Jia Zhen, Uncle of the Red House

　　"Going back to the old lady, I just asked the servant in front of the eldest master and said that he went to the East Mansion. The eldest master is still scolding Uncle Zhen now! But I don't know why."

　　Mother Jia was very dissatisfied and said angrily: "Go and call that evil barrier over!"

　　You thought that if the eldest master came first at this time, he would definitely speak ill of our mansion, so she stood up, knelt in front of Jia's mother and said: "Old ancestor, don't get angry. Grandson-in-law knows about this. I want to tell my ancestors."

　　Mother Jia snorted coldly, "Come on, what's going on?"

　　You explained everything that happened in Dongfu before.

　　Mother Jia listened and was silent.How could she not know what her son's temperament is?This is probably the same as what You said.It's just that the matter involves the east and west, especially Jia's mother still somewhat dislikes Jia Zhen.Therefore, we balance the left and right, and want to level the bowl of water.

　　In fact, Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng, Li Wan, and Sanchun all understood, it turned out that the eldest master here wanted to seek the property there, but Uncle Zhen refused.It's just that this matter involves external affairs, and the inside of the boudoir has never been able to intervene, so they keep silent.

　　But Xichun, who was on the side, held a different identity. Seeing that Keqing was kneeling with You, he walked down and knelt beside You, kowtowed three times, and said crisply, "Old Ancestor, Xichun is here. I'm here to greet you on my brother's behalf. My brother was wrong about this. He can't contradict the eldest master no matter what. This time, you will punish him severely. It's better to beat him dozens of times and let him I can't get out of bed for a month. Otherwise, Xichun can't always find his people, and he won't play with me anymore."

　　Mother Jia's originally stern face showed a smile: "Look, there are so many masters in the house, but they are not as knowledgeable as a four or five-year-old girl. Get up, it's cold on the ground!"

　　Mrs. Wang sat on the side, happy to watch the excitement of the big room, so she sneered lightly.Li Wan has never been assertive.Only Wang Xifeng was uneasy, and his father-in-law did a bad job after all.If this matter is left to her to handle, it is said that the big brother in the east should not be allowed to share a little.Even if Lian'er was asked to do it, the eldest brother would not refuse to do it for his brother's sake.It's just that the father-in-law is too ugly to eat, it's too much.The big brother originally had a feud with the Xifu because of Lai Er's affairs.Seeing that they are making gold every day, we are consuming more and more here, after all, it is not a problem!

　　Wang Xifeng didn't show any expression, she helped You Shi, and said with a smile, "It's all about the family, so it's a matter of life. We don't care about their men's affairs, sister-in-law, I just ask you, who is in your garden? Plum blossom, can we still see it?"

　　You Shi wiped her tears and said, "When the plum blossoms bloom, if you don't come, watch me tie you with a rope!"

　　Mother Jia smiled slightly, and everyone laughed out loud.

　　They only stopped when Jia She came in.

　　Mother Jia pointed at Jia She and scolded: "I made a sin in my previous life to give birth to something like you!" Jia She was scolded and couldn't raise his head, and called out to his mother, but he couldn't go on.

　　Wang Xifeng reluctantly stepped forward and persuaded: "The ancestors calm down. This ethics, my father-in-law also has good intentions, but his temper is a little anxious." Seeing that Jia's mother was not angry, she added: "Since the big brother over there is enough to take care of it. Family business, then we can rest assured.”

　　Jia She knew that what Wang Xifeng said was Mother Jia's last opinion.I was pecked in the eye for not being able to shoot birds today.Although he was angry, there was nothing he could do.

　　Seeing that Jia She didn't speak, Mother Jia knew that he was still unwilling, and said, "What your daughter-in-law said is what I said. It's not easy for him in the East Mansion. Anyway, let's make a little scene, and let Brother Zhen do it. Better than staying home and messing around."

　　Jia She didn't dare to speak, but Mrs. Xing, who came over from behind, was unhappy and whispered, "It's cheaper to call someone else's, but your own uncle can't do it?"

　　When Mother Jia heard this, she became angry again, pointing to Madam Xing and scolding: "The family has shallow eyelids. You are also elders, so you have a face when you stare at the things of the younger generation? I It's okay to be old, but my eyes aren't blind."

　　After that, Mother Jia said to You again, "You go back and ask Brother Zhen to come and say no to his uncle, and this matter is over."

　　You Shi quickly kowtowed and took Keqing back.

