The next morning.

Early in the morning, Liu Laoshi took Jia Qiang to see the Yaren. After stating his requirements, he rented the Qingta Temple, which is more than ten miles away from Rongning Street, for an annual rent of twenty-four taels of silver.

Nearby, there is a two-entry house in Wutiao Hutong.

Entering the front and back, there is a hand-painted verandah and a hanging flower door. It was originally the residence of a Beijing official. It happened that the Beijing official returned to his hometown recently, and the house was sold and was bought and rented out for income.

Although the area near Qingta Temple is not as densely populated with dignitaries as the area on Rongning Street, it is still a place where scholars and officials gather, but the ranking of the officials is not that high.

If Liu Laoshi had not told the Ya people that Jia Qiang was the great-great-grandson of the Zhenggong sect of Ning State, the Ya people might not be willing to rent it to him.

Time was a bit urgent. Many of the things that had been brought from Nancheng Ma Dao Hutong were no longer available. Jia Qiang threw them all away. She only took the oven, a set of tools, and some personal clothes that she had prepared earlier, and Feng Ziying and Xue.

Just bring the congratulatory gift from Pan.

Even so, he loaded up two large cars and left this dilapidated old house before noon.

"Hey, Brother Qiang, what are you..."

Before the trip was completed, a young man who was two years older than Jia Qiang walked out of a small house not far away. He approached and asked with a puzzled face.

Jia Qiang recognized this person, but she had almost never spoken to him in his previous life.

Although they are all brothers from the same clan, there is a huge gap between the rich and the poor, and his predecessor did not think highly of this person.

However, Jia Qiang now has a good impression of this person and said: "Is it Brother Yun? I'm moving. The patriarch expelled me from the Jia family. From now on, I am no longer a Jia family member."

The person who came was none other than Jia Yun. In terms of background, this person was even inferior to Jia Qiang.

Jia Qiang can be regarded as the great-great-grandson of Ning Guo, while Jia Yun's ancestor was a concubine. In his generation, he has become less and less valued.

His father died early, and no one in the family even came forward to arrange the funeral...

But this is not a bad thing, because in the future, if Rong Ning's second house is unlucky, it won't affect him much...

Jia Yun had obviously heard about the Dongfu incident, and his face was a little heavy. However, he was smart and saw that there was not much sadness on Jia Qiang's face. Although he was surprised in his heart, he no longer mentioned this issue on his face, but smiled.

Said: "Qian'er passed by your house and smelled the delicious aroma inside. At that time, he wanted to be brave enough to ask for a taste."

When Jia Qiang heard this, she praised her cleverness in her heart and said with a smile: "I roasted some mutton. I hope I will have another chance to eat it in the future. By the way, what are you doing for a living now?"

Jia Yun shook her head and smiled bitterly: "How can there be any serious business? It's just hard work day by day."

Jia Qiang said: "Now my uncle's family lives with me in the five alleys near Qingta Temple. The aroma you smell in front of me is the business they are preparing to start. If you don't have a serious job yet, why not come here?

Let's do it together. You have read and read well, and you can also keep accounts. You can take care of food and accommodation, and two taels of monthly income. Of course, the premise is that you are not afraid of offending Jia Zhen."

When Jia Yun heard him speak bluntly about the name of the clan leader, her originally agitated expression suddenly changed, and she laughed dryly and said: "Brother Qiang, please let me think about it for two days."

Jia Qiang understood and said: "I'll give you three days to think about it. If it still doesn't work after three days, I will have to ask someone else. Brother Yun, please think about what the Jia family has done for you over the years."

After that, without further words, he and Liu Laoshi's family took two rented cars and headed towards Qingta Temple.

Looking at Jia Qiang's retreating figure, Jia Yun couldn't calm down...

…

Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall.

Inside Xinuan Pavilion.

The sisters of the Jia family gathered here to chat. The third girl, Tanchun, sat next to Baoyu and asked in a low voice: "Second brother, what great thing has Brother Qiang done?

He was convicted of a serious crime and was even expelled from the Jia family. From what I saw, he didn't look like a traitor."

Daiyu, who was not far away, laughed when she heard this: "Can you tell whether someone is good or bad? Then Cai Jing and Qin Hui are both loyal ministers."

Tan Chun was dissatisfied and said, "Although Cai Jing and Qin Hui are traitorous ministers, they are both filial sons."

Daiyu sneered and said: "What kind of filial sons are they? The reputation of the Six Thieves has been passed down through the ages, and I and my wife have been scolded accordingly."

Tan Chun heard that her words were stagnant and said angrily: "I'm not talking about filial piety..." But she didn't talk back because she knew that Lin Daiyu's anger was not directed at her.

Yesterday, Jia Baoyu went to Lixiangyuan alone for a long time. This was the root of the disaster...

Seeing that a fight was about to start, Jia Baoyu hurriedly said to Xi Ni: "Okay, why did Qiang'er become Cai Jing and Qin Hui, the Six Thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty? You are still aunts."

