Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 204 What he did

Jinling.

After crossing the Jiangdong Bridge and entering the outer city through the Jiangdong Gate, the Imperial Guards accompanying them from the car looked around. Li Weijian had been with the Imperial Guard day and night, and was now quite familiar with it, so he said to the Imperial Guard, "Geng Tong, what are you looking at?"

Geng Tong said cheerfully: "Sir, it is said that Qinhuai is the most prosperous within ten miles of Jinling. I heard it is nearby..."

Li Weijian was happy and said: "It's still far away. My old house is by Mochou Lake, and Mochou Lake is connected to the Qinhuai River."

Another imperial guard from behind took two quick steps, came up and slapped Geng Tong on the back of the head: "You kid, do you want to see the Qinhuai River? When you were in Yangzhou, you just stared at the boat on the small Qinhuai River. I don't even bother to expose you!" "

Li Weijian said: "Brothers, you have worked hard with me, and you must have a good time when you get to Jinling. Haining!"

Wu Haining came in response: "Master's orders."

Li Weijian ordered: "For one thousand taels of silver, I can have fun with my brothers in the imperial army... Well, don't go to the boat, I'm afraid it won't be enough if I take one thousand taels of silver."

There was laughter all around, and then an officer took the lead and shouted: "Thank you, Mr. Li, for winning the prize!"

Li Weijian turned around and said to the man in his forties next to him: "Brother Xin was happy with Lin'er last year. I prepared a gift for you. Brother Xin, don't forget to take it back later."

This person is Li Xinming, the second son of Li Shouzhong. He is in his early forties. He was detained by Li Shouzhong and refused to let him go. Now he teaches at Ganlu Academy.

Li Xinming withdrew his envious gaze, looked at Li Weijian and said, "Fourth brother is too polite. This is not the first time for me -"

"We brothers should not see each other outside. I heard from Qingwen that uncle and aunt are in good health recently?"

Li Xinming nodded and said: "My father is getting old, and it is difficult when the seasons change from autumn to winter. Now that it is summer, I am recovering again... I used to be very angry when I scolded my elder brother a few days ago."

Li Weijian burst out laughing. Brother Chong can be said to be an old tree sprouting new shoots. Who would have thought that Brother Chong, who has a temperament like an uncle, would keep fighting with the prostitutes on the Qinhuai River and make things chaotic? For the sake of being a prostitute, I would rather get scolded by my uncle and still make a fuss about divorcing my wife.

Sure enough, Neo-Confucianism is not something humans learn. It maintains natural principles, destroys human desires, and extremely suppresses one's own desires. It is like a spring. The more suppressed it is on a daily basis, the crazier it will be when it rebounds!

Brother Chong is proof of this. It’s not because his eldest aunt took care of things, but for the sake of a woman, Brother Chong, who was running for fifty years, could abandon his family and career.

After passing Jiangdong Gate, the car turns into a trail and winds along the east bank of Mochou Lake. It was mid-May, and the shore of Mochou Lake was lined with green willows and crowded with tourists. There were lots of green lotuses on the lake, painted boats were wandering around, and the faint sound of female prostitutes playing and singing floated over.

The powder of the Six Dynasties, the city of Jinling seems to always be filled with the scent of powder.

After turning around a nunnery, a garden suddenly appeared in front of us. The man guarding the door saw the frame of the carriage and hurriedly sent someone inside to report it.

When they arrived at the door, Li Weijian and Li Xinming got out of the car, and the servant greeted the general with a smile: "Second Master, Fourth Master!"

Li Weijian glanced at the old servant with a smile and said, "Lao Luo, are you getting richer and richer?"

Then Lao Luo narrowed his eyes and bowed and said: "Thanks to Fourth Master, the little one eats well and sleeps soundly, so won't he be blessed with weight? Second Master and Fourth Master, please come quickly. Master, wife, and two girls are all waiting?" "

"Sister Wen and Sister Qi are here too?"

