The son of the red mansion is unscrupulous

Sisters Yingchun and Tanchun opened their mouths. Although Tanchun couldn't come here often because of many scruples, and Yingchun couldn't send someone to pick them up abruptly, but in a place where no one was around, the two seemed to be intimate.

Jia's mother saw one or two things with sharp eyes, and she was willing to cover them up because of her distress for Tanchun. When the peaches and plums were in full bloom in March next year, she didn't even care much about Jia Rong's marriage in the East Mansion. When Mrs. Xi held Xichun and brought her new daughter-in-law, Mrs. Qin, to pay her respects, she admired Mrs. Qin's unparalleled appearance and felt sorry for Xichun. A treat.

Jia Mu first asked Yingchun the number of girls she wanted to invite, and with great interest, personally instructed Yingchun how to treat people, and energetically led Yingchun and Tanchun to the garden, and picked a place with new green weeping willows, Surrounding the Fudao small building with dark red and light white peaches and plums, I personally selected a few calligraphy and paintings by famous artists to hang in the small building, and sent a post to Ge Huizhong, Ge Kui's daughter, asking her to help Yingchun and Tanchun, and ordered her The small kitchen is ready to serve wine, food, fruit and vegetables. On that day, the steward's daughter-in-law and maids are asked to go to the corner gate to meet them.

Although she didn't show up, but after seeing off the guests at night, when Ge Huizhong came over and said that the guests and hosts of the embroidery competition had a great time, whether it was Yingchun or Tanchun, everyone was likable, so she felt relieved and asked someone to see her off I met Ge Huizhong, leaning on the couch, remembering how I had fun with a group of sisters when I was young, when I saw Mrs. Wang coming in with a red face.

"But is there any news from the Chen family?" Mother Jia sat up.

Mrs. Wang smiled and nodded, she was about to kneel down in front of Jiamu's couch, but when she was held back by Jiamu, she still refused to get up with red eyes, knelt on the footsteps and said: "Thanks to the old ancestors, otherwise the eldest girl would not know how to match her." What kind of person is he?"

"It's only happened once, and there will be no next time. If I didn't see the older girl beating the younger one by my side, I would be too lazy to take care of it." Jia Mu was also happy in her heart, but she couldn't help but warn Mrs. Wang once .

Mrs. Wang smiled and said yes, and when she got up, she said softly: "When will you tell the elder, Lian'er?" If Jia Lian knew that Yuan Chun had married into the Chen family, they would be furious, "The old master of the Chen family is not very good. Now, the Chen family wants to rush Yuan Chun to come over. Therefore, the Chen family said that it is best to have a big gift this month."

So much money was spent to make this marriage possible. Mother Jia didn't know that the Chen family was in such a hurry, and also meant to look down on Yuan Chun, but this was helpless, even that Chen Yejun was a good character but had no future. He nodded, because he said: "First prepare Yuanchun's dowry."

Mrs. Wang pursed her lips and said with a half-smile: "Old lady, the eldest girl was going to enter the palace originally, so she didn't prepare for that."

"Where's your dowry? Haven't you prepared yet?" Jia Mu sneered, guessing that Mrs. Wang wanted to make money from her.

Mrs. Wang said with a wry smile: "Most of my wooden furniture has been used, and it's not complete. Besides, in order to ask someone to speak well of the Chen family, a lot of other things have also been pawned."

Mother Jia sneered again, "Don't think that I don't know that you are making things for me to see. Rice, vegetables, meat, etc., except for the seasonal vegetables and fruits that cost you a few dollars, the rest are distributed by Zongli Zhuangzi. Even the old wives in the back porch said that after the division of the clan, Lian'er used the money from the clan to do business, which made them all gain a lot of money and share a lot of dividends during the year, let alone you?" After a pause, he said again: "My sister-in-law said that you made a lot of money by posting two short seals a year ago. I advise you to stop immediately. The sister-in-law still heard what the people in the Ningguo Mansion said. The people on the other side wished they could catch us right away, but you did it again."

