Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 227 The gap between aunt and nephew

Xiang Ling hurriedly leaned over to pick up the paper and put it in the book as if nothing had happened. Looking up, he saw a blush on Daiyu's face. If she made any more jokes, she would be extremely embarrassed.

Because Xiang Ling only pursed her lips and smiled and said nothing. Daiyu was about to say something else, but Xue Yan behind him did not see the girl's face and said hurriedly: "Girl, don't forget the sachet."

Daiyu was still keeping a straight face at first, but when she said this, she suddenly lost her temper and said angrily: "You are so talkative! That sachet is just an ordinary one. I thought about it and embroidered a good one before giving it away."

Xue Yan then persuaded: "The girl embroidered it with her own hands, stitch by stitch, so it is naturally the best." Knowing that Daiyu was shy, she hurriedly found it out of the box and stuffed it into Xiangling's hand: "Keep it away, don't let outsiders see it. ”

Xiangling nodded in agreement, and Daiyu said with a straight face: "Since you want to learn to write poetry, I have to ask you if you have read any poetry?"

Xiangling put the book on the table aside, carefully put the sachet into her sleeves, and said: "In the past two years, I have been reading Fourth Master Jian's books, and occasionally bought two. Mostly, I read Lu Fangweng, Lao Du, Li Qinglian, Tao Yuanming’s, the rest have only been read intermittently.”

Daiyu smiled and said: "This saves trouble. You read Wang Mojie first, and then read Ying, Xie, Ruan, Geng, Bao and others. You are also a very smart person. It doesn't take a year. After all, you don’t have to worry about not being a poet anymore!”

Xiangling smiled and said, "In that case, good girl, just take out this book for me. I'll take it back and read a few songs at night."

When Daiyu heard about it, she ordered Zijuan to bring Wang Youcheng's Five Character Rhythm, handed it to Xiangling, and said: "Just look at the ones with red circles, I chose them, and read one of them." I don't understand. If you, Aunt Fu, come to see me again, I will just talk to you."

He also thought to himself that if the Rongguo Mansion was like this, then the Ningguo Mansion would probably spend a lot of money in mourning for the Qin family. Although Jia Zhen is absurd and arrogant on the inside, she is experienced at least outside and is not easy to fool. If you want to plot against Ningguo Mansion, Jia Zhen is not a good candidate, but you can focus on Jia Rong.

It's hard to say this. Although Sister Feng is openly criticizing Aunt Xue, who doesn't know that she is secretly mocking Mrs. Wang?

When it was time to prepare, the servants came to report that the banquet was prepared in the flower hall, so Jia Zheng asked Li Weijian to go first. Li Weijian resigned and left. When he came out of Dewai's study, he originally wanted to enter the inner house through the small door of Baoyu's study. After walking for a while, he went straight to Dejia's mother's courtyard.

Ping'er then said: "Fourth Master Jian is a righteous man. Since he is on good terms with Second Mistress, he won't care about trivial matters."

Unexpectedly, there was a figure parked at the corner door. Seeing Li Weijian heading towards the small door, the figure immediately lowered his voice and said, "Fourth Master Jian, please come over here."

It wasn't until the old lady and the maid came to invite them that Daiyu and Xiangling suddenly realized that an hour or two had passed without checking.

According to Ping'er, there isn't much money left in the public house. It's already winter and there's no other income, so don't we have to make some calculations?

Li Weijian became more and more surprised and said, "My wife actually agreed?"

It was still early in the day, so Li Weijian looked closely and realized that this person was actually Ping'er who was next to Wang Xifeng. Seeing the eagerness on his face, he secretly thought that something must be looking for him. Because Li Weijian turned to the corner door next to the Yi Gate, the two of them walked one after the other to the front of the southward hall before asking: "Miss Ping'er, are you looking for me?"

Ping'er agreed, followed Wang Xifeng, and asked: "Grandma, what did Mrs. Cai say just now?"

Li Weijian blinked and thought that this was in line with Jia She's temperament. If he himself couldn't get a good son, then others shouldn't think about it either. It's a typical example of harming others without benefiting oneself. He pretended to be confused and said: "Take back the public house? What are you talking about? My second sister-in-law is the partner with me, what does it have to do with the public house? Besides, it is my wife who is in charge of the house now... My wife will never agree to such nonsense. Is it something?"

