[Red House + Comprehensive] Respect to the water

On the day of Lantern Festival, Jia Daishan’s second son happened to have a full moon, and the Shi family wanted to celebrate the full moon for his beloved son. Unfortunately, during the Lantern Festival, which family is not busy with their own son’s reunion?Therefore, many family friends, including Shi's natal family, are just too polite.

That is, although there are only three masters in the East Mansion, they are separated from each other. The old lady in the West Mansion is more respectful, but the old lady comes from the rich Cui family. Although the Cui family has declined in the previous dynasty, it is inherited after all. Everyone who has been married for thousands of years, even if you marry into Jia's family, it is only a family that has made military achievements in this dynasty. The rules that the old lady learned in her childhood are still there, and she only smiles in the evening. At that time, he briefly asked if the banquet in the mansion had been prepared, and whether the nephews and nephews would stay for dinner, but it was fine after being declined by Jia Daihua.

On the contrary, Jia Amnesty was a little disappointed, Mrs. Shi's hearty laughter was silent for a while, but she didn't say anything, Jia Daishan took his brother's hand and sent him all the way out of the main courtyard.

Jia Daihua took his two sons back to his home, because Jia Fu's complexion has improved a lot recently, and he didn't hear a cough throughout the winter, and the father and son went straight to the pavilion next to the mountain in Huifang Garden .

Because Gu Wenhang was still in the palace, Gu Chengping didn't go back to the house during the Lantern Festival, so Jia Daihua just patted his head: "Since I've lived here, I just treat it as my own home."

Gu Chengping responded with a smile, and the four of them sat and talked for a while, and then the dinner party came up. The father and son would occasionally have dinner together, and there was a cute, sensible and well-behaved Gu Chengping, who also found it interesting, Jia Daishan looked at it Looking at the two sons, and looking at Gu Chengping who was beside Jia Fu, he ate an extra bowl of rice unknowingly.

Jia Jing's appetite was always just that way, but seeing his father in good spirits, he drank two jars of wine with the big bowl, but Jia Fu didn't drink much, but only drank a small glass of fruit wine.

In the past, when Jia Daihua saw a man drinking fruit wine, he always laughed at him, but for his eldest son, he feared that he drank too much fruit wine. I can't even drink this small cup, it's really not as good as Gu Chengping, he drank more than two cups!

After dinner, the maids moved the dining table down, and there were those who waited for the masters to wash their mouths and clean their faces, and they also packed several colored dim sum fruits, a pot of Pu'er tea, and a small red clay stove for boiling water in a large pot. One of them was presented, but they all withdrew after a while.

It turns out that it is the rule of this mansion. During the festivals such as Lantern Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, it doesn't matter where the masters spend time in the mansion, and the maids and servants only retreat far away after serving.

Gu Chengping was very polite, seeing that everyone had retreated, he obediently got up and held the pot, and refilled tea for Jia Daihua, Jia Fu, Jia Jing and others.

Jia Daihua looked at Gu Chengping, who had grown a bit in the past two months, but was still half a head shorter than his nephew in the Xifu. The person who poured tea and water for the elders, although he didn't say anything, kept staring at him, and his muscles were tense and alert——ready to save this little chick when Gu Chengping couldn't hold the teapot firmly. Baby, save him from being burned.

It's not that Jia Daihua is afraid of burning Gu Chengping and making Gu Wenhang unhappy in the palace, but in the blink of an eye Jia Fu is one year older, but the mansion is still deserted. He looks at a little doll like Gu Chengping, it's inevitable that there will be more It's just a pity.

Jia Fu looked at Gu Chengping like this, but he was not worried. Although he did not accept Gu Wenhang's proposal to make Gu Chengping formally apprentice, after all, this child is still too young, and now he is only enlightened.But Jia Fu still felt very distressed for this actual big disciple who was well-behaved and sensible on weekdays.

But compared to Jia Daihua, Jia Fu has more confidence in Jia Jing.Although he was a little worried when he saw that Gu Chengping took the teapot and refilled the kettle with water on the stove, but when he saw Jia Jing unconsciously just holding the teacup and looking at the colored lights by the stream below, he immediately put his mind at ease Come, just smiled and picked a piece of green tea snack that Gu Chengping likes on weekdays, and fed it to his mouth after he finished his busy work.

Gu Chengping ate with a smile, and then sat down next to Jia Fu, looking at the colorful lights in the distance together.

The mansion did not wantonly put up lanterns, but all the servants in the mansion rewarded them with half a month's money to make lanterns for them to play with, and allowed them to take turns to rest for half a day during the five days from the tenth to the fourteenth of the lunar month, and did not force them to do so. People put up lamps, but Jia Daihua took out 20 taels of silver, saying that whoever's lamp is good tonight will get the reward.

20 taels is a lot less, but more. Although the rules in this mansion have been quite strict in recent years, it is impossible to take advantage of errands to fish in troubled waters and get kickbacks secretly. court death.

But although Jia Daihua didn't take care of the inner house, he also led soldiers. Jia Fu was weak and didn't need the imperial examination. He has learned a little bit about economics after several years of general affairs in the mansion, and both father and son know that all things can only last for a long time if they are lenient and strict.

This rule should naturally be strict, but it can't be strict blindly. For loyal and capable servants, the rewards are always generous, even those who are generally not good at their duties.

However, although 20 taels is not much for those who are loyal and capable, it is quite impressive for those who are ordinary. Besides, they can play with lanterns at home during the Lantern Festival. It’s not difficult to tie it delicately with some effort. If it happens by chance, you can get 20 taels for nothing, and it’s a reward from the master on Ming Road. Wouldn’t it be a big surprise?

