Xue Panzhi's gossip red mansion

"Master, the luggage is all in order." Li Zhi looked carefully at the inventory list in his hand, checked it one by one, and sat down opposite Jia Zhu.

"Thank you for your hard work. We left the capital this time. I don't know when we will be able to return." Jia Zhu rubbed the teacup in his hand.This matter of going to the Northeast to serve as a county magistrate was not approved by the head of the family, especially his mother, Mrs. Wang.In her words, the eldest son of a majestic Duke's mansion actually wants to go to such a cold place to be a small sesame official, and he doesn't know who is tripping him up, so he must unblock his joints.

"Master, if you care about everything at home, send more letters." Li Zhi didn't know what else to say. She was not a good-spoken person, but fortunately she matched Jia Zhu's personality, so she was able to do so in Jia's house. live in a complicated place.Now, Jia Zhu is leaving this place to become a small official in a remote place, but she is unexpectedly happy in her heart. Although she can't rely on the big tree of Jia's family, it is better than being clean.

Jia Zhu just nodded, believing that he would definitely send it, but is there anyone who really reads the letter?If you want to go to a small county in the northeast to be the county magistrate of Zhima, it's not because he offended anyone, but because he asked for it half-truthfully.Things are complicated but simple. Baoyu was born a few years ago, Mrs. Wang dotes on this little son very much, and because of Yuanchun, their mother and son enjoy a harmonious relationship, except for Jia Zhu.Jia Zhu passed the provincial examination that year, and then successfully participated in the general examination. She didn't have an outstanding result, and she also entered the palace examination.

However, in the last ten days before the exam, he contracted a cold. The disease was really severe. Jia Zhu also had a high fever. On the day when the imperial doctor was to be invited, Baoyu also had a fever. Mrs. Wang asked the imperial doctor It is understandable to go to see Baoyu's illness first, and children's illness is more prone to trouble.

Waiting for Baoyu to finish reading, but someone came from the palace and said that a lady had a heartache, and asked the imperial doctor to hurry back to see a doctor. Jia Zhu's illness was delayed, and another doctor read.However, I don't know if it's the wrong dose of medicine or something else, Jia Zhu's illness only subsides the fever, and everything else is not good, so he reluctantly dragged his sick body to participate in the palace examination.

Fortunately, Jia Zhu's ranking has caught up with the last few, which can be regarded as passing, which is also a blessing in disguise.

In the eyes of the world, this is also a remarkable achievement. After passing the palace examination, one will be a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. After three years of assessment, one can enter the officialdom.

However, this incident had a far-reaching impact on Jia Zhu. He didn't have much joy of passing the exam, but more of the chill that hovered on the edge of life and death during those few nights.He can't blame his mother, it is necessary to see a doctor for his younger brother, and he can't blame the imperial doctor, he has to obey the orders of the palace, let alone have any complaints against the palace.

However, after this incident, he suddenly became more sober. In Jia's house, his mother said that he was the eldest son, but this sentence was wrong, he was just the eldest son of the second room.But in the mother's heart, is it the most lovable one or the second.Perhaps, his knowledge gave him a lot of favorability, but does mother really like a person with talent and learning?Or just hoping for the fame that these things bring.

Once you wake up, it's not so good to watch a lot of things.The big house of the Jia family, without the wife in charge, married the Xing family, and I heard that he was not an outstanding one.Jia Lian didn't like reading, but he was smart, but Uncle Jia She didn't care about teaching him, he just beat him up when something happened.

My father has been in the position of the donated official for all these years, and he hasn't moved half a step, while my mother has already insisted that the second wife is the emperor.

Is there really no problem with such a home?

During those few nights, Jia Zhu woke up in shock.He knows that he is not a ruthless person, and he cannot change the current situation of the Jia family. He doesn't say anything about his parents, so he has no determination to correct their parents' mistakes.At this time, the only thing he can do is to leave here, the farther the better, the result of discussing with a few friends to go to the Northeast to be a small official.He has a good popularity in the Hanlin Academy, and he is approachable even if he doesn't rely on his background to cause trouble, but he has a few or five friends.

You think you are smart in the world, but whoever has the ability to get there is really stupid?

People in the capital have heard about the situation of the Jia family. Friends know that Jia Zhu wants to be released, and they think that the north-northeast is not a bad place. The climate is relatively close, which is better than going to Yunnan and Guizhou where the water and soil are not acclimatized.Thinking about it this way, after three years of assessment, Jia Zhu has gone the route of being released.

Today, it might be a good thing for him to withdraw from the capital city. If something happens to Jia's family in the future, at least he can give them a place to rest.

On the day of leaving, Xue Pan caught up with Jia Zhu's car outside the city.

"Wait." Dang Gui called from behind while driving the carriage, "Master Jia, wait a moment." On the empty road outside the city, the voice came to Jia Zhu's ears clearly, and he He hesitated for a moment, the person who was supposed to see him off had already met, who would it be?He told the boy outside, "Stop the car and go see which one it belongs to. Be polite."

