[Red House] A beautiful girl welcomes the spring

Mother Jia is old and frail, and Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing are also pampered, so the back garden is exhausted after a day of swimming.On the contrary, girls like Jia Baoyu and Jia Yan didn't feel tired because they were young, so they went to the back garden with great interest the next day.

No, this day, Jia Yan was hugging Xichun, sitting in the Changchun Pavilion talking to Grandma Liu, and sitting next to Mrs. Bu, who didn't want to, and saw Jia Baoyu fighting with Xue Baochai, Tanchun, and Shi Xiangyun from a distance. Here it comes.

As soon as Xue Baochai saw Jia Yan, he made a half-respect, said hello, and then said with a smile: "I didn't see the second sister in front of the old lady just now, so I thought that the second sister would probably come to the garden. Sure enough, the second sister and Liu Grandma is talking here. I won't disturb the second sister, right?"

Jia Yan smiled and said, "Sister Bao is here, of course I welcome her. But Baoyu, aren't you going to school today? Lan'er and Cong'er Huan'er are both in Lixiangyuan."

Shi Xiangyun immediately said: "Second sister, we have heard that you want to ask Grandma Liu about farming. I thought, since even Wansui pays attention to farming and mulberry, second elder brother should know a thing or two. "

Jia Yan immediately said: "Yes. I didn't think carefully enough. I thought that this kind of thing would be learned after Baoyu passed the childhood test, but I forgot that this kind of thing is always better sooner rather than later. Come here," Jia Yan turned his head and ordered, "go to Lixiangyuan to ask for leave for Baoyu, Conger, Huaner and Laner, and tell them that the opportunity is rare, and let them come and listen. In addition, go to someone and ask for a bead. Sister-in-law."

Immediately, a girl and a woman took orders to go.

Not long after, Li Wan came first.

Li Wan is a young widow, and now he is counting on Jia Lan, his son.As long as it was beneficial to his son, Li Wan would do it.

How important is the matter of Nongsang?As the daughter of the Imperial College Jijiu, wouldn't Li Wan know?

It's just that she is a grandson's daughter-in-law in front of Mrs. Jia, and a daughter-in-law in front of Mrs. Wang, both of whom cannot be masters.Not to mention that Jia Baoyu is the eyeball of the two elders above, if Jia Baoyu is unhappy, even she will suffer, and she will be accused of not taking good care of her brother-in-law, what can she do?

Hearing that Jia Yan asked Jia Lan for leave, Li Wan was also grateful.

Therefore, after coming here and saying hello to Grandma Liu first, Li Wan said to Jia Yan with a smile on his face: "Oh, I spared my second sister this time, I remember him for this little thing."

Here, he naturally refers to Jalan.

Jia Yan greeted Li Wan with a smile, and said to Li Wan, "Sister-in-law don't blame me for delaying Lan'er's homework."

Li Wan said with a smile: "What did the second sister say? Others don't know, but I know. When I was in my natal family, my father would also help the plow to plow the fields every year in the ceremony of persuading farmers. I was thinking about it before, I have invited the gentleman, so I don’t have to worry about learning, but where can I learn this kind of farming? It just so happens that Grandma Liu is here."

Saying that, he saluted and thanked Grandma Liu again: "Grandma, I'll leave it to you this time."

Jia Yan intends to treat Grandma Liu with the courtesy of a half-teacher. Of course, it is impossible for Li Wan to ignore Grandma Liu and treat Grandma Liu as an ordinary country woman.

No matter what, Grandma Liu is still a relative of Mrs. Wang in name. It is one thing for Mrs. Wang to despise Grandma Liu herself. As a daughter-in-law, she cannot be the mother-in-law of a lowly mother-in-law, even if she is a distant relative.

This is one of them.

Second, Jia Yan has made a fool of this country woman, so is she going to confront Jia Yan?

In fact, Li Wan knew very well that Mrs. Jia Zhengwang was actually occupying the magpie's nest in this Rongguo Mansion.If it was the Grand View Garden period in the original book, when Jia Yuanchun became the imperial concubine and the overall situation of the Jia family was settled, she would naturally look down on the people on Jia She's side and not care about Jia She and his children.

But now is not the Grand View Garden period in the original book.Now, Jia She is the head of the Rongguo Mansion, and Jia Yan is the new shining star of the Jia family, with a bright future ahead.

More importantly, what Li Wan learned at her mother's house made her know clearly that Jia Yan took the country's law and righteousness into account, and even if she was put in the palace, no one else could find any major mistakes.