When Mrs. Wang saw Jia Mu go straight to the point, her heart was beating wildly. She was so frightened that she knelt down in front of Jia Mu in a cold sweat, and stammered, "Lian'er, does he know about this?"

"How could he not know? The whole sect must respect him first before they can respect me. This is offensive, and ordinary people dare not say it in front of me. It must be him who nods before they dare to mention it."

Madam Wang blushed and said in a low voice, "It's because of the elder girl's marriage, and the family has no income, so I have such a muddleheaded thought."

"I have the ability to loan usury, what else can I do?" Mother Jia sneered, "I'm not talking about you. Now you have sent out all your companions, and the few people you use are not very considerate. Such people will What you do is publicized, and it is also expected."

These words made Mrs. Wang feel ashamed even more. She thought that Mother Jia had done more scandalous things. Because she asked Mother Jia to marry Yuan Chun, she lowered her head and listened to her scolding again and again meekly.

"Accept the seal. I only care about the big furniture. You can take care of the rest by yourself." Although Jia Mu vowed not to care about the second bedroom, she couldn't bear to see Yuan Chun get married in shabby condition. She waved Mrs. Wang away and decided to show the seal. I went to buy the furniture in my own warehouse. Firstly, the furniture was better than the freshly made ones. Secondly, I could save some money. So I called Jincai's family, Zhao mother, and Yuanyang, and waited for all three of them to come. Still leaning on the couch, he asked, "How much furniture do you have at home? Is it complete?"

Jin Cai's family smiled and said, "What is the old lady doing?"

"I guess there is a set for Yingchun's wedding in it. Is it made of Tielihua, or is it made of wild jujube wood?" Jia Mu asked instead of answering.

Jin Cai's family said: "There are some."

"...You helped the second master get some and sold them earlier. How much money do you need for a set of tables, chairs, desks and beds? It's not very good, just the sour jujube wood is decorated with some pear wood of."

Jin Cai's family probably guessed something, but Zhao Mama hurriedly congratulated Jia Mu and asked, "Old lady, when will Miss Yuanda give a big gift?"

Jia Mu laughed and said, "The Chen family will live this month."

Jincai's family, Mother Zhao, and Yuanyang all fell silent for a moment, but Mother Jia felt something was wrong, so she said, "Could something happen this month?"

Yuanyang took two steps forward, bowed and said: "The ancestors forgot to take the exam for the second master Lian in April, and the house is quiet recently. When studying in Lixiangyuan, they dare not read aloud, for fear of disturbing the second master Lian."

This imperial examination is a big deal, if there is a boy in the family who accidentally spits out the word "landing", he will be pulled out by the stewards.What's more, there are only a few days before the exam. If Jia Zheng's house is arbitrarily arranging Yuanchun's engagement, how can the sound of drum music not disturb Jia Lian?

Jia's mother only felt that Jia Lian's impromptu holding Buddha's feet would definitely lose his name to Sun Shan, otherwise he had only studied for two or three years, and compared with others who had studied hard for ten years, this scholar was too worthless, so she didn't care about Jia Lian's exams At this time, being reminded by Yuanyang, it is not as safe as Yuanyang to secretly hate amber, pearls, etc., and if she is not reminded of such things, it will be bad if Jia Lian thinks that she is indifferent. It's not right for the dowry to disturb him, so he hurriedly said: "I know about this, I just told the second wife to keep her quiet. Forget about the furniture, let's talk about it after Lian'er's exam." Send Jincai's house away The three of them immediately asked Amber to ask Mrs. Wang to celebrate the ceremony, and they were quieter.

Amber agreed, took a shortcut and passed through the hallway between the two families, and told Mrs. Wang what Jia Mu wanted.

After Amber left, Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth angrily, she was already in a bad mood to take back the loan sharks and lost a sum of interest, not to mention that Yuan Chun's marriage was hasty, if she didn't make arrangements, it would be like stealing a marriage ?I was not angry, but I wanted to see what Jia Lian could do in the exam when the teachers were so mobilized!He didn't dare go against Jia's mother's wishes, so he had to appease Yuan Chun and negotiate with the Chen family again.

