Jia Cong selected two 60-year-old ginseng, packed them in wooden boxes, and put them aside.
This is a thank you gift prepared for Wang Xifeng, which was promised to her a few days ago.
Knowing that his convoy will come to visit him soon when he returns, Jia Cong still knows this person very well.
Sure enough, in the evening, Wang Xifeng came over and his expression was not very good.
Jia Cong was a little puzzled. During this period, Wang Xifeng was in charge of the affairs of the two houses and had been very high-spirited. What happened today?
"Sister-in-law, who provoked you? Tell me, brother, help you vent your anger."
Wang Xifeng snorted and said: "It's not like you guys from the Jia family are all thinking too much. They are so blind that they don't even bother to urinate in order to reflect on their bad behavior."
Jia Cong was also a little confused, who was trying to mess with her? Most people don't have the guts.
Ping'er stepped forward and asked with concern: "Who is this blind person who provoked grandma? Tell me and let Mr. Hou help you vent your anger. Don't make yourself so angry. It's not worth it."
Wang Xifeng took a breath and told the story of her encounter with Jia Rui from beginning to end.
Jia Cong knew in his heart that it was Jia Rui's fault. Unexpectedly, many things happened, but what was supposed to come came.
In the original work, Jia Rui was tortured and humiliated by Sister Feng together with Jia Rong and Jia Qiang because of this incident. He was cold, hungry, and useless, and was even beaten by his grandfather Jia Dairu.
As a result of these multiple consequences, coupled with the longing for lovesickness, he became seriously ill and couldn't afford to be sick. He had no cure, and he eventually lost his life because of the mirror called "Fengyue Baojian".
As the saying goes: sow what you sow, what you will bear.
This result was all caused by his own inability to recognize the form. If he really wanted to say it, he couldn't blame others. He could only say that he was to blame.
Although Sister Feng was taught a lesson, it was not fatal. The real cause of death was that he fell into an illusion and died.
Jia Cong didn't like this person at all.
When he was in clan school, he teamed up with Jia Qiang to cause trouble for him, and was severely punished by him.
Ping'er said angrily: "Jia Rui, this bitch, doesn't even care about his identity. How can he be worthy?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "This guy is a toad who wants to eat swan meat. He is just wishful thinking. What does my sister-in-law want to do with him? How about my brother asking someone to catch him and beat him so hard that he can't get out of bed for a month?" "
Wang Xifeng hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's forget it. The publicity about this incident is not good for my reputation. If he doesn't come again, forget it. If he comes again, I will have my own way to deal with him."
Seeing what she said, Jia Cong left her alone. For her, such a trivial matter was a piece of cake.
Wang Xifeng is not a simple mistress, and she is also ruthless. Since she married Jia Lian, Jia Lian's maids who were married to him now no longer exist.
Some were sent away, some were dragged out to serve as servants, and some simply disappeared. For this reason, Jia Lian was a little afraid of her.
It just so happens that I also want to see it, so what is the mirror of Fengyue Baojian?
What kind of person is that monk?
Wang Xifeng said: "Brother Cong, I heard that your convoy arrived a few days ago? There are more than a dozen large trucks? It seems that Brother Cong has made a fortune in Liaodong."
Sure enough, although both families are not short of money now, Sister Feng's greed for money has not changed at all.
Jia Cong shook his head and said: "Sister-in-law was joking. Most of the car was full of luggage. This time we brought back all the things we use. These two ginseng plants were specially selected by my brother to give to my sister-in-law. Let me see if they fit together." Not to my liking.”
As Jia Cong spoke, he pushed the box in front of Sister Feng.
Wang Xifeng opened the box and took a look, and a smile suddenly appeared on her face. These two ginseng trees were big and good-looking. They were extraordinary at first glance.
Sister Feng has been a housekeeper for many years, and her family buys some ginseng every year, so she knows a little about ginseng.
"It's such a big ginseng. It looks like an old ginseng at first glance. Brother Cong is really interesting, so you're welcome, sister-in-law."
A few people chatted for a while, then Wang Xifeng hugged her ginseng and left.
Jia Cong found Yue Ya and asked her to find someone to pay attention to Jia Rui and Wang Xifeng. It was inconvenient for others in Ning Rong's second mansion.
Yue Ya was specifically responsible for helping Jia Cong to find out the news in Ning Rong's second mansion. Using the money given by Jia Cong, he bribed a group of little girls and some women to form his own news circle.
This girl was quite gossipy, so this matter suited her perfectly, and she did it very well.
Seeing that she was doing a good job, Jia Cong gave her a small gang of his in the capital and asked her to be responsible for gathering information.
This small gang was founded by the two remaining prisoners after the Green Wolf Gang was destroyed.
