Xin Zi Scroll Chapter 249: Incompetence is the original sin
Feng Ziying can roughly understand Baoyu's current state of mind.
In the past, I may not have felt so deeply. The Rongguo Mansion still had three thousand nails in the broken ship. In the capital city, the Jia family with two families still had some respect. That is to say, my father did not like to see his family not studying and making progress. There are ancestors
With the care and pampering of my mother, I can be free and carefree according to my own wishes.
But as they age, the Jia family declines faster, and even Jia's mother and Wang family gradually realize that the situation is different from the past.
The most intuitive, realistic and urgent problem is to make ends meet. Every year, a large sum of money is lost, and they have to rely on selling and pawning valuable old objects at home or farm shops to make ends meet. The food and clothing of more than a thousand people
It's not a small amount, and the Jia family can't lose the reputation of the Duke's family. They have to support it in all aspects, so the cost will be even greater.
The more the property is pawned and sold off, the less the family's income will be. The farm shop can always bring in a sum of income at the end of each year, whether it is money or souvenirs, but once it is sold, it will be more difficult to survive the year-end hurdle.
Life is hard, and naturally we have to think about why the situation is so difficult. Jia Lian's southbound trip to Yangzhou actually caused a lot of criticism in the Rongguo Mansion. After all, he is the eldest grandson of the Rongguo Mansion, but people also have a reason. All major affairs of the Rongguo Mansion are being criticized.
The second housekeeper is in charge, and the eldest housekeeper is the soy sauce. Even the housekeeper Wang Xifeng is because she is Wang's niece, not because she is Jia Lian's wife. It was Wang who entrusted her to take charge of the housework. Look at Jia Shexing's status in Rongguo Mansion.
, he ran south to find his own way out, and even reconciled with Wang Xifeng later. Although there was a lot of criticism in the house, some people expressed understanding in their hearts.
Everyone is not a fool. The partiality of our ancestors is obvious to everyone from Jia Zheng to Jia Baoyu. Since the situation in the government is getting more and more difficult, who should bear the greatest responsibility is of course the second wife of the head of the family, and of course Jia Zheng and Jia Baoyu.
But Jia Yuanchun gained nothing from entering the palace except for a super large cave in the Grand View Garden for the Jia family; Jia Zheng went south to Jiangxi and has not come back with any profit; Jia Baoyu has accomplished nothing and is just eating and waiting to die. This kind of situation is obvious to the government
This will definitely arouse a lot of resentment, especially when the tribesmen and servants feel that everything from food and clothing to monthly expenses has begun to decline significantly, and even deductions and suspensions have begun, this resentment will definitely be even greater.
Already.
Jia Yuanchun was in the palace, Jia Zhengnan went south, and Wang Xifeng escaped. Firstly, Jiamu and Wang were women, and secondly, they still had power, so all the dissatisfaction was naturally concentrated on Jia Baoyu.
Everything is your fault. Don't you say that you are the legitimate son and the second-in-law of the family? Don't they all say that you are talented? Why can't you go to school and be successful, and be an official in the court, but you are still messing around with Gao Le all day long?
, not caring about the life and livelihood of a large family in the house? Is it appropriate to push the management of the house to a widow and a sister who has not left the government?
It can be said that during this period of time, Jia Baoyu was constantly criticized and slandered by his subordinates, but he still had nothing to say.
It used to be that he didn't care when he was young, and no one dared to say it in front of him, but as he got older, the situation became more and more difficult, and naturally some members of the tribe who were not stingy still dared to be arrogant.
For example, a few days ago, tribesmen Jia Zao and Jia Huang got into a fight for some unknown reason. Jia Baoyu happened to meet him and went to resolve the issue.
In the past, it was just a matter of one or two sentences, but something went wrong this time. Not only did the two people not listen, but they even made the fuss worse. In the end, they even said some insinuations about Sang and Huai, which even Jia Baoyu, who was not familiar with worldly affairs, could hear.
It causes the other party to treat you with disdain, contempt and even humiliation.
Generally speaking, it was said that Jia Baoyu was born in vain with a pair of good skins, gold and jade on the outside, and a silver-like pewter gun head. Such words made Jia Baoyu so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven.
Naturally, people like Mingyan were disobedient, and they got into a fuss with Jia Huang Jia Zao and others on the spot, causing a huge fuss. In the end, Jia Huang Jia Zao ran away in despair, but this matter spread throughout the house.
, also made Jia Baoyu deeply feel the malice and dissatisfaction from all sides.
Feng Ziying really wanted to give this sentence to Jia Baoyu, saying that incompetence is the original sin, especially when she was born in a family like Rongguo Mansion where she had to shoulder the burden of such a large family. She is still the legitimate son. If you don't take up the responsibility of the entire Rongguo Mansion, who will? You
If you can't get it, or can't bear it, then you will naturally deserve these humiliations.
If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. This saying is the same in the East and the West. If you want to enjoy the glory of Rongguo Mansion, you must also contribute to the revitalization of Rongguo Mansion. How can you enjoy a good thing in vain?
Feng Ziying estimated that Jia Baoyu has now begun to feel that the cruelty of reality is not as beautiful as it was when he was young. As his father ages and becomes more independent, the eldest brother looks on with cold eyes, but below are brothers like Jia Huan who pose a threat to themselves by studying hard.
