"Master, are you really going to study outside the city?" Yun Shang was packing Feng Ziying's clothes with some reluctance, while lowering her head in depression and saying, "What should Ruixiang and I do?"
"What should I do? It's not the same as before? I'm going to study, and you two can feel more relaxed. My yard also needs to be taken care of for me. I have to come back during the three-day holiday every month. What's going on?
, I can also ask for leave."
Feng Ziying was still a little reluctant to let go.
The living conditions at home may be much better, but when you go to Qingtan Academy, you have to follow the rules of Qingtan Academy.
What's worse is that there are hard beds in Datong, and a lot of men are crowded together. Just thinking about the smell can make people collapse, eating simple meals, and studying hard all night long with their heads hanging and their buttocks hanging. How can it be compared to being served by a pretty maid at home?
With clothes on and food in hand, you can open your mouth and do whatever you want.
But for the sake of a better life in the future, no matter how hard it was right now, he had to endure it, and he had to make some achievements, otherwise the pain would be in vain.
In fact, the distance from home to Qingtan Academy is not far, which is thirty miles. If you ride a horse, you can get there in less than an hour. Even if you walk along the post road, you can get back in two hours.
Feng Ziying planned to go to the academy after her twelfth birthday.
He has learned about the situation of Qingtan Academy. Because the students are mainly from the northern provinces, most of them are between fifteen and twenty years old. Of course, there are also those under fifteen years old, but ten
Those under the age of two are really rare.
Fortunately, my body and appearance give people the appearance of being two or three years older than my actual age. It is normal for me to go outside and say that I am fourteen or fifteen years old. Even if I say that I am sixteen years old, I am still
Some people believe it.
"By the way, Master, there was an invitation posted on the door. I put it down when you weren't here." Yun Shang seemed to think of something and hurried to the study to get the invitation.
Feng Ziying saw that it was Jia Lian's and invited him to drink.
It seems that he really left a deep and good impression on Jia Lian, which is why he made him miss him so much.
However, it is not possible to cut off the relationship with the Jia family, the four princes and the eight princes, for the time being, or even downplay it.
After all, the Supreme Emperor is still the real person behind the scenes. The Emperor still lacks a little enthusiasm, and the four princes and eight princes are the Supreme Emperor's base. If it is too explicit, it will easily cause unnecessary trouble.
It's just that Jia Lian invited him to drink when he was only twelve years old. Did he really think that he was fourteen or fifteen years old and could participate in some "specific occasions"?
Or is this a way for the Jia family to express their gratitude and closeness?
Or are there some other reasons?
"Father, what do you mean by asking your son to invite the Feng family to your home? Are you too eager?"
Jia Lian was very puzzled as to why his father had become uncharacteristically warm towards Feng Ziying.
Having saved cousin Lin Daiyu earlier, my father and second uncle just asked me to express their gratitude and push the old lady out to see Feng Ziying.
It seems like a favor, but in fact, the two heads of the Rongguo Mansion did not come forward, which gave people the impression that they still didn't take it seriously, just because of etiquette.
But a few days later, his father's attitude changed drastically, and he was so impatient that he wanted to invite the Feng family's elder brother to have a drink?
"You know nothing!"
He never had a good attitude towards his son Jia She.
He always felt that after marrying his daughter-in-law, his son was no longer as submissive and obedient as before. He often had to go back to discuss matters with his daughter-in-law, which made Jia She very unhappy.
However, his daughter-in-law is from the Wang family, and Wang Ziteng is now at the peak of his power. He still dare not get angry at his daughter-in-law easily and can only transfer his anger to his own son.
Facing his father's scolding, Jia Lian was used to it and just stood aside and listened.
"You know that you have been ordered around by that woman all day long, doing stupid things, but how much money have you made?" Jia She said angrily: "I haven't seen you in these few days.
There are a lot of rumors outside that the Linqing bandit rebellion was wiped out and the imperial court generously rewarded it. The Feng family's great contribution to this matter may even include his father Feng Tang."
"Oh?" Jia Lian's eyes also lit up.
Before, he only had a good impression of Feng Ziying. Feng Ziying wanted to go to school and was very courageous. She might have a lot of luck in the future. But for now, the Feng family is just an idle general. In terms of family background,
Compared with the Jia family, it is still far behind.
But as his father said, it would be different if Feng Tang got a blessing and went from being unemployed to serving as an important official in a border town.
He has always been clear about his father's thoughts. He only recognizes money in his eyes, and he will do anything for money.
A few years ago, when Feng Tang served as the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, his father had thought about taking advantage of this opportunity to do some business and make some money. However, he never waited for the right opportunity during those two years, and never thought that Feng Tang would be dismissed from office again.
Father's mind also cooled down.
Now I suddenly heard that Feng Tang might be promoted to another official, so I naturally refused to give up such an opportunity, especially since Feng Ziying is so prosperous now. Maybe both father and son will have to make a fortune in the future. Naturally, they have to put aside their early relationship first.
Good preparation.
"What do you mean, father, that Dalang's father may be sent away to be promoted to an official position?" Jia Lian asked quickly.
"Hmph, if you had spent more time outside and Mo Chengri hanging around your wife's skirt, you should have known this news long ago." Jia She snorted, "Even if it's not now, I guess it won't be long ago.
, even if we can’t go to Datong, I’m afraid we can still go to other border towns.”
"If we can go to Liaodong, if we can get a few carts of leather and ginseng antler there and sell them to the capital, there is money like water there. If we can get it to places like Jinling, Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou, I'm afraid I'll make a profit.
Even if we can't go to Liaodong, there is still a lot of money to be made in border towns like Shanxi and Yulin."
"Father, if Dalang's father can really go to these border towns, I'm afraid they may not be willing to cooperate with us." Jia Lian sighed.
Although the Jia family seems to be in a good place, it is only compared to the Feng family who are currently idle at home. Once the Feng family is released and officials are appointed, it will suddenly be different.
What the Jia family lacks is someone who is really an official outside. The only second uncle is a pedantic and useless person. Dad has scolded this many times at home, but everyone knows that the second uncle is that kind of person. You want to let him
He went to rely on the Ministry of Industry to make a living, which would be more difficult than reaching the sky. It would be better to find a way on his own, which would probably be more likely.
"Who told your second uncle to be such a loser?" Jia She was rude even in front of his son, "There is such a fat job in the Ministry of Industry, but he has been sitting there for several years and is still like that. Look at these people in the family.
, who has ever gotten a little bit of fishy oil in his hands? Are people like Brother Qiang and Brother Yun really useless? If not, wouldn't it be you and Brother Rong?"
At this point, Jia Lian didn't dare to say anything and could only stand there silently.
"If our own family is unreliable, then we can only look for outsiders." Jia She also looked like he hated iron and steel, "The Feng family and our Jia family are considered family friends, and now that we have this relationship, we naturally have to use it.
Come on, speaking of it, our Jia family is also a family of hairpins, but you also know the situation in the mansion now. It's just a sit-down attitude. If you don't find a way to make a living, in the future, the Rongguo mansion will be an empty frame in your hands?"
"Father, I also know that things are difficult in the mansion now, but there is nothing we can do about it." Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng are now in charge of the daily affairs of the entire Rongguo mansion. Although Wang Xifeng is mainly responsible, Jia Lian also knows some details.
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Hundreds of people eat horse chews, and the monthly expenses are so high, but neither the village nor the shop earns so much, and the old lady and the household expenses cannot be reduced at all, and they have to deal with the outside world.