Chapter 969 Jia Min: Brother Rong is too courageous
Just after finishing the ceremony of hair extensions, a piece of news came from the palace, which made Xue Baochai very depressed and almost broke her guard.
Due to the drought, there is currently no thought at all about the talent show and the regular program for selecting escorts for princesses and princesses, so they will simply cancel it for one session.
The reason why Xue Baochai almost broke through was because such a thing, like the general examination, only happens once every three years.
In other words, Xue Baochai's age has already passed the age limit when it comes to the next palace audition, including choosing a companion for the princess and the princess.
At that time, she was already eighteen years old.
If you are not married and have children at the age of 18, you can call her "old girl".
In other words, her idea of gaining wealth by entering the palace was completely in vain.
Such a blow meant that Xue Baochai had to cry twice and be depressed for half a month before she could slowly recover.
Fortunately, even her mother, Aunt Xue, was not very clear about her thoughts and ideas.
Aunt Xue just missed this opportunity. As for her daughter Xue Baochai's possible ambition, she had no idea.
Didn't I mention before that the Xungui family has developed to such an extent that it is already in a situation where it is unable to succeed and has no successors.
Anyway, the Lin family would not use such a thing to train the best female students.
Since taking charge of the Xue family's property, she has been deeply addicted to it. Otherwise, how could she have achieved Qingyun Zhi at such a young age?
If it weren't for the restraints of the ethical rules of the world, Xue Baochai really wouldn't mind showing up and becoming a powerful businessman in the world.
Suddenly encountering Jia Rong who acted out of common sense, I was a little flustered for a moment and didn't know whether I should agree or not.
It is understandable that, after all, as the daughter of an emperor's merchant, Xue Baochai was really at a disadvantage in the marriage market that valued well-matched couples.
Even the direct descendants who have been carefully cultivated are average, let alone the concubine descendants who are not valued at all in the family.
With the Xue family's business network channels in the capital, it is quite simple to obtain some information.
But that was it, and more exchanges did not occur.
To put it bluntly, the children of the family are not up to par and do not have the ability to carry the flag.
As for Aunt Xue's tentative mention of Jia Baoyu, the phoenix egg of Rong Mansion, Xue Baochai had no intention of picking up the conversation, and she didn't like him for the time being.
For this reason, she specifically asked her mother, but her mother could not tell the specific reason. She only said that it was the intention of the head of the Ning Mansion.
These seem to have nothing to do with the subjects studied in women's schools.
She discovered that Jia Rong, the head of the Ning Mansion, occasionally assigned some tasks to the female students to handle, which were all practical matters outside.
Anyway, female students are well protected. Even if they participate in external affairs, they are involved indirectly. As long as the information is kept confidential, there will be no big problems.
With Xue Baochai's abilities, being a housekeeper's wife is more than enough.
Daughter Lin Daiyu and classmate Xue Baochai are the two most outstanding performers.
Later, after listening to Jia Rong's explanation, she completely regained her composure and carefully considered the pros and cons.
If someone really had that kind of talent, he probably wouldn't live to reach adulthood.
As for going one step further, learning piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs, and even reaching the level of a famous and talented woman like Jia Min, it depends on talent and long-term serious study.
Xue Baochai was reluctant to let go directly deep down in her heart.
With their knowledge and ability at this time, as long as they are not trapped in internal struggles, they are quite suitable helpers for small families and families with middle-level officials.
At the beginning, he didn't expect the female students to perform well, so the idea of giving it a try was very obvious.
Otherwise, with her understanding of her uncle Wang Ziteng, how could she be so enthusiastic?
This is the case for the entire mainstream of Daqian society, and Jia Min is already used to it.
In the story of Red Mansions, the Xue family was the first to die among the four major families in Jinling. Otherwise, as long as the clan leader still had some power and wealth, he would not have ended up with the tragic end of being buried in the snow.
Such a guy came to propose marriage. He obviously valued the Xue family's money and did not consider Xue Baochai's feelings at all.
At present, Lin Daiyu has two parents and a younger brother. It can be said that she has a happy family.
