Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 125: Trading and Employment Ideas
The worried Jia Zhu was carried into Rongguo Mansion, and the festive noise outside seemed to have nothing to do with him.

Jia Zhu closed her eyes tightly when she returned home. She didn't dare to open her eyes until Jia Zheng came to see her and left.

Li Wan, with tears streaming down his face, sat beside the bed. When he saw Jia Zhu waking up, he was surprised and said, "I'm awake, God bless me."

Jia Zhu smiled reluctantly, motioned to Li Wan to help him sit up, and asked, "How does your father look?"

Li Wan didn't expect that he would ask this first, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment. He didn't pay attention to the observation just now, and his mind was all on Jia Zhu, who was in a coma.

"My father-in-law doesn't seem very happy!" Li Wan still answered. After all, he would not be happy if something disgraceful happened.

Li Wan's guess was good, especially when Jia Zheng knew that Jia Lian was responsible for the matter and was given fifty taels of silver from Qingyin Xiaoban, he became even more angry and directed his anger at Mrs. Wang: "A loving mother often loses her son. If he doesn't study hard in the Imperial College, he will go to the brothel to show off his power! He has no face, and the Jia family still needs face."

Mrs. Wang did not defend herself, but spoke for Jia Zhu: "Brother Lian has won consecutive battles. Zhu'er has a higher starting point, but is not as good as the late brother Lian. He is depressed, so what if he goes to relax? Master, don't be so angry. , after this incident, Pearl will work hard to learn from her." Mrs. Wang, who knew her husband's character well, her voice was trembling when she spoke. She had seen her husband beat her children to death.

People like Jia Zheng can't empathize with others. Jia Zhu's "disappointment" is a disgrace to him in the housekeeper's heart.

Especially when he saw Jia She, whom he looked down on in the past, being so arrogant, the fire in his heart became even stronger.

In any case, Xia Gang was very satisfied with the outcome of the transaction with Jia Lian.

Jia Lian, who probably had a goal in mind, naturally wanted to find someone to verify it.

At this moment, Jia Zheng ignored Mrs. Wang, got up and went to Aunt Zhao's place. What he was thinking in his mind was that when the little beast was well, he would treat him to a family meal. Let him have a longer memory to avoid making mistakes again.

This is the true noble style of doing things. Are you worthy of being reasonable?

Jia Lian still underestimated the cruel words he said in Qingyin's small class. The same words said by different people were completely different. It's like if the Ugly Country says you have weapons of mass destruction, you'd better really have them.

Jia Lian waited patiently. He did not have the channels to investigate the news, but he had to find out the matter. This enemy is hiding in the dark, and this is not the first time he has taken action. We can't always be in the dark, and we have to find out the bastard behind the scenes.

As the results of the general examination came out, after the late period of Wen's appointment with Jia Lian, and Wu's Prince Teng's tens of thousands of elite soldiers outside, the momentum of the four major families could be said to be at its peak. This is why thoughtful people only dare to play small tricks to make people sick.

Speaking of the enemies of the Jia family, there are too many to count. A good family cannot accumulate such a large amount of wealth. The Jia family has done things for generations, and I dare not say that there are enemies all over the capital, and there are more than two slaps from enemies with old grudges.

Xia Gang came out and apologized for a moment, then expressed gratitude again. He had successfully entered the Ministry of Household Affairs, and first received an establishment and a salary. By chance, he was seconded by the Royal Bank of China and received an additional salary. He As a supervisor, he graduated early. In principle, the starting level for civil servants is ninth grade and the upper limit is five grades.

Jia Lian's words seemed extremely unreasonable. He would not stop talking and would bury the old bustard alive.

When it comes to selfishness, the two brothers in the second room are competing against each other. It's really that kind of self-centered character.

You want to reason with others without the strength to destroy each other? If you don't wake up, go back to sleep.

With such a straight to the point, Xia Gang also put away his smile and became serious: "Please tell me, I will try my best."

Jia Lian waited patiently to see how the incident would turn out. At the same time, he pushed aside the banquet arranged by Jia Zhen and went out quietly.

"Two things, help me check. It doesn't matter if there is a clear goal, just a rough intention."

Xia Gang was listening to a concubine singing at home. After the doorman came in to report, Xia Gang jumped up in surprise and cursed: "Idiot, why are you waiting at the door?" After saying this, he walked quickly and rushed out of the side door.

