The red building is so arrogant

chapter 131

[Two-in-one Chapter]

But because Jia Lian sent someone to invite, Jiao Shun had to cheer up again, and followed Zhao'er who sent the message to Wang Xifeng's courtyard.

And because Zhao'er stopped in front of the courtyard gate, Ping'er led the way instead.

By the way, Jiao deliberately swept her head for measurement, and wondered: "I haven't seen my sister wear that hairpin before, could it be that she doesn't like it?"

"The hairpin you gave me is a bit ostentatious."

Ping'er turned around and explained: "It's not a festival, so how dare you wear it on your head brightly."

"Then I'll find a clean one for my sister..."

"Don't!"

Ping'er quickly stopped her with words: "It's good if you have this heart, you are now a single family, and you have a lot of entertainment outside, so you don't dare to waste money."

"My sister looks down on people too much."

Jiao Shun laughed and said: "Not to mention that Your Majesty just rewarded a hundred taels of gold, the charcoal silver that I got this year alone has [-] hanging zero, so I bought a few pieces of jewelry for my sister, can it hurt my muscles?" Can't make bones?"

Ping'er just shouldn't.

Seeing the Flower Hall, Jiao Shun couldn't say anything more.

Ping'er lifted the curtain with his hand, Jiao Shun stepped into the door, saw Jia Lian sitting upright early, and saw Jiao Shun come in from outside, he just lifted his chin slightly and said, "Sit down."

This is even bigger than Jia Zheng's airs.

But it's normal to think about it carefully. After all, there is a layer of separation between Jia Zheng and Jia Lian, but Jia Lian has been the serious master of the house for several years, and he has just returned after leaving home for half a year. Master mentality?
Jiao Shun sat down next to him, and asked with a smile, "But I don't know if the second master came to find me, what do you want to order?"

"The Ministry of Rites has almost discussed it."

Jia Lian didn't mean to be polite, so he went straight to the point and said: "I guess there should be a decree at the beginning of the month. I discussed it with Brother Zhen yesterday. It's okay to talk about the other side, only the beams and pillars needed for the main hall. But it’s not easy to buy.”

"It is estimated that there are not many usable materials in the north and south, and you have to go to Yunnan and Guizhou in the southeast to find out. But the mountains are high and the water is far away, but I am afraid that the construction period will be delayed—— Lord, I heard that there is also a workshop in the southeast where your handyman is? And often go to Delivery in Beijing?"

Jiao Shun vaguely guessed something, and said sternly: "There is no workshop, but there are some stations for collecting materials, and most of them are transported to the south for processing, and then some of them are transported to Beijing."

"Why are you so wordy!"

Jia Lian flicked his sleeves impatiently and said: "According to my master, the matter of transporting timber falls on you! You go through a procedure in the yamen, buy timber in the name of the supervisor of the Ministry of Works, and then use the official ship Transporting it to the capital will save you a lot of exploitation along the way, and save a lot of effort, wouldn't it be very cheap?"

Cheap your sister!

After hearing this, Jiao Shun cursed secretly.

Although the use of public equipment for private use has been inevitable in all dynasties, what is his current situation?
Born as a slave, he became an official because of craftsman's means, and now he has shocked the government and the public with a policy theory, and has taken the job of trying out the New Deal.

Right now, his words and deeds in the Ministry of Industry are watched by countless red eyes. At this time, for a few pieces of rotten wood, making use of public equipment for private use, isn't it tantamount to seeking death? !

Although Jiao Shun doesn't want to and can't turn against the Rongguo Mansion right now.

But he is determined not to agree to this matter!

He immediately shook his head and said, "Second Master, I'm afraid this idea will not work?"

"Um?!"

Jia Lian never thought that he dared to reject him, and naturally, he never thought that Jiao Shun refused so directly!

Immediately got up abruptly, and asked with a livid face: "Then you just talk about it, how can this idea work?!"

