Aristocratic family's career in the Red Chamber

March 55th is Jia Daishan's [-]th birthday. Although it is not a whole life, but in Jia Daishan's position, the so-called birthday is not really that important, but it is just an excuse to invite all relatives and friends to gather together Forget it, the deliberate clinging, the precious and hard-to-give gifts, the inability to visit at home due to the difference in status on weekdays... on this day, there are reasons that can be put into practice.

Jia's mother, Mrs. Zhang, started preparing for this wedding half a month ago. Although there was a lot of trouble in the middle of the Lin family's big gift, Jia Daishan's birthday banquet was still grand and luxurious under their careful preparation. .All the ingredients are top-notch, and the chefs not only have the best chefs in the mansion, dim sum ladies, but also invite chefs from famous restaurants in Beijing, and the well-known opera troupe in the capital's home in Nan'an County was invited. , the most exquisite decorations in the warehouse were brought out and placed, and the magnificent garden corridors and rooms were hung with festive and bright veils. ...

The continuous flow of convoys carrying guests of different identities stopped in front of the Rongguo Mansion, the concierge was so busy that they didn’t touch the floor, and the servants who sang the ceremony had changed several times—the voices of the first few were already hoarse. Helping out——Even so, there are still endless streams of guests behind. God knows, the gifts received today have already filled up the warehouse that was being prepared for delivery. For this, Mrs. Zhang had to temporarily vacate an ear room. Put down the gift you received.

Jia Zhu followed Jia Hu and carefully watched the bustling scene of people coming and going, and excitedly pulled Jia Hu's arm: "Look, brother, there are so many people, it's so lively~~"

Jia Hu glanced at it casually, and didn't take it seriously: "There are always such a few days every year, and it's not like you haven't seen it before." As for being so happy?

Jia Zhu was naturally not convinced by Jia Hu's statement: "Although there are always banquets at home, I was not sensible before. I knew something vaguely last year, but my wife and mother didn't let me come out to watch at all. This time, if it weren't for you to bring Looking at me, I just go to my wife’s place to sit with those wives and wives.” Jia Zhu frowned disgustedly, thinking of the wives and wives who would touch his face and head and praise him for being smart every time he came. He doesn't want so many people touching him.It's just... Jia Zhu paused timidly for a while, then hesitated, "Brother, are we really going to give gifts to grandfather alone? I..."

Jia Hu looked back at him, with a hint of disappointment in his stern and serious eyes, and said displeasedly, "Didn't we make an agreement a long time ago? The presents are all ready, and now you are hesitant to go?"

Jia Zhu had a bitter face, not knowing what to say, God knows, he never thought of preparing a gift for Jia Daishan himself, but it was Jia Hu who first proposed this idea, and he couldn't refuse it, so he just followed suit.Although Jia Daishan has always taught him to read books, no matter how smart and sensible Jia Zhu is, he is only a three-year-old child, and Jia Daishan has never been an amiable person. When he couldn't recite the book and his handwriting was not good, Jia Daishan was gloomy when his face was cold, Jia Zhu shuddered Lingling, and regretted even more why he lost his head for a while and agreed to make a gift with Jia Hu in private Giving it to Jia Daishan is still a 'surprise' hidden from everyone!

If grandfather doesn't like it, scold them?Jia Zhu's feet softened, and she almost turned around and ran back immediately.

Jia Hu couldn't see Jia Zhu's backing down, and he frowned coldly with dissatisfaction: "What do you look like? That's our grandfather. We gave him gifts with our own hands. How can he blame us? As the Jia family My son, a man, what do you look like when you are so timid and cowardly!"

Jia Zhu was taken aback by his scolding, she straightened her back instinctively, she didn't dare to put on a bitter face, but said helplessly at the corners of her brows: "I didn't mean that, it's just that my father and mother have always done it for me. We prepared the ceremony, but now we do it ourselves, and no one has seen it, and if grandpa doesn’t like it, he will reprimand us for wasting time... Such a great day is not good after all.”

