Infrastructure masters in the red building

Facts have proved that Mrs. Shi's show of favor to Jia Fang was definitely not an impulsive act.Since then, the lady of the Duke of Rong Guo has always greeted Jia Fang with care, and not only brought all kinds of painting utensils that Jia Fang needed, but also the food and clothing costs of the small courtyard. The monthly money has been raised.

Mrs. Sun was unusually calm: "I knew earlier that the third master is a noble man, and sooner or later my wife will treat the third master kindly."

However, Jia Fang is a person who has no concept of "high or low". He doesn't feel that he has any reason to be treated differently. He does everything in his daily life, and even goes to fetch water to exercise in the morning.Immediately frightened all the servants in the mansion.

Jia put the water on this end, and at the other end, a servant from Jia’s mansion said flatteringly: “Master, let’s come!”

Jia Fang was unmoved.

"Third Master, please do me a favor, let us come, if Mrs. Jiao finds out, we can't afford to go around..."

Jia Fang continued to walk forward with the shoulder pole firmly on his shoulders.

This kind of thing happened every day, until one day Jia Daishan said that Jia Fang was carrying water to exercise his body, and no one should interfere with Jia Fang's exercise, and then it stopped.

In addition, Mrs. Shi also tried her best to let Jia Fang move to Jia Zhengyuan and live with Jia Zheng, but was stopped by Jia Daishan.Jia Daishan said that it would be good for Jia Fang to live in the current courtyard, but he will live in the Grand View Garden in the future anyway.Mrs. Smith just gave up.

However, Jia Zheng was still ordered by Mrs. Shi to come to Jia Fang's yard to "learn from Jia Fang".The real situation is that these two are not the masters who can chat, and often sit for a long time without saying a word, wasting each other's time.

Mrs. Shi obviously didn't tell Jia Zheng why he wanted to get close to Jia Fang every day. Whenever Jia Zheng sat facing Jia Fang, he was always confused.

After Jia Fang got used to this kind of "awkward chat", he also tried his best to take the opportunity of this chat to talk to Jia Fang about the customs outside the capital city, the ways of the world, etc., lest the second brother only have books in his eyes and read it like a living Off the nerd.

Jia Zheng's acceptance of Jia Fang was very good. After all, it was Mrs. Shi who personally sent the message and asked him to "study" at Jia Fang.But there is only one thing, if Jia Fang really said something that contradicted the "Book of Sages" that Jia Zheng had learned, Jia Zheng would refute it righteously until Jia Fang shut up.

On this day, Jia Fang finished everything in Taoyuan Village and the Grand View Garden, and returned to his small yard.Before entering the courtyard, I saw Fu Ya gesturing to herself at the gate of the courtyard.

Jia Fang looked up and saw someone sitting in his main room.There is a jar of wine in the main room.Mrs. Sun was standing in the main room at a loss, when she caught a glimpse of Jia Fang appearing at the gate of the courtyard, she quickly stepped out, not daring to say anything, but only pouted into the room.

Jia Fang took a look, and this time at last there was no serious and serious Jia Zheng sitting in his room, but Jia She, who smelled of alcohol, was replaced.Now Jia Amnesty spread his arms on the table, buried his head between his arms, and placed the wine cup and jar in front of him.

Jia Fang stretched out his hand to weigh it, and the wine jar was already half empty.

What is going on?Well done, what's the point of drinking at his place?

Jia Fang gestured to Sun, and Sun understood, slipped out of the main room, and together with Fuya, closed the courtyard door first.

Jia Fang stretched out his hand and pushed Jia Amnesty: "Brother——"

Jia Amnesty snorted, but didn't look up.

"What's the matter with you?... Don't worry, there is only my younger brother here." Jia Fang whispered, and approached Jia She, and immediately smelled the smell of wine, and then heard a sob.

The man did not cry easily because he did not reach the sad spot.

"Brother!" Jia Fang panicked. He really didn't know how to appease Jia She. He quickly went to close the door and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter? Tell me, my brother may be able to help you solve the problem." two."

"Is this... a quarrel with my sister-in-law?" Jia reassured that it was unlikely.Jia Sheming has such a good relationship with his sister-in-law.

Jia Amnesty raised his head slowly, Jia Fang had just seen clearly that his eyes were red and swollen, it was obvious that he was more worried because of drinking, and he cried a lot.

