It is said that everyone in Taiwan in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion ignored Wu You and forced Wu You to escort Jia Xichun to various countries to sell the technique of drying salt and growing grain. The two of them refused and were suppressed by everyone. Reading at midnight had no choice but to go back separately.
Packing their bags, the day before the two of them were sent off, everyone saw them off at the newly opened Pizza Hut Restaurant in Chengtian Mansion. The two of them agreed at the table that they would cooperate this time and try their best to avoid quarreling.
You cannot and must not quarrel in front of outsiders; you can't even bear it in front of outsiders, and you must not quarrel in front of important people such as princes, princesses, uncles, and father-in-law. There are some who don't believe it, some who are suspicious, and some who are doubtful, but no one believes it.
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The next day when the two of them were about to leave, they first went to the magistrate's office to say farewell to Jia She and Jia Lian. Yuanchun was worried and followed him. Seeing that they were harmonious and respectful, and seemed somewhat businesslike, he felt relieved.
Jia She was getting older and was a bit nagging, so the two of them had to endure and listen to the lecture; Yuan Chun found an excuse to go outside to talk to Fu'er. The aunt and nephew had been playing Western poker for a while, and suddenly they saw each other.
Ping'er hurried over and returned with a smile: "Big girl! The fourth girl and General Wu are quarreling again!" Yuan Chun was immediately discouraged, muttered "I knew they wouldn't live together for half a day," and followed Ping'er over.
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I saw the two of them standing in Jia She's yard, not knowing what they were arguing about, with red faces and ears, just like when they arrived at Xiaoxiang Pavilion in the early Yuan Dynasty. Jia She and Jia Meng, their ancestors and grandsons, each had a wicker chair and sat aside to drink.
While having tea and snacks to watch the excitement, Jia She's concubine Cuiyun stood behind her, covering her mouth. Yuan Chun sighed softly and walked over: "What did you two talk about at Pizza Hut last night? You just rested for one night and then forgot about it.
Can’t make it?”
Wu You rushed to say: "She made the noise first!"
Xichun immediately said: "Sister! He wants to bring three big boxes of clothes and shoes! I have never brought that much."
Yuan Chun looked at Wu You: "Just because of this idea about sesame and mung beans?"
Wu You said: "I don't dare to mess with the fourth girl, and I don't want to occupy the fourth girl's carriage."
Xichun said: "We are here to do business. We have to walk a very long way and bring so many clothes. Do you want to get married?"
Everyone in the courtyard started laughing, even the little girl Jia Meng took care of.
Wu You was anxious: "I've told you many times, there are clothes you wear on the road, some disguised as businessmen, some disguised as your housekeeper, some clothes worn by navy soldiers, some night clothes, some camouflage clothes, and some clothes worn by Cheng Cheng.
The clothes and shoes from the special battalion that I got from Chi are also used for flat roads in the water, for mountain climbing, and for climbing walls..."
Xichun scoffed: "Oh, you open a shoe shop!"
Yuan Chun hurriedly said: "Four girls, the world has not been peaceful in recent years. The second girl got married and caused many bandits to rob her! General Wu is a soldier, so he is naturally more concerned about safety. Apart from other things, it is just General Cheng.
Not a single piece of my outfit is useless. Didn’t everyone tell you this when we went to the special camp last time?”
Xichun pursed her lips: "I don't remember much."
Wu You snorted: "I'm too lazy to argue with you! Every other line is like a mountain."
Yuanchun shook his head and gave them a few more instructions. They bid farewell to Jia She again and went outside to meet Jia Lian.
The two of them had just stepped out of the courtyard. Jia Meng jumped up to Yuan Chun with a "swipe" and grabbed her by the skirt: "Auntie! Let me tell you! Fourth aunt is not angry at all!"
Yuanchun knelt down and hugged him and asked: "Then why is your fourth aunt angry?"
Jia Meng pointed at Jia She: "Grandpa said that when the princess of the Bai family in Lingnan heard that Uncle Wu was going on a far journey, a special envoy sent him a very rare bamboo hat! It was said that he was wearing a very rare hat while riding a horse in the rain.
OK!"
Yuanchun laughed dumbly: "Uncle, what are you teasing them for? They have to get up today."
Jia She stroked his beard slowly: "We don't know when we will come back after we leave. We have to wait and see if there will be any fun after we come back. Besides, that is the truth. If you don't talk about it today, you have to talk about yesterday."
Yuanchun was both crying and laughing.
Everyone then sent the two of them off in a lively manner, and on the way back they made bets on where they could have a fight.
Wu You and Jia Xichun could not leave for more than a few days. An urgent letter came from Ping'an Prefecture, and it was a military newspaper! The letters between the Gao family and the Taiwan government were usually sent by Ma Xing. When they heard that a military newspaper had come back, everyone was frightened.
