The Rich and the Idlers of the Red Chamber

To be honest, in Jia She's eyes, the Rong Mansion is just acting out of favor after taking advantage of it.The current situation in the Rong Mansion has long been beyond the reach of high and low. Although the Zhen family is in trouble, after all, the daughter of the family has undergone a relatively good upbringing, has a certain vision and insight, and can still take on the responsibility of being the head of the house. of responsibility.

The Jia family wanted to find a girl of similar quality, and the only ones they could choose were those noble or official families, and they couldn't be those who had already declined. In the original book, the Xing family and You family were such declining officials. Why do they not have enough status in the family due to their family background? On the one hand, it is because they are vassals, and they are not liked by their husbands and in-laws. In addition, it is largely because of the education they have received. They may be able to be a small official. The mistress of the family is somewhat unqualified for a family like the Ningrong Second Mansion.

In Jia Zhu's situation, the only ones who are willing to marry their family are the daughters of those small officials and officials. How well educated and what kind of knowledge can the daughters of these families have.If Jia Zhu is only satisfied with being a low-level official all his life, then such a wife is enough. If he wants to go further, Zhen Hongying is his best choice.

When Jia Jing made a move, Jia Amnesty didn't intervene in anything else. The Rong Mansion escaped a catastrophe because it was too useless. In short, the Rong Mansion didn't suffer any impact on the matter of the Zhen family, and it was the same. Didn't get any benefit at all.

Rong Mansion is considered to be excluded from the core of the entire Jia clan. Everyone knows about the overseas development led by Jia She and Ning Mansion, but Rong Mansion doesn't know it at all.Jia Jing made drastic reforms to the family education. Although the concubine also entered the school in Rongfu, to be honest, I don’t know if it’s true or just pretending, but on the surface it’s a muddy mess.His grades in reading have always been in the middle and lower. Anyway, he will not be so bad that he will be kicked out, and he will not surprise people in the first place. Therefore, he is nothing more than dawdling in the home school.

In the past few years, the Jia family also has a few who seem to be a little talented in reading. Naturally, they have received strong support from the family school, hoping to let them take the road of imperial examinations.The other students naturally don't have such a good thing. If you reach a certain age and still can't get a certain grade, then don't waste your time on this matter. It's a waste of time and your life.

Because of Jia Amnesty's suggestion, for those who are not talented in these imperial examinations but know a lot of characters, they are not considered illiterate. Naturally, we should give them some other choices, let the young masters of the Jia family be craftsmen and the like It is obviously impossible to be lowly servants. However, it is no problem to let them follow the management and learn some accounting and management skills. Even if they have any plans for the future, such as setting up a shop, In other words, if you want to start a business, you can make a plan first. The clan will give you a certain amount of subsidies, and some low-interest loans will also be given. After they get the money, they can use the money as the first pot of gold. , start their own business.

Because the things in Nanyang were so violent, many Jia family members who were originally in the Jia family had a difficult life and were almost unable to get rid of it. After arriving in Nanyang, they made a lot of money. Therefore, many young people in the Jia family People really want to make a living, so many people received the start-up funds and low-interest loans from the clan after they almost reached adulthood. With this money, I bought some high-priced and easy-to-sell goods in Nanyang, and directly and firmly boarded the sea boat going south, each and every one of them vowed that they would not go back to their hometown if they didn't make a fool of themselves!

Not only Nanyang, but also Australia, which is now named Anrong, has also become a place where the Jia family is rushing to develop.The aborigines in Anrong are easier to deal with than those in Nanyang. If they are placed in the Central Plains, the linen that is too thick to make clothes can be exchanged for a lot of sands and corals. There is even Jia’s family The people of the tribe exchanged a large piece of dog head gold from the aborigines with a small cracked target mirror.

However, the members of the Jia family also know the truth of making a fortune in silence. If you tell others about this kind of good thing, if you can’t say it, they will be robbed by others. But let’s forget about Nanyang. Rong's side is different, it's a big place, although I heard that many places are similar to the Western Regions, full of yellow sand, not suitable for living, but after all, the Jia family can't swallow such a big place by themselves.Therefore, the members of the Jia family finally thought of a solution that was not a solution. The family was not enough to have enough children. They bought a lot of people who signed the death contract from Ren Yazi, regardless of gender, and took them directly to the boat. After arriving there , Let these people who signed the death contract help with the work, whether it is a farm or a ranch, there are people there.

As for those natives, those who are willing to trade honestly are naturally fine. Even the Central Plains has always had a good way of dealing with the so-called barbarians. Those natives look a little strange, but after entering Zhuxia, they are also part of our family, well, even if they are second-class citizens, they are still part of our family!

