The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 101 Daily life in Fuchu ([-])

In Rongqingtang, although Jia Dairu was worried about his grandson's illness, at least the "Du Shen Tang" was settled, so he sat down patiently and talked with Jia's mother.

Jia Lian was also sitting beside him, talking to Yingchun and others about his experience and anecdotes over the past year.

He only talked about the scenery outside the Great Wall and interesting stories about people, and he didn't mention anything about swords, frost and sword rain, and the first time he saw a group of people die in front of him.

After a while, Qingwen came running out of breath, and everyone immediately looked at her.

Like Qingwen before, when she saw the bulging cloth wrapped in Qingwen's arms, she frowned.

Don't you just take two ginseng, do you need such a posture?
Qingwen didn't care what other people thought, she walked quickly to Jia Lian, handed him the package, and said, "Second Master, the yellow ginseng is here..."

Jia Lian took it silently. Two stupid girls, one who dared to give and the other who dared to take, didn't understand the truth about not revealing money?

Speaking of which, in this era when ginseng was not grown, although ginseng was the best food and medicinal material, Jia Lian, as a later generation, naturally would not be superstitious about the medicinal power of ginseng.

But when I couldn't stand it, people firmly believed that this thing was a panacea!

It can be said that it is necessary to have this thing when treating diseases or preparing high-end pills, so that ginseng, small and inferior ones cost a few taels of silver, and the direct price of good ones is comparable to gold, even without a cap...

The price can basically be said to be hyped up.

Therefore, Jia Lian didn't care much about this thing, but he knew it was valuable, and the women in the family were very rare, so he specially collected it and brought it back.

Although she felt that Qingwen was not too shrewd, she took everything and it was not easy to hide it, so she ordered the maids to bring up a tray.

At this time, Mother Jia couldn't help but ask first: "Lian'er, is there anything in your package that you can't participate in?"

Mother Jia can be said to be the most indispensable person in the Rongguo Mansion. Every year, the servants must be filial, and the palace will reward her some.

But she cherishes this kind of thing very much, and each one is collected well, and she only takes it out when dispensing medicine or when it is needed.Basically, it is for their own use, except for Jia Baoyu and Daiyu who can get some light, other people, even Yingchun and others, as long as they are not sick, they will not be able to see them.

It is also difficult for her old man to imagine what a local tyrant's behavior is to wrap ginseng in coarse cloth.

Jia Lian didn't explain, and when the maid came over with the tray, she put the package in the tray and spread it out...

Let them see it with their own eyes, and their visual senses must be much stronger than saying it themselves.

"This……"

This time, not to mention other people, even Jia Mu couldn't help standing up and walking over to have a look.

Even though Mother Jia had seen all kinds of precious ginseng, she was still shocked by the sight in front of her.

There are a lot of them, just a lot of them. The key is that they are all quite big. At a glance, there is no defective product that is less than one tael...

Moreover, it is all fresh, no old ginseng.

Although ginseng can be stored for a long time, it is basically difficult to guarantee the medicinal effect after several years, so fresh ginseng is more precious.

Everyone gathered around, those with more noble status stood a little in front, those with lesser status automatically stepped aside, causing Jia Lian to feel for a moment, as if he was in a layer of rouge and gouache.

Jia Lian even thought that he should take a shower before coming here.Although I found a post station on the road yesterday and washed it, but after driving for a day, my body is also stained with sweat. If someone smells it, it will damage my handsome image.

In particular, Sister-in-Law Wan was squeezed into his side...

But in fact, he was too worried. At this time, everyone only had the precious ginseng in the tray, and nothing else.

After all, Mother Jia was only briefly shocked, and raised her head to see that the maids and wives were all crowding up, it was quite unreasonable.

The old man glanced at her, and the servants retreated quickly and wisely, and a few who had no eyesight were also pulled away by their companions...

Then Jia Mu said: "I really don't know how to cherish it. How can such a good thing be kept in this way? Don't you feel bad if it is broken?"

Jia Lian replied with a smile: "I heard that the old man is ill, and he is in a hurry to come back. There are only a few fast horses, so I can only take them like this, which is more convenient."

Everyone was relieved, it turned out that it was for the convenience of carrying.They just said, if Jia Lian is not rare, it would be nice to give it to them...

Wang Xifeng declared her sovereignty earlier, took the tray from the servant girl, and held it herself.

The old scholar Jia Dairu in the back was naturally embarrassed to squeeze in with a group of young girls, so he only waited for the others to retreat before he saw the yellow ginseng piled like a hill, and he was overjoyed immediately!
Grandson saved...

In the end, he insisted on his own identity and was embarrassed to come up to ask for it. He just waited for Jia Lian to take the initiative to fulfill his promise.

