In the next day, Li Weijian couldn't stay any longer, and went out early in the morning. I thought that I would have to go to the Zunhua Iron Works to take a turn, but now that King Zhongyong was gone, the matter had to be discussed with the two assistant ministers.

The two assistant ministers of the Inner Government are both official positions of the four products, one is in charge of the examination matters such as the audit department of the council, and the other is in charge of specific yamen such as the Armament Yuan. As for the eldest lord Jia Yu's invitation, Li Weijian was too lazy to grind his teeth with him, so he simply clicked on Wu Haiping, handed him the note, and let Wu Haiping take a trip.

Li Weijian went out on the front foot, Fu Qiufang and Hongyu on the back foot dealt with the family matters, sat idly and unhurriedly as a female red, and chatted with each other.

Hongyu said: "Auntie, I will carefully look at the new Bitong, and I see that I haven't gone through any matter yet." Qian Xue also asked, saying that the master helped a businessman surnamed Xue in Guangzhou, and the businessman was grateful for the kindness of the master, so Baba bought a Xiyi maid and sent it over. ”

Fu Qiufang scraped the needle on her head, carefully recognized the needle, and then said: "My wife has my wife to worry about these things, so why should we care?" The old man is so old, and he is a single seedling, and it is common sense to accept more concubines. Besides, if you don't open your face now, can you still manage the future? ”

Hongyu smiled: "Auntie can think about it." ”

Fu Qiufang smiled and squinted, carefully embroidered the lotus flowers on her belly pocket, and said leisurely: "Humanity is content and happy, I am a criminal official and a family member, and it is not a coincidence to enter the door, how can there be such an opportunity?" It's not nice to say, I don't know how many girls from good families want to enter the Li family. I'm like this, I can't even arouse the envy of others. ”

Fu Qiufang said, where does Hongyu not know? Earlier, when the fourth master had not yet made a career, Hongyu made up her mind, but she hated that she was still a third-class maid at that time, and Qingwen guarded her like a thief...... When I think about it, I feel depressed. When I opened my face at the end of last year, my mind was a little settled, and it was inevitable that I would have some longing in my heart.

Hongyu secretly thought, although she was not the first one, she was in front of Qingwen. Now he is very trusted by the fourth master, and he has handed over a lot of external affairs to her. In this way, it is more decent than the young grandmother of the small rich family, and it really can't be extravagant.

Thinking about it in her heart, Hongyu smiled and said, "Auntie said this, what else do I have to say?" As long as my aunt doesn't taste it, it's fine. ”

Fu Qiufang was stunned when she heard this, and said seriously: "The master is still too old to be old, but you can't indulge him, you can take everything." ”

Hongyu's face suddenly turned red, the previous night was indeed a little wanton, and the next day the maid at home whispered, and it was expected that there was no less ridicule behind her back. Hongyu hurriedly said: "I know, it's still the same as before." ”

Fu Qiufang bowed slightly, and pondered: "Yesterday, the second sister-in-law came to the house, and the master threw down 100,000 taels of silver to expand the livelihood of the greenhouse. At that time, I forgot to ask, since I had invested so much money and redistributed the shares, why did I have to lend it to my second sister-in-law? ”

Hongyu snorted slightly, lowered her voice and said, "Auntie, I don't know, I'm afraid that my lord's move is to befriend the second grandmother, or to make the eldest grandmother." ”

Fu Qiufang wondered: "Isn't grandma doing well now?" ”

Hongyu said: "That is now, it was not like this before. At that moment, she briefly talked about the past, only saying that before Li Weijian came, the eldest grandmother Li Kun was unemployed, guarding a young son Jia Lan, who was as lifeless as a dead tree, and where was she as radiant as now?

Fu Qiufang sighed when she heard this, and said, "The master is a ...... of affection Yes, the master said that in the past few days, he will find a Mr. Xixi to teach Brother Lan, and there is just a small courtyard around the family temple. ”

Hongyu should accept it, and then said: "Auntie, there are more than 30 people in our family, and some of them can't be spread. The left and right four masters are not bad for money, I think it is better to buy the second house in the west. ”

Fu Qiufang pondered and said, "Let's talk about this matter after I discuss it with the master...... The old man seems to be reluctant to deal with the next door. ”

Is it more than unwillingness? Whether it was Xue Pan earlier, or You Laoniang, who lives now, Li Weijian is extremely unwelcome.

