Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 229 4.25 Mrs. Wang and the Grand Master Made Her a Grandma

Volume Four

4.25 Mrs. Wang and the eldest man made her a grandma

"If you don't believe me, you can take a look at Second Grandma Lian." Fu Qiufang quickly explained, "When she was not married into the mansion, she often followed Mrs. Wang to visit the mansion. At that time, it was not only Second Master Lian, but also the people in Dongfu. Uncle Zhen, Uncle Rong, Jia Qiang and others are all playing together.

The Jia family and the Wang family have been friends for several generations, and have long gone beyond the "tong family" relationship. The same is true for the Shi family. Miss Shi will stay in Rongguo Mansion every year, for as little as a few days or as many as ten days at a time. There are half moons; the only thing Qiufang doesn't understand is that she has never heard of girls from the Jia family visiting these two houses. "

"Really?" Zhou Yang thought for a while, and this is indeed the truth. In the original book, Wang Xifeng himself said that he has a very close relationship with Jia Zhen and Jia Rong, and has communicated with them many times; Jia Lian also knows This, and the father-son relationship between him and Jia Zhen has gone far beyond the word "brothers".

A few people even went so far as to "share" women, such as the two sisters You Erjie and You Sanjie. Jia Lian knew that they had an affair with Jia Zhen and his son. There was a clear description of "playing together" in the original work. Later, He still accepted the second sister You as his aunt, without caring about her past with Jia Zhen and his son. Even after taking the aunt, he blocked Jia Zhen and the second sister You from meeting behind his back, but he still didn't care. This was a feudal thing. Times are extremely rare.

"Qiu Fang also heard that Mrs. Wang was closer to the eldest master before they were married. It was only later that the old lord chose a girl from the Zhang family, a scholarly family, as the young mistress of the Rongguo Mansion, and the affair between the two ended." Fu Qiufang Then he said, "Later, after Mrs. Wang married the second master, the two completely broke off all contact."

"So, this is the handle you want to seize?" Zhou Yang had vaguely guessed what she meant, "Even if it is true, it should be okay for you to blackmail her and get some benefits, but if you want to be Second Grandma Bao, I’m afraid she’s not very good at it.”

"Qiu Fang naturally knows." Fu Qiufang replied respectfully, "So, after Qiu Fang is determined, she will find a way to let the news out and make her lose her position in the house. The only thing left is to convince the ancestors. As long as the adults can Helping my elder brother to a higher position is more useful to the Jia family, and with the heart of our ancestors, it is not difficult to convince her."

"This requires money, a lot of money, because only the old slaves in the Jia Mansion know such news." Zhou Yang nodded and approved her answer, "Very good, you convinced me, 3000 taels, this is what I can do I'll give you more support; but it's not enough to just convince the old lady, at least on such an important matter, you have to catch another person."

"Brother Bao, Qiu Fang will do her best." Fu Qiufang looked happy and quickly lowered her head and replied, "She is closer to women. These days Qiu Fang has also figured out his temper. At least when the old lady decides the matter It's not difficult to get him not to object when it's time to do it; and it's not difficult to win over his girls."

"A very good idea!" Zhou Yang remembered Xue Baochai's operation in the original work, but this time it was replaced by Fu Qiufang, "Well, I got the news from Xue Zihao, and Jinling Headquarters got a batch from Yangcheng Fresh lychees are going to be delivered by express boat from the sea, and they will be delivered to the capital the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

In addition, it takes time to prepare cash. You can come to my place the day after tomorrow in the morning, and I will give you some - well, in the name of rewarding your brother, I will give you three to five kilograms. It depends on the details. Let’s see how much I can get; then you can take the lychees to Jia’s house and send them directly to Mrs. Jia. Based on this alone, you should be able to win a good favor. "

"Thank you for the generous reward, sir!" Even with Fu Qiufang's temperament, she still showed unconcealable ecstasy.

