The Agricultural Tycoon of the Red House

Jia Lian: "Furthermore, if you want to breed those three peonies, you must not save the seeds. You must dig up the whole plant and divide the plants carefully from the root system. After separating, use sulfur powder and mud to rub the wound on the root evenly, and then Then plant them separately. The most important time for branching is from the autumnal equinox to the fall of frost. Too early or too late will easily lead to weak roots and early death, which is not suitable for growth in the coming year."

The boy who wrote the pen looked at Jia Lian in a daze. He didn't expect that after the second master Lian had said so much, there would be a follow-up.

I was in a daze for a while and didn't remember it.

Boy: "Second Master Lian, can you say it again?"

Jia Lian glanced at him sideways.

The little servant smirked, and bowed to the second master Lian, "Second master, it's not right, can you tell me again?"

Jia Lian paused, then said it again with a cold face.If there are students around me who don't listen carefully in class, and ask him to repeat the lecture later, he will definitely deduct his daily points!outrageous!

After the boy quickly wrote down Jia Lian's retelling, he was about to stop writing when he started listening to Jia Lian again.

"After the divisions are transplanted, it's just the beginning, and then we need to cultivate the soil. The soil I'm talking about is different from ordinary soil and needs to be prepared by ourselves. Three parts of plain sand, three parts of garden soil and three parts of humus soil are mixed in one part. Hull chaff ash... One more thing to keep in mind is that peonies don’t need to be irrigated after planting, and manure is also not acceptable.”

The boy wrote with sore wrists, and seeing that Jia Lian hadn't stopped, he hurriedly begged with a wry smile, "Second Master, in fact, the Fourth Highness just asked the younger ones to ask how to take care of peonies, and we shouldn't need to plant them by division. In a few days, His Highness will send the flowers to the Empress Dowager's Qianqiu birthday, and we don't need to worry about the flowers after that, as there are dedicated gardeners in the palace to take care of them."

Jia Lian picked up his lips and chuckled, chattered for a long time, and finally heard a piece of news that made him happy.Previously, these boys were stern-mouthed and refused to disclose insinuations, but now they are willing to confess on their own initiative.

"Since that's the case, I won't say much, and I'll trouble you to go back and pass it on."

Hearing these words, the three servants all breathed a sigh of relief, and the servant in charge of recording felt that a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders, and he felt relieved.

Four days later, Empress Dowager Qianqiu birthday.

The fourth prince Yinzhen sent three pots of 'Powder Makeup for Spring' in congratulations, winning a lot of applause.The Empress Dowager liked it very much, and the Supreme Emperor also praised the three pots of peonies.The two old men inquired carefully about the origin of the Yinzhen flowers, and learned that these flowers were written by Jia Lian of the Rongguo Mansion, so they ordered a few plates of exquisite snacks to be rewarded.

The dim sum was sent to Rongguo Mansion while it was still warm. Jia Lian, Jia She and his son stayed with the eunuch for a while, and sent some comfort money before sending them away.The father and son turned around and ordered someone to report to Jia Mu with the food box.

There are five kinds of snacks in the food box: pine nut lily cake, honey honeycomb cake, almond bergamot, crispy apple and wishful cake.

When the lid was just opened, there was a light sweet aroma mixed with fruit.The fragrance is neither strong nor weak, very tempting, almost hooking the gluttons in people's stomachs.

The first dish that was brought out was pine nut lily crisp, which was shaped like a lily.Mother Jia took a sip first. It was delicious and crispy. The puff pastry seemed to have thousands of layers, and the layers were thin.Jia Mu also tasted other snacks, each with its own merits, very delicious.

"As expected of the Empress Dowager's favorite dim sum, it's not comparable to folk cooks. It's soft and soft, and it's very suitable for people's appetite." Jia Mu took a sip of tea with a smile, and then praised Jia Lian, "My old lady entrusted you to be lucky enough to eat it. Such an exquisite royal pastry."

Although some concubines had rewarded them with food before, the level of food used by toffees is naturally not the same as that of the empress dowager, and it is two classes behind, which is very different.

"If you like it, you can keep it. I don't like sweets."

