Jia Zhen, Uncle of the Red House

　　Jia Rong thought for a while, and suddenly realized: "Father, you mean that we will use them to complete the task assigned by the emperor first, and after we establish our own network, then..."

　　"The Buddha said, you can't say it!" Jia Zhen looked at him with satisfaction, "I have already reported the matter to the emperor in detail, and the same is true of his old man's holy will. Rong'er, you have to remember that this Honglou Chamber of Commerce is not our Ningguo It belongs to the emperor. We just take care of the old man for him. Some things can only be done, not spoken. Especially you, you can't say anything, and don't communicate with him. I'll take care of the Xue family's affairs. , we must let him go wild for a while, he will suffer. Remember that we are working with the Xue family, not with Xue Pan. We will only cooperate for three years. After three years, if there is his Xue family, we will It has no effect, and they have to rely on us. When the time comes..." Jia Zhen smiled very meaningfully.

　　Jia Rong understood in seconds.If you want to take it, you must first give it.At this moment, he deeply admired his father's ingenuity.

　　He wasn't just hanging around for months, either.After all, the identities are different, and he is no longer the son of the general Duwei, but the prince of the Duke's family!These people are not all playboys, but more talented ones.Jia Rong was always among them, and her eyes and ears naturally improved, and a fool like Xue Pan could no longer look down on her.

　　Without him, lose copies!

Chapter [-] Uncle's Wives and Concubines

　　The next day, You invited the old lady, the eldest lady, the wife and the sisters over to watch the play.Although the old lady was very old, she was very excited, so she brought Daiyu Baoyu to the palace and held a banquet on Tianxiang Upstairs.Jia Zhen was only sent to the gate of Huifang Garden, and was kicked out as usual. She could only watch Jia Baoyu pulling this sister, hooking the sister, and jumping in.Qingwen pursed her lips and smiled beside him, "Master, you are a big man, how can you mix with our girls?" Jia Zhen was not angry, and threatened: "Remember your thirteenth birthday?"

　　Qingwen was startled and blushed: "What do you want to do?" The two little hands were on her chest, and her panicked appearance was particularly pitiful.Unexpectedly, the third sister came over and laughed: "I want you to be his aunt. Or I will go back to my sister immediately, and I will give you a round house tonight?" Qingwen blushed even more, dragged the third sister and spat: " Bah, Third You! You little tongue-biting hoof, do you think you can run away? Let's go together!" The third sister disdainfully said, "Open it, who's afraid of who?" When they said that, the two looked at each other and said to Jia Zhen in unison: "Who wants to open up? You are so beautiful!" This made Jia Zhen laugh out loud, and the depression in her heart was swept away. "You guys are really my pistachios!" Qingwen and Sanjie walked out, holding Jia Zhen's hand from left to right.

　　Jia Zhen sniffed the faint fragrance in the air, and saw Xiang Ling lowered her head and hurriedly walked in with a book.Qingwen whispered, "Let's not remind her, let's see if she will bump into her mindlessly?" The third sister quickly agreed, all looking at Jia Zhen.Jia Zhen obediently stopped, and quietly moved to the middle.Qingwen and the third sister held back their laughter, "Master is really bad!"

　　So Xiangling unexpectedly bumped into Jia Zhen's arms.Xiang Ling was startled, and read a poem in her mouth: "The attitude is strong and sincere, the texture is delicate and the flesh is even." The third sister grabbed the book and said, "Idiot, luckily it's my brother-in-law, if I bump into someone else's arms Now, do you still have a face?"

　　Xiangling glanced at Jia Zhen and snatched the book back, but said, "Apart from the master at home, who will stand in our way? Miss Lin and Miss Xue are in the garden. I want to ask them to teach poetry!" Just lift the skirt and leave.Unexpectedly, Qingwen stole her book again, and said angrily: "Master is here, you are a girl, what are you doing wet and dry?" Xiangling did not dare to rob Qingwen, but asked Jia Zhen to say: "Master Ah! Look at Qingwen bullying me!"

　　Jia Zhen seemed to have just regained her senses, "Did you read Du Fu's "Beauty Walk" just now?"

