Ai Ruo's life in the red mansion

Now that Heitan is also under the care of his daughter-in-law, the bowls are smaller and he eats more slowly, but when asked what flavor he likes, he still looks blank.This deeply entangled Xiao Miaoyu, no matter what she asked people to do, he would always look like this, she felt that whatever she gave him was a waste, but wouldn't he eat it?She really didn't think about it.

But Xiangyun and Lin Hua have a bit of a sense of taste. They have never tasted this, and they think it's okay, neither delicious nor unpalatable.But after the empress took a bite of the big dough, she actually said it was delicious, they thought about it and took a bite, it was a bit hard and tasteless, they really didn't think it was delicious.But what the empress said didn't seem to be fake, they tasted it seriously, well, chew it carefully, there is a little sweetness in the noodles, is this the taste?They don't know, well, it's different, so in the future, this will be delicious.

Jia Yuan also sat at the bottom, she had already given birth, if it wasn't for the big event of her natal family, she wouldn't come, the child was put in the back and Aunt Guan and the others took care of her, she sat quietly next to Mu Geer, silently Taste the gnocchi made by my mother.

"Is it delicious?" Mu Ge'er on the side immediately leaned over. Mu Ge'er actually wanted to ask her if she was tired. She was not a hundred days old after giving birth and her body was still weak.

"What do you think?"

"It's good for the first time." Mu Ge'er is also a gourmet now, and he is also the master who has eaten everywhere, and he still believes in his own taste.

"I think it's delicious. This should be the taste in my mother's memory, so it's delicious." Jia Yuan smiled lightly, "You say it's delicious, so I think it's delicious." Mu Geer nodded, earnestly I ate it.

After the meal, Liu Rui let the children go, and continued to stroll around the garden with Jia Zheng, his wife, and the little prince.In fact, their visit to the garden was fake, but to pass the time, to let outsiders know that the empress stayed here for a full day, and that was the most important thing.

The little prince is here, so the little winter melon is naturally there too, but the queen still likes Jia Fen, so she inadvertently pulls her along.

Ai Ruo’s Xiaoguanyuan only kept Daoxiang Village, which was a place for her and Jia Zheng to live in, a house built of bamboo, because this is a separate courtyard for vacation, and it is not really intended to live here, so the material The real rural adobe is used, everything is restored to the rustic charm of the countryside, and the interior is also very simple. Now Jia Zheng is not the same as before. The design here is his favorite. There is a small earthen yard in front of the door. I didn't keep the chickens and ducks, but I planted a ginkgo tree.

And there is really half an acre of rice fields outside the courtyard, and when Liu Rui and the others came, it was just when the seedlings had just emerged, full of vitality.Liu Rui was not Jia Zheng and the others, he knew farming season, he really knelt down to look at it, and looked back at Jia Zheng and his wife in surprise.

"Is this a real rice field?"

"Of course, this is the wasteland I opened up, and of course I have to farm it." Ai Ruo immediately said firmly.Just kidding, this is wasteland. According to the regulations of the state, she has to do some economic work, otherwise, the state has the right to take back the land.So no matter what, this half acre of land must be planted.Otherwise, if the country really took back her garden, she asked who would cry.

The queen knew the story, so she covered her mouth and smiled.Liu Rui and the little prince were taken aback, they were just like Xiao Donggua, they couldn't get their head around, Xiao Donggua was familiar with Liu Rui and his son, and when he told the allusion, Liu Rui's mouth became distorted, staring at Ai Ruo was speechless for a long time.

"The sage puts down his anger. According to my servant, Madam did a good deed unintentionally." Jia Zheng smiled and bowed to Liu Rui.

"Whether your wife set the fire on fire or not, you have to say, put it well, put it well, this house has long been displeasing to the eye, and it just happened to be a new one." Liu Rui looked at Jia Zheng angrily.

"I don't dare. From my point of view, my wife saw that the land was barren at the time, so she carefully maintained it for 20 years, and finally turned the sea into a mulberry field. If it weren't for the fact that in my opinion, the most beautiful thing about this garden would be this A piece of black soil." Who is Jia Zheng, there is no reason, and the reason for creating must make people believe that his wife has created a miracle on this piece of land that no one wants.He picked up a handful of black mud and showed it to Liu Rui.

Liu Rui was startled, stretched out his hand and rubbed it, and it could be seen that Tian was very fat, otherwise it couldn't be this color.Jia Zheng talked about the history of this land by the way. Even the people in the previous dynasty tried everything, but they could only make this land barren. However, his wife just planted a few trees and surrounded the place so that no grass could grow. When people enter, the land will take care of itself, which coincides with the principle of the cycle of heaven and earth.Anyway, after Jia Zheng finished speaking, Ai Ruo was all starry-eyed. He pulled her husband and said only one sentence, "You are so talented!"

"Just fool around." Jin Ling was speechless, she had also watched the Spring Festival Gala, "Your parents are hopeless."

"Uncle and aunt are talented!" Xiaodonggua also admired.