Chen Yejun was originally the third master of the family, and he had two elder brothers who were already married, and they were not outstanding, so the Chen family agreed because of Yuanchun's generous dowry; as for Yuanchun, After hearing this, she not only agreed, but also reminded Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang to send Jia Lian a basket of things used for the exam.

On March 27, someone from the Chen family quietly passed the big gift.

In April, the day before the exam, Jia Lian went to worship the ancestral hall, begging for the blessing of his ancestors, and in Jia's mother's room, in front of Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng, asked Ge Kui to compare the documents issued by the court with the things he used for the exam. Check one by one.

Ge Kui first checked the exquisite basket, and then went to check the inkstone, brushes, brush washers, charcoal, candlesticks, pastries, and even the mud stove, tea pot, and teapot. Present it to Jia Amnesty.

Jia Amnesty looked at it and nodded again and again, "Where are Brother Lian's clothes?"

Quan Fu hurriedly brought the clothes Jia Lian was going to wear tomorrow, everyone checked and nodded when they saw that they were all single clothes made of thick and warm material.

Except for Ge Kui who lost his name to Sun Shan several times, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng had never even entered the township examination room, and they had no way of giving advice to Jia Lian. They just told him, "Read the questions carefully before answering them. Don't panic. Drink less water." Otherwise, I will have to go out to change clothes in a while, and I won’t have time to answer the questions." Yun Yun sent him to bed early.

Jia Lian returned to Jinghuanzhai with her things in her hands. Seeing that it was still early, she thought she would not be able to wash for three days in a row, so she asked Quanxi to get hot water for a good wash, and dried her hair. It was almost time before going to bed. He said to Quan Fu: "Go on and inquire about Grandma Xiaorong next door, don't worry about the money, and talk when I leave the examination room." After speaking, he went to bed.

There was nothing to say all night, and on the second day, when it was still dark, Jia Lian was woken up by Quanfu and others. After washing up, he ate a bowl of chicken shredded noodles. The confessed article was recited silently again, and then he went out to kowtow to Jiamu, but as soon as he went out, he was surrounded by Jin Cai, Lin Zhixiao, Zhang Cai, Dai Liang, Shan Daliang, Ge Kui, Liu Xianglian and others. Everyone looked nervous and said: "Second Master, the carriage is ready, let's send someone over to watch."

"...I haven't passed yet, so what's the use of taking a seat first?" Jia Lian blinked.

Jin Cai hurriedly said: "Second Master, the door of the examination room was not opened, and the younger one has already taken care of it for Second Master. Don't worry, Second Master, no kid would dare to search Second Master's body without eyes."

Jia Lian frowned and said, "If he doesn't search, doesn't it appear that I have hidden a cheat sheet?"

In "Dream of Red Mansions", Wang Xifeng even searched Lin Daiyu's Xiaoxiang Pavilion under the guise of not being able to search relatives' homes, but did not search Xue Baochai's Hengwu Courtyard, forcing Xue Baochai to move out of the Grand View Garden the next day.Thinking that other places have been searched, but the source of the embroidered spring bag has not been found, others will naturally think that the embroidered spring bag was thrown out of a place that has not been searched.

Jincai didn't expect Jia Lian to say this, and just said: "It doesn't matter. When you go to the local second master, just ask them to search for it. They don't dare to be very strict when they see the second master's robe."

Jia Lian was taken aback, went to meet Jia Mu, and after listening to Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng's explanation, followed Zhao Tianliang to wait out, and saw Jia Zhu, who was thin in the thick of the fog, coughing and supporting the two little ones. Son's shoulders came slowly.

"Why did Big Brother Zhu come here?" Jia Lian asked hurriedly.

Jia Zhu coughed twice, and said with burning eyes: "I'm here to see you off, I wish you success soon...Although you are the only pillar in the family, don't be too nervous. Take care of yourself in everything."

Jia Lian couldn't laugh or cry when he heard that, he thought that Jia Zhu was putting all the burden of the Jia family on his shoulders, hurriedly urged people to carry Jia Zhu back, went out and got into the carriage, and closed his eyes in the carriage for a while. When I heard it, I got out of the carriage, and saw Li Bizhou, Yuan Jingfeng, Xu Yuheng, Xu Yujue, Feng Ziying, and brothers Li Cheng and Li Jin coming over.

