Jia Hu of the Red Chamber

Zhou Jie was stunned, not unhappy in her heart, after all her sister-in-law entered the palace as a concubine, always honored, but thinking of the grandeur of the Tian family, she was a little worried about money.

Having been a family member for many years, Zhou Jie knew the family background in this mansion the most.Although it is a Zanying family, the ancestors were born in the military, and there are many old things in the library, but the old ladies and wives in front of them are getting more and more dowries, and the money in the library is really not enough.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Jie decided to confess to Jia Hu: "This is a great grace, but the public... I haven't bought more pavement properties in these years, I'm afraid I will neglect the two ladies..."

"I know." Waving his hand to stop his wife's unfinished words, Jia Hu showed a trace of sneer.

The head wife was the first to grab Mo Gong's money, so how could the servants not follow suit?Those who were poor in their previous life had to be mean to their relatives, and when the house was ransacked, didn't they steal mountains of gold and silver from each house?This is what makes it difficult to guard against house thieves.

It's a pity that you plot against me and I plot against you in the whole family. In the end, no one has a good death.

As for this world...

Jia Hu pouted slightly, looked at Zhou Jie with a smile and shook her index finger: "Where are the two ladies coming from, our family only has one Concubine Rong, and it is estimated that within three days at most, the Empress will announce the old lady and the wife to enter the palace with you." Gong, you will wait and see when the time comes."

With Erfang's face and the old lady's eccentricity, even if Anping almost made it clear to them, they would continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb.He just watched this time, and when he was slapped in the face in public, what else would they have to say.

As for that Jia Meiren, how many black hands her master Zhen Taifei had done on Anping's biological mother Chen Meiren, how could Anping tolerate her, but it was because the emperor couldn't deal with it now.

"You didn't tell me about such a big matter earlier." After casting Jia Hu a glance, Zhou Jie sighed again: "Whether it's one or two, since it's visiting relatives, there must be a place to stay and guard against it. This expense is unavoidable in terms of money."

Jia Hu didn't answer this time but instead asked: "When I was in the south, I remember you mentioned in your family letter that your eldest cousin helped you start preparing a dowry for Sister Gui? Can you find good wood?"

Tapping the table with his knuckles, Jia Hu clapped his hands and smiled after his wife nodded in confusion, his peach blossom eyes flashed: "My lady is really talented, this time we can make a good fortune for our children to marry. I'm going to rest for a few days, and I'll use the good wood I prepared for Sister Gui first. This time, there will be a lot of excitement in Beijing."

If you sell it this year, at least you can double it by ten times, and you can exchange it for a better one for Sister Gui later.Before Jia Hu led the army back to Beijing, he also bought a lot of wood in the south, just to make this family money.

Knowing that her husband has always been good at taking care of these things, Zhou Jie naturally nodded in agreement, and continued a cup of tea for him before talking about other things: "Now sister Lin is pointing at others, if you want to come and wait for the Min family to pay filial piety, you have to ask for help." If you are married, you will return to the south after a while, right?"

Firstly, Uncle Lin was still around, so there was no reason for Lin’s daughter to go out at Jia’s house; secondly, Zhou Jie glanced at Jia Hu’s expression, and there was something she never dared to say to her husband who had just returned home. I'm afraid my brother-in-law, Baoyu, has a difficult heart for sister Lin.

Normally, when Sister Lin saw Baoyu, she would lose face, and the maids around her were all sharp-toothed, but this person who was raised like a phoenix egg didn't care at all, and went to Sister Lin's yard all day long , Every time it made my cousin Lin Xun who came back from the palace sullen.The old lady can turn a blind eye to the expressions of the Lin siblings, and happily look at Baoyu to annoy others.

Today the eunuch Xia came to proclaim the decree, Zhou Jie was really afraid that something would happen to Baoyu at that moment.

Jia Hu was noncommittal about this, of course the young lady of the Lin family wanted to go back to the Lin family, whether she returned from the south was another matter, after all Anping still hadn't made up her mind when to call Uncle Lin back to Beijing.But when talking about Sister Lin, Jia Hu remembered something else.

"The cousin of the Lin family is nine years old, right? Why did you only meet at the old lady's place yesterday, but didn't go to the banquet outside?"

Although Jia Hu received the banquet in the palace last night, Jia's family also set up a table, but Lian'er said that cousin Lin Jiaxuan seldom sat at the table for men outside, and always sat with Baoyu inside. .

