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Chapter 159: Angry and unwilling to argue (please subscribe)

Now that Xue Baochai knew the inside story, soon Sanchun also knew.

Xue Baochai was not a talker, but she suddenly distanced herself from Jia Baoyu. Sanchun was not blind and couldn't see it. He could always guess some clues by making insinuations.

Then, the sisters in the mansion collectively alienated Jia Baoyu!
It's just that Jia Baoyu is currently focused on getting close to Qin Zhong, and he doesn't notice the changes in the sisters in the house. This guy is so 'passionate'.

Now, it was Qin Zhong's turn to feel unhappy.

He has become accustomed to the atmosphere of ethnic studies and the normal social relationships among his classmates.

Even a sissy like Xiang Lianyu Ai is not as clingy as Jia Baoyu.

What made him most uneasy was that as Jia Baoyu stayed with him all day long, other classmates began to alienate him intentionally or unintentionally. Even Xiang Lianyu Ai was not very willing to communicate with him.

This is not a good thing!
It just so happened that Xue Pan came to visit the clan school that day, and when he saw Qin Zhong being troubled by Jia Baoyu with a sad face, he couldn't help but reveal a strange chuckle.

Qin Zhong was bolder. Taking advantage of Jia Baoyu's absence, he took the initiative to ask Xue Pan for advice on how to avoid such things, which had already affected his normal life and study.

Hearing that Xue Pan was doing quite well outside and was a well-known hero, he had the courage to step forward and ask.

Xue Pan was a little surprised, but he still made a suggestion: study normally in the morning, and go to the small martial arts school in the afternoon!

At this time, due to the normal guidance of the gangsters in Ningrong Street, he was only interested in girls.

Qin Zhong is indeed handsome, no matter who he is, he will inevitably look at him twice, but that's all.

He has been in the world for so long, and it's not for nothing. The suggestions he made are quite targeted.

Xue Pan knew that Jia Baoyu had a weak personality and had some mysophobia.

Even the ethnic group’s Cuju field is rarely approached, and I dislike it very much.

What I dislike the most is a burly man who is dirty and rough-looking, but the small martial arts school has no shortage of such guys.

Since the opening of Ningrong Street Hall, almost all ethnic studies students have been there, including Jia Lan. Only Jia Baoyu has never set foot there.

Qin Zhong was overjoyed when he heard this and thanked him profusely.

Sure enough, in the afternoon, Qin Zhong followed Brother Cong to the small martial arts gym. Although Jia Baoyu was reluctant to leave, he did not follow, which made him sigh in relief.

Just in time, Jia Huan also came to the small martial arts hall. Xue Pan hurriedly talked about the matter and said with a chuckle: "Baoyu is also true, look at this kid Qin Zhong!"

"Let him go!"

Jia Huan disagreed, waved his hand and said with a smile: "You did a good job!"

At this time, Jia Baoyu and Qin Zhong were both eleven or twelve years old, and their personalities had not yet been completely formed. They could gradually change their behavior through the environment.

No, Qin Zhong will benefit from the improvement in the atmosphere of ethnic studies.

Don't say he is a born bad guy, it's not that exaggerated.

If you really want to talk about it, the part between Qin Zhong and Zhi'er in the original novel "Red Mansions" is most likely influenced by the Jia family.Anyone who is not affected by such an environment is a real strongman.

Fortunately, the atmosphere of ethnic studies forced him to come over.

In such an atmosphere, Qin Zhong's behavior, habits and thoughts were naturally affected.

Coupled with long-term physical exercise, your self-confidence will be very different from before.

At least at this moment, Qin Zhong is definitely a top student who is loved by teachers and whom classmates are willing to get close to.

He came to the small martial arts school and would not leave easily before half afternoon. Who knew if Jia Baoyu would have the patience to block him at the clan school?
This kid is pestering Brother Cong to practice martial arts, but he just doesn't know how long he can persist?

As the atmosphere in the school gets better and better, according to the opinions of several gentlemen, one or two students are now at a level that allows them to take the child examination.

Among them, there is Qin Zhong, whom Mr. Xiang is very optimistic about!

In the small martial arts hall, there are a few guys who can insist on practicing martial arts. Naturally, they cannot ignore them.

The best way out is naturally to participate in martial arts competitions, get an official status and then talk about other things.

Jia Huan knew that in a few years, whether it was the northwest frontier or the southwest frontier, there would be many battles.

If that doesn't work, you can also ask for their own wishes, or join the West City Command Post of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to serve as soldiers, or use the entrance of Ningrong Street as a starting point to join the Jianghu.

Anyway, with the resources Jia Huan currently has at his disposal, for a few classmates who are persistent in practicing martial arts, it is easy and simple to make progress, and it doesn't take much effort.

Such as the West City Command Post of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, or the shareholders alliance of the Sihai Gambling House.

Their relationship doesn't have to be in vain, and it doesn't hurt at all if it does!
In the future, the relationship between the water transport yamen and the warehouse management yamen may also be added. They can all fill people but they are not important positions.If it were given to the Jia family, I'm afraid they would be reluctant!

