The Pearl of the Prosperous Age of Red Mansions

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The Longevity Lock and some satin were given to Mrs. Li, and some satin was given to Mrs. Wang. The two ladies accepted it with a smile. It’s really filial and capable.”

Mother Jia was naturally happy to hear her proud grandson being praised, and the smile on her face widened a bit. Mrs. Wang was even more happy. Said: "Mother, my son has an unfeeling request, I hope mother can sympathize with her son."

Jia's mother was in a good mood, and her dislike of Jia's amnesty in the past faded a bit, so she nodded: "Oh? Tell me."

Jia She then said: "Brother Zhen from the Eastern Mansion has also ordered a Zhizhou now, and Tode is the door of Prince Yizhong, Lao Qiansui, and now De Meng, Lao Qiansui's blue eyes, promised his son to go out to seek a vacancy after he was filial piety, and now In a few days, it will be the birthday of the old concubine of the palace. The son thought, this gift must be prepared generously to repay the kindness of the old man. As the saying goes, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. but……"

Jia Amnesty was about to say something, but Mother Jia's face was gloomy, and she interrupted Jia Amnesty with a sneer: "Okay, after talking for a long time, I was thinking about Pearl! My nephew's money! You still have to lose face!"

Jia Amnesty's nose turned gray, and his face was ugly. Mrs. Li's face also turned pale, and she bowed her head in silence.

"Okay, let's go." Jia Mu looked tired, and Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng and his wife bowed and retreated.

After leaving Jia's mother's yard, Jia Zheng thought about what happened in the official circles in Hangzhou described in the family letters Jia Zhu wrote to him several times, and thought of Prince Yizhong, frowned unconsciously, and said to Jia Amnesty: " Big brother, even though father was still alive, he often had contact with Lao Qiantui, but it was just a personal relationship, and he never got involved in the right and wrong of his official career, why bother to get into this muddy water!"

Jia She snorted angrily: "You don't have to teach me here, I know what you're thinking, before Prince Yizhong invited us to have a small gathering with several families, it was just to talk about family life, for the sake of our family In Xiaoli, you didn’t even call the show, but you insisted on not going, what’s the matter, now Zhen’er has ordered Zhizhou!”

Hearing this, Jia Zheng frowned even tighter. Hearing what Jia She said, he didn't say anything else, and went back to his yard with Mrs. Wang.Jia She also turned around and went back with Mrs. Li, and when they reached the house, Jia She couldn't help nagging for a while.

"As long as he is a filial son, let's see, who will be the most promising in this mansion in the future!" Jia She said bitterly, but he didn't dare to say that Jia's mother was partial, and only used words to run on Jia Zheng.

Mrs. Li looked at the satin and the longevity lock in her hand, but she didn't think so: "Master, Brother Zhu is only a nine-year-old child, even if he is smarter on weekdays, how can he be as he is now! I see, these Things, but in the name of Brother Zhu!"

After hearing this, Jia She felt reasonable: "You mean, this is what my sister and brother-in-law got? Mother is really confused too! She really thinks that little kid has such great abilities! Treat him like a treasure!"

Mrs. Li sneered and said: "The old lady is not confused. Master, think about it, if it is really Zhu Er'er who is filial, we as uncles and aunts will lose face if we move our minds, but if it is not Zhu Er's, why should they That room is brother and sister-in-law, so we are not?"

After hearing this, Jia Amnesty's expression changed: "Forget it, let's arrange it!"

From the bottom of his heart, the eldest room complained to Jia Mu for being biased, and the second room Jia Zheng's husband and wife were not at peace, but Mrs. Wang listened to Jia She's words. The sister-in-law had also been to the mansion, and when she talked to her that day, she also mentioned that her brother's promotion was also supported by the Prince Yizhong. She didn't pay much attention to it at that time, but now she feels a little alive in her heart.

But Mrs. Wang mentioned this point just now, but was interrupted by Jia Zheng's impatience: "I have my own sense of proportion in my heart, so I don't need to mention it again."

Mrs. Wang was not happy when she heard this: "Sir, aside from other things, you can see that the things in the old lady's room are from the south. If they say it is Pearl, I, a mother, don't believe it! It's not the filial piety from Uncle Lin! It's like a different person from when I was an official in Beijing!" In terms of their views on this matter, the two sisters-in-law have a tacit understanding.

