Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 49 Knowing
  At the dinner, Jia Qiang met Jia Zhu.

Jia Zhu's complexion was abnormally red, his cheeks were thin, and his body was extremely weak. He sat in silence and rarely spoke.

"Brother Qiang, Zhu'er is a scholar like you. You two can communicate more in the future!" Jia Mu looked at Jia Qiang and Jia Zhu and suggested. He knew that there was a gap between Jia Zheng and Jia Qiang, so it would be better to start with Jia Zhu. , to resolve the conflict between Jia Zheng and Jia Qiang.

Jia Qiang and Jia Zhu are both talented people. Jia Qiang is a twelve-year-old scholar, and Jia Zhu is a fourteen-year-old scholar. In the eyes of outsiders, they are both young geniuses.

"Uncle Zhu, let me toast you!" Jia Qiang raised his glass to Jia Zhu.

Although he did not use the 'Healing Technique [Elementary]', he also knew that Jia Zhu's health bar was probably low.

Judging from the records in "A Dream of Red Mansions", Jia Zhu will die probably in the last few months.

He had no intention of rescuing Jia Zhu, and there was no friendship between them that would allow him to risk being discovered by the immortal and change Jia Zhu's fate.

Jia Zhu and Jia Qiang took a sip, which made Jia Zhu cough continuously.

After that, Jia Qiang never drank with Jia Zhu again. He was also afraid that Jia Zhu would drink to death on the spot.

"Brother Qiang, I haven't congratulated you on your promotion yet. When you do, don't forget me!" Jia She raised his glass to Jia Qiang with a smile.

He was very dissatisfied with Jia Mu. He was the boss, but Jia Mu did not ask him to participate even if she asked Jia Qiang to drink with Jia Zhu, the second roommate.

But this has always been the case, and he can only work hard on his own and take the initiative to talk to Jia Qiang.

"My yard is a bit small. When I get a bigger yard, I will definitely congratulate you. I will definitely ask for your pardon then!" Jia Qiang replied with a smile.

The two parties had a drink. Jia She saw that Jia Qiang was very considerate, so he talked about how to be an official.

Even though Jia She was having a lot of fun and debauchery every day, he had a deep understanding of some matters in the officialdom, and he could always say something that made Jia Qiang feel something.

"Master Zheng, let me toast you!" Jia Qiang took the initiative to raise his glass this time.

"I don't deserve your title, you are no longer in the family tree!" Jia Zheng was very angry that Jia Qiang took a long time to greet him. In addition, he looked down on Jia Qiang's disobedience, so he didn't say much when he spoke. consider.

Jia Qiang was startled. He really didn't know that he was expelled from the family tree.

No one had informed him before. The elders of the Jia family and the heads of each house knew about the expulsion from the family tree. They did not want the matter to spread and affect the reputation of the Jia family.

In addition, Jia Qiang lives alone and has almost no contact with the Jia family. She either goes to school or practices martial arts every day.

"It turns out that I am no longer a member of the Jia family. Thank you, Mr. Zheng, for informing me!" Jia Qiang's expression remained unchanged, but her behavior became much more polite.

In the following time, even talking to Jia Mu was like a real guest.

The atmosphere was weird until Jia Qiang left.

Mother Jia looked at her second son Jia Zheng and sighed involuntarily.

From Jia Qiang's attitude, she discovered that Jia Qiang did not know about being expelled from the family tree. She intentionally did not mention it, but she did not expect that Jia Zheng made it clear.

From then on, there was a big gap between the Jia family and Jia Qiang, and it was impossible to use family affection to win over Jia Qiang.

Unlike Jia Mu, Jia Qiang is in a happy mood.

He was only happy that the Jia family expelled him from the family tree, and he didn't feel much discomfort.

From then on, he and the Jia family were completely separated. Even if the Jia family was raided, it would not affect him at all.

Two days later, the steward of the Zhen family sent the land deeds for three Zhuangzi, three shops, and two restaurants. Among the land deeds for Zhuangzi, there were also personal deeds for nearly 2,000 people.

"Master, you called me!" Lao Shun was called to the guest room by Jia Qiang. He changed into a brocade robe, which was completely different from his previous appearance.

"I have a village in the suburbs of Beijing. You don't have to think about buying slaves anymore. When you have time, go to the village and choose some people to join the house!" Jia Qiang told him.

Choosing slaves from Zhuangzi is much safer than buying slaves from outside.

There is no guarantee that there will be any problems with slaves purchased from outside.

