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

The people from the outer court who came to express their condolences had the same idea as Mrs. Jin, the day has changed too quickly.I heard that Jia Qiong's father was crushed to death by the alchemy furnace, those people were still a little gloating, so, let you go flatter and put yourself in it.I thought Master Jing would just pay some money to settle the matter, but I didn't expect Master Jing to send Chief Manager Lai Sheng to manage the funeral, and seeing the Chief Manager's appearance, he is not impatient.

Everyone wondered if they had missed some important information, and came to express their condolences by coincidence.When I came to Jia Qiong's house, I saw the polite Jia Qiong and Lai Sheng who took care of chores. Lai Sheng's appearance was really "duty".

If you ask Jia Qiong, Lai Sheng doesn't really regard himself as a slave. Although he was bluffed at first, he then started to test himself in small places.Jia Qiong promised that if he made a small mistake, Lai Sheng would definitely not let it go.When he arrived at the mourning hall, he didn't arrange for anyone to teach him how to bow, how to kneel down, and how to return the salute. Jia Qiong didn't care, and just showed everyone the etiquette he had practiced in several lifetimes, which temporarily shocked Lai Sheng and Lai Sheng who were watching the excitement. Condolences to the tribe.

In the inner courtyard, the eldest sister received the elders, and according to Jia Qiong's words of panacea, led the few people Jia Qiong had confessed to the house, and took a look at the sleeping Jin family.If someone is harsh, they will cry, and if someone wants to intervene because of their seniority, they will cry loudly. In short, such ordinary tricks can scare the ignorant neighbors of the tribe.When those women went back, they couldn’t avoid muttering to the men at home, “Jia Qiong’s brothers and sisters are really unusual. They still keep their days in order even after their father’s death.” The man is gone, but the son stands up again, what a blessing!

After a busy day, the Jia Qiong siblings finally made it through the next day. In the evening, the eldest sister went to guard the mourning hall. Jia Qiong was worried that the eldest sister would be afraid, so she asked the second sister to accompany him.

Jia-joon visits Kim at her house. "My son, here we come. Look at you. Your eyes are blue and purple. You haven't closed your eyes for two days." Jin said distressedly, pulling her son to the side of the bed and sitting down.

"Mother, it's okay. I'm a man. I should be busy and tired."

"What kind of man is he? He's still a child. It's all because of my mother's incompetence and lack of health."

"Mother, what are you talking about? I'm here to show you something." Jia Qiong took out a piece of paper from his purse and handed it to Jin Shi. Tickets? How much?” Mrs. Jin was illiterate, but she knew the banknotes.

"500 taels, I told you." Jia Qiong said calmly.

"It's really 500 taels, you didn't lie to me, did you?" Jin did not dare to say, "Ah, no, where did you get so much money, don't do anything bad, Qiong'er, be honest Tell me, where did the bank notes come from?"

Jia Qiong comforted the tense Jin family and said: "Mother, don't worry, this bank note was given by Uncle Jing of Ningguo Mansion. It is absolutely legitimate. This is the money he compensated our family. Mother, let me ask you, what did you say?" , if there is something at home to discuss with me in the future, does it still count?"

"I,... I'm just talking." Jin's bet was also in a rush, and he really didn't expect his son to come up with 500 taels.

"Mother, are you planning to say nothing?" Jia Qiong asked with his face crossed.

"It's not that you don't count, it's just that you are a little older." Jin Shi bit her lip and said hesitantly. She still felt that her son was too young, so she couldn't rest assured.

"If you are ambitious, you are not old, mother, you see, I have managed my father's funeral by myself today. I am capable, so you should add to my burden. I can support myself, you, and my sisters. Don't worry. , even if Dad is gone, I will let you live a good life."

"Qiong'er, Qiong'er, mother's good boy, mother is afraid of your suffering, how can mother not believe you, how can she not trust you, in the future, you are the one who decides about our family, anyway, you are also the head of the household . " Kim said.

"Mother~" Jia Qiong struggled out of Jin's embrace with a blushing face and said, "Mother, you are embarrassing me again. The family affairs must be discussed by everyone. Generally speaking, you have the final say. I am the mother." Son, naturally listen to you."

"Good boy, good boy." Jin kept rubbing her son's head, feeling very relieved.