After talking about these miscellaneous things, the two chatted for a long time, and suddenly mentioned Qingwen and Xiangling in Yangzhou, and naturally talked about Daiyu, the wife of the house in the coming day.

Fu Qiufang said: "I only have a one-sided relationship with Miss Lin, and I don't know what my temperament is. ”

"Miss Lin—" Hongyu was slightly worried, and said, "Miss Lin lives in Rongguo Mansion, and she doesn't care about this outside matter. But he is very strict with the maids and grandmothers around him. Last year, Miss Lin's grandmother ate wine, and was led by several mothers-in-law to play dominoes for a while, and when she turned her head, Miss Lin knew about it, and she lost her temper. The grandmother begged again and again, and swore that she would never touch the dominoes again, and then the matter was revealed.

I thought, Miss Lin is afraid that she can't rub sand in her eyes. ”

Fu Qiufang said with a smile: "If the wife of the family is blindly good-tempered, the family will be in chaos." ”

Hongyu bowed her head and said: "It seems that Miss Lin is like this, and she treats people very kindly when she is next to her." Sometimes I send things to Miss Lin on behalf of the fourth master, and Miss Lin also gives a lot of rewards. ”

"That's how it is." Fu Qiufang listened and thought to herself.

Although her nurse Qu was sent away by Fu Qiufang earlier, the mansion where Fu Qiufang lived was not hidden, and Qu overheard that this was Li Caishen's mansion, and was immediately annoyed. Some time ago, he looked for him again with a shy face, but Fu Qiufang didn't give him a good face, and because of his character, he must not let him enter the house again.

Just a few days later, Li Weijian came back, and Fu Qiufang thought that the housewife Xu was Lin Daiyu, and then gave Qu some objects and entrusted him to listen to Daiyu's temperament.

Yesterday, the Qu clan came again, only that Lin Daiyu was a little petty, and she was a sick man. It's a shame that Fu Qiufang never said that Daiyu is the future housemother, otherwise the Qu clan would have to congratulate Fu Qiufang on good luck.

Hearing Hongyu say this, Fu Qiufang thought to herself, this rumor was really not credible. Moreover, from the master's point of view, if Miss Ruolin really only knows how to be petty and lose her temper, where will the master see it?

According to Hongyu, this Lin girl can't rub sand in her eyes, and the housekeeper has a degree. She will do her duty in the future, and she is not expected to be targeted by the main mother.

Fu Qiufang relaxed slightly, and then saw the maid Nian Xia to report: "Auntie, Hongyu girl, the master is back." ”

At this time, it was not yet noon, Fu Qiufang wondered: "The master said early in the morning that he was only afraid that he would come back at night, why did he come back at this time?" ”

The two hurriedly got up to greet them, and before they were discharged from the hospital, they saw Li Weijian twisting his eyebrows and striding a meteor about to come in. The two greeted each other, and then glanced at each other, and they both caught a glimpse of the displeasure on Li Weijian's face.

At that moment, the two followed Li Weijian into the main room, hurriedly beckoned the maid to bring clean water, threw a handkerchief to wipe it slightly, and served tea.

Fu Qiufang personally served, and then asked carelessly: "Master, where is this angry?" ”

"Huh? The affairs of the yamen have nothing to do with you. ”

Li Weijian is secretly lucky, this is really no tiger in the mountains, and the monkey is the overlord! Early this morning, I went to the Yamen of the Inner Mansion, and first found Zhao Kui, the assistant minister in charge, and talked about the visit to the Zunhua Iron Works. That Zhao Kui is hesitant and covered by clouds and mountains, but there is no accurate word.

Before he arrived, he said that Li Weijian had just returned from the south, but he was afraid that it would be too hard. Why don't you take out the strategy of the iron factory, and then the inner government will send Langzhong to deal with it.

Oh, Li Weijian is not a three-year-old child, where will he be deceived? Isn't this just a rush for credit?

Li Weijian only thought about promoting industrialization in his heart, and he didn't care about it in ordinary times, so he couldn't take the initiative to share this merit. The problem is, this is iron smelting, he didn't really think about it, just with some pictures, then the officials of the inner government can do it?

Moreover, Li Weijian is now in adolescence, and his temper is rising day by day. Being bullied like that by Zhao Kui, where will I feel comfortable in my heart?

