The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Relying on his own knowledge of most of the facts, Jia Cong made up nonsense to help Feng Ziying speculate on the chaos of the past few days, and took the opportunity to forcefully label Ouchi Liu's family as "deliberately buying smuggled Western firearms".It's no problem for Xue Pan to want to buy firearms. He is a maritime merchant and he is going to deal with pirates at sea, not to mention he is a broken sleeve and a fool; Ouchi Liu's family wants firearms.These people are skilled in martial arts and are best at hiding.It is ten thousand times more dangerous for them to acquire firearms than ordinary thieves.Liu Si was eavesdropping outside the window, startled.Helpless, he had to tell Jia Cong that the owner of Yinfengju is the Empress Dowager.

Jia Cong was ecstatic in his heart, his face was slightly startled, and he raised his eyebrows and said, "Is it from an old man?" Liu Si nodded.Jia Cong thought, "That's what Lin Luan told me the first time."

Liu Sidao: "Our family is just a business of entrusting Liguo Mansion to help Yinfengju, and it has nothing to do with it."

Jia Cong narrowed his eyes: "Then you don't need to say it belongs to your own family. Could it be that the Empress Dowager resells the things in the palace and dare not let King Yan know?" Liu Si remained silent.Jia Cong sneered, "That's true...it turns out that these old ladies are all the same, they all like to swallow public accounts and add them to their private houses." Then he said, "Then the empress dowager wants firearms?" Liu Si remained silent , This time I simply closed my eyes.Jia Cong snorted, "These old ladies are all the same. I wish I could hold on to the power of my husband's family and not let go." After a while, he said, "Is it because Gao Hanlin's son went to pester the little widow? Liguo Mansion wants to buy firearms?"

Liu Sidao: "I don't know."

"What did I say? That's right." Jia Cong thought, "Just now I thought, why the big shopkeeper of Yinfengju pestered the little widow, and the one surnamed Gao also went. If the two of them belong to the two branches of the Liu family It’s a bit strange.” Jia Cong said with a smile, “The world looks down on fans, but sometimes fans have the brightest eyes. That day the fan told the little widow that neither of the two men really liked her. You have your own thoughts. Sure enough."

Liu Si sighed lightly: "Our family just wants to avoid these things and live in peace."

Jia Cong curled his lips and said, "How is that possible? Even if Yinfengju is not owned by your family, there must be other industries, right? Those industries still have to be supported by the Liguo Mansion."

Liu Sidao: "No. Our family has no property."

"Ah? Then how do you live as a big family?"

Liu Si smiled wryly and said: "To be honest, my grandfather has been worrying about this since he left the palace."

Jia Cong clapped his hands again: "I guessed it again! You are indeed raised by the Empress Dowager in the palace."

Liu Sidao: "Yes."

Their family really ate the imperial food.Jia Cong thought for a moment and asked, "What is your old man's plan? Do you want to follow the path of the common people or the path of thieves?"

"The way of the people and the way of the thief?"

"The whole family went out to look for jobs." Jia Cong said, "Blacksmithing, butchering pigs, juggling, carrying sedan chairs, driving carriages, the boys in the running hall, the thugs in the brothels and gambling houses, and the teachers in the small private schools, all looking for ways to make a living. Among ordinary people. This is the way of the people. I don’t need to talk about the way of thieves, thieves, robbers, killers.”

Liu Si said with a smile: "Nonsense, how can our family do this."

Jia Cong tilted his head and looked at him: "You're laughing? Isn't that why Liu Siye should be kept away from strangers?" Liu Si's black face was slightly flushed.Jia Cong hurriedly said, "Would you like to cooperate with our family? Our family has an escort agency. Now the world is in chaos and there are many thieves and bandits. The business of the escort agency is very good. We dare not accept some business for fear of losing the escort. For example, escorting a lot of people Valuables go a long way, especially for rich households marrying daughters-in-law and so on. There may be many thieves coveting it. If we can partner with the Liu family, we can do these businesses."

Liu Si thought for a long time after hearing the words: "It's also a way."

Jia Cong said: "If your family is interested, you can go to discuss with our fourth uncle Jia at any time." He then found a piece of "Jia Si of the Taiping Escort" in the study, and handed it to Liu Si with a smile on his face, " We are also very sorry that we can’t take over so many big business. If your family doesn’t want to show up, you don’t even need to show your face, just help fight with thieves. Money matters are easy to negotiate, you take the big head, we take the small head; our bodyguard agency How about a good reputation?"

Liu Si's eyes lit up!Everyone in their family is capable, but his grandfather is obsessed with hiding in the city.Nai took the film and looked at it carefully and said, "Thank you."

Jia Cong hurriedly said: "Since it is cooperation, no one is grateful. Hello, I am a good guest, and the government will save trouble. Everyone is good. Serve the people." The two chatted a few times, and Liu Si was about to leave.Jia Cong rubbed his nose and said, "Well... let me inquire quietly... do you know what happened to Chen Ruijin when she was a child? Did she like anything at that time? Or what did she want to eat?"