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Ping'er is currently wearing a silver-bottomed lake blue cloud-head bamboo leaf pattern collared satin collar with narrow sleeves, a fish-belly white eyebrow coat with stand-up collar underneath, and a dark green satin horse-faced skirt underneath. She is neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, and her face is kind and charming.

Li Weijian hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, just cover it up a little, the lord and madam will never come to push me."

Ping'er also said angrily: "My wife is so unreasonable!"

Li Weijian nodded, turned around and walked leisurely. The reason why he stopped talking to Ping'er just now is because he established his character as a gentleman early on. Gentleman, how can you repay a favor?

Ping'er nodded repeatedly: "I see, we have already discussed this with Fourth Master Jian."

Xiangling studied it carefully and found something she didn't understand, so she quickly asked Daiyu for advice. As soon as I saw it, the sun turned westward and I saw Shen Shi.

Now the situation is different. Li Weijian is a second-class uncle and a doctor of the fifth rank. He is superior to Jia Zheng no matter what. Because Jia Zheng never mentioned the government affairs and only talked with the Qing guests. Mr. Zheng is uncomfortable in his heart, so he cannot explain it to outsiders.

Li Weijian was not invited the previous time, and Jia Zheng had been worn out by the minister for a long time, and even now it was not smooth. But Mr. Zheng has a stubborn temper and a very good face. The more he is like this, the more stubborn he becomes and refuses to ask Li Weijian to intervene.

Wang Xifeng said: "My wife made a good calculation and said that I would take my stock back to the public first and treat it as a loan. After three or five years, when my family recovers, they will pay me back the interest. How much money is the interest?"

Xiangling took the book of poems, thinking that it was still early, so she ignored everything else and started reading. Daiyu saw this and looked up to Xiangling a little more.

After a while, I heard the jingle of the ring, the cotton curtain opened, and it was indeed Wang Xifeng who stepped out. Wang Xifeng's eyes were still red at this moment. When she caught a glimpse of Ping'er, she suddenly became nervous and her brows could not help but frown.

Wang Xifeng pulled Ping'er's sleeves and asked hurriedly: "Have you met Brother Jian?"

Ping'er suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "That's good. Fourth Master will take the first step, and I still have to find Second Grandma's reply."

Not mentioning that Li Weijian left in deep thought all the way, he said that Ping'er said goodbye to Li Weijian and turned around to wait for his second mistress Wang Xifeng near the hall.

Wang Xifeng couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I owe brother Jian again. I'm afraid I won't be able to pay him back even if I serve him a few drinks."

Ping'er was extremely embarrassed, and he stopped talking several times.

When Ping'er saw the maid and mother-in-law accompanying him, he didn't want to talk too much. He immediately nodded heavily. Wang Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed his brows.

But he said that Li Weijian had talked with Sanchun and Baochai for a long time, and Yuanyang came to report that Mr. Zheng had returned home and was about to see Li Weijian. Li Weijian immediately went to the outer study room and talked with Jia Zheng for a long time.

Then he quickly tidied up a little, put on his outer cloak and went to the big flower hall ahead.

Ping'er looked around and said hurriedly: "Just now, the eldest master sent someone to look for the fourth master, and he didn't stop until he found out that the fourth master had gone to the master's prescription. The second mistress must have done it for the purpose of making a living in the greenhouse... Please be kind to Si Jian." I was covering up for Second Mistress, but now that the public house is in short supply, I don’t know where to look for information. When I heard that Second Mistress’s business was very profitable, he clamored to take back the public house.”

There are several maids around Fourth Brother Jian. Daiyu only likes Qingwen and Xiangling, but is not very close to the smart Hongyu.

Ping'er only said: "Mrs. Xu has nothing to do, so she just called the Second Grandma to inquire about the greenhouse business. The Second Grandma was so angry that she cried, and then sent me to beg the Fourth Master. Later, If anyone asks, please just tell the Fourth Master that the stock is divided into 91 and 91. Afterwards, the Second Grandma..."

