[Red House] Raiders of life

Liu Yu jumped on his feet and said: "Look at what my sister said. Could it be that I will harm my nephew? It's just after drinking. Whether Feng Ziying or Xue Pan here are all descendants of aristocratic families. It's normal to bring one or two actors to accompany you. Very well. How did I know that the actor is from Zhongshun Palace! He didn't say anything himself."

Liu's expression was very cold, "People who don't know the basics dare to bring Baoyu to him. Isn't that counted? He is still an unpopular actor! It's not like you don't know the rules of our family. Baoyu was drunk , unconscious, you didn’t say to take care of him, but let the actor enter the room casually and share the same room with him. Fortunately, Baoyu woke up quickly and nothing happened, otherwise, otherwise..."

Mrs. Liu didn't dare to think about the consequences, what would happen if she was really caught?Even if he didn't catch the scene, his well-raised son was raped by an actor. No matter how he thought about it, he felt disgusted, his face became more angry, and he looked at Liu Yu more sharply.

"Don't think I don't know what's going on in your heart! You dare say that you never thought of conspiring with that Jiang Yuhan to get the prescription from Baoyu!"

Liu Yu snorted, "What can I say? I'm Baoyu's uncle, and I'm not an irrelevant person. My sister married so well, and Baoyu is doing well now. Why should I care about my mother's family? Baoyu's shop , I didn’t say what to do, but he gave me a little bit of one or two prescriptions, which is enough for me. My sister doesn’t know what to think, how many times I have said it to my sister, but my sister just pretends that she can’t hear Don't be surprised that people say that a married daughter is the water that is thrown out. My sister eats hot food and drinks spicy food now, so I don't care about my brother's life or death."

Liu's body swayed, never expecting Liu Yu to say such a word, she just felt angry and anxious, her chest was tight, and she couldn't speak.But Liu Yu didn't stop talking, only to hear him say again: "At the beginning, my sister was engaged to my brother-in-law. Although my brother-in-law is remarrying, but what kind of family the Jia family is, our family can't afford it. In order to make face for my sister , Our family’s wealth of ideas was all used as a dowry for my sister. But today my sister is well, but I see my brother starving!"

Liu Shi gritted her teeth and felt cold all over, "Our family's family background? Where did our family come from? You were also in your teens back then. Don't you know what happened to my dowry? My dowry is all It was a dowry. At that time, my mother-in-law was kind-hearted and knew about my situation. She was afraid that I would not look good when I married, so she secretly sent a batch of things to add to the dowry. We only had two shops in our family. A few acres of fertile land. It was all intact before I went out. Then who got addicted to gambling and lost everything?"

"Since you want to settle with me, I will settle it with you. Do you want to ask the elders in the clan, and then show me my dowry list? Just don't talk about it. Over the years, I have been secretly How much gambling debt did you repay for you? You blamed me for not letting you intervene in Baoyu's rouge shop, and for not giving you any dividends. But the shop was only given to Baoyu by my mother-in-law, so there is no place for me to intervene. It is Baoyu's prescription , the production is very cumbersome, and I still can't figure it out, how can I give it to you? Even if I give it to you, what are you going to do with it? Or just exchange it for money to gamble? How can I give it to you!"

Liu Yu was stabbed in the sore foot. She was ashamed and angry, but she refused to admit it, and flew into a rage!

"What my sister said was so easy. When my parents left, I was still young, and my sister was responsible for the family. What my sister said was just on the surface. Who knows if my sister has hidden anything during the years when my sister was in charge of the house. I remember when my parents were here, there were many good things in our house."

A mouthful of old blood stuck in Liu's throat, and she almost spurted it out. She pointed at Liu Yu tremblingly, "Get out! Get out! Get out!"

This one lost his temper and dropped the teacup again.Naturally, there were five big and three thick women who came and beat Liu Yu out.Only then did Mrs. Liu lay down on the desk and wept bitterly.The maids stood outside the door one by one, not daring to go in to persuade them.Only Liu's nanny withdrew to look for Jia Baoyu.

