The Honest Man of the Red Chamber

After waiting for a long time and spending a lot of talking, Wang Ziteng was convinced that the current situation was dangerous.

"Is it true that the more the emperor promotes me? We will be..."

"Brother! Climb a height without falling! You only look at the historians who are gradually losing their shape. There is nothing wrong with you as a first-class concubine. You and I, Wang and Jia, must be the disaster of the whole family!" Jia Zheng sighed. "It's a lawsuit against our relatives, and my braids are left all over my head for people to catch." If the second uncle was alive, he would be able to protect the family, but once he... now he has no children under his knees. , took the eldest brother's only son Wang Ren to his side and chatted with him to comfort him, but as far as he knew Wang Ren was a prodigal second-generation ancestor who only knew how to spend money.

Although Wang Ziteng was displeased, he didn't like to refute it face to face. He is very kind to his family, and he has always helped his relatives, "You said that the emperor not only wants to suppress the west, but also may start a war against the west sea. Is this true?" "Brother! Don't say that your sister is my wife. What kind of friendship is the relationship between our four big families? How can I lie to you about this? The position of the emperor has been in the past two years. He has already settled down, and he will definitely make a big move." Although I don't know why the emperor did not handle this matter, but the crown prince started to deal with it after he ascended the throne, but Jia Zheng would not take it for granted. He came from Shanxi He went to Lingnan, presided over the place for a few years, and dealt with the emperor and prince for a while. If he couldn't understand their temperament, no matter how much credit he had, the incompetent would gradually be abandoned.

"I see, don't worry, I will be the first to pay back the shortfall owed to the household department." Wang Ziteng is also resolute. At his age, he is no more than Jia Zheng. Forgiveness, he has the final say on the Wang family.He patted Jia Zheng on the shoulder, "Are you really going to resign?"

It was easy to talk to him. Jia Zheng really didn't know how his wife turned Jia's family into such a glorious place at that time. He smiled wryly, "I am the second wife, but my daughter was elected to the palace, and now she is a noble concubine." , life and death pressure on the elder brother's head, these years, he has been so dissolute, and he also has the meaning of resentment and revenge, but I have no successors, only Baoyu is still smart, but there are old ladies and wives who protect me like precious eggs , I scolded him a little bit, hit him twice, the old lady was so distressed that she wished she could kill me. It’s okay. We are not as good as our ancestors, but we can’t humiliate the family too much. The family school is also very good. It's not decent... Alas, I am also at the age of five and six. Retiring at this time is regarded as an emeritus. late……"

What you say is very reasonable. Since ancient times, those who have retired early to give up their positions, even if something happens during their tenure, it is generally impossible to care about it. Otherwise, how can they convince others, and how can they persuade others to abdicate and give up their positions?

"It's rare to have a piece of your heart."

Wang Ziteng kept a meal, but how could Jia Zheng eat here, he had to deal with all kinds of problems, and he insisted on resigning, so Wang Ziteng was sent out.

After riding a horse, I finished saying hello to Jia's mother, and after having a cup of tea, I showed my mother the reward, and then I wanted to go back to the house for dinner, and saw Mrs. Wang sitting on a chair waiting for him with an angry face. .

Mrs. Wang really didn't expect that Jia Zheng would agree with Mother Jia to let them clear the yard for Jia Amnesty without discussing with him. She sneered coldly, "Master, are you back? I'm afraid you walked through the wrong door. Why did you lift your foot?" Going here, isn't it to make room for the eldest brother?"

Jia Zheng looked at Mrs. Wang. Compared with Mrs. Wang, she was dressed in plain clothes. Although her appearance was ordinary, she was much older than her. yes she.

"I have resigned today, and I will take Baoyu back to Jinling in two days. If I come back, I will be idle at home. You can say whatever you want." He rubbed his brows, "Pass the meal here .”

Mrs. Wang opened her mouth wide. Before the thunder had passed, there was another thunder. Her anger was even stronger. "Master, don't you want to discuss such a big matter with me?" Has he never regarded himself as a right person? own wife.

