Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 30
Shi Zhongkui had no idea that the Xue family planned to subsidize his own imperial examinations in order to repay him in the future.

When Xue Pan heard that Shi Zhongkui didn't want money, he couldn't help but think of his mother's mission, and his face immediately turned bad.

Seeing this, Jia Lian secretly said, 'That's bad'.

With quick wit in his heart, he pretended to be sick, walked out of the main hall and retched in the yard.

Shi Zhongkui hurriedly raised his heels and went out, and after a while Jia Lian let Xue Pan support him, and whispered in his ear, "Brother, don't worry, we have to worry about what my aunt ordered.

And with the help and support of the teacher, my aunt won't blame you when she finds out.

It's not as good as you and I sincerely make friends with Boqian, and we can get close after getting along for a long time. "

Xue Pan thought that it wasn't because he didn't work hard, but because he came home late, and his mood immediately improved.

Shi Zhongkui had no doubts, and chatted for a while, seeing Jia Lian and the other three put down their tea bowls and looked at him, smiling and telling all the servants to stand away except Shun'er.

Only then did he open the wooden box that had been placed on the corner of the table, "My younger brother has passed down 20 fans from his ancestors, the second brother Lian should have heard of them from outside."

Jia Lian's face turned red when he said this, except for Xue Pan, Feng Ziying could tell that Shi Zhongkui was alluding to Jia Lian's evil intentions.

But Jia Lian couldn't explain it for a while, and said that it was his own father, Jia She, the elder of the Rongguo Mansion, who ordered him to buy the fan.

It is an iron law in the feudal society, in the families of nobles and officials, that the son never speak of his father's faults.

It's okay to scold in private, but if it is known, Jia Lian dare not talk nonsense in an era when unfilial piety may kill parents and children.

Shi Zhongkui's purpose is not to humiliate Jia Lian, after all, it is more interesting to target Jia Amnesty than to target him.

He pretended to take out a few handkerchiefs, spread two handkerchiefs on the table, then wrapped the fan with another handkerchief, carefully took out two fans from the box, opened them and placed them on the table.

This move immediately surprised Jia Lian, Xue Pan, Feng Ziying, and Shun'er, who was waiting on the sidelines and serving as an ear and a microphone.

Then the evaluation of these fans in his heart suddenly raised several levels, and he was convinced that Shi Zhongkui really valued these ancestral fans very much.

Xue Pan is just an elm head, so he can't tell whether the fan is good or bad, but Jia Lian and Feng Ziying can at least recognize the artist who painted the concubine Xiang on the fan.

"Good stuff, really good baby."

Jia Lian sighed artfully, looked up at Shi Zhongkui and asked, "Since my virtuous brother has something to hide, why don't you tell me and the other three, with the prestige of our three families, maybe I can help my virtuous brother."

Feng Ziying thought for a while and nodded quickly, while Xue Pan patted the table directly to reassure, "Brother, if you have any difficulties, just tell me, the three 5000 taels of silver, my little brother can still get it out."

Shi Zhongkui scolded in his heart that you are a big dog.

Grandma Liu got 20 taels of silver from Wang Xifeng, which she said was enough to feed his family for a year.

Shi Zhongkui waved his hand, never thinking that it was a gift, not a loan.

On the contrary, in his opinion, if he really borrowed three or 5000 taels, the fan would have to be mortgaged to Xue Pan, and it would definitely end up in Jia She's hands.

If he wants to get it back at that time, that old bastard Jia She will definitely play a rogue, and he really did it.

"Thank you brother Xue first for my brother", he bowed his hands to Xue Pan.

Then he said what he wanted to say, and took the opportunity to use the mouths of Jia Lian, Feng Ziying, and Xue Pan to explain why he was so different before and after to the outside world.

"My little brother's family is in decline. Although he has a little talent for reading, he has been busy with his livelihood. Last year, he almost couldn't afford to eat. Fortunately, Mr. Private School is kind-hearted, and seeing that I study hard, I also have some talent, so he gave me some advice. Bright way.

