The Pearl of the Prosperous Age of Red Mansions

Scabs formed, then worn out, and finally turned into thick calluses. She smiled and said to Wang Xifeng, "Sister-in-law, it doesn't hurt at all."

After going in to take a bath and changing the clothes on her body, Baoyu asked someone to wash the coarse clothes and leave them behind. They must not throw them away. After listening to the servant's report, Wang Xifeng waved her hand and asked the servant to come down and ask for help. Then he couldn't help but lowered his voice and laughed to Jia Lian: "I really don't know what the eldest brother has done. It only took two days of work. Baoyu seems to have grown up several years overnight."

At this time, Jia Zhu and Ding Da were sitting together eating outside Zuiyun Tower. This Ding Da was none other than Hong Shan's man, and the beautiful peasant woman in the mountain village was Hong Shan who had served Jia Zhu for many years. Shan.

"Young master is kind-hearted, so you can rest assured." Ding Da also had a smile on his swarthy face at this time.

Jia Zhu smiled: "I hope he can understand something, so that my experience is not in vain."

Ding stayed here for one night, but Ding shook his head and refused, and rode back on a donkey all night. When Baoyu packed up and came out, Ding left early in the morning. When I wanted to speak, I felt shortness of breath in my chest, blackness in my eyes, dizziness in my feet, top-heavy lightness, and fell on my back all of a sudden.

"Brother!" Baoyu was so frightened that he stretched out his hand to pull Jiazhu. At this time, Gao Yong and Gao Wu who were at the door rushed in after hearing Baoyu's words, and pulled Jiazhu back one by one. The man didn't fall, but he was already unconscious. past.

"Hurry up, send someone to invite Doctor Zhang!"

The Drunken Cloud Tower was in a hurry. When Doctor Zhang arrived, Jia's mansion had already received news and sent someone over. Jia Lian left Wang Xifeng here to preside over the overall situation, and then went back to Jia's mansion to explain the situation.

As soon as Jia Lian entered Jia Mu's room, he saw Jia Mu, Jia Zheng, Jia She and his wife, Na Ren Tuoya and others were all there, so he hurried in to answer.

Of course, we can't talk about Baoyu. Jia Lian just said that Jia Zhu passed out after entering the city today. Zuiyun Tower is closer to the city gate than home. Send Jia Zhu to Zuiyun Tower.

Jia's mother was still very anxious after hearing this, but Jia Lian was right to do so. There was no ready-made doctor at home. Jia Lian also said that there were only Baoyu and Wang Xifeng at the Zuiyun Tower, and he had to rush back. Jia's mother nodded hurriedly. let him go.

When Jia Lian returned to Zuiyun Tower, the imperial physician Zhang had already broken his pulse and was just about to prescribe a prescription. Jia Lian hurriedly asked about Jia Zhu's condition.

Grand Physician Zhang shook his head: "I diagnosed and treated him for his illness in the early years. At that time, I advised him to spend less time and avoid hard work, but now it seems that he didn't take my words to heart. Now that he is still young and strong, he has already suffered such a loss, if it takes a few more years, even the gods will be powerless!"

As soon as Jia Lian heard it, he understood that Zhang Taiyi prescribed a prescription and left. Just as he was not far away, a sedan chair came in front of him, blocking Zhang Youshi's way.

"Doctor Zhang, please come here." It was Xiao Ze's voice that came from the sedan chair.

Xiao Ze also knew the news of Jia Zhu's fainting immediately. He got into the sedan chair and rushed to the Zuiyun Tower, but he knew that he went in rashly in his capacity, but he really didn't know what to say, so he ordered someone to stop the sedan chair at the It took less than a quarter of an hour for Zhang Youshi to go back to the palace, Xiao Ze felt as if a day had passed.

"My lord, you want to ask about Mr. Jia's condition." Zhang Youshi asked directly.

Xiao Ze nodded: "That's right, is there something wrong with his body?"

Zhang Youshi sighed: "I told the prince very clearly back then, could it be that the prince has forgotten?"

As soon as Xiao Ze heard that he was holding his hand tightly, he let go after a long time: "I see, please trouble Dr. Zhang."