"I'm afraid you don't agree, so I have to cut it first and then play it." Jia Zheng cleaned his face and hands, and was not angry. In his impression here, it seemed that every time like this, he would slam the door and run to Aunt Zhao. Go to hide in Qingjing, and let Aunt Zhao say bad things about Mrs. Wang. I feel that Aunt Zhao is on the same level with me, and she is helping me to say what I am inconvenient to say.

How childish!

"Master!" Mrs. Wang was naturally trembling with anger. The Rongguo Mansion must be inherited by the eldest house. If he refuses to be an official, what will happen to her Yuanchun!Without her parents and brothers to take care of her in the officialdom, she would definitely be bullied again in the harem. "How could you do this? Even if your official career is not going well for a while, you still have to think about your children!"

Jia Zheng started to eat calmly, and the taste made him frowned, "Who made this?"

"I don't know. If the master wants to ask, I'll ask." Caiyun was so frightened that she hurried out to ask.

I had no choice but to make half a bowl of soup, mixed it up and ate it in my stomach, and slightly relieved my hunger. Jia Zheng wiped his mouth and rinsed his mouth. Seeing that it was tea again, "I will take some mint leaves and boil water to rinse my mouth .”

"Yes, sir."

Seeing that he was calm and relaxed, no matter how angry Mrs. Wang was under her upbringing, she would not shout loudly. Seeing that the maids had packed up their things and went out, she sat next to Jia Zheng and put her hands on Plum Blossom Hei. On the small sandalwood lacquer kang table, "Sir, tell me! Why did you do this!"

"Can you listen quietly and not get angry?" Jia Zheng looked at her and said, naturally he wanted to explain to her.Mrs. Wang understands the rules of the world better than she does, and some things should be handed over to her.

Mrs. Wang blushed slightly, knowing that she was the one who had just made Meng Lang, so she sat down on her shoulders and sat down properly, "Sir, please tell me."

This appearance was vaguely similar to his own memory. Jia Zheng clenched his hands into fists and closed his eyes before telling her, "I have already met my second uncle. There will be big disturbances in the court soon. The Jia family The historians of the Wang family can’t get away, not to mention that we ourselves are making mistakes everywhere, and the Ministry of Finance alone owes money to build such a splendid Grand View Garden. Once someone points it out, it will be death!”

"That lady..." Mrs. Wang asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty is fine for the time being." Jia Zheng said.

This Grand View Garden was built for my daughter's visit to relatives, but it was passed on, and the emperor allowed it!Alas, now that she is going to kill her daughter, Mrs. Wang is worried.Presumably, the emperor knew that the Jia family owed money, so he accused the empress. It turned out that the master had to resign because of his daughter!She whispered, "If you say that, how can I not listen to you?"

"Yes." Jia Zheng also said that he wanted to go back to Jinling to buy a retreat and sacrifice land, and that the old lady gave him extra money.

Mrs. Wang hurriedly said, "I still have some silver taels, master. Take it together." She would rather save herself than buy something for Baoyu.

Jia Zheng didn't want to, but he didn't have any money to tell in advance, so he came down and counted it clearly, and wrote an IOU in person, promising a penny of interest to Mrs. Wang, "This is my loan from you. The principal will be returned to you with interest, and all the private property I set aside will be recorded in your name."

Hearing Jia Zheng's thoughtful words, Mrs. Wang said movedly, "Master!"

"In the future, I will earn back the expenses of you, the children, and the mother. Don't use usury money to support the situation." Jia Zheng stood up and said, "This is not what you should do. Son." They are all different from her, and they want different things.

No matter how you say this matter is her fault, although it is not her who is worrying about these things at the moment, it is Feng girl who is doing it, but she is an elder who cannot escape this responsibility, "I know I was wrong."

"Also, I know you've always been kind, but you just have a quick temper, but you have to have your own ideas after all, don't let the servants control you." Seeing that her face turned sour now, Jia Zheng also Just take this sentence for nothing, if you don't have her water grinding skills to clean up the powerful slaves and slaves at home, you can only rely on your mother to make arbitrary decisions.

The words were almost finished, and looking at her appearance, Jia Zheng couldn't bear it anymore, so he walked out again.

