It is said that Jia Cong secretly moved into Lixiangyuan when no one was prepared. There were sixteen boys who moved in with him. The oldest was no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, and the youngest was only eight or nine years old. They were all invited by Jia She on his behalf.
Wu You was among the playmates who practiced martial arts. Jia Cong, who was reading at midnight, heard his father tell him the list and understood that Jia She had recruited the best of the next two generations of his uncles to come over for him.
, secretly complaining in his heart: These buddies will have to be taken care of by me from now on.
When Jia She heard that his youngest son had finished moving, he called Jia Lian over and told him: "I asked Cong'er to occupy Lixiangyuan in a hurry. The old lady and the second bedroom don't know yet. I'll tell you first."
Jia Lian was startled: "Cong'er occupied Lixiangyuan? I'm confused. What are you doing?"
Jia She shook his head and coaxed him according to Gong Sanyi's idea: "I heard that your second aunt said that Lixiangyuan will be left to Baoyu and the girl from the Xue family to get married someday. Cong'er is only seven years old, let him
I will occupy that place life and death, and I will get married a few years later. The larger empty courtyard in this house is gone, I wonder where Baoyu can get married."
Jia Lian was dumbfounded: "How can there be such a thing... Our ancestors will definitely refuse to agree."
Jia She smiled and stroked his beard and said: "He is too young. I don't feel comfortable living alone, so I invited a dozen playmates for him. Although they are young, they are all children of your uncle's family.
Good kung fu."
Jia Lian was dumbfounded: Are you going to confront the old lady? After hurriedly trying to persuade her for a long time, Jia She ignored her. She had no choice but to go back and tell Wang Xifeng to discuss with her.
Wang Xifeng was also stunned: "What kind of opera are you singing?" Suddenly she laughed again. She was also happy that Jia She was causing trouble to her ancestors because she was acting cheaply.
Jia Lian said: "I was just thinking about it on the way, probably because I wanted to compete with my ancestor and test her background." He thought about it again and said with a smile, "That's all, I can't afford to offend the two giant Buddhas.
Don't cause the devil to suffer when the king of hell fights. Anyway, it's none of my business. Just don't miss out on the yard. In my heart, those soldiers are extremely important."
Wang Xifeng said: "Of course." Yint sent Ping'er to ask them if they still lacked money and what they didn't.
Jia Cong was not polite. Sure enough, he made a list for her and asked her to whisper something. It could only be given to Jia Lian and no one else could hear it. Ping'er asked what she wanted to say. Jia Cong whispered: "Tell me.
Second brother, if someone bullies him in the future, he will not be able to retaliate, but I will. His younger brother will fight!"
Ping'er was startled, and just about to say a few more words, Jia Cong warned again: "Don't let the second sister-in-law know."
Ping'er wonders: "The second grandma and the second master are husband and wife, so why..."
Jia Cong glanced at her and said, "I was wrong. I should tell my second brother in person. I shouldn't take advantage of my sister. Oh my, I'm really not a considerate person. It's too late to regret it now."
"Yes. If you want to offend Sister Ping, just forget it and just pretend I didn't say it..." He looked at Ping'er again with suspicion on his face and said with a bitter smile, "Second sister-in-law... I'm afraid that one day she might not keep her mouth shut and leak it when she returns to her parents' house.
Okay. Sister Ping will tell my second brother exactly what I said word for word, and he will definitely understand what I mean."
Ping'er didn't know what the two brothers had planned, so he had no choice but to go back and tell Jia Lian quietly when no one was around.
Jia Lian was also stunned. At first when he heard those words, he thought it was a child who only knew how to use force, and he laughed "Nonsense". After a while, he realized that his father was probably planning to hand over the business of robbing wealthy slaves to Jia Cong.
, that’s why he let those children of the military family live with him. This matter was too confidential, even if it was leaked to the Wang family, it would be extremely unsafe. He couldn’t help but cursed: "You bastard! You are so lazy, please take a few more steps."
That's all." He warned Ping'er again and again, "Don't let anyone know."
Seeing his solemn look, Ping'er hurriedly agreed and swore some more. Seeing that she looked so cute and pretty, Jia Lian was distraught, so he wanted to come up and hug her, but she was so frightened that she threw down the curtain and ran out. Jia Lian was in the room.
I scolded him bitterly for a long time.
Ping'er turned around and carefully prepared the things Jia Cong wanted and sent them over one by one. This will be discussed later.
At the other end of Lixiangyuan, after everyone had tidied up, went around and chatted, Jia Cong smiled and summoned everyone to the hall, preparing to deliver an inaugural speech. He turned his head and looked at everyone for a long time, and everyone was stunned.
