After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

Jia Zheng just couldn't believe it, and felt that the old lady was eccentric.

——Obviously in the previous life, Jia She was able to get [-]% of it alone, why is it his turn in this life, only [-]% of it?

Moreover, just because of my wife's words, [-]% becomes [-]%.

Didn't the old lady get along with the wife?How did you follow my wife's wishes this time?

But he didn't know that the Sun family was actually planning for him.

After Jia Yuan's funeral, Sun felt that her health was not getting better, and she didn't know how many years she could last.

At this time, Mrs. Sun felt a little regretful. In the past, Jia Zheng was caught too tightly, which made Jia Zheng not close to his mother.

Today, as soon as Mrs. Shi opened her mouth, Mrs. Sun knew that she was expressing her dissatisfaction with the unequal treatment her two sons received.

Therefore, Mrs. Sun took advantage of the opportunity to let their brothers share equally, just to appease Shi's dissatisfaction, so that she could treat Jia Zheng equally in the future.

I don't know if Shi Shi has realized Sun's painstaking efforts.Anyway, she would definitely not go along with Mrs. Sun's wishes.

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Before Jia Daishan returns to Jinling, there is one more thing that must be dealt with.

That is about Jia Zheng's studies.

Because Jia Zheng is the eldest grandson, that is, the great-grandson of Cheng, and Jia Yuan passed away, he wanted to observe "cutting mourning" for 27 months like Jia Daishan and Jia Dairu.

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But keeping filial piety belongs to filial piety, but studies cannot be delayed.

So, the day before departure, Jia Daishan specially changed into light-colored clothes that he could go out with, and with a gift, he visited Mr. Cheng's home.

He was thinking that their family's filial piety had passed, so he cleaned up the Lixiangyuan where the old man lived before his death to make a new study.

There is a separate door there that leads to the outside, so Mr. Cheng doesn't have to enter the house.One is to avoid offending others, and the other is to avoid suspicion with the female family members.

He was very thoughtful, and if there were no special circumstances, Mr. Cheng would definitely not refuse.

However, Mr. Cheng is ashamed!

He wholeheartedly felt that he was not capable enough, so he almost taught a good child prodigy to become Shang Zhongyong.

So, he resolutely declined.

"Master Guo, I'd better hire Gao Ming, the students really don't dare to mislead their children."

This was completely beyond Jia Daishan's expectation.

He was taken aback for a moment, and immediately looked for the reason from himself, "But there's someone in the family who doesn't have eyes, who neglected Mr.?"

"No, no, no," Mr. Cheng waved his hands again and again, "Guogong's mansion is a family of good deeds, and the servants in the mansion are very polite. It's really that the students have little virtue and talent, so they dare not delay the eldest son. "

Seeing that he spoke very sincerely, Jia Daishan said: "Please tell me clearly, sir."

Looking at Mr. Cheng again, his face was already full of shame.

"Don't dare to lie to the Duke, it's really... Sigh!"

He sighed heavily, and told about the sharp contrast between Jia Zheng's reading and his reading.

In the end, he blamed himself and said: "It must be the students who taught the wrong way, which made the eldest son unable to learn. The students really can't bear to let him be dusted with such a good talent. Please be smart."

Jia Daishan was silent.

The sense of disobedience that had appeared faintly in my heart rose again.

Although Mr. Cheng insisted that it was his fault, Jia Daishan felt that the matter was not that simple.

Jia Zheng was not Mr. Cheng's first disciple. Mr. Cheng was selected as a scholar in his 20s, and then opened a school to teach apprentices. It has been more than 20 years since he taught him, and he has taught more than 20 scholars.

Although I haven't taught Juren, it's because after the family became a scholar, they went to the county school or even the prefecture school to study.

Mr. Cheng's previous disciples were not the kind of peerless geniuses, they all passed the examination of scholar.Now that Jia Zheng doesn't even have the fame of a child, why can't he teach?

He felt that there must be a slave in the family who didn't have eyes, and it was embarrassing to see Mr. Cheng's family poor.

Scholars are all good-looking.Mr. Cheng was humiliated, but he couldn't bear to talk about it, so he found an excuse to resign.

Jia Daishan, who felt that he had figured it out, didn't force him any more, but repeatedly gave Mr. Cheng a gift, and asked him to accept the gift before he left.

After returning home, he asked Shi Shi to carefully check the servants serving in the study, and even the servants he might meet on the way from the gate of the mansion to the study.

"Be sure to find out which one is shallow-sighted and ruined our family style!"

Shi Shi hurriedly agreed, but worried again: "My master is going to Jinling soon, and Mr. Cheng has resigned from the embassy. What will happen to Zheng'er and She'er's studies?"

This, Jia Daishan already has a plan.

"Don't worry, I have entrusted Brother Daihua to send Zheng'er and Shei'er to the East Mansion for Mr. Li to teach together."

Shi said happily: "It's a good feeling. Jia Jing has already been selected as a scholar, which shows that Mr. Li is a real talent."