"Needless to say, women are short-sighted, making people laugh for nothing!" Jia Zheng was unhappy. Although he couldn't see what happened in Hangzhou, he knew it clearly from Jia Zhu's letter. It is true that the capital of the workshop was paid by my younger sister Jia Min, but if Zhuer hadn't saved people before, how could it be what it is today!

Although Jia Zheng has always focused on teaching his son, but this time the shadow copy, it seems that his son overwhelmed his brother-in-law. He didn't notice anything in front of him, but now that he was far to the south, Jia Zheng thought of Jia Zhu, but he thought of Jia Zhu's good things.

Pressed down on Jia's side and didn't mention it, but said that Hangzhou side, Jia Min received a letter from his elder sister Jiazi, and they were all in the filial piety before, so they didn't move around. Take my nephew to live in Jinling for a while.

When he was about to leave Beijing, Jia's mother mentioned Jiazi's here, so even if Jiazi didn't write, Jiazhu also wanted to go there, but this place was delayed by Ruijinfang, so he didn't leave. Now that Someone has been sent to pick it up, so naturally I started packing.

Jia Min started to order presents again, to prepare a copy for Jia's mother and two sister-in-laws in Beijing. The old lady of the Deng family is still there, so naturally it cannot be shortened. Although it is cumbersome, Jia Min's current money There is no lack of respect, and it is not difficult. Jia Zhu grew up in a big family of several generations, and etiquette is also a matter of course, so Jia Min doesn't need to worry about it.

When everything was ready, Jia Zhu took the Gao brothers, Hong Shan and Lu Hu and the two little girls, Nanny Qi, Lin Xing, and Fang Xin that Jia Min gave him.

Speaking of Fang Xin, Jia Zhu looked at him with admiration.It turns out that since the reopening of Ruijinfang, the business has been booming day by day, and Fang Xin is also a legitimate young owner. When Jia Zhu teased him, Fang Xin said: "This young owner has nothing to worry about, but if I only have These thoughts are in vain for a man. Although my mother and younger sister have a place to live and live, they are still a family of merchants. I thought about it. Now that the imperial examination and the martial arts examination are held together, I don’t want to take the imperial examination, but the martial examination is You can give it a try, if you get a part-time job, you can earn a royal order for your mother, and your younger sister can have a good family in the future, and the Chen family's ancestral business can continue to prosper from generation to generation!"

Fang Xin did what he said, not only did he practice martial arts harder with the brothers of the Gao family, but he also learned all the requirements of martial arts. It's a pity that Fang Xin, learning martial arts is easy, but when he is learning Chinese, he often gives Mr. Zheng a headache.

Now that the Gao family brothers followed Jia Zhu to Jinling, Fang Xin naturally followed, but the homework still couldn't be missed. Before leaving, Mr. Zheng assigned a lot of homework.

There was nothing to say on the way. When we arrived in Jinling, the Deng family had already received news. Jia Zi called his eldest son Deng Jun and second son Deng Zhao to meet him at the pier. Jia Zhu had never met this eldest aunt, but he had heard Jia Min say After some past events, I know that although this eldest aunt was not born by her grandmother, she was raised by her side since she was a child. She is extremely filial and educated.Looking at these two cousins ​​now, they are both handsome and refined, and they are a little more intimate in their hearts.

After entering Deng's mansion, the servants will be arranged by themselves, but Fang Xin has a special status and is not too old, so he followed Jia Zhu into the inner house.The elders and female relatives of the mansion were all on the old matriarch's side. Jia Zhu greeted the old matriarch first, then the aunt and the two wives of the second and third chambers of the Deng family, and finally the cousins ​​of the same generation. After this introduction, it was Jia Zhu was the youngest, and all present were cousins ​​and cousins.After the call, Fang Xin was introduced. Ruijinfang was indeed famous in the south of the Yangtze River back then. Even the old lady of the Deng family nodded and praised his family's good craftsmanship. Now that they have heard what happened to the descendants of the Chen family, all the female relatives present praised him. Fang Xin is a good boy, and made Fang Xin blush.

