8. The question of salutation

Eating and eating, Liu has been serving vegetables for Jia's mother and Jia Min, Jia Guogong glanced at Jia's mother several times, seeing that she still didn't mean to let Liu retreat, he couldn't help but say: "Old man, since your fetus is unstable, you don't have to serve your mother-in-law, sit down and eat." ”

Liu smiled softly, and without saying anything round, he returned to his seat and sat down.

The atmosphere was a little stagnant, Jia Min looked at everyone at a loss, not understanding why the sister-in-law was so delicate, you must know that the second sister-in-law was pregnant until July and August, and Jia's mother let her rest.

Jia Min opened her mouth to say something, but Jia Mu interrupted her, "If you don't say it, I'm about to forget, old man, you don't remind me." ”

The people in the big house were silent. How can anyone who is a daughter-in-law say that serving her mother-in-law is too tired. Mother Jia wants to give herself the stairs, so go down, anyway, the big house was hit on the left cheek, and she won't send the right cheek over to hit her again.

Jia Daishan said boredly: "Okay, eat!" ”

After the meal, Jia Mu thought of that good idea, and her lips curled slightly. She said, "Mandarin duck, bring the eldest brother over." ”

A large number of people looked at Jia Hu in unison, Jia Hu looked back innocently, and everyone suddenly remembered that there was a brother in the second room, who was the eldest son in the second room.

Jia Daishan frowned and said, "What's the name of the eldest brother, Brother Hu is the eldest grandson!" ”

Jia's mother was displeased, and pressed it and said, "I made a mistake for a while, after all, it was my first grandson." Is it difficult to call the second brother? How ugly! After finishing speaking, without waiting for Jia Daishan to speak, he said first: "Now that the second grandchildren in the house have come out, is it time to change the title of the house?" ”

It's really not good to always call brother and brother, so as not to lose respect for the master. Jia Daishan glanced at Jia's mother's companion Lai Mama and agreed.

Mother Jia was overjoyed and said, "Then I am an old lady." Old lady, in my opinion, the second family will be separated sooner or later, and the children of the two families might as well be ranked separately. ”

Separate rankings? Jia Daishan glanced at his wife, and was quite surprised that she had the consciousness that the second room would be separated sooner or later. Considering the closeness of the rare wife to the big house, although it was unreasonable, Jia Daishan agreed.

Jia Yu's face darkened, don't think that he doesn't know what Jia's mother has in mind, isn't it just that when Jia Zhu grows up and goes out to socialize, can he be introduced as the "eldest son of Rongguo Mansion"? It's a pity that those who can be confused by this name are those who can't be on the stage, and the real princes and nobles will only look down on the people in the second room who have exposed their ambitions even more.

Not to mention now, even in the past, Jia Yu didn't pay attention to these little tricks of the lady of the house, Jia Yu smiled coldly, but if it endangered the lives of his family, he was happy to make a decision that was in line with the clan.

Separate is separated, Jia Yu nodded indifferently.

And so it was established.

Jia's mother spoke: "The second family, you tell me to go down and let the subordinates change their words." ”

Mrs. Wang stood up and said yes. Her nails sank deep into her palms, and her heart was eroded by jealousy. Liu just grabbed a few chopsticks, and Grandpa Guo sent a message to let her rest, what about herself? The young daughter-in-law named Mother-in-law's preference has just come out of confinement, but she has served her mother-in-law from beginning to end, and no one has asked. One qiē, but because Jia Zheng can't inherit the title!

This useless man thought he would have some means, but he didn't expect it to be just his mother-in-law's echo worm!

Of course, Jia Zheng didn't think so, he taught Mrs. Wang: "Wang, since your mother has entrusted you with a heavy responsibility, you should have a good life, and what to do with this grievance!" ”

Madame Wang's expression was distorted, and she quickly calmed down. She looked at the child in the arms of a daughter-in-law, and for the sake of this child, she also had to flatter Mother Jia with a smile. The atmosphere in the Rongxi Hall soon eased, Jia Daishan and the Dafang family left, only Mrs. Wang's witty and brisk voice came out, and at the same time, there was Jia's mother's laughter, and Jia Min was very happy to be flattered and smiled reservedly.

Mrs. Wang's whole heart seemed to be soaked in cold water, and the two mothers and daughters in front of her looked at her as if they were looking at a funny person. Isn't she just a joker? Soon, though, someone came to amuse her. I don't know what Jia Min said, Mrs. Wang also picked up the veil and laughed eating.

Back at Lanfang Courtyard, Zhu Mei greeted her and said with a smile: "Grandma is back!" Brother is back, too! ”

Entering the hall, Jia Hu couldn't help but show off: "Zhu Mei, you will call me uncle in the future!" ”

A few maids burst out laughing, and this one smiled and said, "Yes, it's time to change your name to uncle!" ”

The other said: "There is an uncle in the big room, and there is also an uncle in the second room, how can you tell the difference?" ”

At this time, Xia Yu spoke, "It's called Uncle Hu." It's the old rules in the house. ”

As soon as she said this, everyone laughed, and a few people even stepped forward to bend their knees, "I've seen Uncle Hu!" After saying that, he hurried back to the sisters' pile, laughing into a ball.

Jia Hu only watched indulgently. In his eyes, these are little girls, just joking, nothing to worry about.

Bihe took Liu's cloak, helped her into the inner room, and said with a smile: "You narrow ghosts, you can't stop talking, make tea for your wife and uncle." ”

These few responded: "Hey, there is water on the stove, and Sister Xuelian is making tea." "Let's go fetch some water!"

