Jiao Da is a fool who doesn't know how to protect himself and only wants to be happy for a while.
He often vents when he is drunk and curses at will. In fact, he is just a rough man who can't even enter the second door of Ningguo Mansion. The servants of Ningguo Mansion can't even hide from him. What can he know?
What’s the secret of “stealing a dog and playing with a chicken” as he said?
At this time, when Jia Lian asked him such a serious question, Jiao Da was speechless. After a long while, he said slowly:
"Humph, it's pointless to say it. We just folded our arms and hid them in our sleeves."
"Don't worry, I've already said it. How can there be a half-told secret in this world?
You just said that our ancestors earned this business through a narrow escape. If our descendants only know how to enjoy glory and wealth, and our ancestors have spirits in heaven, can we agree?"
In Jiao Da's eyes, Jia Lian is Jia Rong from Rongguo Mansion.
Jia Rong is not worthy of being a master in front of Jiao Da, and the same goes for Jia Lian, who dares to stand up to Jiao Da and pretend to be his master? Humph, Mr. Jiao is not polite!
Jiao Da curled his lips, looked at Jia Lian sideways, and sneered:
"It's just you? Your hair has just grown, how capable are you?
Hey, every family, every family, if you have the ability, you'd better take care of your Rongfu side first.
"I'll see if you eat mixed noodles under clear water." What kind of virtues do you need me to explain clearly?
Our Lai Er here in Dongfu is nothing, but he is far worse than Lai Da over there!"
Jiao Daya was very proud, because he knew in his heart that the masters of the Jia family were all very honorable and would always say:
"What kind of person am I? I can hang out with this slave?"
If this were Jia Rong, he would have immediately pretended not to hear it and would never dare to tangle with Lai Da again.
But...he didn't expect that Jia Lian immediately looked enlightened and laughed loudly:
"That's easy. Let's go. If you have something to say, go to the ancestral hall and let's talk it over in front of our ancestors."
After that, without waiting for Lai Da's agreement, he waved to the boy:
"Let's go!"
As soon as the boys saw him, they immediately pushed him around and sent Jiao Da into the ancestral hall.
Jiao Da didn't know what kind of medicine Jia Lian was selling in his gourd, but he felt frightened in his heart, and he immediately started acting up again:
"It's so invisible. Why are you dragging me to the ancestral hall? I won't go! I want to go back to the house and sleep!"
Jia Lian ignored him and entered the ancestral hall from the front.
The young boys had heard Jiao Da shouting "I want to go to the ancestral hall to cry for the master" many times. Now that Jia Lian really wanted to take him into the ancestral hall to talk, he couldn't do anything anymore. Everyone felt that
It’s funny, I suppressed laughter in my heart, you pushed me, I pushed you, and drove the big guy into the ancestral hall like a pig.
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After entering the ancestral hall, Jia Lian screened away everyone and closed the door of the ancestral hall.
Seeing Lai Dazha folding his hands and looking at a loss, Jia Lian suddenly said seriously:
"Jiao Da! Now there are only you and me in this room, and the ancestors of this room. I want to ask you. When you see Tian'er shouting outside: 'Those who crawl on ashes crawl on ashes, and those who raise a brother-in-law raise a brother-in-law.'
What on earth is going on? Whose business is it? Come and tell it to our ancestors!"
Jiao Da shrank his neck and peeked at the tablets and portraits on it. After a long while, he whispered:
"I... this slave just heard about it."
"You now know that you are a slave? Did you hear that? Who said it?"
Jia Lian's voice is the same as that of this ancestral hall, with a cold and gloomy atmosphere, mixed with a faint scent of incense, which is mysterious and coercive.
"Just because you heard some stupid things, you dare to publicize it? Just because you dare to do the following, you can be beaten to death!"
"How dare you! I'm..."
"You were the one who carried the old man out from among the dead. There is no greater achievement than that of the savior. You can be said to be a 'protector from heaven'.
Our ancestors sent troops and horses for the emperor, and "protected the sky" for the royal family, so they were granted the title of a duke. Therefore, the Jia family followed their example and followed his example, and the same is true for you, Jiao Da.
