The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 476
Time flies by, and it seems that we are always unwilling to stop it.In a blink of an eye, it was the twelfth lunar month again.

The Chinese New Year is almost here, and the city of the imperial capital is bustling again.

There are more people, and more goods come from all over the world.

Some anxious businesses and households put up red lanterns early.The night in the imperial capital was much brighter than usual.

The taste of the year is getting stronger and stronger.

A month ago, the project of the provincial relatives' hospital in Jia's mansion had been completed.

Jia's mansion reported the news to the palace, and the eunuch Dai Quan came to check with his people.And there was a message that after the New Year, Concubine Jia Guifei will return to visit her relatives.

In a very short period of time, the repair of the provincial hospital was completed, not only did not owe any debts, but also saved more than 3 taels of silver, which made the old lady very happy.

The old lady passed on the word that this year's New Year's expenses will increase by [-]% compared to previous years, and each of the servants will buy an extra set of clothes, which will be worn when the Concubine Yuan visits relatives in the first month of next year.

Although Fourth Master Min and Miss Lin are not at home this year, Second Master Lian is back, Second Master Bao welcomes Princess Yongping back, and they are happy with a son, Grandma Rong in Dongfu also has a son, Fourth Master Min Aunt Ping'er also got a daughter there, and it was a great joy to have a baby in the house.

Generally speaking, Jia's mansion has been prosperous in terms of people and wealth this year.Therefore, before the Chinese New Year, it became lively early.

Although there are many affairs, the whole house is busy and not chaotic, and they are all preparing for the New Year and next year's first month when the eldest girl comes back to visit her relatives.

Concubine Zhou's family home has also been completed, but the news that came was not very exciting.

It is said that the Zhou family owed several 10 taels of silver because of this, and now Zhou Guozhang sighs and sighs about it every day, worrying about when he will be able to repay the money.

The Zhou family has already cut down on food and clothing for this, and has cut down a lot of servants.

Now, Zhou Guozhang has just left Jia's mansion.

He came to borrow money this time, because the Zhou family ran out of money for the New Year.

Borrowed all the places that could be borrowed, and there was really no other way, so he bit the bullet and came to Jia's mansion to ask.

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng didn't dare to make decisions without authorization, so they came to ask the old lady for instructions.

The old lady was very straightforward, she agreed and lent Zhou Guozhang 5000 taels.

Zhou Guozhang originally came here with the attitude of giving it a try, but he didn't expect to borrow money so quickly, but he regretted it and said less.

"Look, this is what the Zhou family can't figure out. It's also the construction of the provincial house. Our family has easily built it. Now we don't have to worry about money, and his family will not be able to solve the problem."

Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Aunt Xue, Wang Xifeng, Li Wan, Qin Keqing, Youshi, Shi Xiangyun, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Xue Baoqin, Xing Xiuyan, etc. all gathered in the old lady's upper room.

What is more rare is that Tana also brought her child here today.

A group of female family members chatted while teasing Qin Keqing and Tana's children.

It is cold outside in winter and it is not convenient for outdoor activities, so the female relatives take it as a pleasure to come to the ancestors every day.

The old lady was also very happy. The whole family, old and young, were together lively and lively, a scene of harmony and joy.

Counting from the old lady to Qin Keqing's son, there are now five generations under the same roof.

"I went to my brother's house a few days ago, and I heard from my sister-in-law that life at Concubine Wu's house is also going through a difficult time. It is said that she also owes several 10 taels of silver, and now she is worrying about paying back the money."

Mrs. Wang spoke slowly, with a sense of pride in her words.

People are afraid of comparison, and there will be ups and downs when they compare.

"Yeah, when I first heard about the construction of the provincial hospital, I was worried. Where can I raise such a large sum of money? The money turned into stone tiles, but it became dead money. Unexpectedly, the fourth brother Min would come back to life after some planning. Not only did our family not be overwhelmed, but this provincial hospital will still be able to make money in the future, so it can be seen that the fourth brother Min has a better understanding than others after all."

Wang Xifeng did not hesitate to praise Jia Min.

These words are from the heart.

"At the beginning, I said that Brother Min was a promising man. Now, it seems that I made the decision and took him back to the mansion. I did the right thing. Brother Ming contributed a lot to the mansion's success today."

The old lady did not forget to mention her contribution by the way.

A group of people, at this moment, are all praising Jia Min.When Qin Keqing heard this, she not only smiled.

Alas, everyone is saying that Uncle Min is all right now.

Back then, when Fourth Uncle Min first came, almost everyone in the mansion excluded him. If Fourth Uncle Min hadn't been exceptionally capable, he would have been excluded now.

Fortunately, now that he finally wakes up, he still has some conscience.

It's just that Fourth Uncle Min doesn't know where he is now, whether he is doing well, and whether others can take good care of him when he is by his side?
I always meet him, see him face to face, and ask him, so I feel more at ease.

Looking down at the child, recalling the time with Jia Min, my heart gradually felt sweet.Unknowingly, his face felt a little hot.

Looking at the crowd with a guilty conscience, seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she felt relieved.

"Fourth brother Min is not only promising himself, but everyone who follows him is also promising. Feng Ziying and Wei Ruolan are outstanding people now. It's unimaginable. It's cheap to be called fourth brother Min. Home. This is called not letting the rich water flow into outsiders’ fields.”

