Old things in the Red Chamber

Leaving aside the fact that everyone in Rongguo Mansion has rich eyes, after dinner, Shi Taijun dismissed his grandchildren and called Jia She and Jia Zheng to him.

"Jia Gu came back, did he tell you where he went to work?"

Jia Amnesty leaned forward, "I heard from my old brother that the imperial decree only ordered him to come back, but I don't know how to arrange it. Also, my old brother is still seriously injured. He was stabbed in the heart and lung by a barbarian general two months ago. After two months of raising him, he still hasn't healed. I see him being supported when he moves. I'm afraid that in the future..."

Shi Taijun closed his eyes, "Got it, you go back, now that he's back, don't run around, just stay in the mansion with peace of mind."

For the Rongguo Mansion, this matter was considered a final decision.

Although Jia Gu’s surname is Jia, but he didn’t have a genealogy, and he didn’t grow up in Jia’s family, and the men of Jia’s family didn’t recognize him. To be precise, except for Jia Amnesty, none of the men of Jia’s family took him seriously. .After staying in the capital for a month, the Jia family didn't show much except for Jia Amnesty's visits a few times.The actual head of the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Zheng and the second master Jia, only chatted with the family's Qingke lords when they were in Xiumu, and did not take the other brother seriously at all.

For Jia Gu and his son, they don't care if others don't treat their food as a dish, but Jia Zheng went too far.On that day, Jia Xun met Jia Zheng by chance, got off his horse and stood on the side of the road, saying hello to his uncle.Jia Gu listened to Jia Xuan's words and what happened, and snorted coldly.

Among the juniors in Rongguo Mansion, for Lin Daiyu, she is also a real uncle after all, and she made a few connections in private to get her wet nurse Wang Momo to transfer it to Mrs. Xing's companion.It can be regarded as a thank you for the silver hairpin.

It’s very sad to say it, Lin Daiyu doesn’t want to ruin her family’s reputation---uncle gave a gift, not to mention anything else, a thank you should be said, but Lin Daiyu herself can’t see Jia Gu’s family. If the house gave the gift in return, she could still use the excuse of "the old lady must be returning the gift for me" to persuade herself not to do unnecessary things, but now the old lady and the wife are unwilling to return the gift, and Lin Daiyu is unwilling to let others say that the girl from the Lin family is not Upbringing, plus the stitches and threads used are all from Jia's family, and I don't know what to return, so I can only make up the number with the nets I practiced.

Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival was coming, Jia Amnesty asked Shi Taijun cautiously, how about inviting Jia Gu's family to the mansion to be lively on the day of Mid-Autumn Festival? Li also said, "Let him heal his wounds well, don't go out and wander around, after heals his wounds, you have done your best to help him find a job."

The implication is that the Rongguo Mansion will not help Jia Gu run away from office. Although Jia She is the nominal owner, no matter whether it is a family or a government office in the capital, they all know who is in charge of the Rongguo Mansion. Clearly, Jia Amnesty's appearance is his own business, while Jia Zheng's appearance is the Rongguo Mansion's business.

The mid-autumn gift was about to be delivered, and Jia Gu’s wife, Mrs. Tong, asked him, “How do we deliver it at Rongguo Mansion?”

Jia Gu was lying on the rocking chair, covered with a single coat, "Just find some supplements and send them to the old lady, anyway, they don't care about the things I send. Wrap up the pair of sheep fat jade teacups and give them to the elder brother. Girls like to give my niece, the small knife we ​​Xun'er had when he was a child, and Cong'er from the elder brother's family, don't worry about the others."

After 20 years of husband and wife, Mrs. Tong already knew what kind of virtue her master was, so she readily agreed and went to prepare for the annual ceremony.

In Rongguo Mansion, Jia Amnesty also prepared gifts for Jia Gu. He went to Jia Gu's house a few times and found that their family was frugal, so he wanted to make up for it.Most of the gifts given out are gold and silver, so they are more vulgar and vulgar.Call Jia Lian and ask him to bring things to the door. Unfortunately, the Rongguo Mansion also gave gifts to friends and old friends wantonly, and Jia Lian is really not at home this time.