This maid and mother-in-law were trained by Wang Xifeng. She took two steps forward and looked back briefly. The maid and mother-in-law knew that the second grandmother had something to say with Ping'er, so they immediately walked a few steps slowly and stayed far behind.

When Yuanchun was granted the title of concubine, Mr. Zheng was relieved. At least the assistant minister no longer targeted him, but he was determined not to leave the errands to Jia Zheng. This is in line with Master Zheng's wishes. He has no intention of doing anything, so he might as well just relax like this.

Wang Xifeng snorted and said: "It's a small matter? Fifty percent of the shares, less than 20,000 taels of silver every year, how can it be a small matter?" After a pause, he said dejectedly: "Hey, it is a big matter to me. Son, it is really a trivial matter in front of Brother Jian. From now on, sister-in-law and second girl, please move around more frequently. If there is anything missing or missing, just send it over first and get back to me later. That’s it.”

Wang Xifeng sneered and said: "What's even more ridiculous is yet to come. My aunt is still thinking of paying a sum of money to buy even Brother Jian's shares. Ha, it's really a good plan. Seeing that winter is coming, these fruits and vegetables will be put on the market to make money. She wants to pick peaches, so she wants to pick peaches. Could it be that all the good things in the world are her fault?"

Li Weijian didn't care how Wang Xifeng felt about her afterwards. It would be nice if he could take more care of his eldest sister. Well, after this incident, Wang Xifeng became more closely tied to his own interests, and he was able to reveal a little bit about himself and Daiyu. In this way, with a housekeeper like Wang Xifeng taking care of her, Sister Lin's life will always be easier and faster.

Then I thought about it, the Rongguo Mansion probably cost more than three hundred thousand taels to build the garden. The Lin family property brought by Daiyu alone was as much as eleven to twenty thousand. It is supposed to be enough anyway, so why is the Jia family still like this? Desperately looking for additional income?

Yes, although the garden is open, I still have to welcome the Lunar New Year wedding, which may cost another 50,780,000 yuan. Ordinary people can still do what they can, but nobles like the Jia family pay attention to the fact that the tiger is dead and the power is not defeated. The most important thing is their face. They would rather empty the family's wealth to handle the matter of marriage in a dignified manner.

"Hmph, what else can I say?" Ordinary persuasion is just to use emotion and reason. Mrs. Wang didn't understand, so she could only use emotion.

Although it is impossible to write two characters "王" in one stroke, Wang Xifeng, Aunt Xue and Mrs. Xue do not belong to the same family as the Wang family. Sister Feng's lineage is from Dafang. Her father, Prince Gizzard (Tongchun here), entered the court as a noble and was a cabinet minister when he was the Supreme Emperor. When he came to Yuji today, Wang Ziteng took advantage of the situation and rose up. Prince Gizzard just retired and now lives in Jinling.

This move was naturally intended to make way for Wang Ziteng. Otherwise, with Wang Ziyi here, how could Wang Ziteng have risen to prominence and be about to dominate the world? Therefore, regardless of Wang Ziteng's current glory, don't forget that it was Wang Ziyi who supported the Wang family in the past.

Sister Feng's confidence is not only her uncle Wang Ziteng and Mrs. Wang, but her father himself is her greatest confidence. (Note 1)

Earlier, she thought she was an aunt after all, and she was often teased by Mrs. Wang. Sister Feng naturally followed Mrs. Wang's wishes in everything. Now that Li Weijian had woken her up early, and a gap had arisen in her heart, how could Wang Xifeng be willing to cut her flesh to feed eagles or sacrifice her life to feed tigers? Why?

Just because Mrs. Wang has a precious jade with a jade in her knee?

Feeling depressed in her heart, but also slightly proud of having deceived Mrs. Wang, Sister Feng walked with a sense of wind for a while. Ping'er hurriedly chased for two steps and whispered: "That's just now, Madam's place -"

Sister Feng said: "I just said it's a piece of stock. If she doesn't want to lose face, just take it."

Ping'er tried to persuade her, "Grandma, please don't be angry. I don't think my wife will sacrifice her face just for those strands."

"Ha." With a sneer, Wang Xifeng was speechless, walked through the hanging flower gate, walked quickly along the Chaoshou corridor, and passed Rongqing Hall in a blink of an eye.

