Jia Minqi's family in the Red Chamber

For more than a month, my father has been recuperating at home, saying that he was recovering from illness... In fact, he only lay in bed for two days, and then he was at home watching how his wife and children get along.

It is said that after the mother complained to the father, she regretted it that night.In the morning, he called her to the house and told her to persuade her father.

What can my father do to persuade me?What does father not understand?My father wanted to give up his status as an imperial merchant and wholeheartedly donate to be an official, so that he can be a decent official and teach his brother well.

It is too late for Baochai to be happy with his father all the time.

Even though father doesn't go out much these days, he still cleans up all the troubles caused by his brother.As for my brother...of course he still couldn't release him.

My father had no hope for my brother's study, so he spent a lot of money to hire a school captain who is an official to come to ~fuck~practice~brother.My brother lays out on the bed every night... After a month, not only has he lost a lot of weight, but he's also... a lot less courageous.

It can be seen that my brother is not really lawless and cannot be disciplined.

The mother was very distressed at first, but in the end she couldn't hold back the father. Now that she saw the more disciplined brother, she also wondered if the brother would be able to stand out if he had made up his mind earlier.

When the family affairs came to an end, Baochai was shocked to find that Miaoyu's father, Han Qi, had already been released from prison, and... seemed to want to be reinstated!

When something happened to the Han family, Baochai became more cautious: she was young but knew how to sway in the official field, and it was not something she could afford.Because her biggest connection with the Han family is the little sister Miaoyu, she never mentioned it to her father, let alone discussed it.

Otherwise, her father would have told her: the icing on the cake is never as good as the timely delivery of charcoal.Yangzhou is not a capital city, so if you follow the Lin family in everything, nothing will go wrong.

In short, Baochai is indeed the only one among Miaoyu's younger sisters who never contacted her when her father was imprisoned. She never sent letters or visited her, so Miaoyu's father escaped the catastrophe, and all the sisters also tacitly alienated Baochai. .

Baochai also felt that she hadn't received any post from her sisters for a month. She was going out today to go shopping with her mother and buy some gifts for her sisters.As a result, before visiting a few shops, the head of the house had sharp eyes and saw the Lin family's carriage from afar.

Baochai and Daiyu used to travel frequently, and their attendants all knew each other's cars.

This time Baochai couldn't say hello and said goodbye, so she took her mother and invited the sisters to sit in a teahouse on the street.

Baochai's girl passed on the message, and Yinglian Miaoyu and the others all looked at Daiyu.

Don't look at the sisters who often gather together to chat, laugh and play. They seem to be very close to each other, but in fact everyone is divided into different classes.Baochai was able to step into this circle, at least Miaoyu and the little girl of Fang's family thought that Baochai was a relative of Daiyu.

Originally, Yinglian was a little embarrassed to see Baochai in the Lin Mansion, so she asked her mother to teach her a lesson when she returned home: Xue's family is a merchant with a rich family background, but you have to remember, our family is not ordinary people, even if it is a court~Ting~ High-ranking officials can't easily abuse our family.Xue Baochai's family background is not as good as yours, and the Xue family was not particular or authentic back then, why are you embarrassed?

So now that Yinglian sees Baochai again, she is very calm and indifferent, she doesn't speak at the moment, but just glances at Xue's girl who is full of expectation.

Miaoyu couldn't see that Yinglian, the kindest of the sisters, was suffering, so she said bluntly, "Is this a begging or a threat."

When the girl heard this, her knees suddenly softened.

Daiyu smiled and said, "Look, she was scared." She had already given Zhen Baoyu a shame, and now she refuses Mrs. Xue's family, she is a little soft-spoken.Besides, she also has some friendship with Baochai, "Then sit down?" These words were directed at several sisters.

There is nothing important about Baochai, please sit down and talk about what you have learned recently-Fang Jieyuan teaches, and he will definitely not teach women's precepts.

Mrs. Xue's family looked at the girls who were as beautiful as flowers and jade, and then moved her mind to find a good wife for her son.

It's a pity that she is not good at acting, she has a smile on her mouth, but her eyes fall on the sisters from time to time - even Yinglian can guess what she means.

So this day made Daiyu very bored.

Jia Zhu sent the girls home one by one, and finally asked softly when they returned home with Daiyu, "Are you angry?"

