Chapter 2 Moving into a new house
Ren Jiahao and his party stopped in Jingdong, Ren Daizhong came out first, and was helped down by Rong Bo, who was already waiting at the door.
Ren Daizhong greeted with a smile: "How is Steward Rong?" β
Rong Bo hurriedly smiled: "Okay! Good! Thank you for the eldest young master asked. Ah Jing, who has not succeeded, is already waiting in your outer study, just waiting for you to write a plaque and hang it on the top of the study. β
Dai Zhong nodded, indicating that he understood.
Compared with Rong Bo, who is very good at things, Dai Zhong prefers Rong Jing, who is loyal and honest, long in stature, and powerful in martial arts, he has been his personal servant since he was a child, and he is as proficient in martial arts as himself, and he is determined to put pen to paper from Rong and regain lost territory. In later generations, there are two sentences to judge Rong Jing: born in a bitter cold and high-minded heart, he once achieved ten thousand people; Gentle as jade, humane and simple, can a python give birth to a dragon grandson?
Rong Bo stepped forward and personally picked out the car curtain, Dai Zhong stretched out his hand and said respectfully: "Dad." β
Ren Jiulong came out at this time, and he took Dai Zhong's men, stroked his beard, and looked at this quaint and atmospheric mansion with satisfaction.
I have to say that this Rong Bo is really smarter than Jiang Xian, can do things, and can do anything to suit the owner's appetite. Let's just say that this house, bought here, lived before and after, not particularly big officials, but they are all middle-class officials, and the wealthy family is also close, and it is convenient to buy things and enter and exit, and the decoration shows the spirit of everyone of the century-old scholar family, and it is not at all the residence of the merchant family, which makes Ren Jiulong feel as if he is not born in a merchant at all, but a person who is blessed by anthracene shade.
Ren Jiulong suddenly turned to Dai Zhong and opened his mouth to say: "Bastard, don't help your mother yet!" β
Dai Zhong was a little confused.
What's going on? Wasn't it a joy to watch it just now?
How did Dai Zhong know that Ren Jiulong was afraid that his son would see that he was getting carried away, so he covered it up with such words and deeds.
But when his father spoke, his mother was indeed still in the carriage, Dai Zhong didn't dare to be ambiguous, and hurriedly came to help his mother. Rong Bo rushed to the front again, and first lifted the curtain to facilitate entry and exit.
Facing his mother, Dai Zhong was much more relaxed, and the smile on his face was also very bright: "Mother! β
Zhang came out with a jade face wrapped in a red sprinkled gold flower and velvet cloak, Dai Zhong carefully guarded her and let her down, Jiang Yuntan followed out, Dai Zhong was about to help, Yun Tan made a color and came down by himself. Zhang's slight sideways gaze; Rong Bo's eyes rolled, and he didn't know what he thought.
Immediately afterwards, Hongyan, who was dressed in an azure tulle cloak, got out of the car, smiled happily, and stretched out his hand to Dai Zhong: "Brother, hug!" β
Dai Zhong smiled and went over to hug Hongyan down.
Rong Bo was a little afraid to look at the eldest lady.
It's really getting more and more peugeot. When he was in Wenling, there were countless princes and nobles who wanted to marry, and what they valued was not only their family background, family background and the talents of the eldest lady. More anointing children, for the touching face of the eldest lady.
Dai Xing came out and said helplessly: "I am not hurt by anyone, obviously I am the youngest, and everyone else has someone to hug, but I don't." β
Hongyan turned around and took a sip: "Phew, don't be ashamed, a manly man, if you don't stand up to the sky, you should run the house like your brother, it's good for you to go out with your father, you haven't learned the ability, but you have learned to be coquettish." β
Dai Zhong went over, hugged Dai Xing down, scratched Dai Xing's nose, and said with a smile: "You, I know that your sister has a serrated mouth, and it's not interesting to bump into her here." Or do you have itchy skin and bones, and you have to invite her to scold you before you are happy? β
Hongyan raised an eyebrow.
She has never served anyone, but she loves her mother and brother, and she almost doesn't talk back when they say anything about herself. She firmly believes that if the whole world asks who is most sincere to her, it is only these two.
The Zhang family handed over the jade face to Yun Tan, and Yun Tan entered the new house first to settle down; The Zhang family and Ren Jiulong commanded a qiΔ matter, Rong Bo accompanied him, and Dai Zhong, Hongyan and Dai Xing were all learning by the side, so that they could take charge of their own affairs in the future. After the completion of the business, the family entered the house and began to admire the new house: entering through the gate where the two small stone lions were placed, there was the main courtyard of the Ren family, and then the hall, the inner hall and the main hall. A hanging house on the right side of the gate is the residence of the slaves, closely connected to the study outside Jiulong and the Honglian Courtyard of Jiulong, followed by Zhang's Bangxia Residence, followed by three ear rooms for the young Yuyan to live. Behind it is the north courtyard of Dai Zhong and the south courtyard of Dai Xing, as well as the Ni Yu Building, which is specially for Hongyan to live in. The back door is for the slaves and maids to live, so that they can go to the back street to buy fat powder snacks without having to collide with the men in the front yard. From the left side of the gate, there is a water vein like a jade belt, the name is "Lianli", around the temple on the left and the Ningxia building specially used for amusement, used for watching the play.
