Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 77: Go to the door and make matchmaking
Xishan is called Xishan because it is located to the west of the capital.Moreover, Xishan is not just one mountain, Cuiwei Mountain, Pingpo Mountain, Lushi Mountain, Xiangshan Mountain, Yumai Heye Mountain, Wengshan Mountain, etc. are all called Xishan Mountain.

The top of the mountain here is located in Mentougou, which is rich in black coal and white coal.The so-called black coal is ordinary coal, while white coal is high-quality anthracite.

Li Weijian followed King Zhongyong to inspect several coal mines, and he probably had an idea.The loyal and brave king stopped in the middle of the mountain, and his men had already set up curtains and awnings.King Zhongyong invited Li Weijian to sit down, and when the tea was served, he asked, "I've also seen Fusheng, do you have any good suggestions?"

Li Weijian raised his eyes and saw the earnest eyes of King Zhongyong. He thought to himself, is this King Zhongyong thinking that he is a wise man?Ask about everything, and in the long run you will definitely gain his trust.

Li Weijian muttered: "Your Majesty, students are indeed foolish."

"Oh? Come on quickly."

Li Weijian said: "There is no proof for what I said. I also asked the prince to send someone a pen and paper."

King Zhongyong waved his hand casually, and a clerk immediately stepped forward to offer him paper and pen.

Li Weijian stood up and cupped his hands and said "I'm sorry", then spread out the paper, roughly sketched the terrain with the pencil, and then drew something along the ravine.

King Zhongyong was impatient and couldn't bear to wait, so he simply stood up and stopped beside Li Weijian to observe.Seeing its rough shape in front of him, King Zhongyong couldn't help but said: "This looks like...how does it look like a pulley?"

Li Weijian finished two strokes of the outline and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, in theory, it is the same as that pulley. Please see, Your Majesty, this cart has an iron bottom and a wooden frame. Each cart contains hundreds of kilograms of coal. It goes down the mountain without manpower." If you don’t bear the responsibility, wouldn’t this save you a little bit of disposal costs?”

"Well," King Zhongyong touched his chin and nodded, then pointed at the two lines and said, "Then these two lines..."

"Railway. To prevent the pulley from losing control and capsizing halfway."

King Zhongyong thought for a moment and then nodded to the previous doctor: "Come here and calculate how much money it will cost and how much money will be saved."

The doctor came forward with his hands raised and inquired about the shape carefully. Then he frowned and muttered for a long time before saying: "Your Majesty, if the other mountains were to build rail pulleys like this, it would probably cost thirty to fifty thousand silver. But in the long run, it would probably be We can get back to our roots in the early years of this year.”

King Zhongyong said happily: "Return to the original after more than a year? Wonderful, what are you waiting for? I have given orders to build it first."

The doctor said: "My lord, I'm afraid we don't have enough money." He raised his hand and pointed at the deep ditch below: "This ditch is getting clogged day by day, and it will cost about 5 taels to clean it, and the coal mine will have to stop work for half a year. "

This deep ditch is the drainage ditch.Most of the seepage water pumped out of the mine poured into this deep ditch.Over time, a thick layer of cinders was laid underneath, and it was no longer useful to see the deep ditch.

When the Supreme Being came to power 20 years ago, the capital was short of coal due to siltation of deep ditches. The price of firewood, charcoal and other heating supplies more than doubled in winter, causing great trouble.Later, the emperor allocated 4 taels of silver and ordered the Ministry of Industry to clear the silt. It took half a year before the dredging was completed.

King Zhongyong frowned and looked at Li Weijian out of habit.

Li Weijian immediately didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this student is completely ignorant of water conservancy."

King Zhongyong sighed and said: "Let's keep it like this this year. Before it is silted up, we will send [-] million kilograms of coal to the capital as soon as possible, and we will get the money to clear the silt."

The stock exchange has not yet opened. Apart from building water towers and water pipes, most of the remaining money earned by the government has been used to purchase abandoned coal mines. It is true that the landlord's family has no surplus food.

King Zhongyong turned around and said again: "Resurrection is something... well, I will build it when I have money."

Li Weijian smiled and accepted the order.The rail pulleys were built first, and the narrow-gauge railway would be extended a few miles further. He, Li Weijian, was preparing for the trains in the future.

On this day, Li Weijian followed King Zhongyong to a few more mountains, and did not return until sunset. When he arrived home, it was already time to light the lanterns.

After entering the main room, Li Weijian took off his cloak, and Hongyu said: "Fourth Master, my eldest wife has sent people to check here several times today, thinking that she came to see the Fourth Master for something."

