The Agricultural Tycoon of the Red House

Jia Zheng immediately threw away his chopsticks, spit out a couple of mouthfuls, spit out the rice, rinsed his mouth with tea, and immediately walked away.

Mrs. Wang hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go out and eat!" Jia Zheng snorted coldly, gave Mrs. Wang a reproachful look, and pushed the door away without looking back.

Mrs. Wang didn't even have a chance to explain, she was so angry that she clutched the handkerchief in her hand.She knew in her heart that Jia Zheng was complaining about her bad housekeeping.The indifference of not blaming her is more uncomfortable than scolding her.

Mrs. Wang called Zhou Rui's family immediately, and asked about the kitchen.Knowing that it was because of the sudden shortage of rice and vegetables in Zhuangzi, Mrs. Wang was even more angry, and immediately sent Zhou Rui's family to find Mrs. Xing for an argument.Mrs. Xing couldn't make up her mind, so she sent someone to ask Jia Lian.

Jia Lian only sent Feng'er to reply, "I have already told the second master."

Zhou Rui's family was full of puzzlement, but as a servant, it was not easy for her to pursue anything in the big house, so she had to pass the words to Mrs. Wang with embellishment.

When Mrs. Wang heard that the incident happened to Jia Zheng, she became even angrier after investigating the cause carefully, and immediately called Jia Lian to confront him.After waiting for a long time, the person sent there still hadn't responded, and Mrs. Wang sent another person to remind her, but still didn't reply.Mrs. Wang was so angry that she sent someone to go again, but it was still the same.

In a fit of anger, Mrs. Wang decided to go to Jia Lian herself.

At night, Mrs. Wang sat in a sedan chair in front of the vermilion lacquered gate on the east side of the mansion, and suddenly felt that it was inappropriate.Then she ordered someone to go back, so she could only continue to wait in Rongxi Hall.

It was supposed to be a rest so late, but Mrs. Wang couldn't swallow it, and she didn't understand that the people she sent several times didn't believe her. She wanted to wait for an answer, and then she had a good reasoning with Jia Lian. The night passed and no one spoke back.She herself was so sleepy that she unknowingly fell asleep on the couch.

The sky is bright.

Several young servants came out from the Eryi Gate in the east of the mansion, and each of them carried one person to the Rongxi Hall.The people who carried the three people were the three servants who were sent by Mrs. Wang to call Jia Lian last night.

At night, the road was dark, and the servants of the three lives were in a hurry to spread the word, regardless of their feet, and they all fell into the same pit—the big pit just dug outside Jia Lian's courtyard.

Then Jia Lian came out from the Eryi Gate, and while stretching, he looked at the big sycamore tree at the door, and there were many brown balls shaped like peas on the branches.

Jia Lian suddenly jumped up and grabbed a branch.He picked a handful of sycamore seeds and observed.Quasi-circular, yellowish-brown, surface wrinkled into a reticulated shape.Once pinched, the outer skin is broken, and the inner seed coat is removed, and the endosperm, cotyledon, and radicle inside can be seen.

Well, mature.

There is a sentence in "The Book of Songs": "The phoenix sings, and it is on the high hill. The phoenix tree is born, and it is in the rising sun. The succulents are luxuriant, and they are full of glory."

The ancients believed that the phoenix tree could attract the phoenix.

dragon and phoenix... phoenix...

Jia Lian looked at the sycamore seeds in his hand and stuffed them directly into his sleeves.

The hole has been dug and planted at the gate of the courtyard.

……

A few days ago, Jia Lian heard a very useful news.

The northwestern barbarians invaded the border several times, and the emperor deliberately sent troops to suppress it. "Soldiers and horses are not moving, food and grass go first", since there is going to be a war, we must prepare food and grass supplies.But this year, the wind and rain are not smooth, the harvest is not good everywhere, and the household department is in short supply of money and food.

Jia Lian heard that the fourth prince who had been trained in the household department was in charge of this matter, so he secretly investigated the fourth prince's virtues, and his reputation was quite good.So he ordered people to publicize the rumor that "the second master Lian of Rongfu will farm and get good harvests", and even specially arranged for storytellers to vividly describe anecdotes about his small Zaozhuang farm.Originally, Jia Lian's identity was very topical, and coupled with his "grotesque behavior" in the farm version of the farm, the gossip became more and more crazy.

As a reliable agronomy professor, it is necessary for him to sacrifice his reputation for the better development of agriculture in the future, for the unimpeded promotion of agricultural technology in the vast expanse of land, and to feed and clothe more people. Well worth it.

It's just that after so many days, there is still no news, should we invite two storytellers to re-heat the topic?

Maybe the fourth prince's reputation for being virtuous is false, but he is actually just a lazy and useless guy! ?

Or change the target?

"Second Master Lian!"

Jia Lian came back to his senses, and when he saw the big sycamore tree, he realized that he was distracted standing at the door.

Jia Lian followed the sound and saw a young servant from the Rong Mansion leading a dusty man coming over.

"Second Master Lian, someone from the Lin family is here," said the boy.

When the man heard about Jia Lian's identity, he hurriedly saluted and met him, and handed over a letter to express his situation.

Seeing that the letter was addressed to Mother Jia, Jia Lian held it in her hand and asked him, "How is your wife's condition?"

