In the sixth year of Long An, the fifteenth day of the first month.

The spring is cold.

It was originally the Shangyuan Festival, but the most powerful Yanyuan Yamen in Yangzhou Mansion did not have much festive atmosphere.

Even, the chief official of the salt courtyard and his relatives are not in the yamen.

At noon, the sun brought a little warmth, and the gate of the Yanyuan Yamen on the west side of the Wen River opened, and several carriages slowly drove across the Wenjin Bridge under the escort of a team of salt dings.

There was nothing to do all the way, and when I got out of the city, I got on the boat from the dock and sailed southwest.

Half an hour later, the passenger ship berthed at a newly built pier.

After four or five carriages got down in turn, Jia Qiang supported Lin Ruhai and actually got off the boat.

The dock was respectfully filled with people, half men, half women.

Jia Qiang helped Lin Ruhai to stand on the dock, and smiled at the carriage with eight treasure hairpins: "Aunt Lin, you and your aunt, Baoqin, Chu'er, and Xiangling go to see the surrounding scenery, as well as the birds such as egrets and wild ducks. I accompanied my aunt and grandfather to the workshop to see ......"

After a little silence in the carriage, a voice came out: "Okay, you are going to do your own thing, why bother with me?" ”

Obviously, he couldn't go together, and he was dissatisfied.

Jia Qiang laughed and didn't give in, how can a man get used to a woman?

He replied: "You go first, and when I turn around, I will accompany my aunt and grandfather to find you quickly!" ”

Lin Ruhai: "......"

There was a cold snort in the car, but with a hint of laughter, and several more eating and laughing sounds.

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he shook his head a little helplessly, but there was no dissatisfaction in Jia Qiang's eyes.

With Jia Qiang's domineering performance in Yangzhou Mansion, there is even some unscrupulous means.

The old fox of the Qi family was in front of him, the head of the Yangzhou Salt Academy, and his momentum was not down.

Indeed, with his experience of being an old friend of the Emperor Taishang, who in the world can wait for him without evidence?

However, in the face of Jia Qiang, the "good minister" appointed by the emperor, Qi Taizhong was afraid of "fighting poison with poison" and retreated by three points.

Jia Qiang, a half-grown young man in the eyes of everyone, has repeatedly eaten meat in front of Qi Taizhong, who has been feared by the heads of the Salt Courtyard for generations......

Such a young man should have been lawless and lawless because of his six relatives.

He did make such a big fuss in the Guogong Mansion......

But in front of the people he cares about, he can be like a normal young man, bow down and be small, gentle and petty......

That's good, that's good......

After Li Jing took a group of healthy women to escort Daiyu and the others to the scenery, Jia Qiang continued to support Lin Ruhai and browsed the workshops on the island.

Lin Ruhai thought to himself that he was not a pure Confucian official, but when he saw two rows of wooden rails laid in front of the door of a tall boulder house, after entering the house, he saw a huge door frame like something standing at the door, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Brother Qiang, these are ......?"

Jia Qiang explained with a smile: "This is a track, and there are special wheeled cars placed on it, which can be pulled by horses, which can greatly increase the transportation capacity and reduce the workload of workers." This is the gantry crane, and the top one is a pulley, which is pulled by a turntable noose, which can easily send the goods in the warehouse to the wheeled vehicle. This is done to improve the efficiency of transportation and to prevent the workers from getting too tired. The main work on the island is all technical work, not coolies. ”

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he was amazed and said with a smile: "Although it is still very rough, it is not as good as the general of the imperial court as a prisoner, but it is also very interesting." ”

Jia Qiang said with a smile: "The master craftsmen in the prison are all the top skilled craftsmen in the world, how can I reach this small workshop?" However, it can't be reached anywhere else, but it is difficult to say when weaving and dyeing. ”

Lin Ruhai reads and reads thoroughly, knows the truth of "don't know is not knowing", and doesn't try to understand what the top door of a craft is.

Because he knows that it is not something that can be explained in a few words.

