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

Jia Qiong went to Ningguo Mansion to pay back the money, and then left in a cool manner. Of course, when the money was not paid back, Jia Jing definitely didn't take him seriously. s position.The world is so strange, when money is involved, it seems that the rich should be superior to others, and the rich can dominate everything.For rich people, you are worth making friends if you don't want his money.

Let's lay the groundwork for Jia Jing first, and Jia Qiong's focus is on his family.Now he is trying every means to persuade the Jin family to move out of the city.

"Mother, why don't you understand?" Jia Qiong had finished talking, but the Jin family still insisted on living on Ningrong Street. There are not only members of the Jia family's offshoots living on this street, but also descendants of the Jia family. Servant, it will do no harm to Jia Qiong's plan to improve his style.

"You silly child, how many people have sharpened their heads and want to live in the inner city, but you are lucky to run outside the city. Tell me, what evil did you run into?" Jin also couldn't figure it out.

"Mother, mother, don't get excited and let your son analyze it for you. Let's talk about living here first. You see, if we continue to live here, there is something that the neighbors can help each other and help each other. One of the advantages; being close to the family school, it is easy to study after the child is filial piety is the second advantage; this is the inner city, the most prosperous and romantic place in Kyoto, and there are no strong people dare to make trouble at the foot of the imperial city. This is the third advantage, mother, what do you say Am I right?"

"Very well, it's better to live here." Jin nodded.

"But you see, on May [-]th, when we held a ritual ceremony for him, the aunt of the Huang family in the east came to make trouble every day, saying that it was unlucky for us to disturb her youngest son to sleep, mother, think again, All these years, including father's death, who has helped us so much?"

"But if you move out, if you don't know the place where you live, we orphans and widows are more likely to be bullied, and you won't even be able to say a word."

"Mother, Uncle Jing of the Ningguo Mansion is also planning to move to the place I moved to. At that time, if we live with the patriarch, who will come to trouble us?"

"Really?" The Jin family couldn't believe it, Jia Jing is the patriarch now, can he let the good patriarch be wrong and go to the mountains?

"Of course it's true." Even if it wasn't true, Jia Qiong could still fool him into making it real.

"Let's talk about the second benefit. It's not that you don't know what family education is like. Mr. Confucian taught in family education. After all these years, he has taught a scholar. I have heard the clan brothers who have been to family education say, The inside is to herd sheep and eat grass. If you study hard and ask questions, you will be too troublesome by Master Confucianism, and your classmates will laugh at you. Mother, even if you have never been to school, you know the reason to ask if you don’t understand. Let alone In the family school, there is an ethos of stepping on the highs and the lows, comparing each other, and forming cliques, even if I am a good boy, I have to learn to be bad even if I go."

"How...how is it possible, the patriarch is watching." Jin said weakly.

Jia Qiong took a look at her, and even the patriarch who practiced alchemy all day to become immortal, the Jin family didn't believe it when he said that.

"Let's talk about the third benefit, the inner city. But mother, don't forget that the inner city is good or bad. In our back street, not only the Jia family lives, but also those slaves. Think, If I make friends with one or two, they will definitely not want to come to our house as guests, it’s not because my character is bad, but because they don’t want to join hands with slaves.”

"Bah, bah, nonsense, think of a slave like Chief Lai Sheng, in fact, no ordinary people can compare, that's rich!"

"In my mother's heart, my son can only make friends with ordinary people?"

"No, no, mother means... what is this!"

Jia Qiong suddenly took out a house deed and handed it to Jin.

"This is the deed for a three-entry courtyard in Mao'er Hutong." Jia Qiong wrote lightly.

"Mao'er Alley, but the people who go in and out of Mao'er Alley are all wearing official hats?" Jin asked tremblingly, isn't it true?

"Where is there a second Mao'er Hutong in this capital city? Mother, now you understand who your son is befriending."

"Who, this... What a big family fortune, how did it come about, don't do anything bad. Qiong'er, let's live our lives according to our duties. We don't have to be afraid of being poor or miserable, but You can't go astray!" Jin said anxiously.