The key is that Jinmen Daotai Wang Ziteng, who is the biggest beneficiary, also expressed considerable satisfaction with this.
Unexpectedly, being in the women's school actually gave her a broader world where she could fully utilize her abilities.
According to Jia Rong, since he is a talented person, he cannot let him go.
It can only be said that time has changed, and the situation of the Xue family at this time is much better than that in the same period in the story of the Red Mansion. There is no need to catch up with Xue Baochai to fight for wealth.
However, Jia Min also made it very clear that this was a good training opportunity for female students and reminded Lin Daiyu not to miss it easily.
Just asking about the reputation and acting style of the person proposing marriage basically means that they all have shortcomings in some aspects.
In major events such as the construction and planning of Jinmen Port, female students are allowed to participate and even play a considerable role.
No matter what he thinks in his heart, with Jia Rong's strong support and maintenance, Jia Min can only continue.
On the contrary, the best female students are definitely talented people, which Jia Min quite recognized.
It can even help the family of the marriage partner to go further in terms of financial status.
By this time, ordinary female students can actually graduate.
Obviously, the person proposing the marriage did not inquire about the specific situation of the Xue family in detail before proposing the marriage, and did not understand the important position of Xue Baochai in the Xue family.
At the beginning, she, Lin Daiyu and other classmates just joined in with a fun attitude and put in considerable efforts and sweat.
There are several ladies who are housekeepers of Ningrong's second house, and they have performed well.
Because women's studies do not require intensive study of the Four Books and Five Classics, their academic progress is quite fast.
For example, farm water conservancy construction planning, these are the core businesses of a family.
Jia Min thought about it and finally agreed to Jia Rong's bold proposal.
Even though she knew that all her millions of property had fallen into the hands of the Rong Mansion, she did not dare to reveal anything, otherwise she would definitely be met with a violent death.
Even though Lin Daiyu was extremely talented, when she touched on areas that she had never touched upon before, she spent considerable energy to understand them.
When it came to port design planning and farm water conservancy construction planning, Lin Daiyu was frustrated at first not knowing how to start.
It's a pity that at the moment, no one from the noble family has taken the initiative to propose marriage to a direct descendant of the family.
Coupled with the emotional pain caused by the phoenix egg, the result was the sickly and frail sister Lin Daiyulin.
At this time, Jia Min's mood was naturally very complicated.
With such a perfunctory attitude, Aunt Xue would not agree without Xue Baochai saying anything.
It's just that I don't know when the courses assigned to them by the two mountain leaders began to gradually become more practical outside.
She is extremely talented and is the top seed player in Ningfu Girls' School. She is loved and valued by the gentlemen.
But no one expected that the outstanding female student could actually complete the tasks assigned by Jia Rong very well, or even the extracurricular homework.
However, the candidates for marriage proposals were basically concubines from other families, which was a bit difficult for Xue Baochai to accept.
While I am satisfied with the outstanding performance of the female students, I am also worried that their performance is too good and they may be involved in unpredictable troubles.
Even Jia Min's level of open-mindedness is a bit staggering.
Next, there are other projects, which in Jia Min's view are all very important.
Through the insinuations of classmate Jian and her good friend Lin Daiyu, how can we understand what kind of rewards our efforts have yielded?
How could Lin Daiyu, with her delicate heart, not be aware of Sister Bao's thoughts?
She is different from the sentimental Fairy Xiaoxiang who is always depressed.
The key is that there are no relevant books, so you can only extract the essence and improve slowly by reading various miscellaneous books and less detailed records in other books.
Because of this, she did not look down on her cousin Jia Baoyu too much, and even managed to chat with him for a few words when they met him in Rong Mansion.
No, after seeing the internal water conservancy construction model of the Ning Mansion's farm, Jia Min imitated it without hesitation and used it directly in the Lin family's farm.
Fortunately, Xue Baochai's mentality was relatively stable and he was not disturbed much, otherwise he would be depressed to death.
That's right, in her opinion it's just practice.
Basically by the fourth year, the cultural accomplishment of female students has reached the standard level.
This knowledge is originally the core heritage of a family.
Jia Rong's courage is really too great. If those old Xue people knew about it, they would probably get up and vomit blood on the spot.
