The Young Master of the Jia Family in the Red Chamber

After finishing Jia Daishan's funeral, the entire Jia family was exhausted. Jia Hu and Jia Zhu fell ill one after another.Then comes the New Year. In previous years, it should be the busiest time at home, but this year you have to observe filial piety and you can't go out. The New Year is a lot less than before, so that everyone can have a chance to take a breath and recover a little strength. I can't stand it.

After a quiet year, Jia Hu's body has fully recovered, so he reads the book by himself.His work and rest time is similar to when he was in school before. He read in the morning and practiced martial arts in the afternoon. He lived very regularly.The only trouble is that Jia Hu will not be six years old until the end of March. He only finished the elementary class at school, and went home to take care of Jia Daishan within a few months after entering the Four Books class. Mr. Hu just talked about it briefly. He read the book by himself and encountered many problems, and he couldn't find anyone at home to ask.

Seeing that his son was frowning, Jia Amnesty asked him what's the matter, he was fine, why did he have a sour face, did he get bullied?

Jia Hu shook his head and said, "Father, no one bullied me. I just encountered something I didn't understand. I don't know who to ask." Place, but more than two years, it's a pity to waste it like this.

Jia She was taken aback when he heard the words, then smiled and said: "Brother Hu, are you stupid in reading or what? It's not convenient for others to ask, but you can go to Dongfu to ask you to respect uncle." They are all from my own family, so it is very appropriate for Jia Hu to ask Jia Jing for advice.

Jia Hu came back to his senses, and also laughed, thanks to Jia She's reminder, why he forgot about Jia Jing, he can go to the East Mansion, so he hurriedly thanked Jia She.Jia She patted him on the shoulder with a smile, saying that he should not only read books all day long, but also exercise his muscles and bones when he has free time.

Jia Hu nodded yes, and went back to the house cheerfully. He planned to sort out the notes of the past few days and sum up the problems he didn't understand. Although he could go to the Dongfu, he couldn't go every day, and traveling by car and horses was also a problem. It's quite troublesome, it's more convenient to go if you prepare well.

Ever since Shouxiao was at home, Jia Jing had nothing to do. He just stared at Jia Zhen reading every day, so stared at Jia Zhen that she wished to kneel in front of her grandfather's spirit to ask for help. Her father was really scary.Jia Zhen always felt that Jia Daihua had a spirit in the sky, and he was really blessed. Not long after he talked about it, Jia Hu came to ask Jia Jing for homework.Jia Jingxian was extremely bored, and it was so easy to meet someone who wanted to study actively. He just taught him whatever Jia Hu asked, and he really answered every question.With Jia Hu's presence, Jia Zhen's life became much easier.

Jia Jing is a two-rank Jinshi, and his knowledge is much more profound than that of Mr. Hu. In normal times, how could it be possible to teach six or seven-year-old children to read?Unexpectedly, after teaching twice, Jia Jing discovered that although Jia Hu was seven or eight years younger than Jia Zhen, Jia Zhen couldn't match her study hardiness, so she arrested Jia Zhen who thought she was liberated When I came back, I used Jia Hu as a reference every day to educate him.

Jia Hu's age is less than half of Jia Zhen's, Jia Zhen is not willing to be compared with him, she has no choice but to start working again, and her homework has made great progress.And Jia Hu, under Jia Jing's persuasion, sometimes simply stayed in Dongfu. Anyway, Jia Zhu's illness is still not cured, and he goes home to study by himself. It's good to stay here with Jia Zhen. of.After getting along with each other for a long time, Jia Hu gradually discovered that Jia Zhen is a common child of aristocratic families nowadays. He grew up in a wealthy township and lacked the motivation to make progress. He had to be forced to move forward.

On the contrary, Jia Jing, the leader with the highest education in the two prefectures, was actually tired of the court, which made Jia Hu feel a great sense of crisis.What happened to Jia Jing? After working hard for more than 20 years, he became a Jinshi, but he didn't want to be an official anymore.

Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan died of illness one after another. Of the third generation of the Jia family, only Jia Jing was more successful. Anyway, his two Jinshi candidates were all obtained by himself. When attacking the noble, he was only lowered by one rank.Unlike Jia She of the West Mansion, who was also demoted to the first rank, but what the emperor saw more was Jia Daishan's face, and his relationship with Jia She was not very great.It is very bad for the future of the Jia family to have a title without a real job. Jia Hu believes that it is necessary for him to rescue Jia Jing.

Otherwise, as Jia Jing thought, he would resign and go home when he was filial piety, and Jia's family was above the court, wouldn't it be that there was no one left.

Jia Zheng’s five-rank member Wailang, Jia Hu has always been regarded as non-existent. When the Tai and Zu emperors founded the country, they said that the civil servants of this dynasty must be obtained from the imperial examination, and only false titles are allowed for donating officials. If you want a real job, you can only be below the fifth rank. In other words, in Jia Zheng's life, he will be a small official of the fifth rank if he dies. What can he expect? He didn't know how to make such a book, and he couldn't let the youngest son spend his whole life in vain, so he pulled his old face and begged the emperor once.

Jia Jing is different. He is not only a second-class Jinshi, but also a Shujishi. Even if he doesn't work hard, he can find a job in a more leisurely department.An ordinary fourth-rank Beijing official is nothing, but Jia Jing also has the super-rank Marquis title, and the combination of the two is very good.Besides, according to Jia Hu's observation, Jia Jing is not completely incompetent, he just doesn't have enough skills in interpersonal communication, so he can still be competent if he finds a professional counterpart.

Now that Jia Hu had made up his mind, he began to think of ways to implement it. Although it was absurd for him to say such a thing, he could see Jia Jing's idea, and he continued to read it for a month or two. When it came to the point, Jia Jing was still shocked.

