The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 13 Investigation
It wasn't until Jia Min's figure completely disappeared in the night that Qin Keqing quietly went back to the house.He didn't dare to light the lamp, and touched the kang in the dark, and got into the bed.

When I touched my face, it was really hot.

"I traveled through endless time and space just to meet you here."

Thinking of this sentence, and thinking of the situation along the way, I couldn't help but feel hot again on my face.

"Fourth Uncle Min dares to say such a thing, so bold. Why did I just obey him? How embarrassing."

Tossing and turning, it was not until the fifth watch that he fell asleep in a daze.

Jia Min returned to the "Yuelai" Inn smoothly, and the excitement along the way has not disappeared until now.Lying on the bed, I became more and more excited.

He really didn't expect that his relationship with Qin Keqing would make such a big progress so soon.

It's just that in this way, he will have to be responsible for her in the future, and he will have to take care of her for the rest of his life.

However, the current situation is still very complicated, and I have not yet gained a firm foothold, so I still need to fight steadily.

As soon as I entered Jia's mansion, I beat Jia Huan first, and then fought against Mrs. Wang to prevent her from stepping down. Both parties must hold grudges against me.

Mrs. Wang originally wanted to get rid of herself. Did she have any alliances in the mansion? At the critical moment, no one would stand with her.

Although he has temporarily formed an alliance with Qin Keqing, Qin Keqing doesn't have much strength and dare not stand with him openly.

Jia Zhen is a formidable opponent, not easy to deal with.

If he failed to deal with Jia Zhen, or was exposed, his time in Jia's mansion would be over.

The old ancestors didn't want to see me, and Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng were on the same line as Mrs. Wang, so they would not be polite when they attacked him.

Although Father Zheng got himself back, he never cared about family affairs.

If he knew that he was dealing with Jia Zhen, he would never stand by his side.

The situation is still very serious and cannot be taken lightly.

However, Jia Min is not too worried.

As long as you do it smartly, the things you did with Jia Zhen will not be exposed.He still has this grasp.

As for other matters, he is also sure to deal with them one by one.

Time is on his side, and he has plenty of opportunities.

Can't help thinking of Baoyu and Daiyu again.

Baoyu, a big-faced cat, is actually not bad.In essence, in the Red Mansion, he is considered a relatively kind person.No matter what, if you can help him in the future, let's help him.

It's just that sister Lin's body is a problem.Her body, one is that her foundation is weak, and the other is that she is too depressed in the big sauce tank of Jia's mansion.360 days a year, the wind, the sword, the frost, and the sword are pressing against each other, how good it is.

It is said that Ganoderma lucidum spore powder is good for curing her disease. When growing Ganoderma lucidum in the future, collect more spore powder for her.

As for Wang Xifeng's hot pepper, he will surrender in the future.

Although this guy is a bit vicious, he has to admit that he is a good housekeeper.

At worst, show her a few ways to make money in the future, and just stop letting her do those bad things.He's only in his 20s, so it can still be remodeled.

This guy still has some skills, maybe he will be a good helper in the future.

Isn't there that saying, there are no eternal enemies, no eternal friends, only eternal interests.

As for Lian's second brother, although he was a bit more sinister, he didn't have any great skills. He was actually easy to deal with and didn't pose much of a threat.

Follow Jiao Li to Dongzhuang tomorrow, check it out, choose a good place, and after a while, you can start making money.

You can’t do without making money. Sooner or later, you have to integrate into this society. Today you want the four treasures of the study, tomorrow you want to compose poetry, and the day after tomorrow you want to drink some wine. Why don’t you need money?
I have to marry a few wives. I will have a lot of children in the future and need money.

Fortunately, the house here is simply too cheap. If it is like the imperial capital and demon capital in the previous life, it will cost tens of thousands per square meter. Let alone a few wives, even one wife can't afford it.

Not to mention anything else, just based on this point, it is the right dress this time.

It’s just a little hard for my parents in my previous life. I married so many daughters-in-law and gave birth to so many grandsons and granddaughters. They can’t see it anymore...

For a while, Jia Min's fantasies were like a vast ocean, surging endlessly.He didn't know when he became dazed, but he didn't wake up until Gioli called him in the morning.

Just after eating, Meng'er came, so one master and two servants rode out of the city and ran towards Dongzhuang of Rongguo Mansion.

Naturally, Jia Min couldn't say that he was going to check the future business location.

Of course, excuses are readily available.It can be said to go to see the place where Joli once lived and fought, or it can be said to go to the industry in the mansion to see the excitement.

In fact, his worries were superfluous, and Jiao Li and Meng Er never asked him why.

Now that he is the master, how dare the two of them interfere with his actions?It's only his matter of beating and scolding them casually, how can they interfere with his matter?It's just that he hasn't gotten used to being the master here.

As for what I told Qin Keqing last night, I was going to find a helper to take care of Jia Zhen's affairs today, it was purely Jia Min's babysitter.

To deal with Jia Zhen, even if he brings a few more servants, he is no match for Jia Min, a special warfare elite. Why do we need to find someone extra?
However, you can't tell the truth to Qin Keqing. Even if you have a relatively close relationship with her, you must keep the secrets that should be kept.

Dongzhuang is about 30 miles east of the city, which is a plain area.There are 200 acres of land.This is still an industry left over from the era of Rong Guogong.

