The Red Mansions

Chapter 289 Jia Zheng asks for help, Jia's house declines

The plaque on the door of Rongguo Mansion has been removed.

It was empty and looked a little desolate.

Large groups of servants were sold.

The one in his own Zhuangzi, who performed well in the past, asked for grace, returned his body deed, and gained freedom.

But that is only a small part, most of them will be resold.

Including the theatrical troupe of the Grand View Garden, and those cranes, birds and fish, all were sold.

When everyone came to Jia Zheng's tea room, the layout of the room changed drastically.

All the original curios and collections were gone, replaced by ordinary tables, chairs and benches.

Everything that civilians cannot enjoy is put away.

Tea is still good tea, Jia Yun came to visit, Jia Zheng and the others did not dare to neglect.

As soon as everyone sat down and exchanged greetings, before they had time to speak, a servant ran in in a panic.

"Master is not good! Second Master Bao disappeared early in the morning!"

Jia Zheng stood up abruptly, with a frightened expression on his face, he said, "Look for it, look for it quickly!"

The servant took the order, stumbled to his feet, and ran out.

Jia Yun pondered for a moment, then called Jia Ming who was on duty here, and asked:

"Have you ever seen Uncle Bao come out of the house?"

Jia Ming nodded and said, "I met you earlier this morning, and I said a few words."

"Do you know where he went?" Jia Yun asked.

Jia Zheng and all the elders on the side also listened with their ears open.

Jia Ming thought for a while and replied, "I heard he said he was going to a Taoist temple outside the city."

"Said some strange things, and said that the monks have no troubles."

"Taoist Temple? Then I should go to Xuanzhen Temple!" Jia Yun turned to Jia Zheng and said.

"Maybe, Uncle Bao really has the idea of ​​becoming a monk."

Jia Zheng was so angry that he couldn't speak.

He hurriedly made a bow to Jia Yun, and called his servants to go to Xuanzhen Temple to find Jia Baoyu.

Jia Yun told Jia Ming, "Send a team to follow and bring Uncle Bao back!"

"Yes! Let's arrange it, little one!" Jia Ming saluted and turned to leave.

"Evil! It's simply evil! This time is adding to the chaos!" Jia Zheng scolded angrily.

Because of the recent incidents in Jia's mansion, he was already slovenly, and now he looks even more downcast.

Jia Yun sighed and said, "Now is not the time to swear."

"Wait for Uncle Bao to come back and see what he thinks."

Once this guy has a little trouble, he thinks of becoming a monk and escaping from reality.

To put it bluntly, he was irresponsible.

For example, when he is friendly with girls, he is only responsible for flirting, and he doesn't care about the consequences.

Jia Yun thinks that he is a playboy, but every woman, he takes his due responsibility.

But Jia Baoyu was different. If a girl related to him was in trouble, he wouldn't even say a word.

Looking back, Jia Yun asked several clan elders:
"What about Uncle Xi and Uncle Lian, how do you arrange it now?"

A clan elder replied: "The Taoist priest looked at the date, and the funeral will be held on the ninth day of March."

"So urgent?" Jia Yun asked in surprise.

Jia Zheng sighed, "Don't be in a hurry..."

Jia Yun nodded silently, someone should have passed the words, and the dead will be buried in peace.

Once the two of them are buried, everything will be settled.

Just as he was talking, another servant came outside to report that there was a decree coming from the Ningguo Mansion next door.

"Uncle Zhen gave up the title to Uncle Rong, and took over the title of fifth-rank Yunqiwei."

After the servant retreated, everyone started to talk in a hurry and filled with righteous indignation.

"Well, misfortunes never come singly! This dizziness is all together!"

"Hey, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep the only title left in Jia's house!"

"The descendants of Jia's family are unworthy, and the old ancestor's family business has not been preserved after all."

"Hey, let's take it easy, it's a blessing not to have your family ransacked and exterminated."

"..."

Jia Zheng burst into tears and sighed, his face full of pain.

Jia Yun also had mixed feelings.

Back then, when he first came here, the prestige of the Jia family was still vivid in his mind.

Now there is only one title of Captain Yunqi left, and the next generation will be gone completely.

To put it bluntly, it is better not to have the title of Lieutenant Yunqi, it is really embarrassing.

After a while, everyone's emotions gradually stabilized.

Jia Zheng sighed and said, "Brother Yun, the Jia family is in the eighth house in Beijing, and now you are the only one who can make a difference."

Youdao means that things are impermanent, and he also sighed very much.

Who would have thought that Jia Yun, a cook, would have a great day?
He straightened up, bent down and saluted:
"In the future, Dafang will need a lot of protection from you!"

No matter how ignorant he is, he also knows that the Jia family has offended many people in the past and will settle accounts later.

If you don't turn your face away and ask Jia Yun for help, your family will be ruined and your family will be destroyed.

Jia Yun stepped forward to help him up, nodded and said:
"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, Dafang will be safe and sound."

Dafang is already in such a miserable state, if it gets worse, there will only be death.

Although Sanfang had a grudge against the eldest, it was an internal matter of the Jia family.

If outsiders come to provoke, they must be unanimous.

Although the other seven members of the Jia family have always been relatively poor, they still have their backbone.

As long as there is an order, pulling up a team is also a breeze.

What's more, the Jia family still has members in Jinling.

For nearly a hundred years, it has been vigorously grown and scattered leaves.

Once it comes to the affairs of the whole family, they are still very united.

In the past 20 years, Rongning and Ningfu have not twisted the hearts of Jia's people into a single rope.

At the same time, they didn't train the children of the next generation well, otherwise it would be difficult for the Jia family to decline.

So, as small as a family, as large as a country.

A leader with wisdom and courage is really important.

"I will stay here as a guard for the time being. Let's make arrangements after the old lady wakes up!" Jia Yun pondered.

Jia Zheng burst into tears of gratitude and kept bowing.

After talking for a while, Jia Zheng accompanied Jia Yun out of the tea room and wandered around the mansion.

The mansion right now is bleak.

The scenery is still the same scenery, but things have changed.

It used to be that there were people coming and going, but now I can't see a single person even after walking a long distance.

"My family will definitely move out. It's against the rules for us to live here again," Jia Zheng said desolately.

After all, it is the Duke's Mansion. Now that the title is gone, he is not qualified to live here.

If it weren't for the old lady holding the place, officers, soldiers and yamen servants would have come to take it over.

Jia Yun nodded and asked, "When will you move?"

"We'll see when mother wakes up, that's what the clan mansion said." Jia Zheng sighed.

Jia Yun asked, "Have you found a place to live?"

"Like Lai Da Garden, I asked Li Wan to send someone to clean it up." Jia Zheng replied.

"Several girls will move in these two days, and those who can be sealed here will be sealed first."

"In order not to be in a hurry when things come to an end."

Jia Yun pondered, "There are many violations in Lai Da Garden."

"Don't live there, find another place!"

That courtyard is a scaled-down version of the imitation of the Grand View Garden.

It is not at all where Jia Zheng and the others can live now.

Jia Zheng froze for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes, the more humble we are now, the better."

(End of this chapter)