The Red Mansions

Chapter 5

next day
In the early morning, Jia Heng got up early, washed up, had some breakfast, and changed into the refined clothes of "Changhao" clothing workshop. There were only two sets of clothes in total, and they were basically the only ones Jia Heng could wear. Came out in decent clothes too.

Standing in front of the bronze mirror, looking at the tall and straight young man with heroic brows, Jia Heng sighed. This appearance and facial features are basically his appearance in ancient costume in his previous life.

"There are no two identical leaves in the world, and there are no two identical people. Jia Heng and Su Heng, who can tell the difference?"

"Brother Heng, it's time to go to Qin's house." At this moment, Cai stepped forward with a smile, interrupting Jia Heng's thoughts.

Jia Heng nodded his head, his face changed.

Under Cai's urging, Jia Heng packed up the marriage certificate, and was driven by Cai's husband Li He to Dagongfang.

On the carriage, there are also some simple gifts.

The Qin family is located on the street side of Huazhi Lane in Dagongfang, with green walls and green walls, and a narrow double-entry courtyard. There is no majestic and majestic stone lion in front of Rongguo Mansion, but a simple gatehouse.

Although Qin Ye is a doctor in the catering department, it is not easy to live in Shenjing. Even such a small house has consumed half of Qin Ye's life savings.

"Hoo..." Li He pulled the reins, stopped the donkey cart, turned around and said, "Brother Heng, we're here."

"Thank you, Uncle Li." Jia Heng thanked.

Li He is the husband of the Cai family. He is a typical farmer's man. He is dull and simple, and he is usually serious.

Li He said "hmm" and went to tie the donkey cart.

Jia Heng went forward to knock on the door knocker, put on a facelift, and thought about his words.

"I'm coming."

A woman's voice was heard coming from the Qin family's courtyard. Accompanied by the sound of hurried and dense footsteps, the black painted door opened, revealing a middle-aged woman in a thorn hairpin sarong.

"Young master, this is..." The middle-aged woman looked at Jia Heng.

Jia Heng cupped his hands and said: "Auntie, next time Jia Heng has something to visit Uncle Qin."

"Jia Heng?" The middle-aged woman thought for a while, and said, "But Jia Dalang from the wicker alley in the back porch of Rongning Street?"

The corner of Jia Heng's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself, Jia Dalang?He is not Wu Dalang...

The middle-aged woman said with a smile: "In the past two days, the master still mentioned you. This way, please in the courtyard."

With that said, he was about to invite Jia Heng into the courtyard.

Suddenly seeing Li He, still holding a gift in his hand, he said, "Come here now, why spend so much money?"

Jia Heng took the gift from Li He behind him, smiled, and said: "It's not a good idea to come empty-handed when you first come to your mansion. A mere gift, just to show your heart, is not a respect."

The smile on the middle-aged woman's face became much warmer, and she said, "Da Lang is too polite."

It was also difficult for Jia Heng to correct his address, so he had to endure the strange feeling in his heart, and entered the courtyard with a gift.

After welcoming Jia Heng and his party into the flower hall, the middle-aged woman ordered the servant girl to serve refreshments.

From the casual chat on the road just now, Jia Heng also knew that this middle-aged woman was not Qin Ye's concubine, but the nurse in charge of the mansion.

The middle-aged woman smiled and said: "The master is taking a rest today. He was originally staying at home, but he said in the morning that he would go to Taoranju to meet guests. Shall I ask someone to call the master?"

Jia Heng paused, smiled and said, "Thank you."

The middle-aged woman called a servant from under the eaves of the porch, gave a few words of advice, turned around and said with a smile: "Jia Dalang, one more question, what's the matter looking for my master?"

Jia Heng pondered and said: "There is nothing urgent, but this matter needs to be discussed in front of Uncle Qin."

The middle-aged woman groaned with a smile and said, "Even if Jia Dalang doesn't say anything, I can guess a thing or two."

"Oh?" Jia Heng put down the tea cup in his hand, with a bit of "surprise" in his eyes.

