Red Mansions: My Book is Cool

Mrs. Xing choked on Jia Cong's words, but she couldn't tell what was wrong with him.That's right, he's already a successor, so what does wealth and status have to do with you?

"Mrs. Xing, let's get down to business. Don't talk nonsense!" Jia's mother disliked Mrs. Xing's embarrassment for being greedy for money, and felt angry and anxious at Jia Cong's words. Everyone, it seems that since then, he has been eccentric with the Jia family, right?

"Then, what's the second reason you mentioned?" Jia Mu asked with a livid face.

"Secondly, doesn't my aunt know that Brother Bao doesn't like the mundane affairs of the imperial examinations anymore? He feels that there is no spirituality in the classics and articles. Being an official is not worth mentioning. Like me and the teacher Such a person, I’m afraid he’s nothing more than a beetle in his heart.” Jia Cong looked very embarrassed: “Of course, I know Brother Bao’s temperament, he’s like the psychic jade that he was born with. , where would you put this mortal world in your eyes?"

"It's just," Jia Cong changed the subject: "My teacher is a great Confucian who has read many scriptures. I'm afraid I can't understand the thinking of Brother Bao. , I will only do what I want, and I will not be scrupled. Even if I ask the teacher to allow the second brother Bao to study with me, if his words and deeds displease the teacher, the teacher has a strict nature and thinks that the student is deviant. If it is more serious, I am afraid that I will be expelled from the school and let everyone know. In the past, this kind of thing happened once, and the reputation of the senior brother above me was ruined because of this, and he was devastated."

The complexions of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang suddenly changed. Naturally, their temperament towards Jia Baoyu was well known, and Jia Zheng beat Baoyu severely because of this.If something like this happened to Baoyu again, I'm afraid Jia Zhengda would kill his relatives, and he could do it.

"Uh, your second elder brother Bao didn't like reading in the past, and he would inevitably ponder some delicate mischief because of his cleverness. But now that he's grown up and understands the truth, he naturally changed it. How can he still act like a child?" Mother Jia hesitated and said, "Those bad words are all nonsense from outsiders, Brother Cong, don't you believe it?"

"Granduncle," Jia Cong said slowly, "When I was in Rongguo Mansion, the second elder brother Bao only kept in touch with the sisters, so I didn't know much about him. My great-uncle loves the second elder brother Bao like a treasure, so she must know best But I know the teacher's temperament well. If my aunt insists, I am willing to lobby for a deal. However, I am a soft-spoken person and cannot be the master of the teacher. Will he make an exception for the second brother Bao? I don't know; even if he is under the family, I don't know how he will treat the second brother Bao in the future, and I can't get involved. If it's not good, my uncle and grandma can't blame me. If I want to try to persuade him at that time, that's the Powerless!"

Get the vaccination first, let them think for themselves, so as not to use this to criticize themselves for being unsympathetic to their family.If the person he was facing was Jia Zheng, Jia Cong would not have said so.With such a good opportunity, Jia Zheng wanted to drive Jia Baoyu even if he threatened his life.In fact, Jia Cong made a decision based on God's will. If Jia Baoyu can have a future, he is also happy to see it succeed. At least Jia's mother will think less about his ideas in the future.It's a pity that the Jia family is now in charge of Jia's mother. Judging from Jia's mother's unprincipled maintenance and treasures for Jia Baoyu, this matter may

Sure enough, seeing Mother Jia hesitated, she said after a while, "In that case, let's talk about it after we discuss it."

They discussed it, fearing that there would be no result.The Jia family and Jia Baoyu are doomed to lose a way out.Jia Baoyu is a smart person, if he gets a meritorious service before the house raid, he can use it to cover his crimes in the future.If the Jia family is pardoned in the end, they can rely on this to earn a good living, and they will not suffer from poverty.Jia Cong tasted the causal relationship with a bit of pity, and sighed secretly.

Any gift given by fate has already secretly marked the price!

