The Heart of the Red Chamber

Chen Yejun turned the wine glass in his hand, and said, "Let's see the arrangements at home! Anyway, I shouldn't be idle!"

Everyone present nodded. Most of them have been like this in this life. Whether it is studying or practicing martial arts, their parents will try their best to arrange their future future. Feng Ziying, Wei Ruolan are like this, and Wang Ren is also like this. He has read Aptitude, Wang Ziteng will find the best gentleman for him, and when the Jinshi is awarded in the future, no one will support Jinshi, even if it is the No. It's not uncommon, one can be produced every three years, and there are very few who can really ascend to the court.With a father like Wang Ziteng, Wang Ren can climb to a higher position in a time several times shorter than the average person.This is also a tradition, there are people on the top who are good at being officials!

Liu Xianglian on the one side showed a little sadness on her face. To be honest, any young man only thinks about idle clouds and wild cranes, and doesn't like to make contributions!Of course, except for a love like Jia Baoyu!There are also people without big ambitions, but this definitely does not include Liu Xianglian who has long declared that she will marry a stunning wife.Liu Xianglian's father was considered well-versed in civil and military skills at the beginning, and he was about to rise to the top, but it happened that there was no holiday, so he died young.Without the care of her biological father, Liu Xianglian's kinship relationship with the Duke of Li is a bit far away, so it is considered good that the Duke of Li can remember him as a person.

When Liu Xianglian's father just passed away, Liu Xianglian was still young, but because the family's wealth was relatively rich, the orphans and widows were oppressed by the clansman a lot, so they had to spend money to eliminate disasters. In the end, the family property shrank by nearly half. Liu Xianglian, who studied at the family school in the Duke of Li's mansion, suddenly felt that reading was of no use. No matter how well he learned, he still couldn't protect his family in a short time. He soon got mixed up with people from the top three religions in Chang'an, and his family background allowed him to meet many people. In a few years, he became famous and was called the cold-faced gentleman and the second master Leng.In the past two years, he used some unappreciable methods to severely teach those clansmen who took advantage of the fire and robbed them back then, and got back part of his family's property.But now that this step has been taken, it is not so easy to get away. Therefore, even though Liu Xianglian doesn't show up in person very much now, the mark on her body cannot be washed off.

The few people naturally saw Liu Xianglian's expression, but they didn't say anything. Liu Xianglian thought highly of herself. Now that she has made a choice, she has no intention of turning back. Anyway, with his current momentum, as long as he doesn't do any heinous things Come, then you can be a rich man in Chang'an with peace of mind.

Wei Ruolan said with a smile: "Yejun, your affairs are probably almost done. When you get the vacancy, you must treat us to dinner!"

"That's for sure!" Chen Yejun also laughed, "But Ruolan, you won't be free for a few years!"

Wei Ruolan smiled casually: "It's a few years if it can be delayed for a few years!"

A few people just talked and laughed like this, and as Feng Ziying Shi Guangzhu stepped into the official career, the other people will also embark on this road after all. The straightforwardness and innocence of the past were restored, but to them, this did not make much difference.

In the future, there will not be many times of wanton indulgence like now. Feng Ziying will be seventeen after the new year, and his family has already arranged a marriage for him. will get married.Shi Guangzhu even made an appointment with his cousin a long time ago, and the wedding date has been set, which will be in late October.Wei Ruolan's family is also discussing his marriage. It's just that the eldest princess loves her grandson, and she can't wait to match her grandson with a princess. Therefore, she is quite picky. In addition, there was a fortune-telling for Wei Ruolan before. , Said that he should not marry early, so at this moment, he just looked at each other slowly and was not in a hurry.

Although crabs are good, they cannot be eaten too much. Soon, the servants removed the crabs from the table and served a new banquet, but they just moved their chopsticks a little. They drank while listening to the show. Talking and joking, before I knew it, I got a little drunk, and my words became even more reckless. A few servants quickly brought over hangover soup, and each of them drank a bowl. Then they felt better, and turned their heads. Look, the sun has already set to the west, and a few people who have already woken up hurriedly adjusted their clothes and planned to leave.

Feng Ziying said with a smile: "That boy Shi Guangzhu didn't come today, when it's time for Xiumu, let him be the host!"

Wei Ruolan took a handkerchief soaked in water from the servant, wiped her face, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen him for a long time, so naturally I have to give him a good blow!"

Several people chatted and laughed again, and finally they had to go back to the city.Feng Ziying left the mess in Zhuangzi to the servants to clean up, and came out with a few valets by herself: "Okay, let's go back together, and it's a beginning and an end!"

Wei Ruolan said very shamelessly: "What's the beginning and the end of this? Didn't we find it ourselves before?"

Feng Ziying saw that Wei Ruolan began to babble, so she couldn't help begging for forgiveness.

A group of people rode back to the city, and only when they reached the inner city did they bid farewell and go home.

