My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 40 Small Abacus

Looking at the small box in her hand, Jia Yu asked curiously: "Sister, can I open it and take a look?"

"Of course." Jia Yuanchun, who had recovered his mood, pursed his lips and smiled, "This was originally given to you."

Jia Yu opened it and saw that it was a jade Ruyi that was all green.

He picked up Yu Ruyi and tried to scratch her back twice. He nodded with satisfaction, "Thank you, sister, I like it very much."

His actions caused the two women to cover their mouths and chuckle. Jia Yuanchun suppressed his laughter and said, "As long as you like it."

"It's not polite to come back without reciprocating. The younger brother accepted the gift from the elder sister, so naturally he has to express himself."

As Jia Yu spoke, he took out a brocade box from his sleeve and handed it to Jia Yuanchun.

"Sister, you use money everywhere in the palace. You should take these first. Whether you use them for rewards or to ask people to do things, they are all useful."

Jia Yuanchun opened the brocade box and found that the top of the brocade box was a stack of silver notes, with denominations ranging from ten taels to 100 taels. After a cursory look, there were at least 2000 taels.

It's just a banknote, but there are twenty silver ingots neatly arranged inside the box.
These silver ingots are only about the size of a thumb, and each one is estimated to be about one or two.

This was nothing. What surprised Jia Yuanchun the most was that these ingots were actually different from ordinary silver.

Limited by the refining technology of this era, the purity of silver in Daxia today is mostly between 70 and 90.

Most of them are good if they reach eighty. Silver coins that can reach ninety all require skilled silver smelting masters to refine them. It is also time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the output is extremely low.

Silver of this kind of purity must be presented to the palace as a tribute for the royal family to reward their ministers.

Because the pattern of this silver is as crystal clear as snowflakes, the surface is snowflake-shaped, and the color is bright and pure, it is also called snowflake silver.

"This is...Snowflake Silver!"

Jia Yuanchun exhaled softly. She had been in the palace for ten years, so she had seen snowflakes and silver before, but this was the first time she had seen them as white and shining as before.

Moreover, these ingots are also engraved with auspicious words such as blessings, wealth, longevity, and wealth.

The edges are also engraved with exquisite patterns.

These patterns are meticulous and lifelike like vines intertwining together.

Its surface has been carefully polished and polished, making the entire ingot look extremely bright and exquisite.

"Wow... Miss, this ingot is so beautiful. I have never seen such an exquisite ingot in my whole life." Baoqin on the side was also stunned.

"no!"

Jia Yuanchun closed the lid and handed the brocade box over.

"This thing is too precious, I can't keep it."

Jia Yuanchun, who has been in the palace for ten years, is not a novice with little knowledge. Exquisitely made ingots like this have always been only used by the royal family to reward meritorious officials or distinguished officials.

She had never seen such a box of gold ingots as pure and well made as the one in her hand.

It goes without saying that it is precious.

Now Jia Yu actually gave it to him without hesitation, which shows that this clan brother whom he met for the first time really cares about him sincerely.

But precisely because of this, she was even more unable to take it.

"Is it precious?"

Jia Yu was a little puzzled for a moment. This thing was actually made by him using the machine at the World Expo Hall. After all, he found more than 20 tons of industrial silver with a purity of 99 from there.

Some time ago, when I had nothing to do, I used the molding machine there to make a batch of silver ingots and ingots. The original intention was to give them to friends and as return gifts.

Unexpectedly, these inadvertently made things actually surprised Jia Yuanchun. “Sister, you really don’t have to be like this.

No matter how beautiful these things are, can they still be as valuable as our friendship?
Just take it, this thing is really worthless. "

After speaking, he grabbed Jia Yuanchun's hand and thrust the brocade box into her hand again.

It was only after he finished all this that he realized that the surrounding air suddenly became a little solid.

He turned around and saw that Baoqin was looking at him with wide almond-shaped eyes and his little mouth was trembling.

He also looked down and found that Jia Yuanchun's slender jade hand was firmly grasped by him, and a warm, soft jade-like feeling instantly spread from his fingers to his heart.

Looking at Jia Yuanchun again, his eyebrows were slightly raised, his beautiful eyes were looking at him angrily, and his pretty snow-white face suddenly turned red.

"Oops, seems to be in trouble."

He quickly let go of Jia Yuanchun's left hand and coughed twice: "Well... Sister, since I gave you the thing, just keep it.

Don't refuse. Besides, we will have many more days together in the future.

If nothing happens, I will leave first. "

After that, Jia Yu quickly picked up the two wooden boxes given by Jia Yuanchun, quickly opened the door and ran away, leaving only the two maids and masters staring at each other.

"Pfft!"

I don’t know who laughed first, Jia Yuanchun looked at the brocade box in his hand and snorted, handed it to Baoqin, and snorted, "It turned out that we were all wrong about feelings, this guy is really not a good person! "

"But miss."

Baoqin opened his big round eyes, "Didn't you just say that when Master Yu was summoned by His Majesty, you dared to say that he was not a good person in front of Your Majesty and the Queen? You should have known that a long time ago. "

"I……"

Jia Yuanchun was at a loss for words, so he could only roll his eyes at the personal maid who had followed him since childhood, and stretched out his slender hand towards her armpit. Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter in the side hall...

On the other side, after Jia Yu left the palace, he found that Wu Yunchun and Xie Youyuan were still waiting for him outside the Meridian Gate. The other sergeants had already followed the large troops back to the barracks.

He asked curiously: "Lao Wu, Lao Xie, if you two don't go home, what are you doing here?"

Wu Yunchun handed over the horse's reins with a smile, "Sir, Sir Feng told us just now when he came out that you have been appointed by His Majesty as the commander of the five-city troops and horses in East City.

Beizhi and Lao Xie discussed it and wanted to ask you if you can bring us to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division. Beizhi and Lao Xie also want to follow you. "

"why?"

Jia Yu asked curiously: "Based on your contribution to Erlong Mountain this time, the imperial court will definitely reward you.

It shouldn't be a problem to move up. Why do you suddenly want to follow me to the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division? "

Wu Yunchun said helplessly: "Sir, this is the principle, but you also know that whether it is in the officialdom or the military.

The emphasis is on one carrot and one pitfall. Nowadays, all positions in the forward selection camp are filled with people. The two men in the low-level positions have no backers and no connections. It is extremely difficult to make further progress.

Moreover, Mr. Feng just told me that after you leave, the team officer position can be reserved for one of us, but the remaining one will have to find his own way.

Therefore, two people with low-level positions, together, in this case, it is better to enter the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division with you. Isn't this better than staying in the Selection Camp? "

"Hey... you two are really..."

Jia Yu couldn't talk any more. The little calculations of these two guys were really going on.

(End of this chapter)