What the lord gave you is yours, the lord doesn't give it to you, you grab it and try it!

Turning his head, Li Weijian went to find Wang Qin again. The assistant minister was fifty miles away, spoke calmly, and complained when he opened his mouth. said that although there is a lot of revenue in the inner government this year, it has been extracted too much by the sage, and now the treasury of the inner government is not sufficient, so it is no problem for Li Weijian to go to Zunhua for a walk, and he can get Zhao Kui's permission, as for the iron factory...... Why don't you wait a year or two?

At the moment, although Li Weijian's face remained unchanged, he had already scolded his mother in his heart. After a little perfunctory, Li Weijian simply got up and left, and went home in a sullen mood.

Fu Qiufang comforted: "Why should the master be depressed? Where is there anything in this yamen that is not? The old man has just come back, so why don't you rest for a while. ”

"Hmm...... Well? Li Weijian blinked, and suddenly smiled: "That's right, I should rest for a while." ”

As he spoke, he picked up the teacup and drank it all, wiped his mouth and got up with a smile, and walked away.

Hongyu hurriedly asked, "Huh? Where did the fourth master go? Can't eat at noon? ”

"If I don't eat it, I'll go to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, and I can't say that I can't afford to be hospitable." After saying that, he walked away quickly, leaving only Fu Qiufang and Hongyu looking at each other.

This was depressed at first, but how did you turn to be happy? What kind of trouble is this going on, sir?

Hongyu said worriedly: "Didn't the fourth master fall out with Da Sikong before? ”

"Huh? And such a thing? Fu Qiufang didn't know at all, and immediately asked again and again, and when she heard what Hongyu said, she immediately frowned.

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The carriages and horses passed through the chessboard street between Tianshun Gate and Zhengyang Gate, and in front of them were the yamen everywhere. On the right is the Huitong Pavilion and the Shuchang Pavilion, and on the left is the Six Yamen.

The Yamen of the Ministry of Engineering is between the Ministry of War and the Honglu Temple, and the frame of the imperial gift is parked in front of the door, and suddenly there are small officials who come to inquire with their heads down.

The accompanying Ding brothers handed over the name post, which made the two disciples wonder. Everyone knows that Li Caishen is Yan Xiyao's disciple, and he had a very unhappy quarrel with his own Da Sikong because of the artillery range table last time, how could Li Caishen come to visit Da Sikong again?

Leave one door to talk carefully, and the other door hurriedly enters to report. The disciple who stayed behind said: "Li Langzhong came unfortunately, Da Sikong just received the will to enter the palace to meet him, and he was afraid that he would not be able to come back until later." ”

Li Weijian smiled: "It's okay, the two waiters are there?" It's the same with Xia Shilang. ”

Menzi was slandered in his heart, that Xia Shi'an is a cronie of Dasikong Gu Weiyue, could this Li Caishen come to find fault?

Just as he was about to lead Li Weijian to the side hall to rest, he suddenly saw a group of officials coming out of the second gate, the leader of the scarlet robe, no more than forty years old, burly figure, walking like the wind. Yaoyao smiled and said: "This official has been argued with by magpies for a long time, and he is still thinking about what the happy event is, and he doesn't want Li Caishen to come." Hahaha-"

Menzi hurriedly whispered: "Li Langzhong, this is the right attendant Zhuang Chaosheng." ”

Li Weijian hurriedly took two steps forward to salute, and said with a smile: "Xiaguan has seen Zhuang Shilang." ”

Zhuang Chaosheng is from the second grade, and Li Weijian is the second grade, because the two are just colleagues. Zhuang Chaosheng said while returning the salute: "Li Langzhong doesn't know, the horseshoe cake of my Ministry of Industry is a must, it just so happens that the official got some Pu'er from Yunnan, you and I will go inside to taste the refreshments, and then invite Li Langzhong to taste the small stove of my Ministry of Industry after two moments, hey, Bao Li Langzhong is satisfied." ”

Li Weijian said with a smile: "I have long heard that the small stove of the Ministry of Industry is a must for the Beijing Division, and now the lower officials will want to entrust the blessing of the Zhuang Shilang." ”

"Please!"

"Squire, please."

The two immediately walked side by side and headed towards the inner center.

