Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 294 Before leaving

ancestral hall.

Different from the whispers before, the front yard of the ancestral hall is now silent.

The Wenzi and Yuzi disciples of the Jia family sat on the benches in a neat manner, waiting for the protagonist of today's clan meeting to speak.

According to the rules of the Jia family's generals and clan meetings related to war, as long as the general is not the clan leader, the status of the commander is higher than that of the clan leader.

Just like now, before Jia Hui spoke, Jia Zhen didn't dare to say a word and sat on the top chair in a dignified manner.

Of course, there are also reasons why Jia Zhen fears Jia Hui.

There was nothing I could do. After I returned to Luoyang from Jinling after observing my filial piety, I thought I could have fun as I wanted without anyone caring about me. But who would have thought that Jia Hui held the knife, grabbed her collar, and pushed her onto the table?
Since then, the father and son in Ningguo Mansion have become much more at peace.

After all, Jia Hui was not Jia Jing, so he would show mercy because the two men were of his own blood. Jia Hui really dared to beat the two men to death.

Afterwards, you only need to report to the court that you died of a sudden illness, and you don't even need to have a chamberlain come over to see you.
Now Jia Hui is finally going on an expedition!

"Two!"

"That's right!" Jia Hui yelled, "The little bastard doesn't learn well, and he plays with a yellow-flowered girl and has a private life, and almost rolls in the grass. Is this what a good family should do?
Does Jia Yun have no money or a decent business, and does he not please his father-in-law? "

This man is the last surviving descendant of Lao Ningguo. Together with Jia Dairu, the youngest son of Lao Rongguo, they are the only surviving descendants of Ning Rong with the name "Dai". Apart from this, there are several "Dai" generations left in Jinling.

Jia Zhen on the side was thinking about something, and Jia Hui didn't know it. At this time, he stood up from his chair and looked around at the clansmen in the eighth house in Beijing.

However, "Nine Brothers" and "Nine Brothers" are only called "Jiu Gong" by clan brothers who usually get close to Jia Hui and play well. Those who don't play well are still called "Jun Gong".

"Bullshit, the younger generation of the Lin family has been outlawed a long time ago. She is a decent girl from a good family, and she became a maid in the house just to learn the rules!

The twelfth thought for a while and replied: "Brother Ninth, the fifth sister-in-law apologized to Butler Lin, and then said that she would ask a matchmaker to come to the house in the next two days, and then she gave Brother Yun's money in front of Butler Lin. Both legs were broken."

"That's good." Jia Hui nodded, "Where is Jia Yunren? Is she still alive?"

Many people in the crowd burst out laughing, but most people looked confused and kept asking the laughing people around them to find out what happened.
So more people laughed.
"Smile, smile, smile like a hammer!" Jia Hui glared at the crowd, but then even he couldn't help laughing. Now, everyone burst out laughing, and the entire front yard of the ancestral hall was filled with joy. air.
After laughing for a while and gradually weakening, Jia Hui continued to ask.

"Humph!" Jia Hun snorted coldly, "That kid is lucky. If it were me, I would definitely whip him dozens of times!"

"Jinyu, all the children from each house are here except Jia Yun!" Jia Daixiu, the elder of the clan, replied.

"Is everyone here?"

Besides, I heard that Jia Yun didn't even tell the fifth sister-in-law. How did he know that the fifth sister-in-law didn't agree? Twelve, what did fifth sister-in-law say in the end? "

"Brother Ninth, you don't know something." The Yu clan member chuckled, "Isn't this why Brother Yun is afraid that the fifth sister-in-law will despise the girl because she is a son of the Rongguo Mansion, so he won't let the girl in?"

The more Jia Hui thought about it, the angrier he became. He made a fist with his right hand and punched it down. With a "dong" sound, a large solid wood table exploded instantly.
The front yard became even quieter.
"Remove Jia Yun's job as the shopkeeper of the spice shop, give him twenty lashes after his legs are healed, and then demote him to Zhuangzi. First, let me raise pigs for half a year, as a warning to others!
Old Twelve, go and inform him later. "

"Ahem, stop laughing, don't even laugh. Who knows what happened to Jia Yun?"

The person who has been suppressing her all these years is about to get out. Jia Zhen is extremely excited and wants to celebrate him with a flowing banquet for three days and three nights. But as the head of the Jia family, Jia Zhen also knows who brought the blooming flowers and burning oil in the Jia family, so amidst the excitement, there is also uneasiness and worry.