For Jia Zheng, it is a task to carry on the family line. Once he does anything that he thinks is humiliating the lintel, it is really a beating to death. It’s really possible!

For things like reasoning, only those who have balanced strength are qualified to sit down and drink tea and reason.

After some pleasantries, the two entered the study. Jia Lian asked him to step aside very simply, and then spoke in a low voice.

As a member of the eunuch's family, Xia Gang's future is already very good. From now on, if you take the road of serving the royal family, you can reach the top of the fifth-grade civil service level, while casual officials do not have so many restrictions.

"There must be a behind-the-scenes push behind the rumors about me before and after the provincial examination, and what happened to Jia Zhu in the Qingyin class. As we continue to explain, we must be careful not to alert the enemy. The matter has come to an end, and I owe you a favor."

Xia Gang nodded very seriously: "I remember!"

Jia Lian immediately stood up and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first."

Xia Gang had no doubt that he was there. After all, Jia Lian had just taken the high school entrance examination and was busy at the time. However, he came quietly to visit, so naturally he couldn't stay for a long time. When Xia Gang arrived at the door, Jia Lian went straight to Li Heng.

Li Heng was not surprised that Jia Lian came uninvited. Instead, he said with a look of relief on his face: "It's a good thing you remember me, otherwise I would feel that I failed." Under the influence of Jia Lian, Li Heng became more and more down-to-earth. , all speak in vernacular, rarely pantothenic!

"What does Your Highness know?" Jia Lian asked calmly. Li Heng shook his head: "I heard about Qingyin's small class and the news from Shuntian Mansion. Since you said such harsh words, you will naturally want to let others know. I'm going to investigate. What I want to know is, what will you do if you find out the person behind the scenes? Do you really want to fight to the death?"

Jia Lian could only sigh in his heart, what a rapid progress these days!
Seeing that Jia Lian did not answer immediately, Li Heng added: "Speaking of which, I also want to thank you. After treating the newsboy kindly, there are more than a hundred pairs of eyes on the market. Any troubles in the capital can be known to me in time."

When Jia Lian heard this, he became vigilant and said hypocritical words: "Your Highness thinks too highly of Jia Lian. The number of people in the capital who dare to stroke the beards of the Jia family can be counted on their fingers. Find out what is going on behind the scenes." Good precautions. Revenge is out of the question!"

Li Heng didn't take it seriously. He smiled and shook his head and said, "I believe you!"

Li Heng was somewhat disappointed in his heart. He had tried very hard to downplay the status relationship between the two and used "I" more often in his speech, just to further draw the relationship between the two closer. However, Jia Lian did not let go and could only continue to wait patiently.

Judging from Queen Zhou's instructions, Li Heng knew that someone of Jia Lian's background could not be easily captured if he could reach this level. If you can't use it for your own benefit, then cooperate. Jia Lian, who is destined to become the representative of the four major families, is no longer someone who can be manipulated at will.

Jia Lian smiled and said nothing, folded his hands and questioned: "Then I'll say goodbye!"

When Li Heng walked to the door with a smile, he said: "If there is any news, I will ask Jia Rong to tell you!"

After hearing this, Jia Lian had a somewhat casual expression: "Well, thank you, Your Highness!"

Watching Jia Lian leave, Li Heng was thinking that even the carriage was very ordinary, so he was really cautious.

What Li Heng didn't know was that Jia Lian had seen many ups and downs in life during his decades of grassroots career. A position at the deputy department level at the grassroots level can be thought of as stupid. It is really a carrot and a pit. If you miss it once, you will miss the next one.

In this era, Jia Lian certainly has no worries about missing opportunities, but his character of being cautious and leaving no clues has been formed. Unless necessary, things like Qingyin Xiaoban's harsh words on behalf of the Jia family would never happen.

When he returned to Dongkua Courtyard, Jia She was waiting for him. When he saw him, he scolded him: "Little..., why did you go out without saying a word!"

Jia She reacted quickly and swallowed the word "animal". Today's Jia Lian is the prerequisite for him to pretend to be sexy outside, and the guarantee for him to continue to live a life of arrogance and power in the future.

Jia Lian asked back very rudely: "Father, you have been slapped in the face by others, but you still want to have fun at home?"

Jia She was not angry after hearing this. After all, he was ranked fourth in the Jinke Tribute Examination. Even if he was his own son, his words were enough.