When I let you go, you refused to go; when I asked you to be a housekeeper, you thought it was trivial. So I could only respect the elderly and raise you in a ministerial manner. This is how you became the Jiao Da you said twenty years ago.
Master, who do you see in your eyes? Mr. Jiao has one foot crossed, which is higher than your head.
Now that the ancestors are at the top, you can tell your conscience, have the Jia family treated their servants harshly? Have they been ungrateful to their elders and treated their meritorious officials poorly?
You are the top 'meritorious servant' in this house. Who among the top and bottom doesn't know that you have great merit?
But what about you? You only eat wine all day long. When you are drunk, you curse others and vent your anger. You are so arrogant and proud that you act wild every day. After decades of trouble, everyone in Dongfu now treats you like a dog.
How can you blame the Jia family for this matter?
You have meritorious service, and if the Jia family abandons you, it would be unjust, so no matter how hard you try, the Jia family will have to endure it.
Do you still think that the Jia family has wronged you? If the Jia family wants to use you, you must be a useful talent. You can’t do anything but cook, and you can’t eat enough. Is that what you’re good at?
You want to use it but can't, you want to give it up but you dare not give it up, you feel uncomfortable, and the Jia family feels even more uncomfortable!"
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Jia Lian's words made Jiao Da feel trembling in his heart and his face turned red and white. In the end, he could only reluctantly defend himself:
"Well... that's not because Laiji has become a housekeeper since then. He... he bullies the weak and fears the strong. He is unfair. Originally, Uncle Zhen said he wouldn't give me any work, but he still insisted on sending me.
When there is a good job, he will send someone else; when it comes to a hard job in the middle of the night, he will send me..."
"Then tell me, for a bastard like Laiji, how can he do better than you?"
After Jia Lian asked, he saw that Jiao Da had a dissatisfied look on his face, but he didn't say anything, so he said
"Now in the ancestral hall, in front of the ancestors, I am not afraid to say anything.
You often come to the ancestral hall to cry for the master, don’t you just want to use the dead to crush the living?
Now you and I are in front of our ancestors, and we have said everything clearly. Anyone who hides it at this time is the one who has evil intentions in his heart."
Jia Lian's straightforward expression of "one slash can see blood, two swords can see bones, three swords can see ghosts" completely stunned Lai Da. He muttered for a long time before saying:
"I, Lai Da, have no ability, but I...everyone in his Lai family knows how to flatter and put on a show, but I, Jiao Da, can't do that. I, Jiao Da, say something and don't put honey on my lips, that's why I'm not welcome.<
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I only have this kind of loyalty. Anyway, my master saw it back then, but now the master sees what he can’t see, and there’s nothing I can do about it.”
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Jia Lian suddenly put his palms towards Jia Yan's memorial tablet and laughed:
"Great-grandfather! Thank you for your advice! Our Jia family is saved!"
Jiao Da was startled. He stared at Jia Lian with his eyes as big as copper bells and took two steps back:
"Bumped into... a guest (ghost possessed)?"
Jia Lian smiled and said:
"Jiao Da, our ancestors are here, so I will tell you the truth.
I had a dream from my great-grandfather, saying that in five years there would be a great disaster in Ning's Mansion, and he told me to put things right.
Now, according to the instructions of my great-grandfather, I have captured Nanny Lai, Lai Da, and Lai Er, and even ransacked their homes.
But when I get here, it's not the same as what my great-grandfather said in his dream.
My great-grandfather said: In his early years, he specially left me a person who could "expand the territory". This person is you Jiao Da.
But I heard people say that you don't know anything except drinking, and I kept beating my heart. Now I hear you say that you are 'just loyal', just like what my great-grandfather said in my dream.<
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He said: 'Even though Jiao Da has some shortcomings, his loyalty is the most genuine.'"
"Old master..." Jiao Da suddenly burst into tears, "I still remember the useless Jiao Da..."
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Humph, as expected, loyalty to Jia Yan is Jiao Da’s Achilles’ heel.
Jia Lian took advantage of the victory to pursue and continued:
"Great-grandfather said: Jiao Da is loyal, and the Lai family are traitors. It is only right to use the loyal to suppress the traitors. Therefore, Jiao Da should be asked to escort the Lai family to expand the territory.