Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 270
Jiao Da's contribution to the Jia family is well known to everyone. After a "narrow escape" of hard work, he gained the Jia family's glory and wealth.

But what did the Jia family do to him?

What he got was - "But relying on these merits and feelings, when we have ancestors, we treat each other differently." It is just "treat each other differently". This is more of a spiritual appreciation and does not have any material value. s return.

You know, in Ningrong's second mansion, which slave who is closer to his master has become famous?

Before the incident, Zhou Rui's family relied on Mrs. Wang's reputation to manage the land rent of Rongguo Mansion in spring and autumn. Even his son-in-law Leng Zixin opened an antique shop.

Not to mention Mammy Lai's family. Lai Da is the chief steward of Rongguo Mansion, and Lai Er is the chief steward of Ningguo Mansion. Their prestige among Ningrong and Rong Mansion is only slightly inferior to that of Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion. master.

Compared with them, Jiao Da's experience makes people feel sad.

Although Jia Rui pitied this loyal servant, he would not take him under his command.

The reason is also very simple. After these years, Jiao Da's character has become extreme. He thinks that the people in Jia's family are sorry for him, otherwise, they would not start swearing at people when they are drunk.

The story about Qin Keqing and Jia Zhen was spread through his mouth. If it weren't for his bad mouth, maybe Qin Keqing could live for a while longer.

"Let him go!"

When the boy below heard Jia Rui's words, he raised his head and looked at Jia Zhen again. When he saw Jia Zhen secretly nodding, he dared to let go of Jiao Da.

After Jiao Da was let go, he straightened his neck, looked at Jia Rui and shook his head disdainfully, "I've heard of your name too. You are now more developed, but you used to have a bad smell."

Although Jia Rui admired Jiao Da, he was a little angry when this man pointed at his head and scolded him.

"I heard that you went to the battlefield and rescued the master from the dead. I think you have some skills. Today I will try to see where your confidence comes from."

After saying that, Jia Rui stepped forward and came to Jiao Da, then lightly stretched his arms and went straight to Jiao Da's belt.

That Jiao Da was also rolling across the battlefield, with quick eyes and quick hands, he stretched out his hand and ran towards Jia Rui's wrist.

Even though Jiao Da is older now, he was very strong when he was young. Although he can't compare with him now, four or five young people can't get close to him.

But when he faced Jia Rui, who had obtained all kinds of magical skills in the martial arts world, he couldn't get by with this ability.

I saw Jia Rui push forward gently. Jiao Da's hand that was blocking Jia Rui was pushed away. Then Jia Rui accurately grabbed Jiao Da's belt and used one arm to lift Jiao Da over him. top of the head.

Although Jiao Da was captured alive by Jia Rui, he was still dishonest in mid-air. He used the roots of the ancient tree to push Jia Rui's hand away.

But what kind of strength is Jia Rui?No matter how hard Jiao Da tried, it had no effect on Jia Rui's arm.

Jia Rui lifted Jiao Da above his head and shook it twice until Jiao Da had no resistance, then he gently put Jiao Da down.

Jiao Da still felt dizzy after standing on the ground. He staggered back a few steps and then managed to stand still.

After regaining consciousness, Jiao Da looked at Jia Rui in surprise.

"It seems that you have mastered Old Duke Rong's Duan Tai Kung Fu. No wonder you can kill generals and capture flags on the battlefield."

Jiao Da thought that Jia Rui had inherited the skills of his ancestor Rong Guogong, and that was how he could stand out.

Jia Rui smiled slightly and did not answer.

But others thought this was Jia Rui's acquiescence, especially Jia Zhen, who was standing next to Jia Rui. Now she regretted it so much that she almost vomited blood.

If he had known that the kung fu left by his ancestors was so powerful, he would not have been playful when he was young. Maybe if he worked hard at that time, he would be as capable as Jia Rui now and become a general and a prime minister.

"Okay, today is a good day for Brother Rong, why don't you stop making trouble here?"

Jia Rui lowered his head and thought for a moment, then turned to Jia Zhen and said: "This Jiao Da can be regarded as a hero of our family. We can't leave anything behind. How about this? You find a sacrificial farm in the capital and give it to Jia Zhen." Tube."

After hearing this, Jia Zhen could only nod her head, but on the other hand, thinking about it, Jia Rui's method was also okay. At least he would not have to hear the loud complaints from now on.

"Okay, just listen to Brother Rui."

Then Jia Zhen said to Laiji who was standing aside: "You arrange this matter, and don't let others say that our family has treated the hero badly."

"Yes, sir." Laiji said respectfully.

Then he stepped aside and winked at Jiao Da, who was standing there.

Jiao Da glanced at Jia Rui again before following Lai Er.

After the two people left, Jia Zhen shook her head helplessly.

"This Jiao Da is getting more and more outrageous. If it weren't for the fact that he had sacrificed his life for his ancestors before, he would have been kicked out long ago."

"Hey, there are some people in every family who are proud of themselves, so you don't have to be too embarrassed." Jia Rui said nonchalantly.

As soon as the two people sent Jiao Da away, Lai Da, the chief steward of Rongguo Mansion, came over.

