The Agricultural Tycoon of the Red House

Shui Rong started laughing, his delicate and pretty face was like a spring breeze blowing, his eyes warmed his heart.

The butler who sent the message followed with a hehe laugh. He thought his prince would get angry, but it's okay, it's okay...

The water-melting laughter gradually turned into a ferocious growl from low to high, his eyes were fierce like a bloodthirsty hungry wolf, and the corners of his mouth were slightly twisted.

Only then did the housekeeper realize that the prince was angry, twitched the corners of his mouth, and immediately changed from a smile to a wry smile.

"Wang... wangye?"

"Hurry up and get 400 taels of gold to send him away!" Water Dissolving Qi shouted.

"Yes, yes, yes." The butler was so frightened that he turned around and took the money.

After a while, four plates of fresh strawberries were placed in front of Shui Rong.

Shui Rong looked at the four plates of bright red fruits on the table quietly with a cold face.

Concubine Qin was born from a poor family, and was originally just an unknown beauty in the Beijing Palace. Because she was being favored these days, she was promoted to Concubine Concubine by Shui Rong.Every morning, she cooks for the prince herself to cook ginseng soup and serve it. When she entered the door today, she saw the fruit on the table at a glance, and she couldn't take her eyes off immediately.

"My lord, is this the strawberry, the fruit of nourishment that has been rumored outside?"

Shui Rong didn't speak, but the housekeeper complied with Qin's words.

When Mrs. Qin heard that the strawberry was bought by the prince for a hundred gold, she was very happy.

She smiled and leaned in front of Shui Rong, and while holding her shoulders, she imitated her natal mother's words from him, "...my mother also said that she can eat a strawberry fruit in her life, and taste the legendary wealth." No matter how the holy fruit tastes, even if you die, you will have no regrets."

"Really." Shui Rong smiled slightly, and sent the housekeeper to deliver all four plates of strawberries to Qin's family.

"My lord, it's absolutely impossible. My mother can't eat all such expensive things. The old wangfei's place, the lord, and the wangfei didn't eat it." Qin lowered her head and muttered softly, "Even I didn't eat it. "

Shui Rong was happier, so he asked someone to bring three dishes to Qin's natal family, and pushed the rest to Qin's family to eat.

Qin was overwhelmed by the flattery, but still shook her head and dared not enjoy it to herself.

"What are you afraid of? If they want to eat this king, they will ask someone to buy it. Today's food is all for my little one. Eat quickly, after eating, accompany me to the painting boat." Shui Rong smiled gently.

Qin Shi was so moved that she nodded, and with tears of gratitude in her eyes, she picked up a piece of strawberry, put it into Shui Rong's mouth first, and then ate it herself.

……

Starting today, the mu of fast-growing strawberries in Xiaolingzhuang began to bear fruit in batches.

Thirty catties of strawberries were sold today, and the remaining few catties were donated to the palace.The emperor specially set aside two catties, one catty was given to Jia Lian, and the other catty was given to the highly respected prime minister.

With this reward, the ministers who were waiting to watch the fun were all slapped in the face.Originally thought that the defeat of the fourth prince would cause Jia Lian to be relegated to bad luck, but he never expected that his favor would be even greater, and he had the stance of driving with the prime minister.

All the courtiers murmured in their hearts, they should be careful when they meet this weird person again in court.

After Jia Lian received the strawberries bestowed by the emperor, he sent someone to send them home.He closed the Baihui building and went straight to Xiaolingzhuang to check the growth rate of that acre of strawberries.The most important thing is to see whether those hibiscus are still alive, whether they still have the mysterious speed-up function, and how long they will last.

Jia Lian was quite satisfied to see that the condition of the eighteen hibiscus trees was still the same.Prune and soak in water as usual.

Jia Lian was fiddling with the newly cut branches, his eyes were shining, and he was still curious about the ingredients inside.It's a pity that the current conditions do not allow him to use modern advanced experimental equipment to determine its specific components.

What kind of substance is it?

Jia Lian held up the branch and looked at it in the sunlight, feeling a little dazed.

"Whoever breaks into Xiaoling Village indiscriminately, drive me out, get out!"

"The gatekeeper ahead, stop it, stop it!"

"Give, me, stop, stop!"