Daiyu and her eldest cousin are already very close. Under the "instigation" of her mother, she will find her elder cousin to do homework together when her father is not at home. "I'm so angry! Why... so..." She considered For a long time, he said, "Self-righteous! The sisters don't know if they blame me behind their backs."

Jia Zhu persuaded: "Sister, you are doing well."

Daiyu said dejectedly: "I understand. If the family background is a bit poor, it's not sure how to make people judge."

Jia Zhu said: "It's meaningless to care about it seriously. They are just relying on the fact that everyone is relatives and they are familiar with each other. Sister, if you really embarrass them, it will be of no benefit to you."

Daiyu pursed her lips, "Brother Zhu, I understand, you want me to sue my parents."

Jia Zhu said softly, "When you get older, they will take your words seriously."

"You're right." Daiyu "receives advice like a flow".

Before dinner, the two brothers and sisters returned to the Lin Mansion in time.

Daiyu went to see her mother first... her father was also there, so her slightly depressed face was seen by her parents.

Jia Min wondered: "Why do you go out to relax and let go of troubles?"

Daiyu was raised by a husband and wife in every possible way. In Yangzhou, she could walk sideways, and her daughter was taught by his wife so hard that she couldn't bear it at all. Lin Hai didn't worry about her daughter being bullied. "Are you bickering with my little sister?"

Daiyu didn't hide anything, and babbled and narrated the whole day's experience.

Hearing that the boy from the Zhen family came to "block the door", Lin Hai said directly, "Nonsense."

Speaking of the two precious jades, Jia Min really felt that they were not the same: in the water mirror, I saw that the two young masters were only in their teens. rouge……

How could her daughter fall in love with such a character? !It's not that she was raised in a deep boudoir in her previous life, and she didn't know much.

Jia Baoyu's daughter has not been seen in this life, but she met Zhen Baoyu first.Jia Min didn't even need to think about it to know that Mrs. Zhen's family was attracted to her family.

Not to mention her, even the second sister-in-law who has always been at odds with her has been paying attention to her Daiyu.

Jia Min also has several "ear gods" in her natal family, and she hasn't failed to inquire about anything she wants to inquire about.But she was surprised that Brother Zhu didn't mention a word in front of her—you must know that the second sister-in-law wrote a lot of letters, so she asked her son to make more side-by-side remarks in front of her aunt.

Jia Zhu is not soft-hearted at all, and his words and deeds have his own style.Jia Min intends to take another look, as long as he is not ungrateful, let the master carefully support him.

It is said that Jia Zhu had already been ill at this time in his previous life, and in this life it was probably because he came to the south of the Yangtze River, and he did not see anything wrong with his body.

Putting this aside for the time being, the couple comforted their daughter together, Daiyu went to find her younger brother after dinner, and the rest of the couple should be talking.

As soon as her daughter left, Jia Min's expression darkened as expected-this expression must be for Lin Hai to see.

Jia Min doesn't try to be tricky, let alone be tactful, "Our daughter, master, should take care of her."

Lin Hai smiled and said, "I'm wronged, ma'am! You and Daiyu are always on top of my heart."

Jia Min didn't hold back, and broke her merits first, she also laughed, "Master, when we Daiyu reach the age of marriage, I'm afraid you have already been promoted to the third rank. If you are less than forty third rank, let me say something arrogant." , Our family background makes it possible for the prince to be a concubine."

She was not worried when she said this, because the master was absolutely reluctant to let his daughter enter the palace.When it comes time for Daiyu to be elected, the master will definitely find a way to ask for grace early.

Jia Min continued: "I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up with us in a few years, so we started early. This is not something we can do by preparing our daughters with more servants."

In fact, she wasn't too worried about the two Baoyus—these two children were not very capable, and they weren't cruel enough. She had plenty of ways to get their own fathers to teach them a lesson.

What she is worried about is that the real powerful family has moved their minds about marriage.She has seen many little girls, but no one has a better color than Daiyu.

Lin Hai heard the words and said, "I heard that the Xue family plans to send their daughter into the palace?"

"Being donating officials, the difficulty is that the Xue family is planning to find a real vacancy." There are also many capable ministers who came from donating officials, but donating officials can't achieve first rank in this dynasty.

"That's right. Just donating a grade will not help his daughter enter the palace."

