Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 135 Completion
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In ancient times, there was no modern administrative efficiency, and transportation was inconvenient. Disaster relief was a long-term task, which often lasted for more than half a year, or even a year.

Especially in the winter of this year, it is common for disaster victims who lack enough clothes to survive.

Fortunately, the work-for-relief strategy relieved most of the pressure on the court. As long as the family still had labor, whether it was working in a private cement factory or building embankments for the court, they could barely support two or three people.

The court's disaster relief food was also targeted, and was only distributed to the elderly, weak, women and children who had lost their labor at home, which greatly reduced the burden.

Of course, in this era and in the face of such disasters, the phenomenon of selling sons and daughters cannot be eradicated.

But generally speaking, it is much stronger than before.

During the autumn harvest, in order to avoid the transfer of labor, cement factories are only open for inspection in a limited number of locations.

The Lai family's cement factory has been completed a long time ago. As the inventor of cement, the State-Owned Industry Department is the party reviewing it, and no department will deliberately create difficulties in this place.

Xu Wen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was very impressed by the idea of ​​providing relief through work, and all the cement factory's output was sold to the Yongding River Dam Project.

That night, when Lai Shangrong returned home from the office, he was pulled by Lai Da and told him about the benefits of the cement factory. He also told him to remember to say hello to Xu Shangshu when he saw him, so that he could go to the Ministry of Industry to settle accounts before the end of the year.

Lai Shangrong didn't want to ask about this kind of thing, but Lai Da was so anxious that he could only nod in agreement before going to the outer study room.

"Have you completed the water level and pressure calculations arranged this morning?"

Preventing and controlling floods has always been a top priority in ancient times. Even if Qin Zhong and others succeeded in the imperial examination and became officials, this kind of thing would inevitably happen in the future.

Besides, he always teaches his apprentices to be practical, so it is reasonable to take advantage of this flood to teach a few apprentices.

"The higher the water level, the greater the pressure on the dams on both sides, which is the main reason for the breach."

After explaining the rationale, he checked the three people’s eight-part essay homework and returned to Sister You’s courtyard in the back garden.

Seeing Sister You sitting on the edge of the kang soaking her feet, Lai Shangrong's big horse Jin Dao sat beside him and raised his legs in front of the jade bracelet.

The jade bracelet hurriedly picked up Lai Shangrong's smelly feet, held the ankles like hot cakes, and took off his shoes and socks.

He said cautiously: "Sir! The project of the other courtyard has been completed. The second wife of Xifu sent someone to ask for the uncle. When will you be free to help write a plaque for the other courtyard!"

The so-called police officer was actually Jin Chuan. Because the secret was leaked last time, she was afraid of causing unnecessary associations in Lai Shangrong, so she deliberately ignored it.

In order to avoid suspicion, he repeatedly hinted to his sister that it would be best to leave the job of passing news to Lai's family to others.

It's just that Jin Chuan knew that Mrs. Wang valued Lai Shangrong, and her sister was a big asset in the Lai family, so she was willing to shirk this kind of job of spreading news.

Oh?
Has the Grand View Garden been built so quickly?
Lai Shangrong was so happy that he put his big feet into the foot basin and wantonly exploited Sister You's tender feet.

In late August, Jia Qiang brought back the young actor from Jiangnan and lived in Lixiangyuan. The Xue family moved from Lixiangyuan to the small courtyard in the northeast corner. Lai Shangrong's fate with the eldest grandma and second grandma of Rongfu also ended abruptly.

Uh……

You can still go to Wang Xifeng's house on rainy days. Li Wan doesn't have as much control over his own yard as Wang Xifeng, so they haven't discussed each other for a long time.

He has a bad temper and doesn't want to start early when there is no profit. Since there is no place to sneak around, he doesn't bother to interfere with other courtyard's projects.

In addition, during that time, there were many affairs in the yamen, so there was no leisure time.

"Why do you ask me to inscribe a plaque?"

Yuchai and Yourong said, "My wife said that the second master is not at home, so we have to leave this matter to him!"

This is the reason stated by Mrs. Wang.

In fact, after the Dragon Boat Festival, she went to the palace to visit Yuanchun. Baoqin couldn't hold it back and complained in front of her about the exclusive set of side stories. The emperor had not been there for a long time.