Li Xinming also said: "My mother has been looking forward to it since early in the morning. Fourth brother, don't delay. I'll see my mother first."

Several people were talking as they entered the house, turned around the inner ceremony door, and saw a group of orioles and about forty ladies waiting behind the door. It was Mrs. Liang, the step-wife of uncle Li Shouzhong!

The second brother Li Xinming hurriedly stepped forward and said politely: "Mother."

Li Weijian secretly cursed that the age difference between the two was not big, and Li Weijian would not have been able to complain. However, the etiquette is like this at this time, and the second brother seems to be used to it.

Mr. Liang only nodded slightly and stared straight at Li Weijian with his almond-shaped eyes. With a smile on his face, Li Weijian quickly stepped forward and bowed his head to the ground: "My nephew, Li Weijian, has met my aunt!"

Mrs. Liang's eyes were red, she stepped forward to help Li Weijian, and said in a trembling voice: "Okay, okay, Brother Jian is ready to make a career!"

After all, they have been raised by my side since childhood, and their friendship is certainly extraordinary.

The two young girls behind him looked at Li Weijian happily and said hello at the same time: "Brother Jian!"

Li Weijian met Mr. Liang, turned his head to see the two girls, and said with a smile, "Sister Wen and Sister Qi are getting more and more provocative."

Mrs. Liang then said: "The sun is shining right now, so don't talk here. Brother Jian is tired from traveling and traveling. He walked around from north to south this time. I went to see your uncle and go and rest for a while."

Li Weijian smiled and said: "Auntie really looks down on my nephew. Not to mention that the journey is either by car, boat, or on foot. My nephew can withstand it."

"Hun said, even if the road is thousands or tens of thousands of miles, even if it is made of iron, you can't hold it, so you are just trying to show off!" Mrs. Liang was angry and couldn't understand her hatred. She reached out and nodded Li Weijian's head, and immediately felt that something was wrong. .

Brother Jian is now not only an official, but also a knight. He is no longer the monkey he used to be. It's hard to poke Brother Jian's head with your fingers.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Li Weijian saying with a smile: "My eldest sister has learned all about the one-finger Zen technique for which she is famous. My nephew is in the capital, and his head is poked by his eldest sister all the time."

Mrs. Liang immediately felt relieved, thinking that no matter what title Brother Jian was given, he would always be that careless monkey. Because he said angrily: "Brother Jian, what are you talking about? Your eldest sister has complained a lot in her letters! Brother Jian is now an official and a knight, so he can't be as naughty as before."

Li Qi heard the words and echoed: "That's right, the fourth brother broke the mulberry tree the year before last, turned around and wrongfully accused our sister of breaking it, which made my mother beat her hard!"

Li Weijian burst into laughter and said, "The mulberries have gone into both of your stomachs. If I don't beat you, who will I beat?"

The group of people chatted and laughed, and walked toward the house with Liang and Li Weijian in tow. After a while, we entered the courtyard and in a blink of an eye we were in front of the main house.

From a distance, he saw an old man sitting inside and caught a glimpse of Li Weijian. The old man raised his hands on the table as if to get up, but then he picked up the tea cup and took a slow sip of tea.

Li Weijian entered, lifted up his robe and knelt down, "Uncle, my nephew Li Weijian is polite."

Li Shouzhong suppressed his emotion, agreed with a straight face, and said, "I don't need to be polite. Brother Jian, please get up."

Liang seemed to be going through menopause. Seeing Li Shouzhong pretending like this, he frowned.

When Li Weijian sat down, Li Shouzhong asked: "How did the errands go when you were ordered to go south this time?"

Li Weijian briefly talked about the sugar and cement affairs. Li Shouzhong didn't know about the previous one because Guangzhou was too far away, but the cement affairs shocked the south of the Yangtze River and countless gentry worked for it. Even the Li family's old house was begged by Jinling gentry. I came here just to buy some cement stocks.