"Yes." Li Weijian responded and went straight to clean his hands.

Mrs. Xing came to look for her, which is what the title should have meant.Since the Dongkuoyuan couple coveted his penis, how could they be willing to offend him like this?Always make amends afterwards.

Hong Yu secretly looked at Li Weijian and saw that his expression was as usual, and then said, "I also heard that the second girl is ill today."

Are you sick in the Spring Festival?Thinking about it, it must be a mental illness.This Rongguo Mansion is worse than the leaky imperial palace. Any big or small incident will be known to everyone in the blink of an eye.I thought that after I left yesterday, the second girl Yingchun must have fallen into the trap. Her ugly appearance was revealed in front of others. Not to mention that she had such a temper as Yingchun, I was afraid that she would be too embarrassed to show off to others if she had been replaced by Tanchun.

Li Weijian frowned and sighed, but said nothing more.With biological fathers and stepmothers like the eldest master and Mrs.He then thought about how he had told Siqi to protect the second girl.

Hongyu had some words on her lips, but she didn't know how to say them.Although Li Weijian didn't say anything to her yesterday, Xiangling was on duty at night, and Qingwen felt sorry for Li Weijian in the wing for a while. Today, Hongyu listened to the mother-in-law outside and thought about what happened yesterday. Seventy-seven or eighty-eight.

It's natural for the eldest master and his eldest wife to scheme against Jian Jian, but the fourth master fell into the trap and came straight back. Why did he have to go to such a filthy place?What should I do if I contract the disease?

Furthermore, although the fourth master behaved in a well-organized manner, he was still a year younger than her, so he was afraid that he would recognize the taste of this and became addicted to it from then on.It would be fine if they were just at home, as the maids were there to serve, but if they were lingering outside all the time... that would not be good.

Li Weijian washed his hands and saw Hong Yu's appearance in a blink of an eye. He smiled and said, "Why can't you speak? Just say what you want to say."

After all, Hongyu was not as sharp as Qingwen, so she said tactfully: "It's April, and autumn is coming in August. It's not good for Fourth Master to run out again in the future, so it's better to stay at home and study more."

Li Weijian was well-versed in people, and after a moment's thought, he realized that the pretty maid was trying to persuade him tactfully, so he said, "Don't worry. I went to the Western Mountains with King Zhongyong today, and there was soot and dirt stuck to my clothes just now."

Hongyu was slightly relieved and said: "I just said casually, I always want Fourth Master to make his own decision."

While he was talking, he heard voices coming from outside, followed by someone calling the door.

Hongyu hurriedly went to greet her, and then shouted in the courtyard: "Fourth Master, the eldest lady is here to see you."

Li Weijian smiled secretly and thought to himself, let's see how Mrs.So he stood up and walked to the door, pretending to be gloomy, and scrawled his hands together: "Why is the eldest lady here? Please come here quickly."

Mrs. Xing raised her eyes and glanced, feeling tight in her heart.The story of how Li Weijian angrily scolded Xue Pan earlier spread throughout the Rongguo Mansion, and everyone was taking advantage of it. He didn't say a single curse word, but he scolded the Xue family bloody.She was worried in her heart, with a flattering look on her face. As she walked in, she said, "I wanted to come and see Brother Jian yesterday, but it happened to be dark when I came back. Today I sent someone to have a look, and the result was Brother Jian went out early... No, when I heard that Brother Jian had just come back, I hurriedly came over to express my displeasure."

Li Weijian frowned and said, "What do you mean, Madam? Please sit down."

Mrs. The woman in the kitchen was so angry that she just used the medicinal wine prepared by the master to deal with the problem. By chance, Brother Jian drank it——"

After a pause, he added: "Not only did Brother Jian fall into the trap, but the second girl was also... extremely unbearable. The second girl felt that she had no face to see others, and didn't know how to express her annoyance. As an elder, I had no choice but to do it. On behalf of the second girl, I came to express my regrets to Brother Jian."

Li Weijian immediately looked at Mrs.I don’t know whether Mrs. Xing came up with this idea herself or someone else gave her advice.

But how could Li Weijian be so easily confused?

"That's it." Li Weijian frowned and said, "Madam, it's not that I care about it, but it's just too dangerous. Just imagine if I hadn't noticed that there was something wrong with the wine, wouldn't I have done something like that without a screwdriver? Son? It’s enough for me to have a bad reputation. Is the second girl still alive?

