Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

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  The situation in the East Mansion is different from that in the West Mansion, but there is one more person who needs to spend money, Jia Jing, who is cultivating immortality.

During the Chinese New Year, Jia Jing did not go home and hid in Xuanzhen Temple to practice Taoism. In the words of Leng Zixing, Hu Mian is the same as Taoist priests.

Hu Mian's explanation was that he was fooling around, which further derived the meaning, probably alluding to an abnormal relationship.

Looking at the novels where there are many so-called handsome young men who use it to relieve fire, Jia Lian naturally understood the meaning.

This Jia Jing is a good man. He hides outside to practice Taoism. It may not be caused by the death of his wife.

Jia Jing, who was born as a Jinshi and was once the clan leader, is first of all an irresponsible person in the current family ethics.

Mentioning this handsome young man, Jia Lian couldn't help but secretly feel disgusted. After all, Jia Lian in the novel also had a criminal record.

When Jia She comes, Jia Zhen naturally goes out to greet him. After all, he is the elder and is two levels higher in title.

Jia Zhen was also very enthusiastic towards Jia Lian, and they exchanged greetings with each other. Because of the things Jia Zhen did to Jia Qiang in the novel, Jia Lian subconsciously treated Jia Zhen a little more and kept a proper distance.

The New Year's Eve here in Dongfu is naturally full of singing and dancing, and is extremely luxurious. Jia Zhen, who doesn't like going to the theater very much, is now gambling. After welcoming the father and son into the house, they served them fine wine and delicacies, and politely allowed Jia She to sit at the table.

This move is very much to Jia She's liking, and his original intention is to have fun.

Jia Lian stood aside and seemed very quiet. He watched Jia She take out a stack of banknotes and said in a bold tone, "I'm happy today. It's not finished until I lose all the money." A group of tribesmen cheered, but Jia Lian couldn't stand it anymore and quietly He stepped back, whispered to Jia Zhen, and said goodbye to go back to rest. The reason was of course that he was not feeling well, and Jia Zhen didn't leave him alone.

After coming out, the previous servants were nowhere to be seen, probably looking for happiness.

Fortunately, Jia Lian was not a roadie. He walked back along the way. When he passed the small gate of the courtyard wall, he met two lanterns and four or five women.

There were many people on the opposite side, so Jia Lian naturally stood aside to give way. The visitor didn't pay attention at first, but when he got closer and saw Jia Lian's face clearly, he immediately showed a gentle smile: "Why is it Uncle Lian, standing here alone?"

There are so many beauties in the book "Dream of Red Mansions". The woman in front of her, Jia Lian, included her in the memory, and she could be recognized at a glance. Thinking of this, Jia Lian couldn't help but secretly complain about his predecessors, your surname is not Cao, why do you always miss other people's wives, those who follow you around, you can't remember a single name, and you can't remember the maids around you, how can you be such a beautiful woman? Do people have deep memories?

"I just met Brother Zhen. It was crowded and busy. I didn't feel well, so I went back to rest by myself." Jia Lian didn't mention that his servant was missing. You didn't seem to mind it, and he actually praised it secretly in his heart. , it is said that the second uncle Lian of the East Cross Courtyard of Xifu is a kind man and treats his servants well. This is true.

"Second Uncle Lian, you are fooling around in vain. I sent two maids to carry lanterns to send you off." You made arrangements directly. Jia Lian was not polite, accepted with a smile, and thanked: "Sister-in-law Zhen is affected."

Youshi was very happy to hear that, she nodded with a smile and said, "Then I won't send my second uncle off."

Jia Lian passed the courtyard gate and looked back to see that You was still watching. He quickly bowed and held hands in greeting, then turned around and walked forward.

The maid next to You looked at Jia Lian's back and couldn't help praising in a low voice: "Second Master Lian is so handsome."

Another maid couldn't help but mock: "It's better to rest your mind. There are countless maids in Xifu waiting to climb into bed."

This is the Dong Mansion. Even in front of You family, these maids dare to speak randomly. But then again, when women are together and talk about nothing, aren’t they just talking about men?
  It is more uncomfortable for a woman to silence her than to kill her.

Youshi was a well-informed person and one of the people who died well in the book. Think about it, it is not an easy thing for the daughter of a small border officer to become Jia Zhen's first wife. In the past few days, Youshi naturally heard the rumors about Jia Lian's studies. They were all told as jokes. The second master Lian of Xifu didn't like reading the most. Suddenly he likes reading. I'm afraid it's not just a show, but it's better to run away. The great master of Xifu beat me. What's even more outrageous is that Youshi didn't even take it to heart after hearing this. He only knew this after seeing him in person.

After all, Jia Lian is a child and has had little contact with him before. When we met him today, we found that he was really a handsome young man who seemed to be well-educated and sensible. He is not at all the playful young man mentioned in gossip.

