Chapter 26: Marriage
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On June 21 of the first year of Jiading, two days before Zhao Jiaren got married, he finally got a copy of his own accounts. One thousand taels of gold, one thousand taels of silver. These two things look like a lot, and they can be exchanged for 1340,000 copper coins together.
The copper coin has 300,000 yuan from the official family, and now it has always been 770 yuan, that is, 400 yuan. In addition, there are 100,000 yuan earned from selling cloth last year and selling mosquito coils this year. I also earned 3,000 yuan by selling perfumes. It doesn't add up to 110,000.
A lot of valuable things were copied from the Pu family, and Zhao Jiaren didn't dare to put all of them into his private pocket, so he would be killing himself. The sedan chair is carried by everyone, where is the reason why Zhao Jiaren swallowed the Pu family alone. The part that can be distributed to Zhao Jiaren in the future needs to be sold before it can be turned into money. Zhao Jiaren has more than 4,000 formal subordinates to support, each of whom has an average of 50 a year. That's as much as 200,000. In addition, there are more than 16,000 family members, each of whom needs an average of five times a month for living expenses. That's another 80,000 pieces. In addition to giving money, they also have to buy food such as rice, provide clothing, and provide fuel for cooking.
On the settlement sheet, Zhao Jiaren's money in his hand this year is subtracted from the money to be paid, and he still needs to earn another 30,000 yuan this year.
There are many lice and debts, and Zhao Jiaren, as a 'big loser', calmly accepted his fate. Without any psychological burden, Zhao Jiaren happily went to the dock to greet his eldest brother Zhao Jiaxin.
The two brothers were naturally happy to see each other, and Zhao Jiaxin opened his mouth and said: "San Lang, the beans have succeeded!" ”
"Beans?" Zhao Jiaren didn't understand what the eldest brother was talking about for the first time. After a few moments, he remembered that his eldest brother, who loved gardening and cultivating new varieties, had been working tirelessly on new soybean varieties for several years.
The eldest brother Zhao Jiaxin happily grabbed Zhao Jiaren's arm and whispered: "You talked to me the year before last, dwarf crops have many benefits. I'll take a kind of dwarf bean from Liangzhelu to breed. I didn't expect that dwarf beans and seeds that can't be purified are actually a match made in heaven. Purified for two years in a row. ”
After speaking, Zhao Jiaren took out a paper bag and handed it to Zhao Jiaren. Zhao Jiaren couldn't help seeing his eldest brother so happy that he couldn't even get home, and hurriedly opened the paper bag. Inside were more than a dozen soybeans, full of grains and much larger than other beans of the era. I pinched it with my hand, and the sun-dried beans were hard and not fluffy at all.
"Congratulations, big brother." Zhao Jiaren hurriedly said. This is not a kind word, the attitude of the eldest brother Zhao Jiaxin's perseverance for six years is already admirable. It's not about waiting, it's about confronting failure and moving forward after it.
Zhao Jiaxin's face was very simple joy, "San Lang, you used to talk about genetics, although I believed it, I always felt worried in my heart. After this success, I feel that a heart has fallen back into my stomach. It's true, as long as there are enough good varieties, I can grow the best seeds. No regrets! No regrets! Ha ha! ”
The eldest brother laughed heartily, and Zhao Jiaren laughed with him and said, "Big brother, let's laugh when we get home." These beans are good, we need to use them well. ”
When the two brothers arrived home and saw their mother, they talked about cotton. This time, Zhao Jiaxin looked a little unhappy, "The Wang family saw that the third brother had made money, and wanted to raise the price of cotton by another percent." They had doubled their cotton fields, but they were not satisfied. ”
Hearing the price increase, Zhao Jiaren was not happy in his heart. But hearing that the Wang family had doubled the land for planting cotton, Zhao Jiaren hurriedly asked, "Does their family have so much land?" ”
Zhao Jiaren shook his head helplessly, "It's not just the Wang family who is planting, now Huating County and even Jiaxing Mansion know that the income from growing cotton is twice that of growing grain, and many families have begun to grow cotton." The Wang family took the opportunity to buy local cotton at a low price and sold it to you, and they made another profit. ”
"Oh......" The words 'sheep eat people' suddenly popped up in Zhao Jiaren's mind. When cotton is grown on a large scale, the land used for growing food is compressed. This means that the price of grain will rise, and Zhao Jiaren does not know if the farmers will be able to make money, but the local people who need to buy grain will inevitably be affected.
