Chapter 62 (7) Red Sleeve Tower

In addition, the wind and waves did not stop all night, and the boats were moored to the shore to wait until after the evening of the next day, when they gradually subsided, the three of them had to spend time on the boat.It was a fine day, with half a first-quarter moon embedded in the blue sky, which was extraordinarily beautiful. Just as the moon was shining brightly, the waves were clear, and the mind was happy, suddenly a breeze blew up, and the sound of flutes could be heard from a distance.The three of them stopped talking and listened attentively.The flute played melodiously, very slowly, with a kind of clear rhyme, which was soul-stirring.

Among the three of them, Du Baoyu was fascinated by the sound, secretly wondered why the sound was so familiar?After much deliberation, I suddenly woke up like a dream—this turned out to be the slow song that the old lady ordered a small troupe to play across the water while admiring the moon and playing the flute in the garden on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival in the old year! After Baoyu realized it, he told his two friends.Wei Ruolan was first surprised and said: "Amazing! There may be a reason for this." Feng Ziying then said: "That's exactly what I said! According to me, why don't we get off the boat and look for it, I'm afraid there may be some adventures, but we don't know!" Baoyu also said "extremely true".

After finishing speaking, he asked the boatman, if he wants to go ashore for a while before the weather is dark, can he make it?The boatman said it's okay, as long as you don't go too far, go back to the boat earlier. Seeing that the boatman was looking for a flat place to build a small springboard, the three of them landed together and followed the sound of the flute to find their way. Unexpectedly, it is not far from the shore. Turning around a place shaded by green willows, you can see a large house in front of you, and a painting building exposed to the north. It seems to be built on a high rockery in the back garden. There is a row of carved railings, a small ring behind the railing is playing the flute, and a woman in red clothes is standing next to the railing, staring into the distance, thoughtful.

When Baoyu saw it, he was startled, and hurriedly said, "Amazing! Isn't this just the same as 'the flute is heard on the green river in autumn, and the head of the red-sleeved building leans on the lanai at night'? I really found it today!" Feng and Wei were at a loss when they heard what he said, and said with a smile, "Brother Yu, why did you suffer from the old disease of insanity in childhood?" Baoyu didn't answer and explain the reason, but said: "Tomorrow Nanjing will find brother Zhen's family, and you will know it." The three of them remembered the terrain and direction again, and returned to the boat, without talking for a whole night.The next day the boat arrived at the pier, packed up and went to the city to search for the address left by Mr. Zhen, who happened to have arrived in Jinling a few days ago.Baoyu introduced all the friends to each other one by one. They were people along the way. After they got acquainted, they fell in love without talking.

Zhen Baoyu asked him if the three of them had any clues after they arrived here?Jia Baoyu replied: "Let's wait for a while, please take out the painting I drew first, and present it to Feng and Wei for advice." Sure enough, Zhen Yu took out the painting and unfolded it to see.When Feng and Wei saw it, they were dumbfounded, and said in amazement: "There is such a strange thing in the world? I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't experienced it myself! ——This is exactly what I saw yesterday evening, and it's not bad at all!" Zhen Yu said: "I don't understand a word of what you said, what's so strange? What's the matter with the painting? What scenery did you see last night?"

Only Jia Yu could tell him this tortuous story in detail.After hearing this, Zhen Yu exclaimed in amazement, and said, "This is really amazing! It seems interesting. Tomorrow, I will go there to investigate first, and if things really get done, then we will go together again. At this time There are too many people, I'm afraid it will be noticed." Everyone said that it was reasonable, and only waited for him to report back after he left. The next day when Zhen Yu went back and forth to pay homage, all three of them hurriedly asked how to find out. Zhen Yu said, "It has been found out that this is also a hegemony in Jinling, with a lot of wealth and power, and a powerful family in the capital with strong support. The prostitute is the leader of the party, who only searches for beauties, and the voice of silk and bamboo is endless every day. It is difficult to get it out if it is bought by his family."

