"What do you mean?" Jia Zheng really didn't understand.
"Girls, please don't think too much now. Everything in the play is a lie." Jia She gave Jia Zheng a roll of his eyes. He saw that I wanted to teach my children and grandchildren. There was also his daughter here, so he would do the same. Please help teach me.
"Brother!" Although Jia Zheng was not a gentleman, he quickly stopped him when he heard that his daughter was inside. He turned to look at Ou Mengmeng, "Old lady, let the children out!"
"Let him say it. If he doesn't say it, I have to say it. Tired!" Ou Mengmeng rolled her eyes at Jia Zheng and nodded to Jia She, "You say it."
"Seriously, men are all selfish. Not to mention the little wife, the eldest wife, who is not for the benefit of the family? If you are a well-matched wife, is that choosing a wife? That is the father who chooses his wife. What I'm talking about is Exchange of interests. When I was the legitimate eldest son of the Rong Mansion, your grandfather chose the surname Qingliu for me just to change the family; why did you choose the legitimate daughter of the Wang family for the second master? Firstly, it was for the union of the four families in Jinling, and secondly, he was the second son. , marry him a rich wife to make up for his shortcomings in inheriting the family property in the future; when it comes to Zhuer, he is a scholar, so he chose the legitimate daughter of Mr. Li, the former Imperial College student, in order to make his family have a world of peach blossoms. If Zhuer is If you can live and pass the Jinshi examination, you can live like a fish in water; marriage, what do you think it is? Business!" Jia She sneered and told the truth about the marriages of everyone present.
Jia Zheng didn't want to pay attention to him and turned the other way.
Jia She didn't care about him. He glanced at the old lady and saw that she looked normal, so he continued.
"When it comes to the little wife, there are not so many things. In addition to being useful, there is also an interesting thing. For example, now, your eldest wife is useless, can't be on the stage, and has no son. If it weren't for Lian Er now, you have your second sister-in-law. , I have to get another good concubine now. She must be of good family background, capable, give birth to a son, and help me support the internal affairs of Rong Mansion. This is called useful! But now I have a legitimate eldest son, Daughter-in-law, then I can’t touch the eldest wife, so why am I courting the younger wife? Interesting! What’s knowledgeable and interesting, what’s charming, red sleeves add fragrance, anyway, for men, I make up for whatever I lack. Do you understand? The eldest sister was raised as the eldest wife, but she was asked to be the little wife. She doesn't know how to do this! Can you think of swapping Queen Changsun and Yang Yuhuan? So, the eldest wife has her own ways, and the little wife has her own ways. It’s my little wife’s. Don’t mess with it! The main thing is, don’t mess with yourself.”
Jia Zheng covered his face and didn't want to pay attention to his dear brother. But it seemed that I had to say something, but even after opening my mouth for a long time, I couldn't say a word. Thinking about it, I feel like this day is a bit sad.
"You are good children. From now on..." Jia Zheng was busy comforting the recent Tanchun, determined not to let them be taught bad things by his elder brother.
"You two masters are a bad example. Who does Baoyu look like? In my opinion, he is just like the second master. He has no sense of responsibility at all. He is full of compassion. The question is, what is the use of your compassion? You comfort your daughter, what can you do for her? What is she doing? So you three listen, don't listen to the second master. What you can hope for now is that the old lady can survive for a few days, and secondly, I still have some money left on hand when I get married; otherwise, maybe, he will Just give me three to five thousand taels, and I can sell you."
"Brother!" Jia Zheng was angry. What did he say? He could still sell his daughter. Even if she is a concubine, she is still a daughter.
"Go, don't be angry. If it weren't for your mother, your eldest daughter would have been sold. No, it should be said that you sold your eldest daughter once, and it was your mother who redeemed it for you. If there is one, there are two. Next Why don't you sell your concubines for the sake of official position? Second brother, where I am better than you, I will say it outright, and I won't give them hope." Jia She rolled his eyes at him, turned to Sanchun, and sneered.
"Seriously, we are all a family here, and I am too lazy to hide it. The old lady just said so much, what do you mean? She is old, so she begged me and the second master to get married quickly, and begged us to hold them together The tail is a human being, and I have made arrangements for you. So you ask God and pray to let the old lady live longer. Otherwise, if she dies, even if she leaves you a dowry, it will catch up with me, who is careless. The second master has no idea. Use it. You think, what can you give me? Your dowry is either in my hands or in the hands of the second wife. Looking back, if I can give you one thousand taels for the dowry of three thousand taels, it will be considered a good conscience. At that time, you ask for your heart The kind second master, he can make money, but you are not as good as his antique calligraphy and paintings. He will pretend to shed a few tears, then push you into the fire pit, and tell others later that he advised I can't persuade you. So remember, you would rather marry a bad person like me than a fool like him, because when he can't even take care of himself, how can you expect him to take care of you? "
Jia She glanced at the crowd and saw Sanchun's expression of fear, but also thought deeply and nodded. Jia Zheng and Baoyu were both stunned, but they did not dare or could not refute. Looking at the old lady again, she still had a calm expression on her face. After thinking about it, she took back some of her previous arrogance, and then smiled at Ou Mengmeng.
"So the old lady did a good job and brought Yuanchun back. Now Yuanchun can really marry into a wealthy family. In addition, Daiyu is also the legitimate daughter of a second-grade official. Her biological mother is the legitimate daughter of Duke Rong. She has a better temperament and a strong body. Be stronger and marry well. You three sisters can also marry well. For the sake of Yuanchun and Daiyu, the second master and I are embarrassed to sell you. So, you have to thank the old lady for this step. It’s really profound.”
"The elder is right. Marriage is a business. It is not you who chooses the father, but the other person's father. So, if you don't have a good father, who should you blame?" Ou Mengmeng gave her eldest son a roll of her eyes, "As the saying goes, Zhu Door to bamboo door, wooden door to wooden door. Daiyu's mother, the legitimate daughter of two generations of Dukes, was qualified to marry the prince and become his concubine. But when it comes to your eldest sister, no matter how well-educated she is, it's useless. , her father is from the fifth rank, who can marry a legitimate daughter from the fifth rank of a minor official? But she was born in this Rongguo Mansion, and is used to this prosperity, so how can she be willing to bow her head and get married. Don't talk about her , I won’t do it either. So I can only find other ways to give her more weight. You three are concubines and you don’t have a good father. All you can hope for now is that the eldest sister will marry well and give you a hand. Of course, there are Don't cause trouble, your dad, and let the world know that although your dad is useless, he is not a burden."
Among the three springs, only Tanchun tried hard to listen, but it was obvious that she didn't understand either. Yesterday, Ou Mengmeng saw that Yingchun knew what she was thinking, so she asked Yingchun to listen and record Tanchun's story. After they confirmed each other, they told it to Xichun and Daiyu listened.