In the evening when Deng's house held a family banquet, Jia Zhu met her uncle and his two younger brothers. My uncle was much older than my father. There was some majesty, but when he asked Jia Zhu, he had a kind face.But Jia Zhu also noticed that the cousin who was the first relative was also very reserved in front of his father, and he didn't look like he was outside during the day.Jia Zhu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, most of the fathers in this world are the same in front of their sons!

After the banquet, the old matriarch was exhausted and settled down first, and everyone in the three rooms left separately. In Jiazi's room, when Jia Zhu talked with the elder aunt, most of the conversations were about Jia's mother's recent situation in Beijing. Can't help sighing, her eyes are red, Jia Zhu hurriedly picked up some interesting things to tell her aunt, which made her feel a little better.After talking for a while, Jia Zi saw that it was getting late, so he asked Jia Zhu to go back early to resettle.

"When you come to my aunt's side, it's like being at home in Beijing. Don't be cautious. Tell me what's wrong with those boys, maids, and women. I have my own family law to punish them. Although your cousins ​​are not talented , the temperament is also very good, and my two daughters-in-law are also kind people, you cousins ​​should be as close as possible."

Jia Zhu responded one by one, and then returned to the courtyard Jia Zi arranged for him. This place is next to the Ruiguang Courtyard of the eldest cousin Deng Jun, and not far from the Jingqin Courtyard of the second cousin Deng Zhao. Fang Xin, who has not yet settled out of the independent courtyard, temporarily lives in Jia Zhu's side room.When Jia Zhu went back, the two cousins ​​both sent someone to pass on the words, which were basically the same as what the eldest aunt said.Jia Zhu felt tired all the way, so she settled down early.

After Jia Zhu fell asleep, a little maid came and said that Madam Qi had been invited by Nanny Qi to go over. This Nanny Qi was also Jia Min's companion at the beginning, so she knew the eldest girl back then, and the two of them also talked about it. Jia Zi asked Jia Min about the current situation.

After going back and forth, I couldn't help mentioning that Jia Min has never been superior so far. Jia Zi frowned after hearing this: "The fourth sister has such a problem since she was a child. She wants to be perfect in everything. She has a strong temper and is top-notch. Don’t make any mistakes, it’s not good to be tired, and it’s not easy to give birth now, it’s a big deal!”

Nanny Qi also sighed: "What my aunt said is right, but the imperial physician in Beijing has begged a lot and drank a lot of medicine, but it has no effect at all, and we slaves who follow the girl are also worried! "

"It doesn't work? Has the doctor Zhang who visited our family back then also seen it?" Jia Zi asked, thinking of the most famous doctor Zhang in the imperial hospital back then.

Nanny Qi shook her head: "Doctor Zhang has no fate, he is no longer in the Tai Hospital, and has returned home after returning home."

"Since this is the case, there is still a way to do this. Besides, there are many famous doctors in the folk. My sister is still young and doesn't know the importance of this heir. You mothers should persuade them anyway." Jiazi said seriously.

Nanny Qi naturally responded with all her mouth, and Jia Zi sent her back.

No.13 times

The Deng family has strict rules and respect, the Xue family clings to it, and has no face

Because Jia Zhu came to Jinling for the first time, the old lady of the Deng family told the children of the same generation to get closer to Jia Zhu, so these cousins ​​and cousins ​​were also free. In the past, the Deng family’s family rules were very strict. It is rare for women to practice calligraphy and reading, while for men, reading is the most important thing.

The Deng family was even worse than the Jia family, a big family with five generations under one roof, with a large population and complicated affairs. Jia Zhu watched carefully, but found that the Jia family was far inferior to the Deng family.The third house of the Deng family, the eldest uncle is upright and serious, and the eldest aunt manages the family well. The family has a large population, but it has all kinds of property, ethnology, etc., and is well organized.

Not only did Jia Zhu realize something, even Hongshan, Lvhu, and Nanny Qi all smacked their tongues inwardly. Jia Zhu even felt that compared with the Deng family, the Jia family was like a mess.