After being quiet for a long time, he suddenly said: "I don't know what to say at the moment." Everyone started laughing.
Jia Congsui said: "A few days ago, I told my father that I wanted some guards, but I never thought it would be you. This old man not only helped me, but also cheated me." He sighed softly, "
I can no longer afford to be lazy and hang out. You brothers are the top among this group of people. If I hang around, I will definitely get you all tired."
The brothers couldn't help but look at each other. Wu You was more familiar with him and said with a smile: "It's good that you know."
Jia Cong had cleared his thoughts at this moment, coughed, and said: "I am a lazy person, I just want to have some little strength to protect myself secretly to fight against the injustice in the world. Brothers probably also know that I and I
Liu Feng, Xiaoxi and a few others often sneaked to the house south of the moat for gatherings, just for this reason. Everything was going smoothly at first. The source of what happened today was that one day a while ago, I found that I actually had ambitions. Ambition
It's a strange thing. Even though I don't know what I want for a while, I feel like a mirror in my heart: I don't want to live a leisurely life, I don't want to be ignored by everyone, I want to dominate the world. Brothers, I'm only seven years old.
It actually looks quite young. However, compared to those people in ancient times who rarely had great ambitions, it is not too early to have ambitions at the age of seven. An old man once told me that there is no fairness in the world. If you don’t resent these injustices
, only by cultivating great abilities can I gain the opportunity to escape from the current situation and become a person who controls justice and injustice. I think, at first, I was focused on self-preservation, not without ambition, but because of my background, temperament, and many other reasons.
I don’t think I’m that capable. But right now, I’m not willing to just sit back and wait for people to cause trouble for me before I deal with them. So I want people, money, and more strength.
I want to be someone who can’t be messed with.”
He paused, Wu You was very smart, and took advantage of this moment to applaud. Yao'er followed closely and all the brothers followed suit.
Jia Cong suddenly felt his confidence greatly increased. When the applause subsided, he smiled and said: "I can't do this alone. As the saying goes, a single tree cannot make a forest. To achieve great things, a group of people must work together. Since
When everyone is gathered here, we are in the same boat. I hope that each of us can become a person that any brother can rely on. We are not afraid of anything, only afraid of trouble inside. I believe that we are here now
No one will betray my brothers, because I don’t think anyone can give you greater benefits than me, big enough to tempt you to betray your brothers. Therefore, everyone in this hall is reliable. If anyone is in trouble,
No matter how hard it is to tell me, please tell me. Concealing it will create great opportunities for outsiders. For example, someone may fall in love with someone they shouldn't like, or offend someone they cannot afford to offend. Don't worry, let's think about it together.
There must be a way. Even if you fall in love with the princess and offend the emperor, we will still have a way to deal with it."
There was an uproar among the people.
Jia Cong said loudly: "Even if God bullies our brother, we will let him die!"
Wu You took the lead and shouted "Okay!" The brothers all made his blood boil with excitement and shouted: "Third Young General, we believe in you!"
Jia Cong nodded and said: "It's just that if you want to have the ability to defeat even God, you must have extremely difficult training. In the past, you only practiced martial arts and learned calligraphy one day, and generally you lived a leisurely life.
If you want to follow me, you will immediately have a lot to learn. I know that since my father has selected you, you are not people who have no ambition and would rather be lazy all their lives than work hard. It's just a routine matter, and it's just a matter of routine.
I have to ask. Is there anyone who can't bear the hardship and wants to quit?"
Where can anyone answer him?
Jia Cong smiled slightly: "In this case, I assume that everyone is willing to stay. From now on, everyone should start practicing their skills steadily. Only by enduring hardship can you become a master."
But as soon as he finished speaking, before he could feel the arrogant atmosphere, the purple light guarding the outside came in and replied: "Third Master, two old ladies from the yard came outside. They looked like they were fighting against each other.
The housekeeper said that the old lady asked us to move out quickly."
Jia Cong frowned: "Who is coming?"
Zi Guang said: "It's not a character, I've never seen him before."
Jia Cong said: "Fight him out!"
Zi Guang said: "I'm afraid their howling and making noise will make people uneasy."
Jia Cong glared at him: "I have no ability." Yinxiao asked, "Who can do me a favor and tell the two noisy women outside to shut up?"
Two children jumped out immediately: "Let's go!"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Thank you!"
The two of them went out, and Jia Cong asked Hong Xiu to bring some tea and snacks to chat with everyone. Hong Xiu smiled and led Xiao Xiang to bring out a lot of food. These children did not recognize Jia Mu in the first place.
, even those who knew the details were coaxed away by Jia Cong's appearance, and they happily chatted while eating.
After a while, the two men came back, showing off their power and saying: "Beat them and run away."
