An old lady's life

The noon banquet is relatively simple, because the Jia family is relatively simple during the filial piety period, but Jia She can also see the joy in Jia She's eyes. He replaced the wine with tea and drank a full stomach of water. Serve tea to thank him for raising such a good daughter to marry him and give birth to two sons for him. Mrs. Zhang is the hero of the Jia family.

When Jia She and the Zhang family first discussed their marriage, Mrs. Zhang was also full of displeasure, but the emperor was a matchmaker, and Jia She was the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion, so he would not humiliate the Zhang family in terms of status. Apart from studying, Jia She did nothing. If something out of the ordinary happened, Mrs. Zhang could only pinch his nose and admit it.However, as he got older, his thoughts changed, and the Rong Mansion treated his daughter very well. Now that her daughter has passed through a dangerous period, Mrs. Zhang finally stopped looking at Jia She, his son-in-law, the same way he used to.

After the banquet, the male family members took a walk in the front hall or in the garden, and the female family members moved to the east courtyard to accompany Mrs. Zhang, leaving Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Wang busy with the affairs of the mansion.

Wormwood and Hongye sat in the garden outside the east courtyard, with melons, fruits, snacks, and tea on the tea table beside them. Because Mrs. Zhang was busy going back and forth for her daughter, Mrs. Zhang didn’t need Hongye, and she was happy to accompany Ai Grass speaks.

In March, because the mansion was busy with Zhang's production, Jia She and Jia Zheng's monthly exams were suspended. Of course, Hongye made an account. Depending on the situation, there will be a midterm exam to make up for the missing exams.

Hearing what Hongye said, Ai Cao couldn't help laughing, and then lowered her voice, "As the saying goes, the test is a magic weapon for the teacher, you don't want to turn the exam into a magic weapon for teaching/teaching your son?"

"Well, after I have thoroughly adjusted/taught Jia She, the exam can be cancelled. Jia She hasn't graduated yet. And with Jia Zheng, I have to help him pass the Jinshi exam. Even if he is a Jinshi, that's good. Anyway, I'm going to take the Sea of ​​Questions tactic over, and let's talk about it after a while when Jia Zheng's library opens."

"You don't want to bet on the questions? Find the rules from the previous imperial examination questions?" After all, Emperor Changping is on the throne now. He has been emperor for 19 years, and each imperial examination has certain rules. If you look carefully, you can find it. of.

Hongye raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Naturally, the original owner wanted her precious second son to be a first- and second-rank official. I don't have confidence in this for the time being. I can still do it after passing the Jinshi exam."

Ai Cao couldn't help the black line, "Then I, the original owner, want to make things difficult for your daughter. Do I want to fulfill her wish?"

Hongye glanced at Ai Cao, as if Ai Cao had said something stupid, "Don't fool me, what Lin's mother desires most is that the Lin family has an heir to pass on, and she has the nerve to say something like that?"

Wormwood pouted, bored, didn't fool Hongye.

Hong Ye moved a little closer and said, "I have someone monitor the situation in the prince's outer room. That mysterious mother who looks like Qin Keqing seems to have appeared by the prince's side."

Ai Cao suddenly became interested, "What are you going to do?"

Hongye rolled her eyes at Ai Cao, "What do you think? Although I am far away from the court, I also know that the seizure of the throne has entered a feverish stage, and it is not far from the prince's bad deeds."

Ai Cao's brain turned quickly. After she figured it out, she looked at Hongye with a look of admiration, "Hongye, you are still the best. If you have any news, please send someone to let me know, so I can make preparations. I don't want the Lin family to be involved. go in."

Lowering her voice, Ai Cao said again: "If the prince does something bad, you have to be careful, and don't let Jia Jing of Ningfu get involved with Qin Keqing."

If Qin Keqing is really the prince's daughter and engaged to Jia Rong since she was a child, I'm afraid that Ningfu will be deeply involved.

Hongye nodded: "Naturally, didn't you see that I was trying to make Jia Daihua live a few more years? Jia Jing is a bit honest. After passing the Jinshi examination, his official career has not been smooth these years." She frowned, "Ten After a few years, I just became a fourth-rank official. Of course, it is very good to change to an ordinary person. But honest people have been suppressed for a long time, and they are usually very courageous."