There are also those who are so ingenious, thinking about the precious lanterns inlaid with gold and beads that the masters have never seen before?It's not as rare as wild fun, so I don't use any precious materials, I only work hard on the word "Kit Kat", so this year, although there are many lanterns in this mansion, after all, the cost of the masters is only half a month's money for the servants of the house Just add 20 taels of silver reward, which is less than 100 taels; and the cost of servants is lower, and they often don't even spend the half month's money.

The accounts in the mansion are all in the hands of Jia Fu, and he didn't avoid Gu Chengping when he was managing affairs, because Gu Wenhang said that when he entrusted him that day, he didn't dare to ask him to be talented, as long as he knows the affairs and manages the family business, that's all. Of course, it would be better to have more influence from Master Tan Hua'er, and to gain some benefits in civil and military affairs. In addition to teaching Gu Chengping classics, history and poetry, Jia Fu also taught him arithmetic, agronomy and other miscellaneous subjects, and he did not avoid him when managing the house. Although he didn't know how to explain everything, it was enough for Gu Chengping to see something.

Of course, what Gu Chengping sees is still limited. Although he has a new father and a rich life, no one will deliberately tell him how much something is worth. Therefore, Gu Chengping, who knows that one penny can buy a large bunch of candied hawthorns with eight hawthorns It seems that a Lantern Festival cost nearly 100 taels, which is quite a lot.

Gu Wenhang, on the other hand, could not help laughing. Jia Daihua really had two good sons, but they were not like their father back then—although Jia Yan disciplined Jia Daihua a bit more strictly in those days, Jia Dai turned into the son of a prince, and he was also a royal son. It is really strange that the former guards of the central imperial court can always get so mixed up that they often have to borrow money to survive in the middle of the month.

Gu Wenhang has been borrowed, even the emperor has been borrowed. I didn't expect that now that I am in charge, I will plan like this.

When they returned to the palace, it was rare to use it as a fresh joke to tell the emperor how to relieve his fatigue. The emperor laughed when he heard it: "So, Jia Aiqing still owed me three or two or three dollars back then and hasn't paid back yet!"

Gu Wenhang lowered his head and chuckled: "That said, the slave is more lucky. Mr. Jia doesn't take much credit from the slave. He usually borrows it in the middle of this month and pays it back at the beginning of the next month. It's just that it's not unavoidable that he will borrow it again in half a month."

While rubbing ink on the emperor's father, the little prince couldn't help being curious: "Jia Qing's father still owes the emperor's money?" It sounds like it's been a long time?There are still people in the world who dare to rely on the emperor's father?

The emperor laughed, isn't it a few years old?Speaking of which, it was many years before you were born, that is... the emperor's smile faded, even the brother of his own little crown prince had not yet been born, and even the empress had not yet married into the palace...

In a blink of an eye, just these many years...

The emperor didn't want to spoil Tangyuan'er's interest by talking about what happened next, so he just smiled and started another topic: "There are quite a few people in the world who rely on me."

The emperor went on tour several times, originally for the sake of government affairs and people's livelihood, and he often ordered frugality, but along the way, he built many palaces and offered many treasures, but most of them were from Longyong on the same day. The emperor did not want to chill the hearts of his ministers, and he did not want these people to turn around and scold and exploit the people in order to make up for the embezzled treasury money because they spent too much money to pick them up. Before the courtiers knew that the idea was good or bad, it was clear that the emperor had issued an imperial edict to be frugal, and they had no reason to ask the emperor to pay for their courtesy if they wanted to pay back.

But the speed of repaying the debt is worse than that of Jia Daihua. At any rate, although he is relying on the debt, he has not forgotten to send interest money to the emperor every year according to the standard of a regular private bank!

The little prince opened his mouth slightly: "Is there any profit here?"

Since there was no one else in the study, the emperor proudly opened a small box on the top of the imperial case, revealing half the box filled with broken silver and strings of copper coins: "I am afraid that the interest Jia Aiqing has given over the years is not worth it." One or twenty taels, but I just don’t want to return the capital to me!”

The emperor said it with a smile, and the little prince looked at it with stars in his eyes.Money begets money!Still born so powerfully!

The emperor laughed, and wondered if it was because he recently discovered that managing a country requires money everywhere, and it is easy to make ends meet in case of natural or man-made disasters, so Xiao Tangyuan suddenly paid more attention to money.No, judging by the way his eyes are shining, he may not have the idea of ​​opening a bank to borrow money!

It's rare for the prince to run a bank, but there must be a lot of people who buy it, but even if the censor doesn't say anything, this matter is really impossible.So I had to hug Tang Yuaner, and slowly told him the allusion of "The king of Chu is so thin, and he starved to death in the palace", and then talked about the dangers of usury. The little prince nodded understandingly: "Your Majesty Love money, get it in a proper way.”

The emperor was very happy that his glutinous rice balls were not long after their third birthday, and they knew how to quote the scriptures when they spoke. For those who are rich, the jade pieces that Jia Qing gave me would not only be rewarded by the carver alone, but why didn’t he pay back the money? Could it be that he intentionally gave interest to the emperor’s father every year? ?”

The emperor was startled, but just smiled and said nothing.

Jia Daihua looked at the bed curtain and touched the two purses beside the pillow. Originally there was only one here, but now there are more jade pieces pretending to be gifts from his youngest son Jia Jing.

The other pretended to be the three or two or three dollars that he had borrowed from the emperor.

At that time, the empress hadn't been carried in from the Daqing Gate, but the palace had already been decorated in a very festive manner. He hadn't asked anyone to borrow money for two years, but that day...

Three, two, three money, three lives of love.

I'm afraid he will have to pay for this account until his next life.