Jia Cong, the God of Dancing Through the Red Mansion

Lin Ruhai stood up personally and welcomed the father and son in. Needless to say, Jia Amnesty, although he hadn't given up drinking and sex in the past two years, he stepped on the second house and got an official position, and he was quite high-spirited. He looked younger when he saw it.

Jia Lian, who was following behind, also had a good appearance. Although her peach blossom eyes seemed a little frivolous, her flaws were not concealed, her manners were reasonable, her words were witty and meaningful, and she was a talent that could be cultivated well.

"Although I have met these two nephews of my uncle's family, they were both young at that time, and I never expected to meet again. One has been married for many years and will have a son and daughter immediately, and the other will also enter the imperial examination and become famous. gone."

"My aunt's words about my second brother are the truth, but my nephew's praise is too much. If those scholars hear it, I don't know how to talk about my nephew's frivolous behavior." Jia Cong saw that Lin Ruhai's words were very friendly. , and did not regard himself as an outsider.

"Hearing Brother Cong's words, you know that you are too timid. Although scholars pay attention to humility, you must also have the courage to do your part. I have read all your articles. As long as you perform normally, it is really not difficult to become a Jinshi. The difference is only before and after the ranking." Lin Ruhai said this with a more serious tone, to make it appear that he was not consoling.

Jia Cong couldn't be more humble, he just smiled and thanked Lin Ruhai for his compliment.

Jia Amnesty didn't care so much, he was happy after hearing Lin Ruhai's words, and his eyes even shone a little when he looked at Jia Cong, as if he was content with everything.

Jia Lian's heart was slightly sour, but he knew his own affairs, he had no love for books, but he liked and was better at ordinary affairs such as economics and human relations, and he also had a rift with the Wang family. But he doesn't have the ability to take advantage of the real shortage, so he is destined to be the official figure of the next generation of the Jia family.

If he had to choose one of Jia Cong and Baoyu, given the grievances between the two, he naturally hoped that Jia Cong would be successful, but he did not expect that this brother would be so powerful. Year-old Jinshi?If it was before, he didn't even dare to think about it, but after hearing Lin Ruhai's words, although he still didn't dare to believe it, he was even more excited. With such a brother, at least he shouldn't have to worry about not having a backer in the future .

After exchanging pleasantries, the father and son saw Lin Ruhai's youngest son again. Jia Cong was speechless when he heard that the child's first name was Lin Lei and his nickname was Shitou. Uncle Lin was so worried that his son would not be able to grow up, so he took it for him. Such a thick name?

Looking at my little cousin's fat little arms and legs like a lotus root, and his strong head, this name is really not in vain.

As uncles and cousins, all three of them gave cousin gifts, and Jia Lian even temporarily added a jade pendant on his body.

He looked at this little cousin and thought of the pregnant daughter-in-law at home, he was really jealous, and even hugged the little guy secretly, hoping that by a good omen, he could have such a strong son.

After lunch, in the study, Jia Cong and Lin Ruhai introduced the situation in the capital in detail, as well as the personalities and behavior styles of some powerful officials in the six ministries, as well as the recent personnel changes in the court.

Seeing him say these things slowly, Lin Ruhai was shocked. From this, he knew that he really underestimated his wife and nephew. It is not easy to analyze the form of the capital so clearly. If he had collected and sorted out all the information on his own, then this son's thoughtfulness and extensive network would be shocking.

(If Lin Ruhai knew that Jia Cong had opened a cheat called Tuxi, he would no longer think so!)

Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Cong for the first time with scrutiny, but Jia Cong ignored it, and just continued, "...Nowadays, the treasury is empty, the frontiers are unstable, and civil turmoil is frequent. silver.

Because of the treasury's debts, the household department is now the key, but the current head of the household department tends to be cowardly. Although he is the emperor's confidant, once the emperor and courtiers, he may not be able to bear the heavy trust of the emperor. . "

"Oh, Brother Cong, do you want my uncle to get into the household department, or do you think His Majesty intends to let my uncle into the household department?" There are too many strange people and strange things in this world, and he should be glad that this person in front of him is close to him. Because of some inexplicable reasons to reject people, then he is really ashamed of the reputation of the Lin family for many lifetimes.

Thinking about it this way, Lin Ruhai's tone of inquiry was much more sincere and straightforward enough.

"My nephew just heard that there is a vacancy for the left servant of the household department, but this time, like my uncle, there are a few who return to Beijing to report on their duties and intend to stay in the capital.

