Chapter 74 The Beauty of Winter Snow in Barren Mountains
Jia Lian knew Qin Zhong's fate in his heart, but he couldn't express it clearly, so he comforted Ke Qing and said:
"You don't have to worry about this, I have everything.
Although Baoyu is a playboy, he is not bad at heart. Both he and Qin Zhong are still inexperienced children, and they are at a disobedient age. It's just that your father is old and may not be able to control him. p>
After I settle you down and then think of ways to save your brother, it might still be too late."
After walking for another distance, the sky became gloomy and the weather became colder and colder. After a while, snowflakes gradually began to fall from the sky.
Jia Lian hugged Keqing tighter, but Keqing nestled in Jia Lian's arms and fell asleep without knowing when.
Jia Lian looked at Ke Qing who was sleeping, and knew that she was really exhausted first, and secondly, she trusted him very much, and a tenderness surged in her heart.
There is something romantic about being in a deserted mountain in the snow, with an old horse and broken carriage, and a beautiful woman sleeping in your arms.
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Arriving at the door of Fushui Shaoguo, the carriage stopped, and Ke Qing slowly opened her eyes:
"Are you there yet?"
A man came out to lead the horse in the courtyard. Jia Lian took Ke Qing out of the car and strode directly into the room.
Qu Siping and his two assistants were busy searching for wine in the warehouse. When he heard that Jia Lian was coming, he put on his coat and hurried to follow the main house:
"It's such a snowy day, and the second master came here in person?"
Seeing Jia Lian holding someone in his arms, Qu Siping smiled and said:
"Second Master, has he done something good again?"
He was now more relaxed and smarter. Without waiting for Jia Lian to reply, he turned around and greeted his wife:
"Hurry up, clean up the house, and make some hot ginger soup. The girl is probably freezing."
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In the main room, Jia Lian helped Ke Qing sit down, and he also sat down in Siping:
"Lao Qu, this girl's surname is Bai and her name is Liansheng. She has nowhere to stay for the time being. She will stay with you for now and keep her company with Jiuhua."
Qu Siping saw that Jia Lian didn't say much about the girl's origin, so he didn't ask any questions and just nodded:
"Cheng, Cheng, please rest assured, Second Master, we will definitely take good care of Miss Liansheng."
Jia Lian turned to Ke Qing and said:
"Brother Qu is not an outsider. If you live here in the future, you don't have to be polite to others."
Keqing pursed her lips and smiled:
"I'd better call you Uncle Qu.
Otherwise, there would be a gap in seniority between me and Sister Jiuhua.”
Jia Lian slapped his head:
"Oh, you are indeed thoughtful."
Qu Siping went to see his wife preparing a place to live, and by chance the veiled hop came in carrying hot ginger soup, and whispered to Ke Qing: "Drink it while it's hot."
His tone was gentle, but his voice was still hoarse and unpleasant due to the burnt throat.
Jia Lian deliberately encouraged Jiuhua and introduced Ke Qing:
"This beer girl is the only daughter of the eldest brother...
Despite her young age, she has good wine-making skills inherited from her family. Every batch of wine that comes out of this pot must be tasted by her before she decides whether it can be released from the pot."
Keqing stood up and stepped forward to hold Jiuhua's hand, only to find that the hand covered by his sleeve was full of pitted and undulating scars:
"Sister Jiuhua, my name is Liansheng, and I have nowhere to go now. Please accept me and stay here."
Jiuhua was originally a somewhat dull-witted girl, and her temper became a little weird after she was injured. But when she heard Keqing begging for help so softly, she immediately felt sympathy, but her words were still as hard as a brick:
"You just need to live in my house, you won't be cold or hungry."
Jia Lian took advantage of the opportunity to take out a small box from his arms and placed it on the table next to the beer:
"Jiuhua girl, this is Doctor Yu's new muscle-building ointment.
This time I have increased the amount of pearl powder. You can try it again. Tell me later if it works and let Dr. Yu see how he can continue to improve the formula."
Jiuhua did not go to get the box. Her veil only exposed her two eyes. She lowered her eyelids and whispered:
"I've used two boxes, but I haven't seen any results. I don't have to waste all this money."
Jia Lian tapped his fingers twice on the medicine box:
"Second Master, I don't want to spend money in vain, so I know this medicine must be effective.
Illnesses come like a mountain, and go away like silk threads. These cannot be cured in a month or two, and cannot be rushed.
You must remember to use it every day, and don’t miss any of the medicine you take every day. If you don’t care about one thing but not the other, then the second master’s money will be wasted.”
The two of them were talking, but Qing had already drank half a bowl of ginger soup, and then pushed the remaining half bowl of ginger soup to Jia Lian:
"Second Master, drink some too, it was very cold just now."
When Jihua heard this, he said "Oh!" "I forgot to cook a bowl for the second master."
With that said, he hurriedly walked out: "I'm going to cook another bowl."
Ke Qing stepped forward and grabbed Jiuhua:
"Let's go make him a bowl of noodles together. He hasn't had breakfast yet."
Walking to the door, Keqing gently pulled Jiuhua's sleeve:
"From now on, how about we don't call him Second Master Lian, but Brother Lian instead?"
After hearing this, Jiuhua nodded repeatedly and pulled Ke Qing up with her backhand:
"Let's go make some noodles for my second brother."
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While Jia Lian was eating noodles, he was still dealing with many chores related to Shaoguo's accounts.
Qu Siping saw that the car that Jia Lian came over was too old, but the old horse was still kind, so he planned to keep the old horse to transport wine and materials to the countryside. Jia Lian just didn't want the car to appear in the city again, so as not to cause trouble, so he immediately
I agreed.
As soon as he finished eating, Jia Lian wanted to take advantage of the carriage that delivered wine to Dongfeng Tower to go back to the city. Since he said he was going to the Yamen, he had to go and order Mao to be careful.
Before leaving, Jia Lian told Ke Qing:
"Such a big thing happened in Dongfu. It will be busy for a while, and I will definitely be unable to escape. You can live here with peace of mind and don't make me worry.
If there is an emergency, just ask the waiter in the pot to look for me in Rong Mansion. If I am not there, just ask the servant Long'er in the house. Just say, 'There is a new batch of wine in the pot', and I will understand."
/p>
Keqing was reluctant to leave her, but she was originally the most afraid of causing trouble to others. Now that Jia Lian had caused so many troubles to save her, she felt endlessly grateful, and she didn't want to let him have any more worries, so she nodded quickly. Thousands of words can be reduced to just one sentence:
"Second brother Lian, don't worry, I won't even have to worry about it."
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After Qin Keqing was settled, Jia Lian finally felt at ease. When he arrived at the Yamen, there was a lot of official business waiting for him.
I was so busy until the second half of the day that I finally came to an end and finally took a break.
After finishing a cup of tea, Xing'er came again:
"Second Master, Miss Ping asked me to come to the Yamen to look for Second Master."
Jia Lian was lying on the bamboo chair with his eyes closed. At this time, fatigue was welling up in him, and he fell into a drowsy state.
I worked hard until midnight yesterday, and today I got up early again. I was on the road again, doing cooking chores, and doing government work. After working for most of the day, I was really exhausted.
Jia Lian didn't even bother to speak, so he just said "hmm".
Xing'er could see that Jia Lian was sleepy, but he didn't dare not say anything, so he had to continue:
"It was Sister Ping'er who asked me to come and whisper to the Second Master: We are afraid that there is a thief in our yard.
Silver and several pieces of jewelry were missing from her house. Fortunately, nothing happened in the house, but in the second master’s study..."