Zhang Youshi nodded, and got down from Xiao Ze's sedan chair. Xiao Ze watched Zhang Youshi leave, and walked in the sedan chair for a while: "Go back to the palace."

The sedan chair gradually drifted away in the night, and at this moment, Jia Zhu also opened her eyes in a daze.

"Brother!" Baoyu and Jia Lian called out in unison. Jia Zhu felt a severe headache and chest tightness, and it took him a long time to recover.

At this time, the medicine is ready, and it will be much easier for Jia Zhu to drink the medicine when she wakes up. I asked Jia Lian what the imperial physician said, but Jia Lian didn't hide anything, and said everything. .

"I'm fine, you two should go to rest quickly, especially Baoyu, you have suffered a lot these two days, why don't you go in and rest?"

Baoyu didn't want to leave, but was finally pulled away by Wang Xifeng. Baoyu was sent back to Jia's mansion. On the way, Baoyu thought about what the imperial physician said just now. What I saw and heard in the countryside, and thinking back to what I said to my elder brother about living in the countryside, I couldn't help but blush.

When she got back to Jia's mansion, Baoyu didn't say a word, she was lying on the most comfortable bed, she was wearing a clean and delicate inner garment, and the quilt was also the softest, but Baoyu tossed and turned all night without falling asleep.

The next day when Jia Zhu was able to get up, she also returned to Jia's mansion from Zuiyun Tower. As soon as she entered the mansion, the old lady came in person. Jia Zhu comforted the old lady for a long time, which made the old lady feel relieved. At this time, someone came outside The newspaper said that Uncle Lin and Auntie had entered the mansion.

When Jia's mother returned to her yard, Jia Min had already arrived. Naturally, she heard about Jia Zhu's illness. Jia's mother and her daughter also talked for a long time, and Jia Min took the old lady's hand and said: The news of my son's illness to Imperial Physician Zhang alarmed the Emperor, after Imperial Physician Zhang returned, the Emperor personally inquired about his condition, and today Ruhai and I came here for this matter."

Mother Jia sighed, "Zhu'er is only this age, and she was caused by a serious illness when she was a child. Your brother, hey!"

Complaining was useless, and Jia Zheng, who was talking to Lin Ruhai in the study in the front yard, also had a sad expression on his face.

"At the beginning, Zhu'er was the first child in the family, and she always wanted to discipline her well to have a bright future, but she didn't expect to cause the child's health to be at the root of her illness. Now it's too late to regret it!"

"My brother-in-law doesn't have to be like this. From my point of view, Zhu'er is in such a body now that she is most afraid of spending energy. Although the emperor is reluctant, but she has reached such a situation, there is nothing she can do about it. Besides, it may not be a bad thing. "Lin Ruhai's words, although meant to comfort Jia Zheng, are more from the heart.

When Jia Zheng heard the words, he hurriedly asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Chapter 110 Eighth

The emperor visited Jia Zhu and thought about returning to his hometown in Jinling

Lin Ruhai said slowly: "Now the two brothers-in-law, Zhu'er and Rong'er from Dongfu are not only officials in the court, but they are not false titles. But she is extremely prominent, especially Zhu Er, who has been entrusted with important tasks one after another at such an age. Now there are not a few people in the court who are jealous, but because of the deep bond between Zhu Er and the emperor, no one dares to make trouble. A companion is like a tiger, the more honored and favored you are now, if something happens in the future, the higher you climb, the worse you will fall."

After hearing this, Jia Zheng thought about it, and broke out in a cold sweat. He thought it was right. Seeing that Jia Zheng was relieved, Lin Ruhai planned to go and see Jia Zhu. Asking for an audience outside the door, he specified that Jia Zheng should have a look at the post in person.

Jia Zheng frowned, he didn't know who was going to call at this moment, but when he took the invitation card, Jia Zheng's face changed suddenly: "Ru Hai, quickly follow me to the door to welcome the distinguished guest."

