What Wang Xifeng thought was right, Jia Lian did come to the study.
As for Wang Xifeng, there is nothing to say about her beauty. She is just too strong-willed and too jealous. In this era, few men should be able to control her.
Obviously, the predecessor was particularly unable to control it.
We have only been married for two years and are still in the sweet period. What will happen in the future?
Therefore, Wang Xifeng is both smart and not very smart. In this era, if couples don't get along, the woman will be the one who ends up being pitiful.
It is no wonder that as one of the Twelve Beauties and the most colorful woman in the Red Mansion, her ending was that "the agency was too clever and ended up taking Qing Qing's life".
As far as Jia Lian is concerned, he either doesn't want this woman Wang Xifeng, or he needs to take good care of her and contain her temper. Otherwise, she will definitely be a huge stumbling block in his future work and life and cause him some unpleasantness from time to time.
But having said that, the girl feels really good on her shoulders, she is slim and plump...
Sitting on the simple cool bed in the study, Jia Lian shook his head.
After all, she is just a woman. How to deal with her will be discussed later. For now, the most important thing is to think about how to change the current situation.
The first thing is reputation. If you can save it, try your best to save it. He doesn't want to really become a street rat.
Secondly, of course, it is to improve one's strength and status as soon as possible.
This is the feudal era, where human rights are not respected, and without strength and status, one can only live as a slave to others and live without dignity.
What's more, the Jia family will be in danger of collapse in the future, and he doesn't want to be able to do anything at that time.
Thinking about it, what his predecessor left behind for him was, apart from the identity of the young master of the Duke's Palace, he was only a state magistrate. He was a bought official. He had no real job at all, and he could not earn a job for his wife.
In the huge Jia clan, there are many women with royal titles, including four in Ningrong and Ningfu. However, Wang Xifeng, a prominent figure in the two houses, does not have them. Perhaps this is the reason why the ladies are so presumptuous in front of him.
It can be said that he now has no official title, and even his status in the family seems a bit embarrassing.
Can you not be embarrassed?
Even his own old man was kicked aside to cool off. How could he, a brat who was beaten and insulted by the old man every now and then, be dignified?
He had to beg for nothing to come here to help his second uncle with the housekeeping. He controlled the lifeblood of ordinary slaves and gained some prestige, prestige in the slave world.
Taking a deep breath, Jia Lian felt the difficulty.
In fact, in any era, without special opportunities, it is difficult to get ahead and establish a career.
This is also the main reason why wealthy young men like Jia Lian choose to live in peace and prosperity. It’s not that they don’t want to, but that they don’t do it the right way.
Although he has the memory of two lives, his knowledge and vision are more advanced, but if he really wants to dive out of the abyss and fly into the sky, he still can't do it, and there is no sure and feasible plan. Everything has to be planned slowly.
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If you were to be a copycat like those who traveled through the ages, you would gain fame by winning the attention of powerful people.
Let’s not talk about whether it is shameful or not, let’s just say that the memories left to him by this guy he traveled through time are mostly about how to play with women!
When it comes to academics, he is a scumbag who entered the Imperial College through the back door and was unable to graduate normally. He can be said to be a complete piece of trash.
How can such a person not arouse suspicion from others when he suddenly becomes possessed by Wenquxing and creates masterpieces that will be handed down for generations to come?
And he himself knows nothing about the Four Books, Five Classics and Eight Parts, and he has no real talent or knowledge. Once he answers on the spot, his secret will be exposed.
In contrast, it is better to honestly rely on the family's power, find another reliable official position, concentrate on business, and take the official career economic route.
Just like the winner in life, Baoyu’s father Jia Zheng.
By the way, the economy...
Jia Lian suddenly jumped off the kang, came to the back of the largest bookshelf, and pulled out the hidden compartment. Suddenly, streaks of yellow and white light came out.
Here is all his private money!
My predecessor was accustomed to being rich, spending money lavishly, and my finances were restricted by the person in my family. It was not easy to have such a balance.
I counted carefully and found that the total amount was more than two hundred taels of silver.
According to what Grandma Liu said in the original work, twenty taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to live for one year, so this small drawer of gold and silver is enough for an ordinary family to live for ten years!
But soon the joy in Jia Lian's heart dissipated.
He thought that with his little wealth, he could not even match a maid in the protagonist Jia Baoyu's room.
In the original work, when Qingwen died, the inheritance she left behind was three to four hundred gold, that is, three to four hundred taels of silver.
In such a comparison, his dignified Second Master Lian is really too shabby.
Perhaps, you have to think of ways to get money, otherwise it will be difficult to do things without money.
The family does have money, but it is all in the hands of Wang Xifeng. Wang Xifeng will make trouble with him if he loses even a penny, and he would be embarrassed to take advantage of the family's money.
After all, most of the money in Wang Xifeng's hands was the dowry she brought from her parents' family, and the rest was "saved" through hard work in the past two years with the help of the housekeeper...
"Bang bang~"
There was a knock at the door. Jia Lian hurriedly grabbed a handful of money from the drawer and put it into his purse, then reset the drawer and stepped out.
"Come in."
It was the boy Zhao'er who brought him food.
Generally speaking, after cooking is done in the kitchen, the food will be delivered to each master's house.
After being kicked out by Wang Xifeng, he naturally would not go back to eat, and he did not want to starve himself, so he ordered his servant to go get the food in advance.
As the Duke's residence, Rongguo Mansion did not have the virtue of strict economy. The food was always rich, and the cooks at home were also good at cooking, so Jia Lian had a good meal.
