Jia Qiang returned to Ningrong Street under the escort of more than 100 personal guards, and saw Lin Zhixiao waiting at the door from a distance, talking to Li Yong, the housekeeper of the East Mansion, gesturing with his hands, shaking his head and sighing.

Jia Qiang rode his horse before he got off the horse and asked, "What are you talking about?" I was very excited when I watched it from afar. ”

Lin Zhixiao was a little afraid, and said after seeing the salute: "Master Hou, the little ones are talking about the harvest in Zhuangzi this year......

Jia Qiang then remembered and said, "Oh...... Yes. At the beginning, I asked all the farms in the two provinces to be planted with corn, and now it is time to finish harvesting, how will this year's harvest be? ”

Lin Zhixiao said with a smile: "I haven't planted it in previous years, and I don't know if it's good or bad, but the corn cobs are piled up as high as the mountain, and the seven or eight barns built before are not enough. Just looking at the harvest, it is much better than growing corn and wheat. I just don't know how to eat or eat......"

Corn has been flowing into Dayan for many years, but it has not been planted on a large scale because the people's eating habits are difficult to change.

Especially in the peaceful years, the people always stutter, and the southern people who are used to eating rice cannot eat stick noodles.

The people in the north are accustomed to eating wheat flour, even if it is coarse, it is much thinner than cornmeal.

So he planted so much corn, but he couldn't sell it or eat it, and Lin Zhixiao's mouth was blistered......

Jia Qiang saw this person's anxiety and a little resentment, and said with a smile: "I asked you to plant at the beginning, can it still be difficult for you?" After that, he said to Li Yong: "Together with the money they paid for building the barn, their income will increase by 30% compared with the average annual income of the past three years, and give them the silver." Lin Zhixiao, who was surprised, said: "Don't move those corns, the court will send someone to fetch them in the future, pay attention to it, and don't let the rain get drenched." ”

Lin Zhixiao smiled again and again: "No more, no more, Zhuangzi is counting on these grains to sell for money for the New Year!" With the Hou Ye in charge, the little one can go and explain to the tenants. ”

Jia Qiang smiled, didn't say anything more, and was about to go home, but heard Lin Zhixiao exclaim and said, "Ouch! The little pig's brain almost forgot to get down to business, Master Hou, the old lady is invited! ”

Jia Qiang: "......"

……

Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall.

When Jia Qiang came in, she found that there were many fewer lights and candles in the house than usual? It's not bleak, but it's much worse than the lights were in the past.

When the light is dim? Jia Mu looks much older.

In addition to Mother Jia, Mandarin Duck, and Li Kun in the house, there are few grandmothers and maids to serve.

Seeing this, Jia Qiang frowned slightly? He asked, "Why did you start to be thrifty today?" ”

Jia Mu sighed and said, "There is no income at home now?" Or do you want to be frugal? It's better to be diligent and thrifty. ”

“……”

Jia Qiang couldn't cry or laugh, and said: "I just asked Li Yong to count the silver and send it over, it is three percent higher than the harvest in Xifu in previous years, and the corn was planted by me, so it is of great use?" Naturally, Xifu will not be allowed to bear the deficit. Do you have something to say? Still put such a set of dragon gate arrays? It's really interesting. ”

Mother Jia heard this? A stone in my heart landed on the ground, and a smile appeared on my face? "Phew! I know you're going to give silver? Let the outside plant so many Rausch bones that can't be sold and can't be eaten, can you pay it back if you smash it in your hands? Shouldn't I be tight? But your eldest aunt only took care of some outside things this year, and this happened, she couldn't sleep for a few nights, you see, how much has been reduced! ”

When Jia Qiang heard this, she went to look at Li Kun, but Li Kun couldn't stand letting a man look at her like this, and said ashamedly: "Ouch! Qiang'er, don't look around! ...... not cleared"

Jia Qiang: "......"

After Li Kun said this, he felt that this was wrong, and his face turned red in a hurry, and he was at a loss......

She wanted to be humble, but she didn't expect to say something ambiguous, and she wanted to die for a while......

Jia Qiang smiled and said: "Auntie, don't get excited, you don't see it, you don't see it, it's all the old lady, it's not that you have reduced ......."

