Jia Lu through the Red Chamber

The emperor loosened his frowning brows and revealed a hint of a smile. Seeing that Jiang Zining was still thinking hard, he said,

"Don't worry, Zi Ning, the key to solving the problem of rumors in the sea is here!" He pointed to the food box in Eunuch An's hand.

"What kind of thing is this, how can it solve the difficulties in the sea and the border, please tell me clearly."

Eunuch An took out the bowls and dishes from the food box and placed them on the table. After taking them out, bursts of sweet and tangy fragrance came out, and the golden and bright sweet potato meat was added a few more flavors under the ingenious workmanship of the chef in the imperial dining room. Very attractive, even the emperor and Jiang Zining, who are used to delicacies from mountains and seas, couldn't help salivating when they saw this, and their appetite greatly increased!

The emperor took a bite out of the chopsticks and squinted his eyes. Sure enough, it was exactly the same as what Jia Jing described!

He said, "This is what Mr. Jia bought just now. Sweet potatoes come from overseas, and the yield is extremely high. Six vines can produce sweet potatoes worth a stone and a half. And don't pick the soil, even poorer ones can be grown!"

"Really, that's the case, I'm afraid the world will be peaceful that day!"

Jiang Zining has been in Jinwuwei for many years. Jinwuwei not only inspects officials, but also assists the common people. He knows more than the emperor and princes who have lived in the deep palace for a long time. He has seen the prosperity of the Dakang Dynasty, but the drought in Shanxi has threatened We have reached the foundation of the Dakang Dynasty, and if we do it again, it will be...

Jiang Zining thought of Jia Jing, who was on the rise, and never thought that he would have such courage to hand over sweet potatoes to the imperial court, instead of promoting them himself, earning enough fame, and then handing them over to the imperial court.

"Fortunately..." Jiang Zining paused, fortunately what?Fortunately, the sage immediately pointed to marriage?Otherwise, after the Ning Mansion became famous, there would be an endless stream of people seeking marriage?

The sage followed his words and sighed, "Yeah, it's a good thing we have this sweet potato, otherwise, neither the sea nor the hungry people would know what would happen!"

Jiang Zining bowed and said, "The saint is wise!"

The sage took a few mouthfuls and then stopped. This sweet potato is easy to fill your stomach, and you will be full after just a little bit. Although it is a bit regretful to look at the rest of the food, but thinking that this sweet potato is so easy to fill your stomach and is more suitable for refugees, it becomes more and more satisfying. happy.

But seeing that Jiang Zining was still there, thinking about the matters in the sea and borders, he still needed to think about it, so he said,

"Jiang Zining, the commander of the navy, took the order!"

Jiang Zining knelt down on one knee and said, "I accept the order!"

"Rectify the navy, strictly enforce military discipline, strengthen training, wait for news, and rush to southern Xinjiang someday!"

"Yes! The minister leads the decree!"

Jia Jing went back to the mansion in a state of dismay. Seeing this, Jiao Da was very anxious, supported him to sit down, and asked,

"My lord, what's the matter? Did the emperor agree?"

Jia Jing shook his head.

Jiao anxiously said, "Isn't Sweet Potato worth so much credit in exchange for a marriage gift? This saint is too..."

"Talking!" Jia Jing hurriedly reprimanded Jiao Da when he heard Jiao Da's outrageous words.

Jiao Da only said the wrong thing himself, and hurriedly slapped his mouth, saying, "My mouth! It's even more outrageous!"

"Okay, okay, stop beating, someone will come from the palace to announce the order, hurry up and get someone to prepare an incense case, and go to the garden to invite the girl back, saying that there is something important to call him!"

"Didn't you say it didn't work? Why did you call the girl over?"

When Jia Jingzheng was upset, how could he bother to explain to Jiao Da, waved his hand and said,

"Don't ask, just get ready!"

Seeing this, Jiao Da didn't dare to ask more questions, so he had to go down and make arrangements.

Here, in the Grand View Garden, Li Wan took all his sisters to Wang Xifeng's courtyard. It turned out that he was going to ask Wang Xifeng to be the censor of the prison and find some money by the way.

This poetry club was originally just for the girls in the garden to play casually. The founder Jia Tanchun didn't take it seriously at the beginning. He just prepared daily tea, melons, fruits and snacks, but the second time it was Shi Xiangyun. , the crab banquet was held in a serious manner, and the old lady also praised it for a while.

With this precedent, the girls in the future dare not be unsatisfied. Daiyu, Jia Lu, and Baochai are better. , the monthly bill of two taels of silver per month, life is tight on weekdays, how can I have this spare money to start a company?

The two found Li Wan, but Li Wan was easy to talk about other things, but he was a first-class stingy person when it comes to money, how could he agree to use her money, so they found an excuse and found him. Wang Xifeng is here.

Listening to Li Wan and Wang Xifeng's fighting, Jia Lu sighed inaudibly. She had a memory since she was a child, how noble Li Wan was when money was like dirt, and how rich Wang Xifeng was, waving hundreds of taels of money. The silver was spent without blinking, and now he is staring at the silver in other people's hands.

After they discussed it, Jia Lu stepped forward and said,

"When Grandma Liu came to the house, the old lady asked me to draw a picture of the Grand View Garden and gave it to Grandma Liu. Later, I flipped through it. When my eldest sister returned to the house to visit her relatives, I drew many paintings in the garden. .

No, it's almost the end of the year, and Grandma Liu and the others are going to put up pictures in the countryside. If I repaint, it's a little too late, so I picked some good ones, thinking that my sister-in-law would send them to Grandma Liu first, so that their family can When I can put a picture on New Year's Eve! "

Wang Xifeng took it and said,

"At the beginning, the old lady said that she wanted to send two paintings to the empress in the palace as a souvenir, but you refused to live or die, and would rather work hard by yourself, and re-draw it. The old lady also said, I am afraid that this painting of yours will be hidden. It’s gone forever, why did someone take it out now?”

Jia Lu smiled and said, "Whether it's for the empress, grandma Liu, or for myself, I drew it myself, so what a difference!"

The two were talking, when a little maid came outside and hurriedly said,

"Miss Si, Mrs. Jing told you to go back. He said it was something urgent, so go back quickly!"

"Why? Did something happen at home?" Jia Lu stood up and asked.

The little maid was just here to pass on a message, how could she know this, she just shook her head three times after asking.

Wang Xifeng quickly said, "Fourth sister, since you have something to do, you should go back first! I will help you talk to the old lady!"

The urging over there was so tight that Jia Lu didn't care about it anymore, and said,

"Then please leave it to the second sister-in-law, I will go back now!"

Jia Lu was in such a hurry that she didn't even have time to tidy up her things. She rushed home, feeling overwhelmed, and didn't know what happened. Could it be that something was wrong with her father?

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, but when he returned home, he saw that everyone was well. Before he could ask anything, he was called by Jia Jing to take a bath and change clothes to prepare for the imperial decree.

On the side of Rongguo Mansion, the sisters have always been in a good relationship. Seeing that Jia Lu was called back in a hurry, they were also afraid that something serious would happen. They discussed together for a long time, but they couldn't come up with anything, so they could only worry about going away.

Not long after returning to their respective houses, they heard the news outside that the Ning Mansion welcomed the imperial decree:

The fourth girl in their family was given a marriage!