The Marginal People of Jia's Family in the Red Chamber

Life in the academy was lacklustre, but he followed Ye Lin to study carefully and figured out the previous imperial examination questions. Jia Daixiu faced Wenshan's sea of ​​questions and discovered that "XX Year Examination Questions Collection" still has a very historical tradition.After living three lifetimes, Jia Daixiu received the orthodox imperial examination education for the first time, and he was quite happy.

During the days in the academy, apart from studying hard, I also met several extraordinary seniors.Ye Lin Ye everyone's academy is only a serious teacher, and he is for self-entertainment. On weekdays, if the brothers have any problems, they will discuss and communicate first, and only ask Ye Lin for advice if they can't come to a conclusion.

When Jia Daixiu came, Ye Lin already had three disciples, senior brother Zhu Huaian, second senior brother He Yuandao, and junior senior brother Gao Chun. Fortunately, Ye Lin's apprenticeship was ranked according to age, so Jia Daixiu avoided confronting the disciples ten years younger than himself. The year-old Gao Chun was embarrassing for his senior brother.Of course, such a rule was slammed by Gao Chun, who strongly demanded that they be arranged according to the entry time.Ye Lin couldn't stand his twists and turns, so he reluctantly agreed.Jia Daixiu thought that in the future, there would be another person who was a big and a little rough to call Gao Chun his senior brother. He wondered if Gao Chun would regret today's request.

The life in the academy was very happy, the unique freedom and ease of the hermit and the unique innocence of the students made Jia Daixiu, an old ghost who had lived for three lifetimes, couldn't help feeling attached to him.

Zhu Huaian, He Yuandao, and Gao Chun are not married yet, and they have no family to encumber. Zhu Huaian and He Yuandao are war orphans. One day in the city, just because of this, Ye Lin has been severely angry several times, saying that Jia Daixiu's heart for studying is not pure.Jia Daixiu said, "I'm not pure at all. I came here to be an official, not to learn." He was choked to death, and after a long time, when he saw Jia Daixiu, Ye Lin greeted him with blank eyes.

Jia Daixiu often went home and arranged for himself to get up early to invest in the money. Without money, it was difficult to move a single step, not to mention that he had to support his family.

Since I often go home, my relationship with Gao Shi naturally became more and more engaged. The young man couldn't hold back, and Gao Shi became pregnant soon.Gao was pregnant, and Jia Daixiu ran more diligently when he returned to the city. Fortunately, Ye Lin also knew the background of the concubine, so he didn't plan to enter the officialdom early, and Jia Yuan was still standing there!

Accompanied by Jia Daixiu, Gao was pregnant in October and gave birth to their first child, a boy, who cried loudly and had strong hands and feet. Jia Daixiu was very happy.

In time for this year's annual ceremony, Jia Daixiu wrote to Jia Yuan to report the good news of his newborn son. A few months later, Jia Daixiu received the longevity lock from the Rongguo Mansion and the "Jia Xiao" lock that Jia Yuan gave to the child. Names, Jia Daishan's sons were all named by Jia Yuan. Thinking of a concubine like Jia Daixiu, only the eldest son has such an "honor" to be named by the Duke.

Jia Daixiu curled his lips at the name "Jia Xiao", which was too ugly.No matter how ugly it sounds, there is no other way. From then on, Xiao Baozi will be called Jia Xiao. I hope his smile will not be too fake in the future.

Jia Daixiu waited for his second son to be born before he got the right to name his second son. He named his second son Jia Tuan, which meant stability. It was the arrival of the child that made Jia Daixiu feel at ease. Now he is more and more addicted to the world In warmth.

When Jia Suan was one year old, Jia Daixiu received an urgent letter from Rongguo Mansion in the capital: Jia Yuan was seriously ill.

Entrusting his wife and children to Uncle Gong and Ye Lin, Jia Daixiu rushed to the capital with a few servants, and within seven days, he arrived in the capital from Jinling.

The travel-worn Jia Daixiu rushed to Rongguo Mansion, and was arranged to wash up first, maybe because the smell was far away and near, but this time when he came back, several brothers and sisters-in-law, including Jia Daishan and his wife, were quite kind to Jia Daixiu.

"Seventh brother, after changing clothes, come with me to visit father." Jia Daishan said.

"Listen to the elder brother's arrangement."

"You come too." Jia Daishan greeted the other three brothers, a family of five brothers, to visit Jia Yuan in Rongxi Hall together.

Duke Rong, who once made great military exploits, is now so skinny that only a handful of bones remain, and he is almost buried under the thick quilt. The skin on the hands on the quilt is loose and covered with age spots.

They came by coincidence, Jia Yuan had just taken medicine and was in good spirits.

Seeing his hands trembling unconsciously, Jia Daixiu couldn't help it anymore, knelt down and walked a few steps to the bed, grabbed his hand and said, "...Father..."

"Lao Qi is back, it's good to be back." Jia Yuan was out of breath and very weak when he spoke.

"I'm back, father, I'm back." Jia Daixiu cried, even though he had a different appearance, he was still the same person. At this time, Jia Daixiu was sad in his heart, and cried out together with the death of Prince Rong in his previous life.

"Okay, okay..." Jia Yuan stroked Jia Daixiu's head with relief in his eyes, he never thought that his son had such deep feelings for him.

Each of the brothers said a few words of comfort, and soon Jia Yuan lost his energy and fell asleep.

Jia Daishan led his concubine brothers back out lightly, patted Pai Jia Daixiu on the shoulder, and said nothing.

It was also Jia Daixiu who came back for the first time today, which showed that he was out of the ordinary. In the next few days, Jia Daixiu and his elder brothers served the sick together, but it was no different.