As soon as Baoyu entered the door, he knelt down on Liu Shi's knees and hugged Liu Shi's waist, "Mother, don't cry. Mother still has me!"

Holding Jia Baoyu's face in her hands, Mrs. Liu said repeatedly: "Good boy, yes. Mother has you!"

Jia Baoyu smiled and got up to help Liu Shi sit up, took the wet towel handed over by the nanny and wiped Liu Shi's face.Mrs. Liu sighed: "Thanks to how much pressure I have been under to protect those family properties for him, I would rather miss my flowering period and not marry than wait until he becomes an adult. Who knows that he is... so..."

I couldn't help but cry again.Jia Baoyu hurriedly persuaded: "Mother, don't talk about it. Although uncle is not good, aunts and cousins ​​are good. If mother cares about relatives, why not give the money to aunt in the future without letting uncle know, lest uncle take it again Bet. In the past few years, my eldest brother has also rectified our family's family education, and invited scholars to come. I went to tell my elder brother to let my cousin go to our family to learn to study. If my cousin He read well, we also sent him to Yanshan Academy."

Liu always thought that Jia Baoyu didn't like reading, but he never expected him to say such a thing.

Jia Baoyu said again: "It's not that I don't want to study, it's just that I don't like to read when everything is lied to. I really can't learn stereotyped essays just for the imperial examination. There are many books, such as the Book of Songs, Li Sao, with gorgeous rhetoric and beautiful palindrome. There are historical records, and many stories are thought-provoking. Even those story books, in my opinion, are also very beneficial. It’s just that my father doesn’t let me read them, and my mother doesn’t like me to read them either. I…”

Jia Baoyu talked too much for a while, and he couldn't help worrying that Mrs. Liu would be angry, so he secretly glanced at Mrs. Liu.Mrs. Liu hugged him in her arms, "My son, mother will not force you from now on. As long as you are good and don't follow your uncle's example, mother will be satisfied. Mother shouldn't force you."

Jia Baoyu was overjoyed, his whole face was beaming.Mrs. Liu hastily pulled him to sit down, Jia Baoyu was concerned about her butt, but refused.Liu couldn't help but think of his injury, and stretched out her hand, "Does it still hurt?"

Jia Baoyu was startled, quickly avoided, and waved his hands again and again, "I've been lying on the bed for so many days, I'm already much better."

Mrs. Liu chuckled, "I've grown up so much, I won't let my mother see it anymore. I don't even think about it, who gave you the medicine the day you were beaten!"

After saying a word, Jia Baoyu blushed and repeatedly begged for mercy.

*******

Jia Baoyu recovered from his injuries, so he and Jia Zhu went to Chengjun Prince's Mansion.Jia Qiong was relieved to see that he really hadn't hurt any bones.That day, King Tu Mingyi of Kang County was also there.They talked well with each other.Although Tu Mingyi has a bad temper and is somewhat arrogant, he has always been informal.And Jia Baoyu is a genuine person, even if others give him a face for a while, he doesn't care.Both of them are senior members of the Appearance Association. Although they are several years apart in age, they both look good.

After returning, Jia Baoyu pulled Lin Ningxi to smile, "I had a long talk with King Kangjun today, and I benefited a lot. What King Kangjun said, if you want to do a good job in this business, you'd better choose yourself name. And if it’s unique, no one else can use it.”

Lin Ning nodded, the brand name is very important.

"I just like making, but I don't know much about running the shop. In the past two years, the operation of the shop has been managed by people arranged by my grandmother. Now more and more noble people come to the shop, and the business is getting bigger and bigger, especially There are also errands with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they are a little unable to do what they want. I thought, why not take half of this shop with King Kangjun. From now on, I only need to concentrate on researching things, and Kangjun will have everything else The king took care of it. Besides, King Kang also said that no one else dared to use the name he used. Naturally, it became the only family."