Ai Cao nodded, and the two talked for a while about seizing the heir, especially Ai Cao's contact with Emperor Changping, and she told Hong Ye one by one. In this respect, Ai Cao thought she could not compare with Hong Ye.

Not long after, both Zhang and Jia Lian rested in the house, and everyone came out, and a circle was formed around Ai Cao and Hong Ye, and everyone sat and talked together.

In the front garden, Mrs. Zhang took his grandson Jia Hu by the hand and asked him how his studies were doing recently.Jia Hu narrowed her eyes with a smile, and happily introduced her husband to Mrs. Zhang.

Yu Qiu was a little apprehensive, Mrs. Zhang was a grand teacher, and was quite famous among the imperial court and Qingliu.And Yu Qiu will remember now. He met Mrs. Zhang at the original old house. The reason why he didn't think of Jia She is because Jia She and Jia Zheng's sense of existence was too low at that time. The talking old Mrs. Zhang.

Jia Zhu bounced back and forth, running in front of her brother for a while, her cousin for a while, her husband for a while, her father for a while, and her uncle for a while.

Grandpa Zhang inquired about his grandson's academic progress, and tested his grandson's homework. Jia Hu went to the classroom to get his own homework to show to his grandfather. After Mrs. Zhang read it, he commented one by one, and he also listened carefully, and tried to correct the bad things next time.

Afterwards, Mrs. Zhang turned his attention to Yu Qiu and Jia Zheng. He tested and gave advice to Yu Qiu and Jia Zheng respectively, and they were flattered.

Old Master Zhang no longer accepts students because of his age, but it’s okay to give advice on Yu Qiu and Jia Zheng’s studies. For the sake of saving face, She promised to guide the two of them on their homework twice a month. Of course, this guidance is to let the two do an essay, and he will check, or praise or criticize.

Yu Qiu and Jia Zheng were overjoyed and thanked Mrs. Zhang again and again.

At the side, Jia She was relieved. Since the father-in-law agreed to give advice on the homework of the second child and the husband, it is not impossible to take it easy, and then take a step further, accepting a closed apprentice or something.

About no time later, Zhang's three elder brothers arrived. Three of them went to work in the morning. The yamen was busy recently, so the three of them didn't dare to ask for leave immediately, so they had to work for half a day. Then they explained to Shangfeng that the three of them left work early.

Of course, the three uncles left work early, Lin Hai and Tian Gaojie also left work early, and the meeting was later, and even the whole frame arrived.

Qi frame is now almost at the point of betrayal, but he always feels that as long as he develops, the members of the Yue family will not underestimate him, and will treat him as a guest of honor in the future.

On the big day, everyone doesn't want to argue with Qi frame, anyway, the closest people have communicated, everyone will stare at Qi frame, and won't let Qi frame do too many outrageous things.

Jia Lian had slept for almost two hours. After waking up, she was carried out of the east courtyard after being fed, and wandered around in front of a group of elders.

This is the first time for the three uncles to see their little nephew, spitting bubbles, neither crying nor fussing, looking very obedient.

"Brother-in-law, can you take Lian'er with you? You won't cry at night? Can my sister have a good rest?" No matter what, the nephew is not as close as the younger sister, and the obedient nephew and the younger sister don't worry too much.

Jia Hu hurriedly said: "Uncle, Lian'er doesn't cry, as long as he eats enough and sleeps next to his mother, he won't cry." Of course, he won't cry when he sleeps away from his mother, but he won't cry when he wakes up. Afterwards, she would cry if she could not see her mother.

"That's right, it looks like this kid has a conscience and knows his sister." The third uncle smiled and said, stretching out his hand to pinch Jia Lian's nose.

"Third Uncle, you can't pinch Lian'er's face, and you can't pinch your nose either." Jia Hu spoke righteously, and Third Uncle immediately moved his hand away in an embarrassing manner, and rubbed Jia Hu's head.

The second uncle sneered, held the little nephew in his arms, looked at him carefully, and sighed: "Everyone says that my nephew looks like my uncle, Hu'er is not like our three brothers, neither is Lian'er."

Jia She, who was pretending to be a quail, raised his face proudly. Both sons were like him. Whether they were young or grown up, they would be handsome men.