Nephew's humble opinion, but I personally think that if you are really interested in certain things, you should prepare earlier. "

Jia Amnesty couldn't hear these twists and turns, and after a few words, he yawned a little. If it wasn't for Jia Cong who spoke, he would have walked away impatiently or fell asleep without saving face. up.

However, Jia Lian's blood was surging, the Ministry of Accounting, if Uncle Lin could be appointed as the left servant of the Ministry of Accounting, and then the Minister of the Ministry of Accounting, it would be a plan, and he was a little excited when he thought about it.

Seeing his agitated look, Jia Cong couldn't help attacking him, "Second brother, don't take it as a good job. The princes and relatives, all the officials, who have never stretched out their hands to the treasury? Really want to set up a bill, That's an errand that offends people, and our Jia family also owes a lot, if my uncle becomes the person in charge, it is inevitable that I will have some support, but there is not much money in the public treasury, it is really difficult to pay it all back!"

This was also for Lin Ruhai, but after all the ups and downs of the officialdom for many years, and the Jiangnan salt government chaos after the new emperor took office, his mind has already been trained, and now he has not weighed the pros and cons. Naturally, he is calm.

On the contrary, Jia Lian was surprised again, "Why does our family still owe money to the treasury?"

This question was asked to Jia She, but Jia She didn't know much about it, he had never been short of money since he was a child, how could he know that his family needed to borrow money?Worryingly, he looked back to Jia Cong's direction.

Jia Cong thought about the borrowing time on the stub of the household department, and felt a little helpless, "My son doesn't know the specific reason for borrowing money, and the reason column on the stub of the household department is mostly filled in randomly, but if I don't remember If it is wrong, most of the borrowed money was during the period of the old lady's housekeeper, about 10,000+ taels, and the remaining 10,000+ taels were during the period of the second wife's housekeeper. More than 7 taels are in the name of my father, and [-] to [-] taels are in the name of my second uncle."

Jia Amnesty jumped up immediately when he heard this, "When did I go to the Ministry of Households to borrow money? It was when the old man was around. At that time, the family was in the midst of blessings and the industry was prosperous. Why do I need to go to the Ministry of Households to borrow money? "

Jia Cong shook his head, saying that he didn't know the specific reason, but there were many guesses, "If father has any doubts, it's better to find out secretly, but if you really want to ask the old lady directly, it's easy to be fooled. "

Seeing Jia Amnesty's puzzled gaze, he could only continue to explain, "If the old lady dares to borrow so much money, it will be mediocre on the books, and the money for some important things will be added again and again, or it will appear out of thin air. Some things, she said, after so many years, who can remember so clearly.

There are also those Zhuangzi shops who randomly come up with some things to say that they need money turnover, but they lose money afterwards. After decades, who can find out.

Where is the seniority of the old lady, no matter what, she is also the old lady in the mansion, what else can we do besides pinching our noses and admitting it? "

It is inappropriate to say this in front of Lin Ruhai. As the saying goes, family ugliness should not be publicized, but Jia Cong did it on purpose. It is rumored that there is a disagreement between the eldest and second wife of the Jia family. Inside, they don't really know the exact extent.

Lin Ruhai has always been suspicious of Jiamu and others' calculations against Daiyu. Although his attitude towards Dafang is better, it is not to the extent of heart-to-heart. With a number, the two families will naturally get along more harmoniously in the future.

Sure enough, after hearing the conversation between Jia She and his son, Lin Ruhai even looked at Jia She with some sympathy. He borrowed so much money from the treasury without telling his family. It seems a little too incompetent, to be bullied by mother and younger brother to such an extent, really...

Lin Ruhai shook his head, really couldn't find any good words to describe this situation.

Jia Lian next to him was also surprised, and took back his mother's dowry. Under his careful management, it was more than enough to provide for his daily expenses. He thought that he had escaped the days of poverty. If he continues to hang around, he will inherit Jia's mansion when his father is gone. By then, he will be rich and rich. For a person who doesn't have high requirements for life, it will already be a fairy day.

But now I have been told that Jia's Mansion is not only an empty shelf, but also one that is heavily in debt. If things break out after he takes over, he will sell himself the remaining 40 taels of silver after removing the owed money under the name of his second uncle. Can you pay it off?

Thinking of this, a scene appeared in my mind. I was kneeling on the side of the street begging for food in tattered clothes, holding a chipped bowl, and my eldest sister and unborn son were kneeling and crying beside me as hungry and skinny. There was a broken mat, on which lay his seriously ill daughter-in-law...

Thinking of this, his body trembled involuntarily, and he felt a severe chill, his face was no longer rosy as before, but was replaced by paleness, and for the first time, he looked at Jia Cong with a hint of prayer.

