Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 101 3.8 In the next two days, I will go to Tiekan Temple to hold a peace ceremony.
Volume Three

3.8 In the next two days, the government will go to Tiequan Temple to hold a peace ceremony.
For any couple, "candlelight dinner plus after-dinner activities" is the only way to enhance their relationship. There is definitely no Western food in this era, and if it is, it is not Zhou Yang's cuisine, but lighting two more red candles is It’s not a problem, since indoor lighting these days is terrible anyway, so it can be used during the day.

"Zi Yang, you are so serious about helping the Xue family control the Xue Zihao branch in the Gyeonggi area, and it shouldn't just be for the sake of the sister you have never met, right?" After some activities, Dongfang Bing's face was rosy and he nestled in Zhou Yang's arms. Facing Shi Shao's domineering and indifferent attitude in the morning, he asked, "But what's the matter?"

"Compared to this, I actually want to know why we have to lie on the floor when we don't use the big bed." Zhou Yang helplessly hugged the girl, and they were in the living room of Princess Yongjing's room on the third floor of Wanfu Building. I just moved the tables and chairs and simply laid out a quilt. “It always makes me feel weird—ouch!”

"These two rooms belong to the princess, how can we?" Dongfang Bing suddenly blushed to the root of his neck, gave someone a hard elbow to shut him up and then said, "If the princess finds out, we Are you still alive or not—will you tell me?"

"It's not for you!" Zhou Yang rubbed his aching chest helplessly, and then said in the girl's dissatisfied eyes, "If you want to revitalize the Weiyuan Hou Mansion, it's nonsense to have no money. The problem is that in your current state, the family I’m afraid I won’t have much income anymore? Can you tell me?”

"In addition to my monthly salary, I also have two villages and six shops." Dongfang Bing said helplessly, "It's less than [-]% of what it was when the house was in good times, but it's something I can keep. After my father left, my mother Dispose of most of the original property in time, leaving these as the foundation for food rather than family property."

"Can you tell me how much it is in a year specifically?" Zhou Yang thought for a while and decided to ask more deeply.

"Less than 3000 taels, all for a year." Dongfang Bing said with a wry smile.

"No wonder, the Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion is in such a dilapidated state, and you haven't done much to repair it." Zhou Yang has only been to the Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion once. Shortly after he came back two days ago, he was dragged there by Dongfang Bing. Mainly It was to pay homage at the Dongfang Family Ancestral Hall and officially recognize his son-in-law's identity. It was only then that he realized that a former marquis' residence could really fall to such a state.

The entire mansion covers an area large enough to accommodate a modern township primary school. The only parts that are well maintained and still usable are the ancestral hall, the main hall of the main courtyard, the residences of less than ten maids and slaves in the front yard, and the small courtyard where Dongfang Bing lives in the inner courtyard. The remaining parts are all in dilapidation, and the cost of comprehensive repairs is equivalent to the Dongfang family's current income for five years, without food or water.

Dongfang Bing didn't even have a maid by her side, and rarely went back to live on weekdays. Instead, she stayed on duty at Princess Yongchang's "Guo Mansion". The Weiyuan Marquis Mansion relied entirely on old servants who had nowhere to go to take care of her. The small courtyard is taken care of by two maids, and the entire mansion is basically in a "ghost house" state.

"So?" Even though he was used to it, Dongfang Bing still glared at someone angrily, hating him for rubbing salt into his wounds.

"Don't you still have a few stores? I will contact Xue Biao for you and ask him to provide some low-priced seafood, foreign goods, etc. in the future. You can just let these stores add such goods." Zhou Yang smiled He said, "You know the profits of these things. I dare not say it after more than a year. Thirty or twenty thousand silver is still no problem."

"Seriously?" Dongfang Bing's eyes suddenly lit up. Although she won't be obsessed with money, it doesn't mean she doesn't need it. She couldn't help it before, and she couldn't take care of it. The store at home is mainly run by Buddhists, but that doesn't mean she doesn't need it. She doesn't want to open a shop to make money.

"If I hadn't been able to support it with my current status, I would have wanted to do this myself. Unfortunately, the water in the capital is too deep. If I really dared to make such a profit, I wouldn't be able to support it unless I found someone else to hold me." Zhou Yang shook his head helplessly, the business environment in feudal society was so nonsense, "But you are different.

If I open a store, you will definitely not be able to protect me; but if you open a store by yourself, the reputation of Weiyuan Houfu will be guaranteed that no one will disturb it, unless you dare to open branches everywhere. With the income from this store, plus Xue I will help you with the comprehensive renovation this time. You will only need to buy a few more rooms for slaves in the future. At least you don’t have to worry about the mansion turning into a ghost house. "

"Zi Yang, thank you!" Dongfang Bing fell into Zhou Yang's arms emotionally, "Actually, the best way is to let the Xue family cooperate directly with the princess, but I also know that the status of the Xue family is still higher than that of the princess. It's too low. If someone does something evil, the Xue family won't be able to withstand even a little storm.

