Regarding Lin Ruhai's proposal, Jia Cong did not not consider it.

This is indeed a good way, but Jia Cong is not much interested in being an official.

What is the purpose of being an official?

It's not just to get ahead, to make money, to live a good life.

As the saying goes, thousands of miles for officials are only for money.

He is now the Duke of Ning Guo, his status is already there, his reputation is also there, and with his current family property, there is no shortage of money.

With his own title, most officials have to salute when they see him, and few dare to provoke him.

I am now both rich and status.

So, what is the meaning of being an official for yourself?

If it weren't for the big threat of the second prince, in the case of unknown prospects, Jia Cong would have wanted to be a gentleman.

Just wait for the Emperor Taishang and the Emperor to return to heaven, elect the next generation of emperors, see his attitude towards himself, and then make a final decision.

Before that, it was still mainly to improve his strength to ensure the safety of himself and the Jia family.

Therefore, Lin Ruhai's mind is destined to be impossible to get his wish.

Next, Weng and his son-in-law talked about the situation in the court, which also gave Jia Cong a general understanding of the current situation.

Except for the second prince being imprisoned, nothing big happened.

However, the situation in Shaanxi has become even more erosive, and the local garrison has been ordered to carry out a crazy suppression of those chaotic people.

All of a sudden, there was war all over Shaanxi.

Some generals and officials have abused their power for personal gain, seized this opportunity to eliminate dissidents, publicize personal vendettas, and even took the opportunity to wantonly amass wealth, which has caused panic among the people and forced some people onto the road of confrontation.

In some places, the army has been routed by the rebels.

There are even some rebel forces that have occupied the county seat, killed officials and robbed grain, and openly raised the banner of rebellion.

Listening to Lin Ruhai's meaning, he didn't care about these rabble, and he didn't think that they could succeed, at most, they would cause some trouble to the imperial court.

However, Jia Cong doesn't think so.

It is precisely because of the lack of attention from the imperial court that those people are given the opportunity to take advantage of it, so that they can take the opportunity to become bigger and become a problem for their henchmen.

When the time comes, the northern peoples take the opportunity to go south and leap horses to seize the pass. Amin's barbarians will send troops with all their strength to capture Liaoyang, internal and external troubles, and they will break out together, and the world will be in chaos, perhaps just around the corner.

At that time, even if you make your own move, you may not be able to turn the tide.

Unless, unscrupulously, all hole cards are revealed.

If that's the case, no matter who becomes the emperor, he will be even more jealous of himself, once the war is pacified, that is, when they deal with themselves, this kind of thankless thing, Jia Cong doesn't want to do.

I hope this day will come later, don't disturb your wedding.

accompanied Lin Ruhai and Lin Daiyu's father and daughter to have dinner.

Jia Cong then said goodbye and left, and returned to Ningguo Mansion.

Lin Daiyu hasn't been home for a long time, so she stayed at her own house, planning to stay at home for a few more days.

However, when Jia Cong left, he repeatedly told Jia Cong to come over to accompany her if he was fine.

Jia Cong didn't do anything wrong, but there was nothing to do, so he readily agreed.

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At this time, it is the autumn harvest season.

After Jia Cong had breakfast, he took people to Linhe Villa.

I didn't come for a long time, so I inspected them one by one, listened to Liu Quan and the masters of each workshop, and reported the situation in Zhuangzi.

Although the water level of the small river in the south has dropped a lot, it has not been greatly affected in his own Zhuangzi, and the output of the two large areas of land in the east and west has not been reduced.

The other workshops are also developing well, showing a thriving scene in Chu.

Compared with those disaster areas and other Zhuangzi, their own riverside villas,

That's heaven.

At noon in the Zhuangzi, I had a meal with those stewards, explained some things, and did not return to Ningguo Mansion until the afternoon.

As soon as he returned home, washed his face and drank tea, Jia Lian came to the door.

"Brother Cong, my brother has been aggrieved these days, when did you help my brother out of that bad breath, I can't wait, this breath is not out, my brother feels uncomfortable."

Jia Lian's request can be described as easy for him, and it is effortless to help him vent his anger.

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Second brother, this kind of trivial matter, for brothers, it is not a matter at all, do you want to go out in person? You still want my people to help you settle it, you can make your own decisions."

Jia Lian said, "Brother Cong, is there any difference between this?"

Jia Cong said: "Second brother, if you want to vent your anger, I can send some people to you, but there is one thing, no matter how you toss, you can't ask for people's lives, otherwise, the Zhou family will definitely stare at it, and you may still suffer at that time, even if I protect you, it will not be good for the reputation of the Jia family."

