The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 167 Brother 0167 Baochai and Keqing ([-])
Jia Yun and the others muttered together for a while before making a decision.I think Jia Lian's method is more reliable.

You, Jia Baoyu, have always been out of tune when doing things.Now bewitching everyone to leave is just to vent their personal anger.If there is no mansion, just go back by yourself, even if someone else leads the army in the future, they will still come back.

Besides, Jia Min might not let them go.So, several people clearly told Baoyu that they would not go back.

Even if it is settled.Baoyu, Xue Pan, Jia Rong and Jia Huan went back.

After dinner, Jia Min asked Wu Hongmei to invite Baochai and Qin Keqing, saying that he wanted them to see something new.

When the two arrived, there were already many people watching the excitement there.

I saw Liu Cheng sitting on a small bench, with an iron pot in front of it, a coal fire burning underneath, holding a handle in one hand, and shaking it back and forth.With the shaking, the iron pot was turned back and forth on the fire.

In a bamboo basket next to it, there are some corn.On top of the corn, there is a big cloth bag.

"Come on, let me show you a good thing. This mechanism is called a popcorn machine. Have you seen the corn grains, which are now stored in a jar, and when they are ripe, the corn grains will turn into flowers? "

Everyone was dubious when they heard Jia Min's introduction.Although I have never heard of this thing, I also know that Jia Min is the most able to tinker with some new gadgets, and I am looking forward to it.

"Okay, everyone stay away a little bit. Girls, plug your ears with your hands. When you put things outside later, the noise will be louder."

Liu Cheng took down the popcorn machine, covered one end with the big cloth bag, and opened the jar.

A loud bang startled everyone.Looking at the bag again, it really is white popcorn.

It was naturally inconvenient for Baochai and Keqing to eat here, so Wu Hongmei took a large tea tray, filled it to the brim, and sent it to Jia Min's study for Baochai and Qin Keqing to taste.

The men started eating right where they were.

Sitting down in the study, Baochai, Qin Keqing and the maids began to eat, full of praise while eating.

"This thing, but Brother Min invented it?"

Baochai asked, obviously, she was already interested in this thing.

"It's not bad. I drew the pattern and asked Liu Cheng to make it. Miss Bao also understands business matters. In your opinion, if this popcorn is on the market, will someone buy it?"

"Things are naturally good things, but I don't know the price?"

"Is it always enough for ordinary small households to afford it?"

Jia Min doesn't want to talk too much to Baochai yet.Tell her too much now, she may not be able to accept it all at once.

Baochai is actually very independent, and there are some things that can only be touched upon.If she is interested, she will think for herself and finally come to a conclusion.Forcibly instilling a conclusion in her, sometimes, may be counterproductive.

Next, Jia Min roughly calculated the economic accounts for them, which was nothing more than an analysis of the cost and profit of popcorn.

Originally, Jia Min planned to ask Baochai to take over his popcorn project, but today is not the time to talk about this project, no matter the occasion, atmosphere or timing.

What's more, Baochai is a very rich person, and with Qin Keqing present, she will not easily reveal her thoughts.

To Jia Min, Qin Keqing was no outsider.However, for Baochai, it is hard to say what kind of relationship he has with Qin Keqing.Even if she had any real thoughts, she might not show them in front of Qin Keqing.

However, for Jia Min, it is enough for Baochai to experience popcorn today.He believed that Baochai would come to his own conclusion in a short time.

The current task is to solve the purpose of their trip today.

"You all know the situation here. Are you a little embarrassed, it's hard to talk to your ancestors when you go back?"

Jia Min cut to the chase.

Jia Min knew what Baoyu, Xue Pan and others would say without asking.

"I heard some things, but what they said may not be true. We don't believe it all."

"You are here. The reason why I didn't tell you this is to tell you to meet them directly. I just want you to listen to what they have to say. It also prevents me from telling you first and making you preconceived. The family is lying."

"In the end it's Brother Min who is generous."

Baochai also felt that this topic was not easy to talk about, so she could only deal with it.

"What they said is true. Locking up cages, stopping meals, and corporal punishment are all my ideas."

Although they already knew that these were Jia Min's ideas, Baochai and Qin Keqing were still a little surprised to see Jia Min admitting so frankly.

"As for how you tell your ancestors when you go back, there is no need to be embarrassed, as long as you tell the truth. The general is away, and the king's life is not accepted. Even if the ancestors come in person, I will do it according to my ideas. You Go back and tell your ancestors that if I am here, no one else will be allowed to intervene, otherwise, whoever wants to lead this soldier will take it."