The three of them hurriedly asked, "What's the difficulty?" Zhen Yu said, "The difficulty is that everything he buys is a death contract, and no redemption is allowed. Furthermore, the precautions are extremely strict, and strangers can't even enter the deep house compound with more than ten floors. Difficult to understand. There is also the most poisonous one, if he finds out about any local who dares to communicate with relatives, friends, family members or private information of origin, he will immediately execute the woman, no matter how favored she is. Be merciful. It’s really a well-known ghost gate that never comes out. Dear friends, you have never met him, how can you save people? If there is no brilliant plan, I’m afraid it’s just talk.”

After hearing this, the three of them pondered silently. After a long while, Feng Ziying said, "Apart from sensuality, what else does this person like most?" Zhen Yu replied: "He is fond of antiques, and he is willing to buy any rare treasures, so he does not force them to buy them." Robbery." When Wei Ruolan heard this, she clapped her hands and laughed, "Yes! Other treasures and antiques are ordinary, but the jade of Second Master Bao is a rare thing that is rumored in the world and people want to see it. If you want to get it Go to his gate and borrow this jade, and he will succeed in no time!" Everyone shouted "Wonderful!" and said: "This jade is a bait, but if he is really fascinated by this jade and wants to buy it, what will he do at that time?" ?" Zhen Yu said with a smile, "I have a plan to keep the real jade." After finishing speaking, she said such a plan in a low voice.After hearing this, everyone called it wonderful again!The discussion has been made, and we just need to wait for the arrangement to be complete and choose a date for action.

At present, Zhen Baoyu entrusted someone to find a clearer from that family, and bribed him to lobby and encourage the owner. He only said that two noble sons came here to visit the famous places in Jinling, with rare treasures with them, and they also raised opera troupes. It is also a rare fate for the aristocratic family to interview the famous class and comment on the tune actors. If you intend to visit, why not extend the invitation for a while.The owner was suffering from boredom recently and wanted to find new music. He was overjoyed when he heard the news, so he ordered a post to be invited by Qingke.

The next day, the family really held a big banquet, and replayed the famous plays "Little Banquet" and "Qi Qiao" on the upper floor of the home theater. "Pink Butterfly", with cadence and rhythm, the rhyme is far and clear, and everyone can't help applauding.The master was delighted to see the visitor's acquaintance and appreciation, so he ordered a special singing: a female actress didn't wipe her face, but just sang the "New Water Order" in "The Sword Club": Stack. Driving here, a small boat with a leaf...".Everyone felt novelty, where the flute sounded, the actress's voice was bold and dignified, with a heroic spirit, it was really different from the delicate voice and throat of all women.Everyone praised again and again.After the song, the three honored guests each ordered their servants to take out brocade and pearls as a congratulation for "wrapping their heads", and personally handed them over to the actresses they admired the most—a gift for the singer who sang "The Great River Goes East" Especially thick.