Jia Cong hurried to the front to receive the letter, and hurriedly opened it at the entrance of Xiaoxiang Pavilion and took a look - it was a big happy event! She was pregnant in the spring. She couldn't help but scream.
The prefect's Yamen was busy again. Wang Xifeng personally packed the gifts and medicinal materials to be sent to Ping'an Prefecture. Jia Cong couldn't wait for these things to be squandered on the road, because he thought that medicine was underdeveloped these days and it was extremely dangerous for women to give birth, so he flew away first.
Return to Beijing to seek help from an obstetrician.
This time, the capital was settled, and he no longer needed to hide it from anyone. He came to the main gate of Rongguo Mansion with a face covered with dust. When Jia Huan heard that he was coming, he put his hands on his hands and said with a smile, "What did I say? Qian'er is in peace."
I knew from Zhou’s letter that he couldn’t bear to follow the carriage and the horse slowly.”
After a while, Jia Cong finished washing and changed his clothes, and went to see Jia Mu first.
Seeing that he was much darker than before, Jia Mu sighed twice and asked him how he was on the road and how everyone was doing in Taiwan. Jia Cong just said nice things. She asked again: "Why are you suddenly back to Beijing now?"
?What's the matter?"
Jia Cong said: "Second sister is expecting a baby. I would like to hire two good doctors for her in the capital and several capable midwives."
Jia's mother originally thought that he came to Zhang Luo to marry the wise king on behalf of Yuanchun. She was a little disappointed when she heard this and said: "Her husband's family has the final say in such matters. If you act like this, others will think that you can't trust her husband's family."
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Jia Cong said: "Other people have nothing to do with me. They think whatever they want. Anyway, my brother-in-law values my sister."
Jia's mother said: "You men don't know what's going on in the backyard. She also has two sisters-in-law. If you make her sister-in-law unhappy by stirring up trouble, and if we don't get along well in the future, wouldn't it be harmful to your sister?"
Jia Cong said with a smile: "Although I don't know what the two Gao family cousins are like, my sister has never lived with them. Even if they are jealous, they always have to save their face. If not, there is a brother-in-law.
.Don’t worry, ancestor, for the sake of me, my second brother and me, the Gao family dare not treat my sister badly. If things really get worse, just make peace with her."
Jia Mu scolded: "Nonsense! Don't be too arrogant. The Gao family will be your sister's support for the rest of her life."
Jia Cong sighed: "Why do you always say that? Ancestor, I have said this to many people many times. My sister relied on me in the first half of her life, and her son in the second half of her life. From the beginning to the end,
There is nothing wrong with my brother-in-law. As for the two cousins-in-law, who are their fathers and brothers? If they were unusual people, I would have known about them."
Jia Mu was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly thought of the Shi family. A few days ago, she had been a bit cold with the Shi family because of her refusal to marry. When she heard this, she sighed and ordered someone to fetch Xiangyun to stay for a few days.
Jia Congnai went to see Jia Zheng, Baoyu and others again. Knowing that he and Jia Huan would have many things to discuss, he returned to the courtyard of the main house without going to see him first. Mrs. Xing led Han Quan up to salute him: "
Huan'er said that he has written to you and I have adopted a son."
Jia Cong said: "I received the letter. Congratulations, madam. It turns out it's him." The last time he saw this child, he was stunned by Jia Huan. Now it was the first time he saw him awake. He pulled him up with a smile and took a closer look.
After walking for a long time, I saw that he behaved well, but there was a bit of excitement in his eyes, and he said, "You are so polite, you will be a well-educated man in the future. Madam, our eldest brother doesn't know how to study yet, but it's a coincidence that we have him."
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Mrs.
Jia Cong waved his hands repeatedly: "Don't talk about me, madam. I practiced calligraphy for many years when I was a child and I couldn't get it right. Besides, I will be a general in the future. I can recognize a few words and I won't be blind."
Then he took the child and said, "Is he three or four years old?"
Han Quan said obediently: "Reply to my brother, I'm almost four years old."
Jia Cong said: "Are you still a little afraid of life now? My brother will take you to play tomorrow, and you won't be afraid of life anymore."
Mrs. Xing quickly said: "Don't lead him wild!"
Jia Cong said: "Boys who are not wild are not in good health. My wife thinks that the two brothers in the second room are not wild and in bad health. Lan'er is a little wilder, but his body is stronger than that of elder brothers Zhu and Baoyu."
A lot. Look at Brother Huan, he can kill the enemy with a pen, make gifts and horses." Seeing that Mrs.
