The Young Master of the Jia Family in the Red Chamber

Jia Amnesty is no stranger to the family school. He studied here for ten years when he was a child. Although his grades were mediocre and he was never favored by his master, the time he spent in the school was very pleasant.At that time, Jia Daishan was fighting outside and he seldom returned home once a year. Mrs. Shi was only thinking about Jia Zheng and never cared about him. Mrs. Xu doted on him blindly.Although he doesn't like reading, no one dares to care about him in his family studies, and he has brothers of similar age to play with, and his life is very carefree.

Jia Zheng was four years younger than Jia She, and entered school three years later. Although he was liked by his husband, he was a noble man, and his relationship with his brothers in the clan was not very close.From being enlightened at the age of five to 15, Jia Shen came home to study almost every day. Later, it was Jia Daishan who saw that he had studied for more than ten years, and he had not even reached the level of taking the children's examination, so he told him not to come again. Some are reluctant to leave.Jia Zheng also studied at home for more than ten years, but he didn't come by himself because of no other reason, his face was dull, and he was afraid of being laughed at by his nephews.

Jia Yan and Jia Yuan set up a family school for the children of the clan, mainly for basic education. Those with poor talent can study for a few years, at least be able to write and count, and make a living for themselves. Those with good talent can participate in If you pass the Tongsheng Examination, if you want to continue your studies, you have to hire someone else, or go to a good academy.This was the case for Jia Jing. After he passed the examination of Xiucai, Jia Daihua hired another teacher for him. After passing the examination, he even went to the most famous Hongwen Academy in Gyeonggi.Therefore, children who learn to read at home are generally between five and six to fifteen or sixteen years old.

Jia She revisited the old place, but found that the appearance of the family school was a little different from what he remembered. After some inquiring, he found out that it was originally changed by Jia Daihua of the Eastern Mansion a few days ago.When Jia She was studying, the population of the Jia family in Beijing was not large, and there were only a dozen or so students. Even if they were of different ages and their progress was poor, one teacher could still teach them.However, in recent years, the population of Jia's family has multiplied so much, plus there are dozens of children, big and small, who have come from schools attached to relatives' families. pissed off.

After respite, Jia Daihua consulted with Jia Daishan, and reformed the family education. First, divide the children into classes. According to the progress of learning, the children of the clan were divided into three classes: Enlightenment, Four Books, and Jinxue. An old scholar came over, and together with the original Jia Dairu, each took charge of a class.At the same time, the examination promotion system and the bottom elimination system have been added, which means that promotion from the enlightenment class to the four-book class, and from the four-book class to the advanced class is not based on the time of study, but on the grades, and counts down three consecutive monthly exams Those within three will drop out and go home.

It's not that Jia Daihua is stingy and reluctant to part with a few silver coins. If the clan's children can produce a few more scholars and scholars, he can ask him to pay for more silver coins. The tea and snacks, pens, inks, papers and inkstones are the monthly subsidy.That's all. After all, it's his own family. It's not a lot of money. What makes Jia Dai angry is that it's these people who don't like reading that make his grandson change his temper. How can he not be annoyed? He doesn't want to spend money to raise a group of white-eyed wolves under heavy-handed rectification.

It was precisely because of Jia Daihua’s reform that when Jia Hu saw Jia’s family school, his first impression was very good. There were more than 40 students in the school, and they were divided into three classes, with more than a dozen students in each class, which can be regarded as small class education. .Jia Hu and Jia Zhu are young, so they must have entered the Enlightenment Class. There were fourteen students in this class, the oldest was only seven or eight years old, and the youngest was only five or six years old. When they wanted to come to school, the big guy came half a minute early and sat in the classroom waiting for them. Several children had curious eyes on their faces.

The gentleman in charge of the enlightenment class is surnamed Yang. He is in his early forties this year. He was a famous talent when he was young.Mr. Yang's family originally had some wealth, but he failed the exams, not only spent all his savings, but also owed a large amount of debt.After failing for the third time, looking at his elderly and sick parents, his overworked wife, and emaciated children, Mr. Yang decided to give up the exam and make a living. The whole family will starve to death.

