The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

On the second day, Su Zheng led three disciples to the Imperial Academy to sort out books and do volunteer work.After entering the gate, someone greeted with a smile, "Lord Su, come earlier today."

Su Zheng also cupped his hands and said, "Good morning, Mr. Mei."

When Jia Huan and Jia Cong heard the surname, they couldn't help but look up at him. He was a middle-aged uncle, and he looked really good. I think his son wouldn't be bad?As soon as they showed their faces, they immediately attracted many people to surround them. Su Zheng guessed that it was probably because of the disciples' showing their faces yesterday, and couldn't help but smile, it was very helpful.

Jia Huan rolled his eyes a few times, then quietly pulled Jia Cong and said, "Cong'er, look at these people, they are all staring at Brother Yao'er."

Jia Cong said: "That's right, he already received a lot of praise yesterday."

Jia Huan squeezed his fleshy palm: "Look at their eyes! It's like my aunt looks at my father."

Jia Cong felt embarrassed, and hurriedly raised his head to look around. Sure enough, all the young, middle-aged and old people around them looked at Yao'er with smiles, like a pack of wolves staring at a small fresh meat, and hurriedly whispered to Jia Huan: " Most of them have sisters and daughters, and they have fallen in love with brother Yao'er."

It turned out that Su Zheng's granddaughter was very young and hadn't thought about getting married yet; the rest of the adults had been thinking about this volunteer gathering for many days.Those who have a daughter to be married at home have discussed countless times early, and even asked each other about the age and conduct of the children and grandchildren that colleagues are going to bring. The three-day volunteer work is a blind date meeting for many Hanlin families.That's why yesterday all the youths dressed brightly and brightly, because if you don't keep them neatly, any adult will become their father-in-law.When I went back at night, every household was talking about the various young people I saw in the Hanlin Academy.Although young talents are everywhere, many people regard Yao'er as a desirable candidate for uncle.

Firstly, Yao'er has a steady temperament and a lot of talent in his stomach, and he has worshiped Su Zheng, a great Confucian, as his teacher, and his future has a bright future; Judging from his father's talent and learning, Yao'er's father must not be bad; thirdly, his uncle actually gave Su Zheng such a valuable mink fur coat, which shows that their family is wealthy and generous, but The three of them are extremely simple; fourth, the family of merchants is inferior to the family of scholar eunuchs, and his two younger brothers are good and listen to him. If the daughter marries, she must be able to live quite comfortably.

Although Jia Cong showed his cleverness twice, no one looked at him because he specialized in shooting cannons. On the contrary, although Jia Huan was young and cute, there were still a few people who missed him.

Today, many people came here at the orders of their wives and mothers, so they were surrounded when they started with only four masters and apprentices.Su Zheng didn't think of this at all, and even chatted with others.

As if sensing that other people also had plans, Mei Hanlin winked at a good colleague, who took the lead to pull Su Zheng aside and asked: "Master Su, I wonder if your disciple Jarvis has ever discussed marriage? "

Su Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly understood why these colleagues were like this today, and became more and more happy.He knew that Yao'er hadn't discussed marriage yet, so he pretended to be contemplative on his face, and said hypocritically: "I don't know about this, I'm afraid I have to ask his father."

The man said with a smile: "Master Mei has a daughter who is gentle and gentle, and I heard that she looks very good, and her age is just about the same age as Weiss. He met Weiss yesterday and liked him very much. I have a lot of business to do. , I hope Master Su can help me to ask, and the lower officials will also get two matchmaker money."

It’s fine if he’s talking about another family; last night when Jia Cong was chatting in the carriage, Su Zheng mistakenly thought that the Mei family was quite utilitarian, so he couldn’t help frowning, and said, “It’s just that I remember hearing his father say, If you don’t want him to marry early, it’s important to study in peace.”

The man said: "Since the children are still young, just discuss it first, and don't rush to get married."

Su Zheng sighed: "To be honest, he has an older brother. Because his family was poor a few years ago, he hasn't hired a suitable wife yet."

The man snorted and stomped his feet: "From this point of view, this matter is not suitable for the time being." The elder brother does not discuss relatives, and it is really inconvenient for the younger brother to discuss first.

