Cross the Sea in the Red Chamber

Jiang Yuan left the Gongyuan and went back to the academy without mentioning it, but he didn't know that the Rongguo Mansion in the capital was already in chaos.Jia Zhumengyin, the eldest son of the second master Jia Zheng in the mansion, has a quota for the Imperial College Supervisor, who is equivalent to juren and does not need to take the provincial examination, so he also took the exam this time, but who knows that he became unwell and passed out after only one exam. After entering the examination room, the gate of the Tribute Court must not be opened until the exam is over, and even if someone dies inside, he must not be released. Therefore, Master Zhu, who fainted in the examination room, had to suffer hard inside. His servant broke out in a cold sweat.If it wasn't for an old ginseng tree hidden in the Rongguo Mansion, and it was stewed for Jia Zhu to save his life, his life might have been lost.

Frightened by Jia Zhu, his mother, Wang Shi, gave birth prematurely. Originally, Wang Shi had already given birth to two babies, and the third baby should have been born smoothly. As soon as the child came out, it turned out to be feet first, which frightened the mother-in-law quite a bit.Generally, the head of the husband is born, and [-]% of the ten who encounter the foot of the husband will die of both mother and child.

If this is simple in modern times, just pull it into the operating room and have a caesarean section, but how can there be such a technology in ancient times?If it is an experienced obstetrician, then the fetus' legs should be sent back at this time, and then reversed outside the abdomen to change the fetal position so that the head is exposed first.But Mrs. Wen is not a doctor, not even a midwife. She doesn't know what to do, she only knows to ask Wang to use force.

Wang's fright was like a sudden labor, and she should have given birth within two hours, but this dystocia hadn't been born for six hours, and finally Wen's mother was in a hurry, and pulled the fetus violently. It's over when you come out.But the prematurely born baby boy was covered in bruises and couldn't cry out, and Mrs. Wang was bleeding profusely and had a collapse.

At this time, the defense of men and women was ignored, so the Jia family hurriedly asked the imperial physician who had been invited by the Duke’s mansion to enter the delivery room to administer injections and prescribe medicine to Wang. It was inconvenient for men to wait at the door of the delivery room, and only Shi and Shi were left. Grand Master Jia She's stepwife Xing led a group of maids and women staring at the newborn baby boy, not knowing what to do.

A maidservant with sharp eyes said in a low voice, "I seem to have something in my mouth."

(Monk with scarlet head: You just threw the psychic gem into it...

Lame Taoist: I have never had a child, I forgot...

Two people:...)

Everyone hurried to look, and it really seemed to contain something.Shi opened the baby boy's small mouth and stretched out his hand to pick it, but he didn't expect the thing to be quite big, but he couldn't get it out at all.The woman on the side saw clearly that it seemed to be a stone with a small hole in it, so she hurriedly took a string through the small hole, pulled it violently, and then pulled the stone out , only pulled the baby boy's mouth red, and it took a long time before he hummed twice like a cat meowing.

The woman picked up the stone to look at it, but she didn't expect that there were words on it, and she cried out in surprise.Shi Shi glared at the woman, but before she could speak, a little servant girl rushed over in a panic, and when she was still a few steps away, she shouted: "It's not good, the grandfather has passed out." Only this sentence , Shi was almost stunned, and he didn't care what happened to his daughter-in-law, so he hurriedly asked the imperial physician to come out of the delivery room and go to Lixiangyuan to see Jia Daishan who had been promoted to grandpa.

The moment Jia Daishan fainted, his two sons, Jia She and Jia Zheng, no longer cared about guarding the unconscious Jia Zhu. Shi learned that there was a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and the always strong old man would not be able to succeed.Just now the doctor used needles and poured a bowl of ginseng soup to wake up Jia Daishan, but looking at him like that, he knew that this was just a flashback, and he was afraid that he would die soon.

Sure enough, when Jia Daishan woke up, he couldn't even speak. He could only use his eyes to signal Jia Zheng to take the legacy book he had prepared from his book case and open it in front of everyone.I only read the will to pass the title to the eldest son Jia Amnesty, and begged His Majesty to grant the second son Jia Zheng an official title.After everyone read the legacy, they turned their heads and saw that Jia Daishan, who was lying on the bed, was silent.Jia Amnesty had the courage to probe with his hands, but he was completely breathless, and the old Duke Rong was gone.

Within a day, Jia Zhu fell into a coma, Mrs. Wang had dystocia, the baby had a stone in her mouth, Jia Daishan passed away, and Mrs. Shi passed out when she couldn't bear it any longer.

It was already May when Jiang Yuan knew about these things in Rongguo Mansion.Jia Daishan was about to die, so of course he had to go to mourning, and the servants of Rongguo Mansion were not strict with their mouths. All the big and small things in this mansion were spread out, and different versions evolved in the market immediately.

A good friend Jiang Yuan met in the academy, surnamed Fang and surnamed Han and named Wen Liang, also took the same subject examination as him. He did not do well in the exam, but fell seriously ill after he came out. The young man came to the capital to visit his friend with some gifts. As soon as he walked to the capital, he planned to drink a bowl of tea to quench his thirst, when he heard a group of idlers talking about the Rongguo Mansion at the tea stand.