On the east side of the courtyard, in Jia Lian's courtyard, Guixiang and several maids sat around a fire barrel, eating melon seeds, eating snacks, and chatting.

Seeing Jia Lian coming in alone, Guixiang quickly stood up to greet him, complaining: "Why do you let the second master come back alone? What are they going to eat in Changshou..." This Changshou should be one of his previous followers, and Jia Lian didn't remember him. name.

"It's okay. It's Chinese New Year, so don't delay everyone's celebration." Jia Lian interrupted Guixiang's complaint. This maid was indeed loyal. The scarf around her neck now covered the scratches from the previous fight.

"You guys go on, I'm going to lie down on the bed, read a book for a while and then go to sleep." While Jia Lian was talking, Guixiang took two maids to help change clothes, got into bed and covered herself with quilts. Two candlesticks were placed on the bedside to illuminate, Guixiang was still He explained: "Second Master is not feeling well, so it is better to rest early. Reading too late will hurt your eyes."

Guixiang felt in her heart that Second Master Lian had changed a bit recently. In the past, he was still willing to go to the eldest master Jia She and chat with those aunts when nothing happened. The days after waking up were really just reading every day. He no longer gets close to those aunts, and even keeps a good distance from Guixiang, his personal maid.

As everyone knows, Jia Lian is also powerless. If he starts to have contact with women at the age of thirteen, he can only watch it when he is old.

These days I will study first, and when I go to an academy outside to study, I will start working out. After all, I didn't have this habit before. If I suddenly want to work out, I always have an excuse. It makes sense to bring back habits from studying.

Naturally, Jia Lian missed the New Year's Eve staycation and read for a while before falling asleep. At such a young age, it is natural to stop drinking and sex, and only when the body is well can we talk about other things. Otherwise, the sick man like Jia Zhu and the pretty daughter-in-law of Li Wan will be in misery.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people went everywhere to pay New Year's greetings. Jia She and Jia Lian visited relatives and friends in various houses and collected a lot of New Year's money. Surprisingly, Jia She missed the one hundred taels of silver and instead gave Jia Lian ten taels of new year's money. It was said that he had won money on New Year's Eve. When Mrs. Wang returned home on the second day of the lunar month, Jia Lian's marriage was officially put on the agenda. Jia Lian didn't care about it at all, because it was useless to care. The Chinese New Year was spent in such a festive and lively way, and Jia Lian's overall performance could only be considered decent. The most comments he received were that he has grown up, knows etiquette, and has become more handsome, etc.

The process of proposing a marriage was very complicated. The Wang family initially agreed, and then went through other procedures. The fate of the two boys and girls who had never met before was decided. Resist? It doesn't exist. In this era, the interests of the family are the most important thing. If you enjoy the benefits brought by the family, you must serve the interests of the family when it comes to personal issues.

In contrast, Jia Zhu's marriage to Li Wan was a real mismatch.

The reason for this is unknown.

Jia Lian accepted everything calmly. Others were busy celebrating the New Year, but he was busy reading.

With his super memory, Jia Lian could memorize the contents of the book as long as he copied it once. I have some free time and want to familiarize myself with the contents of the imperial examination. The imperial examinations of the Great Zhou Dynasty were good at testing the four books, five classics and eight-legged essays. They basically continued the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty, with the addition of the "New Compilation of Suan Jing". Jia Lian did not have the "New Compilation of Suan Jing", so he asked people to go to the clan school to find one. Ben is back.

Fifteen years ago, Jia Lian had finished copying the Four Books. As for the Five Classics, Jia Lian could choose one as the main classic.

After reading the "New Compilation of Suan Jing" I bought, I discovered a problem. The Arabic numerals and calculation formulas in this book show that Taizu of this dynasty was also a time traveler. During the ten years that Taizu reigned, he did not change the structure of the court, or even the status of Neo-Confucianism. Maybe he died before he had time, or maybe he had no intention of changing.

Come to think of it, it's time for Da Jiangshan, who worked so hard to become the emperor, to enjoy himself.

Looking at the content of "New Suan Jing", what Jia Lian paid attention to was the writing format. In this era, writing was all done vertically, but in "New Suan Jing", it was written horizontally, from left to right. , this is more comfortable. Speaking of mathematics, Jia Lian was fortunate that he was the one responsible for the two children's studies. For this reason, he even studied with the children.

Probably because he spent too much energy on his two children in his previous life, Jia Lian's own career fell behind.

My daughter-in-law is a businessman. She opened a physical store and later an online store. She made some money, but she really disliked this department-level cadre. The relationship between the husband and wife was stumbling, and it happened in this life, but they didn't expect that just after their two children graduated from college, Jia Lian traveled through time. The reason was that he drank too much and drove a battery car into the river.

Just after the fifteenth day, Jia Lian asked Jia She for instructions to go out and register for the spring admissions examination of Qingyun College.