Mr. Li Shouzhong's Taoist temperament is the most disdainful of Qiqiao's obscene skills, but this cement business is different. Building stone ponds saves most of the throwing costs. Correcting river courses and building stone ponds will not only prevent water hazards, but also restore polder fields. This is a great thing that benefits the country and the people.

Because Li Shouzhong just doesn't want to see practical learning anymore, he can't be proud of it. However, Li Shouzhong would not show it in front of his nephew.

Li Weijian had said these two things, and then added: "My nephew will go to Dangtu in two days to see if an iron factory can be set up there."

Li Shouzhong nodded slightly and asked: "Lin Yansi has been a favor to you. Have you ever visited Lin Yansi in Yangzhou this time?"

"Go back to uncle, I've seen it. Uncle Lin's condition is very bad, I'm afraid it's only been a few months."

Li Shouzhong frowned and said, "What a pity..."

Lin Ruhai was a high-ranking official in the imperial examinations and also served in the imperial examinations. He was born in Qingliu. Li Shouzhong had no contact with him, but he was naturally close to him. After sighing, Li Shouzhong turned to say, "I've been reading the Di newspaper recently."

"I saw it." Li Weijian agreed bravely, thinking to himself that he still had to mention his mentor.

"Hmph, that teacher of yours has done many unjust things. This time he was thrown into the heavenly prison. I am sorry for you now, but in the previous government, he would have been skinned and stuffed with grass! Brother Jian is so old that he often doesn't know people well. I still have a few old friends in the court, so I will send a letter to my brother Jian to expose the whereabouts of this beast, so that I can cut him off and avoid getting into trouble."

Li Weijian smiled and said nothing. This was still his uncle who raised him. If it had been anyone else, Li Weijian would have spit out it! You know what, just cut? Besides, if he has already become a disciple, and now he turns against him, how will the world view him, Li Weijian?

Mrs. Liang saw the discomfort on Li Weijian's face, so she frowned and advised, "Sir, Brother Jian has just returned from a long journey, why don't you let him rest for a while?"

Li Shouzhong said nothing and said: "And Jia Lian, since he arrived in Jinling, he has been sleeping in flowers and willows at home every day, which is really miserable. I heard that you are on good terms with him? It's better not to interact with children from such a dandy family in the future." "

Li Weijian secretly sighed, no wonder the sage didn't want to see his uncle. Such Taoist gentlemen, who are old-fashioned and have no political wisdom at all, are really useless to the country and the people.

Li Weijian only agreed, and Li Shouzhong said: "That's all, we'll talk about other things later. You can go down and put things away first."

Mrs. Liang hurriedly said: "Brother Jian's yard is always cleaned by someone. It just so happened that your maid Xiu Ying said yesterday that she was going to visit relatives and would not come back until tomorrow. Brother Ming, take Brother Jian with you. Go and settle down, I’ll have a few words with the master.”

Li Xinming stood up and led Li Weijian out. Li Wen and Li Qi followed him silently. They left the main room and headed towards the side courtyard without mentioning anything.

After they left, Mrs. Liang's face suddenly lost her smile, turned her head and said angrily:

"Old guy! Brother Jian is just like your own child, who are you showing off to?"

Li Shouzhong broke through instantly: "You...are unreasonable!"

"Am I being unreasonable?" Mrs. Liang took two steps forward and said aggressively: "I have asked that girl Xiu Ying, why did Brother Jian have the patience to befriend Jia Lian? Jia Lian's daughter-in-law is now in charge of Rongguo Mansion, Brother Jian Isn't it because you have made friends with these two people that they can take care of your daughter?"

Li Shouzhong blinked and was speechless. He has been reading all his life and has never known these twists and turns. Although he couldn't hold his face, he still snorted coldly: "You are like a dog in a fly's camp!"

"Bah! You are so aboveboard. When your daughter was bullied, besides beating your chest, what else did you do?"

Li Shouzhong's face suddenly turned red, he stood up and walked away.

