The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

The son of Du Dequ, the appeasement envoy of Luzhou, was the master who taught the king of Lu to practice martial arts. Suddenly, he fell ill one day, and the doctor said that he would have to practice for several months.Du Dequ said that he should not delay King Lu's homework, so he recommended a person to teach his son.

This person's name is Zhong Heng, he has a good appearance and good martial arts skills. His father was in the army when he was alive.King Lu liked it at first sight, and clamored for Master Zhong.Zeng Wei sent someone to check, but he just came to Luzhou, and he is still living in the inn.Du Dequ didn't hide anything, he just said that he met this little Zhong by chance on the street, made gestures a few times, appreciated his efforts, and invited him to follow him.Zhong Heng waved his hand and said, "My uncle doesn't allow it." It turned out that both of Zhong Heng's parents died, and he only lived with one uncle.His uncle spent a lot of effort to get out of the military, and he was not allowed to join the army.Du Dequ felt very sorry for his martial arts.But within two days his disappointing son fell ill, so he recommended this strong man Zhong to the Palace of Prince Lu.

Zeng Ting was quite weird at first.Fan Cheng told him quietly: "I heard from some students in my school who live near the barracks that General Du Shao has long been impatient with teaching children. This time, when he gets sick, he is happy to let go." Zeng Ting also made sense in listening .Then he went to check on Zhongheng's uncle.That old Zhong was also an honest man, and told everything about them in Ezhou.

Mr. Lu Wang must not be sloppy, Zeng Tingli sent people to Ezhou to investigate Yuezhi Teahouse in detail, and it didn't take long to investigate.Sure enough, the Yuezhi Tea House was fine at first, but was suddenly closed down by the prefect of Ezhou, and when Boss Zhong led his family away to relatives, no one stopped him; the prefect of Ezhou only ordered the arresters to publicize that Yuezhi Teahouse had colluded with gangsters and killed King E , Now he has fled in fear of crime; but his brother-in-law opened a new teahouse, and there is a beautiful tea lady who makes tea every three days.Hearing this, Zeng Xun sighed and said: "The magistrate of Ezhou did such a thing for a mere idea! It's really embarrassing for scholars." Then he went inside and told the matter to Mrs. Zeng; the old man told him with a smile: It was the county magistrate who donated, and later he was still promoted with bribes.Zeng Ting was overjoyed.

Because Lian Zhong's family suffered innocent victims, and General Du was unwilling to teach King Lu martial arts, King Lu himself liked Zhong Heng, so he agreed to take this position with him.And Zhong Heng's uncle is also optimistic about a shop, and he is going to open the teahouse after selling it.

After the matter was over, Jia Cong asked Jia Huan seriously, "Have you really thought about Princess Jian'an's matter?"

Jia Huan said, "Didn't you ask?"

Jia Cong said: "Don't worry about it. If you fall in love with the girls in Xiao Xiangguan, they are all independent and have careers. One day you will move on and they will make up with you. Although goodbye may not be friends, colleagues always It can be done. If it is a girl from an ordinary family, if you want to take you halfway and leave, you can do nothing, just give me a little more money. Princess Jian'an has implicated King Lu, Luzhou, Zhong Wei, Zhongheng, and Fan honesty and compulsory education.”

Jia Huan sighed, "I've been thinking about it for a long time. Although I don't want a daughter-in-law like uncle Wu, I still like Jian'an after all."

Jia Cong frowned and looked at him: "You should take your time. You are young anyway, so don't worry." Jia Huan snorted.

The next day, the two of them went to Fan Cheng's mansion to pay their respects.Fan Cheng was overjoyed, and immediately led them to meet King Lu.Naturally, Zeng Ting was also there, looking at Jia Huan and laughing loudly, he cupped his hands and called "Mr. Zhao San".Jia Huan made a bow, smiled and shook his head.

Several people sat down as guests and hosts, King Lu said triumphantly: "I told them that day that it was Mr. Huan, and they still didn't believe it!"

