Xichun, the first daughter of the Red Chamber

The punishment for the Jia family in the palace was quickly decided. Only when something happened to the Rongguo Mansion, Jia's mother was deprived of the royal order of the Duke's wife. A penance silver.

Outsiders were amazed at how the palace punished Jia's family so lightly, but Mother Jia and the others were crazy, they never thought that they would only be punished.

But it's useless to think about it now, Wang's illness can't get up in bed, and there is no extra money at home, Jia's mother can't help it, so she has to pay the atonement money with the last bit of her own self.

Li Wan was also stupid when he heard that Jia Zheng's descendants could not enter the court as an official, and he stopped waiting in front of Wang's hospital bed every day, hugged Jia Lan and cried for several days to get better, and refused to go out.

When Wang recovered from his illness, he quickly asked Jia Zheng to retrieve Jia Yuanchun's body and bury it. Jia Zheng dismissed it, "If you hadn't given birth to such a good daughter, how could our family be like this?"

Mrs. Wang kept crying, "She is our daughter! If we hadn't sent her into the palace, how could she have fallen to such a state? Don't you have the heart to watch her corpse exposed in the wilderness?"

Jia Zheng left in a huff, "When she enters the palace, she is no longer a member of our family. What if she offends the Supreme Emperor because of collecting the bones for her? The family can no longer stand any turmoil!"

Looking at Jia Zheng's leaving back, Wang's heart welled up with hatred for the first time.

Xichun also heaved a sigh of relief after hearing the final punishment to Jia's family, but immediately put it behind her, because Ji Guanshi sent the news that the cement was successfully developed.

Xichun didn't let steward Ji come to the mansion, and followed Jia Jing to Zhuangzi to see it.

Compared to the last time we met, Steward Ji has lost a lot of weight, his clothes are also disheveled, his hair is also messy, his eyes are also red, but he is in good spirits.

Seeing him like this, Xichun couldn't help but said, "Manager Ji, your body is important."

Steward Ji waved his hand casually, "As long as I think of such a good thing being made by myself, how can I fall asleep?!"

Steward Ji took them to see, and saw that the ground in Zhuangzi was covered with large and small gray lumps.

Steward Ji led them to the largest piece, "I have experimented with this ratio several times, and it works best."

Steward Ji immediately explained how the ratio should be, and asked the workers on the side to hit it with a big hammer.

The worker had a big shoulder and a round waist, and he knocked with all his strength with a hammer. After knocking several times in a row, there was a shallow pit on the hard block.

Jia Jing and Jia Yi couldn't move their eyes from looking at the hard gray lump while waiting, and the eyes of Steward Ji and the worker were also full of enthusiasm.

No matter how many times they watched it, such a situation still made them excited. In their eyes, this was a miracle!

Steward Ji pointed to the dent and said, "Ali is the strongest among these people. He knocked with all his strength to leave such a shallow dent, which shows its firmness."

The more Ji Guanshi talked, the more excited he became, "And the material of this thing is extremely cheap. If you use it to pave the road, you don't need to spend as much manpower as in the past. The same road section only needs three or five people, and the speed is fast! Just add water and stir it to shape, Then wait for it to dry, no more than seven days!"

"Think about it, with this thing, we can walk on a good and stable road in the future! We don't need to spend so much manpower and material resources on construction and maintenance! This is simply..." Manager Ji's cheeks flushed with excitement, waiting to see Xichun was stunned.

Xichun bowed to him, "At the beginning I just said a prescription, but Guanshi Ji was able to test out those ratios one by one in such a short period of time, which shows that Guanshi Ji is doing this wholeheartedly. It must be very tiring, Jia Mei is here to thank Steward Ji first."

Steward Ji hurriedly returned the gift, "The county lord is being polite, it's Ji who should thank the county lord for giving Ji this opportunity."

Steward Ji looked up at Xichun, then at Jia Jing, "Master Jia, Ji has something to ask."

Jia Jingzheng and Jia Yi touched the cement and did not let go. Hearing Steward Ji's words, he said directly: "My daughter is responsible for all this. If you have anything, just tell her directly."

Steward Ji hesitated for a moment, then bowed to Xichun again, "County Master Jia, Ji has the cheek to ask for something."

Xichun smiled and said, "But you want me to present this prescription? To benefit the people of the world?"

Ji lowered his head even lower, and said falteringly: "I don't have to offer it. After all, this recipe belongs to County Lord Jia, so it's reasonable to keep it for myself and open a shop to sell it. Ji just hopes that County Lord Jia can give it to you." The price... is set lower."

If the price is set lower, more people will buy it, and more cement roads will be built.

Xichun laughed, "Guard Ji please get up, I always remember what I said to Guan Shi back then."

"Let every place we go have this kind of road under our feet. It will be more convenient for the people to go out, communication will be faster, and commerce will be more prosperous."

"Ji Guanshi, believe me, in the near future, all this will come true."

Steward Ji looked at Xichun for a while, and then smiled, "The county lord has the world in mind, and it's Ji who treats a gentleman with the heart of a villain. If there is any use for Ji in the future, the county lord will say yes." !"