Even Jia Amnesty looked at his younger son trustingly, spread his hands and said, "If you don't go to the old lady, if you want to pay back the money, daddy will have to sell everything in the public treasury in the house." The meaning is very clear, if you want to touch his private treasury, let alone a door, it doesn't even have a window.

Jia Cong felt a little heartbroken when he saw his father like that, he knew that this was a disguised guarantee from his father that the things in his private treasury were still his, and no one else would give them to him.

He smiled, and didn't try to cheat on them, "The Holy Father intends to let some concubines go home to visit their relatives, provided that there is a family visitation villa at home!"

Although Lin Ruhai is a scholar, he is not afraid to use some private means. After hearing this, he sighed and said, "Since your majesty ascended the throne, the emperor and the noble concubine of the Zhen family have chosen some aristocratic women for him. Come to think of it, these people’s families are all big debtors, plus the aristocratic concubines around the Emperor, if every family has money to build family-friendly villas, but no money to pay back the treasury, then it’s really unreasonable!"

Jia Lian had some doubts in his heart, "Although the person in our family occupies a high position, his current status..."

Jia Amnesty took a more open view on this, "Your Majesty is like this, how can the old lady and your second aunt be reconciled, after hearing this news, they will definitely try their best to welcome Your Majesty back, so we can take this opportunity to discuss some strategies .”

Jia Lian turned his eyes, turned his head, turned his head to Jia Cong and asked, "I didn't hear this news outside, brother Cong, is this accurate?"

Jia Cong nodded, "Although the news hasn't spread, it has already been decided." He didn't say that the higher-ups really wanted his mother-in-law to visit relatives, and maybe they were still thinking about making their garden more luxurious, It might as well give other people a good start, "My brother can learn about the market of some building materials first, and even order a batch in advance, but you have to be careful in your actions. It's better not to leak the news so early."

Jia Lian nodded to show that he knew, Lin Ruhai also reciprocated over there, "If my nephew needs some things from the south, I can just tell my uncle, I can lend you a few people, they are all familiar with the way, and it is easier to handle things than others." It's much more convenient for you."

Jia Lian was naturally overjoyed when he heard that, and immediately thanked him, and directly finalized the matter.

The matter was almost finished, the father and son didn't intend to have dinner in the Lin Mansion, so they immediately got up and said goodbye, regardless of the host's repeated attempts to stay, they insisted on walking out.

Jia Lian was more impatient, thinking about what happened just now, and wanted to go out for a stroll, Jia Amnesty didn't hold him back, waved his hand in agreement, turned around and got into the carriage affectionately with his youngest son.

The two chatted all the way to the gate of Jia's mansion, and they were about to go directly to their big room, but they were blocked by the old lady's people, saying that the old lady had an invitation and asked them to go directly.

The one at the gate of the blue sky and white sun couldn't find a reason to refuse, so he could only turn the car around and walk towards the gate of Rongguo Mansion.

After entering Rongqing Hall, the girls were not there this time, but Baoyu was leaning against Jia Mu's bed, leaning out half of her body and whispering something in Jia Mu's words, seeing Jia She and his son coming in Come over quickly to say goodbye.

Jia Cong looked this cousin up and down. He was beaten and injured for so long last time, and he has long since lost his miserable appearance. It may also be because he is accompanied by beautiful women every day, but he has less suffering from studying, and his complexion is even more serious. It's a little better, even the hair that was cut off at the beginning, because it was combed properly, it can't be seen at all.

After seeing the gift from Jia Amnesty and receiving the gift from Jia Cong, he turned around and ran back to Mother Jia, not wanting to leave at all.

Jia's mother talked and laughed with him there, treating Jia She and his son as nothing.

Fortunately, their father and son were already used to this battle, they found a seat and sat down on their own, and asked for tea from the maid serving beside them.

Ignoring Jia's mother's battles, the two chatted enthusiastically there, and bursts of laughter came out, showing off the deep love between father and son.

Seeing this, Jia's mother lost her interest in the conversation and opened her mouth to say something, but now she couldn't get off the stage. Fortunately, Baoyu, who was ignorant and ignorant of the world, came over and asked them what to say something.

Only then did Mother Jia find the steps, praising Baoyu in her heart for being well-behaved and sensible, but she asked accusingly, "I heard that your father and son went to the Lin family today?"

Jia Amnesty was still concerned about the matter of the old lady borrowing money from the treasury privately, and his tone of reply was not very good, "My sister-in-law finally came back to the capital. As in-laws in Jia's house, we often move around every year. Take a look over there for a while."

"You are a good-hearted son, why didn't Lin Ruhai come to visit me first when he came to Beijing? I am still his mother-in-law!"

