The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 124 The Dock
In a blink of an eye, it is the 21st of this month.

Because the workshops near Gyeonggi have successively handed in cost lists and payment invoices, and some have asked the above to coordinate the purchase of raw materials and the craftsmen to borrow.

So Jiao Shun finally got busy in the yamen.

Fortunately, he consulted the archives of the old regulations in advance, and Zhang Cheng assisted him, so these bits and pieces couldn't help him.

But by the beginning of next month, the official documents from all over the country will be delivered, and I'm afraid it will be very busy.

For this reason, Jiao Shun was thinking again, planning to hire two more accountants with clear accounts to be Zhang Chengchong's assistants, so as to avoid mistakes in the busy schedule.

But said it was evening.

When Jiao Shun got home, he got the news that Jia Lian and Daiyu would arrive tomorrow, and the Second Mistress made a special post about it, asking Jiao Shun to take someone to the pier outside the city to meet him.

Because the matter was decided long ago, Jiao Shun naturally would not refuse, and hurriedly asked the coachman to drive Shuan Zhu back to the yamen to report his personal leave.

Because Xiao thought about Daiyu's face and figure, he couldn't help being more excited at night, and ravaged Xiangling and Yuchuaner a lot.

In the morning of the second day, he hesitated again and again, but still chose to wear an official uniform, lest Jia Lian go in without knowing it, and cause troubles on both sides.

Going around to Ningrong Street from the back door in a car, he saw Lin Zhixiao leading a dozen or so carts and two sedan chairs, waiting in front of the main gate of Rongguo Mansion for a long time.

In fact, this job should have been assigned to Lai Da or Lai Wang, but the former had a grudge against Jiao Shun, so he sent the latter because he was afraid that Jiao Shun, his son, would feel uncomfortable, so he chose Lin Zhixiao to lead the team.

In addition to Lin Zhixiao, the old lady specially dispatched the mandarin ducks and brought a few maids to meet Daiyu.

Therefore, Jiao Shun didn't need to take care of all the mundane affairs, he was only responsible for greeting Jia Lian on the pier when he disembarked.

"Uncle Jiao."

Seeing Jiao Shun's arrival, Lin Zhixiao hurriedly walked to the front of the car with the hem of his skirt, bowed to accompany him with a smile, and said, "Everything has been laid out here, I don't know if you have anything else to show?"

It is wrong that he has been very close to Jia Zheng in the past few days, but because of Jiao Shun, a seventh-rank official in the capital, he may not be qualified to stand in front of Lin Zhixiao.

What's more, my own Laozi is also friendly with him on weekdays.

Therefore, Jiao Shun hastily picked up the curtain and returned the salute with a smile: "Butler Lin, you don't need to be too polite. You are much more familiar with people here than I am. Since you said that everything has been arranged, I have nothing to say."

"Then shall we hit the road?"

"Let's go."

Lin Zhixiao got the correct answer, and immediately turned around and shouted: "Uncle Jiao ordered, let's set off immediately~!"

After finishing speaking, he said "crime" again, and hurried to the front, turned on the horse's head and led the way.

The convoy went out of the inner city to the east, and rushed all the way to the Datong Bridge Wharf outside Dongbianmen. Jiao Shun got off the carriage in an open space a hundred feet away. , charcoal basin, etc.

Lin Zhixiao went up to ask for instructions again: "If the uncle feels cold, the nearby restaurant has already booked a private room, do you think you should move there, or..."

"It's fine here."

Jiao Shun waved his hands, then pointed to the opposite side and said, "Steward Lin also sit down and rest, the left and right are close together, if there is anything, let the people below pass it on."

"How did this happen."

Lin Zhixiao declined with a smile, and then asked Jiao Shun if he wanted to find some entertainment, saying that there was no shortage of singers and storytellers around here, and even the trick of crushing big stones in his chest could help the uncle find two to come and relieve his boredom.

"That's unnecessary."

As Jiao Shun said, he took out a roll of official documents from his sleeve, and said with a smile: "I still have some official affairs to deal with here, but I want Housekeeper Lau Lin to help me find the Four Treasures of the Study."

"That's easy to say, that's easy to say!"

Lin Zhixiao hurriedly responded respectfully, and after a while, he fetched the pens, inks, papers and inkstones that were always prepared, and ordered people to carry out two screens to wrap them around to avoid the wind.

tsk~
The travel of this wealthy family is almost the same as moving.

Not to mention how Jiao Shun handles official duties.

But it was said that in a nearby carriage, Yuanyang watched for a long time, until Jiao Shun closed the screen, he lowered the curtain and looked away.

"What are you looking at, sister?"

The parrot in the car couldn't help being curious. Seeing her look away, he smiled and joked: "I'm really moved, and I should find someone who is educated and sensible, but how can I stare at such a rough guy?"

"He is not a rough embryo."

Yuanyang shook his head: "I was at Miss Bao's place a few days ago, and I read an article by him discussing politics. He went out to do private affairs, but he didn't forget to deal with public affairs, obviously he is still ambitious and self-motivated."

The parrot didn't take it seriously when he heard it, and said: "It doesn't matter how much you praise him? A few days ago, there were rumors that the eldest wife was going to marry the second girl. Who in the entire family would agree? To put it bluntly. , still despise his origin!"

Yuanyang just smiled and didn't say anything else, but said in his heart: Those dirty people who give up on themselves, no matter how high their family background is, so what?

About ten o'clock in the morning after Sizheng, I saw the sentry boy rushing to report that he had seen the second master's boat.

Jiao Shun hurriedly packed up, led Lin Zhixiao, Yuanyang, and a large group of servants and servants to the pier to meet him.

