In the territory of Great Chu, the land south of the Yangtze River, Yangzhou Patrol Salt Imperial History Yamen. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Lin Hai was reading the official documents in the back hall, and heard the report that the Jia family in the capital had come to ask to see him, so he didn't think much about it, and asked it to be arranged in the side hall.

After reading the last bit of official documents, he went to the side hall to meet the children of the Jia family.

"Jia Yun, the younger brother of the Jia family, visits my aunt and grandfather!"

As soon as he entered the house, he saw a young boy kneeling down and saluting to himself.

Lin Hai was surprised by the three words "aunt and grandfather", but he had been an official for more than ten years, but he did not have any gaffes, nodded, walked over and sat on the main seat, and called the people on the ground to get up.

The person kneeling on the ground was Jia Yun, who had spent half a month rushing from the capital, and he simply cleaned up and immediately came to see Lin Hai.

After Jia Yun got up, Lin Hai saw that he was only a teenager, so he asked, "What are you looking for me?" ”

Jia Yun said: "How dare the younger generation come to the door to disturb my aunt and grandfather, it is our patriarch's little son who asked the younger generation to bring a letter to my aunt and grandfather." As he spoke, he took out the letter of help that Jia Qing gave him.

Jia Jing's youngest son, isn't he the little doll back then?

I took the letter and opened it, only to see that it read:

Respectfully Greetings Uncle Lin,

The little nephew Jia Qing worshipped, since Yangzhou had the honor to visit his uncle four years ago, the little nephew always remembered his uncle's teachings, and longed to be able to resign his father, personally serve his uncle, or serve tea and water, in order to get the luck of his uncle's teachings. Ran Sizhi's uncle is busy with official business, how can he be idle on his little nephew, so he doesn't dare to bother.

Now I have listened to the teachings of my uncle, and I concentrate on my studies every day, and I have read "The Mean" until I read it......

……

One of the younger generations of the clan has lost his father, only a widowed mother, and the family is difficult, so he turns to his little nephew for help. The little nephew took pity on his life experience and made a living in the clan, which happened to be under the jurisdiction of his uncle. The little nephew has no other relatives and friends in Yangzhou, so he has to take the liberty of disturbing his uncle with this trivial matter, and I hope my uncle will forgive me. If the uncle can give this junior some care, not only will it be a blessing for the family, but the little nephew will also be grateful.

Nephew Jia Qing bowed

After reading the letter, Lin Hai thought for a while and asked, "What did you do in Yangzhou?" ”

Jia Yun immediately replied respectfully: "If you go back to your aunt and grandfather, the younger generation's trip is to buy some abandoned stones and other things next to the salt factory."

"What's the use?"

"It is a rouge factory that needs to be used to make spices, and there are very few of these raw materials near the capital, so the younger generation has this errand,"

Jia Qing had discussed it with him before Jia Yun came, and to tell the truth, Lin Hai would definitely feel that Jia Qing was not doing his job, and in order to avoid trouble, he had to say so first, and then ask for guilt when they met later.

Lin Hai thought that this could indeed only be regarded as a small thing, so he said, "How do you want me to help you?" ”

Jia Yun was overjoyed when she heard this, and knew that the matter was done, so she immediately replied: "Thank you aunt and grandfather, you only need to send a family member to guide the juniors, and the juniors will be grateful." ”

Lin Hai also felt that this was good, so he sent a retinue around him out of the yamen with Jia Yun as he said.

After that, it was very simple, Jia Yun went to various salt farms to collect waste materials under the guidance of this person. The directors of each salt farm saw that they were introduced by the people of the salt administration office, anyway, these wastes were not worth much, they were basically given to Jia Yun for nothing, but Jia Yun was overjoyed, and Ni Er only needed to entertain the people of Lin Hai's family around him.

However, after half a month's effort, the task was completed, and the chartered ship went north, and the alkali stone accompanied a boat, and the rest found a secluded location, and also rented two empty warehouses for storage.

……

Yipintang, in the east wing, a soap-making business is in full swing.

Jia Qing named his wing room "Beijing Soap R&D Department", and appointed himself the head of research, with two researchers, namely Jin Er and Peifeng.

With Luan doesn't like to do this, he just helps out with the bottle on weekdays.

After a lot of attempts and a lot of time, Jia Qing finally separated and ate barely usable caustic soda. With caustic soda, the rest of the work is pretty much easier.

Bring the caustic soda to a boil, stir well, then add grease while stirring, wait until the juice becomes viscous, put it into a mold, dry it, and then cut it into small pieces.

At this time, several batches of tried products had been cooled in the middle of the courtyard of Yipintang, and Jia Qing had taken and used them, and the effect was average, but it was still better than the ordinary pancreas used for cleaning on the market now. Not to mention the soap horns used by ordinary people.

Therefore, the market prospect is already very ambitious. Now he is taking two deputies to study the luxurious version of the soap sold to the wealthy. In fact, it is to add some fragrant petals, health herbs and other things on this basis.

He deeply understands the hearts of the rich, and they will like what ordinary people don't have, so modern goods are made into different colors and styles for people to choose.