Su Zheng said: "The child is still young, the future will be long."

The man nodded, exchanged some pleasantries, turned around and told Mei Hanlin to go.Although Mei Hanlin felt a little sorry when he heard the words, he had nothing to complain about.

Later, a few people came to Su Zheng to ask about Yao'er's marriage, because they had already rejected the Mei family before, so it was inconvenient to say anything else, so they had to rely on his elder brother's excuse to reject them. The old man regretted that the excuse he found was too real. some.

When the young man started working on the whole book again, Jia Congfang realized that his three brothers were still too simple.Today, few of these young people are wearing fancy clothes, and chatting more and more.Most of those who called for friends and friends yesterday were old acquaintances; just looking at those who came here today to talk to Yao'er, it is obvious that they have the intention of wooing.It's just that there are still no sincere and provocative ones.Then he quietly said to Jia Huan: "It's good to have enough sleep tonight. I think there will be fun tomorrow."

Jia Huan hurriedly asked, "Then what should we prepare for tomorrow?"

Jia Cong shook his head and said: "We are too young, let's be more peaceful. Brother Yao'er has already been wooed, so don't be too ostentatious."

Jia Huan originally had a temperament of nothing to do, and said: "Okay, then prepare some snacks and watch the play."

Jia Cong twitched the corner of his mouth: "Brother Huan, wait, sooner or later you will be as fat as me!"

So today, both of them are very peaceful, obediently following behind Yao'er.

One day without incident, when leaving the Imperial Academy, Jia Cong shook his head in the carriage and said: "Today is so boring, there is not even a false excitement."

Seeing that they were much more honest today, Su Zheng nodded, and then told them about Mei Hanlin and others asking Yao'er about their marriage.

Jia Huan was so frightened that he sat up "teng": "It's a good thing that Mr. found a good excuse! If Brother Baoyu really robbed their wife in the future, the two families will be very embarrassed."

Jia Cong also said: "Brother Yao'er, don't discuss marriage in recent years. You are still in the abyss. It will not be too late to discuss marriage when you see the dragon in the field."

Su Zheng thought it was the same, he was afraid that he would be hindered by his family background when discussing relatives at this meeting, and he was still young anyway, so he said: "Well, it's better to discuss it after getting fame and fame in the future." This word will tell the fortune of countless matchmakers in the future. It's blocked.

Back at Rongguo Mansion, Jia Cong and Yao'er walked slowly into the yard, Yao'er said: "The past two days have been so chaotic, it is impossible to check whether there is any book that Mr. Lin wants. Even if you find it, copy the book I'm afraid there won't be enough time in a day, and you two are slow to write."

Jia Cong twitched the corners of his lips: "Brother Yao'er is too honest. Copying books for a day is an excuse to check the catalog! Otherwise, what do you think I am doing so hard to help the Imperial Academy sort out the books? There are too many books. Oh~~ It won’t work if you don’t find someone to help you sort it out. If you can check it yourself, let’s go. The three of us will each be responsible for checking the catalogs of several study rooms. Take a look and remember where to put it."

Yaoer was startled.

Jia Cong said: "My good brother, dear brother! Your father and my father are both from the green forest. If you know where the book is, you can find it on a dark and windy night to get it back and copy it slowly. Wouldn’t it be enough to just put it back on a dark and windy night? These books are hard to find, and there are not many people who like to read them, and if they disappear for a few days, no one will notice.”

Yao'er couldn't help laughing out loud: "It's hard for you to think about it."

Jia Cong proudly said: "Stealing books is not considered stealing! Besides, we just borrowed them temporarily for copying."

After a while, Yao'er thought about it and laughed again: "We are all children of the green forest." Yin sighed, "The general now looks like a different person from the one I saw at home in the early years."

Jia Cong said with a smile: "Everyone has a talent. Forcing people to ignore their talents to do other things, I'm afraid it won't work; only follow the path where their talents lie, so that they won't delay themselves. .My father didn’t look very good in the past, he entered the wrong profession, he was not made to be a loyal minister and a filial son. Look at him now that he is the leader of the green forest, he is getting better and better, isn’t he?”

Yao'er was speechless, for a long time, pointing at him and shaking his head, said: "I don't know where you learned all these fallacies, but you can't refute them!"