The Jia family made this kind of immigration and colonization very enjoyable, and each family didn't know how much benefit they got from it, but the Rong Mansion didn't hear the slightest bit of news, and they still followed their own ideas and made their own way. Live at your own pace.Even though Jia Jing was somewhat supportive of the Rong Mansion, he still had some disbelief in the family of the Rong Mansion, especially that guy Jia Zheng, who never knew when he would sell them for the sake of his own glory and wealth.

Although Jia Jing, Jia Amnesty and the others wanted to make money, they also wanted to support the tribe and leave a way for the Jia family, but, to be honest, if the superiors knew about this kind of thing, they still had to be provoked. Doubtful, after all, people in your family are running overseas all at once, what is going on, do you have any plans?What's more, although a rough map of Anrong's place has been drawn now, Jia Amnesty also discovered that it is a circle larger than the Central Plains, and the old Jia's family can establish another country there, saying that If you are alone, how can you let others know about such things.

Those members of the Jia family were not sure what to say, but overseas is so big, and most people really have no intention of leaving their hometown unless they can no longer survive.At this moment, everyone has the idea of ​​the heaven and the kingdom, and they all think that the Central Plains is the center of the world. For other people, no matter if they are from Nanyang, Xiyang or Dongyang, they all look at them with a sense of superiority.That being the case, who would go to these barbarian lands to live a life of ruthlessness and blood?

No matter how good Anrong is, in the eyes of many people, it is probably similar to places like Qiongzhou, Jiaozhou, Yunnan and Guizhou. The people living in these places are all ethnic minorities, and the folk customs are tough, and the mountains and rivers are poor. Everyone knows that those places What kind of peacocks, ivory, and various mountain medicinal materials are produced. The problem is that there are still relatively few people who really go there.

Therefore, the Jia family doesn't need to worry about someone competing with them for the territory for the time being, and they can arrange it slowly in their spare time. Anyway, before the critical moment, everyone will not really leave the great foundation of the Central Plains and go overseas.At least, the generation of Jia Jing and Jia She didn't mean that.But I heard that Jia Zhen seemed to intend to take a trip to see how big the outside world is.

In addition, Jia Chen and Jia Lang also have thoughts in this regard, but they are still a little younger, and no one can rest assured that they will run away at this age. It is not because of relatives or something, but I don’t know how much they will go Thousands of miles, across the Pacific Ocean!

Most importantly, Jia Chen is getting married!

That's right, after Concubine Zhen Gui's filial piety, it's time for the princess who was given a marriage before to get married.

Princess Rong Le's Princess Mansion has already been built, and even the map of the Princess Mansion is said to have been discussed between Jia Chen and Princess Rong Le through Tu Mingyan.

As for the Jia family, Princess Rongle and her eldest son cannot really be called to live in the princess mansion in the future, using their own house as a hotel. Therefore, a yard is also reserved for Jia Chen and his young couple, and they can switch sides in the future. Hold on!For this reason, the yard has been rectified in a big way, not because of anything else, or the word: regulation.Although Jia She said that he is the Marquis, the rules of the Marquis are different from those of the princess. The princess is a royal family, and Princess Rong Le has been named the eldest princess. Her status is comparable to that of a prince. Therefore, the courtyard has to be Repair according to the identity of the eldest princess.

Jia Amnesty had no shortage of money or good things, and the regulation was nothing more than troublesome. Therefore, it only took about half a year, and it was done, waiting for the princess to marry.

The princess is getting married. To be honest, for Jia She and his wife, there are really not many things to do. After all, the princess is considered a king, and it is not good for Jia She and Zhang to put on the airs of parents-in-law in front of the princess. After everything is done, you only need to do what you need to do under the command of those officials from the Ministry of Rites.

In particular, the wedding banquet is mainly held in the Princess Mansion. Although there are dozens of tables in the Anlehou Mansion, most of them are people who are not qualified to go to the Princess Mansion. They are almost all relatives and friends, not like the princess. On the other side of the mansion, there are a bunch of clans.

This made Jia She feel a little weird, as if his son had been married to the royal family.After entertaining the guests, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help being a little depressed. After the wedding banquet was over, she went back to the room with Jia She to rest, and sighed: "This matter is done today. It doesn't feel like marrying a wife, but like I'm marrying my daughter!"

Jia She also smiled on the side, and said, "What's so bad about it, it saves us a lot of trouble!"