Jia Huan said: "A few days ago, I just passed by Luzhou. Seeing the bustling market and the gathering of merchants, I became interested, so I stayed for a few more days. I didn't use my real name because I didn't want to attract people's attention. I didn't want to meet Brother Fan. , is also fate."

Zeng Tun stroked his beard and said, "We guess it's the same."

Jia Huan asked with a smile: "Is Zhao Sanyi's marriage still counting?"

The king of Lu said first: "It counts! Naturally counts!"

Zeng Wei frowned slightly, and asked, "It's just that you have reported this matter to your father?"

Jia Huan said: "I can still make decisions about marriage."

Zeng Ting said: "Don't blame Mr. Huan, since I am Jian'an's uncle, I think a little bit more. In the early years, this kid once did something stupid in Beijing..."

Jia Huan smiled and said, "To this day, do you still think it's a foolish thing?"King Lu was also puzzled.Jia Huan said, "If you want to talk about stupid things, the little saint's mother's family is doing even more stupid things now, trying to get the family that Miss Xue's family was engaged to withdraw from. If they weren't stupid for a while, they wouldn't Princess Jian'an was dumbfounded again, it's still unknown who is King Lu and who is Little Sage."

Zeng Ting took a deep breath and said after a while, "She...she did it on purpose..."

Jia Huan nodded and said: "At first we didn't think that she did it on purpose. Later, my fourth sister came to Luzhou to meet her and was full of praise. She said that although she was young, she was smart, wise, and far-sighted. Then I remembered I immediately guessed what happened back then. My fourth sister said that the capital was chaotic at that time, and the ambitions of all the princes were not small. As a little girl, she was able to have that kind of insight, make a decisive decision, and was willing to sacrifice her reputation. It's really rare."

There was a trace of disappointment in Zeng Ting's eyes, and he smiled immediately: "So it was praised by Miss Jia Si, it's strange."

Jia Cong laughed and said: "The fourth sister has a sharp eye. She said that Princess Jian'an is good, she must be good. Brother Huan was envious at that time." Jia Huan gave him a glare.

Lu Wang proudly said: "What did I say? They are still worried that Mr. Huan has taken a fancy to sister's dim sum."

Jia Huan blinked and said, "Am I such a superficial person?"

Everyone laughed, and the matter was settled.Zeng Wei asked them again if they had invited the general.

Jia Cong said with a smile, "It's considered an invitation, but it doesn't count." Zeng Wei hurriedly asked him what he meant, and he said, "Didn't the King of Lu change to a new Mr. Wu?"

King Lu nodded, grinning very cutely: "This gentleman is good! He has a good temper and is not aggressive, I like it!"

Jia Cong said: "It's his uncle who is really capable."

Zeng Ting was surprised: "The boss Zhong who opened a teahouse in Ezhou?"

Jia Cong said: "In the early years, he was a general in Beijing. Because he couldn't say good things to please his superiors, he couldn't get promoted, so he was discouraged and tried to get out of the army. Brother Huan wanted to ask for a general for King Lu, and he thought of him. On the head, Kuaima sent a letter calling for me to help persuade." He laughed, "To be honest, I was the one who came up with the idea of ​​that tea lady. The prefect of Ezhou is a greedy person, and he has always done things that bully the people. But Fan Zhong The business of the General Tea House is good, so the magistrate will try to exploit him. Old Zhong is so temperamental that he can't stand poverty and aggrieved, and he will soon want to leave Ezhou. Coincidentally, he happened to catch up with King E who was there It's time to die! Now the magistrate doesn't even need to find excuses. I persuaded him to come here on the grounds that Luzhou canceled the salt class and the business is prosperous. Although the man has come, whether he is willing to lead the army depends on your own It's up to you."

Only then did Zeng Ting suddenly realize: "It turned out to be Mr. Cong's plan."

Jia Cong said: "It's just going with the flow. It's difficult for them to do business in Ezhou. In the past, Ansheng's business was only weak, and it was not worth the magistrate and the king of E. This man has real talent. Mr. Zeng naturally knows, the court That place cannot be climbed up if you have real talents." Zeng Ting nodded repeatedly, and then asked how King E died.Jia Cong just didn't know.