If you don't come forward, if I find someone to do it, I can make them disappear silently, and they won't even find a single hair, even if others want to make a fuss about it, there is no evidence at all."

Jia Lian thought for a while and said, "Brother Cong, you can send someone to attack, but when you kill them, can you let me breathe first."

It seems that the second brother has been cleaned up miserably, and the resentment in his heart has been holding back.

That's not a problem for me, it's just a little bit of trouble.

"Since the second brother said it, then naturally there is no problem, I will let people quietly arrest all those who beat you, lock them up first, and then take you to vent your anger, you want to kill them with your own hands, but this kind of thing, you can't talk nonsense afterwards, no one can tell anyone."

Jia Lian smiled when he heard this: "Brother Cong, don't worry, I'm not stupid, how can I talk nonsense everywhere, just do what you say, when will we do it."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Since the second brother can't wait, how about we help you do it today?" It also made you go to that heart knot."

[In view of the general environment,

Jia Lian said viciously: "This is the best, my brother can't wait for a long time, those bastards, dare to do that to me, I have long wanted to kill them."

Seeing Jia Lian like this, Jia Cong was a little curious.

Listening to the meaning of this, this second brother is not just as simple as being beaten, is it not possible that he has also been tortured inhumanely?

However, this is not easy to ask yourself, in case there is any privacy, it is not easy to say, and it is embarrassing to ask.

He only needs to help him dispose of those people, no matter what kind of revenge or grudge, all of them will be avenged.

Jia Cong said to Li Biao on the side: "Li Biao, you go to Tie Zhu, and together with him, arrest all those who beat my second brother quietly, don't alarm others, and then find a place for my second brother to vent his anger, and then dispose of those people."

Li Biao arched his hand and said, "I know, my lord, my subordinates will do it now."

After finishing speaking, Li Biao turned around and left.

Jia Cong said: "Second brother, wait a minute, when it is done, they will come to report, why don't we two brothers drink some and wait while drinking?"

Jia Lian smiled and said, "Okay, our brothers haven't gotten together for a few months, so let's have a few drinks today."

Seeing that Jia Lian agreed, Jia Cong didn't ink, and asked Qingwen to notify the kitchen to prepare wine and food.

Soon the wine and food were served, and it was just dinner time at this time, and the kitchen had already prepared the food, so it was just brought over.

The two sat opposite each other, drinking and talking, while talking, waiting for Li Biao's news.

After three glasses of wine, Jia Lian said with envy: "Brother Cong, you are really comfortable living this little life, which really makes my brother envious."

Jia Cong was stunned when he heard this, and he was a little puzzled in his heart, and he didn't quite understand what Jia Lian meant.

This guy has nothing every day

Everything is done, although Jia's Mining is under his management, it has already been on the right track, and he doesn't need to watch it all the time, he knows every day that he spends all day drinking outside, and he is a carefree person, and he still envy himself?

Jia Cong said suspiciously: "What the second brother said made the brother a little confused, and now the Rongguo Mansion is under the management of the second brother and sister-in-law, and you have no other errands, but you are much more comfortable than my brother, I don't understand what you envy?"

Jia Lian smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Cong, you alone have the final say in this entire Ning Guo Mansion, and you are the real head of the family, but you are much better than your brother. Although my brother is in charge of everything in Rongguo Mansion, there are still old men and old ladies above, but he has to ask for instructions on everything, and he can't really make his own decisions, where can he compare with his brother."

Jia Cong suddenly realized in his heart, it turned out that it was because of this, and he thought it was something.

Shaking his head slightly, he smiled and said, "What the second brother said is the truth, but although the brother has the final say, if you really want to talk about it, it is really not as easy as the second brother's life, but I heard my sister-in-law say that the second brother spends all day outside drinking and being happy."

Jia Lian smiled dryly: "Brother Cong said that he was joking, my brother has such a hobby, but he can't change it, if Brother Cong likes it, he must be even happier than his brother's play."

Maybe someone like Jia Lian can be regarded as a gentleman.

The two brothers were drinking wine while chatting without a word.

Soon, half an hour passed.

Li Biao hurriedly walked in from the outside and arched his hand: "My lord, there are three people in total, they have all been caught, I don't know when the second master will be able to pass?"

Jia Cong nodded, turned his head to look at Jia Lian, and asked for his opinion.

