Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 161

"Get out of the way!"

Amidst the shouts, Wu Haiping led several people forward and finally rescued Li Weijian. When Li Weijian saw that there were still six disciples among the people who greeted him, he was surprised, but he suppressed his heart.

When he turned around and reached the carriage, he saw a Rongguo Mansion carriage parked behind his own carriage. The curtain was opened, and a young man in brocade clothes was seen coming down. He smiled at Li Weijian from a distance and cupped his hands: "Brother Jian will definitely win this time. Brother Yu, I would like to congratulate you first."

"Second Brother Lian?" Li Weijian smiled and greeted him, asking, "Why are Second Brother Lian here?"

Jia Lian then smiled and said: "I was going to see Brother Jian off that day, but your sister-in-law said that she was afraid of causing Brother Jian to make mistakes again by mobilizing troops like this. If he doesn't do well in the exam, wouldn't it be my fault? Now Qiu Wei It’s already passed, so I’m going to welcome you.”

"Sorry for bothering you, Brother Lian." After saying a few words, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Yan's carriage and horses still there. Li Weijian expressed his annoyance and went to see Yan Fengzhen first. The two servants didn't know whether to laugh or cry, they only said that the second young master was not in the car now.

Li Weijian waited for a moment before he saw Yan Fengzhen coming out of the alley with his belly full. When he got closer, Li Weijian asked: "Brother Jing Wen, are you... suffering from dysentery?"

Yan Fengzhen waved his hands with a grimace: "Don't mention it! I was really curious about the taste of that rice, so I took a few bites, but who would have thought that I would get upset when I turned around?"

"what?"

"It's strange, why did the person who was waiting for the number eat a whole portion but nothing happened?"

Li Weijian couldn't explain that Yan Fengzhen, who lived in fine clothes and well-fed meals, had no other flora in his stomach. He was just afraid that others would eat everything and the flora would be messy, so he was naturally not afraid of unclean food.

After comforting Yan Fengzhen for a while, the second young master felt a faint pain in his stomach again, so he had to urge his servants to send him back to his residence.

Li Weijian turned around and spoke to Jia Lian again, and then the two of them got into the carriage and headed back to Rongguo Mansion. The two of them talked casually on the road. Jia Lian seemed casual, but in fact he was respectful.

After listening to Li Weijian's words a few days ago, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng pooled together two thousand taels of silver and bought Xishan Coal Mine shares at the lowest price. It's only been a month since then. Due to the entry of salt merchants into Beijing, not only water stocks but also Xishan Coal Mining stocks have risen by more than [-]%.

This is equivalent to not being promising, and the couple earned four hundred taels of silver for nothing - which is worth two collars to Wang Xifeng.

The capital worshiped Li Weijian as the God of Wealth, and knew that Li Weijian had a good relationship with King Zhongyong, so the two couples wanted to become friends. On weekdays, Jia Lian welcomes and delivers guests, and Wang Xifeng serves as the housekeeper. Li Weijian's share is never withheld.

The two of them also knew that Li Weijian had built another house and were afraid that he would move out after autumn, so their attitude became more and more eager.

When they returned to Rongguo Mansion, a young man came forward to invite him and said, "Fourth Brother Jian, the eldest master, the eldest master, and the eldest master Dongfu Zhen are all waiting in the study outside the master."

Practical learning of Qiu Wei is also Qiu Wei. After passing it, people will be promoted. Ning Rong's second mansion set up private schools, and the Jia family's children studied numerously, but except for Jia Jing and Jia Zhu, none of them could excel.

After all, Li Weijian was an in-law in the Rongguo Mansion. Jia She, Jia Zheng, and Jia Zhen would naturally have to intervene in such a big matter.

Li Weijian and Jia Lian arrived at Jia Zhengwai's study and saw Jia She and Jia Zheng sitting at the top, while Jia Zhen sat down with them. The eldest master, Jia She, had glaring eyes and a strange smile. The elder Jia Zheng, as always, only briefly asked about the outcome; on the contrary, Jia Zhen said a lot.

After a long while, Jia Zhen only said: "Looking at how confident brother Jian is, I expect that the autumn period will be fine. When the autumn period is over, the elder brother will definitely hold a banquet to celebrate brother Jian."

Li Weijian thanked Jia Zhen and then walked out of the study. Jia Lian went to do other things, and Li Weijian Shiran entered the Yimen.

As a result, just after passing through Yimen, Jia Mu's eldest maid Yuanyang had been waiting here all morning.

He came up and said with a smile: "I wish Fourth Master Jian to win the title of Toad Palace and be named on the gold list."

"Thank you, Miss Yuanyang, for lending me your kind words."

Yuanyang smiled and said, "When I learned that Fourth Brother Jian had left the Gongyuan, the old lady sent me to wait here. Fourth Brother Jian, I'm afraid the old lady has been waiting for a long time."