Mrs. Wang was aggrieved immediately, "Where are you going, sir?" Don't she know why the servants decide what to do?But if he doesn't stand by her, where does she have the confidence?

"I'm going to Meng Pozhai and I still have papers and business to deal with." Jia Zheng lost his joy when he saw the maids carrying water in. He sighed in his heart and added, "If you are done with your work, let me Make some dumplings from the kitchen and send them to me for supper."

"Okay." Mrs. Wang agreed happily.

He has business to do, but he is willing to let her go to Meng Pozhai's small study, which is already an expression of intimacy.

Sure enough, Mrs. Wang saw that he had almost no time to eat when he saw that the table was full of written things. She couldn't bear to wait, so she told Jia Zheng to go back and rest.

For several days, Jia Zheng was locked in the small study, letting Jia Mu ask Jia Amnesty to search out the servants and count the family property, and Mrs. Wang led the family girls to move things, but he didn't care.

I was so sleepy that I slumped on the couch for a while, and continued after waking up to eat something. Not to mention the former upright officials, even the disciples were all gone.

In addition, Jia Yucun kept coming to ask for a meeting, and Jia Zheng refused thousands of miles away. He even saw Xiangling at the door when he went to pay his respects to Jia's mother, and recognized Zhen Shiyin's only daughter Zhen Yinglian. It was because of her that someone was beaten to death. This case was judged by Jia Yucun!

Originally, he thought that Jia Yu Village was just taking advantage of the Jia family's power to help the Jia family, but knowing that the Zhen family was kind to him, he actually allowed the benefactor's daughter to deny his mother and become a concubine. His character is really abominable, and I can't blame his wife for not liking him when she saw him. Jia Zheng immediately wrote a letter to his uncle Wang Ziteng, saying that Jia Yucun might be rebellious and unusable, and he would only be clean if he broke ties with him long ago.

Just when Baoyu thought that his father was busy with other things and was afraid that he would forget him, and started to throw away his homework and play with his sisters, Jia Zheng led him back to Jinling without saying a word.

Doing what has already been done again, Jia Zheng handles it with ease, but looking at the bewildered Baoyu, thinking of his eldest son Zhu'er, sometimes feels even more sad.

Seeing his father coughing again, Baoyu said, "Father, have you taken any medicine?" When he came out this time, his father didn't ask him about his homework, the Four Books and Five Classics, and led him around to visit farmers and workers. Only then did I realize that my father is not a mediocre person who only knows orthodox calligraphy. He can draw with his pen, improve his work, change his fields to canals, and grow mulberry trees with silkworms. It turns out that this is the real economics!

Jia Zheng waved his hands and said, "It's okay."

As long as these sacrificial fields can be modified, the family will have a life-saving foundation and an income.He handed over to Baoyu all the plans he wrote out by cooking oil and wax. It is better to teach the child in this way. It is fine if he doesn't like reading, and he and Daiyu will take care of the house in the future.

Jia Zheng coughed and stood on the bow of the boat, wearing the cloak brought by Baoyu. Although everything had started, he thought that the Jia family could survive this disaster, but he was still too happy to lift it up. What a spirit.

Stopping at a pier to rest, I heard someone talking, "Take advantage of this time to catch two fish and add a dish."

fishing.

Jia Zheng couldn't help laughing when he thought of her being so naughty that she wanted to fish with her, but she didn't catch a single fish, but both of them fell into the water.

Baoyu asked, "Father, do you want to eat fish?" Why did you suddenly laugh?

"This fish is not that fish." Jia Zheng sighed.

Suddenly, a gust of wind came from nowhere, and for some reason, Jia Zheng couldn't stand still, and he fell downside down, straight into the water.

Jia Zheng couldn't hear other voices, so he closed his eyes quietly.

"Wake up, wake up!"

Wang Guizhi lay in Jia Zheng's ear and yelled that this man was real, he said he didn't sleep in, but slept so soundly here alone.

Jia Zheng opened his eyes, saw her, opened his mouth to speak, but burst into tears, he hugged her tightly and rubbed.

I just want to stay here for a long time without waking up.

"What are you doing?" He was in heat again early in the morning?

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