"I know, I heard that the wife of the second master of the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Zheng, had a misfortune. She was born with a stone in her mouth that she didn't know what to do. I heard that there were words engraved on it. It was so abnormal that she killed the old lady. That's not a misfortune." What is it?" an idler shouted loudly.

Born with jade, there are words on it, why does it sound so familiar?Jiang Yuan frowned and thought for a long time before suddenly realizing, oh, it seems to be the case, but isn't that Jia Baoyu in Dream of the Red Chamber?

In his previous life, the young man had read the Three Kingdoms, the Water Margin, and Journey to the West, but he had never read the Four Great Classics, the Dream of the Red Chamber. The impression of the whole book is that it was written by Cao Xueqin, praising Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu’s free and unsuccessful love story... What Jinling Twelve Beauties , he knew that there seemed to be Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai in it, and there seemed to be another named Wang Xifeng.Then there is the Grand View Garden, there is Grandma Liu, there is a virtuous concubine, and there are house raids and so on.As far as he knew, he memorized the questions during the high school entrance examination, and the rest didn't know what the book was about.

It is very interesting to think about this world carefully. In terms of time, the Qin Dynasty has died for more than 800 years at this time. In his past world, it should be regarded as the Tang Dynasty, but this world is the Jing Dynasty.Because the capital of the former Yan Dynasty was Beijing, the Jing Dynasty also had its capital here, and the land area was slightly larger than that of the early Tang Dynasty.In terms of system, the official positions of the Jing Dynasty are somewhat similar to those of the Ming Dynasty, but in terms of power, the imperial power is much stronger than that of the Ming Dynasty.Some celebrities do not exist at all, while some allusions still exist.In this world, there are blue and white porcelain, a new type of ceramic that came out in the Yuan Dynasty, the toothbrush, a new invention in the Ming Dynasty, and Western clocks, pocket watches, and flat glass, which should have been introduced hundreds of years later with the sea trade and great voyages. There are also jade ornaments, which were valued and recognized by the mainstream in the Qing Dynasty; but in this world, there is no maritime trade, no telescope, no shochu, no gunpowder and letterpress printing among the four great inventions, and even tofu because of the absence of the Han Dynasty The Huainan King Liu An is still a new thing that was invented in the past hundred or so years.

He was thinking on this side, but another idler on the other side said, "No, no, what a disaster. Let me tell you, my neighbor's cousin's cousin's wife is a wife in Rongguo Mansion. She saw it with her own eyes. , said that it was not a stone brought by birth at all. She said that Mr. Jia Zhengjia had a concubine whom he liked very much. In order to compete for favor, I asked the servants to buy a jade pendant, intending to play it as a good omen for the birth of jade. Unexpectedly, she had a premature baby. The premature baby's mouth was too small, and the jade pendant was as big as a bird's egg and almost stuffed in. If you can’t take it out, you almost didn’t suffocate the child to death, it’s like stealing the chicken and losing the rice.”

The first idler was dissatisfied, "You said it wasn't a miscarriage? On the day the child was born, the first young master of his family was carried home from the Gongyuan and almost died, and then the mother who gave birth to him almost died of dystocia. It also disappeared that day, why is that? I heard that Mrs. Jia also fell seriously ill, whether she can survive it or not is up for debate.”

The two idlers refused to accept and argued with each other, but Jiang Yuan frowned. Jia Daishan is dead?He had no respect for this theoretical grandfather.For the sake of fame and fortune, he actually sold his own son and made his wife a concubine, I'm sorry.Back then when he went back to Jinling for scientific research and was obstructed in every possible way, there was also the shadow of Jia Daishan. He died as soon as he died, and it would be better if he died.Anyway, there are no names of Jia Di and Jiang Yuan in the Jia family's genealogy, and they don't need him to keep their filial piety after death. Are you still afraid of his death?

After drinking tea, Jiang Yuan went straight to Fang Han's house with his things in hand.Fang Han's father, Fang Yue, is the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, but he is a well-known upright official. The Fang family's ancestral property is quite a lot, so although Fang Yue is an upright official, the family lives well.The Fang family's mansion is not big or small, it is a four-entry house, the porter at the door knows Jiang Yuan, and let Jiang Yuan into the house while notifying.Before he finished a cup of tea, Fang Han quickly walked out to greet him, his spirit so clear that he looked sick.

Looking at his friend's puzzled eyes, Fang Han himself felt a little embarrassed, "Brother Jiang, I'm sorry. I'm not seriously ill. I'll be fine after only burning for one night. It's just that my mother is worried, so she asked me to raise more. A few days."

