The Red Mansions

Chapter 188 Jia Rong was beaten up by Xia Jingui, and Jia Lian was scared to see the way Jia Cong was beaten

As soon as Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu returned to Jia's mansion, Jia Yun got the news.

"I really guessed right, the two of them were really picked up by the Jia family." Jia Yun said in surprise.

Regarding this matter, Jia Yun also had a clearer understanding of the ancient laws.

He originally thought that Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu would be exempt from capital crimes, but living crimes would be hard to escape. Then he thought of King Beijing, the leader of the four or eight princes, so he estimated the possibility that the two could escape punishment.

Unexpectedly, the words were right, and the two of them came back safely.

"No wonder the emperor is here to inspect the patrolling camp today. I'm afraid he is also preparing for the reception of the Beijing camp." Jia Yun thought to herself.

For Jingying, Emperor Longtai certainly would not trust him so quickly.

Therefore, as an important force to balance and deter the Beijing camp, the patrol camp will naturally be relied on by the emperor.

Xue Baochai looked at the attacker and asked curiously, "Both Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu were flogged in prison?"

"It's true. Many people on the street have seen it. Their clothes are all stained with blood. There's nothing good about it." Xiren replied with a nod.

Lin Daiyu wondered: "Didn't they plead guilty as soon as they entered the yamen? Why should they be punished?"

Jia Yun laughed and said, "You don't understand this. As long as you enter the prison of Shuntian Mansion, no matter whether you are guilty or not, the guards will give you a good reputation first. It's normal to give a few whips."

After a pause, he said again: "Of course, it's because the two have no status. If officials with fame and real power are detained, they won't be easily punished."

Lin Daiyu frowned and said, "Why don't they have status? They are all sons of the Rongguo Mansion, besides, Lian's second brother also has an official status!"

Jia Yun shook her head and said, "So what about Rongguo Mansion? If it's just a trivial matter, Shuntian Mansion would sell them some face, but this is a major matter of human life, and Rongguo Mansion's face is not good."

"Besides, Second Uncle Lian, although he has an official status, he is a casual official. To put it bluntly, he is not even comparable to a scholar. You must know that a scholar won't be punished if he gets involved in a lawsuit. You can see how powerful his official status is. Is it false?"

Xue Baochai then asked, "Is my brother's official status also like this?"

"No, although your brother is famous, he is actually taught. If he goes to Guangdong, his official status will be useful." Jia Yun replied.

After a pause, he gave an example: "For example, my position as the head of the Ministry of War is also nominal, but if I go to the Ministry of War, I can still take care of things, and I can still get my salary at ordinary times. Different."

Xue Baochai smiled and said: "I didn't expect my brother to still be so powerful. It's thanks to my husband planning for him. Otherwise, he will be just a merchant's son in his life, and he will be inferior to others."

This is true, Xue Pan is going out now, as long as he is wearing an official uniform, no one will easily ignore him.

Because his official position is indeed a real job, the honest and upright official in Guangdong, Sizheng, the doctor of the fifth-rank household department, and because of this, Xue Wang was granted the imperial order.

If it is a loose official, it is impossible for Xue Wang to be appointed.

Just like Wang Xifeng, although Jia Lian donated an official position as a fifth-rank co-prefect, because she is a loose official, she is not eligible to be appointed.

While talking, Qin Keqing hesitated and said: "Master, I will go back to my mother's house tomorrow."

"But for your younger brother?" Jia Yun was startled, and after a little thought, she knew something, so she asked.

Qin Keqing nodded and said: "Well, I've been ill for several months, and I heard that I'm about to die. As a sister, I really should go home and have a look, so as not to be gossiped about."

Jia Yun nodded and said, "I should go back and have a look, how about I go back with you?"

"My master is busy these days, so I don't have to accompany my family to suffer. There will only be a few days of delay, and my family will be back soon." Qin Keqing shook her head.

Jia Yun nodded, and told Li Ren: "Li Ren, you have martial arts skills, so you can accompany Ke Qing back to her mother's house, and take care to protect her."

"Your servant obeys." The beauty responded with a salute.

Turning around, Jia Yun said to Qin Keqing: "Go home and get some more money from the warehouse. Your brother is really good or bad. You, as a sister, should at least give him a good funeral, right? No money is not enough. .”

While talking, a servant girl came to report that Jia Dailing, the patriarch of the third room, had come.

Jia Yun hurriedly went out to greet them, and led Jia Dailing and a junior he brought to the living room to sit down outside the door.

After the servant girl poured the tea, Jia Yun asked directly: "The old ancestor came here on such a hot day, but is there anything important that I need the help of the junior?"

