PS: The chapter about the mistake the day before yesterday has now been revised. Behind closed doors, I still haven't figured out how this mistake was made. However, forget it, it is considered anti-theft.

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There will be a lot of hairpins in August.

Speaking of the next year is the year of Dabi, according to the convention, the first year of the year of Dabi will be held in the autumn to admit a group of new people, and the first hairpin after the Mid-Autumn Festival is also the most lively. Often at this time, the results of the autumn season have come out, and the new people will also be busy socializing with the same year to expand their contacts, and there are even those people from small families who have the intention of gambling and imitating the old customs to catch their sons-in-law. Of course, people like the Jia family can't look down on those new people, and the only ones who can enter their eyes are the new gongshi and new jinshi in the coming year. Even the upper-class elite families will not talk lightly about the marriage of their children, and the sound of firecrackers that can be heard on the street every now and then still brings a bit of peachy atmosphere to Jingshi.

The hairpin party that Jia Jiu participated in was held in this context, and the host was Liang Jian, the left minister.

Of course, the Jia family has never had anything to do with the Liang family, and Jia Jiu participated in the hairpin party as an accessory to the Zhang family's daughters. The Liang family and the Zhang family have been friends for decades. Liang Xiang is the protégé of the old lady of the Zhang family, when Liang Xiang first entered the officialdom, he was taken care of by the old lady of the Zhang family, when the Zhang family was down, the Liang family also tried their best to find a chance for the Zhang family to recover, and now, Liang Zheng, the eldest son of Liang Xiang, and Sun Zhang Ye, the head of the Zhang family, are not only classmates and friends but also the same year. Therefore, the girls of the Zhang family and the daughters of the Liang family are also recognized, and Jia Jiu, who is standing next to Zhang Ye's wife Zhang Jiang, is very conspicuous.

Liang Zheng's eldest daughter, Liang Yaru, jumped over and said, "Sister Zhang, didn't you say in the letter that you want to bring three new friends?" How is there only one? ”

Jia Jiu replied embarrassedly, "Miss Liang." Sorry. My cousin found out about coming to the house to attend the hairpin party, and he clamored to come with him. In order not to cause trouble to the house. My two nieces offered to stay at home and take care of my younger brother. ”

Liang Yaru said: "I see. Are you the cousin of the Zhang family's sister? I have a relationship with Sister Zhang's sister, since you are Sister Zhang's aunt. Then I'll call you Aunt Jia too. May I ask if the cousin in my aunt's mouth is the one who was born from the mansion? ”

Jia Jiu shook his head and said, "It's my uncle's cousin." However, his jade was not brought out of the womb, but made by his family to comfort his grandmother, who was sick in bed at the time. This is not a secret, as long as you find the midwife of the year and ask. ”

Liang Yaru said: "Auntie is nervous. Auntie, rest assured, what I'm curious about is not the piece of jade, but my aunt's cousin who hasn't started reading until now, is this true? ”

Jia Jiu said: "It's not easy to answer what you say." If you say that your family has never enlightened him, you can't hide it. When my uncle's cousin was still at home, she had already taught three or four books and two or three poetry collections in her stomach. At that time, he was only three or four years old, but he memorized those poems backwards, even if he separated the words and put them in front of him one by one, he would not admit mistakes. At that time, everyone said that he must have a great future in the future, and the old lady liked it very much. Compared to him, my own brother became more and more dirt on the ground. But when it comes to reading, he hasn't finished any of the four books until now. ”

Actually, what is there to say about this? Jia Yuanchun taught Jia Baoyu to read, firstly, because Jia Baoyu was indeed talented, and secondly, Jia Yuanchun may not have the intention of showing off everywhere and attracting Jia's mother's attention. Jia Lian, who was taken away by Jia's mother and kept close to the second room by the second room, not only did no one plan carefully for him, but also suffered from such a dark atmosphere from time to time. In the end, it is not surprising that he lost his motivation and became a blind skipper.