With a "snap", Jia She slapped the table with his palm, making the wine cup jump up, Jia Fang was also quite frightened, he patted his chest and said, "Brother, what happened?"

"It's okay to beat the second child, that's all, I don't care; secretly push the second child to the stage, to seek the position of the son, it's all right, my father is in the prime of life, I don't care if he is the son or not... But now, why? Want to bully my wife?"

Jia Fang probably figured out why, probably because Mrs. Shi and Jia She's daughter-in-law had a conflict.

"Your daughter-in-law is pregnant with Liujia, and she is pregnant with your own grandson!" Jia She said, and then slapped it on the table, scaring Jia Xin into a panic.

"Brother, is sister-in-law okay now?" Jia Fang didn't know anything about women, so he was frightened and stupid at the moment, "If there is anything wrong...you have to go to the doctor immediately!"

"It was a bit gassy earlier, but it's much better now..." Jia She finally relaxed a little at this point, as soon as the anger was gone, all the tears and snot came down, and she cried pitifully.Jia Fang never thought that such a heartless guy like Jia She, who was always laughing and laughing all the time, would cry like this.

He hastened to ask Jia She to blame his veil.

"What's going on here, brother, if you tell me first, it will make you feel better, won't you?"

Jia Amnesty thought about it, so he calmed down and explained the cause and effect of the incident.

It turned out that today, the Secretary of the Jiaofang cleared the warehouse, and a group of aged women were cleared out, and they were sent as slaves to the families of heroes.Both the Rongning and Ning mansions were allocated some, because Rong Guogong has made great achievements today, and there are quite a few people sent to the Rongguo mansion.

According to Jia Amnesty, the Jiaofang Division has always been in charge of the family members of criminal officials who have been confiscated for their crimes. The wives and children of the criminal officials' families are often sent to the Jiaofang Division to engage in various recreational activities, such as singing, dancing, playing musical instruments, etc., and Some special services that are inconvenient to talk about.

In addition, there are some members who are responsible for providing logistical services for these professionals. The women cleared out this time mainly belong to this group (because the other group often finds the opportunity to leave the teaching staff before the service period expires. Fang Division).

Coincidentally, among the people sent to Rongfu by Jiaofang Secretary, there was a particularly beautiful one. Jia Zheng immediately fell in love with him, and he handed over a message in front of Mrs. Shi, wanting to ask this girl to be a maid in his room.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Shi hated Jia Zheng's liking for a beautiful maid the most, and she thought that she could not give this girl to Jia Zheng, lest he would not study anymore.

So this poor girl was transferred to Jia Amnesty Court, nominally the roommate given to Jia Amnesty by Jia Daishan and his wife.

Of course Jia Amnesty didn't dare to ask for it, so he took advantage of his daughter-in-law's pregnancy and pushed him back.Unexpectedly, Mrs. Shi misunderstood that Mrs. Zhang was intolerant, and said a few sour words on the spot, and Mrs. Zhang was immediately outraged, and her fetus moved, but fortunately it was not serious, and she would be fine after recuperating.

But Jia Amnesty couldn't bear it.

"What do you mean that children are young, like greedy cats, and everyone has been playing like this since childhood①... If you don't put a proper person in my room, I will go outside to steal wild food? Third, you Tell me, am I this kind of person?" Jia She said while shaking Jia Fang's shoulder vigorously, Jia Fang felt that he would be shaken apart soon.

Jia Fang couldn't comfort Jia She and said: You may become such a person in the future!

"Your sister-in-law only replied that there are enough people in the yard, and the wife stopped talking, saying that she is the daughter-in-law of the Duke's mansion. How can there be such tolerance?"

"Poor your elder brother, Wan Wanquan doesn't have that kind of heart, but he insists on being blackmailed and said that he wants to steal wild food..."

The more Jia She said, the more pitiful she became.

Jia Fang fully understood that Mrs. Shi didn't want Jia Zheng to be attached to a young and alluring maid, so she gave Jia Amnesty the woman.Jia She's daughter-in-law didn't want it, so Mrs. Shi relied on her status as a mother-in-law and forced her to go over.

Jia Amnesty was caught between this pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, naturally aggrieved and difficult to be a human being.And this brought back Jia She's sadness - don't look at this guy who is usually careless, but in fact he is also very sensitive. His biological mother doesn't want to see him and prefers his younger brother. He already knew it, but he just kept silent.But Mrs. Shi repeatedly put this preference on the bright side, and Mrs. Zhang was indeed hurt. It is no wonder that all the depression accumulated in Jia She's heart burst out.

