Under such circumstances, Jia Lian carried a precisely measured basket, wearing several layers of single clothes specially made for him by his sister and niece, and entered the gate of the tribute courtyard under the expectation of his family.

As the male of the Jia family, how does Jia Lian not know that the family is different from the Zhang family. If Jia's mother is in charge, I'm afraid that he can only donate an official, and then run errands for others at home and do some things that the stewards do. But his maternal grandparents are different.

The concept of the Jia family is that it is better to stay at home after donating an official to the imperial court, not only to enjoy wealth comfortably, but also to suffer outside in the wind and sun. Most of the people in the Jia family, including Jia Lian himself, also think like this: donate an official, then nest at home, and then find a way to climb up when there is a chance.

The concept of the Zhang family is that opportunities wait for no one, and only by working hard can they seize the opportunity. The Zhang family's request to Jia Lian is that if he can't do it for ten years and dare not enter the Shike, then go to the Ming Arithmetic Science and Economics Department, even if he is a small official, it is better than staying at home. Therefore, the children of the Zhang family, as long as they are old, learned, and almost homework, will go to the examination room to turn around a few times, and then come out to be officials, roll in the officialdom, and seize an opportunity in the officialdom, instead of sitting at home and waiting for the opportunity.

Jia Lian never thought about the difference between the opportunity he waited for at home and the opportunity he seized in the officialdom, but after going through the literacy eradication of his grandfather's family, he realized that the opportunity that he could finally fall on him when he sat at home was often picked by others, and even if someone else picked the rest, this probability was still very, very small, so small that he was completely sorry for the time spent waiting.

And what about the opportunity to seize in officialdom? Even Jia Lian himself had to admit it. This opportunity for promotion originally came from the officialdom, and guarding the officialdom is equivalent to staying at the source. Naturally, there are many more opportunities for this than staying at home. However, officialdom is so big. There are thousands of officials, large and small, but there are only a few official positions released each time. There are few porridge and many monks, everyone is grabbing, the people above don't want it, so it is the turn to get the officials below, and the officials below can't take it, so they can get the alternate officials. With the Jia family's kind of waiting method, waiting for ten or eight years, you may not be able to wait for an opportunity, but if you have ten years of hard work. is just boiling qualifications, and with his family background, it is enough for him to survive from the eighth grade and the ninth grade to the position of the sixth grade. If there is any merit made during this period, then it is naturally appropriate to ascend to the fifth grade.

Jia Zheng's Ministry of Labor, Wai Lang, is also a positive five products.

Thinking that ten years later, at the age of twenty-eight or nineteen, he would be on an equal footing with Jia Zheng, and Jia Lian's feet when he walked to the Gongyuan were windy.

When he didn't know before, Jia Lian was still jealous of Jia Zhu and didn't like Jia Zhu, but now he knows that Jia Zheng's family is actually a dove occupying a magpie's nest and occupying a part of his own family, and that cousin has taken away the qualifications of the prisoner who originally belonged to him, Jia Lian's heart will be better!

Jia Lian is only eighteen years old now. It's the time to be young and vigorous. If it was Jia's mother and Jia Yu, it was his own grandmother and biological father, even if he was really wronged, he could only lower his head and swallow it in his stomach. But after the separation, Jia Zheng is an outsider, if he dares to have a word against him. Jia Lian just didn't dare to spit on Jia Zheng's face, and he dared to let the little guys below stumble on Jia Zheng.

I have the idea of fighting for myself. Jia Lian sat in the examination room.

To be honest, Jia Lian is really not familiar with the subset of scripture and history. He has only been raiding for half a year, and the important articles are just coming twenty times a day. But the Zhang family can't guess the question. It's just that the Zhang family didn't mix with the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials, but they still guessed the exam questions of this Ming Arithmetic subject. Even occasionally encountered a topic that he didn't guess, Jia Lian also wrote it according to his impression, leaving no blanks.

As for the number of techniques in the back, maybe Jia Lian was born with this, he is still a little sensitive to numbers, and he has done a good job in several topics.

When the examiner saw Jia Lian's exam papers, his reaction was: The familiarity with the subset of scriptures and history is average, and the account is good, but this word is too bad, and it can't be taken out at all in the six parts, so let's put it in the army. It's okay to write a letter home to those big guys.