It stands to reason that Lin Xun can be named by Anping himself, and he can be accompanied by the eldest prince. His knowledge and character should be the best among his peers. If he learns a little bit of Baoyu's stink, how will he meet Uncle Lin in the future?

The more he thought about it, the more unpleasant it became, Jia Hu couldn't help frowning.

Zhou Jie knew him well since childhood, and now she also guessed what he was thinking, and poked him with a smile: "Where did you think, cousin Yu is fine. It's just our old lady, I'm afraid Baoyu will see you twice." Master is uncomfortable, so he also thinks of ways to keep cousin Xun by his side, after all cousin Xun is four years younger than Baoyu."

Maybe they were hoping to make their cousins ​​more intimate, but the old lady didn't open her eyes to see, how could Cousin Xun listen to Baoyu's nonsense patiently?Baoyu also dislikes cousin Xun's single-minded career and economics, and he really hates each other.

Sneering secretly that the old lady would really ruin the children and grandchildren, Jia Hu nodded: "The cousins ​​of the Lin family will always be reunited with Uncle Lin within this year, and they won't be able to live in our house for a long time, so you need to worry about it."

"The cousins ​​of the Lin family are all chosen one in a million, and everything is done properly, so why should I bother?" Looking at Jia Hu, Zhou Jie was very happy for Daiyu and her brother.

It has been more than five years, and she has also seen their siblings' longing for Uncle Lin, and now she finally has hope, and she doesn't know how to be happy.

Knowing that his wife always thinks that these men are too hard-hearted, and such a young child has to be calculated, Jia Hu rubbed his nose and smiled, and then talked to Zhou Jie about the Southwest customs, and soon the chatting and feasting began again.

After lunch, Zhou Jie went to talk to Daiyu with her brother and sister Liu Xia, while Jia Hu called Jia Lian to the outer study to talk. As for the old lady, the master said, there are him and his wife.

"Brother told me to tidy up that house and find a store with a better reputation to put up a sign?"

Hearing that Jia Hu said that Wujin Yard, which had been his for seven or eight years, was going to be transferred, Jia Lian couldn't help being dazed, and even forgot to ask his brother why he gave him a box of small walnuts.

"Exactly, remember not to reveal our names, and don't let people find out."

Jia Hu laughed heartily, and served tea with his younger brother's bewildered expression contentedly.

We can't blame Jia Lian for not being able to recover.

That was many years ago, when the sage was still His Highness, Jia Hu was running an errand for His Highness, and happened to get such a house from the old Hanlin who moved his family out.

At that time, His Highness took them together to taste tea in that house. Both His Highness and Jia Lian himself felt that the house was pretending to be elegant but too crafty. It was clearly decorated with carved beams and painted buildings, but there was a courtyard in the northeast corner imitating a pastoral garden. The feeling of mulberry and hemp is neither fish nor fowl, but Jia Hu clapped his hands and laughed loudly, praising the craftsmanship and the wonderful craftsmanship. After all, he begged it from His Highness, but he didn't care about it afterwards. Even the annual repairs are still Jia Lian looking for someone. made.

Jia Hu couldn't say that he bought that yard just to get a big buck from the second room, so he just smiled and said nothing, but Jia Lian wanted to ask again, but the servant Mo who was guarding outside had already bowed in and reported that Zhuo Geermao Brother Bingyu came to greet the two masters.

Jia Hu hurriedly straightened her body, and also put away that casual smile on her face, exuding the appearance of a strict father, Jia Lian was stunned watching.

Seeing that even his eldest son, Jia Yu, was terrified by Jia Hu, but from time to time glanced admiringly at his elder brother who sat upright with a straight face, Jia Lian couldn't help feeling a little bit offended, and curled his lips at his own. The boy beckoned, took the small walnut that he was going to invite his brother to smash together, and smashed it with a small hammer.

Jia Hu was asking about his son and nephew's homework, with a solemn air, and the backs of the children were straight and straight, and the solemnity of the room was completely destroyed by the continuous clicking sound.

Jia Hu turned his head and stared at Jia Lian with a dark face, but Jia Lian just smiled at him, as if he didn't know that Jia Mao was so startled by his click that he even recited fragments of sentences, and laughed to let their little brothers eat Walnut.

Jia Zhuo and Jia Mao were really shocked by the appearance of his father and second uncle. You looked at me and I looked at you. After looking at each other for a while, I somehow felt that my father was not as scary as I thought before.

Not to mention how the two generations of Dafang got along, on the third day after Jia Hu's return, there was a decree from Yi to Jia's family, and selected Shi, Xing, and Zhou to enter the palace for an audience tomorrow.