Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 315 Treating Aging

After talking to Daiyu, Baoqin hurriedly sent another gift list. Zhang Yiren only glanced at it and said, "It's too wasteful."

Bao Qin said a few words with a smile, and Zhang Yiren took the opportunity to accept it. She knew clearly that the gifts were sent to the Hu family on the surface, but in fact most of them were for Daiyu.

Zhang Yiren led Baoqin into the main room and talked briefly. After drinking a cup of tea, he sent the little sister to the embroidery building to talk.

When Baoqin and Daiyu entered the boudoir, Baoqin smiled and said: "Fourth brother said that Mr. Hu has always been upright. If he comes, I'm afraid he won't be able to see Sister Lin, so he simply sent me here."

Daiyu smiled and nodded without saying anything. For her, this is how it should be. She is thinking of him, and he is thinking of her. Since they are in the same heart, why bother mentioning those heretics?

Because Daiyu turned to ask: "How are Fourth Brother Jian these days? I see that he hasn't been to Rong Mansion for a while, but he is always busy in the Yamen?"

Bao Qin said: "I've got my errands in the imperial city handed over. I'm not very busy with official matters, but Fourth Brother Jian has to do some chemical engineering now. He's just returned after a dark few days."

Daiyu had known Li Weijian's ambition for a long time, so she said casually: "Fourth brother Jian has his own ambitions. Although our daughter's family can't help, we can't be a drag. I don't know how long it will take for me to come here. Sister Qin, who is responsible for the affairs of my uncle's house, will take care of me carefully." "Come on, don't let Fourth Brother Jian get distracted."

Baoqin is already smart, so why can't he hear the connotation in Daiyu's words? Because he hurriedly smiled and said: "Sister Lin is right. Now that Sister Fu is pregnant, Hongyu is taking care of the family affairs. I took over Sister Fu's errands two days ago and took stock of the accounts.

Bao Qin was horrified, knowing that Daiyu in front of him was not easy to fool, so he became more and more careless and said: "Isn't that true? But the fourth brother said that the current valuations are all false, and I'm afraid it will take one or two years to get the final result." In reality." He then smiled and said, "I told Sister Lin this because I wanted to make her aware of the situation. Now that my fourth brother has a big business, he has a net worth of tens of millions of taels. But it’s getting more and more. Sister Lin won’t have to worry about the family’s accounts in the future.”

"Yes."

However, he said that Li Weijian could only do a little cooking that day, so he left the Yamen before noon and went straight back to his old house. There are only seven or eight servants left to take care of the house here. Although the greenhouse across the east courtyard is also taken care of, most of the output, except for household expenses, is used to visit relatives and friends.

Li Weijian led the Ding brothers into the garden and stopped when they were far away. After a moment, Xue Biao, wearing a mask and a latex mask on his face, hurried over.

Calcining pyrite can produce sulfur dioxide. Who can handle this? If one thing is leaked, it will lead to a biological crisis.

Yan Xiyao smiled, rolled up his sleeves, and threw over a silver coin. Li Weijian took it and looked at it briefly. Except for the slight changes in the pattern, the serrations and color were exactly the same as the silver coins he had forged previously.

Daiyu just listened silently, and after Baoqin said everything, she smiled and said, "I don't understand accounts, so why does sister Qin have to tell me this?" After a pause, she said without waiting for Baoqin to speak, "It's just thrift." Fourth Brother's factories only account for less than 20% of the shares, so they are worth more than a million dollars? "

Li Weijian was happy: "This is interesting, but I don't know what the charges against impeaching students are?"

Baoqin closed the book and said, "That's what Sister Lin said."

Li Weijian smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Teacher is mighty."

Li Weijian said: "The student had a bad relationship with the wife of the head of the Rong Mansion. Later, Wang and Wang Ren came to visit with a post. The student thought that these two people must have bad intentions, so he simply threw back the post and ignored it."

Li Weijian agreed, hurriedly jumped on the carriage, opened the curtain and got into the carriage. Perhaps due to the recent heavy state affairs, teacher Yan Xiyao's appearance has become a little thinner, and his appearance has become more majestic.