On this day, the second and third servants of the Deng family went to the village to serve the old lady. The patriarch's uncle of the eldest family stayed at home and sent the eldest son's son to accompany him to serve. Jia Zhu wanted to ride a horse, but Deng Jun was afraid that he would be in danger. Once there was a mistake, he insisted on letting him ride in the car, and specially called his concubine brother, Deng Bin, who was fourth, to ride with Jia Zhu.Next to him was Fang Xin, who was riding on a horse, smiling at Jia Zhu with a grinning smile.

This Deng Bin was born as a concubine, but he was raised by Jia Zi's side since he was a child, and he was very close to Jia Zi and his two brothers who were born in the same family. Now he is 13 years old, he has a lively personality, and he gets along well with Jia Zhu. The two were chatting in the car, and Jia Zhu couldn't help but sighed with emotion at the brothers and sisters of the Deng family.

Deng Bin sighed after hearing this: "On the first day of every month, we will open an ancestral hall to teach the clan rules. If the children violate the slightest violation, they will be punished with whips and sticks. If they commit serious mistakes, even their lives will be ruined. Every time they recite the clan rules Those who added later, the clansmen who have been abused by Zhang and Shentang all the time, my hairs are standing on end, otherwise, how can your Taoist family be so peaceful?"

Jia Zhu was taken aback after hearing this, and then said: "The state owns the state law, and the family has family rules. This is the right way. As long as you abide by your duty, why should cousin do this?"

Deng Bin curled his lips: "My cousin is not in it, and I don't know the hardship. This family is not so much a home, but a class bound by rules! Take the elder brother as an example, the elder brother is the best at reading among the brothers, In the future, it will be Jinbang High School. The eldest brother is also willing to become an official and show off his ambitions. If it is in an ordinary family, it is a good thing, but the eldest brother is the eldest son. If he wants to succeed the patriarch in the future, he will be an official. When the family business is over, they also have to resign and return home."

"There is such a thing?" Jia Zhu had never heard of this.

Deng Bin shook his head: "That's not true! This family rule and discipline is so frequent like at home, I am afraid that there is only the Deng family in the south of the Yangtze River! What can I do if this is called the eldest brother? The people next to me wish they could all be the eldest son. Home, but it is a hard job!"

Jia Zhu looked at Deng Bin: "What about the others?"

"Other people?" Deng Bin touched his nose: "Naturally, he is going to be an official. The patriarch of the family is not allowed to leave the ancestral hall without permission. Other clansmen are going to be official. To honor the ancestors, to be the main lintel, and other people without merit are responsible for the trivial affairs of the family. .As long as it is allowed by the family rules, it is relatively free."

Jia Zhu bowed her head and remained silent. When she arrived at the villa, Jia Zhu looked at the elegant and handsome cousin in front of her, feeling very uncomfortable.

Zhuangshang is much more relaxed than in the mansion. The old lady of the Deng family is very generous and kind to her grandchildren, and the patriarch is not around, so everyone's faces seem to have more vitality. Jia Zhu noticed that the old lady in Zhuangshang In the end, the second and third householders reported all matters, big and small, to the eldest cousin Deng Jun.

The responsibility of the eldest son, the majesty of the patriarch—Jia Zhu thought that the patriarch of the Jia clan is still the uncle Jia Jing of the East Mansion. In his memory, it seems that after the birth of the fourth sister, the uncle gave the position of patriarch to Big Brother Zhen.

Although listening to the words of the fourth cousin Deng Bin, Jia Zhu also knows that the strict family rules are not without flaws, but it is better than the current disunity of the Jia family!Brother Zhen's temperament is not like that of an uncle and nephew, but more like a father and son of a direct relative!Jia Zhu really has nothing to do with him, but Jia Zhu is even more worried about Uncle Jing in the East Mansion. For this uncle, is there anything more attractive than cultivating Taoism and alchemy?

Jia Zhu was annoyed when Fang Xin walked in from the outside with a big smile on his face and a bookcase in his hand.

Jia Zhu raised her eyebrows: "Bookbox? How many times have you been beaten by Mr. because you fell asleep as soon as you opened the book? What happened today? You came back with so many books!"