　　When You returned to Ning Mansion, Jia Zhen was still in Hutian Hudi.So You drove away the others, pushed the door and rushed in, grabbing Jia Zhen, Yindie, and Keren.

　　With embarrassment on her face, Jia Zhen put on her clothes sloppily, walked up to You Shi and explained, "Madam, this is what I forced them to do, it has nothing to do with them. If you want to blame me, don't embarrass them." Yin Die and Keren got dressed in a panic and knelt on the side.

　　You Shi sneered: "I disturbed Master's Yaxing. How can you blame them?"

　　Jia Zhen said with a smile, "Madam calm down, I promise it's only once, and I'll never do it again in the future!"

　　You Shi pointed at Yindie, Ke Ren said: "You know that the master has this problem, but he can't let everything depend on his temperament. In the future, I will see whoever seduces the master and hurts his body, I have you. nice!"

　　Jia Zhen grabbed You Shi's hand and said to the two: "Get up, put on your clothes, don't catch a cold."

　　You Shi withdrew his hand and sneered, "Why do you feel distressed?"

　　Jia Zhen stepped forward and helped You to sit down, "Of course my women are distressed. They are weak and need to be taken care of." When she looked up and saw that You had turned her face, Jia Zhen hurriedly said, "It's just you who I feel most distressed about. Ah, look, my hands are not moisturised at all. I forget to take good care of them when I get busy."

　　Jia Zhen ranted about You Shi.Instead, You Shi calmed down and complained, "I know you think I'm too old."

　　Jia Zhen shook her head and said, "Why are you getting old? I'm pointing you to give me a few sons!"

　　You Shi spat: "You let them give birth to you!"

　　Jia Zhen hugged You, but You couldn't break free, "They gave birth to them, you gave birth to you, it's irrelevant."

　　You Shi's heart softened and she broke free from his embrace and said, "It's alright, alright, don't give me ecstasy soup. Let's get down to business. I have already told the old lady about that. The old lady is a sensible one A few words, sir. Send me here to teach you to say no to the eldest lord in person, and this will be over."

　　Jia Zhen stared at him and asked, "Just like that?"

　　You hurriedly persuaded: "Master, you should apologize horizontally, he is an elder after all..."

　　Jia Zhen smiled and shook her head: "I didn't mean that. As long as they don't want my money. I'm willing to kowtow to him!"

　　You Shi listened and laughed, "You really only need money."

　　Jia Zhen raised her head and held her chest out, not ashamed but proud, and asked the two concubines to dress him well, and they did not move their hands and feet in the middle.Jia Zhen became more and more wanton.

　　The matter of the boudoir's inner house is not enough for outsiders.

　　Here, Jia Zhen hurriedly ran to Jia's mother's courtyard, and knelt down and kowtowed in the middle: "Grandson, please pay my respects to the ancestors!"

　　Mu Jia smiled left and right: "If it wasn't for this today, you wouldn't be ready to come and see my old lady, right?"

　　Jia Zhen took a few steps forward on her knees and replied, "How can you, old ancestor, isn't grandson afraid of disturbing the peace of your old man's house? Grandson will kowtow to you again!"

　　Mother Jia hurriedly gave up and said repeatedly: "Don't knock, I know what you mean, you are a filial child!"

　　Jia Zhen kowtowed so much, just for these two words!

　　So Jia Zhen was elated, who would dare to say that I was not filial in the future?

　　He squinted to see Jia She sitting on the Jindun next to him, looking at the sky, pretending not to see himself.Jia Zhen didn't get up either, she turned around on the ground, and respectfully kowtowed to Jia She, "My nephew has made an apology for my uncle. I hope that my nephew will not remember the villain's sins and spare my nephew!"

　　Jia She didn't expect Jia Zhen to put her face down like this, and Mother Jia was staring at the side again, so she reluctantly squeezed out two words: "That's it!"

　　Only then did Jia Zhen get up in thanks.Mother Jia repeatedly said yes, and then instructed: "The family should be in harmony, what can't you get around? No one of you will be allowed to do this in the future. Otherwise, my old woman will be annoyed!"

　　Jia She and Jia Zhen agreed quickly, as if nothing had happened on their faces.

　　Jia She felt that it was meaningless to stay here, said a few random words, and then retired.