Jia Lian didn't care much about the food, he was more concerned about how much influence the three pots of peonies would bring in the aristocratic circle of the capital after Qianqiu's birthday today.

But as soon as Jia Lian's words fell, Jia Amnesty became unhappy. He coughed deliberately and glared at Jia Lian.This snack is something their eldest family earned, no one has eaten it, so why leave it all to the old lady?It would be fine if she ate it all by herself, Jia She would not have any opinions.With so many snacks, her old man definitely couldn't finish them, so she might as well distribute them to Baoyu, Mrs. Wang and other second-bedroom householders.And with Baoyu's temperament, if he didn't keep it all, he would leave a portion for the maids.

Jia Mu smiled: "It's hard for you to be filial, but my old lady can't eat so much, and she will make a fuss if she eats a few extra dollars, which makes me sleepless. But since you want to share, then you can do what you want, and share some everywhere." .”

Each of the five snacks counts as one serving.

Mother Jia kept two copies for herself, picked up three and sent them to Baoyu's room, the remaining Sanchun sisters and Jia Lan each got two shares, Mrs. Wang kept two shares, Li Wan one, and the rest went to Dafang.

Jia She came out from Jia Mu's place dispirited, and couldn't help arguing with Jia Lian, "Give me the remaining four yuan for each item. It seems that I got the most. According to the total, we are still at a loss for the big house. The second room , counting Baoyu, Tanchun, Lang Geer, etc., a total of ten shares will be given. As for us, including Ying girl, it will only be five shares in total. It is half of the second room! If they get something, I will say a word Don't complain, but this is my son's reward!"

"The old lady has always been eccentric. It's not like you don't know it. Why are you so surprised? This calculation is obviously to find trouble for yourself." Jia Lian smiled helplessly.

Jia She was angry: "It's so unfair! You are too, such a delicious thing, why don't you know how to save more?"

"People want to eat, but very delicious food is no different from ordinary delicious food to me. Good food is good food if it is palatable and fills the stomach." Jia Lian said slowly.

Jia Amnesty was still unconvinced, rolled his eyes and snorted coldly, thinking about how to pay money from the account later to make up for this anger.

Jia Lian saw his intention and reminded him: "Don't forget, you only have 200 taels of money left this year."

"I don't care if he has [-] left or not, I'll spend it, whoever can do anything to me, I'm the elder of the Rong Mansion, and I'm the one who decides all the important matters in the family!" Jia She blew his beard and stared, and his temper suddenly came up.

Jia Lian looked at Jia Amnesty amusedly, "Then give an example and tell me which major family matter is up to you."

"Oh, you bastard, let me give you an example!"

Jia Amnesty frowned, swung his arms exaggeratedly, stroked his beard and thought carefully.This... Jia Amnesty took a breath, turned his back on Jia Lian, and thought about it again.Instead, he took a deep breath, pulled his beard, wandered around, and thought hard.

Jia Lian's smothered smile was even worse, he just watched Jia She toss and toss quietly, waiting for him to answer himself, and never let him go down the steps.

"That... New Year ancestor worship!" Jia She had a flash of inspiration, and raised his index finger and said to Jia Lian.

"Ancestor worship is an old practice that every family has to carry out every year. It is not a major event that needs to be decided. Besides, the host of ancestor worship should be the patriarch at the other end of the East Mansion, not you."

Jia Lian exposed the truth with one word, which made Jia She not dare to look him directly in embarrassment.

Jia She's face was dark, and he was cursing in his stomach, hating Jia Lian for not knowing how to flatter him and not giving him face. His eyes flicked from side to side, but he didn't know how to find a step for him to walk down.

Jia Lian: "It's reasonable for the old lady to favor the second room. The second room has done some bad things that people look down on over the years, but it has also done many practical things that make the old lady happy. If you do one or two things, What reason does the old lady have to favor the second wife? Taking ten thousand steps back, even if she is still biased, she will not be able to resist the rules and principles, and you will win."

Jia Amnesty thought Jia Lian's words were indeed reasonable, and chased Jia Lian back and forth, asking him to continue talking.

