The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 4 Lucky in Misfortune (seeking tickets for collection)

Wang Xifeng was right, Jia Lian did come to the study.

For a woman like Wang Xifeng, there is really nothing to say about her looks, but her personality is too strong and too jealous. In this era, few men should be able to control her.

Obviously, the predecessor especially couldn't control it.

It's only been two years of marriage, and it's still in the sweet period, what will happen in the future?

So, Wang Xifeng is both smart and not too smart.In this era, when husband and wife disagree, the poor one must be a woman.

It's no wonder that she, as one of the twelve beauties and the most colorful woman in the Red Chamber, ended up "the organ was too clever to calculate, and she missed Qingqing's life".

As far as Jia Lian was concerned, Wang Xifeng was either not wanted, or she should be dealt with properly, and her temperament should be accepted, otherwise she must be a huge stumbling block in his future work and life, causing him some unpleasantness from time to time.

But having said that, the feeling of the girl on the shoulders is really not bad, she is slim and plump...

Sitting on the crude Kang in the study, Jia Lian shook his head.

After all, she is just a woman, how to deal with it will be discussed later, but now the most important thing is to think about how to change the current situation.

The first is reputation, if he can save it, he will try his best to save it, he doesn't want to really become a street rat.

Second, of course, is to improve one's own strength and status as soon as possible.

This is the feudal era, people who don't care about human rights, have no strength and status, can only live without dignity.

What's more, Jia's mansion is in danger of being destroyed in the future. He didn't expect that at that time, he would be unable to do anything.

Thinking about what his previous life left him, apart from his status as the young master of the Duke's Mansion, he was only an official of the prefect of the state, and he was bought. He had no real job at all, and he couldn't earn his wife an order to come back.

In the huge Jia family, there are quite a few women with imperial orders, and there are four of them in Ningrong and Rongfu alone.However, Wang Xifeng, a man of influence in the two prefectures, did not, perhaps this was also the reason why that woman was so presumptuous in front of him.

It can be said that he has no official status now, and even his status in the family seems a bit embarrassing.

Can you be embarrassed?
Even his own old man was kicked aside to cool off. How can he be decent, a bastard who is beaten and insulted by the old man every now and then?

It's better to beg for nothing to come here to help the second uncle's housekeeper, and to hold the lifeline of ordinary slaves, so that he has some prestige, prestige in the slave world.

Taking a deep breath, Jia Lian felt the difficulty.

In fact, in any era, without special opportunities, it is very difficult to stand out and establish a career.

This is also the main reason why rich sons like Jia Lian choose Anfu Zunrong.It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't find the right way.

And although he has the memory of two lives, and his knowledge and vision are more advanced, but if he really wants to dive out of the abyss and fly into the sky, he still can't do it, and he doesn't have a definite and feasible plan. Everything has to be planned slowly. .

If you say that you are like the time traveler in the past, you are a civil servant, and you gain fame by gaining the attention of powerful people.

Let's not talk about shame or not, let's just say that most of the memories left by the guy he crossed are how to play with women!
When it comes to studies, he is actually a scumbag who entered the Imperial College through the back door and failed to graduate normally in the end. It can be said to be a proper waste snack.

Such a person, suddenly possessed by the stars of Wenqu, and continuously produced masterpieces handed down from generation to generation, how could it not arouse suspicion from others?
And he himself is ignorant of stereotyped writing in the Four Books and Five Classics, and he has no real talents and learning in his stomach. Once he answers on the spot, he will definitely reveal his secrets.

In contrast, it is better to honestly use the power of the family to find another reliable official position, concentrate on management, and follow the route of official career and economy.

Just like the winner in life, Baoyu's father, Jia Zheng.

By the way, the economy...

Jia Lian suddenly jumped off the kang, came to the back of the largest bookshelf, dragged out a hidden compartment from inside, and suddenly streaks of yellow and white light came out.

Inside, is all his private money!

In the previous life, I was used to being rich, spending money lavishly, and the economy was restricted by the family, so it was not easy to have such a surplus.

Counting it carefully, it adds up to more than two hundred taels of silver.

According to what Grandma Liu said in the original book, 20 taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to live for a year, so this small drawer of gold and silver is enough for an ordinary family to live for ten years!

But soon the joy in Jia Lian's heart dissipated.

He just thought that with his little wealth, he could not even match a maid in the protagonist Jia Baoyu's room.

In the original book, when Qingwen died, her legacy was three or four hundred gold, that is, three or four hundred taels of silver.

In such a comparison, his dignified second master Lian is really shabby.

Perhaps, you have to think about ways to get money, otherwise, it will be difficult to do things without money.

The family did have money, but it was all in Wang Xifeng's hands, and Wang Xifeng would argue with him if he lost any money, and he was too embarrassed to play with the family's money.

After all, most of the money in Wang Xifeng's hands was the dowry she brought from her natal family, and some of the money was "saved" by the housekeeper through hard work in the past two years...

"Bang Bang~"

There was a slamming sound at the door, and Jia Lian hurriedly grabbed a handful of the silver in the drawer and put it into the purse, then reset the drawer and withdrew it.

"Come in."

It was the young servant Zhao'er who brought him the food.

Generally speaking, after cooking in the kitchen, the food will be sent to the masters' rooms.

Being kicked out by Wang Xifeng, he naturally wouldn't go back to eat, and he didn't want to starve himself, so he ordered his servant to fetch food in advance.