　　But Jia Zhen didn't leave, and stayed inside to joke with Jia's mother.First, Jia Zhen is proficient in this way, and second, he often walks outside, and his knowledge is naturally better than those in the inner house.Under Jia Zhen's careful flattery, Mother Jia was overjoyed and scolded again and again: "You monkey, it's been a long time since you came to my hospital, I don't know that your mouth is more powerful than Feng girl!"

　　Jia Zhen smiled and bowed to Wang Xifeng: "Old Ancestor, how can grandson be better than the eldest sister? Grandson also ran a little more outside, picking up hearsay and telling old ancestor something new. We should talk about being smart, strong, and running a family. You know, the second wife is really poisonous, she chose a good helper, and now the Rong Manor is well-organized, you can see her methods."

　　Mother Jia pointed at Wang Xifeng, "Did you hear that? Brother Zhen praised you!"

　　Wang Xifeng grinned widely, which was very useful.

　　"Old Ancestor, Brother Zhen is too exaggerated. Granddaughter-in-law just did what the second wife wanted."

　　Jia Zhen shook her head and said to Mother Jia: "Old Ancestor, you know, my mansion is now in charge of one piece, and I wish one person could be used for two. If it wasn't for the eldest sister in this mansion, I would have given the eldest sister a long time ago. Borrow it from the housekeeper."

　　Mother Jia smiled and said, "That can't be done, I'm afraid you borrowed from Jingzhou from Liu Bei, and some borrowed it, but you won't be able to pay it back."

　　So the wives and grandmothers, maids, and daughter-in-laws in the whole room did not laugh.

　　After a long time of trouble, seeing that Jia's mother was a little tired, Jia Zhen led You Shi and Ke Qing out.

　　Jia Zhen waited outside Jia's mother's courtyard for a while, and when Xichun came out, she handed over all the new things she bought outside the other day, and then went home.

Chapter [-] Keqing's Suffering

　　Back in the East House, Jia Zhen led Laishun, Timur and Wang Jian out of the city the next day.

　　Originally, he and the former four kings, together with Wang Jian, became the five great Arhats, but Timur is a dumb-headed and solid-hearted man, and Wang Jian is also a reckless man.The more clever Jia Qing, Wu Huai, and Li Wan all became the head guards. Under Jiao Da's training, they managed to rectify the Ningguo Mansion without any leakage.Rao is so, Jiao Da also said that it is far worse.

　　Jia Zhen has always ignored these things. He has been very busy these few months, not only supervising the construction of manors outside the city, but also teaching Feng Ziying and the others their skills, instructing them how to operate, and communicating with a group of unknown princes and sons from time to time. For a banquet, it is necessary to spend a lot of silver taels.Therefore, there is often no shadow of him in the East House.

　　As for Jia Rong, he was busier than his father, but as long as you mentioned it a little, Jia Rong would prevaricate in the name of his father.Keqing felt ashamed, and let him go the extra mile, not daring to persuade him very much.

　　On this day, You came to Keqing's room, and Keqing was busy serving You sitting on the kang, teaching Ruizhu to cover it with a brocade mattress, and letting Baozhu bring the stove in his hand to warm You.You said with a smile: "It's rare to have a free time, you sit with me, and our mothers also chat."

　　Ke Qingfang went back to the kang and sat carefully. "My wife came from outside, but the two aunts are already in order?"

　　You Shi sighed: "I don't know what the master thinks, but it has to be arranged like this. How old do you think they are? Can you be at ease when you go in and out of tens of thousands of taels a month?" Ke Qing thought of Jia Zhen, her face still flushed , hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Although the two concubines are young, they are quite capable. According to the daughter-in-law, there is no major problem, which is really rare."

　　You said: "According to my temperament, I am not a jealous person. At that time, the master wanted to arrange such an arrangement, and I didn't say anything. I thought that even if I could make a few money, how much would it be? It's just that the business is getting bigger and bigger now, and those houses are not easy to match. Yindie and Keren are staring at this every day, guarding against that, the beads on the abacus are crackling, and they have not rested for many days. Okay. I don't care about it, Master. I'm busy with Feng Ziying and the others to make that piece bigger, and I don't have any free time. I talked to him a few days ago, and he just wrote a few pieces of paper and handed it to them. , deal with the past like this."

　　Ke Qing poured You a cup of tea and asked curiously, "What did the master write?"

　　You Shi took a sip, "I didn't take a closer look. It's roughly how the internal and external shopkeepers and the accountants are doing. Those two girls are like treasures, and they are discussing to arrange a look. They are very temperamental!"

