Uncle Hong Lou Rong

Chapter 13 In broad daylight...

Jia Rong asked: "Auntie is still short of money?"

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "If you are not in charge of the family, how do you know the hardships involved? Every year, there is no money for the management of the palace and the exchanges between the princes' mansions?"

"It's better for my aunt to combine shares, and when I make money, I will calculate the share."

"Ying didn't even see me and wanted me to pay for it, and fooled me for a fool? Even your master didn't believe this stubbornness, and wanted to bully me." Sister Feng laughed sarcastically, "Let's talk about it after you make it."

When it is done, it may not necessarily have your share.

Jia Rong thought of Jia Jinglai in the clean room next to her, and felt that it shouldn't be difficult for her to ask Sister Feng for something.So he said: "Since my aunt is not willing to pay, there is something that is easy for my aunt, you can help me."

Sister Feng asked Jia Rong to tell her what she wanted, and it turned out that it was related to Xuanzhen Guan and Jia Jing.

Jia Rong said: "At present, the grandfather is recuperating in the clean room of the mansion, and I am afraid that he will return to the temple in a few days. I think only Aunt Feng can help with this."

Sister Feng has a delicate mind, and she can't guess what Jia Rong is planning.

"In a family like ours, who doesn't have some Taoists and monks in their house, and there are not a few people who refine alchemy. You are afraid of being beaten and scolded by your master. You want to invite Master Jing back to deal with Brother Zhen."

It wasn't embarrassing for Jia Rong to be exposed, she just raised her mouth. "I also pity the girls who are sold."

"There are so many poor people in the world, where can you take care of each one? Take care of yourself first." Sister Feng asked in a low voice when she saw that the girls were separated from the two of them, "I heard that Brother Zhen is because of you in the past few days. The daughter-in-law didn't go to greet him, so she has a little temper in her heart?"

Jia Rong nodded with a wry smile.

Don't you have a temper in your heart?If it wasn't for the ancestral hall made yesterday, Jia Zhen would have punished herself for being unfilial.

Sister Feng sighed: "It stands to reason that our West Mansion has nothing to do with your East Mansion's family affairs. This time you open your mouth, and I, as an aunt, can't ignore it. I will go to my ancestors Let me just say, after all, her seniority is there, and if your daughter-in-law goes to be filial on weekdays, Brother Zhen can't fault it."

"My nephew thanked my aunt on behalf of my daughter-in-law."

"You have been instructed by the old Duke, and you have become the treasure of the two mansions. Since you are a little worried about Guanli, I will send someone back to the Wang's mansion tomorrow morning, and ask the master Jiedushi to help you secretly. "

Others don't care about Mr. Ning's nonsense, but he always thinks it is a hidden danger.Now Jia Jing's hidden danger is temporarily sold out, and he is in a good mood for a while.Waiting for the day when I have real confidence, people like Jia Zhen...

Jia Rong said with a smile: "Sister Feng and Auntie are very thoughtful, and my nephew will never forget Auntie's love when anything good happens in the future."

Sister Feng spat on him, and saw Youshi and Qin Keqing entering the garden with a group of servant girls from a distance, and said, "Go to your business, you don't need to stay with us here."

Jia Rong got the order, went to Youshi to salute, and then pulled Qin Keqing to the side to talk intimately.

Everything was seen by Wang Xifeng, with mixed feelings for a while, thinking of the first two years of marriage.

Although Jia Lian is not as good as Rong'er in appearance, he is also very personable.When they first got married, they were considered affectionate with themselves, but...the nature came out within two years.Although the affairs of the foreign house are not badly managed, there are also a lot of romantic debts.She hooks up with this one today, and another one tomorrow, superficially respecting herself, but deep down she may curse herself.

Seeing Rong'er and Qin's affectionate appearance behind, I feel a little envious in my heart.

