Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 326 Rectify the Private School
As long as nothing happens.

The relieved Jia Rui stopped eating and quickly took the towel given by Brother Ying next to him, wiped his mouth, ignored rinsing, put on his clothes and hurriedly left the back house and went to the study in front.

After entering the study, Jia Rui saw Mr. Jia sitting behind the desk with an angry look on his face.

Jia Rui's heart skipped a beat.

Isn’t it true that no one makes the old lady unhappy?But it looked like the old man was very angry.

Next, Jia Rui cautiously stepped forward to salute the old man.

Jia Dairu glanced at his hunched grandson, then picked up the pen on the table and threw it away.

Jia Rui stood there without daring to hide, and was hit on the head by the brush.

After being smashed, Jia Rui had to laugh and said: "Who made the old lady angry? You speak, and I will deal with him."

"Nie Zhan, give me that playful smile and kneel down." Jia Dairu said sternly.

Jia Rui was startled and quickly fell to his knees.

"Let me ask you, how has your private school been since you became the clan leader?"

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, and then breathed a sigh of relief. He was still more concerned about the affairs of the clan, and the supplies everywhere were much more abundant than before, so he was not afraid of others finding trouble in this regard.

"Old Master, the clan's private school has arranged for several famous old gentlemen to teach, and the students' various expenses have increased. Not only do they pay for paper and pen every month, but they also take care of meals at noon. There are some snacks." Jia Rui replied carefully while kneeling there.

Mrs. Jia also listened to Jia Rui's words. Instead of calming down, she became even more angry. He picked up the cane next to him and slapped Jia Rui randomly.

For Jia Rui, Mrs. Jia's little strength is not much different from scratching an itch.

Although the beating didn't hurt, it was a loss of face, so Jia Rui quickly begged for mercy.

"Old Master, if you have any instructions, don't tire your arms."

Jia Dairu was indeed old. After seven or eight blows, he felt out of breath, so he dropped the cane and sat behind the desk again.

"Baoyu came today, and I asked about his book. I found that not only did he not make progress, but he regressed a lot. He couldn't even write a simple eight-legged essay." Jia Dairu hated the fact that iron cannot become steel.

Jia Rui touched his nose and finally knew who made the old man so angry.

"And you, the patriarch, don't care about school affairs so much. Can you just give some money and that's it?" Jia Dairu didn't let Jia Rui go, and roared at Jia Rui angrily.

Jia Rui lowered his head and let Jia Dairu scold him for a quarter of an hour, until Jia Dairu's throat almost started to smoke, Jia Rui took the opportunity to stand up and put the tea cup in front of Jia Dairu.

Jia Dairu glared at his grandson angrily, then took the tea cup and drank a cup of tea in one gulp.

"Listen to me, you go to the private school tomorrow and give me a thorough check. Do you know that this private school is related to our Jia family for generations to come? If you dare not take it seriously, I will tie you up in the yard. , I’ll beat you up." Jia Dairu warned, staring at Jia Rui.

"Yes, yes, don't worry, old man. I will not go to the cabinet tomorrow. I will deal with the affairs of our private school. I will make you feel at ease." Jia Rui said flatteringly.

When Jia Dairu heard Jia Rui's promise, he let him go.

After Jia Rui left the study, he immediately ran back to Xue Baochai.

After coming back, I sat on the bed, picked up the tea bowl, and drank it all.

"Uncle, what's wrong?" Xue Baochai asked with concern as he went over to wipe the tea stains around Jia Rui's mouth with his handkerchief.

"You said that this Jia Baoyu really can't stand up to the wall. Today the old man gave him a test on his knowledge. Not only did he not make any progress, but he also almost forgot what he had done before. Didn't this make the old man angry at me and call me over for a meal? Scold!" Jia Rui complained to Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai was very helpless after hearing this. When she was in Rongguo Mansion, she also tried to persuade Jia Baoyu, but Jia Baoyu would fall out with her every time.

"Well, that's Baoyu's character. Besides, do people like us still need to compete with those poor scholars for limited official positions?"

"As a woman sees it, a flower never blooms for a hundred days, and a person never stays good for a hundred days. Who knows what will happen in the future." Jia Rui gave Xue Baochai a rare reprimand.

Then Jia Rui patted his thigh and said, "I'll go to the private school tomorrow and take this time to straighten things out. Otherwise, the old man won't be able to explain to me."

Xue Baochai sat next to Jia Rui and rested her head on his shoulder, "You worry about the world's affairs, but you still have to worry about the small things in this clan. Why don't you think there is no one to share your worries?"

Jia Rui sighed. Given the current situation, Jia Rui had few people he could completely trust. Even those who were controlled by the Talisman of Life and Death, Jia Rui didn't dare to completely trust.

Only until that day can Jia Rui have a peaceful sleep.