In this way, without anyone else's hands, Jia Lian was assigned to the army. For those who are already prepared, they can't help but feel a little sad, they have one less chance to practice their wrists.

After being locked up in the examination room for nine days, he climbed into his carriage with a smell that made people retreat, Jia Lian poured a large mouthful of the warm chicken soup in the carriage, which was boiled by his sister herself, and was not greasy at all. He didn't even have the concept of being carried back to his house by his subordinates, so he fell asleep like that, and slept for three days.

Although the Ming Arithmetic Department is not as decent as the Jinshi Branch, it has a lot of sins.

When Jia Lian woke up, he saw his little servant Wang'er screaming: "The second master is awake!" ”

Immediately, there were footsteps outside, and after a while, he saw his father, sister, niece, and daughter all coming to his bed, and Jia Lian could see that his father's sideburns were actually a little more white than before.

Before Jia Lian could react, he heard his sister say on the edge of his bed: "My brother is awake." If it weren't for the doctor saying that my brother was fine, he was just tired, and I was afraid that my father wouldn't be able to support it. ”

Jia Lian lay on the bed for three days, his whole body was weak, and he didn't have the strength to get up to salute his father, so he could only tap the edge of the bed with his right knuckles, and said: "It's the son who is not filial, which makes my father worried." ”

Jia Yu snorted, turned his face away, and didn't speak, but Jia Jiu took a small bowl from Jia Qian's hand and said, "Brother, you're wrong." Men are ambitious in all directions, if you only know how to eat yourself at home, live on the blessings of your father and ancestors, and follow in the footsteps of those others, your father will be angry. You see, my father made me boil this porridge for several pots, and after I got through it, I boiled it again, just so that my brother could eat the best porridge when he woke up. Brother, use some pads. ”

"My sister has worked hard."

Jia Lian didn't think it yet, but when he smelled the aroma of porridge at this time, his stomach couldn't help but growl. A girl immediately came over on the side and helped Jia Lian up, and Jia Lian was served by her sister. Finally, the small bowl of porridge was stuffed into the stomach, and the porridge was in the stomach. I felt a wave of heat rise from my stomach, and my hands and feet also had strength. was about to lift the quilt and go to the ground, but was stopped by Jia Yu:

"A child of your age just doesn't know the severity, he's been tired in the tribute courtyard for so many days, and he doesn't know how to take care of it when he comes home, so he makes all these false gifts! Lie down! Wait for the doctor to see it and say it's okay, and then you can go to the ground. Come on, go and ask the imperial doctor to come over and have a look. ”

Someone outside immediately answered, and the footsteps were not far away. I heard Jia's mother's voice outside: "I heard that Lian'er woke up?" How are people? Are you okay? ”

Jia Yu and Jia Jiu hurriedly went out to greet them, even Jia Lian wanted to sit up, but was held down by Jia's mother who entered the house: "Good boy, you have suffered a big sin this time." He scolded Jia Yu again: "Lian'er is young, and you are as young as him!" Is it worth people or fame! I want my child to fight with his life! Zhu'er is gone, if Lian'er has something to do, how can you call me an old woman! ”

As he spoke, he was going to beat Jia Yu. Jia Lian hurriedly grabbed the hem of his grandmother's clothes and said, "Old lady, my grandson is fine." ”

Jia Mu turned around. touched Jia Lian's face and said, "Poor child, it's all your uselessness." But as long as he has some ability, it is not a simple matter to get you an official. Where do you need to fight with your life? ”

Jia Lian said: "Old lady, my grandson just hopes that his future children will be able to go smoothly and not have to suffer such hardships, so I went to take this exam." ”

Mother Jia hugged Jia Lian and cried, "You kid." It was born too late, twenty years earlier. When your great-grandmother was alive, where did you need to suffer such a sin? It's all your unsuccessful father's trouble. And you, second girl, your brother is a big one in the splendid pile, where can he eat such suffering! ”

Thinking of Jia Lian being carried out of the carriage by the long entourage, Jia's mother had palpitations. Jia Zhu died in front of him, although Jia Lian did not win his heart than Jia Zhu, he was also his own grandson. Although he is dissatisfied with Jia Lian and dissatisfied, if Jia Lian really has something, Jia's mother will be the first to spare the person who will take Jia Lian to the exam, even if that person is his own son! Not to mention Jia Jiu's granddaughter.