Lin Ruhai looked around for a week, looked at Jia Qiang and said with a smile: "It seems that you are very confident in the weaving and dyeing methods you have figured out, but your aunt also said that you let you bring back the silk cloth to Beijing as a gift to each family, and the color is brighter and brighter than the one sold on the market." With this, you don't have to worry about what gifts to give to each family when you go back. It's just that this time, it cost you a lot. ”

Jia Qiang shook her head and smiled: "My own weaving and dyeing is nothing." Besides, the function of gold and silver wealth is to be used, and what remains in the treasury is nothing more than a pile of useless waste. If you can help your aunt and uncle contact the old friends and old relatives as soon as possible after entering Beijing, even if it costs ten times more, it will be worth it. ”

Lin Ruhai scolded with a smile when he heard this: "You blatantly asked me to bribe the clan? Don't you know that the Son of Heaven and the Duke of Banshan want to cut them out the most? ”

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "It's impossible to take all of them, it's to take those wealthy families with high power, heavy wealth, and wealth." The rest of the empty shells are about to decline or are in decline, but the remnants of the ancestors are still there, and there are still some remaining clans that can be co-opted and used. The waste of the Jia family, one by one, doesn't even want to be an official, and is only willing to enjoy the blessings at home, but he can meddle in the appointment of some officials in the DPRK and China, relying on some incense and favor left by the ancestors? Of course, it's inconvenient for my aunt and grandfather to do these things, so it's up to me. ”

Of course Lin Ruhai understands these truths, he is different from Han Bin.

Han Bin is a real son of a poor family, and he has been able to get to this point today because of his natural genius and his upright and strong loyalty and filial piety.

Han Bin also has friends and allies, but his allies and friends are mostly like him.

It is such a person who can support Dayan's backbone.

It's just that even Han Bin himself understands the truth that he can't last long, he himself is dead-hearted, and he does not hesitate to exchange his body for the longevity of Dayan's national fortunes, and sweep away the dirt and dirt for the country.

Therefore, he will not be with any of the world's magnates.

Fierce and straight, unstoppable!

Only with such courage can the rotten and filthy stench of officialdom be cleansed!

Of course, the consequence is naturally to die with the enemy, and there will be no second outcome.

Lin Ruhai admires him, admires him, and is willing to help him.

But Lin Ruhai can't do this with Han Bin, because he is a son of a family himself.

He still has concerns in the world, no matter how ugly and straightforward he says, the safety of the country and the society may not be much more serious than the safety of the Lin family......

Therefore, even in order to maintain the survival of the Lin family, it is impossible for him to deny his six relatives like Han Bin, and he must always choose some people who are in harmony with the light.

It's just that as Jia Qiang said, it's not good for him to do these things himself, and the Son of Heaven and Han Bin don't allow it, and he has no parents......

Jia Qiang appeared at this time, how could he not let him pay attention to and like it?

But......

"In the end, I wronged you, in order to live more freely, you don't kneel down with others, and you don't even want to be an official. I wanted to hide behind the scenes, manipulate the situation, and try to protect myself. It's not that hard for you. I don't want to make people and get to this point, I have to let you go out and show your face......"

Speaking of this, Lin Ruhai was both pitiful and couldn't help laughing.

It is also interesting to use "showing up" on a young man.

Jia Qiang smiled: "What I originally thought was indeed too beautiful, how can there be such a comfortable thing in this world?" As for kneeling or not...... How can it be as good as it should be, but I want to be worthy of it! With the promise of the Emperor Taishang, except for the prince of heaven and earth, who dares to let me kneel? ”

Lin Ruhai shook his head and said, "It's still a good look...... Kneel, kneel in the body and kneel in the heart. It is not important to kneel on the body for a while, as long as you do not kneel in your heart. In fact, I really want to be brisk, it is better to accept the lord than not to accept the lord. Even if a person is raised in the examination, foreign officials can not kneel, but when they meet nobles such as the prince of the clan, the prince of the county, and even the prince of Zhenguo and the prince of Fuguo, don't they have to kneel with national courtesy? However, the lintel of your family and country is included in the Zongren Mansion, and you have the virtue of being related to the country, plus the grace of the emperor, you can really see the nobles without kneeling. ”

When Jia Qiang heard this, she nodded slowly and said, "Now, I have to think like this...... Grandparents, don't worry about my grievances, change the number of roads, maybe the journey will be more exciting. ”

Lin Ruhai said happily: "If you think so, I can return to Beijing with confidence." I just remind you one more point, you must pay attention to handling the relationship with Xifu, don't get too nervous, it's not good for anyone. Especially for the old lady of Shangxifu, when appropriate, you can make a slight concession. It's not for you to be wronged, you can take a step forward and then take half a step back. This scale, you grasp it yourself. ”

Jia Qiang nodded thoughtfully......