Waiting for the last batch, the last step of the mold was completed, Jia Qing waved his hand: "Everyone has worked hard during this time, so Young Master Ben decided to give everyone in the courtyard a reward of one or two silver." Sister Xiaofeng and Sister Jin'er each added five more coins of silver! ”

There is no way, during this period of time, to buy raw materials, plus the one hundred taels of silver that he used to buy flowers and advance to Jia Yun in Jiangnan, the family funds he has accumulated with great effort in the past few years are empty, and he is ready to move a few pots of flowers he has cultivated to sell them to subsidize the family. So the bonuses given to the girls can only be stingy, and he is ready to make up for it when he makes money later.

But Jin Er didn't think it was less, in their eyes, it was right to do things for the second master, and it felt very fun, but they didn't care much about the second master's reward. After taking these packed "soaps" to the yard to dry, Jia Qing was going to Jia Jing to have a look, tomorrow was Jia Jing's birthday.

Along the way, there are busy people shuttling, these things are all deployed by the You family, and Qin Keqing also assists from the side, but most of the things outside the two doors are handled by Lai Sheng, and you only need to report to the You family.

Of course, these things have nothing to do with Jia Qing, he just wants to go to Jia Jing's room to see the situation, indicating that he still cares about him. In this kind of large family, even between father and son, a good relationship needs to be maintained.

In the back hall of Ning'an Hall, Jia Jing was drinking tea in the hall. Although he has looked down on fame and fortune over the years, he has no objection to the fact that his family has given him a big banquet, and in his heart, he still feels that the dignity of the Guogong Mansion must be maintained.

I think that when the first two generations of Guogong were alive, he was still young. At that time, every time there was a big banquet in the family, down to the civil and military officials, to the princes and princes, all gathered together, and the glory was not comparable today.

And now fortunately, there is still a Mrs. Rong Guotai alive in the west, and the family is more noble. When the old lady also goes, where should the Jia family go?

He knew very well that the current saints were not as generous to their families as the emperor. On the one hand, he resigned because he was tired of the pressure of officialdom, and on the other hand, it was not because the new monarch succeeded to the throne and did not treat him as highly as the emperor.

Now the children in the family, especially his eldest son Jia Zhen, he has also seen it, and it doesn't seem like he can revitalize the family, so he has not handed over the patriarchal power for a long time, and it is not just because of Jia Qing, it can only be said that Jia Qing is the last straw that he can't let go.

On the one hand, Jia Jing is actually the most prestigious, qualified, and capable of being the pillar of the Jia family.

On the other hand, Jia Jing, as the patriarch, is unqualified. In the face of the declining family, he did not have the courage to reform the old and make the new, and in the face of the pressure of the government and the opposition, he did not have the courage to withstand a piece of the world for the family, so he chose to retire.

Therefore, the defeat of the Jia family is already doomed.

Fortunately, Jia Jing still thinks about the family and wants to choose a qualified heir for the family, which gives Jia Qing a chance, a chance to defeat Jia Zhen and seize the power of the Jia family.

"Greetings to my father!"

Jia Qing's voice woke up Jia Jing who was in deep thought, and looking at this little son, Jia Jing's heart was unconsciously much happier.

"What are you doing here?"

"Tomorrow's father's birthday, the child is afraid that you will be busy, so he specially came to celebrate his father's birthday in advance. The child wishes his father a long and blessed life, good health, and getting younger and younger! ”

Listening to his son's blessings, Jia Jing was very happy. Now this little son can make him smile when he says anything. stepped forward gently, hugged Jia Qing, and sat back in the original chair.

Holding Jia Qing like this, he hasn't had it for a long time, this time, he suddenly felt heavy, heh, the little ones back then have grown up a lot.

"Good, good! is worthy of being a good son of his father, knowing that he is concerned about me, hehe, hehe" The smile on Jia Jing's face could no longer be contained, and he laughed vigorously.

If Jia Baoyu saw this scene, I don't know how he would feel.

Jia Qing also smiled, but he still had a purpose for this trip, and took the opportunity to say: "Father, the child wants to go to Xifu to play...... The child has already reviewed all the "The Mean", and the sisters over there have given me a few posts and asked me to come over and play, okay? ”

Looking at his son's playful mood that he almost never had, thinking that he was indeed worthy of praise for his studies over the years, and that he was going to study hard in the country next year, his heart softened, and he said, "Since this is the case, you can go." Originally, you were going to study in Guozijian next year, so I will give you a three-month long vacation to let you have a good time, but remember to call your two little guys to follow when you go out, safety is important.

By the way, I vaguely heard your eldest brother say that you made some mess in the yard, what's going on? ”

Heh, Jia Zhen has really begun to pay attention to him, but he has already been prepared for this, but he has to be careful in the future.

"Oh, that's a kid's usual boring gadget, it's not worth it or anything."

"Yes, that's good. Remember, don't lose your mind with playthings, in that case, my family law will not be recognized! ”

Hearing this murderous threat, Jia Qing showed a smile to Jia Jing and said, "I know! ”

"Go ahead!"

came out of Jia Jing's arms and saluted Jia Jing again, and Jia Qingcai happily walked out of the back hall of Ning'an Hall.