Lychee was an out-and-out luxury product throughout the feudal era, because it was only produced in Lingnan, which is more than four thousand miles away from the north. Even if it was transported by fast horse at high speed, the so-called "eight hundred mile express" could only transport letters. Such extremely light things cannot be done at all when transporting goods.

If you are transporting fresh lychees, you must use ice cubes to keep them fresh throughout the entire process, and the ice cubes must be constantly replaced along the way. In addition, changing horses and people, "six hundred miles of expediting" can't be done. Transporting a batch of lychees can take up to a day. About five hundred miles a day, it would take eight to ten days to arrive. Except for the top aristocratic families, or tributes from the palace, no one could support such consumption.

Therefore, only the top few people/talents in the entire capital can get lychee rewards. Under the current situation of the Jia Mansion, only Jia Mu can get lychees from the Queen or Longshou Palace during the lychee picking period. It's a very small amount "calculated per piece". If Fu Qiufang can use lychees as a gift, his favorability will definitely increase.

The reason why Zhou Yang dared to agree to such a condition was because the "flying shear ship" of the second room of the Xue family could already produce small quantities of [-]-material standard. If it was just to transport tropical fruits in batches, it would be packed with ice cubes in the specially processed warehouse at the bottom of the ship. To build an "icehouse", it would take less than ten days from Yangcheng to Jinmen at a ship speed of about twelve knots, and Xue Xun had already started working on it.

Not only fruits, but other tropical products can also be used. If you put together tens of thousands of catties, you can basically sell them in the capital at the price of "one or two products, one tael of silver" or even "one tael of gold", and you can earn a lot of money. It can be said that it is a good way to get multiple things in one fell swoop -- without a doubt, this is also Zhou Yang's suggestion.

"So?" Zhou Yang smiled faintly and raised his foot to lift Fu Qiufang's chin.

"Qiufang, please serve me!" Fu Qiufang sat on the edge of the bed and let someone press her down.

That night, Jia Baoyu's study outside Rongguo Mansion.

The Rongguo Mansion is organized as the "Guogong Mansion", and the layout is very regular. Entering through the main entrance is the front yard of the main courtyard. After entering the open space and entering the Yimen, you can enter the "main courtyard", which is the courtyard where the Rongxi Hall is located. However, Behind the Yimen is not the Rongxi Hall, but five sunny halls. There are warm pavilions on both sides of the hall, which are used to receive distinguished guests and serve as guest rooms. After the Xiangyang Hall and past the inner Yimen, there is the main hall "Rongxi Hall".

There are rows of buildings on both sides of the front yard of the main courtyard of Rongguo Mansion. On the east side is Jia She's east courtyard. This courtyard has a separate "black oil gate" for access, which is regarded as Jia She's private land; on the west side is Jia Zheng and his son's. The site, from front to back, is the personal servant's residence, Jia Zheng's study room, the general guest room in the outer courtyard, and Jia Baoyu's study room.

Jia Zheng's outer study was not named, and he did not live here. It was only used to receive some less important guests during the day. Jia Baoyu's outer study was his theoretical residence, so he specially named it, and the study was named "Qi". The name of the main living room is "Jiangyunxuan", but unfortunately he doesn't usually live here, but lives with Jiamu—of course, there are exceptions. "Good brother, let go." Fu Qiufang almost used all her strength to pull out the little hand that was too deep, "If you dare to do this again, I will be annoyed. There are differences between men and women. I live in the inner courtyard. VIP room, I feel sorry for you because you have worked so hard to study, so I came here to take a look, how could I have thought that you would be so rude."

"My good sister, you just promise me." Jia Baoyu begged with a red face, "My brother also learned from my sister that my daughter's house is so wonderful; why don't I ask my ancestors to let my sister come into the house?" , would you like to live with me from now on?”

