The Bookish Scholar of the Red Mansion

The moonlight shines softly on the Chenghuang Temple. It is not a full moon tonight. The bright moon is still missing a small corner, but the silvery white light is still as bright as before.

Sister Lin stood in several layers of halo, with silver, light yellow, and colorful lights reflecting her elegant dress like a flower. The fragrance wafting in the air lingered like a ribbon around the girl's bright and dignified clothes.

Tonight was a big day, and her and Bao Qin's clothes were personally selected by their elders. Neither Mr. Jia nor Ms. Fan have a foolish temperament. The clothes and jewelry they choose for girls only focus on exquisiteness, but they don't just put all the expensive ones on their children.

Bao Qin was as majestic as the bright moon. Chen Heng had seen such an outfit once before. Today was not as stunning as last time. Daiyu, on the other hand, usually dresses elegantly, so with this slight application of pink and white, it really makes people see the nobility on the other side.

Seeing her brother's appraising eyes, Lin Daiyu under the lights couldn't help but put her embroidered shoes under her skirt and tilted her face slightly.

Xue Biao was still thinking about the process of solving the problem, and said hurriedly: Sister Lin, aren't you going to solve the problem? Why don't you continue?

Chen Hengsha smiled and nodded towards his sister, telling her to just keep talking. Lin Daiyu smiled and blinked, took the curtain from Xue Biao, and said softly: Brother Xue family, look.

This first sentence: Mo said that there are endless things outside the body, and it is the heart to see this flower. It not only says that the puzzle is a flower, but also points out that this flower grows in the middle of the water.

Mo Yan, there are endless things outside the body. Xue Tao thought about it carefully, and he understood, and immediately smiled, Sure enough. Since it is outside the body, it is not something that can be easily picked. It is not a flower in the water. Then you two, are you? How do you guess it's a lotus?

Under the dim light, Chen Heng and Lin Daiyu looked at each other and smiled. The elder brother's eyes of encouragement made Sister Lin's tone become more and more positive, It's easy to explain until the blue bridge dream is over, and I don't know who is in the dream...

She paused slightly, then smiled and said, It sounds like a dream and it's from Lanqiao. It looks like it refers to water lilies. But it also comes down to the fact that the dream is over. If the dream is over, it's not a water lily. I don't know. The person in the dream said again that this flower is similar to a lotus, so it seems that they are similar flowers.

Since it's not a water lily, but it's similar to it, then it's a lotus.

Although the ancients did not have a scientific understanding of plant classification, they still often compared water lilies and lotus when appreciating flowers. For an elegant person like Xue Biao, he felt that Sister Lin's explanation was very reasonable. He turned to look at Chen Heng again.

Brother Heng, do you think so too?

Chen Heng nodded and added: Tonight is a temple fair, and the topic should cater to Taoism and Buddhism. Among them, Taoist priests often wear lotus crowns.

Lin Daiyu didn't expect this, so she asked, Brother, what about the Shi family?

I remember that lotus has a little-known nickname, which is called Buddha's seat. I think the person who wrote the question also had this consideration in mind. Chen Henghui knew this allusion, but he still used to read the leisure books given by Xue Biao.

It's just that his memory is better than ordinary people. He reads books carefully and carefully, so that he can see interesting things and remember them firmly.

Xue Biao, who suddenly understood, picked up his hand and put it on Chen Heng and Sister Lin, and said with a smile: It's no wonder that Sister Lin only calls you brother. It's true that one family does not belong to the same family. The two of you have such brains, Tsk.”

Xue Biao made a slightly envious sound, and Chen Heng pushed him helplessly, daring to say anything. He hurriedly handed the lantern in his hand to Sister Lin, This thing was broken by Qingyue and the others, so sister, you should take it.

Lin Daiyu pretended not to hear Xue Biao's words, suppressed the red cloud on her cheeks, and happily took the lantern. However, she suddenly remembered that there was a best friend beside her, and she couldn't help but said: Brother, my sister from the Xue family is here too. How can one lantern be enough for the two of us?

I don't know why, Xue Baoqin was strangely silent tonight. It wasn't until Sister Lin said this that she quickly said: Sister Lin, I don't need it...

But Chen Heng nodded with a smile, picked another colorful lantern with Xue Biao, and asked, Sister Xue family, do you like this? After saying that, without waiting for Bao Qin to speak, he raised the curtain, I looked at the title.

A thing is born without parents, and it grows into a tree over hundreds of years. It doesn't produce leaves or flowers, and it turns into a ball of soil.

After Chen Heng read it, he already knew what was going on. He waved to the lamplighter and told him, Look, is it the character for charcoal?

The lamplighter opened the curtained bag and took a look. Sure enough, the note inside had the word charcoal written on it. You see, this is such a big deal. He makes a lot of hard money by setting up a stall tonight. Why is he so unlucky that he meets four people who come to purchase goods?

