Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 28 Yuanyang: The Fourth Master is unusual in the old lady’s heart

"I have learned my lesson. Your Excellency is indeed loyal to the country."

Yan Xiyao waved his hand, slowly stood up and said with a smile: "I'm just doing my job sincerely."

Do your job with sincerity, organize the officials and the people, and do not avoid resentment - this is the comment made by Yan Xiyao when he was removed from office today.

Li Weijian had done enough homework before sending the greeting card. When he heard the string, he naturally understood the elegant meaning and immediately said seriously: "Young Sikou does his job sincerely and does not avoid resentment. This is not loyal to the country. I am afraid that only Fan Wenzheng can do it." , Yu Shaobao is the only one who is loyal to the country."

"It's too early to say this, and my name will naturally be left behind." After a pause, Yan Xiyao turned to say: "Yesterday, I thought about it again. The king of Jia Shi, Xue Tongqi, is connected with the branches. If the involvement is wide, only I’m afraid it’s not beautiful.”

Saying that, Yan Xiyao looked at Li Weijian.Li Weijian knew clearly that this was because he was afraid of attacking the Xue family and the Jia family at the same time, causing the four families to join forces to rebound.

He then said: "That's easy. Ambassador Zhan only needs to enforce the law impartially and handle official business."

"Exactly." Yan Xiyao froze his figure and put his hands behind his hands, smiling and said: "Resurrection has the ability to do anything, and the future is limitless."

"Ah? Your Excellency is so complimentary."

Yan Xiyao said: "I have been an official for more than [-] years, and I still have some judgments about people. Whether it is an absurd compliment or not, let's look at it later."

After chatting for a while, Yan Xiyao left Li Weijian to eat some snacks. The manager came to report that someone else came to visit, so Li Weijian bowed and said goodbye.

As soon as I came out of the study room, I saw the wealthy staff led by the steward walking towards me.The member of staff laughed all the way and spoke with a Shanxi accent.

Li Weijian went to the side garden to take a look at the progress of well digging. When he turned around and left, he happened to bump into the manager. He greeted him with a smile and asked, "Manager Xu, the accent of the manager just now is from Shanxi?"

The person in charge said: "No, except for Datong drivers, they always have to walk in front of the master several times a year."

After smiling and saying a few words, he passed by the man in charge, and then Li Weijian led Wu Haiping out.

After leaving Yan's house, Li Weijian and Wu Haiping rode slowly. Wu Haiping said: "Sir, the Liu family and his son said that there is no water today and they will come out tomorrow."

"Yeah." Li Weijian responded thoughtfully, then suddenly said: "Haiping, it's been ten days since I arrived in the capital. Can you finally tell me about the boss behind you?"

"Ah?" Wu Haiping was startled when he heard this, and then said: "Why did the young master ask about this?"

"You still don't want to say?"

Wu Haiping smiled and was speechless.

"That's fine. If you don't tell me, I won't ask. There's just one thing that requires the help of the proprietor behind you."

"This... Young Master, why don't you talk about it first?"

"Simple, let the Ding brothers find Zhan Chong, the censor of the city, to come out. There is no need to say anything else, just mention Xue Pan."

Xue Pan died of a sudden illness and was listed in the Ministry of Punishment.
Wu Haiping thought about it for a while and roughly understood the meaning.Said: "This matter is easy. Even if the Ding brothers get married, they will only get a slap in the face. If they have enough money, they will be happy. But this money-"

"Tsk!" Li Weijian frowned and looked at him, and said seriously: "Haiping, you've seen it too, has my water pump been built?"

"It's made, and it looks fresh."

"Hey, the well has started to be drilled, right?"

"Yes, we will see water tomorrow at the latest."

"You've been extremely smart these past few days, why are you so confused now?"

Wu Haiping became more and more confused: "Huh? Master, please clarify."

"Sir, I built a water pump, and then figured out a way to dig a sweet water well. The two sides are put together. This is going to make a fortune."

"That's what I said... sweet water hasn't been released yet."

"If sweet water comes out, sir, I will turn around and pay back the 3000 taels of silver. From now on, where will there be benefits for you...and your boss? If you don't behave well now, you will be gone in a few days." No chance. Got it?"

Wu Haiping said with a sad face: "I understand, why don't you just ask me to pay for it?"

"How can it be a mat? You obviously did it willingly."

Wu Haiping gnashed his teeth with hatred, hoping that he would cut Li Weijian into pieces when he could no longer get any sweet water.But then he thought about it, it was just the Li family, Lin Yansi, and Rongguo Duke's office. He had gained the trust of the young Sikou and the great Sikong by seeing Li Weijian talk with his bare teeth.

The young minister Kou Yan Xiyao is a capable official who is favored by Qiandi today, and the great minister Kong Gu Weiyue is a master of practical learning. Both of them value him at the same time. I am afraid that this Li Weijian must be outstanding. I don't know if this sweet water will really be able to do it. Type it out?

At that time, all we have to do is keep the method of digging water wells secret, and then select dozens of places in the capital to dig sweet water wells, which will really make money every day.No need to do anything else, just mix it in or buy a few sweet water wells, and just sit back and make a fortune in this life.

