Coming out of Jia's mother's yard, whether it was Jia Jiu or Jia Qian and Jia Qing, they were all extremely tired. Even if I didn't sweat, the mental weakness was still very clear.

Jia Jiu couldn't help but smile bitterly: "In the past, I saw Sister Yun in front of the old lady, joking with the old lady, which made the old lady's heart flutter, and I thought it was no big deal. When it was his turn, he realized that it was not easy. ”

Jia Qing smiled and said, "Auntie, you are here again." Aunt Yun has just moved out, and the old lady's mood is inevitable. My aunt just bumped into the old lady when she was in a bad mood, how could it be my aunt's, wasn't it? ”

Jia Jiu said: "But...... That's it. ”

But he said no more.

In fact, Jia Jiu really wanted to say that it would be good if others thought so. When these words came to his mouth, he was still swallowed by Jia Jiu.

Jia Jiu knew very well that if he said so, he would really become an unfilial daughter. I don't have the ability to make my grandmother happy, but I put the blame on others. Although the matter looks small, the character really makes people shake their heads.

However, Jia Jiu admitted in his heart that Jia's mother looked amiable, but it was really difficult to serve in private. Jia Jiu is not familiar with the old man, and he doesn't know what the elderly people of other people's families look like, but Jia Jiu himself has to admit that Jia's mother wants a happy family, and he really can't afford it.

If Jia Zheng's family remembers the lessons of previous years and lives in peace, then Jia Jiu doesn't mind being scolded by the Holy Mother, and buys them an inheritance behind their backs, so that they can be more active in their hands.

Jia Jiu knew very well that the property that had been divided at the beginning had been almost defeated by Jia Zheng. Even Madame Wang's dowry was not much left. When Jia Zheng's family lived in this mansion, it was said that the two families had already separated, but in fact. It's still Jia Yu who is raising his younger brother's family.

Of course, the premise that Jia Jiu is willing to subsidize Jia Zheng's family is: everyone on Jia Zheng's side must be honest and not cause trouble.

It backfired.

Whether it is Jia Zheng or Mrs. Wang, or Jia Yuanchun in the palace, they are not Anfen's temperament.

Suddenly, there was silence among the girls.

Even Xing Xiuyan had to admit that there was a Shi Xiangyun who didn't know the taboo when he spoke. It's really lively, at least it's not cold. As soon as Shi Xiangyun left, there was one less talking basket. The garden is quiet, but it has also lost some of its liveliness.

Jia Qian had to find another topic and said, "Auntie, I heard from Her Royal Highness the princess last year. Jiangnan water. I don't know what happened to me. ”

Jia Jiu immediately said, "What else?" There are many people in Jiangnan, and most of the land is concentrated in the hands of families and high-ranking families. This flood is a catastrophe for the people, but for those who are wealthy, it is a good time to buy land on a large scale. Moreover, those high-ranking families are also very clear. If the people around them are not good, they will not be good in the end. So. Before the imperial court took action, people had already begun to provide disaster relief and settle the victims. By the time the imperial court put together the money and sent officials, the matter in Jiangnan had been basically decided. ”

In short, in a word, the imperial court wanted to put its hand into Jiangnan, but it was squeezed out by others.

What made the court even more shameless was that those victims would rather accept the relief from those families and sell themselves to others as slaves than accept the relief from the imperial court. The distrust of the victims really gave the court a hard slap in the face.

Xichun couldn't help but say, "But second sister, why? Those victims would rather sell themselves into slavery than accept the court's alms?! ”

Even if Xichun is smart, he is still a child in the end, and for him, the disaster victims would rather sell themselves as slaves than accept government relief, which is a very incredible and incomprehensible thing.

Xichun thought that the second sister would treat him as a child, so she touched his head and said to him: "Be good, you'll know when you grow up." "Just like what Xue Baochai did with Shi Xiangyun before.