In all dynasties, the Ministry of Industry was cheap, and the Ministry of Industry was in charge of the system of civil construction, the use of utensils, the method of ditch and weir dredging, and the mausoleum for 100 million.

In this Great Shun Dynasty, it was the Ben Nei Fu who shared some of the errands, but because of today's emphasis on practical learning, the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry is still hot.

When the two were laughing, they arrived in front of the second hall, and suddenly walked out of the second hall. The leader was also forty years away, dressed in a scarlet robe, and followed by the officials outside Wu Xun...... If you look closely, it is Jia Zheng of Rongguo Mansion.

Li Weijian was slightly stunned, and hurriedly bowed his hand, and before Jia Zheng could speak, the scarlet-robed officer smiled and said, "How did the resurrection come?" When the official heard that the resurrection was here, he hurriedly left his chores to greet him, and he didn't want to be a step too late. ”

Li Weijian bowed his hand again: "The lower official has seen Xia Shilang. ”

That Xia Shi'an said in a Fujian official dialect: "Don't be polite about resurrection, it just so happens that this official has just got some oolong tea, come and taste it together." ”

Without waiting for Li Weijian to respond, Zhuang Chaosheng on the side said: "Xia Shilang is so unreasonable, this tea has to be talked about first-come, first-come, right?" This official's Pu'er, is it not as good as Xia Shilang's oolong tea? ”

Xia Shilang laughed: "Eh, when the official heard that the resurrection was coming, he was anxious for a while, but he never saw Zhuang Shilang...... That being the case, Fusheng went to talk to Zhuang Shilang first, and the official went to make oolong tea first, and then drank it after a while. ”

Li Weijian was strange in his heart, he responded slightly, and secretly thought in his heart, these two people are in such a situation, the fault is not to care about face, but I'm afraid that a fight will start, right? Thinking about it, Gu Weiyue is getting older, and he is going to be a master in two years, and the two waiters on the left and right are for the position of Shangshu, so it is not bad if they don't fight.

As Zhuang Chaosheng walked to the side of the errand, Li Weijian bowed slightly to the stunned Jia Zheng at the time of parting, and Jia Zheng had mixed feelings in his heart.

Su Rili saw Li Weijian at home and didn't feel anything, in the end, he was a junior, and he always had to see it first. Now it's different when it comes to the outside, people are not only Langzhong of the fifth grade, but also the baron of the second grade!

In front of the waiter, he only lowered his hands and listened to orders, and even Xia Shi'an never gave him a good face. Looking at Li Fusheng again, I'm afraid that Da Sikong is coming, and these two waiters won't be so eager, right?

was thinking about it, and suddenly heard Xia Shi'an say coldly: "Jia Deputy Lang (honorific title of Wai Lang), you can discuss this matter later." ”

Jia Zheng hurriedly said: "Xia Shilang, the camp is still waiting, I don't know if the adults can be accommodating." ”

Xia Shi'an glanced at it and said, "The Hangzhou Mansion was only repaired five years ago, so why should it be repaired now?" Could it be that the yamen is not paper-paste? ”

Jia Zheng said with a bitter face: "I don't know, the Hangzhou Mansion was originally a legacy of the former Ming Dynasty, and now it has passed a hundred years, and there are also disrepairs and rotten beams." ”

"There's no hurry...... The official also asks you, is Vice Lang Jia old with Li Lang? ”

"This ...... Be. Jia Zheng honestly said the relationship between China and China.

After hearing this, Xia Shi'an immediately said with a pleasant face: "I see-" and then wondered: "-Jia Deputy Lang is close to the water, presumably the family has bought the shares of the water affairs, congratulations, haha." ”

Jia Zhengwei only responded, and his heart was bitter. I knew that the water service could be spread like this, and I should have smashed the pot and sold all the iron on the same day. Hold it firmly in your hands, and the stock price alone has risen by more than two percent!

Xia Shi'an said again: "In this case, Deputy Lao Jia has invited Li Langzhong to come back, and the official still has important matters to discuss with him." ”

"This ...... The lower officials did their best. ”

Xia Shi'an smiled: "Vice Lang Jia is too modest, such an in-law, it's not a matter of your words?" That's it, the official took a step ahead and waited for the good news from Vice Lang Jia. ”

Xia Shi'an walked away, leaving only Jia Zheng hesitant. Let him go and invite a junior? How does this make Jia Zheng lose face? But the waiter commanded, and it didn't seem to be okay if he didn't go......

