[Red Chamber] Jia Lian has an ancestor system

As the saying goes, "Efang Palace, three hundred miles away, cannot accommodate a single history in Jinling." ① The family of historians is huge.

It was Shi Nai who attacked Marquis Bowling, and another brother, Shi Ding, was Marquis Zhongjing.Originally both Marquis lived in the capital, but later Shi Nai moved to a foreign office. Because Jia's mother cherished Shi Xiangyun's young age and was reluctant to let her go so far away, she took her to live in Jia's mansion for a while.Last year, when Shi Nai returned to Jinling, he sent someone to bring Xiangyun over.

This day coincided with Xiumu, so Shi Nai had time to see Jia Lian.

Jia Lian entered the hall of the Hou's residence, and respectfully greeted Shi Nai.

Shi Nai was younger than Jia She, so Jia Lian also called him uncle. Although the two places were separated and did not have frequent contacts like Zhong Jinghou, the four big families were closely connected, and Jia Lian did not have such a birthright, so he only regarded him as a visit. visit relatives.

Shi Nai asked, "When did you come to Jinling?"

Jia Lian replied, "I arrived five days ago."

"I didn't make a sound when I came, but there are thorns in my house?" Shi Nai asked solemnly and coldly, quite like Jia Zheng.

"Uncle wronged my nephew." Jia Lian hurriedly apologized, "Because I came in a hurry this time, I sent someone back to Gusu and then back to Jinling, but I accidentally got sick on the way, and I wanted to wait a few days to see my uncle when he was better. "

Shi Nai saw that Jia Lian was really feeling unwell, and then said, "That's why, did you take medicine and see a doctor?"

"It's just because it's warmer in the south, so I took off my thick clothes all of a sudden, and got a little cold, so it doesn't matter."

The two sat and drank some tea. Jia Lian talked about the recent situation in the house and asked, "How is sister Xiangyun? The old lady always misses her."

Shi Nai put the teacup away and said, "I came here today to discuss Yun'er."

"...What happened to sister Xiangyun?"

"The boy from the family who was betrothed to Yun'er was unlucky, he fell into a serious illness not long ago and left here." Shi Nai sighed, and said, "I originally planned to leave the court this year."

Jia Lian was shocked: "Why didn't I hear about this?"

"As for the matter of the previous few days, it has not been discussed for a while, so it is inconvenient to deliver this news."

"In the past few days, I have discussed with your aunt, and I always feel that since the old lady loves her and let her live in the garden for so many days, it is better to find someone in Beijing."

After hearing this, Jia Lian said, "Xiangyun is cheerful and knowledgeable, and my uncle and aunt have considered her carefully. Do you have a good candidate in your heart?"

Shi Nai nodded his head and said: "When I moved to a foreign post, I was very interested in the general of the Wei family who was stationed on the border. He has a child in his family, and it is said that he is not engaged. It is a pity that what Yun'er said at the time is still there, so I will Not that thought."

Jia Lian exclaimed, "The Wei family? But Wei Ruolan?"

"It's him. Although I haven't met Mr. Wei, I guess it's not bad."

"That is indeed a good-looking talent. If he and sister Xiangyun can succeed, it will be a good relationship." Jia Lian said happily.

Jia Lian wondered why he was called to the Hou's mansion. It turned out to be for this reason.Since there is such a meaning, the Jia family and the Wei family are family friends, so the possibility of saying it is greatly increased.

Dang even patted his chest: "This happy event will definitely come true once we talk about it."

Only then did Shi Nai feel relieved, and told Jia Lian to take Xiangyun to live for a while when he returned to Beijing. By the way, he finalized the marriage. .”

Jia Lian just remembered that at this time in the last life, the historian was not far from copying the house.

Immediately, his face changed color, and he wanted to say something, but he saw that Shi Nai's face was already worried, and his own home was in a precarious state, no matter how much he said, it was useless, and they exchanged a few words of emotion, and then they left and returned to Jia. In the old house.

It's the sowing season, and it will be Qingming in a few days. Jia Lian wants to finish the matter of buying the fields as soon as possible.

Lao Chen went back to his old house to see Jia Lian, and said, "Second Master Lian, I have inquired about these days, and there are quite a few villagers who are willing to sell their land, but the asking price is higher than the market price. And the land sold is not fertile land. There are a lot of dry land for water canals. If you want to buy a field closer to the water, the asking price is quite high.”

Jia Lian asked, "How tall is it?"

"That's not less than one mu." Old Chen stretched out two fingers.

"Ten taels?"

At present, the selling price of land has been rising year after year, and it is not uncommon for 20 taels per mu. ②

Jia Lian thought in his mind that the clan has a large population, if this life repeats the same mistakes as the previous one, after the house is confiscated, the descendants will come here with their wives and young to farm and study, at least there will be hundreds of people, if the land is barren, there will be nothing to grow , It's useless, it can't support so many people at all.Therefore, at least one thousand and five hundred taels of silver would be far from enough to buy hundreds of acres of land, and to buy a few houses, or to build a brand new family school.

Jia Lian was struggling, but he still had to strengthen his morale, and said: "Money is not a problem, but you can't let them go. If anyone speaks loudly and breaks the rules, I'd rather not have them."

"That's what I mean too."

Jia Lian came to Fenghuang Village again.

This village is not rich at all, there are less than a hundred households living in mixed surnames, and there is not even a decent ancestral hall. Most of these fields are land reclamation.

Seeing that the Jia family suddenly wanted to buy land in the poor mountain village that no one cares about on weekdays, everyone is gearing up to raise the price by sitting on the land.