"Shuzi, you actually underestimated the Jia family. If you tell me in Qingyin class, those who should know will definitely know. When you went out, several families had already come to see you, and they talked to me privately in the name of giving gifts to celebrate. We talked a lot about it. Regardless of any conflicts between the four bastards and the younger generation, they will not rise to the level of the elders."

Jia Lian thought his words were nonsense and didn't bother to listen to his nonsense, so when he opened his mouth, he rushed to the point: "So, where is the gift? Why didn't my son see it? Where did you collect it?"

As soon as Jia She heard this, he immediately turned around and said, "I still have guests, let's go first." After saying that, he left without any hesitation. Jia Lian was extremely helpless when he saw this, and knew that the old man had reaped the benefits.

Jia Lian chased after him and said: "It doesn't matter if you keep the cash, the items must be included in the public account to prevent the old lady from talking."

After hearing this, Jia She stopped for a moment, paused, and left without looking back.

When Jia She left and disappeared, Guixiang came over and said, "I asked the master to collect all the monthly silver."

Jia Lian listened to her plaintive tone, smiled and comforted her: "Why, it's not enough for me to give you so much polish? Do you want me to keep my salary from now on?" Guixiang was startled when she heard this, and quickly waved her hand: "That's not possible. , Come back and the lady comes in. If the slave wants to live, I don’t want to harm the slave.”

"The matter of polishing the pen is said to be my private money to the outside world. When the doctor comes in, I will say the same thing. I am a nostalgic person. Even if the doctor comes in, I will not lose you. I will give you two more every month As for the two taels of cosmetics money, it's all your business if your mother's family is willing to subsidize it. If you don't want to subsidize it, that's also your business. I don't care. If someone bullies you, just tell me."

After hearing these words, Guixiang's eyes were filled with tears. She held Jia Lian's arm and gently swayed a few times and said: "Since entering this courtyard, the slave is the master's person in life, and the master's ghost in death."

Jia Lian further bought people's hearts: "Stupid or not, let alone Dongquaoyuan, looking at the entire Jia family, you are the only person I can trust."

Guixiang's tears couldn't be controlled again, falling from between her buttocks...

Guixiang didn't think too much about subsidizing her parents' family. After she had a lot of money, the most common thing Guixiang did was to bring more snacks with her. It was difficult to bribe the women in the house, so Guixiang attacked the little maids. If you have nothing to do, just scatter some snacks, a handful of melon seeds, a handful of peanuts, or a piece of candy, and you will have an extra pair of eyes and ears in Jia's house.

Guixiang can know immediately about anything related to Jia Lian in the East and West Mansion.

Guixiang did this spontaneously. Jia Lian also knew about it from Xiao An, but pretended not to know.

This is called subjective initiative, and it must be encouraged, so I get more money for makeup and powder.

Jia She returned home, cursing all the way, and when he saw Mrs. Nonsense."

In the original work, Jia Lian was responsible for all the external entertainment of the Jia family. Now that Jia Lian has succeeded in the imperial examination, it is natural that Jia Lian does not need to do it. Jia She goes into battle in person, and all expenses are paid by the public. When people are welcoming and sending gifts to others, the public family will provide money and materials. If others send congratulatory gifts, it stands to reason that they should also be included in the public family. In the past, Jia She didn't care about this, but after Jia Lian said it, he had to hold his nose and admit it. Naturally, he would not let go of the oil and water that he deserved.

Mrs. Xing came from a small family, so she had to grasp every detail of Dongkuaoyuan. Seeing that Jia Lian passed the examination and received a lot of congratulatory gifts, it can be said that the Jia family received a wave of blood. She thought she was going to make a fortune, but she never thought that the iron rooster was willing to pluck out its feathers. Then her share will depreciate rapidly.

Heartbroken and unable to breathe!
Mrs.

In the past, the second bedroom had the absolute upper hand, and most of the gifts were sent to the second bedroom. Nowadays, the gifts are all sent to the east cross courtyard. Mrs. Well, I’d better put away some things that I can use first.

What? Gift list? The master didn’t give it to me!

Mrs. Xing's operation completely confused Li Wan. How could it still be like this? How can I enter my account without a gift sheet?

In desperation, Li Wan had no choice but to come to find Mrs. Wang.

When the mother-in-law was in a bad mood, Mrs. Wang first vented her anger on Li Wan: "As a daughter-in-law, it is naturally your duty to be a housekeeper. When the man in the family needs to persuade him, you should say a few words even if he is unhappy."

