Chapter 13 Killing Chickens and Monkeys
At the beginning of April, the sun is shining and the spring flowers are blooming. The towering trees in Jiafu are glowing with greenery, and the birds are singing.
At around eight o'clock in the morning, Jia Huan and Jia Lan went out of the second gate together. Zhao Guoji and Guishu, who were waiting at the door, hurriedly followed over to get their schoolbags.
There are also two little guys next to Gui Shu who follow Jia Lan's little guys. His treatment in Jia Mansion was higher than that of Jia Huan.
Zhao Guoji helped Jia Huan take the schoolbag, took two steps behind, and said in a low voice: "Brother Huan, the old beard agreed." ”
Jia Huan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, his wealth was moving, and he nodded gently, "Hmm." After school in the afternoon, listen to me. ”
"Hmm." Zhao Guoji responded, followed Jia Huan and walked a few steps quickly, catching up with Jia Lan and the others in front. He was worried. Although he didn't want to do it, but when the news of beating the nurse spread, Jia Huan was afraid that he would be severely scolded.
Spring. On the sandwich road to the small courtyard of the study, the green trees spit out new shoots.
Jia Lan was wearing a blue satin spring shirt, dressed as a rich boy. It's just that he is only five or six years old, and he looks like a white and pure little Zhengtai, and said with a smile: "Third uncle, today we are going to learn to pass on the three things." My mom said we're getting a little fast. ”
"University Chapters and Verses" is passed on ten. Jia Huan and Jia Lan spent half a month learning Chuan San under the teaching of Lin Juren. The progress is quite fast.
Jia Huan smiled and said perfunctorily: "It's okay." ”
Since Baoyu threw jade in his house at the end of February, Li Kun and Jia Lan have become estranged from him. I don't have to mention borrowing books or anything. Jia Lan got Li Kun's order and stopped going to his house to play. Only go to school and go to school every day.
As for the learning progress, Jia Huan knew that Li Kun was making up lessons for Jia Lan every day to ensure that he would not fall behind him. Otherwise, in an ancient text like "University Chapters and Sentences", Jia Lan is only five or six years old, how can his comprehension be compared to him?
In this way, Jia Huan actually retracted his strength. He needed time to deal with his own affairs, not to devote himself to studying the Four Books and Five Classics. Throughout March, he ran market research on honeycomb coal, and then sorted out "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" at home.
It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Jia Huan didn't mean to "anger" Li Kun. It was not easy for this pretty widow to live in Jiafu. I couldn't help but float in my mind the graceful, white, tender and moist young woman's shadow. Then I felt funny: what do you think, he is only more than 7 years old. The mind of an adult, the body of a child.
Jia Lan saw Jia Huan's casual answer, and was sullen.
He actually likes to talk to the knowledgeable and easy-going third uncle, but his mother doesn't let him play with the third uncle.
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At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, school ended in the study. Jia Huan asked Jia Lan to go home first, and followed Zhao Guoji out of Jiafu with his schoolbag on his back.
"Third uncle..."Jia Lan looked at Jia Huan's back enviously. Jia Huan can go to play outside Jia's mansion after school, but he can't.
Guishu stepped forward and said, "Brother Lan, go back." He always thought about arguing with Baoyu. Don't please old ladies and wives. Nor do I look at his own goods. Don't get too close to him. ”
Jia Lan felt that these words were a bit harsh, and he sighed like a little adult, didn't say anything, and entered the second gate alone.
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In the early days of April, there was no big news in Jia's house: Jia's mother felt the wind and cold and the house was nervous, and Baoyu and Daiyu quarreled again, all of which were small news. And the eldest lord Jia Yu received another room of pet concubines, which did not attract the attention of everyone in Jiafu, and it was strange that he did not accept concubines.
Occasionally, well-informed people joked about Aunt Xue, a relative in Jiafu, who brought her daughter and son to Beijing. also talked about the news that Mrs. Wang's elder brother Wang Ziteng was about to be promoted from the Jingying Jiedu envoy to the commander of the nine provinces.
These messages have little to do with Jia Huan. He had long been forbidden to see Jia's mother, and Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu's lives were a little far away from him. I don't necessarily have a single photo in ten days and half a month. He is now like a transparent person in Jia Fu.
As for the changes in the royal mansion and the Xue mansion in the four major families, it has nothing to do with him.
The news related to Jia Huan is some inconspicuous news. For example, Jia Huan's nurse, Mama Zhang's son, Zhang Laoer, was beaten by two masked men on the ground on North Street outside Jia's mansion. Zhang Lao'er was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, a few teeth were knocked out, and his speech leaked. This was a joke in the slave world of Jiafu for a while.
The next day, news came out of the mouths of Mr. and Mrs. Chand, who were in the warehouse. Zhang Lao's second mother, Mama Zhang, instigated the second master's Aunt Zhao to make trouble and find someone to teach Huan Sanye a lesson. Deserved old stuff.
Qian De is related to Zhao Guoji and Aunt Zhao, and has a son named Qian Huai who works as a servant in the house. There is some credibility in this statement. The people in Jiafu did not sympathize with Zhang Laoer. It is natural for a mother to receive a child.
On April 6, Jia Huan rested at home on a day off in the study. I did 300 push-ups in the house in the morning, took a warm shower after exercising, and wrote at my desk with my wet hair in my hands.
