Chapter 5: No mercy

The clouds open and the snow stops, and the sun is not in the middle of the day, but the warm light can shine between the two high walls, and the closer to noon, the shorter the shadow of the upright objects such as the eaves of the porch.

Jia Cong paced at his feet, raised his head and watched, the sandwich road between the two high walls is located in the north of Rongguo Mansion, called the north-south wide sandwich road, and then to the north is the Fengjie Courtyard, its northeast is Li Kunfang, and the southeast is the upside-down hugging house of Sanchun. How many women, for most of their lives, will be confined to such a high wall, Jia Cong thought, is this a deep sea when you enter the Hou Gate?

In the morning, Jia's mother dismissed the man, Jia Cong said to Jia Yu that he wanted to see his second sister, Jia Yu didn't care about Yingchun during the conversation, but he was happy with his son's anger, nodded and agreed, and went back to the hospital in a sedan chair by himself, and went to enjoy himself.

Jia Yingchun was originally Jia Yu's concubine, and it was supposed to live in Jia Yuyuan, because Jia's mother likes to be lively, so she arranged Sanchun in one place, and Mrs. Wang took care of it in major matters, but in fact, it was the surviving Li Kun who took them to study and do needlework. Jia Xichun is not from Rongguo Mansion, she is the sister of Jia Zhen of Ningguo Mansion in the east.

While pacing, he kept his mind to inspect the servants, girls, mothers-in-law, and servants in the past, and those who greeted him also smiled and greeted.

After waiting for half a cup of tea, they really came back, passing through the north-south wide sandwich road, accompanied by Xue Baochai, who lived in Lixiangyuan, close to the back door, just a little east of the north of the sandwich road.

"Waiting for me?" Jia Yingchun smiled at the corner of her lips, and she didn't notice it, her love for this little brother increased over the days, she moved slowly, lowered her eyebrows, the sun shone on the wall behind her in the near noon, her skin was slightly sweaty, and her light red skirt was matched with gray walls and sunshine, like a fine brush painting.

Jia Cong felt that it was very suitable to use the camera to click at this time: "I want to remind my sister that even if Mama's identity is more noble than that of ordinary slaves, there is a degree to everything, and some words are better to say." ”

"It's okay, it's really okay, you're too careful." Jia Yingchun looked back, Brother Cong's words were very small, and the three girls who had just come over didn't hear it, Yingchun thought: "His heart is really fine, he doesn't want to embarrass me...... But such a trivial matter is not worth arguing about. ”

"What are you sisters and brothers talking about? I'll hear it too. Jia Xichun took a few steps into the open space between the two, his eyes were full of strange light, he combed the two pigtails with his hands, looked at Jia Yingchun, and then looked at Jia Cong: "Brother Cong, did you really make a "Dream of Nanke"? I also thought that it would be nice to dream that the Bodhisattva was talking about the Buddha. ”

Jia Yingchun even said that it was nothing, Jia Tanchun and Baochai moved together, and Tanchun's goose egg face showed envy: "Brother Cong's words are really good, a good man should be determined, if I am a man, I will study the four books like you, go out of the house, and make contributions." ”

Jia Cong prevaricated a few words, turned around and left, Baochai returned the salute with a smile, and Jia Tanchun blinked her slender eyelashes: "Their sister and brother are harmonious, unlike Brother Huan and me...... What can I do with the virtue of Brother Huan and my aunt? I'm here to envy the fish, and I'm begging for hardship there. ”

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Sitting upside down hugging the cottage, the second floor is only used as a warehouse, the downstairs is separated by two, Jia Cong lives in the inner room, the pomegranate is waiting in the outer room, open the screen window, the opposite side is a small garden, the window is bright and clean, the snowy air is refreshing, and the red plum blossoms in the flat are defeated.

The ink of the dry rice paper is the calligraphy of Yan Zhenqing, the scientific research ink scroll is square and delicate, Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is not suitable, put down the wolf hair, wash it in the clear water of the bowl, and Jia Cong meditates at the window.

