Chapter 122 Nephew
The little lotus has just shown its pointed tip, and a dragonfly has already landed on it.
When the fun was over, I returned to the boat late at night and accidentally wandered into the deep lotus flowers.
The moon is bright and the boat flutes sound in varying degrees; when the wind stops, the lotus in the pond smells fragrant.
From Yang Wanli's "The Small Pond" to Li Qingzhao's "Rumengling: Often Remembering the Sunset at the Creek Pavilion", to Qin Guan's "Enjoying the Coolness", one lotus poem after another opened the eyes of the little Daiyu, Baoyu, Chang'an, Yingchun and Tanchun.
Even Wang Xifeng, who was serving as a servant, listening to the flute music on the shore, and then to her aunt, sister-in-law Li Wan, and older sister Yuanchun reciting lotus poems as if they could recite them at will, was so envious.
Unfortunately, she can't.
"Dragonfly Dragonfly~"
Lin Changan pointed at the red dragonfly that flew onto the lotus and said excitedly, "Mom, is it the naughty little dragonfly you mentioned?"
"Haha, little dragonflies are quite naughty."
Jia Min smiled and grabbed her son's collar, pulling him back. "But they have wings to fly, but you don't. Come back to me!"
“Haha~, hahaha~~~”
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw the little cousin.
Mrs. Wang found this irritating and was about to turn around when she heard Tanchun screaming for her second brother, so she quickly turned back.
Yingchun smiled and pulled Baoyu, "You don't have wings either, so be careful!"
"Second brother, if you want to laugh, just laugh. Why are you jumping around?"
Tanchun looked frightened.
"Haha, I'm fine."
When everyone looked at him, Baoyu was a little embarrassed and said, "I just scratched it twice, it won't fall down."
“This is also a monkey.”
The old lady laughed and said, "Hurry up and come here. If you don't come, I won't give you the fish after it's fried."
Feng was thoughtful. Knowing that they were going to fry fish, she not only took quail from the kitchen, but also asked the woman who usually fed the fish to scoop some out. "Smell it, are they almost fried?"
Yes, there is not only the fragrance of lotus in the air, but also a special aroma of fried fish.
"Grandma~"
"Grandma~"
All the children gathered around at once.
The old lady couldn't hold it all in one hand and laughed out loud.
Mrs. Wang frowned again and again when she saw that her mother-in-law only hugged her sister-in-law's two children.
What do you love Baoyu the most? If she really loves him, how could she let Lin Changan squeeze out her Baoyu? Baoyu...
Seeing her son, who was wearing a red brocade with scattered flowers, still laughing foolishly and talking to his sister-in-law's daughter, Mrs. Wang's brows gradually relaxed again.
She slowly backed away, making sure no one could see her, before she strode away.
At that time, Jia Zheng and Aunt Zhou had already walked away on their way.
…
In the Jia family school, Mr. Fang and Mr. Chen couldn't help laughing when they heard the purpose of Jia Zhen's visit.
Of course they have read Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and telling the children stories while they are busy studying is what they do every day.
It’s just that the stories in the past were all about the interesting stories of famous writers, but now they have changed to the Three Kingdoms…
Mr. Fang and Mr. Chen looked at each other and were very happy. They finally didn't have to worry about the daily stories.
"Don't worry, uncle. We can arrange the Three Kingdoms story for the children today."
The Jia family prospered through military efforts, so it is indeed more reasonable for them to tell their children stories about heroes.
"I came here today for another matter."
Jia Zhen took the small bundle from Wang'er, which contained more than a dozen sheets of paper covered with words. "These are some questions and essays that my younger brother Jia Zhu brought back from the Imperial College yesterday. Due to time constraints, he did not come, so he asked me to pass them on to the two gentlemen."
"Thank you very much!"
The two people who were also preparing for next year's college entrance examination knew how valuable this thing was, and they both bowed.
Although the treatment in the Jia family school was very good and the students were all nice, since they had studied, they naturally wanted to enter the court and realize their ambitions.
"You are welcome, gentlemen."
Jia Zhen quickly helped them up and said, "It's still the old rules. After you two are done, put these in the school and let the children read them on their own."
Those who are motivated will ask the teacher separately, but for those who are not motivated, it is useless to teach them.
"Haha, of course!"
Fang and Chen have been teaching very seriously in the past few months because of the Jia family's attitude towards them.
Although the children of the Jia family have very weak foundations, they are not without good potential.
For example, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang and Jia Yun are all good characters.
Jia Rong in particular has inherited the traditions of his ancestors. If he works hard, it may not be difficult for him to pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi like his grandfather.
Both of them felt sorry for Jia Jing, who passed the imperial examination but eventually had to live in a Taoist temple.
As scholars, no one knows the difficulty of studying better than them.
What do you mean by ten years of hard study? They both studied hard for twenty years, but failed several times and were stranded in Beijing this time.
next year……
The two of them held the good things that could not be bought with money before, and they couldn't help but feel a little more confident about next year's imperial examination.
Jia Zhen said goodbye and went home. He happened to see a horse dealer selling horses in the back street, and he couldn't help but go over to him.
"Sir, do you want to see the horses?"
The horse dealer came over with a smile, "Look, these are all newly transported from the north." Although the good horses were picked up by the army, the ones left in his hands were not fully grown, but after two years of raising them, they would definitely be good horses. "Look at this one, it's shiny and red, with square legs, a strong body, a long neck and a short back, a broad chest and shoulders. Look at it walking..."
