Dai Yuli ignored it and continued to cry, Zijuan smiled and her face bloomed, and she wanted to force her to get up.
Daiyu angrily reprimanded: "You girl is crazy today, it doesn't matter which one he comes, what has to do with me, let the housekeeper receive someone from Suzhou, and the old lady will let the second brother Lian take care of it, what's the big deal, I have to go and welcome you in person to change the master."
Zijuan almost fell back when she heard the words, and stomped her feet and said, "My good girl, it's the third master who came to Cong Sanye."
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When Zijuan mentioned the third master for the first time, Daiyu didn't even react.
It wasn't until the second time that he talked about "Third Master Cong", and Dai Yufang understood who came over.
She frowned slightly, and wondered: "It's him, why did he come?"
A figure quickly appeared in his heart, a gentleman like jade.
With her, many resemblance This feeling is somewhat complicated.
Zijuan said happily: "What is the reason for him, he meets his old acquaintance in a foreign country, and he is a happy event in life."
After that, he forcibly pulled Daiyu out.
This time, Daiyu didn't struggle, but her mouth was still unforgiving: "I know that your hooves are restless, this is my hometown, you should go back to your hometown quickly." ” Zijuan didn't speak, only smiled and pulled her away.
After a few steps, you will reach the main hall.
"Third brother, why are you here?"
In the front hall of the main hall, Jia Lian looked at Jia Cong, who fell from the sky with an indifferent face, and was very surprised.
There is also a middle-aged woman in the front hall, with a beautiful and dignified appearance, who is Lin Ruhai's concubine and aunt.
Since the death of his wife Jia Min, Lin Ruhai has been lacking in feeding, and there is no continuation.
The affairs of the back house are all arranged by Aunt Yue.
Knowing that someone from Chang'an came to the capital, Aunt Yue naturally came forward to meet her.
It's just that she didn't expect that the person who came would be the current inheritor of Rongguo Mansion.
Jia Cong bowed slightly to Aunt Yue, which was regarded as a courtesy.
Aunt Yue is just a concubine, and it is not appropriate to bow to her.
Messing around will make people look down on it, and it's just right to point it out.
And Aunt Yue saw that Jia Cong ignored Jia Lian, but nodded to her first, her calm eyes and calm bearing, and her heart suddenly put away the contempt that arose because of her young age.
She has seen a lot of people and things, and knows that just this kind of look is not something ordinary people can have.
But when she was smiling, Jia Cong had already looked away and looked at Jia Lian.
Jia Lian wore a scarf on his head, which was darker than the scarf of others, covering his right ear.
It seems that Jia Lian has a good complexion, and he has gained a lot of weight compared to last year.
Although Jia Cong is younger than Jia Lian, he inherits the title and is the head of the Jia family, so he doesn't have to make a big salute, he just nodded to Jia Lian and said, "I haven't seen him for a year, and the second brother looks good." ” Although Jia Cong seemed to be a little unkind, and he didn't even have a smiling face, Jia Lian was still outlooked, still enthusiastic, and smiled happily: "Jiangnan raises people" and said with some shame: "It's that the third brother has lost a lot, how can he lose weight like this, thinking that the land of Heiliao is too bitter and cold."
By the way, how could the third brother come here?"
Jia Cong shook his head when he heard this, and said, "Let's not talk about this for now, let's go see my uncle." ” Jia Lian patted his head when he heard this, and blamed himself: "Blame me, forget the business."
Saying that, he sighed again, and after introducing Aunt Yue, he said: "My uncle's health is not very good, Lang Zhong said that it has been these days."
Aunt Yue began to cry on the side.
Jia Cong watched coldly, thinking that Aunt Yue and Jia Lian knew in their hearts that Lin Ruhai's body and bones were really bad, and they were both mentally prepared, so the sadness was a little superficial.
However, Aunt Yue should have some sincerity, after all, after Lin Ruhai died, she would also become a rootless tree, and her heart would inevitably be in a trance.
When I entered the inner bedroom, I was greeted by a rancid smell.
Jia Cong sniffed out, which was caused by uncontrolled inflammation after infection and suppuration.
In this day and age, it is a terminal illness.
Since coming down from the front line, Jia Cong knows that at least seventy percent or even higher of the so-called combat attrition is due to this kind of injury and illness that is difficult to treat.
Only a few died in direct battle, and sometimes they were lucky.
The pain of dying from infection is a hundred times more painful than dying in battle.
Fever, vomiting, chills, body aches Recurrent attacks, tossing back and forth. is a strong man, and he will be tortured by various complications and become a waste, not to mention Lin Ruhai, who was originally just a weak scholar Approaching a little earlier, you can see that the forest on the sickbed is as thin as firewood, and the personnel are unconscious.
In addition to the two grandmothers serving in the house, there is also a younger woman, who is also Lin Ruhai's concubine.
Seeing Jia Cong, Jia Lian and others entering, they hurriedly avoided behind the screen Jia Cong did not show his pain and grief at the checkmate of his loved ones, and the high-intensity raids and killings in the past two months have made him a little numb.
Not only did I forget how to laugh, but I also forgot how to perform When you are strong and accustomed to it, your heart is like an iron stone.
He just bowed silently, and then came out with Jia Lian and Aunt Yue.
As soon as he walked to the bottom of the verandah, before he could speak, he saw a pair of master and servant coming towards him under the verandah.
It is Daiyu and Zijuan.
It's just that not to mention Daiyu, it was the originally elated Zijuan, and when she saw Jia Cong facing her, she almost couldn't recognize it.
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Taller, thinner, darker Compared with the handsome and unspeakable jade gentleman in my impression, Jia Cong at this moment is completely different from each other in terms of temperament.
Even the eyes that were as warm as jade at the beginning have become so deep and sharp that people dare not look at each other.
That gaze seems to pierce people's hearts But in the end, everyone is beautiful, and they are not rude because of the changes in the other party.
After the two approached, they gently blessed Daiyu, and greeted in a sad but still quiet voice: "Third brother An." ” Zijuan said, "Say hello to the third master." ” Jia Cong nodded, and after returning the salute with Daiyu, he said: "I was ordered to go south to Jiangnan on a business trip, and I happened to pass by Yangzhou, so I came to visit Aunt Lin and Sister Lin." ” Hearing this, Daiyu raised her eyes and glanced at Jia Cong again, then lowered her eyes and thanked her softly.
I haven't seen her for a year, and Daiyu has grown taller.
In fact, girls grow faster than boys at this time.
Twelve-year-old Daiyu has been contaminated with the spirit of Jiangnan Lingxiu.
Jia Lian asked curiously on the side: "Didn't the third brother go to Heiliao?"
Jia Cong said lightly: "The war is over, because of the first-class merit in the Battle of Yaksa, he was awarded the title of second-class uncle, and he was ordered to go south because of his achievements in the Battle of Yaksa."
After that, Jia Lian, who didn't pay attention to the dumbfounded, said to Daiyu who was quietly looking at him: "The things that the old lady and the wife brought you are still on the boat behind, and Baoyu and the sisters in the family have also asked me to say hello to you."
In addition, Sister Bao also came. and Sister Ping'er, Qingwen, Xiangling, and they will be able to get together after the ship arrives in Jinling.
Sister Lin, you are the host, and when your uncle recovers, you should take us to appreciate the beauty of Jiangnan. ” "Hmm
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