Xue Biao responded with a smile.

Li Weijian sighed: "You all wore protective masks. Even so, two people died. If it were replaced by an ordinary blast furnace, I'm afraid everyone around would suffer."

Li Weijian called the craftsmen here in batches, comforted them with gentle words, and dropped more than a hundred taels of silver. As soon as the craftsmen responded, everyone immediately became brave.

"It's just nonsense."

Li Weijian looked at Xue Biao and thought that with this person's ability to act, he would definitely have a bright future in the future. I was planning on setting him up with one of his two cousins, but then I thought it was wrong. Xue Biao gave Baoqin to him as a concubine. Now that he is marrying his cousin, isn't it like a marriage exchange? It would be fun to spread the word.

"Ah?" Li Weijian was full of confusion and asked, "Why did the teacher say this?"

Yan Xiyao's face changed, he glanced at Li Weijian carefully and said, "When did the resurrection offend the children of the Wang family?"

Xue Biao smiled and said: "My uncle has entrusted important matters to the subordinate officials, how dare Xue Biao not do his best?"

When leaving, Li Weijian kept frowning. The more deeply you participate in the industrial revolution, the more you understand that this industrial revolution is not just a steam power revolution. From raw materials to manufacturing processes, all aspects must be improved to a certain level before this industrial revolution can spread.

Li Weijian hurriedly opened his eyes, roused himself, got out of the car and stood aside. When he looked up, he saw the honor guard of his teacher Yan Xiyao slowly approaching. Ding Rusong came up to say hello early in the morning. The car approached and stopped slowly. The curtains of the car were opened. Yan Xiyao glanced at Li Weijian with half of his face and said, "Come up and talk."

She couldn't help but secretly think that compared to Sister Lin, Sister Yun was easier to talk to. It would be great if she could stay with Sister Yun in the future.

Li Weijian smiled and stepped forward, patted Xue Biao on the shoulder, and said: "You don't have to be stubborn in literary battles. Whether you can succeed in practical learning requires perseverance, but it mostly depends on luck." After a pause, he added: "I haven't been home for some time. Baoqin was still talking about it yesterday. I'll go home tomorrow when I have time."

When he got close, he held his hands in greeting, and then he took off his latex mask, and then he said, "Uncle!"

After he went out and got into the carriage, Li Weijian was closing his eyes and concentrating. Suddenly, the carriage stopped, and Ding Rufeng's voice came from the side: "Master, it looks like Mr. Ge's carriage is ahead."

"How are you today?" Li Weijian asked.

Daiyu smiled and said: "As long as you have enough money... Brother Jian's earning such a fortune is just a casual thing, and he is doing it for his inner ambition. However, no matter how much money this family has, they should not be too extravagant. It would be bad if it attracts interested people to covet you.”

Then I heard Yan Xiyao say: "The imperial court has issued a decree to pay the tax in silver coins in the future, and it is allowed not to collect fire expenses. Oh, what fire expenses are returned to the public? In less than ten years, I will make this policy useless."

Li Weijian said: "Keep burning. Sooner or later, all the pyrite will be reduced."

Which temple to go to, which incense burner to burn? Daiyu and Xiangyun are the same siblings. Who knows which one will live in Xiluyuan one day? It's better to be more diligent on weekdays than to cram for the moment.

The residence has a small population, and most of the servants are hired. If there are those who cheat and cheat, the monthly payment settled at the beginning of each month will be paid out of the residence, so the fourth brother will not be bothered. "While talking, Baoqin took out another pamphlet from his sleeve and gave a brief summary of the accounts in it with gestures.

Five brick and concrete houses were built early in the summer in the garden on the west side, which look out of place in the garden. Now there are several more clay pots and lead pots beside the brick and concrete house, connected with each other by lead pipes and sealed with latex. The fire under them is so red that there is no snow left within a radius of twenty paces.

However, this chemical industry is not his strong point. He only remembers the lead chamber method, and he doesn't know what catalyst should be added to it, so he can only fumble a little bit to prepare the sulfuric acid.