Fortunately, there is still another son who can be called in, let the stable long follower, the housekeeper Lin Zhixiao is in charge, and Jia Cong is the mascot, so he just came to the door.

Jia Gu's mansion is very large. Once you enter the main room in the outer courtyard, the building is grand and magnificent, and its specifications are a little lower than that of Rongguo Mansion. Lin Zhixiao is satisfied, Rongguo Mansion dares to go over, first of all, the old lady is still alive as the wife of the country, The second is that the royal family turned a blind eye.But the old man's mansion is a Hou's mansion, but the owner is a military officer of Hou Que, no matter how you say it, it is unusual.

Accompanying Jia Cong into the main hall, Jia Cong bowed first on the kneeling mat, and then greeted in a milky voice, explaining that he would replace his father to give the uncle a gift.With a smile on his face, Jia Gu asked Jia Huan to take him to the backyard to meet Mrs. Tong, and they talked to Lin Zhixiao without saying a word.

Lin Zhixiao took a few peeks at Jia Gu, people said that he and Jia She are twins, but this one looks more handsome than his master.My master's eyes are black and blue, bags under his eyes are drooping, his whole face is swollen, he looks like a drunkard.But Jia Gu is thin, majestic, clear-eyed, and has the posture of a superior.

Lin Zhixiao thought, if the master corrects his mistakes, will he be like the old master.

Jia Gu flipped through the gift list a few times and asked Lin Zhixiao, "What is Eldest Brother doing at home?"

Lin Zhixiao replied cautiously, "I got a good painting a few days ago, and I'm enjoying it these days."

"Good painting...Jia Gui, go to my study, take out a roll from the bucket that was just opened, take it back to my elder brother, and say that I gave it to him to enjoy."

Jia Gui, with a scar on his face, agreed and went out.

"What about the others? How is the old lady? How are the brothers and sisters in the house?"

"The old lady is doing well. A few days ago, I heard that the second master Bao had written some good poems, which were praised by the second master. The old lady's appetite has improved a lot for a few days."

"Good poem... the second master praised it?"

Lin Zhixiao wondered if he was giving Baoyu something, but Jia Gu sneered.

Jia Cong's voice came from outside the door, he followed Jia Xuan in, and bid farewell to Jia Gu in a dignified way, "Uncle should not have said goodbye, but my father told me to go back before lunch before I came, and Cong'er will come again next time." Uncle, don't dislike Cong'er for eating too much."

Jia Gu laughed loudly, "You little thing, you only have enough to eat, go back, and say hello to your father for me."

The people of Rongguo Mansion left in a hurry, complaining on the way that Jia Gu's family was stingy, and there was no reward for them.Lin Zhixiao yelled at a few loud people, holding the scroll in his hand, and wanted to talk to the old man quickly, he always felt that the old man's mansion was a bit evil.

After the people in the Rongguo Mansion left, Jia Gui took Jia Gu's chain mail, and every step he took, the metal collided with each other, making a dull sound.

"Xu'er also went to change it, let's do a big one tonight."

Jia Gui followed Jia Gu for half his life, and every time he heard him say, "I'm going to be a big ticket", he always became excited for no reason, and with a smile on his face, he raised his chain mail and put it on Jia Gu.

"Tell the brothers, this time is our last charge. After finishing this vote, everyone will be disarmed and return to the field. It is impossible to live the life of waiting for the battle again."

"According to your instructions, from Beidi to the capital, arrangements have been made for our injured brothers. After finishing this vote, everyone will be rich in the future, and the wives and children will be hot on the bed from now on."

"You guys are rich now. General, I still have to work for the emperor with my head up. No matter what, as long as the brothers have something to do, Xun'er and I will not ignore you. Jia Gui, lead the horse."

Lin Zhixiao returned to Rongguo Mansion with the scroll in his arms. He also brought back the gift from Jia Gu and told his wife that the gift box was for Miss Lin.I personally held the scroll and held the cup of mutton fat jade and begged Jia Amnesty.

Jia Amnesty really didn't drink with his little wife today, he was really studying his new painting.

"How does your old man look like?" The old dandy carefully looked at the scroll under the sun, cautiously.