Even if Jia Jiu didn't say these words, the ladies present were also clear. The long house is the cornerstone of the family. Using the next means on the long house, it is no wonder that the Jia family has become what it is today. If there is no matter of the Imperial Agitation of the Golden Palace, I am afraid that the Jia family will disappear from the circle of magnates in the capital master in a short time. Even the children of the family will become a luxury in the end, even drinking a mouthful of white rice porridge!

Life is far more cruel than the legend of the story. Wealth is never a fluke.

Jia Jiu is a little girl, so naturally the little girl from the master's family came forward to entertain him. Liang Yaru is exactly one year younger than Jia Jiu. But he has already been his own proprietor, and he doesn't need the elders to follow and guide him everywhere.

It's Jia Jiu. He was very interested in the hairpins prepared by the Liang family. The Liang family is not a century-old family, Liang Xiang is the first person in the Liang family to be an official, at best, he has only come up in the last twenty or thirty years. It's just that two generations of kings are favored, and they are famous, and they have a lot of children and they are all competitive, so they are very decent in Beijing. It's just that such a person must have worse financial resources than other people's families, so I don't know what hairpins the other party will prepare.

You must know that the hairpin of the hairpin flower club is also one of the props for each family. The hairpin party, the scale of the hairpin party and the identity of the visitors are the power and influence of the host's family, and the hairpin of the hairpin party is one of the indicators of the host's taste and financial resources. Like the princess's mansion, there is a royal family standing behind it, if the emperor is willing to make a face for his daughter, sister and aunt, then the hairpin that the princess's mansion can take out is definitely the best of the best, whether it is craftsmanship or value, it is the top level. If you change someone like Liang Xiang, you can only use your brains in ingenuity. It's not easy to save money and shine at the same time.

Jia Jiu looked at the shell hairpin on the long table and held on the tray, and nodded secretly in his heart. Brightly colored shells are indeed cheaper and easier to come by than jewelry such as coral, especially for the ladies of the Gyeongshi, who are likely to never leave Gyeonggi for the rest of their lives, let alone go to the beach. This kind of shell hairpin really pleases the hearts of these little girls.

Jia Jiu stretched out his hand and wanted to pick up the nearest hairpin, but he might as well stretch out a hand on the side and hold down the plum blossom hairpin made of countless shells.

Jia Jiu was stunned for a moment, turned his face, but saw a girl about the same age as himself staring at him.

For Jia Jiu, who is a person in two lifetimes, shell hairpins are really common, maybe a red sandalwood hairpin is more attractive than it. But for the ladies in Beijing, these shell hairpins are very unusual. Especially this plum hairpin. However, it is made of many shells the size of a fingernail, which is naturally more eye-catching than the usual gold and silver jewelry.

Everyone on the side looked at the two little girls. This was common in previous years. The two little girls took a fancy to the same hairpin, some became friends because of it, and some quarreled and resented it. The latter, in particular, is very common among young girls. The reputation of the Jia family has always been bad, and Jia Jiu has made trouble in the Jinluan Palace, and the people around him thought that Jia Jiu would be in trouble, but they didn't expect Jia Jiu to be like he didn't pay attention, he only glanced at the other party, and then turned his face. Picked up a starfish hairpin on the side.

The woman sitting behind the long table breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but glance at Jia Jiu curiously. Even the girl who took the plum hairpin was also very surprised by Jia Jiu's attitude, and even paid attention to Jia Jiu's information.

Jia Jiu didn't care. He was glad that he wore a full-breasted skirt. The moon-white undergarment was covered with bright purple half arms, and underneath was a long skirt sprinkled with large pink-purple camellias, and an azure shawl hung on her hands. The Zhang family sent him a skirt mainly in red, but the decree of the previous dynasty stipulated that red was the exclusive color of the main room and the children of the main room. Jia Jiu thought about it, since there was such a decree in the previous dynasty, it was respected in red. Then he has to avoid one or two. After all, at the hairpin meeting of the prime minister's house, it is very likely that you will meet the young lady of the real power official family in the court. It's not good to offend people in this kind of thing.