Jia Cong did not kill them in the end. They also chose to join Jia Cong and used their original territory to form a small gang to help Jia Cong collect some news about the capital.
With Jia Cong's support behind it, it has developed rapidly in the past few years.
Jia Cong didn't let them do anything else. He only asked them to collect some things that happened in the capital, big and small, and some were hearsay. They recorded them all in categories, screened them, and compiled them into a book.
Therefore, there are not many main members of this small force. They are all peripheral personnel, almost like informants.
Now the main sources of intelligence in the capital are provided by Yue Ya.
Yue Ya's main job is to filter all kinds of information. If he finds it valuable, he compiles it into a book and archives it for review at any time.
Jia Rui wanted to find Wang Xifeng, either in Ning Mansion or Rong Mansion. It was impossible to find him anywhere else. It was most appropriate to leave it to Yue Ya for surveillance.
Jia Cong didn't really want to meddle in other people's business, he just wanted to see that "Feng Yue Bao Jian" and see what kind of treasure it was. It could actually cause hallucinations and make people get lost in it.
I would also like to meet that monk and see if he is really that divine.
The days passed like this day by day.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the funeral. From the gate of Ningguo Mansion to the door of the inner house, all the doors were wide open, and the same color was pure white paper. The mourning shed was raised, the archway in front of the gate was also erected, and everyone was dressed in mourning clothes. .
A group of 8,864 people in green clothes asked the spirit for directions. Afterwards, the butlers, furnishings, amusement equipment, etc. were all newly made, and the same color was dazzling.
The entire procession of mourners stretched for four or five miles and filled the entire Ningrong Street. It was a huge force.
There were also relatives and friends who came to pay their respects to the funeral, including the grandson of Gong Gongqing of Zhenguo, who was now the first-class Bo Niu, the grandson of Liu Biao, the grandson of Liguo, who was the first-class son Liu Fang, and the grandson of Chen Yi, the Duke of Qi, who was hereditary third-rank Weizhen general Chen Rui.
The grandson of Ma Kui, the governor of the country, hereditary third-rank Weiyuan general Ma Shangde, the grandson of Xiuguo Xiaoming, the first-class son Hou Xiaokang, the Duke of Xiu passed away, and his grandson Shi Guangzhu was unable to come because of his filial piety. These six families and the Ningrong family , is the founding father of the past.
There are also Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing, Jiang Zining, the hereditary second-class male grandson of Pingyuan Marquis, Xie Kun, the second-class hereditary male and Beijing guerrilla, Xie Kun, the grandson of Dingcheng Marquis, and Qi Jianhui, the second-class male hereditary male and Qi Jianhui, the grandson of Xiangyang Marquis.
The grandson of Marquis Jingtian was Qiu Liang, the Wucheng military commander, Han Qi, the uncle of Jinxiang, Feng Ziying, Chen Yejun, Wei Ruolan, the sons of General Shenwu, etc.
The procession of mourners marched slowly. Along the way, colorful booths were erected, banquets were set up, and music was played.
Even the houses of the four princes sent people to prepare road sacrifices.
After worshiping one by one, the team to send the spirits out of the city gate went straight to Tiekshu Temple.
The funeral procession had more than a hundred vehicles and thousands of people accompanying it. There were also a large number of women in the procession, and they walked very slowly.
Although Tiekan Temple is not too far from the capital, due to the slow pace of the funeral procession, it took more than half a day to get from Ningguo Mansion to the suburbs.
The girls in the team need to find a convenient place to rest before they can continue on their way.
Fortunately, Jia Lian had already made preparations. After all, this was not the first time he had done this kind of thing. He was already experienced and found a nice small village halfway along the way.
They were given some money, arranged their houses in advance, and drove all the men out of the village, leaving only some women to avoid collision with the women.
When they arrived near the village, the funeral procession stopped at the roadside, taking a rest when it was time and convenience when it was time.
Wang Xifeng led a group of women to leave the carriage and drove into the village.
To be honest, after being out for a long time, Jia Cong was a little panicked and quickly found a place where no one was around to drain the water.
Jia Baoyu rarely had the opportunity to go out of the city. Now that he had the opportunity to play in Zhuangzi, he would not fall behind. He pulled his good brother Qin Zhong and ran into Zhuangzi together.
While the girls were resting, they took their famous cigarettes and a few other boys to run around and play around in the village, looking at the strange things.
Baoyu and Qin Zhong didn't recognize any of the farming tools on Zhuangzi, including hoes, plows, hoes, shovels, etc. They were curious about everything. They touched this and moved that out of curiosity and had a great time playing with them.
When I came outside a house, I saw a spinning wheel inside, so I ran in and started tinkering.
A farmer's girl of seventeen or eighteen years old ran out and shouted: "Don't break it."