She paused briefly, wiped her eye circles carefully, and turned to look at Ping'er: "My eyes look red?"

Ping'er hurriedly found the powder from his sleeve, carefully wiped it to cover up Wang Xifeng, then stepped back and said, "It's fine now."

Wang Xifeng smiled: "Let's go, today I'm here to help Brother Jian wash away the dust. We don't want to keep people waiting."

Entering the flower hall, in a blink of an eye Wang Xifeng was the laughing, aggressive yet thoughtful Feng Lazi again.

In the large flower hall, the screens were still separated, and men and women were seated in two seats. Sister Feng greeted her with a smile, and soon people from Dongfu were waiting, including Jia Zhen, Jia Rong, and even Youshi.

Although it was said that it was for Li Weijian to pick up the wind and wash away the dust, but after the garden was completed and the marriage was decided, everyone wanted to be rewarded for their merits. Because at the banquet, cups and cups are exchanged, it is very lively.

Because of their seniority, Jia Zhen took a seat next to Li Weijian. The two talked about the war in Qinghai, and Jia Zhen was a little disappointed. Li Weijian said a few words of flattery, but he saw that Jia Zhen's face looked like she had been drinking too much, and it did not look like she had planned to hide the orphan of the deposed prince.

If it wasn't Jia Zhen, it might be Jia Jing who had never shown up. There was no expression on his face, and when the glass was dry, he thought to himself: Who asked you to show off to Jia Jing as your father? The father's debt must be paid by the son. Since you have harmed the saint, it is your misfortune!

The old man kept looking at Li Weijian, and finally got an opportunity, and asked quickly: "My dear nephew, your greenhouse business is becoming more and more profitable now. When I bumped into the family members of Duke Geng and others, they all looked at each other angrily, haha, I'm just trying to make a living in the warm shed of the Duke of Jianguo's family, but I'm about to be squeezed out by my good nephew!"

Li Weijian smiled and said: "Is there any other matter? This junior will leave it to Qiu Fang and Hong Yu to take care of, without much interference."

The eldest man clicked his tongue, feeling increasingly jealous. With a business worth hundreds of thousands of silver, the annual income alone is worth thirty to fifty thousand, right? Brother Jian doesn't even look down upon such a daily income-earning business... It's true that one person is more likely to die than another.

The elder said hurriedly: "Yes, Brother Jian is busy with things, and there are times when he can't pay attention to it. However, I heard that the business was a joint venture between Brother Jian and Lian's wife? How many shares does Brother Jian hold? ?”

Jia Lian at the table didn't know that Wang Xifeng owned 50% of the shares, so he smiled and said: "Father, my son told you early in the morning -"

The eldest man, Jia She, immediately scolded: "I am talking to Brother Jian, how can you interrupt?"

Jia Lian was scolded all over his face and was so shocked that he didn't know how to speak. Jia She looked at Li Weijian with a smile again: "My dear nephew, let's talk about our situation. Lian'er has become increasingly unimproved recently. When I get back, I'll take care of it." Li Weijian smiled and said, "Uncle Shi, how come second brother Lian doesn't make progress? The last time I dealt with Uncle Lin Shi's death, and escorted Sister Lin back, this time I took care of the garden affairs, but it was a lot of hard work."

The elder Jia She said decisively: "He is just the boss. Shouldn't the specific matters be left to the people in charge? Hehe, Brother Jian, you are like that-"

Li Weijian said: "I understand, Uncle Shi wants to buy some greenhouse stocks? This junior should have 90%. I wonder how much percent Uncle Shi wants?"

"Ninety percent?" Jia She blinked and said, "Didn't I say 50% earlier?"

Li Weijian laughed loudly and said: "Second sister-in-law originally planned this, but then the villages around the capital were full of greenhouses. If I still relied on second sister-in-law, I'm afraid it would be unsustainable. Competition, let's not go up. How can we compete with others in terms of scale? Because the juniors poured in another hundred thousand taels of silver to expand the greenhouse business."

The elder was depressed. He had asked about it a long time ago. He didn’t know whether Lai Wang’s private vomit was overheard by the servants in Zhuangzi or something else, because there was a rumor among the servants that such a big business was an honor. The second mistress of the government and Mr. Li added two to one to make five, and their annual income alone was 40,000 to 50,000.

