The eldest son of the red mansion

Shi Nai thought about it for a while, and felt that he was already a marquis, and it was useless to ask for any more grades. It would be better to do a real job in the local area for a while, earn some money, and live a good life at home.

Shi Nai then stood up and turned to Jia Mu. Jia Zheng cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, old lady and cousin, for your care. I think I'm a Marquis now. What grade do I want? It's better to be more affordable. Give me a position that can make money. I can also get some money for a better life at home in the future.”

After hearing what he said, Mother Jia couldn't help nodding her head, thinking that he was more able to recognize the reality.

So Mother Jia turned her head and said to Jia Ke: "Your cousin is right, what grade do you want? It's better if you have some money at home. You just need to arrange a better position for him. "

Shi Nai is staring at Jia Ke closely now, it depends on what position he arranges for himself.

Jia Ke was able to settle with these officials of the fifth and sixth ranks with one word.He thought for a while and said, "Does Uncle want to be more leisurely, or do you want to earn more oil and water?"

When Jia Mu heard Jia Ke asking again, she was a little upset, "Just say what you have to say, what's the point of doing this all the time?"

Jia Ke quickly stood up and bowed to Mother Jia, "It's my grandson's fault, I didn't make it clear. If you want to be more relaxed, you should go to the south to find a richer state capital, and be a magistrate or magistrate. I think I can make a lot of money in a few years. If you want better oil and water, you can go to places like Yangzhou. But this place is an important pass for the imperial court. There are officials at all levels of the Salt Road. It’s not very comfortable to go there, but Yangzhou is where the world’s salt roads converge, and being a magistrate there is more lucrative than being a few in other places.”

Jia Ke paused for a moment, and then said: "Actually, other places are also good. Although there is less oil and water, it is more stable. And the wealth in the south of the Yangtze River, although it is not as rich as Yangzhou, but there are also - three years of clearing the magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes According to Yin, after this term, it can also alleviate the hardship of the old uncle."

Mother Jia nodded after listening to Jia Ke's words. To be honest, she still wanted Shi Nai to go to a safe place. Although the money was less, the responsibilities were less, and there were not so many people watching.

But Mother Jia knew that Shi Nai had been poor all these years. If he went to a place like Yangzhou, he would definitely try his best to make money. There are several other yamen watching over there. It's better to go to the rich and prosperous counties in the south, where the Emperor Tiangao is far away from the jurisdiction, and let him make troubles, as long as there are no major incidents, I think Jia Ke can cover it up for him.

But Shi Nai didn't think so. After listening to Jia Ke's words, Shi Nai's eyes were shining brightly. He had heard about the wealth of Yangzhou a long time ago, where wealth of millions is not considered top-notch. Only those with wealth of tens of millions can be called. rich.If you become a magistrate there, the money you make will go to the sea.

Moreover, it has always been almost impossible for the magistrate of Yangzhou to be in the court if there is no one.Now it is because of Jia Ke's work as the foreman of the military aircraft department, so I have hope of getting this position.

So Shi Nai hurriedly said to Jia Ke: "Since serving the imperial court, how can there be so much freedom. I think Yangzhou is good, and can contribute to the imperial court."

Knowing what he meant, Jia Ke smiled and said, "Since my cousin chose Yangzhou, I should go back and make some preparations. I will give you a letter within half a month."

Mother Jia laughed and said, "What's the matter of half a month? You can write a letter and seal it now, and let him go inside."

Jia Zheng hurriedly dissuaded Jia's mother from the side: "Mother can't do it. Now that the magistrate of Yangzhou is taking office, he will stay well. You must give someone an explanation, otherwise you will be transferred and let others know. It will damage the reputation of our mansion." not good."

And Jia Zheng didn't say anything about another meaning, that is, the current prefect of Yangzhou is the Taishanghuang's cronies, and Jia Ke wanted his old uncle to be the prefect of Yangzhou, so he had to give an explanation to the Taishanghuang.

Mother Jia knew what Jia Zheng was talking about, so she said helplessly to Shi Nai who was beside her: "In that case, you can go back and wait for a while, after all, the court is not run by our family, and your cousin and nephew are also planning something. "

Since Shi Nai got Jia Ke's approval letter, he was already very happy, so what if he waited for a while?So he bowed to Jia Mu Jia Zheng and Jia Ke again and again.

After the business was finished, Mother Jia ordered someone to hold a banquet in the hall.This nephew hadn't come to the house for many years, and Jia Mu was very happy to come to Jiamu this time, so she wanted to keep him for a meal no matter what.

Naturally, Shi Nai knew that the position he got now was thanks to Jia Mu who was in the middle of it, so he tried his best to please Jia Mu, so there was no reason why he would dare to disagree.

So in the living room of Jia Mu's room, a big round table was set up.

Jia Mu sat in the middle, Jia Zheng and Shi Nai accompanied her on both sides, and Jia Ke sat opposite Jia Mu.After a while, all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas were delivered together.

Because Jia Ke now lives in the highest class in the official residence of the Jia family, their life is more luxurious than before.Now this table of dishes is flying in the sky and swimming in the water swimming in the ground. There is everything, and there are all kinds of cherished seafood.

These are just ordinary things, there are some rare and good things on the table, such as the bear paw from Liaodong, the shark's fin from the South China Sea, and even a foot-long prawn.Apart from the Jia family, some things are almost absent even in the palace.

That's not to mention, there are all kinds of sophisticated practices, which are simply unheard of.

Shi Nai stared at the side and spoke straight, just this table of dishes was enough for their family's expenses for a month.Only now did he know how far the gap between himself and the Rongguo Mansion was.

