Wang Xifeng was right, Jia Lian did come to the study.
As for Wang Xifeng, there is really nothing to say about her beauty, but she is too strong-willed and too jealous. In this era, few men should be able to control her.
Obviously, the predecessor was particularly unable to control it.
We have only been married for two years, and we are still in the sweet period. What will happen in the future?
Therefore, Wang Xifeng is both smart and not very smart. In this era, when couples don't get along, the woman is the one who ends up being pitiful.
It's no wonder that as one of the Twelve Beauties, the most colorful woman in the Red Mansion, her ending was that "the agency was too clever, and it cost Qing Qing her life."
As far as Jia Lian is concerned, he either doesn't want this woman Wang Xifeng, or he needs to take good care of her and contain her temper. Otherwise, she will definitely be a huge stumbling block in his future work and life and cause him some unpleasantness from time to time.
But having said that, the girl feels really good on her shoulders, she is slim and plump...
Sitting on the simple cool bed in the study, Jia Lian shook his head.
After all, she is just a woman. How to deal with her will be discussed later. For now, the most important thing is to think about how to change the current situation.
The first thing is reputation. If you can save it, try your best to save it. He doesn't want to really become a street rat.
Secondly, of course, it is to improve one's strength and status as soon as possible.
This is the feudal era. Those who do not respect human rights, do not have strength and status, can only live as flesh and blood for others, and live without dignity.
What's more, the Jia family will be in danger of being destroyed in the future. He doesn't want to be able to do anything at that time.
Thinking about what his predecessor had left for him, apart from his status as the young master of the Duke's Mansion, he only had the title of Tongzhi of the state, which he had bought. He had no real job at all, and he could not earn a job for his wife.
The large Jia clan has many women with official titles, including four in Ningrong and Rongfu alone. But Wang Xifeng, a prominent figure in the two houses, was not there. Perhaps this was the reason why the ladies were so presumptuous in front of him.
It can be said that he now has no official title, and even his status in the family seems a bit embarrassing.
Can you not be embarrassed?
Even his own old man was kicked aside to cool off. How could he, a brat who was beaten and insulted by the old man every now and then, be dignified?
He had to beg for nothing to come here to help his second uncle with the housekeeping. He controlled the lifeblood of ordinary slaves and gained some prestige, prestige in the slave world.
Taking a deep breath, Jia Lian felt the difficulty.
In fact, in any era, without special opportunities, it is difficult to get ahead and establish a career.
This is also the main reason why wealthy young men like Jia Lian choose to live in peace and prosperity. It's not that I don't want to do it, it's that I don't know how to do it.
Although he has the memory of two lifetimes, his knowledge and vision are more advanced, but if he really wants to dive out of the abyss and fly into the sky immediately, he still can't do it, and he doesn't have a certain and feasible plan. Everything has to be planned slowly. .
If you were to be a copycat like those who traveled through the ages, you would gain fame by winning the attention of powerful people.
Let’s not talk about how shameful it is, let’s just say that most of the memories left to him by this guy he traveled through time were about how to play with women!
When it comes to academics, he is a scumbag who entered the Imperial College through the back door and was unable to graduate normally. He can be said to be a complete waste snack.
How can such a person not arouse suspicion from others when he suddenly becomes possessed by Wenquxing and creates masterpieces that will be handed down for generations to come?
And he himself knows nothing about the Four Books, Five Classics and Eight Parts, and has no real talent or knowledge. Once he answers on the spot, his secret will be exposed.
In contrast, it would be better to honestly rely on the family's power, find another reliable official position, concentrate on business, and take the route of official career and economy.
Just like the winner in life, Baoyu’s father Jia Zheng.
By the way, the economy...
Jia Lian suddenly jumped off the kang, came to the back of the largest bookshelf, and pulled out the hidden compartment, and suddenly a stream of yellow and white light came out.
Here is all his private money!
My predecessor was accustomed to being rich, spending money lavishly, and my finances were restricted by the person in my family. It was not easy to have such a balance.
I counted carefully and found that the total amount was more than two hundred taels of silver.
According to what Grandma Liu said in the original work, twenty taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to live for one year, so this small drawer of gold and silver is enough for an ordinary family to live for ten years!
But soon the joy in Jia Lian's heart dissipated.
He thought that with his little wealth, he could not even match a maid in the protagonist Jia Baoyu's room.
In the original work, when Qingwen died, the inheritance she left behind was three to four hundred gold, that is, three to four hundred taels of silver.
In such a comparison, his dignified Second Master Lian is really shabby.
Maybe, you have to think of ways to get money, otherwise, it will be difficult to do things without money.
The family does have money, but it is all in the hands of Wang Xifeng. Wang Xifeng will make trouble with him if he loses even a penny, and he would be embarrassed to take advantage of the family's money.
After all, most of the money in Wang Xifeng's hands was the dowry she brought from her parents' family, and the rest was "saved" hard by her housekeeper in the past two years...
"Bang bang~"
There was a knock at the door. Jia Lian hurriedly grabbed a handful of money from the drawer and put it into his purse, then reset the drawer and stepped out.
"Come in."
It was the boy Zhao'er who brought him food.
Generally speaking, after the meal is prepared in the kitchen, the meal will be delivered to each master's house.
After being kicked out by Wang Xifeng, he naturally wouldn't go back to eat, and he didn't want to starve himself, so he ordered his servant to get food in advance.
Rongguo Mansion is a Duke's Mansion and does not have the virtue of strict frugality. The food is always rich, and the cooks at home are also good at cooking, so Jia Lian had a good meal.