In fact, Jia Jiu was very grateful to the Zhang family for the prior arrangement. The last time he was in the princess's mansion, he didn't dare to go to crowded places at all, so he didn't pay attention to what clothes the girls of each family were wearing. This time, he could clearly see that the older girls, over thirteen years old, were dressed in high-waisted skirts or full-breasted skirts, oversized shirts and shawls. And the little girls below are almost the same as themselves, and they are also dressed in full-breasted skirts and half-arms and shawls. But there were many of the servants standing around, and many of them were wearing gowns. If you really come here wearing a gown. That's a shame.

Standing on the tree-lined promenade, watching the girls passing by in twos and threes. Jia Jiu realized that there seemed to be no place for himself to be lazy today. Because the back garden of the prime minister's house is not very large. There are not many guests who can come here, but all the scenery of this back garden is built around the lake in the middle, and standing by the lake, doesn't it take you a panoramic view of the whole garden?

Jia Jiu then remembered that his house was a special gift from Emperor Gaozu back then, or an over-standard reward. That's why my own back garden is so big. can change someone else's home, if there is no accumulation of generations, where can you afford such a big house? Qingliu, in particular, is even more low-key and will not give people a handle on this.

Jia Jiu was thinking about whether to follow Zhang Ying to enjoy the performances of the ladies throughout the whole process, but saw someone calling him behind.

"This sister, can you ask a question?"

Jia Jiu turned around and looked, who was the girl who was not fighting with him for the shell hairpin?

I saw the other party smile and said: "When we met for the first time, I am the daughter of the concubine of Dongping Palace, ranked third, and I am seven years old this year." My sister is a girl from the Jia family of the former Rongguo Mansion and the current first-class Shenwei General's Mansion, right? Speaking of which, our two families are also world friends, but you and I have never met before, and it is also fate to meet here today. ”

Jia Jiu was stunned and said, "My sister is polite." He couldn't bear the other party's intentions, so he could only wait for the other party to make a move.

Seeing that Jia Jiu just returned the salute, the other party was also a little unhappy at the moment. Although she is the daughter of the side concubine, the palace is different from ordinary people, the side concubine is a serious book, and the daughter of the side concubine is naturally not a concubine in the general sense. Since he put down his body, he didn't see Jia Jiu's intention to stammer with him, and of course he was annoyed in his heart.

The third girl of Dongping Wangfu said: "When I was at home, I heard that the Jia family was extremely extravagant, and I always thought that it was exaggerated by the elders. But today, it seems that I am sitting in the well and watching the sky, negligent and unheard, and underestimating the people of the world. I see the appearance of my sister choosing a hairpin, but she is unmoved by this shell hairpin, and I think that when my sister is at home, she is used to seeing good things, so it is not uncommon, right? ”

Jia Jiu immediately said: "What did the little county lord say? If this word spreads, I am afraid that our whole family will die and have no place to bury. ”

The other party said: "The fact that my sister begged for a hairpin in front of the eldest princess has already spread throughout the Jingshi. For the small jade hairpin, my sister is still rare, why these shell hairpins. My sister doesn't have much energy, right? It's not common in Kyoto. Or does my sister look down on Liang Xiangjia's hairpins? ”

Apparently. This is the fault of the two worlds. In Jia Jiu's previous life, jadeite was more expensive than shells. On one side is the increasingly scarce jadeite resources. On one side is a well-developed pearl farming industry, and shells are piled up in mountains. In such a strong contrast, the price of jadeite is naturally tens of thousands of times higher than that of shells. But here, the gorgeous jadeite is not as popular as the shell.