Jia Yingchun is the first person who is good to him after waking up, so he naturally wants to repay the peach, today Mama Wang can take Yingchun's silver bracelet, and tomorrow she can take a golden hairpin.

So much so that in the middle and late stages of the Red Mansion, Mama Wang's daughter-in-law, that is, the daughter-in-law who lived in the house, favored Mama Wang for stealing the "tired golden phoenix", not to mention, and shouted that they were sticking silver upside down, which is really unreasonable!

A grain of rice feeds a benefactor, and a stone of rice feeds an enemy.

This kind of minion, do you still use nonsense?

Even if Jia Cong has a modern concept of relative equality, this is no longer a matter of equality or showing the authority of the master, but there are indeed some Diao slaves in Rongguo Mansion who are too much, and when Jia Tanchun was in charge, Wu Xindeng's family also dared to despise Tanchun.

Sun Fu has been working on an errand outside the door, and Jia Cong called him in: "The mother-in-law and girl in the house, you should also know a few, help me pay attention to the situation on the second sister's side, but if there is a dispute, return to me immediately, and the silver will not be less yours." ”

Sun Fu originally wanted to promise verbally, but this master was looked down upon, so he was not in power, and when he heard that there would be silver, he promised again and again, and thought: "The rumors in the morning are really good, Master Cong fell into a nightmare and turned on the spiritual light......"

Although the West Mansion is big, the lively thing is a gust of wind, and it didn't take long for it to spread, Sun Fu stepped in to help him pour the dirty water of the pen, Jia Cong grabbed the sleeve he stretched out to reach: "Sun Fu, this is the girl's business, although the rules are dead, people are alive, but sometimes there are no rules, I didn't call you, you don't come in, you are on an errand outside the door...... I'll take a stroll around the bookstore later. ”

"Yes, yes." Sun Fu went out in shame, not daring to underestimate him.

went to the front of the house to play Tai Chi, Feng'er and Pomegranate came back, but the mandarin duck did not come, since Jia Cong was sick, Jia's mother never sent someone to ask. Jia Cong welcomed to the house to serve tea, Feng'er greeted a few words, and secretly left.

Pomegranate went to hold the bowl, her left hand couldn't help but hurt, and she shook a little, how could Jia Cong not see, first asked her to rest and sit down, and went to pull her sleeve to take a look, thinking that she came back with Ping'er, there was a little guess, and after a calm interrogation, Pomegranate sobbed and told the story, not daring to hide it, and Master Cong's calmness also made her afraid.

Pomegranate originally thought that Jia Cong was going to be angry, maybe he was going to complain to the eldest master, but he didn't want Jia Cong to be silent for a while, so he lowered his voice: "Pomegranate, I am the one who has caused you to be tired...... I didn't expect her to be so breathless. ”

"That'...... Master Cong, do you want to throw away the ginseng medicine that has passed the medicinal properties? Pomegranate also lowered his voice, secretly looked at Cong Ye's thoughtful look, and the panic of being coerced by Grandma Lian gradually dissipated, and said in his heart: "Cong Ye made amends for me, is this true?" ”

"Well, throw it away." After thinking about it, the general situation is clearer, the original Jia Cong, no one believes him when he goes to sue, and his girl is insignificant, Wang Xifeng does this, it is not harmful to herself, however, it ...... He is not the same Jia Cong anymore.

Picking up a cup of tea and sipping it in his mouth, Jia Cong thought: "Wang Xifeng, Wang Xifeng, after the political master asked questions, I didn't take the opportunity to ask anyone for anything, which means that I don't have the heart to fight...... But at this point, if you want to play, I'll play with you enough, I'm afraid you'll cry when the time comes......"