"...Everyone understands that I won't pass the exam, right?" Jia Lian frowned. Before entering the exam room, he already felt that he was ashamed of everyone's expectations.

Li Cheng said: "What are you talking about, I came here to tell you," leaning close to Jia Lian's ear, and said in a low voice, "This year's admiral Xuezheng is not an outsider, so don't be too nervous when you enter the venue, just do whatever you plan."

Jia Lian gasped, thinking that Li Cheng was sure that he would cheat or something?This Li Cheng loves to read pornography, and the book encourages him to cheat. Is it really Li Shouzhong's own birth?

Before Jia Lian could think deeply about Li Cheng's words, his belt slumped down, and when he lowered his head, he saw Liu Xianglian whispering in his ear: "Second Lord, that dwarf in commoner clothes in front is the King of Beijing."

Jia Lian was stunned, and followed Liu Xianglian's words to look, and sure enough, he saw a young boy in civilian clothes waiting to enter the arena with a basket in his hand. There was nothing to see in that boy's clothes, but that boy had a really handsome face, "Are you sure?"

Liu Xianglian said in a low voice: "He helped me once, I remember him. During the Chinese New Year, the Second Master asked me to accompany Master Lin to celebrate the New Year, and I met him once on the way."

"How can there be so many people who are full and have titles and come to take the exam." Jia Lian took his eyes away from the Beijing King who was visiting privately in a micro-clothes, took the basket from Quan Fu, and cupped hands with Li Bizhou and others, and then Go and wait in line to get in.

"Brother Lian, don't take the exam seriously, you don't depend on it for your living." Feng Ziying shouted.

Li Bizhou smiled and said, "I really shouldn't care."

"Just go to the examination room for three days of cold food." Xu Yuheng waved his hand.

Liu Xianglian said: "Second Master brought silver noodles, so you don't need to eat cold food."

Li Bizhou waited for a while, because he was afraid that Jia Lian would be too nervous to yell out those few words. Seeing him like this now, he smiled awkwardly, and waved his hands again and again to urge him to go to the queue.

Jia Lian intentionally jumped in line and stood behind the King of Beijing, and others dared not speak out when they saw him in a beautiful suit.

Jia Lian cocked his head and looked at King Beijing, suspecting that this kid was taking the exam to test his own talents and knowledge. After all, although the clothes on his body were not good enough to carry the things in the basket and the things in the basket were not delicate, but he was so close that he could vaguely smell a There is a strong fragrance, which shows that the things he used for washing are of great value.

Shui Rong noticed that someone behind him was looking at him, so he also turned his face. Because Jia Lian had been studying behind closed doors and hadn't gone out for a long time, he couldn't recognize him for a while, so he just smiled politely.

Jia Lian nodded, and accosted him, "Where is the little brother from?"

Shui Rong said: "It's outside the city." After finishing speaking, he refused to tell Jia Lian more.

Jia Lian smiled, and suddenly there was a commotion in front of him. Jia Lian and Shui Rong were both surprised. They looked around and saw the people in the front team whispering, "This year is so strict, you have to take off your clothes for inspection."

There is a saying that all things are inferior, only reading is high.A group of gentle scholars were forced to blush, but there was nothing they could do.

Jia Lian and Shui Rong looked down at the basket at the same time, hesitating that it would be better to go home than to suffer such shame and humiliation, they hesitated again and again, but they did not go back.

Jia Lian paid close attention to the line in front, and saw that all those wearing brocade robes always went in. No matter how many people entered, the guards would always stop those behind, and felt relieved that it was their turn. , The two followed the front team into the gatehouse of the examination room. As soon as they entered, they saw that the people behind Jia Lian were stopped, and the two asked someone to check the basket of clothes first.

Jia Lian waited to see that the people behind were stopped, at this time only he and Shui Rong were in the gate room, the guards of the examination room urged Shui Rong to take off his clothes for inspection, but smiled and said to him: "This master is number 56."