Second uncle saw Jia She like that, the corners of his eyes twitched, this brother-in-law is very arrogant and narcissistic, but it is true, Hu'er and Lian'er's facial features are quite similar to Jia She, I hope they will change when they grow up.

Lin Hai and Tian Gaojie were talking, and the two of them looked at the arrogant elder brother Jia She like a quail obediently as the background board.

As the sun set, the Rong Mansion's evening banquet was arranged ahead of schedule.

After the banquet, before Xu time, the sky gradually darkened, and the guests took their leave one after another.

Xu, Jia Jing, and Jia Zhen's family also returned to Ning Mansion afterward, and the three of them went to Cong Lv Tang to see the old man. The daughter-in-law and grandson are back.

Jia Daihua beckoned and called his son, daughter-in-law, grandson to his side. Thinking of Rongfu's Ding Xingwang and his own lineage, Jia Daihua felt a little sad.

Then, he couldn't help but think of his eldest son, but unfortunately, heaven was jealous of talents, the eldest son died young, and the second son had only one son, so he couldn't even give the eldest son the ability to adopt an heir.

"Which people have come to Rongfu today? The other family has not arrived, but the Zhang family has always arrived?"

Jia Jing nodded, and the three of them sat around Jia Daihua. Jia Zhen moved closer and supported his grandfather's arm.

"Grandpa Zhang and Mrs. Zhang have arrived. The uncles and masters arrived in the afternoon. The court has been very busy recently. There is nothing serious about it. It is not good to ask for leave. The eldest brother-in-law and the two brother-in-laws also arrived in the afternoon. Apart from the fact that the brothers-in-law are not very gregarious, the two brothers-in-law get along very well with the Zhang family."

Jia Daihua squinted his eyes when he heard this, "Auntie found a good family for Xi'er. Mrs. Zhang is an old fox in the officialdom. He loves his children very much. He will definitely not leave Rongfu in the future. What will Jing'er do in the future?" If you’re undecided, remember to discuss it with others, although I don’t know how your aunt’s actions have changed after your uncle’s death, but the changes in She’er and Zheng’er are unquestionable.”

After Jia Daihua finished speaking, he cast his cloudy eyes on Jia Zhen. It's not that he hadn't thought about re-educating his grandson, but his energy was limited, and he had thought of all the ways he could think of. It didn't seem to be effective. Why did Shi's Can a series of actions by a woman work on Sheer and Zhenger?Maybe he should throw Zhen'er to his younger siblings to teach him.

Grandpa's eyes were dark, and Jia Zhen was very upset.

The family chatted again, and Jia Dai was exhausted, and soon fell asleep again, thinking about his grandson's future while drowsy.

The next day, when Jia Daihua woke up, the sun was already high, and while the servants were washing him, someone called his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Xu, and asked Mrs. Xu to send someone to Rongfu to find her aunt, saying that he had something to discuss.

Hongye is hugging Jia Lian happily. The famous Second Master Lian in the Red Mansion has now become the Third Master Lian. He was born fair and beautiful. When he saw him when he was young, he must be a romantic boy when he grows up. What Ai Cao said was right. The boy will definitely fascinate thousands of girls in the future.

The servants of the Ning Mansion came to her and said that the old man had invited her. Hongye was a little surprised, wondering why the uncle wanted her?Could it be physical deterioration, last words?

Hongye followed the servants of the Ning Mansion to Conglvtang, saw Jia Daihua sitting on the reclining chair, although his face was still a little thin, but he didn't look like he was going to die, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Big brother is looking for me for something?" Hong Ye was not polite, she sat directly on the chair opposite Jia Daihua, reached out to lift the lid of the teapot, saw the tea inside was emitting wisps of aura, and looked around the room After a while, the large ceramic vat in the corner was particularly eye-catching and could be seen at a glance, so she couldn't help laughing.

Mrs. Xu stood behind Jia Daihua, but Jia Zhen was not there, so she was sent out with an excuse.

"Brother and sister, brother, I want to ask you something." Jia Daihua is really in his twilight years. Although he is only in his sixties, he is still older than the old people who are seventy years old. This shows the degree of physical deterioration. .

Hong Ye immediately said seriously: "Brother, please tell me, we don't have to be so polite."

Jia Daihua sighed, and then recounted it slowly and carefully. The changes in the Rong Mansion are obvious to all, especially the two headed family members, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng have very different mental outlooks. Among them, Hongye contributed the most .