In this era, there are no patent rights, trademark rights, etc.There is nothing better than a clear name.

"It's just..." Jia Baoyu couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, "We thought of a lot of names, but we didn't feel very satisfied."

Lin Ning had an idea, "It's better to call it Zhiyanzhai."

Jia Baoyu tilted his head and clapped his hands in applause, "That's the name!"

In May, Rouge Shop was converted into equity, renovated and reorganized, and opened again in June, with the signboard "Zhiyanzhai" changed.

At the opening ceremony that day, Lin Ning specially asked Jia Baoyu to cut the ribbon, and invited many people to come. The third prince and several other princes were on the list, and there were some idle clans.Such a posture shocked everyone, and it also made it clear to the world the backer behind Zhiyanzhai.In this way, even if the eldest prince wants to make a move, he has to weigh it carefully.

Jia Zheng never imagined that a rouge shop could make such a big splash.On the contrary, Jia Baoyu's complexion improved a lot.Seeing this posture, all the prefectures in central Beijing sent congratulatory gifts one after another.Lin Jin came here in person early in the morning.Jia Zhen is also here.Everyone had a drink together.

Unfortunately, because Jia Zhen drank too much, she was still in high spirits when she went back, so she found the second sister You and the third sister to accompany her, and inevitably took some medicine to boost the fun, and the three of them tossed about in bed.Although Jia Zhen's seniority is small, she is not too young.Especially these years of indulgence in sensuality, even worse than Jia Amnesty, his body has already lost his health, after such an intense exercise on the bed, he foamed at the mouth halfway and died.

This way of death is really disgraceful, especially in 3P!

The corner of Lin Ning's mouth twitched and he rolled his eyes.

After half a month of talking about this affair, everyone gradually calmed down.

In August, Lin Jin got married.Because the Lin family didn't have a mistress to preside over the wedding, Zhang's body in the Jia family was not very neat, and Liu's status was slightly lower.Therefore, in the end it was Lin Ning who was in charge and presided over the marriage.With this excuse, he lived in Lin's house for a few days.

After the big wedding, Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief and sighed, "It's all good now, I can finally hand over the burden of being a housekeeper."

Lin Ning squeezed her face, "Your father has only been in Beijing for a few months, and you have only been in charge of it for a few months. If you marry someone later and become the head of the house, what should you do? "

Daiyu blushed, "Grandmother!"

Lin Ning's smile deepened when he saw her daughter's delicate appearance.

Lin Ning knew Xu Weiwan's ability.In less than a month, he figured out all the affairs of the Lin family, and took care of everything inside and out in an orderly manner.After the two got married, they raised their eyebrows even more, like glue.Less than three months later, it was reported that she was pregnant.Xide Lin Ning opened the warehouse and chose a lot of things to send over.

Turning to the next year, in the spring of February, Lin Jin ended up winning Huiyuan.March was another palace examination, and he was hand-picked as the number one scholar.It turned out to be the same Liuyuan Jidi as Lin Yi at the beginning.For a time, it was loved by the world.

This legend was full of uproar, and few people knew about it. During this period, Xue Pan had troubles, and his colleagues were jealous of an actor, but the other party was the son of a general, with a bad temper, and he beat Xue Pan in twos and twos. up.Unconvinced, Xue Pan found someone to play tricks.The military commander didn't worry too much. What Jia Yucun did back then was not considered a secret. After a little investigation, he got the clue and exposed Xue Pan.

The Ministry of punishment took Xue Pan away and sentenced him to be beheaded after Qiuhou.The Xue family took the money and went through many avenues, including Wang's family, Jia's family, Chengjun Wang's office and so on.However, the Wang family is not in the capital. Although Wang Ziteng was sealed as a nine-province capital inspector the year before last, the general situation is gone. Not to mention the restriction of power, even his own future and life are deeply involved, and it is difficult to protect himself. It is a time of tension , where is the energy and ability to save a nephew who is useless?Not to mention, the relationship between siblings is mediocre.The relationship with the nephew is even weaker.Therefore, the words in the letter are light.The Jia family and Jia Qiong didn't even want to talk about it.