Jia Jiu hurriedly said: "Little county lord, you really like to joke. To tell you the truth, I'm a vulgar person, and I prefer gold and silver jewelry to elegant play. Although the hairpin on the eldest princess's mansion is made of jadeite, he is beautiful in color. It's also my favorite lotus composition, and I naturally like it. As for this shell hairpin, it is beautiful, but it is not what I love. So no matter what he looks like, I feel flat. ”

The other party pursed his lips and looked at Jia Jiu without speaking, Jia Jiu was very strange, and was about to ask, but saw a strange woman coming out of the corner with a girl. Jia Jiu saw that the other party stood in front of him, and thought that he was blocking the other party's way. Hurriedly moved to the side, only to hear the other party say: "Sister Jia, don't retreat to the side, there is water behind you." If you fall, it's no joke. ”

Jia Jiu quickly stood up, hesitated in place awkwardly for a while, and then thanked the other party.

I only heard the girl say: "People say that burning the piano and cooking the crane and playing the piano to the cow are the most beautiful things in life." I just heard my sister say this, and I also think that today's hairpin is a pearl for my sister. Let's go. I should cry for this shell hairpin. ”

The other party sings well, and he knows his identity very well. Apparently specially for his own amusement. Jia Jiu's mind turned, and he tilted his head and blinked at the moment to look at each other, with a smile on his face. The other party obviously didn't expect Jia Jiu to look like this, and even the funny word he saw in Jia Jiu's eyes.

Of course, the other party wouldn't let Jia Jiu see the joke, so he immediately said, "I also saw it over there." I don't know if the sister of the Jia family can sue me, why did you choose this hairpin? ”

Jia Jiu looked at the other party and said, "Sister wants to know?" ”

"Yes."

Jia Jiu said: "Because in that pile of hairpins, I recognize the appearance of these two hairpins." The little county lord of Dongping Wangfu took a plum blossom hairpin, and the one on my head was a starfish hairpin. ”

"Starfish hairpin?"

Jia Jiu said: "Yes." ”

"What is a starfish?"

Jia Jiu said: "It's a kind of insect in the sea, and it looks like a star, so it's called a starfish." Starfish look weak, but it's actually a very well-fed and tenacious bug. It is said that wherever he crawled, whether it was small fish, shrimp or seaweed, he would eat it cleanly. ”

Before the two little girls on the opposite side could speak, they heard someone laugh and say, "It turns out that there is still someone in the boudoir who knows about starfish?" Such a girl can't be missing. As soon as the words fell, I saw a person coming down from the rockery, and he looked like he was only in his twenties.

At that moment, Jia Jiu was also puzzled.

Jia Jiu heard that the Zhang family had done literacy for him, so he knew that the hairpin clubs held by each family were different. It's like the hairpin party held by the eldest princess, from the powerful to the powerful to the celebrities, the coverage of the identity is still relatively complete. However, most of the hairpin parties held by Liang Xiang's family were important ministers of the imperial court, and there were relatively few powerful people, and there would also be celebrities, but the number of people was definitely not much. Looking at the other party's age, he is only twenty or thirty years old, and people of this age are rarely able to climb to the position of the fourth grade. If the other party is not a courtier, then it may be the son-in-law of the courtier's family. After all, most of the so-called celebrities became famous in middle age, and even fewer young people and young people.

Seeing Jia Jiu standing stunned, the man also smiled: "I heard Brother Yan say that he met an interesting little girl at the hairpin party in the princess's mansion, I think it's you?" Do you know about the seaside? Let's listen to it, and let me see the horizon too. So saying, he sat down on the stone drum beside him.

Jia Jiu replied dumbfounded, "What do you want to know?" ”

Hearing Jia Jiu say this, the other party's eyes flashed with interest. Obviously, Jia Jiu didn't notice that he had revealed his flaws, and the other party also guessed the fact that Jia Jiu was actually no stranger to things in the ocean.

