For her sister-in-law Wang Xifeng, losing her housekeeping power, Jia Cong no longer has to be afraid of her, although Wang Xifeng is still a close confidant of Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang, but after a year of hard work, Jia Cong has completely obtained the tendency of Jia Yu and Mrs. Xing, which can temporarily reach a balance. Is it the work of a great husband to cower and hesitate in everything! He is a dignified man with eyebrows, how can he be subject to a woman!

Rongguofu Middle Road, east of Rongxi Hall's east ear room, hall house, Jia Cong, please Anbi. Jia Zheng's face was complicated, and he sat opposite Mrs. Wang on the kang, and a kang table was placed between them, welcoming spring, exploring spring, and cherishing spring were also invited to Anbi, sitting under the first wall on the lower left, and Jia Baoyu, the demon king of the mixed world, snuggled up to Mrs. Wang's right side.

There are screens, self-striking bells, Ru kiln beauty dun, sandalwood, Baoding, etc., all should be furnished, extremely luxurious, Mrs. Wang is wearing money python satin makeup, very kind.

Jia Zheng is so complicated, there are two reasons, the first is that Baoyu is obviously "auspicious from the sky", and he was born with a piece of psychic jade, but the current situation is that all the men of the jade and grass characters in Jiafu are completely compared to Jia Cong!

In the replies of Fan Lin and Qin Ye, it has been stated that Jia Cong is not only a good reader, but also took the lead in the county trial this year, and has a very strong ability to do things, not afraid of bitter cold, high mountains and rivers, and has a small reputation in Wanping and Gu'an counties in Zhili Province.

The second is that Jia Cong's strategy of governing the river has been approved by the governor of the imperial history, the governor of Zhili, and a big man, and the theory of cement production has also begun to take shape in the Ministry of Industry. Such a variety of thoughts naturally make Jia Zheng, the outsider, have mixed tastes and are difficult to express.

However, Lin Ruhai once said to Jia Yucun that Jia Zheng "is by no means a person who is indifferent to the grain", under the environment of the patriarchal family, Jia Zheng will never suppress and contain Jia Cong, because the family needs to be united, and all starting points must consider the interests of the family. The Ming Dynasty was harmed by such a huge family interest group.

"Hmm...... Thank you for not needing, Cong'er, you not only won a good reputation for your family in governing the river, but also won the county test, just don't forget my family's lintel. My Jia family's ancestors started with military exploits, four kings and eight dukes, only one of the two dukes, and I am the minister of the dragon. At present, there is no war for a long time, and it is necessary to use force to turn literature, and at this moment, there is no one who is an official with the Jinshi as an official, you must remember ......"

Jia Zheng stroked his flowing beard: "The government exam is imminent, and the good students will take the exam again!" Qin Langzhong is ready to resign from the official position, you go to report the good news, and by the way, strengthen the way of the times. ”

Jia Cong replied, "Yes, sir." ”

Originally, there was Jia Huan in contrast, Jia Baoyu looked very good, but at this time, it was not at all, Jia Zheng looked at Jia Baoyu again, and the more he looked at it, the more angry he became, and suddenly scolded sternly: "You evil obstacle!" As an elder brother, he can't do anything, and his family is sad and angry, and he is messing around in the house, what kind of system is it? ! Still not down? Save my eyes! ”

"Ah......" Jia Baoyu was at a loss, the two trembled, Mrs. Wang hurriedly groped Baoyu's arm lovingly, and her heart was ruthless: It's not because of Jia Cong? That little maid is really hateful! Frightened my son!

Sanchun said goodbye to withdraw, Jia Cong also withdrew unhurriedly, Aunt Zhao lifted the curtain at the door, and walked out of the corridor under the aisle, Jia Yingchun smiled: "Brother Cong, you have made a big deal this time." ”

"Thanks to the second sister."

"I love to hear that." Jia Yingchun said proudly: "Catch Ming'er, I also have a good brother of Jinshi and Di." ”

Jia Tanchun was sad, and he didn't know why. Jia Xichun pulled Jia Cong's sleeves and whispered: "Hey, the bookstore you opened outside has made money, and someone sent me a few taels of silver before, saying that it sold a few paintings." ”

Jia Cong thought about it for a while, and said quietly: "This matter can't be passed on by the people below, in the future, you will come directly to Sun Fu to ask for it, and it will be bad for your reputation if it spreads." ”

"Hmm."

