The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Chapter 550

As soon as the maid named Fennel came in, Jia Cong knew that she was a master with a high IQ.Ordinary men are more confident than women, masters are more confident than servants, scholars are more confident than farmers, businessmen, and businessmen, but this Fennel has a sense of "you stupid human beings" in her eyes, and she can't help squinting.However, Fennel immediately restrained her spirit, lowered her eyebrows and bowed to Mrs. Dai, and followed her master's words to salute Mr. Jia and shopkeeper Wu.

Jia Cong said: "Interrogation is a very profound knowledge, and it cannot be learned in a short time. I am afraid it will take some time."

Mrs. Dai hurriedly said: "Sir, just teach her a few things at will."

Jia Cong nodded: "Then give it a try. I haven't seen a genius yet."

When Mrs. Dai smiled, her fat face seemed to be lit up.Nai told Fennel a few words, and said goodbye politely.Fen Xiang personally sent her out, and whispered at the door: "Madam, don't worry." Mrs. Dai laughed again, and patted her hand.

Back in the house, the confidence on Fennel's face rose out of nowhere.Jia Cong looked at her and asked, "Have you ever studied?"

Fennel was startled: "No."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Back then, Mrs. Dai killed her cousin, who was the mother of Third Master Dai. Did you give advice behind her?"

Fennel lowered her head slightly: "Yes."

"Why help her? I don't think you're the type to push yourself into a corner and let her save your life."

Fennel couldn't help but looked up at Jia Cong, thought for a moment and said, "Our wife is a good person."

Jia Cong shook his head: "At most, he is an ordinary good person, not a particularly good kind."

Fen Xiang said: "Third Master's biological mother is mean to others. If she becomes our mistress, life for our servants will be difficult."

Jia Congqi said: "Shouldn't that kind of vixen-like woman be better at winning people's hearts? Why is she still so mean?"

"At that moment, she was really generous." Fen Xiang said, "She was mean to the little girl she brought from home."

Jia Cong nodded: "I see. Now there are many ways to leave the Dai family and go to Guangdong, Guangxi or Taiwan to see the world and seek development. Why are you willing to be a maid?"

Fennel smiled and said, "It's a good day to be a servant girl at leisure."

Jia Cong said: "Your maidservant's life is in the hands of others. Even though Mrs. Dai is a good person, after all, she is not someone who has the final say in the Dai family. I don't know when a catastrophe will fly, Mr. Dai is in a bad mood and you are not pleasing to the eye , if you don’t keep it all together, someone will beat you to death.”

Fen Xiang said: "If there should be a misfortune in fate, there is no way to avoid it. The Supreme Emperor is the Son of Heaven, so he also suffered a misfortune?"

"There is also a problem of probability." Jia Cong said, "There are more misfortunes when you are an emperor and a servant, but less when you are an ordinary person. This does not explain why you are still a maid at such an age." He looked at it Fennel took a few glances, "And you haven't gotten married yet."

Fen Xiang lowered her eyes and said, "I beg our wife not to marry me, and my wife promised me this grace."

Jia Cong said: "If this is the capital or Chang'an, I can understand you. You are very talented, you look down on the slave boy, and the masters of the Dai family are unreliable. It is better to be single. But this is Fujian. , There are many ways for you to gain freedom. You are not a bird in a cage, but you are willing to stay in the Dai family as a single old maid, no matter how you look at it, it is not right. Let’s be honest, nine out of ten people like you are secret workers. "

Fenix ​​was startled, and blurted out: "I'm not a secret worker!"

Jia Cong looked at her: "Isn't it a secret work? Is it because you have enmity with the Dai family and want to stay in their house for revenge?" Fennel shook her head vigorously.Jia Cong stroked his chin and thought for a while, "Is there an enemy outside? Don't dare to go out because he is afraid that the enemy will find him?"

Fen Xiang said: "Mr. Jia, why bother to make things difficult for your servants. Everyone has their own ambitions, and your servants only want to be a servant girl in peace."

