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Chapter 158 Disapproval (please subscribe)

Jia Huan actually knew that he had ears through the wall when talking to Lin Ruhai.

You can tell by the faint fragrance in the air that it should be Lin Daiyu who came to look for her father.

He probably saw Lin Ruhai and Jia Huan chatting happily, so he didn't interrupt them directly, but he listened to most of the conversation between the two.

Jia Huan didn't care, it wasn't something shady.

I have my own ideas, and it's okay to talk to an elder with guaranteed character like Lin Ruhai.

Lin Daiyu listened as she listened. Anyway, the two of them rarely had contact or interaction.

But he didn't expect that after the birthday banquet, Lin Daiyu and her father talked about Jia Huan.

"Brother Huan, it's true. My father made it clear that he wanted to accept him as his disciple, but he didn't agree!"

Lin Daiyu said coquettishly: "I don't know how many scholars there are in the capital. They want to join my father's disciples, but they can't find any way or opportunity!"

"Haha, what you said makes my father's face look very bright!"

Lin Ruhai laughed, waved his hand and said, "Everyone has his own ambitions. Brother Huan has his own considerations, which is already quite good. There are some things that even a father doesn't consider well!"

Lin Daiyu did not refute this.

"Why, do you know Brother Huan's situation in the inner courtyard of Rong Mansion?"

Lin Ruhai saw through Lin Daiyu's thoughts at a glance and asked curiously: "Tell me, what is going on?"

How could it be said that Jia Huan refused his kindness without hesitation and without any disturbance in his heart?

Perhaps in terms of being an official, Lin Ruhai felt that he was far behind the cabinet elders.But when it comes to reading, he is very confident.

At the beginning, he was responsible for the revitalization of the family. He was able to pass the top three in the examination when he was in his 20s. It is conceivable that he has a high talent for reading, and his photographic memory is the basis.

In other words, Lin Ruhai is an absolute god of learning!
In that imperial examination, with his talent, he was more than enough to be the number one scholar!
But he couldn't stand the fact that he was young and handsome, so the Emperor ordered Tanhua. This was no secret.

Even after becoming an official these years, he has not forgotten the knowledge in the books. On the contrary, his understanding has become deeper.

If you focus solely on studying the classics of saints, you may be able to become a great Confucian.

Ask yourself, if you can teach Jia Huan to study, he will at least be a famous scholar when he reaches adulthood.

If the news spread that Lin Ruhai wanted to recruit students, it would definitely cause a sensation in Shilin.

Lin Daiyu naturally didn't know that her father had thought a lot in a short period of time, and there was still some unhappiness in his heart.

She said softly: "Grandma and my second aunt really dote on my second brother Bao too much!"

Having said this, he subconsciously lowered his voice: "Based on my daughter's observation, Brother Huan cannot stand out until Brother Fanbao comes forward!"

Then, she told some gossip that she knew or had heard.

For example, once Brother Huan performs well, he will be beaten by his second aunt, Mrs. Wang.

The number of times is not just once or twice, sometimes even sex visits will be implicated.

Of course, these news were circulated in the house, and she couldn't guarantee that they were all true.

Lin Ruhai, however, shook his head repeatedly after hearing this, disapproving of the behavior of his mother-in-law and Mrs. Wang.

Jia Baoyu is in such a situation. From Lin Ruhai's perspective, he doesn't know how long it will take to get ahead, unless he is very lucky and can meet a noble person to support him and soar to the sky.

But how could such a thing be too much to hope for?

If a family wants to prosper, it cannot rely solely on the direct lineage. Especially when the direct lineage members are not prosperous, they must work hard to utilize the abilities of the concubine.

Obviously, the Yue family still lacks a lot of enthusiasm for family management!
It can only be said that it is no wonder that the Wuxun family often seems too short-lived on the timeline compared to the real aristocratic families. It is because the head of the family is too emotional.

Apart from anything else, the family business can't all be managed and controlled by the family's children, right?

If anything happens, there will be no place to cry.

For ordinary gentry, family businesses are basically handled by concubines with outstanding abilities. At least this way, the cost for outsiders to bribe and divide them increases greatly.

Mr. Zheng Er had previously forcibly handed over the management and operation of eight large farms outside the city to Brother Huan, which was quite interesting. It can only be said that he bumped into it by mistake.

"Dad, my daughter doesn't think there's anything outstanding about Brother Huan, right?"

After all, Lin Daiyu couldn't hold back and expressed her thoughts: "Why do you feel that Daddy pays special attention to him?"

"It's not that I pay special attention to it, it just happened to happen!"

Lin Ruhai briefly explained what Jia Huan had encouraged Mr. Zheng to do, and said directly: "Dad is also repaying his kindness for helping!"

Lin Daiyu suddenly realized, no wonder she always felt that her father treated Jia Huan a little differently.

In fact, besides not liking the Four Books and Five Classics and economic career, Jia Baoyu was extremely talented in poetry and lyrics, which fit Lin Daiyu's image of a talented man very well.

Of course, just asking his father to accept Jia Baoyu as his disciple would make him angry.

As for Jia Huan, he had almost no talent at all in terms of poetry. Lin Daiyu, who had so many ideas at this time, naturally looked down upon him.

