The Agricultural Tycoon of the Red House

Although Baoyu didn't get along with Daiyu very much on weekdays, since he saw Daiyu for the first time, he had a particularly indescribable sense of familiarity, and since then he has treated her differently from other sisters.It's a pity that Lian's second brother always wants him to go to school, his aunt always stops him from getting close to Daiyu, and those four old women who are in the way... The time he spends with Sister Lin is always so rare. She thought that the days were still long and there would be opportunities in the future, but she never expected that she would leave soon.

Baoyu's heart was tied into a knot in depression, and a ball of breath was stuffed in his chest, pressing him very uncomfortable.After holding back a few breaths, tears began to roll in the eye sockets, and my nose was sore, I really wanted to cry.

Jia Lian couldn't bear Baoyu's crying appearance, so before he could cry, he began to scold him: "She is not from our family, she comes and goes as soon as she comes, what does this expression mean, put it away for me." !"

After Jia Lian finished speaking, he gave him a sideways look, very cold.

Baoyu was even more aggrieved, with teardrops the size of peas hanging in his eyes, and he sniffed and stretched out his hand to grab Jia Lian: "Second Brother Lian, when do you think Sister Lin will leave? Can I see her again?"

Jia Lian threw Baoyu away, frowned and said, "When you want to see someone, can you just wait for them to come to your door?"

Baoyu was stunned for a moment, then gradually withdrew his tears and looked at Jia Lian with wide eyes expectantly: "Second Brother, what do you mean by that? Could it be that I can go to see Sister Lin in the future? But Yangzhou is so far away, let alone old My wife won't agree, and my wife definitely doesn't want me to go."

After Baoyu finished speaking, she stood there limply like an eggplant beaten by Shuang, with her head bowed.

Jia Lian sneered: "That's because you are incapable. If you are capable, you can go wherever you want. Do you still have to worry about so many people controlling you?"

Baoyu was taken aback again, and stood there stupidly thinking for a while.Indeed, if he was as promising as Lian's second brother and became a high-ranking official, he would naturally be able to talk about it in Rongfu, be respected and respected by others, and going to Yangzhou was just a matter of talking.Lian's second brother is the second brother. He has gone to Yangzhou twice, and the number of times he sends people to Yangzhou to send letters back and forth is countless.As for myself, I am afraid that it will be difficult to send a letter to sister Lin in the future.

I am really useless.

Baoyu lowered her head in low self-esteem, fiddling with the corners of her clothes, and fell into a deep inferiority complex that she couldn't extricate herself from.

Seeing that he was reflecting, Jia Lian was happy to hear about it, so of course he ignored him and continued to busy with the matter at hand.After a while, he felt water dripping on the table, and then he heard more and more urgent gasps, and when he looked up, Baoyu's tears fell, and the surging energy seemed to want to touch his desk. On the case, a Yangtze River opened horizontally.

Jia Lian didn't mean to dissuade him, but just pushed Motai to Baoyu.

Baoyu looked at the dark ink platform in bewilderment, and looked at Jia Lian with pitiful eyes blinking in bewilderment, thinking that he must teach himself to study hard to make a living.

Jia Lian looked at him fixedly, sighed, and said, "Why don't you cry? It happens that the ink is out and the tea is dry. You cry a few more tears and go in, so that I won't have to call those maidservants in."

Baoyu: "..."

"Cry quickly, cry more. If you are tired from crying, help grind the ink." Jia Lian continued to add.

Baoyu took a few deep breaths, wondering whether his tears were silenced by Jia Lian's sarcastic and bizarre words.

Jia Lian said at this point: "They are not going back to Yangzhou. The Lin family is planning to settle down in the capital. Uncle Lin is favored by the Holy Majesty and will be transferred to Beijing as a bachelor. From now on...you will be blessed, there will be a Tanhualang Uncle Lin, who came from a family background, will test your knowledge." Seeing that Baoyu's expression gradually became joyful, Jia Lian continued with a smile.