When he knew that Mrs. Wang was partial to her youngest son, Li Wan naturally wanted to find a way out for Jia Lan.

Li Wan could see clearly that Mrs. Jia Zhengwang followed Jia Baoyu's stone and bullied Jia She. Although Jia She was annoyed, she never cared about Jia Baoyu.

Therefore, in Li Wan's view, she and her son were not as good as Jia Baoyu, and Jia Amnesty didn't care about Jia Baoyu anymore, so why would he care about them?What's wrong with currying favor with Jia Amnesty and providing double insurance for her son's future?

Li Wan is jealous of Wang Xifeng, and she also minds that Jia Yan can get a high share of the year from the Jia family every year-as a widow, Li Wan really needs money-but, compared to her son Jalan's future, these are not important.

For her, the future of her son Jialan is the most important thing.

It's just that she is the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Jia Zhengwang and a widow, so she can't be as obvious as Xue Baochai, so she can only act in a roundabout way.

She didn't show up in front of Jia Mu yesterday, but today Li Wan treated her so courteously, even Grandma Liu was shocked.

How dare she accept Li Wan's gift.Just now, when Jia Baoyu, Xue Baochai, Tanchun, and Shi Xiangyun came over, they only saluted Jia Yan and only gave her a few smiling faces. She said Wanfu, how could she dare to accept it?

Grandma Liu quickly stood up and waved her hands again and again.

Jia Yan pulled her early and put her in place:

"Grandma, she is thanking the teacher for her son. You deserve this gift, otherwise, how could her son dare to ask you for advice?"

Xanth and the others were Jia Yan's maids, and when Jia Yan asked Grandma Liu to sit and receive Li Wan's gift, they couldn't help slipping into Xue Baochai's face.

Apart from other things, in terms of status, those present here are either the daughters of the Duke's mansion or the young mistresses of the Duke's mansion, who can stand the courtesy of a commoner woman, Grandma Liu.

But what about Xue Baochai?

It sounds like she is a lady and a daughter of a rich family, but in fact, in terms of law, she Xue Baochai is just a commoner girl, just like Grandma Liu.

Not to mention, Grandma Liu is still the elder of her mother's clan in name, so what happened?

Xanthi swears with her own eyes that Xue Baochai doesn't have much respect for Grandma Liu.

Now, Li Wan had already bowed to Grandma Liu, but Xue Baochai was still standing, causing the Xan'er and the others to look sideways even more.

When I was young, Jia Cong, Jia Huan, and Jia Lan arrived, and they came up to greet Grandma Liu according to the etiquette.

Just as Jia Yan said, they came to listen to Grandma Liu's lecture, so naturally they should greet Grandma Liu first.

When she was in front of Jia's mother, because Jia's mother likes to be lively, Grandma Liu naturally talked nonsense.But when I came to these girls and boys, they came to ask for advice in a serious manner, how could Grandma Liu dare to talk nonsense.

In addition, all the decent young masters of the Jia family came to greet her, so when Grandma Liu spoke, she was naturally a little more cautious.

For example, when she saw the purslane under the pear tree, Grandma Liu sighed and said: "This purslane is bitter. If you boil it in boiling water and mix it with sesame oil, it will be delicious, but we How can such a family be willing to give up firewood, and where can they get so much sesame oil to mix it with? However, it is still a food. When it is green and yellow, the big girls and young daughter-in-laws of every household will go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables, and they can dig a basket of horse teeth Amaranth is also capable! More or less can fill the stomach, it is very hungry."

Jia Cong asked curiously, "Have grandma ever eaten it? Purslane mixed with sesame oil?"

Grandma Liu said: "Our family used to be fine, but now it's not. Purslane mixed with sesame oil can only be eaten by talented women in our village. For people like us, boil it with water and sprinkle a little That's all the salt."

And salt should be used sparingly, because salt is expensive.

Jia Yan said with a smile: "It's also easy. Turn back and ask the rough envoys below to make some purslane and trouble grandma to cook. Let us see what the purslane you often eat is like, and then mix it with sesame oil. Bowl, everyone taste it. Remember this taste, and you will never forget it for the rest of your life."

More importantly, it will be useful in officialdom in the future.

Jia Yan didn't say the last sentence.

People in Jia's family, including Shi Xiangyun who often came to Jia's house, and Xue Baochai who had lived in Jia's house for a while, they all knew that Jia Yan was hindering Jia Baoyu, so they didn't say the last sentence.

Not only these girls know, even Jia Baoyu knows.