Even Jia Huan has so many resources at his disposal, so long as he uses them, it will be a big deal.

Not to mention the Ning Rong Second Mansion, I am afraid that they can push the lower-level officials of the eighth and ninth grades in batches!

I don’t know why I didn’t take advantage of it. Maybe I don’t like it?
Unless officials who are pushed into the yamen like this have outstanding abilities or are lucky enough to make great contributions, they have basically no hope of promotion and are too lazy to invest.

Jia Huan did not mention these arrangements in advance because he wanted to see how many students could stick to it in the end?

After all, we all have been classmates for several years!

Not to mention knowing the basics, at least they understand their character and character, and Jia Huan is willing to give them a chance.

"You kid, stop hanging around here!"

Seeing Xue Pan always strolling in front of him, Jia Huan said angrily: "As the locust plague becomes wider and wider and the situation becomes more and more severe, Tongzhou Pier will probably be so busy!"

"When the time comes, the oil and water that can be harvested will definitely make people jealous!"

"I'm afraid, there may be fierce fighting in the world. Can you still sit still?"

"Brother Huan, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Sure enough, Xue Pan suddenly looked anxious, and the back of his butt seemed to be on fire.With a face full of eagerness, he hurriedly left with his guards, as if he could not wait to fly to Tongzhou immediately.

Jia Huan couldn't help but chuckle, this guy is still so unreliable.

If we rely on a guy like Xue Pan to control the Tongzhou Pier, it would be a fool's errand to hold on to it, and we will need the help of our cousins.

At the moment, the gangsters from Tangkou are relatively united, but it’s hard to say what will happen in the future.

Jia Huan doesn't care too much, as long as he has confidence and certainty!

What worries him recently is the locust plague.

In fact, the previous protection measures of Bada Grange have been very good. At least the number of locusts growing out of the Grange is not large. Obviously, the previous strategy of deep plowing and watering has worked.

Unfortunately, the owners of the surrounding farms and fields, as well as the tenants above, did not have such thoughts, and did not take precautions in advance. As a result, didn't the locusts spread to the eight major farms?

What's annoying is that when the locusts cross the border, the tenants in the farm all turn pale with fear. They just kneel down on the ground and keep praying to God, but they don't have the determination and courage to do it themselves.

Jia Huan was furious at that time, and he stepped forward and started flying sticks, making the tenants cry and howl.

He directly demonstrated how to catch locusts with his bare hands, then fry and grill them in various ways to eat them.

At that moment, all the tenants present, including the cousin who was brought there, were stunned.

Jia Huan didn't care, and just asked lightly: "Should you pray to God, pray to Buddha, and rely on God, or should you reduce the losses yourself?"

"In the event of such a disaster, the farm rent can be waived according to the rules. However, it is up to me whether I will allow you to continue renting crops in the future. It's up to you!"

After doing this, leaving a few fearless young men to supervise the farm, he went straight back to the city, out of sight and out of mind.

Given the current backward productivity situation, sometimes farming really has to compete with God!
He is not a charity man. The tenants themselves are unwilling to personally protect the food they cultivate. Is it possible that Jia Huan still wants to pity them?
Although with the help of the Xue family's business channels, there is a steady stream of income of ten thousand taels of silver every month, there is no need for additional supplements from the Eight Great Farms.

But there are more than three thousand tenants and their families in the farm. They have to eat, right?
In addition, Rongfu's basic food supplement needs to be provided by the farm for free!
With a family of nearly a thousand people having children, the amount of polished rice and flour consumed every day is an astonishing figure.

Yes, Rongfu is so arrogant!
Even if the family gives birth to a child, all they eat is polished rice and white flour. As for things like brown rice, they can't even enter the door of the big study. It's that exaggerated.

In addition, the Bada Farm will also provide enough vegetables for the Rongfu kitchen!
Not to mention that all of them are rounded, at least 70.00% needs to be supplied by the farm!
Over in the big kitchen, they don't care whether the farm has been hit by a disaster. Anyway, the daily supply must be met, otherwise no one can afford to delay the feeding of the family's children.

The Rongfu family is used to having arrogant children, how can they bear a little grievance?
Jia Huan must take these into consideration.

To be honest, as long as more than 3000 people from the eight farms are organized, it is quite easy to reduce the losses caused by the locust plague. Even if the production is reduced, it can be controlled at about [-] to [-]%. It is better than no harvest, right?

Jia Huan never thought that he would use his own money to supplement the vacancies in the large kitchen of Rong Mansion!

If any tenant of the farm refuses to listen and feels that there is no luck in the face of disaster and chooses to just lie down, Jia Huan will not mind letting him feel true despair.

As the locust plague sweeps across Zhili territory, waves of refugees begin to appear again.

Anyway, here in the capital, there are only a few years of real peace of life. No matter what bad things happen, there will always be a large number of refugees coming to the door, hoping that the court will give them a way out.

Sometimes when I see those miserable refugees, I feel really intolerable.

But disaster relief is the responsibility of the imperial court, and the imperial court will not allow people or forces below to provide disaster relief in private. Even if Jia Huan has some ideas, it will be of no use, let alone his strength.

(End of this chapter)