Jia Cong said hurriedly: "It's hard work, let's eat something to fill our stomach."
The two laughed and said, "It's so hard, I can't even stretch out my muscles and bones. It's so boring." Then they gathered together to eat and drink.
Another half day later, Ziguang came in and said, "Third Master, Sister Yuanyang is here."
Jia Cong said: "Please come in quickly." He said to the crowd, "This person named Yuanyang is my grandmother's personal maid, and she is very popular around her, but now my father doesn't show off his ancestor's face very much.
"
Wu You said with a smile: "The Third Young Master General means that when this maid is fine, you can give her some face, but when something happens, you don't have to talk to her."
Jia Cong smiled and nodded.
Not long after, Yuanyang came in. Because she was the top priority around Jia Mu, Jia Cong thought she would come in with a dark face, but he saw her expression was normal. He glanced at the room full of young people, came up and saluted, "I've seen you."
Mr. Cong."
Jia Cong waved his hand gently: "Why do you need to be so polite, Miss Yuanyang? I wonder if there is anything wrong with our ancestors sending you here?"
Yuanyang said: "Third Master, please forgive me. Our ancestors asked me to pass on some words to Third Master."
Jia Cong said: "I am all ears."
Yuanyang said: "My ancestors suddenly heard that the third master had moved to Lixiangyuan. Why didn't anyone tell her beforehand? Did he think that she was dead?"
Jia Cong was surprised and said: "Why should I tell the old lady such a common thing? It has nothing to do with her in the first place."
Yuanyang wondered: "Everything at home has nothing to do with the old lady? Then why does it have to do with her?"
Jia Congdao stretched out his hand and counted on his fingers: "What does the old lady want to eat in the morning? What does the old lady want to eat at noon? What does the old lady want to eat in the evening? What clothes does the old lady want to wear? Does the old lady want to go out to visit the temple?
Inside? Does the old lady want to listen to the show? This is what concerns her."
Yuanyang sneered and said: "According to the third master, except for the old lady's food and daily life, she can't control anything around the house?"
Jia Cong said: "Yeah."
Yuanyang said angrily: "Are you going to rebel?"
Jia Cong said: "Yeah."
Yuanyang didn't know how to answer it for a moment and was stunned.
Jia Cong said: "Miss Yuanyang is a real person. I only want to ask you one question: How will she treat me even if my ancestors are unhappy with me? Is there any way she can make me move out? How many people does she have under her command?"
How's your kung fu? Maybe you can beat my brothers?"
Yao'er was the first to crack his joints, and all the other boys followed suit. The whole room was filled with the sound of cracking his joints, which was very exciting.
Yuanyang was stunned, and after a while he said: "Does the Third Master dare not listen to what our ancestors say?"
Jia Cong smiled: "Since the second wife was involved in the corruption case, have we heard what she said? I can't remember it. If Miss Yuanyang remembers it, why don't you give me an example?"
The mandarin duck in question immediately lost his momentum and his figure became half shorter.
Jia Cong then's face darkened and he said: "Miss Yuanyang, I call you 'girl' not because you are the most popular person around the old lady, but because I know that you have always been a self-respecting and self-respecting person and never bully others."
.It should be noted that even if our ancestors value you, you are just a girl. No matter how much I am raised by an aunt, I am also the master. You just said, 'This is contrary', that's right. You, a servant, dare to yell at me, my master, it's true.
That's the opposite. I will drag you out immediately and beat you to death. Even if my ancestor knew it, there would be nothing he could do about it. I dare to sell you in front of her, do you believe it or not?"
Yuanyang took a breath of air and thought of his parents who were sent back from Nanjing. He trembled in vain and fell to his knees with a plop.
"Besides, you are not a fool. When the ancestors are here, my father will naturally respect her and have no worries about food and clothing. She should stop gesticulating around her. If she really breaks her face, my father is a master who is not afraid of anything. Second uncle
But not necessarily. The situation of the second uncle in the future is in the hands of the old lady. He can play with cats, raise dogs and watch movies in peace, and the second uncle can live in this house for two more years. If he still wants to point fingers, the three of us will definitely do it.
I can't hear or say a word - don't have those big spring and autumn dreams of having the same power as before, really, really, really, important things are said three times - it made my dad angry,
The family is about to be separated. It is not certain how much money Baoyu's brother and second uncle will be able to share. The money will be repaid. The second wife and the ancestors have a lot of private treasury. I am afraid that the second uncle's family will not be short of money with her help;
It's just that the second uncle's official son is too young, even younger than my brother. Our ancestors have seen ups and downs over the years, so they naturally understand the difference between the inside and outside of Rongguo Mansion. Otherwise, the Xue family would have moved out of our house in a hurry
Why didn't you dare to go back to your own home instead of going to Wang's house?" Jia Cong sighed and said seriously, "How did my father endure it when my second uncle was pressing on my father's head? Please ask the old lady.