Jia Baoyu sighed, and said, "It would be fine if everyone looked like my second sister outside."

Jia Yan looked at him with a half-smile, and said: "Nine out of ten people who are not satisfied with life in this world. If you want me to say, instead of talking about it here, it is better to try to change yourself first, and then change your family. , and finally use the power of his own family to change the world. What kind of man is he here with his hands in his arms?"

Instead, Jia Baoyu choked and blushed.

Jia Baoyu hurriedly bowed to Jia Yan: "After all, it's the second sister, and women don't give way to men."

Jia Yan raised her eyebrows and said, "Come on. Men behave like men, women behave like women. As for me, I just did what I should do. As for you,"

Jia Yan took a deep look at Jia Baoyu, and said: "Although you are younger than me, you are a man, and your path is at your own feet. You decide how to walk. Remember, your path You can only go by yourself, the sisters can't replace you, the second uncle and aunt can't replace you, and the old lady can't replace you."

Before Jia Baoyu had time to react, Shi Xiangyun became unhappy: "Second sister, you are really good at lecturing people! I don't want to listen! Second brother, let's go over there to play."

As he spoke, he pulled Jia Baoyu away.

When Shi Xiangyun pulled Jia Baoyu away and disappeared, Xue Baochai said: "Second sister, sister Yun is a child, don't worry about her."

Jia Yan said with a smile: "Sister Yun is the same as the third and fourth younger sisters. I don't know her temper. The one who followed just now is Xiren? Let her take care of her. Sister Yun likes to play. , Baoyu is also crazy alone, there is a lot of water in the back garden, it's not a joke. Is Madam Li here? Let her bring more people to follow and watch."

Someone below has already responded.

As for Jia Yan, how could it be so simple?Identifying wild vegetables such as purslane is just the first lesson, and there will be transplanting and planting of sweet potatoes later.

When it comes to sweet potatoes, Jia Yan is not secretive at all. She even asks people to dig out the sweet potatoes that have been transplanted for three, five, and seven days, so that everyone can observe the rooting of the sweet potatoes.

On the sweet potatoes, Grandma Liu and Mrs. Bu listened most carefully, and even Grandma Liu couldn't help but said to the sweet potatoes that had been dug out: "Oh, it's the county majesty after all, if it's us, how can we be willing?" Dig out these sweet potatoes for everyone to see?"

Jia Yan clapped his hands, cleaned his hands in the copper basin brought by the girl, took the handkerchief and wiped it clean, before changing the bracelet, he said: "It's okay. These are cutting vines. It's late spring now. Immediately." It’s early summer, everything grows fast, and it’s nothing to lose a little vine. As for the rhizomes, as you have seen just now, choose the right sweet potato pieces and let them sit on the old loofah sac, as long as there is a little water under the old loofah sac , it can also take root and sprout. This is sweet potato, which is very easy to cultivate and has a high yield. It's really too inconspicuous. That's why I thought of grandma."

Grandma Liu is a smart person, so she doesn't know what Jia Yan means, not to mention, sweet potatoes are something she can't even imagine.

Hearing Jia Yan's behavior, Grandma Liu kowtowed to Jia Yan several times in the ground, and Jia Yan hurriedly helped her up in a panic.

Grandma Liu said: "Oh, Mrs. Xianjun, I didn't say that we dare not even think about such a good thing as sweet potatoes. Even if it can't be used to pay taxes, who can plant such a sweet potato in front of the house? One point, that year’s chewing is almost the same. This saves the time of hunting wild vegetables in spring and summer every year, and we can also weave two more cloths and two more baskets. One in and one out, the family is good It's not one or two!"

Grandma Liu calculated that she would save the time spent hunting wild vegetables for needlework. Women like them could earn dozens of coppers in half a month by making purses, sachets, and tying nets!

Rich people look down on these dozens of coins, but commoners like them care!

More importantly, these needles and threads don't need lamp oil!

It is equivalent to a net income!

Grandma Liu already knew that a woman from a commoner family like them could earn dozens of coppers a month, and that was already a capable person in ten miles and eight villages.Can it be placed in a big family like the Jia family?It's the most low-level rough envoy, who just does some work like sweeping the floor and cleaning the corridors. There is a bunch of money for a month's monthly payment, let alone clothes and jewelry.

Grandma Liu would not feel that it would be embarrassing to eat and dress with her own hands and feet, but she knew that the Jia family was different from ordinary people like them.

She won't talk about these dozens of coppers and make people laugh.