Red House Farm Stay

The long-awaited news finally came from the front line. General Du was forced into a county town by the puppet king of Qi and the anti-king.

Fortunately, he waited for Huo Shangshu, or the elite troops brought by Marshal Huo himself. After defending the county, he counterattacked the false king of Qi, annihilated thousands of people, dispersed his vassals, and captured the false king of Qi alive.

Seeing that something was wrong, Fan Wang retreated immediately. After Marshal Huo and General Du met, they rectified military affairs and were already on their way back.

"Why don't you take advantage of the victory to pursue and put down the anti-king." This is not only the question of Jia Zhuo, but also the question of many people.Jia Zhuo could not ask others, but could only ask Jia Lian at home.

"This year's rain is not good, and the harvest may fail. If the war is stalemate and the food and grass cannot keep up, it will fall into the mud."

There is another sentence that Jia Lian did not have. There are not many elite soldiers in Dayue, and there must be no loss in this elite army.Without complete preparations, not to mention the emperor, even Marshal Huo, who fought the most, would not be willing to take risks.

"This is your letter." Jia Lian hesitated for a long time, but still took out a stack of letters from his sleeve.

Jia Zhuo took it over and saw that it was full of characters written in a thick stack, and suddenly raised his voice angrily, "You..."

"I didn't withhold it. All the letters sent back by those who went with me were sent together today." Jia Lian hurriedly dismissed it.

Jia Zhuo figured it out as soon as he thought about it, probably because he was afraid of revealing Mr. Zhou's itinerary, so he pressed it for a while, puffed up his cheeks and said, "Thank you then."

Jia Lian was stunned for a moment, and her tone suddenly became sad, "You also liked to do this movement when you were young. Your mother always said that I taught you to be bad. In fact, I only did it once, but once you remember it, you He has been smart since he was a child, very smart.”

Jia Zhuo touched her nose unnaturally. She was used to Jia Lian's fickleness, his indifference to his family, his incomparable desire and enthusiasm for rejuvenating the family, but he was the only one who was not used to showing warmth.

"I don't remember anything about my childhood." Jia Zhuo could only laugh, holding the letter in his hand, and got up to leave.

"Wait a minute, is Suyunfang your shop?" Jia Lian suddenly mentioned Suyunfang.

Jia Zhuo hurriedly corrected, "It's not counted by me, the shop of the young lady of Li's family, I just bought some shares." Anyway, the deed is under the name of Ban'er, but you won't let me down, Jia Zhuo looked at him , I didn't understand its meaning for a while.

"You child, why are you so nervous." Jia Lian finally revealed his purpose, "I'm going to bring in a batch of grain from outside..."

Jia Zhuo's eyes widened, and he softened his heart a moment ago. Sure enough, he was handsome for only three seconds, and immediately showed his original shape.

"No, no, you heard me, I'm not taking money from you, I mean, you can participate in a share. Don't worry, there are very reliable people operating, and it will definitely make money." Jia Lian said coyly.

It turned out to be the case, and Jia Zhuo let go of what he had raised. Seeing Jia Lian's expression, he couldn't help but laugh.

It's just this kind of behavior, she is always disdainful.

"No need, there is endless money in this world, some can be earned, and some shouldn't be earned. I thought our family has had enough lessons."

Who is smarter than making money out of the country or lending usury? The Jia family has already made a mistake once, so why is it that they refuse to learn from it.

"I think you are stupid outside. There is no such simple thing in this world. It is just an exchange of interests. The competition is based on backing and strength."

The contempt in Jia Zhuo's eyes deeply irritated Jia Lian. He was eager to let his daughter understand that the unfairness of this world cannot be simply distinguished by good and bad.

"Do you think it's because of your mother's usury that caused the disaster? I can tell you that in Jinling City, our family is not the only one who give us usury. Some people are even worse at doing things than us. Everyone in the family has their own lives, and they are still safe and sound. If there were no accidents between your grandfather's family and the first emperor's concubine, our family would not have become the fat of that old rebel. Everyone is innocent and pregnant. It's a crime, we lost the ability to protect ourselves before, but not now."