However, it was said that Li Weijian and Zhuang Chaosheng entered the side hall, and their own officials served refreshments, and the two exchanged pleasantries slightly, Zhuang Chaosheng mentioned the cement business in Jiangnan, and couldn't help but pretend to be dissatisfied and said: "Li Langzhong is not good at favoring one over the other, and the construction of one thing should be an errand of our Ministry of Industry." Nowadays, the cement business is classified into the internal government operation, which is ...... It's not nice to say, but this official and his colleagues have been dissatisfied with Li Langzhong for a long time. ”

"Haha!" Li Weijian put down the teacup with a smile and said, "Zhuang Shilang also knows that it is the Jiangnan gentry who has the most to do the cement business. Seeing that the war is imminent, it is a last resort. ”

"Yes, yes, Li Langzhong is not easy. On the one hand, you have to make money, and on the other hand, you have to do practical things, and the best thing is to get praise from the top and bottom. ”

"Huh? It's just a coincidence. Li Weijian said with a smile: "If Zhuang Shilang has the heart to do cement business, he is not willing to offer the cement recipe." ”

"Oh? Li Langzhong's actions in this way seem to be the heart of the official talent. ”

Li Weijian said with a smile: "It's all for the country, it's just a cement formula, what is it worth?" Moreover, I just visited today, but I heard that the Ministry of Industry had a lot of slander against me, so I came to make up for it. ”

"Oh?" Zhuang Chaosheng suddenly came to his senses: "Could it be that Li Caishen is going to make a move again?" What are you going to do this time? Our Ministry of Engineering...... Well, I'm afraid it's not as rich as the inner government, but I have the money to contribute and the power to contribute! ”

Li Weijian pondered and said: "It's not a secret, the lower officials intend to do iron affairs." ”

"Iron Affairs?" Zhuang Chaosheng frowned when he heard this.

Li Weijian looked through the records of the inner government, and during the Wanli period of the former Ming Dynasty, the official pig iron output of the private sector was about 40,000 to 50,000 tons. In Dashun, there was a mining ban in the early days, and then it was gradually released. Although the output of official iron works has been rising, it is probably the same figure if you count the private sector cuts.

Regardless of the frying method or the steel filling method, the steel produced is not a steel in the real sense, and there are too many impurities in it. And the quality is extremely difficult to continue!

This pot of steel has passed, and it is impossible to say that the next pot is another performance. In order to solve this problem, it is necessary to start from the source - iron smelting.

Today's short and fat blast furnace, with a daily output of only about one ton, high energy consumption and low output, has lagged behind Xiyi.

Li Weijian said: "Now I am Dashun smelting iron, and the north is mainly Zunhua, with an annual output of nearly one million catties of iron. ”

Zhuang Chaosheng bowed his head.

One million catties sounds like a lot, but it's only six hundred tons...... Even if there must be concealment and private sales, it can be doubled to only 1,200 tons, and such a little pig iron is not as good as the two small steel mills privately contracted.

"I don't think that this amount of iron is still too small. Xiyi has now been smelted in a new blast furnace, and the small country of Dan Pill is comparable to what my Dashun produces throughout the year. ”

If there is no accident, about 20 years later, Sweden will export 30,000 tons of pig iron every year, and how many people will Sweden?

Li Weijian continued: "Because I don't plan to go to Zunhua to improve the process, re-find iron ore and coal mines, and set up another iron plant, and strive to increase the output of Zunhua Iron Plant to 20 million catties within three years. ”

"Poof-" Zhuang Chaosheng squirted out a sip of tea, coughed twice and asked, "How ...... How much? ”

"Twenty million pounds."

Doesn't 20 million catties sound like a lot? Converted to more than 10,000 tons, for Li Weijian, it is just a few more blast furnaces.

Zhuang Chaosheng gasped, looking at the past suspiciously, but saw that Li Weijian looked determined, and it didn't seem to be a joke at all. That is, the famous Li Weijian, who was replaced by someone else, Zhuang Chaosheng had already brushed his sleeves away.

20 million catties, several iron-smelting factories in Hanzhong only produced 80 million catties of pig iron last year, good guys, it is 20 million catties when you open your mouth, is there so much iron ore in Zunhua?