Now he regrets it very much, why he couldn't let go of his face at the beginning, and came to beg his aunt early.Otherwise, the whole family would not have suffered like that all these years.

Jia Zheng didn't know Shi Nai's thoughts, and he didn't care about these common affairs. Over the years, he only felt that the food was better than before, and he didn't care about other things.

Jia Zheng sat there pouring wine and vegetables for Jia Mu and Shi Nai.Keep persuading them to eat more.

Sitting on it, Jia's mother watched Shi Nai, Jia Zheng and others eating happily together, feeling infinitely satisfied.Now that I am old, I like to watch the family live happily and happily.

It took more than an hour to finish this meal, and Shi Nai was already a little drunk after the meal.Over the years, he finally let go of the troubles in his heart and was able to drink wine easily.Therefore, in terms of quantity, I can't control myself.

Seeing that Shi Nai was a little drunk, Jia Mu hurriedly ordered someone to take him to the guest room.Then he sent someone to Baolinghou's Mansion to report, so as not to worry the family members.

Chapter 463 Jealousy

After Mother Jia sent Shi Nai to the guest room, she had time to talk to Jia Ke and the others again.

"Brother, there is really no hindrance this time, right?" Jia's mother made a big deal in front of Shi Nai just now. It was just a matter of face. Now that there are no outsiders, she naturally wants to ask Jia Ke carefully. .

Jia Ke didn't think there was anything wrong with this, "Don't worry, old lady, it's not a governor of a province, but a prefect of Yangzhou, I can still make decisions about this matter."

In fact, Jia Ke had long wanted to change the position of the magistrate of Yangzhou, and that position was too important.

It doesn’t mean how big his official is, but that this position is too lucrative. The filial piety that the Supreme Emperor and the emperor get from this position is probably at least 30 to [-]. It can play a big role, so Jia Ke has long thought in his heart to replace the prefect of Yangzhou with his own.

Shi Nai came to ask for Guan'er today, just in time.Arranging Shi Nai in Yangzhou can cut off a large amount of the emperor's financial resources, and also allow Shi Nai to have a way out.

When Mother Jia heard Jia Ke say this, she felt relieved, and at the same time she had a deeper understanding of her own situation. A place like Yangzhou could be settled by Jia Ke with one word. How powerful is it.

Seeing that nothing happened here, Jia Ke bid farewell to Mother Jia, because there was still a group of people waiting outside his house. Although these people were not high-ranking officials, they all came to join him, so naturally they couldn't be kept waiting for too long.All upright officials have integrity, and they would not take refuge in him, a notorious power minister who has power over the world.

Naturally, Mother Jia knew that Jia Ke was busy with things, so she didn't keep him and waved him out to do her own business.

After Jia Ke left Rongguo Mansion, Mother Jia asked Jia Zheng who was standing next to him: "Since elder brother is so powerful now, why don't you move your position as well, so that you can still be an idle official. "

Jia Zheng no longer cared about his official position at all. Although he was still a minor official of the fifth rank, when he went to the Yamen, even Zhang Chaoxin, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, wanted to salute him when he saw him.

And now that he has nothing to do, he can still talk about poetry and painting with these Qing guests at home, and he can go out and play with one or two friends, which is really a rare beauty.How can you be bothered by these general affairs?

"Old lady, this is what I discussed with my elder brother. If I am in a high position, I am afraid that people in the world will gossip. Why don't I just live a leisurely life like this? Besides, how big can I be if I am an official?"

Jia's mother nodded after hearing this, and knew that it was the same reason. In the past, Jia Zheng still wanted to be an official, but now Jia Ke is an extremely powerful minister with power over the world. Although Jia Zheng is not an official, he has more power than court officials High officials of the first and second ranks are even stronger, so the superiors put down the idea of ​​becoming an official.

Besides, there are no secrets in the Rongguo Mansion. What happened today has spread throughout the Rongguo Mansion in a short period of time.

Jia Baoyu, who was in the Grand View Garden in the afternoon, heard the news. It turned out that Jia Baoyu was playing chess with Lin Daiyu in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion at this time.

Suddenly seeing Lin Daiyu's maid, Xueyan, ran in excitedly.As soon as he entered the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, he yelled at everyone regardless of the occasion, "Do you know that Miss Shi is engaged."

After hearing what she said, Zijuan hurried over to stop her and said, "Stop talking nonsense, let the old lady know, do you want to die or live?"

Xueyan was actually very dissatisfied with Zijuan. She followed Lin Daiyu when she was in Yangzhou, but unexpectedly she became Zijuan's attack in Jia's mansion, and even many maids in the house were better than her. How could this make her Can bear this breath.

Now that Xueyan heard Zijuan lecture her again, she said unwillingly: "It's not what I said, it has been spread all over the house now."

Jia Baoyu, who was playing chess at the side, frowned when he heard what he said. Jia Baoyu is a good-natured man, he is really nice to everyone.If you want to say that he is narrow-minded, it is also true that once he has something to do with anyone who belongs to him or who is close to him, he will immediately be dissatisfied.

Jia Baoyu and Shi Xiangyun grew up together since they were young, and they can be regarded as childhood sweethearts.There is no childlike affection between the two.Now hearing that only Shi Xiangyun is getting married, I feel a little uncomfortable.

But he still asked with a smile on his face: "Xueyan, where did you get the news, who is Sister Shi going to marry?"

As soon as Xueyan heard Jia Baoyu's question, she immediately became interested. She bypassed Zijuan in three steps and two steps, and came to Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu's chessboard. It has already spread in the morning. I heard that Smith's uncle came to our house to propose marriage in person."

Jia Baoyu's face immediately turned red when he heard this. In his mind, he is the only one in the Rongguo Mansion who can match Shi Xiangyun.