This is what it means to let go.

Seeing that Shui Rong's face was flushed, Jia Lian coughed, and seeing the guard urging Shui Rong to take off his clothes, he pointed at Shui Rong and said, "Is my little brother finished checking?"

"Okay, okay." Hearing the word "little brother", the guard immediately stopped urging Shui Rong to take off his pants, and only checked his clothes inside and out, and said repeatedly: "This little brother is number 36."

Shui Rong has a sullen face, he can't guess what's going on here, but he refuses to ask him to take off his clothes for a while, so he can only follow "the same stream", which can be regarded as receiving Jia Lian's favor.

Jia Lian thought that if he didn't open that mouth, he would see King Jing of Beijing taking off his pants, rubbing his chin and carrying a bamboo basket in. When he arrived at the herringbone courtyard, he entered No. 56. He saw that the room was four feet deep and three feet wide. There is an iron lock hanging on the door, and only one hole is opened to pass the test papers and get the signboard for fetching water. When I enter the cubicle, I see that there are no tables and chairs inside, but wooden boards are placed horizontally on both sides. The extra stone platform was used as a table case.

After entering the house, he tidied up his things first, and then went to fetch water with the teapot. Some of the people queuing up by the well were dressed like him, and some were covered in patches. He saw a few teenagers yawning and looking relaxed. Guess this People are probably just going through the motions like him.

He fetched water one by one and returned to No. 56. Jia Lian lit the stove, first boiled a pot of boiling water, and soaked a bowl of Biluochun. It was two hours before he got up, and he was hungry at the tea pot. He boiled vermicelli in clear soup in the hot water left in his home, took a clean pen and ate it in the tea pot, drank tea after eating the noodles, and waited for a long time, when he heard the sound of chains outside, and someone locked him in the small room. The room is locked.

After waiting for another half an hour, I heard the sound of orderly footsteps outside, and then someone handed the examination paper in through the small window.

Jia Lian reached out to catch it, and saw that the title was "A Thousand Miles of a Country, Only the People Stop". He closed his eyes and thought about it for a while, recalling an eight-legged essay written by Xu Zhian in "The Great Learning", so he continued to break the title and inherit the title. , Start talking, start, starting shares, middle shares, back shares, closing shares, and follow the rules to make articles.

After writing the article in a hurry, I couldn’t tell what time it was because I lit the candles when I entered the house, and I felt that there was nothing to change. When I was hungry, I went to the small window and asked for water. After receiving the sign, So I went to the well with a tea pot, a pen holder and a sign, and took a small bucket to fetch water, scrubbed the tea pot slowly, rinsed my mouth after washing it, and then went back with water as before, boiled the water again, and Crush the dim sum you brought and put it in boiling water to cook.

He intentionally brought salty goose oil chestnut rolls and mooncakes stuffed with bacon and hazelnuts, and now they are rolled together in a tea pot, and it can be regarded as a bowl of delicious paste. Seeing that the paste is fragrant, it is useless to pour it In the process of washing the brushes, he was thinking about blowing it to cool it down, and using an empty pen holder to suck it up, when he heard a bang, and his No. 56 door opened.

Jia Lian looked up blankly holding the brush washer, and saw a man whom he had met a few times standing in front of the door with a cold face and hands behind his back, hurriedly put down the purple sand brush washer, and was about to kowtow when he came forward.

"Forget it." Shui Mu was also taken aback when he walked in, and then looked at his small cubicle. He saw that it was just a place for exams, but it was neatly tidied up, and it could even be said to be very elegant. On the bag is embroidered with a picture of misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, which is as elegant as a scroll; on the stone platform that has never been placed on a wooden board, there is an inkstone and brush, and beside the inkstone, in case the brush is not supported, there is a flower folded with a plum red brocade handkerchief. Lilies are holding the pen holder, and neatly rolled test papers are placed on the stone platform on the other side, and then there is only a steaming purple bowl on the green lacquered board used as a bed and chair, and under the purple bowl is a small mud furnace .

