The Honest Man of the Red Chamber

Wang Guizhi thought for a while, the family needn't be too jealous, it would be better for her to ask herself, so she went directly to Yuanchun's house, watching her play with Baoyu Meiyu, she felt more and more that Yuanchun should not be allowed to sacrifice her own life for the sake of her younger brothers and sisters. Private space, she should get out her home version of kindergarten earlier.

"Mother." Seeing her coming, Yuan Chun hurriedly called.

"Mother." The two younger ones called softly and sweetly.

"My darlings, is this fun?"

Put them all out, "Sister-in-law is packing red bags, do you want to see sister-in-law packing presents? You can also pack them, okay?" Just put things in them, maybe they will find it interesting.

Wang Guizhi patted Meiyu Baoyu's head, although it was not easy to set up a year-end bonus in the first few days since it opened, but this year-end lucky bag can still be done.

In fact, this is after the Zhenweiguan business started, there are a lot of derivative products that have to be dealt with (after all, the Zhenweiguan must insist on fine, less, expensive, and unified), Zhenbaofang can consume meat and some leafy vegetables, Jiafu and Workers can also use the leftover vegetables (like boiled cabbage, only choose the heart, the leaves are all good), but they can’t be consumed, they can only be made into pickles and dried vegetables, etc. Some of them are sold in grocery stores. Some gifts are very popular because of their delicious taste and moderate price. Gradually, it has become a four-season gift habit in the Jia family. Xu Gu, who is in charge of this matter, is very capable and can always buy the best at the best price. But the quantity is not small, and there are always some left over.

When cooking food, you can't open your mouth so that the employees can take it casually, otherwise they will find a way to take it in a different way!

Moreover, the number of various items left is not fixed, so Wang Guizhi thought of a way to put all kinds of handicrafts that could not be sold out in grocery stores every year, as well as pickles, dried vegetables, and some items because the year is approaching (due date) Medicines and medicinal materials, Dr. Zhang occasionally needs different medicinal materials for testing prescriptions, and every year Jia’s family customizes small silver zizi jewelry, etc., and make them into three grades of lucky bags. People can buy it voluntarily, big stewards can buy all three kinds, little stewards and big girls can choose two kinds, and little girls can choose one kind for all.Those who have a family tree in Jia's family can go to Tiekan Temple to get a top-notch copy.

Think of it as a paid lottery, the response is good, and the inventory is consumed, so it is done every year.

When she arrived in Shanxi, she didn't want to avoid this, so she asked Li Wan to keep an eye on it, because she was afraid that the packagers would mark the things, or that there would be more or less packages.

"it is good!"

Baoyu and Meiyu found it interesting as soon as they heard it, and immediately ran out hand in hand.

Wang Guizhi waved her hand, and the maids around her backed out of the door. She held Yuan Chun back with a smile, "What? My eldest girl didn't tell Mom when she had a nightmare. Is it too scary in the dream?"

Yuan Chun blushed, she was embarrassing, she was so old, and she worried her mother because of a dream, isn't that the same as a little brother?The last time Yuanyuan went to play with Baoyu Meiyu, it was getting dark when a bird suddenly flew over him, which startled him, and he had nightmares for two consecutive nights, and his mother coaxed him to sleep two or three times Good genius.

But Yuanyuan is so small, she doesn't know that thing in the first place, it's normal for her to be scared in the dark, but it's not like she hasn't seen a man before!How could it be possible for my mother to worry just because she had a nightmare the first time she saw her?

"It's just that the dream is so weird, I obviously don't think it's right, but, but..."

On weekdays, she seldom dreams, and sleeps as soon as she sleeps.Only for a period of time, I always dreamed that I jumped down from the cliff, and occasionally I would wake up with a start. Mom told her that it was because she was growing taller, and her bones were twisted. It is taller.

Yesterday she actually dreamed that when she was in Xiaoguanlou, she was sitting face to face with the man she had only met once, and there was no one around her, only the two of them were left. Come towards her, and hold her by the hand!Tell me where to take her!It was as if her own soul was about to leave her body, and she was so anxious that she only called who are you, go away, and she woke up in fright.

I don't know why she would have such a dream, but she can't reason with the dream, can she?So when the girl asked, she didn't say anything.

But since Mom asked, Yuan Chun elaborated, and said angrily, "Although I dare not say that I have met many men, I have met many men along the way. I can compete with my brother, but it’s not like there is no one who is more handsome than him. Why did I dream of him? How dare I reach out to touch me? Hmph, who is he! He must be a traitor and wants to take me Selling it is just to tie me up so that my parents can be blackmailed, and the damn thing is, no one around me has disappeared..."

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How do you talk about logic with dreams? Although they always say that they think about it day by day and dream about it at night, don’t ordinary girls dream about flowers before the moon and under the moon?It seems to be a very common nightmare, but who is that person?I still want to inquire secretly, but she said with a smile, "My silly girl, it's just a dream, why bother to take it to heart, when have you not followed anyone around?" In her previous life, her daughter was picked up by them to and from school, As a parent, you can't take it for granted at any time. There are many good people, but there are often bad people.

Thinking about it, I handed over the matter of organizing the kindergarten to Yuan Chun again, firstly to train her, and secondly to divert her attention, hey, what if that boy is really good?Can you consider it?

"Really, where should I put this house?" Yuan Chun really became interested. After Wang Guizhi and Jia Zheng came to Shanxi, there was a lot of troubles. Naturally, there was no way to invite Mr., and they had finished reading all the books they brought, except to take care of them. Brother and sister, it's hard for her to practice calligraphy and listen to operas and songs by herself, it's a bit boring.