"Become a local official. It's a pity that you don't want to be an official with your mouth." Liu Rui felt that Jia Zheng had really learned badly.

The queen snorted, and pulled Liu Rui away to see other things.In fact, Ai Ruo was the first to sign up to let their husband and wife come to play. In fact, she also had a purpose. She is not a relative, so her garden does not need to be called Shengqin Bieyuan. She just borrowed a name, so her garden does not need to be like the red building In that way, according to the rules of the royal garden, there is also a Gu Ensiyi hall to thank the emperor, but she doesn't mind having that hall, but with such a small space, she still wants to make another scene.So all kinds of things really meet the requirements of Ai Ruo and Jinling, beautiful, delicate, and not expensive.

"How much did you spend on this garden?" Liu Rui finally got a little tired, so he found a high pavilion overlooking the whole garden.The area is not small.He didn't remember that the Jia family was so rich that they could afford such a garden.

"5 taels of silver." Ai Ruo sighed lightly, 5 taels of money to build a garden like this is very cheap, but she still feels pain in her flesh, this is the largest sum of money she has ever spent since she took over the house. Of course, it doesn't count as marrying a daughter-in-law, but marrying a daughter.

"Pfft!" The queen spewed out a mouthful of tea. She remembered that in the Red Mansion, it cost [-] yuan to buy a few actors, but the [-] yuan just covered the garden.This, she really felt that Ai Ruo was amazing, "How did you do it?"

"The land is given for free. In fact, it's just some labor and financial expenses. The materials are purchased one after another when Mu Geer, our husband and wife, and Lin Hai are in the south of the Yangtze River, and brought them back with the boat. It didn't cost much. There are all kinds of furniture in stock at home, just take them and use them." Ai Ruo smiled.

"What about other people? How much will it cost?" Jin Ling asked, she remembered very clearly that when she told herself at the beginning, he was using a stupid method, and she would not use such a stupid method.So she didn't ask how much she spent, what she asked was how much would it cost to build such a building.

Ai Ruo smiled and stretched out a finger.

"One hundred thousand?" Liu Rui guessed that since she was so proud, she must have spent twice as little as others.

"100 million." Ai Ruo pursed her lips, then looked at Liu Rui's wife and the little prince, and Xiao Donggua took a breath of air.Ai Ruo personally re-served the tea for the Empress. Trees have been planted here for 20 years. When cleaning up, I deliberately left a few trees that grew particularly well. The Feng Shui master carefully determined the Feng Shui level, so in this early summer season, the garden There is no trace of hotness in the air, but a faint coolness, which is very refreshing.

"Look, the mud dug from this pond is used to make these small hillocks in addition to the adobe houses. By the way, some bricks were also burned to pave the road. There were fruit trees planted here before, and many of them have grown Ten or 20 years later, the saplings were moved back to the mountain, the big trees were used as materials, the branches were burned into fruit charcoal, and the leaves were used as green manure, all in the rice fields. You two know me well, and you will never waste a little bit .”

"This year, only your family has projects, and you use them in your free time. So, for the initial renovations, you directly use your own farmer, just to give you more food. But that's cheaper than hiring craftsmen. .” Jin Ling was not stupid, and continued following her train of thought.

"Your Majesty is right, because in our family, the price of the artisans is fair, and the work is done well. Besides, you also know that I don't like those exotic flowers and plants, and there are artificial mountains and rocks. They were originally used for vacation, so naturally The focus is on comfort and elegance. I don’t have many houses here. When you come back in summer, it’s much cooler here than in the city. I dug a big pond and raised fish in it. In summer, we’ll go fishing and enjoy the cool air.” Let the local tyrant Let's build a garden and wear down those nasty masters.She came up with the idea, and she naturally knew how to really wear them down.But she can't say it clearly, she only talks about where she saves money, and people think the other way around.

"Actually, it's a little less." Jin Ling smiled and said.

Ai Ruo thinks that he has already done the calculation carefully enough, how could he under-count it?

Jin Ling smiled, and softly uttered two words, "Corruption!"

Ai Ruo clapped her palms and laughed, also thinking about the book in the Red Chamber, Jia Yun asked for an errand to plant flowers, asked her neighbors to borrow money to buy some high-quality ice flakes, and gave them to Wang Xifeng.What is the meaning in the middle is very fascinating.

Ai Ruo didn't ask the Jia family for help, and mainly she didn't need it. She didn't think there was anything she needed.Yes, there are a lot of things to buy in the middle, but she just needs to call a few competing shops, just like the bidding in later generations, without saying anything, just say what she wants, and then let them write their own quotations, whoever gives the most reasonable, Just sign a contract with someone.The contract is still detailed, such as quality, compensation, etc. Anyway, it is a thick book. After signing, the boss dare not show this contract to others, for fear that outsiders will learn from the Jia family.However, just like Ai Ruo saved a lot of trouble and didn't let people cheat money.Otherwise, it would be impossible for her to control the cost at 5 taels.However, it was also because of this that she was sure that she could control it at [-], and similarly, there was no million people outside who couldn't get it.