Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 116 Talent spreads far and wide
  The return trip down the river was very brisk, and we arrived in Yangzhou in one day.

Jia Cong first went to see Lin Ruhai and presented Zhen Yingjia's letter.

After not seeing each other for a few days, Lin Ruhai looked better. He no longer had to lie in bed all day, and could sit at the table, read and write.

Liu Shuang, Shui Yue, Old Butler Lin and others were overjoyed to see their master getting better. They were even more affectionate towards Jia Cong and treated him as their new uncle.

Lin Ruhai turned to the light, read the letter, smiled slightly and said, "Zhen Yingjia nodded, Brother Cong, you have done the most good in this trip."

"It's just a trivial matter, it's nothing to worry about. But..." After thinking about it, Jia Cong decided to get a vaccination first, "Xu Qing is so stubborn that I must recruit some nepotism for the sake of safety..."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "But the spring flowers have faded?"

"Does uncle know?" Jia Cong said coquettishly.

"Who in Yangzhou today doesn't know about such a good word you filled in? But this word touched the heart of the third girl?" Lin Ruhai laughed.

Jia Cong nodded awkwardly.

Lin Ruhai said: "If a man wants to achieve great things, how can he care about small details? But it's just a romantic incident. Since you feel sorry for it, you can repay the favor in the future. What do you think of the Zhen family when you go to Jinling?"

Jia Cong sighed: "The Zhen family has dry bones in the grave."

Lin Ruhai's eyes lit up and he said, "How can you see it?"

Jia Cong secretly thought that I didn't know, that's what the original book said, but he still thought about it and said: "The Zhen family has been sitting in the south of the Yangtze River for decades. They are greedy and get ill-gotten gains. This time I offer a price of 100 million, Zhen." Tsugumi immediately agreed, which was evident.

Secondly, I heard that in those days, the Supreme Emperor made six southern tours, and the Zhen family picked them up four times, which cost a lot of money. The Holy Emperor thought of his kindness and rewarded his family with managing salt affairs, weaving, maritime trade and other lucrative jobs for more than ten years to make up for the hunting expenses of the day.

Cong guessed that with the way his family behaved, they would have enriched their own pockets and lost a lot of money. Now that the emperor was here, his family would be safe. If he couldn't bear to say anything, the Zhen family would eventually be responsible for what they had done. Pay the price. "

Lin Ruhai nodded and praised: "Brother Cong hit the nail on the head, this is that those who do evil will be punished by death! The Zhen family relies on God's grace to do whatever they want, with extravagant luxury and unsatisfied desires. They don't even know that death is coming. How dare they accept it? The money of Yanzheng Yamen, haha, is really pathetic."

Jia Cong nodded silently and said, "How about Governor Gu's place?"

Lin Ruhai said: "Everything is in place. As soon as I received my letter, the governor's office of Liangjiang issued an official letter with very strict wording, ordering the local government offices to fully cooperate with the Salt Institute to rectify salt affairs. For other large and small matters, Lao Xu and the Salt Transportation Department also I'm keeping an eye on it, and I'll hurry up and get it done, I think we'll have it all ready in the next two days."

Jia Cong nodded and said: "In this way, everything is ready, all we need is the east wind."

"Where does the east wind come from?"

"The wind started at the end of Qingping. In the past two days, Cong went out to blow the wind. Matters involving the rise and fall of countless salt merchants can be turbulent in a few days."

Lin Ruhai smiled and nodded. The more he looked at Jia Cong, the more satisfied he became. He said, "If you have an idea, just let it go. Okay, go and see Yu'er. She comes and asks questions eight times a day. I'm almost annoyed by her." died."

Jia Cong followed the order anxiously, preparing to face Lin Daiyu's storm.

As soon as I entered Daiyu's courtyard, I saw her sitting boredly on the railing of the verandah enjoying the cool air, gently waving a fan in her hand to drive away the ignorant Liu Ying.

Seeing Jia Cong come in, Daiyu was overjoyed at first, then became solemn and sneered: "Hey, isn't this the romantic and talented Mr. Cong who 'hates the water forever in life'? Why should he have time to go back when he is not in Jinling singing in the wind and moonlight?" "As he said that, he turned around and entered the room without giving him a chance to speak.

Liushuang had been serving her since she was a child, so he didn't know Daiyu's temperament, so he whispered: "Brother, please go in and coax her. The girl has been thinking about me all the time in the past two days."

"Thank you Aunt Shuang." Jia Cong hurriedly cheered up. He had already anticipated this situation and walked into the house without panic.

Seeing Daiyu sitting on the edge of the bed wiping her tears, like a fairy grass trembling in the wind, people just want to hold it in their hands and feel pity for her.

Jia Cong winked at Zijuan and asked her to step back and lay beside Daiyu. He ignored her and just groaned in pain.