Thinking of Zhao Guoji's surprised expression when he learned that the person he was going to fight was Zhang Laoer, Jia Huan smiled slightly. How could he go directly to beat Mama Zhang? Although he really wanted to teach this hateful mother-in-law in his room a good lesson.
How could he be willing to have inexplicable multiple "mothers-in-law" on his head to point fingers at him?
Ruyi was helping Jia Huan pack up the wooden barrel, footbasin, and clothes after taking a bath, when she saw Qingwen coming in in a beautiful green shirt and dress.
The eleven-year-old girl has a slender figure, a beautiful beauty embryo, and bangs combed on her forehead, which is beautiful and exquisite.
Qingwen had a light smile on the corner of her mouth, she hadn't shown a smile to Jia Huan for a long time, "Third Master, Mama Zhang is here." ”
Jia Huan glanced at Qingwen with a smile, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of warm tea, "Oh, Qingwen, you go and call her in." ”
Qingwen smiled at Jia Huan with a slight redden, and turned to go out. She seems to be a bit conceding. It's just that when she heard the jade in Jia's mother's room say that Jia Huan found someone to beat Mama Zhang's son, she was happy in her heart.
Oh, Mama Zhang, you also have today, see if you are still horizontal?
She thought two days ago that Jia Huan couldn't suppress Mama Zhang, but now it seems that she is very wrong. However, the only thing that the third master made her dissatisfied with was: why didn't you do it earlier? caused her to scold Mama Zhang for a month.
Mama Zhang came in behind Qingwen with a proud head with a bitter face. His face was full of wrinkles, he held his head with a handkerchief, knelt down to Jia Huan with a depressed expression, and said sadly: "Third master, I was wrong. Please be merciful and spare my son. ”
Outside said that her son beat Jia Huan. What these people didn't know was that Qian Huai later came to the house and spread a sentence: If there is a next time, it will be two legs, and the third master will have silver, so he can afford to invite someone. She has been complaining about the death of her son and daughter-in-law at home these days.
She didn't want to bow to Jia Huan. Why? A milky hairy boy. But for the sake of his son, he had to come again.
Jia Huan didn't raise his head, his pen was walking the dragon and snake, he was writing his favorite ancient text, the "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng" by Wang Bo, the fourth jie of the early Tang Dynasty, "Mama Zhang, what's wrong with you?" ”
Mama Zhang was speechless for a while. yes, what's wrong with her? knelt on the ground and stared blankly at the face of Jia Huan Pheasant in the sun. suddenly reacted, Jia Huan was going to beat her son. When he looked at Jia Huan again, he was a little afraid, and said, "Third Master, please be gracious." I don't dare to instigate my aunt to make trouble. I don't dare, woo..."
Mama Zhang cried a handful of snot and tears.
Ruyi and Qingwen glanced at each other, feeling very happy in their hearts, and feeling a little pitiful for her.
Of course, Jia Huan wouldn't handle things like the little girls, so he ignored Mama Zhang at all, and dropped a sentence lightly, "That's all?" ”
Mama Zhang put away the crying, rolled her eyes, looked at Qingwen on the side, and said, "I shouldn't quarrel with Miss Qingwen." Miss Qingwen, I'm sorry. ”
Qingwen turned sideways to avoid Mama Zhang's etiquette. She can't afford to be called a girl. Of course, the heart is very comfortable.
Jia Huan raised his head and said slowly: "Mama Zhang, if I see you playing prestige in my house again, don't think that someone will give you a pension." You have three sons, don't you? Except for Zhang Laoer, the boss is in Zhuangzi outside the city. The third child is in Jinling. ”
Mama Zhang looked at Jia Huan in a daze, a little white sweat broke out on her back, and she stammered, "Yes, yes..."
Jia Huan turned his head and asked Ruyi, "Ruyi, what heavy work do I have in this house?" ”
"Uh..."Ruyi wrenched his fingers and said, "Pick up water." Oh, third master, carrying water is heavy work. He frowned. It seems that I feel depressed that I can't add a little task to Mama Zhang.
Mama Zhang hurriedly cut off Ruyi's words, for fear that she would say something else, so she hurriedly said, "Third master, I must ensure that the water tank is full." ”
Jia Huan said: "Ruyi, buy two more big water tanks tomorrow, and let Mama Zhang fill it with water every day for us to use." Alright, Mama Zhang, you can go out. ”
Mama Zhang opened her mouth wide, the corners of her mouth moved, she wanted to protest but didn't dare. Jia Huan really thinks she's a rough mother-in-law. As a nurse, she actually has free time to come to Jia Huan's house to walk around. Dejected, he left Jia Huan's house.
Ruyi and Qingwen couldn't hold back the excitement in their hearts anymore, and they all laughed coquettishly, happily venting the joy of "victory". After that, I saw if Mama Zhang dared to come to play drunk and crazy, and instructed them to serve her.
The two little maids are very eye-catching, smiling like flower buds at the beginning of blooming, and their voices are delicate.
Jia Huan smiled, picked up the brush, and added the last sentence on the paper: How do you know the boy, bow to the victory.
Yes, he did coincide with the feast of the Red Mansion! Even if he finally planned to leave Jiafu, just like Wang Bo, even if he happened to attend a feast, he would still be the most dazzling person in the banquet. He has this self-confidence.
Punish someone as a warning to others! Come to think of it, the constraints brought by Jiafu's officialdom system will be weakened.