Zhao'er was cleaning up the leftovers and was surprised to see his second master actually take a book from the bookshelf to read.
How much grievance and blow did the second master have to suffer before he could give up on himself and use these things to pass the time?
Also, first I was beaten severely by the elder, and now I was kicked out of the house by Mistress Lian...
Yin put down the food box, came close to Jia Lian, and whispered: "Master, do you want me to call someone to accompany me to relieve my boredom?"
Jia Lian raised his eyebrows and said amusedly: "Aren't you afraid that your second mistress will find out and skin you?"
There are hundreds of maids and daughters-in-law in the two houses of the Jia family, and there are always some who are easy to get hold of. In this regard, Jia Lian has the memory of his predecessor, so he has a clear family.
"As long as I am happy, my slaves are not afraid of going through fire and water."
Even so, there was still hesitation in Zhaoer's eyes. In the past two years, Mistress Lian's prowess has become famous among the slaves in both houses.
But the words had been spoken, but he could not lose his loyalty, so he said again: "If not, I will call that boy Fushun to serve you?"
"Fushun?"
"He is the youngest son of Uncle Long's family. Although Uncle Long doesn't look very good, Fushun is very handsome and elegant. He is just fifteen this year and is assigned to the second door. Looking at him, there should be no one else. Once I get started, I will..."
Zhao'er was still trying his best to sell, and his charming look was undisguised, but his vision went dark, and a copy of "The Code of Wei" hit him on the head, making him tremble in fright, and he knelt down. He looked at Jia Lian in confusion.
Jia Lian was angry and angry, and at the same time secretly afraid.
As someone who has read famous books, he naturally understands what Zhao'er means. At the same time, he also understood that people in this era mostly regarded Long Yang's incident as a relic of the ancient times. It was an elegant thing and not something to be ashamed of.
Jia Lian, who is in a bad mood, is probably tired of playing with women and wants to change his tricks.
Fortunately, this high-quality rabbit is rarer than that beauty, and with the control of the tigress at home, I didn't try it... I searched my memory carefully and confirmed that he had not succeeded so far, and I was secretly relieved. .
Fortunately, he came a few years earlier. If he had waited until Sister Qiao got acne before he traveled back in time, the dead end would have been lost by then. How should he face this broken body?
"Get out of here."
When you are full of depression and have nowhere to talk, your temper naturally becomes bad.
Zhao'er felt like she was being pardoned, so she quickly picked up the food box and exited the door, feeling extremely aggrieved at the same time.
What's wrong with the Second Master? Isn't it the last time you came back from the Marquis of Xiangyang's Mansion? You yourself said that there are two young actors in his family who are very good-looking and very greedy in their words. Did my servant help you pay attention to it? Why are you paying attention to it now that you can't get any favors? Hit me?
Alas, the second master probably suffered too many blows today, so he is moody. It is best not to offend him.
After closing the door and about to leave, he heard a voice coming from inside: "Wait at the door!"
Huh? Second Master has figured it out again?
After waiting for a while, Jia Lian came out and handed him a heavy package.
"Do you know where your sister Hexiang lives?"
"Um, I know..."
"There are two hundred silver in it. Send it over and hand it over to your sister Hexiang personally."
Zhao'er opened his mouth. He didn't know that He Xiang was kicked out by Wang Xifeng.
What did he want to ask? Seeing that Jia Lian looked bad, he didn't dare. He just said: "Aside from sending money, the second master has nothing to say to you?"
Jia Lian shook his head.
What can you say? He was just trying his best to make up for the problems left by his predecessor.
Shaking his head, Jia Lian turned around and entered the room, picking up the books on the ground.
First, you should be familiar with contemporary current affairs and laws. If nothing else, first be a qualified contemporary person.
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At night, Wang Xifeng returned home from her busy work and asked her maid: "The second master hasn't come back yet?"
"No."
Wang Xifeng sat on the kang angrily and sulked.
Ping'er said: "Wang's wife said that the second master has been staying in the study and hasn't gone anywhere. I heard that he is studying..."
Wang Xifeng rolled his eyes: Do you believe this?
Ping'er didn't know what to say and was silent for a while: "Are you going to invite the second master back? If the wife or old lady asks you later, it won't be easy to reply."
In the past two years of their marriage, although the second master and the second grandma had quarrels from time to time, in the past, when the second master was annoyed, he would go to Hexiang and his wife's room to sleep at most. This was the first time that he left home to sleep in the study without any reason.
"If I don't go, what should I be afraid of? He did something shameful, and he is angry. Then he wants me to kowtow to him to apologize?
No matter who he is, even if he goes to the old lady, he has no face, so why should I bear the burden for him?
If he is willing to sleep in the study, let him sleep there all the time. "
Ping'er had no choice but to say: "Someone has to send some bedding to the second master. Even though it is hot, it will be cold at night. It will be bad if he catches the cold..."
"I don't care whether he lives or lives."
While they were talking, someone outside said: "Second Master Bao and the girls are here..."
It turned out that several sisters at home and Jia Baoyu came to visit together when they heard that Jia Lian had been beaten.
These people were the treasures of the family, and Wang Xifeng did not dare to be disrespectful, and hurriedly got up to greet them.
When asked about Jia Lian, he only said that it was a small injury and it didn't bother him. Now he was delayed because of something outside.
Jia Baoyu and others were just paying filial piety as a routine, so they didn't care too much when they heard that Jia Lian was fine. They had a cup of tea here and then went back under the escort of the wet nurse and maids.
