Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 14
  In order to show the importance to Jia Lian, Jia Mu once again improved his treatment, compared with Jia Zhu. One of them is very important. All expenses related to education should be paid by public schools. What is this concept? Jia Zhu's tuition at the Imperial College was not included, and she spent ten taels every month on gatherings with her classmates and friends. This expenditure is received regularly every month and can be withdrawn after special expenditure instructions.

This is the benefit of being successful in reading!

Jia Lian's monthly allowance was also increased to fifteen taels, while Jia's mother only received twenty taels a month.

Holding Guixiang, two large and three small silver ingots, his eyes were not very clear. He stammered and asked, "I'm in charge of this money?"

Jia Lian turned around and asked with a smile: "Aren't you always in charge of things in this yard?"

Guixiang regained her composure and said, "Second Master always keeps the money himself."

"It's hard to carry so much money in your pocket. From now on, keep a few pieces of silver with you and keep the rest."

For Jia Lian, Guixiang's loyalty is very important. Improving treatment is certainly effective, but the effect of this trust is even greater in Jia Lian's opinion.

Regarding the value of silver, there is a very clear measurement standard in Dream of Red Mansions, Second Sister You.

For five taels of silver a month, Second Sister You was very satisfied with building an outer room for Jia Lian.

Li Wan personally gave Jia Lian a quota of twenty-five taels of silver. He didn't meet Jia Lian, so Li Wan felt a little depressed on the way back. Just because Jia Lian is Dafang's legitimate son, he has no fame yet, so he can be as good as Jia Zhu who has fame.

It's strange that Li Wan, who is high-spirited and competitive, feels comfortable.

When you go back, you should carefully supervise your husband's studies. Only when he comes back as a Jinshi as soon as possible can he be proud and proud.

There is one thing that Li Wan thinks differently from others. The so-called statement that Jia Lian didn't like reading before seems to Li Wan to be an illusion created by Jia Lian. Young and scheming, this is how Li Wan views Jia Lian now.

Li Wan could only keep these words in his heart. When he returned home, he saw that Jia Zhu had returned. The maid was waiting to change clothes. When Li Wan came forward, Jia Zhu took the initiative to talk about what happened in the Imperial College. At the end, he couldn't help but angrily said: "In the past, I entered I didn’t see those people getting close to me when I was in school.”

Jia Zhu didn't admit that she couldn't hang out with those noble children, and when she talked to Li Wan in private, she often criticized those people for not wanting to make progress and not studying seriously. The actual situation is that Jia Zhu does not have to work and study, has no inheritance rights to his title, and wants to get ahead, so his only choice is to study and pass the exam.

The existence of the imperial examination was essentially to preserve a path for advancement. Jia Zhu, who was born into a top-level elite, actually had nothing to complain about. You look down on others, but you don’t say it in words, but you act distantly. Others are not stupid and will not put their hot face against your cold ass. Compared with Jia Lian, he had more contacts with these noble disciples in the past.

Jia Zhu's anxiety is visible to the naked eye. In the past, no one in Jia's family showed performance in studying, but now that there is Jia Lian, it is different. People are like this. They are used to being held up by the stars, and they really feel that they should be held up. Faced with the sense of crisis brought by Jia Lian, Jia Zhu really found it difficult to balance her heart. She started her education at the age of six and entered school at the age of forty. The last provincial examination was just a formality. What about next year?

"For the county examination in June, the government examination in July, and the hospital examination at the end of the year, I wonder if Brother Lian will come in and try his skills." When these words came out of Jia Zhu's mouth, Li Wan knew her husband's mentality. .

During the Chinese New Year, Jia Lian was also fourteen years old. If he really got admitted as a scholar, with Jia Zhu's mentality, he might be depressed.

"Sir, how many scholars are there in the entire Shuntian Prefecture? How many candidates are there in the annual college examination? I know the difficulty of the imperial examination best." Li Wan directly encouraged his husband by telling the facts, hoping that he would be more confident.

After being encouraged, Jia Zhu's interest did not improve much. It is difficult to take the exam for a scholar, but it is easier to take the exam at Qingyun Academy?