But choosing a slave from Zhuangzi is different. The slave has parents and relatives in Zhuangzi. With these concerns, the slave does not need to worry too much about loyalty. In fact, this is the origin of family-born children, but the time when Jia Qiang got Zhuangzi was too short. If a few more years passed, these selected slaves could be called real family-born children.

Most big families do this, unless they have special requirements, such as buying a particularly beautiful maid, which may not be available in Zhuangzi, they will outsource it.

"Yes, sir!" Lao Shun bowed and responded.

"There are two Zhuangzi over there in western Liaoning. You can see if there are any talents in the Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing who can help to supervise Zhuangzi in western Liaoning!" Jia Qiang said with a smile.

Laoshuntou felt a lot of pressure. He was just in charge of a small yard before, and he was still in charge of it alone.

If Jia Qiang didn't have much property in his hands before and had him just manage the yard, he would still be able to do a good job.

But now he was not only about to enter the big courtyard three times, but also had three more Zhuangzi, which made it very difficult for him.

However, he had no intention of giving up the power in his hands. He could only grit his teeth and learn. This was his best chance to get involved. Even though he was old, power made him feel younger.

"Master, I will do a good job with all my heart!" He promised aloud.

Jia Qiang smiled. He also knew the situation of Lao Shuntou, but he had no one to use.

At present, he can only use Lao Shuntou. As long as Lao Shuntou does a good job, he will let Lao Shuntou be the housekeeper. If Lao Shuntou is not qualified, he will also let Lao Shuntou live a good life.

"Call the Wentian family!" Jia Qiang waved her hand and said.

Lao Shun bowed and exited, and soon after Wen Tian walked in.

"Mr. Wen Tian, ​​you will be more busy in the future. I have two more restaurants here. You are still responsible for delivering the secret ingredients!" Jia Qiang said with a smile.

"Sir, why don't both restaurants be renamed Qingfeng Building? You don't know that Qingfeng Building is very famous today, but there are too few seats and cannot meet the needs of the guests.

I've long had the idea of ​​opening a branch restaurant, but Miss Jade didn't agree. Wentian said with a happy face.

This is to increase the power in her hands. The three restaurants, especially the two new ones, are all big restaurants.

This last sentence was meant to give Feicui some eye drops in front of Jia Qiang. Who told Feicui and her daughter Qin'er to serve Jia Qiang together? It was a competitive relationship.

Jia Qiang didn't pay attention to the hidden edge in her words. Her subordinates were not of the same mind, which was a good thing as his property was getting bigger and bigger.

"Then change it to Qingfeng Tower, and you will manage everything. You can be the third housekeeper!" Jia Qiang thought for a while and said.

"Thank you, sir!" Mrs. Wentian thanked him happily.

Lao Shun Tou is the outside butler, Jade is the inside butler. Wen Tian controls three restaurants, and his status in the family needs to be improved. The third housekeeper doesn't seem to be much at the moment. There are only a few people in the family, but in the future, servants will be added. , it’s different.

Jia Qiang looked down upon the power in the government, but in the eyes of these little people, it was extremely important.

After arranging things at home, he came to the study, sat on a chair and thought about today's events.

He met Beijing Wang Shuirong, who came forward for the Jiangnan Zhen family, making him guess about the relationship between Beijing Wang Shuirong and the Jiangnan Zhen family.

This relationship must be very close, so close that Wang Shuirong of Beijing is willing to come forward in person.

In addition, the Zhen family's reaction was beyond his expectation. He did have the idea of ​​​​causing some trouble for the Zhen family as a student of the Imperial College.

When he thought about it, the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division could not contain Zhen Yingcheng without the need for the old concubine to come forward. Any use of the Zhen family's network in Beijing could give the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division a headache.

He didn't think that his title or status as a supervisor could cause too much trouble to the Zhen family, he just wanted to vent his anger.

But I never expected that the outcome of things would be so unexpected.

From the time Wang Shuirong of Beijing came forward to the huge compensation paid by the Jiangnan Zhen family, there was a message that there seemed to be a hand suppressing the Jiangnan Zhen family and making the Jiangnan Zhen family bow their heads.

Obviously, Jia Qiang did not have this ability. He thought of Emperor Jingwen. Maybe he saved Emperor Jingwen, and Emperor Jingwen spoke for him on this matter.

No matter how much she thought about it, Jia Qiang would never think of the Supreme Emperor.

(End of this chapter)