　　Xiangling nodded happily: "Yes, yes! Miss Lin asked me to read one or two hundred Lao Du's poems..." "Stop!" Qingwen raised her eyebrows and spat, "It's not over yet? In your eyes, Is the poem more important or the master?"

　　Xiangling blurted out: "Of course, the master is important, I am the master's person. It's you, the master loves you so much, why don't you open your face to be his aunt?"

　　"Oops!" Qingwen couldn't hold her face, so she was about to twist her mouth, "It's the other way around, you dare to make fun of me!" Jia Zhen hurriedly hugged her, but she still shouted with claws.Xiangling hid behind the third sister and said with a smile, "Look at her arrogant appearance. Fortunately, the master still likes her. If it were me, where would I have sold her!" Beat her.The third sister advised: "You can say a few words less, it's not that you don't know her temperament. When the master is away, you will suffer again." Xiangling didn't care, "Just grab a few times or hit the board twice. It doesn't hurt at all to get down."

　　Jia Zhen hugged Qingwen and said with a smile: "You can also calm down a little bit. For my sake, let her forgive her once, how about that?"

　　Qingwen was next to Jia Zhen, still pouting angrily, "Just protect her!" Jia Zhen changed her tone and comforted: "Tomorrow, let's keep her from reading for a day, how about it?" Ling shouted, "Do you hear me? Don't read books tomorrow, just do what a girl should do!"

　　Xiang Ling replied unwillingly, "That's also a matter of tomorrow, let me finish reading it today!" She finally grabbed the book before she was ready, and ran into the garden with a smile.

　　Jia Zhen quietly hugged the third sister and said softly, "They are too noisy, so you are welcome! Be good." The third sister winked at him.Qingwen shouted: "Why am I making a fuss? I'm not for you? I don't have a conscience..." She leaned against Jia Zhen as she spoke.Jia Zhen took the opportunity to hug her again, hehe smiled and said: "I remember a poem, the spring night is too short to rise, and the king will not go to court early." It's a pity that the third sister Qingwen didn't understand and looked at it blankly. he.

　　"It's definitely not a good word!"

　　"Yes, holding back a bad idea!"

　　The three of them teased all the way, and all the maids and old women fled away.As for my mother, it's such a sin to hug her in the daytime!

　　But there was one who didn't escape.The color screen is hiding in the corner, neither advancing nor retreating, it is tangled!

　　Jia Zhen has sharp eyes and calls her out.The color screen twitched, his cheeks blushed before he said a word, not as free and easy as he used to be.

　　Qingwen and the third sister stepped forward to hold her, "Sister Caiping, didn't you join them in the garden?"

　　Cai Ping glanced at Jia Zhen, lowered her head and said, "Aunt Yindie asked me to get a few new bottles of rose dew for the wives, sisters and sisters in the house..."

　　Jia Zhen smiled and said, "Yindie is still attentive. You told her in the past, don't work too hard on weekdays, eat less, I see her face is thin... Forget it, I'll talk to her tonight, she He is also stubborn and does not listen to people's advice."

　　The color screen responded with a sound, but did not leave.Jia Zhen said curiously: "Do you have something to tell me? Huh? Your clothes are very beautiful!"

　　Caiping smiled shyly, and then left in a hurry.Jia Zhen asked Third Sister Qingwen, "What's wrong with her?"

　　Qingwen glared at Jia Zhen, "She just wore new clothes for you to see. Do you think she is beautiful?"

　　Jia Zhen pretended to cough and planned to slip away.The third sister jokingly said, "More and more, I can't even talk. You should ask my brother-in-law, do you think the color screen is beautiful or I am beautiful?" It's not as beautiful as you! It's fun to coax people."

　　Jia Zhen smiled and said: "My women are all beautiful. It's just that everyone's beauty is different. For example, the beauty of a wife is in virtue and virtue, but the beauty of a man is knowledgeable, shrewd and strong, and the beauty of Yindie is caring and agreeable. Erruoxianmei is gentle and affectionate, you Qingwenmei is frank and willful, ingenious, Saner Ruoxunmei is pure and self-respecting, and Xianglingmei is charming, innocent, naive and gentle. All together, I, Jia Zhen, are really lucky! "

　　Qingwen was delighted to hear this, rolled her eyes and smiled, "Where is the beauty of Sister Caiping?"

