Jia Qiang's Ordinary Life

Jia Qiang is now very sure that the Lin family's wealth is all owned by the Jia family.After all, just looking at the expenses of the Jia family’s money and not treating it as money, it cost nearly 10 taels just to buy all kinds of wood and bamboo through Jia Qiang’s several stewards. Yuanzi is estimated to cost more than one million taels. Even though the Rongguo Mansion has disposed of several lucrative shops and Zhuangzi, Jia Qiang still does not believe that the Jia family can come up with so much cash in a short time.

It was difficult for Jia Qiang to understand the thoughts of those who spent all their wealth to build so-called family-saving villas. Even the emperor's palace did not have such a big fanfare. What's more, the concubine was fine when she was favored, maybe she could come back once a year, but , Those who serve others with color, love to love when they are weak. In this palace, there are very few concubines who are always favored. It's impossible.Moreover, how much benefit can it bring to the family by relying on the concubine's pillow style?According to Dajing's consistent style, most of the relatives are honored, and they hold idle positions in the court, and generally cannot hold real power. With such a small salary, when can they get back the money spent?Just look at Jia Qiang's teacher, Mr. Sun. He is a famous Confucian, but a cousin who was a favorite concubine came out decades ago, and she has no children. So far, Mr. Sun can only work in the Ministry of Rites. day.

Jia Qiang focused on studying in the Imperial Academy. According to his evaluation in the Imperial Academy, it is very likely that he will continue to stay in the Imperial Academy after coming to the library for selection.Jia Qiang doesn't care about making great achievements, being a general and becoming a prime minister. According to his thinking, it is not a bad thing to stay in the Imperial Academy for a lifetime. After all, there are not so many intrigues and nasty things here, and it is not easy to get involved in party disputes. Well, Maybe, like my teacher, Mr. Sun, I can go to the Ministry of Rites to dawdle?

Every holiday, he usually stays with Li Cheng. Sometimes he wanders around the city, finds a restaurant to rest when he is tired, and sometimes he goes to play in his own village outside the city. Li Cheng is in Zhongnanshan. There is a good villa on the mountain, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and there is a large pear orchard. In spring, the orchard is full of pear blossoms, and the plain white petals are dancing in the wind, which is very poetic and picturesque.Li Cheng also likes the hot spring village created by Jia Qiang very much. Every time he soaks in the hot spring, drinks light wine, eats small snacks, talks and laughs freely, is very happy. As time goes by, the relationship between the two becomes deeper and deeper, wishing to chop off the chicken head , Burn the yellow paper, and directly worship the handle.

In a blink of an eye, it was already the hottest time in July, and the weather began to cool down.Li Cheng and Jia Qiang strolled around the street, and bought a bag of fried chestnuts from a woman who sold fried chestnuts on the street. It was hard to walk while holding them, so they simply turned into a nearby theater. Finding a clean place to sit down, Jia Qiang rewarded two golden melon seeds to the waiter who came up to her, and asked him to make a pot of chrysanthemum tea. Then, she and Li Cheng peeled and fried chestnuts with sugar, while Watching the performance on the stage.

What was being performed on the stage was "The Romance of the West Chamber", which was an old piece, and the singing voice on the stage was not as good as the ones I had heard before, but it was just for fun.The two listened casually to Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying's libretto, most of their attention was on the chestnuts in their hands.

"Well, the taste is not cooked!" Li Cheng ate a few and was very interested, "Go back and let the cook do it again!"

There is a little sweet-scented osmanthus in the chestnuts. Jia Qiang smiled while eating: "I eat the food on the street once in a while, just to taste something new. If I really let the cooks do it, they are used to delicate things. Desserts and snacks must be refined. I don’t know what to put in them. In the end, when you eat them, you don’t even have the taste of chestnuts. It’s better to ask someone to buy them on the street when you want to eat them. Eat and play with a pack!"

Li Cheng was deeply touched: "That's true! I remember that when I went out again, I ate a few water chestnuts and thought it was good. When I went back, I asked someone to make it. But the cook didn't know how to cook it. Although it still looked like water chestnuts, in the end, eating It tastes like meat in your mouth!"

The two ate a dozen chestnuts each, drank a cup of chrysanthemum tea, asked the waiter for water to wash their hands, and left.

"Huh, that person seems to be Jia Lian from the Rongguo Mansion!" The two of them were at a stall selling grasshoppers, watching the owner weave delicate cages out of reed leaves. When Li Cheng raised his head, he suddenly pushed Jia. Qiang said.

Jia Qiang looked in the direction Li Cheng pointed out, and it was indeed Jia Lian, who was joking with a shopkeeper.As a result, Jia Lian also looked over and recognized Jia Qiang as well.

Jia Qiang couldn't pretend that she didn't see it, so she walked over and said, "My nephew has seen Second Uncle Lian, and Second Uncle Lian is well!"

It's not good for Jia Lian to put on the airs of an elder in front of Jia Qiang, a junior. Speaking of which, Jia Lian still has an official position as a five-rank acquaintance, but it is a pity that he spent 3000 taels of silver to donate it. He couldn't get tough in front of Jia Qiang, so he had to Asked: "It's Brother Qiang, who is this young master?"

Jia Qiang introduced: "This is my nephew's good friend Li Youan, Mr. Li. He is taking a rest today, and my nephew just invited Mr. Li out for a walk!"

Jia Lian saw Li Cheng's nobility, and wondered in his heart, could it be a son of a clan?However, it has been a hundred years since the founding of Dajing, and there are many descendants of the clan, so Jia Lian naturally didn't know each other, so he just cupped his hands and said, "Jia has met Mr. Li!" No matter what, the clan is always nobler than others, even if their hands There is no real power in it, but as long as they go to the palace and cry and complain, whoever bullies them, the clan will never be the one who is unlucky!After all, the family is the family, and the rest are all courtiers, servants of the royal family!

The shopkeeper next to him also came to pay a visit, but this person was Zhou Rui's son-in-law Leng Zixing, who specialized in dealing in antiques.When Jia Lian came to see Leng Zixing this time, he was also looking for some antiques to decorate the family's house.

Although Leng Zixing was rich, he was only a businessman after all, and he could not afford to offend anyone, so he quickly led a few people into his shop, invited them to sit down, and ordered the waiter to serve tea.

While Jia Lian was saying some insincere concerned words to Jia Qiang, he was making insincere remarks about Li Cheng's identity, but who was Li Cheng? How many of those who grew up in the palace alive and well were fools!After walking around for a long time, Jia Lian didn't ask anything, and even ate a few nails that were neither soft nor hard, so he had to drink tea desperately in embarrassment.

Leng Zixing is a man who knows how to read, and he generously took out a few treasures from his store for a few people to appreciate. After all, he is in this business, and he is very eloquent about all kinds of antique calligraphy and paintings. He graciously talked about several small ways to identify the authenticity, and then took out a few fakes and genuine ones for a few people to compare, and they listened with gusto.I stayed in his antique shop for most of the afternoon. It can be said that the guests and hosts had a good time. Li Cheng also bought a volume of Su Dongpo's calligraphy and went back, and promised to take care of his business in the future. Leng Zixing was very happy. I gave Li Cheng a [-]% discount. After all, money is endless, and besides the Jia family, having another backer is not a bad thing.