Jia Lian of the Red Chamber

Sister Feng is pregnant, so she doesn't care about business.

All the affairs of the Rong Mansion were handled by Auntie Li Wan during the Spring Festival. In a blink of an eye, on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, peach charms were hung from the outside to the inside, door gods were changed, and Spring Festival couplets were pasted up.

In the evening of that day, from the gate of the mansion to Rongxi Hall, all the gates inside the Yimen Gate were opened wide, and the red lanterns were hung high, illuminating the mansion like daytime.

The boys like Jia Lan Jia Huan Jia Cong in the mansion no longer need to read and write, they hid everywhere and set off firecrackers, and they were so happy that they really realized at this moment that the new year is coming!

Jia Lian left shift on the afternoon of the 29th and went straight to Ningfu to discuss with Jia Zhen about worshiping ancestors on New Year's Eve.After discussing with each other, the brothers decided on the regulations, who would participate in the ancestor worship, who would offer sacrifices, who would offer silk, who would enter the house, who could only prostrate outside, and so on.

These decisions are usually made by Jia Zhen and assisted by Jia Lian. This year, Jia Lian respected Jia Zhen's decision as always, and asked Jia Yun to move forward to Jia Qiang's position, and did not ask about the rest.

Jia Zhen was very happy that Jia Lian was following her lead, so she discussed with Jia Lian that she wanted Jia Qiang to move back to Ning Mansion: "Rong'er's marriage is undecided, and there are a lot of big and small things in the house. Your sister-in-law is too busy alone. After Jia Qiang got married, she lived in the mansion, first to help your sister-in-law with housework, and secondly to help them, after all, Jia Qiang is also the direct descendant of Ning Mansion."

Now that the matter has come to an end, it is useless for Jia Lian to talk more, saying: "Brother thinks it's good, but Rong'er needs to be persuaded, after all, he is the heir of the Ning family and has withdrawn from the marriage of the Qin family. Misunderstood, you father and son have a knot, and Jia Qiang is not easy to get along with."

Jia Zhen nodded; "Naturally!"

On the New Year's Eve of the next day, all wives of the Rongning and Ningfu prefectures, except for Mrs. Wang who was sick, Jiamu, Xingshi, and Youshi of Ningfu all wore court clothes according to their grades. Escorted by Jia She, Jia Zhen and Jia Lian, he entered the palace to congratulate him.After the court congratulations are over, go back to Rongning Street and get off the sedan chair at Ningfu.

Baoyu led Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, Jia Yun, Jia Zhu and other children from the two houses to wait for a long time. They met Jia's mother Qiqi, and then escorted Jia's mother to the ancestral hall.

Jia Jing, who claimed to be Fangwai, also came back from his family temple to host the sacrifice. According to his status, Jia She was the most respected and accompanied the sacrifice, followed by Jia Zhen. Offering silk, Baoyu then held incense. Jia Ling, Jia Qiang and Jia Yun and other descendants had spread the red carpet on the floor, and everyone worshiped and burned the paper money.

Then, the drums and music were played in unison, and all the descendants came forward one after another to present the noble, burn the silk, and make a drink, and the sacrifice was over.Everyone exited the ancestral hall and walked to the portrait of Rongning Ergong in the main hall. Hosted by Jia Mu, they burned incense and worshiped Rongning Ergong.

At the end of the ceremony, Youshi brought Jiamu, Xing's Fengjie, Yingchun, Tanchun, and Daiyu to the Shangfang Nuan Pavilion. They had already set up tea and snacks. After being so busy, it was already evening. Just taste it.

Mrs. You kept dinner again and again, and Mrs. Jia said with a smile: "I have received all your filial piety, but today there are still your ancestors from all the back streets coming to visit the mansion, so I don't want to be left out in the cold."

Youshi had no choice but to order someone to pack the food into a box and send it over to the house.

Rongning Street has been completely redecorated, and pedestrians of all colors avoid it.Mother Jia led the crowd back to the mansion, and returned to Rongqing Hall. The barriers and decorations in the main room were all completely new, with various brocades piled up, and even the floor was covered with new felt carpets.

It was ten minutes before Jia's mother came home. The old wives and sisters in the back street had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Jia's mother, they all came forward to salute.The sisters-in-law talked and laughed once, and they didn't mention it when they went home.

At that time, Jiamu came to the table, and Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng took Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Baoyu, Jia Huan, Jia Cong, Jia Lan, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang and others from Rongning and Ningfu to kowtow to Jiamu. Sister Feng, sister Yingchun and Daiyu Zhenyinglian also came to salute.It is difficult to describe in detail the children of the same family in the back street, Jia Yun and Jia Zhu, who came forward to salute.