Mr. Yang's knowledge is very good. He taught two families before, and the children in his family were selected as scholars. The second family he taught was the family of Jia Zhen's mother, Li Shi. I heard that Jia Daihua wanted to teach Jia's family. Mr. Qimeng, the Li family recommended him here, and he arrived just two days ago.

Seeing that the current family education is more orderly than when he was studying, Jia She was very satisfied. He confessed to Mr. Yang, and then handed over Jia Hu and Jia Zhu to him, because they were young and Each left a young man to serve them, and the rest waited outside.

Of the [-] children in the elementary class, Jia Hu and Jia Zhu are the smallest, and Mr. Yang deliberately placed them in the middle two of the first row.In case some students are poor and cannot afford pens, inks, papers and inkstones, the school provides them for free, but Jia Hu and Jia Zhu don’t like them, so they bring the best ones with them.Seeing that they were seated, Mr. Yang started to give lectures. He has a solid knowledge, and he speaks in simple terms. The children love to listen to it. Moreover, after Jia Daihua's reform, the school has clear rewards and punishments. Who doesn't want to strive for the top three in the monthly exam and get rewards? What about silver taels?

Even Jia Hu has already memorized three hundred thousand by heart, and he listened with great interest. It seems that this Mr. Yang is really suitable for enlightening children.After Mr. Yang gave a speech, he asked the children to stand up and recite it. Many of them had recited it before, and no one made a mistake. Mr. Yang asked someone to explain the meaning, and everyone passed the test.Jia Hu was not surprised that other people could answer correctly. It was not the first day for them to go to school, but Mr. Yang was also a newcomer, so he couldn't figure out the progress of everyone, so he pulled it all over again, but Jia Zhu was also completely correct.

Jia Hu knew in his heart that he was never a particularly smart type. In his previous life, he was admitted to the God Capital University, and it was the result of three years of hard work.And his precocious reputation in this life was earned by the soul of an adult, isn't it just memorizing something, it's easy, but it's a troublesome thing to understand.On the contrary, it was Jia Zhu who was crushed to death by him when he was at home. Jia Hu had no sense of crisis, but on the first day of class, he discovered that his cousin's IQ was definitely above the level.

Speaking of which, Jia Hu and Jia Zhu are both four years old this year, but the ancients counted their ages as false years. Jia Hu is fine, and he will be three years old in a few days. Jia Zhu was born in the second half of the year, but only two years old. It's only half, what the husband has said once, can be expressed in his own words.

Jia Hu's sense of urgency rose immediately.No, he can't relax, otherwise it would be too embarrassing to be compared with a milk doll.

The lecture came to an end. Mr. Yang taught the children to write. The others had written before. Mr. Yang just corrected their posture. Only Jia Hu and Jia Zhu had never held a pen because of their age.Mr. Yang walked among them, took a look at their little hands, and said that they only learned to read and write for the time being, and they didn't need to start writing. .

Jia Hu's affection for Mr. Yang immediately rose to a new level. Mr. Yang is really a good person who knows how to care for and love the next generation of the motherland.Jia Zhu, on the other hand, had a slightly puzzled expression on his face, but he was always obedient. Since the husband said so, it must be reasonable.

The enlightenment class only had half a day of class every day, that is, two hours in the morning. Jia Hu had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he practiced martial arts with Jia Daishan.Jia Daishan saw that his grandson had practiced with him for more than a year. The longer he got, the better he was, and he almost never fell ill. What is it like to study, good people have to be locked up and get sick. Besides, Jia Zhu has suffered from three or six diseases since childhood, and he always asks a doctor at home.