"Because now you have a backer again." Jia Zhuo sneered.

These people, who have lived in corrupt families since childhood, have long been accustomed to the struggle for power, thinking that this is the only rule of survival in this world.For them, the sage books are just a tool to decorate themselves, and they have never really believed that there is good and bad in this world.

If you lose, it will always be a matter of backing, it will always be a matter of choosing the wrong side, it will always be the fault of others, the fault of this world is only yourself, and there is absolutely no fault.

In the time and space she lived in before, someone told her what is the end of the Dharma. People's evil thoughts are born, etiquette is broken, integrity is ridiculed, justice is despised, and people's obsession with money leads to the rapid loss of morality.It was intended to tell her that she was living in such an era.

But she never felt that way at the time, because everyone around her was full of vigor and hope for life.Although there are endless evils in the world, goodness is still praised by people and has never been wiped out.

If that person comes here like her, I believe she will understand what is the real Dharma-ending era.

The people here have begun to lose their basic judgment of good and evil. From the royal relatives to the aristocratic families she has seen, everyone only cares about their own interests, and they are all calculating what they can get.

Jia Zhuo hugged the letter in his arms even tighter. In fact, emperors and generals are kind. Every change of dynasty seems to have many accidental or wrong choices, but who knows, whether they have been hollowed out The body, only a gorgeous shell is left, so it will be broken with one blow.

And the most ironic thing is that the people who hollowed out their bodies and drank their flesh and blood were all their own people.

"Don't mention the empress with this expression. Without her, you wouldn't be where you are today."

"Yes, I should really thank her for this." Jia Zhuo took a step back, saluted, turned around and left, leaving only Jia Lian's back.

Ban'er's letter will be sent every time it arrives at a post station.Talk about where he is along the way, the customs and food flavors.It is said that Mr. Zhou suddenly wanted to eat game on the road, so a group of scholars made a trap, and they couldn't trap a rabbit for a long time. In the end, his drunk rice came in handy, and even drunk a pheasant.

Tell him how he misses her, the shoes she bought for him are good to wear and practical, and the big wool clothes she bought are just right for the weather here.Her pills saved the temporary difficulties of many fellow travelers. Everyone knows that Wang Tianzuo has a capable fiancée.

Inside the letter was a beautiful leaf, a dried flower, and a beautiful pheasant feather.

There are his paintings in the letter, including landscapes, figures, and local folklore.

The letter also mentioned that the young master they all know who can drink has already arrived in Andu Mansion first.

Ninth son, Jia Zhuo frowned, those who came out of Mrs. Du's house and were hunted by officers and soldiers, and those who jumped into their car to escape, were the ninth son of the Cha family, Zha Jinxing.

Ban'er took him away, during which Ban'er only let her feel at ease, and he made his own arrangements.

It turned out that he was sent to Andu Mansion, what on earth did he want to do?The theatrical troupe that Mrs. Du bloodily remonstrated was obviously the work of the ninth son, and his purpose should be to avenge the Cha family.

If the emperor doesn't respond, he will go to Andu Mansion to lobby King Suqing?Jia Zhuo guessed.

It's just that he hates King Suqing very much, and says that he buys people's hearts to praise him?Probably in the face of the hatred of exterminating the family, these are nothing, whoever has the ability to avenge him, he will try.

Ping'er came back from the kitchen with the child in her arms. Seeing that Jia Lian's expression was not right, she said with concern, "Second Master, you are angry with sister Qiao again. She has a child, can't you talk to her properly?"

"Nothing." Jia Lian waved his hand impatiently, and then asked, "How much money do we have at home?"

"I just saved up 1 taels, and I'm about to ask Ren Yazi to send a few useful people over when the weather gets warmer. Some things should be added." Ping'er discussed with him.

"You can figure it out." Jia Lian didn't like to hear such trivial matters, "Give me all the money you can get."

