Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 194 3.101 You have taken a fancy to the position of Second Grandma Bao

Volume Three

3.101 You are interested in the position of Second Grandma Bao

Fu Qiufang did not officially appear in the original work, but appeared many times in side introductions. The most prominent point is that because of Fu Shi's desire to "find a rare thing to live in", he never arranged a marriage, and spent his whole life like a 28-year-old girl who never left home. ; Although this is due to Fu Shi, it can also be seen that Fu Qiufang's own thoughts are also not small, because in the feudal era, the pressure of not getting married in the late [-]s was much greater than in modern society.

"Is there any misunderstanding when Master Zhou treats Qiu Fang like this?" After just a moment, Fu Qiufang set the "tone", with a sad look on his face, but did not break away from Zhou Yang's hands, "If so, Qiu Fang I apologize, but you are already engaged, and the girl you have chosen is a girl from the Xue family. She is as beautiful as a plum blossom in autumn, so I am afraid that I will not be able to serve you well."

Well, this can also be translated more directly, "Unless you are willing to marry me as a wife, I will not agree." Zhou Yang couldn't help but laugh. At least in his eyes, this person's performance was impeccable. If he hadn't already guessed, he might have really felt that the person in front of him had the intention to follow him.

"So, you want to marry into Jia's family?" Zhou Yang's next words made Fu Qiufang's expression visibly stagnant, "Or maybe you have set your sights on the position of Second Mistress Bao? That's really unfortunate. With your eldest brother's current situation, There is absolutely no way the Jia family can agree to your status, unless you don’t want to be a wife, but are willing to accept the status of a concubine.”

"Master Zhou doesn't seem to have much concern for the Jia family." After confirming that the other party had noticed his thoughts, Fu Qiufang stopped acting and gently shook off Zhou Yang's right hand. His expression became as gentle as the one in the living room just now, "After all, this place is This is Rongguo Mansion, just in case someone comes over."

"Don't worry, except for the people who come here to clean it every morning, no one comes here at all." Zhou Yang remembered his experience with Li Wan here, and interrupted her excuses with a smile, "If you have any ideas, You might as well tell me and let me see if it’s worth it.”

"Oh? It seems that you are very familiar with this place." Fu Qiufang looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile. "I think one of the sisters in the house must have entered this Nuan Pavilion? Qiu Fang congratulates you, sir."

"It seems that I underestimated you." This time it was Zhou Yang's turn to be depressed. He didn't expect that with just one sentence, the other party would judge such a painful problem, "That's all, tell me what you think, and then I'll take a look. Okay, if it’s not too much, since I need your brother’s ability, I should naturally pay accordingly.”

"Qiu Fang, thank you for your understanding." Fu Qiufang smiled slightly, and continued after standing up, "Since you have seen through the little girl's mind, do you have anything to teach me? You are already well aware of the situation in this house. The Jia family has been there for many years. The accumulation should not be underestimated, if you are willing to help, Qiu Fang can naturally provide you with sufficient returns in the future."

"Oh?" Zhou Yang's heart moved. He looked down on the Jia family very much and had no real hatred, but he didn't mind having a little fun. "If you want to marry into the Jia family, you can only marry your eldest brother. Your status is enough for the Jia family to take seriously, but unfortunately, the upper limit for people to be promoted to official positions is very low, the chance of being promoted to the fourth rank is very slim, and it is even difficult to hold a regular position. Are you prepared?"

"If I want to be taken seriously by the Jia family, my eldest brother can only be an official in the capital, and he must be in a position of real power." Fu Qiufang gritted her teeth and expressed her true thoughts, "Originally, the eldest brother wanted me to marry into the Jia family. He wanted to use the connections in the government to support him, but he mentioned it once, but Mr. Zheng didn't take up the matter at all.

Qiu Fang's idea is that she is interested in the general magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture, preferably Tongzhi. Both of them are assistant officials of the Shuntian Prefecture magistrate. Although they are not full-time officials, they have a lot of power. With the current situation of Rongguo Prefecture, they are just Even Mr. Zheng is only the head of the Ministry of Industry of the sixth grade, which is enough to make the Jia family tempted. "

Fu Qiufang's answer was completely beyond Zhou Yang's expectations, but it makes sense when you think about it. In the original work, when Fu Shizhen appeared, his position was indeed the general judge of Shuntian Prefecture, and he was presumably promoted with the support of the Jia family. It's a pity that she was already an old girl at that time and had no hope of marrying into Jia's family.

"How old are you now?" Zhou Yang asked with a smile.

"Qiufang was born in the 28th year of Longwu, this year."

"No, you were born in 33, three years older than that brother Bao." Zhou Yang's suggestion made Fu Qiufang suddenly enlightened, "Remember to come to Jia's house often in the future, but try to be smaller in appearance, not to mention always Being so mature, you should at least let the girls from the Jia family treat you as your peers; as for who should get close to you, or who has the final say in this house, you don’t need me to introduce you, right?"

