Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 40 Feeling relieved!
  Before the big-faced baby reaches adulthood, he is blessed with wealth and fortune. It's not impossible to do anything to him, but the benefits are small and the risks are high.

If Jia Lian wants to take the civil service path, he must not be caught morally. No matter how much he doesn't like it, Jia Lian still has a caring smile on his face.

If Jia Baoyu had to be evaluated by Jia Lian, he would probably use the word "worthless".

Jia Lian was reluctant to even call him a "good person", even though he did not do many evil things.

The most memorable scene about Jia Baoyu in the novel is when he kicked the attacker over. At that time, Jia Lian was thinking, how can he get rid of his kick? Looking at the root cause, it's probably because he doesn't regard Xi Ren as a human being. No matter how loyal he is, he is nothing more than a slave.

Baoyu at this age naturally couldn't sit still. After a while, when the troupe leader came to ask Jia Mu to order a play, Baoyu twisted down, walked to Jia Lian, looked up for a few times, and ran away. The mother-in-law behind her hurriedly caught up, and the two maids also hurriedly followed. For fear of bumping into each other, they kept shouting, "Second Master, little ancestor, slow down."

Mother Jia looked on with a smile, not in a hurry to start a show, but asked Jia Lian casually, who also had a smile on her face: "Brother Lian, there are not many people in your room, can you come here to take care of me? Remember when your father When he was this big, there were ten maids around him."

When Jia Lian heard this, he thought to himself: Sure enough, he is here. Who is this, trying every possible means to get a woman next to me?
  Jia Lian, who had already taken countermeasures, was calm and responded with a smile: "Thank you grandma for your care. It's my fault for not making it clear."

When Jia Mu heard this, she looked puzzled and asked, "How can I explain it clearly?"

After a question attracted Jia's mother's attention, Jia Lian said calmly: "When one of them fell into the water and fell into coma, she met my miserable mother. She held my hand and admonished Sun with tears. My son must study hard to honor his ancestors. My grandson thought that studying is hard work, and it would be unsightly if he lived too comfortably."

Jia Mu obviously disagreed with this, but Jia Lian used her dead mother as a shield, so Jia Mu couldn't say anything.

Jia Lian looked away from Mrs. Wang, who was eavesdropping, and gave another dose of strong medicine: "Moreover, my grandson has been engaged to Miss Wang. Even if she is not excessive, she still needs to give her face. Otherwise, when she gets married in the future, , looking at the birds and animals in the house, I have to work hard to clean it up. Maybe there will be some trouble again, so why don't my grandson restrain himself. Do you think this is the case? "

Mother Jia subconsciously looked at Mrs. Wang and found that she was pretending not to hear anything. Just when she was about to speak, a woman behind her spoke: "Old ancestor, Brother Lian is still young, so you have to take care of his affairs." idea."

Jia Lian turned around and looked, with a cold light in his eyes. The woman who spoke took a step back in fright. This woman was also one of Jia's mother's dowry. When she got older, she was married to a servant. Now the man is working as a steward under Lai Da's hand. of. Relying on Jia Mu's strength, the woman was very excited.

Jia Lian turned around with a smile on his face and said to Jia's mother: "Grandma, Grandma Sun is well-informed, able to speak and eloquent, so she stays in the backyard to do odd jobs. Now that Sister-in-law Zhu is pregnant with Liujia and has difficulty moving, why not let her do it?" Grandma Sun will take care of the Rongguo Mansion to avoid wasting her talents."

Mother Jia put away the smile on her face and looked at the woman surnamed Sun with calm eyes without saying anything. The woman suddenly panicked, knelt down and defended herself: "Miss, I didn't control my bad mouth. I’ve caused trouble for you again.”

As she spoke, the woman raised her hand and slapped her mouth gently, not hard, three times in a row before stopping.

At this time, Aunt Zhao interrupted and said: "Brother Lian, all the maids in your house are perfect, are they looking down on their beauty?"

Jia Lian never expected that this woman would jump out and gossip, directly ruining the good atmosphere. She was still Jia Zheng's woman, and she was an elder after all. She was Jia Mu's personal maid. When Mrs. Wang was pregnant, Jia Mu pushed her into Jia Zheng's house, which directly caused Mrs. Wang's first wife, Aunt Zhou, to wait for two years. progress.

It would be a huge fallacy to say that Aunt Zhao is a stupid woman. This woman can live well in front of a woman with a wolf-like temperament like Mrs. Wang, and she can also be favored by Jia Zheng and give birth to two children, which shows that she is very smart and greedy for money is just her nature.

Let's put it this way, if Aunt Zhao and Wang Xifeng exchange places, it's hard to say whether they can end well. There will definitely not be a farce of Jia Lian chasing Wang Xifeng with a sword. Think about it carefully, in an era where men have an absolute advantage, with Jia Lian’s background, what kind of woman can force Jia Lian to kill her?