Jia Lian knew that the old man had strong self-esteem. To be honest, such an old man was much better than a shameless peddler, so he said with a smile: "The ginseng is here. Let the Confucian grandpa look at it. If you need it, just take it yourself."

Jia Dairu's face flushed immediately, and he came up while thanking Jia Lian.

I wanted to get two more brazenly, but seeing Wang Xifeng staring straight at him with red phoenix eyes, my old face blushed, I was embarrassed after all, so I could only take three smaller ones, so I stopped my hand...

Although the big one is better, the small one is more practical for him because the doctor said to eat ginseng soup.Moreover, in order to prevent others from thinking that he is greedy, he did not spend money in the first place.

Seeing this, Jia Lian felt that such a pedantic old man was quite cute, and thought of the tragedy of his life. He lost his father in his early years, his son in his middle age, and he was about to lose his grandson in his later years, so he picked up two big ones and gave them to him. , smiled and said: "Brother Rui is seriously ill, I should have gone to see him, but the old man is also seriously ill, I'm afraid I won't be able to go. These few ginseng can be regarded as a little wish from me as an elder brother.

Feel free to use it, grandpa. If you need anything in the future, just come to me. "

Jia Dairu was overjoyed at first, but he was actually thinking that before he came, he had brought 30 taels of silver with him to buy ginseng. If Jia Lian agreed, he would pay to buy some... although he knew that his little silver would not buy much.

Now looking at the nearly half a catty (eight taels) of ginseng in his arms, the joy and feeling in his heart caused his hands to tremble a little.

He looked at Jia Lian with tears in his old eyes. He wanted to bow to Jia Lian, but he was afraid that the ginseng in his arms would fall. When Jia Lian saw this and helped him, he choked up and said, "Thank you brother, if Ruier can borrow I have survived, I will let him personally come in front of my brother and kowtow to you, thank you for saving my life..."

Jia Lian supported Jia Dairu to prevent him from being too polite, but he thought in his heart that if Jia Rui came to kowtow, he would be afraid that the boy would be too guilty to come!
Jia Dairu and his wife were both counting on a grandson in their later years, so now that Jia Rui is dying, it is needless to elaborate on how the two of them feel.

The people in the hall couldn't help crying when they saw Jia Dairu's performance like this.

I also feel that Jia Lian has really grown up and become a success, he behaves generously, respects the old and respects the virtuous, so he completely forgets the absurd things Jia Lian did in the past, and only thinks that the Jia family has a successor like Jia Lian. Ding Xingwang has a harmonious family.

Jia Mu repeated a few words of comfort to Jia Dairu.Because Jia Dairu was in a hurry, he didn't stay any longer, so he went with a thousand gratitude.

Here, Jia Lian saw Wang Xifeng's mouth turned up because of his "prodigal behavior", so he couldn't help but slapped her, and shaved her lips off.

Unexpectedly, this place is under the watchful eyes of the public, and many people saw it, and all of them snickered in astonishment.Therefore, Wang Xifeng was ashamed to death, glared at Jia Lian, and then covered up her embarrassment and said, "It's not proper to leave it like this. I'll take it home and get some stuff to put it away..."

I just wanted to leave, and felt that this would make Mother Jia and others think she was stingy, so I added: "Since you have made a fortune, there is no reason not to be filial to the old lady and the wife. The best ones are for old ladies and wives."

This is Wang Xifeng's cunning trick. He is obviously afraid that Jia Lian will not be in charge of the family and will not know that Chai Mi is expensive.So take it away in advance.

Mother Jia sighed: "I don't need to give it away here. I still have ginseng to use. He brought these back to treat your elders. You should keep them well and prepare them for the elders. If you really can Eating well is also part of his filial piety."

Only then did Wang Xifeng remember the existence of Jia Amnesty, nodded quickly, and took Qingwen away.

Wang Xifeng is considered generous when using the public money to do things. Once it involves his own private property, he will do things with a small family, and there is no one else.

Although I feel that my daughter-in-law is a bit ashamed, but I took everything away, so I won't be able to snatch it back.

So Jia Lian looked at Yingchun and the others who seemed to be missing something, and said in a low voice: "Go back to my place, I have better ones, I will give it to you alone..."

Although Jia's mother didn't listen to the truth, she could tell from the happy expressions of Yingchun and others, because she said to Yingchun and others: "don't bother to ask for it. It's a great tonic. It's from every family of your children. The anger will be heavy, and eating too much of that is not a good thing!"

After hearing this, Yingchun and the others responded quickly.

Originally, they didn't want to eat it, but they just saw good things slipping by, and they belonged to their brother, and they always felt uncomfortable if they didn't grab a portion in their hands.

Jia's mother said to Jia Lian again: "You must be tired when you come back from a long distance. There is nothing to do here. Go back and rest."

"Yes."

Jia Lian also stood up, said goodbye to Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue, and went out.

(End of this chapter)