After winning a great victory, Liang ignored Li Shouzhong and only looked at his back and groaned. The maid on the side was worried, so she came over and said, "Madam, I'm afraid the master will have to move to the study again this time."

Mrs. Liang blurted out: "What's the use of him even if he doesn't go to the study?"

The maid blinked and suddenly didn't know how to answer. Mrs. Liang suddenly felt something was wrong and immediately turned around and said, "Let me go take a look at Brother Jian. He has grown a lot. Why is he getting thinner?"

As Liang was about to come out, the maid kept her head down and thought to herself, Madam's words were getting more and more profound. What did she mean by those words just now?

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In the small courtyard, Qingwen and Xiangling arranged their belongings in a familiar manner, while Li Weijian sat aside tiredly.

Li Xinming, Li Wen, and Li Qi just came over to talk for a while, and then they all left. Li Wen and Li Qi also made an appointment with Li Weijian to visit the Confucius Temple together in two days.

Later, aunt Liang came again and brought a cup of iced Tremella and lotus seed soup. She scolded Li Shouzhong in a low voice before leaving.

After sipping the warm tea, he saw Xiangling glance over at him as he was walking, looking like he was hesitating to speak. Li Weijian smiled and said, "Let Wu Haining rest for a day. I will send him to Daru Prefecture early tomorrow morning." .”

Xiangling bit her lip and said, "Fourth Master, I'm not in a hurry."

"You're not in a hurry, I'm in a hurry. It's already mid-May. Let's get these things done quickly so we can return to the capital."

Xiangling gratefully agreed, and just as she was about to speak, a stewardess suddenly came from outside and handed over an invitation, saying it was from outside.

Li Weijian unfolded the invitation and glanced at it a few times, feeling suddenly annoyed. This invitation was sent by Jinling Weaving Zhen Yingjia, inviting Li Weijian to a banquet today, which is a kind of invitation to cleanse him... This invitation is nothing, but the words in it are too wild! There are elders scolding juniors!

Li Weijian had no contact with Zhen Yingjia. One was a doctor and the other was a weaver. They were both in the fifth grade. Even if Li Wan said that, they were just relatives. Where did Zhen Yingjia get the confidence to speak like this?

That's right, this person is probably aware that his mentor has been imprisoned in heaven, and feels that his backer has fallen, so that's why he is so cunning, right?

Li Weijian smiled jokingly, threw the invitation aside and said, "Sister-in-law Zhang, is the person who sent the invitation still there?"

Sister-in-law Zhang replied: "Go back to Fourth Master. I'm waiting in front of the door for Fourth Master to answer."

Li Weijian said: "Just say that I am sick due to the long journey. Thank you Master Zhen for your kindness, but I will not be able to bear it this time."

"this--"

Li Weijian asked: "Sister-in-law Zhang must not miss a single word when telling that person."

"Yes." Sister-in-law Zhang agreed suspiciously.

Qingwen, who was packing her bags, didn't know what was going on, but Xiangling, who was standing by just now, heard it clearly. As soon as Sister-in-law Zhang left, Xiangling couldn't help but said: "Fourth Master, you will offend others by replying like this."

"The son surnamed Zhen looks down on me, and by replying like this, I have given him face. In other words, I have been cultivating myself lately, otherwise I would have been beaten with sticks."

Xiang Ling said: "Don't the fourth masters need to rely on the manpower of Jinling's inner government this time?"

Li Weijian then smiled and said: "The inner government is not just the Jinling Weaving Yamen. Sir, I can also borrow people from other places."

Xiangling heard this and said no more. She was naturally soft-tempered and showy, and it was because Li Weijian wanted to send people to find her mother that she was concerned about everything.

After a while, Li Weijian stood up and stretched his body when he saw Sister-in-law Zhang coming back. Li Weijian frowned and said, "Why, is that person making a fuss?"

Sister-in-law Zhang said hurriedly: "No, that man said some harsh words and left. It was the prefect's Yamen who sent someone to deliver the invitation."