"What you have to do now is to keep this property and the Rongxi Hall where you just lived. You are the eldest son, and you are the only heir to the Rongfu family business. Everyone in this family speaks of Your money in the future." Jia Lian deliberately stimulated Jia Amnesty, hoping that he would change his habit of spending money indiscriminately and making messes everywhere.

After Jia Amnesty heard this speech, he suddenly realized.Every time he got angry with the second room and rushed to spend money, he always thought that he was stealing money from the second room. He got a bargain, but in fact he paid for it himself, what a fool!Moreover, it is not good for Jia Mu!

It's a bad deal.

What Jia Lian said was right, those dim sums are nothing, so we must not lose the big because of small things.He wants to keep Rongxitang, and the property of Errong Mansion that should belong to him.If you want to lose, you can't lose your own money, the old lady and the second wife.

Jia Lian didn't know that Jia She had set up a "lofty ideal" in his heart at this moment.The next day, when he came to Dingxing, he saw Jia She who was having dinner and scolded the wives sharply, so he knew his psychological change.

"Early in the morning, what do you do with all these chickens, ducks and fish meat? How many bites can you eat? Is it like this in every room? This is not acceptable. From today onwards, this recipe has to be reworked, not to be wasted, and to be more frugal!"

After Jia She reprimanded him, he stared at the table full of dishes in pain.These are all my own money, thanks to my son reminding himself yesterday, otherwise he didn't realize it.

Confused, confused, too confused before.

Save, save, save... you must save in the future!

The mother-in-law was scolded so badly by Jia She, she backed away embarrassingly, and almost bumped her head against the pillar.When I turned around and waited for the second master Lian Ding to come out, the wives hurriedly gathered around to ask for advice.If there is anyone in this family who can tame the elder, it is only the second master Lian, and even the old lady is inferior to him by three points.

"What the master ordered, the eldest wife absolutely has nothing to say. But the old slaves are afraid that the elder is impulsive this time, and if they really do it, they will be scolded again. They don't know what to do, so they come to ask Lian The second master is in charge."

After hearing what they said, Jia Lian said with a smile: "Just do as the master ordered. Our family's daily expenses are too extravagant. A few days ago, I went to the Prince's Mansion in Lijun, and their banquets were not as good as ours. So we can calculate , we're getting better."

"Second Master, what do you mean by that?" Mrs. Qian asked.

"Can a Duke's Mansion be as regulated as the Duke's Mansion?"

The women were taken aback, and hurriedly responded, "Second Master and Eldest Master taught me a lesson, but this suddenly changed, but there is no rule to follow, and I also asked Second Master Lian to remind me to wait. yes."

"Breakfast should be light and vegetarian, and the staple food should be based on the preferences of the masters everywhere. Just pick a few or two, and don't make as many as seven or eight. Lunch is as usual, just add two dishes. Dinner should not be too big, mainly vegetarian, you can cook Order oil-free meat. This is done everywhere, don’t touch the old lady’s place, and serve it as it was served before.” Jia Lian said.

The women agreed, and turned around to inform the nominal housekeeper, Mrs. Xing.Mrs. Xing never had any objection to what Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian had decided, so she nodded and followed the wives.

That evening, it was rare for Jia Zheng to have dinner at the same table with Mrs. Wang.Mrs. Wang was happy, and specially asked Zhou Rui's family to fetch a jar of old wine, daughter Hong, to add to the fun.

When the dishes started to be served, three vegetarian dishes came one after another. Jia Zheng didn't take it seriously, thinking that there would naturally be meat dishes later.But when the six dishes and one soup were all on the table, Jia Zheng found that apart from two small dishes of steamed fish and beef with sauce, they were all stir-fried and stewed vegetables, and even the soup was bland.It's just that the amount of dishes has been reduced, but even the meat dishes such as chicken and duck knuckles that are usually on the table are gone.

Jia Zheng immediately became unhappy, and glared at Mrs. Wang: "This is the appetizer you prepared? Then I will feed you as a rabbit?"

"Second Master, I—"

"Hmph!" Without waiting for Mrs. Wang's explanation, Jia Zheng dropped his chopsticks and left, then went to Aunt Zhao's room.