　　Jia Zhen thought for a while, then said uncertainly, "She has a good figure? You won't be small compared to her chest."

　　"Yeah!" Qingwen flushed her cheeks instantly, "Shameless and filthy, you're still a master! Make fun of our girl, and then gouge out your eyeballs..."

　　Jia Zhen laughed, with you by my side in this life, more than one wish is enough!But the wonderful shadows of Keqing and Sister Yu flashed in front of my eyes again...Ahem, I'm really greedy!

　　By noon, Mother Jia went back to rest.Mrs. Wang was originally very clean, but Mrs. Xing was cold with her excuses, and she went back to the house when she saw Jia's mother.You made Sister Feng the chief, but invited Li Wan out of the garden.

　　Li Wan smiled and said, "What are you looking for from me? It's so mysterious, is there a baby to show me?"

　　You led her into the east wing, lifted the curtain and went in, only to say, "Your elder brother is looking for you." Li Wan heard that Jia Zhen was looking for her, his face changed, and he quickly said, "Brother Zhen can look for me? I have something else to do, I won't accompany you anymore!" He hurried out.

　　You Shi smiled and pulled her back, pressed her on the chair, "Don't worry, it won't hurt you!" Just as he was talking, Keren came with Yindie and the second sister.Ke Ren said: "Sister-in-law, please sit down, our master has something important to discuss." Yindie also advised: "Our master knows the temperament of the elder sister-in-law, so I asked our sisters to accompany her early in the morning, and I will not make it difficult for the elder sister-in-law. of."

　　Seeing that they were all there, Li Wan felt a little relieved, but still displeased: "What kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd? Baba deceived me?"

　　You Shi covered his mouth and smiled, "What else can I sell? Could it sell you?"

　　Li Wan got up and left.Yindie and the second sister were pulling by the side, and helped her sit on the edge of the kang, "Sister-in-law, please wait patiently, we will know when our master is here."

　　You Shi sat next to her, "I'm looking for you for a major event in the clan, and you can't do it without you."

　　Li Wan wondered: "Since it's a big event, it's enough to have you and Feng girl. What can I do? Isn't it because Yuanmu is asking for fish?"

　　You still wanted to speak, but Jia Zhencha came in from the outside and said with a smile, "You don't need to humble yourself, my brother and sister, I have to trouble your Lord Lingzun for this matter."

　　Li Wan frowned more and more: "My father? Big brother, you have confused me. What's the matter? Just say it!"

　　Jia Zhen sat down with You Shi and Li Wan across the kang table, and just now explained: "A few days ago, because of Rong's daughter-in-law's brother's admission to school, he asked people to go to the school to pay respects to the grandfather, only knowing that the grandfather is not in good health now. , he often taught his grandson Jia Rui to take care of it. I don’t think there are any teachers in the school, so Jia Rui doesn’t like reading, so what kind of tricks can he make? It’s good if he doesn’t mistake his children. The younger brother’s father once sacrificed wine for the Guozijian. , is a well-known great Confucian master in China, and there are men and women in the clan who do not recite poetry and read poetry. Therefore, I would like to ask Ling Zun to recommend a few professors and teachers, so that the clan school can be run well. It can't be like today, it is really not a system. "

　　Li Wan pondered for a moment, then said euphemistically, "What big brother said is a good thing. It's just that my father has been in office for a long time and has long been away from Guozijian, I'm afraid..."

　　Jia Zhen waved his hand and said, "The doctors and teaching assistants in the Imperial College are all well-educated and famous, how can they be subservient in our clanology? In my spare time, I teach in our Ethnology for a few months, and all the accommodation expenses will be borne by our house. If there is someone who can teach for a long time, that would be great.”