Mrs. Zhang rolled her eyes at Jia She: "Can this be the same? My good son will have to live with the princess in the princess mansion from now on. This is really unaccustomed! In the future, Aning's marriage must be planned early! "

Jia She said with a smile: "Don't worry, our family will definitely not have a second princess, and the royal princesses are not all prepared for our family!"

Mrs. Zhang felt a little melancholy when she thought about it: "Actually, even if you don't marry the princess, it's easy to find a suitable one for Ah Shou's marriage. Finding a suitable one is more troublesome! Especially for you, Enhou, the child is not sensible, and you are not sensible either. He said he likes medical skills, so you really let him study medicine. What is the benefit of studying medicine? Yes, will you call Ah Ning into the Imperial Hospital in the future?"

Speaking of this, Mrs. Zhang became a little depressed again. She was born in a scholarly family, and she always felt that everything was low-grade, but she was good at studying. However, neither of her two sons was willing to take the imperial examinations. Shi really wanted to sigh, but Jia She was a father, and he let it go and supported him vigorously. What's the matter?

Thinking like this, Mrs. Zhang sighed again: "Enhou, you are pampering the children now, if they regret it in the future, what should they do?"

Jia Amnesty couldn't help being a little funny, and said: "Yuan'er, what do you have to regret what you said, as a father, I have done enough for them, even if they lie on the bed and do nothing, it is nothing. Picked up a title, and set up such a family business, but they will not worry about food and drink in the future! They are all boys, since they made a choice at the beginning, they should be responsible for their own choice! What's so good about being an official? Companion to the monarch is like companion to a tiger. Look at how many people have lost their heads in the imperial court, how many people have confiscated their homes and exiled, and dismissed from office? Besides, there is nothing wrong with studying medicine, I just watched Aning is quite talented in this, it is impossible to say that he will be famous in history in the future!"

Zhang Shi was comforted by Jia She, and also laughed: "You will coax me, and you will leave your name in history. Me, as long as the children are safe and sound in the future, that is better than anything else!"

Jia She patted Mrs. Zhang on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Ah Shou was only a little old at the beginning, and now he is married. When the children are all married and start a family, we will be able to enjoy life in peace. As for the future , children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and we can't control that much! Yuan'er, I'm tired today, let's go to bed early, and Ah Shou has to bring the princess over tomorrow!"

Although in name, the princess is the emperor, the son-in-law and even the parents of the son-in-law are ministers, but this is only in name. If a princess wants to live in harmony with her husband's family, she can't pretend to be a princess in front of her husband's family. If you are on airs, you have to show your own attitude when facing your parents-in-law. If people carry people in bridal sedan chairs, everyone will give in, so it will be a good thing for everyone.

After a night of nothing to say, Jia She usually wakes up relatively early. He has developed a habit over the years. He wakes up at dawn without waking Mrs. Zhang. Mrs. Zhang who came here had breakfast together.

As a result, Jia She just woke up here, and Zhang's side also woke up. It was the first time her son got married, and Zhang was really nervous. Last night, she wanted to communicate with Jia She again, but Jia She never came to sleep. The quality is very good, not long after sticking to the pillow, her breathing stabilized, but Mrs. Zhang fell into a light sleep all night, with a little movement, she would open her eyes, thinking that it was dawn outside.

It would be fine if Jia Chen married the daughter of a well-matched family, but he married a princess. Even if Mrs. Zhang had met Princess Rong Le a few times in the palace, she still had a good impression of Princess Rong Le. It's a hasty side. In the future, I might have to face Princess Rong Le day and night, and live under the same roof. If I left a bad impression on Princess Rong Le on the first day, will it affect the relationship between the young couple?

In short, Mrs. Zhang didn't sleep well all night, and now Jia She opened her eyes and moved a little. Mrs. Zhang also woke up with a start: "Is it dawn?"

Jia Amnesty felt a little helpless, and said: "Yuan'er, madam, it's still early, why don't you sleep for a while, and call you for my husband's sake?"

But Mrs. Zhang said: "The princess is coming over today, so I have to get up early!"

Seeing that Mrs. Zhang had faint dark circles under her eyes, Jia She could not help crying and laughing, and said: "The two of them slept late last night, and they are newly married, and it is common for them to have trouble until midnight. I'm sure he hasn't woken up yet, besides, it takes nearly a quarter of an hour by car to get here from the Princess Mansion, and he just asks someone to watch the movement at the door of the Princess Mansion. The chariots and horses are out, it’s not too late for us to go out, what are you doing in such a hurry now?”