Xichun pointed to the cement and said, "No need, now is the time to use Ji to manage things."

"How long, wide, and thick is the appropriate road to be built with those plaster? After all, this is not real soil. If it has been built tightly, I am afraid that there will be mistakes. Just like building a house, the ground is paved after a long time." A small gap will be left in a section, and all these will be tested."

Steward Ji nodded, "Okay, this matter is on Ji, and the county lord will go back and wait for Ji's good news!"

Xichun laughed, "Don't work so hard this time, Manager Ji. If I burn out, how can I ask Manager Ji to do things for me?"

Steward Ji laughed, patted his chest and said no.

As soon as Jia Jing returned to the mansion, he called Xichun over and asked, "Are you going to present this prescription?"

Jia Jing also heard Jia Yi mention a few words before, he thought it was something like cooked soil, but he didn't expect it to be such a good thing.

Xichun nodded, "Yes, this prescription won't play much role in our hands. Only the imperial court will make the most of the prescription. The life of the people in the world will be improved, and we will benefit too."

Jia Jing nodded again, and suddenly said: "You didn't read this recipe from the book, did you? Or, it's not from the book here."

Xichun was taken aback for a moment, and Jia Jing knew it in his mind.

Xichun lowered her head and bit her lips slowly.

She forgot again that she shouldn't touch the ghosts and gods.

Seeing her like this, Jia Jing sighed, "When you were young, I asked you to hide your abilities to protect you, but now that you have grown up, you can also distinguish right from wrong, and know how to protect yourself, so you You can choose to show that ability."

Xichun raised her head to look at Jia Jing, and saw Jia Jing's eyes full of encouragement, "It's not wrong for you to have this ability, it's God's blessing to you, so don't be afraid, do whatever you want, as long as you have no regrets Just do what you want, everything has a father.”

Xichun's eyes were sore for a while, and finally tears rolled down her face, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.

Jia Jing's words touched Xichun a lot, even when he entered the painting, he felt that Xichun was a little more cheerful, not as gloomy as before.

Seeing her like this, Yingchun also sighed, "Amitabha, you are fine, do you know how much you have worried us during this time? The third sister has written several times, saying that your latest letter has been read by me. People worry."

Xichun clasped her hands together and smiled toward Yingchun, "Thank you, second and third sister, for your concern!"

Yingchun patted her hand, "Buddhist etiquette, don't mess around, it's rare that the weather is good today, do you want to go and play with sister Lin?"

Xichun naturally said that she would go, so she and Yingchun went to the Lin Mansion to look for Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu was very pleasantly surprised to see them coming, and took one of them to her yard, "You all think of me, my mother doesn't allow me to go out these days, I'm bored to death staying in the house."

Xichun smiled and said, "So this is why you came to play with Sister Lin as soon as you finished your work?"

Lin Daiyu snorted, "Slick-tongued, I won't listen to you, second sister, you say it!"

Yingchun smiled and said: "I really came to see you as soon as I finished my work. On the way here, my fourth sister said that we would go for an outing in a few days."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "That's about the same."

Xichun made a fuss, "Why do you believe what Second Sister says, but you don't believe what I say? Sister Lin is a bully!"

Lin Daiyu laughed loudly, "I will bully you! Who makes you the youngest!"

The three of them were making noise as they walked, and as soon as they walked through the veranda, they saw a young man in a blue scholar's robe walking towards him.

Lin Daiyu immediately let go of Yingchun Xichun's hand, coughed lightly, and her demeanor changed, becoming that soft and weak sister Lin again.

The boy was sixteen or seventeen years old, his face was a bit dark, but when he saw Lin Daiyu, he blushed and hurriedly saluted, "Hello, Miss Lin." After a pause, he said: "Hello, two young ladies."

Xichun's sharp eyes saw that even his neck turned red.

Lin Daiyu also saluted, "Hello, Mr. Lin."

Yingchun and Xichun also saluted, and Lin Daiyu asked, "Mr. Lin is going to find his father?"

Mr. Lin nodded, "There are some things I don't understand in my studies these days, so I wanted to ask the master." Then he said to Lin Daiyu: "I have already painted the kite of Miss Lin before, and Miss Lin asked the maid to pick it up." that is."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said I was tired, and Mr. Lin said no, the two talked for a long time before saying goodbye.

As soon as they entered Lin Daiyu's room, Yingchun and Xichun grabbed her, "Say it! Be lenient when you confess! Strictly resist!"

Lin Daiyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You guys let me go, I said, can't I say it?"

Yingchun and Xichun let her go, sat opposite her and stared at her.

Lin Daiyu blushed slightly, and refused to speak again, Xichun chuckled, "Don't tell me, right? Second sister!"

Seeing that Yingchun Xichun was coming to tease her again, Lin Daiyu yelled and quickly avoided, "I say! I really say it!"

Lin Daiyu bit her lips, and whispered: "His name is Lin Zhiyuan. He is the elder brother who was adopted and sent back when I was young. Now he is studying under my father's door, although my parents didn't tell me..."

Lin Daiyu blushed again, "...but he should be my fiancé now."