Xichun didn't expect that the second sister actually squatted down slightly, looked at her at eye level, and said: "Fourth sister, you must know that the real family, the reason why they can stand for thousands of years without falling, is that the time, place and people are favorable, and everything is indispensable." Needless to say, the time of day. If it weren't for God's favor, they wouldn't have gotten a chance to get up. Location is land. They have innumerable lands in their hands, which bring them a lot of food every year, and for the sake of food, naturally there are countless people who do things for them. As for people, let alone that. If it is for the rich to be unkind, then, when it comes to the year of famine, I am afraid that those disaster victims will impact the Zhuangzi of those rich households in the first place. Therefore, even if he is a small rich man, he will not do anything to his fellow villagers in the year of famine. Instead, he will find a way to tide over the difficulties with the villagers. Even people who haven't read much of the book understand the truth. ”

Xichun said: "So, what about the government? ”

Jia Jiu replied: "There is a way to be an iron-clad official of the yamen, most of the local officials are elected every three years, in a place like Jiangnan, it is already rare for a parent official to be re-elected, and if you want to be re-elected for more than three years, it is even rarer." The new officials took office three times, and most of the officials were selected by the imperial examination, saying that there was no one in the first place, and who was not winning, and who did not want to do something in office? Therefore, when most officials first came to power, they wanted to establish their prestige so that they could quickly enter practice. And this kind of behavior will make the people feel that the order changes overnight and is very uncomfortable. What's more, some officials know very well in their hearts that they have not been in Jiangnan for a long time, so the purpose of their trip to Jiangnan is also very clear, that is, to make money. The upper and lower effects, the officials above want to make money, and the soap subordinates below will follow suit. Of course, the Jiangnan forces are intertwined, and they dare not increase taxes without authorization, so they can only use other methods to squeeze money. ”

Xichun said: "So, those victims are unlucky, aren't they?" ”

Jia Jiu nodded and stood up.

Jia Qingdao: "I heard that this time in order to raise funds for disaster relief, the imperial court has made a lot of trouble. ”

Jia Qing is valued by Master Yan, and he has to go to Yan's house as a guest every year. So there are a couple of handkerchiefs to hand over. Moreover, most of his handkerchiefs are the same as the girls of the Yan family, and their status is transcendent. There is no need to participate in the draft at all, and the family is already well-informed, so Jia Qing is not ignorant of things outside. It's just that he knew that Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangyun were not easy to deal with, so he deliberately concealed it.

Jia Jiu nodded and said, "It's certain that the treasury has no money, who let the Emperor be merciful?" Long live let all the ladies go home to save their relatives, and they gave permission to each family to build provincial villas. But the result was unsatisfactory. Just like this disaster relief, Banzai thought, there is no money in the treasury. The money from the inner library is the same, but who would have thought that the emperor would repair the garden again and dig a big hole in the inner library. ”

"So my aunt paid for it?"

Jia Jiu smiled: "What is my money?" Those Zhuangzi to the north. Ledger or something. Never hid it from above. Long live Since you want silver, even Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of Lanling must make a statement, let alone me. This batch of silver taels was issued by the three princesses together, and I just handed over last year's share of the income. ”

Jia Qingdao: "But I heard that this Lantern Festival, the canonization ceremony of the ladies in the palace has still not been held, but the three princesses have been favored." Now they have eaten a double meal. ”

Jia Jiu couldn't help but laugh: "You mean, I don't have anything." So suffered? ”

Jia Qing nodded.

Jia Jiu smiled: "For me now, suffering is a blessing. ”

Jia Qing was stunned for a moment, and then understood.

Jia Qing is not stupid, of course he knows that it is impossible for the Emperor Taishang and Banzai today to let Jia Jiu fall into the hands of the other party. In other words, this aunt is likely to have misfortune due to the struggle between the Emperor Taishang and Banzai. Of course, if the Emperor Taishang and Banzai are both able to give Jia Jiu all kinds of favors, then Jia Qing must be worried, the Emperor Taishang and Banzai today are going to kill Jia Jiu. Now that the Emperor Taishang and the current long live are like forgetting Jia Jiu, he is hiding behind the three princesses, which cannot be said to be without protection.

Xing Xiuyan has little knowledge, and Xichun is young, although he doesn't understand much, he also remembers them one by one in his heart.

