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286 Chapter 4.82 The Xue family must be separated from the Jia family
Volume Four

4.82 The Xue family must be separated from the Jia family
Almost everyone has the feeling that the New Year is passing easily, and time seems to have taken off, disappearing in the blink of an eye. Even though the sound of firecrackers can be heard from time to time in various places in the city, time has entered the Dragon Boat Festival without stopping. Wu 50 years later, the remnant snow left in the past few days has not completely left, but the scenery at the beginning is no longer there.

The Xue family is known as the "Jinling Xue family" and naturally has a lot of contacts, but because Xue Pan is not at home now, Wang Shuying took Xue Baochai away with a few of her closest relatives, and the rest just sent people to send boxing gifts; this kind of thing With the background of belonging to a big family, let alone Zhou Yang not getting married to Sister Bao, even if he did, it would be difficult to get involved.

Therefore, the Chinese New Year has really become a "vacation" for him. Apart from daily exercise all day long, rain or shine, the rest of the time is basically spent playing with the girls. He even took advantage of the lack of people in the second grade of junior high school to go shopping in a carriage. They went shopping, even the reluctant Xue Baochai pulled her along, and she barely fulfilled the promise she made to Xue Baoqin.

"Brother Zhou, the news just came." Early in the morning of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, according to the rules, "everything is not appropriate" and can only rest at home. Before Zhou Yang completed his routine exercise in the back garden of Xue's house, Zhao Qiying had already hurriedly picked up the He walked in with a stack of materials and said, "It's nothing big, it's all family matters."

"Oh?" Zhou Yang put down the Broken Horse Sword and breathed a sigh of relief. He took off the mink velvet coat from the tree nearby and put it on. He sat on the stone bench with cotton pads and received the materials. "Well, it is indeed a family matter. , your second sister is about to get married? Unfortunately, it’s really hard to get through this time - um, isn’t it? I remember a few days ago, didn’t your father not make a decision yet? Was he a little too hasty? "

"Second sister." Zhao Qiying's cheeks were slightly red, she turned slightly and said, "I was a little too careless. If I don't go through with the marriage, I might..."

"So fast?" Zhou Yang was a little dumbfounded, but he knew that Zhao Mengjiao had a temperament that let go when she needed to, and struck when she needed to. In the original work, she could not only hand herself over to Zheng Qingshan regardless of her reputation, but also rebel against him. When he fell, he did not hesitate to kill him, and he had no problem with his character. "Well, send our congratulatory gifts as soon as possible. You can make them thicker, and you can bring some gold locks and silver necklaces."

"Brother Zhou, how can you be so fast!" Zhao Qiying gave him a gentle hammer and continued with a red face, "Besides, this is not the only thing. You continue to read on."

"The Escort is moving back to Jinling?" Zhou Yang couldn't help laughing, "It's okay, the one in the capital is indeed too difficult. When your father and the others arrive in Jinling, I will arrange for Xue Zihao to take care of it. If you can trust me, working together is mutually beneficial - well, don't forget to arrange the manpower here, just in time to spread out."

"Brother Zhou, don't worry, little sister will save it." Zhao Qiying nodded, and then said with some embarrassment, "Originally, my father asked someone to pass the news, so that's what he meant. I don't know how happy he was when he heard it; but, I'm afraid we can only keep our arrangement a secret, he has always put rules and morality above his life, if he hears that I am using the bodyguard to inquire about information, he will be fine if he doesn't kill me."

"Then let's talk to your second uncle." In Zhao Qiying's surprised eyes, Zhou Yang said with a smile, "He is a smart man, much more flexible, and knows how to arrange things; with his cover, it is easier to It’s convenient for us to hide it from your father, so as not to cause trouble and make everyone look bad.”

"That's okay." Zhao Qiying nodded slowly, lowered his head and took out a teacup from the tea tray on the stone table, and picked up the teapot from the insulated chicken next to it, but his face gradually turned pale as he stared at the tea set. Hong said, "Brother Zhou, this is the Xue family after all. You should be more restrained. If things break out, how can Sister Bao keep it on her face?"

"Isn't this - isn't it inconvenient for you these days?" Zhou Yang said awkwardly.

Zhao Qiying's good friend came here for a few days. He could bear it at first, but yesterday he couldn't bear it anymore and ran to Wang Shuying for comfort. As a result, he had so much fun that he spent the night. The little widow is still lying in the bedroom without replying. Come here; fortunately, no one was outside when I came out, so I wouldn’t be seen. When I went to the back garden to exercise this morning, the tea set on the stone table was arranged by the beautiful woman. Naturally, I used the tea set for my own use, but I didn’t want to be recognized by Zhao Qiying. out.

"Hmph!" Zhao Qiying rolled her eyes helplessly. She was too lazy to pay attention to someone's deception, so she just picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Ahem, you just brought a lot of news. Haven't we not finished reading it yet? Let's read it first before talking about it." Zhou Yang picked up the materials and stiffly changed the subject, "Oh? The news about the Jia family, you Where did you get such detailed information?”

"This is from Sister Li." Zhao Qiying rolled her eyes at him angrily, stuffed all the materials into his arms and turned around to go to the garden. She didn't want to talk to someone who was even more embarrassed, but she was hugged and pulled back. .

"It seems that the Jia family is indeed finished." After briefly flipping through the information, Zhou Yang's tone was full of emotion. He could be regarded as watching Ning Rong's second house "explaining" step by step, and then comparing it with the content of the official plot of the original work, it really felt like a "witness" "History" feeling, "As big as a country, as small as a family or even a family, the first step to decline is financial collapse, and this is the beginning of Rongguo Mansion."