When Baoyu later heard the word "exam", his face turned blue and his heart sank, and he was even more worried when he heard "Tanhualang was born".His father, Jia Zheng, has been very strict with his school examinations before he passed the imperial examination. If a real detective Hualang was to test him, wouldn't it be more difficult and more difficult. The most important thing is that he will definitely make a fool of himself in front of Sister Lin in the end , It made Sister Lin dislike him even more, and Uncle Lin might not even welcome him.From then on, he and sister Lin were close in sight but far away in the sky. Thinking about it makes people feel extremely cruel.

Studying, promising, it seems that people who don't study these days are not promising.He couldn't believe it!Why should he go with the crowd and follow the path of those sour scholars? Not only is it boring, but even the path is so dirty that he feels extremely disgusted when he thinks about it.

Jia Lian guessed that there were some "big principles" in Baoyu's mind that he didn't want to learn, and said with a smile: "I used to chat with Uncle Lin when I was joking, saying that your sister Lin is so caring and smart. How to choose a son-in-law to satisfy him? He said—”

Jia Lian paused on purpose to observe Baoyu's reaction.

Baoyu's whole eyes were staring brightly, and he moved his toes hurriedly towards Jia Lian's direction and asked, "What did he say?"

"Guess." Jia Lian smiled.

Baoyu became even more anxious, and said coquettishly, "good second brother, tell me quickly."

Jia Lian: "He only said one sentence."

Baoyu didn't really think that he would fall into Uncle Lin's eyes, but he was still curious and hoped that he would be chosen.Then Baoyu heard Lian's second brother say that there was only "one sentence", and he was suddenly excited, feeling that his hope was greater. Uncle Lin might be an enlightened elder!

Baoyu approached Jia Lian joyfully, and said with a smile, "Second elder brother, tell me quickly, don't whet your appetite."

"Uncle Lin said," Jia Lian stared at Baoyu, "as long as you can beat him."

Baoyu's mouth was half open, the smile froze on his face, and he didn't know how to change his expression for a long time.He twitched the corners of his mouth, his chubby right cheek twitched, and finally closed his mouth, his face embarrassed, his eyes dull and embarrassed looking at the ground.Comparable to Uncle Lin... He's in trouble for just being talented, let alone other things.

Seeing that Baoyu was almost desperate, Jia Lian was very happy: "So sometimes people have to be more sensible, so as not to be disgusted and laughed at by others, do you understand?"

Baoyu's heart was shocked, her face was hot, and she drooped her head and shed tears.

"You don't look like a man just because you cry. Cong'er is several years younger than you, and now she's a man of her own. When she was naughty, she climbed up a tree to pick out birds, and she fell so much that her knees bleed a lot. She couldn't help crying. No, just smile and ask me to give him some sweets. You eat the most desserts, that is, you taste the sweetness on your mouth, but you don’t take it to your heart, and you are still making jokes every day." Jia Lian compared vigorously , Let Baoyu have a good experience of "other people's children".

Baoyu heard that he was not even as good as a mud monkey, and felt very humiliated.He was treated like a pearl, but he was taken away by a humble son.he does not want!

"Aren't you convinced? The so-called seeking power in one's position, you occupy the latrine and don't shit, how can you expect people to respect you? The maggots in the latrine know how to eat his food conscientiously. How about you? Turned into a perverted pig? I don’t do anything but eat, drink and have fun every day. In detail, I’m not as conscientious as a maggot.” Jia Lian slapped Baoyu and said.

Baoyu was shocked: "Second brother, why do you..."

Jia Lian: "Ask me to pretend to be elegant. Since you claim that you don't like reading, I will naturally tell you common truths. I'm afraid that even such common principles are not worthy of applying to you."

Baoyu sat down on the ground, crying so hard that he really thought his ears were ringing, how could the second brother say such hurtful things to him.Not even a maggot... That's right, how could my life fall into such an embarrassing situation now, those who said they like him now just ignore him.Is he wrong?He refused to accept...but he was indeed worse than a bastard...

Baoyu once again fell into deep self-blame.

Jia Lian put the ink table under Baoyu again, and motioned him to continue crying.

Baoyu was in a daze for a while, then ran away covering his face.

Jia Lian was not very surprised to see Baoyu's reaction like this. The child must be so bad in his bones that he can't wake up even if he scolds him.

If he doesn't change his bad habits, he will definitely not let him stay in this Rongfu.