Jia Jing was stunned for a while, then Fang pondered and said, "Brother Hu, how did you think of this?" Jia Jing was really surprised, he didn't like people to be busy, but he just thought about it in his heart, but Jia Hu asked him , Can you go to a department that you are better at if you pass the Jinshi examination and become an official.

Jia Hu blinked, and said innocently: "No one taught me, these are all my own thoughts. My grandfather told me a story before, saying that his army has infantry and cavalry, and the infantry is divided into those who use swords and those who use guns." , Archers, and crossbow shooters, everyone does what they are best at, and they can’t mess around, otherwise they won’t be able to win the battle. I was thinking, they are all scholars, and they must have their own strengths. If someone is familiar with the law, he should go to In the Ministry of Punishments, if someone is familiar with the art of war, they should go to the Ministry of War, and if someone is good at arithmetic, they should go to the Ministry of Households, isn't that the case?"

Jia Hu's words were plain and there were many mistakes, but it was just like this that Jia Jing believed it. He really thought so himself, and then felt that it made sense.I don't like to deal with people, and I don't want to let it out, but Beijing is not a department with few people and few things. These places have little oil and water, and many people don't want to go, but he is not for money, and he is comfortable going there.Unknowingly, Jia Jing began to think about what position he should find after filial piety, instead of just thinking about it, it's troublesome to put it outside, and he has to take care of everything, so he just resigned.

Jia Jing's mind changed, and Jia Hu was greatly relieved. It's always a good thing to have someone in the court, and it doesn't sound like they are staying at home.

Even if Jia Amnesty didn't have a real job, she was coaxed by Zhang and Jia Hu to manage the household affairs.Jia Amnesty didn't want to go at first, but thought it was too troublesome, so Mrs. Zhang persuaded him that most of the family property belonged to them, and if he didn't care, how could he point others to do his best.Jia Amnesty suddenly remembered his private house back then. He didn't know how many people had stolen it during the years when he didn't take care of it. He immediately raised his vigilance and began to investigate slowly.

I don’t know if I don’t check, but when I checked, Jia Amnesty was startled, looking at the messy account book, he almost cried. His father was a prince of the country with a heavy soldier in his hand, how could the servants of the family dare to act so boldly.It was Mrs. Zhang who helped him analyze that Jia Daishan was a capable man in the war, and he had caught so many good things over the years, so he didn't focus on the shops and farms at home, so he didn't care.Although Mrs. Shi said that she was a good housekeeper, she was a woman after all, so she couldn't take care of outside affairs. It was strange that Jia Daishan didn't care, and the people below couldn't care less.

Jia Shen thinks it makes sense. Last year, he went to the West Coast for a tour, and he brought a lot of good things to Zhang and Jia Hu when he came back. Jia Daishan fought in the Central Plains and Jiangnan back then. The wealth in those places is not like a small country Comparable, no wonder the industry is not taken seriously.

Mrs. Zhang also said that the world is at peace now, and there will be no more major wars. Moreover, with Jia Amnesty's ability, it is impossible to go to the battlefield even if they make small troubles. Their family still wants to make money from the war, but there is no chance. Without Jia Daishan to make money If you have the ability, don't you have to devote yourself to the family property.

Before Jia Daishan passed away, the internal and external storehouses of the Jia family were checked, and the keys were handed over to Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Shi respectively. To move the property in the storehouse, both of them must agree.Jia Daishan's move is not only to prevent Jia She from convulsions, but also to prevent Mrs. Shi from being biased.

As for all the shops and Zhuangzi in Rongguo Mansion, the account books are in the hands of Jia She, he is the head of the family, and he should take care of the outside affairs.Jia Amnesty didn't understand these things before, and after studying with Mrs. Zhang for a few years, he only got a little of the way, and his own private houses are also increasing.

When it comes to managing general affairs, Jia Amnesty is not the kind of person who is very good at management. What he can do is to keep the original property.For example, in the farm, Jia Amnesty only cared about one thing, as long as it was not a famine year, the harvest in the field would be countable. He directly drew a standard and collected rent according to it.Shops are the same way. There is no such thing as a bad location in Jia’s shop. Even if you don’t operate it yourself, renting it out to collect rent is still very impressive. So Jia Amnesty set a standard and asked the subordinates to pay money. If you don't come up, you don't have to go home.

Although Jia Amnesty's methods are somewhat simple and crude, the standards he proposed are not high. If the head of the village or the shopkeeper manages well, those who exceed the standard will be his own. Going out, Jia Amnesty didn't want to talk to them.

At the end of the year, Jia She was pleasantly surprised to find that this year's income was almost double that of previous years. He thought that the money would not come out after entering the warehouse, so he simply went to buy sacrifice land. Anyway, when it was time to separate, the ancestral house and The sacrificial land cannot be divided, it belongs to him and his sons.

Leaving aside the rest, let's talk about the beginning of March, when Zhang's pregnancy was in October, and it was finally time for the fruit to fall.The timing of Mrs. Zhang's pregnancy was unlucky. First, Jia She was out fighting, and she was frightened for several months. Later, it was Jia Daishan's funeral. Mrs. Zhang just didn't have to take care of things. Companionship is always needed, Mrs. Wang was already too busy helping Mrs. Shi with the funeral, and couldn't get away.After more than a month, Mrs. Zhang was very tired, not to mention Jia Hu fell ill afterwards.

All in all, all kinds of accidents came together, which made Zhang's pregnancy not very safe from the beginning of pregnancy, and in the last two months, he kept asking the imperial doctor for miscarriage, for fear of premature birth.It was so easy to get to full-term delivery, but the fetal position was wrong, and it turned out to be dystocia.