Jia Lian put down the branch in his hand after hearing the yell from the steward of Zhuangzi City, and saw a figure wandering into his yard.Jia Lian's courtyard is square, with only one main room and a corridor. There are flower stands and stone tables in front of the corridor, so that Jia Lian can place crops for research.At this moment, Jia Lian was sitting behind the stone table, and on the table in front of him were dozens of newly cut hibiscus branches.

No idler is allowed to enter this yard without his order.

The person who ran in recklessly at this moment was obviously not someone from Zhuangzi.

Jia Lian took a closer look and saw that it was a monk in ragged clothes.This monk has a round face and small triangular eyes.The monk was staring very hard, as if he wanted Jia Lian to see his eyeballs.

Jia Lian knew from his expression that he was angry.

But compared to his angry face, Jia Lian paid more attention to the monk's head. There seemed to be red pimples on the edge, pustules on the top of the head, and scabs after the pustule dried up. The color was soy yellow, and the edge was slightly raised. The center is sunken, exuding a strange smell faintly.

It turned out that this is the leprosy.

Although Jia Lian is not a doctor, he understands the problem on the monk's head, which is yellow ringworm.When he went to the countryside before, Jia Lian had seen a local suffer from this disease, so he recognized it.

After the monk with a scarlet head stood still, he glared angrily at the hibiscus on the stone table, then made an expression of sudden realization, then raised his finger to Jia Lian viciously, and glared at him.

Xing'er, Guan Shi, and more than [-] people rushed in panting.This group of people ran fast and fast, with a gust of wind, and even raised dust.

"Second Master, I don't know where this monk came from. After he barged in from the door, no one could stop him, and he walked extremely fast. Those of us, including those who stopped him halfway, didn't even chase him. Passed him." Xing'er pursed her lips aggrievedly, and felt that this fact sounded like an excuse.He knelt down to his second master with a plop, he really wasn't lying.

The city manager nodded: "Second Master Lian, that's true. This monk is reckless and disrespectful. He runs so fast that I can't stop him."

The scarlet head monk turned a deaf ear to these people's words, and only looked at the pile of hibiscus sticks on the stone table with grief.He was so angry that his tongue trembled slightly as he pointed at Jia Lian, and it took him a long time to speak out.

"Fool, look at what you're doing! How could you cut the hibiscus into such broken shapes? Fairy Jing Huan cast spells several times and gave birth to eighteen hibiscus, and you controlled them all!"

The scarlet-headed monk stomped his feet, patted his thighs, muttered "I can't do this, I can't do this", that's all, I stretched out my hand and said to save Mu Furong.

Xing'er waits for this monk to do it again.More than 18 people hula-lah surrounded him, dragging the scarlet-headed monk by force.The monk with a scarlet head refused to accept it, and quickly struggled and rushed out.Seeing that the situation was not good, the city manager yelled at people, with two voices, all the servants of Zhuangzi gathered here.Hundreds of people surrounded the skinny monk on the inner, third and outer floors, and another [-] people followed Jia Lian's instructions and moved the hibiscus into the house. There were people watching inside the house, and after the doors and windows were locked, there were guards outside.

Jia Lian held the branches on the stone table in his hands and hid them behind his back with a vigilant look on his face.Just now the scarlet head monk was called Jing Huan Xiangu. Although the scene was noisy, others might not take it seriously, but Jia Lian is someone who knows the Red Chamber, so naturally he pays special attention to it.In the original novel, Fairy Jing Huan and Taoist monks are not ordinary people, they seem to know some spells, and they seem to know some secrets of fate just now?

No matter how special their backgrounds are, one thing Jia Lian can be sure of is that they cannot directly interfere with human affairs.Otherwise, there would be no need for this monk to come to the house to mess around. If there is any dissatisfaction, he can cast a spell from a distance and resolve it with a wave of his hand.And how powerful is that Fairy Jing Huan?This woman only appeared in Baoyu's illusory dreams, which shows her 'strength'.Considering these two aspects comprehensively, it is enough to show that Jinghuan, monks, Taoist priests and the like are not supernatural figures in the real world.They may be very powerful in the sky, but in the mortal world, ah, that's all.

Then what are you afraid of?What is there to be afraid of?

Jia Lian clenched the things in his hands and took two steps back.It was enough for him to prevent the monk from taking away his hibiscus.

"Amitabha, all benefactors, please be calm and don't be impatient. The old monk came here today because of destiny, and I came here to remind this benefactor to do a good deed of adult beauty." The monk suddenly calmed down, his triangular eyes narrowed into a line , somewhat kind-hearted, with an amiable expression.