"What are you talking about?" Jia Daishan was a little unhappy. "Mr. Cheng is also very good, and he has taught more than 20 scholars. Otherwise, the old man would not have invited him in person."

Shi Shi hurriedly said: "The concubine is only concerned about the studies of the two sons, and has no other meaning."

Jia Daishan sighed, and said earnestly: "We have been married for many years, and I still don't know you? Don't you just think that Mr. Cheng is just a scholar, not as good as Mr. Li?"

Shi was a little embarrassed, "My concubine just thinks that it's really a little bit..."

"A woman's opinion!" Jia Daishan reprimanded, and seeing that Shi Shi seemed dissatisfied, he explained, "I don't plan to let Mr. Cheng teach forever. After Zheng'er is admitted as a scholar, I will change him to another one." Good teacher. Mr. Cheng has enlightened people for more than 20 years and has rich experience."

Only then did Shi restrain his disapproving expression, and said angrily: "So it's because I misunderstood the master. But now, Mr. Cheng refuses to come, what should I do?"

Jia Daishan comforted him: "Don't worry, didn't you tell me, let the two of them go to the East Mansion first, and wait for the filial piety in our mansion, and then seriously invite famous teachers."

He said with some longing: "Maybe, by that time, Zheng'er will be able to pass the examination for talent."

"My lord said so."

Shi Shi agreed with his mouth, but he was not very happy in his heart.

After the husband and wife finished their business, Jia Daishan went back to the study to rest.

On the second day, after he personally entrusted his two sons to Jia Daihua, he took Jia Yuan's coffin and went back to Jinling by boat.

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When Jia Zheng heard that he wanted to study with Jia Jing, he was very reluctant.

Because, he felt that he and Jia Jing were talking nonsense.

No matter in the previous life or in this life, Jia Jing is relatively close to Jia She.Jia Zheng felt that the two of them would definitely unite and crowd out him.

It can only be said that he thought too much.

In other words, the gap between people is too great.

Jia Zheng has lived for two lifetimes, but he still only cares about petty gains in his mind.If you live well in this life, you are jealous of Jia She in your previous life; if you live poorly in this life, you are jealous of Jia She in this life.

In short, if he does not allow him to take all the good things in this world, then the heavens have no eyes, the heavens betray him, and everyone is sorry for him.

But Jia Jing is different.

Today's Jia Jing, although only less than 13 years old.But because of Jia Daihua's poor health, he had to help his father with family affairs while studying.

For Jia Jing, his only worry was that Jia Zheng's character seemed not very good.For Jia Zheng's intelligence and talent, he was just a little bit unconvinced, and there was no jealousy.

Because he knows very well that he is the future patriarch, if there are more promising children in the clan, it will be a great thing for the entire Jia family.

If the Jia family became famous because of Jia Zheng, a child prodigy, it would be very helpful for him to integrate into the circle of literati in the future.

Therefore, instead of crowding out Jia Zheng, he would win him over.

Of course, the premise is that Jia Zheng is a real genius.

Otherwise, with Jia Zheng's pity and contempt that he didn't even bother to hide, why would Jia Jing endure him?

As Jia Jing's teacher, Mr. Li is also very familiar with this child prodigy in Xifu.

Therefore, on the first day when Jia Zheng and Jia She entered school, Mr. Li cheered up to check their progress.

Since Jia She's not yet learning, Mr. Li inspected Jia She's progress first.

Then he discovered that although Jia She was not a genius, he was better than those who were middle-of-the-road.

However, this young man's mind doesn't seem to be on reading. After sitting there for a while, his eyes have already looked three times at the Boshan stove on his desk and four times at Tang Yin's painting on the wall. , I looked at the ancient Song Dynasty fan in his hand seven times.

Mr. Li smiled knowingly, thinking that Jia She is the second son in the family and has a promising elder brother above him. Since he likes gold and stone antiques, he can be a celebrity in the future.

When it was Jia Zheng's turn, his attitude was different.

Jia Zheng was already known as a child prodigy, and he was the eldest son of the top family. Jia Daihua had already specifically explained that he should be treated with emphasis.

In front of the exam, everything went well.

Whether it is reciting the full text or explaining the meaning, Jia Zheng is familiar with it.

But when it came time to expand and expand, he showed timidity.

However, Mr. Li didn't think too much about it, he just thought that he hadn't learned that much yet.

After all, Jia Zheng is only seven years old this year, and it is already very impressive to be able to study the Four Books and Five Classics in one go.

"Li has already understood the progress of the two young masters. Next, I will teach you according to your progress."

Mr. Li took out the ruler Jia Daihua gave him, and said, "This ruler is a reward from Lord Hou. If the two young masters have absconded in class, Mr. Li will not be polite."

He smiled and looked at Jia Jing kindly, "You two young masters can ask Brother Jing about this."

Jia Jing coughed in embarrassment, obviously remembering the rulers he had suffered for being playful and mischievous back then.

"You two cousins, you must respect your teacher."