"How can you say this with the knowledge of the old lady? My sister-in-law has not yet come to Beijing to meet the saint, how can he come out and walk around? Even if we are not close relatives, I am afraid that we will not meet here at this time."

What is said is true, but it is just common sense. Before meeting the saint, you should first visit your close elders. This situation is like the signboard of the Duke's Mansion outside the gate of the Rongguo Mansion. It is a favor beyond the law. If people really pursue it seriously, it is a mistake, and if no one pursues it, it will be like that.

Old Madam Jia was already used to domineering in the Rongguo Mansion, how could she take these rules seriously, so Lin Ruhai obeyed the state etiquette and did not visit her, which was naturally a serious crime in her heart.

Thinking of the concubine who suddenly appeared, the originally ruthless mind became even more ugly. If it hadn't been for the decoction left by Wang Taiyi yesterday, he would have fainted again now. Even so, his face was black and blue color.

But Jia Baoyu couldn't see this. Hearing that Uncle Cong and Brother Cong had been to the Lin Mansion, his eyes lit up at first, then he became annoyed and shouted, "Uncle must have called nephew, My nephew has long wanted to meet Uncle Lin, who gave birth to a fairy like Sister Lin, but unfortunately the two families were too far apart before so I didn't have the chance to meet him. This time when Uncle Lin came to the capital, he should have visited earlier."

When Mother Jia heard what he said, she felt even more uncomfortable in her heart, her head was throbbing, and she was afraid that she would get angry again, and it would not be good for her beloved grandson, so she ignored Baoyu and shouted at Jia She, " It’s against you, this is, now it’s time to teach me a lesson, and it doesn’t matter whose intestines you crawled out of, get out, get out, don’t let me see you unfilial children and grandchildren again! "

Jia Amnesty and Jia Cong didn't take her words as a matter of course. Anyway, they already knew what kind of person Jia Mu was, and the sad times were already over. Being scolded a few times like this is not painful. Yes, of course it's all gone, and the old lady doesn't stand up now, and she doesn't dare to spread her nonsense to the outside world, so the two of them naturally have nothing to care about.

Hearing that they were told to leave, she didn't stay to comfort them, she just turned around and walked out, the angry old lady trembled again.

Only Jia Baoyu finally understood the old ancestor's words, felt sad for a while, and saw the ferocious face of the old lady, couldn't help being a little scared, so he flinched a bit, after all, he was still a little filial, and went to support him with a small white face. the old lady.

Mother Jia was moved when she saw her grandson coming to help him, and she even had tears in her eyes, "Our Baoyu is filial and knows how to love grandma, but those beasts have loved them since childhood, and they are all disobedient and unfilial. thing."

Hearing her grandmother's words, Baoyu felt a little strange, but for a while he didn't know how to persuade her. Seeing her regain her kind face, the hideous look still appeared in her heart, and she was a little confused. Wanting to see Sister Lin's fairy-like appearance, she finally couldn't help but whispered, "Old lady, Sister Lin has been back for two days, and they don't have any female elders or sisters to accompany them, how can this be done? When do you think you will bring her back?"

He still wanted to say that he wanted to go to the Lin family to see if his sister was living well and whether the servants of the Lin family were dedicated, but thinking that the old lady was angry just because the uncle and the others went to the Lin family, she didn't say anything.

When Jia Mu heard Baoyu's words, she took it for granted, but after all she was not too old to be confused. She knew that the father and daughter had to be reunited for a while before going to pick him up. After finally meeting my father, we will naturally have a longer reunion. After a while, even if you don’t tell me, my grandmother will come to pick her up and live here. Now their Lin family has a concubine and a favorite aunt, so where is there The place where my jade son stands?

Your uncle looks like a human being, so how can he be reliable? Poor your aunt will be strong all her life, but she will be bullied by a concubine and concubine after she dies, and her daughter will be irritated accordingly. How does this make grandma Can you bear it? ! "

Fortunately, these words were not heard by the people of the Lin family, otherwise they would have died of depression. Lin Daiyu was holding her younger brother and chatting happily with her father. Although the aunt gave birth to a son, she was not crazy. Rescued by Lin Ruhai, she became Lin Ruhai's aunt because she had nowhere to go. She didn't know a single character. Seeing such a fairy-like character as Sister Lin, she was only a matter of worshiping her. She couldn't speak easily, so how could she bully her? stand up.

At that time, the reason why Lin Ruhai married someone to be his aunt was firstly to give the girl a place to stay, and secondly, because the girl from the peasant family was strong and healthy, so she might be able to give birth to an heir for the Lin family. Good news, there is really an extra fleshy Lin Lei in this world.