"Bah, what nonsense are you talking about? What's the point of living with you in my innocent daughter's house? Even the two younger sisters in the house were sent to my wife's yard by our ancestors. We rarely see you on weekdays. See you?" Fu Qiufang said shyly, "There are differences between men and women. Even brothers and sisters are like this, how can we live together?"

"But Sister Xiren, who was given by our ancestors, lives with me?" Jia Baoyu said blankly, "I don't see her being angry, even with me on weekdays."

"You -" Fu Qiufang's face turned red with anger, "So you actually think of me like this? Sister Xiren was given by our ancestors. She will be the one in your room in the future, just like the one in Master Lian's room." Like Miss Ping'er; I shouldn't be your maidservant, right? You actually call me a servant? I...wuwuwu——"

"Good sister, don't cry. How dare I think you are a slave? I was too anxious just now, so I said some stupid words. I -" Jia Baoyu explained in a hurry, and raised his head suddenly in the middle of the sentence. He raised his hand and slapped himself on the face, "If I look at you like this, you will kill me."

"Bah, bah, bah, what the hell are you talking about!" Fu Qiufang quickly stopped him, "If this spreads out, will I still be alive? Well, just think that I'm crazy for saying these things to you. I'll go back to the guest room right now, and you can just study by yourself."

"Humph, even you are trying to persuade me to study?" Jia Baoyu suddenly changed his face, "I didn't dare to say anything when I was beaten by my master to ask me to study. Now even you say that, I have really wasted my efforts!"

"Good brother, why do I care what you do?" Fu Qiufang hesitated, then gently went up and took him into her arms. She knew very well how to make Jia Baoyu happy, and even more clear how to make him feel depressed, "As long as you I am happy, so I have no other thoughts; but, if you don’t study, the master will be unhappy, and if you beat your left hand until it becomes swollen, I will also feel distressed!"

"Good sister, do you really feel bad because I was beaten?" Jia Baoyu's eyes suddenly lit up.

"What are you thinking about?" Fu Qiufang's face changed suddenly, "I feel sorry for you being beaten, but I don't like it. I advise you to study so that you won't be beaten again. You must not do anything else."

"Good sister, how can I still not know your thoughts?" Jia Baoyu has restored his smile, and his right hand slipped back into the beauty's clothes at some point, "As long as I can make you feel sorry for me, I will die."

"Second Master Bao, it's late, it's time to rest." At this moment, a surprising greeting came from outside the door, "The lights have been turned off in the house. If you don't rest, it will be bad if you let the master know."

"I know!" Jia Baoyu helplessly allowed Fu Qiufang to pull out his right hand, "I'm going to sleep now!"

"Good brother, if you don't want to be separated from me, that's fine, as long as you um, I can't say it!" Fu Qiufang straightened her clothes, suddenly blushed and said a few words before hurriedly leaving the door, not forgetting to greet the maid. , "Sister Xiren is working hard, and Brother Bao has to rely on you to take care of him at night."

"It's just my duty as a slave, I don't deserve praise from the girl." Xiren smiled and said softly, "It's hard to walk on the road late at night, girl, please be careful."

"My dear sister, it's hard for you to think about me." Fu Qiufang smiled, "It just so happens that my eldest brother has worked hard for Mr. Zhou and will be rewarded with some lychees in a few days. When I come over next time, I will give some to my sister!"

"Is this serious?" Xiren was almost dumbfounded, "How dare you, slave?"

"Sisters, what are you worth?" Fu Qiufang smiled gently, turned and walked out.

"Sister Xiren, what Sister Qiufang said just now," Jia Baoyu, who was stunned by Fu Qiufang's words before leaving, still didn't understand, "is to never separate again, why do you say you can't say it?"

"My second master, men and women are different, how can we not separate them?" Xiren said angrily, and then his heart moved, thinking of Fu Qiufang's care these days, "If you really don't want to separate, it's easy, you She is the master of this slave, can’t it be enough to make her a grandma?”

"Ah?" Jia Baoyu looked confused, but his eyes kept changing.

(End of this chapter)