Uncle Hong Lou Rong

Chapter 198 False Uncle

Jia Baoyu boarded the carriage hesitantly, leaving behind the two attendants at a loss.I only heard Second Master Bao's voice coming from the carriage, "Go back to your residence first, if anyone asks, just say that I have gone out as a guest."

The two long followers had no choice but to do nothing, they only worried in their hearts that they should not follow in Li Gui's footsteps.

On Ning Rong's back street, some people discussed this scene in low voices.

"Do you want to report back to Ningguo Mansion?"

The other person smiled lightly and said: "No need, everything is in the old man's calculation."

"Jia Xiao, this matter is no small matter. Zhang Hongchen was tortured in the Jinyi Division, but now he has completely changed his temper and kidnapped Second Master Bao. They...don't Second Master Bao want to be insulted by him?"

Jia Xiao curled his lips and said: "Although we are relatives of Lianzong in the Ningguo Mansion, Second Master Bao can be regarded as our great-grandfather's generation. If Second Master Bao doesn't want to go with Zhang Hongchen, we will naturally stop him to protect him. But just now With the shy expression of Second Master Bao, if you say that the two of them have no ghosts, you won't believe ghosts."

Hearing this, the man had no choice but to watch Zhang Hongchen's carriage go away.He murmured: "Li Xianmei, the general under the throne of Heavenly King Baizun, has been forced out of Shenjing by Zhang Hongchen, and all the people placed by Heavenly King Qingzun in Shenjing have been selected by Zhang Hongchen and Jin Yiwei. Now it's time to deal with Zhang Hongchen." It's time."

Jia Xiao shrugged his shoulders and said: "Master Jing didn't give orders, and we don't have to worry about this traitor of the Holy Cult. Although this guy is an official in the Jinyi Division, he is not very comfortable in the Jinyi Division. The Qingzun Heavenly King faction He hates this Taoist man of mortals to the extreme, so naturally someone will take care of him."

The man said again: "I'm afraid that Taoists in the world of mortals will suspect the matter of Qingxu Temple to our Jia family."

Jia Xiao hurriedly covered his mouth, and hummed in a very low voice: "It was all an accident, it was Uncle Rong who accidentally ran into him. Zhang Hongchen suffered this crime, and he deserved it. Remember that this matter has nothing to do with the Jia family, it has nothing to do with it." Respecting the old lady has nothing to do with it, and it has nothing to do with Uncle Rong."

The man nodded again and again, and said, "Save it, save it."

Jia Xiao glared at him and said, "Grandma Rong's birthday is approaching, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. I packed up the lanterns from the southern province and sent them to Ningguo Mansion. On the way, I went to pay respects to Mrs. Jing, and contacted the Taoist priest of the world with the second master Bao. The news passed."

The man ordered and yelled towards the inner room. "Daughter-in-law, hurry up and pick out some beautiful lanterns that fit the occasion and send them to Grandma Rong. These grandmas and girls are eating wine and listening to operas in Tianxiang Building today, so they can get a lot of rewards for sending them now."

When Jia Xiao heard that he took a look at this guy, he quickly called out to the house.

Not long after, the two daughters-in-law brought lanterns to Tianxiang Building, and they found the new steward of the outer house of Ningguo Mansion.I went to the clean room next to the ancestral hall to pay homage, only listening to Jia Jing's voice inside.

"Don't worry about him, and don't stop Baoyu from interacting with him, just let nature take its course."

"..."

The simple carriages were driving in Shenjing, and the hot sun shone on the roof, and Baoyu in the carriage felt hotter and hotter.Sweat gradually drenched his clothes and loosened his pockets a little, making him feel less uncomfortable.

Seeing this, Zhang Hongchen laughed, "Uncle Guo felt too hot, so his face turned red. Don't worry, we'll be there in a while."

Baoyu nodded her head, followed the carriage out of the inner city, and stopped at a place in the south city.

The two entered a small courtyard.

The yard is not big, it can even be said to be simple.

