Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 57 The visit of the Duke of Zhenguo

But it was said that Jia Mu was just about to have dinner, and the maid Yuanyang came over and whispered: "Old lady, I just got another message, saying that it is Uncle Niu from Zhenguo's family and Liu Jue from Liguo's family. My son is here, and the great master is waiting for you right now."

"Huh?" Jia Mu put down her spoon and became even more puzzled.

The post posted by the old concubine of Nan'an was incomprehensible before, so why are Niu Jizong and Liu Fang coming here one after another now?

"It's more than that," Yuanyang said again: "I heard that King Beijing posted a message, inviting the master to come over for a chat during his free time."

"This -" Even though Jia Mu was used to seeing big winds and waves, she didn't feel at ease at the moment.Suddenly he thought: "——Could it be that the eldest girl has information in the palace?"

Wang Xifeng, who was waiting on the side, said: "Old ancestor, I got the letter a long time ago, and now the eldest girl is accompanying the saint. After getting along with each other day and night, the eldest girl may be favored!"

As soon as he said this, Jia Mu said, "Amitabha," and said: "This is a great love! Great! The eldest girl has been sent to the palace for more than ten years, but she has not been trusted. Now she does not ask for anything else, but only wants to be promoted to a concubine. , if we give birth to another son and a half daughters, our family will have hope."

"It can be said that it is."

While they were talking, a mother-in-law came from outside to report, but it was the eldest master and the master who sent someone to say that Niu Jizong and Liu Fang were coming to visit Jia Mu.

The four princes and eight princes of the Dashun Dynasty were already in the same spirit, and their friendship lasted for several generations. With the presence of Jia Mu, a superb lady of the country, they naturally wanted to pay their respects when they came to visit.

Jia Mu did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly ordered the maids to wait on her to change her clothes, and then helped the two girls towards Rongxi Hall.

This Rongxi Hall has five main rooms. Jia's mother sat in the main seat. After a while, Jia She and Jia Zheng led Niu Jizong and Liu Fang into the inner room.

The two came forward to greet them and said some auspicious words. The old lady just smiled and quickly asked them to sit down.

After the tea was served and a brief exchange of greetings, Jia Mu smiled and asked, "I'm just an old lady at home. You two can't come here specifically to see me, right? But are there other things?"

Liu Fang smiled and said nothing. Niu Jizong's big horse Jin Dao sat down and laughed loudly: "The old lady is sensible, but this junior is actually a bad guest this time. The old lady also knows that people like ours have a big business. The cost of throwing away is naturally huge. The land around the capital has long been owned, and Liaodong is a bitter and cold place, so there is not much to produce.

With a noble reputation, it is not easy to exploit the common people, so it becomes increasingly difficult to make ends meet.Fortunately, the saint took pity on us nobles and released the shares of the water company.I just thought about it. Although the shares of this water company don't have much profit, it is a good deal to get some money.No, when I heard that your government was holding a lot of shares in your hands, I came to discuss buying some with a shy face. "

Liu Fang also cupped her hands and said, "Old lady, this junior is just like Uncle Niu. It's really presumptuous."

Mother Jia had heard about the water company, and she only thought that Li Weijian had contributed to the proposal, but she didn't expect that Li Weijian still had [-]% of the water company's shares!
"This -" Mother Jia hesitated.If it was her own business, she would naturally be able to make the decision, but there was a layer between her and it was difficult for her to speak out.

Niu Jizong then smiled and said: "Old lady, please be at ease. We have to consider what we have discussed. Let's also learn from the merchants outside. There is a saying that business cannot be done with righteousness."

Liu Fang also said: "This junior also has the same thoughts. No matter how much the stock is worth, I will pay as much money as I want. I have no other thoughts."

Jia Mu then nodded and said: "Then you should discuss this matter with Brother Jian -" After saying that, she looked at the eldest maid Yuanyang: "——Brother Jian is back?"

Yuanyang said: "Go back to the old lady. Fourth Master Jian went to burn incense with the eldest lady early in the morning. I expect he will be back soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, a maid walked in quickly: "Old lady, Fourth Master Jian has come back to protect the eldest wife and the second girl from offering incense."

Mother Jia smiled and said, "What a coincidence. Yuanyang, please go and invite Brother Jian over, and tell him that the two princes are looking for him to ask about the water company."

"Hey."

Yuanyang responded, turned around and walked away quickly.

Gossip started again in Rongxi Hall.Wang Xifeng was sitting behind a screen, taking a peek at Jia Mu's expression, and saw that the old lady was still smiling, and her face looked slightly lost while drinking tea.

The original theory was that the eldest lady had spread the good news in the palace. Unexpectedly, the guests who came one after another were rushing for the stock in Brother Jian's hand.

