Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 61 Xiaobie wins the newlyweds

It is impossible for the officials to listen to Lai Shangrong's few words and return to the door with a shock.

Everything depends on the subsequent progress.

And the rewards from the assessment are one of the ways he controls his subordinates.

The scale of the state-owned company is still small now, but once the papermaking workshop reaches a large scale and the glass is produced, the situation will be completely different.

When those people here today think of his generous speech, they will only be in awe.

After the meeting, Huang Xin and Zhang Bingchen were summoned and asked to take charge of the reconstruction work of the two workshops and related matters related to the modification of the steam engine.

After finishing business, I started thinking about personal matters.

Since the soap process is simple, it is almost ready. However, due to its positioning as a luxury product, of course soap must be made and sold.

Fortunately, the Tian family has been a royal merchant for generations. Although it is the cold winter, there are still many kinds of flower dew.

He also informed the Queen in advance, planning to send the first batch of soap to the palace after it was produced, so that the Queen could reward the concubines for publicity.

With Uncle Tian Guo worried about and his father watching over him, Lai Shangrong had nothing to worry about.

He has a clear sense of grudges and grievances in life. At first, he only treated Qin Zhong because of Qin Keqing. The Qin family's attitude when he took a concubine, and Qin Ye's encouragement, he began to care about Qin Zhong's education from the bottom of his heart.

There are only two months until the Tongsheng Examination. Although I have to come to the Yamen to work during the day and can no longer attend classes as before, I might as well take some time to give him a surprise at night.

When Lai Shangrong was thinking about tutoring Qin Zhong in the Yamen, two large ships arrived at the Qingshi Pier in the south of the city.

"Here we come! Looking at the Second Master's ship!"

On the pier, Lin Zhixiao and Yuanyang were waiting eagerly.

After a while, two large ships docked one after another.On the bow of the ship in front of us, Jia Lian was chatting and laughing with a middle-aged man with a Chinese character beside him.

After a few sailors laid the gangplank, Jia Lian took the lead to get off the boat, and then his companions also got off the boat.

He cupped his hands towards Jia Lian and said, "I've been bothering you all the way. Thank you, Mr. Lian! If you want to enter the palace, please take the first step!"

"Brother Amemura, do it yourself!"

Jia Lian cupped his hands and immediately greeted Lin Zhixiao and others to move hundreds of boxes, large and small, from the ship to the carriage.

As the other boat had already docked, everyone hurriedly moved out of their way, while Yuanyang directed a group of maids and servants to set up the curtain.

After a while, I saw a petite figure dressed in white surrounded by people on the boat, passing through the curtain and entering the sedan.

Two small sedan chairs led the way, a group of twenty or so carriages and male servants carried on their shoulders, stretched mightily for a li or two, and headed for Rongfu.

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Rong House.

After lunch, the sisters and Baoyu did not go back to their rooms, but stayed in Jia Mu's Rongqing Hall.

Baoyu curled up absentmindedly in Jia Mu's arms, glancing out from time to time, and finally arrived at noon.

Report came from outside: "Second Master Lian and Miss Lin have entered the house."

After a while, Yuanyang led Daiyu in.

Jia Mu hugged Daiyu and looked her up and down and said, "I see that Qing has lost a lot of weight, but did you eat well on the road?"

Daiyu said hurriedly: "Everything is fine! I just miss my grandma!"

Jia Mu smiled and said: "What does an old woman like me have to worry about? I don't think it might be me."

All the sisters laughed heartily after hearing this. Tan Chun pushed Baoyu and brought it to Daiyu.

Seeing this, Mother Jia smiled and said, "You guys go ahead and play! I'm tired too!"

Everyone hurriedly saluted Jia Mu and waited for Jia Mu to leave.

Daiyu then met the sisters one by one, held hands and chatted for a while, then handed over gifts.

"Sister Bao's, Sister Yingchun's, Sister Tanchun's, these are for Sister Xichun."

When it was Baoyu's turn, he deliberately didn't look at him and said to Zicuckoo: "Take that box to him."

Baoyu hurried forward to take it, and couldn't wait to open it.

"Why are you putting it in a box for me?" Daiyu swept away his hand to open the box and said with a smile, "I want to go back and take a look!"

Bao Yu took out an incense stick with great care and said, "This is the wagtail incense stick given to me by Prince Beijing when I went to the Prince's Mansion in Beijing with my father a while ago!"

Daiyu said: "What stinky man took it! I don't want him."

