Jia Lian decisively used ten taels of silver to send away the women in the embroidery workshop, and the noisy room instantly became quiet.
Jia Lian rubbed his temples with both hands, feeling sincerely:
These ten taels of silver are so worth it. These old ladies are making my head hurt.
Suddenly I heard the little girl’s crisp voice:
"I can't afford to pay back these twenty taels of silver at the moment, but I won't default on my debt.
I am thirteen years old this year, and I have good skills as a prostitute. As long as you give me time, I will definitely be able to return it to you."
Jia Lian raised his head and met Brother Que's Qing Lingling eyes, confident and firm.
When he watched "Dream of Red Mansions" before, Jia Lian liked the character Qingwen very much.
Smart, beautiful, ingenious, and with a straightforwardness that has never been experienced in the world.
If a man can really be a "good wife and beautiful concubine", then Qingwen is the "beautiful concubine" of his dreams.
Even if you don't have the ability to "play the princes with beacon fire" or "make the concubine laugh while riding on the red dust", you still have to "rip off the fan and make a smile of gold" to make the beauty happy, which is really a great joy in life.
At this moment, the Qingwen in front of him, who was still a little lolita and not yet called Qingwen, suddenly made Jia Lian feel that she was too shallow and too dirty.
In a world where people are sold more frequently than dogs, and where most maids aim to become a little wife as their lifelong goal, a thirteen-year-old girl who lost her mother and was betrayed by her own scumbag father persisted in her "
The life creed of "Don't be a slave when you are a man, and don't be a concubine when you are a woman".
This lonely and courageous person who seems "out of place" is simply more like a time traveler than Jia Lian.
Jia Lian even felt that the judgment of Qingwen in the original text of "A Dream of Red Mansions" was shallow.
Suddenly I remembered a poem by Han Yu. It was memorized by Jia Lian while looking at his mobile phone when the "Chinese Poetry Conference" was popular.
Although I couldn't remember the middle half at the moment, I couldn't help but read the first and last few sentences:
"When the land strives for luxury in spring, Luoyang Garden especially takes advantage of it.
Who took thousands of piles of snow from the flat ground and carved them into a series of smallpoxes?
……
Jingzhao Mingzhuang has something to offer, but I don’t want to put my teeth in.
The clear cold water clears the bones, liver, and gallbladder, and there is no reason to worry about anything in life."
Brother Que couldn't understand what Jia Lian was reading, which made her suddenly feel a deep sense of loss from the bottom of her heart:
It turns out that I can only work as a female worker but I am illiterate and uneducated. I can’t even understand what the big brother who rescued me said.
Tears came up little by little, drowning the firm confidence in her eyes.
At the same time, deep in her heart, a tiny flower bloomed shyly, but she was afraid of being discovered.
……
Although Xing'er on the side couldn't understand it at all, he knew that Jia Lian was reciting poetry. He rolled his eyes a few times and suddenly screamed:
"A lustful man reads poetry to a woman he rescued, and something is going to happen!
In the end, either one of them will be unlucky, or both of them will be unlucky.
What's more, the "Hedong Lion" in the second master's family is a famous fierce beast. From ninety-nine to just walking, the second master is never allowed to look at her twice as long as she is a woman.
If the second master had a sudden idea and took this girl home, which made the aggressive guy jealous, then he would have to beat the brains out of a dog.
What's even more terrible is that if it is implicated again that I came out with the second master to instigate it, the living king of hell will get angry and have to skin me alive in front of everyone."
Thinking of this, Xing'er immediately trembled, hurried forward, quietly leaned into Jia Lian's ear, and whispered with a smile:
"Second Master, although this girl is nice, you must not be tempted to take her home.
If this girl falls into the hands of the Second Grandma, wouldn’t it be a pity to beat her eight times a day?”
Jia Lian slapped him on the head: "Get out."
In ancient times, women could get married when they were thirteen or fourteen years old.
It is recorded in history books that Zhang Lihua, the concubine of Empress Chen, was only ten years old when she entered the palace. Because Empress Chen was deeply loved by Empress Chen, she had already given birth to four children by the age of seventeen.
But after all, the current Jia Lian came from modern society, and the differences are quite big.
Men in ancient times could become grandfathers in their thirties, but in the previous life, Jia Liancheng, who was thirty years old, was not only unmarried, but also a virgin.
Besides, according to Jia Liancheng's stereotyped views, if you are thirteen years old or under fourteen years old, you will receive at least ten years of prison food. What's the meaning of 'three years of blood gain, death penalty is not a loss', ah bah
!Dirty!Perverted!
……
Jia Lian appreciates Brother Que's persistence and wants to help her.
She is so independent and determined, maybe she can stay in Gusu City and still be a magpie who makes a living by her own crafts, instead of going to the Jia Mansion and being renamed Qingwen by the old lady, and going to the Grand View Garden to become the gorgeous poem "Hibiscus"
The object of mourning for "Daughter's Memorial".
Jia Lian took twenty taels of silver and handed it to Que Ge'er's brother:
"Take it and start a small business, have a reliable livelihood, and live a stable life.
This silver and the previous compensation to the Luo family, totaling forty taels, are all lent to you two brothers and sisters. Although there is no interest, the principal must be repaid.
The time limit is twenty years. When the time is up, you can send it to Jia's house."
He couldn't say it was for free, for fear of hurting Brother Que's self-esteem.
So he talked about it for twenty years. If it lasts long enough, maybe he can forget it.
Xing'er on the side couldn't help but said "Ah" and muttered in a low voice:
"Twenty years? No interest, my kindness is so great."
Suddenly he saw Que Ge'er's brother clearly, Xing'er stepped forward and grabbed him:
"Why do you look so familiar to me? Aren't you Ah Qing, the guy from Maji Shaobing Shop? Zhao'er is still learning how to make sesame cakes in your shop right now. You sneaked here, who is teaching him? But
Didn't you tell him to be lazy?"
Jia Lian stopped Xing'er and simply asked him to take Que Ge'er's brother back to the biscuit shop to keep an eye on Zhao'er.
After they left, Brother Que still stood still.
Jia Lian smiled and said:
"With your skills, you can make a meal of yourself wherever you go.
If you still want to go back to this embroidery workshop, I'll ask someone to talk to you. If you want to switch to another embroidery workshop and need a broker or guarantor, just come to me. I live in the forest east of Gexun Bridge.
Fuli.
It’s best just for two or three days, after which I will go back to Jinling.”
Brother Que raised his head, looked at Jia Lian and said:
"Then...I will never see my big brother again?"
Big brother?
Oh, that's right, Jia Lian is nineteen years old at this time, so it's not too much for a thirteen-year-old girl to call her "big brother".
It's a pity, if you give up "Be a man and don't be a slave, and be a woman, don't be a concubine", then when we meet again, will I, Jia Lian, have to "definitely have a battle" with Jia Baoyu?
Jia Lian didn't want to lie to her, but he also didn't want to scare her. After thinking about it, he said:
"Where in life do we not meet? Meeting may not be a good thing. When you grow up, you will know the benefits of 'if life is just like the first meeting'."
He didn't want to speak too openly, maybe he also had some private thoughts.
Brother Que bit his lip and looked hard at Jia Lian with a pair of bright black eyes, as if he wanted to imprint his look on his pupils.
After a long while, she suddenly regained her determination and confidence:
"When we meet again, I will definitely be able to understand these learned words from my elder brother."