Lai Da is here to help in Ningguo Mansion today. He is mainly responsible for welcoming and sending people off from the front.

Jia Zhen should be the one to handle this matter, but Jia Zhen wanted to accompany Jia Rui, so the job fell on Lai Da. "Uncle Zhen, there are several officials coming to pay their respects outside."

After hearing this, Jia Zhen knew that they were several important officials. Lai Da was a little unable to greet them, so he came to report them.

Jia Zhen therefore had no choice but to accuse Jia Rui, and then ordered one of her maids to lead Jia Rui to the back, letting Youshi accompany her, and then hurried to the front with Lai Da.

Jia Rui was actually a little embarrassed. Youshi was accompanied by wives or young ladies from official families. What was he doing here?
In the end, Jia Rui could only wave away the maid and sit alone in the lobby.

When it was almost noon, there was a burst of joy and thunder at the gate of Ningguo Mansion, followed closely by the sound of firecrackers.

As soon as the cannon in the front fired, the women in the back also began to rush forward.

Jia Rui also saw Xue Baochai in the crowd. She was coming forward surrounded by several maids.

Jia Rui quickly called to the maid serving him and asked her to lead Xue Baochai to him.

This little maid was very clever. She was like a slippery fish among the crowd. She came to Xue Baochai's side in a few moments.

Jia Rui saw that the little girl first said a few words to Xue Baochai, and then nodded a little towards him. Then Xue Baochai glanced at him, with a smile on his lips, and followed the girl to the lobby.

Xue Baochai entered the lobby, "Why are you still sitting here? Why don't you go to the front to join in the fun?"

"What kind of status do I have? Do I have to imitate other people's methods of grabbing money for weddings?"

Xue Baochai smiled and sat next to Jia Rui.

After a while, the voice in front became slightly quieter.

Soon Jia Zhen led people from the front, came to the main hall of Ningguo Mansion, looked at Jia Rui apologetically, and then quickly ordered the master of ceremonies to prepare.

After that, Jia Rui also hid aside and watched the newlyweds worshiping heaven, earth and high hall in front of the portraits of their ancestors in the main hall of Ningguo Mansion.

Just when Jia Rui thought it was time to enter the bridal chamber together, Jia Zhen suddenly stopped Jia Rong and the bride Xu.

"Your Uncle Rui is here today. He is the backbone of our family. You two, please go over and pay homage."

Jia Rong and the bride naturally did not dare to hesitate as they narrated the story, so they both came to kneel down in front of Jia Rui.

"My nephew Jia Rong, together with his newlywed wife Xu, pays homage to my uncle and aunt."

Jia Rui was confused by these two people. He reached out and touched his arms, but he didn't find anything valuable.

Xue Baochai saw Jia Rui's embarrassment, she smiled, took two purses from the maid next to her, and handed them to Jia Rong and Xu.

Jia Rong and his wife took the red envelope, thanked Jia Rui and Xue Baochai again, then stood up, left the front and went to the back room for the bridal chamber.

After the ceremony, Ningguo Mansion set up hundreds of banquet tables in the main hall and courtyard, inviting relatives, friends and officials who came to congratulate them to have a drink.

And Jia Rui was invited to the middle by Jia Zhen.

This position should have been occupied by Jia Jing, whose father practiced in the Taoist temple.

However, Jia Jing believed that participating in these secular affairs would delay his spiritual practice, so he directly rejected Jia Zhen's invitation.

However, according to the current situation, Jia Rui has the most noble status among the Jia clan who came to attend the wedding, so there is nothing wrong with him sitting here.

Then there was some trouble. Jia Rui originally wanted to take a few bites of the food and leave, but the officials who came to attend the wedding lined up one by one with wine glasses to toast Jia Rui.

Although Jia Rui didn't pay much attention to these minor officials, they had been waiting there for a long time anyway, and he couldn't give them any face.

I have to say that Jia Zhen is really good at saving face.

When he saw too many people coming to toast, he was afraid that Jia Rui would get drunk, so he quickly replaced all the wine in the jug in front of him with tea and poured it into the cup. If he hadn't looked closely, he would have thought it was rice wine.

Therefore, dozens of officials came to toast one after another, but Jia Rui did not dare to get too close, so until the end, no one noticed that Jia Rui drank tea.

In fact, Jia Rui didn't know that Jia Zhen not only didn't lose money on this wedding, but actually made a huge profit.

These officials who came to toast all gave Jia Zhen filial piety money to a greater or lesser extent. Otherwise, Jia Zhen wouldn't be crazy and rushed to hand ladders to these people.

And those officials did not think that they had lost money this time. For giving away 2000 taels of silver, they could meet the chief minister of the dynasty and have a glass of wine with the chief minister. After returning to the place, they would also have a trump card to brag about. .

After dealing with these officials, Jia Rui was able to escape.

After returning home, Jia Rui lay directly on the bed.

"I thought I was just going to watch the fun this time, but I didn't expect to be so exhausted?"

While Xue Baochai was helping Jia Rui wash his face and hands, he said with a smile beside him: "You still look at the excitement? I think Brother Zhen is the real smart person."

(End of this chapter)