Thinking about this, Wu Haiping let out a sigh of relief, cupped his hands, and said with frowning eyes: "Yes, you are the master, and what you say will be whatever you say."

"Why don't you sound happy about this?"

"No, I am willing to do so."

Li Weijian smiled and said: "That's right. Remember, you can't come forward in this matter. It must be done today."

"Today?" Wu Haiping looked up and saw that the sun was now heading west.

"I can wait, but I'm afraid Zhan Chong, the censor of the city patrol, can't wait... Is there a problem?"

"The little one can't accompany the young master anymore, so he has to find someone quickly."

"Go on, hurry up and come back soon. I'll send you a message when you're done."

"Hey." Wu Haiping responded, looked around, figured out the direction, turned his horse and headed towards the north of the imperial city.

Li Weijian looked at him hiding in the alley, and thought to himself, the people in the north of the inner city are all relatives of the emperor, and it is impossible to say which prince is the boss behind Wu Haiping.

If he can go to Jinling to open a pawnshop, he must be a master with great hands and eyes.

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Jia Mu went to the room.

After leaving at noon, Jia Mu drank some tea and rinsed her mouth. She saw that there was only water in Daiyu's cup, so she asked, "Yu'er, do you want this tea today?"

Daiyu shook her head, thinking about what to say, and Zicuckoo, who was waiting beside her, said: "Old lady, isn't this what Fourth Master Erjian showed the girl earlier, saying that she can't drink tea because of her illness? From that day on , the girl won’t touch the tea anymore.”

"Is there such a thing?" Jia Mu said solemnly: "Look at how well Yu'er has been in the past two days. I think brother Jian is also quite capable. Since he said he couldn't have tea, Yu'er stopped eating it from now on. ." "Well, grandma, I won't eat."

But Daiyu thought that although the medicine prepared by Fourth Brother Jian was unpleasant to drink, it was still useful.She got sick on weekdays. Which time didn't it last for ten days or half a month?This time, it only took a few days to heal.

However, Zijuan and Xueyan later tried the recipe twice, and each time the medicine they got was colored.Daiyu was stunned when she looked at it and didn't dare to speak.She then thought that she would have to let Xue Yan learn how to prepare the medicine later.

Jia Mu nodded, suddenly her smile faded, she frowned and sighed, "I wonder what happened to Baoyu."

Daiyu said: "My uncle hopes that the second brother Bao will make progress. He begged to go to free school. My uncle is only happy and will not refuse. Grandma can rest assured."

Jia Mu nodded slightly, raised the curtain, and the maid Yuanyang turned around the screen and said happily: "Old lady, Second Master Bao is walking back. She looked happy or something, she must have won the Second Master's approval. "

Jia's mother smiled and said, "It's so pitiful that this little person can realize that he has made progress in his studies in a blink of an eye."

After a while, Baoyu came back.However, when Baoyu went to see his father Jia Zheng earlier, instead of being praised by Jia Zheng, Baoyu ridiculed him in front of all the Qing guests.

Not only Baoyu, but also his nanny brother Li Gui was scolded by Jia Zhenghao.

In front of Jia Zheng, Baoyu could only feel worried and couldn't feel any resentment.When Anxian came out, he smiled and comforted Li Gui for a while.

When he returned, Baoyu became happy again because he thought that after finally passing the test of Jia Zheng, he could go to free school with Qin Zhong to have fun and get close to each other.

After saying hello, Jia's mother quickly gathered Baoyu beside her and asked about the situation, but Baoyu only said yes and did not mention Jia Zheng's scolding or ridiculing words at all.Jia Mu thought again that since she had gone to the free school, she was afraid that she would not be able to see her in the daytime. She suddenly felt reluctant to leave and warned her earnestly for a long time.

While they were talking, Yuanyang came to report again: "Old lady, Second Grandma Lian is here."

"Why is Brother Lian's daughter-in-law here now?" Jia Mu wondered.

After the words fell, the curtains were opened. Wang Xifeng led Ping'er and others forward to see the ceremony. After sitting down, he said: "Old ancestor, my grandson-in-law has to tell you something today. Isn't this the man who was in the house yesterday? The young boy, named Pan Youan, went out to buy something and was taken away by the censor patrolling the city..."

Jia's mother said: "Brother Lian and Baoyu's father have the final say in these external affairs, but Brother Feng asked the wrong person." After a pause, he added, "Although our family treats you leniently, It's not easy for people to protect those who commit crimes and commit crimes. If the censor of the city takes someone away, it must be a bad thing."

Wang Xifeng said: "Let's just say that our ancestors have a bright mind, and Pan You'an has indeed caused trouble. Isn't this the same thing that happened to Brother Jian a few days ago, and Pan An'an got some benefits again, so he spoke to comfort Brother Jian. I almost got tricked after I walked through the side door."

Mother Jia's face turned cold: "These slaves who have betrayed their master are even taken away by the censor without arrest, and our family cannot keep them. They are sent far away, but it is not good to stay in the house. For some benefits, If I can scheme against Brother Jian today, how can I know that I won't scheme against others in the future?"