Zhao'er was cleaning up the leftovers and was surprised to see his second master actually take a book from the bookshelf to read.
How much grievance and blow did the second master have to suffer before he could give up on himself and use these things to pass the time?
Also, first I was beaten severely by the elder, and now I was kicked out of the house by Mistress Lian...
Yin put down the food box, came close to Jia Lian, and whispered: "Master, do you want me to call someone to accompany me to relieve my boredom?"
Jia Lian raised his eyebrows and said amusedly: "Aren't you afraid that your second mistress will find out and skin you?"
There are hundreds of maids and daughters-in-law in the two houses of the Jia family, and there are always some who are easy to get hold of. In this regard, Jia Lian has the memory of his predecessor, so he has a clear family.
"As long as I am happy, my slaves are not afraid of going through fire and water."
Even though he said this, there was still hesitation in Zhao'er's eyes. In the past two years, Mistress Lian's prowess had become famous among the slaves in both houses.
But the words had been spoken, but one could not lose his loyalty, so he said again: "If not, I will call that boy Fushun to serve you?"
"Fushun?"
"He is the youngest son of Uncle Long's family. Although Uncle Long doesn't look very good, Fushun is very handsome and elegant. He is just fifteen this year and is assigned to the second door. Looking at him, there should be no one else.
Once I get started, I will..."
Zhao'er was still trying his best to sell, and his charming look was undisguised, but his vision went dark, and a copy of "The Code of Wei" hit him on the head, making him tremble in fright, and he knelt down.
He looked at Jia Lian in confusion.
Jia Lian was angry and angry, and at the same time secretly afraid.
As someone who has read famous works, he naturally understands what Zhao'er means. At the same time, he also understands that people in this era mostly regard Long Yang's incident as a relic of ancient times, which is an elegant thing and not something to be ashamed of.
Jia Lian, who is in a bad mood, is probably tired of playing with women and wants to change his tricks.
Fortunately, this high-quality rabbit is rarer than that beauty, and with the control of the tigress at home, I didn't try it... I searched my memory carefully and confirmed that he had not succeeded so far, and I was secretly relieved.
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Fortunately, he came a few years earlier. If he had waited until Sister Qiao got acne before he traveled back in time, the deal would have been done by then. How should he face this broken body?
"Get out of here."
When you are full of depression and have nowhere to talk, your temper naturally becomes bad.
Zhao'er felt like she was being pardoned, so she quickly picked up the food box and exited the door, feeling extremely aggrieved at the same time.
What's wrong with the Second Master? Isn't it the last time you came back from the Marquis of Xiangyang's Mansion? You yourself said that there are two handsome little actors in his family, and they are very greedy in their words. Didn't this slave help you pay attention? Why don't you pay attention to it now?
Hit me?
Alas, the second master probably suffered too many blows today, so he is moody. It is best not to offend him.
I closed the door and was about to leave when I heard a voice from inside: "Wait a minute at the door!"
Huh? Second Master has figured it out again?
After waiting for a while, Jia Lian came out and handed him a heavy package.
"Do you know where your sister Hexiang lives?"
"Um, I know..."
"There are two hundred silver in it. Send it over and hand it over to your sister Hexiang personally."
Zhao'er opened his mouth. He didn't know that He Xiang was kicked out by Wang Xifeng.
What did he want to ask? Seeing that Jia Lian looked bad, he didn't dare. He just said: "Aside from sending money, the second master has nothing to say to you?"
Jia Lian shook his head.
What can be said? He is just trying his best to make up for the problems left by his predecessor.
Shaking his head, Jia Lian turned around and entered the room, picking up the books on the ground.
First, you should be familiar with the current affairs and laws of the day. If nothing else, let’s be a qualified contemporary person first.
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At night, Wang Xifeng returned home from her busy work and asked her maid: "The second master has not come back?"
"No."
Wang Xifeng sat on the kang angrily and sulked.
Ping'er said: "Wang's wife said that the second master has been staying in the study and has not gone anywhere. I heard that he is studying..."
Wang Xifeng rolled his eyes: Do you believe this?
Ping'er didn't know what to say and was silent for a while: "Are you going to invite the second master back? If I turn around, the old lady won't be able to reply to you."
In the past two years since they got married, although the second master and the second grandma had quarrels from time to time, in the past, when the second master got angry, he would go to Hexiang and his wife's room to sleep. This was the first time that he left home to sleep in the study without any reason.
"If I don't go, what am I afraid of? He did something shameful, and he got angry and asked me to kowtow to him later to apologize?
No matter who he is, even if he goes to the old lady, he has no face, so why should I bear the burden for him?
If he is willing to sleep in the study, let him sleep there all the time."
Ping'er had no choice but to say: "Someone has to send some quilts to the second master. Even though it is hot, it will be cold at night. It will be bad if he catches the cold..."
"I don't care whether he lives or lives."
While they were talking, someone outside said: "Second Master Bao and the girls are here..."
It turned out that several sisters in the family and Jia Baoyu came to visit together when they heard that Jia Lian had been beaten.
These people were the treasures of the family, and Wang Xifeng did not dare to be disrespectful, so she hurriedly got up to greet them and serve them.
When asked about Jia Lian, he only said that it was a small injury and it was not a problem. Now he was delayed because of something outside.
Jia Baoyu and others were originally observing filial piety, so when they heard that Jia Lian was fine, they didn't care too much. They had a cup of tea here and then went back under the escort of the wet nurse and maids.