……

After Jia Lian finished writing his reply to Lin Ruhai, he ordered Xing'er to arrange someone, and told him to pay attention to the famous schools near the capital. "The kind of place built in a lonely place that can make people calm down and study, don't look for a place like Jia's Academy. It's better not to go to such a muddy pond."

Xing'er has to go.

Jia Lian called Lai Da, the housekeeper, and told him to come and find a new residence for the Lin family.This is a fat job, and with Lai Da's personality of being greedy for money, this time his hands and feet will definitely be dirty.Jia Lian has long disliked him. On the surface, he is a servant of the Rong Mansion, but in fact he lives more comfortably than his master.He picks and chooses not to do the dirty work, and only picks and chooses to find a fat job who can scrape oil.Relying on the fact that he served the Duke of the country when he was young, he thought that he had made great contributions and treated himself as a serious father.When he returned to his little home, there were servant girls who were serving him seriously around him.Lai Da is to Rongfu, just like Heshen was to the Qing Dynasty. Although they are both exquisite and capable people, moths will always be moths. If they are not removed, the big tree of Rongfu will wither sooner or later.

When Lai Da heard that this was a lucrative job, as Jia Lian had expected, he accepted it without hesitation.I was very happy in my heart, thinking that I could earn hundreds of taels from the mediation.The mansion of an official's family is naturally lavish, and the total price is huge, so no one will notice if he adds a little bit of money to it.Besides, he is the big housekeeper of the Rong Mansion, Second Master Lian will have to rely on him for everything in the future.

Jia Lian carefully laid out four points to Lai Da: "First, Feng Shui should be good, spacious and bright; You can't have bad neighbors. As for the other details, it's up to you to check, and you can just let me know."

Lai Dale was so dizzy, he patted his chest and made a promise, and then retreated respectfully.

Jia Lian sent someone to secretly watch Lai Da's little trick, and then left it behind.

The strawberries that Jia Lian imported from the Netherlands are still focusing on breeding, so not many can bear fruit, because the taste is unique, fresh and unique, which is very popular among the nobles in the palace.Now his strawberries are a special offering in the palace, and eunuchs from the palace will come to fetch a basket of strawberries every two days.

It has always been a popular trend among the people that the masters in the palace love to use their favorite food.Strawberries, a rarity, were sold at the price of twelve taels of gold per catty in the capital when they were the most expensive.Although it is expensive, Jia Lian has never sold a catty. His purpose of breeding these things is to popularize them, not to monopolize the market and hoard goods to live in strange places.There is no way for the masters in the palace to be filial, but other than that, Jia Lian will never set any precedent.Even if colleagues in the officialdom came to ask for it in private, Jia Lian insisted that he didn't have it, and all the offerings were made to the emperor's mouth.Want to eat?Well, please work hard to come up with good strategies to govern the country and improve people's livelihood, and ask for rewards from the emperor.

The officials saw that Jia Lian seemed gentle and easy to get along with, but when they encountered matters related to farming, they would lose their temper. At first, they aroused a lot of dissatisfaction and criticism. Gradually, they saw that he treated everyone equally like this, but they all felt at ease, and they became Jia Lian He's a freak, so put up with his weird temper.

Jia Lian tightened his grip on the people in Zhuangzi, and despite repeated warnings, some people still took a fancy to the value of that thing and became malicious.With that acre of strawberries, Jia Lian did not miss the moths on the village.Those who are caught will not be given face, and no matter what relatives of his family are related to the management of the Rongfu, they will be sent to the officials, and they will be sentenced as they want.

Because of these strict management, there is not a single strawberry in circulation on the market, so that the price goes higher as the time goes by.And because this thing is not resistant to transportation, the fresh fruit that is picked will rot within two or three days.Therefore, in the Jinling area, which is so rare that it does not exist at all, the grassroots have already charged sky-high prices, 100 taels of gold per catty.

One tael is 200 grams, and the quotation of modern gold is about 1 yuan per gram, which means that one tael of gold needs to be exchanged for at least 100 yuan, and 100 taels is more than [-] million yuan.

The real 'sky-high strawberries'.