After being comforted by her son, Jin could finally fall asleep with peace of mind.The next day, early in the morning, the Jin family got up and was busy. Their family was not rich, so they invited two people in total. One was Mrs. Zhang, who was said to be the cook under the kitchen, but she also had to do other chores at home. , there is also a 15-year-old boy named Bai Yang, who is not only a servant, but also a long-term follower, and also serves as a disciple and a book boy. In short, he serves Jia Qiong's father.Therefore, the mother and daughter of the Jin family still have to do homework.

When Jia Qiong got up, the restless Jin family had already cleaned the inside and outside of the mourning hall, and prepared breakfast with Mrs. Zhang. Seeing Jia Qiong coming out, she hurriedly greeted her and said, "Qiong'er, wake up, sleep a little longer. Come on, you've been up for two days."

"It's okay, you should be a filial piety for your father." Jia Qiong took a few big bowls of gruel and pickles, and then went to replace the eldest sister and second sister for dinner.

Today was the third day of mourning at the funeral, and the number of people who came was obviously much less.Jia Qiong's family didn't have any distinguished relatives, and Jin's natal family was in Jinling. It is estimated that the news of her husband's passing has not yet been delivered, let alone someone to express his condolences.Most of the people who came were members of the Jia family who lived on Ningrong Street, and they went back after finishing the process soon.

Jia Qiong has always felt that the Jin family has not shown any special grief since her husband's death, and thought that they did not have a deep relationship.If it hadn't been for the third night when Jia Qiong got up at night, she would still not be able to see Jin weeping in front of the coffin, and said: "Father, please go slowly, but wait on the bridge, and I will send the three sisters away." Go out and watch us Qiong'er get married and have children, and I will accompany you."

"You don't know, how many children are sensible makes me sad. The eldest sister is praised by everyone, and the second sister is no longer a boring gourd. The biggest change is Qiong'er, who looks like an adult. I lie on the bed. After a day, he set everything up, he was very sensible, and his temper became calm. I know, you entrusted him with a dream, why didn't you entrust me with a dream, I have something to tell you Woolen cloth!"

"If you go to Qiong'er again, tell him, don't be tired, I see that his face is blue, and at this moment, it's impossible to make up for him. You, you have wanted him to be successful since you were a child, but don't force him. He's so tight, you know that?"

"My relatives and friends are here to see you off, and I don't worry about you leaving alone. When you get to the ground, don't walk too fast. I'll give you more ingots and less money. You can also set up a family business. When I come, Let's reincarnate together again. Don't wrong yourself, you should eat and drink, and don't feel bad about money if you want to bribe ghosts. If you don't have enough ingots, just give me a dream."

Jin babbled in front of the coffin, as if seeing that her children belonged, she would be able to go to him without any worries. Although it was plain, Jia Qiong felt a block in her heart when she heard it.Jia Qiong didn't show up, so she let her speak.

Jia Qiong's father stayed in the coffin for a total of seven days. After finishing the process, he parked the coffin in the family temple. Jia Qiong is still young and cannot travel thousands of miles to Jinling, so he has to temporarily send it to the temple to receive incense. Buried back to the ancestral grave in the future.

After the hundred days of filial piety, Jia Qiong went to the gate of Ningguo Mansion again, begging to see Jia Jing, this time he came to pay back the money.

The 500 taels are still lying firmly in Jin's dressing table box. Where did Jia Qiong's silver come from?This is another story.

After being busy with the funeral of his unfathomable father, Jia Qiong's family officially closed their doors to watch their filial piety. During the hundred days of filial piety, there are many taboos about doing anything. Jia Qiong took this opportunity to teach his three sisters to read. Of course, the Jin family is not I really agree that girls can read and write, but Jia Qiong can't help brainwashing her. Only after reading and writing can she marry a better person and live a better life.The Jin family reluctantly agreed, and just used the paper and ink that Jia Qiong's father brought back from his family school for writing, without spending a lot of money.

Apart from these, Jia Qiong's biggest thing is to make money.Jia Qiong has a lot of beauty in her belly, but the world only focuses on seniority, a brat, who would dare to believe him.

Therefore, Jia Qiong spent 20 taels of silver to buy a brocade robe, which was absolutely resplendent. This brocade robe was not for him, but for Bai Yang.Jia Qiong trained Bai Yang for a month, and asked him to pretend to be the master's son, while Jia Qiong pretended to be a servant, and he was going to go to the casino to make money.

