Yangzhou Mansion, Yanzheng Yamen.

The back house, the original Lin Ruhai study.

It's dark at night.

"Squeak", the study door was pushed open by itself without knocking.

Jia Cong raised his eyebrows and looked at him sharply.

After seeing the visitor, his eyes softened again, and he said, "Why haven't you slept again?" ”

I saw Daiyu personally carrying a wind lantern to come in, she was wearing a snow-white silk embroidered shirt inside, a azure gauze shirt and a brocade gown, and a cloudy Luo Yi coat.

Soft and weak body, delicate and pitiful.

Daiyu pursed her lips, looked at Jia Cong with smart eyes, and asked in a somewhat mysterious tone: "Third brother, I heard...... The niece and granddaughter of the Queen Mother chased after her from the capital? ”

When Jia Cong heard this, he smiled dumbly and asked, "Who did you listen to?" ”

Daiyu pursed her lips, and her picturesque face actually showed a touch of contempt, and said in disgust: "Restless! ”

After Jia Cong was stunned, he gritted his teeth and said, "Lin Daiyu, who did you learn this from?" ”

I don't know why, hearing Jia Cong call him by his name, Daiyu always can't help but want to laugh.

It's not a shy smile, but a very relaxed smile.

After laughing, she raised her chin a little proudly, as if she was really a naughty sister, and threatened: "Carefully, I will tell the baby girl!" ”

Although Jia Cong returned home today, he went directly into the study to do things, and no one was allowed to disturb him.

But the orders he passed down still caused a lot of ripples in the inner house.

asked Li Rong to take a few new clothes from Aunt Qiu and send them to the nobles from Beijing......

It is not difficult to inquire about the name of the noble.

At least Zhanpeng knew that it was the niece and granddaughter of the Queen Mother.

Zhan Peng knows, and Li Rong knows.

And Li Rong and Qingwen have an excellent relationship......

Ye Qing, when Daiyu was in Rongguo Mansion, she knew this girl.

It's just that she never expected that this Furong son would chase him to Yangzhou Mansion.

This kind of thing happens in reality, it happens around me, and it feels more exciting than in the opera script!

Of course, the premise is that Daiyu also knows that as the only bloodline of the Queen Mother's family, Furong Gongzi will recruit a son-in-law in this life.

She had heard Mother Jia and Aunt Xue chatting about this.

Who can resist the Queen Mother's decree?

And the current Jia Cong doesn't look like someone who can be a son-in-law anyway.

Even if the old lady insisted, it wouldn't work.

That's why Daiyu can make fun of Jia Cong so easily.

When Jia Cong heard her mention Baochai, the smile on her face had a hint of sweetness, and she smiled: "What's that?" Everyone knows that Qing Gongzi and us are not all the way. ”

Daiyu was curious: "How did she come to Jiangnan?" ”

Jia Cong said: "I heard that it is to pray for the Queen Mother, and to visit the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River in an instant...... Okay, don't mention her, what's the problem, when she comes to find you, you ask her yourself. ”

Daiyu tilted her head slightly, looked at Jia Cong with beautiful eyes, and asked with a smile: "People are golden branches and jade leaves, will they look for me?" ”

Jia Cong was stunned when he heard this, and he couldn't think about it: "The four generations of the Lin family, and the uncle is a dignified Tanhua background, how noble?" Besides, my aunt is still the daughter of the first-class Rongguo Gong, and there are girls in the world who are higher than yours, I really can't count how many ...... Sister Lin, are you really not showing off your family background? ”

When Daiyu heard this, she blushed and said, "Phew! The third brother is showing off! Under the candlelight, a pair of bright eyes were full of smiles.

But then, she sensitively thought of Jia Cong's life experience.

Although his paternal line is noble, his biological mother ......

Thinking of this, the smile in Daiyu's eyes disappeared and changed to an apologetic melancholy......