The key to the difficulty of taking the Qingyun Academy exam is that the questions on the arithmetic test paper are notoriously difficult. Students studying at Ching Wan College are not necessarily locals. During the examination period, many of them return to their hometowns to take exams. The proportion of genuine local students in Qing Yun College is less than half. The reason is naturally that many children of Beijing officials study in academies, otherwise they would not be so sought after.

Jia Lian's pace of life has not changed. After dinner, he still goes to Jia She's place to say hello. The old man is not at home and has gone out to wander. When we met Jia Mu, Jia Lian politely said that he would not be able to come to say good morning if he got up early to go to school in the future.

Jia's mother was sitting on the couch. In the open space in front of her, Jia Baoyu stood aside, looking at Jia Lian with big curious eyes.

After the New Year, the big-faced baby is now four years old, and it’s time to be sensible.

"There's no need to come here in the morning, it's important to study." Jia Mu agreed cheerfully. When Jia Lian said goodbye and came out, he heard Jia Baoyu's giggle behind him, and couldn't help but secretly wonder, was it not Jia's mother who had done this on purpose for Baoyu to become a loser? No matter how separated the family is from one generation to another, Mother Jia is well aware of the current situation of the Jia family.

Forget it, this matter has nothing to do with me. When Jia Lian thought so, he ran into Jia Zhen when he went out.

"Brother Zhen, is there something good in this hurry?" Jia Lian remembered that the relationship between the two was quite harmonious, with a natural smile on his face.

Jia Zhen is less than thirty years old now and has good looks. This is a genetic advantage. It's a pity that the belly is slightly swollen now. In this era, having a belly is a matter of honor for a man, not a demerit.

"Brother Lian, are you here to say hello? I've been busy with the draft these days, and I haven't congratulated Brother Lian in person for being admitted to Qingyun Academy." Jia Zhen responded with a smile and hugged her hands. The two of them did everything they could to save face. good.

"Is it about the eldest sister?" Jia Lian thought of Yuanchun and asked naturally. It was sent out for selection in the first spring of the year before.

"I just received news from the palace that Yuanchun has been selected. Just for this matter, the chamberlain spent a lot of money."

After hearing Jia Zhen's response, Jia Lian thought: So you are here to reimburse the expenses. Then he smiled and hugged his hands: "Brother Zhen is busy, I'm going back first, I have to get up early to go to school tomorrow."

"Walk slowly, don't send."

The Jia family is a two-legged family, to the extent that they have to rely on being relatives. The ancestors of the family know it well. The coffin board may not be able to hold it down, and the memorial tablet in the ancestral hall may be dancing.

Think about it carefully, there are so many women in the palace, but only one man. The women are looking forward to the arrival of that man. In Jia Lian's opinion, the key to Jia Yuanchun's rise to power is not how outstanding she is. The emotions of a creature like the emperor are worthless. The real reason why Yuanchun could become the concubine was that the emperor wanted to win over or appease the old powerful group headed by the Jia family. Wait until it is no longer needed and burn the bridge.

On the way back, Jia Lian felt very uncomfortable. He couldn't be a good playboy, so he had to study hard and try to save himself.

Surrounded by pig teammates, what can you do? You can only rely on yourself!
  Fortunately, studying is not difficult for Jia Lian now. You Gua is so arrogant!
  Learning is a very painful process. There are so many interesting things in the world, but learning requires repeating the same things every day.

Jia Lian in the study looked at the book in front of him and silently told himself, Brother, you are redeeming yourself. If you don't want to beg for food when you get old, you have to study hard so that you can live a life of fine clothing and fine food in the future.

The effect of self-suggestion was good. Jia Lian picked up the ink and polished it slowly, thinking about the topic in front of him.

"The people are the most precious!" Jia Lian put down the ink in his hand after looking at the title and sighed, ending his inner ideological struggle. People here, the key depends on how you understand it.

The people of this era are definitely not those at the bottom of society who are responsible for tax corvee.

This question was asked in the Enke Palace Examination in the first year of Jinshang's accession to the throne. The current reign title is Chenghui. Just by looking at the year name, you can tell that the emperor felt a little frustrated, which is understandable, after all, there is a Supreme Emperor above him. Judging from the novel, the Supreme Emperor lived quite a long time and would not die for a while.