"Mother, where did you go, tell me, which crooked road you take to get such a big courtyard, it's not enough to sell me. I have been safe and sound at home for so many days, and I have never seen officials break into the house How could it be that I came from a wrong path? Mother, to tell you the truth, I met a nobleman. There are many noblemen at the foot of the emperor. I did a little favor for the nobleman, and he rewarded me with a lot of money. Zhuo Niang used to say that our yard is too small, so she thought about buying a big courtyard to honor her. From now on, you will be an old Fengjun down-to-earth, and wait for your son to honor you."

Jin's brows were frowning, and he said angrily: "What old Fengjun, that is the blessing of the ancestors of Rongguo Mansion, which tablet do I count?"

"You are Jia Qiong's own mother, and you are even more blessed than her! Mother, you are just waiting to earn you a suit of royal clothes, and that will be beautiful!"

"Good boy, good boy, if there is a day for mother, she will be able to see your father even if she closes her eyes." Jin was moved and cried bitterly while hugging Jia Qiong. His son's filial piety made him happier than giving her any amount of gold and silver.

"Mother, do you agree to move to Mao'er Hutong?" Jia Qiong strikes while the iron is hot.

"Move, move, my son has ambition, even if you are a mother, you can't hold back, move!"

"The neighbors in the neighborhood asked?"

"Let's just say that your father has gone, life is tight, and our family has to move out of the city to reduce expenses." Jin made a decision.

Well, if he can move his family to Mao'er Hutong, Jia Qiong can move out of the city by himself. We have to take it step by step.

Jia Qiong not only picked up a bargain in Maoer Hutong while some officials let him know, but also bought a large piece of land at the foot of the mountain where Jia Jing would go to practice Taoism in the future, and the construction of the other courtyard has already started.These days, everyone's thinking is the same as Jin's, anyone who would go to live in the mountains would like to go to the city.Therefore, the land price is also cheap, and Jia Qiong does not intend to make it luxurious. The main thing is to lay a good foundation. The house, as long as it is strong, he has no money for the decorations inside, and he will not have money in the future.

In other words, Jia Qiong's family moved away from Ningrong Street. This matter can be big or small. For Jia Jing who has been paying attention to his family, it is still a big deal. Therefore, someone called Jia Qiong to come to Ningguo Mansion to speak.

This time when Jia Qiong came, Jia Jing really regarded him as a predestined person who could pour out his heart and soul, and sat in the seat opposite him. You know, when Jia Qiong came for the first time, he didn't even have a seat.

"Qiong'er, why are you cooking well, but you want to move away, but someone who doesn't have eyes bumped into you, don't be afraid, tell me, uncle will make the decision for you."

"Uncle Jing, don't worry too much. We are all a family. Who would bully our orphans and widowed mothers? It was my mother who had the foresight to buy a house in Mao'er Hutong with her dowry money. You know, recently Our family took advantage of a large number of officials and masters working abroad. Mother thought that the place would be big and clean, and it would be convenient to set up a dojo for my father."

"Well, my brother and sister are capable people. But what will you do when you go to school and start a career in the future?" Jia Jing is still very concerned about this rare nephew who can talk.

Jia Qiong looked up at Jia Jing, and said aggrievedly: "Uncle Jing and I have confessed that we would like to inherit my father's last wish and study Taoism. Uncle certainly didn't take this matter to heart. I was thinking about it, Uncle Jing." With all my heart, it is good for me to be a boy by your side, I never thought that you, like those ordinary people, would want me to go to school and start a career?"

"What's the matter, what's the matter, the uncle made a slip of the tongue. To be accompanied by a good boy like you, the uncle can't even think of it. How could he kick you out? If you have such a heart, it's too late for the uncle to be happy! What are you talking about, boy? My nephew, I will accept you as my apprentice, and if I succeed in cultivation in the future, I can also protect you."