　　Before Li Wan agreed, Jia Zhen smiled and said: "If you want to talk about ordinary scholars, you don't need to bother the boss, there are everything outside. But although our house is known as a family of calligraphy and poetry, in fact, there are very few scholars, only in the past hundred years. My father is a scholar by himself. But he is splendid and famous. There are thousands of people in the clan, all of whom are mediocre. The martial arts are abandoned, and the literature is not good. The generation is not as good as the next generation. For ancestors. That’s why I thought about revitalizing clan studies. If my ancestors blessed me, my children and grandchildren would occasionally have one or two pieces of equipment, or maybe they could extend the lintel to prosper. Clan studies are very important in my house. It’s hard to trust each other in big matters. Please tell the elder brother and sister the inside story first. The elder elder will understand the painstaking efforts of Jia Zhen. If the elder elder forgives and promises, Jia Zhen will respect the teacher’s courtesy and come to the door to invite him in person.”

　　Li Wan said solemnly: "Since the big brother has this plan, I will go home tomorrow. I need my father to recruit a few credible and available scholars."

　　Jia Zhen slapped her palms and smiled: "This matter must be done by my younger siblings! I am notorious in Shilin. If I go rashly, I am afraid that Mr. Li will not want to see me!"

　　Li Wan only smiled and hurriedly got up and left.You Shi had to send her into the garden.

　　Jia Zhen said to Ke Ren, "Am I so unwelcoming?"

　　Ke Ren pursed his lips and smiled, "No wonder people are flustered, who makes someone famous!"

　　"Yes!" Yindie sat with him and poured a cup of tea for Jia Zhen, "She has always lived as a widow, except for Baoyu, who is still young and has never had a relationship with a foreigner. Today, I suddenly heard that a lecherous uncle wanted to see her, Can you be upset?"

　　Jia Zhen said angrily, "They all say I'm lecherous. Besides you, when have I ever harmed anyone else? There are so many girls in the house, but you don't see me pulling them all into the house?"

　　The second sister took off his boots for him, and smiled: "It's impossible to pull the whole house, but there are still four girls waiting to pass the door! Plus sister and our sisters, you have eight of us to accompany you, That's enough."

　　As if she hadn't heard it, Jia Zhen pretended to have a sore shoulder and asked Yindie to rub it.

　　Yindie really got up and squeezed his shoulders for him.Jia Zhen simply closed her eyes and enjoyed it. "Master, how is your concubine's craftsmanship better than your Qingwen?" Jia Zhen said, "She is comfortable, but you are comfortable." The corner of Yindie's mouth rose, and she stopped talking.

　　Ke Ren was also sitting on the edge of the kang, holding his hands and looking at Jia Zhen.Jia Zhen glanced at her and said with a smile, "If only someone could play a song for me!" Ke Ren pouted and said "Bah", but obediently asked the maid to fetch the piano.After a while, the notes flowed out like a clear spring.

　　"so good!"

　　The second sister on the side also imitated Yindie and gently beat Jia Zhen's leg.

　　So when You Shi came back, she saw Jia Zhen's lazy look at a glance, and said with a sneer, "Yo, my lord, did I come at the wrong time?" Yin Die and the second sister couldn't stop in their hands, they only looked at You. Shi smiled and concentrated on serving Jia Zhen.

　　Jia Zhen asked casually, "You are all here, who is with you in the garden?"

　　You shi sat down on the kang, "Rong's daughter-in-law and Xichun are here, I don't care about Feng girl and the others." After speaking, she poured tea and drank it herself.

　　Yindie smiled and said, "Second Master Bao didn't come in the afternoon, so the maids of the master can go in and stroll around. Our garden is very big, and it would be fun if there are more people!" The second sister also smiled: "Unfortunately, the master does not I like watching movies, but I don’t like drinking, so we can stay all day as long as we chat and laugh around him.”

　　You Shi sneered: "He, that's all he loves! I wish you were tired of him all the time! I didn't even go to the top of the line, and I didn't care about the family's property, and I was as happy as usual. No one cares."

　　Jia Zhen said with a serious face: "At this time and another, now the family is performing its own duties, which one is left unattended? Which one is left unattended? Brother Rong has also made a lot of money recently, so I will only take care of the important things Forget it, how can you be like Zhuge Liang? You, don't worry too much, just take care of them.

　　You Shi sighed to Yindie and the others with a smile: "Listen, he is going to just let it go."