My brother is probably going to settle on Sister Shi. After all, the Shi family is the prince's family, but Sister-in-law Zhu cannot compare; Brother Zhu is still the eldest son, and he is the weakest."
Mrs.
Jia Cong said: "Brother Huan's marriage is better. The old lady never loves him."
Mrs. Xing hurriedly asked: "Is Mr. Huan engaged?"
Jia Cong blinked: "Although we haven't decided yet, we are close to it. Our master is in charge. Anyway, he has a much higher status than Sister Shi's sister." He knew that Mrs.
People in the mansion discussed and speculated. After all, Princess Jian'an had an affair with Jia Baoyu.
Mrs.
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Madam! What kind of temperament do I have? Why would I want a girl with a high family background? Brother Huan is so honest. If you bully him occasionally, you won't take revenge."
Mrs. Xing thought about Jia Cong's unbearable temperament and said with a smile: "You are a monkey who can light a fire in a hurry."
Jia Cong thought for a while and said, "I came back in a hurry, so I didn't prepare any gifts." He casually picked something from his waist and said, "This is something I got from my old age, so you can play with it."
Han Quan thanked him and took it. He took it in his hand and was shocked! It was a warm and exquisite mutton-fat white jade pendant, exactly the same as the one he had hidden! "This... this..."
Mrs. Xing saw it from the side and knew that the pendant must be worth a lot of money. She thought Han Quan was surprised that the thing was so good, and said happily: "Since your brother gave it to you, you can just accept it."
Jia Cong said: "These are a pair of identical ones. I want both of them, and I gave one to Brother Huan."
Han Quan suddenly had a sad look on his face and murmured: "It turns out it's not unique in the world."
Jia Cong looked at him and said: "Why isn't it unique? Everything in the world is unique. Even if the two pendants are chiselled from the same piece of jade, made by the same jade craftsman using the same set of utensils and the same hands, each pendant is unique.
Each one is also unique.”
Han Quan was still young after all, so he didn't understand all the twists and turns. Fortunately, he was more sensible than ordinary children. He lowered his head and said, "I don't mean to look down on you."
Jia Cong knew in his heart that the "unique" he said was referring to the one hanging on his own neck, so he smiled and rubbed his head: "How can a child under four years old have so many thoughts? Think more while you are still young.
, there are adults here when something happens."
Mrs. Xing didn't understand what the two brothers were doing. She only knew that Jia Cong was a promising person and liked Han Quan, so she hurriedly broke up and left.
Later, Han Quan still looked like an obedient little boy, but his eyes lost a little sparkle.
After talking for a while, Jia Cong said that he was going to look for Jia Huan. Mrs.
Jia Cong asked what was going on.
Mrs.
Jia Cong couldn't help but laugh: "The sky is clear and the day is clear, just dream! If it weren't for Brother Huan, I wouldn't be able to protect Mr. Qi Su from looking at him twice. Now that Brother Huan is standing there to make a comparison, if Mr. Su takes a liking to him, he will die."
It’s dark.”
Mrs.
I feel very sorry for you, sir."
Jia Cong rolled his eyes and said, "I have to find someone down the stairs. It's understandable."
"Isn't it?! Who couldn't guess that Mr. Su doesn't like him?" Mrs.
The second master said that during the funeral of the late emperor, Mrs. Su and Miss Sun of the Su family lived in our house for a while. She thought Miss Su was very good and she liked her very much."
Jia Cong was startled and opened his mouth: "No way! Cheng Ya is a generation younger than us, and she calls us uncle! And we three brothers are spoiled... Does she want to propose marriage on behalf of brother Baoyu? Then brother Baoyu
Don’t you want to call Brother Huan, Senior Uncle?”
Mrs. Xing waved her hand: "No! Isn't there another Lan'er in the second bedroom? She is exactly one year older than Miss Sun of the Su family."
"Pfft——" Jia Cong couldn't help laughing.
Mrs.
Jia Cong said: "Come on, come on, as long as she is happy, let her have fun. Anyway, she can dream without having to pay taxes. Even if my second uncle has a hole in his brain, it is impossible for him to actually propose marriage. In the past years, we brothers often
After working so hard to coax my ancestor, now let my second uncle coax her as well. We all do the hard work together, and no one can try to avoid being lazy."
Mrs. Xing just laughed.
Jia Congnai said: "Madam, let's just close the door and say this as a joke, but don't let anyone else hear it. Even if we lose the face of the old lady and the second wife, we will lose the face of our family outside."
Where’s the face?”
Mrs.
Jia Cong said with a serious face and clasped his fists: "Mrs. Shengming!" This made Mrs. Xing laugh even more happily.
He then said goodbye and went straight to Jia Huan's courtyard.