Forty or fifty thousand! Half of it is more than 20,000 silver!

The elder had beaten Jia Lian a few days ago, but Wang Xifeng even hid it from Jia Lian, because if Jia Lian was bitten to death, he would get 10%.

The eldest man, Jia She, thought that his son and daughter-in-law would kill him and not give him any advantage, so he decided to make up his mind and ordered Mrs.

Jia She narrowed his eyes and refused to believe it, and said, "Isn't it right? How come I heard from the servants in Zhuangzi that the business should be divided 50-50 between Brother Jian and Lian's wife?"

Li Weijian smiled and shook his head: "I don't know where this junior started talking about."

At this time, I heard Wang Xifeng say aggrievedly on the other side of the screen: "Old lady, are you really listening? My grandson-in-law told the old lady and madam before. The old lady and madam were thinking and waiting, but my granddaughter-in-law was rash again, so early After agreeing to Brother Jian's offer, he had no choice but to pawn the dowry himself, and then he and Brother Jian jointly started a greenhouse business.

Apart from other things, who doesn’t know how much body my grandson’s daughter-in-law has? Nowadays, people tend to suspect that she has made a fortune in silence, and she has nothing to give back to the public school... In this case, the left and right are just a piece of stock, so the grandson's daughter-in-law will simply be sent to the public school today. The only thing is that the money has to be counted. My granddaughter-in-law still has many pawnshops. "

Jia Mu glanced sideways at Mrs. I'm afraid there aren't as many old ladies as there are. Why don't your parents-in-law come back and plot against me too!"

The words were so cruel that Mrs.

Jia She on the other side of the screen was stunned for a moment, then got up in a hurry and went to complain again.

In the face of filial piety, Mrs. Jia She and Mrs. Xing did not dare to refute Jia's mother. Jia She had no choice but to argue: "Mother, please don't be angry. It's all your son's fault. He misheard the slander. Then everyone said that Lian's daughter-in-law made a fortune and took advantage of it." 50% of the shares, the annual income alone is 20,000 to 30,000. My son thought about the garden, he had emptied all the family money, and he would have to visit relatives in the future, so he thought - "

Jia's mother put her cane on the ground repeatedly and said: "You don't think about increasing income and reducing expenditure, but you only think about scheming Brother Feng. Where can I find a father-in-law like you? Today is to take care of Brother Jian. Don't fool me here, and go to the ancestral hall." Kneel down for a day and come back when you have learned the Filial Piety Sutra by heart!"

Jia She and Mrs. Xing ate the first meal and saw that Jia's mother was very angry. They did not dare to refute, so they had to leave in despair.

Jia's mother repeatedly comforted Wang Xifeng, who was crying, saying that she only cared about her own money and would not take it into the public account under any circumstances. After comforting Wang Xifeng, Jia Mu looked at Mrs. Wang and said, "Madam, if the family is still short of money, I still have some respect for myself."

Mrs. Wang's heart skipped a beat and she quickly stood up to plead guilty: "The old lady was joking. Although the family doesn't lend a hand, they won't use the old lady's body. My daughter-in-law can always solve this matter if she thinks of ways."

After this incident happened and Mrs. Wang was in charge of the house, Jia Mu naturally wanted to settle the score with Mrs. Wang. Seeing her say this, Jia Mu pulled Wang Xifeng over and said, "I have promised in advance that no one is allowed to plot Brother Feng's body. If you are really short of money, you can ask my old lady to ask for it."

Mrs. Wang said, "No," and although she had a smile on her face, when she glanced at Wang Xifeng inadvertently, a cold light flashed in her eyes.

The reason why this happened just now was because Mrs. The meaning is self-evident, I am afraid that not even 10% of the shares will be included in the public fund.

Although Mrs. Wang is not very clear when it comes to external affairs, and she is very affectionate when it comes to Baoyu, but having been a housekeeper and head of the family for so many years, she has to think a lot about people's hearts. Because I always felt that Wang Xifeng was acting like this, as if he was guarding himself.

After thinking about it, Mrs. Wang secretly thought that she would have to make up for it later. Without Wang Xifeng's help for many things, she had to take the lead.