Li Weijian took it and secretly thought that the prefect of Jinling was still Jiahua Jiayu Village. The last time he talked with Lin Ruhai, he forgot to mention this person because he was suffering from serious illness and was in low spirits.

Because of Xue Pan's incident, Li Weijian was quite prejudiced against Jia Yucun. As the saying goes, seeing is believing and hearing is false. This is a good opportunity to observe what kind of person Jia Yucun is.

Seeing that the banquet was scheduled for tomorrow evening, Li Weijian said, "Can I please reply to Sister-in-law Zhang? Just tell me that I will be there on time for the banquet."

Sister-in-law Zhang suddenly let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Fourth Master Jian agreed. As soon as he came back, he first offended Jinling Weaving and then offended the mansion master. The future life of the Li family will probably be difficult.

After resting for a while, Li Weijian found Wu Haining and sent him to the Jia family's old house to look for Jia Lian. He asked Lian's second brother to travel to the Qinhuai River with him the next day.

Qingwen suddenly frowned secretly when she heard this.

Qinhuai, which is ten miles away, is not a good place. Although Fourth Master Jian is a clean and self-sufficient person, there is no doubt that some foxy people will take the opportunity to stick to him.

Qingwen was thinking about how to persuade her in the evening, but unexpectedly, after the dinner, Wu Haining came to report: "Master, unfortunately, Second Master Lian went to Yangzhou and said he just set off yesterday."

Jia Lian went to Yangzhou? That's really unlucky. Li Weijian didn't take it seriously, but Qingwen laughed secretly. I thought to myself, it's good that Second Master Lian went to Yangzhou, and now Fourth Master Jian doesn't have to go to Qinhuai River.

Then, Li Weijian first sent Wu Haining and a few imperial troops to Da Ru Prefecture to look for Xiang Ling's mother. They stayed there until dusk, and then took advantage of the time to attend the banquet.

The carriage entered the inner city from Hanxi Gate, passed through the streets and alleys, and headed towards Sanshan Street.

In terms of wealth, although Jinling is not as rich as Suzhou, it is home to various government offices. The government office of Jiangning County is here, the government office of Jinling Prefecture is here, the government office of Jiangsu governor is here, and the government office of Liangjiang Governor is here.

Most of the government offices are concentrated along the line from Dagonfang, Sanshan Street to Neiqiao Street. The Jinling Prefecture Office is opposite Jinxiu Square.

A moment earlier, the carriage stopped in front of the magistrate's office. Li Weijian Shiran got out of the carriage. There were already friends from the palace waiting here to greet him. When he saw Li Weijian, he hurried forward and said, "But is Mr. Li in person?"

"Exactly."

"I am the minister friend of the Jia family. Today, the master is holding a family banquet in the inner house to welcome Mr. Li. Mr. Li, please come down with me."

Family dinner? For an ordinary reception banquet, just find a restaurant to deal with it. What did Jia Yucun think, how could he treat himself to a family banquet?

Yes, this man was Daiyu's teacher, and he protected Daiyu all the way to the Rongguo Mansion. He had always had a close friendship with Lin Ruhai. He is now on good terms with Lin Ruhai. Does Jia Yucun regard him as his nephew?

Wondering in his heart, Li Weijian kept walking and followed the friend into the door. When he arrived in front of the door of Deyi, he saw a tall figure in casual clothes waiting in front of the door of Yi.

Looking closely, you can see that this man has a round waist and a thick back, a broad face and a square mouth, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, a straight nose and a straight cheek. Although he has a smile on his face, he is full of power in his movements.

"But resurrection?"

Li Weijian's heart suddenly changed, and he immediately smiled and held his hands in the distance: "I have met Mr. Yucun!" (Note 1)

Jia Yucun laughed loudly, stepped forward and grabbed Li Weijian's arm, saying: "When I was last year, I heard that there was a genius in Jinling, but it was a pity that I didn't have the opportunity to meet him. Later, I exchanged letters with Brother Lin, and then I found out that the resurrection was actually related to Brother Lin is old. The name of Resurrection is very popular recently. I can see you today, Resurrection is indeed well-deserved. Haha, please, Resurrection is here, so don’t be polite."