The Xue family scattered some more money, contacted the Osmanthus Xia family, and asked the Xia family to come forward and say a few words of kindness in front of the eldest prince, and did not ask for anything else, only to spare Xue Pan's life.The Xia family and the Xue family were both royal families in the early years, not the same faction, and there was some competition between them. Now that the Xue family intends to join the eldest prince, but the family business has withered. get on.

Although the Xia family is not as good as it used to be, it is still a family that has been with the eldest prince for many years. Although Xia Jingui, the eldest son of the direct branch, has only one daughter, Xia Jingui, and no male heirs, but the clan is prosperous, and the other houses can still support the family business , cannot be compared with the Xue family.

Seeing that Xue's family was like this, Xia Jingui thought about it, and proposed to save Xue Pan and let Xue Pan join his family.

Marriage at this time is equivalent to becoming a member of another family, and is no longer an heir of the Xue family.Xue Wang was panicked and didn't know what to do.If yes, is Xue Pan still her son?The son who is married can no longer provide for her to retire.How can she respond?

Xue Wang gritted his teeth and went out.It's just that this matter made Xue Baochai think.Half a month later, the Xue family had gone all possible ways, but they still couldn't save Xue Pan.Seeing that autumn has arrived, the day of execution is getting closer.Xue Wang's gray hair turned gray several times.

Xue Baochai persuaded: "Mom! Why don't you just follow the Xia family? It's a marriage, but it's better than letting my brother die! Even so, my brother took the Xia surname and is no longer Xue's family. But he is still alive. In this world, we can still watch him get married and have children. If not, my brother is afraid..."

Xue Wang's complexion was pale, and most of the parents did not expect anything in return for their children.Previously, I thought I could save people in other ways.In such a desperate situation, if Xue Pan can be saved, she will be married, and she will admit it.

In this way, the two went to visit the prison of the Ministry of Punishment again, and told Xue Pan about the situation here.Xue Pan was always afraid of death, especially after staying in prison for the past few months, at first he thought he would get out immediately.But day by day, from disappointment to despair, he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.Hearing this ray of dawn now, it's like grabbing a life-saving straw, so why not.

So, Xue Baochai's mother and daughter went to Xia's house again.Afterwards, the Xia family really kept their promise and went to find the relationship with the eldest prince.The First Prince sent someone to negotiate peace with the general.The military general gained face in front of the emperor, especially he was acquainted with the minister of the Ministry of punishment.That's why this matter is so difficult, Xue's family is down and out, they can't find a reliable way out, and that's why they've come to this point.Now someone has come forward to make peace.The general agreed not to intervene.Then he went to the Ministry of Punishments, and after some tricks, he asked a servant to take the blame and let Xue Pan out.

Only within a month after she came out, she hurriedly "married" to Xia's family.Since then, I had all kinds of quarrels with the Hedong lion, but because of my status as a married woman, I had no choice but to endure the crime.However, the Xue family has become the head of Xue Baochai.Although Xue Baochai's ability is insufficient and cannot restore the decline of the Xue family, it is not so much better than Xue Pan.After all, the Xue family still has some property and wealth. Although in the first two years, Xue Baochai didn't know much about it, and lost a lot in a hurry, but later on, it's good to get started slowly. Even if the business can't flourish, it can be more than conservative.

Probably because of Xia Jingui's influence, later on, Xue Baochai also found a man whose family was in decline, had many brothers, and had a hard time making a living, but had some knowledge and a good character to recruit a son-in-law.

******

The pier in Kyoto was completely plain, and the crowd lined up, all dressed in sackcloth and filial piety.But in just half an hour, many officials came to pay homage and see him off.

The onlookers were surprised and curious by this posture.Suddenly someone said: "Ah, Prince Kang, the prince and the prince are actually here."

"Look, isn't that the crown prince?"

"It's really a big face."