Fang Xin put the bookcase on the table, took out the books inside, and said with a smile: "Master Deng is really capable. We chatted while riding a horse, and mentioned my problem of getting sleepy while studying. My uncle said that these four books are boring, and I am even more boring to read them. Nowadays, there are some idle books in the market, which are quite interesting, and they are the best for entertainment. What is reading and not reading?"

After hearing this, Jia Zhu couldn't help feeling more admiration for his big cousin Deng Jun. Looking through the books Fang Xin brought back, he didn't stick to these idle books in his previous life. A little curious, he picked up the first book, and Jia Zhu laughed when he saw the title of the book, "Fairy of Oz", this book is probably most suitable for Uncle Jing's appetite.

There was nothing to do, so the two of them started to read the book. This method was really useful. Fang Xin held the "Legend of the Ranger" in his hand and read it with great interest. After getting a rough idea, he would comment on it from time to time, and Jia Zhu was also fascinated by it.

Wonderful, Jia Zhu thought of a way to make Uncle Jing listen to her words!If you use external merit to deceive him, are you afraid that Uncle Jing will not be fooled?

Jia Zhu's heart suddenly opened up, and his eyes were full of radiance, thinking in his heart, it seems that the idle books in the market are not completely useless, and he is familiar with the four books and five classics of his previous life, so he has time and energy If you read more idle books, you may be able to benefit from it.

In the evening, everyone went to Mrs. Deng's room to pay their respects and returned to their rooms. On the way, Deng Jun heard that Jia Zhu was also reading those idle books with Fang Xin. Among them, it is very rare to have the character he has today, which shows his firmness of heart. Therefore, when he reads these idle books, he can naturally distinguish right from wrong in the books, and it is not a big problem. But you are different, Brother Zhu, if you It is my fault to be distracted by these idle books."

Jia Zhu thought in his heart that he had seen those in his previous life, and his heart might be a little firmer than Fang Xin, but he couldn't explain what he said. Seeing Deng Jun's serious face, Jia Zhu had no choice but to promise not to read it again. give up.

Afterwards, Jia Zhu looked at the idle book, and turned from the bright side to the dark side. Let’s not mention this for now, but said that after a few days in the village, people from the city came to spread the word, but they were looking for Jia Zhu. It turned out that they were both in Jinling The eldest son of Mrs. Xue's family in the city hosted a banquet on his first birthday.

This Mrs. Xue's family is the younger sister of Mrs. Wang, the mother of Jia Zhu, and is a relative of the second younger sibling's maternal line, but she has no blood relationship with Jia Zi. Besides, Xue's family is a businessman. The Deng family is a clan in Jinling, so how can they take the Xue family seriously, so they have no contact with each other, and the Xue family has no way to join the Deng family. It was a great opportunity, and it just so happened that Mrs. Xue gave birth to a banquet on the first birthday of the eldest son, so she hurriedly sent someone to deliver the letter.

Now that Jia Zhu got the news, she had no reason not to go, but Jia Zhu was also quite critical of this relative, and the vile behavior of cousin Xue Pan when he grew up was beyond description.

After packing their luggage and leaving first, Jia Zhu and Fang Xin bid farewell to Mrs. Deng and all the elders and brothers and sisters of the same generation, and then got into the harnessed carriage and headed back to the city.

Go back to Deng's mansion first, Jiazi has sent someone to watch at the door, when Jia Zhu and others come back, they take him to Jiazi's side.

Although Jia Zi and the Xue family have never had any friendship, and he was quite impatient with the Xue family's first few attempts to cling to him, but now his nephew also got a visit from the Xue family, this courtesy is indispensable, the nephew is still young, It was inappropriate to go to his aunt's house alone without elders around, so Jia Zi also prepared a congratulatory gift and went to Xue's house with Jia Zhu.

Jia Zhu was reluctant at first, because he knew in his heart that his eldest aunt, as the wife of the Deng family, had an unusual status. When she congratulated the Xue family, she seemed to have other meanings in the eyes of outsiders.

Seeing that his nephew has a clear mind and defends her everywhere, Jia Zi is also very satisfied from the bottom of his heart: "Pearl, don't worry, if you can't take care of these things, you have underestimated your aunt."