Where he should go now probably makes Jia Baoyu a little panicked.
Especially now that he is getting married to the Niu family, Jia Baoyu also feels the huge pressure brought by the strength of the other family. How to get along with each other in the future and how to avoid falling into the same situation as the second brother Lian did to Wang Xifeng are all urgent and serious considerations.
The problem.
This meal of wine was full of ups and downs. It was also the first time that Feng Ziying saw Baoyu's "drunk gaffe". He couldn't refuse Baoyu because he was so emotional. He had a few glasses of wine with Feng, and Na Hui
Quanjiu is made from rice wine, which is quite delicious. I also drank two cups of Shaoxing rice wine in the middle, and then drank a few cups of acacia wine. Several kinds of wine were mixed together. Although the quantity was not too much, it was a bit mixed.
intoxicating.
When Haichu left Yihongyuan, Feng Ziying was also stumbling, and was supported by Baoxiang, Mingyan, and Zhaiyao to rest in the guest room of the mansion.
Feng Ziying originally wanted to go back to his house to rest, but he didn't expect that the combination of several kinds of wine was so strong that it knocked him down. Although he didn't vomit, he was still dizzy.
I can't even stand steady on my feet.
Lin Hongyu heard that Feng Ziying came to Rongguo Mansion when Shen Shi returned to the mansion.
She has not come back from Baodaifang these days. The arrangement given by her second grandmother is to come back every three to five days, firstly to inquire about the news, and secondly to pass on some rumors there to Rongguo Mansion.
On the other hand, for example, the weather has turned cold, and the second mistress intends to go to Jiangnan to spend the winter. She has not been back to Jinling for a long time, and is planning to go back to Jinling, or to spend the winter in Suzhou.
This is actually to prepare for the Second Mistress to go south to Linqing to avoid publicity and prepare for public opinion. She cannot leave Beijing suddenly. There is also Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue in Rongguo Mansion, who are her biological aunts, and the girls are also relatives. How can they
Leaving Beijing like this without even saying hello. Going all the way to the south of the Yangtze River is not an easy task these days. Leaving in a hurry will definitely arouse suspicion.
According to what Feng Ziying and Wang Xifeng agreed upon, she would go south in ten days, and Feng Ziying in Linqing had arranged for Ruixiang to go to the front station in advance.
Although the old house has been renovated, it was only a few years ago. Fast forward a few years, only Uncle Fu and his wife and a few servants are looking after it, and Wang Xifeng and his family have to live there for more than a year.
There is definitely time to prepare a lot of things, so Ruixiang can only go there.
You have to buy everything that needs to be bought, but you also need to say hello to the Feng family's old house and try to avoid rumors. Fortunately, all the promising children of the Feng family have been brought out by Duan Xigui, and the rest are from the countryside and have no knowledge.
He is not young anymore, and he does not have much contact with Feng Zhai in Linqing City.
If someone comes to ask outside, the explanation given is that distant relatives and a large family came from the south of the Yangtze River and are planning to stay in Linqing for a while before going to Beijing.
This reason is not far-fetched. All the prominent families in Linqing know that the Feng family's ancestral home is Suzhou, Jiangnan, and they also have some relatives there. Now that the relatives are coming to Beijing from Jiangnan, it makes sense to temporarily live here in Linqing. As for others,
Why you want to stay in Linqing temporarily is a matter for others.
Lin Hongyu played the role of delivering news in Rongguo Mansion and Baodafang very well. Now everyone here in Rongguo Mansion knows that the second mistress feels that she has not returned to Jiangnan for many years, and plans to go back to have a look, and also take advantage of the winter to visit the north.
It's cold, so I might as well go to Jiangnan to spend the winter.
Of course, Lin Hongyu also wanted to go back and inquire about the news from Rongguo Mansion, such as the current situation in the mansion, Baoyu's marriage, and come back to discuss matters with her parents.
"Hongyu, why are you so uneasy? Could it be that the second grandma is going to Jiangnan and you don't want to go?"
Her mother, Mrs. Jiang, found that her daughter had changed a lot during this period, but she couldn't tell what the specific changes were, but her intuition told her that her daughter was probably different. After coming back today, she didn't know how to hear it.
After Uncle Feng passed away, he felt even more restless.
"What are you talking about, mother? My daughter is a slave, and she can still be picky. What's more, my daughter has rarely been out of Dalian City, let alone Jiangnan. It's just a good time to go with grandma to broaden her horizons."
Lin Hongyu calmed down and showed her face.
"Then I see that you were in a state of confusion last time you came back. The few times I asked you, you were inattentive. Today you are restless again. What's wrong with you?" Jiang pulled Lin Hongyu to her and asked sternly.
Staring at each other and saying: "Your father and I asked you to follow the second grandma because the situation in the Jia family is not very good at the moment. Your brother is still young. If you wait for two years, I will let him
If we go to Jinling and get rid of our slave status, it will be a blessing to our Lin family..."
Lin Hongyu bit her lip and held the sweat towel in her hand without saying a word. She didn't know whether she should tell her mother about losing her virginity, as well as the pregnancy of the second grandma, the affair between Uncle Feng and the second grandma, and
He didn't hide it from himself, and he didn't even tell himself deliberately. It was obviously expected that he would be able to distinguish the seriousness of it, but what should he do in front of his parents?