Zhen Fei rises up in the Red Chamber

Zhen Hui's little butterfly fan is not small, but no one outside knows that he did it, but the Jia family took advantage of it, and many people noticed them, even those who despised them and used money to lure them The civil servants who thought the children were too vulgar when they read books also expressed their appreciation for their emphasis on family education.Even many of the military officers who originally belonged to Jia's family wondered whether they sent their children to Jia's family to learn through a relationship.After all, those gentlemen are all recruiters, not just one. It is more cost-effective than asking their own gentlemen at home, and it is much more reassuring even in teaching, not to mention that there are people who help look after the children. With those rankings My son, I think my children also need face, and they must be more attentive than in the past.You must know that military commanders are suffering. If the status is not enough, even if you want to hire a husband for your child, it is easy for people to pick and choose. In the past, it was great to have a scholar who came and was willing to apply.Besides, there are more military generals who come from poor backgrounds. Regardless of their family background or foundation, they are not comparable to civil servants. In this way, if you want to learn from your own family, it is simply a dream. Woolen cloth.The big deal is that they will give some more Shuxiu. If you really want to calculate it, it is probably the same as asking for a husband at home.

Just like that, there was an inexplicable rush to go to school in the whole capital, and there were even signs of spreading to all parts of the country. How about the king of Chu being so thin and starving to death in the palace? For the people in the capital, the imperial palace is the source of all fashion, while for the whole country, the capital is the front line of fashion.So for a while, children of all ages were bound by the word of going to school, even Zhen Hui himself was among them.He really doesn't know what kind of expression he should have at the moment, is this a typical example of being self-confident?Anyway, he wants to play recently, it is really too difficult, not to mention how much free time he has, even if he has free time, he can't find anyone to play with.

If it wasn't for riding and archery, which belonged to the six arts of a gentleman, at least it could relax his mind and loosen his bones, Zhen Hui felt that he would definitely be suffocated to death.

This kind of life has been tossing for half a year. When it started to snow again, the learning atmosphere was a little relaxed. The reason is very simple, that is because each family, especially the military generals like the Jia family. Please find a suitable student to be a gentleman, and the favorable conditions offered, the holiday starts in December every year, until the [-]th of February of the next year, a full two and a half months, it is regarded as the gentlemen visiting relatives and friends, preparing for the exam time.And with these people setting an example, other people will naturally follow suit. To put it bluntly, it’s convenient for others, who knows if there will be future high-ranking officials in these cases? Children make people think that they are stingy and don't know how to be considerate of others. In one place, all the children of each family always have to go home to celebrate the New Year. Let it go for ten days and two and a half months. To be honest, there is not much difference. Give benefits to reward these children who have worked hard for a year.

Of course, this does not mean that apart from these children, there is no other rest time. This is absolutely impossible. Even an official has a rest time. Children's self-control is even worse than that of adults. They all followed the imperial court, repaired for one day every ten days, plus holidays and so on, it was fine.The only thing that is very tight is the matter of asking for leave. This is something that the Jia family first figured out. Now their family can be said to be the most typical and influential family run by the martial arts school in the entire capital.

The matter was told by Jia Jing, a bit of a gossip. It was a family who dotes on children very much. He was originally a naughty boy, and he was a little tired of studying in the past. Yue, it was a bit fresh at the beginning, but after a long time, I couldn't stand it anymore, and wanted to play truant, and the most classic way to play truant was naturally to pretend to be sick. Once or twice, he was fooled by it, but one day He was also unlucky, just when he was playing outside, he ran into a gentleman who was out shopping.

This time, there is no need for Zhen Hui to pay attention to them. The gentleman who was deceived first quit. Once the complaint came to Jia Jing, he combined with all the gentlemen and gave a suggestion to improve the rules, that is, the students will ask for leave in the future. , You must complete the three certificates, the doctor's certificate, the parents' certificate, and the consent of the family education teacher, before you can apply for leave smoothly, otherwise you will be on the green list and posted on the wall as a violation of discipline.Moreover, there are regulations on the number of days of leave, a maximum of one day a month, which can be accumulated, and at the end of March, if the time is exceeded, unless it is really sick, other people who exceed the limit will have to take an additional exam in the second month. If you fail, you will be punished to copy all the textbooks three times.

