Battle of the Red Chamber Ring III

The next day Baoyu went out to look for errands, and Jia Huan also went out when he was idle and bored, but he got nothing for a day, but it was Baoyu who came back and said that he had found a pen post style.In a small hall in the governor's yamen mansion, you only need to copy some words every day, but the money is a little less (in the eyes of the second master Bao who has always spent money like water), only five taels a month.

Jia Huan felt that he was going crazy, five taels was already a lot, and this year's salary was 60 taels, which was as much as a seventh-rank official, are you serious?He looked at Baoyu speechlessly, just silently touching his little heart and thinking, there really is a problem!

It's just that he didn't think much about it, he just thought that it was Zhen Yingjia who brought Jia Baoyu under his command to work. After all, his identities were different, so unnecessary things were saved.

Jia Huan originally thought that Jia Baoyu would not be able to work for a long time. After all, he was originally a young man, who knew that he did a good job every day, and it is said that he got along well with all the government servants, and that Xiumu never spent a single day in the courtyard. Yes, we all have to go out to the party.Jia Baoyu was originally good-looking, knew poetry, and had no bad intentions in doing things on weekdays. Besides, he found out that he came from the Jia family. Although he has lost his title now, the Jia family is still in Beijing, and everyone else wants to lose weight A camel is bigger than a horse, and friendship is the last word.

When all the people above looked at the two brothers living in peace and contentment, the one who watched Jia Huan running around the village and the farmland every day felt relieved and ordered the hidden guards to withdraw. Only a month later, Jia Huan Huan then disappeared from the small courtyard, remembering the person who had a seizure, but he still couldn't find it.

Where did he go?No one knows, Jia Baoyu may know, but no one can ask anything from him.

If you want to tell a lie, where have you been? That day when he went to the countryside to collect rent, he saw a few officers and soldiers recruiting in the countryside.To say that it had nothing to do with him, but that one of the family surnamed Zeng happened to have two sons, and it doesn’t matter if one of the three males in a family becomes a three-year soldier. The problem is that the eldest has just married. I have a daughter-in-law, and it's not yet a month, and the young couple's relationship is just right.

The youngest son is only fourteen, and because he has an older brother, he has never experienced any hardship since he was a child. Although the old man is not very old, his legs and feet are no longer good due to years of hard work. Worried, he met Jia Huan who came to collect the rent.

When Jia Huan arrived at the place, he saw Zeng's daughter-in-law frowning. He didn't want to ask more questions at first, but he just told her that he was the new owner of the land. Li took out this year's rent and handed it to Jia Huan.

Jia Huan took the money and wanted to leave, but the daughter-in-law of Zeng's family didn't know what she thought of and started to wipe her tears. Jia Huan wanted to ask, so he went up to ask.

The daughter-in-law of the Zeng family wanted to cry at first, but now she was asked about it, she said, if the eldest son is allowed to go, maybe the eldest daughter-in-law will marry for nothing, and now it is not cheap to marry a daughter-in-law, but if the younger son goes In the future, when the younger son comes back and hates his elder brother, it will be difficult for the family to live a good life, but if you let your husband go, although it does not mean that 100% will die, after all, it is seeing the suffering, and it is really reluctant.

The daughter-in-law of Zeng's family talked about her predicament, Jia Huan nodded after listening, and then thought about it: "How good is the relationship between your family and the Li Chang's family?"

The daughter-in-law of Zeng's family took out her handkerchief and wiped her tears, looked at Jia Huan and said, "It's my relatives there, so it's good." As she spoke, she looked at Jia Huan suspiciously, wondering what Jia Huan asked for mean.Thinking back to hearing that someone seemed to have joined the army instead, I felt a lump in my heart and didn't dare to think about it.

Jia Huan said: "Since the relationship is good, why don't I go to serve as a soldier for your youngest son, but I have to trouble you to say hello yourself, don't save me from being exposed everywhere. Instead, I will cause trouble for you and me."

The daughter-in-law of the Zeng's family was full of panic, she hurriedly waved her hands and said, "You can't do it, how can I let you go, young master, besides, it's hard in the army now, your precious body can't bear that rough handling."

The more Jia Huan thought about it, the more he felt that it was good. It was only three years. He told Zeng's wife to remember to ask, but he turned around and left. Before leaving, he told Zeng's wife: "Don't worry, you just need to ask. Ask, if yes, I will come back tomorrow, if not, then you can only give up one son."

After all, the daughter-in-law of the Zeng family cared about her children, so she went to the village chief that night with two taels of fat.Hearing that, the chief there was moved. Several families had come here, because he had also greeted the people above. As long as the population is full, it doesn’t matter whether you are really from Zeng’s village or not. He looked at it. The daughter-in-law of Zeng's family sent her back, and ordered her daughter-in-law to bring her a message, saying yes.