Ren Jiulong sat in the main hall, drinking the tea held by the rough girl, and frowned: "When I went to Beijing, I sold the exquisite girl, my aunt, and my concubine, should I buy some girls now?" Otherwise, wouldn't it be rude to have a visitor? β
Hongyan rolled her eyes.
Where is it for faux pas, it is obvious that the girls are too honest and responsible, and they are not good enough to come to things, so they can't take concubines. Today's imperial court prohibits prostitutes, so Ren Jiulong tactfully reminded his wife to take a concubine for him.
Hongyan looked disgusted.
I don't know how many people Zhang asked for relatives when he was young, he was famous, and he was born beautiful, his father was still a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, and Ren Jiulong didn't know how to cherish it for so many years, and he always spoiled his concubine and killed his wife, and helped Lian's bully her. I don't look at how much credit the Zhang family has. Hongyan has helped the Zhang family manage the back house in recent years, and it is precisely because the Zhang family is too benevolent that Hongyan has become the current sharp-toothed and clawed person step by step. The mother and daughter are soft and rigid, and they actually manage the Ren family like an iron bucket.
After listening to Ren Jiulong's words, Zhang Shi was naturally unwilling, but he had to reply: "Today's girls are very good, and if you buy them again, you don't know the details, and you have to readjust them." The price of Lin'an is not better than that of Wenling, so it is better to save some money. β
When Ren Jiulong heard this, he was not happy, and his face immediately turned black: "What can be wrong with a girl?" The girl can't be taught well, what should you be the mother of the house? It's better to give it to the virtuous as soon as possible! β
Zhang's was so angry that he was about to have a seizure on the spot, but Dai Zhongxian couldn't help it: "Dad, what are you doing with your mother so decently?" Is there anyone in this house who can be the master of the house today? Let's just say that you handed over the house to your grandmother and those indiscriminate women before, and you almost turned the house around! β
Ren Jiulong slapped the table and roared: "Rebel!" How your grandmother is going to get the housekeeper turn to come to you! β
Dai Zhong was about to reply, but Hongyan suppressed his hand and motioned him not to speak. Dai Zhong had to shut up, but the anger on his face was very obvious.
Hongyan sneered.
Daddy was angry because his mother was scolded, obviously dissatisfied with his brother's loss of face, and scolded those women he once trusted and relied on. To be honest, if Ren Jiulong hadn't been too lucky, with his virtue, the emperor would have looked down on him and let him be the envoy of the salt and iron festival, and he would really be a faint king.
Hongyan smiled: "Dad thinks about it, I should add some girls to serve tea and pour water." In this way, Sister Yuntan doesn't have to be too tired, I can still have one or two more to call, Yuyan is just the right age, and she also needs someone to take care of her. My brother and Xing'er are both old, so they should also choose and see if there is a suitable one to put in the house first. β
This sentence does not deny Jiulong's opinion, but it also plucks Jiulong clean. Anyway, there is no hope of taking a concubine.
Is there anything Jiulong doesn't understand? When even began to reply: "Hmph, a girl who has not left the cabinet is in charge of her brother's affairs." β
Hongyan was angry this time.
How can there be a father who scolds himself for being shameless? He was the one who let her take care of the house before, but now he doesn't like a word, and he is still scolding. It is said that a woman's heart is a needle in the sea, and her father's mind is called turning the clouds and rain in an instant!
Dai Zhong's face darkened, and he was about to get angry, but Dai Xing said happily: "Sister can't take care of it, then I can do it?" Originally, my father once asked me to learn to be a housekeeper, and in the future, I and my brother will govern the Ren family well, and now it is a wonderful opportunity! Leave it to me for my mother and siblings! β
The corners of Hongyan's mouth hooked up with a smile.
Hmph, this younger brother is clever. Jiulong said that his daughter can't take care of it, so his son can't take care of it. Can't he buy a girl himself if he wants to take a concubine? This is impossible for Jiulong, who wants to have a face. But it is absolutely impossible for Daixing to buy that kind of bewitching woman to come in, so Jiulong suffered a dumb loss.
Jiulong didn't say anything at the moment, he was angry, so he left first under the pretext of going to deal with official business.
Hongyan pursed the corners of his lips in disgust.
Where is there any official business? It's clear that they are looking for a place to scold them.
When he was in Wenling, Ren Jiulong did not have a concubine, but he was lucky to have no son, and his daughter had already been married by the Zhang family. Later, there were some concubines and restless girls who got pregnant, Zhang's approach was to let it go, Hongyan was not so kind, and he was drugged openly, and directly aborted three or four male fetuses and several female fetuses, and also killed several concubines, and then those women became honest.
Hongyan is not afraid of retribution, but she is afraid that her cherished relatives will not have a good time. For the sake of loved ones, what is retribution? Compared with those illusory retribution and so-called fame, her mother Zhang has suffered more, and she will not forget the oppression of the Lian family and those concubines and rooms, so she will not be as tolerant and generous as those kind women described in **, revenge will be revenge, and this is her only creed now.
