Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 145 The Four Great Families
  Early the next morning, the boat arrived at the Tonghui River Pier. Because the letter had been reported in advance, Lin Zhixiao and many young men, mothers-in-law, and daughters-in-law had prepared cars and sedans waiting for them.

Jia Cong stood in the third-floor cabin and took a look, and suddenly panicked in his heart. Baochai was no better than Daiyu. She was shrewd and dignified. When she was angry, she was not angry and had authority, so that people did not dare to insult her. See you later. How to explain it.

Thinking of this, she hurriedly ran to the next door, pulled Daiyu, and whispered: "Zi'er, what will you say when you see Sister Bao later? Do you think she will get angry and ridicule us two? Then we will respect each other like ice from now on." ."

Daiyu sneered and said: "I also said that Brother Cong is very brave. He is not afraid of anything, but he is afraid of Sister Bao."

"This isn't fear, it's respect." Jia Cong said sarcastically. In fact, he was really a little scared.

"You only respect Sister Bao, you treat others like nothing, and your actions are rude and frivolous." Daiyu complained.

Jia Cong patted his forehead and smiled bitterly: "What time is it? Why are you talking to me about this? Don't I love you?"

"Bah, you are always right. You are so reasonable, why are you afraid of what Sister Bao will do?" Daiyu said.

"Isn't it true that one person is short-term and two people are long-term? Anyway, you are so good at talking, Qian'er, why don't you explain it to Sister Bao?" Jia Cong asked tentatively.

Daiyu's face turned red, she turned around and said angrily: "How can I explain? How do you ask me to speak? You are still 'Zilong', and you don't have any sense of responsibility. It shows that my father has misjudged you."

How could Jia Cong bear the beauty's excitement? He slapped Dai Yu's round buttocks and said, "If you dare to look down on me, watch me." As he spoke, he went out proudly, then suddenly turned around and smiled evilly. Said: "Zhen'er, your butt seems to be bigger."

"Get out! You're a disciple!" Daiyu wanted to chase him, but Jia Cong had already run away. She felt that the place where she was hit was numb and numb. She felt ashamed and annoyed. She couldn't help but stamp her feet and cursed the bastard secretly!
  "Girl, it's time to go down." Zicuckoo came in from the outside and reminded, with a happy smile on her face. Miss Lin was relieved, and she felt relieved.

Daiyu nodded and said shyly: "Zicjuan, do you think Brother Cong is bad?"

Zijuan smiled and said: "If the third master is not bad, will the girl like him?"

"Bah, if it weren't for my father's fate, I wouldn't bother to like him. He's bad, lustful, and shameless." Daiyu bit her lips and spat, but she couldn't hide the traces of tenderness in her eyes.

Zicuckoo covered her mouth and said with a smile, "Young lady, you don't even believe what you said."

"Oh, you're here to tease me too, I'll ignore you." Daiyu said angrily.
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  Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall

Today the heads of the four major families are gathered here.

The historians are two brothers and their wives, Shi Nai, the Marquis of Baoling, and Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing. At that time, the old Baoling Hou Shangshu Ling Shi Gong, who was also the father of Jia Mu, had outstanding achievements in both civil and military affairs. Taizu specially commended him and granted him the title of the original title for the third generation. Therefore, Shi Nai was still a marquis in his generation, and Beijing Solubility in aqua regia is similar.

The one who came from the Wang family was Wang Ziteng's wife, Mrs. Wu. Because Wang Ziteng was promoted to the governor of nine provinces, she was on patrol in the border areas and was not in the capital.

Of course the Xue family is still mother and son.

The old lady of the Jia family, the two masters, and their wives were all there, and Wang Xifeng accompanied them to make jokes.

They were both family friends and old relatives, chatting and laughing happily, but they were all a little absent-minded.

Wang Xifeng's eyes are the most poisonous, and he can't tell the truth. Brother Cong has grown a lot of hair now. How can these people not come to the house to fight against the autumn wind? I heard that the elder Mr. Qianer was rejected when he went to the countryside. Brother Cong is really great.

Suddenly Shi Ding laughed and said: "The old lady is getting more energetic now. No wonder the children in the family she teaches are better than each other. I have long heard that Brother Cong and Baoyu both wrote good poems. Yun Yatou has been talking about it in her ears all day long. , I almost feel sick hearing it.”