After finishing speaking, he handed the greeting card to Lin Ruhai, and ordered the servant to go to the front to let the person at the door take care of him. Lin Ruhai also saw the greeting card at this time. After poking, Lin Ruhai's face changed suddenly, and he followed Jia Zheng to the door.

When they got to the door, the people at the door got the news that the servant was rushing to him, and they really served him very respectfully. Jia Zheng and Lin Ruhai saw that the master and servant were not the emperor and the deputy chief executive, Chang Xi'er, who else could they be!

Jia Zheng hurriedly said, "Quick, open the door to welcome you."

The emperor waved his hand when he heard it: "Zhen... since I have already come in, why bother to open the door again. I am here today as a friend of Jia Zhu to visit the sick, so why bother mobilizing people like this."

The emperor thought so in his heart, and said so, but how could Jia Zheng and Lin Ruhai really treat him as Jia Zhu's friend, the emperor insisted that there is no need to troublesomely open the gate, and Jia Zheng also hurriedly asked someone to prepare a sedan chair.

The emperor waved his hand and refused to take the sedan chair. Fortunately, Jia Zhu's yard was not far from the door. Jia Zheng and Lin Ruhai accompanied the emperor all the way to Jia Zhu's yard. On the way, the emperor also asked about Jia Zhu's condition. Zheng naturally reported truthfully and did not dare to exaggerate or conceal anything.

When they arrived at Jia Zhu's courtyard, Jia Zhu saw the emperor coming, and was about to get up to salute, but was held down by Xiao Yuan.

"You are sick, just lie down. I heard what the imperial physician said in the palace, and I was very worried. It happened that I had nothing to do today, so I came out to see you." Seeing that Jia Zhu's expression was very bad, Xiao Yuan thought about what the imperial physician said. , could not help but sigh in my heart.

Jia Zheng and Lin Ruhai also resigned at this time. Since the emperor came to see Jia Zhu on purpose, he might have something to say, and the two of them were too ruthless to stay here.

Sure enough, the emperor waved them to leave, Chang Xier stood at the door, and none of the maids stayed in the room, only Jia Zhu and Xiao Yuan were left, Xiao Yuan said to Jia Zhu: "Do you still remember?" I remember that when I went to the Summer Resort with my father, I fell ill, and at that time you advised me not to neglect my body, but now I have to repay the exact words."

Jia Zhu sighed: "In the early years, I was able to persist in practicing for an hour a day. In the past two years, I really can't get away from it, and I don't have the heart to practice it. I don't know if it's difficult to develop this habit, but it's too easy to waste it. It's too late to regret now."

Xiao Yuan nodded: "I regret it now, when the illness gets better, don't forget what I said today, the doctor Zhang also said that your illness should not be a waste of energy, so you are now serving as an official and keeping a filial piety, so you will take care of yourself this time. Just take good care of your body.”

Jia Zhu said with emotion: "I'm really sick. It's really not the right time. Seeing that shipping is booming, General Guo also rushed to Fuzhou to form a navy. The whimsy of the farmer's side has also been on the right track. Everything has just begun. We But I can’t work harder, I don’t know.”

It was a lie to say no regrets, Jia Zhu felt uncomfortable, and Xiao Yuan was even more so: "I told you to rest, but once you rest, I will lose an arm. Originally, Shuntian Mansion was waiting for your filial piety to end. Continue to take charge, this time I have to find another candidate."

Seeing Xiao Yuan like this, Jia Zhu turned to comfort him and said, "Where did you say that, now the emperor has tens of thousands of arms, and the emperor told me a while ago that many of the scholars in the imperial examination found many You can make things, why are you saying such things now?"

After finishing speaking, Jia Zhu was also taken aback for a moment, and then smiled reassuringly, she thought clearly, what is there to regret?As the saying goes, talented people come out from generation to generation. With a king who works hard like the emperor, there will naturally be more talented, courageous and promising courtiers.

Xiao Yuan couldn't help but nodded when he heard it, and took a meaningful look at Jia Zhu: "Last night, Uncle Nine Emperors came to see me in the palace, and what he said was really similar to yours. In a word, there is a tacit understanding!"

Jia Zhu was taken aback for a moment, then relieved, it would be strange if Xiao Ze didn't know about this!