Unexpectedly, such a result, Jia's mother lost interest, although she also wanted to win over Jia Cong, after all, she was very unswerving in her heart.I also asked him about writing the storybook. Mother Jia is not as shallow-sighted as Mrs. Xing, who values ​​a few taels of silver so much, and she still has a very rich private house.Mrs. Wang thought of Jia Zheng's praise of Jia Cong, and she had mixed feelings in her heart, but she couldn't do it because her son had such a temperament, and she couldn't bear Baoyu to suffer.Thinking of Jia Zhu, Mrs. Wang dared not take any risks.

But still thinking that Jia Cong could get closer to Baoyu, Jia's mother asked Wang Xifeng to arrange two banquets at the Huanbi Villa in the Grand View Garden, and asked Baoyu to have a meal with Jia Cong to make friends.In order not to appear too abrupt, even all the girls were invited together.

"Brother Cong, you, Baoyu and the sisters haven't seen each other for a long time, let's have a drink together today!" Mother Jia ordered.

Jia Cong followed Jia Mu and others into the Grand View Garden. This was the first time he entered this elegant and beautiful garden. It was indeed extraordinary. It is worthy of spending so much money. It not only used up the inheritance of the Lin family, but also hurt the Jia family. moving bones.It's just that such a big investment is just for Concubine Xiande's one-night tour to make her look good, and the rest did not bring any benefits. None of the men in Jia's family was rewarded by the emperor as an official .This can be said to be a very failed investment, and it is a completely face-saving project.

It wasn't just a concubine of Yuanchun who was visiting relatives that day. They either only repaired the garden of their house or built a new garden, and they didn't spend such a big amount of money.Moreover, the economic situation of their family is much better than that of Jia's family. There are caravans doing business in the southeast and northwest, and the income is quite good. The rent, but the expenses are increasing day by day, decent on the outside and bitter on the inside.In the final analysis, it is not because the Jia family has no successors, everyone enjoys the honor, and no one can support the lintel.What's more terrible is that the Jia family still owes a huge amount of loans to the imperial court. They have money to build a garden, but they drag the money that they refuse to return to the state treasury. The emperor has already recorded a thick account in his heart.

Looking at the magnificent garden, Jia Cong was filled with emotion.Perhaps, the most meaningful place in this Grand View Garden is to allow a group of young girls to spend the best years of their lives here.It's just that it's really regrettable and sad that all the brilliant purples and reds are blooming, and they are all ruined in the end.

The family in Huanbi Villa set up two tables of banquets, and the Jia sisters, Xue Baochai, Lin Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun were all invited.Seeing Jia Cong, he frowned slightly. The Jia sisters were fine. Xue, Lin, and Shi were nothing to him now, and he needed to avoid suspicion.He is not afraid to use the heart of a villain to save Jiamu's belly.

"Grandmother, this is inappropriate. I am a foreigner, and I am different from the girls." Jia Cong objected, glanced around, and said: "I haven't seen Brother Huan for a long time, why don't you?" Call him."

Mother Jia was displeased when she heard this: "Brother Huan is busy, so there is no need to call."

Jia Cong curled his lips, sure enough, the concubine has no sense of existence in this family.He looked at Tanchun's face changed slightly, and thought in his heart that the Jia family treated concubines differently, and it was prepared to be used in the future.In comparison, it was even worse.

"It's better to have a table with my aunt, two aunts, Lian's second sister-in-law, and Baoyu, and the girls at another table. A screen is placed between the two tables, so that we can talk and take care of men and women." Dafang, how good is this?" Jia Cong asked, but his tone was very firm, and he refused to back down.

Seeing that he insisted, Jia's mother reluctantly asked Wang Xifeng to go out to arrange a banquet, and ordered the servants to move the screen.