"All? Is the business going well this time?" Ping'er knew that Jia Lian had been doing business all along, but when he heard that he had taken out all the family money, he still asked one more question.

"Zhouquan, how could it be incomplete? A girl is about to get married, so how can she buy a dowry if she doesn't earn some money? The Wang family can't even afford a house in Jinling City, so it's hard to let the girl live in that hut. If there isn't one, is it possible to let the girl cook the fire and serve the whole family? Even though the Wang family's words are better than their singing, a girl and a daughter-in-law are two different things."

When raising a daughter, Jia Lian trusted her.But if you really become a daughter-in-law, the requirements are different. What if the Wang family wants to imitate some noble scholar and refuse to accept his subsidy.The only way is to buy more dowry when getting married, so that sister Qiao can have more confidence.

"Second Master is full of plans for Qiaojie, she will understand." Ping'er handed the banknote to Jia Lian.

"I don't count on it anymore. Anyway, I, the father, owe her the debt." Jia Lian was a little annoyed, scolded and beaten, he really didn't know how to get along with his daughter.It is obvious that he is doing it for her own good, but if he calls someone outside to come over and take a share, others can't wait to confess him as a master.Why did it go the other way when I got to my daughter?

Ping'er found out about the shareholding, and said with a broken smile, "Second Master is using the means of making friends outside to put Qiaojie on her, whoever's father is interested in her daughter's fat rice and cents."

"Partnership business is the most difficult thing to do. I am afraid that she will suffer losses, so I can give her a ready-made reason to get her money back. Her father is the ancestor of the business. Let me here, it is no more profitable than opening a shop? In the end, she actually He also accused me of being a big deal." Jia Lian is now completely thinking about doing business, and has completely forgotten that being a father is different.

"Son and daughter are debts, but they are owed to them." Ping'er pointed to Jia Lian teaching Brother An to call him father, and slowly changed the subject.Looking at his son's fat face and immature voice, Jia Lian finally smiled.

"There are a few accounts outside, shouldn't they be collected?" Ping'er took out an account book from under the pillow, which was full of details, flipped through it and reminded.

"Well, it's time to accept it. By the way, remember to prepare a big gift for Jia Lan."

"I can't forget it." Ping'er had already started preparing, just waiting for them to return from victory.Thinking of the camellia that died suddenly, she still felt a little uncomfortable, but she didn't mention it.

Jia Zhuo picked out a few letters that were marked as addressed to the Wang family, got up and sent them to Suyunfang.

Wang Gou'er accepted the letter and heaved a sigh of relief, "Finally, I can explain to his mother, and ask the sky, it's annoying to ask me."

"It's strange if you don't ask. Just watch, I'll go in and have a look at Xiao Cai."

"Xiao." Wang Gou'er couldn't wait to open the letter. Jia Zhuo pursed his lips and smiled when he read it, saying that Mrs. Liu was tired of asking, so he himself was worried until now.

Six young girls lived in the backyard, but it was surprisingly quiet. As soon as Jia Zhuo went, he saw Xiaocai hanging a painting in the middle of the yard and asked them to sit cross-legged. time.

"What is this for?" Jia Zhuo found it interesting.

Xiao Cai came up to meet her, signaled with her eyes that they should not stop, and invited Jia Zhuo into the room to serve tea.

"Our potted plants have always been very popular, especially the ones made by the young master and the girl. No matter how high the price is, people will buy them around. No matter how I imitate them, there is no such thing as a scene that can be easily inserted. The aura. Just like what a guest said, you can only see the craftsmanship, but not the aura."

Potted plants, like freehand landscapes, all pay attention to an artistic conception. Looking at the mountains is not the mountains, and the water is not the water. You must have room for imagination to be qualified.

Ban'er is a scholar and has strong hands-on ability. Jia Zhuo has seen a lot and has a lot of ideas, but these girls can't even read words, so it's a bit difficult to talk to them about artistic conception.

