The Second Master of the Red Chamber

"Cousin Lian, are you going home now?" It was Jia Lian's cousin Zhang Di who spoke in this way. The two of them were born in the same year, but the difference of a few months made one of them an elder brother and the other a younger brother.This cousin's luck is not very good, his parents took his elder brother to go out to work, and he could have a cool time with him, but who would have thought that before he left, he would get sick and scare the whole family Once you jump, you don't dare to take him out, so stay at home.

Fortunately, Jia Lian got Jia Lian's cousin who looked very confusing in appearance. Since then, the two of them have been stuck together every day, wishing they were so good that they could wear a pair of pants.

In fact, Jia Lian didn't want this cousin to be so clingy, but this cousin seemed to have the gene of brown sugar, and he was used to pestering him all day long, not to mention, even though he was his grandfather now Studying at home, but it is not a family after all, with Zhang Di by my side, many things are much easier to handle.

"Yes, I made an agreement with my mother that I will go home early today." Jia Lian usually used such excuses to deal with his cousin, otherwise it would be difficult for him to take this piece of brown sugar off his body down.

Zhang Di was a little disappointed. He was still thinking about going out with Jia Lian today. As a child, he couldn't restrain his desire to go out, and Jia Lian was curious about the street outside at the very beginning. It seems that after only going there once, he has lost much interest. Of course, he will not admit that the reason for his lack of interest is that he was spanked by Jia She. He always said that the streets here are not What do you mean is the reason why he doesn't want to go out again.

Back home, Mrs. Zhang was smiling all over her face, and Jia Lian came up to her with a smile and asked, "What are you looking at, mother?"

Mrs. Zhang was very happy when she saw her precious son come back, "Look, this is the glass kang screen given by your second uncle."

Jia Lian didn't think there was anything at first, but now that she heard the name, she couldn't help staring at it with wide eyes, "The glass kang screen?" Could this be Wang Xifeng's glass kang screen, so precious that Jia Zhen asked for a banquet? When I was a guest, I asked Wang Xifeng to borrow something from the past?

It's just that he looked left and right, and it was just a kang screen with relatively exquisite workmanship. It really made people wonder what was so great about it. Easy, otherwise you will definitely be as cautious as looking at rare treasures.

"Why did uncle send such a precious thing?" Jia Lian asked with a smile.

Mrs. Zhang smiled, "Your uncle is the magistrate in Fuzhou now, these things are probably nothing, we have to pay filial piety, and he sent this out of his heart."

In fact, Jia Zhu's filial piety only needs to be kept for one year, but Jia Lian, as the eldest son and grandson, naturally has to follow him for 27 months. When Jia Zhu got rid of filial piety and Jia Lian didn't, Shi and Erfang looked very ugly of.

Although he said so, Jia Lian knew better, it was because the second uncle's family had never been missing in Zhang's shop, so everyone could get along so harmoniously, even relatives had to settle accounts clearly, Mrs. Zhang did not forget to give a share to her brothers when doing business. Naturally, they would not forget to give a share to Mrs. Zhang when they got good things.

"Mother, have you ever thought about making glass kang screens in our house?" Jia Lian suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked, making glass is something that all traversers have to do. Although he doesn't know how to make it, but He still remembers Robinson Crusoe, remembers what he learned in chemistry class, the basic principles are not lacking.

It's a pity that Mrs. Zhang is not someone who can nod his head just by saying it, "This thing is precious, these glasses have always come from the sea, and we don't know how to make them ourselves."

Jia Lian was depressed. He knew how glass was made, and he also knew that there were already people who knew how to make this craft, but there was still a problem. They couldn't make large pieces of flat glass.After thinking about it, he could only give up for the time being. Technology is a troublesome thing. Otherwise, Italy would not have kept all glassmakers on an island at the very beginning.

Elimination of filial piety is something Jia She and Jia Zheng are looking forward to together. Jia She is for his own life. He can't bear this kind of life when everything is restricted, but Jia Zheng is thinking about himself. I can finally be an official, although it is just a humble official.

The emperor was kind-hearted, and he didn't forget about him. Not long after, he was sent to the Ministry of Industry to do a small job in charge. The second room didn't look down on such trivial official positions, but they had to continue.

Over there, Jia She was still a bit envious and jealous, but he had nothing else but the title, and he just said

He said, "It turned out to be only a sixth-rank official, and I don't know how long it will take to get through."