Jia Mu Yise used embroidered lotus to package gold and silver zizi as rewards.All kinds of snacks, fruit and fragrant tea are served, and you can eat by yourself.

Afterwards, Jia Amnesty led the men from the whole family to sacrifice to the Kitchen God, burn incense and offer offerings, and bribe the Kitchen God, hoping that the next year will be even richer than this year.

Mother Jia led the female family to burn high incense in the courtyard to worship the heaven and the earth, kowtow to pray, and pray for the blessing of the Buddha, so that everything will go smoothly in the coming year and all diseases will be eliminated.

Baoyu, Jiahuan, Jia Cong, Jialan, these inexperienced boys are the happiest, and they get entangled in setting off cannons and fighting together, playing like crazy.

That night was just like daytime, full of people's voices and laughter, it was really indescribably beautiful and prosperous, and it was too much for jade grains and golden water shields.

Only when the bell was ringing, Jia Mu couldn't stand it anymore and went into the inner room. Only then did everyone disperse and sleep indiscriminately. There was nothing wrong all night.

At five o'clock the next day, everyone in the Rong Mansion went to the palace again to participate in the New Year's Day celebration.

When Zhao He came home, the family was so busy that they were on their backs, and Jia's mother was even more tired.

The second day of junior high school finally subsided, all kinds of relatives and friends came to pay their respects, and Jia's mother didn't see anyone except her family. Every day, she played cards and laughed with her granddaughters to pass the time.Xing's co-author Sister Feng Yingchun couldn't hide away, and entertained relatives and relatives every day, but everyone invited to eat, please eat.

Fortunately, Sister Feng is in good health, and Yingchun and Ping'er take care of her, and they don't show up when they can, and they never let her stand when they can sit. After a few days, everything is safe and everyone is happy.

Jia Lian is going to visit Wang's house to congratulate her. Sister Feng is pregnant, so she shouldn't be tired on the saddle horse, so she can only regret at home.

Jia Lian took Jia Rong to Wang's house to pay New Year's greetings, first as a son-in-law to pay New Year's greetings to his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and mainly to visit Wang Ziteng, his immediate boss.Next year when he will be on duty, Jia Lian and Jia Rong will have a contest with those veterans in the palace.But this matter is the same as fighting with children. The children fight first, and after the fight is over, you have to have parents behind you.Otherwise, if you are justified, you will still be beaten, and the beating is in vain.

Therefore, if you want to make trouble, you can't do it without someone covering your head.Otherwise, once you lose power and ruin your reputation, you will be wrong and right and wrong from now on.

When meeting the boss, Wang Ziteng wanted to give gifts, and Wang Ziteng's house was full of everything, so Jia Lian found another way, and carved Wang Ziteng's zodiac sign, a jade tiger, with spiritual stones.Because of the special material, Jia Lian didn't dare to go to Liuli Street to invite craftsmen, but carved and polished it by himself, because the family has unique skills, so it is not difficult.

Jia Rong's gift was prepared by Jia Zhen. It was a set of Hetian jade wine cups, which were much more valuable than Jia Lian's spirit stones. However, Jia Lian felt Wang Ziteng's pulse. I can't hold it in my hand.

Jia Lian laughed: "It is rumored that beautiful jade supports people. When my son-in-law was sculpting, he thought that this thing could be used as a paperweight, and he could also play with it in his spare time, so he cut it with the size of his palm!"

Wang Ziteng smiled: "This is a clever idea. After finishing the paperweight, you can play with it again. It's a combination of work and rest. Please take care of it. I like this gift!"

Prince Teng is not uncommon for crystal clear jade, the key is that Jia Lian's kindness made Wang Ziteng very satisfied.

As soon as Wang Ziteng was happy, he arranged a large banquet and invited a group of disciples Qingke to accompany him to entertain Jia Lian's uncle and nephew.

Jia Lian is a spoiled guest, and the Wang family entertained him graciously. This is for Jia Lian's face, but brother-in-law and brother-in-law are born enemies. No, this brother-in-law Wang Ren is not convinced that the third uncle is so fond of Jia Lian, and he has old grudges with Jia Lian. In private, he instigated a group of Qing customers to drink with Jia Lian, trying to make Jia Lian ugly when he was drunk.

These diners are all from the south of the Yangtze River, and they did not return to the south of the Yangtze River during the Chinese New Year. If he didn't drink, Wang Ren argued: "You are looking down on the Wang family. Since you look down on the Wang family, you should go out!"