Xiao Yuan said with a bitter face: "The two of you have a good understanding, but pity me. With your illness, Uncle Nine Emperors will also put a pick on you. It's not unusual for Heaven to listen. life."

It's really hard for Jia Zhu to say anything about the affairs of the Tianting Department, because this position is too important, it is equivalent to the eyes and ears of the emperor, and Xiao Yuan just complained, Jia Zhu didn't speak at this time, Xiao Yuan also changed the topic open.

At this time, Chang Xier coughed softly at the door, Xiao Yuan looked at the sky, it was time to return to the palace, after Xiao Yuan left, Jia Zheng and Lin Ruhai were relieved, while Jia Zhu was lying on the bed but also started Think a lot.

What should we do in the future?This official, at least for three to five years, can no longer be an official. He still doesn't want to make fun of his own life. Even if he will be raised in the future, Jia Zhu thought of Xiao Ze. I'm afraid that he won't feel at ease to let himself set foot in the officialdom again, which is really embarrassing.

But after thinking about it again, this family has been an official for several generations. If the younger generation is better, the elders will be in the way. For example, every time I get promoted, if my father can't be promoted, he will definitely increase his title. I can't let my son be more honored than his father. Now, Jia Rong is in the prime of his life, and Xiao Yuan also has a lot of intentions to make use of him. In the future, it is not certain that he, an uncle, will become a hindrance to Rong'er.

Furthermore, now that Jia's family is extremely wealthy, as the saying goes, prosperity must decline, there are no invincible flowers in this world, and it's time to make serious plans.

The roots of Jia's family are in Jinling, and the ancestral house there has never been properly looked after by someone. For my recuperation, I might as well go back to my hometown in Jinling in the capital to take care of the ancestral house, and then see if there is any suitable one. If there is no chance to buy some clan farms, if there is no proper teacher for the clan studies over there, even though he has forgotten all the books for so many years, it is still more than enough to enlighten children.

Also, Xiao Ze.The other party has tolerated him too much. In my whole life, I first wanted to save the family, but now it seems that I have achieved it; and then I wanted to benefit the people for the official side, and now the court has unknowingly started to look at it For the reform, I was fortunate to be the first batch of people who laid the foundation. Although it was a pity that I couldn't go all the way, Jia Zhu still felt a little proud of herself; so, what about my lover?From getting acquainted to falling in love to getting along, sneaking around to cover up people's eyes and ears is even more difficult to get together. Maybe, the rest of my life should be considered for this relationship.

Thinking of this, Jia Zhu's heart seemed to open two doors, and suddenly became enlightened. At this time, Jia Zheng and Lin Ruhai returned to Jia Zhu's side after sending the emperor away. Taking this opportunity, Jia Zhu said to his father and little uncle I made my own plan, of course, it was about the Jinling ancestral house.

Jia Zheng nodded after hearing this: "It's rare that you have the heart, I'll go and discuss it with your Uncle Jing."

After all, Jia Jing is the patriarch. Jia Zheng brought good news to Jia Zhu the next day. Jia Jing agreed without saying a word. Now most of the Jia family has moved to the capital, and even the family school is in the capital. The ancestral house has been abandoned for a long time, and Jia Jing also lacks reliable people to take care of it. When he heard that Jia Zhu had such a wish, it was too late for Jia Jing to be happy.

Jia Rong is his most beloved grandson, but Jia Rong is now at the age when Dapeng first spread its wings and hated the sky, while Jia Zhen is very worried about Jia Jing, and dare not entrust him with the full power of Jinling , Jia Zhu is the best candidate.

When Jia Zhu's body recovered and he was out of the filial piety period again, Jia Zhu submitted a letter requesting to be an official. The emperor approved it, and at the same time approved his memorial, he also gave him the word of imperial bestowal.

Back then, the late emperor promised to take characters for Jia Zhu, so Jia Zheng and others did not take characters for Jia Zhu for so many years. Now that the emperor remembered this, he completed what the previous emperor had not done.