"Then... that maid, has she entered your yard?" Jia Fang asked cautiously.

"No," Jia She raised his eyebrows, looked at his brother who was several years younger than him, and asked, "Third brother, do you... have any ideas?"

"Since you didn't enter your yard, you should mention it while your father is around. Just say that filial piety is the first priority. It doesn't make sense that there is still a shortage of manpower at father's place. As children, we are rushing to find someone to serve." Jia Fang told Jia Amnesty came up with such an idea.

He is not usually such a narrow-minded person.But this time, Mrs. Shi was really disgusted.Don't do to others what you don't want to do to yourself, everyone understands this truth, but some people just can't do it.

Upon hearing this, Jia Amnesty got up suddenly and said, "Maybe it can be done."

He thought about it, hesitated a bit, and asked Jia Fang: "What if Dad is not willing?"

Jia Fang replied: "If my father really doesn't want to, he can naturally think of other ways. Can he still be at the mercy of others?"

Jia Amnesty was right when he thought about it, he didn't even care about the wine jar, he left Jia Fang's small courtyard directly, and said, "Brother, let's go first, you wait for the good news from Big Brother."

In the evening, it was obvious that things had become serious.People from Rongxitang called Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng and Jia Fang from Rongfu to Rongxitang.

Both Jia Zheng and Jia Fang reported to Rongxi Hall alone, but Jia Amnesty brought an extra mother-in-law with him.Jia Fang secretly guessed that it might be someone from Zhang's natal family.

With this woman here, Mrs. Shi couldn't say too much if she had a lot of things to say.In addition, it was also Zhang's natal family who expressed their support for Jia Amnesty.Seeing this situation, Jia Fang thought that now Mrs. Zhang has completely believed in Jia Amnesty, and the young couple should be of one mind now.

Several children of the Rong Mansion stood under the hall, while Jia Daishan sat in the Rongxi Hall and drank tea leisurely.Mrs. Shi sat beside him, a little embarrassed, but she held her own, with a sullen face, showing her authority as the matriarch of the house.

Rongxi Hall was very quiet, except that occasionally one could hear the teacups and teacups in Jia Daishan's hands clashing against each other.In Jia Fang's view, this big family is more tolerant than the other, and no one is willing to speak up first.

Finally, Jia Daishan coughed lightly, and said slowly: "What happened today, who will tell me?"

Mrs. Shi was about to speak from the side, but Jia She took a step forward and said first, "My lord, that's what happened. Today, the Secretary of the Jiaofang sent people to the mansion. Mother thought that there is still a shortage of manpower in our courtyard, so she called I sent a... a maid to serve in my courtyard."

"But my mother didn't know the truth. Two or three more people happened to be borrowed from the Yue family. They were all experienced wives. Therefore, there is no shortage of manpower in the son's courtyard. Therefore, I ask my mother to take back her promise."

When Jia She said this, Jia Zheng showed a little joy on his face. It seemed that Jia She's words brought him some hope.

"The maid is not for your daughter-in-law, but for you." Mrs. Shi showed a bit of resentment, "Your daughter-in-law is pregnant, who will take care of your food and daily life? Don't take care of her. , Forget about yourself. Besides, you have been married for more than a year, and there is no one in the room. If this is spread, it will not be good for your daughter-in-law's reputation."

Mrs. Shi carried out a big hat of "virtuous", and the mother-in-law brought by Jia Amnesty also lowered her head and said nothing.

Jia Amnesty continued to laugh and said, "That's right, but I thought that when people enter the mansion, they can't just be sent to our junior courtyard, and the father is in front. As children, how can we only care about the children?" and forget about filial piety?"

Jia Daishan just took a sip of tea, and when he heard Jia She's words, he almost spit out his tea. He raised his head and stared at Jia She, as if to say: Why are you talking about me again.

But Jia Amnesty didn't finish his sentence: "Father has been fighting abroad for many years, and he just returned to Beijing and is busy with disaster relief, running around. My mother is busy with the affairs of the house on weekdays, and there are so many things going on. It's not like she doesn't have the time to take care of my father's daily life. Isn't there no one around my father?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mrs. Shi's face turned completely purple.Before, when she inserted someone between Jia She and his wife, she didn't hesitate, and she was even proud of it, but now it's the other way around, it's like a drop of oil dripped into a sea of ​​vinegar, and a mouthful of sourness burst open pot.