However, these situations belong to the Lin family's family affairs, but it is not enough for outsiders to understand.

Jia Cong followed his father and came out of Rongqing Hall again, feeling a little irritable in his heart. Recently, the old lady has been so restless that she called people over and scolded her every day, although it was not painful, but It is also really shocking.

Moreover, he will participate in Chunwei next spring, and he really doesn't want to make any troubles or spread some bad reputation at this time.

But after all, they are elders, human beings who cannot be eliminated physically, so they can only bear with it for now, and only hope that the news of the concubine's relatives will come out soon, so as to divert Jia Mu's attention to some extent.

Your Majesty is really wise, Jia Cong didn't need to wait too long, about five days later, the imperial decree came down, although it didn't say clearly that Jia Yuanchun could go home to visit his relatives, but fortunately, he didn't say no.

Mother Jia sent money through the historian, and also found out the news. She got a letter from Dai Quan. is also listed.

After hearing the news, Mother Jia no longer had the gloom of the past few days, her face was flushed all of a sudden, and Mrs. Wang's walking also caused rumors. From Rongqing Hall to Rongxi Hall to the East Mansion, everyone's face It's all a look of joy.

This kind of excitement lasted for a few days, and Madam Wang finally remembered that her family didn't seem to have a garden where the mother could visit her relatives, what should I do?

Hurriedly, she hurried to discuss with Jia Mu. After Jia Mu heard it, she came back to her senses. This is really a problem, but it is not something that the two women can solve. Zhen, Jia Rong, Jia She, Jia Lian, and Jia Zheng were all called over. They wanted to be called Wang Xifeng at first, but Sister Feng's due date is next month, so it's really inappropriate to worry about these things anymore, so I had to give up in the end.

When Jia Zhen and the others heard that Mother Jia was invited, they thought of the previous news and came here excitedly. They thought there would be some good things, but when they heard that they asked for money to repair the garden.

After a while, the people fell silent, and after thinking about how important it is for the empress to visit relatives, it is not good to be stubborn, so she could only grit her teeth and say, "When I first heard what Uncle Zheng said, it seems to be the land for the empress to build a garden, if it is only on the Rongfu side , Not enough, my nephew and grandson went back and thought about it, and simply crossed the Ningfu side and the Huifangyuan area directly, and it was almost the same after thinking about it.

In addition, the nephew and grandson will pay another 5000 taels, which can be regarded as a little filial piety to the empress. "

Hearing what he said, Jia Amnesty also pretended to be generous, "My son's own money is not enough to spend, and I have to prepare the dowry for the Spring Festival and the dowry for Brother Cong, and my hands are getting tighter. I can pay 5000 taels, but visiting relatives is a major event in the mansion after all, if you want to use the money in the public treasury, it is not easy for your son to stop you."

Seeing what the old man said, Jia Lian quickly followed. Fortunately, he couldn't surpass his own father, so he only reported the number, "My grandson can barely save 4000 taels!" He originally wanted to say that he and Sister Feng each went out 2000 taels, but considering that the husband and wife are one, there is really no need to separate, and Sister Feng is suspected of running on Mrs. Xing if she comes out alone.

Mother Jia looked at Jia She and his son but said nothing, turned around and asked Mrs. Wang, "How much money is there in the treasury?"

As soon as Mrs. Wang was mentioned, her mouth became a little bit bitter, and she replied in a deep voice, "There is only 16 taels of cash left in the treasury. It was only reported yesterday that this year's frost fell early, and a few big villages in the north came to All suffered disasters, and the harvest was not very good.

Therefore, set aside some money to prevent normal expenses next year. "

10,000+ taels of silver can only be spent in a few years in a normal year, what can be used to repair the garden?

Both Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang knew it in their hearts, but they were unwilling to ask them to take out the money from their private houses. Their eyes kept scanning Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhen Jia Lian, seeing that they were old gods who had nothing to do with them. , Knowing that no matter what, you can't dig out any more money.

After much deliberation, there was no good way, and he became irritable again, and said with a wave of his hand, "Second brother and the family of the second child stay here, the boss and brother Zhen are busy, go back first."

The author has something to say: Thank you little angels for your concern, I don’t need the delicious food, the house is already full of madness when my parents left (^o^)/~

I sent my parents away at noon yesterday, stayed up all night to catch up on these two chapters, and finally finished this week's list at the last moment, before going to work at [-] o'clock this morning, long live! ! !

In the days to come, I will be the only one left at home, and I will update more in boring days, long live! ! ! (^o^)/~