Jia Dailing smiled and said, "I'm here to explain to you what we talked about at the beginning of the month."

As he spoke, he took two books from his younger generation and handed them to Jia Yun.

Jia Yun opened it, and suddenly realized.

One of them recorded the names of all the school-age children in the eight houses of the Jia family in Beijing except the eldest house. There were a total of [-] children.

Jia Yun pondered for a moment, and then planned to divide the more than 200 people into seven classes, with [-] people in each class.

In this way, at least ten scholars must be invited to serve as masters. After all, the wife is also a human being. If there are three illnesses, two pains or personal affairs, more shifts must be prepared.

As for Juren, Jia Yun had contacted three of them in advance, and they would come over to give lectures at that time, and by the way, act as an instructor and manage free schools.

Jia Dailing said: "There is an open space next to the ancestral hall in our house, the old man thought it would be good to place the free school there."

Jia Yun nodded. He also went to see that piece of land. It was collectively owned by Sanfang. It would be no problem to build ten or twenty houses. In the past, the ancestor worship was held there.

"Okay, since the ancestors like to build the free school there, the younger generation will naturally not have any objections. I will tell the housekeeper to arrange the manpower and start the new free school later." Jia Yun agreed wholeheartedly.

After thinking about it, Jia Yun explained the configuration of Yixue's master.

Jia Dailing was very happy when he heard the words, nodded and said: "That's very good, with so many scholars acting as masters, the children will definitely be able to make progress, and with the Master Juren watching, it is even more reassuring. "

Next, Jia Yun read another book.

This book is much thicker, and it records the families and personnel of Qifang who need to work.

Jia Dai ordered them to do a solid job, such as who has what specialties and who's personality is generally reflected in the above, which is very convenient for Jia Yun.

So Jia Yun summoned Ni Er on the spot, handed him the second notebook, and ordered:
"The people above, you take people to visit and verify one by one these days, and then arrange errands according to their specialties, and try to implement them all before the 28th."

After a pause, he continued: "In addition, there is an open space next to our third room. I plan to place the free school there, and you will find a construction team to start construction tomorrow."

Ni Er responded one by one, and after he retreated, Jia Yun smiled and said to Jia Dailing:
"If it doesn't rain, it is estimated that the righteous school will be built before the ancestor worship. At that time, our clansmen can also take a look at what the free school is like."

As long as Yixue's house is strong, spacious and bright, it doesn't need too many bells and whistles, and as long as there are enough people, it doesn't need to spend too much time building it.

Jia Dailing said happily: "Brother Yun is bothering you, but now you are the only one of us who is promising in Qifang, so if there is anything to do, I can only let you hug your head. ,Enough."

Jia Yun shook her head with a smile and said: "Don't say that, old ancestor. It is the honor of the younger generation to do something practical for the clan. I am not afraid of trouble, but I am afraid that the clan will not accept my affection!"

"Who dares not accept your love? Are we old guys blind? Don't worry, if anyone dares to disrespect you, you don't need to say that he will not be tolerated in the guardian clan." Jia Dailing said seriously.

Jia Yun hurriedly said: "Don't be angry, old ancestor, this junior is just talking casually, it's not true."

"No, what you said is really possible, so after the ancestor worship, the monitoring team composed of our clansmen will officially perform their duties, and we can't let the clansmen lose their minds." Jia Dailing said seriously .

Jia Yun nodded and said: "That's the reason. After everyone works and their income is stable, there will be more shit, so the monitoring team in the clan is very important. It can't let people have money, so that people's hearts will be scattered. "

After Jia Dailing heard the words and thought about it, he couldn't wait to improve the supervision team, so he got up quickly to leave.

Jia Yun asked him to eat before leaving. Jia Dailing shook his head and said that he could eat at any time, and the improvement of the monitoring team is a top priority, so we should keep an eye on it first.

Seeing that he was determined, Jia Yun didn't want to keep him anymore.

Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Rong came back from the outside with a bruised nose and swollen face, and went to see Jia Zhen first.

Seeing his miserable appearance, Jia Zhen frowned and asked, "Who beat you, who is so bold as to provoke our Ningguo Mansion?"

Jia Rong looked forward to Ai Ai and motioned Jia Zhen to remove all the maids.

Jia Zhen pondered for a while, waved her hand to make the servant girls retreat, and said with a blank expression, "Now we can talk!"

"It was Miss Xia who beat her. The son only told her that he wanted to borrow more money, and she became furious and beat him." Jia Rong.

Jia Zhen took a deep breath and said, "You are too useless, you won't fight back when she hits you? Just let her beat you for nothing?"