Jia Zhu was very strange in private, obviously Jia Hu was only more than half a year older than him, but every time Jia Hu put on a straight face, he always gave him a feeling of facing his grandfather, no, no, he could still feel it when facing his grandfather. Jia Daishan was dissatisfied with the sliver of concern for him, but Jia Hu was more of a feeling that he was sure that he would not be able to get on the stage.But looking back at Jia Hu, it was clear that it was normal.Jia Zhu could only tell himself that his elder brother had already started reading the history of the Five Dynasties, so he naturally knew more than him who had just finished studying the Three Character Classic, and he thought differently.Just like this time, Jia Hu proposed to personally make a birthday gift for Jia Daishan. If it was him, he would never have thought of it.Thinking of this, Jia Zhu just forgot the sense of disobedience in his heart.

Jia Hu didn't expect that because of his temporary relaxation, the police would make a three-year-old child keenly aware of his disapproval of the Jia family, and said separately: "Those guests who come and go outside, there are ours. Family friends, there are family allies, and there are also those who are here to cling to gain benefits. Although their gifts are expensive, how much thought have they put into it? Brother, have you also learned the classics of filial piety? It says that we should be filial to our parents? What? Is it filial piety? Naturally, it is to treat them sincerely! In the past, we were just young, but now we can all read and read. How can we watch our parents do their best for our grandfather’s birthday, while we sit on the sidelines and do nothing? ?! Parents disagreed, because they were worried that our grades would tire us, but we are so old, we should have our own opinions, right?"

Jia Zhu was so ashamed that she lowered her head. Jia Hu patted him on the shoulder: "Whether grandpa likes it or not, as long as we let him know that we sincerely congratulate him on his long life, that's enough!"

Jia Zhu nodded emphatically: "I was wrong, brother, let's go and give the birthday gift to grandfather."

Jia Hu smiled with satisfaction: "That's right, this is my good brother."

The two carefully looked at the long box in their hands again, and after making sure that there was nothing wrong, they hurriedly walked forward.At the corner, Chen's mother, Linglong Huizhi, and Jia Zhu's Ji's mother, Gan Lin Baishuang, were talking together. Seeing them, they all stopped, complaining half-truthfully: "My brothers said they are going to get something, how can we go?" It’s been so long, and there are so many guests today, be careful of being bumped into.” Gan Lin stepped forward to take the long box in Jia Hu’s hand, and said with a smile: “Brother, you must go get it yourself, we are not allowed to do it, what is it inside? What? Look at this box, it is beautiful."

Naturally, Jia Hu and Jia Zhu would not tell them, just said: "You will find out soon." But he asked the two mothers, "Is grandfather still in the study? Take us to see grandfather." The older Jia Daishan became, the more He seldom participated in banquets and entertainment, and Jia Zheng helped him deal with most of them. He just went out to show his face in the middle of it. On occasions like today, if there were no accidents, he should still be in the study at this moment.

Sure enough, I heard Mother Chen say: "Yes, I didn't say that the master has gone out, I think he should still be in the study."

Mother Ji was very surprised: "Why is brother going to see the master? I didn't hear the master send someone to call." No wonder she was surprised, although Jia Zhu didn't say that avoiding Jia Daishan was like a tiger, but he was close to it.She never thought that Jia Zhu would take the initiative to find Jia Daishan.

Jia Hu and Jia Zhu wanted to give gifts to Jia Daishan when no one from Jia Mu's side called them over, so he had no time to talk to Ji's mother, and Jia Hu was the most hated person in the second room, so he said lightly "lead the way" , Chen's mother Huizhi took the lead to lead the way with a lantern, and Ji's mother didn't have much to say, so she could only follow behind the two children with her stomach full of doubts.

Jia Zhu came to Jia Daishan's study every day, but Jia Hu rarely came.The light is not clear at night, but the green pines and green bamboos in the yard can still be seen vaguely. Only the lit lanterns in the corridor exude a quiet and dim light-compared with the boiling sky outside, this place looks quiet and peaceful.Not many people watched, only the third brother and the girl were sitting on the porch and whispering around the lamp. Seeing them, they were all surprised: "Why are you here? It's such a dark day."

