Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 223: Brave to death 1
  In the seventh year of Xifeng, April 25th.

In Ningyuantang, several elderly women from the Wu family who had finally escaped from Liaodong were holding Jia Rong's legs and crying heartbrokenly.

"Uncle Rong, our Wu family has been working for the government for generations. I dare not say that we have any merit, but there is always some hard work.

Third Master Cong of Xifu was a sinister man. He wanted to make money, and he had soldiers in his hands. He killed everyone in the Wu family, even the teenage children... Wuwu... …

He killed someone and poured dirty water on his head, saying that the Wu family had embezzled the public's money. Uncle, in the past decades, our Wu family has never been greedy for even one tael of silver.

Now we live in the house that was given to us by the old Ning Rong. He travels all the time to bring gifts to the house. The uncle knows this loyalty and filial piety. "

Jia Rong frowned and said, "Why does Uncle Cong care about the affairs of Heishan Village? You said he also dealt with Baishui Village?"

"I don't dare to lie. Mr. Cong is tyrannical and murderous. He killed all the stewards of the Wu family and two villages. Their heads are still hanging on the castle walls.

Not only did he take away all the money and food from the village, he also promoted managers who were loyal to him. Now hundreds of thousands of acres of land in Heishan Village and Baishui Village belong to him alone.

Uncle, please make the decision for the Wu family and the stewards who were innocently killed! "

"What?" Jia Rong was furious. Although he was a little afraid of Jia Cong's power, how could he bear it now that even his ancestor's inheritance had been eaten to the bone? Immediately he got up and walked out.

Qin Keqing hurriedly stopped him, looked at the servants kneeling on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "How much money do you think Uncle Cong has taken away from the village?"

"Baishui Village has hundreds of thousands of taels, and Heishan Village also has hundreds of thousands of taels. They also made the decision privately and donated 200 tons of grain from Baishui Village to the Liaodong General Military Mansion in exchange for his official title." The woman said hurriedly.

Qin Keqing sneered and said: "In previous years, the income you gave to the people in the fields was only a few thousand silver a year. Why is there so much money and food in Zhuangzi?"

"This..." The women were speechless for a moment and looked at each other, not knowing how to explain.

Jia Rong also came back to his senses and shouted: "Say."

"Returning to the uncle and grandma, the thing is like this. Because our family is a noble family, we have never had to pay land taxes. Therefore, many big families and squires in the surrounding area deposit their money and grain in the village, and our family pays the taxes on our behalf.

Based on the dignity of the two houses, they should have paid one tael of silver, but only two or three cents was enough. Because Jinzhong and Jinxiao have always been honest and never withheld money, the big families from hundreds of miles away trusted our family and sent money and food to us one after another.

On the one hand, they save money, and on the other hand, our family also takes the opportunity to earn more income, and this is how the hundreds of thousands of young and old men in Zhuangzi can live a better life.

Who would have thought that Third Master Cong is here. He kills people and robs money whenever he sees it, regardless of right or wrong. I beg you to make the decision. "The woman burst into tears and her eloquent tongue frightened Jia Rong for a moment.

"Such arrogance is outrageous! I'll go find the two masters!" Jia Rong was so angry that the three corpse gods jumped up and started to leave.

Qin Keqing observed the words and expressions, and saw that the eyes of these women were flickering, not telling the truth, so he hurriedly shouted: "Wait a minute. You guys go down first."

The women had no choice but to bow and leave.

Qin Keqing stopped Jia Rong and said, "How can you listen to these women's words? We need to carefully investigate the right and wrong before we act.

Uncle Cong's temper is known to me. How could he be so lawless and evil? If the uncle acts rashly now and offends Uncle Cong, how will we meet him when he comes back? "

Jia Rong sneered and said: "Even if he has a great sense, he should not interfere with my family's farm! Not to mention whether Wu Jinxiao is greedy or not, even if he is greedy, he is greedy for my family's money. What does it have to do with him? Do it? Tell me, am I right?"

Qin Keqing was speechless for a moment, but what Jia Rong said made sense.

Jia Rong continued: "I know you are against her, and I don't argue with you. Now he is getting more and more aggressive and wants to destroy the foundation of my ancestors. How can I tolerate him?

I will go find the old ladies and gentlemen in Xifu to comment and find out whose method Jia Cong practices! "

When Qin Keqing heard this, his face turned pale, as if he had been hit by a hammer, he took two steps back, stood up unsteadily, and said with tears in his eyes: "Brother Rong, what are you talking about? Why should I turn on Uncle Cong!"
  What I said was not for the sake of the government. Now that you have lost your wits and been manipulated by a few stupid women, you actually want to raise an army to punish Uncle Cong!
  You said that the third uncle took away the foundation of Dongfu. What evidence is there? Could it be that just a few women talking? If there is another relationship, how will you deal with it in the future? Uncle Cong takes the blame, can you bear it? "

Jia Rong's face turned red and she was furious. He pushed her aside with a wave of his hand and scolded: "Shameless bitch! Whore! I don't know what I'm looking at you and him? Don't treat anyone as a fool!"