Only then did Jia Zhu feel relieved, and the aunt and nephew went to Xue's residence to congratulate him. Sure enough, Master Xue and Mrs. Xue regarded Jia Zi as a guest of honor. , don't mention how awkward it is in my heart, but the others don't seem to realize that they are full of ugliness, and they are still proud of themselves.

Of course, these proud spring breezes came to an abrupt end when Xue Pan caught Zhou.

When Xue Pan kicked the abacus under the table with his left foot, people around him congratulated him and said that this son will definitely not be a merchant in the future.

Then Xue Pan picked up "The Analects of Confucius" with his right hand and looked at it, and the people around him laughed and said, "Congratulations, this son must be on the gold list..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Xue Pan tear "The Analects of Confucius" in two, and the smiles on the faces of the people around him froze. He also clearly saw that his elder aunt who couldn't express his anger and emotion had a smile in his eyes.

Before Xue Pan finished, he climbed two more steps, and suddenly reached out and grabbed the rouge and flowers next to him, hugging them all in his arms, grinning happily.

The people around were speechless, and after a moment of embarrassment, it was still Jiazi who said: "You can't be sure about the Zhou thing, and you may be a child with good luck in the future."

Only then did the people around come to their senses, and echoed one after another, it's just that Master Xue and his wife are no longer in the mood they used to be. In addition, Master Xue is much more indifferent to his eldest son and his wife.Originally, he thought about taking advantage of Jia Zhu's relationship to help Xue Pan and Deng's family become relatives, but now that Xue Pan has made such a big joke, no matter how thick-skinned Master Xue is, he can't open it anymore!

No.14 times

The son who destroys the foundation hates moths and makes new friends. The young man is sincere

This year is the [-]th birthday of the old matriarch of the Deng family, so everyone in the Deng manor attaches great importance to it. After serving the old matriarch and returning to the mansion, all the people in the Deng manor are busy, and relatives and friends from all over the country who can come back to celebrate are coming one after another. When they arrived, even Jinling's local officials, big and small, had countless worship cards.

Perhaps Jia Zhu in the past would still feel that the Deng family was just a family of squires who lived in Jinling for generations, and although there were many members of the Deng family in the court, most of them were small officials, and they were not as distinguished as the Jia family. Having gained such dignity, since seeing the deep roots of the clan in the south of the Yangtze River, and reading many stereotyped imperial examinations that are different from the past, Jia Zhu now understands the importance of the clan to the Celestial Dynasty, and feels even more emotional in his heart. The Jia family only saw the official positions and titles in the court, but completely forgot the foundation of their lives.

Ten days before the birthday banquet, Deng's residence began to hold a grand feast for the guests, and several rooms in the Deng's house had full-time professionals. Jia Zhuke lived here, so he couldn't stay alone, so he followed his cousin Deng. Jun around to help.

Following Deng Jun, she first sorted out the total number of Yitian, Sacrifice, and School fields in the clan. Looking at the complicated accounts, Jia Zhu secretly marveled. Know how many there are.

Deng Jun summoned the people in charge of these three properties, and in the end the three properties produced a total of [-] dan of good food. The elders, widows and widows in the clan could receive three dan of food every day from the day of the banquet in Deng's mansion to the day of the end of the banquet. .The Deng family produced another [-] tans of grain and set up a Yizhuang in the east of the city to distribute grain and rice to the elderly, weak, and widows in the city who were hungry.

Then Deng Jun ordered people to go outside the city to buy land. All the money was withdrawn from Deng's house, but the purchased land was filled into the family farm.Jia Zhu was puzzled, and Deng Jun explained to him the special features of the family land. After hearing the arrangement, Jia Zhu suddenly realized, and thought of his own family.

The Jia family's original home is also in Jinling, and the family land is naturally here. With this land, no matter how bad the situation is, as long as the unpardonable crime of implicating the nine clans is not implicated, there is a final way out!Thinking of this, Jia Zhu felt a lot more at ease.

Seeing the change in Jia Zhu's expression, Deng Jun didn't know what he was thinking, but he was completely confused about the most important affairs of his cousin Lian family. , but they are also the descendants of the serious Rongguo Mansion, why don't they even know these things.