Rongguo Mansion, being a mansion of the Duke, did not have the virtue of strict thrift. The meals were always plentiful, and the cooks at home were also good at cooking, so Jia Lian had a full meal.

Zhao'er cleaned up the leftovers, and was surprised to see her second master take a book from the shelf to read.

How much grievance and blow did the second master suffer before he could give up on himself and use these things to pass the time?
That's right, first he was beaten up by the elder, and now he was kicked out of the house by Lian's second grandmother...

Because he put down the food box, he went to Jia Lian's side and said in a low voice, "Master, do you want the servant to call someone to accompany you?"

Jia Lian frowned, and said amusedly, "Aren't you afraid that your second grandma will find out and peeled your skin?"

There were hundreds of maidservants and daughter-in-laws in the two households of the Jia family, and there were always some that were easy to use. In this regard, Jia Lian had the memory of his previous life, so he was very clear.

"As long as the master is happy, the servants are not afraid of going through fire and water."

Even so, there was still hesitation in Zhaoer's eyes.Lian's Second Mistress is very powerful. In the past two years, she has become famous among the servants of the two prefectures.

But the words have already been spoken, so I can't lose my loyalty, so I said: "If not, I will call that kid Fushun to serve the master?"

"Fushun?"

"It's the youngest son of Uncle Long's family. Don't look at Uncle Long's appearance, that Fushun is very handsome and gentle. He is just fifteen this year, and he is assigned to the second class. Seeing how he looks, there should be no one else. I've done it, so I just..."

Zhao'er was still trying his best to sell, showing a flattering appearance without any concealment, but when his eyes went dark, a copy of "Law of the Great Wei" hit him directly on the head, making him tremble in fright, and hurriedly knelt down, and at the same time Looking at Jia Lian puzzled.

Jia Lian was angry and angry, and at the same time secretly afraid.

As someone who has read famous books, he naturally understands what Zhaoer means.At the same time, he also understands that people in this era mostly regard the Longyang incident as a relic of the past, which is considered an elegant thing and is not ashamed.

Jia Lian, who is a dog day, is probably tired of playing with women and wants to change his tricks.

Fortunately, this high-class rabbit is even rarer than that beauty, and with the restraint of the tigress at home, I have never tried it... I searched my memory carefully and confirmed that he has never succeeded so far, so I secretly breathed a sigh of relief .

Fortunately, he came a few years earlier. If he waited until Qiaojie got acne and he didn't cross over, then it would be a done deal. Then how would he face this broken body?
"Get the hell out of me."

Full of depression and nowhere to tell, his temper naturally became bad.

As if she had been pardoned, Zhao'er hurriedly picked up the food box and exited the door, feeling extremely wronged at the same time.

What's wrong with the second master, isn't it the last time you came back from Xiangyang Hou's mansion, you said that there are two beautiful little opera singers in his family, and the words are very greedy, did the slave pay attention to you, why don't you get it right now? Hit me?
Alas, the second master probably suffered too many blows today, that's why he's moody, it's better not to mess with him.

Closed the door and was about to leave, but heard a voice from inside: "Wait at the door!"

Huh?Second master figured it out again?

After waiting for a while, he saw Jia Lian coming out, but he handed him a package and took it heavy.

"Do you know where your elder sister He Xiang lives?"

"Um, I know..."

"It contains two hundred silver coins. You send it there and hand it over to your elder sister He Xiang."

Zhao'er opened his mouth, he still doesn't know about He Xiang being kicked out by Wang Xifeng.

What did I want to ask, seeing Jia Lian's complexion, I didn't dare, and said: "Except for giving money, the second master has nothing to say?"

Jia Lian shook his head.

What can I say?He just tried his best to make up for the problems left by his predecessor.

Shaking his head, Jia Lian turned and went into the room, picking up the books on the floor.

Familiarize yourself with the contemporary politics and laws first, let alone be a qualified contemporary person.

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At night, Wang Xifeng came home from work and asked the servant girl, "Second master has not come back?"

"No."

Wang Xifeng sat on the kang angrily and sulked.

Ping'er said: "Wang's daughter-in-law said that the second master has been staying in the study and hasn't gone anywhere. I heard that he is studying..."

Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes: Do you believe this too?

Ping'er didn't know what to say, so he was silent for a while: "Are you going to ask the second master to come back? It's not easy to answer if the wife or the old lady asks."

In the past two years of marriage, although the second master and the second mistress had quarrels from time to time, at most, the second master would go to sleep in He Xiang's room when he was annoyed.

"No, what am I afraid of? He did something shameful, he was annoyed, and he wants me to kowtow to him later to apologize?
Whoever he is, even if he talks about it in front of the old lady, he is ashamed, so why should I take care of him?
If he is willing to sleep in the study, let him sleep well. "

Ping'er had no choice but to say: "Someone has to send some quilts to the second master. Although it is hot, I'm afraid it will be cold at night. If you catch cold, it will be bad..."

"I care about his life."

While talking, someone outside said: "Second Master Bao and the girls are here..."

It turned out that several sisters in the family and Jia Baoyu came to visit together when they heard that Jia Lian had been beaten.

These people are the living treasures of the family, Wang Xifeng didn't dare to belittle her, she hurriedly got up to greet and serve them.

When asked about Jia Lian, he only said that it was a minor injury and it was not a problem. Now he was delayed by something outside.

Jia Baoyu and the others were just doing filial piety, so they didn't care too much when they heard that Jia Lian was fine. They ate a cup of tea here, and then went back under the escort of the nanny and maids.

(End of this chapter)