Jiao Shun is not afraid, after all, he is not without background, and Jia Lian may not be able to represent the entire Rongguo Mansion.

At that moment, he cupped his hands slightly, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "If it's just me in the Ministry of Industry, it's okay to have the courage to accompany the second master to this muddy water, but if something really happens because of the garden repair at the house, the second master thinks Will the imperial court only blame me alone, or implicate Mr. Zheng?"

After a pause, seeing that Jia Lian did not refute, he said again: "The purpose of building a garden in the mansion is for the mother to visit her relatives. If she really violated the king's law because of this matter, wouldn't it be like smearing the mother's face?"

"you you!"

Hearing Jiao Shun's eloquent talk, Jia Lian's neck became thick in a moment of anger.

However, he didn't dare to take the risk of implicating Jia Zheng, nor did he dare to be accused of touching the black lady, so he walked around the room twice in a fit of anger, and then slammed his sleeves: "Get back!"

After Jiao Shun took his leave and left, he was so angry that he swept a table of tea sets to the ground, pointed at Wang Xifeng who had just entered the door and cursed: "Look, look, this is the good slave you trained, he It’s only been a few days since I left my citizenship, but I’ve been taught a lesson! I’ve really lost the king’s law!”

"Brother Shun is indeed a bit unruly."

Wang Xifeng also followed him, but then changed the subject: "However, what he said is not completely unreasonable. At this juncture, if something really happens in the Ministry of Industry, and it is implicated in the Second Master, it will not be too late. Something is really wrong."

"Humph~"

Jia Lian snorted coldly and said angrily: "He is your man, so you naturally favor him!"

As he said that, he went away angrily.

Wang Xifeng followed into the courtyard, saw him walking towards the gate, hurriedly asked: "Seeing that it's getting dark, where is Second Master going?"

"I'm sleeping in the study outside today!"

Jia Lian left the sentence without looking back, and rushed out of the courtyard gate in a panic.

Wang Xifeng stomped her feet angrily from behind, and said in a hateful voice: "It's not that I asked Brother Shun to save his face, but why did you vent your anger on me?"

When I got back to the main room, I complained to Ping'er again: "You said Brother Shun is the same, he got it back the first time I used it, can we still count on it in the future?"

While Ping'er helped her untie her big clothes and stripped off her plump and long body, she excused Jiao Shun by saying: "Outsiders see how easy it is for Brother Shun to be an official. Grandma doesn't know what's going on? Seeing that you have won the holy family, how can you ruin such a bright future for some wood?"

Wang Xifeng was in front of Jia Lian just now, although she also opened her mouth to say a few words for Jiao Shun.

But that's just because she has always been used to protecting her shortcomings, but in fact, she also feels that Jiao Shun is ungrateful.

Now hearing Ping'er's excuse for Jiao Shun, he couldn't help but sneered: "Yes! Now that he has obtained a holy family outside, and has the support of the second master at home, he naturally doesn't take me and the second master seriously."

After saying that, he pinched Ping'er's face again, and said bitterly: "You little hoof is always close to him, if you really ask him for something, he may not refute your face!"

Because she was pinching hard, Ping'er covered it with her hands with an 'Oops', and said aggrievedly: "It's fine, why did grandma talk about me? If the second master listens, there will be trouble again!"

"It's more than just making trouble!"

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "If you let the second master know that you are like a treasure, and hide the hairpin that brother Shun gave you, I'm afraid I don't know how to deal with your prodigal hooves!"

As he said that, he leaned his body with crisp bones, tendons, soft flesh and tender skin on the soft bed, and said in a muffled voice: "Anyway, if you don't let me vent my anger today, I won't hide it for you anymore. !"

Ping'er stomped her feet in embarrassment, and said angrily: "He just gave away a hairpin for his childhood love, but why did grandma say that it seems that I have an inner heart?!"