After thinking about it, the previous Jingshi Water Affairs and the Xishan Island Cement Service were all created by Li Caishen out of thin air, so I can't say that people really have this ability?

Zhuang Chaosheng asked, "Li Langzhong-"

"Huh? The squire is older than me, and it is good to call me a resurrection. ”

"Okay, resurrection, I don't know how my Ministry of Industry is involved in this matter?"

"For example, in the past, the water affairs regulations were listed under the name of the Ministry of Industry, and in addition, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Works' Workshop had to send craftsmen to make some ironworks utensils."

Although the ban on mining has been relaxed, there is no such yamen as the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Industry to carry it, and it is inevitable that it will be difficult for the local government.

"That's it?" Zhuang Chaosheng will be skeptical.

Li Weijian said with a smile: "Don't talk about it, the cement business of Xishan Island, the inner government has only some manpower and equipment, and I think Zhuang Shilang knows about it." ”

Zhuang Chaosheng suddenly frowned: "Okay, this official is strongly in favor, and when the big boss returns to the office, this official will report this matter immediately." After a pause, he said: "If the great priest does not allow it, this official will definitely report it to the emperor!" ”

This is equivalent to saying it clearly, if Gu Weiyue dares to disagree, he Zhuang Chaosheng will dare to make trouble in the court. The squire is nominally Shangshu's deputy, but he can go to the court to participate in politics, and he has a certain degree of autonomy, and he is by no means a casual administer.

Li Weijian hit the railway while it was hot: "In this way, please ask Zhuang Shilang to dispatch craftsmen who are looking for mines and prospecting, and I will set off for Zunhua in the next two days, and I must see it on the spot to settle this matter." ”

Zhuang Chaosheng happened to be in charge of this matter, and immediately said: "This matter is simple, and the official will immediately transfer the text, and the guarantee is only a lot more." ”

The two decided on this matter, and it happened that the little official came in with a food box. Zhuang Chaosheng beckoned Li Weijian to use the small stove of the Ministry of Industry, not to mention, this small stove of the Ministry of Industry is indeed full of taste, and Li Weijian couldn't help but have the idea of digging the cook home.

After lunch, Zhuang Chaosheng politely sent Li Weijian out of the yamen of the Ministry of Industry. During this period, there was a small official who was in the period of Ai Ai, but because Zhuang Chaosheng was also there, he did not dare to step forward. It wasn't until Li Weijian got into the carriage that the little official scolded and looked for Jia Zheng to recover his life.

Jia Zheng couldn't save face, so he only sent the little official to invite Li Weijian, but the little official didn't dare to come forward. Jia Zheng listened to it and scolded the little official, but he pretended to be high and didn't take it seriously. When Xia Shi'an didn't see Li Weijian coming, he was annoyed, and he embarrassed Jia Zheng from time to time in the future, so he didn't mention it.

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After two days, Li Weijian didn't know what the big Sikong Gu Weiyue thought, the right servant Zhuang Chaosheng had already prepared the prospecting manpower, Li Weijian immediately told the teacher, only to say that Yan Fengzhen returned before the wedding next month, and immediately led more than 30 craftsmen, together with the Ding brothers, Wu Zhong, etc., towards Zunhua.

As for Wu Haining, he was directly thrown by Li Weijian to the yamen of the Ministry of Industry, and he first watched it for a year and a half, and then learned how to interact with people.

It was also a coincidence that Chen Shi just said goodbye to Li Weijian, and before he arrived, Zheng Haoshi, a servant of Rongguo Mansion at home, came to invite, only saying that the old man Jia Zheng invited Li Weijian to come to the house.

Wu Haiping only said that the old man Li Weijian went out early in the morning, and Zheng Haoshi sighed for a long time, so he had to return in vain.

When he returned to the Rongguo Mansion, he heard that the old man Jia Zheng was still in the study, and Zheng Haoshi hurriedly went to report it. When he said this, Jia Zheng was distracted for a long time, but he didn't know that he couldn't complain about Zheng Haoshi, so he had to send him to retreat first.

was frustrated by the Xia Shilang for two days, although Jia Zheng was pedantic, but he couldn't stand it, and couldn't help but talk to a few Qingke, and all the Qingke persuaded him, so he thought about sending the servant to invite Li Weijian to come over, and then introduce him to Xia Shilang. Who would have thought that Li Weijian would go out!