"Of course no one in this house can surpass the old lady, but she may not necessarily make the decision on Second Master Bao's marriage." Fu Qiufang said angrily, "Not only does Mrs. Wang look down on the Fu family, Qiu Fang also doesn't know where she comes from. With such arrogance, if it is her mind, only a princess of the royal family can match it."

"Good eyesight!" Zhou Yang couldn't help but laugh. He really admired this girl's ability. "So, you can't get Mrs. Wang's approval by normal means, unless you have something in your hand that makes her Something I have to agree to; she is from the royal family of Jinling, and the current head of this family, Wang Ziteng, is serving as the military envoy of the Beijing camp, do you have any ideas?"

"The identity of the eldest brother cannot be greater than that of Mr. Wang in any case. If you want Mrs. Wang to agree, you can only use some kind of handle, and it must be something that must not be leaked." Fu Qiufang looked at Zhou Yang with a serious expression. Expressing his thoughts, "Thank you Mr. Zhou for your advice. Qiu Fang knows what to do." "Interesting!" Zhou Yang smiled. He was also curious about what leverage Fu Qiufang could use to catch Mrs. Wang. "You need me." What kind of help can you provide? As long as your elder brother does things for me honestly, his future will be indispensable. I can't help you much here, so if you need anything, you might as well say it."

"Master Bao"

"No, it's Brother Bao!" Zhou Yang interrupted her with a smile, "Only on an equal footing can you talk to him on an equal footing."

"Brother Bao likes to play with his sisters the most on weekdays, but Qiu Fang is not so lucky, so he may not be able to keep up with the sisters in the house," Fu Qiufang said softly.

"I understand, dressing up requires money!" Zhou Yang nodded, "Is there any more?"

"Master Zheng wants Brother Bao to study and make progress, but..." Fu Qiufang continued, "If I persuade him to study, I'm afraid he will be disgusted in a short time, but as an adult, there is no problem, just like It's like today in the old lady's courtyard. Could you please Mr. Zhou to help Mr. Zheng and Qiu Fang?"

"Taking advantage of the situation? Almost!" Zhou Yang nodded again, "But I'm afraid it's hard to judge the effect. Is there anything else?"

"There are so many people in this mansion, Qiufang still hasn't figured out what is going on."

"Distribution of interpersonal relationships? At least we need to figure out who can be used, who needs to be friends, or who are destined to be enemies." Zhou Yang said with a smile, "Very good, I will give you an introduction as soon as possible , so that you can integrate into the Jia family."

"Qiu Fang, thank you, Mr. Zhou, for taking care of me!" Fu Qiu Fang breathed a sigh of relief, "I can figure out the rest!"

"Very well, after all that is said, what can I gain?"

"Let's not mention anything else. If one day Qiu Fang marries into the Jia family, Brother Bao's wedding should involve inviting you to attend." Fu Qiufang lowered her head gently, her face was extremely rosy, and what she said was enough to shock anyone, "If you, sir Being able to stay at Jia's house on the wedding day, Qiu Fang will surely satisfy you!"

"Interesting, very interesting!" Zhou Yang couldn't help it anymore and took Fu Qiufang into his arms with a smile. "The price is very attractive. I am indeed interested, but I can't guarantee to receive the goods, because at that time, It's hard for me to say where I'm working, maybe I just send someone to bring a gift money, so what if I want to get it in advance?"

"Adults should know that this is impossible!" Fu Qiufang finally couldn't control the sudden change in her face, "On the day after brother Bao's wedding, Qiu Fang must show his wedding handkerchief. This is the rule of the big family, otherwise his life will be in danger. Unless "Adults can"

"No, it's not difficult!" Zhou Yang smiled slightly, pulled out the Bayi bayonet from his lower back, which he never left his body except under special circumstances, held a few flowers on the knife and said, "At that time, someone will inevitably toast Brother Bao or even pour him wine. , you should be able to solve it, right? I will prepare what I just promised you as soon as possible. This is not a small price.

Since your eldest brother has become my chief clerk, it is only right to visit me when necessary. Then you take away the things you need and leave the price I want. It is very fair, right?Also, I am very interested in the suggestion you just made. If it is allowed at that time, don’t forget to prepare it. Of course, I will also leave an additional compensation according to the situation at that time. Do you understand? "

"My lord, I understand, Qiu Fang understands!" Fu Qiufang lowered his head for a long time, his expression kept changing, and finally nodded, "The Ministry of War's commissioning ceremony is on the second day of next month. Your lord must attend. As your eldest brother, you are your subordinate. , I will come to congratulate you the next day, Qiu Fang will go with you, I hope you don’t mind."

"Great!" Zhou Yang smiled and stretched out his hand to pull Fu Qiufang's waist, and slowly inserted his right hand in. "You are a smart girl, you should understand your own value, and you also know that there is not much you can do to me now. If I charge some interest in advance for what I pay, it shouldn’t be too much, right?”

"grown ups--"

(End of this chapter)