"Or, let's show him the way. I'm thinking about getting their family back to Beijing as soon as possible."

Lin Hai was also a little surprised, "Did they offend you? Or do you really want to help them?"

Jia Min said honestly: "It's not that I'm offended, but I'm not very patient with their family. But the father and daughter are not bad."

Lin Haidao: "Businessmen seek profit."

Jia Min smiled, "I'm just helping them."

In the previous life, this girl taught me Daiyu with virtuous and virtuous virtues, so in this life, I will follow your wishes and enter the palace to be "virtuous and virtuous". "Shaohua Xiuxiao has no root at all, and the good wind sends me to Qingyun by force." Jia Min has to praise her for her really great ambition.

Lin Hai became more and more curious, "What's the matter?"

Jia Min resolutely said, "Master knows that my second sister-in-law and I have never gotten along. I can't get close to her own sister and her daughter either. Logically, I shouldn't care about the younger generation, but... I'm really uncomfortable. Everyone knows it well." For things that are clear, you have to pretend to be ignorant."

Lin Hai waved his hand, "I know what Ma'am means." He has been a salt censor for several years, and he has dealt with salt merchants a lot, so he can understand his wife's feelings: some salt merchants have a calculating self-confidence. The familiar flattery is indeed indescribably annoying.

"When we return to Beijing, I'll see if there are any officials in Beijing."

Xue Huan donated an official, relying on the master, and donated a real shortage...but it was a Beijing official...

If the natal family gets the news, it will be very lively.

Of course, Lin Hai will never take the initiative to tell Xue Huan that I will help you find a real vacancy, but will wait until Xue Huan comes to ask for help seriously before making a move.

The couple had already discussed and decided, so Jia Min concentrated on packing her luggage and preparing for the master to return to Beijing to report on his duties.

It was a good time to return to Beijing this time.It was the end of spring and the beginning of summer of another year, and the son had already turned one year old, and the family set off to return to Beijing by water.

Jia Zhu was still very attentive on the road: he also sensed that his uncle and aunt were somewhat dissatisfied with his parents.

It's just that there are some things he said, and his parents won't listen.It's better to wait until his family has to listen to what he has to say, and then bring up the old matter again.

But he said that when they arrived at the capital along the canal, their family settled down temporarily at the post station. Lin Hai didn't care about the exhaustion of the journey and changed into official uniforms.

The length of the waiting time is enough to see the weight in the heart of the Holy One.Lin Hai waited for less than half an hour before seeing Tianyan.

In the past few years of Lin Hai's tenure, the salt tax has always been punctual and accurate, and he has reported several important events in advance, especially Taixing, which directly stirred the most tense heartstrings of the Holy Majesty.

After leaving the palace, Lin Hai couldn't see anything on his face. When he saw his wife and daughter, he immediately showed a relaxed look, "Go back to our house in Beijing for a while, and then go back to Jiangnan."

Earlier, my mother sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that it was too late to tidy up the house and she would go back to her mother's house for a short stay.

Jia Min didn't respond.

And Jia Zhu waited until his uncle and aunt returned to the Lin Mansion in Beijing together, and then returned home with his long entourage. As for the maids his mother sent to the south of the Yangtze River to serve him, they all stayed in Yangzhou. return.

Back home, he went to see his grandmother first.

Seeing her grandson's tired face, Mother Jia simply asked her daughter and son-in-law about their family's recent situation, and then asked her grandson to go back to her room to rest.

In other words, when he got the news, Jia Lian went to the pier early to meet him, but he didn't receive anyone, and he was scolded by his father just now.

After returning to the room, the daughter-in-law Wang Xifeng complained again, "That's my aunt. The elder brother is a nephew, so why isn't the master a nephew?" Her natal uncle has said several times that my uncle's future is limitless, and being a junior is more flattering It never hurts.

Being able to get someone out of the death row on the prince's territory and reinstating the officials, this really shocked the entire Rongguo Mansion.After Rong Guo Gong Jia Daishan passed away, the Rong Guo Mansion couldn't hide when the prince was involved in the fight, how could there be any plan for it?Both Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng are not completely ignorant of the current situation.

Jia Lian was also a little depressed, but said, "Second uncle is awkward because of the Jia Yucun incident, but uncle and aunt are still the same to elder brother."