Jia Qing saw that his grandfather and aunt were being reprimanded on the side, his eyes rolled, and he immediately held a bowl of tea for Jia's mother, and said, "Old lady, the second uncle is the only son of my grandfather who has grown up now, how can my grandfather not be in pain?" But the second uncle doesn't fight for this, but I'm afraid that the title of the ancestor will be over to the second uncle. The second uncle is not for himself, but for this family. Grandfather also knew this, so he pinched a handful of sweat and personally sent the second uncle to the tribute courtyard. Fortunately, the second uncle is fine, and the doctor also said that the second uncle is tired, so it's good to wake up. Don't be sad, old lady. ”

Jia Lian also took Jia's mother's hand and said, "Old lady, my grandson is really fine, but I'm tired." The grandson is young, and it will be fine if he sleeps well. ”

Jia Mu said: "Nonsense, Zhu'er said the same thing at the beginning, but he ......"

Jia Jiu said: "Old lady, don't say that this shouldn't be said by your granddaughter, in fact, your granddaughter has been pressing this in her heart for many days." As the saying goes, a drop of essence and ten drops of blood, the younger the younger, the more you have to maintain it, and when you are older in the future, there will be no such and such problems. But after Brother Zhu got married, the second aunt put a lot of people in Brother Zhu's house, and Sister-in-law Zhu frowned slightly, and the second aunt said that Sister-in-law Zhu was not virtuous, and forced Sister-in-law Zhu to put her face in the house with the people around her. In the past, my granddaughter didn't think there was anything wrong with this, but since she went out and seen the world, her granddaughter knew that no one else's family would do this. Don't say that the official house is the same as our family, even the county king's mansion is the same. is like the younger brother Luling Wangye, who is now long lived, he has also been married for many years, and when he was twenty-five years old, the concubine did not give birth to a son and a half daughter, so he accepted the side concubine. ……”

Jia Jiu's voice became smaller and lower the more he spoke, and he was almost inaudible in the back, but for Jia Mu, these words were deafening.

Jia Yu saw that his mother's face was not good-looking, and he was afraid that Jia's mother would attack her daughter, so she also said boldly: "Old lady, what the second girl said is right." Don't talk about others, it's the fourth sister's family, the fourth sister has been childless for many years after entering the door, until the brother-in-law is in his forties, and there is no child below, so the brother-in-law accepted the concubine. Didn't my mother lament before, my sister's descendants are a little thinner, and I am afraid that in the future, I will not even have a person who breaks the pot......"

Jia Mu snorted and said, "Do you think I don't understand this?" Jia Mu wanted to say. If it weren't for Emperor Gaozu, Jia Daishan wouldn't have so many concubines. But in the end he stopped. The Hidden Venerable is secret, this Tie Zejia Mu is still very clear. Emperor Gaozu is a king. The Jia family is a minister, so as the daughter-in-law of the Jia family, Jia's mother can't say that Emperor Gaozu is not. There are only historians who have fallen to Emperor Gaozu. Similarly, as a daughter-in-law, Mother Jia can't complain about her mother-in-law, Mrs. Gu, and as a wife, Mother Jia can't hate her husband.

The last of the last, so to speak. In front of her mother-in-law and husband, Jia's mother could only take out her anger on her son. It's no wonder that his attitude towards his two sons is so different.

After thinking about it, Mother Jia still said: "That's it, now Zhu's daughter-in-law is still waiting to give birth, and it is inconvenient for me to interfere in the affairs of his house." See what he likes. If he is willing to keep two people around to talk to him, then he will leave them behind. If he doesn't want to, those girls will be released, which can be regarded as a good fate for Zhu'er and the child in Zhu's daughter-in-law's womb. ”

Someone immediately responded, and passed the message to Li Kun, who was raising a baby in the small courtyard at the back.