"Uncle is rigid, blood is close relatives, how is it better than a short-term master and apprentice, is it possible that only the master loves the apprentice, and the uncle is not allowed to love the nephew?" Jia Qiong interrupted quickly, the master of heaven and earth, he Now that there is no father, the master can make the most of the decisions. It would be worse if Jia Jing was really the master.

"It's extreme, it's extreme, or Qiong'er is free and easy. Then Qiong'er, you will move to Ningguo Mansion tomorrow, and sit with me to learn enlightenment." Jia Jing was about to make a decision.

"It's my nephew's blessing. It's just that my nephew has something to say, and I don't know whether to say it or not."

"Whatever you say, just say it."

"It's all nephew's little knowledge, don't take it seriously, uncle, just listen to it." Jia Qiong acted cautiously: "My nephew heard that uncle has practiced for some time, but even if it doesn't work, he is quite upset in private. You are anxious, wondering what is wrong with this. Is it not diligent enough? Definitely not, your nephew admires your determination to the Tao. Is it because the sacrifices are not enough? No, with the financial resources of the Ningguo Mansion, What gold and precious things have not been sacrificed. Someone collided with it? This is even more impossible. The mansion bestowed by the Taizu of Ningguo Mansion is suppressed by dragon energy. It was once lived in by Duke Ningguo. The hereditary nobleman is surrounded by purple energy. There can be no evil spirits. Dirty. After much deliberation, it can only be a mismatch."

"It doesn't match, how should I say it?" Jia Jing was also very anxious about his difficulty in cultivation, and no one had analyzed it for him so penetratingly in the past.

"Uncle, it's not a good thing in this world to put good things anywhere. You see, the poor Hanlin don't know how to wear brocade clothes. They flaunt poverty, and the comfortable and beautiful brocade clothes are evidence of incorruptibility in their eyes. Of course, this It's pure nonsense, but the theory is the same. The Ningguo Mansion is dignified and majestic, but it doesn't match Taoism! Think about it, who has become a master in a mansion full of gold and jade. Nephew You are young, you have only heard of seeking Taoism in the deep mountains, but you have never heard of seeking Taoism in the deep mansion."

"Yes, yes!" Jia Jing patted his thigh and sighed, "I just said, why have I practiced for so long and have not made much progress? It's because this secular cage traps me. I should find a quiet place where I can do nothing. Got it!"

"Uncle has realized. You resigned from the position of patriarch early on, so you understand it. It's a pity that you have been delayed in paying homage to the mansion for several years."

"My good nephew, you can see clearly. Tell uncle, if there is a good place to recommend." Jia Jing regarded Jia Qiong as a guiding light.

"Uncle, the Tianlu Mountain in the eastern outskirts of the city is very good. It is not far from the city. Cars and horses are cheap, but there are mountains and rivers. It is rare to have outstanding people."

"Well, it's a good place. I'll ask Lai Sheng to buy that mountain." Jia Jing said that the wind is the rain.

"To be honest with my uncle, my nephew also bought a piece of land at the foot of Lushan Mountain that day, and planned to build a separate courtyard. I will send my mother to play in the future. I thought to myself, if my uncle dislikes it, my nephew will not be blessed to accompany him, and I will also take care of it." Going to that clean place and cultivating oneself. Never thought that my uncle is so generous and willing to be the guide of my nephew, but my nephew took advantage of it." Jia Qiong gave him a clear report in advance, so as not to have any words when the time came. Can't tell.

"It's your determination to follow the Tao. Don't worry, when I ask Lai Sheng to buy the land, I won't hurt your yard." Jia Jing promised.

"No, uncle misunderstood what my nephew meant. What my nephew meant was that this day Lushan should be bought by my nephew for you."

"No, how much money do you have in your child's family. Uncle can't take advantage of you."

"What is this uncle talking about? No amount of money can buy a word of advice on the avenue. If my nephew can get a word of advice from you, even if he loses everything, he is willing!"

"Oh, Uncle knows that you are filial, but Uncle's family has a big business, how can you let a child spend money?" Jia Jing is not that thick-skinned yet.