So Xiao Cai used this method, went to the bookstore and bought a few volumes of freehand landscapes and garden pictures, and asked them to smoke a stick of incense every day to concentrate on watching them.

"I just hope that I can cultivate some spiritual energy." Xiao Cai said helplessly.

"This is really a good way." Jia Zhuo couldn't help laughing, even she might not have thought of such a way.

However, Jia Zhuo looked at Xiao Cai's cuffs, the sleeves were already a little short, and they were connected around with another piece of fabric.She simply squeezed it with her hands, the cotton inside was very thin, and Xiao Cai's hands were also extremely cold.

"Didn't you make new clothes this year? Or is there something wrong with the monthly bill?" Jia Zhuo was very surprised. Those little girls were all wearing newly-made cotton jackets, but they disappeared when they arrived at Xiaocai's place.

"It's done, it's done, isn't it working outside, so it's wearing an old jacket." Xiao Cai replied with a smile.

"Why cherish it so much? Clothes are for wearing." Jia Zhuo shook her hand, reassuring.

Every time she came back, she would go to the greenhouse to make a few big potted plants before leaving, and this time was no exception.Tell Xiao Cai not to follow her, and go to the greenhouse by herself.

The things inside were all ready-made, she rolled up her sleeves and began to fill in the soil.

"Girl, can this servant help you?" A small figure half-hidden by the door asked timidly.

"Come on." Jia Zhuo recognized her immediately, the youngest Haiyue.

Haiyue's movements were very skillful, and she specifically pointed to a group of flowers and plants that did not belong to Doro: "These are the ones that the girl didn't have when she came back last time. There are small pineapple, bud branches, and tiger thorn orchids."

The tiger thorn orchid has small leaves but a long flowering period. It is perfect to match with Doro.

"Sure enough, it's very good."

Jia Zhuo found that Haiyue was very good at observing facial expressions, as soon as her eyes saw something, she was ready to bring things in front of her.

"Girl, there is something that I have always wanted to tell you, but I was afraid that you would overthink it." Haiyue glanced at Jia Zhuo and said anxiously.

"About Xiao Cai?" If you need to bypass Xiao Cai and tell her directly, it is naturally related to Xiao Cai.

Seeing Jia Zhuo's complexion immediately collapsed, Haiyue's knees softened in fright, and she knelt down and said, "This servant has absolutely no intention of speaking ill of sister Xiaocai behind her back. Cheated."

"Being deceived, what do you mean?" Jia Zhuo calmed down and told her to get up and answer.

It turned out that these days, Xiao Cai has changed from being generous before, and has become stingy with money. Everyone privately said that she must be saving money for the dowry, and after laughing, that's all.

Haiyue found out that Xiao Cai secretly took her good clothes and sent them to the pawn shop to pawn them to death.The gold chain that always hangs around the neck is gone, and there are fewer and fewer exquisite baubles.

Forget about these, maybe she needs money.But Haiyue saw with her own eyes that a woman came to look for Xiao Cai, Xiao Cai was very angry, but she still gave her a purse.

"That purse is so big, at least a few hundred coins." Haiyue gestured.

"You didn't ask her?" Jia Zhuo thought while looking at Haiyue, what could happen to Xiao Cai, it's fine if you don't tell her, why didn't you tell Qing'er?

"The servant has mentioned it twice, and as soon as she mentioned a topic, sister Xiaocai stopped, and she was not allowed to ask any more questions. The servant is really worried about sister Xiaocai, and definitely does not want to complain to you. I heard that some bad people specialize in lying People who want money and money will also do scams, making it hard to guard against."

Haiyue looked at Jia Zhuo uneasily, and said something that had been in her heart for a long time, feeling relieved and uneasy at the same time.

This girl is so clever, Jia Zhuo looked at her for the first time, and unexpectedly found that she was born very well, but she habitually lowered her head to avoid other people's eyes, so she didn't notice it before.