Aunt Zhao's interruption gave Jia Mu some room to ease the atmosphere. She did not deal with the woman Sun immediately, but waved her hand and said: "It's a great day, but let's go down and wait for the disgrace."

As a result, Jia Lian had no room to continue the pursuit. He sneered slightly in his heart and quickly glanced at Aunt Zhao. In terms of appearance, this foxy lady as Mrs. Wang calls her is still dignified, but there is a little more flair between her eyebrows, unlike the Mrs. Wang who always has a stern face and a serious smile.

Jia Lian chose to change the topic to resolve the embarrassment, beckoning to the troupe leader and saying: "I'll order the play "Shiro Visits His Mother"."

The class leader quickly wrote it down, not forgetting to see what Jia Mu meant. Jia Mu nodded and said, "This is a good show. This is a good show. Brother Lian is indeed a filial man." Youshi next to him also smiled and said, "Old Madam Naturally, his vision is excellent.”

As he spoke, You turned to Jia Lian and said, "Brother Lian, don't forget to worship your ancestors tomorrow."

Jia Lian asked in return: "Will Brother Zhen still be in charge of the ancestor worship tomorrow?"

This sentence made Youshi feel slightly proud of herself after watching the theater. She only focused on watching the excitement in Xifu, forgetting that there was also a lot of excitement here and there. The father-in-law at home is too unreliable. He hides in the Xuanzhen Temple and cultivates immortality. He only spends money every year that is no less than the family's expenses. He doesn't care about the big and small things in the family. It was supposed that Jia Jing should come back for important events such as ancestor worship, but Jia Jing asked someone to take the message. He was already from outside the country and would not bring him back even for the New Year, let alone the winter solstice.

The only thing is, you can’t make less money every quarter.

Youshi was not angry when someone caught her thinking and gave her a thumbs up. Instead, she looked back at Jia Lian calmly. This brother-in-law was several years younger than herself. For the sake of your good-looking appearance, I won’t argue with you.

Jia Mu is also a smart person. She is not familiar with things outside, but she is too familiar with the thoughts of women in the backyard.

Jia Lian didn't say anything further. The incident that suddenly occurred at this time was apparently over.

However, Jia Mu still seemed to be speaking to Mrs. You have to have a strong personality.”

This sentence has a relatively large area of ​​damage. First of all, Mrs. Xing. She is actually quite aggrieved. Does she dare to take care of Jia Lian's affairs? Secondly, on Mrs. Wang's side, Jia Lian was forced to move out even her dead mother. There was no evidence for some things, but no evidence was needed. Finally, for the other women at the scene, if you have any thoughts that you shouldn't have, it's best to put them away. Don't reach out to Jia Lian's territory. If you turn around and get a knife, don't blame Jia's mother for not remembering the old relationship.

Jia Lian calmly watched a play with Jia Mu, and the dinner was prepared. This time, Jia Zheng and Jia Zhu both showed up, but Jia She did not. Jia Lian became the representative of Dongkuaoyuan. The specific reason was that at the dinner table, Jia Zheng mentioned, "Tomorrow, after the ancestor worship in the clan, the Xi Mansion will also hold an ancestor worship ceremony alone." Jia Zheng also reminded Jia Lian not to forget, remember to do it. Come.

Jia Zheng being able to speak like this means that he is the one to preside over the sacrifices in the Xifu, which means that Jia She will not show up.

Even Jia Lian felt that Jia Zheng was a bit bullying, or that the couple relied on the power of the Wang family to bully others, and the ultimate goal was probably to gain the title of Jia She.

Regarding Jia Zheng's instructions, Jia Lian only said that he understood, but did not say that he must come. After the banquet was over, Jia Lian apologized and took the first step. When I returned to Dongkuayuan, I went to look for Jia She. As expected, the old man was not at home. After waiting for a while, when Mrs.

At this moment, Jia Lian deeply understood why there was a rumor that Xifu had no rules.

Back in their own courtyard, Si Qi and Guixiang sat together and whispered. The adult Si Qi's figure is tall and plump, which is not very in line with the aesthetics of this era. When I become an adult in the future, making clothes will cost more fabric than others. Jia Lian did not dislike Si Qi's future tallness and long legs, but deeply regretted her fate.

Well, I'll look for an opportunity later and ask someone to come over, so as not to get confused with that cousin.

When the two saw Jia Lian, they stood up quickly. Guixiang stepped forward to serve him. Si Qi saluted and took off his cloak.

While Jia Lian was changing, he asked a few details about Yingchun's life. Jia Lian usually went to Yingchun's yard when he had free time. In fact, he was testing Si Qi's mind.

Si Qi was very knowledgeable about everything, no matter how big or small, and answered questions very clearly.