He pulled the horse around and said, "It is docile and well-behaved, steady and strong. Buy it back for your son, and he will surely rise to a high position in the world."
Jia Zhen said nothing. He touched the horse's head and then its butt. In fact, he was already satisfied. "Hmm~, how much silver?"
When he was as old as Rong Ge'er, he already had his own horse.
His horse was given to him by his grandfather. Now that his father is in Taixuan Temple, he certainly cannot give Rong Ge'er a horse.
Jia Zhen had to go alone.
"Hehe, if this is a grown horse, it definitely won't work without five hundred taels."
The horse dealer's eyes turned, looking at Jia Zhen's clothes, then at the attendant and the two strong men who came over because of him, and boldly asked for the price, "Well, you give me four hundred taels, four hundred and four is as you wish, and we..."
Before he could finish his words, Jia Zhen turned and left.
"Hey, hey, hey, three hundred and eighty taels, name your price, three hundred and fifty taels..."
From a distance, Shen Ning, who was standing in Tianxiang Tower, saw Haodaer being chased by someone, but after a short while, he caught the pony. She couldn't help but feel happy, "Yuer, your brother bought a horse. Let's go down and take a look."
She went downstairs happily, but she didn't see Jia Zhen paying the money. A beggar rushed over to her on the roadside and said, "Please ask the clan leader to help my mother!"
The child knelt on the ground crying, pulling at Jia Zhen's clothes, "My mother's surname is Jia Zhen, and my name is Zhen. I beg the clan leader to make a decision for my mother and save her."
Jia Zhen was shocked.
Jia Jin?
Third aunt? Didn't she marry into Yan Suimin's family? This child...
"take away!"
If he is the third aunt's child, then you have to call him cousin.
The child did not acknowledge his brother on the spot, but instead addressed him as the patriarch, which meant he was still concerned about the Jia family's reputation.
Jia Zhen took him back in a hurry. When they entered the corner gate and were about to ask someone to wash him before talking, he didn't expect that his mother came over with his sister in her arms.
"What's going on?"
"Aunt~~"
The beggar knelt down on the ground, tears streaming down his face. "My mother is Jia Jin from Rongguo Mansion. She is dying. Please save her, aunt."
Jia Jin?
The name seemed familiar. Shen Ning searched her memory and finally remembered, "Younger sister from Rongguo Mansion?"
"yes!"
When he heard that people knew his mother, the beggar couldn't help but shed several more tears.
"…Do you have a token?"
Jia Zhen looked at him and asked a question from the side.
"I had it originally, but I lost it on the way."
The beggar cried loudly.
Because he had no token, he was refused entry to Rongguo Mansion.
"But two years ago, my mother wrote a letter to the government here. In that letter, there was a sentence, 'Sister-in-law, please be at ease. Now that the whole family is safe, it is a blessing!'"
The beggar looked at Shen Ning eagerly, "Aunt, do you still remember?"
“…”
Shen Ning remembered it from her original body’s memory.
Jia Daishan, the uncle of Rongguo Mansion, had three concubine daughters, all of whom were married to frontier generals far away. The first two died within a few years of their marriage, and only Jia Zhen and Jia Min were still in correspondence with this side.
However, Jia Min corresponded frequently. Jia Zhen married Yan Sui Min Tai. Although he was a captain of the seventh rank, he was not valued by the Rongguo Mansion because of Jia Zhen's illegitimate status. After her uncle passed away, she simply stopped contacting her family.
The letter from the year before last was addressed to her and Jia Jing separately, and was full of words of comfort.
"What's your name?"
"My nephew Min Jianbai."
"Brother Bo?"
Shen Ning helped him up, "What happened to your mother? Where are the people around her? Where are the people who serve you?"
"Woo woo~"
Min Jianbai burst into tears. "Two years ago, my father married a concubine and locked my mother in the backyard. All the people around him were dismissed. My mother wanted to send a letter out, but she failed several times. Now they want to marry my sister to the upper-level officials. My mother got sick in a hurry. I ran away secretly, but when I was about to reach the capital, my travel expenses were stolen, and all the tokens were lost. I went to Rongguo Mansion and begged them to open the door, but no one opened it for me."
“…”
“…”
Shen Ning and Jia Zhen looked at each other, both feeling heavy-hearted.
After such a long delay, is Jia Zhen still alive? In Dream of the Red Chamber, when Jia Min died, Jia Zhen should have been gone.
"Don't cry yet. How was your mother when you left?"
Shen Ning held Jia Yue to the nurse and motioned her to take her away, otherwise the little girl would cry. "What's wrong with her? Can we get a doctor? How old is your sister? Who is your father going to marry her to?"
"After being locked up in the harem, my mother's health gradually deteriorated, but she still insisted on teaching my sister embroidery and reading. Although I was in the front, I could only see her once a month. I heard the news that my father wanted to marry my sister to the inspector Zhang as a concubine from my second mother's side. When I secretly told my mother, she vomited blood at that time."
Min Jianbai burst into tears. He said that he was the one who harmed his mother. It would have been better if he had not said it, or had said it secretly or slowly.
But it's no use regretting it now, he just said it, and his mother vomited blood.
"I begged Dad to get a doctor for Mom, but my dad was at Second Mom's place and ignored me. Wuuuu~wuuuu~~~"
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