However, Jia Cong bluntly said that the jasper mountain given by the old sage could not be regarded as a birthday gift, Gao Ying hurriedly said: "Such an important thing should not be used as a birthday gift, and the one given by the emperor cannot be sold or transferred." ”

Jia Cong smiled bitterly: "As the saying goes, the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, and now there are some things that are more and more inconvenient not to say." ”

Gao Ying said: "If Cousin Cong has any troubles, you don't have to sue me. ”

Jia Cong said: "If I don't tell you, you have to guess, and you may not guess anything." It's better to sue sù for your good. Then he looked at Jia Huan a few times, drank a cup of tea, and sighed, "Cousin Gao, do you know that our family bothered Sixth Uncle Lao Ge to come to Chang'an a few years ago to retrieve the 70,000 taels of silver that were stored in the Gao family in the early years?" ”

Gao Ying nodded: "I have heard of it." ”

Jia Cong said: "At that time, our family took stock of the treasury and found that it had been robbed, because I was afraid that the money would not be enough for a while, so we remembered this incident." He smiled bitterly again, "Later, when the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division investigated the case, many account books were found in the outer house of a second wife's confidant and chief steward. My dad was annoyed and immediately forced her to pay back! She didn't know where her money went, and she couldn't get it out, so she borrowed money from her sister-in-law's house. ”

Gao Ying pondered: "So, that day, your house was not attacked by external thieves, but by internal thieves?" ”

Jia Cong nodded slowly, and easily gave the title of thief to Mrs. Wang. Then he said that the second room had not been repaid, the Xue family forced the debt to take Tongling Baoyu as a countervail, and Mrs. Wang's mother secretly sold her private house and Gong Kun managed to trap it.

After saying this, he stopped to drink tea, Gao Ying and Ou Cheng looked at each other for a while, and said in surprise: "I haven't come back to my senses a little." If you heard it right, the private house of the old lady and the second wife in your house was actually bought by you with your own private house?

Jia Cong nodded: "Although I am young, I will also do some business and save some private houses." Because they were anxious to wait for the silver to ransom the jade, they naturally took advantage of a lot of cheapness. ”

Gao Ying gasped, and his eyes changed when he looked at Jia Cong. He has such a big idea, and he actually has the ability to save money to buy Mrs. Jia Muwang's private house! Even though he had known that this son was unusual, he was even more unusual every time.

Jia Cong smiled again: "In the old years, my second sister-in-law was happy, and several sisters were ordered to take care of the family in danger, so they saw from the old accounts that they had no contact with the Gao family. Let's be honest, how old are they? Originally, they were all deep boudoir ladies, and they only cared about poetry and painting every day, and guessed the words; Suddenly, I have to take care of a large family of hundreds of people, as well as many Zhuangzi shops and the properties next to them, and even my family's horse dart bureau has to be managed. There are all kinds of people inside and out, and I really have no experience...... I don't care about things like birthday gifts, and I don't care about things like my lazy nature. It wasn't until a few days before we left Beijing that Mr. Gong had a free look at the gift list, and he hurriedly exclaimed that it was too thin and simple. It's just that there is really no effort to prepare for the ceremony again at that time, and secondly, I am afraid that the sisters will be disgraced. Therefore, I hired an expert to select these seven things from the private rooms that the old lady and the second lady hurriedly sold to make up for them. ”

Ou Cheng couldn't help but hit the case: "So generous! ”

Gao Ying also praised: "What a considerate boy." ”

Gong Kun glanced at Jia Huan, Jia Huan glanced at Gong Kun, and there was writing in his eyes: I can break blindly, and it looks like the real thing......

Jia Cong smiled reluctantly, and continued: "This jasper mountain is probably what the ancestor prepared to leave to Brother Baoyu privately, if she is not in urgent need of silver, she will not make a move." I really didn't know that this thing was actually given by the old sage for the victory of Shanhaiguan. It's not that I'm reluctant to give up this thing, but I'm really reluctant to give up my grandfather's glory. ”

Gao Ying nodded and said, "If you can't give up something, this thing won't come to Chang'an." ”

Ou Cheng also said: "This thing was originally the old woman who was greedy for ink, and the reasoning should also be obtained by your old man." If he had known, he would never have given it away. ”

Jia Cong smiled bitterly: "I don't know how many times I have spoken to me about the victory of Shanhaiguan, if he knows that I will give this away, depending on who it is given, he can be cheeky to go back, do you believe it?" ”

