After the meal, Jia's mother asked Li Kun and Wang Xifeng to send the Feng family back to Yihong Courtyard to settle down, but left Jia Baoyu and others to come down for tea.

Mrs. Wang was about to say goodbye at this time, but Mrs. Xing refused to get up for some reason, but said to Jia Baoyu: "Baoyu, the eldest lord asked me to ask you, the clan has been discussing the election of a new patriarch for the past few days, what do you think?" ”

As soon as she said this, there was silence next to her.

Jia Mu didn't seem to hear it, and drank tea quietly.

Jia Baoyu turned his head and said with a smile: "The matter of the patriarch is related to the rise and fall of the honor and disgrace of a clan, it is a major matter, I am a junior, this kind of thing is not easy to command in vain, naturally obey the arrangement of the clan." ”

Mrs. Xing was overjoyed when she heard this, and said, "The eldest lord said that now everyone in the clan has elected him as the patriarch, but a small number of people say that they want you to be the patriarch. ”

Jia Baoyu smiled on his face, this is the opposite.

"The eldest lord also said, in fact, you have no problem with this patriarch as him, but you are his own nephew, and he has to think about it for you.

Now that you wear many hats, you probably can't be busy with things outside, where can you still have the leisure to manage these trivial things in the clan.

The eldest lord is also completely thinking about you, but I don't want to compete with you for the position of patriarch. ”

Mrs. Xing smiled with a chrysanthemum on her face and glanced at Mrs. Wang, who was expressionless.

She thought she had said it beautifully.

Wearing a high hat for Jia Baoyu in front of so many people, Jia Baoyu must be embarrassed to say anything else.

No matter what Jia Yu said, she is also an elder, she said so, if Jia Baoyu still can't argue, it is rude and immoral, and disrespectful to the elders.

Sure enough, Jia Baoyu replied: "Oh, what does the old man want me to do?" ”

Mrs. Xing was overjoyed, and immediately said: "The eldest lord said, as long as you send someone to talk to the Dai Confucian and Dai Xiu Taiye in the clan, you don't have the time and energy to manage the affairs of the clan, they will naturally nominate the eldest master as the patriarch." ”

Jia Baoyu nodded in agreement.

"That's fine, Ming'er, I'll make it clear to the elders of the clan, and let them nominate the eldest master as the patriarch. This matter is simple, the eldest man is highly respected, and no one else will object if he wants to.

However, the eldest master also has to vacate a place at home as soon as possible, and when it is done, I will ask people to move the tablets in the ancestral hall, as well as the armor, weapons, and holy decrees used by the ancestors.

Coincidentally, a few days ago, I was still thinking about where to find a place to build a martial arts arena, which is usually used to raise horses and practice martial arts. Now the ancestral hall has been moved, and my territory has become spacious.

I really have to thank you, sir. ”

"This ......" Mrs. Xing was suddenly a little dumbfounded.

"That, the eldest lord means, the ancestral hall doesn't need to be moved......"

Jia Baoyu suddenly looked at Mrs. Xing in confusion.

Except for Mrs. Wang, most of the others present didn't know much about Mrs. Xing and Jia Yu's calculations, so they also looked at Mrs. Xing with Jia Baoyu's gaze.

Mrs. Xing felt very embarrassed, but still said: "You also know that our place is originally small, and there is not such a big yard to arrange the ancestral hall, so the meaning of the eldest lord, it just so happens that we are also next to the ancestral hall, so it is better to tear down the two walls in the middle and put one on both sides of the corridor, so it saves a lot of trouble, and it is convenient for the eldest lord to preside over the ancestral sacrifice and other things in the future." ”

Jia Baoyu thought for a while, and then in Mrs. Xing's expectant eyes, she shook her head and said: "I'm afraid this is not appropriate, the Earl's Mansion is a gift from the Emperor's holy decree, and I haven't received the holy decree, I'm afraid that I won't dare to demolish the courtyard wall without authorization and divide such a large area to go out."

However, what the eldest lady said is also that the East Cross Courtyard is indeed not very good to accommodate the ancestral hall.

In this way, I remember that there is an alley opposite the East Cross Courtyard, and there are several families in it, and it would be good if the lord bought those few pieces of land and built another ancestral hall.

If you're afraid of the trouble of moving things, I can send someone to help you then. ”

"How much money does it cost to buy a site to build it......?"

Mrs. Xing muttered to herself, and then saw that everyone else was looking at her with strange eyes, her old face turned red, and she asked in a low voice, "Is there no other way?" ”

This is the site of Gudefang in Xicheng, which is one of the most expensive places in the capital. If you want to buy a piece of land as big as an ancestral hall, you have to build it separately, and you don't have a silver of 40,000 or 50,000 yuan, don't even think about it!

However, if this silver is to be paid out by the people of the clan, it is not completely impossible, especially Jia Baoyu, who has a national mansion for nothing......

"Of course, after all, it is such a major event as building a ancestral hall, if the eldest lord's silver is not enough, I, as a junior in the clan, should also support some, so that when the time comes, I pawn a thousand taels of silver from the earl's palace over there, and it can be regarded as a contribution."