Baoyu quickly put away his hand and said with a smile: "I have never seen this thing, so I came here to have a look and give it a try."
The young girl said: "How could you do this? Just stand aside and I'll show you."
I saw the girl sitting in front of the spinning wheel, shaking the handle, and the spinning wheel began to rotate.
Jia Baoyu looked at it curiously. Qin Zhong secretly pulled him and smiled: "This gentleman is very interesting."
Baoyu pushed him away, laughed and cursed: "Damn it, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat him."
At this time, the old woman outside shouted: "Second girl, come out quickly."
When the girl heard the shouting, she quickly dropped her spinning wheel, stood up and ran out.
Jia Baoyu was quite bored and unhappy.
At this time, the boy ran to him and called him that the funeral procession was about to set off. The two of them quickly ran out of the village and returned to the procession.
When Sister Feng and her carriages returned to the procession, the funeral procession continued to set off.
When we arrived at Tiekan Temple, we had already prepared a place to rest the spirits.
The abbot of the temple leads a group of monks and is responsible for placing the spirit tablet in the side hall of the inner chamber, resetting the incense altar, performing Buddhist rituals, and doing soothing rituals for three days.
The funeral has come to a successful conclusion.
Some relatives and friends attending the funeral left directly, while others stayed and had a fast meal before leaving.
It was not until the evening that the relatives and friends who were mourning the funeral left Tiekuan Temple one after another and returned to their homes.
Only those closest relatives stayed, and they would go to Anling Dojo for three days before leaving together.
Jia She, Jia Zheng, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, etc., these elders will not stay, only Jia Lian and his wife, and some juniors will stay.
Some peers and juniors in the clan also took the initiative to stay.
After all, Jia Cong is the head of the Jia family, and he is also a young marquis. He is very popular. These people can't find any chance to curry favor with him, so how can they let him go if they get the chance to get close to him?
At the very least, he must become familiar with Jia Cong to facilitate future interactions.
In the Ningguo Mansion, in addition to Jia Cong, there were also Youshi, Qin Keqing, and Xichun who stayed behind. They could not go back until they had completed three days of peaceful rituals.
After seeing off the last group of relatives and friends, he and Jia Lian returned to Tiekan Temple.
"Brother Cong, there are a lot of people here at Tiekuan Temple. Your sister-in-law and others find it inconvenient, so they should stay at Shuiyue An for the next few nights."
Jia Cong said: "Well, let them go. It's really inconvenient to stay here. I will send a team of guards to patrol the area to avoid disturbing them. It's been a hard time, second brother." ”
Jia Lian smiled and said: "My brothers are all supposed to do what they should. To say this is to be heretical."
Wang Xifeng, Youshi and others came towards them.
"Brother Cong, we are going to Shuiyue Temple to rest. Do you want to go with us?"
Jia Cong said: "Sister-in-law, I won't go. It wouldn't be cool if I left. You don't have to go over after dinner?"
"No, the vegetarian food at Shuiyue An is quite good. Let's go there to eat."
Looking at the people behind them, he saw that Jia Baoyu and Qin Zhong were also mixed in. Are they going together?
Jia Cong couldn't help but think about it. Last time he went to Shuiyue An to stay overnight, Baoyu didn't come with him when he was still young. This time he actually came with Qin Zhong, and they also wanted to go to Shuiyue An together.
Both of them are already thirteen years old, and they both know how to deal with people. Could it be that the romantic affair in Shuiyuean will happen again?
Now Qin Keqing is living well. If this thing really happened, Qin Keqing would definitely be very embarrassed.
Qin Keqing is his woman sooner or later, so naturally he cannot embarrass her. It seems that he is going to stop them.
"Baoyu, Qin Zhong, there are all women over there, why are you two following us? You are older now and are no longer children. You should stay in Tieyuan Temple."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. They didn't expect that Jia Cong would target Baoyu, and they didn't know how to speak.
Jia Baoyu frowned and said, "There are some stinky men here. I'm not here. I want to follow Sister Feng to Shuiyue Temple."
Jia Cong smiled and said, "I don't like what Brother Bao said. Who are you? Aren't you a man?"
Jia Baoyu opened his mouth, his face suddenly changed, and he was speechless.
"I'm going, you can't control me."
Jia Cong said: "The old lady dotes on you, and I can leave you alone. You can go if you want, but Qin Zhong can't go."
Jia Baoyu said: "No, I have already agreed with them that we will go to Shuiyue Temple together."
Jia Cong said: "In that case, even you won't be able to go."
Jia Baoyu's expression changed again, and he reached out and took off the psychic jade from his neck, and threw it to the ground.
He shouted: "What kind of psychic gem? You won't let go of this or that. What's the use of this useless thing?"
