But it was said that Wang Xifeng gave birth on this day, and Rongguo Mansion felt like facing a formidable enemy inside and outside. The child who was reading at midnight had been struggling from morning to evening before the baby was born. Jia She was anxiously looking around, but turned around to look at Jia Cong and Jia Huan.
I almost fell asleep while sitting, and suddenly I felt at ease.
Finally, I heard a woman running in to announce the good news: "Congratulations to the master! Second Mistress Lian has given birth to a baby boy! His eyes will be open when he is born, he is fat and full of energy!"
Jia She was overjoyed: "Bonus! Bonus!" He ran over to see his eldest grandson without even wearing a hat.
The newborn baby was not very good-looking at first, but this baby was born a few days late, but he was well-nourished, chubby and extremely cute. Jia She couldn't put it down in his arms, and it was pleasing to his eyes no matter how he looked at it. Needless to say, Jia Lian went to visit his ancestors in person.
They burned incense to tell their ancestors that they had a direct descendant. Wang Xifeng passed out after giving birth. When she woke up and heard that it was indeed a son, she couldn't help but shed tears and said to Ping'er, "I will have someone to rely on for the rest of my life."
Since Jia Cong had revealed to everyone that the next child of Lian and Feng would be a son since Fu'er was born, all the items prepared from the Rongguo Mansion to the Wang family were for the boy. A daughter-in-law beside Mrs. Wang Ziteng once advised her.
"Prepare a copy for the girl too", which made her master scold her. Therefore, as soon as "Young Master" came out, there was joy everywhere. Those who hung small bows and arrows, those who made arrangements, those who carried gifts, those who scattered money, and those in the accounting room
At the beginning of the month, red envelopes were prepared to be given to the servants in the mansion and the outside workers. They would be given out on the day when the young master came out. As soon as the child landed, the entire Rongguo Mansion was spinning like clockwork.
A quick boy had already received the message and ran to the stable. The stable had already prepared a messenger, and after hearing the news, he ran quickly to report it to the Wang family.
When the Wang family heard that the eldest girl had finally given birth to a child, the whole family immediately celebrated. Mrs. Wang smiled from ear to ear and ordered people to send the gifts she had prepared for her grandson. She also gave a lot of money to the servants. Prince Teng was even more excited after hearing the news.
Thoughts. What Jia Cong said is true, this is really a boy.
Even the Xue family sent a generous gift. Xue Pan personally delivered it and even held Jia Lian's hand and said kind words for a long time in front of Jia Zheng's disgusting face. Jia Lian was so happy that he forgot about his second uncle and the Xue family.
If you have any complaints, just smile. Jia Cong is standing by and doesn't recognize them.
When they finished talking, Xue Pan secretly pulled Jia Cong aside with a grimace: "He said he doesn't make the decision in my affairs."
Jia Cong snorted: "That's because I still don't believe you, keep working hard!" He patted his fat belly and ran away.
Jia She began to read "Shuowen Jiezi" that night, and after reading it for half a day, he said to Jia Cong: "Do you think you would like to name your eldest nephew Gui?"
Jia Cong shuddered: Isn't this the legendary son of Baoyu and Baochai? "Dad, this name is too male and female! There are many famous flowers with osmanthus in them. Outsiders can't tell the difference between this and the other."
My nephew or niece - besides, it is a famous tree in autumn, and it is spring now."
Jia She was happy now. Everything he said made sense, and he hurriedly said: "By the way, the sweet-scented osmanthus was blooming when Fu'er was born. Fu'er hasn't got a name yet, so this is it. It's also auspicious."
Jia Cong smiled and thought, "Brother Baoyu, little brother, I have already helped you once. Please think of another name for your son."
Jia She flipped through the book for another half day, but felt that every word was not worthy of his grandson, and said irritably: "Why are there so few good words?!"
Jia Cong laughed.
Jia She glared at him: "You are a biological uncle, why don't you recommend one?"
Jia Cong waved his hand and said: "No, it's my grandfather's job. Just don't give him a girly name. Like Jia Rong Jia Qiang from Dongfu and Jia Lan from the second room, they sound like they don't know whether they are male or female."