Jia Lian pretended to be casual and praised her: "I can see that you are loyal, comparable to your sister Guixiang."

While talking, Jia Lian took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and handed it to Si Qi, saying with a smile: "Take it to buy some food."

Si Qi was still young and didn't think too much. She happily took the money and said, "Thank you, Second Master, for the reward."

The next day Jia Lian got up early, dressed up and went to Dongfu, where Jia Zhen had already gathered the people in Jing.

Not surprisingly, Jia She, Jia Zheng, and Jia Zhu were all present, and no one dared to be absent at this juncture.

It's just that Jia She looks like he has dark circles under his eyes. He didn't know how long he had been struggling last night.

After the sacrifice was over, Jia She left immediately, not forgetting to call Jia Lian. Unable to resist, Jia Lian had no choice but to follow him back.

The housekeeper here also prepared everything. Jia She held up three sticks of incense towards Jia Daishan's memorial tablet and said: "Father, my son is incompetent and failed to restore Rongguo Mansion to its former glory. Now your grandson Jia Lian is successful in studying. We can only rely on him.”

Jia Lian broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, the old man didn't scold Jia's mother for being partial, nor did he scold Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang for not being the same thing. He also didn't scold Jia Jing for passing the position of patriarch to Jia Zhen and running to become an immortal himself. If I really want to scold him, Jia Lian can't continue.

Jia Lian, who lit three sticks of incense, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times in front of the memorial tablet. This did not put any pressure on him at all.

He read in his mouth: "My grandson Jia Lian, I pray for the blessing of my grandfather's spirit in heaven. May the imperial examination go smoothly, be named on the gold medal list, and revitalize the Jia family."

After the ancestor worship was over, there was another family banquet. This time, Dong Kuoyuan came alone, which made Jia Lian very uncomfortable. What does this mean?
  After taking a few hasty bites and not drinking any wine, Jia Lian stood up and said, "I didn't sleep well. Go back and catch up on some sleep."

If this was the case before, Jia She could jump up, but now, Jia She looked at him gloomily and said nothing.

Jia Lian left calmly. Jia She sat in his seat in a daze. This boy is not what he used to be. He is not as easy to handle as before.

The matter of studying is nothing. The problem is who Jia Lian comes into contact with. Zhang Ting'en is the Minister of Household Affairs, Li Heng is the legitimate prince, Qingyun Academy does not have the reputation of being a scholar, how dare you teach?

Isn't it because Jia She chose to stay in the Dongkua Courtyard because the glory of Jia's family was no longer there and there was no decent pillar in the family?
  Now that Jia Lian has developed into a pillar, Jia She will naturally not beat and scold him at will like before.

As soon as the winter solstice passed, the countdown to the college entrance examination began. Jia Lian, who was preparing for the examination with peace of mind, waited for three days but did not get the news he wanted to hear.

I feel unhappy!
  Jia Lian felt tired from studying, so he got up and went out to the door of the courtyard of the housekeeper Lai Da. Everyone in the house was not on duty today, so he saw Jia Lian and came out to greet him: "Second Master Lian, why are you here?"

Jia Lian said casually: "I was just wandering around when I was feeling depressed. When I was wandering around, I saw Grandma Sun. Why is she still there?"

After saying this, Mrs. Lai's wife trembled slightly, with a trace of nervousness on her face, but she quickly regained her composure and said, "I don't know about this either. How about I come back and ask Lai in detail?"

Jia Lian looked at the woman with a half-smile, and said lightly: "Why don't you see Shang Rong?"

Lai Shangrong, Lai Da's son, was released from slavery just after he was born. He cannot study well. In the future, he can rely on the power of Jia's family to donate officials and become an official when there is a vacancy. This old guy was very good at pleasing his master. Once when Baoyu had difficulty getting on the horse, he even held Baoyu and helped him.

This son is everyone's hope. Jia Lian's seemingly casual question made Lai's eldest daughter-in-law break into a cold sweat.

"I'm reading at home. Damn it, why didn't I think of asking Shang Rong to come out to meet the second master?"

Lai's daughter-in-law made a move to leave. Jia Lian raised her hand and said, "No need. I just asked casually. Maybe they will be the same year in the future."

After saying that, Jia Lian turned around and waved: "Let's go, go back and rest."

Lai's daughter-in-law quickly sent a piece away. When Jia Lian disappeared in the distance, Lai's daughter-in-law lowered her head and walked quickly for a few steps. Suddenly she remembered something, and immediately slowed down and went to find Lai as if nothing had happened.

The next day when Jia Lian got up, Bao asked about Guixiang and came over to deliver the daily message: "Second Master, Grandma Sun and his man were sent out of Jia's house overnight. The scene was terrible."

Jia Lian smiled slightly, feeling relieved!
  (End of this chapter)