The word "Shicheng" was bestowed on Jia Zhu since then, and it is a great honor to receive the word from the emperor. What's more, the emperor gave Jia Zhu an imperial fan, which was painted by the emperor himself. The poem was affixed with the jade seal and the emperor's personal seal.

Up to now, no one thinks that Jia Zhu's retirement is a sad resignation, and no one thinks that without Jia Zhu in court, the Jia family will lose the emperor's favor.

When Jia Zhu left the capital, Mother Jia was naturally very reluctant. Jia Zhu knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to her grandmother.

Na Ren Tuoya did not leave, and Jia Lan also stayed to do her filial piety for her "father". Jia Zhu originally wanted to take Xin Lan and Fang Cao to Jinling, but Na Ren Tuoya left Fang Cao behind. In the end, only Xin Lan left with Jia Zhu, Liu Fang was still the servant, the Gao brothers also followed Jia Zhu, and Lu Hu took the children to Jinling with her husband Gao Yong.

The boat on the road is a river boat, and it is also a river road. Because these years, water transportation and cargo transportation can be transported by sea, leaving a lot of time to rest the river. The emperor rewarded the local officials for the perfect river restoration. It is also very rich, so the river is now several times better than before.

After clearing the silt and recasting the embankment, the floods in recent years have washed away the river embankment less than in previous years, and it is easier for passenger ships to travel. If it were not for the early death of the late emperor due to serious injuries during his southern tour, it is estimated that he would have died earlier. Someone uploaded a booklet and asked the emperor to make a tour of the south.

This time when I arrived in Jinling, the time was faster than before. There was nothing to do on the way. When Jia Zhu was in a good mood, she would still go fishing at the bow of the boat, but Xin Lan didn’t dare to let him blow the wind. She always pushed him into the cabin. Reluctantly, most of the time was spent lying down in the cabin.

But Liu Fang chose a time when no one else was around and begged Jia Zhu for something. Liu Fang became Jia Zhu's personal servant, and his worth is different from before. As Liu Fang's daughter-in-law, she will also be a housekeeper's daughter-in-law in the future, but Liu Fang didn't like it. This kid has a good impression of Xinlan from the very beginning.

Now is a great opportunity. Both he and Xin Lan went back to Jinling with Jia Zhu, so they said it on the way. Jia Zhu couldn't help feeling emotional when he heard it. He said that rabbits don't eat grass on the side of the nest. Grass?

Green Coral is an example, and Hong Shan is the same now, they are all missed by these people around her!Of course, Jia Zhu's answer was the same as what happened to Hong Shan and Lv Hu back then, and she had to ask Xin Lan for her opinion. , Liu Fang was even more insane after hearing the news.

Everyone congratulated everyone when they heard the news. Jia Zhu made a promise to marry them when they arrived in Jinling.

"Now Liu Fang has married a wife, don't you plan to settle down with a family?"

Gao Wu has not yet had anyone he wants to marry, which makes his brother Gao Yong worry. At this time, Liu Fang's incident has stimulated Gao Yong. Gao Yong is really anxious this time.

Gao Wu shook his head like a rattle: "Seeing that my nephew and niece are growing up day by day, and I don't even have a mother-in-law, I am also anxious, but this is not something to be anxious, you have to look at it correctly, right? "

This is true, Gao Yong himself has experienced it himself, so it's hard to say anything at this time, the left and right brothers still want to start a family, so don't worry about it, the worst thing is that he doesn't want to start a family, that's a bad thing!

With everyone's anticipation, the ship finally berthed at the port of Jinling. Now the river port is imitating the sea port and repaired much more neatly than before, and there are fewer water transport ships crowded there, which looks very neat and tidy.

As soon as the boat on Jia Zhu's side landed, a group of people came quickly on the shore, those who carried the sedan chair carried the sedan chair, those who drove the carriage drove the carriage, and some came down to help carry the luggage. Jia Zhu stood at the bow of the boat and looked towards the shore. It must be him who did it.

Sure enough, when a horse appeared from behind, Jia Zhu saw that the person on the horse was not Xiao Ze, but who else?

Xiao Ze pouted at Jia Zhu angrily, his eyes fell on the sedan chair, Jia Zhu frowned and looked at Xiao Ze's horse.

