Chapter 110: Greedy Jia She
Who doesn't know that the guys who followed Jia Cong have become rich these days?
Take Jia Yun for example. He was just a poor man before, but now he is even richer. Not only does he have a formal official position, but the food and clothing expenses of his old mother at home have also increased several times.
Moreover, even the other guys, although they were just soldiers, not only did they receive an extra salary, but it was also said that they also received a considerable amount of reward money.
In this case, who wouldn't want their own children to get a job?
Jia Cong also responded with a smile, but when it came to joining the Bingma Division, he basically evaded the question ! It wasn't that Jia Cong relied on his status to get ahead, but these children from the side branches were really unpromising. Jia Cong didn't think much of them. Jia Yun and the others were already promising. If they were capable, Jia Cong would naturally be happy, but bringing them in to make himself suffer, wasn't that a problem?
After the ancestor worship, this time the master of the East Palace also returned to the Rongguo Mansion. After all, there were two big happy events in the Rongguo Mansion this year, so the old lady wanted to gather the whole mansion for the New Year banquet.
Baochai was not there and Xiangyun was taken back by the Shi family in advance, so among the sisters, only Sanchun and Daiyu were left.
Jia Cong did not stay in the back hall for long. He just kowtowed to the old lady, chatted with a few sisters for a few words, and then came out to the front hall to chat with Jia She, Jia Zheng and others.
After three rounds of drinking, Jia Zhen winked at Jia She, and then he heard Jia She speak, "Before, you sent a lot of colored glassware and glassware to each room. I think you must have a connection. In this case, you can make a few dozen pieces for your father to play with. It can also be regarded as your filial piety."
Jia Cong was stunned, and had a new understanding of his cheap father's greed. Although he said that the first and second wives gave the same amount before, but considering that Xing Shi cared about him, Jia Cong gave it again. These things also fell into Jia She's hands, and now he asked again?
Jia Zhen smiled and said, "Third brother is becoming more and more promising now, but it is also because of the good teaching of the two uncles. It is only natural for the third brother to be filial."
Jia Lian also nodded, "It's just that I'm not capable of doing this, otherwise, I would be willing to give everything I have to honor my father."
"This... If Cong brother still has some, he can buy some for the eldest master. They are just some utensils, nothing special." Baoyu also spoke.
The two younger ones, Jia Huan and Jia Lan, did not say a word as they were not sensitive to these things.
Jia Zheng hesitated for a moment, then said, "Brother, even if Cong has some property, how much can it be? Moreover, mother has promised before that those properties will not be included in the public property. Cong, if you still have money, you can do one or two things to show your filial piety to your elder brother. If the money is not enough, then..."
"Bang!" Jia She impatiently threw the wine glass on the table, "Second Brother, I am talking to this bastard, so there is no need for you, the master of Rongguo Mansion, to say anything!"
Jia Zheng's face froze, and then he felt ashamed and angry, but he could only keep silent.
"You evil creature, whether you give it or not, it would be better to be quick."
Jia Cong smiled and drank a glass of wine. "I'm sorry to disappoint you, father. I still have some, but they are taken, so it's not convenient for me to give them to you."
"Inconvenient? You are being unfilial! I don't care about the rest, just take out a dozen or twenty things first. I have to visit old relatives and friends these days, and I'm in need of gifts!"
In fact, even if he really wanted to move around, he would have his own money from the public treasury, so there was no need to pressure Jia Cong. A few days ago, someone sent him a letter saying that a pair of Yangzhou skinny horses had come to the brothel. The most rare thing was that these two skinny horses were not only extremely beautiful, but also virgin twins. They would be auctioned around the fifteenth day of the first lunar month!
Jia She was of course very interested in this kind of "collection"-level beauty, but it was not surprising that he would have to pay at least 20,000 or 30,000 taels, or as much as 50,000 or 60,000 taels to bid for such a beauty. How could he come up with such a large sum of money? After much persuasion, Jia Zhen agreed to lend him 10,000 taels, but he still had no way to get the rest.
However, Jia Zhen gave him a solution, which led to today's incident. After all, objects such as colored glaze and glass are not only valuable, but also easy to cash in. If he only needs to get a dozen pieces, wouldn't he be able to exchange them for tens of thousands of taels of silver?
"Please forgive me for not being able to obey your order!" Jia Cong said calmly.
"Bang! Unfilial, unfilial! Aren't you afraid that I will beat the drum to report the incident? Do you think you can disobey just because you are an earl? As long as I beat the drum to report the incident, you won't be able to escape!" Jia She shouted angrily.
"Father, do you really want to do this?" Jia Cong said with a smile.
"Humph, either you give it up to me obediently, or don't blame your father. I want to see if you, the great uncle who dared to kill thousands of soldiers, can bear the reputation of being unfilial."
Jia Cong suddenly burst into laughter, "It turns out that my father has never cared about me as his son!"
"When I was taking the imperial examination, if it weren't for my second uncle's help, I would have had no way to get a job, but my father never cared. When I went to guard the border, I narrowly escaped death several times, but my father never cared, but now he is doing this again."
After saying this, Jia Cong stood up suddenly and said, "Father, you forced your son to do this."
Jia Cong turned and walked towards the back hall. Jia She shouted angrily, "You evil son, what do you want to do..."
All the way to the back hall, the women of the mansion were having a banquet. When the old lady saw Jia Cong coming in, she laughed and said, "Good grandson, come over and have a glass of wine!"
After Jia Cong took two steps forward, he bowed down and said, "Old lady, I am an unfilial grandson, so I request to divide the house!" After saying that, he knocked his head to the ground and did not speak again.
The lively atmosphere came to an abrupt end. After a moment, Wang Xifeng hurriedly said, "You, the eldest uncle, are still teasing the old lady with such words. Yuanyang, why don't you help your uncle up!"
Daiyu looked at Jia Cong lying on the ground, her eyes full of worry. She knew, of course, that this was no joke and it was very likely that someone outside had forced her third brother in some unknown way.
"Pah!" The old lady slammed her chopsticks on the table. "What nonsense are you talking about, you monkey? Are you tired of me, an old lady? Get up!"
"I am deeply grateful for your loving care, but I will never forget it!"
"Okay, okay, but what did those evil creatures force you to do? Yuanyang, go and call them all in!"
"No need, old lady. It's just that my grandson is incompetent and it's not worth bothering my father and second uncle. I just ask that old lady agree to my grandson's request."
"Hurry up!" The old lady ignored Jia Cong and shouted angrily, "Ying girl, go and help your brother up !"
Sanchun and Daiyu all stood up. Yingchun stepped forward to support Jia Cong, "Third brother, don't make the old ancestor anxious. Get up first. The old ancestor will take care of everything for you."
