The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 112 Baochai's Bet

Baochai still decided to take a gamble, and if he made the right bet, he would suddenly be different in the eyes of his ancestors.Bet wrong, in fact, not much loss.

For her elder brother Xue Pan, Baochai can be said to know very well.As long as something came to him, it would definitely not be able to hide it, and it was destined to be spoken out.

After eating the buffet at Yeduju, Baochai discovered that this is a profitable business.Not to mention anything else, just relying on this fresh trick, it has never been seen before.Even if it's just for people to try something new, one person will come once, and never come again. There are so many people in this imperial capital, and they can't come all the time.

Therefore, she encouraged Xue Pan to open a restaurant and run a buffet.Taking this opportunity, I chatted with Xue Pan about the bus carriage in Jia's residence.The purpose is to use Xue Pan's mouth to publicize his knowledge and attract the attention of people in Jia's mansion.

The reason why she didn't tell the people in Jia's house directly was that she had her own calculations in her heart.

One is that he is not a member of Jia's mansion after all, so if he comes forward directly, he will be suspected of being nosy.The second is that I am still young, and people may not take my words seriously.

However, it is different to spread the words first.When people hear it, they must think about it in their hearts. If they think it makes sense, they may come to find themselves.

If you think it doesn't make sense, you won't pay much attention to it.Even if the trick of coming back doesn't work, and someone in the mansion blames her, she can still blame her on her brother.People have always known that Xue Pan is unreliable, and no one will really care about him.

As for Xue Pan, Baochai did not expect Jia Lian to come to her directly.

For almost half an hour, it was Baochai who was talking almost all the time.It was only occasionally that Jia Lian asked a few questions.

Listening to Baochai's narration one by one, Jia Lian became more and more frightened.

It is said that Miss Bao is a knowledgeable person, and I also said that she was praised on purpose, but now it seems that she is three points better than the rumors.

Sure enough, it was clear to the bystanders that every sentence was on point.In this way, maybe it is possible to really keep the fourth brother Min.

Thinking about the fourth son of Min, now he is well-known outside, so he can't ask for anything in the mansion.Don't say I'm here to invite him, even if the elder master and the second master come, he won't give face.

That is, when the ancestor came, he might think about it.

It's just that the ancestor would put down his body and beg him?

I have to take a gamble, if the old ancestor comes, he will not give face, because the Jia family is exhausted, and it should be like this.

"Miss Bao's knowledge is indeed superior to others. Brother thanked you in advance. If this matter is successful, I will never forget the credit of the girl."

"Second brother Lian is being polite. They are all relatives, just like my own family. There is no reason to stand idly by when there is something going on in the house. When I go back, I only say that it is the second brother Lian's own idea, and the house will take it seriously."

"That's natural. If this matter doesn't work out, it's my own idea. If it works out, I'll tell my ancestors the truth, and I won't dare to bury Miss Bao's achievements. It's urgent, so I'll go back first. Regarding the matter of opening a restaurant with Brother Pan, we can talk about it when we have a clue."

"Remember to bring your eldest sister's letter when you come, and be tactful when talking to your ancestors."

"Brother remembers."

It was almost noon at this time, and everyone there was yelling to go to eat. Jia Lian was anxious and didn't eat, so he rode back home.

Not to mention what Jia Lian said when he went back, but in the evening, he returned to Yeduju and told Jia Min that his ancestors had already found a solution, and the problem of the bus and carriage had been solved.

The old ancestor was thinking about the girls, and heard that there was a buffet here, so he was very curious. He would come here tomorrow to see the excitement.Since Brother Ming wants to leave, no one can forcefully stop him. There are a lot of things going on in the mansion these days, so the handover will only take a few days at night.Just ask brother Ming to wait a few more days.

Jia Min knew that the ancestor came here must have some reason.But at this moment, he had made up his mind to go, so he didn't think about it any more.I thought it would be good if you have an understanding plan.Although I have no nostalgia for you, the Jia family, I don't want to see it end so soon.If there is a good way, these girls may have a good future in the future.

Fang Xiucai was curious when Liu Cheng said that there was a buffet in Yedu Juli these days.He didn't treat himself as an outsider either, so he came here for dinner at night.

It's not all in vain, it's not empty-handed.I brought two pheasants, a large piece of roe deer meat and some fresh mushrooms, and the kitchen prepared them at that time.

I gave it to the female relatives in the mansion first, and filled a few plates for the rest, and filled some other dishes, and gathered together a table.So Jia Min, Fang Xiucai, Jia Lian, Xue Pan and Jiao Li got together for a drink.

Jia Min has already decided to leave, and she has long since lost any hatred for Jia Lian and the people in the house, and she doesn't feel uncomfortable drinking with Jia Lian.Although Xue Pan was a little dumbfounded, he was the funniest at the wine table, and Fang Xiucai was not a pedantic person, so the atmosphere was very lively.