"Then let's take a step back. The mountain is still bought by my nephew, but the name of the nephew is on the land deed. In the future, when my uncle ascends to the throne, this earthly inheritance will be left to future generations. It's just that my uncle must practice on the mountain of my nephew. , so as to live up to my nephew's heart, uncle, how about it?" Jia Qiong suggested.

"Okay." Jia Jing hesitated, he grew up so big, he always gave away his money, this was the first time he took advantage of the tribe, and he was a little embarrassed.

"Then it's decided!" Jia Qiong clapped his hands and laughed.But suddenly he lowered his voice and said, "That's good, but nephew is such a seven-year-old child, how can others have the heart of an uncle, treat him as an equal, those people are the ones who look after the dishes, but what if you bully your nephew?" Healthy?"

"What's the matter, I'll let Lai Sheng go with you." Jia Jing said, Lai Sheng can almost represent Ningguo Mansion in shopping and other places.

"Boss Lai can hold you down for a while, but not forever." Jia Qiong sighed.

"What does that nephew mean?"

"My nephew is thinking privately that if he borrows his uncle's name card, when the time comes, those Li Changxiang Bao will not dare to embarrass his nephew. My nephew also has a careful thought. If my nephew goes to practice Taoism with my uncle, Only mothers and elder sisters, orphans and widows are left in Mao'er Hutong, so don't let people bully you, I just want to find some family guards. Our ancestors of the Jia family also rode horses with swords, and followed the Taizu to fight the world. There are many veterans who have retired from the battlefield. The children of these veterans’ families are good. They don’t talk about family skills, but they also know the basics. Uncle's famous post envoys, so I invite a few more uncle soldiers."

"What's the big deal for me? Just wait, uncle will get it for you right away." Jia Jing readily agreed.Jia Jing kept the private printing of this name post, so Jia Qiong was asked to drink tea in the living room, and Jia Jing went to pick it up by himself.

Huh..., after laying the groundwork for a long time, and taking a big detour, after all, what Jia Qiong wanted was this famous post.It stands to reason that Jia Qiong is capable, so there is no need to flatter Jia Jing, but don't forget, Jia Qiong is only a little old, and in this chaotic capital, if he is not careful, he will be smashed to pieces.Therefore, Jia Qiong regards Jia Jing from Ningguo Mansion as his backer. Jia Jing is the head of the patriarch, and now he is the most senior among the Jia family men.Jia Qiong and Jia Zhen are of the same generation, but they are about the same age as Jia Rong. This is where the fun of a big family is. A three-year-old child can be the elder of a 30-year-old man, and the seniority is in charge.

Jia Jing's backer cannot be relied on for a long time, but it has to be said that from the present point of view, it is still strong and stable.Jia Qiong also needs an appropriate source of income and personnel. When the time comes, the explanation can be given to Jia Jing.

Jia Qiong took Jia Jing's name card and said: "Then Uncle Jing, let's make an agreement. After the year passes, my nephew will come to pick you up."

"Good boy, you have paid the money for buying the land, and I can't let you give the money for repairing the Taoist temple. Otherwise, uncle will have no face to live in. Uncle has asked the person on the account to come and wait, you go There is 30 taels in the account, and all the uncle's expenses in the future will be paid out of it."

"Uncle, no, it's agreed that my nephew will honor you, and besides, it won't cost 30 yuan to build a fairy palace. You are trying to subsidize me in a different way, no, no." Jia Qiong declined.

"The ashram in my mansion also cost me a little one hundred thousand. You are building a mountain. Don't report to Uncle. Uncle knows that you will definitely put money into it. How can Uncle let you spend money?" Okay, Jia Jing has been blackmailed for a long time, thinking that the prices are really the same as those in his Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Qiong "couldn't refuse" and "reluctantly" accepted 30 taels of silver. Now it's over. Jia Qiong was still thinking about how to get some money. Now it's easy.

When Jia Qiong went to pay the money to the account, the accountant looked at Jia Qiong as if he was a god. Jia Qiong was really a god to dig out 30 taels of silver under the hands of God Jia!