But looking at it all together, plus his scarlet head, it is very difficult to get close to him.

A look at that leprous really made people itch all over.

Everyone shivered, their eyes turned away, and they didn't look at the monk.

Jia Lian turned and left.

The scarlet-headed monk panicked, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to say hello: "That benefactor, I am talking to you!"

Jia Lian still walked forward.

The monk with a scarlet head wanted to chase him, but was surrounded by a group of people.He just bowed his waist and shook his head, rushing to the top in all directions.Everyone was disgusted with his head, too frightened to touch it, and hurriedly avoided it.The scarlet-headed monk took advantage of this opportunity and rushed to Jia Lian with lightning speed.

Jia Lian paused and looked quietly at the monk who was blocking his way.In terms of walking speed, this guy is really amazing, maybe he is born to be a race walking champion.If in modern times, this monk was asked to participate in the Olympic Games, he would definitely earn a gold medal for the country.

"Hey, did you hear what I said?" the scarlet monk asked.

Jia Lian came back to his senses, "Huh?"

"I said you should let go of those hibiscus. Blooming is their ultimate destiny. If you keep pruning branches like this, you will destroy their chance to bloom beautifully. You broke their marriage, you are doing evil, don't you know Do you know?" The scarlet-headed monk reasoned with Jia Lian in a 'kind heart'.

Jia Lian raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at the monk with a slightly surprised look.

The scarlet-headed monk was dissatisfied, "Did you understand what I said?"

"Monk, do you eat?"

"Eat, I'm a vegetarian." The skinny-headed monk pursed his lips, wondering why Jia Lian asked this.

Jia Lian continued to ask, "Do you want to eat bamboo shoots?"

"Of course." The monk with a scarlet head was even more puzzled.

Jia Lian smiled: "When you harvested the tender bamboo shoots from the ground, did you ever think that cutting them down with a knife would cut off the opportunity for others to grow? I cut a branch to do evil, but what about you? I don't know much about it. Buddhism, but I have also heard that Buddhism emphasizes the equality of all beings and treats all beings equally. Monk, you are "stricter to others and more lenient than yourself". Have you seriously violated something? Your master, your boss, and your family and friends Know you like this?"

"You——" the scarlet-headed monk blushed suddenly, feeling extremely ashamed.He came to discipline Jia Lian, an ignorant idiot, but instead he was rendered speechless by Jia Lian.

No, how did Jia Lian become so eloquent?But looking at his calm and alert appearance, there is definitely something wrong.The scarlet-headed monk looked at Jia Lian in surprise, his heart trembled, he lowered his head and counted, his whole complexion changed drastically.

"you you?"

"What's wrong with me?" Jia Lian asked with a helpless smile as she spread her hands.

"You are not from here!"

Jia Lian raised her eyebrows, "You're done?"

"You shouldn't appear in this world." The scarlet monk panicked.

Jia Lian sneered, "You are all outsiders, why are you so surprised, each other."

The scarlet-headed monk opened his mouth in shock, his expression seemed to be frozen.

A soul from another world obviously messed up the situation that Fairy Jing Huan set up in advance.

Because of one chess piece, the whole chess game has to be reshuffled!

My Haotian Jinque Supreme Supreme is naturally wonderful Mi Luo Zhizhen Jade Emperor God!The scarlet-headed monk slapped his forehead fiercely, and left in a huff as if he had lost his soul.

Before leaving, the monk said "I will come back" to Jia Lian without a beating.

Jia Lian chuckled, and immediately went to find the painter in the village. This painter was specially invited by Jia Lian to paint the crops. Just now he was also among the group of people who resisted the monk with a scarlet head.

"Can you see the face of that skinny monk?"

"See clearly."

"Draw it out and send it to Pingyuanhou's mansion immediately. This guy has broken into the household department's place and is wanted!" Now, many of the things planted in Xiaolingzhuang are linked to the imperial court, and they are considered part of the household department's property.The monk broke in without authorization, so it was naturally the place of the house breaking department.

After Jia Lian gave his orders, he went to look at the hibiscus, and there was no shortage of pots.Sure enough, this scarlet-headed monk is not that godly, he can't even fetch objects from a distance.It is estimated that if the people he fooled are not willing to obey, he will have nothing to do.