……

"Brother Qiang is here! Look, what did Sister Lin hug? ”

After Jia Qiang and Lin Ruhai finished talking, seeing that he was tired, he hurriedly went to the guest room on the island to rest, and he went to the Egret Lake to find the girls.

As soon as she appeared, before she came to the front, Baoqin's sharp eyes spotted her early, and she waved happily and cheered.

Jia Qiang smiled when she heard this, and walked to the front in a few steps, and saw Daiyu wearing a silver fox light red feather veil, holding a white puppy with no trace of variegated in her arms.

Seeing Jia Qiang coming, although she didn't speak, she could point to the stars, but in her eyes, it was silent and sound:

I want it!

Jia Qiang hesitated and said, "This dog is ...... How unclean it is, will there be epidemics......"

Hearing this, a touch of disappointment suddenly appeared in Daiyu's eyes, but she understood that this was not Jia Qiang's stinginess, but really worried.

And she has never had a cat or a dog, and in everyone's beautiful house, there are mostly a few parrots that learn to speak, which is already amazing, and there will never be cats and dogs.

One is that it smells bad in the house, and the other is that it is worried about hurting people.

But seeing this cute and cute puppy, Daiyu's heart was happy.

Seeing her like this, Jia Qiang thought for a while and said, "In this way, this time I will take two dog slaves back to Beijing, and let one person train this puppy in the Lin Mansion." Bathe it every day, feed it cooked food, and raise it when Miss Qianjin raises it, so that she is not afraid that it will secretly eat feces and get contaminated with evil diseases, after all, dogs love to eat that ......"

When Daiyu heard this, her face darkened, and she silently handed over the hand to Li Jing on the side, and then walked towards Jia Qiang.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Jia Qiang turned her head and ran, and Daiyu's annoyed voice came from behind her: "Brother Qiang, stop for me, I won't spare you today!" ”

Jia Qiang laughed, but didn't stay, it doesn't matter if you have a dog, just don't get too close.

In the era of no vaccine, he did not dare to be careless.

Besides, this white dog looks cute, but the dogs on the island are all mountain dogs specially found by the Qi family, and they can fight wolves and pigs when they grow up.

However, it is really necessary to have a few well-trained and good dogs at home.

Jia Zhen's matter can't happen to herself......

……

Night.

Yamen of the Salt Courtyard.

Because they will leave for Beijing early tomorrow morning, tonight is the last night for the Lin family to stay in this salt courtyard yamen.

Aunt Mei supported Lin Ruhai, Daiyu also followed silently, Jia Qiang held a candle to open the way, a courtyard, a courtyard walking, watching.

When he walked to the other courtyard where Jia Min and Lin Ruhai lived together, Rao cultivated with Lin Ruhai's state of mind, and he couldn't help but have a glow in his eyes.

This is the way to go.

Thirteen years have passed, and every bit of it is engraved in my heart.

The deceased wife's own daughter-in-law, love is like a pearl, and she is smart by nature, like a hibiscus in the water.

Virtuous, virtuous, virtuous, beautiful, and natural.

But because of him, he died of depression and died here.

Pain, shame.

Lin Ruhai slowly pushed away the support of Aunt Mei and Daiyu, and after tidying up her clothes, she bowed to the other courtyard.

At the end of the salute, tears rained down.

Jia Qiang was a little moved when she watched from the side, and suddenly felt a feeling in her heart, and turned her head to look at the side.

I saw that under the candlelight, Daiyu's pitiful face, which was already full of tears, was looking up at him, her eyes were bright.

Jia Qiang smiled slightly, her eyes were soft, and she said silently: "I'm here." ”

With me, I can protect you without worry......

……

PS: Yangzhou chapter, end.