In my previous life, I have seen many posts by experts analyzing Daiyu's character on many forums. Her sensitive and tearful temperament must not be coaxed from the front. Otherwise, she will follow in the footsteps of Jia Baoyu and become a tactic to add fuel to the fire. The more you coax, the more powerful you become.

To subdue Daiyu's tears from the root, she must be pulled out of her inherently pessimistic logic and into her own logic, in order to achieve quick results. Sure enough, Daiyu was deceived and sobbed: "Don't think you are just pretending, I will spare you. You promised to write poems for others, but in the blink of an eye, you went to Jinling and composed such a good poem for Miss Zhen's third daughter... Wuwu Ugh." The more he spoke, the more aggrieved he became, and the more he began to cry.

Jia Cong was confused, where is the theory that was agreed upon? For a moment, he was in a hurry and comforted: "Zhen'er, listen to me..."

"Get lost, I won't listen."

"I……"

"You're just a heartless, filthy bastard."

"you……"

"I misjudged you."

Jia Cong had no choice but to say, Damn, that's bullshit theory, so I have to repeat my old tricks. With a heartbeat, he hugged Daiyu's slender waist and rolled down on the bed.

"You... bastard, get out of here." Daiyu was so embarrassed that she stretched out her hand to push him away.

Jia Cong used his right hand to twist and turn, and used a small grappling technique. He took her wrists and pressed them on top of her head. He then stretched out his legs to suppress her legs, making Daiyu unable to move at all.

"Now you can listen to me carefully."

"Bah, I don't want to listen to your sweet talk." Daiyu turned away stubbornly.

Little hooves, I can't deal with you anymore. Jia Cong pulled her face back, went up to her and kissed her lips. He couldn't do it, so he had to resort to the overbearing president's trick.

Daiyu's beautiful eyes widened, obviously she didn't expect Jia Cong to be so bold, and wanted to shout to stop it, but she played into Jia Cong's hands and took the opportunity to stick her tongue out and wreak havoc.

Daiyu felt a strange tingling sensation like an electric shock exploding, spreading all over her body. For a moment, she was as limp as mud, as if all her bones had been taken away. She could no longer raise any strength, and she was filled with anger and shame. I was so happy that my mind and body were intoxicated, immersed in the romance of my first kiss.

After a long time, Jia Congcai raised his head without finishing his thoughts, swallowed the sweet saliva, and said: "Zi'er, can you talk now?"

Daiyu's face was smeared, she was so embarrassed that she almost fainted. She closed her eyes and looked away, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, and said angrily: "You are such a bastard, you know how to bully me."

Jia Cong said with a smile: "You are so forgetful, Qi'er. You promised that Uncle Lin would give me a kiss after he was cured of his illness. Now I just take back the reward a little early. Is this called bullying?"

"Bah, it's just bullying. How can you hold someone's hand down like this...with force." Daiyu spat.

Jia Cong laughed, let go of her, held her in his arms, and said, "Isn't this because I'm afraid that I will blame you?"

"Screw you, a dog can't spit out ivory from its mouth and speak these village dialects." Daiyu was so embarrassed that she hit his chest several times with her pink fist.

Only then did Jia Cong realize that the word "debt" has another meaning in this era, and he was busy making amends.

"Just say what you want, I didn't say spare you." Daiyu said softly.

Jia Cong then explained the purpose of his trip to Jinling and said: "Qi'er, although "Meeting Happily" is good, I don't take it seriously. It's just written casually. It's really a beauty trick. , everything is for Uncle Lin's salt policy plan, I don't have the slightest intention of being a philanderer, you must believe me."

Daiyu pondered for a long time, and she was convinced in her heart, but she didn't let go: "You stinky men, you just do things when you want to do things. Why do you want to get involved with the girl in the girl's boudoir, and Miss Zhen San should just let you tease her?"

Jia Cong smiled dryly and said: "This is all the idea of ​​old ghost Xu Qing. I am also a victim. Tomorrow I will scold him severely to relieve my hatred. I am an innocent young man. What has he taught me?
  Zhao'er calm down, brother, I must say this for you. You said that after all, Lao Xu was also a second-ranked Jinshi, and he has read the books of sages, how can he be so despicable and despicable? He really knows people and faces but not their hearts. "

Daiyu spat at him: "A bunch of raccoon dogs, working together in a conspiracy."

Jia Cong said with a smile: "I just answered my uncle before I came here. He said that a man who achieves great things does not stick to trivial matters. What you said is disrespectful to my uncle."

Daiyu was speechless, raised her little fist and struck, saying angrily: "You are a sinister person. You did something obscene yourself, and you come here to arrange for someone else to do it. I hope I will spare you."

(End of this chapter)