"I know about this." Jia Zhuo didn't say what she would do, nor did she say whether to reward her or punish her, but Haiyue let out a sigh of relief and patted her chest.

"That would be great." Really let go of this matter, and concentrate on fighting for Jia Zhuo.

After finishing a few potted plants, Jia Zhuo went out, and Xiao Cai had fetched water to wash her hands, and squatted down to take a handkerchief to pat the dirt on her skirt.

"I remember that your handkerchiefs are all embroidered. Why are you using such plain ones now? It's also because you have to work?" Jia Zhuo noticed that Xiao Cai's face turned pale as soon as he finished speaking.

There was really something to hide from her, Jia Zhuo looked at her a little angrily, "I don't need you to report everything to me, but at least, I thought you would take the initiative to tell me when you encountered difficulties."

"Girl, it's not that I don't say it, it's that I... really don't have the face to say it."

Jia Zhuo's eyes widened, "Your parents came here, or was someone extorted money, could it be that someone bullied you, tell me, who is it..."

"No, no, no..." Xiao Cai desperately shook her head, and knelt down towards Jia Zhuo, "Girl, it's because I don't know what's good and what's wrong, and I don't know how to be grateful, it's all my fault."

"What did you do?" Jia Zhuo couldn't calm down when she cried, what did she do to be so scared.

After Xiaocai told the truth, Jia Zhuo understood why she didn't dare to tell him, and why she was so afraid.

Jia Zhuo sighed softly, helped her up, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief, "You are too careful, how much hatred is worth my quarrel with a child. What's more, the child's parents have already been punished. Enough is enough."

Qin Luming, the former magistrate of Wannian County, and his wife, Mrs. Cha, left behind a baby who was only one year old at the time.This child was assigned to a nursery school as an official slave. When he grew up, he would either be served as a slave in the palace, or as a slave in the Jiaofang Division, and the best would be to serve as a slave to an official's family.

Common people cannot buy such slaves, and they do not have the grace of amnesty, nor are they allowed to redeem themselves.

Xiao Cai couldn't let go of this child in her heart, and after she settled down, she asked around. Originally, she only planned to take a look, but she was concerned.Unexpectedly, when I saw that the child had a high fever and his voice was hoarse from crying, there was no one to respond, let alone take care of him.

She took the money out and hired a doctor for the child, only to find that the child's body was bruised and purple, which was pinched by the mother-in-law in the nursery when she was in a bad mood.Distressed tears fell straight down, but there was nothing to do.

Once you've seen it, you can't stop wanting to watch it again.The child also seemed to know that Xiao Cai was the only one who was kind to her, and when he saw her, he put his little arms around her neck and refused to let her go.

"The slaves have no choice but to take the money and ask the women in the nursery to take care of them for a while, but they are greedy and keep asking for it, and if they don't give them, they will take their anger out on the children." Xiaocai trembled with anger, but she had no clue. The method, knowing that this is a bottomless pit, can only close your eyes and jump down.

It's really hard to handle, you can't redeem people, let alone buy them back.People in this kind of place have seen too much ugliness in the world, and have already become hard-hearted, with only money in their eyes.If they really use money to fill their mouths, their mouths will only get wider and wider, and they will never be able to fill them up.

Seeing Jia Zhuo frowned, Xiao Cai just thought she was not happy, lowered her head and twisted her fingers, feeling terrified in her heart.She herself is just a slave, if the girl doesn't let her take care of her, wouldn't that child die.

"Don't startle the snake, keep the original state first, let me inquire about it before we talk about it." Jia Zhuo sighed, if this matter was not in front of her eyes, she might never think of this child.But Xiaocai spread the matter about the child in front of her, so she couldn't pretend that she didn't know.

"Miss is very kind and virtuous, slave, slave..." Xiao Cai didn't dare to cry loudly, she bit her palm hard to keep herself from crying.

Jia Zhuo smiled wryly, she couldn't save the world, and couldn't save the people of the two prefectures, but at least, what she saw, according to her temper, she had no choice but to meddle in their own business.