How long did it take for the Western Yi Industrial Revolution? Li Weijian did not have more than a hundred years to waste money. If he did not take advantage of his lifetime to encircle the Southeast Asian archipelago, Australia, and even western North America, he would not even have room to regret it two hundred years later.

Nowadays, Li Weijian has a wide circle of friends, and there are countless gentry and officials who want to curry favor with him. He just needs to carefully find a suitable person among them to facilitate marriage. As for the two cousins, we might as well choose one or two from those new scholars after the Spring Festival.

Yan Xiyao said: "I had a big quarrel with Chen Hongmou today. Chen Shoufu was afraid that I would stumble him later, so he deliberately showed his kindness to me and said that the king had sent several memorials to impeach you."

Li Weijian said casually: "Teacher, did you win the argument?"

Just mentioning the word "Ge Lao Er", it must be the teacher Yan Xiyao without a doubt.

Xue Biao shook his head: "Now only a small amount of green vitriol oil has been produced. The craftsman estimated that the iron material in it has not been completely melted, and I don't know how many more days it will continue to be burned. Uncle, could it be burned in an ordinary blast furnace? ?”

Xue Biao took the order. Li Weijian caught a glimpse of the redness on his hands, which must have been corroded by sulfur dioxide gas, so he said casually: "Even if Wen Dou supervises him every day, there is no need to work so hard."

"Hahaha——" Yan Xiyao was happy: "——Aren't you afraid of offending that Wang Ziteng when you are reincarnated?"

Li Weijian curled his lips and said, "Why should teachers scare students? Since ancient times, birds have been hidden and rabbits have died, and dogs have been cooked. Now Wang Ziteng is like a mud bodhisattva crossing a river. It is difficult for him to save himself. How can he think about dealing with students?"

"That's right, it's right for Fusheng to ignore the Wang family." After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "Prince Teng just reported his duties the day before yesterday. I thought privately that the saint will probably give him a promotion and continue to patrol the nine sides."

Li Weijian wondered: "Is the saint too cautious? Now that the general has won successive victories, the thieves will be destroyed soon. The saint is in great power, so why should he worry about those Jia family soldiers?"

Yan Xiyao smiled and said: "The branches have been removed and only the twigs are left. I'm afraid the saint thought that one more thing would be better than one less thing. If it can be dealt with peacefully, why bother to mobilize the troops?" After a pause, he added: "I entered the palace yesterday to play the right speech. , the saint has the intention to simplify Jiayu Village..."

"Chief Sima of the Ministry of War?" Li Weijian asked tentatively.

Yan Xiyao nodded and said: "It's just for temporary use - the Ministry of War has a lot of deficit. If Jia Yucun can make up for it, it will not lose a capable official; but if it can't be made up, then there will be enough in two or three years." "

Li Weijian wondered: "Jia Yucun has been the minister for half a year, how can he not know the situation of the military department?"

Yan Xiyao smiled and said: "This person is obsessed with profit, and I'm afraid he won't be able to care about so many things."

Li Weijian was immediately relieved. Jia Yucun is afraid that he will take the blame and be idle for a year or two after being dismissed from office. If he takes the blame again in the future, he might be resurrected by the saint.

Thinking about this, Li Weijian shook his head secretly. Although he was also good at maneuvering, he couldn't do what Jia Yucun thought of the saint.

While thinking, he raised his eyes and looked at his teacher Yan Xiyao. Seeing his eyes full of expectation, Li Weijian hurriedly said: "Teacher, the student is still young now."

But I heard Yan Xiyao say: "I heard that the prince wanted to invite you to meet him a few days ago. Why is he just a fake idiot?"

Li Weijian said happily: "I know I can't hide it from the teacher."

Yan Xiyao frowned and said: "Prince Yu Shilin has an excellent stroke rating..."

Li Weijian lowered his voice and said, "It's just because the reputation is so good that students have to stay away."

"Ah?" Yan Xiyao was slightly surprised, and then took a breath. What is a wind review? The one who controls public opinion is Qingliu. The saint advocates reform and innovation, but the prince is on good terms with the stubborn old party. What does the saint think? After finally making gains and eliminating disadvantages, will the new laws be abolished when the crown prince ascends the throne?
If he were a saint, I'm afraid he would be worried about the prince.

