I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 3 Ba Duan Jin

Jia Cong walked into the back street, passed through the back door of Rongguo Mansion, and walked east for more than a hundred steps before arriving in front of two dark doors.

This door is the only door opened for the main room.

After entering the gate, we soon arrived at a shabby courtyard.

A little girl seemed to be waiting at the door. When she saw Jia Cong coming in, she hurried over, took the bookcase from Jia Cong and said, "Third Master has finished school. Auntie is waiting for him to come back for dinner."

Jia Cong nodded, washed his hands, and then entered the main room.

"Mom, I'm back."

In the room, Aunt Mei's eyebrows were as furrowed as spring mountains, her eyes were as bright as autumn water, gentle and peaceful, like a pool of spring water in the south of the Yangtze River. However, her face was a little pale and looked tired.

When Jia Cong saw Aunt Mei, he couldn't help but feel admiration for her.

Aunt Mei couldn't help but frown and said, "Cong'er, you have to call me aunt. If outsiders hear you calling me mother, you will be in trouble again."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "That's how I call you when there are no outsiders around. If there are outsiders around, I will call you aunt."

Aunt Mei said helplessly: "You just don't listen. When you suffer a loss one day, you will know how serious it is."

"Okay, the food is still warm, come and eat."

Jia Cong nodded, then went to the dining room with Aunt Mei.

Jia Cong took a look and saw two dishes in total, one was stir-fried wolfberry sprouts with oil and salt, and the other was stewed pork elbow with ham.

Wolfberry sprouts were not worth much, only twenty or thirty coins at most. As for the ham and pork elbow, Jia Cong guessed that this was probably not given away for free by the kitchen, but was obtained with money.

The mother and son ate their meal quietly.

Jia Cong found that the stewed ham and pork elbow was placed in front of him, but Aunt Mei only ate the wolfberry sprouts and did not touch a piece of the stewed ham and pork elbow.

Jia Cong couldn't help but pick up a large piece of pork elbow and put it in Aunt Mei's bowl.

Aunt Mei smiled and said, "Brother Cong, you know that mother doesn't like to eat fish and meat. Why are you giving me this? You are so old and it is the time for you to grow up. You will eat it all."

In Jia Cong's memory, Aunt Mei never liked to eat fish or meat, and always left them for him.

Jia Cong thought that Aunt Mei really didn't like eating fish or meat.

And now, Jia Cong, who has traveled through time, could not help but guess that Aunt Mei really doesn't like eating fish and meat?

It was just an excuse she made up because fish and meat were rare and she wanted to leave the delicious food for her son.

Jia Cong looked at Aunt Mei and said, "Mother, if you don't eat it, I won't eat a single bite of this ham stewed with pork elbow."

Aunt Mei looked at Jia Cong's stubborn expression and couldn't help but said, "My child, I don't like this. Okay, okay, I'll eat it. You should eat quickly."

After saying this, Aunt Mei lowered her head and began to eat the pork elbow in small bites.

She turned slightly to prevent Jia Cong from seeing her red eyes.

Not long after, the mother and son finished their meal and went into the main room.

Aunt Mei asked, "Brother Cong, what did you learn today? Have you memorized it?"

Aunt Mei came from a scholarly family. Although she did not read much, she had some knowledge of the Four Books and Five Classics.

Jia Cong was first enlightened by Aunt Mei.

Every time Jia Cong returned home from school, Aunt Mei would check his homework.

However, Jia Cong's aptitude for studying was average, and he was not serious about studying, so he had difficulty remembering what the old teacher taught in class.

Therefore, every day's questions from Aunt Mei were a difficult hurdle for Jia Cong.

However, Jia Cong was not nervous at all today. Perhaps it was because of the proficiency panel. Jia Cong memorized all the chapters taught by the old teacher today.

Therefore, after Aunt Mei asked the question, Jia Cong recited it without any hesitation.

Aunt Mei couldn't help but show joy on her face and continued to ask about the meaning of this article.

Jia Cong also explained it calmly.

Seeing this, Aunt Mei became even happier.

She couldn't help but say, "Brother Cong has grown up and become sensible, and now he is making great progress in his studies. As long as you are willing to work hard and continue to study so hard, you will definitely be able to pass the imperial examination and gain a good reputation in the future."

"This way you will have a place to live in the future. Even if mother is gone, you can rest in peace in the grave." Jia Cong said hurriedly, "Mother, why do you say such unlucky words? You will live a long life. When I pass the imperial examination in the future, I will definitely win a title of imperial consort for you."

Hearing this, Aunt Mei smiled and said, "Okay, okay, mother is looking forward to this day!"

Jia Cong said, "Mother, there is nothing else. I will take my leave and go back to study."

Aunt Mei smiled and said, "Well, you can go back. Don't worry too much, or you will hurt your body."

Jia Cong nodded, stood up and left, walking into the small courtyard next to him, which was where he lived.

The children of the Jia family all have their own courtyards after they reach adulthood.

Jia Cong also has his own separate courtyard, which is right next door.

After entering the house, the maid Hongxiu had already lit candles in the study.

Hongxiu is Jia Cong's only maid.

Originally in the Rongguo Mansion, the legitimate son had eight maids, big and small, and the illegitimate son also had four maids to serve him.

For example, Jia Huan from the second house has four maids, big and small.

On Jia Cong's side, there was only this one maid. The remaining three were directly reduced by Mrs. Xing on the grounds that they would not lead the master astray.

The saved monthly salary naturally went into Mrs. Xing's pocket.

Fortunately, the maid Hongxiu is diligent and saves us a lot of trouble and effort.

Jia Cong was not a fussy master, and there were not many things for her to do. Hongxiu, a maid, was able to serve him.

After entering the study, Jia Cong picked up the University and began to read it carefully.

He was not reading the chapter we were studying today, but continued reading on.

Four Books and Five Classics experience +1
Four Books and Five Classics experience +1
After reading for more than an hour, Jia Cong finally stopped.

【Name: Jia Cong】

【Four Books and Five Classics (Introduction): 10/100】

The effect is pretty good. I completed 5 levels in one day.

According to this progress, it will take at most eighteen days to gain enough entry-level experience.

At this time, Jia Cong felt dry mouth and dizziness.

Seeing Jia Cong stopped, Hongxiu hurriedly poured a cup of tea and brought it over.

Jia Cong drank the tea in one breath. Although his thirst was quenched, he still felt tinnitus and dizziness.

Jia Cong couldn't help but sigh, his body was still too weak.

He suspected that if he continued to work so hard, his body would collapse soon.

It seems that exercising should be put on the agenda.

If you want to exercise, you might as well use Ba Duan Jin.

In his previous life, Jia Huan often used Ba Duan Jin to exercise his body.

Ba Duan Jin originated in the Northern Song Dynasty. The ancients likened this set of movements to "brocade", meaning colorful, beautiful and luxurious.

The movements are graceful and stretchy, and are considered to be "extremely effective in curing diseases and improving health; the choreography is exquisite; and the movements are perfect."

This exercise is divided into eight sections, each section contains one movement, hence the name Eight-Section Brocade.

The exercise does not require any equipment, is not limited by the venue, is simple and easy to learn, saves time, and has extremely significant effects.

The effect is suitable for men, women, young and old, and can make thin people strong and fat people lose weight.

Ba Duan Jin was also included and rectified by the State Sports General Administration.

Next, Jia Cong walked into the yard and performed a set of Eight-Section Brocade.

【Ba Duan Jin (minor success): 1/500】

(End of this chapter)