Jia Zheng is the second son of the second master, Jia Baoyu's father, Lin Daiyu's uncle and Xue Baochai's uncle.
He is the highest authority in Guo Rongfu except Jia Jia, but like Jia Jia, he doesn't often manage the general affairs of the house. He only reads books, plays chess and chats with diners every day. He is a veritable shopkeeper of cutting.
He doesn't like the prosperous and luxurious life, and he also had plans to return to agricultural seclusion when visiting the Grand View Garden. Jia Zheng likes reading since he was a child. He wanted to be born in the imperial examination, but Daishan left a copy when he died. Because the emperor sympathized with his predecessor, he added the title of a master to Jia Zheng and promoted him to be the history of the Ministry of Industry.
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After the property of Jia's family in A Dream of Red Mansions was stolen, King Jing of Mengbei and King Xiping kept it for them, and the official position was restored. Jia Zheng took office, but it failed to save the family's fate.
Jia Zheng checked the roster of domestic servants and paced up and down with his hands behind his back, but he was helpless. Everyone knows that Jia Zheng doesn't know how to be a housekeeper, but it's also in vain. Jia Zheng is a man at a loss. He had to rely on Jia Mu to take charge of the overall situation.
Although the post is still being attacked, the family is depressed, making ends meet, and Jia doesn't socialize outside. It is inevitable that the house will be sold. Everyone can scrimp and save, but they still can't survive.
Jia Zheng kept everything simple in order to avoid the wind, and Yuanyang felt worthless for him. Sure enough, Jia's belongings were looted by thieves on the day of the funeral, and Jia Zheng didn't even dare to report the loss truthfully.
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