Then he threw it out, and Baoyu hurried to pick it up.

He said with a sneer: "That's right! I got a lot of airplanes in school, I'll show them to you later!"

Daiyu smiled and said: "Hey! It seems that I have been away for more than half a year, and you idiot has changed your temper and can really study hard? Why don't you spend more time with Sister Bao to relieve your boredom!"

Baoyu didn't notice the mystery in his words and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, there are no classes in the school now. I often go to Sister Bao's place these days..."

"Humph!" Daiyu snorted and interrupted him, asking: "Isn't it the first month of the year to have a holiday? Why don't you have classes so early?"

Baoyu and others talked about Lai Shangrong's appointment to Daiyu.

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Let's talk about Jia Lian later. After meeting all the elders, he returned to the room.

It was a busy time for Sister Feng recently and she had no time to spare. However, Jia Lian returned from a long journey and had to spare no time to receive her.

When he returned to the house, he saw Jia Lian lying on the kang with his arms and pillows. Sister Feng pushed Jia Lian's legs in and sat down next to him.

He smiled and said, "I am very happy! I have had a hard journey all the way. I have prepared a glass of water and wine to dust you off. Do you want me to give you a gift?"

Jia Lian smiled and said: "How dare you, how dare you, bear more."

Then he sat up and asked doubtfully: "Why did I hear that the eldest sister's concubine title this time was due to the Lai family's contribution?"

"Ha!" Sister Feng sneered: "She is now a popular person in front of my wife, and even we may not take her seriously."

As he was talking, he heard someone talking outside.

Sister Feng asked: "Who is it?"

Ping'er came in and replied: "My concubine sent Sister Xiangling to ask me a question. I have already said it and sent her back."

Jia Lian smiled and said: "That's right. Just now I was going to see my aunt, and I bumped into a young daughter-in-law who looked so neat. When I was talking, I asked my aunt, but I didn't know it was the little girl I came to Beijing to buy. , a man named Xiangling actually became a roommate with Fool Xue, and Fool Xue really humiliated her."

Sister Feng raised her hand and poked Jia Lian on the forehead, gave her a charming smile and said, "Hey! After a trip to Suzhou and Hangzhou, it's time to see the world, and I'm still so hungry. If you want to love her, I How about going to get Ping'er and replace it with her?"

Jia Lian firmly grasped the green jade finger and pulled it.

Sister Feng was eager to see him come back. She pushed him openly and secretly. She was hugged into her arms and pretended to hit Jia Lian's chest with a pair of pink fists.

With spring in his eyes, he screamed: "Young man in the blue sky and white sun, what kind of monster are you doing!"

"Hehehehe!" Jia Lian laughed ferociously and said, "Don't old couples just have to live in a clear sky?"

Upon seeing this, Ping'er hurriedly turned around and left the house, standing outside the door in a daze.

Just now she heard that Sister Feng wanted to exchange her for Xiangling, and she was devastated. Now she was standing outside the door again, and she couldn't help but think of Lai Shangrong's words.

After a while, Jia Lian was seen slamming the door and walking out.

Ping'er quickly gathered her mood and walked into the house to help Wang Xifeng wash up and dress up.

Just listen to Sister Feng murmuring: "The more serious work you do, the less and less you do, and the more you do, the more you do. I guess there is a lot of work done on those prodigal hoofs in Jiangnan."

After hearing her complaints, Ping'er sighed to himself - whether she was upright or not, it was not her turn, and thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel sorry for herself.

Seeing that she was not working, Sister Feng was in a daze. She bumped her shoulder and asked, "Why are you so dazed?"

"No...it's nothing! I was just wondering why grandma didn't tell the second master about that!"

"Hmph! Tell the second master that he can still keep his composure? I heard that he is the biggest one in the state-owned company now. I will find an opportunity later to seize some real evidence and force him to leave the documents... He sold it to the Zhenguo Duke Those few companies made more than 3 taels..."

As he spoke, he remembered the business again.

"Why did aunt send Xiangling here?"

Ping'er hurriedly replied: "Where did Xiang Ling come from? I borrowed it from her to tell a lie for a while. Sister-in-law Wang'er is getting more and more unable to even pay for it. Grandma's interest money has not been delivered to her for a long time. , the second master is at home right now, but she brought this."

Sister Feng listened and smiled and said: "What do I mean, my aunt knew that your second master was coming, so she sent someone from the room instead? It turns out that you are such a cruel person."

(End of this chapter)