Jia Qiong took the name card, and the first thing to do was to go to the dental shop to buy someone.Their house in Mao'er Alley is short of staff!

Jia Qiong first went to the dental shop to pick people, and picked out many houses, and then picked all the girls, mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in the inner courtyard. All the girls signed death contracts. Most of the girls are people who have cut off kinship. .The daughter-in-law, mother-in-law and her husband also bought it together. Most of these people have no sons, and those who have sons will not sell themselves into slavery for the sake of future generations.

The mighty picked NO.50 people back to Jia's Mansion in Mao'er Hutong.

Then take Jia Jing's name card, let Bai Yang and the newly bought green willow follow him as a facade, and go to the place where the descendants of the veterans live.

Poverty, filth, and lack of food are the conditions of veterans in this era. The old people say "good irons don't hammer nails, and good men don't serve as soldiers" for this reason.You are lucky not to die on the battlefield, and there are even greater misfortunes waiting for you in life.

He used to have the lofty ambition to kill the enemy thousands of miles away, but when faced with his wife and children's faces turning yellow from hunger, he could only let go of his pride and work hard.

Jia Qiong thought that he had seen too much suffering in the world, and seeing the scene in front of him, his heart should be calm, but he still couldn't help his nose sore.

"Uncle Wu, how do the uncles live like this?" Jia Qiong said with tears in his eyes and a choked voice.

"What's this and that? It's like this when you're a soldier. You don't have the ability to find a way out by yourself. As a military officer, that's all you need to do. Look at Qiu Laojiu, who was the number one scout in the army back then. Those legs , ran faster than the birds flying in the sky, and now, ten years have passed, I can’t even eat enough to eat, and I can walk slowly.” Wu Sanshu is the guide who is waiting for Jia Qiong to come and see.It is said that the east of the capital is rich and the west is rich, and the south is poor and the north is cheap. These people are living in the slums of Nanfang City.

Jia Qiong followed Wu Sanshu's fingers to see the man squatting on the ground eating in the tarpaulin-built yard, with fluffy hair and drooping hair, his face was buried in the big sea bowl, and he looked down and out ...

"Third Uncle Wu, didn't Ningrong Second Mansion have a special allocation of money? I remember that the first generation of the Duke said that these uncles will not be treated badly."

"People take tea to cool down, and once they are emperors and courtiers~" Wu Sanshu sighed.

"I...I..., I just hate that I'm an idler and can't be a master, otherwise, otherwise, wow..." Jia Qiong was talking, but he watched Qiu Laojiu picking up the food scum that had just fallen on the ground. I came to eat, couldn't help it for a while, and cried.

Jia Qiong is only seven or eight years old now, still a child, crying loudly, frightening the poplars and green willows behind him, even the third uncle Wu who is leading the way.Qiu Laojiu, who was eating on the other side of the road, was also startled by such crying, holding a big bowl, at a loss, not knowing what he did wrong.

"It's all Qiu Laojiu's, isn't it..." Wu Sanshu dragged their master and servant into the "yard" of Qiu Laojiu's house. Jia Qiong was the only one who came to them all these years to show that he wanted to help Interesting people, as Qiu Laojiu described them, don't be scared away.

Qiu Laojiu didn't realize what was going on, but Wu Laosan knew him well, these years, he wasn't just a kid who just came down from the battlefield with his parents, nana echoed: "Yes, Yes, it's Qiu Laojiu's, isn't it..."

"Uncle Qiu Jiu! Uncle Qiu Jiu!" Jia Qiong grabbed Qiu Laojiu's big black and dirty hand, tears streaming down his face.

A child held his hand and cried, which made Qiu Laojiu cry so much that he was at a loss.Qiu Laoqiu looked at Wu Laosan as if asking for help.

"Uncle Qiu Jiu, how many people in your family do they live on?" Jia Qiong asked with red eyes.

"They're all dead, just me."

"Uncle Qiu, Uncle Jiu, how about you follow me to my house, go to my house."