In order to eat, I signed a contract with the system

"Grandma, you should be aware that the marriage proposal proposed by Uncle Lin is not suitable for me, right?" Jia Lang didn't understand why Grandmother Jia agreed to the marriage proposal made by Lin Ruhai even though she had guessed his identity.

Grandmother Jia's expression did not change. She just looked at Jia Lang steadily and smiled: "Lang'er is still too young and has a pure mind." Grandmother Jia did not say much, but Jia Lang understood.

So far, only Lady Jia, Lin Ruhai and himself, the "party involved", knew about this engagement. Whether Lady Jia agreed or not would not matter until Lin Ruhai died. Lin Ruhai still underestimated Lady Jia's cruelty.

Jia Lang had no idea what to say at this moment. Grandmother Jia had made it clear that she would not fulfill this promise, but she simply agreed in order to better drain the value of Lin Ruhai.

Perhaps because Jia Lang looked a little strange, Jia's mother thought for a moment and finally explained, "I know your situation, but your uncle Lin doesn't know. He likes you, so I have to agree to it to make him feel at ease."

"But you know that your cousin Daiyu obviously prefers Baoyu over you, and Baoyu also happens to like Daiyu."

"When Daiyu reaches the age of marriage, it will be a good match for the two Yu'ers to be together. I think even if your uncle Lin knows about this, he won't care too much."

Oh, Jia Lang understood. Grandmother Jia originally planned to pair Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu together, but Lin Ruhai did not like Jia Baoyu but liked himself. And Grandmother Jia could not reveal Jia Lang's true identity, so she could only agree vaguely.

She planned to wait until Lin Ruhai died and then directly transfer the marriage contract to Jia Baoyu, so that everyone would be happy.

Since Grandmother Jia knew what was going on, Jia Lang no longer hesitated. As for going to Suzhou to see Lin Ruhai off to his final resting place and accepting Lin Ruhai's literary connections, Jia Lang naturally agreed.

Why not take the benefits? Do you think you won't have to die if you refuse to accept Lin Ruhai's offer?

This time, Jia Lang had decided not to return to the capital until the next spring examination, so she put all her money into the space in advance. In order to avoid losing too much when the property was searched, she even went to the homes of the big managers of the Jia Mansion at night and took away all the money they had embezzled over the years.

Upon learning that Jia Lang was going out for a trip, the Second Wife called Zhou Rui's wife and asked her to find someone to block Jia Lang's way and break his legs. Zhou Rui's wife waited for a long time but did not see the Second Wife bring the money, and the smile on her face was almost gone.

Madam, what does this mean? You don't pay me for the job. Are you expecting me to pay for it myself?

Zhou Ruijia took the order but didn't move for a long time. The second wife glared at her with a stern look in her eyes: "What are you still standing here for? Why don't you go down and do your job!"

"Madam, finding someone to do the job not only takes time, but also requires..." Since Zhou Ruijia could be the confidant of the Second Madam, she was naturally a greedy person. In order to avoid being asked to pay, Zhou Ruijia insisted on asking for money despite the Second Madam's murderous look.

Obviously, the second wife's face fell immediately after hearing this, "Huh, what's the matter, now I can't order you around, right?"

"It takes time to find someone to do something, and what else? Money, right? I asked you to find a way to prevent that brat from taking the imperial examination. You agreed and I took the money, but what happened?"

"I haven't asked you for the money from last time, and now this matter hasn't been settled yet, and you dare to ask for money again. What's the matter? Do you think your wife is really a bodhisattva?"

The Second Wife had finally managed to scrape together some money from the Xue family, so she was not willing to use it to deal with Jia Lang. In the Second Wife's eyes, Jia Lang was just a weak scholar who couldn't even tie a chicken. How much money would it cost to hire a few thugs to break his legs?

No matter how much money Zhou Ruijia asked for last time, it was enough. When the Second Madam said this, Zhou Ruijia could only laugh. In Zhou Ruijia's mind, as long as the money was in her hands, it was hers. How much money she could save by helping the Second Madam was her own ability. Why should she pay it back?

But what the Second Wife said was reasonable, and Zhou Ruijia had nothing to refute and could only go home to get money and find someone. She didn't have enough connections, but her son-in-law Leng Zixing should be able to find a way. If it really didn't work, she could just ask her son-in-law to go. After all, the target was just a teenager, so there was no need to worry at all.

The confidants and housekeepers of the masters of the Jia family had their homes stolen one after another, causing panic among the servants. The news soon reached Grandmother Jia. In order to express her concern for the elderly in the Jia family, Grandmother Jia specially called several housekeepers over to inquire about the situation.

When questioned by Lady Jia, the housekeepers naturally did not dare to tell the truth. They only said that some savings were stolen but did not say the exact amount. Lady Jia sighed a few words of sympathy and then rewarded each family with twenty taels of silver as a consolation.

The housekeepers were extremely embarrassed when they received the silver awarded by Grandmother Jia. They had lost all the silver they had embezzled from the Jia Mansion over the years, and now they had to use the old lady's money to comfort them.

Here, Jia Lang was walking alone on the road, without any servants from the Jia family by his side. He stopped to rest when he was tired. At night, he found a place with few people and practiced under the moonlight. He was quite happy along the way.

But on this day, Jia Lang had just passed by a teahouse when he met a handsome "knight" holding a sword. Seeing that Jia Lang was alone, he became very curious, and with a smile on his face, he moved with the teapot in his hand.

"My name is Liu Xianglian. May I sit at the same table with you, young master?"

Liu Xianglian? Also known as Cold-faced Erlang, he was originally a descendant of the Liu family, Duke of Li. His parents died early, and he failed to study. He was generous and liked to play with guns and swords, gamble and drink, and even sleep with prostitutes, play the flute and the zither. He was also beautiful and an amateur actor. He liked to perform in plays the most, and was good at playing the role of a young man in romantic plays. In the book, he got along best with Jia Baoyu.

Now looking at the description of the character Liu Xianglian in "Dream of Red Mansions", I don’t feel much about the other Jia Lang, but the two points that he has a generous personality and is handsome are very consistent.

"It turns out to be Mr. Liu. I am Jia Lang. Please take a seat."

Since it is Liu Xianglian, he should not be a bad person. I just don't know if this person came to me for friendship or for something else? Liu Xianglian's character doesn't appear much, but his personality is quite distinct, which can be seen from his appearances such as beating Xue Pan, saving Xue Pan, and even getting engaged and becoming a monk.

"Jia Lang? Are you the son of the Rongguo Mansion?"

Liu Xianglian was already acquainted with Jia Baoyu at this time, but they were just playmates after all, and Jia Baoyu believed that he had never mentioned Jia Lang, his half-cousin, to him.

Jia Lang nodded and did not hide it, "I am the third son of the eldest wife of Rongguo Mansion."

Liu Xianglian liked making friends and didn't care much about Jia Lang's illegitimate status. The reason why he took the initiative to strike up a conversation with him was because Jia Lang had a bright and pleasant face and good conversation, which made Liu Xianglian like him at first sight.