It has to be said that the combination of Jia Jing and Mr. Jia Jing, who has some punitive methods, is absolutely powerful after receiving Zhen Hui's advice.But they don't hit the board, don't hit the palm, and it doesn't hurt the child's health. No matter how much the parents love their children, they can't tell if it's wrong.This kind of punishment really hit Qicun directly. Since then, the Jia family has basically shown no sign of playing truant or pretending to be sick. Penalty copying, you must know that it is the entire textbook, or three times, it is really finished copying.It is estimated that this hand is swollen from writing, and it is impossible to mention it for three days.

After such a thing was spread by some good things, many people were dumbfounded. The only ones who felt very good and wanted to applaud and felt bright were the heads of the families and the heads of the various families. people.They teach all the year round. It is really a headache and annoyance to these parents who don't like to make progress, play truant, and protect their children. Now someone finally came up with a good solution.

When Zhen Hui heard this, his reaction needless to say, his eyes widened and he couldn't think. Who are these people? They are all too awesome. Once such a method comes out, will these children still have a way out? , in addition to reading can only read.

Fortunately, the Chinese New Year holiday is really awesome. Basically, it can be regarded as summer vacation and winter vacation together. It finally gives the children room to breathe. Most of them are about to rebel.

Well, except for children from poor families!Those children are not willing to go on vacation. They study every day, but they can eat at school at noon. How much money can this save the family!The pens, inks, papers and inkstones are also produced by the school, and there are rewards for those who pass the exams well. These children almost do not regard reading as a job.

At the same time, the land prices around the capital also rose by [-]% unknowingly. Clan fields and festival fields too!Some far-sighted people saw them like this, and they added one or two. Even if there is no such reason, it is a good thing to buy more family land and add some benefits to the widows and widows in the family.As for the sacrificial fields, this is something that would not be confiscated in a house raid, and each family felt that it didn't matter, so they bought more if they bought more.As a result, many surrounding fields have become popular among various families, especially those contiguous lands, which are even more in demand.

Even Mr. Zhen couldn't help but reach out and buy another 300 mu of medium-sized land in this spring breeze. Although because his official position is too small, he can't grab those big households, so he can only do the same as before in Suzhou. Thirty, Fifty was bought in such a sporadic manner, but he was still very satisfied with the total amount. In this way, his family would have [-] mu of land in the capital, and the family property became more and more solid.The only regret is that he was going to buy a mountain forest, as in the old days, meat and mountain delicacies are all produced by himself, so as to save some expenses, but there is really no land nearby that he can buy.

It's another winter, and it's the time of the Chinese New Year. Zhen Hui really wants to invite friends to play another game. He hasn't experienced such a hearty game for a long time. Unfortunately, Winter wants to let him The possibility of the parents releasing it is really too low.

Helpless, Zhen Hui had no choice but to take a step back and look for Lin Hai and Lin Xun. Anyway, there are several Lin family in the capital now, and there are four children in total. Plus he still has his family's small oil bottle. Zhen Ji, who is more than [-] years old, can be regarded as lively when he gathers together. Even if he is throwing pots or playing chess, it is better than being alone at home in a daze.

But maybe he is a source of disaster, or he is born to create class conflicts, but he can have troubles when he is a guest to play. Fortunately, the person who caused the topic this time is not himself, but Zhen Ji. Zhen Hui can breathe a sigh of relief, so it won't be too embarrassing.

The thing is like this, a group of children, the oldest is Lin Xun, 11 years old, who is the boss on one side, taking care of all the children, especially Zhen Ji, and another four-year-old child in the fourth branch of the Lin family. These two boys made trouble for them big kids, and they got a lot of food. They wanted to use food to block their mouths and tie their legs. After a while, the follower would be farting. The one came over, moved to Zhen Hui's side, and began to make a report:

"Brother, I am very good. I ate a bowl of egg custard and a piece of mung bean cake. I saved three Wen for the family. My brother will make it up for me when I get home."

Zhen Hui wanted to cry, he finally knew how his father felt when he saw him make a fool of himself, he really wanted to find a hole to drill!What a shame!He didn't even need to raise his head to think of the expressions of other people. Sure enough, before he lowered his head to cover his already red ears, he heard the laughter of those children.

"That, that, it's getting late, I'll take Zhen Ji back first!"

36 Straightforward is the best strategy, and the only thing Zhen Hui can think of right now is this method, but unfortunately, those bad friends will never let go of such a good opportunity to laugh at him, so Lin Xun is holding back I walked over to Zhen Ji, coaxing him there and asking:

"Ji Geer, tell brother Xun, how do you settle this account? Why do you want your elder brother to replenish you?"