"I know." The little servant stopped the carriage, and the servants who followed Jia Zhu to leave Jia's house were all voluntary, and there were no more than a dozen people in total. She didn't follow Jia Zhu under the pretext of keeping a lamp.Jia Zhu didn't say a word about this, which is also human nature. From others' point of view, it is clear that he is going to suffer hardships. Who would like to let go of delicacies and eat wild vegetables in the mountains?Even the accompanying guards were invited.

Not long after, they came over with Dang Gui, "Uncle Jia, our uncle, I just heard that you left the capital today, so I rushed here to see you off."

Jia Zhu didn't expect that the person who came would be Xue Pan's Dang Gui, who he knew and was also Xue Pan's confidant.When Jia's mother celebrated her birthday a month ago, she had a face-to-face meeting in Jia's mansion.

"My cousin is coming to see me off. It's really hard work for him. Isn't he going back to Jinling to take the examination for the scholar? You don't have to waste time just to see me off. I'm afraid that my body will be tired if I hurry, so I'd better nourish my energy." It’s good to store up your energy.” These words are also from the heart of Jia Zhu, he feels the pain of the exam when he was sick, and he doesn’t want Xue Pan to go to the exam room with a tired face, which will affect his performance.

"There must be time to see off my cousin." Xue Pan had already caught up from behind, he got off his horse, and walked quickly to Jia Zhu's side. "I heard that my cousin is going to the north of the northeast, but I didn't hold a farewell banquet, and I didn't hear that you left today, otherwise you wouldn't be in such a hurry."

This is not surprising, the Jia family is deeply dissatisfied with Jia Zhu's approach, so what are you doing outside, isn't it good to hang around in the capital?Therefore, they naturally didn't publicize what they thought was not a good thing, except that Jia Zhu had a gathering with a few friends.After a symbolic meal at home, it was time to set off.

Except for Jia Mu and Jia Lian who gave him some money, the rest of the family did not show much.He knew that Jia's mother liked his eldest grandson after all, and he and Jia Lian were also about the same age, and they had somewhat developed a brotherly relationship over the years.But to this day, apart from asking Jia Lian to be filial to Jia's mother, Jia Zhu doesn't know what he should do.

Not to mention, if father's books and mother's uniforms can be regarded as farewell things.

"Cousin, I must have prepared a lot of things for this journey north, and I have nothing to give away in a hurry. These are some local customs that I inquired from the shopkeepers of the Xue family, and they are all recorded in these books. Medium. There is also the bitter cold in the north. I don’t know if my cousin has prepared thick clothes. I asked the store to rush to make them. They are not expensive leather, but a lot of cotton is thickened inside the clothes, which looks bulky. But it is the warmest. There are not many small coins, even if you meet a vendor on the road, they will not be able to find any change."

Xue Pan said a series of words in one breath, and pointed to the carriage behind him. It looked like an ordinary carriage, but the things inside were all for Jia Zhu. "There are also some food and medicinal materials that are always prepared. I am afraid that the mountain is high and the road is far away. I can't find a place to stay for a while, so I prepared it."

Jia Zhu listened to Xue Pan's words, and her heart was filled with long-lost emotion. She used to hear rumors in her mother's words at home that Xue's family was a family of merchants who valued profits over righteousness, and Xue Pan's cousin was also brought up with him since childhood. Illness will not be a promising one.And things always have to be experienced by oneself to know the truth. My parents care only carelessly for the children who travel far away, and they are not as good as a child who they say is not very promising.

Jia Zhu suppressed the sourness in his eyes, "Thank you, cousin, I just met you in the capital not long ago, and I'm about to travel far, and I don't know when the day of goodbye is, so I can only wish you here The exam went well, and I will definitely get a title on the gold list in the future. I, Jia Zhu, will remember your heart."

Xue Pan smiled and said, "It's my cousin's auspicious words, we are also relatives, needless to say so many other things, I just hope my cousin will have a smooth journey, and when the time comes, I will also send a letter of peace to Jinling." alright."

Jia Zhu nodded, the two waved goodbye, and he boarded the carriage without looking back.He had an inseparable relationship with the Jia family who gave birth to him and raised him, but he died in that swamp unwillingly. Leaving might be the only thing he could choose.But on this official road, Xue Pan's farewell planted a seed in his heart. Did he have real relatives?I don't know what flowers it will bear.

"Master, is it necessary to drive so fast?" Jingjie watched Jia Zhu's car drive further and further away until it disappeared, and asked Xue Pan in a low voice.

Xue Pan just smiled, not many people would remember this gift of favor, but for Jia Zhu, whose Jia family was gradually disappointed to no longer have expectations, it was like coal in the snow. "I'll find out in the future. It's said that the Northeast is far north, but it's also the border with Koryo. In Daqing, there is no county magistrate who is really ignored."