One more thing, I have been asking for leave from the princess these past few days, but after all, I am the commander of the princess's bodyguards, so I can't be away all the time. Starting from tomorrow, I am going to go back. I will go there tonight. Seeing you again in the future will not be like this. convenient. "

"If love lasts for a long time, how can we live together day and night?" Zhou Yang sighed softly, indicating his attitude, then smiled evilly, lowered his head and bit his ear and muttered a few words before continuing, "If you want to thank me , Just talk without practice can’t satisfy me! This is such a big income, you should agree to it this time!”

"That--it's so dirty!" Dongfang Bing's cheeks turned red, and he gave him a few hard blows before saying, "At least take a shower first!"

"No problem!" Zhou Yang smiled proudly, hugged the girl and said, "But, I remember you said that this room belongs to the princess, including the bathing room - oh, I'll go, I'll return it Can't you - let's go together!" "You - you bastard!"

That night, Zhou Yang staggered back home on horseback. After dismounting, he couldn't help but touch his old waist, which had been intensively fighting in the past few days. Dongfang Bing is also a martial artist. I really don't want her to call her master honestly. It's an easy thing, and it's definitely hard work to gain something. You need to rest for at least a few days, just...
"I've met the young master!" As soon as he entered the inner courtyard, a familiar sweet female voice sounded in his ears, letting him know that his "rest" plan was gone.

"Suyun, why are you here?" Zhou Yang smiled and hugged the sweet maid he hadn't seen for a while. Zhou Yang didn't forget to give her a light kiss, which not only brought her a shy smile, but also brought the kiss of another maid beside him. Leng snorted—yes, it was Qingwen.

"Good sister, you serve the young master every day, is it possible that my sister can't see you occasionally?" Su Yun gently broke away from Zhou Yang's arms, stepped forward and hugged Qingwen and said with a smile, "I still remember, Someone said they wanted to be sisters for the rest of their lives, why, then they regretted it?"

"Humph -" Qingwen didn't mean to break away, but stared at someone fiercely with her beautiful eyes, "The young master has no time to deal with this little maid, slave. After being back for so many days, in addition to three meals a day, he actually You don’t even need a servant to serve you morning and night. These days, I don’t necessarily spend more time with the young master than my sister!”

"Pfft -" Su Yun obviously hadn't just arrived. The two had been chatting for half an afternoon, so she naturally knew who was here these days, but she wouldn't speak for someone at this time, so she looked at him with a smile on her face. lively.

"Ahem!" Zhou Yang smiled awkwardly. These days, he has basically been with Dongfang Bing. This girl has no habit of asking anyone to serve her. She even washes and dresses by herself every day. Qingwen is naturally "fired" "After leaving the bedroom, it doesn't mean that he is willing to watch the maids competing for the upper hand and getting jealous.

She snatched Qingwen out of Suyun's arms, raised her hand a few times, and then without explaining a word, picked her up and threw her into the big bed in the bedroom. Then she returned to the living room and hugged Su, who was watching the joke the whole time. Yun Hun didn't pay attention to Qingwen who was thrown in by her. At this moment, she was shyly burying her head in the quilt, but she had a smile on her face.

"Master, Sister Qingwen is not young anymore. Are you really not going to take her in?" Su Yun asked with a chuckle, "The eldest girl who serves them in our house gave her body before Sister Qingwen's current age. As far as this slave knows."

"Then can you tell me how that poor girl is doing now?" Zhou Yang asked angrily.

"In the second year of grandma's entry, the sister accidentally fell down and lost the little girl who was just four months old." Suyun was silent for a moment and said, "She couldn't think about it for a while, and the physical injuries were serious. It is very possible that he no longer had the ability to conceive, so he swallowed a few gold rings and died one night."

"You see, my daughter lost her body when she was too young, and the price is really high." Zhou Yang retorted angrily, and then remembered the cruel infighting in the backyard of Rongguo Mansion, and asked worriedly, "It's not the hand of the palace judge. Bar?"

"Where are you thinking, young master? Our grandma is also a poet and calligrapher. How could she do such a thing?" Su Yun said angrily, "I know what the young master means. There are indeed such things in the house. Don't mention anything else. , Mistress Lian has only been in the house for three months, and she has lost a common room and sold two girls. But our grandma will never be able to do this to harm human lives and the lives of babies who have never seen the light of day. "

"Okay." Zhou Yang finally felt relieved. He recalled that at the beginning of the original work, there was only one Ping'er left in Jia Lian's room. He shook his head helplessly and said, "Why are you free to come here today? But she is the palace judge."

"The end of the year is approaching, and the family is going to Tiequan Temple in two days to hold a peace ceremony. Because there are too many people, all the male guests stay at Tiequan Temple, and the female relatives are all arranged to stay in Shuiyue Temple. Our grandma is not busy now, so she is arranged In the southeast corner of the guest room in the nunnery, I wonder if you are young master?" Suyun said with a smile.

"I definitely have time!" Zhou Yang gave up "rest" without hesitation and prepared to carry forward the spirit of "continuous fighting". "And you, how do you want me to reward you for bringing such good news today?"

"Young Master——" Su Yun's eyes were filled with autumn water and her cheeks were red, but she looked at the bedroom with some worry, "I can serve you for the past two days, but I'm just sister Qingwen."

"I'll send her back to her room right now!"

(End of this chapter)