Considering that the King of Jin was just a child at this time, and also imitated the Zhongyong King and loved military affairs, it was really hard to say who would win the title of heir in the future.

Yan Xiyao took a breath and couldn't help but said solemnly: "Fu Sheng's thinking is reasonable. Now that Fu Sheng has a foundation in practical knowledge and the ability to cultivate people, whoever is in power in the future will want to win over Fu Sheng. At this time, he must not surrender easily."

"Teacher knows everything."

Yan Xiyao shook his head and said, "The authorities are confused. I didn't see clearly as well as I did before." He sighed for a long time and then said, "We are about to get home. Why don't we come and try your wife's craftsmanship?"

Li Weijian blinked and was suddenly horrified. He cupped his hands and said, "Hey, I almost forgot something important. Teacher, students, there are still important things -"

"roll roll roll!"

Li Weijian agreed with a smile, and when the frame stopped, he got out of the car quickly. After watching the honor guard rumble away, Li Weijian got back on his carriage and returned to the original road.

After walking for a long time, Ding Rufeng suddenly called back and said, "Master, it seems that the driver of the Jia family is driving ahead."

Li Weijian opened the curtains and saw several Jia family carriages turning around the intersection and heading towards his old house. Li Weijian was puzzled when he heard Ding Rufeng say again: "Master, the Xue family's house next door was vacated a long time ago."

"Vacated? The You Laoan people moved away?"

Ding Rufeng joked: "I heard that they moved to Dapen Hutong near Jinshifang... It seems that a brother from some family rented the Sanjin house for the You family."

What a big deal! Where did You Laoan and his family move? Li Weijian didn't bother to pay attention, but he thought about who was sitting upright in this row of carriages and horses. Could it be that Sister Bao has lost hope and simply broke the pot?
My heart was filled with curiosity, and I was thinking about sending someone to put it on, but I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to see clearly, so I might as well go back home and ask Yingxue to ask.

Because Li Weijian nodded and directly ordered to return to the uncle's house. At the end of Shen Shi, Li Weijian just returned home. When he entered Yimen, he exchanged a few words with Qian Xue, and by dinner he got the accurate information.

It turns out that it was Xia Jingui who moved out this time, but the reason was that Xia Jingui almost beat his concubine Bilian to death. When something like this happened, an ordinary person would not have the dignity to live in the Jia family. Unexpectedly, the Xue family simply cut off the tail to survive, which made Li Weijian admire him.

So this is the way the world is, and you can get benefits if you are willing to show off your face. Mother Jia, the old lady in the Rong Mansion, was reluctant to show off her face because of her family ties, so she could only ridicule her secretly, but she pretended not to understand, so the old lady simply gave up.

Thinking again of the two brothers Wang and Wang Ren, they were just two rats, and Li Weijian was too lazy to pay attention to them. If you don't have time, why not think about how to write a chemistry book?

A little later, Baoqin, who had accompanied Daiyu to dinner, returned and went to the study to chat with Li Weijian.

The little girl has bright eyes and white teeth, and a voice like an oriole. It is a pleasure to watch and listen to. So Li Weijian took Baoqin's hand, suddenly stood up and put one hand on the top of Baoqin's head to measure, and said, "Sister Qin seems to have grown a little taller. Now it has reached my collarbone?"

"Really?" Bao Qin was immediately overjoyed, giggling and leaning into Li Weijian's arms. She was extremely envious of Daiyu, but she knew that because of her own background, it would be impossible for her to be as in love with her fourth brother as Daiyu was.

So she thought about it. If she couldn't be a real wife, it would be great to be a concubine.

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Five days later, Daiyu returned from Hu's house.

Daiyu usually greets and sees off the sisters next to her, but now it's the other way around, which is quite a novelty. Tanchun, Xichun, Xiangyun, Baochai and Xing Xiuyan welcomed Daiyu into the Rongqing Hall. It was a good time to say goodbye and reunite with all the golden hairpins.

Mother Jia saw that her granddaughter was still not clean, but her face turned a little rosy. She immediately praised Zhang Yiren for her hard work.