A passer-by listened and became more puzzled, so he couldn't help asking: "I saw that there was a temporary hall for worshiping the spirit over there, and the coffin and bottle are unusual. Which rich and noble family is going to the west? Is this going to help the spirit go south?" ?”

Someone who knew the answer replied: "It was the old lady from Yiyonghou's Mansion who went first."

The person who asked the question before didn't know much about these dignitaries, but he knew Yi Yonghou, so he couldn't help but exclaimed, "Isn't that the empress's grandmother?"

"Exactly. Otherwise, which other family can have such a great face. The prince and concubine are the granddaughter of the old matriarch. Prince Kang has a good relationship with the fourth master Jia, so he will naturally give this face. According to our folk name, the prince You have to call the old lady a grandma."

"Tsk tsk, what a distinguished family!"

"Isn't that right! All the children of the Jia family are promising. Now when Yiyonghou was young, he vigorously reformed the Northwest. He spent six years, not hesitating to risk himself, and went to Beirong to draw a map and help the Holy One in one fell swoop. Take down Bei Rong and capture the second prince alive. Now he is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. It is a pity that now that the old lady is gone, he is a great-grandson, and he grew up in front of the old lady. This office has resigned."

The person who said this also has some knowledge. Although it is for the sake of keeping filial piety, he also wants to use it to honor scholars.The glory of the Jia family has come to this point, and it is time for the rapid retreat.This time, Ding You might not get up again.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shook my head, seeing that the people around me were still asking, and continued: "The second master of the Jia family was in charge of building the library in the Hanlin Academy in the early years. Now he is no longer an official, and he is only focused on learning. He has produced a lot. Each book is a selection of historical stories. Although the language is simple and straightforward, it has profound meaning. Especially for children, it is very easy to remember. It is very beneficial for future study of history.”

As he said it, he thought in his heart, these few children's books have gradually become the must-have courses for all major private schools and academies.Such far-reaching influence, together with the map, seems to be a life-saving talisman for the Jia family.

"In addition to this Mr. Jia, most of the houses in Kyoto can be equipped with glass windows. Toothbrush and toothpaste can be seen in almost ordinary people's homes. And the heating. It is all thanks to Mr. Jia. In the past, every winter, when there was heavy snow So many people who died of freezing. Now there is heating, and the craftsmanship has been purely developed in the past two years. The output is huge and the price is cheap, but ordinary people can afford it. There are fewer people who died of freezing. It is also a great contribution One thing. However, in the past two years, someone impeached the third master. These things are nothing more than tricks and tricks, not worthy of important positions. The third master Jia has a straight temper, and he threw his head on the spot and walked away."

"As for Fourth Master Jia, I guess there is no girl who doesn't like it, no matter whether it's in Beijing or not. Zhiyanzhai is now open in the north and south of the Wei Dynasty, and seven out of ten women are using it. Everyone loves it very much. What's more The two poems written by Jia Siye under the pseudonym of Mr. Yihong are the masterpieces of the graceful school. In particular, many of these works praise the beauty of his daughter's family and express the hardships and grievances of his daughter's family. Not to mention the girl's family, it is the young wife Everyone read it and said that if Fourth Master Jia was a woman, he wished he could be her sister's confidant."

This remark made everyone around who heard it happy and laughed.Suddenly someone asked: "Then, how many masters of the Jia family are not officials anymore?"

The one who replied smiled lightly, without refuting, but said in his heart: With the current status of the Jia family, this is what a wise person would do.Besides, the Jia family is not an official, and the Changfang still has the title of Marquis Yiyong.It is the second bedroom's Zhenggong, although he has no talent, but because of the empress, he has been granted the first-class Chengengong by the emperor.Besides the great achievements of the four masters of the Jia family, who would dare to underestimate them?

After retiring now, after a few years, when the glory of the Jia family gradually fades, it is just the time for the younger generation to emerge.As long as you hold education in your hands, there will be endless children and grandchildren, so why worry about the family not being prosperous?