Slender West Lake is characterized by "thinness", and the surface of the lake is sometimes wide and sometimes narrow.

A stream of winding water is like a brocade belt, such as a fluttering brush, when it is released and receiving, it has a kind of thin and subtle, delicate and beautiful charm.

The green willows on both sides of the strait are shady, like the soft and touching of green mist, coupled with the accompaniment of various flowers and trees such as camellia, pomegranate, rhodonar, peach, etc., it is more comfortable and elegant, slender and colorful, and all kinds of poetry and painting are fully displayed.

Since the beginning of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Slender West Lake is a scenic spot, and on both sides of the Slender West Lake one after another, a variety of gardens have been established, stretching for eight kilometers and more than 100 scenic spots.

Gradually, the grand occasion of "the two embankments and willows are all in accordance with the water, all the way to the mountain."

Lin Daiyu stood on the painting boat, looking at the beautiful scenery on both sides of the strait, and couldn't help but be obsessed with it in her eyes.

"Brother Cong, the scenery of this Slender West Lake is so beautiful, it is too beautiful to describe in words, today is really worth the trip."

Although she was born in Yangzhou, she has never had the opportunity to come out to play, if she didn't follow Jia Cong, where would she have the opportunity to see such a beautiful scenery.

Jia Cong nodded and said, "Yangzhou is the intersection of the North-South Grand Canal, and it is also the distribution place of Huai salt, where large and small salt merchants gather, and it is the richest place in the world.

Emperor Taishang visited Yangzhou several times, and let these gentry compete to build gardens on both sides of this Slender West Lake, which is why there is a saying that "the prosperity of the garden is the first in the world".

Some of these people have money, for enjoyment, for face, in order to be able to enter the eyes of the emperor, naturally how to repair it, some are regarded as other courtyards, and many brothels have been opened, and the scenery on both sides of the strait is not only beautiful, but also prosperous and lively."

Shi Xiangyun said, "Third brother, the garden on the shore is so good, if only I could live in it."

Jia Cong said with a smile: "The garden here is really good, but if you really let you live for a while, after watching it for a long time, you don't think so, we are northerners, and we rarely see this kind of southern scenery, and I naturally like it when I see it."

The scenery at home is not worse than the scenery here, or even better than the garden here, and we often go to visit, so we don't think it's very good."

Xichun said: "Well, well, I also think so, this garden in the south is a lot of water, green willows, blue waves, pavilions, pavilions, small bridges, flowing water, people, is the real Jiangnan water town."

Jia Cong said, "Doesn't my sister know how to draw, if you like the scenery here, you can paint them."

Xichun said: "If there is a scenery I like, I will write it down and draw it slowly when I go back."

Da Yuer is a grassland person, has been living in the grassland desert, where have you seen this kind of Jiangnan water town, see this picturesque scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, it is even more amazing, feel like entering a fairyland.

He took Jia Cong's hand and said, "Master, the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is so beautiful, I like it here, can we come here for a few more days?"

Jia Cong nodded and said, "Since you like it, then just come a few more times, it's not a big deal, this time I brought you out, just to open your eyes, Uncle Lin's illness, there are no worries, we can play with confidence."

Qingwen said, "Master, didn't you copy several salt merchants? Do they have a garden by the lake? If there is, I think they all like it, and we can move in for a few days and fulfill their wishes, wouldn't it be good?"

Shi Xiangyun smiled and said, "Qingwen, you are really good, but it goes to my heart."

Seeing Da Yu'er, Xiangling, Raider, Shi Xiangyun and others, they all looked at themselves with blank eyes, waiting for their answers.

Jia Cong thought for a while and said, "I really haven't paid attention, but these families have some status in Yangzhou, and there will definitely be gardens here, so when I go back to check, if you find it, let you pick a favorite one, as our courtyard, come and live for a few days, so that you can have a good time."

Seeing that Jia Cong agreed, Shi Xiangyun said happily, "Third brother, it's great."

Xichun also smiled and said, "Brother, great, we also have a garden on this shore."

Da Yu'er pulled Qingwen with a happy face, and the two of them muttered, and they didn't know what they were talking about?

The mandarin duck was a little worried and said, "Master, wouldn't it be good to do this, what if someone impeaches you?" Miss Lin, if you don't persuade you, don't you worry at all?"