Originally, Jia Lian was a little worried about the fantasy part in the Red Mansion, but now it seems that it will not have much impact.Jia Lian was originally an atheist, but he is still a little 'incompetent' to this kind of thing.But even if there is, Jia Lian also believes that "heaven has its way, people have their way, and the two sides do not interfere with each other."Otherwise, this world would have been in chaos long ago.Regardless of whether there is a god or not, most of the things he does are good things for the country and the people, to benefit and eliminate disadvantages, so in the end they will not end in a tragic end.

As for other things, Jia Lian didn't think about it, he was tired from thinking too much, just live well now.

in the afternoon.

Jia Lian inspected the new pig farm in Xiaozaozhuang, went to the hills of Xiaolizhuang to see how the newly grafted plums survived, and then went to Xiaokangzhuang, which was just taken over from the imperial court this spring.There is a large field in Xiaokangzhuang, which used to be used to grow corn. This spring, it will be replanted with tobacco leaves.

Shatian tobacco leaves are thin, while Yamada tobacco leaves are dry.

The growth of tobacco leaves depends entirely on the fertility of the soil, which requires rich and nutritious soil with good drainage.

The soil in Xiaokangzhuang meets the requirements, because considering the importance of this batch of tobacco leaves, extra manure is added, and quicklime is used to sterilize the soil.

Jia Lian has been waiting for the weather to warm up since the tobacco seeds were shipped last time.Because there is no relationship between plastic film and greenhouses, seedlings can only be raised when the weather gets warmer.

Now the spring is just right, and the warmth is harmonious.Jia Lian is about to start preparing for the work of raising tobacco seedlings.He first chose a fertile plot of land in Xiaokangzhuang. After spreading ash and fertilizing, he put the tobacco seeds into cloth bags, prepared [-]% copper sulfate solution through bile alum, and divided the tobacco seeds into the cloth bags. The species were soaked in the solution separately.After that, soak the tobacco seeds together with the bag in warm water for about four or five hours, and the water temperature will be guarded by a special person.Jia Lian waited until it was dark and around the same time, took everyone out of the seeds, and taught them how to rub the seeds to wash away the cutin and gum on the seed coat.

After Jia Lian did the actual operation, he instructed them: "Rub like me until the dripping water in the seed bag becomes clear and the seeds turn light yellow. Put the finished seeds in the dustpan and let them dry a bit. Start planting tomorrow."

"Yes, Lord Shangshu!" Everyone nodded, thankful that Jia Lian, who is the honorable Lord Shangshu, came to teach them in person.Naturally, I remember it clearly in my heart, and when I get up early tomorrow morning, I will earnestly carry out Master Shangshu's instructions.

"It's really uncomfortable for you to call me that. You are all assigned to me by the court, and you will work with me from now on. Everyone in my village calls me Lian Erye, and you just call me like them."

The morale of the servants was high, and they all agreed.Second Master Lian specially waited until dark to teach them how to work, and said these kind words to them, which is really touching. I'm afraid everyone will be so excited that they won't be able to sleep tonight.

"I won't come to plant seeds tomorrow. I think you all know about planting and sowing. But I may not feel relieved. I will come to check later. The manager must remember who is responsible for which piece of land. If there is a problem, I will If you find it on someone's head, be careful!"

Jia Lian made everyone laugh with one sentence, but it also made everyone remind themselves not to be lazy.

Jia Lian estimated that it takes about 20 days for the tobacco seeds to grow from sowing to the appearance of the first true leaf, and it takes about [-] days to grow to the level of strong seedlings that can be transplanted.

"It's a very important matter, and we must take care of it carefully. When the seedlings grow to six or seven leaves, they can be transplanted, so pay more attention to inspection. If there are any diseases and insect pests, please don't delay and report to me immediately."

Jia Lian was afraid that he would be too busy to take care of this side later, so he gave all the words to the steward of Xiaokangzhuang in advance.

The steward promised again and again, not daring to neglect.

Only then did Jia Lian go by car.

Jia Lian was very tired after a busy day. After getting into the car, he closed his eyes and rested his mind.The carriage drove steadily all the way towards the capital, about two sticks of incense time, suddenly braked suddenly, Jia Lian leaned forward and was shaken awake.

Xing'er raised the curtain and poked his head, and said to Jia Lian, "Master, something seems to have happened up ahead. Some people from the yamen are carrying the lamphouse and heading towards the pier."

"It has nothing to do with us, just go to the city." Jia Lian rubbed his temples and said.