However, it is just these 200 mu of land, and some wheat, millet, and soybeans are planted.There are no other farming projects either.

There are only three houses, one is where a dozen servants live, one is a kitchen and warehouse, and the other is a stable and cowshed.

This is not the main problem, the key is that the traffic problem is not easy to solve.

To come here from the outside, you have to pass a river.

When the water rises during the summer flood season, the river cannot pass.It is also difficult to cross the river when the river freezes in winter and when the river ice melts in spring.Also, this place is a bit far from the city.

The more houses he needs, the better.There are only three houses here, which is a little too small.

Jia Min had no choice but to give up this place in his heart.

Declining Zhuang Touliu's invitation to eat, the three of them walked back.When I arrived at a place about ten miles away from the city, I saw a large courtyard with a length of about 100 meters and a width of 60 meters from the outside.There are many houses in it, and several houses are only half built.

On the wall of the courtyard, there was a piece of paper with the word "rental" written on it in big letters.

Looking at the calligraphy, it is from the hands of famous masters.

Jia Min secretly remembered this place, and now, he doesn't want Jiao Li and Meng'er to know what he thinks.Especially Meng'er, who is Jia Lian's spy, he doesn't want all his important actions to be under Jia Lian's control.

However, Meng'er will get rid of him sooner or later. He is obviously serving me, but he is the enemy's spy. I can't tolerate anyone who puts it on me.

It's just that the time has not come yet.The current Menger is still useful.It happens that Jia Lian can be paralyzed through his tip-off.

After returning to the city for dinner, I wandered around the city again.On the one hand, I am familiar with the roads of the city, and on the other hand, I inspect various markets and shops.

When you arrive at the store, you should mainly pay attention to the layout, furnishings, business varieties, product packaging, etc. in the store.

Basically, they are all closed counters, operated in a grocery style, and the products are basically not packaged, and many things are not even packaged at all.

For example, buying wine is a big tank with a few wine raisins, and the same is true for selling oil.Selling salt is a wooden cabinet, where hundreds of catties of salt are stored.

Customers who come to buy things have to bring some baskets, bags, jars and other containers with them, otherwise, they will not be able to take things home after buying things.

It's not the same as the supermarket in the previous life.

Around the palace, especially to the south of Zhengyang Gate, is Dashilan, the most prosperous business district in the imperial capital.

Jia Min stayed here for the longest time, regardless of whether it was a rice shop, butcher shop, tavern, garment shop, cloth shop, money shop, pawnshop..., he almost entered every shop, even the coffin shop.

Jiaoli and Meng'er's feet were sore and their legs were numb, so they didn't dare to make a sound, so they had to follow bravely.

What makes Jia Min feel a little strange is that there are also glass sellers here.However, it is not surprising that glass will be used in many places in the Grand View Garden in the future.

Moreover, ancient Egypt began to manufacture glass more than 3700 BC, and China also began to manufacture glass in the Warring States Period.Western glass has even been exported to Middle Earth, now.There is glass here, so it is no surprise.

Jia Min asked about the price, and although it was more expensive, after some calculations, it was still within the acceptable range, so he decided to let it go for the time being.When you plan to use it in the future, come to bargain again.

The whole afternoon passed in the inspection.When Shen Shi was a little later, Jiaoli and Menger were sent back.

After returning to the store and eating, I started to practice calligraphy.

The writing instrument at this time is still a brush.Although Jia Min practiced calligraphy for a while in his previous life, it was just a hobby.The handwriting is not bad, and some basic skills are not considered calligraphy in this era, but as a general writing tool, it is basically up to the standard.

It's just that the writing speed is very slow, especially the need to grind ink frequently, which is very troublesome.Therefore, his current practice mainly focuses on two aspects.

One is to improve writing speed, and the other is to practice writing traditional characters.

On his side, he was very devoted, but Jia Lian was thinking about him on the other side.

Jia Lian and Jia Rong are sitting in the living room of Jia Rong's house in Ningguo Mansion.Meng'er was kneeling in front of them, telling them what Jia Min had done in the past two days.

"Just wandering around. Didn't do anything else?"

Jia Lian didn't quite believe it.

"Back to the second master, it is true."

"He is a poor kid from the countryside, and he has never seen the world. Now that he is in the first good place, he will naturally open his eyes."

"I always think this kid is a bit strange."

"There is one thing, I don't know if it will be useful to the second master?"

Meng'er stood up, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, and handed it to Jia Lian.

"Heh, monkey bastard, you're good at playing with this, are you literate?"

"Slaves are naturally illiterate, this is given to me by Fourth Master Min."

"Oh, is that interesting?"

Jia Rong came up.

"Why did he give you this? Doesn't he know how to write?"

Jia Lian opened the paper and put it on the Eight Immortals table.

"Fourth Master Min said it, and it was written by the innkeeper. Fourth Master Min said, ask me to read it with someone who can read, and then I will understand."

Jia Lian and Jia Rong read those two lines clearly.

"People don't attack me, I don't attack others. If people attack me, I will attack others."

"Use this little money to buy fruit to eat, let's go down."

"Thank you, Second Master."

Meng'er took a small piece of silver from Jia Lian and went down.

"Brother Rong, is he trying to show us face? A bastard dares to be arrogant, it's really tiring."

Jia Lian grabbed the paper and tore it to pieces.

(End of this chapter)