Zhang Hongchen said with a smile: "Uncle Guo, don't dislike this place. Although it is not as grand as your Ningrong and Rongfu prefectures, and there is no ice cream to escape the heat on hot days. But the place is located deep in the south city, and the sun won't last long. Let's take a rest again , wait until the sun sets before heading out of the city.”

When Baoyu stepped into the hall, there was a chilly feeling, as if it was a different world from the outside.He said softly, "I'm an uncle of some kind. It's good for the eldest brother to call me Baoyu."

Zhang Hongchen didn't answer, and laughed to himself: "It's too hot, I'm soaked through. Let's go find two sets of clean clothes and change into it."

Entering the room, the atmosphere suddenly became weird.

Seeing that Baoyu's skin was as tender as snow, Zhang Hongchen was stunned for a moment.Thinking secretly, he is really a good person who nurtures and nurtures.He was also annoyed that he had suffered so much, even though he had a job in Jinyi, he didn't have a good life inside or outside the yamen.What's more, I haven't even met a man or a woman for a while, and I feel more and more unhappy.

Baoyu exclaimed, but smelled the breath, and even his heart was drunk.

"pain!"

"..."

"Pain? Do you still know it hurts? Let's see if you dare next time." In Xuyi County, Fengyang Prefecture, Jia Rong grabbed Xiao Que'er's ear.Humph said: "You are so dishonest at such a young age, you don't look like a girl at all. If you want to make trouble again, get the hell out of here and go back to Shenjing."

Little Que'er got up from the bamboo bed with a blushing face, and quibbled: "Que'er was sleepy for a while, so she fell asleep on the uncle's body."

Jia Rong wiped her face, and said angrily, "I said why did I dream of a puppy licking his face, so it was you who made the trouble. How many times have you done it secretly?"

"No, not once, it was all accidents."

This girl is becoming more and more lawless, Uncle Rong glared at her.I really want to kill her with a stick.

Heyi went out of the small yard, and asked Xiao Que'er to go back to the people outside, saying that he would go there immediately.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, it seems that everyone is immersed in the joy of the festival.Even his behavior became bolder, and he drank some wine, and the whole night was lively.

Jia Rong held Duan Lang's shoulders and said, "The people from several major clans in your county can make sense."

Duan Lang nodded uncomfortably, and replied: "It only makes sense after a bit of coercion and lure, and a low-lying area along the Huaihe River has also been cleared, where water can be stored to build a lake."

Brother Rong heard this, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. "Don't worry, they suffered from disasters every year in the past, and people in Xuyi County will worship you as a Bodhisattva in the future."

"Don't dare. As long as he can serve the court and share the worries of the Holy One, Duan will be content."

Jia Rong listened to these two familiar words.He didn't care about it before, he just thought it was the slogan of scholars.Now that I think about it, serving the court and sharing worries for the Holy One is not just a simple slogan.It is also the lifelong ideal and goal of many scholars.

Eat the king's salary, and worry about the king's worries.

Although this is true, Nalumi was handed over by the people of the world.As an official, what you should bear is the worries of the people.

Seeing Brother Rong's complex expression, Duan Lang thought he had said something wrong.Quickly knelt down and changed his words: "My uncle's kindness, I will never forget it. If my uncle has any errands, I will definitely postpone it."

"Get up."

Sometimes the higher up the people, the more naked they are when discussing matters related to interests.Listening to Duan Lang's Haikou, Jia Rong felt extremely complicated.Fortunately, it is gratifying that this guy still knows how to be kind, so he shouldn't be a white-eyed wolf.

Jia Rong said again: "For the construction of the river channel, half of the money will be paid by the imperial court, and the rest will generally have to be raised by your county government. In the rich lands in the south of the Yangtze River, a hundred thousand taels of silver should not be a problem."

Duan Lang smiled wryly, wondering: "The reason why I invited the uncle here today is to talk about this matter. Although Jiangnan is rich, most of the wealthy businessmen gather in Huai'an, Yangzhou, Jinling, Suzhou and other places. Xuyi is a small county under the Hongze Lake , although the Huaihe River flows through it, it suffers from disasters all the year round. 10 taels of silver..."