"Don't bother the old lady to wait too long, let's go now."

Li Weijian followed Yuanyang, passed through the hall, the hanging flower door, and along the hand corridor to Jia Mu's main room. From a distance, I could hear people talking and laughing. When I went inside, I saw that not only Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang were there, but also the eldest sisters Li Wan and Wang Xifeng. Not to mention Sanchun, Daiyu and Baochai, even Xue Auntie and Baoyu are both there.

Li Weijian smiled and stepped forward to salute: "I have met the old lady. I have troubled you all to wait for a long time, but it is my fault."

Sitting on the soft couch, Jia Mu smiled and said, "Everyone is worried about Brother Jian's fate. How is it? Have you answered all the questions?"

Li Weijian smiled and nodded: "The questions were not difficult, and I answered them all."

"That's good, that's good." Mother Jia turned to Li Wan with a smile and said, "Brother Zhu's daughter-in-law, Brother Jian is sure of success this time, so he will have a good time to celebrate in the future."

Li Wan nodded in agreement, but his eyes were filled with pearls. After all, he had been raised by his side since he was a child, as if he were his biological brother, and his life experience was so pitiful. Now that he has made a career, Li Wan naturally feels proud and has mixed feelings.

After Li Weijian sat down, the Rongqing Hall chatted with me and Wang Xifeng made jokes from time to time, which was very lively.

Li Weijian had a smile on his face and observed carefully. Then I saw that Jia Mu was really happy for him, not to mention the eldest sister Li Wan. Mrs. Wang smiled but didn't care much. On the other hand, Mrs. Xing, why did she smile so happily? Do you still stare at yourself and observe yourself from time to time?

Thinking of the strange look in the eyes of the elder Jia She just now, Li Weijian's heart sank... Yes, autumn has passed, and I am afraid that the couple will turn around and mention the second girl's marriage.

He immediately put the matter aside - without him having to say anything, his eldest sister Li Wan and uncle Li Shouzhong would never agree to the marriage.

Looking at the others, Baoyu showed little interest, Xichun was confused and confused, Tanchun clasped his hands together in praise, and the two girls had lingering affection in their eyes.

Daiyu smiled with relief. Although she did not believe in gods and Buddhas, she prayed to the gods and Buddhas all over the sky every time she had free time these days to bless her fourth brother Jian for his title on the gold medal list. Now seeing Li Weijian's calm appearance, she thought Qiu Wei was fine, so she felt a little relieved;

Sister Bao is in another situation. That day, my brother Xue Pan's careless words suddenly woke up Sister Bao. In the past, it was only said that it would take many years for Li Weijian to become successful, and there would be no time to protect the Xue family; but now, looking back, autumn has passed, the body of a judge is in hand, the net worth is millions, and the people who come and go are the Zhongyong King and the Minister of Punishment. The characters are simply lurking in the abyss, just waiting to soar into the sky!

Because of Xue Pan's lawsuit, Sister Bao saw the ugly behavior of the elder Jia She and Aunt Wang. They were pretending to be for the good of the Xue family, but in fact they were just coveting the Xue family's money.

This has been the case for many years of old relatives. With the Xue family's current white body, if she can't marry into a treasure, she will at most find someone with high status and settle down to marry. How can she not covet the Xue family's money?

Looking at Li Weijian again, he is full of advantages! He is a progressive man and has a net worth of millions, but he may not look down on the little money of the Xue family at all. Moreover, she is about the same age as Sister Bao. If she marries him and has King Zhongyong and Yan Shilang taking care of her, the Xue family will not be ruined.

A few years later, Li Weijian soared into the sky, and there was no telling how the Xue family could be rich for several more generations. Sister Bao didn't show any concern at all. She only glanced at Li Weijian furtively, then gritted her teeth secretly. Everything is fine, but I have done evil to others before, so what should I do now? And it’s hard to explain to my mother... In Aunt Xue’s eyes, only people with a family background like Rongguo Mansion are candidates for marriage.

No matter how prosperous Li Weijian is, he is just an upstart who gained power once.

Sister Bao then thought that if fourth brother Jian could get a title, then she would have something to say with Aunt Xue. She secretly glanced at Baoyu, who was not interested, and saw that Zhuyu was in front of her. In the eyes of sister Yu Bao, Baoyu was just a naughty boy from a wealthy family.

After talking for a long time, Wang Xifeng said: "Old lady, Brother Jian has been taking the exam for three days in a row. I'm afraid he will be tired by now. I don't think it's better to let Brother Jian go back and rest first. When the results are released, let's go further." Give a banquet.”

Jia Mu nodded repeatedly: "Brother Feng is still considerate. Brother Jian, please go back and have a rest."