Xing'er let out an "ah" and lowered the curtain, and after a while, the carriage started to move again.

Jia Lian didn't feel sleepy anymore, and looked out through the window screen, and sure enough, he saw a lot of dots of light moving towards the pier.

"You all go slowly!"

Jia Lian listened carefully, and felt that the voice of this person was a bit familiar, and then looked at the figure riding behind the team. Although it was dark and it was difficult to see clearly with the faint light of the lantern, Jia Lian still recognized this person as Gyeonggi Prefecture. Fu Yin Zhaochen.Even Fu Yin went out in person, and brought so many people with him, it seems that something really happened.

Jia Lian was only curious in his heart, and then put the matter aside. After all, it has nothing to do with him, so why worry about it.

On the way back to Beijing this time, Jia Lian was still thinking about some things about planting tobacco leaves: it is taboo to plant continuously, and the land needs to be changed every year, otherwise it will cause plague and the like...

When the carriage entered the city, Jia Lian handed out his exclusive token.

Taking advantage of the officers and soldiers checking the badge, Jia Lian squinted at the portrait on the wall next to the city gate.There really is a monk with a scarlet head, and the painting really looks like it. As expected of a monkey like Jiang Zining, he quickly posted the portrait.

It seemed that Jia Lian wanted him so badly, but in fact, he didn't intend to charge Monk with any crimes.Apart from uttering wild words, the monk didn't do anything outrageous. Jia Lian didn't like to annoy him, so he thought of this trick.It's just to frighten him so that he won't dare to go to Beijing again in the future.

But with that monk's swift legs, even if the officers and soldiers wanted him, they probably wouldn't be able to catch him.

When Jia Lian returned home, Cheng Rixing was still waiting for him.Now he is in charge of the strawberry sales in Baihui Building.Cheng Rixing presented the account to Jia Lian for review. Jia Lian asked if it had been included in the national treasury. After seeing him nodding, he stopped talking and told him that it would be fine tomorrow.

Afterwards, Jia Lian ate something briefly, took a bath to relieve his fatigue, and finally got his feet off the ground and lay down on the couch to rest.

Jingxin has been embroidering and waiting for Jia Lian. Seeing him like this, she couldn't bear to feel distressed, and pressed Jia Lian's shoulders.

"My mother is here today. There is someone to choose, to see if I can match up the eldest sister's marriage. I don't want to see the old lady, and the two of them will talk about the king of Beijing. When they come and go, the two of them share the same hatred My son scolded that person. The old lady still regretted it, and said that it was fortunate that the second master reminded her, otherwise she would not die with peace when she sent the eldest sister to such a fire pit."

"It's thanks to you and the concubine, otherwise I wouldn't know that he would have such a hobby." Jia Lian's mind came up with Shui Rong's face with a standard gentle smile.This guy really looks harmless to humans and animals, if it wasn't for the first time he met him, he deliberately calculated that he missed his feet, Jia Lian probably wouldn't think that this king of Beijing Jing is such a sinister man with a city.

"Indeed, the appearance of the Prince of Jing is not worthy of what he has done! By the way, I heard that he is close to the First Prince, but is it true?"

"A little bit, but it's not very obvious, at least the emperor doesn't know about it yet." Jia Lian said.

"This is the only thing he kept from anyone." Jingxin sighed softly.

Jia Lian smiled and pinched her nose, "Worry about what to do, just live your own life. The fact is there, even if everyone is concealed by him at this moment, there will always be a day when they will see clearly."

Jingxin said worriedly, "I'm just complaining for those maids who died in vain. The life of a maid is also a life. Strange, there have been many deaths in his house these years, and no one talks about it?"

"Obviously someone is deliberately suppressing public opinion. Didn't you tell me that the late biological mother of King Beijing Jing is the empress dowager's niece?"

"Yes, so his status as a king with a different surname is very different from others, and he can get a real job at a young age." Jingxin said helplessly. Seeing Jia Lianwen looking at her with a smile, she quickly patted herself on the head, Apologetically, "Look at me, you've been tired all day, it's time to rest, I'm still talking to you like this. Let's go to sleep, don't think about anything."

After turning off the light, Jia Lian hugged Jingxin in his arms and fell asleep peacefully.

Fortunately, Jia Lian slept well that night and woke up so refreshed that Jia Lian was not very surprised when his servants reported that "a lame Taoist priest has come to the door."