"It's just that if the young master just came up on a whim and sued you again when he was in the army, then your family will be unable to afford it, so it's better to find someone who has no roots and you spend some money to join the army instead. "The daughter-in-law of Zeng's family is very heavy when she hears that they need to spend money again. Now they only have money left for their youngest son to marry a wife. If they spend the money, they will not be able to explain it to their youngest son. She frowned. Zhi Nuonuo said: "The young master doesn't seem to be joking." He comforted himself: "How could it be? It shouldn't be a joke."

The daughter-in-law of the Zeng family called her husband when she came back from the head of the village. Together with the eldest son and the younger son, they explained the cause and effect of the matter clearly. The hem of the clothes on his knees, caressing the needlework on it.

The youngest son was the first to say: "If this is the case, my brother and I don't have to go again, it's a great thing!" He described his innocence, and while talking, he clasped his hands happily and bowed to the west.

The daughter-in-law of Zeng's family looked at the youngest son acting stupid, she just nodded with a smile, and then looked at the eldest son.The eldest son was originally the main labor force in the family, he frowned and said: "If the young master is just for fun and doesn't come tomorrow, it's just a waste of fun, why not find an orphan as the village chief said Join the army." Regardless of life or death, what happens next has nothing to do with their family.

The old man of the Zeng family is the most knowledgeable. He smoked a cigarette, looked at his elder son and younger son, and then at his wife, and said: "At the beginning, when we heard that the land we rented was changed, I I secretly inquired and said that they are from the south. Although we look rich and honored, it seems that our family has fallen, or we may have committed a crime and came here. The old Liu’s family at the entrance of the village once said that he is now building a city. The door's errand is done for their brothers, and it costs one tael a month. If this is the case, it is not impossible for him to change his identity and go to the army."

The eldest son looked at his younger brother, then at his old lady who was frowning, and then looked back at his daughter-in-law who was sitting silently beside him and said, "If the young master doesn't come tomorrow, there's no need to talk about joining the army." Yes, I'll go."

As soon as the younger brother heard what the older brother said, his eyes lit up. When the old man heard his son say this, he sighed silently in his heart, took a puff of the cigarette and said, "Go to bed today, and talk about it tomorrow."

Seeing his father talking like this, the youngest son went back to his room without saying a word, while the eldest son led his wife back to their new house.

When we arrived at the new house, the eldest daughter-in-law sat by the bed and looked up at her husband: "You and I have only been married for three months. If you leave, what should I do?"

The eldest son touched his daughter-in-law's hand without speaking, finally sighed silently, and said: "At least they raised me, let's go to bed now. It won't be bad if I go tomorrow, When I come back after three years, I can also go to the Yamen to find a job, if I am lucky enough to have an official position in the army, wouldn't it be better?"

When the eldest daughter-in-law heard this, she knew that she could not persuade her husband, so she lay down inside with her clothes on, and she was crying silently with her eyes open on her side.

Early the next morning, the Zeng family didn't sleep well.When Jia Huan went back, he told Jia Baoyu about his plan, and then told him that if this happened, he should not let others know for five years.

"Why is it five years?" Jia Baoyu frowned and looked at Jia Huan.

Jia Huan said: "After three years, my father will leave the period of filial piety. If the official is restored to his original position, you and I can go back. Five years is just a little longer."

Jia Baoyu was very happy when he heard that he could go back, but he frowned again when he thought of Lin Daiyu. He ordered someone to write to Shi Xiangyun, and then he wrote back, saying that he had made it clear to Sister Lin. Lin Fu himself couldn't even step in.He thought that his younger brother was willing to join the army, so he felt that it was not good for him to be an older brother.

After the two brothers discussed how to contact each other, Jia Huan packed his things early.When we arrived at Zeng’s house the next day, all five members of their family sat at the door eagerly waiting for Jia Huan. The youngest son kept walking up and down the gate of the yard. Seeing Jia Huan coming from a distance, he ran in quickly After entering the room, he followed his elder brother and said, "Brother, he is here, you don't have to go!" He grinned happily.

Seeing his younger brother so happy, the eldest son felt that he didn't love him in vain, so he reached out and rubbed his younger brother's head.

When Jia Huan arrived at Zeng's house, the Zeng family invited the head of the village to come over. The head of the village looked at Jia Huan and said, "Why don't you just report as the twin brothers of your second child, who are the same age anyway, and say that you couldn't afford it at the beginning. I gave it to someone else, but after looking for relatives for the past two years, I came back.”

This is even better, and others don't know the details. Jia Huan asked the Zeng family to help deliver the letter for him when the time comes. The old man of the Zeng family didn't say anything, but the wife of the Zeng family hurriedly agreed.After that, Jia Huan didn't have anything to do. The Zeng's wife gave Jia Huan all the three new clothes she had made for her youngest son, and asked him to wear them.

Seeing his mother like this, the elder son knew that his mother wanted the younger son to go, and was very moved. The younger son didn't see what his mother gave him, but he just happily held Jia Huan's hand and said A bunch of words of thanks.

After that, dozens of people were led by the head of the village, most of them were standing soldiers, and they could go home in three years, but one of them was a continuing soldier who retired from the standing army three years ago. His name was Zeng Lu. Jun naturally knew more, and he was the head of a dozen people.