Who told Jia Zhu to learn how to learn?Wang Xifeng said: "I only heard that uncle and aunt love Daiyu the most, why not think of a way here?" Uncle and aunt can't fool her, but my little cousin... is young after all.

This makes sense.Jia Lian couldn't help thinking about it.

Here, Jia Min returned home, settled down a bit, and then accepted the snowflake-like post: Lin Hai's official position has almost been confirmed, and he will be the next one to be a Daoist in Zhejiang.

Zheng Sipin Daotai in his 30s... You have to know how many people in their 30s have not yet been awarded Jinshi.

There is never a shortage of smart people in Beijing, everyone counts: Lin Hai joins the cabinet...the hope is great!It's time to "bet"!

Daiyu was also taken aback by how many "old friends" her parents had.

As the daughter grows up, there are some things that need to be explained clearly to her—the daughter's mouth is tight enough, and she can hold her breath.

Jia Min said: "Being a Jinshi, let's not talk about those Hanlin, it is most common to order a seventh rank. Even if you can get the first rank in the Jingcha every three years, you can be promoted to a promotion on time. You can calculate from the seventh rank, How many years does it take to go from the sixth rank to the first rank? If you calculate the age of Jinshi, there are still seventy if you don’t enter the cabinet, you will have to retire... You can see why your father has provoked so many people to make friends with him .”

Daiyu blinked, "That's not to say that if you don't get promoted in the middle of the 30th grade, you will have no hope of getting a first rank in this life!"

Jia Min said: "As for the official rank of Hanlin, it is much higher. So after thirty, if there is no hope of winning the first or second rank, the first and second ranks probably don't even need to be considered."

Daiyu thought for a while, and finally hugged her mother's arm and whispered, "Is there a chance for father to join the cabinet?"

Jia Min smiled and said, "Otherwise, why are they so enthusiastic?"

The number of assistant ministers in the cabinet of this dynasty has always been six.Seniority is also considered in the cabinet. According to Lin Hai's age, he can not only join the cabinet, but also stay in the cabinet for more than ten years... So not only the cabinet is expected, but even the first assistant and the second assistant are expected!

Jia Min patted her daughter on the back and said, "Since you know, you should be more cautious in your words and deeds in the future, but if someone doesn't have eyes, you don't need to be polite."

Daiyu suddenly said: "You nobles...it's not a big deal."

Jia Min nodded straightly, "There are too few talented people among the nobles. If you know that you want to sit on the mountain, you must work hard, and you must use the right way!"

Hearing her mother's obvious intentions, Daiyu asked in a low voice, "Mom, I just want to get close to Big Brother Zhu, isn't it?"

Jia Min hugged her daughter, so relieved!

That night, she took Lin Haihaosheng to praise her daughter, and said flatteredly, "Daiyu is too much like the master in terms of appearance and temperament!"

Lin Hai rubbed his nose, "I said why did Daiyu's eyes shine when she just looked at me, I thought our girl had no money."

The admiration of his wife and daughter, he is extremely comfortable.

However, Jia Min carefully selected and rejected many posts, carefully set the schedule, and visited one by one or waited for others to visit.

But before that, she had to take her husband and children back to her natal home.The family entered Rongguo Mansion through the main entrance, and entered the inner house in a sedan chair... Jia Min saw his mother as soon as he entered the door.

She quickly got off the sedan chair, pulled her daughter and ran over.

Mother misses her daughter, so she wants to greet her in person. At this time, whoever pays attention to dignity without winking, Jia's mother can shame anyone in public!Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, and Mrs. Wang and her sister-in-law were both sad, but they had to follow behind the mother-in-law to meet this difficult sister-in-law.

Mother Jia's love for her daughter cannot be faked.

Jia Min knew that as long as she was alive, her mother would definitely support her.As for after she died... the past life is really hard to describe.

She did have a bit of a knot in her heart, but this was her own mother, and seeing her mother come to welcome her in person, half of the dissatisfaction and resentment dissipated.In this life, their husband and wife are living a good life - after all, without her grandfather and father, she would not have to live again. She is too lazy to be serious about some trivial matters, but if anyone is greedy...

It's really... It's not good that she can't stop being angry when she sees the second sister-in-law.Jia Min secretly laughed at herself: She still has to accumulate merit.

Seeing her daughter in her arms, Jia's mother smiled, was about to cry, and bit her lower lip...she laughed first, "Why are you getting more and more childish?"