Jia Cong smiled and went back to the house.

The next day, because they were going to be low-key, humble and unassuming, they sincerely went a little late.I met acquaintances at the gate of the Imperial Academy, the old chatted with the old, the young exchanged greetings with the young, and a large group of people slowly walked in.Unexpectedly, just entering the gate, I saw the sixth prince and another imposing middle-aged man standing in the courtyard talking with everyone, I was shocked!Jia Cong grabbed Yao'er's arm and tried to dodge, only to hear someone shout "Master Su!" The sixth prince immediately turned his head and looked over, and had a very serious face-to-face with their master and apprentice.

Fortunately, Jia Cong's acting skills are not bad, he pretended not to recognize him, and just followed Su Zheng in a daze.Yao'er smiled at the corner of his mouth, calm and composed.Su Zhengnai led his disciples to meet the ceremony and introduced: "You two princes, this is a villain." Then he said to them, "These two are the fourth prince and the sixth prince."

Although Jia Huan participated in the conspiracy, he had never seen the real master before, and was shocked when he heard the words; Jia Cong also opened his mouth wide, and turned his head to look at Yao'er at the same time as Jia Huan was full of astonishment; He led the two of them to come forward and salute respectfully.Jia Cong secretly twitched the corners of his mouth, Yaoer's acting skills were still monotonous, he only had a poker face, but now there are two types of poker faces: smiling and non-smiling.

The Sixth Prince recognized Yao'er as the talented young man he couldn't find anywhere, and he also recognized Jia Cong, the corners of his eyes were smiling, and asked Su Zheng, "I don't know the name of a high-ranking apprentice?"

Su Zheng said, "My surname is Jia and my name is Weiss."

The sixth prince nodded again and again: "Weiss is majestic and has an extraordinary appearance. I think he must have a great talent in his stomach."

Yao'er bowed and said, "Students have little talent and learning, so they should not be praised by the prince."

The Sixth Prince said again: "Gu Jian Weiss is quite familiar, as if he has seen it somewhere."

Yao'er smiled and said: "The student has met the prince, but the prince forgets things too much, and he is afraid that he may not recognize the student."

The sixth prince hurriedly said: "Weiss looks good, how can Gu not recognize him? Gu just said that he looks familiar. Can Weiss remember where we met?"

Yao'er said: "That year, the firm where my father was looking for a job opened, and I happened to be there to help. It happened that the prince once came with friends to watch the lion dance. I thought it would be inconvenient to show off the white dragon fish costume. I never mentioned that you are the prince."

On the day when the Taiping Escort was opened, the Sixth Prince went with Jia Zhen to find Jia's amnesty, but he was in a bad mood. How could he remember a boy who was running errands?Therefore, he was not recognized in Ningguo Mansion that day.Now when he mentioned it, he remembered: "That's right, the shopkeeper told you to invite your boss..." Then he immediately went to look at Jia Cong, saw the child bowed his head to hide his panic, and asked Su Zheng with a smile, "Where's your little disciple?"

Su Zheng introduced the two younger ones again, and they quickly saluted again.At this moment, both of them have settled down in their hearts. You look at me and I look at you, and they look panicked, but they both know that the other party is also pretending.

Su Zheng thought the two of them were afraid, and felt amused.Of these two boys, one is bold and the other is deaf and dumb. It turned out that they would still be afraid when they really saw the prince.He hurriedly said: "The two of them are young, so I'm afraid they might be rude, and I hope the prince will forgive me."

The Sixth Prince waved his hands with a smile and said: "Where is Gu accounting for this? Look at these two young masters who are born with tiger heads and tiger brains. They are all lucky. Gu likes it very much." Seeing Yao'er standing behind Su Zheng indifferently, he thought to himself, so he is Jia She is the son of the head of the Escort Bureau.I heard that the Taiping Escort did not have much business, but it was to support his group of soldiers back then. It just so happened that the shopkeeper was also surnamed Jia.Anyway, now that I know the name and origin, I'm not afraid that I won't be able to find someone, and this place is not a place for conversation.Then he looked at Yao'er happily again, praised a few words, and turned to others.

Seeing that he had finally finished exchanging greetings with the master and apprentice, the Fourth Prince also praised him a few words and let them go.