Liu Sidao: "The female guards are not with us at all, and occasionally they cover their faces when learning martial arts, and they don't know their names."

Jia Cong disappointed: "Okay, thank you very much."

After a while, Liu Si sighed, "Even our own girls don't know what to do."

Jia Cong said: "Don't worry, Liu Mingqiu has already flown away, he is more promising than you men anyway."

Liu Sidao: "It's not just Liu Mingqiu in our family... that's all." He shook his head.

Jia Cong asked: "Is there anyone you want to know? Why don't you go to my yard and ask Sister Chen? Or send a letter to Nanyang and ask Liu Mingqiu and the others?"

Liu Si shook his head and said, "No need, she doesn't know."

Jia Cong said: "You just say a name, so what if you ask? Even if there is no news, you will give up."

Liu Si closed his eyes: "No need." But he left with fists in his hands.

Seeing him stepping on the old locust tree in the courtyard, Jia Cong jumped up to the roof, waved and shouted: "Goodbye~~ Waiting for your good news~~"

Back in Lixiangyuan, I saw Chen Ruijin eating lychees on the imperial concubine's couch, so he asked with a smile, "How are you feeling?"

"It's better." Chen Ruijin said, "It's a good life, so why bother with them."

Jia Cong gave a thumbs up: "You're so smart! The world will be better with smart people like Chen Ruijin." Chen Ruijin gave him a look.Jia Cong then talked about the nonsense with Feng Ziying and Liu Si just now, and asked her if she knew any other girls from the Liu family.

After hearing this, Chen Ruijin pondered: "I don't know. The women's guard camp sends many people in every month, and very few of them can practice seriously. Since Liu Mingqiu was sent away shortly after he was born, Liu Si should not know any sisters. He depends on him At this age, he is probably thinking about his own daughter."

Jia Cong asked, "How did their family marry a wife?"

"I don't know." Chen Ruijin said, "I suspect that if I don't marry a daughter-in-law, I will marry a court lady to have a child."

Jia Cong thought for a while, feeling a little disgusted: "There really is no place more inhumane than the palace. Now that that's the case, Zhou Damei brought Chen Guo to be trained female guards, what about the rest?"

Chen Ruijin shook his head: "Who knows. Probably took advantage of the opportunity to dismiss the maids in the palace a few times ago and sent them out of the palace."

Jia Cong said sadly: "I don't know where I can find it. Is there any record. I'm afraid it's inappropriate to ask Feng Ziying about this matter."

Chen Ruijin said: "When there was great chaos in the palace, Uncle Fu didn't know if he entered the palace or not."

Jia Cong clapped his hands and said, "Yes! Ask him." Nai stood up and left.

Because Wang Fu helped find the witchcraft doll, Feng Ziying ordered six pots of unpruned bonsai to thank him.Wang Fu was overjoyed. He was squatting on the porch holding a large pair of scissors, thinking about a pot of triangular maple.Jia Cong took the teacup and said, "You are not afraid of the heat." He stuffed the tea into his hand.Wang Fu never glanced at the teacup, took it and ate it up and squeezed it in his hand; Jia Cong went to take it out of his hand again, and said with a smile, "That... Uncle Fu, will it delay your old idea? Inquire thing."

Wang Fu glanced at him, put down his scissors: "That's all, third master, please tell me."

Jia Cong smiled and squatted beside him: "When the palace dismisses the maids, there are some young ones who can't get married at all. How do you deal with them? Do you know?"

Wang Fudao: "Dismissing the maids does not mean that they go out to marry. Those who can go home go home, and those who cannot go home find others to marry. Some of the young ones are adopted by ordinary people. Others are sent to nunneries and Taoist temples. Be a sister-in-law and a Taoist nun, and the younger ones will enter the Yangshengtang."

"That's it." Jia Cong held his chin and said, "It's really hard to find."

Wang Fu asked, "Who is the third master looking for?"

Jia Cong said: "I don't know yet, probably a little girl."

"Since that's the case, why don't you go to the treasure hunting second grandma to inquire first."

"what?!"

Wang Fudao: "The older maids and aunts all left early or got married, and the youngest ones were the last to leave. I heard that the second grandma Zibao led the people from the Manjing Yangshengtang to wait outside the palace gate. There was no one else. Or take what the nunnery asks for.”

Jia Cong was stunned for half a minute when he heard the words, then squeezed his fists and shouted in a low voice: "If a person is lucky, a stone kicked on the road will be gold!" He yelled again.

Wang Fu glanced at him: "Is there anything else for the third master?"

"It's gone!" Jia Cong hecked twice, "Thank you, Uncle Fu! Why don't you go into the house."

Wang Fu picked up the scissors and said, "These flowers and trees must have sunshine." He looked at the bonsai again and pondered.Jia Cong stood up, brushed off his clothes, picked up his feet and left.Uncle Fu shouted again, "Master, where are you going?"