"Why is it cheaper for our family?"

Xichun was relatively young, so she didn't think too much, so she just asked a question.

"Second sister-in-law Lian, if you say a word less, can you be sold as a dumb?"

Although Tanchun had a shy face, his mouth was unforgiving.

"Yeah, she was the only one who had a sharp mouth all day, and she was always talking around."

Shi Xiangyun also started attacking Wang Xifeng.

"Hey, I haven't gotten through the door yet, so I said that my sister-in-law is not good and spoke for outsiders. If I get out of the door in the future, I'm afraid my sister-in-law will have no way out."

Although Tanchun is more aggressive, Shi Xiangyun is also daring to speak and act, but he is not Wang Xifeng's opponent if he wants to argue.Seeing that her words became more and more shameless, she was ashamed and anxious, and stomped away.It made everyone laugh.

"You smug monkey, you just don't let people talk. How can they two girls stand up to you saying that?"

"You judge the reasoning, I said that the ancestors are partial, you all still don't believe it, have you seen it now?"

"You shabbily settled down, why am I biased?"

"One day, if you treat me like a cow, you will know that you are facing the girls. In the eyes of the ancestors, the daughter-in-law is not as popular as the girls."

Wang Xifeng pretended to be wronged.

"Oh, speaking of the girls, I just remembered. Daiyu and Miss Bao, what is going on now? And that girl Miaoyu, she has been away for several years, and she doesn't know to come back to see me."

"Don't worry, the old ancestors, they won't be wronged if they are with brother Ming."

Although Aunt Xue spoke lightly, she was thinking about Baochai in her heart.

"Girl Bao has her own ideas. I'm not worried. I'm afraid that Daiyu and Miaoyu are cold-tempered, and Daiyu is weak. I'm afraid they will be wronged outside. Well, I don't know if they will come back for the Chinese New Year." .”

The old lady's place is lively and lively, and Jia Zheng's place is also very relaxed.

As usual, Zhan Guang, Cheng Rixing, and Shan Pinren were here to drink tea with him.

Zhou Guozhang came just now, and several people knew his reason for coming, so after sighing for a while, the topic turned to the current situation.

"Sigh, I didn't expect that Xie Kun, who was so arrogant all his life, is now pushing the wall down and everyone is pushing him, and he will end up betrothed to Bu Kui."

"Brother Zhan, why bother to sigh for him, good and evil always have their rewards, and there are too many evils."

"Yeah, I don't know who it is. He posted his debts overnight. If it wasn't for this, you adults would have to hesitate for a long time. This person behind the scenes is an expert, and he doesn't know it. ground, and overthrew Xie Kun."

"This person's actions are fierce and sharp, but he is comparable to Huaiyuan's. By the way, Shi Weng, where is Huaiyuan now?"

"There has been no news for a long time. It is only said that he went to Dabei to do business. The mansion does not know where it is. It is really a pity that the deputy head of the clan's mansion is not working."

"Don't worry about the world, Huaiyuan does things with foresight and foresight. This trip should be a big plan. When he returns someday, there will be amazing things."

"A tree as beautiful as the forest, the wind will destroy it. Now I don't expect him to do big things, as long as he is safe and sound."

As Jia Zheng spoke, he thought of Jia Huan, and felt a little miserable in his heart.

Seeing that Jia Zheng seemed unwilling to talk about this topic, several people changed the subject.

"I heard that the suppression of bandits in the south is not doing enough, and the emperor is quite dissatisfied with the San Francisco for this."

Zhan Guang set up another topic.

"I'm surprised. Huaiyuan had only 300 people at the beginning, but they were able to defeat 6000 cavalry in South Wendura, and 10 people defeated [-] cavalry from the Tatars. With [-] people in San Francisco, even a few thousand bandits could not be wiped out." , such a situation, where can it make sense?"

As Cheng Rixing spoke, he became a little annoyed.

Regarding the suppression of bandits in the south, it has recently become a hot topic in the imperial capital.

At first, the banditry was only in Guangxi, and it is said that there were two to three thousand people.

Although this number is quite large, San Francisco has hundreds of thousands of troops in the southwest, and they are all elite troops of the imperial court.

There were no other battles at this time, so it should be no problem to exterminate this group of bandits.

As soon as the army arrives, the banditry will be eradicated, which is almost the consensus of the people.

Unexpectedly, after a few months, the banditry has not only not been eliminated, but has become more serious.

Not only the banditry in Guangxi has not been eliminated, but the banditry has also spread to Hunan.In Hunan, two more groups of bandits appeared, each with more than 2000 people.

Now San Francisco has mobilized 5000 troops to suppress bandits in Guangxi, and another 2 troops to suppress bandits in Hunan, but there are still no obvious results.

On the contrary, he often came to complain to the imperial court, asking for military pay once on the left, and food and grass on the right once.It made the emperor very annoying.The condition that had already improved had recurred.

People naturally compared this matter with Jia Min's record in Wendula, so there was a voice calling for Jia Min to be called back to suppress the bandits.

Jia Min was able to win the many with the few, and the strong with the weak, and he had the experience of suppressing bandits in Wulong Mountain, so it must be no problem to suppress bandits.

But then people discovered that this idea was just an idea.

Jia Min didn't even work as the deputy head of the clan's mansion, and now he's gone.Now that he is asked to suppress the bandits, can he be counted on?
(End of this chapter)