Leaving the two princes, Jia Huan immediately grabbed Yao'er's hand and said, "Brother Yao'er, I'm sweating!"

Yao'er smiled and said, "Me too."

Jia Cong laughed and said, "Brother Huan is the least courageous, so I'm not afraid."

Jia Huan snorted, "Who knows if you're afraid?" He asked Yao'er again, "It's just that now that he finds out, won't he come to you?"

Yao'er said: "It's inevitable to meet again when I think about it. We'll discuss it when we go back. Soldiers will come and cover up the water and earth. I'm not even a scholar now, so of course it's important to study." Yin followed Su Zheng to the lobby.

The sixth prince accompanied the fourth prince outside for a while, pretending to be a virtuous and virtuous corporal, then he found Gao Hanlin and asked him if he knew the situation of Su Zheng's disciple.

Gao Hanlin then reviewed the events of the past two days in detail, and said: "Although it was the little fat man who caught the eye the day before yesterday, according to my opinion, the most capable person is that young man."

The sixth prince praised: "Gu also thinks so."

Gao Hanlin hastily applauded, "Your Highness's eyes!" Yin explained, "That little fat man is very intelligent, but his temper can't bear it. However, he suddenly became very well-behaved yesterday, and he looks like a different person from the day before yesterday. I watched Master Su treat him She is quite spoiled, probably less restrained than usual. Therefore, I guess that Mr. Jarvis went back last night and taught him something."

The sixth prince nodded repeatedly, and he also thought that what happened that day was Jia Zhen who ordered the child to deceive Yaoer because he regarded himself as a ship waiting to sink.Jia Cong is the son of his father's family, so he can be subdued by him!Sure enough.In fact, this is the subjective consciousness of human beings. In his heart, he first regards Yaoer as a great talent, and he always sees him as better than ordinary people;He couldn't help turning his head to look at their whereabouts and said, "Jarvis is a man of his own mind. If you want to get him to serve you, I'm afraid it won't be easy."

Gao Hanlin hurriedly said: "Yesterday, many people also fell in love with him. I heard that there is still an elder brother in his family who has not discussed marriage, so it is inconvenient to presume. None of the families have agreed."

The Sixth Prince waved his hands and said, "This kind of person cannot be subdued by a few decent marriages. That's all, I have my own opinion."

Gao Hanlin quickly agreed.

Inside the lobby, it was indeed different from the previous two days.There were more high-spirited talks, poetry recitations and fuss abounded, and several tables were surrounded by those who attracted spectators.Only Yao'er led the two juniors and was busy distributing the books. Jia Huan's excitement was neither regarded as snacks nor eaten;

The sixth prince watched from the sidelines, and told Gao Hanlin, "Those who only cared about distributing books, neither showing off their talent and learning nor joining in the fun, have quietly inquired, and wrote a list to me at night."

Gao Hanlin said strangely: "The children did not show their talents in the past two days. Everyone has already guessed that there must be Wenhui today. All adults understand. I am afraid that most of them are incompetent. How come the prince appreciates them?"

The sixth prince sighed: "Understanding is understanding after all. They came here to do volunteer work to compile books, but now they are busy with other things. This is like violating a military order."

Gao Hanlin was taken aback: "My lord, you are serious. The original intention of this matter is to let the children get to know each other better."

The Sixth Prince shook his head: "No. This is for sorting out the books of the Imperial Academy." Yin walked out with his hands behind his back.

On that day, because there were so many fishes, the books were not finished, Su Zheng suggested that if you have time tomorrow, come another day, and if you don't have time, just do it.Most of the teenagers are willing to come again.I also sorted out the poems they wrote today, there are hundreds of them, and the first ones are all good.At that time, it was a good talk among scholars, and there were six or seven outstanding scholars who were famous in the world.Naturally, there is no Yaoer in it.

The sage also got a detailed report afterwards, and he ordered someone to search and list those children who were busy distributing books all the time. He looked at Situ Pan with a smile and said, "Su Zheng and Lin Hai have taught three good students. .”

Situ Pan said: "Two are from the Rongguo Mansion, and one is the son of Jia She's personal soldier."

The sage said: "No problem, two sons and one commoner."