Jia Cong's eyes looked at Pomegranate fixedly, as if deciding whether she would stay or not, Pomegranate put down her sleeves, suddenly fell to her knees with a pop, pursed her lips tightly, did not defend or show loyalty, Jia Cong helped her up: "I don't blame you, I'll look at your injuries and help you apply medicine...... Well, you've been recuperating in the house for the past few days, and you don't have to do any work...... Don't go out, I have my own arrangements, how much money is left? ”

"Lord's ladder, there are still five taels left...... Add three hundred dollars. Pomegranate sat on the pedal coquettishly, looked up, Cong Ye was silent at first, and then said "It's so deep", and the pomegranate didn't feel much pain, but Cong Ye's hand was so cold......

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I went to the street bookstore to buy books and came back, a "Selected Texts", a "Dashun Huidian", "Dashun Law", "Commentary on the Thirteen Classics", plus some pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and silver went to more than two taels.

After a cursory flip through the historical materials, Jia Cong has a little more understanding of this time and space, Li Bai, Du Fu, Su Shi, Hongfu, Cai Wenji, Xie Daoyun and other celebrities are there, but after all, they are different time and space, history has undergone some changes at the beginning, and then the changes are getting bigger and bigger...... Today's country name Dashun, year name Yongle, many things have the same points as the Ming and Qing dynasties.

The Dream of Red Mansions is already messy, the Jingying Festival is the official name of the Tang Dynasty, the heavy sister-in-law is the custom of the Qing Dynasty, and the last forty times there is the common name of the Qing Dynasty official position, the capital is said to be Chang'an, and the West Street of Gulou and Xinglong Street are the streets of Beijing. Even if he delves deeper, he can't be a prophet of history, so he can live, and it is human instinct to live.

A few days later, Jia Congchen's dim etiquette did not fall, the Lantern Festival was very lively, during the period to his parents to say goodbye, he mentioned to learn to ride archery, bow and arrow, the Jia family was originally a military merit, Jia Yu first-class general, Jia Zhen three products Weilie general, usually hunting, Jia Yu said a few days let Jia Lian take him to Jia Zhen to learn. The matter of reading, first let him go to the clan school to read through the four books, and then find the guidance of the eight famous masters, and then Jia Yu still drank with the little wives, watched the play, and played boxing.

On the twentieth day of the first month, the spring was bright, Jia Cong read through most of the "Analects", this is still the basis of the previous life, otherwise it can't be so fast, Sun Fu hurriedly went back and forth: "Master Cong, Xiuju told the little one, Mama Wang had a dispute in the second girl's room......"

Si Qi, Xiuju, and Lotus are the girls who welcome the spring, and Xiuju and Sun Fu have a good relationship, Jia Cong got up: "Go, you go with me." ”

Sun Fu was stunned for a moment, and followed Master Cong, he was a doorkeeper, and he was summoned by the master, so he could enter and leave the inner house, Jia Cong asked again: "Did Zhao Guoji target Laiwang and his wife?" ”

"There is no situation for the time being, if you are willing to spend a lot of money, Zhao Guoji will definitely work hard." Sun Fu replied as he walked, thinking, "Master Cong doesn't have much money...... The eldest lady is stingy again......"

That Zhao Guoji, who is Aunt Zhao's brother, lives outside on Ningrong Street, and occasionally helps Aunt Zhao sell stolen goods, and the items sold are naturally things stolen by Aunt Zhao and Caiyun from Mrs. Wang, jewelry, clothes, precious medicines and so on. Things gather by like, people by groups, Sun Fu and Zhao Guoji also know each other......

As for why Jia Cong stared at Laiwang and his wife? Laiwang and his wife helped Wang Xifeng put money in Yinzi, that is, usury...... And the government is governed by law for usury, and the interest is limited, not to mention, no matter how chaotic the Jia family is, they are very face-loving outside......

In the past few days, the pomegranate has not come out of the house, and Wang Xifeng has not reacted for the time being, Jia Cong sneered: "If people don't offend me, I won't offend people, if people offend me, they will never be soft!" ”