Thinking of this, Deng Jun asked Jia Zhu carefully again, about the family rules and family precepts of the Jia clan, the time for opening the ancestral hall to recite the family precepts, etc. Only then did he know that the Jia clan was so loose that even the ancestral hall was only in the clan. Deng Jun also frowned when his sons got married, when their children were listed on the genealogy, and after the shrine was only opened on New Year's Eve every year.

"Did the elders in the clan never ask these questions?" Deng Jun asked.

Jia Zhu smiled wryly and shook her head: "Uncle Jing seldom manages affairs these days. Brother Zhen and sister-in-law are in charge of everything in the clan. Most of the elders in the clan are in Jinling, and there are very few in Beijing."

Deng Jun's brows became tighter and tighter: "If things go on like this, the clan members will be separated, and some cunning people may cause trouble even more. Cousin, you have to know that if a family like ours collapses inside, it will really be difficult to recover. "

Why doesn't Jia Zhu understand this in his heart, it's just that freezing three feet is not a day's cold, he is still too young, and the power in his hands is too little to change anything. All he can do now is to follow his own goals, Go forward step by step.

Seeing his cousin's gloomy expression, Deng Jun didn't say anything more.

A few days later, the person in charge of purchasing the land came back with the account to deliver the goods. Jia Zhu's face was beyond description. There were [-] mu of land in the account, which was Jia's family's sacrificial field!

"Cousin, do you care whether the Jia family wants to sell the family land in Jinling, reset the family land in Beijing, or someone from the clan sells the family land privately?" Deng Jun looked very serious.

Jia Zhu's face froze for a while, and then she sneered and said, "Cousin, I have a charter in my heart, but I'm not sure yet, I don't know if my cousin can lend me some useful people, I want to go there myself! "

Now the place of origin in Jinling, the Jia family has long since disappeared. Some of them have settled in Beijing with the Rong and Ning prefectures; Accustomed to being flattered by those helpers, he has become a big spendthrift dandy. After ruining his own family business, he became concerned about the clan's property. He was a little apprehensive before, but when he came down a few times and saw no one questioning him, he became more and more worried. Bold, the family has been in the family for many years, and the huge family property is now pitifully small.

And this time, the handwriting of the [-] mu of land was directly inspired by Jia Zhen in Jingzhong!

Jia Zhu also guessed before that Jia Zhen ordered Zhizhou's back, and she had to donate a lot of money. Rongguo Mansion's own family property Jia Zhu had a rough idea in her heart. She expected that Ningguo Mansion would not be much better, and there was nowhere for the increasing expenses. However, it turned out that he had sold his ancestral property openly, and Jia Zhu felt great hatred in his heart. Looking at the scum of the clan who looked fearless in front of him, Jia Zhu held his breath.

Indeed, he is not qualified to teach these scumbags a lesson, but... Huh, wait and see, Jia Zhu made up her mind, and originally planned to plan the previous plan for Uncle Jing after she returned to Beijing, but now it's down. To go one step ahead.

After returning to Deng's house, Jia Zhu went to discuss with the brothers of the Gao family. Gao Yong and Gao Wu were taken aback when they heard Jia Zhu's question.

"People who are used to pretending to be gods and tricking ghosts? There are quite a few people like this in the Jianghu. I don't know why the young master is looking for such a person?"

Jia Zhu sighed: "Of course it is for my Uncle Jing who is dedicated to seeking Taoism and ascending to immortality! The specific matter will be known in the future, but this is a big matter, and this person must be very sure. If the key point is revealed , all previous efforts will be wasted, and there will be endless troubles in the future.”

Gao Yong nodded: "It's a coincidence that when our brothers went to Shanxi, we rescued a seriously injured old man from the bandits. Ghost idea, we have been close to our brother these years, and he is also a trustworthy person, if you can trust me, you might as well ask him to have a try."

Jia Zhu's eyes lit up after hearing this: "Where is this person now?"

Gao Yong said with a smile: "My lord, you don't need to worry, we brothers have our own way to contact him, you just have to wait."

With Jia Zhu's heart in mind, he relaxed a little, and for the time being, he did not mention the matter, but said that the servant of the Deng family who went with Jia Zhu to the house where Jia's ancestral home lived, would naturally tell Deng Jun all about it when he came back. Hearing that these clansmen were so bold and reckless, and that Jia Zhen, the eldest son, also participated in it, and was even the culprit, Deng Jun was also furious.