The banquet had reached this point, and although it could not be said to have ended unhappy, it could still be considered a lack of interest. Li Weijian sat for a while longer. After the banquet was over, he drank a cup of tea. Seeing that Xu's hour was approaching, he stood up and left.

The eldest sister Li Wan saw her off in person. Not to mention Wang Xifeng, Daiyu and Yingchun were not able to come forward, so the three girls could only watch Li Weijian go away.

After leaving Rongguo Mansion and getting on the carriage, Xiangling playfully thrust the book and sachet into Li Weijian's hands.

"Fourth Master, Miss Lin's thoughts. There is something else in this book."

Li Weijian smiled and asked casually: "Did you deliver the things?"

Xiangling smiled and nodded: "I also specifically mentioned the source. Miss Lin looks extremely precious."

"That's good." Li Weijian reached out, put the sachet to his nose and smelled it. The aroma was very different from the fragrance stuffed in his usual sachet. Hisana fragrant medicine is supplemented by kaempferol, realgar, camphor, and mint, and mainly clove. Daiyu was careful and must have memorized the scent, so she patiently prepared it bit by bit.

Xiangling added: "Miss Lin also said that she would ask me to come over to study poetry in the next three to five days. If Fourth Master has anything to say, tell me in advance and I will convey it to Miss Lin. Haha, I didn't expect that I would become a matchmaker. .”

Li Weijian collected the sachet and said with a smile: "That's a lot more convenient. If you want to find Miss Lin in the future, just ask Wu Haiping to send a carriage to take you there."

Looking through the book, there is indeed a piece of paper inside. Most of them are poems with only a few words, and the meaning of longing in them is beyond words. Li Weijian felt satisfied. After collecting the books, he heard the sound of horse hooves getting closer, and then Wu Haining's voice came: "Master, we have left Ningrong Street."

After months of experience in the yamen and a year of eating sand in the northwest, Wu Haining has indeed become much calmer. Li Weijian opened the curtains, and Wu Haining said: "Lai Shangwen is really not an economical lamp. He encourages Jia Rong to go around Huajie and Liuxiang on weekdays, and is jealous of the nobles' children. This guy does a lot to stir up trouble.

Last month, this guy had an affair with Jia Rong's maid, and Jia Rong happened to catch him. Hey, that maid was already groomed by Jia Rong, but it was because of Lai Sheng that Jia Rong didn't have an attack. He just kept trying to extort money from Lai Shangwen afterwards. Rumors spread wildly in Ningguo Mansion that Jing Jia Rong had squeezed more than a hundred taels from Lai Shangwen in the last few hours of the month.

Lai Shangwen couldn't bear it, so he had to tell the truth to Lai Sheng. It was not easy to publicize this matter. After thinking about it, Lai Sheng had no choice but to find Jia Zhen and get Lai Shangwen's body deed. "

Li Weijian nodded and asked, "Is there anyone else?"

Wu Haining said: "Some people say that this guy's hands and feet are not very clean. He once secretly took some porcelain from Ge Kiln and sold it."

"Well done."

Wu Haining smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Sir, my matter——"

Li Weijian glanced sideways and said with a smile: "You haven't given up yet? It's strange. Wu Zhong doesn't even want to join the army, why are you still thinking about it?"

Wu Haining curled his lips and said: "Young man, I've made a plan. I'll have to learn some practical skills from now on when I listen to the wall. From now on, I'll focus on letting the east wind go. When I find out about the enemy, I'll throw hundreds or thousands of them at it. Wouldn't it be fun?"

It's rare that his brother-in-law's ambition is so reliable, so Li Weijian nodded and said, "Brother Lang is learning now. You have to serve him more diligently in the future. How much you can learn depends on your ability."

Wu Haining immediately said happily: "Thank you sir, I will definitely study hard."

The car curtain was lowered, and Li Weijian simply closed his eyes and thought. Xiangling didn't dare to disturb her, so she kneaded it gently.

There was nothing to say all the way, and when they returned home, perhaps because of overuse of their brains, or because of drinking a few too many glasses of wine, Li Weijian was extremely sleepy, so he took a quick shower and then fell asleep with Fu Qiufang in his arms.