On this day, Jia Rui nestled in Xue Baochai's arms and slept soundly all night.

When he woke up the next morning, Jia Rui was in high spirits again, and the worries and weakness from last night were gone.

He first ordered his personal servant to go to Wangcai, took a day off for himself, and then brought more than a dozen personal soldiers to the private school in a mighty manner.

However, Jia Rui did not rush in immediately. Instead, he stopped outside for a while, then ordered the soldiers to slow down, and everyone entered the yard lightly.

As soon as he entered the yard, Jia Rui heard a huge noise.Needless to say, these little bastards didn't focus on studying at all. They were all talking about, what are they going to eat today, and where can they go to play with the monthly money?
When Jia Rui quietly walked to the door, he looked inside and saw that the gentleman above him was so anxious that he almost hit the wall, but no one below paid him any attention.

Jia Rui was so angry that he coughed heavily, and then walked in with his soldiers.

As Jia Rui entered the study, the kids below finally became quiet.

These people are sitting there one by one, and some are holding books and shaking their heads. If you didn't know better, you would think that these are good students.

The teacher quickly stood up and walked up to Jia Rui with a look of shame on his face.

"Sir, I am incompetent, please ask someone else to do it!"

When he said this, the teacher felt distressed and the muscles on his face began to twitch.

You know, teaching in Jia's private school is a good job.

Not only is there a small courtyard for the family to live in, but there is also a lot of money every month. You don’t even have to worry about eating. The family’s big kitchen will prepare sumptuous meals for the courtyard three times a day. , for their whole family.

These are all trivial matters. As long as I make some achievements in the private school and rely on Mr. Jia's rights and say whatever I want, I can be released as a county magistrate.

Teaching here is simply a shortcut to the south.

But during this period of time, the teacher discovered that these children of the Jia family were nothing, and none of them focused on studying. Even if he shouted at the top of his lungs, few people would listen.

Jia Rui looked at Mr. Sun in front of him and comforted him: "You were careful in the study. I know this. You don't have to feel bad. It's these little brats who don't listen to your teachings."

Then Jia Rui turned around, glared hard at the dozens of young men in the room, and then said to the soldiers beside him:

"Pull everyone out and hit ten boards."

When the friends in the study heard Jia Rui's words, their faces turned pale with fright, but they did not dare to question the patriarch's order.

And they had to line up, one by one, waiting to be beaten.

In this way, among the dozens of friends throughout the morning, no one escaped the fate of being beaten.

Fortunately, Jia Rui's soldiers were all skilled and showed mercy when they hit the boards. Although these people grinned in pain, they did not suffer any injuries. They would only be swollen for a few days at most.

When these friends returned to the study, they stood there one by one, looking at Jia Rui with horrified eyes.

It's not that you guys don't want to sit down, it's just that your butt hurts so much that if you sit down, you'll just suffer.

Jia Rui was not prepared to just give up. Instead, he took the roster from his husband and asked the soldiers on the side to call their names one by one.

After counting the results, Jia Rui became even more angry.

It turned out that seven or eight people didn't come.

Isn't this truancy?That's not bad.

"Go and catch all these people."

Jia Rui gave the order, and the soldiers following him immediately left the private school and started arresting people everywhere on Ningrong Street.

Let's not talk about other small families, let's talk about Jia Baoyu. He is currently hiding on Xiren's bed in the Grand View Garden, repairing the psychological trauma he suffered yesterday.

At this time, four soldiers had arrived at the side door of Rongguo Mansion. When the boy who opened the door saw someone trying to break in, he naturally blocked it.

"What do you do? Do you know where this place is?" a boy asked cautiously.

It turned out that the young man also saw that these tough soldiers had extraordinary origins, so he asked about it.

One of the soldiers glared at the young man coldly, and then said: "I came to get Jia Baoyu on the order of the patriarch."

After saying that, he rushed in regardless.

The boys were frightened when they heard this, but they did not dare to stop the soldiers sent by Jia Rui. They could only say good things and send people to report the news to Jia Mu.

At this time, Jia's mother was listening to Jia Tanchun's report on the running water in the house during this period in Rongqing Hall.

After Jia Tanchun's rectification during this period of time, Rongguo Mansion's expenses were barely balanced.

However, Jia Tanchun's reputation in the mansion was completely ruined. Everyone privately nicknamed Jia Tanchun "Mother Hell".

Jia's mother spoke highly of Jia Tanchun's work. Just as she was thinking of giving her a few words of encouragement, Yuanyang quietly walked in from outside.

She walked around to Jia Mu and whispered a few words in Jia Mu's ear.

Jia Mu was startled at first, and then there was a trace of anger on her face, but she quickly calmed down. She thought for a while, and then said: "Brother Rui did the right thing. Don't stop the people he sent. You can lead them yourself." Take them to Yihongyuan to find Baoyu."

(End of this chapter)