Chapter 122 Nephew
The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on it.
Returning to the boat late after having fun, accidentally wandered into the depths of lotus flowers.
The moon is bright, the boat flutes are rising, the wind is calming, and the lotus flowers in the pond are fragrant.
From Yang Wanli's "Little Pond" to Li Qingzhao's "Like a Dream, Chang Ji Xiting Sunset", to Qin Guan's "Enjoying the Coolness", one lotus poem after another makes the little Daiyu, Baoyu, Chang'an, Yingchun, and Tanchun are eye-opening.
Just following the waiter Wang Xifeng, listening to the sound of the flute on the shore, and then listening to the lotus poems of my aunt, sister-in-law Li Wan, and eldest sister Yuan Chun, as if they were picked up at hand, let alone envy.
Unfortunately, she can’t.
“Dragonfly, dragonfly~”
Lin Changan pointed at the red dragonfly that flew onto the lotus and was excited, “Mom, is it the naughty little dragonfly you mentioned?”
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“Haha, little dragonflies are quite naughty.”
Jia Min smiled and grabbed her son's collar and pulled him back, "But they have wings to fly, but you don't. Come back here!"
"Haha~, hahaha~~ ~"
Everyone couldn't help but laugh at the little cousin's appearance.
Mrs. Wang heard the harsh words and was about to turn around when she heard Tan Chun screaming for her second brother again and quickly turned around.
Yingchun smiled and grabbed Baoyu, "You don't have wings either, so be careful!"
"Second brother, just laugh. Why are you jumping?"
Tan Chun looked frightened.
"Haha, I'm fine."
When everyone looked over, Baoyu felt a little embarrassed, "I just swiped twice and it couldn't fall down."
"This is also a skinny monkey."
The old lady laughed and said, "Hurry up and come over here. If you don't come over, the fish will be fried and I won't let you eat it."
Girl Feng was thoughtful and knew that the fish was going to be fried here. , not only took the quails from the kitchen, but also asked the woman who usually feeds the fish to catch some, "Smell it, are they going to be fried?"
But no, there is not only the fragrance of lotus in the air, There is also a special smell of fried fish.
"Grandma~"
"Grandma~"
All the children gathered around him at once.
The old lady couldn't hold it in her arms and laughed there.
Mrs. Wang frowned again and again when she saw that her mother-in-law only hugged her sister-in-law's two children.
What hurts Baoyu the most?
If she really wanted to love her, how could she let Lin Changan squeeze her precious jade?
Baoyu...
Seeing her son, who was wearing red brocade with loose flowers, still having fun beside her, talking to her sister-in-law's daughter, Mrs. Wang's brows gradually relaxed again.
She slowly stepped back and back again, making sure that no one could see her, and then strode away.
At that time, Jia Zheng and Aunt Zhou had walked away together.
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In Jia's school, Mr. Fang and Mr. Chen couldn't help laughing when they heard Jia Zhen's intention.
They have naturally read The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. While the children are busy studying, telling them stories is what they do every day.
It’s just that they used to tell interesting stories about famous literati, but now it’s changed to the Three Kingdoms...
Mr. Fang and Chen looked at each other and were very happy. They finally didn’t have to worry about the stories every day. Worried.
“Don’t worry, uncle, the story of the Three Kingdoms can be arranged for the children today.”
It is indeed more reasonable for the Jia family to use martial arts to build their family and tell heroic stories to their children.
"I have one more thing to do here today."
Jia Zhen took the small bundle from Wang'er's hand, which contained more than a dozen pieces of paper filled with words, "This is Jia Zhu, her brother-in-law. Some of the topics and strategies he brought back from the Imperial College yesterday were not available due to time constraints, so he asked me to pass them on to the two gentlemen.”
“Thank you very much!”
Also. The two people who were preparing for next year's national examination knew how valuable this thing was, so they both handed it over.
Although the Jia Family School pays well and the students are all fine, since they have studied, of course they want to enter the court and express their ambitions.
"You two gentlemen, you're welcome."
Jia Zhen quickly gave her a hand, "It's still the old rule. After you two have done this, put these in the school and let the children do it themselves. Watch and read. ”
Those who are motivated will ask other teachers, but those who are not motivated will have no use teaching them.
“Haha, naturally!”
Fang and Chen, because of the Jia family's attitude towards them, have been very serious about teaching in the past few months.
Although these children of the Jia family have a very weak foundation, they are not without good seeds.
For example, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, and Jia Yun are all pretty good.
In particular, Jia Rong has a strong ancestral style. If he works hard, it may not be difficult to become a Jinshi like his grandfather in the future.
It was a pity for the two of them that Jia Jing, who passed the Jinshi examination, had to avoid the Taoist temple in the end.
As readers, no one knows the difficulty of reading better than them.
What ten years of hard study?
Both of them have studied hard for twenty years, but they failed several times and were stranded in Beijing this time.
Next year...
The two of them were holding good things that they couldn't buy with money before, and they couldn't help but feel a little more confident about next year's spring.
Jia Zhen said goodbye and went home. He happened to see a horse dealer selling horses in the back street, and he couldn't help but go over.
"Sir, do you want to see horses?" The horse dealer came over with a smile, "Look, I brought all these new horses from the north." Although all the good horses were picked up by the army The horses left in his hands are all still young, but after raising them for two years, they are absolutely good horses. "Look at this horse. It is shiny and red, with square legs, a strong body, a long neck, a short back, and a chest." It has broad shoulders, watch it go again..."