Xiao Ze frowned, and the result of the final compromise was that Xiao Ze accompanied Jia Zhu in the carriage. Fortunately, the carriage was large and packed, and Jia Zhu didn't bring much luggage, so it was more than enough for one of the vacant carriages.

"Since you were sick, I didn't look for you, I didn't send you a message, and I didn't show up when you left the capital, so don't you worry?" Xiao Ze hugged Jia Zhu, his tone sour.

"I know you will definitely come." With a firm tone, it was a voice from the heart. After Jia Zhu finished speaking, he felt Xiao Ze's arms tightened, so close to his chest that he could feel his heartbeat. clear.

"I will always be with you, no matter where you are."

The carriage was gurgling towards the old house, Xiao Ze bought a courtyard next to the old house of the Jia family, and the two lived next to each other, and the old family also knew that the young master of the Rongguo Mansion was going to sit in the old house in the south of the Yangtze River himself. It's already ready.

Called the clansmen to gather in the ancestral hall. There are quite a lot of gray-haired old people in their hometown. The young people are rushing to the capital to seek gold. Most of the old people have been to the capital, but they came back because they missed their hometown. Some were reluctant to leave at all, and had never been to the capital until now. Jia Zhu looked over, and these old people were also looking at Jia Zhu.

The Jia family's ancestral house, which was originally smoky, has restored order because of Jia Jing's attention over the years, but compared with the capital, the old house is still a lot worse here. The old people here hope that there will be an owner here. Taking care of this side, I am afraid that the prodigal son who sold the ancestral land and destroyed the foundation will come like Jia Zhen did back then.

Jia Zhu has been in the officialdom for so many years, and has served as governor of the government to solve countless cases. How could he fail to see the careful thoughts of those present? Clearing his throat, Jia Zhu said: "Jinling is the ancestral home, our Jia family Only when the roots are stable can there be luxuriant branches and leaves, otherwise, even if it is luxuriant, it will only be a flash in the pan. The Jia family is in the capital now, but the roots will always be in Jinling. This time I return to Jinling, and I plan to take care of our rooted deeper and stronger."

Everyone present listened carefully, the young man was fine, and the old man nodded approvingly, looking at Jia Zhu differently from just now.

Chapter 110

Relatives move around, closeness is different, and national prestige is celebrated

With the help of Jia Daiping, the old man with the highest seniority in Jinling’s hometown and the most respected, Jia Zhu counted the clan members in his hometown, read the clan’s accounts for the past year, and repaired the ancestral house and ancestral hall at his own expense. Although these things seem complicated, there are helpers, so Jia Zhu doesn't bother, even if it is so, Xiao Ze is also very reluctant, for fear that he will be tired at 01:30.

Unable to resist Xiao Ze's persistent insistence, Jia Zhu had no choice but to order someone to go down to investigate the fields around the outskirts of the city, and used this time to visit these relatives in Jinling.

The first one is naturally the Deng family.Jia Zhu personally visited Deng's house. From the time when she was eight years old to the first time she accompanied her on the southern tour, Jia Zhu had been to Deng's house twice in total. This was the third time she came here. Feet, but looked a lot older than before.

After seeing these relatives, they finally went to the room of the eldest aunt Jiazi alone. The good things at the bottom of the box were for Jia Zhu to take. Jia Zhu knew that this was the wish of the eldest aunt, and that the Deng family did not lack these, so she naturally accepted it with a smile.

After visiting Deng's family, one cannot favor one over another. Wang's family is in Jinling, and Aunt Xue is also in Jinling with her daughter. Naturally, these two families will also go.

The Wang family's attitude towards Jia Zhu is very subtle. Jia Zhu's mother is Mrs. Wang, and half of the Wang family's blood flows through Jia Zhu's body. He is their nephew. With this blood relationship, they should naturally be close.

But Wang Xifeng married Jia Lian. Compared with Jia Zhu's identities, one is the eldest son of the eldest son, who is the best candidate to inherit the family business in the future, and the other is the outstanding eldest son of the second son, who is also close to the emperor. There were many changes, but now that Jia Zhu has returned to his hometown in Jinling, Jia Lian is in charge of the entire Rongguo Mansion in the capital.