This academy enrolls students in spring and autumn every year. Even if you are lucky enough to get in, it is extremely strict and adopts a last-place elimination system. Those whose grades are in the bottom ten for two consecutive semesters will be punished accordingly, not by fines, but by Make you lose face.

Even though it is so strict, candidates still flock to it because the imperial examination results of this academy are so good. Take the tribute examination as an example. Since the establishment of the academy, three or five people have passed the Jinshi exam every time. This result is very scary. You must know that the imperial examination has reached the tribute examination stage, and it is for the top academics from all over the country to take the test.

In modern society, it is said that internal examinations are internal examinations, but the ancient imperial examinations are the internal examination examinations. When it comes to the tribute examination stage, it's a matter of taking each other's rolls.

Jia Lian is relatively experienced in dealing with this kind of exam, relying on his super memory to come up with question-sea tactics. I don’t dare to say that I will definitely win the Jinshi exam, but I should be hopeful of winning the exam. As long as he wins the imperial examination, his status in the Jia family will undergo fundamental changes. With Jia Lian's fame, it is equivalent to having a talisman. At least no one in the Jia family dares to despise him.

Qingyun Academy is located in the west of the city. It is said that the east is rich and the west is noble. The east side is because of the Tongzhou Wharf at the end of the canal, where there are many rich people, while the west side of the city is where many dignitaries live. Rongguo Mansion is also in the west of the city, so the distance is not far. Even if it is not far, it is only ten minutes' walk. Jia Zhu, the "reading seed" of a scholar at the age of fourteen, did not get admitted to Qingyun Academy and ended up going to the Imperial College.

Therefore, no one was optimistic that Jia Lian would be admitted. Out of the mentality of waiting to see his son laugh, Jia She even arranged a carriage and horse to send Jia Lian to register. Before going out, Jia Lian was naturally dressed in formal attire. He didn't wear anything on his head. He just tied up his hair. He had a jade belt buckle around his waist. He was dressed in a brocade robe, with a sachet and a jade pendant hung on his belt.

In the blink of an eye, the carriage stopped, and Qingyun Academy was in front. After getting off the car, Jia Lian carefully arranged his clothes and then walked slowly towards the door. From the outside, Qingyun Academy looks simple, nothing special. I have to say it's special, but I just want it to be a bit more biased. After passing Qingyun Academy, there are no wealthy houses in front of me.

Qingyun Academy was completed in the ninth year of Taizu, and it has been more than sixty years since its establishment. The current Academy Headmaster, Li Qing, once served as the Third Assistant to the Cabinet of the Minister of Rites. When he first ascended the throne, he was impeached by the imperial censor and asked to retire, so he was hired as the Academy Headmaster.

This academy is privately run, and its first headmaster was Wu Muzhai, a great scholar from Jiangxi. At the beginning of Taizu's rebellion, he became an assistant to Taizu. After the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, Wu Muzhai retreated bravely and asked to resign. Taizu allowed him to resign, but refused to return to his hometown. Wu Muzhai founded the academy. His original intention was that the performance of students in the north was not as good as that in the south. He founded the academy for the north Do your best to educate students.

Jia Lian was stopped at the concierge. After he stepped forward and explained his purpose of visit, a middle-aged man in the concierge took out a form and handed it to Jia Lian: "Fill out the form and pay the registration fee. I'll give you one tael of silver as a courtesy."

Um, do you still have to pay for the exam? Jia Lian took out a tael of silver from his sleeve and handed it over. After receiving it, the concierge wrote a receipt.

Jia Lian looked at the simple table in front of him, with four wooden stakes buried in it and a wooden board on top. The wooden boards are all coated with pulp. How many people have been lying on them to fill out forms?
  Fill in the cousin's name very carefully, including his name, place of origin, home address, and other such things.

After filling out the form, the concierge had a smile on his face, but the smile contained mostly mockery.

"The exam will start on February 2nd. The content of the exam is the Four Books and "New Compilation of Suan Jing". You can go back and prepare for the exam." The concierge was perfunctory. After all, this is Qingyun Academy. Not many children from the distinguished families of the capital are willing to come here. Those who study have too much mental pressure.

As he spoke, he handed Jia Lian a wooden sign with Room A No. 2 written on it, which should be the examination room.

Jia Lian did not leave in a hurry, but asked with a smile: "Dare I ask, how many people can sign up for each enrollment?"

"The maximum number of candidates is 800, and the minimum number is 600. There are two exams, one for eight-part essays and one for arithmetic." The concierge explained patiently. After all, there are so many such people every year. Come take the exam.

At this time, another young man came to sign up. Jia Lian got out of the way and found that after this guy reported his name, the concierge responded with a smile on his face, took the form and filled it out for him, and there was no charge. Now Jia Lian was very unhappy, you are like this It is treated differently.

(End of this chapter)