Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 217 Black Mountains and White Waters 2
  At that moment, Jia Cong ordered his own soldiers to join Wang Jin and Su Can. Accompanied by Yang Xiong, he went straight to Heishan Village.

The property of Ningrong Erfu is at the foot of the Big and Small Black Mountains in Guangningwei. Because the black soil is extremely fertile, it is called Black Mountain.

If you walk from the territory, you will pass through Liaodong Town and follow the Great Wall to the northwest, which is a full five to six hundred miles and is quite a detour. Therefore, Yang Xiong directly left the Liaodong grassland from Changshan Pass in the northwest of Fengtian, and went all the way west, passing through Zhenyuan Fort, and reaching the foot of Heishan Mountain. It was only two hundred miles away, which was very convenient.

Along the way, Yang Xiong told him in detail about the property purchased by the old Ningrong in Liaodong.

At that time, two old princes saw that the land at the foot of Dahei Mountain was fertile, so they set up a farm here. The village at the foot of Dahei Mountain was called Heishan Village. There were eight or nine villages with 70,000 to 80,000 acres of land, all owned by Ning Mansion. The village at the foot of Xiaohei Mountain is called Baishui Village. It has eight villages and 70,000 to 80,000 acres of land, owned by Rong Mansion.

And sent thousands of domestic slaves and soldiers to cultivate and take care of it. Later, Jia Daishan guarded Liaodong. Due to his inheritance from the original title, he also bought many fields at the foot of Xiaoheishan, which now total 300,000 acres.

Jia Cong was secretly stunned when he heard this. The foundation laid by the two generations of princes in Rong Mansion is not bad, but looking at the annual income, it is only a few thousand silver. It is really ridiculous that the gentlemen and ladies in the mansion are fooled by others and have no sense.

Two days later, Jia Cong and his party arrived at the foot of Xiaohei Mountain via Zhenyuan Fort.

When Luo Qiang, the defensive officer of Zhenyuan Fort, heard that the General had arrived, he was so frightened that he came out to greet him. He volunteered to lead the way, nodding and bowing all the way, and serving him carefully.

"Third Master, you see, the mountain in front of you is Xiaoheishan, and at the foot of the mountain is Baishui Village. The area of ​​dozens of miles around is your family's property. Wu Jinzhong, the head of the village, his brother Wu Jinxiao, and Xiaguan They are all quite familiar with each other.”

Luo Qiang pointed his riding whip forward with an envious look on his face. This was the heritage of a wealthy family in the country.

Jia Cong nodded. Wu Jinxiao was in charge of the eighty-nine farms in Heishan Village, Ningfu, and his brother Wu Jinzhong was in charge of the Rongfu farm. It was probably the same family. One is filial, the other is loyal, I don’t know how much they are greedy.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong felt murderous in his heart.

After walking for more than an hour, we arrived at the entrance of the village.

This place has not been damaged by the military. Although it is a village, there are continuous houses, smoke everywhere, and it is very prosperous. Dozens of children are running around and playing at the entrance of the village.

Luo Qiang smiled and said: "This is just one of the eight farms in Baishui Village. There are thousands of households, and there are hundreds of thousands of people in the village, old and young."

Jia Cong was stunned: "So many? Are they all children of my family?"

"That's not true. Most of them are local tenants in Liaodong. The number of children born in the third master's family over the years is probably tens of thousands. In addition, there are thousands of descendants of the old Duke Rong's soldiers. . Only Butler Wu knows the inside story." Luo Qiang explained.

Suddenly, I heard a burst of festive music coming from behind, and a team of dozens of people came along the road playing music and playing music to welcome the bride. At the front was a young, fat, dark man riding a tall horse with a happy face, followed by a wedding sedan.

Seeing Luo Qiang, the fat dark man smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Master Luo, are you here to drink my wedding wine? Come on, please come inside."

Luo Qiang introduced to Jia Cong, "This is Wu Jinzhong's third son, Wu Youcai." Seeing Jia Cong's face sinking, secretly thinking that something was wrong, the Wu family was going to be in trouble, the smile that had been on his face suddenly faded.

"Master Wu is getting married? Why didn't you inform me first?" Luo Qiang said calmly, looking lukewarm.

Wu Youcai thought he had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "My lord, please don't worry about it. I am just a concubine today. I dare not disturb your master."

Jia Cong sneered, I haven't taken a concubine yet, but my servant's son has taken one.