Jinling is the hometown, although the hometown is important, but the capital is under the feet of the emperor, and it is a place of wealth and glory. It cannot be compared with Jinling. If the Wang family is not so far away, they are not willing to stay away from the capital.

Naturally, for the Wang family now, the status of Jia Lian and Jia Zhu is not the same, and the attitude of the Wang family has naturally become different from before. How can Jia Zhu not feel it, and secretly shakes his head in his heart. The two uncles are not allowed to return to the capital to ask for a relationship to seek official positions.

If you don't become an official and become a rich man at home, you can live a safe life. If you really want to enter the officialdom again, these two are really embarrassing.

Since the Wang family had such an attitude, Jia Zhu naturally said a few gossips and got up to leave.

Afterwards, at Aunt Xue’s place, she and her daughter Xue Baochai were in their hometown in Jinling. Uncle Xue, brothers Xue Pan and Xue Qiu were all in the capital. After all, there is a difference between men and women, and Jia Zhu's visit to Xue's house was just a courtesy.

But unexpectedly, Aunt Xue was very close to Jia Zhu, and told Jia Zhu a lot about her mother, Mrs. Wang, when she was young. Jia Zhu was extremely enthusiastic during the meal, and finally asked about Baoyu implicitly.

At this time, Jia Zhu felt a little relieved, saying that in the previous life, it seemed that Baoyu married the daughter of the Xue family in the end. It seems that in this life, Aunt Xue also has an unusual love for Baoyu. Jia Zhu also shook his head in his heart at his younger brother's glory, he really couldn't bear this kind of glory.

And at this time, Xiao Ze, who had been idle since coming to Jinling, finally decided what business he wanted to do.

As a wealth-loving prince known for his iron cock, it would be his life not to let him make money there, and this business is not easy for Xiao Ze to show up, so he still wants Jia Zhu to be the shopkeeper, after all, there is no such thing in this dynasty. The rules of entrusting the fiefdoms of the kings, as a royal family, apart from obeying orders, they cannot leave the capital for a generation.

This time, Xiao Ze has the emperor's dispensation. It can be said that he is the first person with such a big face since the beginning of the dynasty. The reason why Xiao Yuan and Xiao Ze have such a good relationship with uncles and nephews is one reason, while Xiao Ze and Jia Zhu's Feelings and Xiao Ze's lack of any heirs are fundamental to any emperor's reassurance.

Xiao Ze's arrival in Jinling has not been made public. Although there is no impenetrable wall in this world, it is good for others to know about it from any source. The owner of Ze Trading.

Xiao Ze laughed at this and said: "I pay, you collect the bill, isn't this a matter of course!"

At the level of their current relationship, if they are so clear, they will be separated. Jia Zhu laughed it off, but really began to think about what score to write.

The best choice, of course, is to open a foreign goods store.

"Nowadays, rare things from the sea are popular in the capital, and some cities along the sea are also very prosperous, but in Jinling, which is dominated by rivers, it is still hard to find. Not to mention starting from the sea, let's talk about the relationship in Fuzhou. , the cost of the Western gadgets we deal with is much cheaper, and if we open a shop here, we can make a steady profit without losing any money in storage." After Jia Zhu finished speaking, Xiao Ze's eyes lit up.

After thinking about it for a while, I felt that this was a good idea, so I decided to make arrangements immediately. After two months of preparation, Jia Zhu and Xiao Ze jointly opened the Western Eight Treasures Zhai in the most lively and bustling area along the Qinhuai River.

Not to mention the officials big and small in Jinling, all the officials around who could come came to cheer, which one didn't feel pain when they left?While shaking his head, Xiao Ze lamented how quickly the rumors had gone, while looking at the money received, he was very satisfied.

Jia Zhu took out part of the money to repair the courtyard behind the ancestral hall as a family education. Now that Jia Zhu's body is just about to be raised, he would like to be the teacher right now, but Xiao Ze is against it with all his strength and insists on letting him rest for a while However, for the time being, Jia Daiping, who is the most respected in the family and also a scholar, will be the master of the family education.

