I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 31: Pride
Jia Cong said embarrassedly: "Master, I am still studying literature in my Jia family school. Today is a holiday, so I have time to come here."

"I have to go to the clan school tomorrow, so I'm afraid I won't be able to come to Master's place. I'm afraid I'll only be able to come to Master's place on my days off."

Hearing Jia Cong's words, Zhao Shicheng said unhappily: "Your Jia family is a descendant of a military family. Practicing martial arts, fighting on the battlefield, and serving your country are the right things to do. What kind of books are you reading?"

Jia Cong said embarrassedly: "Master, it is my mother's obsession that I pass the imperial examination. I can't disobey her."

Zhao Shicheng sighed after hearing this: "Forget it, forget it. You are a pure and filial person. You cannot disobey your mother's orders. You have no choice but to do this."

"But after you go back, you must not learn from your second brother and not give up after three days of hard work. If you cannot practice the Hunyuan technique to a proficient level within three months, don't blame me for expelling you from the sect."

Jia Cong said hurriedly: "Master, rest assured, I promise that I will reach a proficient level within three months."

Liu Xianglian said aggrievedly: "Master, you can just say that I am your junior brother, but why do you mention me? I have already changed."

Jia Cong couldn't help but say, "Second Brother, there's nothing I can do. As a typical failure, you are too successful."

These words made the master and his disciples all laugh.

After leaving Zhao Shicheng's courtyard, Jia Cong refused Feng Ziying and Liu Xianglian's invitation to drink and listen to music, and went straight home.

After returning home, Jia Cong sent someone to invite a doctor to treat Aunt Mei.

I have finished taking the seven prescriptions of medicine I got earlier, one prescription per day.

Now we need to invite a doctor to come and prescribe a new prescription after making a diagnosis.

Soon, a doctor was invited to come and after diagnosing Aunt Mei, the doctor prescribed a new prescription.

Jia Cong asked the doctor about Aunt Mei's condition.

The doctor said that after Aunt Mei took seven doses of medicine, her condition improved.

However, because his foundation is too poor, he needs to rest and recuperate for a few months before he can gradually make up for the original losses.

And during these months, I cannot stop taking the medicine. The prescription still contains ginseng, but it is cheaper than the previous ones.

After sending the doctor away, Aunt Mei called Jia Cong.

"Brother Cong, you don't need to get medicine. I feel much better now and don't need to take medicine anymore. I just need to rest for a few days and I will be completely well again. Why waste money anymore?"

Jia Cong said patiently: "Mother, I know you are worried about money. But now we are not short of money. If you don't take good care of yourself and fall ill again, I will have to split my attention to take care of you."

"How can I have the heart to study then? I will definitely not pass the exam. Will my mother be happy if I do that?"

Aunt Mei couldn't help but sighed, "Brother Cong, mother just looked at the prescription. If you take it for several months, two hundred taels of silver will not be enough."

"Wouldn't it distract you from your studies if you were to go out and paint for others? How could I bear to burden you like this? It would be better if you died, and you would be relieved."

Jia Cong laughed and said, "What are you talking about, mother? If it weren't for you, how could I be alive today? If I can't honor you, mother, how can I stand in the world with dignity?"

"Today I swear in front of my mother that if anything happens to her, I will mourn for her for the rest of my life and will never take the imperial examination again. If I break this oath..."

Before Jia Cong could finish speaking, Aunt Mei struggled to stop him.

She couldn't help but shed tears.

Jia Cong consoled Aunt Mei for a while before she calmed down.

Jia Cong had no choice but to swear in front of Aunt Mei, for he was afraid that Aunt Mei would do something stupid.

Now that she had sworn the oath, Aunt Mei had given up the idea of ​​doing anything stupid.

After returning to his own courtyard, Jia Cong once again began to study the Four Books and Five Classics.

After dinner, Jia Cong made a new drawing board and went to the front street to paint again. The two ruffians were beaten away yesterday, so there must be no blind people who dare to cause trouble today.

This time, there were even more people queuing.

Jia Cong set up his drawing board and started painting quickly.

In the teahouse opposite, Liu Xianglian and Feng Ziying were drinking tea at the window of a private room on the second floor.

Liu Xianglian said lazily: "Big Brother, Junior Brother is short of money, why don't you just give him a few hundred taels of silver? Why do we have to work so hard? And we have to protect him in secret?"

Feng Ziying smiled and said, "Junior brother may look easygoing, but he is actually arrogant. Giving him money may help him out of his current situation, but it won't help him get out of poverty. Junior brother won't accept it."

Liu Xianglian said disdainfully: "Tsk! He is just being pretentious? How about you give me a few hundred taels of silver and see if I will accept it?"

Feng Ziying couldn't help but laugh and said, "Second Junior Brother, aren't you arrogant? You're afraid that I'll catch up with you. During this period of time, you've been playing around with women on the surface, but you haven't practiced less at home, right?"

"Oh, now there's another junior brother! If you're caught up by him, you'll be even more embarrassed."

When Liu Xianglian heard Feng Ziying's words, he almost jumped up like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

He couldn't help but said loudly: "Who went back to practice more? What a joke, would I be afraid that you would catch up with me? Would I practice more because of this?"

"As for Junior Brother, even if I let him practice for five years, he still can't catch up with me!"

Feng Ziying couldn't help but laugh and said, "You are anxious! I'm afraid I've caught you in the act, right?"

The two chatted and joked until it was dark and Jia Cong closed his stall. The two of them secretly escorted him from behind until he entered the gate of the Jia Mansion, and then they left.

Today's arrival was a little early, and Jia Cong's painting skills had improved, so he spent less time painting.

I earned fifteen taels of silver today.

After returning home, Jia Cong read some medical books.

It was not until the second watch that Jia Cong put down his book and practiced Eight-Section Brocade several times.

When practicing Ba Duan Jin again, Jia Cong felt that he had a better understanding of the movements of Ba Duan Jin.

It seems that Ba Duan Jin and Hun Yuan Zhuang Gong can complement each other.

After practicing Ba Duan Jin, Jia Cong broke out in a sweat and felt that all the sore muscles in his body were relieved to a certain extent.

Jia Cong took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and then went to bed to rest.

……

On the second day, Lin Daiyu avoided Jia Baoyu's entanglement and had nothing to do for a while.

After thinking about it, Lin Daiyu went to Lixiangyuan to look for Xue Baochai.

In the book Dream of the Red Chamber, at the beginning, because of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu did not like Xue Baochai, and the two of them only maintained a superficial sister relationship.

But now, because of Jia Cong's words, Lin Daiyu developed a preconceived aversion to Jia Baoyu.

There was no childhood sweetheart relationship between the two of them, so she felt helpless and disgusted with Jia Baoyu's entanglement.

After Xue Baochai came, Jia Baoyu immediately turned some of his attention to Xue Baochai.

This actually made Lin Daiyu feel much more relaxed, and also made her grateful to Xue Baochai.

We signed a new book written by a younger brother in the same group, "Ming Dynasty: Zhu Biao becomes ruthless, and old Zhu is happy"

It looks pretty good. Fellow book lovers, please help support it. Thank you!
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