Mrs. Xu was surprised but not surprised. After Rong Mansion was rectified, Ning Mansion followed suit, and even the management regulations were followed by Rong Mansion. Now the servants of Rong and Ning Mansions will not do the same thing of filling their own pockets in a short time.

It’s just about teaching the children and grandchildren. Xu and Jia Jing don’t know how to innovate. If Jia Zhen asks them to teach, there will be no progress.

Hongye was also surprised, and put down the teacup in her hand, "Brother wants me to teach Zhen'er? What level do you want Zhen'er to achieve? Pass the exam? Make great progress? Successful in business?"

Jia Daihua squinted his eyes: "Let him know the etiquette and abide by the law, know the law and abide by the law, and he can guard the Ning Mansion well. It would be great if he can pass the examinations for scholars, candidates, and Jinshi."

Hong Ye couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled: "I don't have confidence in this. I even gave up on Xi'er to let him take the scientific examination. I just hope that he will be successful in his career. But Zhen'er is still young, and everything is possible."

Hongye twirled the teacup in her wrist, her mind was running at high speed, anyway, she was training/teaching her son, so one more grandnephew was nothing.

"But elder brother and niece and daughter-in-law, you must not be distressed. You can only be a master if you endure hardships. If you don't endure hardships, you will never grow up."

Hongye stood up, "The elder brother should take good care of his illness. After talking to Zhen'er, let him come to Rong Mansion to find me at Chenshi tomorrow morning, and I will arrange things for him."

Hongye was very straightforward. After she left, Jia Daihua discussed with Xu Shi. Although Xu Shi also felt distressed, she naturally knew how Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng were taught by their aunt, but she dared not refuse when her father-in-law spoke. .

Jia Zhen only felt that there was a thunderbolt from the blue sky. His grandfather told him to listen to his aunt and grandmother to teach him. My God, he was lucky enough to see Uncle Zheng, who was decorating the bookstore, and he was so disgraced.

But under the sharp eyes of her grandfather, Jia Zhen dared not object, so she had to take a deep breath and agree.

Back at Rong Mansion, Hong Ye still came to the East Courtyard, and the servants reported that Mrs. Zhang and Jia Lian would be asleep now, so she didn't go in, thinking as she walked, and returned to Rongxi Hall.

Jia Zhen is naive when she is a junior, and he likes Jia Hu and Jia Zhu very much. Whenever he meets two cousins, he will play with them. And he is 16 years old, how old can he be with children Playing together, it can be seen that he has not grown up, especially since he is going to get married in October.

In ancient times, it was important to start a family and establish a career, so Jia Zhen had nothing to do, just because he was the eldest grandson and the only heir of the Ningguo Mansion, so there was no shortage of good marriages.Jia Zhen's future father-in-law, Hu's family, lives in the general's house. Master Hu is Jia Zhen's future father-in-law, a fourth-rank officer in the army, and Hu's is the eldest daughter. He has two younger brothers, one is 12 years old and the other is six years old. very small.Moreover, Jia Zhen is good at sweet talk. Ever since she got engaged to the Hu family, she has been going to the Hu family to show her courtesy every now and then. The Hu family is very satisfied with him.

In the evening, Jia She and Jia Zheng returned to the mansion after a busy day. Both of them were not clean and tidy.

Jia She went to the Zhuangzi outside the city today. Recently, because of Zhang's production, Jia She has handed over all the affairs of the Zhuangzi to the manager of the Zhuangzi. This time, he went to inspect and found that the mountain had been cleared out. After the fruit seedlings arrive, plant them up the mountain.Jia Amnesty listened to another day's "experts" talk about how to plant fruit trees better so that they can bear more fruit.

Before this, Jia She also learned from his mother that some fruit trees can actually be interplanted, so that the land can be used in many ways without delaying the results. Jia She thought that the so-called 'experts' didn't have enough knowledge, they were just speaking from experience. , he should find a more professional 'expert'. Jia She thought of the chief secretary of the household department, and it seemed that he had to find a closer relationship with the chief secretary.

After thinking about it, Jia She felt that this method was feasible, so he went back to the mansion before Jia Zheng, got out of the carriage, and hurried to Rongxi Hall.