After the banquet, I went back to the living room, and then I talked about the strange object of Tongling Baoyu. I only said that after the defeat of Rongfu, his son was poor, so he entrusted this treasure to them.When the master saw it, he couldn't put it down, so he asked them to transfer it generously, and he was willing to pay a high price, and he was sure to get it.Feng Ziying said: "Although Mr. Jia is willing to sell it to Shijia because of poverty, but the jade is a rare treasure, and he will never accept it lightly if the price is low. In my opinion, if the noble mansion has a rare and rare object It is not a bad idea to exchange with this jade, Xiao Ke can talk about it, and it is also a good story to make this happen." The master pondered for a long time, and then said: "Although this jade is strange, it is small after all. How many of the rare things I have obtained are willing to exchange, I wonder if it is possible?"When the three of them looked at it, Feng Wei felt nothing strange, but Baoyu took the three pieces and looked at them closely, with a look of astonishment on his face.Feng and Wei knew that there must be a reason, so they took it for a closer look, and saw that one was a green jade bucket, as clear as spring water, with water chestnut, chestnut, gorgon and other fruits carved on the bucket feet, and a plate of chinchillas carved on the bucket mouth. Looking at the bottom of the bucket, there are four small characters "abnormal people outside the threshold" engraved on it.One is a horizontal scroll, on which is written a five-character rhythm, the last title is "Twenty-four rhymes of couplets in the Mid-Autumn Festival in the Grand View Garden", and a line of "Miao Monk Mushou Worships the Book" is signed.The third piece is a green unicorn pendant with red gold dots, which is slightly smaller than what Wei Ruolan got that day, but it is in the form of a pair of left and right. Feng and Wei looked at it puzzled, Du Baoyu said: "If you exchange these three pieces, you can present the jade." Seeing that these three things are not rare, the master was secretly happy, so he agreed immediately, and asked them to exchange hands in person.Baoyu was waiting to pick the jade, but Wei Ruolan stood up and said: "Don't be so hasty, let the host and guest evaluate each other carefully, if there is no repentance, we can do it again tomorrow." So the three of them had tea and made their speeches.Back at the apartment, Feng Wei and Feng Wei asked Baoyu that Jinlin knew the reason, so what's the relationship between those two things?Baoyu then told them all the scenes of tea tasting and couplet sentences in detail. They both expressed surprise and deep emotion. It turned out that this day was deliberately arranged, and only Jia Baoyu went to look for opportunities, but Mr. Zhen avoided it.When they exchanged things the next day, Jia Yu avoided him again, and only Zhen Yu wore Jia Yu's clothes from yesterday to exchange for Yu Yilin. How could the owner of the house dream that there are two people with the same name and appearance in the world, and they can't tell the difference? The jade that Zhen Yu picked from his item was the fake jade that Jia Yu gave him—— As expected, the master never dreamed of having such a strange feeling, so he took it as real jade. When the three of them came back that day, they gave Jia Yu the three pieces they got in exchange. The four of them were surprised, delighted, and exclaimed—and worried that the master would find out that the jade was a fake.Zhen Baoyu's idea of ​​exchanging jade was not in his original intention, he just wanted to use it to enter the door of that house and rescue Miss Shi. Now the thing is unexpected, but Miss Shi has not been rescued yet, but he has to find a way quickly.Feng Ziying smiled and said: "Brother Zhen, don't worry, just wait tonight. If there is no news, I will make sense tomorrow." Let the four of them stay for dinner, leaving only Jia and Wei to wait, but Zhen and Feng made a detour to the riverside and boarded the big boat that had already been hired. There was a red lantern hanging high on the bow, which read " The word "Weifu".The two entered the cabin and sat quietly, not talking or laughing, and if they had important matters in mind, they only looked at the shore. This night, the moon is about to end, and there is only the light of stars in the sky.All the boats in the river have their own lights.It had been a long time since I waited until the second watch, when suddenly I saw two figures approaching from the shore, it seemed that they were a man accompanied by a child.So Feng Ziying hurriedly pulled up another lantern with a big "Rong" written on it on the mast.Seeing that the comer really approached in a hurry, the boatman had already prepared the gangplank as he had ordered, and set it up on the bank slope, and the two people, one big and one young, jumped on board the boat—even if the gangplank was withdrawn. The man boarded the boat and was ushered into the cabin.Zhen and Feng hurried up to meet him, only to see the man grab Zhen Yu, with tears in his eyes, calling "Second Brother".Before the two could answer, two more people came in.When the man saw these two people coming in, he was stunned! —— It turned out that the two who came later were the second sons Jia and Wei, and they had already made arrangements: as soon as they saw someone arriving on the boat at night, someone rushed to report to Jia and Wei, and they left their apartments and rushed to the boat. At this time, the man who had just boarded took off his coat and hat, revealing his true form—it was a woman, and even the little boy was disguised as a man.Everyone knew that this was Miss Smith in distress.With tears in her eyes, she couldn't stop looking at Zhen and Jia, but she didn't dare to recognize who the real Jia Baoyu was! But he said that at this time, he could not gossip too much. As soon as he gave his order, the boat immediately set sail and galloped steadily along the river. The "Rong" character lights on the boat have already been put down.Only the "Wei" character light moves northward like a distant star in the dark night.