Jia Rong cried and said with a mournful face: "The son is not her opponent. Miss Xia is overbearing, and her tricks are all dirty tricks. She beat me to death. In addition, I was worried that she would not lend us money, so I just I can bear it."

Jia Zhen stood up abruptly, pointed at Jia Rong's nose, and said furiously: "Is this still a matter of borrowing money or not? She beat you indiscriminately like this, which is completely disrespectful to our Ningguo Mansion. Their Xia family What do you want?"

Jia Rong was wounded all over her body. When Jia Zhen yelled at her, she was a little frightened, so she subconsciously took a few steps back, her whole body hurt, she bared her teeth and took a deep breath.

Seeing him like that, Jia Zhen was so angry that she didn't leave.

After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "What a Xia family, I really can't see that a girl's family is so vicious, your beating is not in vain."

"In this case, you immediately take Lai Sheng with you, pick more people, and then go to the Xia Mansion and ask the Xia family to compensate our Ningguo Mansion with 30 taels of silver. Let's forget about it. If we don't agree, we will divorce."

Jia Rong was startled, and said hesitantly: "If they don't give the money and agree to divorce, what should we do if we owe their family 50 taels of silver?"

Jia Zhen squinted at him, and said angrily: "Since the money has entered the pocket of my Ningguo Mansion, how can there be any reason to get out? They really want to divorce, and the 50 taels of silver will be regarded as the girl from the Xia family paying your medical bills." !"

As he said that, he waved his hands and said loudly: "Why are you still in a daze? Why don't you tell Lai Sheng to take someone to Xia's house to settle accounts? What a waste, I can't do such a small thing well, why did I give birth to you? !"

Jia Rong had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to Lai Sheng to choose a thug, and then went to the Xia family to settle the score.

Sister Feng's courtyard.

Jia Lian stayed far away from Wang Xifeng, for fear of smelling her scent.

Looking at the plump and charming Wang Xifeng, Jia Lian's mouth was parched, and she really wanted to make out.

The two of them haven't made out for a long time, the more they can't get it, the more Jia Lian thinks about it.

However, the fragrance on Wang Xifeng's body was so strong that Jia Lian would feel sick for no reason as soon as he smelled it, which made people helpless.

After taking a deep look at Wang Xifeng, Jia Lian asked in a low voice, "Is my father really like you said, beating people like hell?"

"Heh, I'm not the only one who knows about this, the whole Jia's family knows, can I still lie to you?" Wang Xifeng said angrily.

Jia Lian was a little scared. He had been beaten by Jia She too much before, but this time when he came back, after hearing that Jia She had gone farther and farther on the road of beating people, he felt guilty.

These days, when a son is beaten by his father, he can't even resist, even if he argues a few words, he will be considered treasonous.

When Jia Lian thought about being beaten by Jia She for no reason, his teeth became a little sore, and he really wanted to escape from Jia's mansion, but he also knew that it was impossible.

If he could escape, he would have escaped long ago.

"What should I do? My father's beating is not serious." Just thinking about it made Jia Lian's scalp tingle.

Wang Xifeng sighed, and said, "Pull Brother Cong together. If the father-in-law really wants to beat someone up, he can at least help you share some of it. But in private, you must give Brother Cong some compensation."

After Jia Lian pondered for a while, he couldn't think of a good way, so he could only listen to Wang Xifeng and pull Jia Cong to him.

However, after he came out of Wang Xifeng's room and found Jia Cong in Jia Cong's room, he lost the courage to even meet Jia Amnesty.

Because Jia Cong is so miserable that he has lost his human appearance.

His face and forehead were covered with bruises and blood packs, and there was nothing good on his body. He was lying on the bed, breathing in but not out, which was really scary.

Jia Lian swallowed, sat lightly on the edge of the bed, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Cong, why did father hit him so hard?"

Jia Cong heard the movement, opened his eyes slowly, saw that it was Jia Lian, opened his dry lips, and said in a hoarse voice:
"Second brother, I'm going to run away from home. I can't stay at home anymore. If I stay any longer, I'm afraid my life will be lost!"

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "I can't, how could it be so serious? Didn't I get beaten up by my father often before, and I persisted. Don't you think I'm fine now?"

"Don't ever think about running away from home. It's so chaotic outside, it's not so easy to make a living. If you encounter bad people, you don't even have the strength to resist, it will be miserable!"

Just kidding, Jia Cong left, who will help him share the pressure.

At that time, all Jia She's anger will be borne by himself, and the Jia Cong in front of him will be his fate.

Jia Lian didn't want to turn himself into a ghost, so even though Jia Cong was miserable, he still had to try his best to keep him and don't let him run away...

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