After talking for a long time, Jia Mu suddenly said: "Tomorrow will be the birth of Girl Yun, has Girl Tan settled her down?"

Tanchun said with a smile: "I just follow the old rules, but yesterday I found the ruby ​​​​from my uncle's house and specially sent two hundred taels of silver, saying it was specially used for Xiangyun's birthday."

Mother Jia was immediately overjoyed and said, "Brother Jian is so thoughtful... That's right, we don't have to worry about such things now. Brother Jian is here to help Girl Yun."

Xiangyun was suddenly happy and embarrassed. He couldn't help but stand up and said: "If my aunt makes fun of you again, I will go back."

Jia Mu raised her head and laughed, then asked Tan Chunming'er what to do. Because Jia She had just made the move, most of the golden hairpins were related to each other, so it was not easy to do anything grand. Naturally, it was not easy to invite the queen and the troupe, and drinks were also waived. The rest could only be done on the table.

With a full two hundred taels of silver, Tanchun thought that he would buy a few more sets of clothes for Xiangyun and order a good banquet.

Tanchun had said it, and everyone praised him for his thoughtfulness. Only the second girl, who was wearing a Taoist robe, looked calm when welcoming the spring.

Xiangyun took a look at him and then suddenly realized, yes, no matter how lively it is tomorrow, the second sister who is still serving the Spring Festival will not be able to participate.

While they were enjoying themselves inside, the maid Yuanyang walked in quietly, bowed and said, "Old lady, another angel is coming ahead."

Jia Mu immediately stopped smiling and frowned in worry, fearing that bad news would come from the palace again. So I hurriedly sent my mother-in-law to go outside to check.

After half an hour passed, the old woman returned and said: "Go back to the old lady, the angel came to tell the concubine that she is out of confinement and can visit her now. I just met my wife, and she said it was the right day. I’m going to visit the palace early in the morning.”

Jia Mu then breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "I'm sorry for you, Concubine... Are your health and bones okay?"

The mother-in-law then said: "My wife was still very ill, but when she heard that she could visit the imperial concubine, she immediately got up."

In the past two years, the Jia family has been having a lot of misfortunes. Mother Jia was afraid that Mrs. Wang would cause trouble again, so she hurriedly sent Tan Chun over to observe, but no more people could die.

When dinner was served, Mrs. Wang came over to say hello. Mother Jia saw that although his complexion was not very good, he could walk without any serious problems, so she immediately gave some instructions and felt relieved.

In fact, there is nothing that Jia's mother can do if she is not worried. She is getting older, Mrs. Xing is still in service, You Shi has been dragged down by Jia Zhen and has lost her royal life. Not to mention that Sister Feng is pregnant, her royal life has not fallen yet. Counting over and over again. , is Mrs. Wang not the only one who can visit Yuanchun in the palace?

In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived. Xiangyun got up early in the morning and followed the rules to go to various places to say hello. After getting congratulatory gifts from the elders in various places, he also set up an incense table in the courtyard to pay tribute, and then went to Jia Mu's place to say hello.

It was rare that there was excitement at home, and Mrs. Wang happened to go to the palace again early in the morning. Baoyu lost control and refused to go to Jintai Academy no matter how much Xi Ren and others persuaded her.

After a while, Baoyu came to Jia Mu with a smile.

Because of the real and fake psychic Baoyu, Jia Mu's thoughts on Baoyu have become much lighter now. He also thought that Baoyu had such a temper, no matter how hard he pushed him, he would not be able to make progress, and the Jia family would have to count on Jia Lan in the future. Because he didn't say anything when he saw Baoyu, he just told him not to mess around.

Baoyu agreed with a smile, and then a group of gold hairpins arrived. One gave Xiangyun a painting, and the other gave a sweat towel. Most of them were just for fun.

Xiangyun carefully received everyone's congratulatory gifts, and the smile on his face never broke. She had lost her parents since she was a child. No matter how well her second uncle, third uncle, and two aunts treated her, they could not be as good as her biological parents. Only every time he celebrates his birthday, Xiangyun will be intoxicated with each piece of his heart.