Jia Cong's heart moved: it is necessary for him to cultivate a few cronies, and he will cultivate them slowly, if he has a higher level of fame, he doesn't even want to find it himself, and the slave will take the initiative to come to him.

Lifting people, jinshi, no need to pay taxes, serve, and can also be exempted from the taxes of a certain domestic slave, sitting at home, there will be people who invest themselves and land in your name, so with power, money, is not a problem. This is how land annexation in feudal society also came.

Fame! Official! This is the foundation of Jia Cong's salvation tragedy and foothold!

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On Rongguofu West Road, Jia's mother went to the room, Jia Cong still asked An to come out, Jia's mother's attitude was light, but Jia Cong's etiquette was correct, and she brought back a good reputation, and she was not harsh.

Waiting for Jia Cong to withdraw, the mandarin duck served on the side, Jia's mother couldn't rest assured that Baoyu couldn't stop talking, and called Mingyan to talk back, Mingyan was Baoyu's most useful little guy, he said that the second master scolded the second master Bao, and Jia's mother said angrily: "It's not a fight!" It's scolding! Pity my Baoyu! ”

The reason for this, how Jia's mother couldn't think of it, must be because Jia Cong won the county exam, and Jia Zheng was unhappy and dissatisfied with Baoyu. Then Wang Xifeng came in to ask for peace: "The second master means to ask Baoyu to study, and the second wife also agrees." ”

Mother Jia said distressedly: "How can my heart and soul treasure jade suffer?" ”

"Hey...... Ancestor, don't worry! Wang Xifeng smiled like a flower: "Baoyu is auspicious from the sky, smart!" Brother Cong's dream aura, in the end, is virtual, we can't see it, Tongling Baoyu, but it's real! I inquired, before the April government exam, there was a re-examination, and after passing the exam, you could take the government exam...... Wanping is not far away, send a few minions to follow, and it is not difficult to estimate that Baoyu wants to hit......"

"Well, that's fine." Jia's mother agreed, but she was still not at ease: "Clothes, bedding, snacks, gold and silver, all of them must be good, and you take care of the mandarin ducks." ”

There is a process for Wang Xifeng's literacy, first of all, she must recognize some of the names of operas and accounts, but she can't write! specially asked the scholar Cai Ming around him to keep accounts, and once asked Baoyu to come in and write. Later, when the Daguan Garden was raided, Wang Xifeng read the letter written by Pan You'an to Si Qi, and the original book explained: Wang Xifeng gradually became literate because of his housekeeper. In other words, before Wang Xifeng got married, he was semi-literate!

In fact, Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng, and Aunt Xue from the Wang family generally do not have high cultural literacy, perhaps the education of the Wang family is "a woman is virtuous if she is not talented", which can be seen from the Dream of Red Mansions Wine Order, Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang's wine order is also very popular. The education of Sanchun, Baochai, and Daiyu is more enlightened.

So, how can Wang Xifeng really understand the difficulties of the imperial examination? Talents like Tang Bohu, Tang Xianzu, Xu Guangqi, Pu Songling, Cao Xueqin and so on have all been defeated and sunk in the sand.

However, Wang Xifeng knows Jia Mu's heart that is biased towards Java.

In Mrs. Wang's courtyard, Wang Xifeng comforted: "Madam, Brother Bao is blessed by that piece of life, and he will definitely be able to enter the Shiji and the first...... Brother Cong, do you want to inform your uncle (Wang Ziteng) and ask the Qingke Xianggong to write a letter, and then let the examiner get stuck? ”

"Foolish!" Mrs. Wang stopped knocking on the wooden fish: "My own family will kill my own family, don't say that the eldest lord and the old man disagree, do you think your uncle (Wang Ziteng) will agree?" ”

"Yes." Wang Xifeng was as well-behaved as a lady, helpless, really helpless against Jia Cong, and had a deep sense of frustration.

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Jia Cong's article on the top of the case has long been passed on by the sisters, and Daiyu and Baochai have also heard of it. At this time, while thinking about the "way of the Qi family", he went to the Qin Mansion in Nancheng, and Qin Zhong also went back one step earlier.