"The nearby Conglv Hall faces a stream to the north and is shaded by bamboos on both sides. It's a quiet place to talk." Brother Rong said softly: "The bamboos are green under the stream, and the lotus flowers are fragrant in the mirror. Auntie hasn't been there yet, so I should meet you. I like such a quiet and quiet place.”
I have never been anywhere, but it was the dead of winter when I went. Li Wan thought quietly and secretly gave Brother Rong a look. When we went that day, it was so cold, but this bastard and Baochai were not afraid of the cold at all.
"There's no need to go over there. If you have anything to say, let's talk at the waterside pavilion by the garden." Li Wan replied softly, his face turning red unnaturally. Thinking of that, I am still willing to go to a secluded place with Brother Rong.
Brother Rong sighed softly: "Although I am not afraid of people listening in the pavilion near the water, the river is vast after all. The servants in the mansion are all gossips. It would be bad to ruin my aunt's reputation."
reputation? Li Wan said calmly: "Just say a few words, what gossip can be spread. Those who are pure will..."
Grandma Zhu looked at Brother Rong's face and couldn't say the last word 'Qing'. Thinking about the embarrassing incident that day, I couldn't say anything, so I had to say: "Let's go to Conglvtang."
Among buildings, those named after halls are mostly activity venues. One is for burning incense to worship the moon, and the other is for living and receiving guests.
Cong Green Hall is naturally the place where the moon is worshiped in Huifang Garden of Dongfu. Except for large-scale activities in the mansion, this place is usually not used. Therefore, Conglvtang has a large front yard and several podium rooms on the left and right. Facing the river in the garden to the north and having a wide view from the north to the south, it is a good place to worship the sky and admire the moon.
As Li Wan approached Cong Lutang, he was not thinking about serious things like worshiping the sky and appreciating the moon.
On the contrary, it was all what happened that day in Yixia Pavilion, in the bedroom where Lin Daiyu took a nap.
Daiyu would never have thought that the bed she was sleeping on had been visited by two other people earlier. Although all the quilts and mattresses had been changed, I was afraid that she would burn the bed frame if she knew it.
Li Wan still doesn't know whose room it is. He just thinks that Xue Baochai is the only one who can watch "The Romance of the West Chamber" in the house. She also found out about the relationship between Baochai and Rong Geer, and felt deeply helpless. She put all the sins of that day in "The Romance of the West Chamber" in Xue Baochai's room.
The three of them passed through a curved fence and entered a small path under thousands of green bamboo poles.
When we finally entered the courtyard of Cong Lutang, we saw only three walls, and two bunches of bamboo were planted in the courtyard inside the walls. These bamboos are the same as the thousands of green bamboo poles behind the Conglutang. They have dense phoenix tails and thin dragon roars, and are surrounded by greenery in front and back.
Li Wan took a closer look and found that this place was indeed different and extremely quiet.
The layout of several places is a bit like the enlarged Xiaoxiang Pavilion in the Grand View Garden.
Li Wan stopped and did not enter the room. Asked: "What is going on? You have to avoid people to talk about it?"
Seeing Brother Rong in front of him secretly rubbing his hands, Grandma Zhu suddenly had a bad premonition. He frowned and said again: "If there is nothing important, I will rush back to the other courtyard to deal with the matter."
Brother Rong said anxiously: "It's important, it's important."
The bastard was thinking that he had finally blocked someone, how could he just let him go? It's just that he didn't think of any excuse in his mind, so he hesitated and said: "Brother Lang is precocious, and Mr. Li is also attentive in teaching. I think next spring, Brother Lang can try to take the two-year exam every three years." Child test.”
Li Wan glanced at Brother Rong suspiciously and asked, "What does Brother Rong mean?"