As the saying goes, "Don't hit someone with a smiling face." Seeing Jia Yucun's enthusiasm, Li Weijian took advantage of the situation and said: "Mr. Yucun is so ridiculous. It was just a coincidence that I made such an achievement. I don't deserve such praise from Mr. Yucun."

"Fu Sheng is too self-effacing. Why don't Fu Sheng go around Jinling City and have a look around? I'm afraid that no one among the nobles and gentry will look forward to him."

The two chatted and laughed, passed through the lobby and the second hall and entered the inner house. After passing the third hall, they entered the main room.

The banquet had already been prepared. There was a woman and about twenty people inside. When they saw the two arriving, they hurriedly came out to greet them.

Jia Yucun loosened his grip and said, "This is a clumsy thorn."

When the woman came up to greet her, how could Li Weijian dare to accept her? From Lin Ruhai's point of view, he is a junior. He immediately avoided it and hurriedly saluted: "I've met Madam."

Jia Yucun said: "There are no outsiders here. I won't talk about those customary etiquette when I return to life. Let's go to the table first. Today's banquet is all done by Zhuo Jing."

"Oh? Then you'll have a chance to taste Madam's craftsmanship."

The two of them washed their hands and sat down, exchanged some greetings, and drank a few glasses of wine. Jia Yucun asked, "Have you ever been to Yangzhou before this time?"

Li Weijian stopped his chopsticks and frowned: "I made a special trip to Yangzhou to visit Uncle Lin... Hey, I'm afraid Uncle Lin can survive this for a few months."

Jia Yucun frowned and felt melancholy in his heart: "Brother Lin is so old, it is really a pity."

"The laws of heaven are impermanent."

The two of them had a full drink, and Jia Yucun thought to himself: "I took the liberty to invite Fusheng to my home today. It's really because of my stupidity that I feel uneasy."

"Oh?"

Jia Yucun said: "Will you know Jia Lian of Rongguo Mansion after you are resurrected?"

Li Weijian nodded: "Brother Lian and I have always been good friends."

"So after resurrecting, we know that Jia Lian has been looking for me every now and then for several months?"

Li Weijian became more and more puzzled and asked, "Brother Lian came to look for Mr. Yu? I don't know why?"

"Ha," Jia Yucun smiled contemptuously and said, "Why else? Brother Lin knew that the end was coming, and there were doubts about the whereabouts of my female disciple. Brother Lin had not yet made up his mind about who to entrust Miss Lin to. Jia Lian took the old man from Rongguo Mansion. Taijun's letter came to ask for my guarantee. He said that he will have a good life and raise Miss Lin in the future, and when she has hairpins, she will be married to the one born with jade in her mouth."

Li Weijian frowned when he heard this. He had known that Jia Lian's trip south was not just to escort Daiyu, but he didn't know that he had been ordered by Jia's mother to get Daiyu's marriage certificate.

It was about Daiyu. Li Weijian suppressed the turmoil in his heart and asked in a low voice: "So that's it... I wonder if Mr. Yucun has acted as a guarantee for Brother Lian?"

Jia Yucun slowly shook his head: "If Brother Lin doesn't let go, how can I be a guarantee? Moreover, the decline of Rongguo Mansion has become apparent. The saint has never forgotten the past ten years ago..."

Li Weijian nodded and said, "Mr. Yu Village is very worried."

His mind was spinning, and he thought to himself that if nothing else happened, Lin Ruhai would have no choice. Compared with the ugly face of the Lin family's subordinates, who were desperate, the Rongguo Mansion would at least have more face. And Jia Mu really loved Daiyu, so she knew that the Rongguo Mansion was declining day by day, so she still wrote a marriage letter and promised Daiyu to Baoyu.