As for the basket placed under the board, although I didn't see it, it was supposed to be neat and tidy.

As soon as Shui Mu entered the herringbone shop, he could smell the smell of meat and hear the stomachs of the examinees in each room growling, and he was immediately annoyed that someone was eating in an insulting manner during the exam, so he found the culprit to question the crime. However, entering No. [-] is like entering someone's elegant "shabby room". No matter what you ask, you can't say anything. You just saw a pen in the purple bowl and said with a smile: "What are you going to do?" eat?"

"My lord, the minced meat in this snack is very fine, it's enough to suck it with a pen." Jia Lian bowed.

Shui Mu nodded. He was surprised when he called him an adult, and then he thought clearly that he just sneaked over to take a look. If other candidates heard that he was coming, how could they answer the paper with peace of mind?When the admiral, the school and the political leaders behind him spoke, he hissed and refused to make another sound. He raised his hand and took his test paper and looked at it. Although it is a bit blunt, it is expected to be in the middle of a group of students; when he saw the word Jia Lian written on it, he was even more stunned. It turned out that he had only met Jia Lian in the court hall. Two or three times, I had long forgotten Jia Lian's appearance, and looked at Jia Lian again, thinking that he was just a dandy, and I didn't expect him to make such an article in a short period of time; although it was put together, no matter how many years, many students can't understand it. Show the ability to piece together it.

What's more, his article is still in the second place. The most important thing is that other candidates dare to eat cold snacks for fear of delaying their answer papers, but no one like him leisurely and carelessly cooks meat soup.Not to mention, when other candidates entered the examination room, they were afraid of disturbing the guards and being looked at by the guards. Even Chu Gong had to endure it and dared to speak out. Jia Lian was not afraid, but his demeanor was different from others.Nodding to the admiral Xuezheng first took his test paper, then pointed to the wooden board used as a seat.

The admiral, Xuezheng, understood, and quickly took out the basket under the wooden board, lifted the veil covering the basket, and showed the things inside to Shui Mu one by one.

Shui Mu looked over and saw that in the basket were silver noodles, fine salt in glass bottles, and a number of snacks of various colors that were cut according to official documents and were about one finger thick. There is also a pack of French purple ginger.Seeing that there are so many, I can't help but wonder if these are in line with the official documents issued by the imperial court?Thinking back carefully, it seems that the official document did not say that it is not allowed to bring it.

Shui Mu looked at it, and went out the door without saying a word.

Hearing the sound of chains, Jia Lian raised his eyebrows slightly, not understanding why Shui Mu opened his door, sat back and ate the minced meat soup, and asked tirelessly to fetch water and go out.

For three consecutive days, Jia Lian cooked all kinds of snacks in boiling water in different ways, especially when it was cold at night, and had to eat two more meals to keep warm. After passing the exam three days later, she still came out with a basket before leaving the compartment door , I saw the candidates in the front and back staring at him like hungry wolves, smiled kindly, and after walking a few steps, I saw Shui Rong looking at him with green eyes and powerlessness as if he had peeled off a layer of skin.

Shui Rong had received Jia Lian's "favor", and now he swallowed his saliva and looked at Jia Lian who was still in high spirits with astringent eyes, licked his mouth and said, "You are really good at torturing people." As he spoke, his stomach growled stand up.

Jia Lian laughed and said, "No matter how much you trouble anyone, I won't dare to trouble you."

Shui Rong blushed, guessing that Jia Lian knew who he was, he just said, "I'll reward you some other day." As he spoke, he dragged his feet outside with his head down and his basket in his hand.

Jia Lian also went out with a basket on his shoulders. When he went out, he saw his four sworn brothers and Feng Ziying coming to pick him up from a distance. : "What did you cook on the first day? It smells so delicious, tell us, and we will go back and cook."

Seeing that the crowd looked like a group of hungry and sick ghosts, Jia Lian said perfunctorily, and handed the basket to Zhao Tianliang who had been waiting for a long time. Seeing the others, he said, "It's a serious crime."

One sentence made the cold, hungry and tired examinees look sideways, and everyone found the reason for failing the exam in an instant.