In the blink of an eye, after breakfast, Li Weijian called Qingwen into the study alone. He said: "Master, I have no control over the matter of promotion, but it is Lai Shangwen. Later, you can inform Aunt Lai and let him come home first."

Qingwen suddenly frowned: "Fourth Master, Lai Shangwen is not a worry-free person."

Li Weijian smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of you, sir. What are you afraid of? Don't worry, I'll let Wu Haiping keep an eye on me later. That guy won't get anything done."

Qingwen pursed her lips and hesitated, and after a long while she said: "If such a precedent is set, wouldn't all the relatives and friends from behind come to the family? Now that the family has a small population, it is easy to control. There will be many people and many thoughts in the coming days, so we will have to end up like Rongguo Mansion!"

Meeting such a young girl with a strong sense of justice, Li Weijian scratched his head and had no choice but to take her into his arms and whispered: "I've told you the truth, but don't tell anyone else. Let Lai Shangwen come home and I'll kill you all." His kindness, two things...this person is of great use to me."

Qingwen was suspicious and frowned: "Fourth Master, please don't coax me."

"Tsk, I'm just a servant. Do I have to swear an oath for this?"

Qingwen finally believed it and said with a smile on her face: "I, I just don't want Fourth Master to be in trouble."

"I know you have a good heart, and you can't get rid of the dirt in your eyes. From now on, you will still have to take care of the accounts of this family."

Qingwen suddenly felt relieved, this matter was revealed, and suddenly she thought of the charming girl in the ear room that day, her eyes were filled with sparkling light, which made Li Weijian eat a lot of rouge before letting her go.

Li Weijian came back from the expedition and had more than a month's leave as usual. The inner government still has an errand as a doctor in Kuaiji Division, but he has nothing else to do. I don’t know when the saint summoned him to the palace to see his majesty... In the past few days, there was a lot of noise in the court over the issue of the young man’s marriage. I guess the saint didn’t have time to see him at this time, right?

Unexpectedly, I just thought about it in the first noon, and in the afternoon, someone came from Xiaohuangmen to deliver the saint's oral instructions and announce that he had come to the palace to see him.

Although this is not the first time, the Li family, starting with Fu Qiufang and Qingwen, is busy again. He waited on Li Weijian and dressed up, and urged Wu Haiping to prepare his carriage and horses. It took a long time before he told Li Weijian to leave the house.

The carriage headed all the way towards the Imperial City. After walking for a while, Li Weijian felt that something was wrong. This road... seemed too smooth? The road paved with bluestones will inevitably settle over time and will always be bumpy. But even if Li Weijian's carriage was replaced with pneumatic tires, it wouldn't be so smooth, right?

He quickly opened the curtains to take a look, and sure enough, he saw that the road on the street was extremely smooth. I asked a boy who stayed in the mansion last year to ask, and the boy said: "I don't know, sir, Shuntian Mansion will start smoothing the road in the spring of this year. I heard that cement factories have been set up in many places in Zhili. This bluestone slab Cover it with a layer of cement, then carefully roll it with a stone roller, and it will be smooth as expected.

This incident attracted praise from both the government and the public. Shuntian Mansion also said that it would try its best to pave the entire capital with cement roads next year. "

After hearing this, Li Weijian was filled with pride and a sense of accomplishment. Isn't it because of him that this cement road surface just came into existence? Although he always felt that time was running out, he was still transforming Dashun bit by bit. I expect that if he is given a few more decades, Dashun will eventually transition to an industrial society, right?

The smell of soot that filled his nose was as intoxicating to Li Weijian as smelling a delicacy. Yes, this is an industrial smell.

Not long after arriving at the imperial city, I went to the memorial office to sign in and schedule my appointment, and then I arrived at Jiuqing's court room to wait for me.

It's a coincidence that just after entering Jiuqing's room, he saw an old man looking over with a smile, and then he cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Li has returned from a great victory, and his style is even better than before. I am really happy and congratulated."

Li Weijian hurriedly returned the courtesy and said: "Mr. Yan has killed this junior."

The old man was none other than Yin Yan Chengzhang of Shuntian Mansion.

(End of this chapter)