Young ladies, please stop guessing. If you continue to guess, there won't be a single lantern left for this old man. The lamplighter repeatedly cried out his grievances.

You know, if the person guessing the lantern riddles fails, they will be given two coins. He also specially paid for these questions from scholars. He wanted to make some money tonight, but he never expected that he would meet idle people like Chen Heng.

Xue Biao didn't have the temper to make things difficult for others. He took the lantern from the lamplighter's hand with a smile and took out another half a tael of silver to make the old man happy.

The four people turned around, and two girls were walking in the middle holding lanterns, with Chen Heng and Xue Biao guarding them. They walked side by side, wandering along the path of the Chenghuang Temple. It’s not like I just picked a deserted place. There was no one anywhere at the temple fair tonight.

They followed Xue Zhu's footsteps and admired the carved murals on the white walls. In this regard, Xue Biao is the expert. From the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, various technical allusions came out of his mouth, which was another wave of extracurricular knowledge for Chen Heng.

Unfortunately, they didn't go shopping for long when Chun Yan and Xue Yan came side by side. It turned out that Uncle Lin had already finished organizing the ceremony and was about to take the officials back home, leaving the scene to the common people.

Before leaving, Lin Daiyu smiled and raised the lantern in her hand, Thank you brother for the lantern.

This girl just likes to be clever and weird. Chen Heng shook his head and warned, It's dark, please pay attention to the road under your feet.

The lanterns are so bright.

Laughter floated in the dark night. As soon as Sister Lin left, Baoqin naturally had to follow. As soon as Baoqin left, Xue Biao couldn't wait much longer.

The two friends agreed to do whatever they wanted to do tomorrow before saying goodbye.

After they all left, Chen Heng wandered around for a while before being found by Xinda who was looking for him. It turned out that grandma and the others were busy praying and were preparing to take the family back. Naturally, Chen Heng did not dare to stay any longer and hurried to meet his family.

On the way back, Chen Qingyue quietly begged his brother, Brother, please don't tell grandpa that Brother Xue gave us the money. Is it okay for them?

Why? Chen Heng was a little surprised. This was not something unspeakable.

Brother, you are stupid. If grandpa and the others know about it, won't our New Year's coins be short? Chen Qingyue's answer was anxious and annoyed, lamenting that his brother only knew how to read, but his brain was not clear.

Hahaha. Chen Heng laughed. As the elder brother, his answer was also interesting. Go back and recite Wei Zheng Pian to me, and I will promise you.

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After the New Year's Eve, Jia Lian finally got the chance to go home. The New Year's Eve is only seven or eight days away, so if you take some time on the road, you can still get home on New Year's Eve.

Going home for the New Year was a big deal, and neither Lin Ruhai nor Jia Shi advised him to stay longer. Just prepare the gifts you want to bring back and ask Jia Lian to take them with you.

There are also different things that each family pays attention to, and Mr. Jia is thoughtful. Mrs. Jia's gift was the most thoughtful, the gifts from her two brothers were the most ordinary, and the gifts from the juniors were some surprise gadgets, but the return gift from Wang Ziteng's family was the most valuable.

Jia Lian was sitting on the official boat returning to Beijing, looking at the gift list written by her aunt, and had an afterthought.

He is not a fool. The young master from aristocratic family has a clear conscience in this regard.

The aunt's gift in return was even more valuable than the Wang family's gift. What this means is to tell Lao Wang’s family. Thank you for your kindness. I accept your kindness and return the gift to your family. No more, no less, just one point more.

Jia Lian chuckled, so it is said that the knowledge of the family is hidden in these dark places. If the aunt replies too much, it will become a sign of flattery, a lower official trying to please a higher official. If the gift is less, it is to tell the other person that this friendship can be forged and that they will move around more during New Years and holidays in the future.

If they just take it back without taking it back, then the Lin family will be at the top and the Wang family at the bottom.

Only this extra point is the most intriguing. My aunt told the Wang family through the gift list.

If nothing happens in the future, don't get involved. If you insist on giving gifts and spread the word, others will think that you, the old Wang family, are here to enjoy the autumn breeze in the Lin family.

Jia Lian smiled and put these mundane things behind him.

He didn't care at all about the Lin family's attitude towards the Wang family, which was supposed to be the best.

In this way, they can be connected through the Jia family, and the Jia family can become a link between civil and military affairs.

What a pity. Jia Lian received the gift list and said with regret, I have to find a chance to come to Yangzhou again.

When I came to Yangzhou this time, I didn't even dare to stay in a brothel. Wouldn't it be a waste of a good trip?

Next time I come, I’ll have to play secretly for a month first.

Jia Lian's regrets, I don't know when I can make up for it. But when he returned to Jia's house, there was another excitement waiting for him.

Yesterday, a book friend asked me to pass on a chapter during the day so that he could work more easily. Look, look, I'm here right now.