Seeing this, Jia Cong praised this kind girl in her heart, and changed the topic and asked, "Sister Lin, do you still cry on weekdays?" ”

Daiyu said angrily: "Good and decent, why am I crying?" ”

Jia Cong smiled: "I care about you, you used to be a crying cat!" You'll cry when you tell a joke......"

"Poof!"

Daiyu was angry and laughing, carrying the wind lantern in one hand, and clenching her small fist in the other, she stepped forward, and threatened: "You talk nonsense again? How much can I cry when I listen to jokes? ”

Jia Cong laughed and said, "It's just a naughty joke...... Well, it's late at night, and it's time for you to go back and get some rest. You've slept well these days, and your complexion looks much better. But you can't just stick to it for two or three days, you have to persevere. Let's go......"

When Daiyu heard this, she suddenly remembered what was going on, and said, "I still have something to tell you." ”

Jia Cong smiled: "Then talk while walking, go, I'll send you back, and I'm going to rest." ”

When Daiyu heard this, she hesitated, nodded and said, "It's okay......"

The two went out and walked side by side under the hand-copying verandah to the west chamber not far away.

Daiyu said seriously: "It was Aunt Qiu's mother's family who came to see her, and she was very enthusiastic, and she said a lot of good things, and finally she had to invite us to Kew Gardens as a guest." The lady also brought two girls of our age, both of whom were very hospitable. I don't want to move, but they are ...... with Qingwen and Chunyan."

When Jia Cong heard this, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, he paused thoughtfully, and said softly: "Qiu family? ”

Daiyu's porcelain jade-like white face had a shallow smile, which showed that Jia Cong was like this, and she stopped smiling, and asked a little nervously, "What's the matter?" ”

Her favorite thing to do recently is not to read, but to listen to Li Rong and Qingwen talk about things outside.

Qingwen asked the most about Jia Cong.

So Daiyu also knew what kind of big thing Jia Cong was doing outside, and it was difficult......

It's a whole new world for her.

Daiyu has never been a well-behaved girl who abides by the rules, otherwise she would not have read forbidden books with Baoyu in her previous life.

She is also curious about the outside world, especially the world of the people around her.

The more novel it is, the more I marvel at what Jia Cong did.

He is like an all-powerful hero, accomplishing what the world thought was impossible.

However, how can it be a trivial matter to make such a big hero change his face?

Seeing Daiyu staring at herself worriedly with her head up, Jia Cong casually reached out to ruffle the ends of her forehead, and said with a smile: "What are you worried about?" I just want to take advantage of this opportunity and do something interesting......"

When Daiyu heard this, her eyes lit up, and she said, "What's interesting?" ”

Jia Cong would not be soft-mouthed in front of his sister, laughed, and said, "You'll know when it's done......"

Seeing that Daiyu pursed her lips slightly, and her eyes became unkind, Jia Cong did not give in, but advised: "You just reply to Aunt Qiu, you will go to Kew Gardens the morning after tomorrow, come back with lunch, and let the Qiu family get ready to greet you." I'll send you there myself. Maybe I'll surprise some people......"

Daiyu looked at Jia Cong's playful smile on her face, and was a little confused.

She wondered, what kind of surprise would it be? Why do you want to surprise the Qiu family......

Jia Cong couldn't help but smile when she saw her like this.

I have always been accustomed to seeing Daiyu's brilliant appearance, but at this moment it has become a little confused, which is also interesting.

In a blink of an eye, Jia Cong stopped sending forward, and said, "Go back and have a good rest...... By the way, after this year, the new Salt Patrol Imperial History sent by the imperial court will probably arrive......"

Hearing this, Daiyu's face turned pale with a "sigh", her eyes turned red in an instant, and tears fell.

The arrival of the new Salt Patrol Imperial History means that she will take her unconscious father and move away from this salt government yamen.

But the world is so big, where is the place for her father and daughter?

At this moment, Daiyu's heart was filled with a sense of wandering, loneliness and uneasiness......