When Jia Lian heard this, he stood up excitedly, and said with a smile: "Okay, great, don't wait, let's go now, I can't wait for a long time, I have long wanted to clean up those bastards, Brother Cong, what do you mean?"

Jia Cong said, "Everything is up to the second brother, so let's go."

The two followed Li Biao, went around and around, and came to a secluded courtyard.

When I entered, I saw three people tied up in the room, lying in a corner on one side, with some scars on their faces and bodies, which should have been left when they resisted.

When Jia Lian saw the three of them, he couldn't help laughing: "You three bastards, I didn't expect to have today, don't worry, grandpa won't let you die too happily, and he will definitely serve you well."

As he spoke, he rushed forward and punched and kicked the three of them.

Jia Cong didn't step forward, just watched Jia Lian vent on the side.

The three people were beaten and screamed, but they were tied up and couldn't move, and they couldn't hide if they wanted to, so they could only endure it alive.

One of them was quite stubborn, and opened his mouth to scold: "Jia Lian, you bastard, if you can't beat Lao Tzu today, Lao Tzu will definitely let you die a good death."

Jia Lian didn't say a word, he kicked two feet when he went up, and scolded in his mouth: "You bastard, you are thinking about fart, dare to touch your Grandpa Jia and me, today Grandpa will send you to see the king of Hades, remember not to provoke me again in the next life."

"Jia Lian, if you dare to kill me, the Zhou family will not let you go."

Jia Lian said disdainfully: "What kind of thing is the Zhou family, my brother is back, they don't even dare to let out a fart, they really think they will take care of you, but they just treat you as chess pieces."

After a long time, it wasn't until Jia Lian was tired that he gave up.

Panting, he came to Jia Cong's side and asked, "Brother Cong, what should you do with these people?"

Jia Cong said expressionlessly: "Since they dare to provoke our Jia family and don't take our Jia family in their eyes, naturally they can't spare them, so according to what I said before, send them back to the west, do you want to give them a ride in person?"

Jia Lian's expression on his face struggled for a while, but he still shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'm already angry, let's leave it to you, brother."

Jia Cong nodded, and said to Li Biao on the side, "Dispose of them all, handle them cleanly, and don't let people find out the clues."

With that, he turned around and walked out of the room, Jia

Lian hesitated for a moment and followed.

After a while, Li Biao walked out and arched his hand, "Your Excellency has already dealt with it, let's go first, someone will clean it up here."

Jia Lian said: "Brother Cong, thank you, I helped my brother avenge it, I was angry, my brother invited you another day."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Second brother is polite, why do you and my brother need to see each other like this, let's go, let's go back."

Jia Lian nodded, and then went out of the courtyard with the two of them and returned to Jiafu.

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The days that followed were also idle.

or accompany Ping'er to check some accounts, or take Yanhong to inspect various shops and workshops, or laugh and joke with Mandarin Duck, Xiangling, Da Yuer and others.

In his spare time, he went to the garden to accompany Xue Baochai, Miaoyu, Tanchun and other sisters.

Every other day, I would go to the Lin Mansion to accompany Lin Daiyu to practice martial arts, read, joke, and play, and cultivate a relationship with my little wife.

Every once in a while, they will also go to Dai Quan's house to accompany Chan'er, who is pregnant with her own flesh and blood, to talk and chat.

On this day, I was accompanying Ping'er to check the accounts in the study, and Xue Baochai, Xiaohong and Yanhong were also helping by the side.

This is the account of selling ice cubes, selling popsicles, selling ice cream this year.

It's autumn now, the weather is cooler, and no one wants ice cubes except for popsicles and ice cream, which are sold in small quantities.

After a few people's busyness, this year's profits were counted.

Ping'er said with a smile: "Master, the profit of ice cubes this year is forty percent more than last year, more than 200,000 taels, which is good news."

"Wow, that's a lot."

When several people heard this, they all had smiles on their faces.

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Well, yes, this is good news, the people of the ice workshop, you have to reward it well, Yan Hong, this matter is all under your control, you are responsible for it, formulate a reward standard, and distribute it." In addition, your merit is not small, so please ask Sister Ping'er to withdraw a thousand taels of silver as a reward for you."

Yan Hong smiled and said, "Thank you for the reward, I will deal with it as soon as possible."

Xue Baochai said with a smile: "Brother Cong, you are really turning stones into gold, you have earned so much money in just three or four months, but you really have yours."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "So, if you follow me, you won't starve you."

As soon as the words fell, I saw Qingwen leading Cuimo in, holding a flower note in her hand.