The old lady didn't care whether brother Jian had made a fortune, but Wang Xifeng cared about the stocks in Li Weijian's hands.I originally thought of having a friendly relationship with Sister-in-law Zhu first, and then talking to Li Weijian in two days, so that Sister-in-law Zhu could talk to me.Now Wang Xifeng was a little anxious. If all the stocks in Li Weijian's hands were sold, where would she find such a good job?
She secretly made up her mind, fearing that it would not work out today, she would ask Jia Lian to invite Li Weijian to discuss it early tomorrow morning.In the past two days, Mrs. Wang relaxed and promised that the father would spend 3 taels of silver and buy some stocks to make interest.

As she was thinking about it, she saw the door of Rongxi Hall opened, and Yuanyang came first to report: "Old lady, Fourth Master Jian is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw someone coming forward with his head held high, greeting everyone first: "I've seen the old lady, the eldest gentleman, and the lord."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Okay, okay. Brother Jian, please don't be too polite. We are all relatives."

As she said this, she looked at Jia Zheng. Jia Zheng stroked his beard and pointed his fingers and introduced: "Fu Sheng, I'm here to introduce you. This is Uncle Niu, the first-class uncle of Duke Zhenguo, and this is Lord Liu of Duke Li. The two lords came here precisely for the purpose of resurrection."

Li Weijian knew this well and immediately greeted the two of them with a smile.

Niu Jizong responded with a smile, and Liu Fang praised: "It is indeed Zhilan Yushu, and only such a handsome man can plan such a large water company. This move not only relieves the water problem of millions of people, but also provides The imperial court has gained a new income, and this resurrection is in the heart of the emperor, and the future is limitless."

"Master Liu is ridiculous. The student just happened to have the opportunity and came up with a few crooked ideas."

Niu Jizong said: "Huh? Young people should not lose their ambition. I think the water affairs will be done well, otherwise our noble family will not be able to make a profit." After a pause, Niu Jizong said: "Resurrection. , I heard that you hold [-]% of the shares of the water company? I wonder if you can part with it?"

Liu Fang also said: "Don't think too much about the resurrection. Uncle Niu and I are just thinking about more income for the family. Otherwise, even the gold and silver mountains will not be corrupted by the unscrupulous children in the family. Don't worry, I will Just buy it at the original price.”

Li Weijian quickly raised his hands and said, "Now that the two gentlemen have said this, how can the students have any reason not to allow it?"

"It's great!" Niu Jizong slapped his thigh and said, "In that case, I don't want more, just 20 shares." Liu Fang smiled and said, "Uncle Niu is heroic, but I'm not that extravagant, only [-] shares." enough."

Li Weijian said: "Then, according to the two nobles, after the Qingming Festival, the student will go to the inner palace to transfer the shares."

The matter was settled, and Niu Jizong and Liu Fang were in a good mood.He immediately praised Li Weijian's young talent and then stood up to leave.

Jia She and Jia Zheng immediately stood up to see each other off, followed by Li Weijian, who respectfully sent the two people out of the house.

After the two of them got on the carriage and drove far away, Jia Zheng pondered and was about to say something. Jia Sheni glanced sideways and smiled and said: "Resurrection is a good method, but it's really incredible that such a situation can be created in just a few seconds." Ah. This...resurrection thing——"

"It's easy to say," Li Weijian said with a smile, "They are all my relatives. According to the stock price, I will keep whatever the government wants according to the stock price. I can't take advantage of outsiders."

By stock price?Jia She didn't think so.

The elder twirled his beard and said, "Since we are relatives, our resurrection should be based on the actual payment of one to three."

Li Weijian blinked, smiled and said nothing.Jia Zheng on the side couldn't stand listening anymore and said: "Brother, what are you talking about? Isn't this just taking advantage of the resurrection?"

"I...don't I consider this for my family?" Jia She was thinking in his heart. He didn't have enough money at the moment, and he couldn't afford it, no matter if it was three cents apiece or the original price.The old lady has the final say in matters concerning the public affairs, so why should he interfere?

So the conversation changed and he said: "Don't worry about the resurrection, I didn't think about it carefully just now. They are all my relatives, how can I take your shares and resell them to make a profit on the difference? Huh? Hahaha, it's getting late, the resurrection is fast Let's go back."

Li Weijian smiled and said: "The student also knows that it was the elder's unintentional words. With the elder's character, how could he do such a thing? In this case, the elder, uncle Shi, the student resigns."

Watching Li Weijian turn around and head towards his small courtyard, Jia Sheding thought for a long time in front of the east courtyard gate.Money attracts people's hearts, and if 300% of the shares are sold, it will be worth [-] million silver!The old man had never made so much money in his life!