But he also mentioned the matter of "compulsory education".King Xiaolu naturally agrees; Zeng Wei was born in the imperial examination, so he is very willing to win the literary name for Luzhou.Naturally, it was Fan Cheng who did the work.It's just that in this way, there will be no more money for Du Dequ to eat.

For a while, Zeng Ting went back to see his father, recounted what the Jia brothers said in detail, and said: "Let my father be right. Jia Huan really likes Jian'an's cleverness, and it has nothing to do with dim sum."

Grandpa Zeng frowned and said: "If it's just smart, the second girl and the third girl are all smart. The most important thing here is Miss Jia's criticism back then. It's really difficult." He couldn't help standing with his hands behind his back.

Zeng Ting said: "This is the end of the matter, anyway, the second girl doesn't have to worry about having nothing to give, Jian'an is also a member of our family."

Grandpa Zeng sighed: "The second girl is really not worried. Where can I find a good wife for the fourth boy? Isn't it the eldest daughter-in-law who made trouble at this point? If I go to Beijing or other countries to find a good girl, I'm afraid She misses her mother's family and is uneasy about life. In fact, Jian'an is the most suitable."

Zeng Ting smiled wryly: "It's just that I have agreed to the Rongguo Mansion now, and I can count on them a lot in the future."

Old Master Zeng thought for a while, and said: "You go and tell the second girl yourself, there is a mistake, the matter has come to this point, and the family has nothing to do." Zeng Wei hesitated for a long time, and finally agreed.

Two days later, someone from Prince Lu's Mansion brought Jia Huan some snacks, the same four items from that day.Jia Huan happily rewarded the daughter-in-law with ten taels of silver and sent her away.Open the lid of the box and taste it, and immediately shout: "She didn't make it!"

Jia Cong said: "How can a princess make snacks for people every day! That's what it means."

Jia Huan tasted it and said, "It tastes good. That's all."

Chen Ruijin looked at the dim sum, and suddenly said: "I'm going out for a walk." He got up and left.The Jia brothers didn't care about her, and they couldn't care about her—she was very skilled.

After a long time, Chen Ruijin came back and said, "I followed the wife's car that brought the snacks all the way. The snacks were made by the second girl of Zeng's family. They really look good, and they are rare." Nai glanced at Jia Huan.

"Huh?!" Jia Huan was stunned as he was stuffing some snacks into his mouth.

Jia Cong laughed out loud, patted Jia Huan on the shoulder and laughed, "Blessings are not shallow, brother!"

Jia Huan pouted and said, "I only know that it was sent from their house, not my wife. I don't know anything else."

"Alright. Four boxes of snacks for free." Jia Cong stretched.

Chen Ruijin said: "It's just that Third Master Huan Erhuan has to ask Mr. Zeng about this matter tomorrow."

"It's natural."

The next day they went to King Lu's Mansion to discuss the opening of the school with King Lu and others. As soon as Jia Huan entered the room, he smiled and said: "The dim sum chef in your mansion is really good, and the ones delivered last night were also delicious, thank you Thank you. Do you miss me so much?"

King Lu was taken aback for a moment: "I never asked someone to bring you some snacks?" His eyes lit up, "Could it be..."

"No!" Jia Huan said, "This pastry chef is a little worse than last time's, but it's not bad." She winked as she spoke.

King Lu laughed and said, "Last time, that one was not easy to make dim sum for others."

Jia Huan said with a bitter face: "I know! Didn't you hear me say that her dim sum is better than the dim sum master? To tell you the truth, the master's craftsmanship was better last night. Naturally, I can't say that. If it offends who will be offended?" King Lu chuckled.

Jia Cong patted him from the side: "We're discussing serious matters, you two have something to say in a whisper, then turn around and talk slowly." Then he talked about the serious business.Zeng Ting didn't show it on the surface, but secretly sighed in his heart that Jia Huan really is a foodie, and the exact same recipe can be eaten by one person.

They dispersed for a while, and King Lu rushed to his sister's yard to ask her if she knew who sent the snacks.Princess Jian'an smiled after hearing this: "Depending on who he is, it has nothing to do with me anyway."