After everyone was making noise in Rongqing Hall for a long time, Mother Jia smiled and said, "Today is Miss Yun's son, so you don't have to hold him in front of me. You can just go play in the garden."

All the gold hairpins responded and immediately came to Yihongyuan. Na Baoyu followed him shamelessly and also entered Yihongyuan.

After all, she was one year older, and Xiangyun got a small job again. She knew that it would be difficult to talk to Baoyu in the future, and Daiyu regarded Baoyu as if she were nothing. It was Baoyu who took the initiative to start a fight, and Daiyu became neither salty nor indifferent. He spoke back.

After a while, Baoyu felt bored. Although Tanchun, Xichun and Baochai still talk to them, what's the point if Daiyu and Xiangyun don't talk to them? Suddenly, he thought of the wonderful jade in the Cuicui Temple, so he quietly slipped out of Yihongyuan and headed towards the Cuicui Temple.

As soon as Baoyu left, the Yihong courtyard was filled with joy. The sisters joked for a long time, then Xichun suddenly said: "Sister Yun still needs a gift, but I don't know what brother Jian will send this year."

While he was talking, the maid Cui Lu came in with a smile and said, "Miss, Miss Qin has come to deliver a congratulatory gift on behalf of Fourth Master Jian."

The golden hairpins all laughed in unison, and Xiangyun smiled redly.

After a moment, Baoqin came into the room with a smile and saw the gifts one by one. Then he presented a small package: "Sister Yun, my fourth brother is afraid that I won't be free today, so he asked me to send gifts."

The so-called lack of time is just an excuse. In fact, it is because Li Weijian is older now and it is really difficult to get together with the girl's family anymore.

Xichun blinked and stared at the bundle, urging: "Sister Yun, open it quickly and take a look. Fourth Brother Jian's gift must be unique."

"Yes, what's there to see?" He muttered, but Xiangyun expected to open the baggage, and saw only an exquisite calendar inside.

Xiangyun picked up the calendar and frowned for a long time, and then she realized that the calendar was different from the outside. The first day was her birth. Turning over, the inside was colorful, and it was indeed better than the ordinary things outside.

If you look closely, you can see that there are tear marks connected by tiny holes on each page of the calendar, and each page is slightly different.

Xiangyun quickly asked Baoqin: "Does this calendar have other tricks?"

Baoqin smiled and said, "Sister Yun also saw the tear mark. Fourth brother said that when Sister Yun tears most of the calendar off, you can probably see what's inside."

Xichun looked envious and asked Xiangyun before holding the calendar in her hand. She flipped through the pages and carefully noted the tear marks. She thought about it for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said, "Brother Jian, what a delicate thought! Sister Yun will definitely like the look inside."

But Xiangyun was impatient and couldn't help but laugh: "What you said made me more and more curious. My dear sister, please tell me secretly, otherwise I'm afraid I'll tear up a calendar at night."

Everyone burst into laughter again. Xichun couldn't be bothered, so she whispered a few words to Xiangyun. Xiangyun blushed immediately, reached out and grabbed the calendar, and said, "I don't believe it, it must be you again." Come to tease me,' but he held the calendar carefully in his hands, for fear of breaking the footer.

I couldn't help but feel more and more hopeful. Could it be that, as the fourth sister said, there was a mandarin duck playing in the water?
It was noon that day. First, Mrs. Wang returned tiredly and met Jia Mu. She only said that the eldest girl was fine in the early spring, and that the attack on the prince would happen in the next day or two, and then returned to the courtyard by herself.

Immediately afterwards, an angel sent a decree, and Jia Lian, a fellow commander of the fifth rank, attacked the third-rank general. After receiving the imperial edict, everyone in the Rong Mansion breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately and solemnly sent the imperial edict to the ancestral hall. The matter of the imperial conquest was finally settled.

Wang Xifeng was especially excited. Jia Lian successfully succeeded in seizing the title, and her long-cherished imperial mission was not far away.

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In a blink of an eye, it was under the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year was approaching. Zhang Luozhi of Rong Mansion and Bo Mansion were doing new year affairs. Prince Teng was promoted to the capital inspection post of nine provinces. As expected, Jia Yucun was awarded the title of Grand Sima, assistant military counselor and counselor of government affairs.