Hongyan knew that Ren Jiulong would not just finish like this, and he would definitely find an opportunity to give them a response.
Originally, when Zhang Zicong was still a heavy minister, how could he dare to be so presumptuous? Now that she relied on her sister to be a concubine for the emperor and gave birth to the favored Emperor Xinyuan, she began to wander.
Zhang sighed and instructed Ah Chi, who was standing below: "Go and clean up the two courtyards next to you." β
Ah Chi was helpless.
I finally got rid of the mess at home, and I want to come to two more. Said that the harmony of the wives and concubines in the family she also believed, her own master's vision is really not good, the women selected are carved out of the same mold as the old lady, delicate and spicy, especially good at things, no lady in the back house can not be set at all.
Hongyan spoke: "There's no need to worry, Daddy has suffered a loss here, and when he saw us working together, he didn't dare to blatantly carry people in for a while." Isn't my grandfather still in the capital? Daddy's foundation is unstable, and Concubine Shu's mother didn't give birth to a dragon son, so Daddy still didn't dare to play the majesty of Wenling in Lin'an. β
Ren Jiulong's greatest ability is to see the wind and steer, and outside is his grandson who goes home to be the overlord.
Hongyan took a sip of tea and continued: "Brother Lao has bothered to watch it in the past few days, if there is an outer room, just sue me, and I will clean up the hooves." β
Dai Zhong nodded.
Hongyan said again: "Dai Xing, even if you inquire about the girl, don't be too anxious to buy from people, some girls are not clear behind their backs, we have to be careful about everything after we enter Beijing, and we can't let my father come to me." I know that there is a black market in Beijing, and the officials are behind it, if you can make friends with these people, won't it be easy to help you in the future? β
Dai Xing smiled: "What my sister said is true. Coincidentally, in the past, I used to steal the five-bead hairpin on my sister's head to fund the Waifu scholar Hong Kai, who is now the Yin of Kyoto Prefecture, and his wife is in charge of this stall business, so I just have to visit him. β
Hongyan flew him with a roll of his eyes, infinitely amorous: "What else do you say, you still owe me the ten taels of silver for the five-bead hairpin, when are you going to pay it back?" β
Dai Xing immediately raised his feet and walked outside: "Ah, I'm going to visit Lord Hong now!" β
There was a burst of laughter in the hall.
Hongyan scolded: "This stingy thing is really suitable for business." "Didn't you teach that? You still scolded him," Dai Zhong knocked on the melon seeds, "You won't pay back the money you owed me before." β
Hongyan stared at him with innocent eyes: "When did such a thing happen?" How come I don't remember? β
Dai Zhong was speechless.
Dai Xing is not as bad as her!
But despite her bad face, she is good-looking, so innocent, she owes money Daizhong can admit that she doesn't owe.
Zhang looked at his children lovingly.
Maybe God didn't give her a good marriage, but he gave her four good children.
As if she suddenly remembered something, Hongyan instructed her mother again: "Mother, Ah Cheng and Ah Lu that were originally prepared can be lifted." β
Zhang was a little embarrassed: "Is this good?" They are all little girls who can marry a good person. β
Hongyan persuaded: "Why pity others? Do you know that they don't like to pick up high branches? If they don't have the mind to climb the dragon and the phoenix, who can move them? If there is a thief who has no thief's heart, it should be arranged by us. β
Zhang was obviously persuaded by his daughter, so he didn't say much.
Hongyan sighed: "I'm not worried about my father now, the women he picked are all unassertive and ugly shabby children, I now pray for the blessing of the gods, let my grandfather stay in Wenling for a few more days, otherwise that Tai Sui entered Beijing, and our family still doesn't know how to jump chickens and dogs!" β
Dai Zhong looked at the beauty and frowned, and naturally his heart softened, not to mention that this person was his sister-in-law, so he patted her shoulder and said, "Don't worry, the soldiers will come to block it, the water will cover it, and the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge." You slow down and worry, Ah Jing just handed me a post, it was Zhou Helin, the son of Zhou Yang, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, who invited me to go to Lanhuaxuan at night to enjoy the peach blossoms, you pretend to be a man, and Ah Jing followed me, I will take you to play. "I'm not going," Hongyan snorted, "What kind of peach blossoms are you enjoying when the lights are blind?" Besides, what kind of place is Lan Huaxuan? Gokan-in! Zhou Helin asked you to go to that kind of place, but you know that you are also a gentleman, so it is best not to associate with it. "It's a newcomer, isn't it that you have nowhere to play for fear that you will be bored," Dai Zhong persuaded, "It's just such an opportunity, and you will be familiar with your face in the capital in the future, you can't go out so casually." β
The words made his heart move, and even if he smiled, he didn't refute it again.
Zhang's has a headache, why do you like to run out after giving birth to four children? There are so many rights and wrongs in this capital, don't cause trouble!
Zhang's wanted to calm things down, but she didn't know that since they entered Beijing, there were countless eyes staring at themΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β·