"Going back to the old man, the servant looked at the old man's face a little pale, thinking that he hasn't raised it yet. This is what the old man gave you, saying it was a scroll of paintings for you to look at, and a pair of suet jade cups. "

The cups are nothing more than that, that is, the hands are warm and moist, the Rongguo Mansion is rich, how rich is it, it is said that the bowls used by the old lady and Jia Baoyu have suet jade, this pair of cups is a good gift outside, but in Rongguo The government is nothing.

Jia Amnesty and Lin Zhixiao opened the scroll, and then carefully placed it on the table. Jia Amnesty carefully bent over to look at it. The more he looked, the brighter his eyes became, and he became excited.

"My lord, is this the real thing?"

"Authentic, of course it is authentic. Where did my old brother find it? This painting is really priceless." After finishing speaking, he stroked his beard carefully, "Put it away, put it away, go find a good box , I'll give it away."

Lin Zhixiao saw that Jia She's liking for this painting didn't seem fake, so he asked, "Since the Elder Master likes it, why give up his love to others?"

"What do you know? My old brother is at home now. If things go on like this, how will the whole family support me? As an elder brother, I must plan for him. Finding a job for him and his nephew is a bit of a shame."

Lin Zhixiao took a look at Jia Amnesty, seeing that he didn't seem to be talking, so he said what he saw today, "Look at me, Master Gu's mansion is a bit different, I'm afraid it's not the same as Master Gu's current status. Same."

Jia Amnesty was a little confused, "Why is it different?"

"The servant looked at the mansion, the rules and regulations are like a marquis's mansion, but the old master is now white..."

Jia Shen thought about it, even though he was watching every day when the mansion was being repaired, he only watched to see if the craftsmen cut corners.Thinking of this, he immediately felt bad, "I'll go to his house tomorrow and see for myself."

At night when the moon was rising, Jia Gu took his son and a dozen guards out of the city gate. He took off his outer robe, and the chain mail reflected the moonlight. Jia Gu calmly asked, "Are you all here?"

A captain came out on horseback, "It's all here, and the men and horses of the Seventh Highness are also all here."

Jia Gu touched the horse's belly lightly, and the mount started to trot slowly. Jia Gu asked the assistant general, "Are they obedient?"

General Pi smiled, "At first they were disobedient, but the brothers gave them a little hard time, and they are now obedient."

"It's best to be obedient, but the biggest taboo in the military is not to listen to orders."

The horseshoes were wrapped in cloth, and each of them held a chopstick in their mouths. Without using torches, they spread out. After marching for an hour, they ambush in a valley.

For Jia Gu, this was an ambush battle that was the same as usual, and what he was best at was winning more with less and encircling points for reinforcements.The difference is that in the past, it was barbarians who were not even Han Chinese. Now they are fighting against Paize, and the people who come are the government troops defending Gyeonggi. It's not as good as a frontier soldier in cloth armor with a broken blade.

Jia Gu had 2 men under his command, while the opponent had 2 horses. Looking at the marching formation, Jia Gu was confident that he could eat the [-] horses, but it was his compatriots, which made Jia Gu feel compassionate.

The general who followed him just now asked, "General, are you fighting?"

"Fight, the old rules, when the enemy's commander-in-chief arrives at the encirclement, cut them off at the waist, and don't look at each other from head to tail. Let our people pay attention. We only kill the rear generals to make them confused. Let's call on those who are encircled."

After a few insects chirping, rocks rolled down the mountain and blocked the road. The team was in chaos for a while, crying for their fathers and mothers, trampling on them indiscriminately, and stabbing in the back, making the team of more than 1 people look like flies or waiting The slaughtered lamb, the frontier soldiers watched secretly scolded.

A group of pustules, thanks to the armor on their body, they have sharp weapons in their hands.

"It's not as good as a farmer who grows food for the frontier army." Jia Gu also felt that the battle was too easy. Jia Xun led the people to charge and killed the opponent's commander alive.

As the moon rises, there is no one to chase the defeated army. As long as Jia Gu guards this path, tomorrow will naturally be glorious.Lying in the grass nest, he watched Jia Xuan touch it excitedly, squinted his eyes, pulled out his saber and stabbed his son's outer thigh twice.

"Father?"

"This battle is too easy. In order to avoid the suspicion of the new king, you must suffer some injuries."