There was a voice outside the door. Jia Lian looked back and Guixiang shouted: "Hello, eldest master, hello, second master."

Jia Lian stood up quickly, there was nothing he could do, father and son, the emperor and his ministers, were the leaders of this era. Otherwise, it is said that ethics cannibalize people.

Unexpectedly, Jia She and Jia Zheng came hand in hand. Jia Lian greeted each other in turn. Jia She waved his hands with a satisfied smile and said: "No need to be polite, my second uncle wants to talk to you."

Jia Lian hurriedly folded his hands and bowed: "Please give me some advice from my second uncle."

Seeing this, Jia Zheng raised his hand to stroke his beard and was very satisfied. He liked the style of a scholar who loved reading and knew etiquette.

"I don't want to take the teachings seriously. Mr. Guo, the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, asked someone to bring me a message. Parents and elders should discipline children when they are making trouble. There is no need to get involved." Jia Zheng looked matter-of-fact and seemed to agree with it. This word.

Jia Lian almost couldn't help but get angry. If something happened, wouldn't he first ask what was right and wrong? Directly given?

Before Jia Lian could react, Jia She had already spoken: "Do you remember what your second uncle said?"

A mouthful of hot blood surged in his heart. After suppressing it with difficulty, Jia Lian bowed slightly and said with a nasal voice: "Yes, remember."

He didn't say "I will obey the teachings", which made Jia Zheng slightly unhappy, but it was not shown on his face, it was all in his eyes.

Jia She was proud that today it was rare for Jia Zheng to come to him for a drink. When he was almost done drinking, he brought up the matter of the right servant of the Ministry of Personnel. Guo Song finally got a response. Jia Lian didn't tell his family before, so it would be useless and would be a bad thing. Guo Song actually said, no, the response came.

Jia Zheng felt that it was very honorable, so the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs took the initiative to ask someone to take the lead. He was a fifth-rank official, couldn't he fawn over him? Does Jia Lian's matter count? Compared with his great career, it is naturally a small matter. This person is very self-aware. You are a low-level official in the Ministry of Works. You have not made any progress after working for so many years, but you are very enthusiastic about spending money to support retainers.

Even if you don’t understand your job well, it’s God’s grace to keep you in your seat.

After the two elders left, Jia She felt that he had gained a lot of face. Jia Zheng was okay, but Jia Lian felt aggrieved.

I'm not asking you to care about this matter, just pretend you don't know. You might as well not know about this situation now.

These brothers have no standards of right and wrong. You two idiots!
  With such cowards, it's no wonder that the two brothers can only count on the women in the palace. Oh, it turns out that with Wang Ziteng gone, Yuanchun committed suicide. Oh, Wang Xifeng’s status in Rongguo Mansion has also declined sharply. Don’t you understand very well? Not confused!

For a moment, Ren's heart was stabbed one after another. The more he took a step back, the more angry he became.

Guo Song, right? You wait! Don't give me a chance to find it! You really don’t want to treat the heir of a top noble as a dish, right?

Jia Lian, who lived a very regular life after time travel, went to bed late for the first time. Well, it was all for practicing calligraphy. He was definitely not angry.

How to deal with a group of young people aged fourteen or fifteen? This problem is not difficult for Jia Lian, the boss.

Of course, there is a premise. They are all young people. They should not be easily provoked by the gangsters on the street. These people are not serious. The young man in Qingyun Academy is too simple, just anger him.

How to provoke anger? Jia Lian quickly thought of a way, and his mood became smooth. After lying down, he fell asleep smoothly.

Jia She must have slept in. She could have omitted getting up early to say hello, but Jia Lian still insisted on going there because of what Mrs. Xing said. The sky was dim when they went out, and Jia Lian still chose to walk quickly instead of riding in a carriage. When he reached the academy, his body was also hot.

I used to take three people with me when I went out, but now I take one Xiao An with me.

Coincidentally, he met Guo Song at the entrance of the academy. When their eyes crossed, Jia Lian's eyes were full of disdain and contempt.

Without speaking, Guo Song clenched his fists with his simple eyes and provocative expression.

(End of this chapter)