The Rich and the Idlers of the Red Chamber

Not long after Ah Shou caught Zhou, Jia She's family went back to live in another courtyard outside the city. Not only was life outside the city quiet and comfortable, but it was also a way for Jia She to express his attitude. He didn't want to get involved in any government affairs. Not interested.

This year is the year of the Spring Festival, and the Spring Festival starts in March, but generally speaking, people from farther away have arrived years ago, and most people arrive in the capital around the first month or early February, ready to participate in the Spring Festival, after all There are still many preparatory activities before Chunwei. The most troublesome thing is nothing but the residence. It is okay to have relatives in the capital, just go there directly.Others have to rent a house or live in a hotel!The best location is naturally not far from the Gongyuan. The inns and private houses here are also the most sought-after. Other locations in the inner city are also feasible. At most, it is best to leave early on the day of the exam.If it is a little later, you can only live in Datongpu in the outer city or in a poor area. In that case, how efficient you are in studying is open to question.

Those who can be admitted to Juren will never be short of money. Don’t read what the scriptures say about poor scholars. In fact, the imperial court already has a lot of subsidies for being admitted. There are tax exemptions, and there are silver money and Lumi subsidies every year for the granary students. Although it is not much, it can always get by.And even if you don't pass the Juren exam, you can open a private school in the countryside or be a teacher for a wealthy landlord, and if you "degenerate" a bit, it's always easy to work as an accountant for others, so life is absolutely no problem.

This is true for scholars, let alone Juren. The simplest thing is that Juren has the tax-free privilege of hundreds of acres of land. Just relying on this, you can become a landlord.If there is a way, everyone can get an official position of the eighth rank and the ninth rank. Although promotion is more difficult, if there are no special circumstances, the fifth rank is the limit.But even if they are Jinshi, there are only a few who can really become officials of the fifth rank or above, so there is not much difference.

Therefore, most of the candidates who go to the capital to rush for the exam have to find a good location to live, so it is naturally necessary to come early.

In February, the weather began to warm up, and the plum grove in the other courtyard began to bloom. Jia She's ability to plant flowers has now been affirmed in the vicinity of Gyeonggi. Jia She is nicknamed "the master of planting flowers" by some people ", "Master Cherishing Flowers", the peonies, plums, chrysanthemums, etc. that Jia She went in before were lucky enough to be seen by a few people, but they were hidden in the deep palace by the sage later, and it was rare for even concubines, let alone others.

And those in the palace couldn't see it, so why can't they come to Jia She's side to see it?Jia She will not turn away people who appreciate flowers. He has now made a rule that every three and nine days of every month, he will open the garden that is in bloom to the outside world, but naturally the number of people must be limited. If you want to enjoy the flowers, please make an appointment in the next post!

This sounds a bit pretentious, but the vast majority of people have no objection to this. After all, it is Jia She's own garden, and it is already reasonable for Jia She to open it to outsiders like them, and not to let too many people in. It is also responsible for them and themselves. If there are too many people, the garden will be ruined, and what should be done if something happens.What's more, Jia Amnesty is not Bai Ding, he is the Viscount Shunping personally appointed by the Holy Majesty, a figure in the emperor's heart, even if you want to use power to overwhelm others, you must have this power!

After the rules were established, Jia Amnesty's life became much easier. Anyway, on the occasion of every three and nine, his family members just don't go into the open garden.

Jia Shen's small life was very simple, usually spending time with his wife, coaxing his son, cultivating a few flowers and plants, reading some stories and travel notes, it was very leisurely and fulfilling.

After Ah Shouhui left, he was not reconciled to just wandering around inside the house. He yearned for things outside very much. There is no industrial pollution these days, and any place can be called a natural oxygen bar. Besides, the weather is getting warmer day by day. One is a doctor, so he doesn't mind taking Ah Shou to the garden for a few laps every day.

It had just rained a little the day before, and Jia She was in a good mood. After talking to Mrs. Zhang, he took Ah Shou to wander in the garden, because it was the ninth day, and Jia She didn't go to Meilin either. Instead, he took Ah Shou to wander in the garden along the cobblestone path, pointing out various flowers and plants to A Shou.

A Shou is obviously a very smart child, he repeated it twice, and he remembered it, and when he saw the winter jasmine that had just bloomed, he waved his arm like a lotus root and muttered: "I want flowers, flowers! "

Jia Amnesty broke off a branch and held it in A Shou's hand. A Shou waved the branch with yellow flowers, his face full of excitement.

The child's physical strength is limited. At the beginning, he could jump and run non-stop. After a while, he was too tired to walk. He squatted on the ground playing tricks. Jia She laughed and hugged Ah Shou: "Okay, Dad is holding you, Ah Shou, where are you going?"

Ah Shou pointed in a certain direction, and Jia Amnesty carried him and walked along the path. The father and son laughed and laughed all the way there.Jia Amnesty was very reassured about his home, he wanted to cultivate a father-son relationship with his son, so he didn't ask his servants to follow him, but there were gardeners and gardeners everywhere in the garden, so he wasn't afraid of any problems.