After more than a month of training, Jia Qiong took Bai Yang to the casino in West City after preparing all the predictable scenes. Before going to the casino, he went to the escort agency first.

Ping An Escort

"Come here, Escort Chief, there's business here." Jia Qiong, in a green coat and a small cap, shouted at the door, while Bai Yang was wearing a brocade suit, waving a fan behind him.

"Come on, little brother, but something has happened." A man in his 30s came out to greet him with a kind face.

"Well, my son is here to take care of your business. We need to find a few reliable bodyguards to act as your guards. Don't worry, you will have money."

"Don't worry, little brother, no one in the capital knows that my Ping An Escort is the most reputable, but you are satisfied." The kind man was full of boasting.

"Let's talk nonsense, let our son see the person first." Jia Qiong said impatiently, turned around with a smile on his face, and bowed to Bai Yang: "My son, please."

The kind man welcomed the two of them in, and found a lot of people to choose for them.Of course, it was Jia Qiong who picked people, and Bai Yang was only responsible for sitting on a chair, "unobtrusive" who disliked the tea in the escort agency.

In the end, Jia Qiong picked out five people and told Bai Yang, "My lord, there are no internal experts, so let's do this first."

Bai Yang frowned, and said helplessly, "Let's do this first."

Jia Qiong nodded, and negotiated the price and advance payment with the kind man who had been accompanying them to pick people.On the way, the kind man talked and laughed with Jia Qiong, flattering him: "My little brother is really knowledgeable, and he also knows inner martial arts."

"Hmph, of course, Master Wang has practiced Yixingquan for 30 years, and he claims to be the best in the field, but I am his nominal apprentice." Jia Qiong said proudly.

"That is, Master Wang Hailin is a real expert, this is it." The kind man gave a thumbs up.

"That is." Jia Qiong replied casually, completely unaware that Master Wang's name was not mentioned in what he said just now.Jia Qiong kept looking at the plum blossom dart on the wall with curiosity.

"Haven't you asked your son's name?"

Jia Qiong rolled his eyes and said, "My son's surname is Huang."

The kind man seemed to know what he wanted, and quickly negotiated the price with him.Before meeting his young master, Jia Qiong gave a lecture to the hired people: "Your task is to protect my young master well. My young master will be visiting the capital next time. If you do well, in the end, you will have to pack a few bags for you." A big red envelope. If my young master's wounded come across him, he will have to eat and walk around." The kind man listened to him, and expressed his opinion on behalf of the five hired ones, "Don't worry, I will protect my young master with all my might."

"You don't need to work hard..." Bai Yang got impatient waiting in front of him, and just happened to hear this when he came over, so he interjected.

Jia Qiong hurriedly pulled his young master aside and whispered, "Young master, don't say that, you just want them to work hard!"

"But even if they try their best, they can't beat the palace... Well, the guards in the palace."

"My lord, I don't ask them to win the fight. As long as you delay, you can slip away. You said that you want to have fun in the capital. If the guards catch you back, it's not a big deal for the younger ones to get beaten. But it’s not fun to play.”

"Well, that's fine, you can arrange it."

They talked quietly, and they were separated from the security guards by a door, so ordinary people couldn't hear them, but the kind man's ears moved, and when Jia Qiong and Bai Yang came in after discussing, he The face is still kind and has not changed.

Jia Qiong negotiated with the bodyguard bureau to let these five people go with them, and the kind man said: "Little brother, you have to bring guys with you when you go to work. You allow them half an hour and let them clean up."

Jia Qiong turned his head, looked at Bai Yang's nodding, and said, "Well, let's go first, and see you downstairs in Changde Theater on Qianmen Street in an hour."

"Okay, no problem."

After the two masters and servants dressed up by Jia Qiong left, the kind man went to report to the head of the bodyguard, saying: "Master, there is a pair of masters and servants who came to our bodyguard to hire people. I learned that Master Wang Hailin works in his house." , the young master also leaked, calling him 'Prince's Mansion' and still living in Qianmen Street, no matter how you look at it, he is the young prince of Prince Rui's family who secretly ran away from home."