On this day, Jia Daixiu was talking to Jia Dairu. Jia Dairu was now a scholar, and he was wearing a scholar's robe, with a very gentle and elegant posture.Suddenly, a servant came to report, and Jia Yuan asked.

When Jia Daixiu and Jia Dairu arrived, Jia Yuan had already put on his clothes and asked his servants to carry spring stools to the main hall of Rongxi Hall. The patriarch and elders in the hall also arrived. The patriarch at this time was already Jia Daihua. A generation of Ningguo Duke Jia Yan has long since passed away.There were also several people in official uniforms present. The Rongguo Mansion has titles, and the division of property by noble families must be recorded in the Ministry of Rites.

Jia Daixiu and Jia Dairu found their seats and sat down. Jia Daihua received Jia Yuan's signal and said, "Second Uncle asked the big guys to come here today mainly to preside over the separation of the family, and to persuade Second Uncle to flourish. , but the second uncle said that the big bifurcation of the tree is the right way. As the patriarch, I will explain what the second uncle means to a few people. Old advice," Jia Daihua bowed to the screen and said, "I also ask Second Aunt to give advice."

Jia Yuan nodded slightly, and said weakly: "Separate."

"Separation of families has its own rules. The second uncle has only one son. He has already asked for the title of knighthood. In the future, the younger brother Daishan will get the title. As usual, he still has [-]% of the family property. The rewards from the Rongguo Mansion are not equal to [-]%, and the second aunt’s dowry and private house are not divided. The second uncle has already handed over the account to me, and it is here, you go and have a look." Jia Daihua faced Rong The five brothers of the national government said to the clan chief and the officials of the Ministry of Rites: "Please also ask the clan elders and adults to supervise."

The adults of the Ministry of Rites and the elders of the clan have read it one after another. Even if it is not fair, there is no big fold. Most of the things are left to Jia Daishan, which is what should be done. Damn, how could the lords of the Ministry of Rites speak for strangers.

Jia Daishan and his brothers also read it. Jia Dairu is a nerd, and Jia Daixiu doesn't care how much he can get. To be honest, he won't complain even if he doesn't get any.Jia Dairen and Jia Daiyi, who have been assisting in general affairs for these years, turned blue, but unfortunately the form was better than people, even though their faces were ugly, they didn't say anything.

"Do you have any objections?" Jia Daihua asked.

None of them naturally answered "no objection", Jia Daishan got a good deal, and the other four concubines had no support, so they could have no objection.

Jia Daihua nodded, and asked the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the clan elders to sign the separation document. There were several copies, and the brothers took them, and there should be backups in the clan and the Ministry of Rites.

After finishing the paperwork, Jia Daihua said: "After dividing the public property, it should be the second uncle's private property. The second uncle's private property is also here." Jia Daihua pointed to a pile of ledgers on the side, and said: " These things are divided into eight points according to the meaning of the second uncle, one point is given to the second aunt for the elderly, one point is given to the soldiers who have been with the second uncle for many years, and the remaining six points are shared by each of you brothers. The second uncle said, the valuation They are all similar, but the things are slightly different, you choose it yourself. That's what Second Uncle means."

Jia Yuan nodded to Jia Daihua, pointed at the pile of things with difficulty and said, "Choose."

Jia Daishan first postponed and said: "As an elder brother, I should be humble and let the younger brothers choose first." Having already got a big deal, Jia Daishan didn't mind giving his father the last comfort.

Jia Dairen wanted to be modest, but he was afraid that the rest of the people would choose his words first, and let others pick all the good ones away, so he hesitated and said nothing.

Jia Daixiu said: "Brothers, you don't need to be modest. I'm going to say a big word, it's very appropriate to choose according to your age. Please choose Daishan first, Dairen second, and younger brother last. How about it?"

"No, no, didn't you feel wronged..." Jia Daishan wanted to be modest, but Jia Daixiu interrupted him: "Brother, you don't have to decline, I believe that the older brothers will take care of the younger brother."

When it comes to this point, there is nothing to shirk, in fact, things are like that, Jia Daishan chose the one he thought was the worst, anyway, he has already won the big head.The few remaining people also picked and took a share, and the rest were taken into Jia Daixiu's arms.

This is already the fairest way. Jia Yuan is using his own way to show that he takes care of both public and private interests. According to the law of the country, he gives everything to the eldest son. According to personal circumstances, what a father gives to each son is the same.

Afterwards, Mrs. Jia was sad that her husband was not biased towards her son, and it was a slap in the face for her concubine to stand shoulder to shoulder with his legitimate son. The concubines were upset that Jia Daishan had already taken so much, why did he still have his share in the private house? Complaints in private, on the spot, everyone speaks.

For Jia Daixiu, this family property can only be described as windfall. Jia Daixiu thought that decades later, Jia Dairu would not even have the money to buy a root of ginseng for his seriously ill grandson. To put it bluntly, when thinking about separating the family, most of them leave the house without leaving the house.He didn't expect to have a huge fortune. He didn't understand how Jia Dairu in the original book got into that?

A few days after the distribution of the family property, Jia Yuan finished his life. The saint asked the Ministry of Rites to organize the funeral, and also asked the prince to attend the memorial ceremony in person, which gave Rong Guogong enough face.A vigorous funeral unfolded like this. Mrs. Jia was too old to be worn down by the funeral, so she also followed her husband.The sage again praised the virtuousness of Mrs. Rong Guogong, and the queen mother and empress also gave many rewards.The funeral of the couple was grand, and after 49 days of lingering, the Jia Daishan brothers helped the spirit back to the ancestral grave in Jinling for burial.