You should be more at ease with me, so that I won't say anything that will make everyone's faces look bad. snort! "After saying that, he left.       Qin Keqing stood there blankly, his heart ashen, two lines of clear tears streaked down his fat face, biting his lips tightly, and went back to the inner room without saying a word, his heart was cold.
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  Rongqingtang

Today is Jia Baoyu's birthday. The old lady set up several banquets and invited Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue, Wang Xifeng, Li Wan and the sisters at home to have a good time together.

The two female storytellers told a very lively story about "Zhang Santou" from the Tang Dynasty who won three yuan in a row and had a prosperous official career.

Jia's mother liked to hear such happy stories the most, and she smiled and nodded: "Okay, throughout the ages, there are only a handful of people who can win three yuans in a row. It can be seen that this 'Zhang Santou' is not only smart, but also works hard."

Everyone looked at Jia Baoyu with a smile.

Jia Baoyu looked a little confused and waved his hands and said: "Go, go, what's so interesting about this story? Ask the little actors to sing 'Wandering in the Garden' and 'Amazing Dream'."

The two female ancestors were not willing to leave like this without receiving the reward. As soon as they heard Jia Baoyu speak, they knew what kind of person he was, so they smiled and said: "Second Master Bao, don't worry, I hope you like the second half of this story." .”

"It is said that 'Zhang Santou' won the imperial examination and became a doctor, and he also aspired to get a beautiful wife. One day, he visited the residence of Li Shen, the governor of Huainan. The two people had always had a rift, but they settled their differences at a banquet and had a long conversation. Talk, it's too late to meet.

There was a singer in the banquet, with peerless beauty, ice-cold muscles and jade bones. She was served with wine. Doctor Zhang fell in love with her as soon as he saw her, so he dipped his finger in wine and wrote a poem on the tray. "

"What poem?" Jia Baoyu became interested and asked hurriedly.

The daughter-in-law smiled and said: "Later, the singer sang on the spot. The poem goes: The clouds and rain have been flying for twenty years. At that time, I couldn't sleep for my dreams. Now we meet again in vain, and we will go to King Xiang's tortoiseshell feast."

"Good, what a poem!" Jia Baoyu praised, stroking her palms, "What happened next."

"That doctor Zhang got drunk without getting drunk, so he returned home drunk that night. Jiedushi Li Shen felt his true feelings, so he ordered the singer to go with him. From then on, the two grew old together."

"Okay, okay! What a good story! Come, reward, reward heavily." Jia Baoyu clapped his hands and laughed.

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "Go and receive the reward. You are also human beings. You can tell any kind of story to whoever you want."

The daughter left with a smile: "Thank you, old lady, madam, grandma and the young master and girls for the reward. Grandma clearly knows that this is a story in the history books, not made up by us."

Daiyu asked Baochai in a low voice: "Sister Bao, when is Brother Cong's birth date? Damn it, I forgot to ask."

Baochai shook his head and said, "My predecessor asked Qingwen, and she said, 'I said that I had never given birth to a child, but he also forgot about it.'"

Daiyu's eyes turned red when she heard this, and she said, "Brother Cong has been so miserable since he was a child? We didn't know anything about it in the past. We really shouldn't."

Baochai nodded and said: "Cong'er has always had a strong temper, no matter how hard it is, she just folds her arms and hides them in her sleeves.

It can be seen that the ancient saying that the edge of a sword comes from sharpening is absolutely true. Now that Cong'er has just come out of the house, he has become a blockbuster, which is enough to relieve the pain of the past. "

Daiyu said: "How can we think of a way to give Brother Cong a baby?"

Baochai said: "We can only wait until Cong'er's class teacher returns home in triumph. As for his birthday, even if the world doesn't know it, his nanny always knows it. I'll just ask someone to find out quietly."

Daiyu nodded.

Everyone was making fun of Baoyu when they suddenly saw Jia She and Jia Zheng coming in with Jia Lian and Jia Rong, and they stood up to greet them.

Jia She had an angry look on his face, waved his hand and ordered Xiao Xi to leave, bowed and said: "You deserve to be punished for disturbing the old lady's elegant mood.

Just because I suddenly heard the news from Liaodong today, I wanted to report it with my second brother immediately. Brother Rong happened to also come to report the news, so I will report it to the old lady together and ask the old lady for instructions. "

After hearing what Jia She said solemnly, everyone stood aside and stood with their hands solemnly. Li Wan hurriedly took the sisters in.

(End of this chapter)