Hearing his mention, Hongye nodded immediately: "You have a good idea. There are specialists in the arts. It is indeed a rare and good way to ask experts. It is best to invite experts who know the most about land and fruit trees to come to Zhuangzi in person. Check it out."

Gaining his mother's approval, Jia She was very pleased, no matter how many difficulties there were ahead, whether others gave him face or not, he would definitely make it through.

Hongye squinted at Jia She, who was immersed in her own thoughts, a little speechless, but also a little funny. Since returning to Beijing, this kid has been tossed by her in various ways, and she obviously forgot about his pig and dog friends. Pig friends and dog friends didn't come to look for him because they knew that he valued filial piety, so this time difference was really important to Hongye.

"Go to your fourth brother-in-law first, and ask him how much he knows about the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and the officials who manage the Ministry of Agriculture, and find out which official in the Ministry of Agriculture knows the most about land and planting."

Jia She nodded again and again. Lin Hai was in the Yamen. Although the Imperial Academy and the Ministry of Household Affairs were two different systems, he knew better than a layman like him.

Jia Zheng was still tinkering with the decoration of the bookstore. He was quite happy when his mother said that he would send him a helper, but when he heard about the candidate, Jia Zheng immediately frowned.

"Mother, how old is Zhen'er, she has delicate skin and tender flesh, I'm afraid he won't be able to help you." Jia Zheng said tactfully.

Hong Yeyu said earnestly: "Zheng'er should do mother a favor. Your uncle's only thought now is that Zhen'er will become a talent. Jing'er and Xu's are not really doting on Zhen'er, but they can't think of a better way to teach her." Zhen'er, please come to me, even my mother can't shirk it."

After the mother said this, Jia Zheng really couldn't refuse, so she nodded helplessly. Seeing that Jia Zheng had compromised, Hongye smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother will leave homework for Zhen'er. You don't have to teach him. Just casually mentioning when doing things, why it is done here, and how many ways there are."

Jia Zheng thought to himself, that's right, when he was doing something, he said something casually and it wouldn't hinder him.

The next day, in the morning, Jia Zhen really showed up at the Rong Mansion on time, and his servants guided him to the Rongxi Hall. Hong Ye was having breakfast, and she invited Jia Zhen to eat with him.

Jia Zhen came here after breakfast, and he didn't dare to refute seeing his uncle and grandmother being so attentive, so he sat down and ate a small bowl of porridge.

After cleaning up the dishes on the table, Hongye asked Liuli to take out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and put them in front of Jia Zhen.

"Zhen'er, you must have seen what your two uncles have been doing these days. They are not naughty, but they are doing things seriously, and doing things requires hardship, so you must not make trouble for your uncle and grandma. I'm afraid you don't want your grandfather to be disappointed either, do you?"

Jia Zhen swallowed her saliva several times before nodding her head emphatically: "Aunt and grandma, please tell me, I will do it seriously."

Hongye signaled Liuli to grind ink, and said, "I say, you write."

Next, Hongye listed the things that Jia Zhen would do in the future, what books to read every day, and she had to make her own conclusions when she did random checks, otherwise she would not be sympathetic.

The more Jia Zhen writes, the more numb her face becomes. Did the uncle and grandma really punish him on purpose?

Hongye raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Don't worry, you are younger than your two uncles, they read these books honestly back then, presumably Zhen'er should be a little bit ambitious at such a young age. Look carefully, I have to take the exam every month, you must also know about the exams of your two uncles, you take the exam with them."

Jia Zhen's face suddenly changed. That Uncle She got [-] points in the exam?

"Because of your aunt, I didn't take the exam in March, so there will be no shortage of exams in April. On the 21st, you have to take the exam."

Regardless of Jia Zhen's expression, Hong Ye signaled him again: "The next thing is what you have to do today. Today you will work with your political uncle, and see what you should know about bookstore decoration."

She ignored Jia Zhen's ever-changing expression, "Keep writing! When you come back in the afternoon, my uncle and grandma will test you."

Jia Zhen cheered herself up and was mentally prepared, so she said calmly: "Please tell me, uncle and grandma!"

How many steps does it take to decorate?Why do you want to decorate like this... After the last touch, Jia Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. The task given by her uncle and grandmother today is not too difficult, and he should be able to complete it.