The Hulk of the Red Chamber

Chang’an has had a lot of snow this year. Several snowfalls not only accumulated thick snow on the roads, but many houses were also collapsed by the snow. It is said that the houses of many tenants were collapsed by the heavy snow. In addition to several injured, one was hit by a collapsed girder and died on the spot.

Mrs. Qin was taken aback, this kind of thing is the most troublesome thing, so she hurriedly asked the housekeeper to invite a doctor, brought some commonly used medicinal materials over, and ordered the head of the village to arrange the tenants properly first. On the one hand, they rewarded silver and waited for the weather to improve before repairing the house.Those tenants also knew that the host family was not to blame for this kind of thing, even if the host family did not ask, it was a matter of course, so they were very grateful.

Not only was there an accident in the village of the historian, but some people in the city and outside the city were hit by snowstorms. Looking at the number of victims reported by the Shuntian Mansion, and even the number of people who died of starvation and freezing, the officials at the Ministry of Housing were very anxious. We are about to grow up, and when we encounter this kind of thing, we need disaster relief, and disaster relief costs money. The most scarce thing in the treasury is money. You know, in such a big country, whenever there is no place to be affected by disasters, relief is needed. The salaries of civil and military officials have to be paid, and the army has to be supported... In short, there is no place where money is not spent, but the money in the treasury is stretched, and there is no way to squeeze out money to relieve the poor who suffered from the snowstorm.

I have no choice but to go to the Holy One to make a decision. The Holy One is also very aggrieved. According to the budget provided by the Ministry of Households, at least 2 taels of silver are needed to solve this matter. This kind of matter cannot be taken out of one's own internal treasury. money!He doesn't have much money in the inner treasury, not to mention, all the expenses in the palace come from his inner treasury, no matter how frugal he is, the Supreme Emperor and the noble concubine will not wrong him.

Even so, the Holy Majesty still gritted his teeth and took out 1 taels of silver from the inner treasury. At any rate, he first set up a few porridge sheds, so that those poor people would not freeze and starve to death. , life is better than him, but he doesn't know how to pay off the money he owes.

The historian discussed with a few acquainted families such as the Zheng family and the Lin family, and joined forces with some friends who were still close friends. They simply collected all the old clothes that they didn't wear very much, and each family took more or less. A few tens of hundreds of stones of rice were produced and handed over to the Shuntian Mansion, who came forward to provide disaster relief.This is necessary, otherwise, if you do it in your own name, you will be suspected of buying people's hearts.Back then, the Tian family replaced the Jiang family to occupy Qi, wasn't it just a bunch of small favors accumulated?

After the Holy Majesty learned about it, although he didn't express his appreciation on the surface, he remembered it in his heart. On New Year's Eve, he rewarded these people with extra blessings, which surprised people who didn't know. Of course , this is a later story.

The so-called rich wine and meat stinks, and there are frozen bones on the road.Poor people can only suffer in this heavy snow weather, relying on a bowl of thin porridge donated by Shuntian Mansion to survive, while rich and noble people are admiring the snow and plum blossoms. Anyway, the snow on the road will be cleared by servants, so they can do whatever they can Appreciate and comment on the snow scene.

The plum blossoms in the garden of Rongguo Mansion were in full bloom in the snow, so I posted a post and invited relatives to enjoy the snow and listen to the opera.Mrs. Qin took Shi Xiangni over there, but as for Shi Hong, he didn't go, he could not mix with Jia She and Jia Zhen, and he was not willing to be arty with Jia Zheng, so he simply used the excuse of wanting to have a party with Yiqian in the same year, Rejected.

Shi Xiangni actually had a lot of fun, she was not bad, and these days, she often corresponded with Lin Daiyu, and the two often exchanged poems and essays, so her level naturally improved. Therefore, among the girls in the Jia family, there was also It can be regarded as outstanding, but Xue Baochai is talented, but she is slick and slick, so naturally she will not offend the serious daughter of the Hou family. Shi Xiangni took the lead, so he was always in a good mood.

Mrs. Qin was not so happy. Jia Rong's daughter-in-law Qin Keqing in Ningguo Mansion fell ill.Although they are both surnamed Qin, the two families really have nothing to do with each other. Mrs. Qin doesn't know much about Qin Keqing, but when she went to visit Qin Keqing, she found something different.

It stands to reason that Qin Keqing was adopted from the Yangshengtang, and Qin Bangye was just a secretary of the Ministry of Construction and Repairs, and he had always been known as an incorruptible person. It is said that he couldn't even afford the money to hire an enlightenment teacher for his son alone. Even if she has a deep affection for her adoptive daughter, it is impossible to have much dowry. Although it is said that Jia Zhen valued this daughter-in-law back then, after all, she was going to marry her as the future clan wife. The dowry should not be too shabby, so she subsidized a lot in private However, Mrs. Qin clearly saw that some of the furnishings in Qin Keqing's bedroom were clearly used by the imperial court according to the system specifications, and some even had secret marks from the palace on them. The Rongning Second Mansion still had the signboard of the Duke’s Mansion, and there was nothing similar in the old lady’s house, but it was placed in the house of a junior like Qin Keqing, and everyone took it for granted.