Mrs. Zhang thought in her heart that so many Jinshi-born talents only started from the seventh rank or lower. If it weren't for Jia Daishan's face, Jia Zheng, who was not even a scholar, would have everything. You are still not satisfied.

Jia Zheng thought in his heart that with his own talents, even starting from such a low-level official position, he could be promoted quickly, but unfortunately, reality gave him a head-on blow.

On the first day when Jia Zheng reported to the Ministry of Industry, he was full of energy, and he was waiting to show off his magic beast. Unfortunately, he was beaten as soon as he came up.The Ministry of Industry, when there is no project, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a Qingshui yamen. Now the emperor’s finances are tight, and he only thinks about how to make money every day. idle.

Jia Zhenglai was here to take charge, he was just a small official of the sixth rank, a falling stone in the capital could kill a senior official of the third rank or above, so naturally no one would rush to flatter him when he came here.It's just that he is a newcomer, if he doesn't take the initiative to communicate with others, others will naturally ignore him.

When it was noon, this was an opportunity to build good relations with everyone. If it was Jia Amnesty, I am afraid that someone would send a generous meal for everyone to taste together, and the relationship will be established by the way.

Jia Zheng didn't know, he didn't like those meals, so naturally he frowned, sent a boy to buy him another meal, and then started to eat alone, and everyone's impression of him became even worse all of a sudden. Well, it was originally indifferent, but now it has developed into a state of isolation.

Therefore, Jia Zheng's first day's work was to just sit and count on the time, and when the time was almost up, he led the boy away by himself.It's just that he didn't have a good life in the Ministry of Industry, but when he went out, he met his former friend, "Cunzhou! It's been a long time since I saw you, and now you are in the Ministry of Industry, you really have a future."

Jia Zheng was very satisfied with the flattery, so he didn't say much about the unhappy things he encountered. It was a pity to see his friend's appearance of being unappreciated, "I have no chance now, brother is a knowledge Yes, I will definitely be able to go to high school in the future."

The other party also had to show how miserable he was, the pressure of life and so on. Jia Zheng had a hot head and agreed to be taken advantage of. Of course, he didn't think so. The idea is unknown.

Jia Lian met Jia Zhu, who also came back from homeschooling, when he was returning home from school. After saying hello, Jia Lian saw that Jia Zhu was still hesitant to talk, so Jia Lian asked, "Brother Zhu, what's the matter?" ?” Although the relationship is not close, but he will never do things to prove the truth. After all, they are still cousins. What should be done well, even if it is just a face project, Jia Lian will not be picked on by others. He learned it from Zhang Shi.

Looking at Jia Lian, Jia Zhu felt quite uncomfortable. For a long time, even now, he couldn't help but be jealous of Jia Lian. There was only one reason. Jia Lian did very well in reading.

When they first came to Jia's family to study, they got along with others much better than him, and Jia Dairu also valued Jia Lian more, which made him very unbalanced. Fortunately, Jia Lian left after studying for a few days. He was really happy for a few days, everyone's attention was on him, his grades were also very good, Jia Dairu also praised him more and more.

It's a pity that soon the happy time was gone. He heard about Jia Lian going to study at his grandfather's house, and he also knew that there was a better husband there.

This is all thanks to Mrs. Wang, she sneered when she was sour in the room, "I don't know the reason for sending my son to his natal family to study. This is the daughter who was taught by a scholarly family. Is it true?" I really can't see where she did well."

Jia Yuanchun also mentioned in front of Jia Zhu, "The Zhang family has been studying for generations, and Lian'er will definitely be able to get the teachings of great Confucianism when he goes. My brother must work harder. My mother and I will rely on my brother in the future." .”

Jia Zhu listened in her ears, but felt a little hesitant in her heart. Can he really do better than Jia Lian?Only Mrs. Wang still said, "Even from the uncle, I can know that Lian'er will not be promising, and you will definitely be better than him in the future".

When Jia Zhu heard Jia Lian's question, she could only say politely, "How are you studying every day?"

Jia Lian also replied respectfully, "It's okay." After that, they went back to their respective homes and looked for their own mothers.

The author has something to say: this chapter can be regarded as a foreshadowing and transition, and now it is rushing towards the broad road of separation. . .