Li Weijian stood up and left, cupping his hands and saying, "The junior will go back first. To be honest with the old lady, I was detained in that cell for three days, and now I'm afraid I have a smell on my body."

After talking and laughing, Li Weijian came out of Rongqing Hall. After walking not far, I heard someone behind me saying, "Brother Jian!"

The one I originally chased was the eldest sister Li Wan, but when I looked back, it was the eldest wife Mrs. Xing.

Could it be that Mrs. Xing is impatient to mention the second girl’s marriage now?

While Li Weijian was thinking about it, Mrs. A factory?"

There is no airtight wall, and I don’t know who informed the old man and his wife about this.

Li Weijian smiled and said, "It does happen. Auntie, can you give me some advice?"

Mrs.

Li Weijian felt disgusted, he still hadn't paid back the eight thousand taels of silver. Where did he get the money to invest?

Because of this, Li Weijian said with a bitter face: "Auntie only knows one, but not the other. Does Auntie know what my factory is going to make?"

"How do I know this?"

"Steam engine. This is a new thing. The investment is not small. I think my aunt has heard about it, and I am afraid that it will not be put into production in half a year. After calculation, we have to open up sales. This is a one-year-old thing that can only get out but not get in. I privately I’m not sure whether I’ll make a profit or lose money. If my aunt wants to get involved, my nephew will definitely welcome it.”

"Ah? This—"

Mrs. Xing had only heard of steam engines, but had never seen one. Where can I get it and make money? Then I thought about it, something seemed wrong. Why would Li Weijian set up a factory if he didn't make money?

"Since you're not sure whether you can make money or not, why do you insist on running this steam engine factory?"

Li Weijian said: "It's just a trial. I don't need to pay any money, so I can take [-]% of the shares."

"And other things?"

Li Weijian's words were half truthful. According to the agreement with a group of Shanxi and Huizhou merchants, the imperial government contributed [-]%, the merchants contributed [-]%, and Li Weijian contributed [-]%. With the addition of technology, he monopolized [-]% of the shares.

"This -" Seeing the certainty of Li Weijian's words, Mrs. .”

Li Weijian stopped and watched Mrs. Xing go away, with a smile on his face and a sneer in his heart. That factory was Li Weijian's foundation. He bought shares when he wanted to use money. What a dream!

At that moment, Li Weijian returned to the small courtyard in the northeast along the winding road. Four maids were waiting in the courtyard early to greet him. Seeing him coming back, he quickly hugged him.

This one said: "Fourth Master, I must not have slept well these days. The bed has been made long ago. Would you like Fourth Master to sleep for a while first?"

The one said: "My Fourth Master must not have eaten well. Where can I find someone who only eats some snacks and noodles? I go to the kitchen to look for Sister-in-law Liu, and I always come back with a few of the Fourth Master's favorite foods."

Another said: "Young Master, eh... Why does the Young Master smell so good and smell so bad? I understand. I will prepare some water and wait for the Young Master to take a bath first."

Only Xiangling couldn't come forward, she just stood aside and stared at Li Weijian with a smile. Li Weijian pulled this person's hand, touched that person's face, and entered the main room like a star holding the moon.

After chatting with a few maids for a while, I quickly took a bath, and then slept soundly with Xiangling in my arms.

This autumn, the exam will start in August and the results will be released in September. The actual school is a little late, and it is estimated that the results will not be released until mid-to-late September. It is calculated that Li Weijian has a full month to spare.

Although it was said that Qiu Wei had passed, the results had not yet been released, and Li Weijian could not move out of Rongguo Mansion. Because he only rested for one day, Li Weijian ran back to his home and continued to boil the latex with Yan Fengzhen. They tried adding graphite, ink, and toner respectively, and waited for the test results.

Several days passed in a row, and Li Weijian was nowhere to be seen, just like before autumn. Mrs.

If this matter is not mentioned, then another thing must be mentioned.

That day, Li Wan rushed back to his house in the middle of the afternoon. He had just sat down and was about to review Lang Geer's homework when the maid came to report that the eldest wife was visiting.

Li Wan was extremely surprised. She usually lived in seclusion and rarely interacted with the eldest wife. Most of the visitors were three sisters-in-law, but I didn’t know which play the eldest lady was singing in?

At that moment, she did not dare to neglect, and personally welcomed Mrs. Xing into the house. When the two of them were seated, the maid served tea. Mrs. My brother is now fourteen or fifteen years old, so he should have agreed to get married next year, right?"

Li Wan said: "This matter is not urgent. Listening to Brother Jian's ambition, we have to wait until spring is over."

The eldest lady put down the tea cup and said, "How can this be possible? Brother Jian will be awarded the Jinshi later. It is rare for people who follow the influence to give his own daughter to him. How can he make people feel at ease if he doesn't know the origin?"

(End of this chapter)