She was secretly anxious, struggling with no other options, and even came up with the idea of ​​letting Jin Chuan go to Lai's house to steal the cheongsam, but she didn't want to do it before she could do it.

When she entered the palace again, she heard Yuanchun's good news. What surprised her even more was that the emperor went to Yuchun Garden because Lai Shangrong offered some kind of work-for-relief.

Although the royal family is different from ordinary families, if the imperial concubine's natal family can share the emperor's worries, the treatment will naturally be different.Although Lai Shangrong is not from the Jia family, his family is from Rongfu, so he can barely be regarded as half of the Jia family.

Since the emperor valued him very much, and the other courtyard was used for family visits, letting Lai Shangrong inscribe would not only please the emperor, but might also have unexpected effects.

Lai Shangrong didn't know Mrs. Wang's plan, so he had no way of knowing that he was being ripped off. He couldn't help but sarcastically said: "That's true! There isn't even a serious scholar in the house over there, so it's really embarrassing for them!"

Children's education does not entirely depend on family education and family rules, but more often depends on the children's awe of their elders.

Among the elders of the Jia family, Jia Jing became a monk and did not care about family affairs, let alone discipline his son.

Jia She was innocent and only cared about his own enjoyment. The only normal Jia Zheng was a mama's boy who dared not discipline him despite being suppressed by Jia's mother.

We can also get a glimpse of the virtues of the next generation of the Jia family.

Lai Shangrong secretly warned that family education should not be careless in the future.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look at Sister You.

Um!Forget about her son, she can't teach her daughter.

Second Sister You didn't know what Lai Shangrong was planning. When she heard him ridicule the Duke's mansion, she felt proud. Seeing Uncle Lai looking at her, she couldn't help but put her soft body into his arms, and deliberately put her body into his arms. The softness in his front rubbed against his belly.

Unexpectedly, Lai Shangrong suddenly took her away from his arms and put her into Yuchai's arms.

He urged: "Hurry up and dry yourself. I have something to do and I have to go back to the house!"

At the end of May, he agreed to give Daiyu Ginseng Yangrong Pills, but he was so busy with a series of things such as floods and disaster relief that he forgot about it.

It was not until a while ago that Jia Mu asked Yuanyang to ask him to buy ginseng that she remembered this matter.

A few days ago, I and Uncle Tian Guo took some old wild ginseng of good quality and gave them to Qingwen and Xiangling. I don't know if they are ready.

Since Mrs. Wang asked him to inscribe a plaque, she would naturally call Daiyu and others to come, and deliver the Ginseng Yangrong Pills by the way.

Ah!
There is also the rockery that needs to be inspected and accepted.

Maybe there will be no one in the Grand View Garden, so I need to experience the style of the other courtyard first. Sister Feng’s place should have the key, right?

It’s just this first share of honor, which one is better, Li Wan or Sister Feng?

Or two together?
Thinking about what he had and what he didn't have, he came to his room.

Qingwen asked doubtfully: "Didn't the uncle say that he would rest in his aunt's room at night? Why are you back now?"

"Are the Ginseng Yangrong Pills ready?"

Xiang Ling said hurriedly: "It's done, I'm going to deliver it to Miss Lin tomorrow!"

Lai Shangrong waved his hand and said, "There's no need to go in a hurry. I happened to ask the uncle to inscribe a plaque at the mansion over there. I'll go to the Yamen tomorrow to see when I'll have a rest. Then we'll go together and take you to see the other courtyard by the way!"

"Master, are you still going to my aunt's place?"

"Uh! Let's not go! There are still some things to do!"

Since I want to inscribe a plaque, I have to improvise and review the plaque and couplets.

When he wanted to bring Daiyu and others with him when he inscribed the plaque, he had to drag Baoyu with him. He also had the intention of suppressing Baoyu. Without comparison, there would be no harm. There is no way to beat the opponent by working hard.

Those couplets on the plaques were all recorded in Chinese Pinyin at the beginning of his time travel, and they were kept in the house.

So that night, he immersed himself in memorizing things by rote.

It wasn't until the middle of the night that Qingwen couldn't help but complain that the light was too bright, so he got up and went to bed, punishing the talkative Qingwen and making her babbling at a loss for words.

(End of this chapter)