But this thought was only a flash, and Zhao Jiaren put it aside. If the Wang family can provide twice as much cotton, Zhao Jiaren can get twice the income. Last year, the income of cotton cloth reached 120,000 yuan, and it doubled to 240,000 yuan. With the addition of mosquito coils, the money to feed 20,000 subordinates finally came out.
Thinking of this, the Wang family's request for a price increase became acceptable, and Zhao Jiaren said lightly: "Big brother, tell them that we promised them a one-percent increase, no matter how much it is." If the Wang family is insatiable, we will find someone else to grow cotton. In addition, you buy and rent more land in Qingyuan Mansion and plant beans well. Beans are of great use to me. ”
On June 23 of the first year of Jiading, Zhao Jiaren's wedding began. This marriage didn't use too many people, and Zhao Jiaren didn't like to make this kind of pomp. Six large Kong Ming lanterns that rose into the air were lined up along the road to welcome relatives, and when a normal number of welcoming cars drove by, the petals fluttered down like heavenly maidens scattering flowers.
When the car drove to the door, Zhao Jiaren lifted the curtain of the car, and Miss Qin walked out of the car with a light gauze hijab. That dignified appearance and demeanor made a sound of admiration around him. After "scattering grain beans" to ask for good luck, Zhao Jiaren took Miss Qin's long sleeves and walked towards the main hall. At this time, the whole yard was sprinkled with water mixed with perfume, and the petals of flowers flew down like rain, and with the large number of flowers decorated in the yard, the yard was like a field full of flowers for a moment.
The door of the main hall was wide open, and Qin Tidian and his wife and Mrs. Zhao were sitting in it. Seeing a couple of newlyweds walking calmly in such a beautiful scenery, Mrs. Qin's smile was joy and regret brought by memories, and Qin Tidian and Mrs. Zhao were smiling and wiping tears.
The marriage ceremony went smoothly, and both families were considered middle-level officials, even if it was a hole in the house, there was nothing out of the ordinary. After the candle is extinguished, everyone else will get out. Zhao Jiaren didn't rush to knock down Miss Qin, he took the bride's hand, walked to the back window, and pushed open the window door.
Miss Qin bowed her head shyly and said nothing, but suddenly she heard a muffled sound, and then felt that the sky was bright. When I looked up, I saw a brilliant flower blooming in the night sky. In the Song Dynasty, there were ceremonial flowers, but they were all cast on the ground, and most of them were sparks and the like. This is what the fire tree and silver flower never sleep.
Now the gorgeous ceremonial flowers can bloom at such a high altitude in the air, which Miss Qin never expected. The first fireworks bloomed, and Miss Qin was speechless in surprise. The fireworks burned out, the black sky dimmed again, and Miss Qin sighed softly. Just when she thought that there was only such a gift flower, with the sound of bang, one after another bloomed in the air. The night sky was immediately colorful and gorgeous. Miss Qin clasped her hands in front of her chest and couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
Zhao Jiaren felt a little regretful about Miss Qin's subconscious pulling her hand out of Zhao Jiaren's hand, but he didn't particularly care about it. After this round of ceremonial flowers was released, Zhao Jiaren asked Miss Qin with a smile, "This is what I prepared for you, do you like it?" ”
Miss Qin lowered her head slightly and was silent for a while, then stretched out her left little thumb and gently hooked Zhao Jiaren's little thumb, she raised her head and said to Zhao Jiaren, "I like it." After another moment of silence, Miss Qin spoke again, "Thank you!" ”
For many years after that, the high-tech marriage model developed by Zhao Jiaren became the standard process for large families in Quanzhou to get married, so that Zhao Jiaren, who provided equipment, made a lot of money. At this time, Zhao Jiaren didn't know this, he just hooked his wife's slender and silky fingers, and stood side by side at the window to watch the flowers. There is a very simple joy in my heart.
At this time, on the painting boat of Lin'an West Lake, the evening breeze blows through the window with warm moisture. Sitting in a group of officials, Bu Ruyan sang calmly and softly: "Thousands of trees bloom at night in the east wind." More blows down, stars like rain. BMW carved cars are full of fragrance. The sound of the phoenix flute moves, the light of the jade pot turns, and the fish and dragon dance all night. ”