　　At this time, Ke Ren finished playing the tune, and said, "In my opinion, this is what the master should do. At this point, he has already achieved fame, and he should enjoy the fun of life. Otherwise, what is the difference between the old farmer and the old farmer in the countryside?"

　　"Haha!" Jia Zhen said with a long smile, "I know you well! I think that within two years, Jia Zhen went from being an empty third-rank Jue general to the general of Ning Yangbo and Jinwu. I don't know how many officials and honors I have lost? The so-called Muxiu will be destroyed by Lin Feng. If I work so hard and accidentally earn a duke back, they won't hate me anymore in the future? We'd rather slow down and wait. Wait for them. Anyway, I'm not thinking about doing anything big. It's good now, it's good to have you!"

　　You still wanted to speak, but seeing Jia Zhen's mood was waning, it was difficult to speak again.Jia Zhen didn't know what she said in her heart, Jia Shu was only a fifth-rank nobility, it would be great if she could be promoted a little more!The insufficiency of the human heart is like this.

Chapter [-] Spring in Ethnology

　　Let's say that Li Wan came back to the mansion, and after thinking about it, he told Jia Zheng the idea of ​​Jia Zhenyang's father's extension to hire a clan teacher.Jia Zheng Nianxu pondered for a moment, "Brother Zhen's move is very important. What a noble person your father is, how can he act so hastily if he doesn't go by himself? Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, I'll write a letter, you Bring it back, so that I can teach my relatives to know the diligence of my family." After speaking, he picked up a pen and carefully wrote a few pages of paper, sealed it and handed it to Li Wan.Li Wan really went back to Ning the next day, and explained the reason to her father Li Shouzhong.That Li Shouzhong was a modest gentleman, and he wanted to get along with Jia Zheng.After reading his letter, how could you not do your best?Among his disciples, relatives and friends, several students with honest temperament, excellent learning, and a little poor family background were selected for employment by Jia Fu.Jia Zhen got the list, and immediately prepared gifts and other items for repairs, and went to the door to invite them one by one in person.Those students had long been explained by Li Shouzhong, and they were not reserved and arrogant, so they accepted the letter of appointment and agreed to take up the post next month.

　　The Jia family's Yixue is not far from the Ningguo Mansion, but only a mile away.All the people with official titles in the clan will provide silver taels, and help according to the amount of salary, which is the cost of learning.Today, the CCP holds the young and virtuous Jia Dairu as the head of the school, specially for training the children.Jia Zhen heard that his long illness had not recovered, so he invited several teachers to visit him.So, Jia Zhen picked out a random gift and went straight to the Confucian family.As soon as I entered the door, I saw Dai Ru holding an iron ruler and scolding Jia Rui, who was kneeling in the courtyard, "I tell you to read on weekdays, it's not good to listen to, and it's really maddening me to memorize a piece of "University"! "Faruen fought thirty to forty in the end, he was not allowed to eat, he was made to kneel in the courtyard to read articles, and he had to make up ten days of work classes.

　　Jia Zhen looked at Jia Rui coldly, this person is not the same, he has bad intentions, and he can't introspect himself.He ignored him and went straight into the house.Then Jia Rui wanted Jia Zhen to say something nice to save him, but he didn't want Jia Zhen to look at him directly, and secretly hated in his heart, as long as he had the chance, he would make Jia Zhen suffer.

　　Not to mention who made who suffer for the moment, Jia Zhen smiled at Jia Dairu: "The old man is so tough, it is beyond the expectations of the grand-nephew." Jia Dairu coughed and sat on the chair, "What are you doing here?" for displeasure.

　　Jia Zhen didn't know where his resentment came from, but she didn't plan to go into it, "I'm here this time to tell the old man that I have hired a good teacher to teach in the clan, and the teaching will be managed by them in the future. Of course. , in the end, you still have to worry about the old man, the president, watch it."

　　Jia Dairu's face suddenly became very ugly, and he sighed after a long time: "This is a good thing. I am also old, and I should take care of my life long ago. I don't care about the chores. There is only one thing, Wan Wangzhen's brother will allow it."