Jiang Yuan is not surprised either. Fang Han's family has nine generations of single heirs, and he is the only one in the tenth generation. There is only one seedling in Qianli Liangtian. It's not that Fang's mother is worried about not being married.Picking up the gift, he handed it to his friend, "This is tea made from this year's plum blossoms, and the young leaves of the back mountain wild tea tree are added to it. The teacher tasted it and said it was good, so I wrapped some for Brother Wenliang to try. "

Hearing what he said, Fang Han quickly grabbed it.Mr. Shen is notoriously picky about drinking tea, even drinking tribute tea can pick out a lot of faults, he said this tea is good, it must be a rare good tea.After chatting for a few words, Fang Han said: "You must stay for one night today. My father has been talking about you for several days, saying that the overturned car and columbine car factory you drew last time have made samples, which are very useful. Very well, he said that he should buy you a good drink." Having said that, Fang Han himself was a little embarrassed, his father got the picture from his friend and made the rollover and columbine that can increase the grain yield per mu, so Even the Holy Majesty praised him a few words, and he was afraid that his father would be able to be promoted a step further as soon as the old Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry retired in the past two years.Whether it is a car overturned or a car, it is a rare step to advance. His friend gave his father one without hesitation, and he has to thank him...

Jiang Yuan didn't care at all. He had seen overturned carts and columbine carts in the mountain village when he was a child. They should have existed in the Han Dynasty. To produce the most elementary version, which has not been developed for so many years, he just draws it casually, if it can make the life of the people in the world better, he is of course willing.As for the rank of advancement, he has no shortage of these things, so he might as well give some to his friends' homes, which can also be counted as a few allies in the officialdom.

When Fang Yue returned home to see Jiang Yuan, he was overjoyed. Fang's mother specially cooked some good dishes, and ordered someone to buy good wine outside to entertain Jiang Yuan.Fang Yue Fang Shilang is a rare and upright official, his only hobby is drinking, Jiang Yuan's alcohol capacity is not bad, and after drinking a few glasses with him, Fang Shilang started to talk about sex, and repeatedly praised Jiang Yuan, saying that he is younger than Fang Han Two years younger, but more accomplished than his unfilial son, Jiang Yuan was a little embarrassed to boast.

The three chatted and chatted away, but brought up the Rongguo Mansion that has been rumored recently.No one in the Fang family knew about Jiang Yuan's life experience, so there was no cover for what he said. Fang Yue said with a smile: "This story has spread widely, and even the Holy One was alarmed. I heard that the rumor was a good omen, and if it is spread again, it will be a good omen." It was a misfortune, and he asked me what was going on. What else could be going on? It was nothing more than private affairs in the inner house. In the end, the Holy Majesty gave a crime of not cultivating the inner latitude. Just such a crime needs to be reprimanded by decree." He looked at the two teenagers in front of him, "So you two have to be careful when you start a family and start a business. A small matter at home delayed the promotion."

Jiang Yuan Fang Han agreed.Jiang Yuan thought, good omen, disaster?If it is a sign of good luck, then the Rongguo Mansion does not think about it, how can such a vision happen to ordinary people, if it does not fall to the royal family, it will fall to the courtier's mansion, why not make a fuss about family raids?If it is a misfortune, if it is not born, it will kill your brother and mother, and after birth, your grandfather will kill your grandmother and your grandmother will be sick. Who knows if such a misfortune will be a disaster for the country in the future, then the Rongguo Mansion is afraid that it will be tolerated Incredible.Hmph, I don't know who spoke for the Rongguo Mansion in the court, and it was attributed to the lack of inner latitude, otherwise it would be a great disaster.

After dinner, Fang Yue ordered his son to send the guests to the guest room, while he returned to the backyard. Seeing his old wife greet him, he couldn't help feeling warm in his heart.

After returning to the house and sitting down, Mother Fang ordered the servant girl to fetch hot water. After busying herself, she wiped her husband's face and changed his clothes. After she put down the cloth towel, she was hugged from behind by her husband. Her face felt hot and she hurriedly broke free from her husband's arms. , "It's an old couple..."

"Old couples are more affectionate." Fang Yue said with a smile.Pulling his wife to sit down on the bed, "I, seeing the wine in the jug on the table, I know that Madam is bothering. Doesn't Mr. Jiang like Lihuabai..."

"It's nothing. Wenliang was the best friend with Mr. Jiang in the academy. When he returned home, Jiang Yuan must be mentioned in three sentences. If I talked too much, I would write down some of it. Since I specially entertained him today, I naturally prepared for him to like it." It’s good.” Mother Fang smiled, “I’m also Ai Wu Ji Wu, since Wen Liang met him, his speech and behavior have changed a lot, and he’s more motivated and eager to learn. This time, the picture drawn by Mr. Jiang is even more helpful. It is natural to thank him for the master's help."

"That's right." Fang Yue sighed, "Although this Jiang Yuan was born in poverty, he is endowed with inexhaustible talent and intelligence. Even though Wen Liang is two years older than him, he is far inferior to him. I have seen a lot of people from my generation, most of them talk more and do less, and they can only talk. I have never seen such an outstanding talent. Hey, let alone his generation, he is the old man. I have never seen such a man of great knowledge and strong memory in my life. If I have a daughter, I will definitely recruit him as my son-in-law... But it is good that Wen Liang can befriend him. The so-called being close to Zhu Zhechi can also learn a lot .”