Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 344 Ignorance of Current Affairs

Jia Mu smiled and tried to smooth things over, saying: "Last time, a monk said that Brother Cong should not marry early in his life, and we should wait until he is older to decide.

You are also asking now, no matter how rich or powerful she is, as long as she looks good enough, come and tell me.

It's just that the family is poor, so I just give him a few taels of silver. It's just that his appearance and personality are rare. "

"Yes, Xiaodao will definitely try his best." Taoist Zhang bowed.

After telling some jokes, Taoist Zhang brought another plate, showed Baoyu's jade, and returned a lot of gifts.

Here Jia Mu took everyone around for a while and went upstairs.

Jia Rong said back and forth: "I have chosen something to play in front of God. My first book is "White Snake"."

Jia Mu asked, "What is the story of "White Snake"?"

Jia Rong said: "It's the story of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty slaying a snake. The second book is "Man Bed Wat"."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Is this the second book? That's fine. Gods and Buddhas have to do this, so that's all." She asked about the third book.

Jia Rong said: "The third book is "Nan Ke Meng"." After hearing this, Jia's mother was speechless.

Jia Rong retreated and went outside to prepare application forms, burn money and food, and start a show.

Jia Cong didn't know why. Seeing that Jia's mother looked wrong, he hurriedly asked why.

Baochai whispered: "The old lady likes lively and joyful plays. The first two were good, but the third one was not.

It is said that Chunyu Fen dreamed of becoming a prince-in-law and being a high-ranking official, but it was just a dream. In the end, he saw through the world of mortals and became a Taoist priest. "

Jia Cong laughed, just to seek good luck, and said with a smile: "Brother Rong is back."

Jia Rong came back in a hurry, bowed and said, "Please give me your instructions, Third Uncle."

"I want to order a play myself."

"Yes." Jia Rong hurriedly went to the altar table and brought the opera lotus tube.

Jia Cong glanced at Jia Rong and said, "The old lady came out today. Why are my sister-in-law and your wife missing?"

Jia Rong said hurriedly: "If I get back to my third uncle, my mother and daughter-in-law are preparing some utensils at home and will be here immediately. Let me stand in front of you first."

Jia Congfang nodded and said, "Old lady, see if my hand is smooth or not."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Just order it. If it's not good, you will be punished."

Jia Cong randomly took out a lottery ticket and saw the words "credit store" written on it, and said, "Sister Bao, what kind of show is this?"

Baochai smiled and said: "This play is good. It is about the late Western Han Dynasty, when Wang Mang usurped power, and Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu raised righteous soldiers to fight against thieves.

One day, he was forced to take refuge in Xinglong Store by the pursuing soldiers. He drank and rested in a Liuji Hotel. All the generals followed him to the death. They wanted to revive the Han Dynasty, but they only lacked a big banner to recruit troops.

Liu Xiu had an idea and saw the word "Liu" written on the apricot yellow wine banner outside the store, so he borrowed the flag from the store. As a result, he was invincible and restored the Han Dynasty, so he ordered the Xinglong store to be renamed as a credit flag store. "

Jia Mu laughed and said: "Okay, okay, God's will is like this, the Han Dynasty is in full swing, this play is good, good."

Jia Cong laughed softly and said, "Sister Bao is really knowledgeable. She knows everything."

Daiyu sneered at the side and said: "It's just that you don't study at home. You don't even know the story of Emperor Guangwu."

Baochai pursed her lips and smiled, but said nothing.

Jia Cong smiled and said: "You are quite knowledgeable, brother. Although I don't know the story of Emperor Guangwu, I do know the story of a beautiful woman burying flowers. Isn't it considered well-informed?"

Daiyu blushed, spat, and turned away to ignore him.

Baochai said curiously: "I have never heard of a beauty being buried with flowers."

Jia Cong chuckled.

Daiyu said hurriedly: "Sister Bao, he is obviously telling nonsense, but you still ask him."

Baochai knew it must be related to Daiyu, so he laughed it off.

As soon as the play started, the soldiers came to report that the two brothers Baolinghou and Zhongjinghou wanted to see them.

Jia Cong smiled coldly. The idiot who refused to drink a toast and was punished with a drink now knew that he would beg for help.

Jia Mu hurriedly called to come in.

The soldier looked at Jia Cong and saw him nodding slightly before retreating.

"Old lady, you must make the decision for us." Baoling Hou Shi Nai and Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding came in and knelt down to kowtow.

"What happened again?" Mother Jia frowned. These two nephews from her mother's family are really not a worry.

Shi Nai glanced at Jia Cong and said, "Brother Cong sent people to seal down all Shi's shops. Now the family is almost out of food. I beg the old lady to have mercy."

Everyone was shocked as to why Brother Cong would use a knife on his own family.

Jia Mu looked at Jia Cong and said, "What's going on?"

Jia Cong took a sip of tea and said lazily: "Old lady, please.

The civil and military ministers of the previous dynasty had a debate in the Golden Palace. In the end, evil still prevailed over good. His Majesty also opened the mouth of Chrysostom and tried his best to implement the method of "goodness deposit".

All over the capital, no matter whether it was military officials, cabinet ministers, ministries, princes, princesses, princes, or princes, they all handed over money in an orderly manner.

Hey! Unexpectedly, there are really two good men who ignore the holy edicts, regard the national law as nothing, and insist on not having any relationship with each other. No, these are the two uncles in front of me.

The old lady knows that Cong cannot ignore the emperor's will just because of family ties, right? I can't say it, I can only do business as a matter of fact. "

The girls couldn't help but cover their mouths when they heard what he said was funny.