"What our ancestors said is true," Wang Xifeng lowered her voice and said, "I'm afraid that Pan You'an will bite randomly and ruin our family's reputation, which will be terrible."

Although Wang Xifeng didn't say it clearly, Jia's mother had a bright eye and a clear heart, so how could she not know what she meant?
It was simply because he was worried that Pan You'an would spit out his words and recognize Jia Qiang and Jia Rong of Dongfu. At that moment, the whole Jia family would be really shameless.

For a little money, helping rich and powerful relatives plot against poor relatives, if word spreads, the Jia family will definitely become a laughing stock!
Jia Mu thought for a while and then said: "Ask Brother Lian to send a message to the master (Note [-]). Don't let Pan You'an bite you randomly and ruin our family's reputation."

"Hey. It's early rather than late, then I'll explain it right now."

Wang Xifeng stood up and hurriedly led Ping'er and others away.

Jia Mu sat upright on the couch and let Baoyu play with Daiyu, but she was thinking secretly in her heart.

Although she now says that she doesn't care about anything and is just happy, she can't hide all the big and small affairs in the house from her. She has Yuanyang and other maids to report to her.

Since the Xue family came to the capital at the end of last month, there have been two troubles in a row in just ten days.One time, it could be said that he was immoral after drinking, but later he did not repent and coaxed Brother Rong and Brother Qiang from Dongfu to hire Qingpi to intercept Brother Jian!
Brother Jian had a relationship with the Xue family earlier!Not to mention repaying kindness, the Xue family is so ungrateful that it really makes people feel disgusted!

Now that the matter has come to an end, the children of the Jia family are involved. No matter how hard it is for Jia's mother to keep a bowl of water in check, she has no choice but to offend Brother Jian first.Jia Mu then thought about it and asked Brother Jian to come over to him a few more times. With her protection, he could no longer be bullied by Xue Pan.

Thinking of Li Weijian, Jia Mu called Yuanyang over and said, "Brother Jian went out again this morning?"

Yuanyang replied: "Back to the old lady, Fourth Master Jian had breakfast and went out this morning. He left a message and went to Shao Sikou's house."

Jia's mother said: "Brother Jian is really a motivated man. Look, my family has been so busy every day for the past ten days. I expect to be able to rest sooner or later. Will there be steamed cheese with sugar in a while?" Make more and give a portion to Brother Jian."

"Hey."

Yuanyang responded, slightly surprised in his heart.This sugar-steamed cheese cheese is cumbersome to make. On weekdays, the old lady would tell the kitchen to make it only when Mr. Bao was clamoring to eat it.Now the old lady mentioned it herself, and asked Fourth Master Jian to send a share... I think Fourth Master Jian is very special to the old lady.

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But it was said that Li Weijian rode Shi Shiran back to the Jia Mansion, handed back the lion jade at the gatehouse, passed through the hall, passed through the door, and walked along the side road, heading northeast to the small courtyard.

After walking along the corridor for a while, I saw the small courtyard in front of me, and suddenly a maid came out from the east small courtyard.

That maid is tall, strong and plump, but she is the chess player who came to beg Li Weijian yesterday.

Li Weijian frowned secretly, thinking about how to send Si Qi away for a while, but Si Qi kept walking. When he came to him, he looked around, then took Li Weijian's hand and stuffed a piece of paper.

"Fourth Master Jian, I really have no choice!"

After saying a few words and taking another deep look at Li Weijian, Si Qi turned around and left, his footsteps hurried, and he disappeared after a while.

Li Weijian turned around and looked around until Siqi was hidden behind the wall, then he looked at the paper in his hand with surprise.

The piece of paper was no more than two fingers wide, and it read: On the [-]th, the fourth house from the west of Shuichen Hutong.

What's the meaning?What's the meaning?Just use this to test yourself?

It is said that Si Qi is older than the second girl Yingchun. I don’t know if she is fifteen or sixteen...

He tucked the paper into his sleeves and quickly walked into his small courtyard.

Hongyu was the one with the sharpest ears. She came up to him early and said, "The fourth master is back. The fourth master just went out early in the morning, and my concubine sent someone to look for the fourth master just after midnight."

"Well, what else is there?" Li Weijian walked inside.

"And there is—"

Just then, a woman outside the door suddenly smiled and said, "Fourth Master Jian is back? Coincidentally, the Second Master is looking for the Fourth Master and asked the Fourth Master to go to Mengpo Zhai."

Note [-]: Jia's mother called Jia Zheng "Master".I just skimmed through it recently, please remind me if there are any mistakes or omissions.

　I read a book review today, and my buried thread was highlighted, which made me feel extremely happy! ! ! !
　　Li Weijian, courtesy name Fusheng.This word is indeed taken from Tan Sitong.In the background of the book, practical learning and industry began to emerge, and Emperor Zhenghe had the intention of reform.However, Li Weijian's character was completely different from Tan Sitong, and the ending was naturally different.

　　Secondly, Li Jijiu's two sons, Chong and Ming, point out the truth behind Li Jijiu's resignation. He represents conservatism.

　　Kudos to the two book friends who pointed out these two lines!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)