serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 47: Chapter 47

The concubine conferred by Yuanchun caused a sensation in the noble circle, which made people like Liu Fang see hope. As long as Yuanchun successfully gave birth to a prince within two or three years, they could fight for the chair in Fengtian Palace again.

From the second day onwards, the entire Ningrong Street became lively.

Ningrong and Rongfu held a feast together. On the [-]th, the royal relatives, son-in-laws, princes, princesses, princesses, concubines, monarchs, princes, wives, etc. were entertained; on the [-]th, the cabinet, six ministries and nine ministers and imperial orders were invited; On the [-]th, there are old relatives and some families who have good relations with Beijing and China.

There was still a three-day flowing water feast on Ningrong Street.

After several days of busy work, everyone in Jia's family was exhausted, and Jia's mother was happy. From the housekeeper to the rough and handyman, each person was rewarded with a tael of silver.Jia Hu is the patriarch, and Jia Mu is also one or two; Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng each have a penny; Jia Lian and Jia Rong are five hundred pennies each.

A stage was also set up outside Yimen, and several tables of family banquets were set up for them to eat, drink and watch the theater.

The gongs and drums in Rongguo Mansion were loud, and the suona sign on the stage was playing endlessly, and the audience cheered endlessly, which was very lively.

However, the Ningguo Mansion was completely quiet.

The servants and maidservants of Hefu stood all over the yard.

Jia Hu walked out slowly with Jiao Da, and stood still in front of the crowd.

Lai Sheng who was standing in front immediately knelt down: "Slaves pay homage to the Patriarch!"

All the people followed and knelt down.

Jia Hu scanned the heads of the kneeling crowd with both eyes, and said calmly, "Get up."

Lai Sheng kowtowed and stood up, and the rest of the people got up unevenly.

"This family, I have the final say. But I generally don't care about family affairs. Your grandma is in charge. Don't look at your grandma as a Bodhisattva. She is easy to fool. She spends all day drinking and lazing, fighting and bickering, and even Gathering people to gamble at night. Don't say 'This mansion used to be like this', now you have to follow my rules, whoever commits a crime again, the old face of three or four lifetimes can't be taken care of."

After a pause, Jia Hu went on to say: "Finish what you are supposed to do every day, and you don't need to worry about other things. If you set the value, as long as you don't gather people to gamble, no one will bother you."

As he said that, his eyes swept over Lai Sheng and other stewards, "I heard from Second Master Lian of the Xifu Street about the matter in Ning Rong Street, and I am very happy. I will not pursue the previous matter, but if you still want to be like the old one. Don't let me find out, otherwise it will not be a matter of face.

From now on, there will be sergeants guarding the forbidden gates everywhere, so don't disobey the rules just because you are an old man in the mansion, the knives in their hands don't recognize people.If you think you can't stand the constraints, you can ask yourself to leave the mansion and go to the manor outside the city.Manager Lai! "

Lai Sheng: "Patriarch."

Jia Hu: "You are responsible for the registration, and they will be sent to my study outside in three days. Also, for those who were injured that day, no matter whether it is in the West Mansion or our mansion, each person will be given 30 taels of medicine. In the future, anyone who is injured because of something in the manor Always reward!"

Lai Sheng: "Yes."

Jia Hu: "I won't delay your drinking and watching the theater, let's go." After speaking, he strode towards the ancestral hall.

Jiao Da followed and left.

From the top to the management, down to the rough envoys, everyone was stunned on the spot.

Lai Sheng was a little disappointed, and waved his hand: "Let's go."

Everyone had to leave.

Several stewards gathered around and shouted:
"It's all right now, I will have a hard time in the future!"

"There are sergeants arranged at the forbidden gates here, not to mention anything else, even the wine can no longer be eaten!"

"Sad people"

Lai Sheng: "Okay, okay, it's useless to complain. This is already a blessing from God! If we hadn't protected the Jia family's face that day, we would have to be sent out!"

All the stewards are in a hurry: "Boss! Boss"

Lai Sheng sighed: "Uncle Zhen has made a lot of money in the past few years. The second master is not a mean person. As long as we distinguish between superiors and inferiors and work hard, we will not treat us badly. If you want to leave the house , come to me tomorrow."