How could Jia Lian be captured by Wang Ren, so no one refused, eight people came forward to toast in turn, Jia Lian drank eight cups in one breath, and when it was over, he took the initiative to make a toast to Wang Zisheng, Wang Zisheng and the two old father-in-laws. , that is not blushing, not panting, the two old brothers of the Wang family are very satisfied.

The son-in-law Feng Geer picked out by himself is really good: good character, good wine!Unlike Wang Ren in their family, who started singing after three glasses of wine.If it wasn't for Wang Ren's own children, Wang Ziteng would kill eleven of them if ten were given to him.

But Wang Ren, seeing that a group of diners could not drink Jia Lian, was so angry that he went to drink by himself. He thought, Jia Lian drank eight glasses with the diners, and drank two glasses with his father and uncle, ten glasses of wine, This has to weigh a little two catties.I went up at this time, just to pick up a bargain.

Therefore, Wang Ren approached Jia Lian with a smiley wine jar. When Wang Zisheng saw it, he hurriedly reprimanded him: "Drink when you drink, what are you doing with a jar?"

Wang Ren is a harbinger of trouble, and Wang Zisheng is too familiar with it.

Wang Ziteng waved his hand: "Let him go!"

Wang Zisheng was worried: "If this makes Jia Lian look ugly, how will Brother Feng step down when he comes home to make trouble?"

Wang Ziteng pointed at Jia Lian: "Look at him, he looks like a drunk?"

Wang Zisheng took a closer look, yes, others would blush after three glasses of wine, Jia Lian's face was pale, and he didn't show the slightest sign, if Wang Zisheng hadn't watched him drink more than a dozen glasses, he would have thought he was dripping wine Do not stick it!

Wang Zisheng couldn't help being surprised: "Why does he drink so much?"

Wang Ziteng shook his head: "I don't understand, it must be because I drink too much!" Otherwise, where did the drinks go?

Little did he know, while drinking, Jia Lian used his internal energy to refine the wine, the essence was absorbed, and the dross escaped without anyone noticing.

Wang Ren kicked the iron plate today, and he drank so much that he got on the table. Jia Lian was still blushing and heartbeating, smiling and smiling.

The two brothers Wang Ziteng and Wang Zisheng fell in love with each other more and more, and they both felt that this son-in-law was really good.

When Jia Lian went home, the two wives packed up two large carts of things to take back, including brocade, silk, fine cotton, soft cloth specially prepared for the little nephew, and all kinds of things for eating, drinking and having fun.Wicker cages, boxes, flower baskets from Jiangnan, palm-sized mirrors from other places, jewelry boxes inlaid with chestnut-sized and various gemstones, little figures who can dance, and small paper tubes that can put flowers.

For a while, Pinger collected and made a book, and Sister Feng saw through the paper tube. Even Jia Lian thought it was fun. The husband and wife had a great time playing. Sister Feng was born bright and beautiful. The mind is whimsical, this guy has been absent for half a month, the beautiful woman is in his arms, and he is dreaming.

Ping'er was also on the sidelines, but the two of them suddenly changed the scene, Ping'er was in bud, and after going through the personnel affairs, Nanmian felt itchy, envious and embarrassing at the same time: "Baoqi!"

Jia Lian was amused when she heard this, and glanced at her winkingly.

Sister Feng saw it with her sharp eyes, and her heart was sour. She thought that she was pregnant and could not serve. Jia Lian could bear it for a month or two, but could not bear it for a year or a half. Sooner or later, a moth would emerge.So he thought about letting Ping'er take his place.It's just that Sister Feng doesn't want to be jealous during the Chinese New Year, let's talk about it after the New Year.

On the third day of junior high school, Jia Lian entertained guests at the mansion, set up wine, and hosted a banquet for colleagues Feng Ziying and Wei Ruolan. This time, Wei Ruolan brought his older brother Wei Ruosong, Feng Ziying brought his younger brother Feng Zidong, and Liu Xianglian also came along. Now, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang and Baoyu from the Ningfu came to comfort him, Jia Ling, the elder brother of Xiluan in the back street, Jia Qiong, the elder brother of the fourth sister, and Jia Yun and Jia Jun. Because they belonged to the same family, Jia Lian wanted to promote them , and called them together to accompany them.

Feng Ziying, Wei Ruolan, Liu Xianglian are all handsome, Baoyu, Jia Qiong, Jia Rong, Jia Yun, and Jia Ling are all handsome and beautiful. They cherish each other, and they play together very quickly, singing and fighting wine.

Liu Xianglian came to the stage under the instigation of everyone. Liu Xianglian is best at dressing up as a woman, but she has no clothes today, so she sang a song against Zhao Zilong. Aoao screaming, hugging Liu Xianglian for advice.