Although Mrs. Shi said she preferred Jia Zhu more, she could also see Jia Hu's changes. When Brother Hu was born, he was not as good as Zhu Er, but now he is much stronger.Mrs. Shi came from a noble family, and her brothers and nephews all practiced martial arts since they were young. She saw that Jia Daishan's words were reasonable, so she told Jia Zheng and Wang, and she fully believed that they would agree.Unexpectedly, Jia Zheng said, what kind of martial arts are learned by scholars, it is degrading to the gentlemen, and if you have that leisure time, it is better to memorize two more books.

Mrs. Shi was so angry that she almost turned her back, she was only thinking about her second grandson, Jia Zheng and Wang's were so ungrateful, it was really short-sighted.Mrs. Shi was very angry, so she sent her son and daughter-in-law out, and planned to talk about this matter in a few days. Anyway, Zhu'er was still young, so there was no rush.

In the end, before Mrs. Shi mentioned the matter of letting Jia Zhu practice martial arts, the results of the imperial examination came out, Lin Hai was selected as Tanhua, and Jia Jing from Dongfu won No. 30 and No. [-] in the second class. The family suddenly became busy. Without touching the ground, Mrs. Shi asked Mrs. Wang to help her.

Lin Hai was twenty-two this year, and couldn't afford to delay the marriage, so as soon as he entered the Imperial Academy, he sent someone to Jia's house to offer the dowry.

Everyone knew that the Lin family was rich, and they didn't want his family's dowry to enter the door, so they dazzled the Jia family's eyes.Four generations of princes, five generations of single heirs, the family background of the Lin family is not a joke, it is the 64 dowry gifts, there is no more than a hundred thousand taels of silver, and it is impossible to get it.

Mrs. Shi originally thought that the dowry she had prepared for Jia Min was already very generous, and it would definitely be honorable to carry it out. Unexpectedly, the Lin family made such a heavy engagement, which made it inconspicuous.Mrs. Shi hurriedly ordered someone to open the warehouse, and added extra things to Jia Min, and she kept [-]% of the Lin family's betrothal gift, and the rest was given to Jia Min as a dowry.Mrs. Wang had just helped the housekeeper recently, and she was very proud of herself, but when she saw Mrs. Shi's posture, she felt unhappy. She was just a married daughter, so how could she accompany her with so many things.

In Wang's heart, they all have a share in the Jia family's things. If Jia Min takes away too much, they will suffer.She was afraid that she would offend her parents-in-law, so she gossiped in front of Mrs. Zhang. After all, when the family would be separated in the future, the eldest house would be the boss. They probably didn't care much about Jia Min.

It's just that no matter what Wang said, Zhang pretended not to hear it. They are sister-in-laws, so they should love sister-in-law, and care about the amount of dowry and what they look like.Although Jia Daishan has the key to the outer treasury of the Jia family, and Mrs. Shi has the key to the inner treasury, Mrs. Zhang can't see it, but she is a smart person, and after managing the house for a year, she can estimate the family fortune of the Jia family. I don't dare to say, there are two or three million yuan, how much Jia Min's dowry can be, it is less than one cent, she is Jia Daishan's only prostitute daughter, as long as he is willing to give it, she can afford it.

Mrs. Zhang couldn't provoke her, no matter how painful Wang's heart was bleeding, there was nothing she could do.Who made Jia Zheng and Jia Amnesty love their sisters so much, no matter how much Mrs. Shi gave Jia Min a dowry, they all felt that they deserved it, and they would never raise any objections.

To add makeup to Jia Min, Mrs. Zhang didn't have to hide it. She took 100 taels of gold and found two boxes of rubies and sapphires that Mrs. Xu Tai gave her when she entered the door. The 3000 taels of silver notes sponsored by Amnesty were generously given to Jia Min.

Seeing the two sets of scarlet gold heads worth no less than a thousand taels, Wang's face turned green, and the golden silk inlaid with rubies and double Luan Dian Cui Bu Yao in his hand also became troublesome.Mrs. Zhang is so generous, she is only a golden step, how can she get it out, Mrs. Zhang must have done it on purpose.