After walking around for a long time, the little guy was very excited and insisted on moving forward, but Jia She felt that it was getting late. Usually at this time, Ah Shou was already eating extra meals, so he discussed with Ah Shou, first Go back to eat something, wait until he wakes up after taking a nap in the afternoon, and then bring him over to play.

Obviously, for such an older child, reasoning is obviously useless. Seeing Ah Shou's pouting and blinking eyes, Jia She couldn't help but call the gardener in the garden. , Let him go out and bring Ah Shou's snacks or something, and then continue to walk forward with A Shou.

Ah Shou doesn't need Jia She to continue to hug him now, he walked forward excitedly, and suddenly ran up and down, Jia She followed behind, and he didn't worry about him falling and bumping, boy It is normal to fall, beat and beat. In the Tang Dynasty, it was common for disciples of various sects to break their legs in order to practice qinggong. What's more, the weather has not completely warmed up yet, and Ah Shou is wearing thick clothes, even if he falls , there will be no problem.

Then, Jia Amnesty saw what attracted Ah Shou's attention, but it was a white porcelain cup floating down from the stream. This white porcelain cup was very delicate, with a thin carcass, almost translucent, with The colored halo shows that it is a fine product in the official kiln.

No matter what kind of plant it is, a source of water is essential. When Jia She was planning that day, he brought in running water, dug an artificial stream, and meandered through the entire garden.When he saw the first cup, he might have thought it was accidental, but when the second cup floated down, Jia Amnesty already understood that the person who came here today, Mei Lin, was just playing with the water cup.

It is not unusual for Jia She, but in Ah Shou's view, it is obviously very interesting to have a beautiful cup floating down in the water, so he immediately pulled Jia She to go up the river, keeping his eyes on the stream, Seeing another cup floating over, he clapped his hands and laughed, and then continued to run forward.

This side is not far from the plum garden, and it didn't take long to get outside the plum garden.Different gardens are usually separated by fences made of bamboo fences or plants such as roses and wisterias, and an exit is left in the middle, which is naturally guarded to prevent people from going to the wrong place.

My little master rushed in without hesitation, followed by my master, and the guard at the door naturally had nothing to say, so he had to pretend he didn't see it.Jia She gave some instructions to the servant in a low voice, and then followed Ah Shou in.

Jia Amnesty didn't feel uncomfortable either. Although the place is open for others to use, even if it's rented out, it's not unreasonable for the landlord to come over by chance to take a look.

Ah Shou ran to the place, and he was tired from running, so he opened his arms consciously. With a chuckle, Jia Amnesty stepped forward to hug Ah Shou, nodded affectionately on A Shou's nose, and said, "You little girl." Things, today Daddy made an exception for you!"

While talking, he carried Ah Shou to the group of people who borrowed Merlin to hold a poetry meeting, and said loudly: "My child is curious, I will be an uninvited guest waiting for my father and son, please don't mind!"

Although the visitors were all scholars, there were also people from famous families in the capital. Naturally, someone recognized Jia She, stood up and said with a smile, "It turns out that the master's family is here. How can you call it an uninvited guest!"

Jia She said with a smile: "You are all outstanding men of the moment, Jia is just an upstart rich local man, today is the right time for a meeting, but he wants to bring his son along to impress you all!"

On the other side, there was a young man who seemed to be in his weaker years and said with a smile: "If the owner of Xihua is a wealthy upstart, we are not even as good as the soil! Besides, the owner of Xihua suggested the introduction of good seeds, and built The igloo saves the disaster victims from sleeping in the open in the wind and snow, and it’s all for the benefit of the country and the people. Although we can read articles and poems, it’s just to make people laugh. Compared with Master Cherishing Flowers, I’m really ashamed!”

"Brother Ruhai said yes!" A group of scholars echoed in unison. No matter what they thought deep down in their hearts, Jia Amnesty, whether he was appointed an official or a knight, was saving people. It can be seen what kind of person he is, even if scholars look down on generals People from the family background, but people like Jia Amnesty can almost be built a shrine and set up a god tablet in the folks. Naturally, they cannot be underestimated.

When Jia She heard those people calling the young man before him Brother Ru Hai, his heart moved, and he couldn't help but scrutinized him carefully. Seeing that he was handsome, tall and tall, and looked like a handsome young man, he nodded secretly. , but his face remained calm, and he said: "Everyone is absurd, pardon is a person with no ambitions, but it's just a coincidence!"

After introducing each other, Jia Amnesty also got to know the people present, and that person was indeed Lin Ruhai.Afterwards, under the recommendation of several people, they judged their poetry meeting, and the poetry meeting went on. A group of scholars also looked at him with admiration.Because of Jia Amnesty's curiosity, he had a few more conversations with Lin Ruhai, and found out that Lin Ruhai's father was a practical person, so it was no wonder that he would be able to sit in the position of Xunyan Yushi for many years in the future.

I thought that after this poetry meeting, Jia She and Lin Ruhai would have nothing to do with each other. As a result, just a few days after the end of the meeting, Jia Daishan, who had never been to the house after Jia She moved out, came over and wanted Zhang's Ask Zhang's family to find out if Lin Ruhai is engaged, and he intends to marry Jia Min to Lin Ruhai.