Don’t use words that are too uncommon. The name is just for people to recognize, so it’s better for most people to recognize it.”
Jia She read these two words over again from the beginning, finally circled a word, and solemnly said: "This is good!"
Jia Cong looked over and took a look. He held his stomach and wanted to laugh. He tried hard to hold it back and extended two thumbs up and praised: "Good! It's very appropriate and charming! My father is more knowledgeable!"
Jia She became even more proud after hearing this, and immediately wrote "Jia Gui" on a piece of paper and ordered someone to send it to Jia Lian. On the "Shuowen Jiezi" on his desk, an ink circle clearly circled the word "meng".
When Jia Cong returned to his room, the more he thought about it, the more interesting he became. He fell on the kang and giggled for a long time. The people in his room ranged from blue to purple to red to Xiu Xiao to Xiang. No one paid any attention to him.
The next day, the gate of Rongguo Mansion was almost closed to the crowds who came to congratulate them. From Jia Sheng, Jia Lian, Jia Mu to welcoming the Spring Festival, they were so busy that Jia Cong didn't have much time to spare. He was always being taken out to pretend to be a good company for the guests. In the afternoon
, even Su Zheng came. Jia She was overjoyed! This old man was a clean slate and had never been in a wealthy family, so he didn't want to give face like this. Jia's mother also felt that her face was honorable, so she hurriedly ordered someone to call Jia Zheng.
Originally, he was the grandson of the eldest family, and had nothing to do with Jia Zheng. He also knew that most of these people came here because of Jia Cong's recent popularity, so he only talked with a few old relatives. Because Jia Huan studied under Su Zheng's family.
, and he also intended to invite Su Zheng to accept the jade, so he shamelessly went to Jia She's study.
Because Jia She had a new grandson, he liked everyone. When he saw him coming in, he introduced Su Zheng with a smile: "This is my second brother Cunzhou."
Su Zheng stood up and held up his hands. Jia Zheng hurriedly stepped forward and bowed deeply: "I have admired Mr. Su for a long time, but I didn't know until a few months ago that he had accepted Huan'er as his disciple. Zheng Zheng burst into tears with gratitude."
Su Zheng wanted to say a few polite words to him, but when he heard Jia Huan's name, he couldn't help but sigh: "Huan'er told me when he went to Chang'an to say goodbye. Mr. Jia, I am an old man who relies on his old man to support me. Huan'er is a
He is an excellent child, and must not delay his future with irrelevant things."
Jia Zheng's face turned red with embarrassment, and he bowed again: "Student, I'm ashamed."
Suddenly someone came to call Jia She, saying that Duke Li Liu Biao had come to congratulate him personally. Jia She said: "Ask Cong'er to come and accompany his husband!"
The man said: "Master Cong is accompanying Prince Beijing."
Jia She and Jia Zheng shouted at the same time: "Call Huan'er!" "Call Baoyu!"
Everyone has partiality. Su Zheng had no feelings for Baoyu at first. Hearing Jia Zheng shout like this, he couldn't help frowning: Sure enough, my disciple is not liked by his own father, poor child! He then said: "Where is Huan'er? The homework given to him the day before yesterday was so disappointing.
He brought it to me to see."
Jia Zheng was a bit sarcastic. Jia She didn't bother to care about him, said "I'm sorry" to Su Zheng and left.
Suddenly Jia Huan came over with his homework and saluted his father first. Jia Zheng coughed and followed his usual habit of closing his eyes and scolding him with a few words, "If you don't study well, I will break your legs."
In fact, he also talked to Baoyu in the same way, and his words were even harsher; but they fell into the ears of Su Zheng. The old man got angry and said angrily: "He is the only one who can work hard the most. Let him write."
If he writes two articles for one article, and if he is asked to copy one article, he will copy it four times. Isn’t it difficult for students to study?”
Jia Zheng was embarrassed again, and Jia Huan hurriedly smiled and said: "Sir, my father just talked about it and never really hit me."