Over the years, Mrs. Zhang has always been calm and organized the affairs of the family in an orderly manner without any omissions, but now she showed such a look, which made Jia She feel dumbfounded, but at the same time it was a little fresh, He comforted Zhang and said, "Yuan'er, it's still early, you should have a good rest first, after a while, my husband will call you!"

Listening to Jia She's gentle words, Mrs. Zhang suddenly felt all the tension in her stomach dissipate. She glanced at Jia She, and was soothed by the determination in Jia She's eyes, exhaled lightly, and closed her eyes.

Jia She used some zhenqi when he spoke before, which has the effect of calming the nerves and even hypnosis. Mrs. Zhang couldn't sleep well all night, but now she was soothed by Jia She, and her breathing gradually became lighter. Woke up, finally fell asleep.

Jia She got up lightly, washed and took care of himself as usual, changed into a strong outfit, then went to the courtyard to fight a set of fists, danced a sword for a while, sweating a little, and then Then he went back to the house, where hot water had been prepared. After Jia She took a bath, he steamed his hair and changed into the clothes he was going to wear that day. Then he went into the back room, checked the time on the clock, Not too early, this wakes up Mrs. Zhang.

Together with Mrs. Zhang, they had a simple breakfast. Mrs. Zhang was still thinking about whether Ah Shou and the princess had breakfast at the princess mansion, so they just ate a little, so they put it down After picking up the chopsticks, he fidgeted and waited.

Seeing Zhang's behavior like this, Jia She almost regretted agreeing to the old sage and letting his own son become the lord. The Zhang family has never been like this. She is only a princess, and the mother's family is not visible. Now the old sage has let go of power. Even if this princess has a bad temperament, she won't be able to cause any disturbances, so there is nothing to worry about.As a result, Mrs. Zhang just couldn't let go.

The main reason is that Mrs. Zhang has heard about the deeds of some princesses before. As I said before, many princesses' sons-in-law are not very good characters. No, I don't even respect the Wenggu of my husband's family, and I don't have much affection for my husband. Generally, after giving birth to a son, I just focus on raising my son, and I am indifferent to the son-in-law and his family.

This made Mrs. Zhang feel a little worried, she was afraid that Princess Rong Le would be like this in the future, she was not afraid of being wronged, but she was worried about wronging her own son, so she was not very calm all the time.

Mrs. Zhang is worried here, while Jia Chen and Princess Rongle are just a coincidence, but for such a long time, Yuyan passed on letters to each other, and they have been friends for a long time. Now that they are officially married, they treat each other very well. Satisfaction, therefore, is quite a bit like mixing oil with honey.

Jia Chen didn't have a housemate before, but before he got married, Jia She got a roll of fire-avoidance map and did a simple enlightenment work. He is now at the beginning of his yang, and he was raped for the first time. It's very tasteful, if it wasn't for Princess Rong Le who just broke the melon, she would still be a little uncomfortable at the moment, Jia Chen got up early and wished he could do it again.

Jia Chen is used to getting along with Jia She and the Zhang family. Many things between Jia She and the Zhang family are done by others. Sometimes, Jia She will be drawn by the Zhang family As for the hairpin, Jia Chen was a little envious of it at first, but now he learned how to do it, and he did a good job, but now Princess Rong Le was very happy.

Princess Rong Le also thought that she got up late in the first place, if she went late again, her parents-in-law would inevitably have some thoughts in her mind. She was ordered to face to face by concubine Yu several times in the palace, and she also knew that Anlehou's mansion was not an ordinary family. Although none of the family is officially an official, whether it is favor, ability, or connections, they are rare in Beijing.According to Mrs. Yu, the sage may not trust his own brothers and sons, but he can trust Lord Anle. Therefore, whether it is for the future harmony with Jia Chen or for other reasons, Princess Rong Le cannot neglect her in-laws.

Therefore, even though Jia Chen said that Jia She and Zhang's couple don't care about these formal matters, they can have breakfast before going there, but Princess Rong Le hurriedly asked someone to prepare a carriage, and was ready to go to the Hou's mansion. After passing by, the young couple finally used a few pieces of snacks to pad their stomachs in the carriage.

As soon as the carriage from the Princess Mansion left, the concierge saw it, and hurriedly reported it to the inner courtyard. After Jia She heard about it, he went to the main hall with Mrs. Zhang, and sat there waiting for Jia Chen and Rong Rong. Princess Le is coming this way.

The two didn't wait long before they heard the voice of talking, but it was a few maids who led Jia Chen and Princess Rong Le to come.

As soon as she entered the door, Princess Rong Le squatted down to salute, and said: "My daughter-in-law is late, I am sorry for your father-in-law and mother-in-law, please forgive me!"