Not long after, two large ships docked one after another. The sailors laid three gangplanks and tied them tightly with ropes. Then they respectfully invited Jia Lian to disembark.

Seeing a young man in an official robe coming to greet him first, Jia Lian was a little puzzled at first, and finally recognized Jiao Shunlai when he got closer, and couldn't help but marvel: "I heard Zhao'er said that you won the title of knighthood, but I was a little afraid. Believe me, I never thought it was true!"

Seeing that his attitude was a bit frivolous, Lin Zhixiao hurriedly stepped forward and said with an apologetic smile: "Second Master, I don't think you know yet? Uncle Jiao got His Majesty's special order later, and now he is an official in the Ministry of Industry with Master Zheng!"

"You actually got an official position in the Ministry of Industry?"

Jia Lian was taken aback, and blurted out, "How many officials have you won, what do you care about?"

Jiao Shun laughed and said, "Thanks to Mr. Zheng and the young lady, I'm now working as a handyman at a seventh-rank office."

"Seventh Grade? Handy Works Office?"

Jia Lian didn't take it seriously again, pointed at the passenger boat next door and said, "Since it's here, I just go to meet the Shangguan with my master."

Because Jiao Shun knew that Jia Yucun was with him, Jiao Shun was not surprised.

Although Jia Yucun was promoted to the Tongzhi of Shuntian Mansion and has no affiliation with the Ministry of Industry, he is a fourth-rank official after all, so it is not an exaggeration to call him a "Shangguan".

But it was said that Jia Lian led Jiao Shun to the opposite side, just as Jia Yucun was also rushing here, and when the two came together, Jia Lian recommended, "This is Mr. Hua [Jia Yucun's original life Jia Hua], and our family It’s from the same clan—this is Lai Shun, who originally came here as a dowry with Jian Nei, but now he’s got the title and became an official of the imperial court.”

Jia Yucun was originally quite enthusiastic about Jiaoshun, but when he heard that the other party was born as a dowry slave, his face showed a little strangeness, and he immediately praised Jia Lian: "This is really a great grace, I'm afraid I won't even think about it when I'm idle. I dare not even think about it!"

This is the reason why Jiao Shun got the official title, all attributed to the Rongguo Mansion.

Because of the attitude of the two of them, Jiao Shun didn't bother to put his hot face on his cold butt, and only let Lin Zhixiao take care of him.

On the other side, mandarin ducks lead the way, and a group of women come down and embrace him. He doesn't even pay attention to this side, and only secretly looks for Lin Daiyu's figure.

This is not difficult.

In the middle is that small, clean figure, who looks like many stars are holding the moon, if it's not Daiyu, who else is it?

only……

After sneaking a closer look, Jiao Shun was somewhat disappointed.

It's not that Daiyu is not beautiful enough.

In terms of eyebrows, eyes and facial features alone, it is absolutely exquisite, a perfect embryo of a beauty, but now it is just an embryo, a thin and small person, obviously still needs to be developed.

But on second thought, this might not be a bad thing.

It is precisely because these beautiful women in the book have not yet grown up that I have the opportunity to think about it. Otherwise, if I will get married in a year or two, how will it be my turn?

By comparison...

Baochai is now fourteen [Chapter 3 written one year older, has been deleted], if he is not fast enough to increase his rank and rank, he may not be able to catch up.

But Jiao Shun walked away quietly.

Jia Yucun couldn't help inquiring into his background, and Lin Zhixiao was also afraid that Jia Lian would embarrass Jiao Shun again, so he doubled down on what he had seen and heard recently.

He also said emphatically: "Master Zheng has been paying a lot of attention to Uncle Jiao lately. In the past half a month, there has been a banquet every three days and every five days, and there has been almost no interruption."

When Jia Yucun heard this, he immediately regretted it.

Jia Lian was a little annoyed, and said with a sneer, "It's only been less than a year since I left home, and even the servants around me have become characters—it's true that there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are called kings!"

Just as he was talking, he suddenly saw five or six riders flying towards him, and shouted from a distance: "It's a big deal, the angel who issued the decree has come to the house, please return home quickly!"

Jia Lian recognized that he was the steward of the Rongguo mansion, and couldn't help frowning, thinking that he was clearly the second master, but why did he shout, "Master, return to the mansion quickly"?
Immediately afterwards, he thought of Jia Yucun, turned around and asked, "Brother Yucun, could it be that the Holy One knows that you have arrived in the capital, so..."

But Jia Yucun shook his head again and again: "There is absolutely no such reason, absolutely no such reason."

Not to mention whether the emperor would care so much about him as a fourth-rank associate, even if he really wanted to issue an order to him, there was absolutely no reason to send him to the Rongguo Mansion.

The two are puzzled.

But Jiao Shunying stepped forward to ask a few words, and then hurried over to apologize: "Second Master Lian, Mr. Hua, I'm afraid I have to go first—after all, it's not easy to keep the angel waiting at the house for a long time."

"you?"

Jia Lian was stunned: "Is it a decree for you?"

Jia Yucun asked further: "My lord, but I don't know what the purpose is? And why did you come here?"

"My surname is Jiao now."

Jiao Shun corrected his title, and then said calmly: "Because I drafted a new policy the day before yesterday, I just wanted to try it out myself, but somehow I got the wrong love from the minister, and I passed it to the imperial court through the cabinet— — No, His Majesty actually bestowed a reward of one level and one hundred taels of gold, which really made Jiao feel ashamed."

Hearing these words, Jia Lian and Jia Yucun looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what to do for a while.

(End of this chapter)