Baoyu may not know this, but Jia Mu, Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng, and even Daiyu do. Therefore, when she returned to Rongguo Mansion, Daiyu would pay attention to Baoyu, and Wang Xifeng would joke that Daiyu was the daughter-in-law of the Jia family in the future.

After that, Baoyu and Daiyu understood each other's feelings, and Daiyu settled down and waited for one day to get married to Baoyu. Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened, and it was Baochai who finally married Baoyu, and Daiyu ended up with a "jade belt hanging in the forest."

As Jia Yucun was the sponsor of this marriage, and Daiyu was his female disciple, how could he endure it? Only then did Jia Yucun lead people to raid the Rongguo Mansion...

After straightening out the internal logic, Li Weijian relaxed his brows slightly. Because of Xue Pan's incident, Li Weijian preconceived the idea that Jia Yucun was an ungrateful person. Now that I think about it, it's probably too early to be so preconceived. What kind of person Jia Yucun is, we need to look at it later.

Although he had not received a reply from Lin Ruhai, the letter written by his mentor had been handed over. Li Weijian thought that this time he no longer had to choose between the Lin family and Rongguo Mansion. At least he had one more choice. What Jia Yucun could understand, why couldn't Lin Ruhai understand it?

Thinking about it this way...the advantage is mine!

So he said: "For Mr. Yucun's concern, when I was in Yangzhou before, Uncle Lin also asked me carefully about the situation in Rongguo Mansion. I have explained everything in detail. I guess Uncle Lin must have considerations."

Jia Yucun frowned and said, "That's very good. Come, resurrect and drink this cup."

"Mr. Yucun, please."

After the two had a drink, they stopped talking about this matter and turned to talk about the court situation. They inevitably mentioned the salt policy and then Lin Ruhai.

Jia Yucun said melancholy: "Young Duo needed Brother Lin's help to recover, and now we are in this situation. But... Brother Lin suffered this disaster before he even repaid him."

Li Weijian's mind turned around and he said, "I heard that Mr. Yucun got Uncle Lin's letter and the help of Rongguo Mansion that day to restore the prefecture of Jinling?"

Jia Yucun blinked: "Where do you start talking about resurrection? At that time, Qian Tianguan, the official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was Brother Lin's master, so he had the help of Qian Tianguan for his recovery. Jia Cunzhou just invited me to come to his door, so there is no way to talk about it. Go to Xiang to help."

"I see, ha, I'm afraid I remembered it wrong."

That's right now! No wonder Jia Yucun didn't show off his dignity to the Rongguo Mansion, but dared to take Lin Ruhai's route to get his lover back!

The Jia family was indeed known as the Jia Ban Dynasty back then, but ten years later, they were still able to instigate the Minister of Civil Affairs, which was a bit too much. If so, the emperor would have to open one eye even when sleeping, for fear of being replaced by the Jia family.

The two of them exchanged cups. Jia Yucun briefly mentioned the government affairs, but never mentioned Yan Xiyao's imprisonment. Then he mentioned the cement business and praised Li Weijian for being good.

Then he asked: "Jinling is the hometown of Fusheng. Fusheng should not favor one over the other. Then Suzhou has cement services, so Jinling must purchase water and cement services."

Li Weijian said: "Mr. Yucun is giving me a hard time. To be honest with Mr. Yucun, I originally intended to build an iron factory in Pawn Tu, and I will check it out in a few days. If it can be done, I will definitely write to the court and implore the court. Allocate money and food to prepare the iron factory."

Jia Yucun blinked and praised: "Okay, then it all depends on resurrection."

Li Weijian observed the words and expressions, and had another thought in his mind. I'm afraid this iron factory doesn't care about Jia Yucun. Come to think of it, the iron factory is under the jurisdiction of the inner government, and all taxes paid are the accounts of the inner government and have nothing to do with the local area.