It's just...whether she is envious of the relationship between the two of them, or the Qin family, even Wang Xifeng herself can't figure it out.She sighed secretly: "Rong'er has really changed a lot since she got married, and she is completely gone from the cowardly look she used to be."

Seeing Rong'er sneaking a kiss on Qin's little face, Wang Xifeng also blushed, cursing in her heart: "In broad daylight...you're a rude thing."

In addition to seeing Wang Xifeng, this scene was also seen by a certain fat man in the garden.The little fat man was frightened by Brother Rong's bold actions, blushed and couldn't close his mouth for a long time. After he realized it, his eyes swept over the sisters one by one, and finally fell on the faces of a few beautiful maids.

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"Master Rong is here."

There were piles of gravel and sand in this small courtyard. Zong Cheng and others who were studying the stones immediately got up and greeted Jia Rong in unison.

"Keep you waiting for a long time!" Jia Rong greeted several people and squatted down in front of a stone pile.He asked the tallest person in the yard, "Brother Yun, do you recognize these stones?"

Jia Yun was about the same age as Jia Qiang, about fifteen years old, with a handsome face like a poor scholar on TV.

As the saying goes: the children of the poor headed home early.

Jia Yun is definitely considered a poor person in Beijing Eighth House.Jia Yun's father died early, and her mother was in poor health and honest, which caused Jia Yun to come out early to beg for work before even studying ethnology for a few years.

Although Jia Qiang's parents died early, she was favored by Jia Zhen and had never been seriously short of money.

Therefore, when Jia Yun learned that Brother Rong had promised him something, she made up her mind to do it seriously.

Firstly, he left a good impression on Jia Rong, and he will look for him next time he has work; secondly, he himself wants to get closer to Jia Rong, who is the eldest grandson of the East Mansion. .

Therefore, here, Jia Yun is very concerned.

Whether it was what Jia Rong said or what the humble craftsman said, he carefully wrote down.

Jia Yun replied, "Brother Rong, don't worry, I've written everything down."

Lime, bluestone, clay, fly ash, cinder, iron slag, etc. are common materials for making simple cement. Different types of cement can be obtained by mixing several things together and calcining.

Jia Rong nodded and said, "Ask Zong Cheng if you don't understand anything."

Jia Yun complied, and immediately saluted Zong Cheng, asking him to give more advice.

Scholars, peasants, workers, and merchants, the four classes were insurmountable gaps in feudal society.Jia Yun is a scholar, a descendant of Duke Rong, and a decent son of a noble family.

Zong Cheng didn't dare to take it too seriously. When he saw Jia Yun saluting, he almost knelt down.

Jia Rong said: "I don't have those rules here. The ancients are masters of words, and you are more proficient in these things than us. After a few hundred years, maybe you will pay homage to your masters."

Zong Cheng was an honest middle-aged man, muttering in an unknown local dialect: "Don't dare, don't dare."

It sounds like saying: don't do it, don't do it.

The oldest person among the craftsmen behind Zong Cheng said, "It is already a great gift for Master Rong to entrust us with the prescription given by the old Duke. He also gave us two taels of silver per person every month." wages, this..."

Speaking of this, the old man burst into tears, leading everyone to kneel down in gratitude.

Where did Jia Rong see such a battle, she got up again and again to help.

"Get up, old man... Zong Cheng, get up. Everyone get up..."

The status of craftsmen is very embarrassing in this era.At the end of the Ming Dynasty, due to the development of the commodity economy, the class of scholars, peasants, and businessmen underwent major changes. The status of merchants rose sharply, and the class of scholars and merchants held a lot of money.

Up to this dynasty, although the craftsman registration system was abolished, the influence brought by it for thousands of years could not be changed for a while.

Craftsmen, whether they are officials in various ministries or folk handicrafts, are always the ones who are exploited.Many craftsmen can't even support their families, and finally become a tool for businessmen to make money.

"Get up quickly, I still have something to tell you." Jia Rong was a little helpless, so she asked, "Do you want me to invite you up one by one?"

(End of this chapter)