Sure enough, this is not a good thing. I have seen his nature clearly for a long time, and I really don't want to let go!so bad.Pity our honest boy Zhen Ji, who is so stupid and really just said everything:

"My brother said that the family's finances are difficult, and saving is the most important thing. Jill is very economical. She never leaves rice grains when she eats, and she never throws things away."

This is true. As a child, there are always such and such small problems, such as not paying attention when eating, wanting to play halfway through eating, leaving half a bowl of rice and leaving, or not going well This is not a good habit. In order for Zhen Ji to develop good habits from an early age, Zhen Hui really worked hard, and finally came up with a way, which is to tell him some stories about children from poor families. Even accompanied by the maid at home, he took him to see the life of children from poor families who lived in the streets behind their house, watched their hard life since they were young, and then told Zhen Ji, If they didn't know how to save, maybe it won't be long before the family's money will be used up. In the end, he will have to wear those ugly clothes like these children.

As a result, Zhen Ji was really a little frightened, and even asked cautiously, if he was disobedient, the family didn't want him, and sent him to someone else's house to let him live such a hard life.At that time, Zhen Hui neither said yes nor said no, but he just kept saying nothing, which immediately stirred Zhen Ji's heart. He didn't want to be sent away, and he didn't want to leave home, parents, brothers and sisters After that, he became very obedient and clingy, and this was the result of Zhen Hui's self-inflicted punishment. Since then, he has such a little tail, and the child will follow him wherever he goes.Fear of being left behind.

And it is precisely because of this that he began to learn not to waste money, and even after hearing that his brother hid private money, he also learned this trick. He wanted to hide some personal money. According to him, hide it well I'm waiting for the day when the family runs out of money, so that he can take it out to buy food for everyone, let everyone know that he is good, and don't give him away.

Zhen Hui still agrees with his younger brother's sense of money. Not only did he acquiesce in his act of hiding private money, but he even added fuel to the flames by telling him the prices of some of the things he ate and used in the past, and then encouraged him to save money every time. If he buys anything, he saves the discounted price for him, that is, Zhen Ji's small clothes that he doesn't wear are also sent to the second-hand clothes shop, and they are exchanged for silver and put in Zhen Ji's small warehouse.

Even so, Zhen Ji's temperament may become like him a bit of a money fanatic, but at least the child raised in this way will not be prodigal, and it is even less likely that he will be a bookworm who does not eat the fireworks of the world.

Originally all this was fine, and Zhen Hui was proud of it for a long time, thinking that he was definitely a master in raising children, and he didn't want to have a problem right now, and directly embarrass him.No, just after Zhen Ji said this, these Lin family children started to laugh, and they all looked at Zhen Hui here with deep meaning,

"Oh, Ji Geer is indeed a good boy. He knows how to cherish the food on the plate. Then tell Brother Xun, why did you say you saved three pennies?"

"One egg costs two pennies. The small bowl Jier eats is half an egg, which is worth one penny. I can count this. I heard from my mother that the mung bean cake is twenty cents a catty, which is almost two pennies a piece, so it is Three Wen, if Jier is full, she won’t eat when she gets home, that means the family saved three Wen, so my brother wants to give me San Wen so that I can save it for future use.”

Dumbfounded, all the children are dumbfounded, they never knew that this is how it is calculated, such a small child can even calculate the money for a small bowl of custard, and this is to save money by eating at other homes , what does this mean?They really couldn't figure it out, the most important thing was why this saved money, but in the end the money actually ended up in his pocket and became his?

It is rare for the brothers of the Lin family to turn their heads to Zhen Hui together, but Zhen Hui really can't look up at this moment, he feels something is burning on his face, fortunately Lin Xun is a big boy , Knowing who this is, Ri Zhenhui was a little embarrassed, so after thinking about it, he began to smooth things over, and said to Zhen Ji:

"Ji Geer is really amazing. Could it be that you are starting to save money for books now?"

He was really kind and wanted to smooth things over, but he ignored that for a two-year-old child, there is no such thing as embarrassment at all. At this moment, Zhen Ji can actually refute with seriousness:

"No, I can use my brother's leftover books to save money. Ji Geer wants to save money for his wife, and my brother said that marrying a wife is very expensive."

Now it's all right, everyone couldn't help it anymore, and burst out laughing, this time Zhen Hui really didn't stay in a daze, without saying a word, without even saying hello, picked up Zhen Ji and went out, ready Go home completely and close the door for three days, so as to hide your shame.