I just listened to the other party: "There is a boat-swallowing fish in the myth and legend, how about we talk about the boat-swallowing fish?" Do you know how we can avoid disaster when we encounter a boat-swallowing fish? ”

Jia Jiu said: "Swallowing boat fish? I don't know if you're talking about boat-swallowing fish that I know, but all the creatures in the ocean are like that, as long as they live long enough, they will continue to grow. So most of their kind are not very large, but a few of them will become behemoths. Take sea turtles as an example, most turtles will climb onto the beach in the middle of the night to lay eggs, these turtles are actually not very large, at most their shells are three feet long. However, some sea turtles, as long as they do not encounter natural predators and continue to grow, they can grow to the size of a mountain, floating on the surface of the sea like an island. ”

"Predators? Do turtles also have natural predators? ”

Jia Jiu said: "Yes." Turtles have hard shells, but their abdomen is their weak point. It's fine when you're lying on the bottom of the sea, but if you're floating on the surface, it's easy to die from an attack on your abdomen. ”

"Like?"

"It's like talking about whales. There are many species of whales, but the bigger the whale, the more harmless they are. The boat-swallowing fish we are accustomed to talking about is one of the whales. These whales feed on small fish. It's just that although this whale has a gentle personality, his size is actually too large, and even if he just floats to the surface of the sea to ventilate, it will cause trouble for ships at sea. And this kind of whale likes to be seen in groups, from eight or nine to dozens at most. If you meet one, you may meet a large group. On the contrary, there is a small whale, which is ferocious by nature, and will not only attack turtles, but also attack boat-swallowing whales, and even when a dozen or so gather together, even a group of boat-swallowing whales cannot escape their killing. Sometimes, there are whales that rush to the shore to avoid danger. It's just that then it's easy to run aground. The reason why the whale can grow so big is because of the storage of the sea, once he is stranded, the bones on his body cannot bear the weight of his body. Therefore, once the whale of the swallowing boat comes ashore, it will definitely die. ”

"What season is better to go to sea?"

Jia Jiu said: "If you are going to the South Seas, it is best to be in winter, first, there is no strong wind, and second, there is a smooth wind and smooth water." If you're heading north, it doesn't matter if it's summer or winter. In winter, there is a headwind, but in summer, the wind and waves are too strong, and even if the boat is overturned by the wind. ”

The other party looked at Jia Jiu with burning eyes, and said for a long time: "How do you know this?" ”

"On a book at home. However, the book has no cover and no back cover, and it is still hand-copied. I think it may have been an inadvertent attempt by the ancestors to coax the children in the family. ”

The other party smiled and said, "That book is not nonsense, if what I expected is not bad, that book should be a copy from the Wang family's daughter." Although Wang's daughter is not of good character, he has talent and ability. ”

Jia Jiu didn't dare to speak.

I saw that the other party suddenly got up, took the shell hairpin on Jia Jiu's head and said, "I took your hairpin." By the way, Brother Yan is waiting for you in Hetang Qiushui, Brother Yan's little sister. ”

The man took Jia Jiu's hairpin, and soon disappeared.

At the hairpin flower meeting, it is an honor to be taken away, and the sooner the hairpin is taken away, the more decent. There is a young lady from the Oriental Royal Mansion standing here, and there is also a young lady from an important minister's family, but the other party leaves without looking at it, which shows that the identity of the other party is also extraordinary.

Jia Jiu was very surprised. As a weak girl in the boudoir, the opportunity to meet a foreign man is limited, and the man surnamed Yan that Jia Jiu knows is only the son of the Yan family who is suspected of being the eldest princess of Jiashan. It's just that the weight of the three words of the little junior sister of the Yan family is definitely not something that a little girl like him can afford.

Jia Jiu saluted the other two girls, said goodbye, and hurried away, but didn't notice the eyes of the other two girls looking at him.

The little girl who came from behind didn't care, but the little county lord of Dongping Wangfu didn't look very good. He had never been so neglected. Jia Jiu was able to change from a concubine to a concubine, and now she was taken away in front of the little county lord, so it was strange that the little county lord would be happy. (To be continued......)