Jia Cong said: "If you have just been sold to Dai's family in the past two years, I believe it. Because you may have experienced the ups and downs of the world, your heart is ashamed, and you just want to spend the rest of your life in peace. The dispute between Mrs. Dai and her cousin was born many years ago. It’s an old story—after all, Mr. Dai’s mother hadn’t started yet, and his son is already that old. It can be deduced that you were a very young girl when you advised Mrs. Dai. Such a young child, no matter what experience No matter what you have done, you will not be able to break through the world of mortals. Besides, you showed your sharpness the moment you entered this door, and people who have been polished by the world will not make this mistake. This can rule out the possibility of you being rough and weary of the world. For eight years, I would have suspected that you were a key criminal arrested by the imperial court. But in this world, even Prince Yizhong has been rehabilitated. I can't find the reason why Miss Anise is hanging out in Dai's house."

Fennel smiled wryly, "A woman has no ambition..."

Jia Cong interrupted her: "If Miss Fen Xiang was a traditional virtuous woman, she would have chosen a foolish and loyal one among the boys to marry." Fen Xiang was stunned.

Wu Xiaoxi sighed softly beside him: "Girl Fenix, don't blame Mr. Jia for being aggressive. There are many doubts about you. If you don't figure it out, how dare you ask you to interrogate Xizuo? The world is so chaotic, and all the princes are not easy to use. A wolf in the front and a tiger in the back."

Fenix ​​was silent for a long time, and sighed: "This servant is the son of the Dai family, if Mr. Jia doesn't believe it, just look it up."

Jia Cong said: "Of course I will check, and I have to ask." He looked at Wu Xiaoxi.

Wu Xiaoxi shrugged and said, "I'm a merchant, so this kind of thing is out of my control."

Jia Cong had no choice but to call a boy who was following him to come in, and ordered: "Send news to the family, and find out about a maid named Hui Xiang who is next to Mrs. Dai Xian." The boy responded and left.

Fenix ​​didn't expect that he would order someone to check his background in person, and was stunned.After a long while, he lowered his head and said, "Mr. Jia doesn't need to investigate, slaves and maidservants are not real family children."

Jia Cong glanced at her: "If I don't check, you won't tell."

Fennel closed her eyes: "My old man is indeed a child of the Dai family. I... my mother bought it later."

Jia Cong waited for a while, and couldn't help but said: "Your mother brought you, your father is not your real father."

Fennel nodded: "Mr. Jia really knows everything."

Jia Cong asked again: "So, what is your father's background?" Anise remained silent.Jia Cong said again, "Is your mother your biological mother or wet nurse?" Anise was shocked; Wu Xiaoxi couldn't help but glance at Jia Cong with a smile.Jia Cong thought to himself, the story of dog blood in later generations has been exhausted, and there are only a few left~~ "Your wet nurse pretended to be her own daughter, so it is obvious that your family has suffered an official disaster?"

Fenix ​​shook her head and said, "I don't know, my mother never even mentioned my supposed surname."

Jia Cong turned to ask Wu Xiaoxi: "It must have been more than [-] years ago when she was a child. What would happen if she was hurt by an official? Prince Yizhong?"

Wu Xiaoxi said: "There are fierce factional disputes in the imperial court, there are many official disasters, and Prince Yizhong is not the only one. Besides, it may not be wronged."

Jia Cong said: "The children and grandchildren will be wronged if they harm their children and grandchildren. Forget it, if your wet nurse dare not tell you, she must be timid. If you ask her, she may not be willing to tell. Why don't we investigate."

Fennel's eyes lit up, and she said immediately: "This servant is really not a meticulous worker, Mr. Jia doesn't need to worry about this matter."

Jia Cong said: "I understand how you feel. Since it's not, wouldn't it be better to find out? Don't worry, everyone. Miss Fennel, Fujian and Taiwan are now tied to the same boat, and this matter involves a lot. I'm very sorry if it hurts your self-esteem. Feel sorry."