If an iron factory is indeed set up in Ma'anshan, it will only benefit the people everywhere. Unlike the cement factory, it looks like it is a Qingyun Ladder built for local officials. No wonder Jia Yucun is not very enthusiastic.

At the moment, the two of them exchange cups and cups, enjoying themselves happily. This banquet did not disperse until nightfall.

When Jia Yucun sent Li Weijian out of the mansion, Li Weijian pretended to be too drunk and got into the carriage. The carriage drove two streets. Li Weijian, who had closed his eyes to rest, opened his eyes and suddenly regained his clarity. How could he still be half drunk?

Through this contact, Li Weijian basically knew who Jia Yucun was.

I'm afraid this person didn't even tell the truth! Although Jia Yucun concealed himself extremely well, he could not hide his pride... To be more precise, this person was born with a backbone of his head, and he was probably a duplicitous person who spoke his words but kept his secrets.

All that he said just now was just to get closer to Li Weijian. What he was really concerned about was the cement business! With the cement business, bridges and embankments built, he, Jia Shifei, could rise to prominence.

Although Li Weijian is not a good person, he hates bad guys very much. After all, there is only naked hatred between peers. Such duplicitous people must be careful in the future to avoid being stabbed in the back.

But for Jia Lian, Li Weijian thought, because of himself, Lin Ruhai had one more choice, so Jia Yucun had not yet provided guarantee, so Jia Lian should not be able to get Daiyu's marriage certificate this time, right?

As the saying goes, caring leads to chaos. Thinking of this, Li Weijian couldn't help but feel depressed. I don’t know what Lin Ruhai is worried about. After all, he is still young and successful. With such a good choice here, what is Lin Ruhai still hesitating about?

It's a pity that I have to go to Ma'anshan in two days because of my busy schedule. Otherwise, I really want to return to Yangzhou immediately and ask Lin Ruhai face to face what his intentions are.

The carriage left the inner city and soon arrived at the Li family's residence by Mochou Lake. Li Weijian was still in bed, but his aunt Liang never slept peacefully. When I learned about his return, I naturally came over to chat with him. Li Weijian laughed and talked for a long time, and then he had to sit free.

Xiu Ying led Bi Tong back now, and Bi Tong went down to settle down. While Xiu Ying was helping Li Weijian wash up, she was chattering about the situation at her second sister's house.

Xiu Ying, a silly girl, said cheerfully: "I don't know, sir, but my second brother-in-law has a different look this time. He greets everyone every day without saying anything, but he knows that I am going back today, and he even killed a duck before leaving. .”

Li Weijian said: "If you are poor in the busy city, no one cares about you, but if you are rich in the mountains, you have distant relatives."

"Isn't that the truth?" Xiu Ying picked up the washbasin and was about to go out. After a moment, she came in with foot washing water. He took off Li Weijian's shoes and socks, rubbed them and said, "From now on, the second sister will be able to speak more forcefully, and Granny Diao won't dare to bully the second sister too much." After a pause, he said, "Yes, today In the afternoon, many gentlemen came to the house to hand over messages, and they all seemed to be looking for the Fourth Master. The Master was so troubled that he simply closed the door and thanked the guests. Master, will the Master not delay things like this? "

Li Weijian smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it's just a break. Hey, I won't have two days of free time. I have to go to Dangtu Mountain to have a look in a few days."

"Master, are you still leaving?"

"Well, I'm going to do some business this time, and I'm still in the mountains, so I won't take you with me."

Xiu Ying pursed her lips, wiped Li Weijian's feet, and went out with the basin. After a while, he returned, rustlingly took off his clothes and climbed onto the bed. He stayed quiet for a while and then became tired.

Li Weijian nodded his eyebrows and said, "Sir, I drank wine today and I really can't bear to move."

Xiu Ying calmed down for a moment, then came over again and whispered in a low voice: "You don't need me to move, I, I just need to move."

　Note 1: Jiayu Village, named Jiahua, courtesy name Shifei, and nicknamed Yucun.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)