"How much money have you raised so far?"

Duan Lang stretched out three fingers.

"3 million taels?"

"Could it be 3000 taels?"

Duan Lang smiled wryly and said: "To be precise, it is 250 taels. The county magistrate has been looking for each family this month, and all the clans are crying for poverty. It is extremely difficult to get more than 200 taels of silver."

"Put his mother's shit on." Jia Rong got up and cursed, if you don't rush to raise money, who will sell the cement in Ningguo Mansion?How can we quickly solve the Huaihe flood disaster and go to Jinling? "This group of damned wealthy landowners should let the flood wash away all their property."

Duan Lang sighed, he hadn't felt well for a month, and the magistrates of the surrounding counties were all waiting to see the joke.The local tyrants and gentry in the county were unwilling to pay money.There is really no way out, otherwise I wouldn't look down on Uncle Rong.

Jia Rong thought for a moment and suddenly came up with an idea, and said: "After reading so many classics and history books, why don't you even know how to change this thing. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow, we will invite all the gentry and land masters from all towns and towns in the county. Come and have fun with the people."

"..."

Today is the night of Mid-Autumn Festival.

Everywhere is buzzing.

Only Xue's family in Jinling is peaceful today. Brothers and sisters Xue Biao and Xue Baoqin are in mourning at home, and Xue's aunt also needs to keep watch.It was not appropriate for Xue Baochai to have fun with them, so she led Ying'er to Wang Xifeng's courtyard for the festival.

"Sister likes to drink so much on weekdays, why don't you drink a little today?"

Ping'er laughed and said, "It's a festival today, so it's time to drink. It's just that grandma is not in good health these days, so I can only drink with the girl."

Baochai looked at Feng girl suspiciously, since Wang Xifeng didn't want to drink, she didn't force her either.He drank two cups with Ping'er and said, "Did Brother Qiang come to the mansion today?"

"Why is he here? I heard from Brother Rong that the cement formula has been sent to the palace, and the cement kiln of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be built next year. A few days ago, a lot of kilns were transferred from the kiln factory in Ping'an Prefecture." The craftsmen came over and planned to build the Jinling kiln before the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Wang Xifeng said politely.

When Baochai heard this, his face showed a strange color.He said softly: "He is a good man, he gave Fang Zi to Brother Qiang and replaced him with the head of the Ministry of Industry. The original family business has become an open operation."

Wang Xifeng obviously didn't care about this, and said: "It's all in the same family, and it's good to change the official position. You can't just want others to contribute, but don't benefit Brother Qiang. If there is a prescription in the palace, there must be at least half a year. Time to test, otherwise no suitable heavenly objects will be created at all."

Baochai said with a smile: "Of course my sister also knows this method of winning people's hearts, and I'm not afraid that the House of Internal Affairs will create a heavenly thing to compete with the Ningguo House."

Sister Feng glanced at Baochai, is she seeing that your Xue family is not doing any good?She said politely: "Brother Wang's family also failed to enter the Jinling cement kiln to ask for an errand, everyone is the same. I heard from my elder brother that your Xue family is recruiting embroidery workers and tailors recently, and it seems to be a ready-made garment business."

Xue Baochai said with a smile: "Brother Rong came up with a method. I tried to make it, but I don't know if it will work."

"Hehe." Wang Xifeng laughed lightly, and even Ping'er beside him couldn't help looking at Baochai.

Baochai said, "Sister, do you want to come and have a hand?"

"No." Sister Feng shook her head slowly.

"It's really not convenient. Brother Rong came up with the solution. The purchase and weaving are all managed by Xue's family. Although Brother Rong holds [-]% of the shares, they are all held by his sister." Xue Baochai smiled lightly. One sound.

Sister Feng and Ping'er showed strange expressions on their faces again.

Wang Xifeng went to sigh and said, "In the future, I will trouble my sister to work hard. He always thinks that every time he goes out, he always thinks that every time he goes out, he will definitely ask him to give her a big red envelope when the clothing store is set up."