When Jia Lian heard the news, he couldn't help but be amused.If the news is heard by the modern fruit farmers and vendors, they will all scramble to bring strawberries across the country.

However, this price is only a very rare phenomenon in the Jinling area. It is nothing more than those officials and wealthy businessmen who have nothing to do and brag if they can't get it.When they really want to buy it, they may not be willing to pay this price, except for the Xue family.As for the reason, it was because the Xue family had a big fool who could do anything for the sake of novelty, and his family was rich, so he went crazy.

It never occurred to Jia Lian that because of his strawberry matter, Xue Pan's heart was tickled, and he was not convinced that he was so rich that he couldn't eat this kind of fruit, so he chased him all the way to the capital.

It is said that because of this matter, Xue Pan stopped even beauties, and devoted himself to how to get the fruit. After inquiring about the news, he found that only the second master Lian of Rongfu could get it.On the one hand, Xue Pan has his own concerns in his heart, and on the other hand, he also refuses to accept this tone. He has already blown the cowhide out in the Jinling aristocratic circle, and he must do it!So Xue Pan hurriedly ran to Aunt Xue, saying that he must go to the capital to buy some strawberries and come back to honor her.

Xue Baochai scolded him for being unreasonable, "Don't fool us, pretend I don't know? That thing can't withstand the transportation, and it's all specially for the emperor. No one can smell it, let alone eat it. Unless, you She is a servant of Xiaoling Zhuangzi, a well-known farm in the world, and she may be lucky enough to meet her."

"I'm so damn angry, I'm a grand master of the Xue family, but now I'm not as good as a slave in Xiaoling Village." Xue Pan said indignantly, and turned his neck back, blushing and said, "I don't care, I don't care. I have released them all, and I will definitely get this fruit to show them before this winter! I usually do what I say, so I have a reputation. If I make a slip of the tongue and become a coward, I will With our Xue family, how can we hang around in the aristocratic circle of Jinling in the future!"

"Amitabha, my little ancestor, you're causing trouble again. I don't care what your cronies and friends are doing, they just eat it in one bite. It doesn't matter if you eat it or not. It just went into your mouth, can you grow a piece of meat? "Aunt Xue advised gently.

Baochai looked at him from outside: "No, you can't live comfortably at home and take care of the family business."

"As soon as I am the master, I don't need to do everything by myself, I have my own servants to take care of it! I just want to eat that thing now, and I won't sleep if I can't eat it," Xue Pan rolled his eyes, stopped suddenly, and then patted The thigh said, "We are related to the Rong Mansion. The eldest sister of the mother is the second wife of the Rong Mansion. How difficult it is to have a bite. Why don't we go to the capital, go to the Rong Mansion, live for a few days, and eat as much as we want?" gone."

"Don't be shameless, you are the one who told us about the trouble with my aunt, how can such a family go." Xue Baochai frowned slightly, a trace of worry appeared on her white cheeks like a silver plate, she was very white, like snow white , with a faint soft light, the flesh on the face perfectly modified her beauty, just in line with the sentence describing Concubine Yang Gui, more or less is less.

Xue Pan felt that his sister was not happy, and he panicked, but the tree needs a skin and a man to save face, and he still wants to have a good time with his buddies in Jinling.Xue Pan turned to look at his mother, Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue lowered her eyes, obviously moved.During these days, she also received a lot of letters from the capital, all of which were apologies from the eldest sister, with full sincerity, and every sentence pierced people's hearts, which made her feel very sad.Gradually, I stopped complaining so much about my elder sister's secret plots against me.The big family in the Rong Mansion is very complicated, with seniors and juniors, and sisters-in-law in the middle. It's just that the subordinates are not easy to discipline, let alone deal with the relationship between these people!Aren't the sisters just helping each other? I think back when her old man and the old lady were alive, they were very careful in their lives, and they were a bit calculating.The elder sister was busy at the moment, and it was helpless to push the fault on herself to gain the old lady's sympathy...

Moreover, they are sisters after all, and with the relationship that the elder brother cannot rely on outside, the sisters should help each other and be consistent with each other.