Suddenly, an old man came out of a farmhouse on the roadside, spit on the ground, and cursed: "Wu Laosan, you are robbing a good woman as a concubine and bringing disgrace on your master's face. Is there any royal law?" ?Aren’t you afraid of divine punishment?”

Wu Youcai laughed and said: "Old Zhangtou, I respect your father for having served as a soldier for the old prince, and he has never treated you badly in ordinary times. You are so full today that you dare to interfere with my affairs.

At the foot of the Black Mountain, our Wu family is the king's law. Don't you know? At this moment, the defense master of Zhenyuan Fort is here. You can try to file a complaint. "

"You! A domestic slave has become so rampant. If the old man is alive, he will kill your whole family." Old Zhangtou said angrily.

"Bastard! You immortal thing! If you dare to bark again, I will kill your whole family first!" Wu Youcai shouted.

He immediately turned to Luo Qiang and clasped his fists and smiled: "The villagers in the mountains are so unruly that I am laughing at you. Sir, please go to the fort and have a few drinks." Luo Qiang observed the words and saw that Jia Cong had a frosty look on his face. He didn't dare to answer, but He said calmly: "I am busy with official duties and it is not convenient for me to drink."

Jia Cong suddenly nodded and said, "Since Mr. Wu is so kind to you, we will be disrespectful."

Wu Youcai said happily: "My lords, please." After saying that, he led the way. He finally saw that Jia Cong was also an official, and he was more defensive than Luo.

"Old man, follow me in for a drink." Jia Cong looked at the old man on the roadside.

Lao Zhangtou had already noticed that Jia Congying was very energetic, and the old man next to him was even more serious, both of them were very human. Luo Fengfeng could only nod and bow in front of the two of them, so he had the courage to come out to reprimand Wu Laosan, hoping that these noble people Ability to act with righteousness.

"This..." Lao Zhangtou instinctively wanted to refuse, but suddenly he saw the tiger-headed flag in the middle of the team, with a big Chinese character Jia embroidered on it! His eyes widened immediately. He had heard this flag mentioned many times by the elders in his family since he was a child, and he had also seen it when he was a teenager.

This is the flag of Rongguofu!
  It's a pity that Wu Youcai is ignorant and ignorant, and he doesn't even recognize his master's flag.

Lao Zhangtou nodded hurriedly and said: "I will obey my orders."

Jia Cong nodded and rode along the main road in the village. At the end was a fortress with three big words written on the gate: Wujia Fort! The scale is several times larger than Shifang Temple Castle.

"The Wu family actually built a city?" Jia Cong was stunned.

Yang Xiong smiled and said: "This is the fort built by the old Duke Rong. It houses the soldiers and slaves who return to the fields on weekdays to store grain, and hides the soldiers in wartime. It was originally called Baishui Fort. I don't know when the name was changed. .”

Jia Cong sneered, what a Wujiapu.

"Who lives in this fortress now?" Jia Cong asked after entering the city.

Luo Qiang said hurriedly: "As far as I know, the Wu family, the stewards of Zhuangzi, and their servants live here."

"Where are the descendants of the soldiers?" Jia Cong frowned.

"I guess they've all been kicked out." Luo Qiang pointed to the houses in the fields beside the road.

Jia Cong chuckled and said, "The Wu family is very courageous. Ah Can, lead people to block the four gates. No entry is allowed but no exit. Any intruders will be killed."

"I have the order!" Su Can hurriedly led his soldiers.

Yang Xiong smiled and said: "Does my wise nephew want to use thunderous methods?"

Jia Cong said: "To remove serious malaria, you have to use strong medicine."

"The old ladies and gentlemen in Shenjing..." Yang Xiong said.

"When you are outside, you will not accept your orders, let alone your elders." Jia Cong said with a smile.

"Okay! My nephew is indeed very courageous, I admire him." Yang Xiong said with a smile.

At this moment, Lao Zhangtou had guessed that Jia Cong must be the young master of Rong Mansion, and he became excited. Did the nobleman of Shenjing finally think of this property?
  On the central axis of the fort is a large house with five doors and five entrances. It was originally a resting place for the old Rongguo government when the government came to visit, but now it has become a "Wu Mansion".

Lao Zhangtou scolded angrily from the side: "To occupy the magpie's nest is a treasonous act, a treasonous act!"

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Why should the old man be angry? Good and evil will be rewarded in the end."

"Yes, yes, that's what I said." Lao Zhangtou nodded hurriedly and said with cupped hands.

(End of this chapter)