Mrs. Qin immediately knew that she had discovered some terrific secrets, so she suppressed the turmoil and doubts in her heart and comforted Qin Keqing, and then, under Wang Xifeng's inquiry, recommended an imperial physician with better medical skills to her. Then he got up and prepared to leave.

Sitting in the carriage, Madam Qin asked Shi Xiangni nonchalantly if she had a good time with her sisters today.

Shi Xiangni was in a good mood, so she nodded naturally, and said, "I'm very happy. Everyone joined in poetry together, and I won the first prize. It's just a little bad. The cousin Baoyu from the second cousin's house also joined in the fun. He Talking is always a little frivolous, which makes people unhappy!"

"Didn't you say Baoyu went to school?" Mrs. Qin had long heard that Jia Baoyu was sent to study at home. She heard that she and Qin Keqing's younger brother, Qin Zhong, had to go to school every day. Otherwise, He also wouldn't bring Shi Xiangni here casually, and he couldn't help being a little displeased when he heard it now.

Shi Xiangni deftly took a piece of plum blossom fragrance from his purse, put it in the hand stove, and soon some quiet fragrance permeated, and said in his mouth: "It is said that the grandson of the old Mr. Jia Dairu in their family school is ill. , the old man is busy taking care of his grandson, so he gave the family school a vacation!"

"That's it!" Mrs. Qin had heard about that Jia Dairu, and he was also unlucky. He was Jia Daishan's concubine. Naturally, he had no hope of inheriting the family business, so he thought about taking the imperial examination, but unfortunately, no one was willing to let the concubine outshine the legitimate son. But Jia Dairu was very talented in the imperial examination. He passed the Juren examination when he was in his 20s. When he was about to improve, he was suppressed by his aunt and threatened with his biological mother's life. He vowed that he would not continue to take the exam, and Jia Daishan's ambitions came to naught.

The reason why Mrs. Qin knew about this was also because there was a little credit for Shi Taijun who had just married into Jia's family back then.Later, the old Duke passed away, and the families were divided. Jia Daishan, as the son of Xijue, naturally got the big head. The few sons just managed to get some family property. , Jia Dairu can only study, and his wife is not a person who can manage the family. She is living in a difficult situation. The reason why Jia Daishan is far more favored than Jia She is that Jia Zheng knew how to read since he was a child!Jia Daishan now remembered that he had a brother who could study. Jia Dairu's life was very tight, and the warehouses were not enough, so naturally he could not tolerate much high self-esteem. In addition to the funds for the study, the students come to the school more or less have a certain amount of restraint, which can solve Jia Dairu's plight. He naturally took advantage of the situation and began to manage the Jia family's family education. As for the results, not to mention a few children, even Jia Jing and Jia Zhu learned their enlightenment at home.However, when he got older and lacked energy, especially after his only son died early, he didn't pay much attention to family studies, it was just perfunctory. Most of them are for the rice and money subsidized by the government. Few of them really study, and most of them are fooling around in the home school.Especially now that the only grandson is seriously ill, if he still has the intention to continue teaching at home, that would be abnormal!

However, Mrs. Qin also looked down upon the members of the Jia family in private. There was only one gentleman in the family school. It didn't look like a family school.Besides, how old is Jia Dairu now, and those boys in the Jia family are not cheap, how much money can you spend by inviting one or two scholars or even raising people to sit in the hall? Aunt, Jia Zheng is looking for a cleaner!As a result, without Jia Dairu, the juniors of the Jia family didn't even have a place to study, and they wanted to rely on the imperial examination to turn over, it was a dream!

Mrs. Qin was completely desperate for the Jia family. No one seemed to have a clear mind about such a relative who could not be taken away. The treasures and even tributes in Qin Keqing's house were like a ticking time bomb. There was such a saying back then), which made Mrs. Qin shudder every time she thought about it, for fear that even the historians would be implicated.Now that I heard that Jia Daishan's grandson was also ill, he couldn't help but sighed, and said, "The sixth grandfather of the Jia family has only one bloodline in his life, so please remind me to find a good ginseng in the warehouse and send it over. It can be regarded as doing something for relatives!" Chunliu, who was serving Madam Qin, nodded hurriedly. Like the mandarin duck beside Shi Taijun, she is a big maid holding the key to the warehouse.

Shi Xiangni didn't have much interest in this, and she hadn't heard much about Jia Dairu. She just excitedly told Mrs. Qin about the poems written by a group of them. What is Qin Keqing's identity, and how historians should deal with it.