At this time, the people sent to inquire about the fields have returned, and now the river has been rebuilt to successfully resist the flood. In the past one or two years, the countryside near Jinling has had good harvests, and the common people do not sell any of their land.

Jia Zhu thought about it. After all, these people are foreigners, and the local Jia family members usually don't pay attention to these things for a while, so they can't help them. I still have to trouble the Deng family, because they have a good relationship with Deng Bin. Jia Zhu went directly to Deng Bin this time, and Deng Bin nodded.

"Don't worry, no matter whether the harvest is good or not, there will always be people in the country who are willing to sell the land, but you haven't found it. I will send someone here, and you just wait for the news."

Jia Zhu laughed and said, "I'm fully prepared for the land payment. As long as someone sells it, the price I buy here will never let them suffer, and I will never bully others."

Deng Bin patted Jia Zhu on the shoulder: "Okay, if you don't say this, I won't know what kind of person you are? Although you don't lack the money now, the business must always be fair, we don't bully others , and you can’t make people go crazy and ask for prices, no, you don’t need to worry about these things, if you can’t even handle these things, the Deng family will be in chaos by now.”

This is the truth. As the son of a concubine, it is important for the eldest aunt to treat everyone equally, but Deng Bin's ability to take charge of the Deng family's housework is beyond doubt.

Jia Zhu is only waiting for news from Deng Bin, and he is really free. On the other side of the shop, it is not the first time he has opened a shop, and Xiao Ze is fully responsible behind the scenes. Jia Zhu really doesn't have to worry about it. At this time, The attitude of the two uncles of the Wang family towards Jia Zhu was much warmer.

Although the Wang family is rich, it is not a long-term solution to sit and eat. Originally, the Wang family was in charge of Honglu Temple and had connections with foreign affairs. There is no one to help.

Seeing that Jia Zhu's Western Babaozhai's business is booming, and even the opening day was full of officials to support, these two are a little bit hard to turn around, they say that people go to tea, why Jia Zhu became an official due to illness, However, it seems that the status is higher?

It has to be said that the news about these two people is really not well-informed. The officials who came here were not aimed at Jia Zhu, but Xiao Ze behind him.

Just when Xiyang Babaozhai was in flames, something happened in Fuzhou.

Most of the pirates headed by Yan Song were recruited by the court and now they have turned into officials of the maritime government, while the remaining small group hid on small islands above the vast sea. At that time, the court did not have sea ships. They can only stare blankly at the pursuit. Although sea ships were built later, these court sea ships were used for water transportation and close protection. If it is said to go to sea to exterminate the remaining pirates, it is really difficult.

And this little pirate really disappeared for several years, but this time, not only did they make another deal, but they also happened to rob Xiao Ze's cargo ship.

However, this little pirate didn't know that Guo Shiyun, the commander of Fuzhou's capital, was not just a decoration. Not only did Fuzhou's shipyard already have more than ten warships, even with the help of Shi Shaokuan, Guo Shiyun bought them from the local big family who often went to sea. Got a lot of rich information.

Back when the imperial court didn't care about pirates at all, these big households had to pay pirates protection money to ensure that the batch of goods could reach Fuzhou safely when they went to sea to do business. They dealt with pirates the most.

Know yourself, know your enemy, and win every battle. Guo Shiyun knows all about how many groups of pirates are hiding now, who is the leader, and whether their pirates are still monolithic.

In addition, Guo Shiyun also attached great importance to Jia Zhu's mention of the art of naval warfare, because he was born as a general in land warfare and did not understand naval warfare at all. Wonderful, and completely different, naturally there are all kinds of everything.

Now the warships have watched and practiced several times, and Guo Shiyun has already known himself and the enemy about the situation of the pirates, and the art of naval warfare has begun to take shape. Now that the pirates robbed Xiao Ze's fleet this time, it immediately became a fuse Suo, Guo Shiyun's spirits were greatly lifted, so he thought of using this opportunity to test out how powerful this art of war is!