"Well, it's worth noting that our bodyguard agency is only second-rate in the capital, and even if a nobleman hurts us, we won't be able to get rid of it."

"Yes, the boss." The boss seemed to trust this kind-faced man very much. When he said such an incredible thing, he didn't question him, but only asked him to do a good job.He went to explain the situation to the five men, and when he explained to them, the five men also expressed that they had no doubts about the ability of the second leader with "sharp eyes".

Jia Qiong and Bai Yang, master and servant, under the protection of the five big men, went to many famous places, but obviously they were fun places for outsiders. Seeing them spend money like water, it is even more certain that the second head of the "golden eyes" judge.

In the evening, Jia Qiong, master and servant, both went to the casino to see and see.The five men were shocked, and quickly dissuaded them, saying that the casino is a place where good and evil people can go.

Jia Qiong's master and servant only said that they had never seen it before and had to go and see it.A few people couldn't hold on, so they had to be careful to protect them.

The casino was built with a high gate and a high courtyard, and there were a few big men at the door. Jia Qiong had already inquired about it beforehand. There was someone behind this casino. I don’t know who it is, but word of mouth has always been good. Jia Qiong bowed and led Bai Yang in. .

A group of seven people are like bumpkins, they are interested in everything, and they regard the casino as a scenic spot for sightseeing.A middle-aged man in resplendent clothes glanced at it and said, "Where did you come from?"

In one sentence, Jia Qiong was lit, and he jumped on his feet and said: "Who are you calling a bumpkin? Do you know who my son is? He has a dirty mouth. If you say it, it will scare you to death. Look at who It's a bumpkin!"

"Yo, you just talk about it, sir, you were scared too much." What kind of a good person can go in and out of the casino, and he immediately became angry.

"My master is..." Before Jia Qiong finished speaking, he was slapped on the head, and when he turned around, he found that it was his master.Jia Qiong also seemed to have realized that his family's identity cannot be revealed, and said: "You don't care who we are, there are no fathers and sons in the casino, so it's possible that we have to report our family name, right? Young master." Jia Qiong fawned on him. Bai Yang smiled.

With some discernment, I knew that these people should have some real status.The man who accosted him likes to look at Xiaobai's fat sheep like this the most, and said hurriedly: "In the casino, I don't care about you, winning or losing is the most important thing. How about it, do you dare to gamble with the master?"

Jia Qiong consulted his master's opinion, held his head high and said, "Why don't you dare!"

Then, he came to a table the size of a block, but he was too short, and he had to put his feet on the table at his waist to see it, which caused a burst of laughter in the casino.

"What are you laughing at, what are you laughing at, if you are ambitious, move me a stool."

A servant moved a stool for him deftly, and Jia Qiong gave him ten taels of silver as a reward without even looking at him.Everyone saw that even a slave has such a big hand, so the master is naturally of high status.

It's starting to get clogged up, and there's still a reserve price of ten taels on the table, and there's no upper limit.With Jia Qiong's skills, he won more than 1000 taels in a short time, which made the people at the same table envious.

Holding the silver, Jia Qiong laughed from ear to ear, and ran to show off to his master, Bai Yang said: "I didn't expect you to have such a skill, I will reward you."

"Really, master, you treat your slave very well."

"When you go back, you will be charged for the soup and medicine given by your father." Bai Yang shook his fan and teased.

Jia Qiong's face fell when he heard this.The two masters and servants won money in the downstairs lobby, and then ran to the second floor. Here, the base is 100 taels, and there is no upper limit. On this day, Jia Qiong won more than 2 taels of silver under the smiling gaze of his master. In the end, they were all exchanged for silver bills.How could they walk away with such a huge sum of money?The credit goes to the five people from the Ping An Escort Bureau they brought.

There are such high-ranking customers who kill the world in the gambling shop, and the people in charge always come out to ask. The Ping An Escort Bureau is also a local snake in the capital. Once the benefits of a few taels of silver are obtained, several bodyguards tell the truth: "The second master's formula , this is the young master of Prince Rui's family, he ran away from home, abandoned his guards, and is playing in the capital!"

"But seriously?" The casino manager didn't believe it.

"Where can there be fakes, except for the nobles of Tianhuang, who will give ten thousand taels of silver to a young boy." The bodyguard affirmed.