As he spoke, he asked Jia Mu again, "But is there anything else?" If you don't have me, you'll go back, and you'll have people light the lights as soon as you go. ”

Jia Mu said, "What's the hurry? I ask you, is there anyone around you to serve? ”

Jia Qiang nodded and said, "Grandma sent Yindie and fried beans to carry a bucket and pour water or something." I don't have to serve, I have hands and feet, can I still live? ”

Jia Mu was annoyed: "Is this a matter of living or not? The reason for raising the body and moving the qi, and I still use an old woman to tell you? ”

Jia Qiang smiled: "If you keep saying this, I'll snatch the mandarin duck back!" ”

The mandarin duck stood behind Jia Mu, glared at Jia Qiang fiercely, and lowered her head with a red face.

Sure enough, Mother Jia was still reluctant, and changed the topic and said: "There is one more thing, Ming'er is the son of Lan Xiaozi, your eldest aunt wants to go and see, take a look, is it cheap or not?" ”

Hearing this, Jia Qiang looked at Li Kun, this time Li Kun was much more natural, looked at Jia Qiang's smiling face, and said, "Trouble Qiang'er!" ”

Jia Qiang sighed and said, "Okay, tomorrow night, the things that the eldest aunt will prepare to bring, and I will send you over." But I can only send things in and see them like last time. ”

Li Kun hurriedly responded and said with a smile: "It's good to see it, it's good to see it." ”

Mother's heart made Jia Qiang a little moved.

Jia Mu was puzzled: "Why do you have to wait until the evening to go?" ”

Jia Qiang said helplessly: "The impact is not good during the day, so many students are watching...... Okay, let's talk about it tomorrow. ”

After saying that, he stopped rambling and turned to leave.

Back in Dongfu, You Shi and Third Sister You came to talk to him about the Xixie Street Hall for a while, and stared at Yindie and fried beans to get a bucket and hot water, and helped clean up the house......

Nothing was said all night.

……

Early the next morning.

Jia Qiang got up early, and today she didn't want to go to the front to work with her own soldiers, so she went to the back garden for a walk.

The garden repaired by the Jia family, if it is placed in the south of the Yangtze River, is nothing, it is superior, but it is not the best.

After all, the salt merchants in Yangzhou built the garden, so that they really did not take silver as money.

Even the homes of the people in Jiangnan who have a solid family background also repair more gardens, which are delicate and small, and the scenery is good.

Therefore, if the Jia family's garden is placed in the south of the Yangtze River, it is not surprising.

But when this garden is in the capital, especially after the late autumn and winter, with gray as the main color, the garden of the Jia family is really amazing!

It is already in early winter, it is still green bamboo, and there are pines and cypresses in the mountains.

and the fiery maple forest, and the golden ginkgo.

Yellow flowers are all over the ground, and white willows are on a cross slope.

Looking at the southeast in the distance, build a few pavilions by the mountains.

Throughout the northwest, there are three waterfront pavilions.

No one has moved in yet, but the garden is not lonely.

A few white cranes hovered above the cold pond, and a group of small deer ran on the side of the shallow slope.

Along the way, Jia Qiang looked relaxed and happy.

After going to Qinfang Pavilion, looking at the sunrise in the east, there seems to be purple qi coming from the east, and the aura is revived......

Thinking about the previous life, it is difficult to find a place to settle in the capital with all kinds of efforts, and marrying a wife is even more difficult to achieve.

Look at the ...... again

Sure enough, the shortcut to progress in life still depends on crossing......

Just as he was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard a burst of laughter on the bamboo bridge not far behind him.

Jia Qiang came back to her senses, looked sideways, and saw that it was Yingchun and Baochai, who came together.

In the spring, he wore a big red gorilla felt cloak, which was bright red and very good-looking.

Baochai is not wearing the usual low-key blue satin cloak, but a white fox fur embroidered red plum cloak, with her Ruoxue skin, which is really amazing.

Baochai didn't want to meet Jia Qiang here, and when she saw him looking at her with bright eyes without concealment, she felt ashamed and regretted wearing the big body that her brother Xue Panfei gave her.

Yingchun didn't think much about it, looked at Jia Qiang and said with a smile: "Why is Brother Qiang here?" ”

Jia Qiang said with a smile: "I'm lazy today, I don't go to the front to fight with my own soldiers, and after a day of rest, I want to come to the garden to have a look." Why did the second aunt and sister Bao come? ”

Baochai didn't answer, and even lowered his eyes slightly, Xu was cold, and there was a light red on his frozen pretty face......