Jia Qian said worriedly: "The imperial court is short of silver, but each family has a lot of money to build a villa for the provincial relatives. I'm afraid that it won't be peaceful in the future. ”

Jia Jiu replied: "That's not the case. After a pause, he said to Xichun: "Fourth sister, if you are free, please remind the eldest uncle." There are some things that should still be prepared. It is only natural to repay debts. If the court does not sympathize with us, but we are not grateful, that is a sin. ”

Xichun was startled and said, "Second sister, are you talking about a deficit?" ”

Jia Jiu said: "The fourth sister has heard of this? ”

Xichun nodded and said, "Last time my sister-in-law talked to Rong's daughter-in-law, I listened to two sentences. But second sister, the deficit of our two families was owed when we took over the car in the old year. The elders said that this was all royal silver for the royal family, and no one had so much silver to buy this vain and lively. ”

Jia Jiu replied: "The person who said this probably forgot about it, and there is another sentence called thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en." Long live travel, the imperial court already has a charter, if the money and food are not enough, naturally the minister will speak out and push this kind of thing. But the fact is that there is no silver in the imperial court, and some people give silver, and what is the purpose of the person who gives the silver? Obviously, there are officials, and the officials are happy to do this kind of thing, right? In our own terms, we can't do it, but in the eyes of others, we are flattering, or for our own face, or to show our power, and we all agree to it. So, what kind of face do we have that we don't have a deficit? ”

Is it really no good to take over?

In fact, there is no need for Jia Jiu to say it, the other girls present all want it. Because of the drive, the emperor lived on the territory of the Jia family for several days, not to mention, there were no other rewards, so it was just a few paintings and a few ingots of gold, but in the eyes of others, it was great decency.

Because of this decency, people outside begged the Jia family to do things and give gifts, but I don't know how many, even those officials want to give the Jia family face.

It is precisely because of this dignity that the four major families of Jinling have been created.

Not to mention, there is also a soil emperor Zhen family in Jiangnan, and the reason why the Zhen family can have today's prominence is because their family has taken over four times. When others saw that their family was prominent and won the king's heart, they didn't dare to offend him, and even bribed their family, which gave the Zhen family great power and wealth.

And this time the provincial relatives, in Jia Jiu's opinion, maybe the emperor was forced to be unable to do it by the matter of money, but with the temperament of that king, I am afraid that there may not be no temptation.

Long live today, although Jia Jiu feels very bad, but he can ascend to the throne and sit well under the pressure of the Emperor Taishang for decades, he is not an incompetent person.

This year's Jingshi, I'm afraid it's not too peaceful.

Seeing Jia Jiu's worried face, Xichun immediately knew that things would not be so simple.

He immediately said: "Since the second sister said so, then the younger sister will go back first." The father is old, and the sister-in-law and Rong's daughter-in-law have filial piety, but I am afraid that they are not clear about the outside affairs. These things should be clarified with my father and sister-in-law first. ”

"Then you can go. Be careful on the road. Write to the uncle on my behalf, and also say hello to Sister-in-law Zhen on my behalf. ”

Xichun responded, saluted, and immediately hurried away.

As soon as he left, Jia Jiu, Jia Qian, and Jia Qing all sighed.

Xing Xiuyan was startled and hurriedly asked why.

Jia Jiu shook his head, and after a long while, he said, "What else can there be?" Isn't that what it is? Our family is debt-free and light, and there is an uncle in Dongfu, as long as the uncle speaks, Rong'er will break her leg and it will be done. The problem is over there......"

Xing Xiuyan was stunned for a moment, and then understood: "Sister is saying that the master of the Ministry of Labor is ...... over there."

Jia Jiu nodded and said, "Exactly." Needless to say, my second uncle doesn't know if he's really confused or pretending to be confused. My second aunt is another unsuccessful one. Although it is said that the affairs of Daguanyuan are borne by the Xue family, who can guarantee that my second aunt will not take the second uncle's post to take the lawsuit and lend usury? And who can guarantee that he will not borrow money from the treasury? If it's in previous years, forget it. I'm afraid that this year's ......"

I'm afraid that there will be a big move in the imperial court this year.

Moreover, Jia Zheng was ordered to be grounded, he hadn't been to the yamen for a long time, and his reputation was not good, and I don't know if anyone would remind him. And they are just a reminder here, I'm afraid that the couple won't listen to it, maybe they will think they are troublesome.

With such parents here, Jia Yuanchun is dragged down, that's for sure.

And what Jia Jiu can do is to fish out the three men of Jia Baoyu, Jia Huan, and Jia Lan in the future and give them an idea industry.

Nothing else, he couldn't do anything. (To be continued......)