"Shou'er, go and call Jia Baoyu here. It's better to say something in front of him, so as to save you from embarrassment when you go back."

Just after lunch, Jia Qiang told Jia Min about Baoyu's bewitching people to go back. This made Jia Min make up his mind to solve Baoyu's problem now.

When he was here before, he could be regarded as an idler, but now he is already a scourge.

Although Baoyu was holding Luo Dehuan behind his back, when he heard that Jia Min called him, he immediately panicked.It wasn't until Shou'er said that Baochai and Qin Keqing were there that he felt relieved and followed Shou'er tremblingly.

After entering the house, he lost his arrogance long ago, just stood by the door, not daring to act rashly.

"Second brother Bao, I'm talking to you as a brother now, so please sit down, and I won't talk about the rules in the barracks."

Baoyu sat down, and Yinger poured him a cup of tea.

"Today, in front of Miss Bao and Brother Rong's daughter-in-law, let's speak clearly so that they can be witnesses in the future. This will save us from spreading false rumors in the future."

Jia Min felt that there was no need to go around in circles anymore, and he must speak clearly today.

"First, I have no interest in the property of the mansion at all, and in the future, I will not compete with you for the position of head of the mansion. I will earn what I want, and I will not compete with you."

"Second, I know you don't want to stay here any longer. But, for your own sake and the future of the mansion, I think it is necessary for you to go through a hard training here. With your current state, the future I can't support this family."

"Third, you currently lack a basic sense of responsibility, and you don't have a mature concept of right and wrong, and even better, you don't have the ability to take over the family business in the future. If you leave today, you will lose the opportunity to change yourself forever. In the future, you will hand over this family to In your hands, the entire Jia family will be in bad luck."

"Fourth, during the few days you have been here, I have treated all of you equally. There is no other reason why only the members of the Jia family were punished, but because you are really inferior to others."

"Fifth, I ordered someone to give you your food. The purpose is to test where your bottom line is. You keep talking about the Jia family, but when they are hungry, when they eat When you ask for it, you don't even give them anything. It can be seen that you are a very selfish person. "

"Sixth, you don't obey the rules. It's fine if you don't participate in the training. You also confuse others, and even confuse others to leave here. It can be seen that you don't realize what the military training errand means to the mansion? This shows that you have no He is a person who doesn’t care about the future and fate of the family.”

"Seventh, throwing jade to pretend to be stupid and clever. You don't know how to reflect on your mistakes, and you are still self-satisfied. It shows that you have no spirit of reflection, and you don't have the consciousness and ability to correct mistakes."

"Although I know that you don't want to stay here, I'm still willing to give you one last chance. Now, you have two choices."

"The first choice is to stay. However, you must abide by the rules here, and you will suffer more in the future. Now these are just the beginning, and the real hard days are yet to come. But as long as you persevere You will be a whole new person.”

"The second choice is to leave now, and you can follow Miss Bao and the others in a while. Go back and live your happy and carefree life. It's up to you to choose."

"I'm going, I'm going back."

As soon as Jia Min finished speaking, Baoyu answered without hesitation.He didn't listen to Jia Min's words at all, but he heard this sentence clearly.

"Okay, now that you've decided, let's go."

"Brother Xue and the others, do you want to go with me too? Brother Min, since you told me to go, why don't you let them go too? We're going back, and we're also companions."

From this moment on, Baochai was completely disappointed in Baoyu.

She felt that she was too stupid to take Baoyu as the object of entrustment for her life in the future.How can a person like this be reassured?
Brother Min had explained everything to him so clearly, yet he was still so obsessed with it.I just want to be happy and happy, and don't think about anything else.

"You go back by yourself. After you go back to the dormitory, convey a few words to them for me. First, they are not allowed to leave. Second, they are still saved. I will observe them for a while. Third, They want to be deserters, so after you leave, they will be punished. Go, go back and pack your things."

If Baoyu listens to the sound of Lun, with a whoosh, he goes out the door.

"The things here, go back to the mansion, and tell the truth. I don't need you to help me distinguish anything. After a long time, everything will be proved. When you go back, take Bao Erge back. Lost this time Chances are, his life is over."

"In addition, tell the ancestors that I will give Baoyu a name here, so as not to avoid accusing him of avoiding military training in the future."

(End of this chapter)