The servants around the eldest lady are under the eldest lady's control, so I can't comment on them.I just want to ask the eldest lady to tell me who brought the wrong drink in the kitchen.If this bastard is not driven out quickly, how can he be allowed to continue causing harm to others? "

"Ah?" Mrs. Xing was stunned and didn't know how to continue.

She thought about what she said and discussed it with Wang Shanbao's family before finalizing the draft. She didn't want Li Weijian to reveal the mystery with one word.If I randomly identify someone now and confront the old lady in the future, wouldn't it be exposed?
Mrs.

"Otherwise!" Li Weijian said seriously: "Who knows if he made an accidental mistake or did it on purpose? Yesterday I just took the wrong medicinal wine from the great master. What if it is mixed with arsenic in the future?"

"This... it's not like that, it's not like that."

But Li Weijian insisted: "You must be on guard."

Mrs.

As a result, Li Weijian became more and more certain that this dirty trick must have come from the hands of that pair of idiots.If you push back like this, do you think Jia She and Mrs. Xing will calm down for a while?As for revenge, don't rush it for now, you have to look for mistakes and omissions before talking about it.

The affairs of Ping'an Prefecture are big or small. The last time I met the saint at the Military Academy, he brought Yuanchun with him. I think the day when Yuanchun will be crowned a concubine is not far away.Wang Ziteng had not completely eliminated the Jia family's influence from the army, so the saint had to endure it for a while.If he was revealed at this moment, it would be better to save Jia She than to harm him.

When the time comes, the thunder will be loud and the rain will be light.

After seeing off Mrs. Xing, Li Weijian returned to the main room. Someone came to visit again, but it was his eldest sister Li Wan.

Li Weijian did not dare to neglect and hurriedly welcomed him out again.

"big sister?"

With an anxious look on his face, Li Wan stepped forward and took Li Weijian's hand, looked him up and down, and said, "Is Brother Jian okay?"

Li Weijian smiled and said, "What can happen to me?"

Li Wan said: "Don't hide it, I know everything about it. Dongkuoyuan... you are really dirty!"

Li Wan was so angry that he rarely cursed.

Li Weijian said quickly: "There are many people outside, so elder sister should come in and talk."

The two of them entered the inner room and sent the maid and mother-in-law away from a distance because they had some private conversations that they couldn't tell others.

Li Wanwu snorted angrily: "Earlier, I only thought that they were just selling their girls at the expense of their dignity. Who would have thought that they would even sell their own girls for money! Brother Jian, I can see the second girl growing up." Yes, he has the weakest temperament. If he didn't have such parents, he would be a good match. But with such parents, brother Jian should still break it off."

"Well, big sister, I know what's going on."

Li Wan observed the words and saw that he just smiled and nodded, as if he didn't care, so he couldn't help but said: "Brother Jian has reached this age, and there are also young Mu Ai. Ordinarily I shouldn't talk about this matter. , but the third uncle and aunt left early, and you are the only one left in your family."

Li Weijian was slightly surprised: "What exactly is the eldest sister going to say?"

Li Wan bit his lower lip lightly and muttered: "Brother Jian is so capable, he will definitely get married in three or two years. Among the girls in this mansion, the second girl has such parents, and the fourth girl is too old. Xiao, the third girl has the best temperament, and it seems that she will be able to take care of the house in the future, but her aunt... is really not popular.

Brother Jian is at odds with the Xue family again. Besides, I think Miss Bao is a scheming person, so I'm afraid she's not a good match. "

Li Weijian wondered: "How could eldest sister see that Miss Xue has a scheming mind?"

"I heard Su Yun say that these days, Miss Bao is spending money everywhere and making friends with servants. Everyone in the house thinks that Miss Bao is a good girl. Everything that happened to the Xue family in the past was also caused by her unreliable brother. It’s your fault.”

Li Weijian secretly thought that even his eldest sister knew about this, but he didn't know about it yet.Why didn't Hongyu tell herself?

Then he smiled and said: "Looking at it this way, there is really no lovely girl in this house."

Li Wan said: "There are two of them...one is Miss Lin. But the old lady has always wanted to bring Baoyu and Miss Lin together, so I'm afraid Brother Jian has no chance; and the other one is Xiangyun."

"Miss Shijia?"

Li Wan said with a smile: "Before Miss Lin came, Xiangyun had been living in the old lady's room. Now that he is getting older, he took him back to the Shi family to raise him. Xiangyun's temperament is the most charming and naive. , open-minded and straightforward, but it’s a pity that he is a little younger.”

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