"Smack!"

"Crackle!"

In the golden autumn of October, the osmanthus is fragrant, and the firecrackers are repeated.

Today is the first day of October, the birthday of Jia Yu, the eldest lord of Rongguo Mansion.

But it's funny, in previous years, Jia Yu also had a birthday, but he usually chose to spend it a few days earlier or a day later.

Because the first day of October, also known as the "Winter Clothes Festival" and "Shadow Festival", is the day to send winter clothes to the deceased ancestors.

It is one of the three major ghost festivals in China.

It's not appropriate to celebrate your birthday on this day.

It's just that this year, it's Jia Yu's fiftieth birthday.

Therefore, the day before, everyone sent warmth to the ancestors in advance in the ancestral hall......

Today, everyone of the Jia clan came to the door to congratulate Master Jia on his birthday.

Jia Lian has already found two troupes, one for the men in the front hall to watch, and the other for the relatives in the back house.

There is another stall that plays ten times, and from early in the morning, it blows and blows, so it's not lively!

Jia Yu, as the inheritor of the Duke of Rongguo, worships a first-class Shenwei general, and in terms of grade, he is a real military attaché.

Although Jia Yu is "high-spirited and bright", it is not easy to fight for power and profit, so he did not fight for any real power, and he did not disdain to fight.

But after all, the door of the Jia family is there, and the color of the lintel of a double gong has not completely faded.

Therefore, early in the morning, the four princes of Nan'an County, Dongping County, Xining County and Beijing County, as well as six national mansions such as Zhenguo Bull Mansion and eight Houfu such as Zhongjing Marquis Shifu, all sent people to send birthday gifts with their names.

In front of the black oil gate, there is a long sedan car, mule and horse, which is discharged two miles away.

But that's about it.

Those princes and nobles, no one came to the door to pay their respects.

Now in the Jia family, there is only one person who can let them personally come to celebrate their birthday, and that is the first-class Mrs. Rongguo, Mrs. Shi.

If it weren't for the same thing back then, or if Jia Yu himself was more angry, the situation might have been different.

After all, the blessings left by the ancestors of the Jia family to future generations are really too rich.

It's a pity......

……

"Jia Cong, Jia Cong!"

Outside the ear room behind the rockery of Yimen, there was an unpleasant cry.

Before anyone inside could answer, the door was pushed open with a "bang".

A small figure leaped into the room.

Jia Cong was writing with a hanging pen, looked at the person, frowned slightly, and said, "Jia Huan, why are you here?" ”

They had already discussed the big things and rehearsed them many times.

How important it is today.

Jia Huan pouted and said, "It's boring in front of me, I'm looking for you to play tricks."

Besides, it's still early.

Jia Cong, you can play another trick for me, I'm not happy today......"

Jia Cong glanced at Jia Huan's royal blue gown, wearing a wisp of gold and satin gown, and stepping on a pair of thousand-layer Nadi small court boots on his feet, revealing a sense of nobility, and said, "I'm not happy, aren't you very good?" ”

Jia Huan said hatefully: "What's good? I'm going to be angry today, and my mother is also angry. ”

Without waiting for Jia Cong to ask again, he said: "My mother knew that the third sister made a pair of shoes for Baoyu, so she asked why she didn't make them for me?" Ask her who crawled out of the same intestines as her?

No, the third sister sent me a pair of shoes today.

But guess what? ”

Jia Cong said: "What's the matter? ”

Jia Huan said angrily: "The third sister is sincere, she deliberately tricked me and made a double reversal for me!" ”

Jia Cong was stunned when he heard this, and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Jia Huan said angrily: "I wear one, it's the opposite." Change your feet, wear another one, or the other way around!! ”

Jia Cong was really surrounded by him......

reacted slightly, his face suddenly became strange, and he said, "Jia Huan, you mean, you wear shoes with one foot, and you find that it is the opposite." Just use the other foot and wear the other shoe, is it also the other way around? ”

Jia Huan was still indignant, and his angry little face was flushed, perhaps thinking that he had been insulted and contempted......

Jia Cong asked curiously, "What about the shoes?" ”

Jia Huan heaved and said, "Let my mother carry it and throw it at the door of the third sister, we are not rare!" Is my third master the master who lacks shoes to wear? ”

Jia Cong: "......"

After being speechless for a moment, Jia Cong asked again, "Did you see your third sister today?" ”

Jia Huan hung his head and rubbed his ears......

Jia Cong really couldn't help it, and laughed.

With Jia Tanchun's hot temperament, he may be able to endure Aunt Zhao, but in the face of his stubborn brother, he will never swallow his anger.

Both shoes are reversed, and that's what the two of them can think of.

"Okay, you go, when you're done today, I'll teach you tricks later."

Jia Cong looked at the sky outside, estimated the time, and said.

Jia Huan saw that Jia Cong's face was not like a joke, and muttered: "You are becoming more and more boring, let me run errands before, help you buy wine and medicine, why don't you teach me the trick of getting rich......"

Jia Cong's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he returned to normal in the blink of an eye, and said, "Didn't I ask you to help me buy some healing medicine and wine, and I didn't give you money."