Since there is a strong backer behind them, the gambling house did not use any follow-up measures, and it was regarded as a disaster avoidance of bankruptcy, and it was not their wealth that was destroyed anyway.In the casino, such news circulated quite quickly, and soon there were a few jealous people who wanted to do something wrong, and they all heard about it, and put away their claws.You can do it now, but the question is, can you survive the follow-up retaliation?The black hands are also afraid of such a valuable status, and they don't care about it.

Jia Qiong's timing was very good, it was the annual day when the vassal princes came to Beijing, the two of them, two and a half children, with a huge sum of money, returned to Ningrong Street where Dongshi was located before the curfew.

The bodyguards who were protecting them followed them all the time, seeing that they had entered the East City, where the princes' mansions gathered beside the imperial city, they were even more certain that they were the young masters of Prince Rui's family.

This is why Jia Qiong came to see Jia Jing to repay the money today. Of course, exchanging bank notes is also a technical task, so Jia Qiong only did such a big thing during the Hundred Days of Filial Piety.

This time when he came to ask for an interview, Jia Jing was much more enthusiastic, and soon he was welcomed in.Jia Qiong met Jia Jing in the living room, bowed to him and said, "Greetings to Jing Dabai."

"Qiong'er, it's been a while since you've been here. How's your family doing? Does anyone want my help?" Jia Jing said with rare enthusiasm.

"Thank you, Uncle Jing, for your kindness. My family is fine, and my mother is fine. My nephew is here today, and I want to talk to Uncle Jing about a sum of money." Jia Qiong said respectfully.

"Oh? But the money is gone, uncle still has it here."

Jia Qiong shook his head, took out two 500 taels of silver bills from his bosom, and handed them to Jia Jing, "That day, Lai Sheng, the chief executive of the mansion, said that according to your order, he gave 1000 taels of silver to compensate me. Father, these days, it's not easy for me to come to the door with Rexiao in my body, so I finally got out of Rexiao, and sent the money back to Uncle Jing as soon as possible."

Jia Jing was shocked, he knew the situation of Jia Qiong's family, even if Jia Qiong came to lend him money, he would not be surprised, but he didn't expect that he came to pay back the money.People are so strange, the 1000 taels that Jia Jing gave were insignificant to him, but the 1000 taels of silver made him invisibly superior to Jia Qiong, and his words seemed to be condescending.Now that Jia Qiong returned the silver, he was shocked and treated Jia Qiong as an equal.

Jia Jing stood up from the chair, pushed Jia Qiong's bewildered hand back and said, "Good nephew, what are you doing? Uncle, how can you ask for your money? It's not easy for your family, you..."

"Does uncle look down on my nephew just like that? My nephew made it clear to my uncle that day that my father didn't come here to curry favor with you, but because he really thinks that Taoist techniques have great potential. It's fine if you don't like him." Now, why let a slave insult him, 1000 taels? Did father ask you to pay 1000 taels!"

"Lai Sheng's unruly slave is because he can't handle things!" Jia Jing jumped up and said, "Good nephew, is it uncle's fault? I didn't train the slave well and made you feel wronged. Uncle called Lai Sheng immediately." Come, let me vent your anger." Jia Jing said angrily, he has practiced Taoism for many years, and his clansmen said he was crazy and stupid, whoever recognized him, now finally someone recognized him, but there is no fate, yin and yang are separated, it is simply abusive Heart.

"Respect Uncle, forget it, I'm a scattered person, for the sake of the same ancestor, I call you Uncle, but in this mansion, who really treats me as your nephew, what kind of person is the chief executive, How could you put me in your eyes?"

"Nonsense, your surname is Jia. You are an upright man from my Jia family, and he was the only slave who arranged the arrangements. Don't worry, Qiong'er, uncle promises to vent his anger on you."

"Forget it, you can't get angry, that's all. I came here to tell my uncle that my father has gone, and my mother took our siblings behind closed doors to observe the filial piety. I thought that the city was too noisy, and I was afraid of the noise when I did things for my father." Besides, people are taboo, mother thought, let's move out of the city first. I won't be able to come often to say hello to Uncle Jing in the future." Jia Qiong said in a low tone.

"Joan..."

"Uncle Jing, let's take this silver back. How can friendship be measured by silver." Jia Qiong put the silver bill on the table, and left without paying attention to Jia Jing's retention.