Here Jia Mu touched Jia Lian. said: "How can there be fewer people around to take care of the brothers in other families like us?" Since Lian'er doesn't like girls, why don't you tell Lian'er that the door is good? ”

As soon as the words came out, Jia Mu felt that it was a good idea. Jia Lian is eighteen years old, and it is nothing for an ordinary man to marry at this age. You must know that in the previous dynasty, there were children of lords and nobles' families, and they got married at the age of twelve. To start a family and start a family, you have to become a family before you can say that you can start a business. Didn't start a family. will always be treated as a child, even if there is anything inconvenient to discuss with people who have not yet started a family.

Jia Mu thinks. rushed to marry Jia Lian at this time, and Jia Lian was also taken care of. Second, if Jia Lian is ordained, it is convenient for this daughter-in-law to stay at home to support her elders or follow Jia Lian to take office. also exempted Jia Jiu, an old man, from doing the work of these women, and also exempted Jia Jiu, an eight-year-old girl, from making people laugh and be picky.

Jia Mu thought it was a good idea, but she didn't expect Jia Lian to be unwilling at all. Jia Lian remembered what his grandfather told him in his heart. In the past two years, the Jia family must be a negative example in the mouths of others, and when marrying a daughter-in-law at this time, people are either aiming for their own title or have problems with their character. Instead of rushing to marry a daughter-in-law now, it is better to pay attention slowly.

But in this case, Jia Lian couldn't tell Jia Muming yet, he could only say: "Old lady, now my grandson is only eighteen years old, and he is the youngest one in the Ming Arithmetic Department this time." Even if you have been an official for three years, you are just twenty. Most of the people who come out directly to become officials start from the ninth grade, while the Ming Arithmetic Department starts from the eighth grade. According to the relevant rules of the imperial court, officials below the seventh grade are evaluated once a year. In other words, as long as the grandson gets two excellent in the past three years, he will follow up with the officials from Shike and make a county order. Old lady, how can the daughter-in-law that the county order of Qipin can marry better than the daughter-in-law who can marry the current white body? ”

Jia Mu frowned and said, "Nonsense, if you don't hurry up, the good girls will be snatched away!" Do you think a good girl will always wait for you to marry? Who hasn't paid attention to it before the people and the family, and when the girl and the girl are ready, they will choose the first auspicious day to come to the door to propose? Now it's too late to ask for a girl your size in the right family. Now I can only go to the homes of people with poor family backgrounds, if there is such a good appearance and good temperament, it will be possible to marry into the door and train for two years. ”

Xue Baochai, who was standing behind, heard it clearly, and his heart couldn't help but move, he looked at Jia Lian lying on the bed, and lowered his head again. He was standing in the corner, and this little movement didn't attract anyone's attention.

Don't talk about Xue Baochai, even Aunt Xue is also moved.

From the official lady to the invisible official wife on the surface to the real businesswoman, Aunt Xue's identity has been declining, and what he was accustomed to and didn't care about now has really become his unattainable goal.

Seeing that she was about to enter old age and her children would also face kissing, Aunt Xue realized that her identity was so low, that her daughter couldn't even wear the clothes she disdained when she was young, and she couldn't even wear the beautiful jewelry that she had already made, and even bent down when she saw the girls in this house, Aunt Xue knew better than ever that her identity had changed.

Now there is a ready-made opportunity to climb up, how can Aunt Xue not think about it?

Without Mrs. Wang saying something in Aunt Xue's ear, Aunt Xue clearly saw the difference between Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu. Jia Lian has a ready-made title waiting for him to inherit in the future, Jia Baoyu doesn't, Jia Lian has a huge family business, Jia Baoyu doesn't, and even Jia Lian knows how to be motivated, and Jia Baoyu always only knows that he is fooling around with those girls, and he doesn't even touch the books. Now Jia Lian is about to enter the officialdom, but Jia Baoyu doesn't know where he is in his early days.

Aunt Xue couldn't help but think, does this Second Master Lian say this, is it equivalent to saying that her daughter also has a chance? Three years later, this young master is just twenty years old, and his daughter is exactly thirteen years old, it is the time to start looking at others, and if you observe for another two years, maybe your daughter may become the daughter-in-law of this second master?

As long as people see that their daughter is different from their sister, as long as they let the other party see that their relationship with the Wang family is not so close.

Aunt Xue calculated in her heart. (To be continued......)