Although Yingchun is a little confused, how can Baochai, who has never been rude to others, not speak today, but still smiled: "We get up early and have nothing to do, and we often like to go into the garden for a walk." In the past, there were three girls and Yun Yatou, but now that they have all gone to Jiangnan, I will go shopping with Miss Bao. What are you just looking at? ”

Jia Qiang said nonsense: "The aura has recovered, and I am absorbing the first wisp of purple qi from the east between heaven and earth." ”

Yingchun was shocked when he heard this, and looked to the east suspiciously......

Baochai laughed out loud, raised his eyes, glanced at Jia Qiang angrily, and said, "Nonsense again!" ”

Yingchun also reacted and said, "Brother Qiang is not honest anymore!" ”

Jia Qiang laughed and said, "Let's tell a joke to be funny." Let's go shopping. ”

The second daughter had no other arrangements, so she went inside with Jia Qiang.

Got off the Qinfang Pavilion, crossed the Cuiyan Bridge, and went up to the willow embankment.

Along the willow embankment all the way to the north, is the lotus root Champs.

Passing through the water pavilion of the lotus root Champs, not long after coming out, I have arrived at the Thorn Leaf Nagisa.

There are waterways all around, and I happened to see a wooden boat moored on the shore, Jia Qiang smiled and said: "You two are here today, let's go, I'll support the boat to ferry you." ”

Yingchun laughed and said, "Can you do it?" ”

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "Second aunt, you still know too little about me, and you still need to observe and discover more." ”

Yingchun couldn't smile, and Baochai also covered her mouth with an embroidered handkerchief and smiled.

When Jia Qiang was found standing at the bow of the boat, with a penny lightly, the boat rowed forward smoothly, and then turned around and came back, and it was really very stable.

Yingchun and Baochai got on the boat together, sat down in the cabin, Baochai was also childlike, and said with a smile: "Boatman, old boatman!" Let's sail! ”

Jia Qiang said loudly: "Wait a minute, my wife hasn't gotten on the boat yet!" After that, he looked back at Baochai, who had already felt that the momentum was not good, and laughed: "Oh, it's already here, let's go!" ”

Baochai's face was flushed with shame, especially when Yingchun looked at her blankly, and she couldn't find a crack to get into.

But fortunately, Yingchun can't react for a while, so there is no need to be so embarrassed......

In a blink of an eye, I arrived at a Luogang, Yingchun didn't understand what was going on, and I didn't think about it, looking at the shore, I only felt that it was gloomy and penetrating, and the grass and remnants on the two beaches were more conducive to autumn feelings, and I was a little depressed for a while......

Baochai asked, "This is the depths of Feng Ge'er's hundred flowers?" ”

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "Yes, it was the most beautiful in spring and summer, but now it is a little bleak." ”

Baochai smiled lightly and said: "Xiao Seyuan is also the scenery of the four seasons, take a closer look, the original also has a bit of a different charm." It's always purple and red, but it's actually a bit monotonous. ”

Jia Qiang felt the same way, and asked, "In front of you is Wuwu Garden, would you like to go up and have a walk?" ”

When Baochai heard this, she pursed her lips and said nothing, but Yingchun felt good and said with a smile: "Okay." ”

Jia Qiang brought the boat ashore, went up first, then turned around and helped Yingchun to go ashore, and finally took Baochai's hand and helped her ashore.

Yingchun finally understood something, but he didn't know what to say, but he didn't see it, and the three of them went up the Yunbu stone ladder and entered the Wuyuan together.

As soon as they entered the Wuyuan, the three of them only felt a strange fragrance. The strange grass and fairy vines planted here became greener and colder, not only did not wither, but they all bore fruit, like coral beans, tired and lovely.

Baochai likes this place very much, there are no flowers competing for beauty, but it has its own fragrance.

Ying Chundu smiled and said: "Miss Bao must like this place, and the house is more spacious." ”

After the three of them went in and walked around, they all felt that this place was warm in winter and cool in summer, and it was a treasure place.

After shopping, Baochai persuaded Jia Qiang: "That's it for now, the coming day is long, you have been very busy recently, you don't have to accommodate us to delay the business." ”

Jia Qiang looked at the sun outside and said with a smile: "Okay, then let's go shopping another day, the days are still long." ”

Yingchun also said with a smile: "It's time for breakfast." ”

The three of them did not swim any longer and returned the same way together.

From the Qinfang Pavilion separated, Yingchun and Baochai went west, and Jia Qiang went out from the east gate.

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