"Holy Father" Jia She of the Red Chamber

No matter how much fuss was made in the end, Jia Amnesty's shop opened within half a month. As for the matter about the dowry that Mrs. Zhang left behind that day, after Shi Taijun fell into a coma, there was no more to say.On the contrary, Wang Xifeng came here twice after that, both inside and outside the words were to ask Jia Amnesty to ask for the dowry.

Jia She turned his head to the side, looked at the person behind Wang Xifeng who did not come, and shook his head helplessly: "Lian'er is really not a great talent!"

Wang Xifeng was so angry that he blew his beard and stared for a long time, and then he didn't come again.

On December [-], it is advisable to open the market, get married, and avoid burials and ground breaking.

Jia She deliberately picked an auspicious day, and set off [-] firecrackers at the entrance of the new store. He stood at the entrance in rare and rich clothes, and happily unveiled the plaque.

The three regular scripts of "Library" are shining golden. Although they are not from everyone, they are vertical and horizontal, and they look dignified and stable.

Jia Amnesty nodded in satisfaction, because this shop is located in the middle of two bustling markets, so after he set off firecrackers, it naturally attracted many people who came to watch the excitement.

Seeing the words on the plaque now, and looking at the rows of bookshelves, tables and chairs in the hall on the first floor, everyone is very surprised.

Could it be that this is a study, but if it is a study, why put so many tables and chairs, it is not a teahouse.

Everyone looked suspiciously at Jia She, who was standing in the center with a smile on his face, and was extremely curious.

Jia She had his usual gentle smile on his face, he glanced at the people present, and finally said: "Jia She, the head of the Rongguo Mansion, was stubborn and unruly in the past, but fortunately he learned to repent in time, and understood that it is not easy for everyone to study, so we opened this 'library' , I want to make some contributions to the majority of students."

"Contribute? Then what is your 'library' selling?" Someone in the crowd immediately asked.

Jia She shook his head: "I don't sell anything, and I don't buy anything. It's just a place for everyone to read and read." Jia She smiled and looked at the crowd who were whispering because of his words, and the smile on his face became more sincere: "In this place, I have collected all the books that I can collect so far. The Four Books and Five Classics, the Hundred Schools of Philosophy, the classics of doctors, water conservancy and farming, as long as I can think of and find them, I put them here. I only hope to help those Scholars who usually have no money to read, and Xiang Xueren who want to read, have a place to read by themselves." After finishing speaking, Jia She narrowed his eyes slightly: "As long as everyone comes to my 'library' to read according to my rules, I can guarantee that I will not charge a penny and read it for free."

After speaking, there was an uproar below.

In today's world, among scholars, farmers, businessmen, and being able to read books is something that many people dare not even think about, because it is too expensive to provide for a scholar. For a few people, it is often impossible to provide for one person to study, let alone for every male of the right age in the family to study.In this day and age, as long as you can read a few words and write your own name, it is very good.

Then who would have imagined that someone would open a shop and let everyone come to study for free without charging a penny.You know, it's a book, and it's a book that's worth a thousand catties.

For a moment, everyone looked at Jia She, some with suspicion, some with gratitude, some with contempt.

Jia Amnesty smiled, not paying attention to the gazes of the people below, turned around and went up to the second floor.

He bought this shop back then, and didn't let people renovate it. He just made some compartments on the second floor, and made some bookshelves, tables and chairs. Too luxurious.

Jia Amnesty went up to the second floor and entered a private room. In the private room, Lin Daiyu, Jia Yingchun, and Jia Cong were looking at him suspiciously.

"Why, you also have something to ask me?" Jia She smiled and sat down.

Yingchun has a dull personality, and even though she is much better now, she would not be the first to speak, but Lin Daiyu was moved a lot by Jia She, and asked what she wanted to ask: "Uncle, why did you say that? I know, those books on the downstairs are very precious, how can they be read casually by others?"

"Why not?" Jia She gave Lin Daiyu a funny look, "This book is meant for people to read. If people don't read books anymore, what's the point of asking for books?"

"But, but..." Lin Daiyu couldn't speak for a long time. She always felt that this matter was strange, but she didn't know what was wrong, and she didn't know how to ask.

"You guys are restricted by your fixed thoughts," Jia She said with a helpless smile, "Think about it, if you can, who wouldn't want to read and write, but how many people in this world can afford to read?" Personally, the cost of studying is really too high. Your uncle and I don’t have great literary talents, but I also understand that the more books I read, the more I know the truth, and the more I know about etiquette, integrity, loyalty, filial piety and righteousness. It’s a good thing to be alone. I just want to help a group of people through what I can do. Anyway, I don’t have any great skills. There are so many books left in Rongguo Mansion. Why don’t I just show them to those who are capable? Letting those who can’t afford to read some books is a good deed, isn’t it?”

He stood up, went to the window and looked down. Zhao Jianshu was standing at the door of the store, announcing the rules of the store, such as no loud noises in the store, or rather, no damage to books at will, or compensation as it is, etc.

Jia She smiled and shook his head: "I have always known the truth that 'teaching a person to fish is worse than teaching him to fish', so that those who have the ability and ambition but can't afford to read because of lack of money can read the book. In my opinion, it is much more useful than going to the temple to pay for sesame oil and sending people to distribute some porridge every month. Wait until those people learn the knowledge from my book here and use it in his life to make his life It’s worth it to get better.”

Lin Daiyu nodded knowingly, and looked at Jia Amnesty with dewy eyes. Even Jia Yingchun looked at her father with admiration and respect. She felt that the image of her father had suddenly grown taller. Jia Cong directly She clapped her hands and jumped up: "Daddy is great, Daddy is great, Cong'er will study hard, and I will be a person like Daddy in the future to help more and more people."