Fennel had a complex complexion, a little excited and a little uncomfortable.After a while, she bowed her head and said, "I understand." Wu Xiaoxi then ordered her to be placed in a wing room in the backyard to rest temporarily.

Two days later, at night, someone came to Red Bones to see Jia Cong.Jia Cong went out to have a look, and the man looked at him and bowed.Jia Cong was surprised and delighted: "Oh, you are your boy! Where did Gong Kun get it? You haven't returned to Chengtian Mansion for several years, have you?"

The person who came was Jia Cong's childhood servant, Ziguang.Since he came to Taiwan, Ziguang stopped following Jia Cong and sent Hong Xiu to work under him, helping to manage the sundries in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.After less than half a year, Gong Kun asked the boy to leave, saying that he was short of manpower.A few years ago, it was said that he was promoted, and he was sent to live outside the island, and Jia Cong never saw him again.The co-author is resident outside the island is Fuzhou.Jia Congnai led him into the room, and after looking at his attire, he knew: it's time to do it carefully.Ziguang wore a satin robe, but stepped on a pair of old cloth shoes.It is impossible for him to have no money to buy new shoes. He must have worn them like this on purpose to prevent anyone from watching him outside Hongguji and check him back.

When the two arrived at the house where Jia Cong lived, Ziguang saluted again and called out with tears in his eyes, "Master!"

Jia Cong sighed, "Eldest brother-in-law actually asked you to do this."

Zi Guang said: "Fortunately, there is no danger. I am now working as a small steward at Jia's Horse Company, and I have just been promoted." Nai pointed to the shoes, "Buy clothes first when the salary increases, and change new shoes next month." Jia Cong Can't help but smile.Ziguang also laughed, "I'm in charge of collecting and inquiring information from Fujian."

Jia Cong nodded: "Ma Xing is probably safer. Did you come here suddenly today?"

Ziguang hurriedly said: "We have someone in Dai's family. We have found out that the maid named Hui Xiang mentioned by the third master, her mother took her and sold her into Dai's house 21 years ago. Later, I went to look for that person. He died years ago, and one of his buddies was still there. The buddy said that Fennel and his mother were bought from Jinling.”

Jia Cong frowned: "So far?"

Zi Guang said: "That guy still remembers that at that time in Jinling, he wanted to buy a few good-looking young ladies and sell them to Hualou as adoptive mothers. When he met a rich family who was selling slaves who had committed crimes, the mother and daughter were very happy. It was cheap, and the steward said her mother was good at cooking Huaiyang cuisine, so she bought it and wanted to sell it to a rich family in the south as a cook. Who knew that her mother only knew a few common dishes when she came to Fujian. Fortunately, Originally, she was cheap, but she made a profit in the end."

Jia Cong asked, "Which family is that big family?"

Ziguang smiled and said: "It is the residence of Mr. Zhen Yingjia, the president of Jinling Provincial Institute of Physical Education."

Jia Cong rubbed his chin: "No, this identity is too cruel. If Hui Xiang's mother is only afraid of the Zhen family, the Zhen family has been raiding the house for many years."

Zi Guang said: "That Renyazi's buddy also said that their mother and daughter are not the children of the Zhen family, and they were bought outside not long ago."

"It's not right again." Jia Cong said, "A rich and powerful family like the Zhen family has never lacked slaves, and it is not much different from our family in the capital. Why do you go out to buy a mother and daughter for no reason? Could it be Fennel's Mother is beautiful? Fennel is plain."

Ziguang smiled and said, "If it's beautiful, why would you buy it as a cook?"

Jia Cong thought about the ending of the Dream of Red Mansions TV series he watched in his previous life, and said: "Could it be that something happened to the first master's family, and all the slaves were sold by the official. The official sale is cheap, and the Zhen family must go to pick up that cheap one and sell the slaves of that family. I bought a lot of them. The mother and daughter lived in Zhen's house for a few years, but they were sold for some reason."