"Hmph, there is no one in the whole family who can stand up. The old ones only care about luxury and pleasure, and the young ones only want to seduce the girl and divide the boy. Among the two people who should support the family business, one is better than none, and the other If you don't understand anything, how can you not finish it?" Zhao Qiying said disdainfully.

"Yes!" Zhou Yang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The palace magistrate has basically been marginalized in that mansion, but the Jia family's minions' poaching style is something that even she can't hide, and no one cares about it. However, they themselves are like this, who can they expect to help? Who would have thought that a majestic palace of a prince would collapse so quickly?" Some people commented that "A Dream of Red Mansions" is "laughter mixed with tears." If you only read the original work On the surface, there seems to be no problem with the main plot, especially the first eighty chapters, which are basically all kinds of fun. Except for the death of a few maids and servants, or marginal supporting characters, everything is normal, but there is such a big family, "Hulala Building" "will fall", or even "the vast expanse of white land is so clean".

In fact, these issues are all judged from the details. Let’s not talk about the homophones in the names, but talk about many of the most basic things. After a little analysis, we can see that the Jia family has already shown its decline.

After the Grand View Garden was built, the slave Lai's family also built a garden that was not too bad, and even had the courage to entertain Jia's mother. The "slave status" in the feudal era can no longer be described in just a few words, but the slaves of the Jia family all To be so "rich", you must know that if you are a slave, you are not eligible to buy property. Everything, including yourself, belongs to the master's family. In theory, you should only use the monthly money from the house. Where does such a huge expense come from?

The actual income was even more exaggerated. When the Ningguo Mansion finally talked about the harvest, Wu Jinzhong and Wu Jinxiao, who were in charge of the farm in the mansion, dared to give away only a few thousand taels. This was completely blatant and crazy. Jia Zhen actually still I can't tell; if Ningguo Mansion is like this, how much stronger can Rongguo Mansion be?

If the income is not good, what about the relationship?In the Rongguo Mansion, there are almost no characters who come to the fore. Jia Lian, the main descendant, eats, drinks and has fun every day, and all the people with him are the descendants. Jia Baoyu, the Phoenix Egg, is even better. In the entire 120 chapters, we haven't seen him even a few times. On the rare occasions when a wine bar is opened to the outside world, it is a meaningless group; Jia She drinks and plays with his wife behind closed doors, while Jia Zheng also closes the doors and relies on a bunch of people to praise him.

It doesn’t matter, what about my own family?Jia Zheng is currently the director of the Ministry of Industry of the sixth rank, and later he was promoted to the fifth or fifth rank of the Ministry of Works Yuanwailang. The problem is that the official positions of the six ministries are also divided into levels. He is the most direct person in charge.

Isn't it right? There is also a "Yuanwailang" here?Sorry, doctor is an actual position, so there must be a quota. If others want to continue to be promoted after the number is full, they can only take the title of "Yuanwailang", which literally means "physician beyond the quota". It is difficult to say whether they have real power.

In other words, the current "chief" of Jia Zheng is in charge of a category, and later he was promoted to "Yuanwailang", which can be translated as "enjoying the treatment of a doctor". The specific power depends on personal ability - Jia Zheng has this thing ?By the way, the minimum standard for participating in the "Yumen Listening to Government" is to have a fifth-grade actual job, which means that no one in the entire Jia family has this qualification!

The so-called "four kings and eight princes" who have been repeatedly touted, the entire background panel in the original work is this level of "background panel". Except for some necessary events, such as funerals and wedding banquets, there is no one in the Jia family on weekdays. In the end, Jia's house was searched, and no one could be found for help. The only one who could talk was King Beijing, who led the search.

In other words, when the original plot officially begins, the Jia family is already empty!
"They are very caring. They want women to support men when they are useless." Zhao Qiying said disdainfully, "That Yuanchun, right? The Jia family invests a large sum of money in it every year, but they don't know what the effect will be. I heard from Sister Li that such consumption is even a bit unbearable. Isn’t this a waste of time?”

"Yuan Chun's main reliance in the palace is not money, but the help of his old relatives Zhen family. The Zhen Gui concubine is the de facto No. 1 in the palace." Under Zhao Qiying's surprised eyes, Zhou Yang said with a smile, "Okay, it doesn't matter whether they die or not, we just need to take care of ourselves."

"Brother Zhou, we are fine, as long as you still wear the hat of 'Rongguo Mansion Student' on your head, at worst, you can just help out when you reach out." Zhao Qiying said worriedly, "But if my sister's memory is correct, Xue The Jia family and the Jia family have always been tied together, as well as the Shi family and the Wang family, we can't just drag them along, right?"

"We've already started." Zhou Yang smiled softly, "Cutting off the tribute to Jia's family is only the first step. After all, my wife is Wang Ziteng's biological sister, so it's not so easy to separate. It doesn't matter if it's not easy. Anyway, we have plenty of time to slowly Come, but no matter what, it’s time for the Xue family to be separated from the Jia family!”

"What's the first step?" Zhao Qiying asked softly.

"I've asked my wife to make arrangements. I will only prepare for my relatives during the holiday!" Zhou Yang said calmly.

At the same time, Xue Baochai came to the hospital.

"Girl, is it time to go to your wife's house today to say hello?" Looking at her master who was still calmly drinking tea at three o'clock in the morning, Ying'er couldn't help but kindly remind her, "But if you feel uncomfortable, would you like me to go over and say something?"

"No need." Xue Baochai's complexion changed slightly. After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand to signal the confused Ying'er to go out.

(End of this chapter)