Jia Amnesty rubbed Jia Cong's head angrily: "You are still too young, your father and I haven't read many books, and the only thing that can help people is to pay for more people to read books. , you have to study hard in the future, and you will definitely be better than daddy when the time comes."

"Well," Jia Cong's little face flushed red, and he nodded firmly, "Cong'er will definitely be very, very powerful in the future."

Jia She smiled gently: "When people are alive, they always have to do something so that this life is not in vain. Yu'er, Yingchun, Cong'er, you have to remember that as long as you don't violate your heart or the law, you must live. Be happy, it's worth it."

Under the sun, Jia She, with his back to the window, seemed to be emitting golden light all over his body, making people feel holy and tall.

"Library?" The man twitched his eyebrows, and looked at some rules and regulations about the library opened by Jia She, presented by his subordinate Zhao Tianshu, his expression was subtle for a moment: "I didn't expect that there was a plan in the Rongguo Mansion." Someone who does something for the common people."

Zhao Qianshu knelt on the ground and lowered his head. From his grandfather's mouth, he really couldn't tell whether he was happy or unhappy.Because of the order of the Lord, he stayed in Jia She's shop because of the trend, and wanted to see what Jia She was going to do, but Jia She opened a so-called "library". read a book.He has read all the books in the library, not only stereotyped literature, but also all kinds of books, and the classics are rare and good books.What's more, in the past few days, Jia She has even produced a few lonely copies. Although it can be seen that they are manuscripts, they are also worth a thousand dollars. If people look at them for nothing, he doesn't know what to say about Jia She. up.

Did you say that Jia Amnesty did a good job?But there is always a feeling that he is being taken advantage of.But to say that this job is not done well, even he, who has read some books, can't say it, so he can only report the facts and see how his master makes a decision.

Situ Zhen, the current fourth prince, who is also the master of Zhao Tianshu, has returned to his usual paralyzed expression on his face: "You just go back and watch carefully to see what this Jia Amnesty is going to do."

"Yes, my subordinates obey."

No one knew what Jia Amnesty was going to do, but news of him opening a shop that didn't make money spread to Mr. Shi Taijun of Rongguo Mansion within minutes.

"Tell me, tell me, what exactly do you want to do? A shop that doesn't make money and people read books for free, so why did you ask for so much money before?" Shi Taijun was so angry that he felt that his chest was about to hurt again: "Originally I thought that you have learned well and know that you are making progress, but you don’t know that you are going to do such a thankless thing, do you want to piss me off to be reconciled?"

Jia She looked at Shi Taijun suspiciously: "My son doesn't understand."

"Don't understand what?" Shi Taijun glared at him angrily.

"This shop is all my son's own private house. I didn't ask for a penny from the Rongguo Mansion. Does it make money? What's in the way of my mother? Those private houses are all left by my grandma to my son. What does my son think?" Aren’t flowers the right of sons?”

That's why I feel even more distressed. Shi Taijun was so angry that he almost hit his chest. The old lady, who is so old, has so many good things in her hand, but left them all to this unfilial son. What a 'library' that doesn't make money, isn't it killing my old lady?

"I don't care, anyway, I can't see you being so prodigal. Quickly, go and close that shop, or say that you have to charge money, it's not free, money is not wasted like this." Shi Taijun clutched his chest, and asked Jia Amnesty ordered.

Jia Amnesty stood up, with a serious expression on his face that he had never seen before: "Please redeem my son. This is impossible. This can give those poor scholars a place to study and help those who want to make progress. This is what my son thought of. What the common people have done, my son can't stop."

"So what if you don't want to stop? Don't you have so much money in your hand that you can keep going? At that time, you still want the money from the mansion. I have already said that as long as there is one day for me, the money in the Rongguo mansion , I can’t allow you to ruin it like this.” Shi Taijun also became ruthless, why, why she has suffered at the hands of this son for the past few months, but she is an unfilial son, as long as he is his mother for a day, he will not tolerate him Turn over in your own hands.

Jia She smiled, but the expression on his face was not serious: "Mother, don't worry, the son will not take a penny from the house for the shop." retreated.

Shi Taijun clutched his chest and only hummed: "I am doing this for someone else's benefit, not his. Why is he so ignorant?"

Mrs. Wang on the side thought more than Shi Taijun, and stepped forward to rub Shi Taijun's chest at the right time: "Old ancestor, don't be angry, maybe uncle can really support that store."

Shi Taijun's expression paused, he was overwhelmed. Doesn't that mean that the old man left a lot of money for Jia She, her poor Zheng'er, she doesn't have his title, not even the old lady's private house. This is too partial, Shi Taijun squinted at Wang Xifeng, and ordered: "You watch carefully, and you must not let that bastard take advantage of the loopholes and take the money from the house to fill his house. The pit of the shop."

"Yes, Feng'er knows." Wang Xifeng nodded, his eyes flashed.

A few days later, news spread that General Jia She of Rongguo Mansion had offended the old lady of Rongguo Mansion in order to provide free books to those poor scholars. For a penny, the majestic Rongguo Mansion's family members can only pay for such good things that benefit the country and the people. For a while, everyone has a bad opinion of Rongguo Mansion, especially the old lady of Rongguo Mansion.

Ye Qing looked at Jia Zheng with a half-smile, with obvious disdain in his eyes: "I didn't expect Jia Cunzhou to think of himself as a scholar, but he didn't think about the scholars in the world at all. It's really a pious look."