"According to the election examination system of Dayan: when a scholar takes the exam, he must first test his riding and archery skills, and then he can be admitted to the palace if he is qualified. Since Lang Geer has to take the scientific examination, as a direct grandson of Rongguo Mansion, how can he take the riding and archery test? It’s unavoidable. However, lately, Lange’er has been focusing more on literature than martial arts in his studies, so I thought of letting Lange set aside some time to practice riding and shooting.”
"Brother Rong is interested," Li Wan said quietly. She didn't know it, but although the Jia family passed down the family through martial arts, there was no descendant in the two houses who was proficient in riding and archery. Uncle Zhu, who had experience in scientific examinations, died young, and the other Mr. Jing, although he knew how to ride and shoot, practiced immortality behind closed doors. There is no one who can teach Langeer how to ride and shoot.
Brother Rong smiled to himself. Fortunately, his mind moved quickly and he finally found a topic.
"There is a piece of land available in Daoxiang Village, let him practice on his own." Li Wan replied. It's hard to find a gentleman who teaches riding and archery, especially in the huge city of Shenjing. In a family like theirs, the brothers have to learn to ride horses every day, and most of them have good riding skills. But there are very few people who practice riding and shooting, and even fewer brothers from families like the Jia family do it. Just because riding and shooting is too painful, few brothers from wealthy families are willing to suffer this crime.
"How can I find the path if I practice randomly?"
"There's nothing we can do about it." Li Wan sighed softly.
The Jia family is no longer what it used to be. In previous years, most of the attendants around each master had a skill in riding and shooting, but later they were replaced by idlers who watched flowers and played birds. Even the gentlemen no longer know how to ride and shoot, and the Jia family has long lost its martial arts style. The long followers who knew how to ride and shoot also dispersed one by one.
Nowadays, the only people who know this in Shenjing City are the soldiers, guards, and officials from various departments of the Yamen, as well as the retainers and long followers of Wuxun Mansion.
The Jia family has no such retainers, let alone such long-term followers.
Brother Rong said: "It's easy to recruit two leaders who are good at shooting."
Li Wan said: "To find such a reliable person, you have to trouble the Wang, Niu, Feng, and Wei families. How can there be such a favor in a small farmhouse in Daoxiang Village."
Jia Rong understood what Li Wan meant. If Mr. Bao wanted to follow him for a long time, the favors from Wang, Niu, Feng, Wei and other families would be used. After all, there are only widows and orphans left in Uncle Zhu's room, so there is no human kindness left.
Brother Rong said: "Feng Ziying is in Beijing recently. I'll go ask him to borrow money..."
Before he could say anything, Li Wan suddenly changed his face. He interrupted with a snort: "Why do you need to worry about Lan Ge'er's affairs like this? What's the point of using your Dongfu's favor to help? Do you think Lan'er will repay your Dongfu's favor in the future?"
Brother Rong was confused for a moment. He said: "There is no favor between two governments and one family that cannot be repaid."
"Who knows what you are paying attention to?" Li Wan glared at Jia Rong, his face half-red with annoyance. With such a drink, Li Wan waved his hand and was about to lead Suyun away.
"Wait a minute." Brother Rong was anxious. Why does this person want to leave at the slightest disagreement? He hurriedly reached out to hold him back. He also wanted to have a good chat with Li Wan about their relationship, which was Jia Rong's biggest concern.
"Behave yourself." Li Wan lectured with a dark face.
Brother Rong didn't want to let go, so he held on and said, "There are still many things that I need to talk to Auntie about in detail."
Li Wan's face was sullen, and he couldn't pull his hand away even though he tried several times. He glanced at Suyun anxiously, but saw that this little girl had already lowered her head and ran to guard the entrance of Conglvtang courtyard.
She was angry and angry. Brother Rong looked at him like this, and his face turned even redder. However, Conglvtang has always been quiet, and Brother Rong, the bastard, became even bolder when he saw no one around him.
It's a very special look.
A look that makes people panic.
Li Wan panicked.
PS: Take a few days off and feel a bit out of shape. I’ll post the short chapters first… All I can say is that this month, I will get perfect attendance.