When he arrived at home, Wang Ren smelled his clothes and found that there was still some alcohol smell, so he hurried back to his yard first, ordered his servants to prepare hot water for a bath, took a rough bath, changed into bean green homely clothes, and Wang Ren returned to the house. After I tied up my hair, I went to the main room.

"Son, please greet mother!" Mrs. Sun was sitting on a low couch looking at the account book, and from time to time she picked up the ivory abacus and dialed a few times. Lah, sit down and have a rest! Yaoqin, bring Ren'er a bowl of crispy cheese!"

Wang Ren sat down beside Mrs. Sun, and Yaoqin quickly brought a small agate bowl and put it on the low table on the couch: "Master, please use it slowly!"

Wang Ren picked up the small bowl, scooped up a spoonful of shortbread cheese with a spoon, and ate slowly, asking, "Mom is looking at the account book now?"

Mrs. Sun smiled: "That's not it, Ren'er, didn't you say that being a sea merchant is very profitable? This is indeed true. At the beginning of the year, our family also bought a sea boat, but it was in Suzhou and Hangzhou. , Songjiang Mansion purchased less than 1 taels of cloth, silk, and tea, and sold them in Luzon, and exchanged them for a lot of spices, gems, corals, and tortoise shells, many of which are rare in the Central Plains. , although the price we sell is not high, but it is still very profitable! However, things at sea are often uncertain. I heard from the second steward that the fleet that went to sea this time encountered a storm on the way back. , two ships were overturned directly and sank into the sea! I thought, our family will not be lucky every time, so I thought it would be safer to buy some land or a shop, although the income is not much, but After all, there is no risk! Your father also said that he wants to buy more sacrificial fields for the clan, so, right now, I am thinking about how much money I can set aside from the public to buy some more land!"

Wang Ren didn't have the slightest awareness of his family's evil act of land annexation. Even though commercial activities have become very common at the moment, land is still the most valuable wealth. He nodded and didn't say anything. He didn't want to interrupt casually about the particulars of buying and selling land.

Mrs. Sun was in a good mood, so she just said that, and quickly patted Wang Ren's head, and said with a smile: "You just listen to these things, Ren'er, you just need to study hard now, these things have mother or family The servants of the housekeeper are taking care of it! When you marry a wife, these things will be your wife's business!"

Wang Ren is almost immune to this kind of topic. At this age in his previous life, teachers and parents were strictly on guard, desperately fighting against puppy love, and strangled the minds of ignorant boys and girls in the bud. At this time, people have not yet fully developed. The family is thinking about marriage.

He didn't have much resistance to this kind of marriage ordered by his parents and a matchmaker. Counting his age in his previous life, he was almost forty. Although he didn't have much social experience, at that time, people who obtained all kinds of information There are so many channels, how can there be any real and unswerving love in this world, people who love to death at the beginning, and want to jump off the building when they break up, when they get married, usually a lot of problems pop up immediately .Moreover, with my current status and achievements, my future wife will come from a famous family no matter what. Even if she is not a peerless beauty, after several generations of genetic optimization, her appearance will at least be above average, and she will still be a pure natural beauty, especially in these days. Nominally monogamous, but the existence of concubines is legal. If the wife doesn’t like her, it’s the same to accept a few more concubines. Thinking of this, Wang Ren couldn’t help thinking, no wonder a lot of people are going to cross, no matter what else Well, legal three wives and four concubines can also attract a large group of men!

Thinking wildly in his heart, Wang Ren also joked: "Mother, a friend of my son swore that he would marry a beautiful woman in the future. My son feels that he is no worse than that friend, so mother has to help me choose a good one for my son." !"

Mrs. Sun gave a "puchi" smile: "You are so young, you are so beautiful, you are so shameless! Also, the so-called marrying a wife and a virtuous, the most important thing for a daughter is virtue, what is the appearance!"

Hearing Mrs. Sun's words, Wang Ren was a little dizzy immediately, and said with a bitter face: "Mother, my son is just talking about it. How can he really not know the seriousness? Besides, mother has always loved her son so much, she will definitely not let him talk about it in the future." It’s a loss, isn’t it!”

Mrs. Sun was teased by Wang Ren and laughed straight away: "Okay, okay, why do you like to look so weird! Mother promises you that she will find you a good one in the future, just what you said is stunning?" It's hard to tell the girl, as a mother, what is she most afraid of, her son will be seduced by Hu Meizi and spoiled!Mrs. Sun saw that Wang Ren was not yet enlightened on the matter of men and women, so she wanted to have a stunning wife, and she immediately became vigilant, and she must take good care of all the maids in Ren'er's yard. You must not teach your son badly!Well, shouldn't it be time to pay attention to find a few good-looking girls with good tempers, and then teach your son about human affairs?

When Mrs. Sun felt a sudden sense of crisis, Wang Ziteng's voice came from outside: "What stunning beauty?"