Jia Baoyu smiled and glanced at Mrs. Wang again.

Mrs. Wang also said: "What Baoyu said is right, since it is a matter in the clan, the eldest master cannot be left alone. There are nearly 100 households in the eight houses in the clan, and each household takes out some, which is almost enough. In addition, I also took out 1,000 taels of silver on behalf of the lord to prepare for the construction of the ancestral hall. ”

Mrs. Wang said this seriously, and Mrs. Xing vomited half to death.

The Jia family does have nearly 100 households in Beijing, but except for a few, most of them are living beyond their means, and they have to rely on the two governments to help them when they are free.

Besides, when the new patriarch takes office, he doesn't say that he will share some benefits with everyone first, but he will go everywhere to scrape the ground first, and he is afraid that he will be scolded to death by the clan the next day, and he will still be the patriarch......

It's really a hateful mother and son, they are obviously rich people, but they only give out so little money, obviously deliberately making things difficult!

Despite this, Mrs. Xing still couldn't give up.

She had a death order.

Jia Yu has been busy with this matter these days, but the few old immortals in the clan just bite to death and say that Jia Baoyu is better to be the patriarch, no matter how you say it, it doesn't make sense, but the benefits are all accepted, but they refuse to change their words......

This is still the case when Jia Baoyu did not say that he wanted to be the patriarch.

It's hateful!

All the operations were fruitless, and Jia Yu had no choice but to start from Jia Baoyu. It's just that he couldn't pull it off, so he asked Mrs. Xing to come forward.

Mrs. Xing has also figured it out now, why build another ancestral hall, this is all Jia Baoyu's deliberate difficulty.

It is also inconsistent with Jia Yu's original intention of being the patriarch.

What Jia Yu wanted was to expand the territory between the two provinces and improve his status!

"I remembered that the eldest lord said that the ancestral hall was built when Ningguo Mansion was built, and it has been used for nearly a hundred years, and it cannot be moved, because it is disrespectful to the ancestors.

Therefore, it is best to tear down the wall between the two mansions, anyway, it was originally the mansion left by the ancestors, why should you be so stingy......"

Mrs. Xing began to get anxious, and as soon as she was in a hurry, her already small wisdom and the city government became more and more stretched.

Jia Baoyu finally said coldly: "The eldest lady said something strange, what is the mansion left by the ancestors?" If the eldest lady is not sure of this, she may go to my Earl's Court and look at the plaque. If you still don't understand, I can show the eldest lady the decree of the Earl's Palace. ”

This is the reason why Jia Baoyu refuses to back down, in the face of Jia Yu's two sons, he really has no urge to be generous at all.

Seeing Jia Baoyu's cold face, Mrs. Xing's face changed.

"Enough!"

Mother Jia finally spoke, she looked at Mrs. Xing coldly, and said, "Who is the patriarch, this is a matter that the elders of the outside clan consider, you are a woman, what are you fooling with?"

Again, let me say it again, no matter how many things Baoyu has, it doesn't come from your hands, and there is a reason for your eyes?

If you have the ability, power and wealth, the capital is everywhere, you have the ability to earn it yourself! One by one, you don't want to make progress, just thinking about asking for things from your nephew, your face?

Let me hear this kind of thing in the future, and you won't have to come in, so that I won't be upset to see it!" ”

As soon as Mother Jia became angry, Mrs. Xing was suddenly frightened like a quail egg, and she bent her neck and didn't dare to speak.

Mrs. Wang and the others did not dare to speak.

Jia Baoyu dared to speak, but he didn't say it, and spent most of the day talking to this stupid woman, which also made her taste the pleasure of being "oppressed" by her elders.

"What are you doing here, still not going out?"

Jia Mu scolded again.

Mrs. Xing hurriedly got wind under her feet and ran away with a smoke.

As soon as she left, Jia Baoyu and others persuaded Jia's mother to calm her anger.

Jia Mu glared at Jia Baoyu and said, "You are also troublesome, and you can't afford to lose anything." He wants to be the patriarch, you just let him be the chief, is it possible to be the patriarch How much benefit is it? ”

No matter what, Jia Yu is still the son of Jia's mother, so she naturally will not target him. Jia Yu wants to be the patriarch, in the eyes of Jia's mother, although it is not a good thing, it is definitely not a bad thing.

Besides, she didn't want Jia Baoyu to take everything on her.

In the past, Baoyu didn't want to be motivated, although she was inevitably beaten and scolded by his old man, but she walked around in front of her every day, seeking refuge, and she also missed that feeling.

Now, Jia Baoyu can come to see her once a day, which is good.

In this regard, Jia Baoyu is not easy to explain. With Mrs. Wang, he can say that Jia Yu is not, but he can't do it with Jia Mu.

So just laughing and flattering.

Mother Jia was naturally not really angry with Jia Baoyu, otherwise she would not have scolded Mrs. Xing just now.

After a while, the anger subsided, and he smiled.

Today, she's actually quite happy.