The Rise of Ning Mansion in Red Mansions

Chapter 44 The final stubbornness
"General..."

After agreeing on a date for Fuling to go south, Jia Dai got up and left before Jia's mother could leave him a meal.

Just after exiting the hanging flower arch, we walked towards the west corridor. When we were about to exit the corner gate,

A young Confucian scholar behind him looked happy, lifted up his skirt, and trotted forward, "Fu Shi, a late student, has met the general!"

"Fu Shi?"

Jia Dai looked confused, and there was no such person in his mind.

"It's down!"

Fu Shi was familiar with himself and took the opportunity to introduce himself and said:

"The late student is a student of the respected government official."

"I'm lucky enough to meet the general today. He is indeed a heroic young man who lives up to his reputation..."

Fu Shi came up and flattered Jia Dai, completely unaware that he had slapped the horse's hoof.

Jia Dai hated the rhetoricians and Confucian scholars the most.

Fu Shi didn't expect that he would take all of it, and he deserved to be in bad luck next.

Fu Shi is a person who tends to be popular and follow the trend.

Relying on the beautiful posture of his younger sister, Fu Qiufang, he dreamed of getting married to a powerful family, and then he would fly up a branch and become a phoenix, get promoted to a higher position, and reach the pinnacle of his life.

However, Fu Shi's family looked down upon his family's foundation.

Fu Jiayuan was a nouveau riche in Jiangning. Relying on money to pave the way, Fu Shi donated a prison student.

Now, he is a disciple of Jia Zheng, hoping to find an official position in Shenjing through his connections in Rongguo Mansion, or a local job, or marrying a direct son of Rongguo Mansion.

Nowadays, Fu Qiufang is already in her late teens. Normally, for a girl like her, her family would have already favored her and discussed marriage.

Fu Shi didn't know where he got the news, saying that Jia Lian, the person who would be the future Duke of Rongguo Mansion, had not yet made a marriage arrangement.

No, he came to Jia Zheng's office today to inquire about the news under the guise of New Year greetings.

However, Jia Zheng was summoned by Jia Mu to Rongqing Hall to discuss matters, so he had no time to spare.

Fu Shi sat alone in Mengpozhai and waited for half a day.

I was bored when I was idle. I was wandering on the veranda when I saw Jia Dai passing by.

Nowadays, the person who can hold up the lintel of the Jia family is none other than Jia Dai, a popular new generation dignitary and a high-ranking member of the imperial court.

More importantly, Jia Dai made a great contribution to the rescue.

Although, the court has not confirmed this.

However, the news has already spread throughout the powerful circles of Shenjing!
Who in the world doesn’t know the name of Jia’s Qilin’er?
Only in the future, when Emperor Taikang takes over the power, Jia Dai will be able to rise above the clouds and revive his ancestral business.

If you climb up to him, don't...

Seeing that Jia Dai was about to leave, Fu Shi scratched his head and head anxiously, thinking to himself that if he missed today's opportunity, in the future...

With a stamp of his feet, Fu Shi finally put aside the reserve of a scholar and blocked the road to befriend Jia Dai.

Pretending it was a chance encounter was Fu Shi's final stubbornness!

"Oh?"

"Are you Fu Shi!?"

Jia Dai suddenly realized, as if he just knew Fu Shi.

But the bottom of her heart became excited. Wang Xifeng had already promised herself,
From now on, who will control Rongguo Mansion?
Pooh! What are you thinking!

Who should be betrothed to Jia Lian?
Seeing Fu Shi, Jia Dai suddenly had an idea, "General, I heard Uncle Zheng mentioned you,"

"He said that you are very knowledgeable and you are hardworking and eager to learn."

"If you enter the official career in the future, you will surely rise to the top."

"Work hard, the general will like you!!!"

After praising Fu Shi, Jia Dai pretended to walk out, and Fu Shi quickly followed carefully.

I heard that Jia Dai is fifteen years old, the same size as his own sister, and has not yet married. If he becomes his brother-in-law,
Gee...

Thinking about it, Fu Shi's mouth watered, and he felt that promotion and fortune were just around the corner!