　　Jia Zhen smiled and said, "What is the old man's order, just show it."

　　Jia Dairu pointed towards the door, "I only have one grandson, Rui Er. This child is kind-hearted. Although he is a bit lazy, he is still diligent and reliable." After that, he stared at Jia Zhen.

　　Jia Zhen naturally understood what he was thinking, nodded and said: "Brother Rui is now helping the clan, getting a piece of money and food, and then arranges him to go out to work in a few days. As long as he works hard, he will definitely have his share. Don't worry, old man. ."

　　Only then did Jia Dairu put his mind down, got up to go out, and urged, "I'll take you to the school to have a look. Now that there are famous teachers here, if there is a need to increase or decrease everywhere, you will be the patriarch. Let's go!"

　　So the two of them transferred to the school. There was no sound of reading aloud across the door, only the noise of laughter, beating and scolding.Jia Zhen frowned, even Jia Dairu's face was not good-looking.

　　"What kind of decency!" Jia Zhen pushed open the door, and a man rushed out from the inside, hitting Jia Zhen.Jia Zhen grabbed him with one hand, looking carefully, she was charming and romantic, gasping for breath, could it be a woman?Jia Zhen quickly released her hand and asked in surprise, "Who are you?"

　　A familiar voice suddenly came from inside: "Brother Zhen, his name is Xiang Lian, what's his real name?" Jia Zhen looked up and saw that it was Xue Pan, a sullen man, wearing a blue satin robe. The outer cover is covered with a layer of storage yarn, and the appearance is not enough.Seeing Jia Zhen come in, he couldn't help laughing to the left and right: "This is my eldest brother. In the future, my eldest brother will cover me, and you will all follow me to eat and drink spicy food."

　　Jia Zhen rolled her eyes with pity, it turned out to be a man!He asked coldly, "What's your name? Which one is it from?"

　　Xiang Lian was startled and said intermittently, "My name is Zhao Yuhan, yes..." The voice behind was too soft to be heard clearly.Jia Zhen was about to ask again, then Xue Pan strode over and took Jia Zhen, "Brother Zhen, in the past, I invited you and Brother Rong many times, but I couldn't be free. It's rare to see you here today, I'll treat you at noon! A new restaurant has opened in Nancheng, and I have been to it several times, but nothing is bad." Jia Zhen looked at Sister Yu with a cold face, and after listening patiently, she politely declined: "I really have no time to spare. Another day is free..."

　　Xue Pan shook his head and said, "Why another day? Since eldest brother Zhen doesn't want to go outside, why don't you come to my house? It's also meant to be close! My mother mentioned it in my ear several times, to give my brother a face, don't delay. !" Saying that, Jia Zhen can't be delayed, "That's it, I'll be waiting for you at Lixiang Courtyard at noon today!"

　　Jia Zhen squeezed out a smile, "Looking at my aunt's face, I'll go there at noon!"

　　"Good! Good!" Xue Pan proudly threw away the other elementary school student with pink makeup and jade cut, and strode away. "I'm going to tell my mother and let her prepare some good food and wine!"

　　Jia Zhen watched him leave, turned her head and shouted, "Are you guys studying here, or fighting?" The students in the school were all half-aged, at most eleven or twelve years old, and they were all chilled and afraid to speak. .Over there, Jia Dai Confucian cough repeatedly, pointing at them speechless.Jia Zhen stepped forward to help him sit down in the hall, poured tea again, and took a long time to recover.Dai Ru picked up the ruler and knocked hard on the table, "Sit down for me!"

　　All the primary school students found their seats and sat down, and there were still five or six empty seats.When Dai Confucian asked them where they were going, they all said they didn't know.However, someone whispered: "Qin Zhong, who was just watching, went to the back with one person..."

　　Jia Zhen heard that Qin Zhong was involved, and feared that it would be an obstacle, so she did not let anyone look for it, and went to the back room with her hands behind her back.Walking to the root of the wall, there was someone talking inside.

　　"Good brother, please let me go again. Yesterday was really dizzy, it shouldn't be like that. My brother can't accompany you anymore."

　　"Hey, who cares about you being with you? Go find your Xianglian!"