Let's talk about the ancestral hall over there in Rongfu. People cleaned it, put away the offering vessels, invited the priest, and cleaned the upper room to prepare the image of the deceased's remains.

At this time, everyone inside and outside Rong was busy. Because Mrs. Wang was still not in good health, the errand of attending to the New Year's Eve fell on Sister Feng and Tan Chun. That day, the two sisters were arguing over each other, and a girl came in with a tea tray and a crotch. He replied: "Grandma, Third Miss, the bag of broken gold in front of you is worth one hundred and fifty-three two-six cents and seven cents. The fineness of the gold in it varies, and there are a total of two hundred and twenty gold coins." Hand it over.

Tanchun looked at it and saw that there were also plum blossom style, begonia style, "pen ingot Ruyi", and "eight treasures couplets". Tanchun then ordered: "Put this away and hand the silver in quickly." The maid agreed and went.

After a while, Jia Lian Shi Shiran came inside. Everyone has seen the ceremony,

Jia Lian asked Sister Feng, "Have you received the reward from our spring festival?"

Now that Sister Feng had received her imperial edict, she smiled and said, "I'm going to send Jia Qin off today."

Jia Lian said: "Although our family has not waited for these few taels of silver, it is more or less a favor from the emperor. He was imprisoned a long time ago. He was seen by the old lady and paid tribute to the ancestors. The emperor received the favor from the emperor and the ancestors from the bottom. Blessing. Even if we use ten thousand silver to provide for our ancestors, it is not as dignified and benevolent as this. Except for one or two families like ours, those families who are hereditary poor officials will not be able to use this money. What should I offer to celebrate the New Year? The emperor is truly generous and considerate."

Since Jia Lian attacked the prince, he has become more and more homeless. He has not received any money back, but his expenses are higher than before. How much silver is the reward for the Spring Festival? How could it be better than ten thousand taels?
Sister Feng cursed in her heart, but said: "That's exactly what she said."

While they were talking, another maid came back and said, "Second Master, Grandma, Third Miss, Brother Qin came back after closing the reward, and asked if we can send it in now?"

Jia Lian ordered: "Have someone send him in quickly."

After a moment, two women came in carrying a small box, placed it on the table and unfolded it, revealing the silver coins inside that were silvery and brassy.

The peony pattern on the front has the four words "Zhenghe Tongbao" and one or two in the middle. Sister Feng picked one up, turned it over and looked at it, and saw the four words "Huang En Yong Xi" written on it.

At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, Sister Feng went to the uncle's house for an excuse. She knew about the silver coins early in the morning, but at this time she pretended to be curious and said: "What did you say?"

A woman smiled and said: "I want grandma to know. Brother Qin said that in the future, the court's rewards and salaries will be used for these silver coins. Tens of thousands of them were scattered in the past few days, and they were all robbed in the blink of an eye. Now there are people outside. I bought this reward silver coin specially, saying that one tael is worth the other 1 tael."

Jia Lian said happily: "One or two taels? How many people have such a reward? Even if they give two taels, they won't redeem it!"

As he spoke, he stood up and told Sister Feng, "This is Brother Qin's first time dealing with the Yamen. Is it appropriate for me to go and ask?"

Seeing Jia Lianlong walking away at a tiger's pace, Sister Feng's heart felt disgusted for a while. He's just a third-class general, why haven't he seen Brother Jian be so arrogant?
Holding back the curse in her heart, Sister Feng turned to Tanchun and continued: "Have you ever asked your wife, Tanchun, about going around doing gifts during the New Year?"

Tanchun said: "I told my wife early in the morning, but she doesn't have an idea yet. I'll ask again later."

Jia Jing and Jia Lian left one after another. It was difficult for Rong Mansion to hold banquets this year, but we still had to visit various houses.

Just as Sister Feng was about to say something, Ping'er came in and replied: "Grandma, Wuzhuangtou outside the pass has arrived."

Sister Feng and Tan Chun looked at each other, and Sister Feng sneered: "Just wait and see, Tan Chun, that old beheader will definitely be aggrieved later!"

(End of this chapter)