His eyes were blazing, and his thoughts were unclear. After a while, he suddenly smiled strangely, and he didn't know what he had decided.

Let’s talk about Rongqing Hall.

After meeting the two distinguished guests, Jia Mu returned to Rongqing Hall with the support of her maid.The meal was overheated, but the old lady had lost her appetite.

It just so happened that Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng and all the younger ones were waiting in front of her, so the old lady sighed: "I think the eldest lady has good news, but I don't expect that it is brother Jian who is here for me."

After a pause, the old lady looked at Li Wan: "Brother Zhu's daughter-in-law, do you know what Brother Jian's like?"

Li Wan hurriedly said: "Back to the old lady, I heard Brother Jian talk about it a few days ago, but I forgot to mention it to the old lady."

Jia's mother asked, "I heard they said 20 or [-], but that's a lot of money?"

Li Wan couldn't answer this, so Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "Old ancestor, those 20 and [-] are all wasted money. My sister-in-law and brother have really made a fortune this time. It’s over.”

Jia Mu said: "This is indeed a lot." Then she told Li Wan: "Brother Jian is still young after all. You have to keep an eye on him, but don't let him be ruined."

Li Wan agreed, but Wang Xifeng said: "Old lady, Brother Jian may have made several lifetimes of money in this situation. The two lords who just joined together only bought [-]% of the shares in Brother Jian's hands. That’s all. So what if you lose everything? Once the shares change hands, it’s not just a million dollars?”

"Blind, so many?"

Even though Jia Mu was used to the world, she was also shocked at this moment. 300 million taels. The Jia family has been rich for several generations. Compared with the money they received, I don’t know which one is more or less.Brother Jian is only thirteen or fourteen years old, but he shows such great ability?

For a time, Jia Mu was amazed.

Wang Xifeng came to Li Wan's side and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, from now on, we may have to ask sister-in-law to take more care of us."

Li Wan only smiled and did not respond.Except for Jia Mu and Jia Zheng, who in this mansion has looked at Jia Zhu seriously since she passed away?Even Jialan is not welcome.Thanks to this time, brother Jian gained a lot of momentum and made a huge fortune, and even transferred 30 shares to her privately.

In this way, just relying on her annual income is enough for her and Jialan.She felt happy and proud, and the gloomy mood lingering in her heart actually dissipated a little.

Mrs. Wang sat beside Li Wan, feeling very unhappy.Li Weijian was only three or four years older than Baoyu and yet he showed such ability, which made Baoyu look like a naughty boy.Furthermore, wealth has the power to influence the gods, and Li Weijian has such a family fortune. If he treats Li Wan poorly in the future, he is afraid that Li Weijian will not treat him accordingly.It seems that it will be difficult to embarrass my eldest daughter-in-law again in the future...

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The few little ones were different, and they kept chattering.

It was only now that Yingchun realized how powerful Li Weijian was that he felt not only proud but also a little admired.Thinking about how Brother Jian and I talked to each other for a long time in Shuiyue Temple today, the second girl remembered his handsome appearance and suddenly her cheeks turned red quietly;
Xichun is still young at the moment, and to her, 300 million and [-] are astronomical figures, so she only occasionally jokes around;
Tanchun is a little older, but he knows that there is something powerful inside.The little girl beamed with excitement. She originally thought that Fourth Brother Jian was a rare hero because he was capable of both literary and martial arts. Unexpectedly, Fourth Brother Jian was actually as capable as Fan Li!I'm not that old now, and in a few more years, I'm afraid... who in the world doesn't know Li Weijian!

She would be giving birth to a son in two days, and the little girl was suddenly daydreaming about it, wondering what brother Jian would give her this time.Tanchun is not a snobbery, she only hopes that fourth brother Jian can give her a pleasant gift, even just a short word like that of her second sister is fine;

Baoyu was impatient of these career finances, and originally said some strange things, but thought it was always a good thing, so he just sat next to Daiyu;
Daiyu was only happy for Li Weijian, but she didn't care how much money Li Weijian had earned.The Lin family was originally a noble family, and his father, Lin Ruhai, won the top prize and worked in the Salt Department.Although the Lin family is not as wealthy as the Jia family, it is still rare in the world.

But the little Daiyu has long been detached and no longer pursues worldly enjoyments. Instead, she cares more about spiritual pleasure.

At this time, Tanchun clasped his hands and said, "Ancestor, I will give birth to my son tomorrow. I want to invite fourth brother Jian to a banquet when I think of it. Can I allow it, ancestor?"

Jia Mu smiled and said, "You can do as you wish. We are all relatives on the left and right, so it's fine to have fun together."

(End of this chapter)