A group of Qing guests are good at talking, but they don't know how to deal with this situation, so they only say that Li Weijian will be able to return next month, and it will not be bad for these ten days.

Jia Zheng felt bitter in his heart, so he had to calm his face and bow slightly. That's it, and there is no interest in talking. After sitting for a while, he said he was tired, got up and walked to Aunt Zhao's courtyard.

Enter the instrument door, pass the south hall, pass through the hall from the right side and go up the road, in front of it is Mengpo Zhai, and to the south is the old man Jia Yu Yuan. Jia Zheng pondered all the way, and suddenly heard a noise coming from Jia Yuyuan. However, Jia Zheng is old, his ears and eyes are not very clear, and he can still hear some words clearly, but he doesn't know what he is clamoring about.

All the way through the middle road, into the courtyard of Mrs. Wang, just happened to catch a glimpse of a person walking out of the courtyard next to him. looked at the difference between the age and Mrs. Wang, but his face was full of resentment. Catching a glimpse of Jia Zheng, he only gave a hasty blessing, and then turned back to cross the courtyard.

This person is Jia Zheng's other concubine Aunt Zhou, she was Mrs. Wang's dowry maid, and Zhou Rui is brother and sister, in the early years, Mrs. Wang was strictly guarded, and the two only got together once or twice a year, and when Aunt Zhou was old and decrepit, Jia Zheng took advantage of Mrs. Wang's birth and accepted Aunt Zhao, and then ignored Aunt Zhou.

Jia Zheng just pretended not to see it, and entered Aunt Zhao's courtyard by himself, Xiao Que and Xiao Jixianger saw Jia Zheng and hurriedly greeted Aunt Zhao. Aunt Zhao hurriedly dropped her work, twisted her body to greet her, and said with a smile on her face: "Why did the master come here?" ”

Jia Zheng said: "I'm a little tired today. ”

Aunt Zhao hurriedly instructed the maid to make tea, and led Jia Zheng inside and carefully kneaded his neck. The old man Jia Zheng was kneaded and ironed his heart, and asked Jia Huan slightly, and couldn't help but say: "I just passed through the hall, and I heard that there was constant noise in the eldest brother's room, and I don't know why. ”

"And that kind of thing?" Aunt Zhao paid attention, waited for Jia Zheng to get a nap on the bed, and hurriedly beckoned Xiao Que to come over and ordered him to listen to it.

Xiao Que was embarrassed, this Aunt Zhao didn't give money every time she summoned people, and she went out of thin air to talk about it, where would anyone say it casually?

Because he said: "Auntie, now the mother-in-law in the house is guarding us with her mouth." ”

This remark immediately provoked Aunt Zhao to curse a lot, only to say that those mothers-in-law are used to stealing and playing tricks, praising high and stepping on low, and never put their mother and son in their eyes. scolded for a long time, gritted his teeth and found a string of money from the bottom of the box, and ordered half of it back, so he ordered Xiao Que to listen.

With more than 100 copper coins, it is easy to do things, and Xiao Que has only been there for two moments before he understands the situation. came back and said to Aunt Zhao: "Auntie, somehow, the eldest man in the front yard got into trouble with the Mansion of the State of Qiguo over the matter of the greenhouse recipe. ”

"Huh? Tell me about it, how did you make a fuss? ”

Xiao Que lowered his voice and said: "Those mothers-in-law listened to the corner of the wall, and the eldest man scolded the surnamed Shi for being shameless, and he dug up the vegetable farmers of the fourth master's house, and turned his head and passed the recipe all around." ”

Aunt Zhao's mind was all about dealing with Mrs. Wang and Baoyu, and she rarely listened to the things in the front yard, because she wondered: "This ...... Let's not talk about the matter between the surname Li and the second girl, even if it does, the eldest master will not be so popular, right? ”

Xiao Jixiang'er leaned over and said: "Auntie, I don't know, the eldest master has been pestering the fourth master for a long time, and Shengsheng has won the recipe for making a living in the warm shed." In the past two days, I have been feasting and drinking relatives and friends, thinking of making a lot of money with this recipe, and I turned my head and was sold everywhere by the Gongshi family of the country...... Don't say it's a big man, but I'm afraid that someone else will be angry. ”

The middle of the month is coming, ask for a few monthly passes.

(End of chapter)