After that, he stretched out his hand and nodded to the unmarried young people in the clan: "Remember them all. In the future, I don't care whether you are in love or a blind marriage, I will find a matchmaker for you. Don't worry about it anymore." Like Jia Yun, why do you want to make a private life decision?
Damn it, the reputation of our family has only improved for a few days, and this is what happened to me. In other words, Lin Zhixiao only went to Jia Yun's place and didn't make any more noise outside. Otherwise, our old Jia family would Do you still want the reputation for marriage and love in this divine capital city? How do you ask the children behind you to find wives? Despicable! "

"How many?"

Jia Hui grew up in Rongguo Mansion, but in terms of the entire Jia family, Jia Hui is preceded by his eldest brother Jia Zhen, and then there are the blood passed down from the four sons of Jia Yan, the old Ningguo. When Jia Hui comes here, there are eight brothers in front of him. , so he was counted as the ninth old man.

A member of the Yu clan stood up, smiled and said to Jia Hui: "Brother Ninth, Brother Yun's leg was broken by Sister-in-law Five!"

"Wei!" Lao Twelve responded quickly.

"Yes." Jia Hui nodded, but his face remained serious: "I have kept this matter about Jia Yun in my stomach, and the mother-in-law at home has also given me instructions. If it leaks out in the future and the family knows, Just follow Jia Yun's punishment, but don't even think about coming back from Zhuangzi and staying there forever!
Did you hear them all? "

"I heard it!" the Jia family's children quickly shouted in reply.

"Okay." Jia Hui rubbed his beard and took a few long breaths to calm down.

After almost calming down, he raised his head and glanced at the men of the Jia family: "That's it for Jia Yun. Let's get back to the topic. The young and old men should all know what this clan meeting is mainly about, right?"

"Brother Ninth, are you going to fight, right?" Another Jia Hui's peer shouted.

"Yes!" Jia Hui nodded decisively. There was no need to say anything in front of his family members.

"Do you need me to join the army to help out?" Another tribesman stood up and asked excitedly, his voice trembling a little.
"Nonsense, otherwise why would I call young and old men together for a meeting?" Jia Hui replied angrily.

As soon as he finished speaking, an even more heated discussion broke out in the front yard than before!
In fact, due to the influence of the three princes, most of the young people of the Jia family are willing to go to the battlefield to gain fame but get it on the horse.

Especially Jia Hui, if there is no accident, after Jia She is gone, he will be separated from his family and become an ordinary tribesman like them. He has already become a county prince by fighting for his life on the battlefield.
As a result, everyone became even more enthusiastic about going to the battlefield to earn military merit.

It's quite like the feeling that during the Qin and Han Dynasties, the good families in the six counties were delighted when they heard about the war.
It just so happened that this war was led by his own family member, Jia Hui, so there was no need to worry about anyone being ignorant of the Jia family's military exploits. And Jia Hui was quite favored by the royal family. He would not fight a bad war or use conspiracy because of any messy factors, or let someone in the court make it a stumbling block for him to withhold food, fodder and armaments.
Jia Hui didn't even need to use his strength in the court, Hu Bu was the first to jump out and refuse to agree!
Damn it, any cat or dog can mess with our God of Wealth!

The hundreds of millions of taels of silver scraped from land scraping in Jiangnan seven years ago have only been spent on less than 100 million until now. Before the money is spent, no matter who the Ministry of Household Affairs is, they must accept the favor of Taiwei Jia.

not to mention.
Who the hell has ever seen a gentleman who pays taxes on time every year?
Although the nobles of Daqi are exempted from taxes, it does not mean that all their properties do not need to pay taxes. Except for the exempted parts such as Jue Tian, ​​all other private lands are subject to taxes.

And Taiwei Jia paid his taxes on time and honestly every year, rain or shine.
So inadvertently, Jia Hui unexpectedly won the hearts of the people in the household department.
They have sufficient money and food, well-equipped weapons, and their business level is among the best in the industry. Therefore, from the perspective of today's Qi people, fighting under Jia Hui is really reassuring.
The young people in the crowd were eager to try. They all stared expectantly at the burly figure in front of them, waiting for him to order someone.

While others were looking at Jia Hui eagerly, Jia Xun, who was sitting on the bench near the front, had already curled his lips and stood up: "Master, be sure to bring me, Jia Xun, Jia Ding and Jia Wen with you!"

No matter what you are arguing about, what you are looking at, don’t you know whether your hands are fast or your hands are slow?
You have to strike first to gain the upper hand!
snort!
The front yard became quiet again, and everyone suddenly realized it and began shouting the names of the people they wanted to send to the battlefield.
Tsk, I haven’t been to a war for so many years, I almost forgot about this method!
"Don't make any noise, don't make any noise, be quiet!"