Zi Guang pondered: "Third Master suspects that Fennel is of a good background?"

Jia Cong said: "Smartness can be innate, but tolerance is mostly acquired. A maid in the back house who stays at home is neither humble nor overbearing. Someone must educate her. If you don't know her thoroughly, how can you judge what she should be?" Should it be used to kill? How should it be used? Ask Jinling to help investigate."

Ziguang took the lead.The two of them talked about their experiences in the past few years, recalling all kinds of things when they were young, and they felt a little bit relieved.When Wu Xiaoxi finished her work, the three of them met and told about the experience of Fenix ​​and her wet nurse.Wu Xiaoxi pondered: "Jinling and Fuzhou are thousands of miles away. Could it be that the Zhen family has collapsed and Fenix's wet nurse doesn't even know?"

Jia Cong rested his cheeks and said, "The Dai family is the richest man in Fujian, and the family of merchants is the most well-informed. Fenix ​​has a way to know. They left Jinling 21 years ago, and Fenix ​​was seven or eight years old at that time. This kind of talented player Seven or eight years old is already very sensible. The Zhen family sold their mother and daughter back then, and they were exiled to Fujian. Fen Xiang must miss the Zhen family. When the Zhen family collapsed, Fen Xiang would definitely go home and tell her wet nurse " After thinking for a long time, he scratched his head and said, "I really can't think of any pressure that can scare her wet nurse until now. Even the court has been dismantled, right? No matter what crimes Fenixian's father committed, don't let it go ? If you want to blame, no one will blame you."

The three of them worried about the candle until the fourth watch, unable to guess a possibility, so they had to go to bed in desperation.

The next day, Jia Cong asked Anise to go home and meet her mother.He also warned: "Nowadays, there is no one you can fear."

Fen Xiang wondered: "Why does Mr. Jia insist on finding out the origin of the slaves?"

Jia Cong said: "Because you are a talent, I can't see the secret casting of pearls. If you work carefully, I have to weigh how much money you can blackmail your master's family; if you are not careful, I want to dig you into my hand to do things." .”

Fen Xiang immediately lowered her head and said, "Mr. Xie Jia has good eyesight, but this servant really has no ambition."

Jia Cong snorted and said, "Smart people who are under 30 years old and haven't experienced big storms have no ambitions. If you were me, would you believe it? I don't know what your wet nurse has taught you, presumably she's 'internalizing values'." Well done. You can’t be wasted just because she’s afraid. Girl Fennel, this era needs talents more than the past and the future. You’ve helped Mrs. Dai so much, so you should justly ask for more benefits, not just keep it. If you don't mess around with such an idea as a kid, it won't even count as a benefit."

Fen Xiang smiled wryly and said, "My mother told me to be clumsy day and night, but I still showed my cleverness after all, and this matter is about to scare her to death."

"Then it's even more important to understand!" Jia Cong said, "Could it be that your biological father and family are suffering because of their intelligence?"

Fenix ​​was at a loss for a moment, and said, "It seems that it's not cleverness, but ingenuity." After a moment of silence, she said, "It's not that our family has suffered from an official disaster...in fact, it's a disaster from an official..."

Seeing her struggling, Jia Cong thought about it for a long time, and suddenly thought of a possibility: "Ah! Could it be that the mysterious man in black wiped out the family in a rainy night?" Fennel was stunned!Jia Cong knew that he guessed right again. "Da Nei's guard? Your family must have been involved in some shitty thing like seizing the heirloom again."

Fen Xiang lowered his head for a long time, then suddenly said softly: "My grandfather was originally a skillful carpenter. He went to Beijing to work under the imperial decree of the late emperor, and won the sacred heart. He was appointed a fourth-rank idle official and returned to his hometown to retire."

"Carpenter?" Jia Cong Nahan, "Is there a carpenter who needs to be silenced? What did your grandfather make?" Fennel shook her head.Jia Cong suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help shouting "Aww", "Could it be that one!"