Lin Ruhai saw this but had no intention of correcting it immediately.Anyway, Lin Daiyu is still young at this time. When she is older, she will start to manage some affairs in the house, and then educate her that life is not only poetry and distance, but also the trivial worries in life.

As for the life-saving grace, I will find an opportunity to repay him in the future. Jia Huan is not very young.

After the Flower Festival, the weather in the capital gradually turned warmer.

While Jia Huan devoted himself to studying medicine, he also focused more on the eight farms outside the city.

As the saying goes: If there is a long drought, there will be locusts!

Regardless of whether such a saying is true or not, it is impossible for him not to pay attention to it.

Deep plowing and watering are the most commonly used means to prevent locusts.Under his command, the tenants of the eight great estates spent more energy and labor than ever before.

At the same time, all the canals in the farm that had been repaired before but were now abandoned were repaired.

There are also methods such as cleaning ponds and planting fruit trees and vegetables.

In the previous life, information was well developed. I had never eaten pork and had seen pigs walking. Naturally, I had a certain understanding of scientific farming and three-dimensional agriculture, but I just had no practical experience.

Jia Huan didn't do anything big, he just encouraged the tenants to develop side businesses on the basis of the original farm. Our ancestors had experience with these things.

Sure enough, in early April, sporadic locusts did appear.

Now, all fools know that a locust plague is about to break out.

Ahem, the first thing to react was naturally the price of food in the capital!

Regardless of the direct increase of [-]%, fortunately the water transportation is still smooth, otherwise the food prices may have reached the same level as last year when the army was mobilized.

Since Jia Huan had predicted a locust plague early on, he naturally made extra preparations.

Through the Xue family's business channels, a lot of grain was transported from the south to Beijing. They took advantage of this market trend and easily received tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Originally, March and April were the lean years. Even if there was no locust plague that affected food prices, there would be certain fluctuations. What Jia Huan did was not extraordinary at all.

It's not like he was eating alone, the Xue family and the Ning family followed suit and also made a lot of money.

Xue Pan was in a happy mood, and when he returned to Lixiangyuan, he proudly told the story.

Of course, he also knew what was good and bad, and did not reveal everything about Jia Huan. He only said that Brother Huan predicted that there might be a locust plague, and he made a huge profit by transporting grain from the south without saying anything.

Xue Baochai could naturally see this from the accounts of the Xue family grain store.

At first, I was still confused, how could the business of the grain store suddenly be so good?
Now that I know what happened, I can't help but look at Xue Pan with admiration.

Even if he listened to Jia Huan's suggestion, Xue Pan still had to have the courage to act. That was a business worth tens of thousands of stones of grain, and it was no joke.

Xue Pan was very proud, shook his head and said, "Brother Huan is the best!"

Xue Baochai said amusedly: "Baoyu has been in more limelight recently than Brother Huan!"

"Oh, what did Baoyu do that was praised by everyone in the house?"

Xue Pan curled his lips and chuckled: "Come and tell me, it's just fun!"

He has been stationed in Tongzhou recently and returns to the capital from time to time to visit his mother and sister. Naturally, he doesn't know much about what happened in Rong Mansion.

Having seen the splendor of the rivers and lakes, guarding the bustling Tongzhou Pier, I didn't pay much attention to the trivial matters inside Rongfu, and my whole temperament became more calm.

"Baoyu has been very active in school recently, and the gentlemen are also quite satisfied!"

Xue Baochai smiled and said: "The old lady and aunt were very happy about this. They even called my uncle to Rongqing Hall to talk about it and let him take a good look at Baoyu's changes!"

When Xue Pan heard this, a look of disapproval suddenly appeared on his face, and he chuckled: "Come on, I know the reason for this. Sister, you should open your eyes wide and don't be deceived by Baoyu's behavior!"

With that said, he waved his hands and stood up to leave.

"Brother, what's going on? Tell me!"

Xue Baochai's curiosity was aroused, and she was not willing to let Xue Pan go. It was rare that she asked Xue Pan to tell the inside story, so that she would know what was going on.

"Originally, it's really hard to say this out loud, for fear of offending my sister's ears!"

Xue Pan sat down helplessly and muttered: "Although I am no longer involved in clan studies, at the small martial arts hall, there are clan students who go to practice martial arts every afternoon, so I naturally know some things inside!"

"How could Baoyu's temperament change suddenly? Of course there is a reason!"

"What can I say about him? He has no resistance to beautiful people. He has to come forward to get to know and make friends. This time it's the same!"

"Sister, you must have heard of Qin Zhong. He is the younger brother of Young Madam Ning Furuong. He followed Baoyu to go to clan school last year. Didn't he have some conflicts and become estranged later?"

"Who would have known that more than half a year has passed, and Qin Zhong has performed quite well in clan studies. Not only is he outstanding in academics, but he also looks more and more handsome. Baoyu can't take his eyes away when he sees it this time."

"I know how to stick to Qin Zhong all day long, and I'm not afraid of other classmates' jokes!"

Hearing this, Xue Baochai blushed slightly. She didn't know the deep meaning of her brother Xue Pan's words, but she was more disapproving and looked down upon Jia Baoyu's behavior and performance.

How old is Jia Baoyu to have such dirty thoughts?
I don’t know how the old lady and aunt will react if they find out the inside story?
It is estimated that Qin Zhong will be the unlucky one in the end!
(End of this chapter)