After a pause, she couldn't help but spit again: "It's not enough for Grandma to bully Second Master all day long, why are you still thinking about that foolish thing?!"

"Humph~"

Wang Xifeng hummed coquettishly, raised her slender legs, and hooked Ping'er's waist with her curvaceous arches, causing Ping'er to fall unsteadily on the couch.

She hugged her arms to herself, and complained in her mouth: "Didn't I love you for him? What's more, when he comes back from the south this time, he just... Forget it, don't say anything!"

What happened to the master and servant that night is not discussed in detail.

But the next day, just after dawn, Ping'er went to Jiao's house in a hurry, and dragged Jiao Shun to complain repeatedly, blaming him that even if he wanted to reject Jia Lian, he should say it in a more tactful way.

Now it's good, the troublesome second master can't come down, even the second grandma is a little annoyed.

Even though Jiao Shun got the holy family, there was nothing he and his wife could do for a while, but Lai Wang and his wife were still working in the mansion, if they beat him up and humiliated him, how could Jiao Shun, as a son, feel at ease?
"Good sister, what do you think I should do?"

Seeing that there was no one around, Jiao Shun grabbed Ping'er's soft little hand and refused to let go.

Ping'er struggled a few times, he was a little annoyed at first, but when he remembered the fake Phoenix from yesterday, his hands lost strength for no reason.

Sister Feng has always been domineering and selfish, she only wants to have fun, but who cares if she can't reach her?

Even so, Ping'er tried his best to hide his anger, and persuaded with a suppressed voice: "I heard what Second Mistress said, and it seems that you only gave me the hairpin, but didn't do her any favors—you might as well find a hairpin first. Give her the mask, and then ask her to pass a few words of soft words to Second Master Lian, at least to cover up this matter!"

Seeing her glowing cheeks, the catkins were less struggling, Jiao Shun was half grateful and half impulsive, he lowered his head and pecked on the back of her hand, and said: "Sister, if she is only thinking of me, I will In the future, it will be rewarded with generous rewards!"

"Yeah~"

Ping'er exclaimed, hurriedly freed his claws, and stamped his feet in embarrassment: "Who wants you to repay! You, you child are really going to turn against each other!"

Said, seized the road and fled.

She always thought of Jiao Shun as a half-grown child, but she gradually changed her perception of Jiao Shun recently, but did she ever think that she would be treated lightly by him in person?

"Sister stay behind!"

Jiao Shun rushed to stop him, and seeing Ping'er's angry face, he moved away half a zhang embarrassingly, and said seriously: "Head jewelry is easy to talk about, but there's no need to help hand over the soft words - I have my own with the second master Lian." The method is settled, if you blindly submit to softness, I am afraid that you will have to be controlled by him in the future!"

Ping'er was taken aback when he heard this, and blurted out: "You must not be fooling around!"

"What is my sister talking about?"

Jiao Shun said decisively: "I'm not the one who can only use violence, and after a few days, my sister will know."

Seeing that he was so swearing, he didn't seem to take Jia Lian seriously at all. While Ping'er was doubtful, something strange came to his heart.

It turns out that Brother Shun, who he took care of as a child, is already a man of indomitable spirit!

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Within two days, Jiao sent Ping'er a set of head and face jewelry worth 500 taels to Wang Xifeng, but as expected, he didn't even say a word to ask for reconciliation.

This made Wang Xifeng suspicious, and pulled Ping'er to guess charades for two days.

In the past few days, Jia Lian has also been staying in the study outside. Wang Xifeng originally wanted to send someone to invite him back, but later heard that the second master specially asked someone to cook medicinal food, and he never left his mouth for three meals a day, so Wang Xifeng changed his mind. .

I just ordered people to quietly collect some objects that complement the shape, and sent them all to Jia Lian's study outside.

Time flies.

Seeing the first day of November, as expected by Jia Lian and Jia Zhen, the palace issued a decree to ask the relatives of each family to build other courtyards according to their ability, so that the ladies could go home to visit their relatives and the whole family could enjoy the family happiness.