Her good son, Jia Zheng, heard Jia She raised the banner of "filial piety", and nodded in agreement, "I'm ashamed, my son, I didn't think of my father first in this matter. My son is at fault, and my son is ashamed."

With the support of his brothers, Jia Amnesty couldn't help but feel a little proud. He secretly turned his head and glanced at Jia Fang.

Unexpectedly, this glance taught Jia Daishan to see it, and Rong Guogong knew it in his heart: it is a little guy who is secretly playing tricks.

He held up the teacup, shook the residue in the teacup a little, and said in a deep voice: "The sage has a saying that he doesn't worry about scarcity but inequality. Tell me, whose courtyard in the mansion is the most short of manpower?"

As soon as Jia Daishan spoke, Mrs. Shi's eyes lit up: Why didn't she think of it earlier?

Earlier when Jia Zheng asked her to beg for help, she felt that the sin slave sent by the Secretary of the Jiaofang was too well-groomed and placed in Jia's pardon for fear of delaying his study, so she made up her mind to fortify him in Jia's pardon.

Later, I heard Jia Amnesty say that this girl should be left in Rongxi Hall and sent to serve Jia Daishan, and she even raised the big hat of filial piety.When Mrs. Shi thought that such a young and beautiful girl was around Jia Daishan every day, but she herself could only be around the account books and housework—she even felt a little bit of Zhang's mood.

But now, Jia Daishan has come up with a brilliant solution-send the person to Jia Fang.

There are only two people serving in Jia Fang's courtyard, one old and one young.Manpower is the most lacking in the whole government, not one of them.Moreover, Mrs. Shi had tried her best to show her favor to Jia Fang before, but she didn't think of this way.

Mrs. Shi thought: At Jia Fang's age, is it too young to put someone in the room?

It took her a little effort to remember Jia Fang's birthday. She was 14 years old, and she was already fifteen years old, not too young.

So Mrs. Shi tried her best to show the warmest smile, and said, "Master is so right. Speaking of which, there is no shortage of manpower in any courtyard, only Fang'er is the most lacking."

She clapped her palms and said with a smile: "That's the end of the matter. I'll send someone to send a message to Grandma, and they will be sent to the orphanage in a while."

As soon as she said this, Jia Daishan and Jia She were both relieved.

Jia Zheng was a little confused. After a while, he turned his head to look at Jia Fang with envious eyes, as if to say: Congratulations, Hongxiu Tianxiang has settled down.

And Jia Fang was the most surprised one of them all—he never expected that this matter would fall on himself in the end.

This is what he is: shooting a stone at his own foot?

But it finally helped Jia Amnesty, and did not cause any problems in the couple's relationship.Thinking of this, Jia Fang still decided to accept this suggestion. He honestly thanked Jia Daishan and his wife, and then left Rongxi Hall with his brothers.

When going out, Jia She happily patted Jia Fang on the shoulder and said: "Good brother, you are righteous!" After that, he took the woman sent by the Zhang family and hurried to his courtyard.

But Jia Zheng said something in Jia Fang's ear.

Jia Fang nodded after hearing this, thinking that this second brother really has a heart full of pity and pity, which is beyond words.Although Jia Fang had a headache, he could only agree.

And he himself didn't realize that a big living person would be added to his yard until this moment.

To put it bluntly, Jia Fang is not interested in young maids or anything. This is probably because he worked in an office before. There is a saying that the boss in the office always "treats women as men and men as animals".Everyone rarely cares about the gender difference between men and women. In a word, they are all social animals, and everyone is the same.

In Jia Fang's view, everyone eats according to their ability, and gender will not play a decisive role in it.

But in this time and space, he finally felt the huge difference caused by gender: his younger sister Jia Min is talented and intelligent, but she can only sit in the second gate all day long. Become a man.

For this maid who was kicked by the people in Jia's mansion, she was also a good-natured girl, but she was treated like an object and pushed to and fro among the men in the mansion.

To be honest, Jia Fang didn't realize that he had made a mistake until then.Earlier, he had not regarded this maid as an equal person, but regarded her as a virtual "concept".And he did have some matters that he had nothing to do with himself, and he heard that the sin slave of the Jiaofang had a poor life experience, and to him it was just a "distant cry"②.

Only then did he realize that what he was about to face directly was a person with a poor background, not a "thing" or an "object".

Jia Fang: Orz, I was wrong.