Jia's mother glared at Jia Cong, her face a little confused. She was angry that her nephew was not living up to expectations, and she was also dissatisfied that Jia Cong had refuted her face. "Brother Cong, since the whole god Kyoto has surrendered, just ask them to surrender too. Why bother closing the shop?" Jia Mu said.

"Old lady, we are also willing to pay, but... the Jinyiwei who came to the door said that after the deadline, fines and late fees will have to be paid." Brother Shi said.

Jia Mu asked: "How much do you have to pay?"

"Originally, our two families only paid a few thousand silver each, but now we have to pay 20,000... Please make the decision, old lady."

They knew that Jia Cong was cruel and there was no point in begging, they only begged Jia Mu.

"Ah? This..." Mother Jia also felt a little pain, looked at Jia Cong and said, "Brother Cong..."

Jia Cong said calmly: "Old lady, the national law is ruthless, please forgive me for being unable to help.

You two uncles, I advise you to pay in full as soon as possible. Every day you delay will result in an extra day of fines.

I have even accepted money from Prime Ministers, Uncle Chen Guo, and various princes. If I don’t accept money from you, what kind of dignity will it be? "

Shi Nai and Shi Ding looked at each other and saw the resentment in each other's eyes. They snorted coldly and walked away without saying a word.

Jia Mu cursed angrily: "Everyone of them is an obstacle, an obstacle!"

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Old lady, you are the ancestor of the Jia family. The Shi family's nephew is useless. You don't care what he does. Don't get angry."

Jia's mother laughed angrily and said, "You still know that I am the ancestor of the Jia family? I think you are the living ancestor who is not recognized by any of his relatives."

Jia Cong said: "The old lady is too flattering. We are also relatives. The Wang family and the Xue family both handed over the money to me early, but the Shi family didn't hand it over. What do you mean?"

Since they don't care about me, don't blame me for being unkind. I dare to offend even the eldest prince, let alone them? "

When Sister Feng saw that Jia Mu couldn't come down, she hurriedly laughed and said, "Knowing what you can do, Brother Cong, isn't this old lady worried about offending her relatives and having no one speak for you in the court in the future?"

Jia Cong nodded and said, "Thank you, old lady, for taking the trouble. Next time we meet, Cong will apologize to the two uncles."

Jia Mu had no choice but to shake her head and said, "You are stubborn in everything. If you don't know how to adapt, you will suffer a loss."

"Cong remember the old lady's lesson."

Seeing that he obviously didn't listen, Jia Mu sighed, "Let's go to the theater."

Jia Cong was too lazy to watch the play, so he quietly winked at Baochai and Daiyu, and hid in the room to talk.

"Why did you call us here?" Daiyu said angrily.

Jia Cong smiled and said: "I have a Zhuangzi nearby. Do you want to go and have a look?"

"But the one built under the supervision of Yi'er?" Daiyu asked.

"Exactly."

"But... the old lady and the others are all here. What will happen if we go alone?" Baochai shook his head.

Seeing Daiyu's eagerness to give it a try, Jia Cong smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? I'll just go and say something."

After speaking, he ran to Jia Mu's ear and said, "Old lady, you watch, I'm taking Sister Bao and Zhuer around for a walk."

"Go and be careful." Mother Jia knew that he didn't like going to the theater, so she could only nod.

Jia Cong agreed and took the two of them out.

He ordered his soldiers to drive a car and went to Zhuangzi.

Yan Shuangying was very familiar with this area. After walking for a few miles, he saw a lake in front of him. The lake water was as clear as a mirror and the waves were as flat as a mirror. Suddenly he saw a snow-white eagle flying past. When he looked with his iron claws, he saw that he had already emerged from the lake. I caught a fat fish and flew away.

Baochai and Daiyu had never seen such a scene before, and they couldn't help but exclaimed.

"What a fine eagle."

Jia Cong smiled and said: "This is Haidongqing. It seems to belong to Weer. I also have one, but they don't listen to me anymore."

"Who told you not to stay with it all day?" The two laughed.

Jia Cong said: "I have spent all my time with you, why should I go and accompany it?"

"Pooh."

Jia Cong saw two villages rising from the ground by the lake. The houses were tall, the walls were tall, and there were countless tents beside them.

Thousands of craftsmen, soldiers, and female slaves are working hard on the construction. Seven or eighty-eight works have been completed. It is estimated that it will be completed in less than a month or two.

Bao and Dai were reluctant to get out of the car due to the crowds and confusion, so Jia Cong had no choice but to take them to the lake to enjoy the scenery, and ordered his soldiers to spread out and guard at a distance.

Suddenly I saw Wan Yanwei speeding over.

"Master, why are you here? In the car is..."

Jia Cong told him about today's wedding ceremony and asked, "How is Zhuangzi building it?"

"It's almost ready. It can be completed in a month at most. These two large villages can accommodate 10,000 households." Wanyanwei said with a smile.

Jia Cong nodded with a smile and asked a few questions about the construction situation.

Wanyanwei pointed to Zhuangzi and introduced where was the camp, where was the school ground, where was the warehouse, where were the military buildings, and where were the stables.

Jia Cong praised repeatedly and said with a smile: "You'er really has the style of a general. Thousands of people have been arranged in an orderly manner. If you are locked up in the back house, you will be wronged."

Wanyan'er couldn't help but be overjoyed when she received his compliment. She stroked her hair on the side of her neck and said, "I'm so happy to be able to do things for you."

Jia Cong hugged her, kissed her, and said with a smile, "Sister Bao and Sister Lin are both in the car. Go talk to them."

"Eh!"

(End of this chapter)