But it's a big family in the Rong Mansion, that's enough for this. Jia Rong was messing around outside at that time. How could she be at home? She didn't have to cause trouble for Liu Xianglian. He froze, how could he be afraid of Jia Lian, the monkey didn't follow him: "Second brother, good brother, you promise, let Xiao Liuzi..."

Afraid of Liu Xianglian's embarrassment, Jia Rong helped to comfort Baoyu: "Second Uncle Bao, I learned a set of swordsmanship, which was also taught by Xiao Liuzi. Do you want to learn it?"

When Baoyu heard this, he was happy: "Okay!" The two uncles and nephews went out.

Feng Ziying asked Liu Xianglian: "It's not a problem for you to mess around every day. My father will be transferred to Xishan as the admiral at the end of the year, and he can still make the decision. If you want, I can recommend you to be a small flag. My father also knows your skills. If you want to come not a problem."

But Liu Xianglian refused: "My ambition is not here."

Jia Lian knew that he would refuse, so he laughed: "I know, he is going to the south of the Yangtze River to look for beauties!"

Everyone laughed when they heard it.

After drinking for three rounds, Jia Lian solemnly extended an invitation to Liu Xianglian: "Brother Liu, you should know that I have now opened a herbal medicine shop, and I am going to open another jade shop. The sources of these two transactions are not close. In the southernmost part, the goods are shipped at least three or four times a year, and there is no trustworthy person to entrust them to."

"In my heart, I have thought of Brother Liu for a long time, and I was afraid of delaying your future, so I hesitated to say it. Today, Brother Liu expressed his ambition, so I dare to mention it. I mean, since Brother Liu likes to travel around the world, why not Be an outsider for me, in charge of guarding escorts and taking goods, as for the salary, it is the same as that of the housekeeper, with five, two, and four season clothes every month, Brother Liu doesn't like custom made by the house, so it can be converted into cash, this is the basic salary."

"In addition, Brother Liu will be paid according to the price of the escort company every time he travels far away. I don't know what to do?"

Feng Ziying heard about it, and thought it was very good, and it was in line with Liu Xianglian's aspirations. The salary of the escort company was [-] miles, which was not a small amount, and no one in Rongfu's business dared to make any decisions, but some people didn't have eyes. The master who dared to kill, since then, Liu Xianglian has played and done work, no longer has to worry about making a living, and can save a sum of money, which can be used to start a family and start a business in the future.

Feng Ziying agreed first, and said with a smile: "Hey, this job seems to be tailor-made for Xiao Liuzi, Xiao Liuzi, how are you?"

Liu Xianglian was also thinking about this matter, and Jia Lian didn't look like a joke. Anyway, he was full of food and the whole family was not hungry, and he liked to wander around, so he smiled, took Jia Lian's wine cup and drank it down: "Then let's do it with one word." Certainly!"

Afterwards, the two signed a contract. Compared with Guan Shan, Feng Ziying was the guarantor for ten years.Afterwards, Jia Lian accompanied Liu Xianglian to make contacts everywhere, and from then on, Liu Xianglian became Jia Lian's right-hand man, scouting out many news for Jia Lian and helping with many important errands.

He is a man who fights injustice, and if you commit crimes, no matter what your status is, if you fall into his hands, you will always be asked to pay the price and be punished.He was also on good terms with Feng Ziying and Jia Lian, until later, when Feng Ziying and Jia Lian were in power, he had someone in the court, and he was more free to do things that were beyond the control of the law. The heaven governs the earth and the willow is fair.This is a later story, let alone mention it.

On the fourth day of the lunar new year, Jia Lian was on duty in the palace after his rest, and during the first month, it was arranged from noon to afternoon Shen Shi, so that Jia Lian could go home and rest every day, which was just like the turmoil in the palace, so that he would not be at war with others as soon as he took office. Anyway, I can spend the first month in peace.

This shift time is very suitable for Jia Lian. He gets up early every day to practice kung fu, and when he comes back from the shift, it is convenient for Jia Lian to invite friends and companions, paving the way for future promotion.

Fifteen in a blink of an eye, Aoshan was already set up in the streets all over the capital, the night of Rongning Street was like day, the lanterns came and went like a tide, the crowds were constantly flowing, and it was very lively.

The Rong Mansion even had a large banquet, and invited the famous Jingxiu troupe from Kyoto to the mansion to sing opera.

This time it was Jia Lian who was the host, and hosted a banquet for his two escorts in his future official career, Uncle Zhang and his third father-in-law, Prince Teng.