Red House Shoufu

Chapter 262 The Ambitious Jia Cong

The snow is getting bigger and bigger, but the house is a bit stuffy.Lin Shu walked to the window, opened a window and looked out.

The small garden of Dongkua courtyard covered in silver is extremely beautiful.Jia Cong, with a sad face, was huddled in his thick winter clothes, standing in the corridor with his hands in his hands, looking at the children playing in the yard.

Five or six three- to five-year-old dolls are having fun in the snow without any worries, and there are a few servants looking after them.

Wang Huan also came over, and asked curiously, "Second brother Lian, when did you have so many babies at home?"

"These are all backstreet boys, oh, you know that little doll, the son of Wang Gou'er in Wangjiazhuang, he was taken over yesterday."

Jia Lian explained to the two of them: "Two days ago, Wang Gou'er's mother-in-law found hundreds of families in Zhuangzi, and gathered pieces of cloth to make a hundred families' clothes and sent them over in the heavy snow. My father said that this old relative He is an honest person, so he asked someone to bring their grandparents over last night. By the way, the nickname of the eldest sister was given by her..."

"Sister Qiao..."

Lin Shu couldn't help blurting out, and only after he had finished speaking did he realize that he also just entered the Rongguo Mansion today.

Fortunately, Jia Lian thought that someone had told Lin Shu about this just now, and said cheerfully, "Liu's family said that since eldest sister was born on Qiqiao Festival, didn't God already give her a good nickname? My father also thinks this nickname is good. , which is easy to remember and easy to pronounce, so I agreed."

"Jia Xuan, sister Qiao...that's a good name!"

Wang Huan muttered: "It's hard to find a hundred clothes, let alone with sincerity and gratitude."

Folk childcare requires asking for scattered rags from neighbors, relatives and friends, and sewing them into a "hundreds of clothes" for children to wear.He also lives with children who are poor and humble, thinking that the poor and humble can live easily.

Although the Rongguo Mansion is a high-ranking noble, the Baijiayi sent by Grandma Liu is highly valued by Jia Shishi, Jia She and Jia Lian.

Rich or poor, no one knows whether a newborn baby can survive the disaster or disease safely.A piece of clothing from a hundred families is to borrow the blessings of a hundred families to protect children's healthy growth.

The three brothers just looked at the children playing in the yard, discussing the parenting experience a little funny.

"Hello, Second Brother, Hello, Cousin Lin, and Hello, Big Brother Wang."

Jia Cong, who was sheltered from the wind in the corridor, saw the three of Lin Shu and ran over to say hello to them.But with both hands in the sleeves, it looks a little strange.

Jia Lian knew his younger brother very well, so he picked up his collar and pulled him to him: "How many rewards did you get today?"

"Second brother, not much..."

Jia Cong took out the purse from his sleeve, and when he opened it, there were many exquisitely crafted gold and silver beans inside.

"It's really quite a lot. This purse has at least a few dozen taels of silver."

As Wang Huan said, he put a small golden bean into his purse, and joked that he had run out of pocket expenses this month.

Lin Shu also put in golden beans of similar size, and asked Jia Cong why he was frowning just now.

"Hey, when the elder brother of the Wei family came here today, he rode a very handsome horse. The second elder brother Bao said that he also has one, and asked the elder brother of the Wei family to ride the horse another day. I want to go too, but..."

Jia Cong weighed the purse in his hands, and asked with difficulty, "Second brother, how much money does a good horse need?"

"You're going to buy horses with the silver you've saved?"

There are actually quite a few horses in Rongguo Mansion, although most of them are not good horses, but you can always choose a good one when you pick and choose.Even if Jia Cong is just a bastard, there will always be a horse from the uncle's son in the house.

Jia Lian thought that the servants were bullying Jia Cong when he was young, and wanted to cheat Jia Cong's money, so he asked seriously, "Don't you give horses to ride in the stable?"

"I want to have a horse that really belongs to me. It's best to start raising a pony by my side like Brother Bao."

Jia Cong's eyes were burning, and his fists were clenched tightly: "Father said that a general must have his own horse. I will become a general in the future, and become a hero that everyone admires like my second brother!"

Hahahaha...

Jia Lian laughed loudly, and helped Jia Cong send water drops from melted snowflakes on Jia Cong's hat, and said to him: "Well said, the descendants of the Rongguo Mansion naturally have such lofty aspirations. It's just a horse, and the second brother will give it to him another day." You give me a better horse than Baoyu!"

Baoyu's horse was specially sent by Ping'an Prefecture when Yuanchun became a concubine, and it was exchanged with great difficulty from the grassland to please the newly promoted imperial concubine's mother's family.

Worth a thousand dollars?Money is hard to buy.

Jia Lian accepted the matter, but Jia Cong shook his head and said stubbornly, "I want to use my own money to buy myself a horse of my own!"

Lin Shu secretly bumped Jia Lian's arm, and Jia Lian understood Lin Shu's meaning in seconds.He then said to Jia Cong: "Then give the second brother what you received today, and the second brother will go to Taipu Temple to buy you a good horse in a few days!"

Ordinary horses are only 20 taels, war horses are more expensive, ordinary 50 taels, and better ones cost 90 taels.But like Jia Baoyu's, the value of a thousand gold depends on whether the other party sells it or not.

There are quite a few offspring of tribute horses in Taipusi, and Jia Lian plans to add 800 taels himself to replace Jia Cong with one.

Jia Cong hesitated for a moment, and handed over the purse in his hand.Jia Lian picked out the golden beans inside and handed them to Jia Cong again.

Tie up the purse, put it in his sleeve, and said with a smile: "The rest is enough for the second brother to buy you a good horse."

Lin Shu and Wang Huan nodded in unison, Jia Cong cupped his hands to thank Jia Lian, and ran back to the yard sullenly after saying thanks.

"Cousin Cong is self-motivated, Cousin Lian will have a good helper in the future."

The two congratulated Jia Lian with each other, one hero and three gangs, and among the sons of the big family in Rongguo Mansion, Jia Lian and Jia Cong were the only brothers.If Jia Cong is a little promising, it will be an extremely rare help for Jia Lian.

At this time, Xing'er came to report that the luncheon was ready, and invited the three of them to the front hall for dinner.Jia Cong, who was also watching the children in the yard, came to Jia Lian quietly, and said in a low voice, "Second brother, I know the price of a good horse, and I will return it to second brother in the future."

Jia Lian slapped him on the back of the head, and scolded with a smile: "What foolish thing does the bastard say, and what the family say will not be returned. Just treat it as a birthday gift from your second brother, and don't even think about having it again after your birthday. It's a gift."

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Due to the snowfall, during the luncheon, the male guests were in the front courtyard and other places, while the female family members were in the Rongxi Hall where Jia Shishi lived.

When Sanchun, Daiyu, Xiangyun and other sisters who had been playing at Yingchun for a while entered the Rongxi hall, all the noble ladies complimented Jia Shishi who was sitting in the main seat with a smile.

During the banquet, many people were inquiring about the marriages of several girls, even the youngest, Xichun, had already become a favorite in the eyes of noble ladies.

What are you afraid of when you are young?Set it up early.After all, she is also the imperial concubine's cousin. According to the folk saying, she might even become the emperor's brother-in-law!

(End of this chapter)