"Since my brother passed away, my wife's health has not been good. I was able to go to the field in the first two months, but it has not been able to do so since autumn, and I have been bedridden."

Jia Lian nodded. Seeing that he was tired from traveling all night, he sent a servant to take him to rest first.He took the letter to see Jiamu.

When Jia Mu heard that Jia Lian had finished reading the contents of the letter, she burst into tears.

Jia Amnesty, Mrs. Xing, Li Wan and others got the letter and rushed over to comfort Jia Mu one after another.

Mrs. Wang came late, and as soon as she entered the door and saw Jia Mu crying, she hurriedly comforted her: "Maybe it's not a serious illness, and you can recover with meditation. Don't be too sad, old lady. If you cry and hurt your body, my sister will know about it." It must be distressing, but you will blame yourself for being unfilial."

As expected, Mother Jia stopped crying, but she gave Mrs. Wang a hard look: "It's not your own sister, you don't feel sorry for her when she's sick! I sent letters from thousands of miles away, so why would I send a special letter to tell you about a minor illness? Besides, Lian'er I have already asked the messenger of the Lin family, my good daughter has been unable to get out of bed for several months, you still want to scare me with such a serious illness!"

Mrs. Wang hurriedly apologized, but turned around and blamed Jia Lian: "How can you tell the old lady all these truths and make the old lady worry about it? You are too ignorant. When the letter comes, you should make peace with me first." Your father will let you know after discussing with them."

"The letter is for the ancestors, and no one has the right to dismantle it except her old man. My aunt values ​​filial piety the most, so I should know it." Jia Lian retorted softly.

Mrs. Wang frowned and stared at Jia Lian: "What do you mean, blame me for being unfilial? I haven't asked you yet, what happened to those three boys?"

"Fell into the pit." Jia Lian said.

"It's clearly you—"

"Okay, shut up!" Mother Jia yelled, and turned to look at Mrs. Wang reproachfully, "You live close by, and you were the last one to come in, so you blame others when you enter the door. Big deal, where did the second child go?"

Originally, Mother Jia wanted to discuss this matter with Jia Zheng, but she has not seen anyone else until now.

"He...he had business last night and he hasn't returned yet." Mrs. Wang pursed her lips and said guiltily.

"Yesterday was my second uncle's rest day. In the morning, I was reciting poems and composing Fu with Mr. Jiang Er of Pingyuanhou's Mansion in the Zhuangyuan Building." Jia Lian stated calmly.

Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Lian and took a cold breath, really wanting to slap him in the face.

Mother Jia was so angry that she pointed at Mrs. Wang's nose and scolded her for being scheming, "What time is it, your sister is dying of illness, and you still have the heart to come and lie to my wife, get out, I don't want to see you! Second child When you come back, you tell him that I, a mother, don’t have that much face to invite him here, and tell him not to come to see me in the future, and don’t stop at Rongxitang, I’m not worthy of being his mother!”

"Mother!"

Mrs. Wang knelt down, crying and apologizing for her mistake.

But Mother Jia didn't give her a chance to explain anymore, she simply asked Li Wan to help Mrs. Wang out.

There were only three members of Da Fang left in the house.

Mother Jia cried so hard that Mrs. Xing couldn't persuade her at all.

Jia Lian pondered for a while, since the 'rumor plan' failed, it would be good to meet with Lin Ruhai for a while, so he said to Jia Mu: "It just so happened that the Marquis of Pingyuan gave me a box of medicinal materials from the palace, and I bought a few more good medicinal materials to send together. In the past, I took a good look at him on behalf of my ancestors, maybe my aunt will recover from her illness when she is happy when she sees someone from her natal family."

"This will give me some peace of mind." Mother Jia's tears finally stopped.

Jia Amnesty agreed a few times indiscriminately, feeling that the matter had nothing to do with him, and it didn't matter.

Jia Lian glanced at Jia Amnesty, and then said to Jia's mother, "My aunt has never seen me. I'm afraid that if I go there for a while, it won't have any effect. It's better to let my father go with me. If my aunt can get Seeing his familiar elder brother, my heart will naturally be at ease."

"Me?" Jia Amnesty was about to shake his head.

"That's right, it's settled!" Mother Jia breathed a sigh of relief, her excitement was finally calmed down, and she went to rest with the support of Yuanyang.

Jia Lian immediately assigned them, ordered people to prepare food and clothing, and set off the next day.

……

Yinzhen has been troubled by food for the past few days with a gloomy face and few words.

Seeing this, the servant of the household department wanted to make the fourth prince happy, so he mentioned the crazy rumors outside, "It's really strange to say that the eldest grandson of the duke's mansion would not be a good son, but he went to farm and raise pigs. Hehe , they are also very good, the harvest is the best, and the yield per mu is actually better than that in a good harvest year."

Yin Zhen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and ordered Su Sheng to check the authenticity.

Su Sheng heard that it was Jia Lian, so he told about Jia Lian's treatment of orchids to Pingyuanhou.

Yinzhen felt that this person was a bit capable, so he went to Xiaozaozhuang Farm for a private visit with Su Shengweifu the next day.It was the first time he had seen a farm with such a layout, and Yin Zhen thought it was very interesting and fresh, and he also became very interested in Jia Lian.

He decided to meet Jia Lian for a while, and waited for a long time in the palace for news, but was told that Jia Lian had left Beijing for Yangzhou.