You and your second uncle can endure it as much as you want. We are all members of the same family, so the amount of time it takes to endure it is about the same."
Yuanyang never thought that he would speak so openly? He didn't know how to deal with it at all. He knelt down and was stunned for a long time, and said in a daze: "Aren't you afraid that the old lady will accuse him of disobedience?"
Jia Cong hummed: "Oh? Sue who? Who will make the decision for her? If a saint likes my father, he will not make the decision for her. Otherwise, why do you think Lian's second brother has a higher official position than his second uncle, and the eldest sister is in the palace? Do you have to live hard and wait until you are old enough to be released? The old sage no longer likes his second uncle because he personally wrote the book and returned the money to the treasury first. Everyone knows that the old lady is partial to her second uncle, so the old sage will not make the decision for her. .Excuse me, who is she going to find to make the decision for her? Don’t talk about the king’s law. In today’s world, the king’s law is the law of saints and old saints. Moreover, my father has never been a filial son in so many years. If he is not filial, he will not be filial. , I am still as unfilial as before, there is no difference, right?"
When Yuanyang heard about "Sage, Old Saint", he knew that the old lady and her second wife were in trouble. After hearing this, her heart became more and more like being soaked in bile. She was startled again and couldn't help but smiled bitterly and said: "The slave is just a messenger. If you are rude, please forgive me." He kowtowed.
Jia Cong nodded, without calling her up, and said: "Therefore, I would like to ask Miss Yuanyang to pass the message back to the old lady. For the sake of face, as long as no one comes to mess with my father, my father will make peace with her and my second uncle." It's okay. If someone comes to mess with him, my ancestors know that my father is not a very face-conscious person. At that time, he would not care about many things."
Yuanyang suddenly smiled forcefully and said: "I want to inquire about a gossip. If the third master is willing to fulfill my curiosity, it will be fulfilled. It's natural to be unhappy."
Jia Cong said: "You tell me, let's see if I am happy or not."
"I just wonder when did you receive the Holy Grace?"
Jia Cong took a closer look at her and saw that her eyes were slightly closed and her body was trembling. It was obvious that she was extremely scared. He praised her and said, "I never thought that Miss Yuanyang would be so loyal. Seeking death like this is obviously not the order of our ancestors." Yours, is it just a last-minute thought? You really dare to say that. Do you think that your ancestor’s reputation is so great that I dare not drag you out and beat you to death, or are you really loyal to your ancestor? So much so that you dare to risk your life to win this sentence for her?"
The brothers nearby shouted "beat him to death", murderous intent filled the whole room, and the mandarin duck was so frightened that he lay on the ground unable to move.
Jia Cong was not prepared to actually kill her, so he could just scare Jia Mu, because he sneered and said, "It's your luck, I, Jia Cong, don't like killing women. Get out of here."
It took Yuanyang half a day to get up shivering, kowtowed to him, and ran away as if running for his life.
After a while, a man named Tian Gengzi asked: "General... is he a saint?"
Jia Cong said with a smile: "What I just said was all nonsense. Don't believe a word of it. My father has nothing to do with the saint, so he is using his name to scare the old lady."
Everyone was even more confused. Wu You also asked: "Aren't you afraid that they will know the truth in the future?"
Jia Cong hummed: "How do they know the truth? Ask the saint? How to ask? Who is the saint? Can she see him if she wants? Besides, even if she sees him, would she dare to ask about such things?"
Everyone was speechless. After a pause, the room suddenly burst into laughter.
After laughing, Jia Cong hurriedly sent Lan Xiang to tell his father all this nonsense. Lan Xiang came back with two words from Jia She: "Bastard!"
Because on the first day they lived in Jia's house, Jia Cong rudely refuted Shi Taijun's face and even borrowed the name of a saint. These children were very happy and slept peacefully that night.
Yuanyang went back and frightened everyone, and cried to Jia Mu: "The third master really wanted to kill me back then."
Jia's mother comforted her with a few words, but she believed Jia Cong's nonsense and tried to accuse the case in vain. She thought to herself: I am afraid that the saint, Concubine Hui and the boss conspired to sing a play for the 800,000 taels of silver.
It's a pity that the second son's family was so blinded by wealth and wealth that he only wanted to find a future for Yuan Chun, but he never saw that it was a false trap. He couldn't help but stay up all night.
The next morning, she leaned on the kang and sighed: "Since the saint has no intention of giving the eldest girl a concubine, she should come out early."