Don't worry, after this stubble, you'll have a lot of things in the future, go ahead. ”

Jia Huan stopped being verbose, hung his shoulders, and left staggeringly.

After Jia Huan left, Jia Cong closed the door, exhaled lightly, turned to the side of the bed, lifted the sheets, and took out a small wine urn from under the bed.

Open the lid of the wine urn, take out a paper bag from your bosom, open it, pour some powder into the wine urn, and then hide the paper bag in your arms.

As soon as he raised the wine urn and shook it, he heard a "bang", and the door that had just been closed was suddenly opened.

A slender figure appeared at the door, Jia Cong seemed to be greatly frightened, and with an "ah" sound, his face turned pale.

was stunned, and then hurriedly put the wine urn on the table, then turned around, blocked in front of the table, and laughed forcefully: "Mother Zhao is here?" ”

The person who came was Jia Cong's nurse, and the only serving mother-in-law he "enjoyed" in Jia's family.

It's just that...... He would rather not be able to afford it.

In Jiafu, he is the least favored of all the young ladies of the son, and his status is not as good as some slaves.

However, Mama Milk is a group of people with a very high status among the people of Jiafu.

Mama Zhao's peers are all very glamorous.

The young lady who came out of the milk, even if she grew up, she was honored by her mother and helped her.

Only Mama Zhao, in the nursing world, is the most miserable.

does not suffer from widowhood but unevenness, this kind of frustration has nowhere to vent, and Jia Cong's treatment can be imagined.

Jia Yu and Mrs. Xing handed Jia Cong over to her, as long as they guaranteed that he would not die, and the rest ......

Feel free to do it.

Jia Cong's several punishments and beatings were all handled by this grandmother.

Therefore, Mama Zhao is the person "Jia Cong" once feared the most.

I saw that she was tall and slender, in her forties, with high cheekbones on her face and a gloomy gaze in her big eyes, and she looked a little terrifying.

Jia Cong did seem to be very scared.

So much so that his somewhat thin body was trembling slightly......

Seeing this, Mama Zhao was not proud, she had a gloomy face and said in a deep voice: "What are you hiding?" ”

It stands to reason that with the identity of Mama Zhao, even if she doesn't call Jia Cong a "third master", she should be called "brother" closely.

But she didn't have it at all, and directly addressed her as "you".

With the word "hidden", it can be seen that she has contempt and dislike for Jia Cong in her bones.

Jia Cong "cowered" and tucked his shoulders, as if he was hesitating whether to say it or not, how to say it.

didn't wait for him to hesitate for long, but he saw Mama Zhao walking to him in three or two steps, tearing Jia Cong open, and seeing the wine urn on the table, her face became more and more gloomy.

"Good! At such an age, you can learn to eat and drink! The beating before, wasn't it in vain? ”

Mama Zhao reprimanded sharply.

Jia Cong said: "Mother Zhao, today is the birth of the master, Jia Huan gave me an urn of good wine......

"The birth of the master?"

Mama Zhao smiled angrily, and said sharply: "Master's son, what does it have to do with you?"

In previous years, you could still kowtow, but this year, my wife ordered you to come down early, and you were not allowed to come close, so as to spoil the mood of the master.

I think it's the old lady who is afraid that you will dirty their land!

Don't pee, look at your appearance, are you the master's life!

The grandmothers of other people's families can get a good place today, and they can also eat and drink for a few silver coins.

I'm irrelevant!

It's because I poured blood mold for eight lifetimes before I put up such an unlucky ghost as you......"

Today, on Jia Yu's birthday, in addition to feasting on the two masters of the house, he wanted to open another table, and invited many dignified servants to eat and drink.

Among them, there are many grandmothers in Jiafu.

Even Jia Huan's nurse Mama Zhang has it, but there is no Mama Zhao.

The more wealthy the mansion, the more attention is paid to face.

Mama Zhao felt that her face was about to be lost......

How could she not hate?

A series of vitriol, even humiliating invectives emanated from her mouth.

Rao is Jia Cong has already made a plan, but at the moment, he still feels harsh and compelling.

After scolding, Mama Zhao, who had a dry mouth, saw that Jia Cong didn't react at all, just stood stupidly, feeling no hatred in her heart, and wanted to scold again.

But at this moment, she suddenly smelled a temptation. The smell of people's wine comes to the nose......

She is already very good at the contents of the cup, and whenever she is frustrated, she will be greedy for the cup.

At this moment, I smelled a smell of wine that I had never smelled before, and my mood seemed to be better.

Mama Zhao didn't have the heart to scold Jia Cong anymore, she turned her head and picked up the wine urn, and when she looked at it, she didn't see what the smell of wine was, she had never eaten such sweet wine.

I couldn't wait any longer, so I finally said: "If you still want to be beaten, just keep doing it!" Let the old lady know that you are stealing food and wine, and see how many lives you have? Bah!

Cheap! ”

With that, he left in a hurry with wine.

Looking at the back of Mama Zhao leaving, Jia Cong slowly raised his head, and his eyes were calm......

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