Seeing this situation, the girls present had different thoughts.Xue Baochai thought to himself that although Brother Cong was young, he had ideas.Now that he has won the Jinshi, he has a majestic aura, and even the old lady thinks highly of him.Jia Tanchun thought about Jia Mu's treatment of Jia Cong and Jia Huan differently, and felt that Jia Huan was not motivated. She looked at Yingchun and felt envious in her heart. How wonderful it would be if Jia Cong was her brother?Lin Daiyu was as indifferent as always, Jia Cong was just an unfamiliar relative to her, and she had never had much contact with each other. The old lady asked them to come, and she followed the sisters to meet the scene.Even if Jia Cong passed the Jinshi examination, it has nothing to do with her.The situation in Zilingzhou just now appeared in Yingchun's mind, and she couldn't help but feel worried.However, Shi Xiangyun felt that Jia Cong was disrespectful to Jia's mother, and that he was just a bastard, who became rampant when he was proud, and felt resentful.

The banquet was very rich, Jia Cong and the girls had nothing to say, let alone Jia Mu and others, so they had to talk to Jia Baoyu.

Jia Baoyu immediately became interested when he heard Jia Cong say that he became acquainted with his teacher because of writing the scriptures.He didn't know anything about Wang Dongming, and he wasn't interested at all. He only asked Jia Cong what kind of script he was writing.

"What, Brother Cong, you wrote "Detective Record of the Morning Sunlight"?" Jia Baoyu exclaimed, "You are that 'outsider'?"

He became enthusiastic all of a sudden: "Brother Cong, we all love to read that detective collection. Even Big Brother Xue went to buy the book as soon as it was published. It's just that you never thought it was written by you. You You really don’t show your face! How did you come up with such a novel idea?”

After speaking, he began to seriously discuss the plot with Jia Cong, and from time to time put forward some opinions of his own, speaking with great interest.

Jia Cong laughed: "Second Brother Bao is so interested, and your literary talent is higher than mine, why don't you try to write a book yourself? Investigating cases, world situations, and characters are all possible."

Jia Baoyu thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "This kind of book looks easy, but it's not easy to write by myself. It's too tiring to write. I just want to read, not write."

"Second brother Bao can also participate in the literary and poetry meetings of scholars, which is also a way to accumulate fame." Jia Cong suggested again.If you are famous for your poems and essays, when you fall in the future, you can use this reputation to write a biography, write appropriate words, and collect pen fees, so you can live.Most literati in ancient times made money like this, and it was regarded as an elegant thing, and no one talked about it.Although Jia Baoyu's nature is not bad, at least he has never bullied and plotted against him, and Jia Cong is willing to give him some advice.

Jia Baoyu was quite tempted by this proposal, but Jia Cong's next sentence made him dispel his thoughts: "It's just that Bai Ding is not willing to invite Bai Ding to participate in the gathering of literati in the capital. If Brother Bao is interested, why not go to the exam for a scholar first?" Right. With Bao's second brother's intelligence, it's not difficult."

"Brother Cong, how can a good poetry club become so vulgar?" Jia Baoyu frowned and said, "How can people who only know about official careers and economics get together to make good poems? I am also in such a place." I don't want to go!"

"Brother Bao, my teacher is Mr. Wang Dongming from the Imperial College." Jia Cong looked at Jia Baoyu and said slowly.

"Oh." Jia Baoyu replied casually, not knowing what kind of person Wang Dongming was, and not interested.

"He is a great Confucian in the capital, and he is best at classics, righteousness and policy theory. His disciples have learned from him, and they all become talented."

"Oh." Jia Baoyu nodded casually with a disinterested attitude, then directly changed the topic and said something else.

Jia Cong cast his eyes on Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, meaning very clearly, Jia Baoyu has no intention of doing this at all, now you know it?Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang looked at each other.Although he had known this for a long time, Jia Cong still felt ashamed and disappointed when he revealed it openly.The embarrassment was aimed at Jia Cong, but for Jia Baoyu, he was slightly disappointed.

This child Baoyu really doesn't care about fame and fortune!Mother Jia looked at her handsome grandson and thought, if he can be a rich and idle person all his life, that would be good too!It's just that someone needs to be willing to protect him.