A few arched wives entered the inner room, Xia Yu and the others went to the east wing, and many of them scattered around and went to work everywhere.

After returning from his mother, Jia Hu went back to the east wing. Jia Hu, the big fish and meat in Jia's mother's place, has always been not used to eating, only a little bit, and at this time he was filling his stomach with dim sum. In the golden autumn season, it is a good time to eat osmanthus cake, the yard is wafting with the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, and Jia Hu is comfortably eating sweet but not greasy osmanthus cake.

After eating a few pieces, Xia Yu asked him not to eat them, "in case of food accumulation." ”

Jia Hu picked up the teacup, smelled it, tasted it, and said disappointingly: "Where did the water come from?" It was too cold and ruined my tea. ”

It was Xia Yu who made the tea, and she pursed her lips and smiled: "It's the well water in our yard, and you can taste it too?" ”

Jia Hu looked at her and shook his head: "Alas, I'll drink it anyway." Just wait for the snow lotus in my mother's yard to come over, and I don't need you stupid girls anymore! ”

Xia Yu was not annoyed, she just saw that the uncle was disgusted, but she still drank it in a big gulp, and she didn't ask, otherwise the uncle's answer would be "Tea to quench your thirst, what are you doing like this?" ”

Uncle is a contradictory person: he has a sensitive tongue and can drink good or bad tea, but he still drinks it if it is not brewed; loves to squeeze the maid, and has a lot of crooked reasoning, and he can't say anything about him; On weekdays, the maid is neither big nor small, and he doesn't care, and he punishes people mercilessly.

There are a lot of maids here, almost all of them have been punished, none of them are wrong, and the wife is also relieved to let the uncle take care of the maids in her house. Xia Yu is here to find the way, as long as he does things well, the uncle will not punish people lightly.

Jia Hu is still too young, and Liu is not worried that he will bathe alone. He also loves to be clean, and if he doesn't wash for a day, it is important to be uncomfortable, so bathing under the service of the maid can be said to be one thing that hurts Jia Hu's body and mind.

I've been seen again, when will I grow up? Jia Hu fell asleep with infinite resentment.

At the beginning of August, for Jia Zheng's examination, the entire Guogong Mansion was busy. Because of Jia Daishan's relationship, Jia Zheng was able to enter the Guozijian, and he took the exam directly in the capital. There was no one in Xifu, so Jia Daishan prepared a gift and went to Dongfu to consult Jia Jing.

Jia Hu knew early on that Jia Zheng was a vain guy, and he only watched coldly as Jia's mother happily prepared the utensils. Jia Yu is also an old god, just waiting for Jia Zheng to laugh at him fiercely when he falls off the list. Jia Zheng was very nervous, and in July, he had been staying in the study, so Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth with hatred for the two goblins in the study.

On the eighth day of August, I entered the examination room. The examination will be held in three sessions on August 9, 12 and 15. Jia Hu deliberately went to learn about the exam, and when Jia Zheng, who was stinky and haggard and not human, was carried out, Jia Hu couldn't help but shudder, and at the same time silently decided that when he started practicing martial arts, he must redouble his efforts.

Soon, it was time for the autumn season to release the list.

The term "release list" first came from Li Nao's "Chronicles of the Middle Years of Qin" in the Tang Dynasty: "In the eighth year of Taihe, there was a poem written by a nameless son: 'The beggar still has a great year, and twenty-three people have all the canes. The Tang Dynasty poet Huang Tao also wrote a poem "The Day of the Release": My Tang Dynasty is the most boastful, and the immortal list is named out of the dawn. The white horse hisses thirty reins, and the Zhumen holds a thousand candles.

Once the list is released, some people are "proud of the spring breeze and see all the Chang'an flowers in one day", and some people are like Fan Jinzhongju, who are crazy, and more are famous Sun Shan, so they can only pack their bags and take the exam again in three years. Unfortunately, Jia Zheng is the last kind of person.

On the day of the release of the list, Jia's mother has been waiting in Rongxi Hall.

Jia Zheng has been sick and is not getting better. He supported his sick body and accompanied his mother to wait in Rongxi Hall.

It was Lai Da who was sent out to see the list.

After a long time, the officials who reported the good news passed wave after wave in front of them, and none of them stopped at Rongguo Mansion.

Finally Lai Da came back, but he brought back not very good news.

Jia Mu's sharp voice called, "Are you sure? Can you see clearly? ”

Lai Da kowtowed, and said in a panic: "The old slave saw the end from the beginning to the end, and looked at it three or four times, but he didn't find the name of the second master. "I secretly complained in my heart, I knew that the second master was not successful, why did he ask for this errand!

Jia Zheng's face was snow-white, and his lips trembled: "No...... No way...... It's impossible, I feel so good this time......" muttered to himself, insisting on waiting for the official to come and report the good news.

Mrs. Jia Muwang persuaded hard, but Jia Zheng insisted on doing so.

No, Jia's mother ordered someone to invite Jia Daishan.

Jia Daishan only asked the maid to bring a message: "How many students have fallen in ancient times, and it is not for nothing that they have been admitted to seventy or eighty!" If my son can't even bear this setback, how will he be an official in the future! ”

After Jia Zheng heard this, he seemed to have been given a new life, and he didn't ask Jia's mother to send it, he left tremblingly, vowing to take the exam again in three years.