Ou Cheng clapped his hands and smiled: "I believe it!" How long have I been in your house? And he said it five or six times. ”

Jia Cong frowned again and said: "Originally, I picked seven pieces for my aunt's seventieth birthday, and it seems that it is not appropriate to miss one number, where will I go to make up for it temporarily?" ”

Gao Ying smiled: "Isn't it better to have six?" Sixty or six Shun. In fact, where does it matter if there is one more thing or one less thing, my grandmother is not short of this. It's just a thought. ”

Mi'er coughed and said, "I endured it all the way and didn't say anything." The objects for the elderly's birthday are still even numbered. ”

Jia Cong was stunned: "Huh? And this is exquisite? I haven't heard of it! You didn't say it sooner. ”

Mi'er glanced at him: "When you sued me, everything was on the road." Everyone couldn't help but smile when they heard this, and the room was relieved for a while.

Jia Cong touched the back of his head and said with a smile: "That's it, it's crooked." ”

Then he pry open the other six boxes.

There is a three-foot-tall red coral tree, which shines brightly; There is also an agarwood Guanyin, compassionate and solemn; Gu Hu's head scrolls; a Xuande furnace; gold-inlaid jade Ruyi handle; Inside the last box was a music box! Jia Cong also saw these things for the first time, and couldn't help but secretly admire Qin Keqing's vision and courage - this woman not only recognized the top-notch things, but also dared to pick them and send them over for him!

Everyone was somewhat knowledgeable, and they were all around and admired, Gao Ying smiled and said: "My grandson has been looking at it for a long time, but he has missed his grandmother." ”

Jia Congyin asked Shopkeeper Liu: "Is there any place near Zuo that can immediately match a suitable gift box?" ”

Shopkeeper Liu said with a smile: "Jingli has already given the size and appearance of various boxes, and I have already set them up, just wait for the third master Cong to come over and reinstall them." ”

Jia Cong secretly praised Qin Keqing for being meticulous and thoughtful, and nodded with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work." ”

At one moment, these things were packed up and carried into the car, and everyone rushed out. Gong Kun took advantage of the chaos to whisper a casual sentence in his ear: "It seems that I have never heard of the double number required for birthday gifts, I'm afraid you made it up." ”

Mi'er said indifferently: "There have been many fabricators throughout the ages, and there are not many more. ”

Gong Kun stared at him twice, shook his head and said, "Others still say that you are honest." "Withdraw.

The people of Rongguo Mansion then followed Gao Ying Oucheng to Gao Mansion.

Compared with the luxury and magnificence of the first wealthy families in Beijing, the gate of Gaofu has a murderous atmosphere, Jia Cong rode on the horse and looked at it in a daze for a long time, and when he heard Gao Ying shouting at him, he hurriedly jumped down. When I arrived at the door, a daughter-in-law with soft eyebrows and eyes came forward to greet her and said, "Uncle, the old lady is in the Yimen." ”

Gao Ying smiled: "Grandmother is in a hurry? Then he led Jia Cong and Jia Huan to go inside.

From a distance, I saw a white-haired old woman surrounded by many people in front of the Yi Gate, dressed in a purple coat, standing upright with a cane and a pole. Jia Cong couldn't help but "whoo~~": "It seems that She Taijun is on the expedition!" ”

When Ou Cheng heard it, he smiled and said: "The old lady really went to the battlefield back then, and let Rong Guogong scold him for several years. ”

Jia Huan hurriedly asked, "Did you win the war?" ”

Ou Cheng nodded: "Won." ”

Jia Huan and Jia Cong snorted at the same time.

When they came closer, the two of them hurriedly knelt down and bowed, Jia Taijun smiled and helped them up, holding one in each hand, holding his head and neck and saying "yes", tears had already flowed down the wrinkles in the corners of his eyes.

Jia Huan and Jia Cong also wept for a while, and a woman stepped forward to persuade her: "The children are here safely, the old lady doesn't have to worry about it day and night, be happy." ”

Jia Taijun then collected his tears and pointed to the two of them one by one: "This is the eldest cousin, this is the second cousin...... This is the third cousin, this is the fourth cousin......" introduced a lot in one breath, and he saluted both, but in fact, many faces were not remembered.