Jia Mu smiled and said: "It's just a child's nonsense, what's the value? His predecessor went to Yangzhou, and Ruhai fell ill, so he sent him to send Lin Yatou back to take a look." "Oh? Is Ruhai feeling better?"

"I heard that it's great. It's also the blessing of our ancestors. Otherwise, what would we do if Lin Yatou was so young and lost her mother and me?" Jia Mu said.

After everyone exchanged pleasantries, Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "I heard that my brother is coming back today."

Jia Mu glanced at her, nodded and said, "I'm worried about you, Mrs. Lao. I'm afraid of going to the city now."

Shi Nai sighed and said: "Old lady, my two brothers are here today, firstly to ask for your blessings, and secondly to ask the old lady to give my nephews a hand for the sake of the Shi family.

I'm not afraid of your jokes, but life is becoming more and more difficult now. There is little income, a large population, and high expenses. Even the girl Yun'er has to work as a prostitute every day to supplement the family income. It is really difficult. "

Jia Mu frowned and said, "You are also a double noble after all, and you are a well-known sign in the city of Shenjing. How come you are like this?"

Shi Ding shook his head and sighed: "The bad thing is that the two princes are the same. At the beginning, the emperor was so kind that he granted the historian another princely position. You said you should not separate the families, but squeeze together. It would be unseemly to outsiders. That's it. The palace looked at it with disgrace and disrespect.

You said we should separate the family. The old lady knows the foundation of our family. It was fine when my grandfather was there. After decades of use, it has been passed down to our two brothers. There are not many big brothers left. To put it bluntly, we are stretched thin. Too much. If you divide it into two parts like this, how can you stand it when all your daily favors are in two parts? "

Mother Jia said displeased: "So the Emperor made a mistake in conferring a title on you. Jue'er was given to you, but it made it difficult for you to live your life."

"Of course you can't say that. We brothers are naturally grateful for the Supreme Emperor's grace. It's just that this double noble family looks bright to outsiders, but it's hard to describe it inside." Shi Nai said hurriedly.

The wife of the Wang family said: "Old lady, now that your house is getting more and more prosperous, you naturally don't know how difficult the world is. Not to mention the two marquises, why is my family the same?
  In the past few years, the Wang family had managed the errands of tribute from various countries and foreigners and foreign goods, and their life was barely getting by. Later, when the Zhen family rose up, he was asked to take care of all the lucrative errands in the south of the Yangtze River.

Therefore, the master has no choice but to find a job in the army in order to settle down and make a living. The old foundation he had in the past has been completely wiped out long ago. The two ladies have always known these difficulties. "

Seeing that their sister-in-law spoke so pitifully, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Jia Mu had already guessed something in her mind and sighed: "Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. The reason why you are here today is..."

The Shi brothers and Mrs. Wang couldn't speak, so they all looked at Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng understood the idea and said with a smile: "Old lady, now that brother Cong has done such a big business outside, why not bring his family friends and old friends to do it together. Since he is young and has no time to take care of it, he will be carefully taken care of by the black-hearted men under him. The steward had lied to me, and I felt more at ease as my relatives were helping to look after me.

Secondly, the four families of King Jia Shi and Xue have always advanced and retreated together, so it is not easy for outsiders to laugh at them. Thirdly, this matter will be beneficial to everyone. It is also a kindness of your old lord that it can be done. "

Now Aunt Xue has learned her lesson, she doesn't speak and just smiles and looks on, as if it doesn't matter to her. She had been told by Baochai that no matter how much she wanted to help her parents' family, she would not dare to be Jia Cong's boss and offend him. It would only take one sentence to kick the Xue family out.

In terms of sales channels, what industries does the Chen family, a powerful gentry with hundreds of years of history, not own? Which state capital does not have their font size? It doesn’t necessarily require the Xue family’s Feng brand name.

Jia Mu hummed, looked at Aunt Xue and said, "What is your idea? After all, this is also your family's business."

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "Old lady, as juniors, we are short-sighted. We don't have any ideas. Just make up your mind. The Xue family has nothing to say." With some beautiful words, the ball was kicked to the old lady again.

(End of this chapter)