But since you want to be a teacher, you have to have a teacher ceremony.

Otherwise, no matter how courageous my younger brother is, he would not dare to bring a few articles written by himself and come to ask for an interview. "

Hearing this, the three of Jia Lian quickly understood why they put down six fans by themselves.

But these three people not only didn't think Yu Honggao was shameless, but thought it was normal.

Jia Lian's official position as a five-rank co-prefect was donated with money.Xue Pan's false name in the household department, with the title of imperial merchant on his head, is due to the old love of his ancestors.

Not to mention Feng Ziying, he wanted to have an errand to do, so he spent money, died, and studied with Wu Si.

Reading is exempted, and Wu's family refuses to let it go, so the rest is to spend money to buy it.

Therefore, the three of them didn't think there was a problem at all, but secretly sighed that Shi Zhongkui was lucky, relying on more than a dozen fans, he worshiped the sixth-rank son-in-law as a teacher in Shan Guogong's mansion.

Jia Lian looked at the fan on the table, then looked at Shi Zhongkui and asked, "What do you mean, brother?"

"My little brother wants to know, the second brother Lian is looking for me in a hurry, is there a business or a private matter?"

As soon as Jia Lian heard it, he knew that he was asking himself. He wanted the fan because he wanted to help the Jia family to beg someone.

Or simply because I heard that the fan is good, I want to spend money to buy it back as a plaything.

And if it's the latter, there's no need to speak again.

"Hey", Jia Lian was suddenly ashamed, and sat on the chair with a blushing face and sighed.

"It's not that I don't know how to advance or retreat because of my brother, it's really that the Elder Master didn't know where he heard about the fan in the hands of my virtuous brother.

After a few days, I don't think about food and drink, as my brother is a son of man, I can only come to see if my virtuous brother can part with me, so as to fulfill my brother's filial piety. "

If Jia Amnesty forced him to buy a fan, Jia Lian didn't have the nerve to say it.

Now that I put it this way, it means that the son was forced to come to the door because of his filial piety.

If it is spread outside, Jia Amnesty will have face, and outsiders will praise Jia Lian.

Shi Zhongkui pretended to be silent for a moment, and closed his two fans under the gaze of the three people.

Just as Xue Pan stood up and wanted to speak, he took out a fan from the wooden box and put it in front of Jia Lian.

"Little brother, second brother Lian, and brother Xue and brother Feng hit it off right away. Since the second brother is in trouble, I will give this elk spring fan to the second brother to go back on business."

"This, this...", Jia Lian was so startled that she didn't know what to say, she just wanted to say that it cost money, and it was a lot of money to buy.

Shi Zhongkui didn't care, anyway, it was only a fan of three to five hundred taels of silver, and when he used it to calculate Jia Amnesty, he would definitely get it back ten times.

Besides, Jia She has a lot of antiques hidden in the house.

"Second brother Lian, don't ask for money, otherwise you will look down on your brother. It's just that there are 5 fans left, 4 of which are Xiangfei picture fans. They were my mother's favorite when she was still alive, and she insisted that she must leave them for her future daughter-in-law. .

The other palm bamboo fan is the same as the fan given to my teacher this morning, and it can only be given to my teacher.

Otherwise, the younger brother would not tell lies, and sell them all to the second brother. It would be more conducive to family heirloom than to guard these dead things empty. "

These words immediately moved Jia Lian, and made the three of them feel that this was normal, "Brother Zhongkui is really a cheerful person."

Xue Pan even changed his address, but he is the only idiot who would use Brother Zhongkui instead of Brother Boqian.

Then Xue Pan shouted to Shun'er, "Hurry up and buy some good wine, I'm sure I won't get drunk with my brother tonight."

Shun'er hurriedly looked at Shi Zhongkui, but Shi Zhongkui rolled his eyes in his heart, but it must be nonsense to say that he didn't have Xue Baochai's idea.

Even the elk spring fan given to Jia Lian, and then to Jia amnesty, as long as people with a clear mind can basically understand the metaphor in it.

(End of this chapter)