Jia Hui's prestige in the Jia family is still very high. As soon as the words came out, even those who shouted at the top of their lungs quickly closed their mouths and became quiet.

"Ahem, there is no need to rush this matter. Anyway, it will take seven or eight days to wait for the artillery, muskets and other armaments as well as food and grass to be loaded onto the truck. Going to the battlefield is still related to the wealth and life of our children. Go back and think about it more.

Two days. After two days, those who are sure they want to go can go to Fourth Master to sign up. Remember, the registration time is only one day, no waiting will be done after the expiration date! "

Although the children of the Jia family have been practicing martial arts over the years, it is not the same as being a soldier. They still have to be thrown into the military camp and go to Jiao Da's place to fight again.

With Jiao Da here, they can wash away their impatience and find the state of being soldiers before they leave the seclusion and enter the grassland.

Then during the assembly of the army, just break them up and assign them to various small flags according to what they are good at.

It's enough to get here. What they can do in the future, whether they turn into dragons when encountering a storm or wrap themselves in horse leather, depends on their luck.

Jia Hui will also go together.

Peaceful days have passed for a long time, and although I still practice martial arts every day, my tolerance has weakened a lot, and it still takes a lot of effort to return to form.

. . . . . .

There was actually nothing going on at the clan meeting. After notifying everyone to prepare for the battlefield, Jia Zhen stood up and said a few words to encourage everyone, and then dispersed and went back to their homes.

We all know each other so well that we all live on the same street. We meet each other without looking up, so there is really no need to say too much in a formal way.

After saying goodbye to Jia She and Jia Lian and Jia Cong outside the gate of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Hui went home.

He didn't go anywhere, not even to Zhen Yinglian, whom he frequented most recently. Instead, he went without hesitation to the yard of his wife, Li Wan, who would always silently support him behind his back.

"call"

When I entered the yard, I happened to meet someone taking a bath, so I joined in and worked for most of an hour. The couple came out after the water had cooled down and were lying on the bed with a peaceful look on their faces.

"How many more days can I stay at home?" Li Wan suddenly asked with his eyes closed.

Jia Hui opened her eyes and looked at the carved patterns on the top of Babu's bed. She felt a little reluctant for some reason.
"Two more days."

"Two days" Li Wan also opened his eyes, turned his head and looked at Jia Hui's side face: "Don't worry at home, I will take care of it."

"How can I not trust you?" Jia Hui stretched out her right arm to take Li Wan into her arms, "I just feel a little reluctant to think about going out this time and not being able to see you for at least a year or two."

"Why are you such a virgin?" He suddenly stood up from Jia Hui's arms and sat astride him, and looked face to face with Jia Hui: "Why, what is the general reluctant to part with? Is he reluctant to part with this gentle hometown, or is his heart filled with anger? Are you starting to fear death?"

"How could you know that I didn't mean it that way?"

"Then we can use a few of our sisters to help adjust our mentality?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

With a twist of the waist, he threw Li Wan off, and then he moved up to attack and defend. They looked at each other again: "What are you crazy about?"

"I don't." Li Wan's eyes gradually turned red, "I just feel uncomfortable, but I shouldn't feel uncomfortable."

"How can I say that I should feel uncomfortable? There are no outsiders here. Come on, let me lend you a shoulder. You can cry if you want. It will make you feel better if you cry."

Jia Hui lay down again and held Li Wan in his arms again. Li Wan didn't say a word this time, just buried his face into Jia Hui's shoulder, quietly. After a while, Jia Hui felt that his shoulder was wet. stand up
"Ugh"

This is the fate of the housewife.
According to the rules, a wife should not cry before her husband goes off to war. It is not good to cry. She should say goodbye to her husband with a smile before he goes off to war.

But it doesn't matter anymore. He, Jia Hui, doesn't believe this. If he cries now, she will feel better when she laughs tomorrow.
But this silent cry
In a daze, Jia Hui seemed to have suddenly returned to the night before he set off for Ningxia Town more than ten years ago.
The moon star is thin, and the black dragonfly flies south.

As requested, he came to his old place, preparing to meet his childhood sweetheart and the girl he grew up with before leaving for the war.

Not long after, there was a beautiful figure wearing a gorgeous wedding dress that was one size larger, with a Xia shawl that was obviously too long and floor-length, heavy makeup, and a Zhai Guan that was sneaked out from her mother's closet. Appeared in front of him.

His eyes were also red, he was hugging himself tightly and burying his face in his shoulder, and he was crying silently.
"Sister Wan," Jia Hui called his wife's name softly.

"Brother Hui," Li Wan's voice was trembling, and there was some suppressed sadness.
(End of this chapter)