When facing Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu couldn't bear it anymore. Her face dropped and she said, "It's strange. When did I say that he was Cai Jing, Qin Hui and his like?"

Baoyu almost cried, and hurriedly advised: "Yes, yes, it's all my fault... In short, I know everything about this matter, Qiang'er is not that kind of person."

Yingchun was kind-hearted and asked the rescuer: "If he is not such a person, why are the master and the others so angry with him?"

Jia Baoyu glanced at Yingchun gratefully, then sighed heavily and said: "There are some things that are too taboo for the venerable to say. You just need to think that if Brother Qiang stays in the East Mansion, he will have his own glory and wealth to use. What's more, the treasure is precious."

You can tell what kind of person the eldest brother is just by looking at Brother Rong. How can Brother Qiang dare to disobey him? There are some things that Brother Qiang just can't deal with even after death, so he gave up the wealth and honor over there and went back alone.

He lived alone in his dilapidated old house. Now, it is difficult to even live alone. Well, everyone has his own destiny, who can control much of it?"

Hearing what he said, Jia Tanchun felt a little unloyal and said: "Second brother, aren't you close to Brother Qiang? Why don't you help him?"

When Jia Baoyu heard this, his face suddenly turned red and he said anxiously: "Why didn't I help? I even gave him a gift of five taels of silver yesterday."

Jia Tanchun is funny, she is not talking about this gang.

When Lin Daiyu saw that Jia Baoyu couldn't get off the stage, she twitched her lips and said, "Three girls, don't embarrass him. There are people watching him all over the house, and he won't have any freedom. It's not easy to give him these five taels of silver.

What can he do? Unless the old lady speaks."

Jia Baoyu was so grateful when he heard this, he nodded repeatedly and said: "Sister Lin said yes, Sister Lin said yes!"

Lin Daiyu snorted...

Xichun, the youngest, giggled and said, "Everything Sister Lin says is right."

Jia Baoyu said angrily: "Sister Lin was right."

Yingchun sighed and said, "Brother Qiang looks good, but it's a pity."

When everyone heard this, they fell silent.

It's just that even if they have a kind heart, they are just a group of ordinary ladies who are stuck in the house, with more than enough heart but not enough power.

After a while, it was Jia Tanchun who took the lead and said with a smile: "I don't think he looks like an incompetent person. Although he is a generation shorter than us, he is older than us. Besides, looking at his calm appearance, he doesn't look like he is just sitting there waiting for death.

generation."

Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "They say that you, Third Girl, are bold and lively, but I think you only judge people by their appearance. Then why do you think Brother Qiang is ordinary to me?"

Tan Chun smiled angrily and said, "Apart from the second brother, which one do you think is better? That's right, it's not in vain that the second brother treats you so well."

The sisters laughed immediately when they heard this. Lin Daiyu stood up with a red face and said angrily: "You three little girl, I can't spare you anymore!"

Having said that, I'm going to tear Tanchun's mouth apart.

Tanchun laughed and stood up, running and begging for mercy: "Good sister, please spare me this life!"

Jia Baoyu was overjoyed and tried to stop the fight: "Sister Lin, just spare the third sister this time!"

Lin Daiyu's cheeks were as thick as gel, and her bright eyes were as clear and shining as winter springs. She looked at Baoyu biting her thin lips and swore fiercely: "If you spare her today, I won't live anymore. Baoyu, you can't afford it."

open?"

When Jia Baoyu heard this, he smiled dryly and got out of the way.

Tan Chun almost ran out of breath when he saw this, but when he saw Daiyu chasing after him again, he smiled and ran away. At this moment, a gentle and steady laughter came from outside:

"It's clear as day, you guys are running wild here, I'm afraid the old lady will be dizzy from being disturbed by you!"

When Jia Baoyu heard this, her eyes lit up and she smiled happily: "Sister Bao is here!"

When Lin Daiyu saw this, she snorted softly and stopped chasing Tanchun. She turned around and returned to her seat, grabbed a melon seed and started to nibble it gently.

His eyes flashed, looking towards the door with a faint smile...

…

ps: Thanks to my friend Sui Chen 1987 for the 10,000 reward, thanks to Yi Yuchen, who has been pure and good since childhood, converted in Qingsi, pretending to be afraid of the cold, frrejhhb, raspberry, lost fat man, director of the Institute of Abnormal Humanity, bone-piercing, fine

Rewards from book friends such as Yu Chengyin.

Continue to ask for recommendations, collections and rewards. The quality of the data is related to whether it can be promoted. Logically speaking, old authors have the opportunity to be recommended on the app twice before they are put on the shelves, but for the first three books I wrote, they were not recommended once.

I've been there before, hope I get a chance this time.

Finally, I think that the most distinctive characters in The Twelve Beauties of Red Mansions are distinctive not because they are perfect. On the contrary, their small flaws are what make them the most distinctive. The most perfect.
Chapter completed!