I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 10 Jia Cong's Training
Grandmother Jia asked gloomily, "Yuanyang, go and find out why the master beat Baoyu today?"

Yuanyang said softly, "Grandfather, I just asked the little girl to ask the master's book boy. I heard that the master heard that Cong was making great progress in his studies, so he called Baoyu to the study."

"The master asked Baoyu to recite an article, but Baoyu didn't recite it well, so the master got angry and had Baoyu beaten."

As a maid, Yuanyang calls Baoyu by his name instead of calling him Erye. There is a reason for this.

Originally, Yuanyang and other maids all called Baoyu "Bao Erye", but after hearing this, Jia's grandmother stopped them from calling him "Erye" and asked them to call him "Baoyu" directly, because it would be easier to get along with him with a humble name.

Hearing this, Grandmother Jia could not help but say angrily, "Humph! So it was because of that evil boy! He should have just studied hard and not spread the news to the whole house, causing Baoyu to get beaten. Go and call him over."

"Yes, my ancestor."

Yuanyang responded and hurried to the backyard.

Soon, Yuanyang arrived at Jia Cong's small courtyard.

After entering the study, Yuanyang couldn't help but say, "Master Cong, the ancestor wants you to come over."

Hearing this, Jia Cong put down the book and looked up.

I saw that the mandarin duck had a slim waist and a thin back, an oval face, black oily hair, a high nose, and a few freckles on both cheeks.

Jia Cong stood up and said, "I didn't see you come in just now, so I didn't greet you. I hope you can forgive me for my impoliteness."

Yuanyang smiled and said, "Third Master Cong, what are you talking about? Third Master Cong studies very hard, so naturally he doesn't care about these things. The ancestor wants Third Master to go over there, so Third Master, you should hurry up and come with me."

Jia Cong nodded and followed Yuanyang out.

Next to Yuanyang, Jia Cong smelled a faint fragrance.

Jia Cong couldn't help but ask, "I wonder what the old ancestor wants me to do? I hope my sister can give me some advice."

After hesitating for a moment, Yuanyang said softly, "Today, the Second Master called Baoyu to the study and asked him to recite a book. Baoyu didn't recite it, so he was beaten."

"The ancestor asked the Third Master to go over there. I'm afraid it's related to this matter. The Third Master should be more careful."

Jia Cong was confused at first. What does Baoyu's beating have to do with me? Why did he ask me to come over? It wasn't me who asked him to be beaten!

But soon, Jia Cong came to his senses.

The reason why Jia Zheng asked Baoyu about his studies was probably because of the incident when the teacher came to the mansion today to announce the good news, right?
If the old lady calls me over, she will definitely scold me.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong was speechless.

This old lady is really biased.

Baoyu was beaten for not making progress, what does it have to do with me? Why did he call me over to scold him?
But let alone him, in the book of Red Mansions, once when she heard that Jia Zhen caused Baoyu to be beaten, Jia's mother immediately got angry. Without thinking twice, she called Jia Zhen and scolded him severely.

If Jia Zhen, the head of the Jia family, was like this, he was even more so.

Soon, the two entered Rongqing Hall.

Jia Cong hurriedly greeted him and said, "Grandson greets the old ancestor and wishes him good health and happiness."

Grandmother Jia snorted and said, "How can an old woman like you, a scholar from the Jia family, be worthy of such a gift? You have a little bit of cleverness, but why do you want to make it known to everyone in the house?"

"That's why Baoyu got beaten by his father. It's all your fault! If you do this again and cause Baoyu to get beaten, I'll break your legs!"

"From now on, stay at home and study hard. Don't come to the front and make me upset! Get out of here quickly and let me have some peace and quiet!"

Jia Cong took a deep breath, suppressed his inner anger, bowed again and said: "Yes, grandson will follow the teachings of the ancestors, grandson will take his leave!"

Walking out of Rongqing Hall, Jia Cong couldn't help but feel furious.

What a biased and unreasonable old lady!
You scold and despise me now, but in the future I will make it so that you can’t reach me!

Of course, he was just thinking about this in his mind. For the time being, he had no way to deal with this old lady.

If you can't afford to offend, you can avoid it. In this case, just don't come to the front in the future. After returning, Jia Cong took half a day to calm down and continue reading.

At night, after reciting the text, Jia Cong continued to practice Ba Duan Jin.

After a while, a prompt suddenly flashed on the panel. Jia Cong felt a warm current surging from his body, quickly spreading to his bones and blood vessels. He felt a warm and comfortable feeling on his body.

Jia Cong couldn't help but open the panel.

Name: [Jia Cong]

【Four Books and Five Classics (proficient): 50/200】

【Eight-Section Brocade (Dacheng) 7/1000】

【Calligraphy (Dacheng) 111/1000】

Physical fitness: 5+2 (10 is the average for normal men, and will not be mentioned again.)
It turned out that the Eight-Section Brocade had been upgraded to the highest level, and it actually increased my physical fitness by two points. No wonder I felt warm and comfortable.

But wasn't my previous physical condition too weak?
It turned out that I was just a weakling in combat?

This time, the upgrade of Eight Section Brocade added two points to physical fitness, but it still did not reach the average value of a normal man.

However, I am only fifteen years old now and I am still a minor. Even if I don’t have a proficiency panel, my physical fitness will improve as I get older.

My current physique is 7 points, which should be considered strong among people of the same age, right?
And if I make another breakthrough in Ba Duan Jin next time, I will probably be able to add two more points to my physical fitness. By then, my physical fitness will be close to that of an adult.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong was overjoyed.

Next, Jia Cong decided to practice Ba Duan Jin more.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong started practicing Ba Duan Jin again.

As soon as he raised his hand, Jia Cong had a different understanding.

It turns out that Ba Duan Jin is not just about performing the movements correctly, but also about the coordination of all parts of the body.

And vaguely, Jia Cong felt that his body was getting slightly warm while he was practicing Ba Duan Jin.

A subtle current of heat flows through the body.

After its perfection, Ba Duan Jin seems to have reached another level.

I wonder what kind of experience it will bring after achieving a breakthrough?
……

On the second day, a servant suddenly came to report to Mrs. Wang: "The concubine brought her brothers and sisters and the whole family to Beijing, and they are getting off the carriage outside the gate."

Mrs. Wang was so happy that she hurriedly took her wife, daughter and others out of the hall and brought Aunt Xue and others in.

Needless to say, the sisters' reunion in their old age was a mixture of sadness and joy. After laughing and crying for a while, they hurriedly led the sisters to meet Grandmother Jia and presented various gifts to her.

The whole family greeted each other and prepared a banquet to welcome them.

Xue Pan had already paid his respects to Jia Zheng, and Jia Lian then led him to pay his respects to Jia She, Jia Zhen and others.

Jia Zheng sent someone to tell Mrs. Wang, "My aunt is already old, and my nephew is young and inexperienced. If he lives away from home, there may be trouble. There are about ten rooms in the Lixiang Courtyard in the northeast corner of our house that are vacant. We should clean it up quickly and invite my aunt and my brothers and sisters to live there."

Before Mrs. Wang could stay, Grandmother Jia sent someone to say, "Please stay here, Aunt and Madam, so that we can be closer."

Aunt Xue was just thinking of living with him so that she could feel more at ease. If they lived separately, she was afraid that he would indulge himself and get into trouble, so she hurriedly thanked him and agreed.

He also explained to Mrs. Wang privately: "All daily expenses should be waived. This is the normal way to deal with it."

Mrs. Wang knew that her family would not have difficulty living here, so she agreed to her wish. From then on, the Xue family and their son lived in Lixiang Courtyard.

(End of this chapter)