When Jia Zheng got the news, he hurriedly asked for leave and returned home, and ordered people to call Jia Amnesty, Jia Zhen, and Jia Lian to discuss the construction of another courtyard.

Regardless of others.

But Jia Lian got the news, put on a cloak indiscriminately, and was about to rush to Jia Zheng's side, but he bumped into Jiao Shun as soon as he went out.

He couldn't help but lower his face, and scolded: "What are you doing in my study outside?"

Jiao Shun said with a smile: "Of course I have something important to report to Second Master."

Jia Lian flicked his sleeves impatiently: "Master is very busy! How can I have time..."

"It's related to the construction of the Governor's House."

Jiao Shun interjected calmly, regardless of whether Jia Lian agreed or not, he went into the study, took out the blueprint from his sleeve and spread it on the table, pointing and saying, "I invited someone to come to the house to check it out two days ago. It's hard to find that wood anywhere else, but there are ready-made ones in the house."

Jia Lian followed in without hesitation. He didn't intend to listen to what he had to say, but when he heard that the wood was ready-made, he couldn't help but asked, "What do you mean by that? Why didn't I know that there was still this wood in the house?" Waiting for the ingredients?"

"Second master, hasn't he been to the big flower hall?"

Jiao Shun pointed to the picture: "The big flower hall has been around for a long time, and last year the mansion planned to rebuild it. According to Mr. Shan Ziye's intention, we might as well dismantle the beams and columns and transfer it to another courtyard, so that the main hall of family-sacrificing It can be built first, and there is no need to rush to transport giant trees from the southeast back to Beijing."

"As for the big flower hall, it won't be too late for Xu Tu to overturn it after the Provincial Courtyard is completed."

"Besides, since there is running water in the back garden of Dongfu, it is necessary to dig a pond out of it - I specially found a craftsman in the Ministry of Industry, who can glue the silt and sand into the shape of a rockery, which is fast and convenient, and it is not difficult at all Can't see any flaws!"

"Then there are some miscellaneous items, which can be dug from the master of Dongkuayuan..."

"and also……"

Jiao Shun broke apart the piles one by one and explained them into pieces. Even a layman like Jia Lian can see the ingenuity of this design, which not only saves a lot of flowers, but also shortens the construction period.

He also forgot the rift for a while, and even asked about several joints, and after Jiao Shun patiently answered them one by one, he couldn't help hesitating: "You use this method..."

"I'm here to make up for my mistakes."

Jiao Shun smiled and cupped his hands and said, "If the second master thinks it's okay, you might as well use it as a reference."

Jia Lian hesitated for a while, but still couldn't hold back the temptation. After saying a few polite words, he rolled up the drawing and hurriedly went to Jia Zheng to offer the treasure.

In front of Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, and Jia Zhen, he parroted his tongue a bit, and he really won a lot of applause.

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"

Jia Zhen said "Wonderful" three times, then applauded and cheered: "I don't want the second brother Lian to come up with such a perfect plan. Earlier, I was worried that the long-distance transportation of wood would delay the construction period of the main hall. Who is it?" The two Zhilian brothers have been silent for the past few days, but they have solved this huge problem!"

Jia Zheng also looked at his nephew differently: "I have heard about Mr. Shan Ziye's name in the Ministry of Industry. I didn't want you to invite him first. It seems that I really put my heart into it——If Baoyu can be like you , I won’t have to worry about it in the future!”

The former is fine, but the latter sentence really hit Jia Lian's heart.

That night he returned home triumphantly, and repeatedly urged Ping'er to invite Jiao Shun, saying that he wanted to get drunk with Jiao Shun!
　Thanks to book friends: Egil, I don’t want to explain the calculation formula, Deacon Tianxuan, lldstc, Saill——for the rewards.

　　
　
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