He pulled the horse for a circle, "It is docile, well-behaved, smooth and strong. I will buy it back for your young master, so that he will be sure of it. "I can rise to the top."
Jia Zhen didn't say anything. He touched the horse's head and then its butt. In fact, he was satisfied, "Hmm~, how much money?"
When he was as old as Brother Rong, he already had his own horse.
The horse was given to him by his grandfather back then. Now that his father is in Taixuan Temple, he will definitely not be able to give the horse to Brother Rong.
Jia Zhen can only go up alone.
"Hey, if this is an adult horse, it will definitely not work if it doesn't have five hundred taels."
The horse dealer's eyes rolled, looking at Jia Zhen's clothes, and then at the length of the attendant. Because of him, the two strong men came over and boldly asked for a price, "In this case, you can give me four hundred taels, if you wish, we will..."
Before he finished speaking, Jia Zhen turned and left.
"Hey, hey, three hundred and eighty taels, you make a price, three hundred and fifty taels..."
Far away, standing in Tianxiang Tower, Shen Ning saw the good The eldest son was chased, but after a while, he held the pony. He couldn't help but said with joy, "Yue'er, your brother has bought a horse. Let's go down and take a look."
She went downstairs happily. She didn’t see Jia Zhen paying the money. A beggar rushed towards her on the roadside and asked, “Please the patriarch to make the decision for my mother!”
The child cried and knelt down. He stood on the ground and pulled Jia Zhen's clothes, "My mother's surname is Jia Mingsu. Please ask the patriarch to make the decision for my mother and save her."
Jia Zhen was shocked.
Jia Ku?
Third aunt?
Didn’t she marry into the Yansui Min family?
This child...
"Take it away!"
If it is the third aunt's child, then you have to call him cousin.
This child did not recognize his brother on the spot, but instead addressed himself as the patriarch, which means he was still caring about the Jia family's face.
Jia Zhen hurriedly took him back and entered the corner door. She was about to have someone wash him before talking, but unexpectedly, his mother had already come over holding her sister in her arms.
“What’s going on?”
"Auntie~~"
The beggar suddenly fell to his knees on the ground, tears streaming down his face, "My mother is a concubine of the Rongguo Mansion. She is dying. Please help my auntie."
Jia What?
The name seemed familiar. Shen Ning searched her memory and finally remembered, "The concubine sister of Rongguo Mansion?"
"Yes!"
Hearing that people knew about his mother, Beggar couldn't help but shed several more tears.
"...Do you have a token?"
Jia Zhen looked at him and asked from the side.
“It was there, but it was lost on the road.”
The beggar cried loudly.
Because he had no token, he was turned away even when he went to Rongguo Mansion.
"But the year before last, my mother wrote a letter to the house here. There was a sentence in the letter, my sister-in-law is very relieved. Now the whole family is safe, which is a blessing!"
The beggar is eager. Looking at Shen Ning, "Auntie, do you still remember?"
"..."
Shen Ning remembered it from the original memory.
Jia Daishan, the uncle of Rongguo Mansion, had three concubines, all of whom were married to border generals. The first two passed away within a few years of their marriage. Only Jia Kui and Jia Min still corresponded with them here.
It’s just that Jia Min corresponded frequently, and Jia Ku married Yansui Mintai. Although he was the commander-in-chief of the seventh rank, because of Jia Min’s status as a concubine, he was not taken seriously by the Rongguo Mansion. After his uncle’s death, he simply divorced his family. No contact.
The letter from the year before last was sent to her and Jia Jing alone, and it was full of words of relief.
“What is your name?”
“Nephew Min Jianbai.”
"Brother Bai?"
Shen Ning helped him up, "What's wrong with your mother? Where are the people around him? Where are the people who serve you?"
"Woo~"< br>
Min Jianbai cried loudly, "The year before last, my father married an equal wife and locked my mother in the back house. All the people around her were sent away. My mother wanted to send a letter out, but failed several times. Now, They wanted to marry my sister to someone above. My mother got sick in a hurry, so I ran out secretly. But when I was approaching the capital, my money was stolen and all my tokens were lost. I went to Rongguo Mansion and begged them to open the door, but no one opened it for me.”
“…”
"..."
Shen Ning and Jia Zhen looked at each other with heavy hearts.
After such a long delay, is Jia Ku still alive?
In the Dream of Red Mansions, when Jia Min died, Jia Ku should have been gone.
“Don’t cry yet. How was your mother when you left?”
Shen Ning gave Jia Yue to the wet nurse and motioned for her to take her away, otherwise the little girl would cry, "What's wrong with her? Can she get a doctor? How old is your sister? Who is your father going to marry her to?" "
"After being locked up in the house, my mother's health gradually collapsed, but she still had to teach her sister how to embroider and read. Although I was in front, I could only see her once a month. I heard the news from Er Niang’s people that my father was going to marry my sister to Mr. Zhang of the Prefecture. When I went to tell my mother secretly, she vomited blood. "
Min Jian Bai Da. Crying, it was him who hurt his mother, it would have been better if he had not said it, or said it secretly or slowly.
But it’s useless to regret it now, he just said it, and his mother just vomited blood.
“I begged my father to find a doctor for my mother, but my father was at Er Niang’s place and ignored me at all, wuwu~wuwuwu~~~”