Red House Shoufu

Chapter 103 Visit Jia (55)

After the founding of the Great Chu Kingdom, Grandpa Taizu thought that the former Ming Dynasty had oppressed officials too much, and every important festival would have a holiday ranging from one to seven days.

For example, the Dragon Boat Festival, there are three days before and after the holiday for officials and their families to share the beauty of festival life.

On the fourth day of May, the brothers and sisters of the Lin family are going to the Rongguo Mansion for a banquet today.Firstly, Daiyu needed to visit her elders, and secondly, Jia Lian sent a letter asking Lin Shu to go to the mansion to see a play today.

Squeaking, the wheels rolling, the Lin family's carriage set off from Huanghuafang, went south to the south side of the imperial city, went west for about a quarter of an hour, and arrived at Dashiyongfang Ningrong Street.

Jia Lian and Yingchun waited at the door early on, and when they saw the Lin family's carriage coming, they immediately went up to greet it.

"Why is Cousin Lian still waiting outside the door?" Lin Shu got off his horse and cupped his hands, greeting Jia Lian.

"The distinguished guest is coming, if I don't come to greet him, I'm really afraid that Lin Wenkui will be kidnapped and become his son-in-law!"

Jia Lian's words amused Daiyu who had just got off the carriage, and she bowed to Jia Lian, and Yingchun led her to Jia Shishi's place in the Rongxi Hall.

Lin Shu asked in a low voice, "What's the fun today? You asked Xing'er to tell me to come."

Jia Lian whispered back in Lin Shu's ear: "Uncle Jing will come over during the luncheon. As for what opera will be sung, you will know when the time comes. It will definitely make my good second aunt restless!"

Hearing Jia Lian's mysterious words, Lin Shu became more curious.But the guest is up to the host, as long as there is a play to watch, it is good to have some sense of anticipation.

Jia Lian led Lin Shu to the study of Dongkuayuan. Although Jia Amnesty managed to drive Jia Zheng out of Rongxi Hall, he was used to staying in Dongkuayuan and only let Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng live there.

After Lin Shu entered the study, he saw Jia Amnesty holding a book of travel books, excited.

Now Jia She is living happily, his son is promising, and his daughter-in-law is about to give birth to grandchildren. He is in a good mood every day, either listening to music or singing operas, or looking for Zhongshun Wang Gaoyonghuan Gaole.

"My nephew is here! Come and see, I found something good..."

Seeing Lin Shu coming in, Jia She immediately threw down the Travel Journal and rummaged through the bookshelf behind him.

"Nephew has seen uncle!" Lin Shu saluted, and Jia Amnesty, who had finished searching, pulled him directly to the desk.

I saw a translucent crimson grasshopper jade carving on the desk. The carver didn't say much, but Lin Shu had never seen the material of this jade.

Jia She bragged, "I won this from a Nanyang sea merchant. He said the material is called Dongyu Jade, and he bought it at a huge price. How about it? It's beautiful!"

It turned out to be Burmese jadeite. Of course, Myanmar is still under the rule of the Toungoo Dynasty, and the value of jadeite is still not comparable to other jades.

Jia She was fond of gold and stone since he was a child. Of course he was overjoyed to see the rare varieties of jade in the Central Plains. He pulled Lin Shu to analyze the various advantages of jade for Lin Shu.

Lin Shu's thoughts have drifted to the Toungoo Dynasty thousands of miles away. If the price of jadeite is raised and the emperor "buys" the land with jadeite mines from the Toungoo Dynasty, will it be possible to use jadeite from the luxury land? Where did the wealthy merchants pay for their money?

For example, the recent construction of the Provincial Hospital, doesn’t it require a lot of decorations?After the family visits are over, the group of wealthy businessmen who like to compare will definitely follow suit and buy jadeite to show their wealth and luxury.

As for how to "buy" the emerald production place from the Toungoo Dynasty, the emperor will definitely have a solution for this matter.Lin Shu remembered that there were many emerald producing areas a hundred and fifty miles south of Yunnan in later generations, and they are still barren lands.

If the chief envoy of Yunnan was to scare him a little bit, with the power of the great Chu for a hundred years, the little King Dongyu would definitely obediently offer up a rare and worthless barren land with both hands.

Lin Shu picked up the emerald grasshopper and looked at it carefully. It was definitely emerald.

"Uncle, how much can this red grasshopper be sold in the capital?"

"What red grasshopper? This is the mighty red general!" Jia She was not happy when Lin Shu called the emerald grasshopper.

I only heard him say: "This crimson... Well, this red grasshopper is exquisitely carved and lifelike... In short, it is easy to sell for several thousand taels or even tens of thousands of taels of silver!"

Lin Shu suddenly said, such a small piece of jade carving can be sold for a sky-high price of ten thousand taels.If the emperor knew, why not send troops south with red eyes?

Seeing Lin Shu looking up and down with the emerald grasshopper, Jia Amnesty thought that Lin Shu also liked it very much.

"If my nephew likes it, I'll go to the sea merchant to find another one for you. This red...Uncle Red Grasshopper is really reluctant..."

Lin Shu couldn't help laughing, and returned the emerald grasshopper to Jia She: "Thank you, uncle, but my nephew is just curious about these things, there is no need to spend so much money to buy such a small thing."

After Jia Amnesty collected the things, it happened that Rongxitang sent a message to let them go.So he led Lin Shu and Jia Lian out.

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Daiyu's visit to Rongguo Mansion today is the fourth visit since she entered Beijing last year.Jia Shishi has already lost confidence in the marriage of the two Yu'er, but now seeing the relationship between his granddaughter and himself gradually eased and showing signs of recovery, he is much happier.

The Rongguo Mansion cannot lose the help of the Lin family. Even if Lin Shu doesn't please her, she still has to win over the Lin family brothers and sisters.

She can also see Yuan Chun's situation in the palace. The emperor likes Yuan Chun, but accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, and what happened back then will eventually be settled one day.

Lin Shu is Jane's figure in the emperor's heart, and the Lin family is a noble and noble family that is well-known among scholars. With the help of the Lin family, Yuan Chun may not be able to mother the world.

It's a pity that Lin Shu is already engaged, and the sisters in the family have no hope of becoming Lin Shu's wife. If Jia Lin can get married again, the relationship between the two families will never be separated again.

"Yu'er, I heard that the lady Wang who is betrothed to your brother is extremely good. I don't know when you will bring her here and let my grandmother have a look."

When Daiyu heard Jia Shishi's question, although she didn't understand why her grandmother suddenly asked Wang Yuan, she still responded: "Sister Yuan is currently tidying up the mansion with my aunt, I will ask her when I have free time in a few days. "

Jia Shishi laughed and said, "Okay, your second sister and the others have been praising the girl from the Wang family since they came back from the Dabaoen Temple. I've been curious about it for a long time."

Yingchun and Tanchun next to her nodded in agreement. Wang Yuan was indeed the most outstanding girl they had ever met.

Daiyu said proudly: "Sister Yuan is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she is still learning how to cook. The rice dumplings she made a few days ago are very delicious. My brother ate several in one go..."

Just as he was talking, a man covered in red barged in from the door. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted: "I heard that sister Lin is here, where is she? I haven't seen her for a long time!"

Familiar voice, familiar dress, and familiar words and deeds.Daiyu took a closer look, who else could it be if it wasn't Baoyu?
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