This was originally a joke among children. A two-year-old child saved his wife's money, said something cute, said a child's language, then everything is over, there is nothing much to say, at most it will be used to make fun of growing up in the future It's all about Zhen Ji later, but when these children told the parents what they heard, the matter was different.

The reason is simpler, because of the price.The eggs are two pieces of paper, which is very clear in the Zhen family, because when Mr. Zhen first arrived in the capital, he walked outside by himself, even after he passed the exam and moved out of the Lin family, because the house was still being renovated for a while , so I can hear a lot of gossip among the workers. Most of these gossips are about the price of people's livelihood, so the Zhen family's purchases basically don't have much oil and water. After a lot of money, some benefits in rebates, sometimes it is more than a dozen or twenty yuan, and sometimes it is some meat and vegetables for my family.

But other people's families are different, especially people like Lord Lin Hou, who are in charge of purchasing, not to mention servants. Some of them have been in this position for more than ten years. I haven't asked about these trivial matters. In this way, over the years, some people will naturally become bold and say that a penny is five pennies. That is definitely a conscientious person, and some people even add a penny at the end. There are zeros.

Lin Houye's family is one of them. Their eggs have been listed at the price of Liuwen for several years in the account books.So when Lin Hai went home and told his parents about the jokes between the brothers and sisters of the Zhen family today, Mrs. Lin was the first to change her face. After digging it out, he asked Lin Houye to send another person to the market to inquire about the prices on the street, and asked about all the things the Lin family had bought on weekdays, and then reconciled the accounts.

And the other Lin family heads, especially those mistresses, basically acted in the same way. Whoever was stunned, no matter how good-tempered he was, as a master, would never want to see himself being treated like a monkey by his servants. What annoys them even more is that most of these purchases are from people they trust, some are servants, some are dowry, it can be said that they are basically the most proud people around these patriarchs, but what happened to them now Tell them that they have betrayed the Lord's house long ago.This is what hurts them the most.

Are they short of silver?The Lin family has been scholarly and official for generations. To be honest, there are not many families who are short of money, especially those who come to the capital to be officials. Lord of the money, such a family will definitely give generous benefits to their servants, not to mention anything else, even the red envelopes and rewards for the Chinese New Year every year, that is definitely not a small number. Under such circumstances, these people To actually think about being greedy for ink really makes these scholars who were originally good-natured at the beginning of elementary school, who believed that the common people were simple and honest, and who believed that their own family was harmonious and tidy. They were disappointed and filled with resentment at the same time.Full of a sense of humiliation of being betrayed, the whole person is not good.

Severe punishment, this definitely needs to be severely punished, but when they thought of their own innocence, these people had to calm down a little bit, and after discussing with each other, they began to comprehensively sort out the big and small affairs in the mansion. I don't believe these servants anymore, so in order to find out thoroughly, it is best to check it thoroughly, and then make the most suitable solution.Even in order to completely pull out these moths, all the masters of the Lin family and the servants who guarded their hometowns did not let go, directly wrote to the clan, explaining the facts, and wanted the clan to help deal with it. For a moment, and secondly, as a reminder, they don't think such a thing, only a few of them, and other families in the clan also have the same situation. You must know that because the people of a clan live very close together, these subordinates People who are better are also connected with kissing.In this way, I really don't know who is clean.

This incident of family thieves that started out as a joke, speaking of it, really wasn't Zhen Hui's intention, it wasn't that he had the intention to catch corrupt criminals for other people's family, or he didn't realize that it was just Zhen Ji's words If so, it will eventually cause such a big battle.Maybe knowing it, he won't be so confused about how to go out like he is now, after all, he has done a good deed for everyone.

As for why Zhen Hui didn't know?How should I put it, this incident, in this era when face matters are the most valued, is definitely a scandal of every family, so no one will speak out foolishly, even the servants will At a time of panic, there is no one who dares to gossip.So people outside basically don't know much about it.

The Lin family is a literati, but a scholarly family, with a noble face!I really can't afford to lose it, so no matter how close they are in the past, the Lin family will absolutely keep their mouths shut and pretend they don't have the right.So it's normal that Zhen Hui doesn't know about it. On the contrary, this influence is not as great as Zhen Hui's other things about Butterfly.

So now that Zhen Hui himself has arrived, he doesn't know that he has done a big thing again. Now he is still regretting his embarrassing experience. Why did he forget to teach his stupid brother that everything can't be done? Tell others?Maybe he was thinking of a way to fix Zhen Ji's big mouth problem.