Lu Wang said: "It's not you, and it's not me. It can't be the concubine mother."

Princess Jian'an said: "It's just a few boxes of snacks, it doesn't matter." Then she asked him something else.When King Lu asked her to lead her, he forgot the dessert.

After King Lu left, a maid immediately stepped forward and said, "The designated girls are from the Zeng family!"

Only now did Princess Jian'an smile and frowned: "They love to send them away! Didn't you hear that? Even though she did better, that one dared not say it."

Another maid smiled and said, "Oh, my son-in-law is a bit afraid of guilt." Everyone laughed.Princess Jian'an's heart finally settled down a bit.

On the other end, Zeng Wei told old master Zeng what happened today.Old Master Zeng thought for a long time, then sighed: "The second girl's plan is unwise. Forget it, don't count on her yet. How old is the fifth girl?"

How did Zeng Ting know?Hurry up and send someone inside to ask.Not long after, Second Grandma Zeng told people back and forth that Miss Wu was 11 years old this year.Old Master Zeng frowned and said: "It's too big, and it's a concubine. You may not be able to defend the King of Lu in the future. If you marry a daughter from a decent family in Luzhou to be your aunt, you will have to have another daughter." Zeng Ting immediately agreed.

Unexpectedly, Jia Huan received another four boxes of snacks that night, and it was still from that daughter-in-law.This time there was a piece of paper inside.He picked it up and looked at it, and couldn't help but praise: "Good writing!"

Jia Cong heard and poked his head over: "Let me see!"

It turned out that there was a long poem written on the paper, saying that a woman got a word from her parents in the old year and wanted to betroth her to a gifted scholar.Since that day, she has been thinking about the talented man day and night, and has been lingering for a period of lovesickness.Suddenly one day when I heard that this talented man was going to marry someone else, I suddenly felt that life was boring, and I almost wanted to die.It's just that she finally figured it out again, but it was all wrong.Since she admired the talented man, as long as the talented man has a beautiful woman, she also gave up.

Jia Cong praised: "The poem is really well written. People are not stupid. Those boxes of snacks last night were actually cast as stones to ask for directions. It can be seen that this unrequited love also comes from the heart. Hey, Huan San Master, are you moved? Do you want to ask her to be your concubine? Or just change her to be your wife?"

Jia Huan looked at the poem for a long time and said with a wry smile: "To be honest, just by reading this poem, even a man is easily tempted. We have a brother Baoyu in our family!"

Jia Cong burst out laughing!I fell on the chair and couldn't get up for half a day.Finally stopped laughing, and said, "Why do you answer? Friendly reminder, it's the worst thing to pretend nothing happened. Murphy's Law, if you don't deal with one thing, it will only develop in the worst direction."

Jia Huan frowned and said, "It's really difficult."

Jia Cong picked up the poem again and looked at it: "It's really well written, and I believe she is sincere." He tutted his tongue again, "It's okay to have such unrequited love! No one has seen it before. What did she think? .”

Chen Ruijin sighed: "The two third masters are full of people who don't know how hungry they are. In this world, only a few girls from your family will survive."

"It's true." Jia Cong said, "The girls in Zeng's family are probably raised as pigs, and they are bought when they are raised for slaughter. I thought I got a good buyer, but I was secretly happy that they turned yellow last year. It's okay to feel uncomfortable. Understood."

Chen Ruijin looked at him and said, "Master Cong, don't you think he wants to kidnap again?"

Jia Cong said: "It's a pity to be literary, but I have no shortage of literati in Taiwan. Besides, it is enough to have Jia Baoyu in the literary world. If she has Fan Cheng's ability, I will definitely kidnap her." Nai looked at Jia Huan and said, " Let me give you an idea. When her people come back tomorrow, ask the daughter-in-law to send her back a word. There must be no more. If you can't help but want to add something, I advise you to put the words of Princess Jian'an for the time being. The family matter is put aside."

"What word?"

"'oh'."

Jia Huan raised his eyebrows: "Oh."