Su Zheng was still reluctant: "It's just talk, how can you open your eyes and tell lies!"
Jia Huan glanced at his father, stepped forward, took Su Zheng's arm and shook it: "It's just a common courtesy, just like Mr. Su telling others that we are scoundrels."
Su Zheng laughed, and Jia Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. Su Zheng ignored him, took Jia Huan's homework and looked at it carefully, and gave him some pointers. The master and apprentice simply started teaching in Jia She's study.
.Jia Zheng looked on and felt uncomfortable. Jia Huan was obviously closer to Su Zheng than to his biological father; and he felt a little guilty.
On the other side, Jia Cong was bored and had tea with Shui Rong. Shui Rong teased him with left and right words, but Jia Cong pretended to be stupid and fooled him. Shui Rong finally couldn't help but slap him on the forehead: "I'm getting better at pretending.
"
Jia Cong shook his head: "Prince Chitose, you are getting more and more bored. What do you want to find out when you have nothing to do but beat around the bush? Can't you just ask me?"
Shui Rong sighed falsely: "I have always acted cautiously, for fear of something untoward."
Jia Cong heard that he meant to tell the truth and hummed: "How old are you? You are afraid of wolves in front of you and tigers in the back. Even an old man like me is stronger than you."
Shui Rong looked at him again and gritted his teeth: "That's all." Nai whispered, "I heard that you intend to do some business of reselling things for others."
Jia Cong was stunned for a moment: "What does substituting mean..." He laughed out loud, "Isn't it just selling stolen goods? Yes, yes, who told you? Prince Shui also wants to get involved? Welcome, welcome.
"Yi Bi said, while he was thinking that he had only told two people about selling the stolen goods, one was Zhong Heng, and the other was Wang Ziteng. Geographically, Wang Ziteng's house was closer to Shui Rong's mansion, but Shui Rong
Jia Cong had not mentioned the matter to Wang Ziteng when he posted the message; and if Wang Ziteng had told him, how could he tell him so quickly according to Wang Ziteng's temperament? It should be noted that he was the leader at that time.
He went to the Wang family one day and the Beijing Prince's Mansion the next day, and let Shuirong test it for half a day. Then he smiled and said in a low voice, "How about Zhong Tou Ling?"
Shui Rong was startled: "Who is the bell leader?"
Jia Cong curled his lips and said: "You pretend, keep pretending! Is it interesting? The most important thing in business is integrity. Since you intend to join forces, you should show sincerity. Hey, what I told Mr. Zhong is true! But I think you guys
It’s okay to live in your own home. Your home is a prince’s palace, so it’s cheaper than ours.”
Seeing that he had gone so far in one breath, Shui Rong knew that it would be impossible to deny him, so he smiled bitterly and said: "He is a prince of the opposite sex who has held a lot of troops."
Jia Cong said "Oh": "Every family has sutras that are difficult to recite." Yin thought for a while and said, "So, in fact, you still have some of them in your hands? Do you know how to read them?"
Shui Rong thought for a while: "Yes."
Jia Cong said: "To be honest, I have already thought of an industrial chain, but now I only lack water."
Shui Rong raised his eyes and glanced at him: "You are selling stolen goods with others, what do you want the navy to do?"
Jia Cong chuckled: "The navy is the source. What's the point of robbing merchants at home? Do you know the English country in the West?"
Shui Rong said: "I don't know."
"This country is extremely rich. Because their neighbor Spain captured the Aztec country, the country has a lot of gold, so the Spanish country sent people to load a ship full of gold and transport it back from the country. But they often encountered pirates...
..." He smiled and glanced at Shui Rong, "Actually, these pirates, like leader Zhong Heng, are serious British officers and soldiers dressed in thieves' clothes."
Shui Rong couldn't help but raise his voice: "You want to use a serious navy to rob maritime merchants?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "I'm naturally not a robber. It would be better if I could rob the Spanish gold ship before the British army, or simply rob the British ship afterwards - but at the moment, I probably don't have such a good ship to go that far.
Even if there were, there wouldn’t be any good artillery.”