The middle-aged woman smiled and said: "Master also said that my young lady is engaged to Mr. Jia Dalang, so it must be Mr. Jia."

Thinking of Qin Ye's sigh last night, a thought flashed in the middle-aged woman's mind.

In the backyard—

"Girl, Uncle Na Heng from Jia Si's family is here." A maid trotted into the room and said with surprise.

In the embroidery room, a young woman with a graceful figure and a beautiful face, sat quietly in front of a bronze mirror, and was served by a maidservant, pasted with flowers.

In the bronze mirror, the woman has a beautiful face and a moony appearance, with clouds piled up in a green bun, her eyebrows are green without drawing, her lips are red without a trace, and her cheeks are pure and flawless, and her pear cheeks are better than snow.

"Where is the person?" With a soft and charming voice, Qin Keqing turned her head and looked at the servant girl Baozhu. Curiosity flickered in her twinkling eyes, and a moving ray was faintly visible. style.

She heard from her father that she had an engagement with Uncle Heng in Jia's Liutiao Hutong, and she was also very curious about Uncle Heng.

The feelings of a girl are always poetry, Qin Keqing is only twenty-eight years old, and it is inevitable that she will have some dream expectations for her future husband in the boudoir.

"Girl, I'm just talking to Nanny in the flower hall." Baozhu said with a smile.

Qin Keqing lowered her brows, with a touch of rouge floating on her cheeks, and said, "I'll go and have a look."

Ruizhu got up quickly, pulled Qin Keqing's lotus root arm, and said with embarrassment: "Oh, my good girl, how can this be done, if the master knows this..."

"Good sister, I'll just stand behind the curtain and take a look from a distance." Qin Keqing smiled sweetly and said softly.

Seeing this, Rui Zhu said, "Then I will go with the girl."

Although Qin Ye is a small official like the doctor of the catering department, although he is usually negligent in disciplining the two children in the family, he still has instructions to the maids in the inner house when it comes to the issue of male and female defense.

Qin Keqing nodded, and walked towards the front yard with her maid.

At this time, Jia Heng was chatting with the middle-aged woman, Nanny Wu, and before he knew it, he had the time to have a cup of tea, but Qin Ye still didn't return, and doubts arose in his heart, and at the same time, he considered whether to get up and leave.

Suddenly, I felt that someone was watching in the dark.

This is a keen intuition of looking at the eyes of martial arts practitioners in the previous life. With this in mind, he picked up the teacup and said, "Aunt Wu, I heard that there is a Mr. Qin Zhong in your residence, why haven't you seen him?"

Grandma Wu smiled and said, "Zhong'er has gone to school, why, Uncle Heng has heard of my Second Master Zhong's name too?"

Taking advantage of the situation, Jia Heng turned his head and looked up at the curtain behind Nanny Wu, just in time to meet a pair of passionate and charming eyes, but when the four eyes met, those soft and water-like eyes were like frightened fawns, and looked away, the curtain shake lightly.

Jia Heng pondered for a while, then smiled, and said: "I heard from the neighbors that Brother Qin Zhong is a good-looking talent, talented and intelligent, and he already has an elegant and extraordinary posture at a young age."

This is a compliment, and Nanny Wu would not take it seriously, so she smiled and said: "Master Heng is too praised."

Nanny Wu is Qin Zhong and Qin Keqing's wet nurse, so she is honored to be praised by Jia Heng.

Behind the curtain, Qin Keqing walked into the corridor, still remembering those quiet and deep eyes.

There is a saying that the eyes are the windows to the soul, even though they just looked at each other for a moment, but for some reason, it seems to be imprinted in front of their eyes.

"Girl, this Master Heng..." Baozhu asked in a low voice.

Qin Keqing nodded her head, lowered her brows and eyes, her cheeks were hot at some point, and said, "Look...it's okay."

In this era, marriage is a major matter, and parents' orders and matchmaker's words are followed. Qin Keqing was worried that meeting a rude and stupid man would humiliate her.

But seeing that young man's handsome appearance, like an orchid orchid and a jade tree, with a calm demeanor, the worry in his heart gradually disappeared.

(End of this chapter)