Lin Daiyu blinked her eyes, looked at Jia Cong and said, "Brother Cong, I think what Sister Mandarin Duck said makes sense, what do you say? Don't cause unnecessary trouble just for fun."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's okay, even if the emperor wants to raid our home, I can protect you and leave the capital safely, as long as I am here, you don't need to worry about anything."

A person like me, who has made outstanding military achievements and has a relatively high status, if he doesn't even have a little stain, it is too perfect, it is not easy to be reassuring, and it is even more reassuring to leave a little handle to others.

Besides, this time I have made a lot of silver for Your Majesty, nearly 20 million taels, and countless materials of all kinds, so I will take a small garden as a reward, which is not too much at all, so I decided."

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she immediately understood.

This is for fear that the emperor will be jealous, and take this opportunity to choose to defile himself, Brother Cong is really too careful, and he thinks too far, he is really far-sighted, no wonder he is invincible in everything.

Brother Cong's mind is so meticulous, but he doesn't have to worry about it himself.

"Brother Cong, are you imitating Wang Qian, the great general of the Qin Dynasty? Wang Jian was afraid that Qin Shi Huang would be suspicious, so he asked Qin Shi Huang for money and land several times to dispel Qin Shi Huang's doubts and reassure him.

If you don't bring troops now, you shouldn't be able to, right? Although your status is higher, after all, you are too young and your prestige is far from enough, and the emperor should not be afraid of you."

Jia Cong said: "Almost, although I don't bring troops now, it doesn't mean that I won't bring them in the future, I am now the prince of the country, if I make great contributions again, in addition to being crowned king, then I will face no seal, and at that time, it will make people jealous."

So I'm not too enthusiastic about business, errands, if no one provokes me, I'll just be a monk for a day, just deal with business, take more time to accompany you, live a comfortable life, that's what I want."

Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "Brother Cong, if you let others hear this idea, you will definitely say that you are at a young age, and you know that you are content with the status quo and do not want to make progress, which is really unproductive.

However, I still agree with your idea, at least you can spend more time with us."

Shi Xiangyun said: "Although the third brother is young, he has the ability, and has reached a height that others can't reach after hard work in their lifetime, with power, money, and status, who dares to say that the third brother has no talent?

If you want to say this about the third brother, at least you have to be stronger than the third brother, looking at the world, there are really not many people who are qualified to say the third brother."

Lin Daiyu glanced at Shi Xiangyun, this is about to become Brother Cong's little fan sister, and said angrily: "Your third brother is the most powerful, this is always okay, right?"

Xichun giggled, "Well, well, my brother is the best."

The painting boat moved forward slowly, leaving behind laughter and laughter all the way, Jia Cong was in it, it was really surrounded by beauty, and the blessings were boundless.

In order to make everyone have fun, Jia Cong directly borrowed a painting boat.

Everyone boarded the boat in the morning, fluttered on the Slender West Lake, played for a day, until the lanterns were on, and visited the night view on the Slender West Lake, and then returned to the Lin Mansion with satisfaction.

Seeing that Lin Ruhai hadn't fallen asleep yet, he went with Lin Daiyu to greet him and talked.

After saying goodbye, they went back to their rooms to rest.

The next day, Jia Cong went to inspect the salt yamen.

Let them find out the real estate title deeds, and find out the garden land deeds on the shore of Slender West Lake, and there are as many as five or six.

Jia Cong took the girls again and came to the Slender West Lake.

According to the address on the title deed, I found these gardens and went in one by one to have a look.

In the end, a garden that everyone agreed on was selected and put under Jia Cong's name.

Then, everyone started to clean up, moved over directly, and lived here for five or six days, which was too much of an addiction

, only to reluctantly leave.

Shi Xiangyun said, "Third brother, it's so nice here, when will we come back for a few days?"

Da Yu'er also said, "Master, I also want to come back and stay for a few more days, it's so beautiful here."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Why don't you two stay here, let you have enough fun, I will go to Jinling to clean up the salt gang, and when it is finished, I will accompany Xiangling to Suzhou for a trip, and when we come back, I will go back to the capital with the two of you."

When Shi Xiangyun heard this, he hurriedly shook his head and said, "Then forget it, I still have to go to Jinling to have a look, and besides, I have agreed with Xiangling that I will accompany her back to Suzhou to give her courage."