Shui Rong thought for a while and said, "If too many merchants from other countries are robbed, I'm afraid it will damage maritime trade. Although the maritime ban is severe, some of it is officially approved by the imperial court."
Jia Cong grinned: "It's okay, we also have maritime merchants." He said, "It's a long story. I'll talk to the prince in detail someday. Since the prince intends to do business together, everything will be easy to handle. By the way,
, why do you dare to speak frankly to me about this matter? Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble? I am quite familiar with the wise king."
Shui Rong hummed: "That's all, how many times have we met him since you met him when you were a child? Also, it was Huo Sheng who persuaded me to speak frankly with you when something happens."
Jia Cong was stunned: "Huh? He's not familiar with me either! Just believe whatever he says."
Shui Rong said: "Your cousin Jia Baoyu told him. He said Baoyu was an honest man and would not lie."
Jia Cong was stunned again: "...I take back what I said to Brother Xie Jing a few days ago."
Shui Rong smiled and said: "Huo Sheng's father is not reliable, so his grandfather sent a letter to my father before his death, asking my father to take care of his children and grandchildren. I despise Huo Xuan and have little contact with him.
He is also in the military camp all year round. But I like Huo Sheng very much. It was my idea to send those two little girls to your family."
Jia Cong hurriedly said: "Then it was your idea not to come back and ask for another box of poisonous snacks?"
Shui Rong said: "That's his own. His concubine once sent someone to ask him to get some snacks back, but he fooled her."
Jia Cong nodded: "Trust is the first step in cooperation." Then he asked Shui Rong about Zhong Heng's current situation. Shui Rong only said, "Everything is fine," and refused to say more.
The next day Wang Ziteng sent a large thank you gift to Jia Cong for recruiting his daughter. There were many interesting Western gadgets in it. The steward who came to give the gift said: "My master once went around to find out where the generator transmitter was.
He didn't want all kinds of merchants to know what it was, so he invited a Westerner who could speak our language."
Jia Cong was overjoyed: "I'm still thinking of finding some Western gentlemen to ask about!" He asked to come in.
Then a Western monk wearing a monk's robe came in. His Chinese name was Zhao Shouqian, and he had been preaching in our country for nearly twenty years. I heard from Wang Ziteng that this man liked Western things, and I also knew that he had been very popular in Beijing recently.
, the people who come to the hall every day are the noble and royal families, who come here to try their luck and want to take advantage of the opportunity to teach him.
Jia Cong hurriedly invited him to sit down and asked him to inquire about Western matters, especially scientific knowledge such as mathematics, physics and chemistry.
It's a pity that Zhao Shouqian was devoted to preaching and didn't know much about these things, and Jia Cong was not interested in religion at all, so he wanted to send him away after talking for a while. Zhao Shouqian became anxious and held up his hands and said: "Although I don't know this, I know an Englishman
He is also a monk. He likes science very much and knows a lot."
Jia Cong hurriedly asked: "Does he know Sir?"
Zhao Shouqian was surprised and happy: "Jia Sanye, do you know sir?"
Jia Cong nodded and smiled: "I know, and I admire him very much."
Zhao Shouqian became even more happy: "I know Mr. Aylward and I admire him very much! You must be able to talk."
Jia Cong said: "In that case, how about inviting him to meet me when he has time?"
Zhao Shouqian made the sign of the cross on his chest and said, "I'm going to see him right away. When will it be convenient for Mr. Jia?"
Jia Cong asked: "Where is he? Is he free?"
Zhao Shouqian said: "He only translates books at his residence, so he has plenty of time."
Jia Cong said, "In that case, I'll wait for him here tomorrow." He ordered Lan Xiang to go to the Prince's Mansion in Beijing and tell him that I wanted to listen to Mr. Western telling interesting Western stories tomorrow, so I didn't want to go to their house to listen.
It’s a show.”
Lan Xiang responded and left.
When Zhao Shouqian saw that he had turned down the appointment with the prince, he increasingly thought that this son was a follower of Sir Newton, and left very happily.