Today, I finally met a real dragon, how could I let it go? As soon as the Lantern Festival is over, the New Year atmosphere in Shenjing City becomes much lighter.

Ningrong Street is the most wealthy and romantic place in Shenjing.
It was named after the imperial edict to build Ningguo Mansion and the imperial edict to build Rongguo Mansion.

At this time in previous years, there was a lot of traffic;

This year, due to severe drought in Shaanxi and Shanxi and snow disaster in Hebei,

After the red clothes faded away, there were also many poor families on Ningrong Street, selling their children and daughters along the street.

I don’t ask for the reunion of my relatives, I just want everyone to be well.

After leaving Rongguo Mansion, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Fu Shi carefully following behind. Jia Dai smiled proudly, "Young man, I can still run away from you!"

No, and your sister!
The two of them left Rongguo Mansion and headed towards the entrance of Dongjie Street.

At the corner, I suddenly saw a skinny old man, dragging a girl about thirteen years old, holding a sign and hawking along the street.

Jia Dai couldn't bear it, glanced at Fu Shi who was following behind him, and said:

"I have nothing to do, let's go take a look!"

Before Fu Shi could reply, Jia Dai strode over, glanced at the little old man, then at the little girl he was pulling, and said:

"Old man, how much money do you plan to sell this girl for."

When the little old man saw that a buyer came to inquire about the price, he immediately became energetic. He looked at Jia Dai carefully and thought:

"Looking at his clothes, he must be an official. There will be no problem buying the pearls."

Jia Dai looked unhappy at being stared at. The little old man immediately withdrew his gaze, smiled sheepishly, and said enthusiastically:
"My lord, you are so discerning!"

"This is the little old man's daughter, her nickname is Hua Zhenzhu."

As he said that, the little old man pulled Hua Zhenzhu over and came closer to Jia Dai, giving him a closer look with a wicked smile on his face.
"Master, take a closer look, my daughter is so pretty!"

"Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that she will be a beautiful woman in the future!"

"If it hadn't been for the disaster this year, the little old man's family would still have several people to feed. It's really hard to open the pot. I definitely wouldn't sell her."

Old Man Hua saw that Jia Dai was dressed in a python robe, and he was carrying a noble man. Although he didn't know what grade he was an official, he must be a rich man, so he would not treat Pearl badly.

If she wins the favor of a noble man, crawls into bed, and gives birth to a son and a half daughters in the future, and the mother is more valuable than the son, maybe she can help the Hua family and become rich together!

Old Man Hua thought about it silently and said in a low voice:

"Master, do you think fifty taels of silver is okay?"

"If it's too expensive, I'll have to find another buyer."

"Oh, I'm afraid I won't be able to find a good man, and I will waste a talent like my daughter..."

"no problem!"

Jia Dai waved his hand, a mere fifty taels of silver was nothing.

If this little girl is really a flower pearl, she will really make a lot of money. This is another supplementary volume of "A Dream of Red Mansions", ranking second among the maids, second only to Yuanyang.

After hearing this, Mr. Hua felt happy at first, and then a little regretful.

feel,

Jia Dai agreed readily. The price had been lowered just now, so it must be raised higher.

It's a pity that I have already made a price, how can I go back on my word and not count?

Moreover, the other party is an official figure, and he is not someone who can afford to offend as a common man.

There is a saying: "The people do not fight with the officials!" This is what it means.

Hua Lao'er had no choice but to endure the greed in his heart, and pushed Hua Zhenzhu to Jia Dai, whispering a few words to her,

"From now on, you must serve your master well and never act petty, otherwise, you will definitely suffer losses in the future..."

With that said, Hua Laoer signed the deed of sale, stating the price was fifty taels of silver, and paid it in person.

Jia Dai just glanced at it and signed it if it was okay. He took out a jade pendant from his chest and handed it to him.

Hua Lao'er didn't know why, so he took it hesitantly, looked up and down, and couldn't figure out what the jade was for. What he wanted was silver, not a piece of broken stone!
Do you want to buy your daughter away with just a piece of stone?
Isn’t this an obvious robbery, even if you are an official?
At this time, Fu Shi came over and said with a smile:

"General, you are just a little girl, how can you be worth the price of Hetian jade?"

(End of this chapter)