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  Chapter 81 Jia Amnesty’s plan

   "Young master, are you really going to study outside the city?" Yun Shang reluctantly packed Feng Ziying's clothes, while lowering her head in depression and said, "Then what should Ruixiang and I do?"

"What should I do? It's not the same as before? I went to study, and you two can relax a little bit. My yard has to be taken care of for me. I have to come back every three days of vacation every month. What's the matter?" , I can also ask for leave."

  Feng Ziying is still a little bit reluctant.

   Living conditions at home may be much better. When you come to Qingtan Academy, you have to follow the rules of Qingtan Academy.

If it can’t be done well, Datong will make a hard bed, and a lot of men will be crowded together. Just thinking about the smell can make people collapse. When you are dressed, you stretch out your hands and open your mouth, and you can do whatever you want.

  But for the good life in the future, no matter how hard it is right now, he has to endure it, and he has to make some achievements, otherwise the hardship will be in vain.

  In fact, the distance from home to Qingtan Academy is not far, that is, thirty miles. If you ride a horse, you can get there in less than an hour. Even if you walk along the post road, you can return in two hours.

  Feng Ziying planned to go to the academy after her twelfth birthday.

He has learned about the situation of Qingtan Academy. Because the students are mainly from the northern provinces, they are basically between the ages of fifteen and twenty. Of course, there are also students under the age of fifteen, but ten Those under the age of two are really rare.

Fortunately, my body and appearance give people a look that is two or three years older than my actual age. When I go outside, it is normal to say that I am fourteen or fifteen years old. Even if I say that I am sixteen years old, I am still Believe it.

   "By the way, young master, there is an invitation post on the door. If you are not here, just put it down." Yun Shang hurried to the study and took the post as if remembering something.

  Feng Ziying saw that it belonged to Jia Lian, and invited herself to drink.

  It seems that I did leave a deep and good impression on Jia Lian, which is why the other party misses me so much.

  However, it is not yet possible to clear up the relationship with the Jia family, the four kings and eight princes, or even downplay it now.

  After all, the Supreme Emperor is still the real behind-the-scenes person. The Emperor still lacks a bit of enthusiasm, and the four kings and eight males are the basic background of the Supreme Emperor. If it is too explicit, it will easily lead to unnecessary troubles.

   It's just that he was only twelve years old, and Jia Lian invited him to drink. Could it be that he really thought that he was fourteen or fifteen years old, and he could participate in certain "certain occasions" entertainment?

   Or is the Jia family expressing gratitude and closeness in such a way?

   Or is there some other reason?

   "Father, what do you mean by asking your son to invite Dalang Feng to your house? Isn't it a little too eager?"

  Jia Lian was very puzzled why his father became uncharacteristically warm towards Feng Ziying.

  Before they rescued their cousin Lin Daiyu, the father and second uncle just asked their own generation to express their gratitude, pushing the old lady out to meet Feng Ziying.

   It looks like Rong Chong, but in fact, neither of the two headed family members in Rongguo Mansion has shown up. It feels like they don't pay much attention to it, but it's just because of etiquette.

  But after a few days, how did my father's attitude change drastically, and he was so anxious that he wanted to invite Dalang Feng to have a drink?

   "You know what a fart!"

   He never had a good face towards his son, Jia She.

  He always felt that after his son married his daughter-in-law, he would no longer be as obedient as before, and often had to go back and discuss with his daughter-in-law, which made Jia She very displeased.

  But his daughter-in-law is from the Wang family, and Wang Ziteng is in full swing now, so he still dare not get angry at his daughter-in-law easily, so he can only transfer his anger to his own son.

   Faced with his father's scolding, Jia Lian was used to it, and just stood aside and listened.

"All day long, you have been told by that woman to go around and do some stupid things like oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, but how much money did you get?" Jia She said angrily, "I haven't seen you in the past few days." There is a lot of rumors outside, saying that the Linqing rebellion was wiped out, and the imperial court rewarded him a lot, that the Feng family Dalang made great contributions in this matter, and even his father Feng Tang may be honored."

   "Oh?" Jia Lian's eyes lit up too.

Before that, he just had a good impression of Feng Ziying. Feng Ziying was going to study, and he was very courageous. He might have some luck in the future, but for now, the Feng family is just a miscellaneous general who is at home. Compared with the Jia family, it is still far away.

  But as my father said, if Feng Tang was blessed by Yin, if he changed from being unemployed to serving as an important official in a border town, it would be different.

  He has always been clear about his father's thoughts. He only knows money in his eyes, and he dares to do anything for money.

A few years ago, when Feng Tang served as the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, his father talked about taking advantage of this opportunity to find some business and make some money, but in those two years, he didn't wait for the right opportunity, and Feng Tang was dismissed again without thinking about it. Father's mind also cooled down.

Now that I suddenly heard that Feng Tang might be appointed as an official again, I naturally refused to give up such an opportunity, especially since Feng Ziying is in such a good mood now. Well prepared.

   "Father means that Dalang's father may be sent out to be an official?" Jia Lian asked quickly.

"Hmph, if you spent more time outside and Mo Chengri circled around your daughter-in-law's skirt, you should have known the news long ago." Jia She snorted, "Even if it's not now, I guess it won't be too long , even if you can’t go to Datong, I’m afraid you can go to other border towns.”

"If you can go to Liaodong, if you can get the skins and ginseng over there and sell them in a few carts in the capital, there is silver like water. If you can get them to Jinling, Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou, I'm afraid I will make a lot of money. Even if you can't go to Liaodong, there is still a lot of money to be made in border towns like Shanxi and Yulin."

   "Father, if Dalang's father can really go to this border town, I'm afraid he may not be willing to cooperate with us." Jia Lian sighed.

  Although Jia’s family looks beautiful, it’s just compared to Feng’s family who is at home now. Once Feng’s family is released to appoint officials, it will be different immediately.

What the Jia family lacks is someone who is a real official outside. The only second uncle is a pedantic and useless person. My father has scolded this many times at home, but I know that the second uncle is that kind of person. It would be more difficult for him to rely on the Ministry of Industry to make a living, and it might be more likely to find a way by himself.

"Who told your second uncle to be such a wimp?" Jia Amnesty was not polite even in front of his own son, "There is such a fat job in the Ministry of Industry, but he just sits there for a few years and still does that. Look at these people at home. , who ever got some meaty oil on his hands? Could it be that people like Brother Qiang and Brother Yun are really useless? At the worst, wouldn’t there be you and Brother Rong?”

  Jia Lian didn't dare to answer these words, so he could only stand there silently.

"Our family is unreliable, so we can only look for outsiders." Jia Amnesty also looked resentful, "The Feng family and our Jia family are also considered family friends, and now that we have this relationship, we must use it." Come to think of it, our Jia family is also a house of hairpin tassels, but you know the current situation in the mansion, it’s just a posture of sitting on the mountain, if you don’t find a way to make a living, the Rongguo Mansion will be handed over to you in the future?”

"Father, I also know that the mansion is not going well right now, but there is nothing we can do about it." Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng are now in charge of the daily affairs of the entire Rongguo Mansion. Although Wang Xifeng is mainly in charge, Jia Lian knows some details. .

Everyone eats horse chews for hundreds of people, and the monthly expenses are so high, but no matter whether it is the Zhuangzi or the shop, the income is so much. The old lady and the expenses of each house cannot be reduced at all. The scene is full, what should I do?

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  (end of this chapter)