Seeing her like this, instead of being comforted, Jia Cong laughed "hatefully" and sneered: "Good sister, should you fantasize about yourself again as a weak woman who is bitter and miserable, and fantasize about being alone and helpless with her uncle in the cold wind of Shuoshuo?" Hahaha! ”

"You...... Are you still laughing? ”

Daiyu burst into tears, the bad guy was still laughing, and suddenly screamed aggrievedly.

Jia Cong restrained his laughter and reminded seriously: "Sister Lin, you are probably one of the few rich ladies in this world, and you are richer than most people. You still have the old lady in the Jingli Guogong Mansion to spoil you, even in Yangzhou Mansion, there is me, who is my brother, to protect you.

If you want to go back to Beijing, I will arrange a boat to send you and your uncle to Beijing to recuperate after the New Year. If you still want to stay in Yangzhou Mansion, you can also find another excellent garden and use it as a place to settle down temporarily, which will be better than living in the Yanzheng Yamen.

Do you know which choice I want you to make? ”

Daiyu looked at Jia Cong with teary eyes, and asked pitifully, "Which one?" ”

After Jia Cong smiled brightly, he suddenly said with some expectation: "I hope for the latter, because I will use a lot of silver, and I can't break it in half for a penny." So if you go back to Beijing, I'm afraid that I will be nervous about the money to buy rice and meat to give the next person a monthly payment, maybe Xiaojiaoer will be thin like Sister Lin.

Sister Lin, you are a rich man, can you be merciful and take my brother for a ride? ”

Although this statement is a bit exaggerated, the silver in Jia Cong's hand is about to start planning and use.

Although he got a lot from the raider, those who don't raise an army will never know what a real gold-swallowing beast is.

At present, the 3,000 soldiers and horses in Yangzhou Mansion eat and eat the silver that the horses chew and swallow every day, which is an astronomical amount for ordinary people.

Especially Jia Cong is also extremely generous, not only to let the soldiers and horses eat well, but also to eat well.

Meals and rice aside, fish, meat, fruits and vegetables must keep up.

This kind of food, not to mention the local army, even the Jingli Imperial Forest Army does not have this level.

This is not counting the money that Jia Cong had to buy firearms from Haojing after he set up the escort department, as well as the silver needed to buy the firearms production line with a lot of money......

When the thousands of households in the six provinces south of the Yangtze River return to the thousands of households in each province, their food and salary will also need Jia Cong to provide them in the future.

It would be a bottomless pit.

In Jia Cong's memory, is there still less dynasty that was dragged down by the army?

So what he said is not an exaggeration.

Of course, no matter what, he wouldn't be without food or shelter.

After all, Jinyiwei is still a unit that can make huge profits and generate income, such as raiding homes and collecting protection fees......

It's just that where does Daiyu know this?

She is a knife-mouthed tofu heart, and her heart is very soft.

She is good at substituting herself into the role of hard life, and she is also good at substituting Jia Cong into the role of hard life at the moment.

When he looked at Jia Cong again, there were tears of pity in his eyes......

She even forgot her loneliness and sadness, and asked with concern, "Third brother, do you need a lot of silver?" Ming'er, I'll ask Cui Yi's family, let Cui Yi see how much silver I have in my house......"

"Huh!"

Before Daiyu could say the words that could easily pierce people's hearts, Jia Cong interrupted with a smile and unceremoniously ruffled her hair, not just the ends of it.

In Daiyu's embarrassed and disgusted gaze, Jia Cong said softly: "Good sister, don't be so sincere in the future, keep your silver for personal use, no one will give it, ...... in the future."

Daiyu was not polite, she interrupted him without waiting for Jia Cong to finish speaking, she lowered her head and said softly: "The third brother treats me like this, and I also look forward to helping the third brother." If not...... If I don't have the protection of my relatives, what is the use of asking for all that money? ”

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