Old Chen said: "There is no patriarch in this village. If you want to do something, it is safer to discuss it with the chief security officer."

Jia Lian asked, "Even if there is no patriarch, can there be a village chief?"

"The village head is called Zhou Zhu'er, and he is also a security chief, so it is more convenient to ask Qi Baochang to talk."

There are eight security chiefs in total, each with different surnames. The one who is most familiar with Lao Chen is a man over fifty years old with the same surname Chen, named Chen Fa.

Jia Lian ordered people to buy good wine and meat, and invited several chief security guards to come to Chen Fa's house for dinner and wine.

Jia Lian raised his wine glass and said, "The purchase of the land is just because our Jia family's ancestral grave is here, and we want to buy a few acres of Susukida and plant something to facilitate the supply of sacrifices at four seasons, and we don't think about anything else. Today We don’t discuss business, the main reason is to invite everyone to get together, and I should thank all the security chiefs for their hard work and management of the village in such a comprehensive way all these years.”

No one in the village knew that Jia's family had a great career, a family of two males, and a virtuous concubine. The wealth was far beyond what they could have imagined.On weekdays, at most, the villagers had a little contact with the servants of Jia's mansion, but now seeing Jia Lian, the authentic master of Jia's mansion, who is so close to the people, they all praised him.

Jia Lian didn't mention the price of buying and selling the land at all, nor did he say how much he wanted to buy, but only said something on the wine table next to him.

After the scene became lively, Jia Lian mentioned the layout and development of the village again, and said: "I see that there is no school in the village, so I think it is inappropriate. If the land is bought in the future, we must set up a family school to let the clan Old men who can read and write come to teach, and if the school-age children in the village can read a few more books, it will be beneficial to the future."

Everyone nodded, and Chen Fa said, "It's natural. In fact, there was a school in the village, but after the old man passed away, everyone couldn't afford food. Why would you want to read sage books?"

Jia Lian said politely: "Although what you said is reasonable, if you don't seek fame in reading, you can at least understand the truth and activate your brain. If someone can make trouble, you can take the clansmen to ascend together. Such an example is not It’s not uncommon. The ancient poems say it well. In the morning, you will be Tian Shelang, and in the evening, you will be in the Tianzitang. Nowadays, everyone’s life is hard, but we can’t lose such hope.”

"According to my idea, if we buy enough land, and most of our clan members are in the capital, and there is no one to take care of it, then we can naturally rent it to people in the village who know how to farm at a low price. It will be a subsidy to some extent."

After hearing this, several security chiefs nodded their heads.

Jia Lian said again: "So I would like to ask you to help me. If this matter can be done at a reasonable price, it will be beneficial to everyone. If the price is too high, it doesn't matter if you don't want the land. After all, you can't break the rules."

Everyone understood what Lian Erye meant, and they were speechless for a while, and only looked at Chen Fa.

Chen Fa held the wine glass and said, "Second Lord, let me toast you first." After finishing speaking, he clinked the glasses, drank it down, and said, "Actually, to tell the truth to Second Master, there are not many fertile fields in the village, and they are the lifeblood of everyone. Therefore, if Second Master wants to buy fertile land, they will naturally ask higher."

Everyone nodded: "Yes, that's exactly the reason."

Zhou Zhu'er said: "Second Lord, the land at the foot of the mountain was reclaimed by our ancestors, at least thirty or forty mu, but because it is too far away from the water source, it is not easy to grow rice, but it can also grow sorghum and corn. If the second master is interested, we can give it to you at a cheap price."

Xie Baochang said: "Our house is a bit idle, if you want to sell it, the second master might as well go and have a look and talk about it."

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Seeing that everyone seemed to want to sell the land, Jia Lian felt somewhat confident.He just laughed and said, "Today, let's not talk about giving up the land. We only drink and drink, and we are doing the homework. If we really buy the land and set up a family school in the future, everyone will belong to one village and one village, regardless of each other... ..."

After drinking the wine, Jia Lian ran back and forth, went to the scene to see a lot of fields, talked a lot, and recorded the size, location, and price of some fields that were intended to be sold for easy reference.

Jia Lian asked Xu Qiu's housekeeper to stay with Lao Chen to handle matters, and gave him the registration book, and explained: "If they ask, you don't have to be so accurate, just say that the masters are still considering and discussing. .”

Two days later, Jia Lian told Xu Qiu again: "If someone sounds like it, they say they just want to buy a small part first, and press down at the originally negotiated price."

After several rounds, Jia Lian finally took over the 43 acres of dry land at the foot of the mountain. The scattered fields totaled [-] acres of four minutes, and three vacant old houses and an old family school in the village.

Jia Lian signed the land deed with the villagers, and went to the government to complete the registration of the sacrificial industry, feeling much more at ease in his heart.If the sacrificial industry does not enter the government, if something good or bad happens in the future, it will be considered a place to go.

Although it will be a big expense to cultivate, repair houses, and build a family school, it will be a later story.Rent out the [-] mu of good land first, or you will miss the spring plowing.

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①Excerpt from the original book

Fourth time.

② The price of land varies from period to period. According to the records in "Lu Yuan Cong Hua", in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the price of land was very high, with a value of more than [-] taels to [-] taels per mu.During the reign of Kangxi, four or five were not equal.During the Qianlong period, there were only seven or eight liang, and there were more than ten liang.

Here is a privately determined price based on Grandma Liu's statement that more than 20 taels are enough for the dealer's family to live for a year, combined with the needs of writing.