Therefore, whether it is the construction plan of Jinmen Port, the water conservancy facility model of the farm, or the design planning of the coal mine area, etc., she is very serious and puts a lot of energy into it.
The real leaders in the women's school are the members of Twelve Hairpins headed by Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu, as well as the talented people among the children of the tribe.
The rest are either timid and timid people who have been affected by the environment in which they grew up, or they are playboys who only know how to eat, drink and have fun, and there are even street kids.
Most of her energy is spent either helping her mother with the housekeeping, taking her younger brother to play, or studying and improving with her classmates in school.
It has nothing to do with being noble, I just simply like it.
The four major families in Jinling have very few useful talents.
She didn't dare to think about such a thing.
Instead, I put more energy on the female side, studying hard while trying to express my abilities.
It's just that outsiders don't know this. Many female school graduates have already gotten married and have children, but the time is too short to show their abilities.
In Xue Baochai's memory, her uncle Wang Ziteng had never shown such a kind look towards her and her brother.
With their talents and learning abilities, it only took them more than two years to learn the basic knowledge they were expected to know.
This guy actually didn't even spare the female students, and indirectly used them to help with some outside matters.
It's just that there is no need to let the young Lin Daiyu and other female students know about some inside information.
She, Lin Daiyu and other classmates seemed to have done something extraordinary.
It's a bit shocking to say it.
Compared with practical work and miscellaneous studies, she actually prefers poetry and poetry.
After the wedding ceremony, it is not uncommon for people to come to propose marriage.
In the story of "The Red Mansion", she lived under someone else's roof at a young age and was always careful to avoid upsetting her master.
When the women's school organized students to go to Jinmen to play, and saw that her uncle Wang Ziteng's attitude was unprecedentedly kind, Xue Baochai reacted instantly.
In some cases, Jia Rong will naturally communicate with Jia Min, the female school principal, and will only implement it after obtaining Jia Min's consent.
Later, Lin Ruhai passed away, and she lost her most reliable relative, becoming an orphan with an embarrassing status and being dependent on others. Coupled with the rumors and attacks from the Rong Mansion, it was not surprising that her mind became sentimental.
With the abilities they have shown, even if they were placed in the Ministry of Industry, they could at least be used as mid-level technical officials.
After that, they continued to study in women's schools, learning music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, songs, etc. that they were interested in, and they had good attainments at a young age.
The talents cultivated by Jia clan studies take the path of civil and military examinations, which requires a lot of time and energy, spent on the study of the Four Books and Five Classics, and the training of martial arts. At present, there are no particularly outstanding talents at all.
Even though her husband Lin Ruhai was very respectful and did not shy away from outside news, she was never allowed to participate in the affairs of the yamen.
What is the standard level is actually the average educational level of the housekeepers and wives of the noble family, who have learned the basic knowledge and other things they should learn.
You can imagine the shock in Jia Min's heart when she first heard about it.
Even though Confucianism was the dominant one at this time, in fact the reason why the family was so powerful was mostly based on Mohist technology.
The classmates and friends around her all speak nicely and enthusiastically, which makes her character quite cheerful yet delicate and sensitive.
The family backgrounds of these graduates are average, and they are mostly married to scholars or scholars. They basically work with Ning Rong's second house to earn a living. At this time, almost no one has made a difference.
After all, female students have never been exposed to these things before, and they have to slowly ponder and study them through books. Even the female teachers who teach them study together, and they are no better than these students.
She didn't know what her classmates thought, but Xue Baochai was quite excited.
Whether it is farming technology or smelting technology, the technology mastered by some aristocratic families is even more advanced than the technology mastered by the imperial court.
Coupled with the aristocratic family's huge connections and influence, it is not without reason that the royal family and the court are afraid of it.
However, Jia Min never expected that Jia Rong would be so bold and trust the best among female students. The latest task assigned would be the most troublesome thing for the court at the moment: how to deal with the drought?
If the news spreads, it will definitely cause an uproar. The outstanding female students, including her daughter Lin Daiyu, will be trapped in the whirlpool of public opinion and cannot extricate themselves...