　　After hearing You Shi's words, Ke Qing felt dissatisfied, and said with relief: "After all, the two concubines are only concubines, no matter how they manage, it is always up to the wife to be in charge, no matter what happens, you can't turn over your wife. !"

　　You said with a smile: "That's what I said, there are few people in my family, so I have to do this." She paused for a while, and then said one more thing: "Yesterday, the master asked me to list the big and small men available to the Ning residence. A list comes, saying that when Director Huang returns from the south, he will be assigned to manage the farmland and real estate."

　　Ke Qing said with a smile: "I heard that Director Huang has taken in eight or nine new villages in one breath. In this way, our house is almost the same as their west side!"

　　You said: "No! This land is the foundation of a family, even if it costs tens of thousands of taels of silver, it is worth it. The master said that he also built hundreds of acres of farmhouses in the camp near Jinling Ancestors, although it is small. It’s a little bit too much, but it’s enough to come to offer sacrifices.”

　　Keqing thought for a while, "So, we have spent half a year of hard work in the manor, all of which has been spent on the purchase of farmland!"

　　You nodded, "Now the manor has abandoned all the flamboyant and useless things before, and the servant girls and servants are much less than in previous years, and they seem to be recovering a little. This year has passed like this. If you don’t have a lot of money, you can also save money, so you don’t have to eat grain to fight famine.”

　　Keqing couldn't help but agree: "This is all the master's credit. If it wasn't for the recipe he developed, our family wouldn't be where it is now." Before her eyes flashed Jia Zhen's mature and handsome figure, as well as the mighty, pretty face that time. His face turned red.

　　Looking at Ke Qing's bright red face, You Shi asked with concern, "What's wrong with my daughter-in-law?" A panic flashed in Ke Qing's eyes. Mother-in-law won't find anything, right?She wiped it with a handkerchief pretending to be relaxed, "Maybe it's too hot."

　　Although Yu Shi was a little suspicious, he didn't say anything.You must know that You Shi had a heart problem, but recently her husband took a concubine, and he was often busy outside, so he was relieved.She didn't want to think about it too much, and the two just sat down to drink tea.　　

　　At this time, Ruizhu came in to report: "Madam, grandma, the uncle sent the servant back to get the money, saying that he would send it to Yicuilou immediately."

　　You Shi frowned, "How much money did he ask for?"

　　Ruizhu replied, "In response to my wife, the uncle said it would cost 100 taels of silver."

　　Ke Qing hurriedly asked: "What are these 100 taels for?"

　　Ruizhu shook her head and said, "My maid doesn't know."

　　You asked Ruizhu to call in the servant who reported the letter, "Where have you been, Mr. Rong? Who are some people? What have you done? Just tell a lie, and expose you to a lie. Skin!"

　　The servant was Jia Rong's long attendant, his name was Laifu, he was Laishun's nephew, and when he saw You Shi and Keqing, he hurriedly kowtowed, "Madam, grandma, the uncle went to the Marquis of Jinxiang early this morning. The young masters of Chuanninghou and Shoushanbo invited him to go to General Shenwu's mansion, and when he saw that the master was discussing with Master Feng, he went to the Yicui Building."

　　You Shi saw that Laifu's eyes flickered, and he must have concealed something. He sneered: "Who else is there besides these people? Please clarify carefully!"

　　Laifu hesitated to speak.

　　So You Shi instructed: "Go and call Wu Huai in, and pull this one who deceived the master out and fight him!"

　　Laifu hurriedly kowtowed, only breaking his head before begging: "Mrs. spare your life, the young dare not lie to his wife and grandmother, and Zhao Jingchen, who specializes in Xiaodan in the Sanqing class."

　　"Zhao Jingchen?" You thought the name was familiar, but couldn't remember it for a while, and turned to ask Keqing, "Where did you hear about this person?"

　　Ke Qing showed a displeased look on his face, and replied: "Before, the master beat the uncle for the sake of the uncle and this Jingchen."

　　You Shi suddenly said, "It's actually him?" So he asked Laifu, "Does your uncle Rong often interact with this Zhao Jingchen?"

　　Laifu wanted to hide it, but seeing You Shi's fury, he thought that he couldn't hide it, so he simply said together: "Master and Zhao Jingchen have a very good relationship, and they are often together."

　　You Shi considered and asked, "Are they really close?"

　　As soon as Laifu heard it, he knew what You wanted to ask. It was no longer a secret that Brother Rong was so masculine at home, so he took a look at Keqing.