Jia Min said: "When I saw my mother, I naturally forgot about myself." Then, he followed his mother back to the room.

After meeting each other, Li Wan and Wang Xifeng went down to prepare meals and at the same time called the girls over.

Jia Min sat next to her mother.She took Daiyu to show her mother a closer look, and then showed off the fat son to her mother.

The son is much stronger and stronger than children of the same age, but he has a good temper.

At least at home, the husband and wife and Daiyu took turns to play with it, and the brat didn't necessarily make a sound.The one-year-old son was already able to support his grandmother's legs to stand firm, and when he raised his head and narrowed his eyes, he smiled and showed his white teeth.

Jia Min was still teaching him, "Call me grandma."

The sons were really obedient, and said one by one, "Grandmother."

Mother Jia was overjoyed, and stretched out her hand to hold her grandson in her arms, and sincerely said to her daughter, "It's really heavy."

Jia Min said: "This kid's appetite is only slightly worse than his sister's, can he not sink?"

The mother and daughter enjoyed each other happily, and Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang smiled so hard that the corners of their mouths were a little stiff: it's just that one of them was obviously stiff and the other was not.But for the first time, the sister-in-law and sister-in-law had a tacit understanding: this has hurt their grandson!

Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang were heartbroken because of the meeting gift Jia Mu gave to her granddaughter and grandson.

She gave Daiyu a good set of titles, and she also picked out a set of books—a set of rare copies from the collection of her husband Jia Daishan.I gave my grandson a wooden sword, but the hilt and scabbard are inlaid with gems of various colors.

Jia Min was also a little surprised: I can't blame my mother for thinking too much.In fact, the mother also knew that no matter how prosperous the Rongguo Mansion was, neither her two sons could count on her, so she could only rely on her grandson.

And the future of the grandchildren will mostly fall on the daughter and son-in-law.

Besides these things, including her husband's relics and her private house, she showed her grandson and granddaughter face to face, and no one could say anything.

Daiyu glanced at the gift, and sure enough, all her eyes fell on the set of solitary copies.And the little wooden sword was shiny, and the fat boy grinned again when he saw it.

Jia's mother herself gave books to her granddaughter, although this set of books was actually for her daughter Jia Min - her husband said before his death that he would give most of his collection to his daughter, but her daughter was far away in Yangzhou at the time.

Jia Min also knew that this set of books was given by her mother on behalf of her father, so thinking about it made her eyes ache.

She didn't speak, while Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang talked about the daily life with Daiyu.

When asked what books she read, Daiyu answered honestly, and told the two aunts that her current husband is Jieyuan.

The sea of ​​jealousy that Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang had just calmed down suddenly surged again.Mrs. Xing is fine, Mrs. Wang has a deep grudge against my sister-in-law, but the eldest son has to count on the support of my sister-in-law's family, so she can only forcefully laugh, "Besides studying, can you become a female celebrity?"

Jia Min answered immediately, "It's good to be able to hold a needle and thread. Is it possible for a family like us that a girl needs to use a needle and thread every day after she gets married?"

Mrs. Wang stopped talking immediately.

Jia Min said again: "Girls are not only not allowed to be blind when they study, the girls in our family have a good future. They can't marry and they can't talk about poetry and songs with their husbands."

These words directly poked Mrs. Wang's heart.Mrs. Wang's complexion changed at that moment: her natal brothers had already reminded her that there is no harm in getting along with Lin Hai's family, but she just couldn't get angry.She has worked hard in this family for so many years, as long as her sister-in-law is mentioned in the family, no one will remember her!

Jia Min looked at the second sister-in-law also unhappy: why do you tease me again?

It's really boring to show off your tongue, but she is really aggrieved after laughing it off.The eldest sister-in-law is still a first-rank imperial order, she has the final say at home, how many servants really respect her?Second sister-in-law, shouldn't you also live like this?

Mrs. Xing looked left and right and smiled quietly.

Mother Jia poked her daughter's forehead when she heard the words, "You. The two of you are really...you always talk to each other when you don't meet, and you still talk to each other when you see each other."

Jia Min thought about it carefully: Isn't that what it is.

It's getting colder here, and the girl is reporting outside the door: Grandma Zhu and Lian and Mistress Lian are here with the girls... Of course, Baoyu is indispensable.