Da Yue'er giggled and said, "I'd better follow Ye and go to see what is the difference between Jinling and Suzhou and this Yangzhou."

Jia Cong smiled, knowing that they would not stay on their own.

Seeing that Lin Daiyu next to her was not very interested, she immediately walked over, took her little hand and asked, "What's wrong?" Looks a little unhappy? Tell me anything, but don't hold it back."

Lin Daiyu snorted and said, "You are going to Jinling again, and you are going to Suzhou again, my father is sick now, and I have to take care of him at home, and I can't go with you, so I'm naturally unhappy."

It turned out that it was because of this, but it wasn't a big deal.

Lin Ruhai's illness is no longer dangerous, and it is useless for Lin Daiyu to stay at home, and she doesn't need to boil medicine or serve her, just go to greet her every day and talk with her.

It doesn't make much difference whether you're at home or not.

It's just that filial piety is in front, but she can't let her old father go alone and go out to play.

Jia Cong thought about it, and really came up with an idea.

"Okay, don't be unhappy, what a big deal, this matter is on me, I will go and tell my father-in-law, just say that I want to cultivate more feelings with Sister Lin, and I will take her to Jinling with me, and ask my father-in-law to fulfill it."

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she angrily raised her foot and stepped on Jia Cong's foot.

"Phew, you cheeky one, if you dare to say that, you try, if I really go with you, what will my father think of me?"

Jia Cong hurriedly begged for mercy: "Just kidding, don't take it too seriously, my father-in-law's illness is no longer a big problem, he just needs to be raised, it is enough for your aunts to serve him, and it won't be of much use for you to stay."

Lin Daiyu said: "I know this, but my father is still sick after all, if I leave him alone at this time and follow you to play, what will it look like, won't it make others say that I am not filial?"

Jia Cong said: "I've already thought of a way to this, don't I still have to accompany Xiangling to Suzhou to find her family? Isn't my aunt also buried in her hometown in Suzhou? When the time comes, I will bring it up, go to sweep my aunt's grave, and go to worship my aunt, can't we be together?"

Lin Daiyu's eyes rolled, nodded and said, "This is a good idea, I haven't been to my mother's grave for five or six years, and my father probably hasn't been to worship in these years, this time I come back, I have to go to worship my mother, this time you have passed."

When he returned, he took the crowd out shopping on the streets.

I bought some Yangzhou specialties, and some special small gifts, eating, playing, using, all bought some, and when I went back, I could give them to relatives and friends as gifts.

Like mandarin ducks, attacking people, they all have families.

Qingwen also has a cousin Duo Mudworm, and now she is a small steward in Jia's Mining, and Qingwen takes care of her, which is much stronger than the original one.

Cherish the spring, Shi Xiangyun, also want to bring gifts to the old lady, Tanchun, Yingchun and others, and finally come out to play, the gifts of the Shi family are naturally indispensable.

Lin Daiyu also wants to buy some gifts and go back to give them away.

Jia Cong is naturally indispensable, the old lady of Xifu, Jia Yu and Mrs. Xing, Aunt Xue and Baochai, and other people's are not missing, as well as Ping'er's, You's, Qin Keqing's, Yanhong and Xiaohong, these must be there.

Jia Cong gave each of them 1,000 taels of silver, and asked them to buy some favorite and desirable items by themselves.

More than a dozen people all put it on

Men's clothing and began a shopping spree.

In this era, in a family like the Jia family, it is impossible for the female roll in the family to show up and buy things on the street, even if the maids in the back house will not show up on the street.

If you really want something alone, you can only ask others to help you buy it.

Shi Xiangyun and Xichun, who were originally young, were released this time, and they were directly happy, looking at everything outside that was novel, looking at it here, asking there, and having fun.

Fortunately, he followed a team of female guards, and two teams of personal soldiers guarded around.

Jia Cong found that this ancient woman was no different from a modern woman when she bought things and went shopping.

I usually can't see it, but when I get to the street, one by one, they all become shopaholics.

After shopping all day, I couldn't put the things I bought in the car, so I couldn't help it, so Jia Cong hired five more carriages to pull all the things I bought back to the Lin Mansion.

Back at home, the women got together again, chattering non-stop,

I feel that after returning from shopping on the street, the relationship between these women is more harmonious than before.