That is to say, Mrs. Wang knew Jia Zhu's character, otherwise she would have said something even worse.

After talking about Li Wan, Mrs. Wang felt calmer and had the patience to deal with things with her.

"At the latest, Feng'er will come in by the end of the year. This housekeeper's matter must be settled. The old lady has spoken. Now that the big house is in power, you just have to be patient. Make a separate account. When the settlement comes, , take the words separately and speak clearly."

Mrs. Wang had made a good calculation in her mind. Wang Xifeng was her biological niece. If she came in later, she would be nicer to her. Wang Xifeng would not go against her. When the time came, Wang Xifeng would be the one to take care of the woman from the small door in Dongkua Yard.

Li Wan's heart sank hard, this is fate, she is the eldest daughter-in-law of the eldest son, and a man can still live up to his expectations, how can he compare?
After leaving Mrs. Wang's place, Li Wan quickly returned to his normal state of mind. It was not his own and he did not force anything.

The only hope is still with my husband. I really need to urge him to study hard. If he can win the imperial examination, his status in the family will be greatly improved, instead of like now, where he is still in charge of the family, but someone is already rebelling. .

Before dinner, Jia Rong quietly touched Dongkuoyuan. After meeting him, he said, "Second uncle, how is your reaction?"

Seeing this guy's eyes flinching, Jia Lian couldn't help but ask, "Why, do you have other ideas?"

Jia Rong said: "You gave me the method. Now it's inappropriate to use those newsboys and have to go through the eyes of noble people!"

What should I say? Whose food do you eat, who do you work for, and who do you think about?

This is Jia Rong's mentality. I am serving my second uncle's job. No matter how expensive a noble person is, what does that have to do with me? I'm just a messenger and errand boy. No matter how much you try to please me, you will never treat me as one of your own. The second uncle is different, even his biological father cannot compare.

I remember the days when I would have a small beating every three days and a big beating every five days. These days were gone forever after my second uncle stretched out his hand to pull me away. Now that Jia Rong is in front of Jia Zhen, he can stand up straight and speak. At most, it is a matter of paying a little money. When it comes to making money, with my second uncle here, there is no shortage of ways.

Privately, Jia Rong even thought about how great it would be if the second uncle were my biological father.

After hearing what Jia Rong said, Jia Lian shook his head slightly: "You don't have to take risks, it's just an exchange of interests."

Jia Rong nodded after hearing this and said: "Second uncle is interested. We have a chance encounter today and I would like to ask him for an idea."

After hearing this, Jia Lian asked curiously: "How about a chance encounter?"

Jia Rong said: "There is a member of the Jia family who has not graduated from the fifth level, called Jia Yun. Today he specially waited for me at the door and came forward to ask for a job. He is said to be an orphan and a widowed mother. He cannot read well. He should come out early to work and provide the widow with a job. Mother is filial."

Jia Lian became interested when it came to his clan members, especially the name Jia Yun, which was relatively positive in the original work.

"What arrangements do you plan to make?" Jia Lian asked calmly.

"During the New Year's greetings, the noble man said that from now on, the bookstore will only hold shares and keep an accounting office, and will not be involved in other matters. I thought about it, the natural choice for employees is people who know the roots of the tribe, and Jia Yun is an orphan and a widowed mother, and it is easy to control. Now Bookstores deliver goods everywhere, and they always pay for the goods first. When the time comes, we need a trustworthy bill collector, and I want him to do it."

Jia Lian smiled slightly and said, "You wanted him to be a newsboy?"

Jia Rong was not embarrassed after hearing this, and smiled very naturally: "But that's what I thought. Since the second uncle has spoken, we will make other arrangements."

"It's a good idea to put people first when hiring people. You can bring him later and I'll see him again."

Jia Rong naturally obeyed the instructions and said goodbye.

Jia Yun returned home and talked about this matter after meeting her widowed mother.

The widowed mother asked Jia Rong how she would react, and Jia Yun replied that she would only know if she went there tomorrow.

The widowed mother sighed after hearing this: "It's all my fault!"

Jia Yun quickly knelt down and said, "How can you blame your mother for your son's failure to read?"

The next day, when Jia Yun came to visit again, she was led directly to see Jia Rong. After meeting Jia Rong, she was taken to Jia Lian without waiting to speak. When Jia Yun arrived at the place and saw Jia Lian, her heart suddenly started to churn.

(End of this chapter)