Gao Li's wife Ding said: "The old lady has been looking forward to these days, and our house has already cleaned up a yard for the two brothers. ”

Jia Cong smiled: "Thank you, auntie." "Gong Kun is naturally in charge of the house, and he led people down to settle down. Everyone accompanied Jia Taijun and slowly turned around and went in.

At the top of the main hall, Jia Taijun was sitting in the middle, and someone brought tea.

Jia Congfang said: "My aunt's body and bones are so healthy, we are relieved to see it." ”

Jia Taijun smiled: "It's just an old bone." ”

Jia Cong said: "An old man in the family is a treasure. Even if he is thousands of miles away like Uncle Gao, and he can't ask An for a few letters, as long as he knows in his heart that you are old and good, it is his reassurance. ”

Gao Ying hurriedly said: "Yes, my grandmother is healthy, and my father's heart is at peace." ”

Jia Taijun smiled when he heard this: "You kid, you are sensible at a young age. ”

At one point, a daughter-in-law came in and whispered something to Ding, and Ding stepped forward with a smile and said: "There are a few rare items in the gift list of Rongguo Mansion, I am greedy when I hear it, why don't you take it and let us open our eyes?" ”

Gao Ying knew that his mother wanted to give his grandmother a long face, and said with a smile: "I can't hide it, I have already seen it first." ”

Jia Taijun hurriedly said: "Hurry up and take it!" I haven't seen it yet, but let this little monkey take a look. ”

Gao Ying's face was embarrassed, he has been in the army for all these years, how could anyone dare to call him a little monkey? Everyone burst into laughter.

After a while, the six items were carried in, and the eyes of the group widened. Because these things are valuable, Jia Taijun was also quite surprised, and he was a little stunned for a while.

Jia Cong pointed to the music box and said, "Don't look at this one that is not good-looking, but it is a Western antique, and it is extremely rare in the West." ”

Gao Ying walked with him all the way, knowing that he was quite familiar with Western affairs, and hurriedly asked what this was.

Jia Cong said: "This is called a music box, if you say it more finely, it should be called a Swiss cylinder music box." In recent years, most of the homes of Western aristocrats have used French-style puppet music boxes, and this is like—" He pointed to the Xuande furnace, "well, just like this one in my dynasty." Nowadays, the rich and noble families in Beijing use gold and jade stoves to burn incense, who still uses copper? ”

Gao Yingdeng understood, was amazed, and asked him what this was for.

Jia Cong smiled lightly, shook the handle, and after a while, the music box jingled. The room widened and opened their mouths, staring at it like toddlers. After half a day, after the music box was played, Jia Cong glanced around happily, and sure enough, he didn't see it, but tried his best to pretend to be indifferent and smiled: "Although it is an antiquity, it is extremely exquisite and exquisite, and it is much more simple and solemn than those gorgeous puppet music boxes on the Western market today." Relieve my aunt's boredom. ”

The two families have almost broken off contact over the years, where did Jia Taijun's maiden family give her such a big face? The old face smiled so much that his folds were relaxed, and he even said, "Okay, okay, just put it on the small table of my kang head, and listen to it hum a little song when you have nothing to do." ”

A big girl agreed. Gao Ying smiled: "That's it, if I want to hear it, wouldn't I have to go to my grandmother's house day and night to say goodbye?" ”

Jia Taijun said: "Don't come, I'll bother you." The crowd laughed again. So he said a few gossips, and because the two of them were young and had been in the dust all the way, they sent them down to rest.

Jia Huan and Jia Cong went to the courtyard to see the brothers. This courtyard is nameless, and the people of Gaofu call it the East Guest Courtyard, and I heard that it is used to entertain very important guests. The courtyard was more than twice as large as that of Lixiangwon, and there were many houses, and everyone settled down loosely. Because there were many things on the road, and now that they had arrived at the place and did not have to guard against thieves, they all felt tired and went to rest.

Until the evening, Jia Taijun sent someone to invite Jia Huan and Jia Cong to have dinner together, and Jia Cong looked at Gong Kun with a smile: "About Cousin Gao, he has already blown the cow for us all afternoon." ”

Gong Kun said: "You should be modest, you haven't reached the right day yet, and the important things can't be said today." talked about strange things, but said a few things to relieve Jia Taijun's boredom. ”

Jia Cong nodded, and the little brothers followed the comer.

This time he went straight to Jia Taijun's courtyard, Gao Ying and his three younger cousins were there, and a group of children accompanied Jia Taijun to dinner.