Baochai said: "There is no need to annoy Brother Rong with these trivial matters. I heard from outsiders that there have been a lot of things going on in the River Governor's Mansion recently. It seems that a big river will be opened in the Huaidong area. There is also a plan to build a gate around the lake in the Xuyi section of the Huaihe River. For these, I don’t know if he has time to come to Jinling.”

Sister Feng touched her belly lightly, and said to Ping'er, "Get some sour plum soup. It's hot in the weather, so you always have to eat something sour."

When Xue Baochai heard this, the smile on his face faded away.He said softly: "It's not because my sister is flatulent, but have you consulted an imperial physician?"

Ping'er, who took the sour plum soup, came over and said with a smile: "It's okay, I heard from the imperial doctor that grandma is happy."

The news was like a bolt from the blue, which made Baochai unable to recover for a long time.Staring blankly at the smiling Wang Xifeng, his eyes couldn't help looking towards her belly.Qiang Yan smiled and said, "Congratulations, sister."

Wang Xifeng complained against her will: "This bastard has no sense of propriety. I can only admit it at this point. From now on, I can only rely on my sister to take care of Jinling's affairs."

Now that Jia Qiang and others are in Jinling, there is no need for the Xue Wang family to worry about the cement kiln.It's just that Wang Xifeng's words reached Baochai's ears, and Baochai always felt uncomfortable.

I thought she was the same as Sister Feng, but Sister Feng secretly made up for her now.On this Mid-Autumn Festival night, Xue Baochai did not have a happy time.

Xuyi County.

But Jia Rong looked at the house full of squires, with a strange smile on his face.

"I'm new here, and I don't know the etiquette in Xuyi. It's really rude to invite the masters from every town and family on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival. I also thank you for your face. Mr. Jia is punishing himself here, and please Don't be offended, everyone."

In the corner of the hall, Duan Yu asked the people around him: "What kind of trouble is this kid going to do?"

One person said: "Who knows?"

Another person said: "It's time to have a good show."

Like Duan Yu and the others, everyone in the hall was also puzzled.

Ordinarily, the county magistrate only collects taxes, so the gentry don't pay much attention to Duan Lang, the county magistrate.If they hadn't heard about Jia Rong's identity, they would never have come here.There are not many people in the family who can be squires in the local area.It's just that the Ningguo Mansion's name is too famous, and it used to be one of the four great families in Jinling.

It's just that someone saw through Jia Rong's mind.Now everything is ready, only the money for water conservancy dams and gates is missing.

One of them laughed softly: "I think it's because of the fundraising for water conservancy. The newly appointed magistrate is not doing well, and the imperial envoy from Kyoto is in a hurry."

"That should be the case. Which family's money is not for nothing. They want to control the Huaihe River, so what do we care about? Even if there is a catastrophe, it is not our family who will starve to death."

"That's right. He really wants our family to pay this money, at most 1000 taels. If you want more, hmph...the landlord's family doesn't have any money left."

Jia Rong looked at the crowd with different expressions, with a playful smile on his face.He said: "You don't need to think too much, we just invite you here to meet the elders of the various families on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the future, the affairs of the Huaihe River will require more assistance from the elders of the various clans."

When the people below heard this, most of them had such expressions on their faces.

All of them said that they must work hard, but they had ghosts in their hearts.

Jia Rong knew what they were thinking, and seeing the dark corners of Xuyi County Cheng's mouth, she shook her head helplessly.The local lords are mostly obedient to their superiors, and after all, they are protecting the interests of the major families in the county.

Brother Rong slowly glanced at the crowd, and smiled secretly to see how ugly these guys would be when they rushed to pay for the money.

He said: "Everyone eats and drinks well, absolutely don't be polite, treat it as if you are at your own home."

The patriarchs of various ethnic groups in Xuyi heard this but did not move their chopsticks in a hurry, and looked at each other suspiciously.After waiting for someone at the table next to them to eat and drink, these people started to start.

(End of this chapter)