The girls over there, Li Wan, Qin Keqing, and Miaoyu, are usually able to drink a little wine. Now that they are here, without the rules and restraints of the mansion, they just drink freely and laugh from time to time. with.

Jia Min even went over to offer a toast and said some polite words.In addition, the ancestor will come again tomorrow, Li Wan and the others are very happy.All of a sudden, their relationship with Jia Min wasn't as embarrassing as before.

After drinking, Jia Lian and Xue Pan went to rest by themselves.Fang Xiucai followed Jia Min to the study.

"Today, a Jiang Xiucai from the same discipline came to my house. He was enlightened on our Chinese pinyin and uttered nonsense. He even said that we were deviant and humiliated the saints. Hearing this, he was very angry."

It turned out that at Fang Xiucai's home in Liujiazhuang, Jia Min and Fang Xiucai were planning to open a branch school of Jia's clan studies there.It was only because Jia Min had too many affairs and was busy fighting with the Jia family that he did not carry out large-scale projects.Only in the last month, more than [-] disciples from nearby farm families were recruited, and they took the form of stipends to carry out enlightenment education.

There are two main purposes. One is to let these children know a few words, and if they have good seedlings in the future, they will continue their studies.If there is no hope for the imperial examination, learning a skill in the technical training school opened in the future can be considered as a way for them to arrange their future.

The second purpose is to test the teaching effect of Chinese Pinyin.For future large-scale promotion, collect data, accumulate experience, and finally explore a successful teaching model.

The reason for this is actually Jia Min's helpless choice.

The children in the previous life began to receive prenatal education, infant education, early childhood education, family education, preschool classes, remedial classes, etc. before going to school.The information is developed, the information is rich, and all kinds of media means are available.Therefore, children's enlightenment education actually starts very early.The level of intelligence is far from comparable in this world.

Here is still a self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy and society, education is still the privilege of a few people, and the vast majority of people are still illiterate.Other knowledge is also very little.

Therefore, although there is a Chinese pinyin scheme, the teaching method in the previous life is not suitable here, and a new teaching method has to be explored.

It's just that I didn't expect that with such an exploration, some people would be elevated to the height of humiliating the saint and deviant.

Of course, this is an act of labeling and wanting to impose a crime. In the previous life, you can laugh it off and ignore it.

However, it doesn't work here.It is likely to touch the red line of orthodoxy.

With a small group of literati monopolizing culture, Jia Min's actions undoubtedly violated their interests.

"What is the origin of this Jiang Xiucai?"

"He also failed in many trials. Finally, as a last resort, he went to Ludong Academy and became a teacher. He gave some enlightenment classes to the Mongolian children there, and earned more than ten taels of silver a year. He is also from Liujiazhuang. Here, I want to ask for two watermelons from me, but if I didn't give them to him, maybe I will bear a grudge in my heart."

On the surface, it seemed that Jiang Xiucai was taking personal revenge, but this immediately aroused Jia Min's vigilance.

Things are probably not that simple.

First of all, the enlightenment class at Fang Xiucai's family is under the brand of Jia Family Studies.Although Jia's Mansion is only a middle-class honorable family, in this Liujiazhuang, it still exists like a god.Even if Jiang Xiucai is a rebellious literati, if he wants to attack the Jia family, he will have to think twice.

Secondly, if it is ordinary literati who look down on each other or compete with each other, they will basically start from the teaching effect, so as not to overreach the height of humiliating saints and deviant.Even if he wants to put a hat on others, such a heavy hat cannot be lifted by a low-level literati like Jiang Xiucai.

"What is the background of the Ludong Academy where Jiang Xiucai is?"

"That's the private school of Luo Hanlin's family in the Hanlin Academy, the one known as the No. [-] Academy in the Imperial Capital."

Hanlin Academy Luo Hanlin?Isn't it the Luo Hanlin who came to test my poems?Will it be the same name?

"But that Luo Hanlin who is the attendant of the Hanlin Academy?"

"It's him. With the shadow of his father and uncle, he claims to be Wenzong of the world. Bah, what Wenzong, I have seen his poems. Compared with the fourth master's, it is far worse gone."

"It's not necessary to compare like this. The so-called Wenwu is the first and Wuwu is the second. It's just a difference in preferences. My poems may not be much better than others."

From the point of view of humiliating saints and being deviant, this is in line with the style of a scholar like Luo Hanlin.This kind of behavior of elevating a matter to the height of political correctness at every turn is indeed a means for them to exclude dissidents.

However, it is just a Chinese pinyin scheme, the purpose is only for literacy, and the last thing I read is the book of sages.Therefore, it is actually untenable to really elevate this matter to such a height.

As long as people understand the Chinese pinyin, such rumors will be self-defeating.

The problem is not here, there should be other reasons.

(End of this chapter)