All the stewards dispersed listlessly.

Jia's ancestral hall.

The idle children of the Bafang Yuzi and Caozi generations in Jia's Jingzhong all came, and the courtyard was full of people.

Jia Hu strode in, walked straight into the ancestral hall, took the three sticks of incense from Jia Daixiu, inserted them into the incense burner, and knelt down slowly.

Headed by Jia Daixiu and others, everyone knelt down.

Kowtowing respectfully to the spirit tablet three times, Jia Hu stood up and helped Jia Daixiu up.

"Get up."

Jia Hu waved his hand, "Most of you have never met me. I am the head of the Jia family, Jia Hu, the head of the Ningguo Mansion. I invite everyone here today. First, I want to meet and let everyone get to know me.

As for the second matter, in the past few days, I have discovered that there are many people in the eighth house in Beijing who are idle every day, without a proper job to do, and hang out with a bunch of hooligans all day long, doing mischief.I don't care about the past, but now that I'm in charge of the family, I can't let you continue to run amok. "

Looking at Jia Yun and others who bowed their heads, Jia Hu sighed, and then said: "I know you are forced by life, but you shouldn't help the tyrant! I won't pursue the past. If you commit any crimes again, you will be dealt with according to the family rules." !"

Everyone responded in unison: "Yes."

Jia Hu nodded, and then said: "How can a family continue to prosper? It not only depends on power and wealth, but also has people. Otherwise, if you blindly rejoice and sit on the mountain, even Jinshanyinshan will lose one day. Jia Why has the family declined so badly in the past few years? There is a gap in talent, and I don't want this to happen again."

Jia Daixiu nodded in agreement.

"You are too old to miss the opportunity to study. However, I have chosen a few paths for you. The first is to enter the military camp. Anyone who has this idea, I will ask Mr. Jiao to help the big guys train. As long as they pass the examination, they will be Will be given a military rank and go to the Valiant Guards. Anyone want to try it?"

There was silence in the ancestral hall.

Jia Hu smiled lightly and said, "I just let you have a try, I don't have to force you to stay in the barracks."

Everyone remained silent.

Jia Daixiu sighed, took out a list from his sleeve, and read: "Jia Heng, Jia Chen, Jia Qiong, Jia Qiang, Jia Chang, Jia Yun, you six."

Jia Hu said loudly: "From now on, the six of you will officially become members of the Yongwei Battalion, and report to Mr. Jiao now."

The six of Jia Heng were shocked when they heard the words, and looked at Jia Hu together.

Jia Hu's face became serious, and he said solemnly: "Military orders are not a joke, if you don't report to duty, you will get thirty military sticks."

Jia Yun: "Yes." She turned and left.

"Yes." Jia Heng and the five hurriedly followed.

Jia Hu smiled: "There are still six places left. There are not many opportunities. You should seize them well. As long as you are over 25 years old, under [-] years old, about seven feet tall, literate and hyphenated, and have no bad habits. younger brother."

Everyone was stunned, and it was almost a direct roll call.

The six Yuzisheng disciples stood up in panic.

Jia Hu nodded with a satisfied smile, "You guys have to make good use of this opportunity, go ahead."

"Yes." The six walked towards Jia Yun and the others.

Jia Daixiu spoke: "The patriarch is willing to support you, this is your blessing, understand?"

All the people responded in unison: "Understood."

"In the days to come, there will be stewards from the two prefectures and gentlemen hired from outside to give you lectures, teaching you how to manage secular affairs and how to do business. As long as you pass the assessment, you will be assigned to errands."

As he spoke, Jia Daixiu raised his voice, "If there is anyone who doesn't know how to make progress, and who is playful and misses learning, I will report to the patriarch to expel him from the clan and expel him from the genealogy!"

If it wasn't for this ancestral hall, it would definitely be an explosion, but many people's faces were already sweating, and they were panic-stricken.

Jia Hu: "Let's go." Then he turned to Jia Daixiu: "Uncle, go to study at home now?"

Jia Daixiu nodded.

(End of this chapter)