"Go to Bao Er's sister-in-law's courtyard to talk!" Jia Cong said.

Wang Fu put down the scissors and stood up, his old face sank: "Nonsense! My brother is not at home, how can a younger brother go to find his sister-in-law?"

Jia Cong rubbed the back of his head: "It's nothing, Bao Er's sister-in-law is also my cousin, and I have known her since I was a child. How many colleagues in Chengtian Mansion are women, don't they all work in the same way?"

Wang Fu glared at him and said: "It will never work! Chengtian Mansion, Tiangao, and Emperor Yuan's rules are more chaotic, this is the capital city! Whenever there is a rumor, Second Grandma Bao doesn't have to see anyone. Just ask Miss Chen to go."

Seeing the old man's appearance, Jia Cong knew that he would not be able to go, so he walked back and muttered, "Where did the news get out? Our family is very tight-lipped."

Wang Fu said leisurely: "Mr. Jin." The three words blocked Jia Cong's mouth, and he went back to the back room to look for Chen Ruijin.

When Chen Ruijin heard about it, he said happily: "It's amazing! Sure enough, good deeds will be rewarded, and Second Grandma Bao can't say that she has caught many good seedlings."

Jia Cong said: "There are also those who are sister-in-laws and Taoist nuns."

"Maybe." Chen Ruijin stood up and said, "With clues, everything will be easy." After a pause, he looked at Jia Cong, "Still going out?"

"what?"

Chen Ruijin said: "I want to change clothes."

"Oh..." Jia Cong walked out listlessly, went out to help her close the door and said outside, "It's time for us to get married too." Chen Ruijin glared at the door.

Not long after, Chen Ruijin packed up and went to look for Shi Xiangyun.Nowadays, the affairs of Rongguo Mansion are still dominated by Li Wan, Shi Xiangyun is busy outside the mansion with caring for the poor and caring for the elderly, and giving away money, and he is often not in the mansion.These days, because a golden lady recently appeared in the mansion and died strangely, the servants had some gossip, so she helped Li Wan to be the director, and she didn't go out very much, and she was currently looking over the accounts in the house.Hearing that "the girl from Lixiangyuan is here", he hurriedly ordered "come in quickly" and put down the account book in his hand.In the past two days, Qi Guo Mansion had several quarrels, they all said that she was a lost lady in the mansion, but they kept making troubles and said no.Shi Xiangyun was also very worried.

Looking up and seeing the girl from that point coming in, Shi Xiangyun was shocked and stood up immediately.Chen Ruijin's demeanor was not that of a servant.He was wearing a sky-blue phoenix-tailed blouse, with a purple gold eight-treasure double phoenix hairpin tied around his head, a jade-encrusted silk belt around his waist, and a small hexagonal fan in his hand. , Zheng Banqiao's bamboo and stone pictures were embroidered on the fan.This dress is obviously the attire of a lady from a rich family.

Chen Ruijin came in and greeted her happily with a smile: "Second Sister-in-law Bao."

Shi Xiangyun immediately understood eighty-nine out of ten, and said back: "Sister Chen, sit down." He also called Cuilu to serve tea.

Chen Ruijin changed his words and said, "I'm here to disturb Second Grandma Bao because it's a very important matter."

Shi Xiangyun said: "Sister, please tell me."

Chen Ruijin smiled and said, "There's no rush, let's wait for a cup of tea."

At that moment, Cuilu came up with tea, and Chen Ruijin said: "Please, sister-in-law, go and watch outside the door so that I don't disturb my conversation with your grandma." When the little maid went out, she ordered them to fetch things from Li Wan's place, and she guarded the door herself.

Chen Ruijin nodded in praise and said, "This sister-in-law is so well-behaved." He then asked about Shi Xiangyun leading the Yangshengtang to adopt a young girl from the palace that day.

Shi Xiangyun said: "There are so many daughters in the palace, there are thousands of them. There are not many who are willing to go to nunneries and Taoist temples, most of them are in Yangshengtang."

Chen Ruijin asked: "I don't know if there are any records at the place of Grandma Bao?"

"Yes." Shi Xiangyun said, "I even recorded those who became monks and those who were adopted, in order to prevent them from finding them at home. Those children are pitiful."

Chen Ruijin was overjoyed: "It's no wonder Jia Cong said that Second Sister-in-law Bao is ambitious, and she can make a career if she can't guarantee it. The things that don't pay back are so meticulous, and there are twelve points of kindness."

Shi Xiangyun smiled and said: "Sister Chen is joking. I just recorded a name and hometown, so I can't even call it a career."

Chen Ruijin became more and more joyful: "There is even a native place! Not only is a stone kicked to be gold, but the gold fell into the pit with a 'gudong' sound, but it is a big gold cellar." She stood up and made a smile to Shi Xiangyun.揖, "Qiu Treasure Second Grandma bestows the list of treasures in the Jinjiao."