Jia Hu and Jia Zhu smiled unanimously: "Sister Shuxiang, is grandfather in there? We have something to give him."

Mother Ji let out an exclamation, and wanted to go forward, but was grabbed by Mother Chen: "What are you doing, what place is this? You dare to be presumptuous." Although Mother Ji was still worried, she did not dare to move.

Scholar was stunned for a while, asked them to wait a moment, and went to ask Jia Daishan for instructions. After a while, he invited them in: "The master is in the big study." It said it was the big study, but it was because there was a small room separated here for Jia Daishan on weekdays. The small study where Daishan taught Jia Zhu to read, that's why it's called this. In essence, he is still Jia Daishan's study where he handles official business and read books. There are rows of bookshelves in it, full of Jia Daishan's books.

Jia Hu and Jia Zhu walked into the room together, and Jia Daishan was sitting behind the desk, watching them slowly approaching with piercing eyes.A dozen white waxes were burning on two huge candlesticks in the room, brightly reflecting Jia Daishan's slightly raised eyebrows and the astonishment on his face.

"You two, why don't you stay with your wife and your mother, what are you doing here?" Jia Daishan asked strangely.

The two brothers looked at each other, and Jia Hu spoke first, "Today is my grandfather's birthday. Although my brother and I are young, we have prepared a gift for my grandfather. I just hope that my grandfather likes it?"

Jia Daishan was very surprised: "Gift? Then why didn't you show it this morning?" On Jia Daishan's birthday today, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng brought his wife to pay his respects to Jia Daishan's birthday early in the morning. If you want to give a gift, that is the best time.

Jia Zhu replied: "Grandfather has to go to court in the morning, grandson dare not delay grandfather's errand, and wants to deliver the gift to grandfather himself, so he disturbs grandfather at this time, I hope grandfather is not to blame."

Naturally, Jia Daishan didn't blame him, he was too late for his grandson to have such a heart, so how could he blame him? "The gift you prepared? What is it? Now that you have brought it, show it to me." Jia Daishan didn't show his face, but there was a little more expectation in his words.

Jia Hu winked at Jia Zhu, look, grandfather is really happy, right?Jia Zhu smiled shyly, and together they put the box they had brought on Jia Daishan's desk. "We were young and didn't have any good things to give to my grandfather, but I read a poem a few days ago and felt as if it was written for my grandfather, so we wrote a picture together. Although it is not very good, it is our heart. I hope grandpa likes it, I just hope you can smile."

Jia Hu opened the box, took out the scroll, asked Jia Zhu to hold one end, and stepped back slowly. Jia Daishan's eyes fell on the slowly unfolding scroll. , the mainstay is a pillar. The Qi family raises children and works hard, and they don’t show hard work and kindness.” The words are not very good, and there are traces of tracing in some places, but at this moment, Jia Daishan is happy no matter what he sees.

Jia Hu and Jia Zhu looked at each other, and said in unison: "I wish my grandfather is as blessed as the long flowing water of the East Sea, and his life is not as old as that of Nanshan. Every year, there will be today, and every year will have today!"

Jia Daishan looked at the two grandsons, coughed lightly, tried not to laugh too much, nodded, and said, "It took some thought."

Jia Zhu smiled happily and narrowed his eyes for a moment, but Jia Hu was still graceful, bowed his body, and said, "It's our blessing that grandpa likes it."

Jia Daishan knew that Jia Hu was the one who came up with the idea today. After all, Jia Zhu was a little tender, and there was a moment of confusion in his heart, which was soon replaced by gratification and joy. It was rare, and he praised: "Your father During this period of time, I have taught you for nothing." This thought, this poem, this gift, just scratched his itch!

On this day, all those who attended the banquet were surprised to find that Rong Guogong Jia Daishan was in a surprisingly good mood...