"My good mother, you just agree. I saw that you shed tears when you read the letter from your aunt a few days ago. Obviously, you don't hate your aunt anymore. Let's go and see her. She is alone in Rongfu. It must be sad to be isolated and helpless. And I have seen that Jia Lian with my own eyes, he is really powerful, his grandeur is not like the grandson of the Rong family, but more like the Duke of the Kingdom who has come back to life." Xue Pan described.

Aunt Xue laughed, stretched out her hand and pinched her son's arm, "You're talking nonsense again, where have you ever seen the Duke of the State?"

"I haven't seen it before, but I just listened to you. You know it when you think about it. In short, it's very powerful. Also, mother, didn't you expect your son to manage the family business well, and said that our family is not as good as before when it is going downhill Yes. This strawberry is so valuable, let's discuss it, let the second brother Lian help us, and give us some seedlings, our Xue family will definitely go uphill." Xue Pan said.

"Nonsense again," Baochai rolled her eyes helplessly, but she was also very curious about what kind of agricultural talent this countryman praised.It was rumored outside that he was tall and graceful, with a gentle and elegant temperament, and others said that he was vigorous and resolute, like a hell Shura.But no matter how it is passed on, he is like a mysterious legend, which makes people talk about it happily.

It's a pity that such a vigorous man is several years older than himself.

Seeing that both his mother and younger sister were shaken, Xue Pan hurriedly took advantage of the fire to incite them.Aunt Xue has always doted on her son, but she couldn't hold him back. In addition to her own considerations, she followed what Xue Pan said and prepared a letter to Mrs. Wang, mentioning the matter of strawberries. I hope Mrs. Wang can show her sincerity , to meet the needs of his son.After getting Mrs. Wang's quick reply letter, the family packed up and set off for the capital.

Strawberry, strawberry, strawberry...

Because Xue Pan's mind was full of these things, he didn't care about Xiangling's cripples, and he stopped playing along the way, and ran to the capital drooling all the way.

In fact, it wasn't just because of this reason that he tossed about like that.This time he came to the capital, he mainly wanted to meet that god-like figure, people are really different, his whole body seems to be covered with brilliance, shining brightly in people's hearts.I will never forget that time.Xue Pan admired him sincerely, and every time he recalled what he said, Xue Pan wanted to listen to his teachings again.

This time, if possible, he must recognize that expert as a gentleman.

Xue's journey to Beijing was very fast, and he kindly picked up a beggar on the way.Xue Pan didn't want to be kind to these people at first, because he expected that after arriving in Beijing, this move would attract the approval of the upright expert, so Xue Pan decided to do this kind of good deed.

This man was dirty, his clothes were torn, and his hair was as messy as a bird's nest, but he had an extremely dexterous mouth and could speak sweet words.Xue Pan also felt happy to hear it, so he gave him his old clothes and asked him to tidy him up.Turning around to look at this guy again, he can see it too well, and when he smiles, his temperament is somewhat similar to his own.When they were on their way, the two talked quite speculatively, and their hobbies were similar.

"...this man also tells some jokes in front of his mother and sister, and often makes them laugh. I am also very happy to hear it. From the conversation, I heard that he has indeed read books, and he can't bear a lot. Bitter. Although his family was defeated, the ancestors remembered that they were very famous when they were in Jinling, and they have a close relationship with the Rongfu." After seeing Jia Lian, Xue Pan gave a big gift and hurriedly showed him that he was on the way The act of doing good.

Jia Lian was very surprised why Xue Pan told him about this, so he just praised him casually: "It's good that you can save people."

Xue Pan was very happy, thinking that he was more familiar with Jia Lian, so he began to ask: "I heard that my second brother's wedding is scheduled for early spring tomorrow, I dare not miss it, and I have been urging my mother to come here earlier. Don’t wait until winter comes. Second brother, I’ve prepared a generous gift for you, and I’ve put my heart into it, but I can’t tell you yet, hehehehe…”

Just now, Jia Lian was busy thinking about the harvest situation that he was counting before, and his reaction was a little slow. Now he recalled it, and Xue Pan said that the troubled shabby hukou "had a lot to do with Rongfu", and Jia Lian frowned. He raised his eyebrows and asked Xue Pan, "What's the name of the man you saved?"

Xue Pan was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head, "Sun...what's the matter with Sun..."