Observing this cousin Jia Zhu these days, although he is not very old, he has a sense of calmness. He has also heard about what happened in Hangzhou, and he praises this cousin even more. See cousin Such a person's moral character, and looking back at the corruption of the Jia family from the eldest son to the clan members, Deng Jun felt sorry for Jia Zhu, and hated those fearless dudes. He secretly decided that after his grandmother's birthday, he must find him There is a way to cure them.

Although it is said that clan affairs are decided first by the patriarch and the clan members, and the government is second, but there are still loopholes to be found!

Afterwards, none of the dandies who led that day escaped a prison disaster, and they found a way to ask Jia Zhen for help. The life and death of a few insignificant people!

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the birthday banquet, and Deng's house, the streets and alleys where it was located, and the houses of the Deng clan were all decorated with lights and festoons. The children of the Deng family were all outside to welcome the guests. Jia Zhu herself was also a guest, so it was inconvenient for Deng Jun He arranged for him to sit down at the table, and after a while, he personally accompanied the three of them in.

The guests who could be greeted by Deng Jun in person were naturally of extraordinary identities. Jia Zhu looked carefully and saw that the three of them were all young, and the person who was walking on Deng Jun's right hand and chatting happily with him had a face like a crown of jade. Slightly affluent, wearing a golden brocade gown with a high round neck and wide sleeves, the man next to him is of medium build, who describes Zhou Zheng, wearing a jade-colored round neck long gown with wide sleeves, and looks much bigger than the man in front Steady, with only a soap bar and soft towel hanging around his waist, there is another person who is tall and tall, with dark complexion, sword eyebrows and bright eyes, wearing a double-breasted narrow-sleeved purple shirt with a double-breasted round neck and crotch, embroidered on the collar, hands and hem. With red auspicious patterns, it looks a little more sassy.

After Deng Jun's introduction, Jia Zhu finally knew that the smiling person was Wei Shu, the son of the transfer envoy Si Du of Liangjiangdu, and the person next to him was Shi Shaokuan, the son of Yin Tianfu, and the handsome man in purple was Ying Tiandu commanded Qi Hao, the son of Tongzhi.

Jia Zhu secretly looked at Qi Hao a few more times. It turned out that after being a military officer, it is no wonder that he is more heroic. Unlike Wei Shu and Shi Shaokuan, who are like white-faced scholars, when Jia Zhu is looking at these three people, the three are also looking at Jia Zhu.

The Jia family is also a big family in Jinling, and now it is also the family of princes in Beijing, and this Deng family has never been easy to get along with other families. Even if there are relatives, this is the first time that relatives are valued so much. The three weighed it in their hearts Jia Zhu's weight is naturally full of enthusiasm.

Jia Zhu is naturally willing to make more friends with the children of officials and eunuchs, not to mention that the family background of these three people can be regarded as first-class prominent in the local area. At the age of 17, Shi Shaokuan was fifteen years old, and Jia Zhu was the youngest.

This Wei Shu has a smooth temper, and his speech is neither straight nor vulgar, but has a sense of kindness. Compared with him, Shi Shaokuan is much more rigid, and his words still have a bit of a sour taste of a scholar. Among the people, Qi Hao is the most arrogant. He looks down on Wei Shu's tact and is dissatisfied with Shi Shaokuan's sourness. At first, he was lukewarm towards Jia Zhu. He didn't show any interest until he heard that Jia Zhu was also practicing martial arts. Come on, after hearing this, I was a little eager to try, and kept yelling to find a day to compete with Jia Zhu a few times to decide the winner.

Seeing that Jia Zhu and Qi Hao, who were the most difficult to get along with, were talking very speculatively, Wei Shu's eyes flashed with interest, and he secretly thought of Jia Zhu more highly, Shi Shaokuan was dumbfounded and didn't realize what the relationship between the two of them was. The subtle change is that he was obsessed with reading, and at first he lacked interest when he heard his family talk about martial arts with Qi Hao. Later, the two turned to talk about the art of war.

After the birthday banquet, the few people still have something to say, and they will communicate more frequently in the future. Jia Zhu