After the meal, Jia Taijun said to the two of them: "I heard about the matter of Yushanzi, but fortunately you intercepted it." I'm afraid that the Shi clan has also secretly hidden the imperial gifts next to it, so you can go back and check it carefully. Although most of the imperial court will not care about these things, if it falls into the hands of some villain, I am afraid that it will cause trouble. ”

Jia Cong Jia Huan was busy responding, and said: "We didn't even think about this, thanks to my aunt's reminder, it is really your old thoughtfulness." ”

Jia Taijun sighed: "How can anyone be born thoughtful, we old goblins are just learning to be obedient after a lifetime of losses." ”

Gao Ying looked at Jia Cong and said: "First of all, you said that Ma Xing sent important things because of a story, I have been thinking about it for a day, and now it is convenient to speak, come quickly!" ”

Jia Cong said: "It's also a Western story." In the West, there is England, relying on the might of soldiers and horses to seize a huge diamond mine in South Africa, where a diamond as big as a fist was found. Westerners love diamonds, so their prices are particularly expensive, and the value of this thing is innumerable. They thought of transporting it back to pay tribute to the lord. Because of the long distance, I was afraid of being robbed by thieves, so I invited one of the most prestigious dart bureaus in the West to escort me back from the sea at a huge amount of money. The dart bureau spent all its efforts to protect the diamond, but it still provoked countless green forest masters to use enough tricks, but they couldn't find where the diamond was hidden. Naturally, they couldn't find it, and there was no diamond on the ship. "It was packed into a normal package, and with just one stamp it was sent from the English post office in South Africa to London, the capital of the country." ”

After he finished speaking, although the people of the Gao family understood most of them, they were still a little dazed. One of the children asked, "I understand everything first, but the last sentence, what is a stamp?" There is also a post office. ”

Jia Cong said: "The post office is a trading house that delivers letters and small items for ordinary people, and my family's horse shop intends to make it look like this in the future." Postage stamps - somewhat similar to silver stamps, but in a rather low denomination. So he explained to them the stamp mailbox of the Huizi Post Office. For ordinary people, this kind of delivery of letters is faster and cheaper than that of a messenger. There is not much difference between the money for a carriage and horses for sending a letter and the delivery of a thousand letters, and the more letters sent to the post office, the less the share of the carriage money is distributed equally among each letter. You can still make money. ”

Gao Ying sighed: "No wonder you are already a rich man at such a young age, and you really know how to think about it." He then turned his head and glanced at Jia Taijun.

Jia Taijun said: "It's just that ordinary people have so many letters to write?" ”

Jia Cong said: "Because it is not easy to send letters in these years, family letters are worth tens of thousands of dollars, and there are fewer people who write letters. In addition, most of the people could not write. If the post office is really opened, everyone will gradually love to write letters when they see how easy it is to send letters. The post office will also ask a few gentlemen to write letters there. Although the ghostwriting money is earned by themselves, the post office only sells land, which can be regarded as a double benefit. Many times, consumers can be steered. ”

Gao Ying was blindsided again, glared at him and said, "What does the last sentence mean?" ”

Jia Cong said with a smile: "It's hard to say, you can only understand it, but you can't say it." ”

Jia Huan said on the side: "He often says things that no one understands, so we don't hear him and ignore him." ”

Jia Taijun pondered: "Although I don't understand it, I have a little guess about the meaning." ”

Jia Cong spread his hands: "Can you hear me?" My aunt and grandmother are smart people. ”

Jia Taijun glanced at him: "It's not as smart as you." ”

Jia Cong heard that there was something in her old man's words, but she didn't know why for a while. Gao Ying didn't understand either, and secretly glanced at Jia Taijun several times.

When the two of them returned to the East Guest House and told Gong Kun about it, Gong Kun slapped his thigh fiercely: "Good way!" ”

Jia Cong pouted and said, "I have a hunch that the good method you said is not the same as what I said. ”

Gong Kun smiled: "This post office did it!" Committed to it. ”

On the other end, Jia Taijun said to Gao Ying: "Do you think he can't make much money from this post office?" ”

Gao Ying nodded: "It's just a small fight, the profit is too thin, and even if you can make money, you can't make much." ”

Jia Taijun sighed: "It's not money that matters. If he really set up such post offices everywhere, he would have given countless poor scholars in the world a way to make a living, not charity! The most important thing is that it can win the hearts of the scholars but is not eye-catching. This son is not small. ”……

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