That's right, there are so many rooms in this official house, and it is already full. She thought about it, buy a house, or build a yard next to the Bowei Building, anyway, she often goes there to take charge , and there are too many people in the Bowei Building, but it will be confusing, and it will be more troublesome if someone wants to find an opportunity to start.

"If you want to write out all the details, I'll ask your father and brother to find a separate building." At that time, their family will be able to live there. I don't know if Shanxi is hot in summer, or should they be built by the water?Can you cool down too?

"Okay."

After Yuan Chun knew that his mother had a lot of things to do, he fell in love with the statement. It should be concise and to the point, leaving blank at the end, and it will cost time and money to fill it in. You can read it whenever you want, and you won't forget to miss it.

"I'll write now! I also want an embroidery shed, a bigger one. Then I will work with Yinxiu and others to embroider a landscape picture I drew by myself..." She moved to the desk, opened the ink cover, and took the southern Pour some of the water that Lu handed over and started to grind the ink, and said, "Mother, I still want some western colors, such as moon white, soft white, light pine yellow, deep shell green, dark grape color, etc., are better than mine. I used the stone-yellow tube to make the blue, red, and red colors look much better..."

"All right, but I heard that these colors were originally used to burn enamelware. You can use them for your own use, but don't get them on your body."

Wang Guizhi asked the craftsman to do some research. Can he make a quill pen?It seems that foreigners are already using it now?

After Jia Zheng finally returned to the house, she took a towel to wipe him after taking a bath, and told him about building a kindergarten and repairing the house.

It's right to educate children. Jia Zheng closed his eyes and let her fiddle with it. She has never done this before, and naturally she is not as comfortable and thorough as the maids, but it is good that she has this heart. What's more, she Although he was wise enough to put an end to the bad words and gossip, he didn't intend to show off his talents at all, and he didn't even make friends with the wives of the officials' wives.It's really rare for her to have such a character that never changes her mind!

Jia Zheng sighed in his heart. Sitting in this position, he realized that money and power are sometimes easy, but sincerity is so rare!

"After the Chinese New Year, I'll let Brother Zhu focus on the house business first, you say a younger scholar..." He hesitated for a while, originally he wanted to find an old and well-established scholar.

"Of course you have to be young and lively. How old are Baoyu and Meiyu? What can they understand? Telling them that Zhihu is also playing the piano to a cow. If I don't have too many things at hand, I can teach them myself." In fact, it was because she was afraid that she would teach it wrong by accident...

Or find a local insurance point.

Jia Zheng smiled, pressed her hand and patted it, "I didn't say no." What she said was also reasonable, and it wasn't to teach Jia Zhu that he had to work harder as the eldest son.

"Craftsman... what do you want to do again?"

Wang Guizhi looked at her messy hair, which was being brushed gently with a wide comb, how about some pomade?By the way, my sister-in-law gave her some rose oil last time, it's okay to use a little bit, right?

As she turned around to get things, she said, "I have a lot of things I want to make! I think the delivery is too much trouble now, can you ask the craftsman to make some small pulleys? You can hang things on it." , it doesn’t need to be very heavy, as long as you can pull up some curtains.” Sometimes the stage needs to be set up, and it’s always not good to have no sense of mystery, ah, I found it, it’s rose oil, why is there a stick on it? gone?She opened it and smelled it. The faint smell is a bit like evening primrose. Don't worry about it, just use this.

"This, it shouldn't be difficult..." Seeing that Madam is in a hurry, it seems that he can't wait for him to test it himself, he has to find a few full-time craftsmen, his nose is slightly moving, what is this smell?

"I don't think it will be very difficult."

Wang Guizhi didn't know anything, so Jia Zheng believed it when he said it. She poured a little oil on his hair, and it was much smoother when he combed it again.

"I know that my daughter-in-law is preparing the blessing bags for everyone. Are you ready for the annual gift to send home?"

As soon as Laba was over, Jia Zheng urged Jia Zhen to go home quickly, so as not to miss the time of the New Year. He is the eldest son of the patriarch, and he must be sacrificed to the ancestors during the New Year. Let big brother Jing take care of it at home, what if something happens again!

"It's ready, I've had someone deliver it to my home two days ago." Although it's Shanxi vinegar and some local specialties such as wine, plus Jia Zheng and Jia Zhu's handwritten characters of blessing and longevity, and clothes made by Li Wan and Yuanchun Sachets, etc., but it must have this meaning.

The two were talking, and gradually Jia Zheng felt a faint fragrance floating around. The end of Madam's words seemed to be covered with a small brush, which made his heart itchy. Thinking about it, it had been a long time, so he simply stood up, Pick up my wife and go to bed...

Capital

"Oh, it's not that the lower officials refuse, but that I really can't participate anymore!"

Censor Feng Pingchen sighed deeply. He was wearing a bamboo crown, with a dignified and sad expression, "Don't say that the emperor didn't personally bestow the four words of business prosperity to expressly protect the Jia family, but he didn't have these four words. It is also impossible for me to repeatedly attack the business affairs of the wives of officials' wives! This is a taboo!"

Which official didn't use his wife or relatives to do some business, and who wouldn't?His own brother-in-law also manages a grain store for him.That's it, because of the request of the prince, he also tried his best to participate, and let others participate two or three times in order to benefit, which is already too much!

It's the same as disobedient officials, who can't easily use the four words of corruption and bribery as an excuse!

"Furthermore, there is nothing the Jia family can do if they still owe money. It is only natural to pay back the debt. What's more, Jia Zheng of his family was appointed by the emperor to be the chief secretary of Shanxi Province, and he was asked to make up for the shortfall. If you don’t pay it back, how can you ask the officials in Shanxi to pay it back? That’s the imperial decree and right!” So ​​although everyone had some opinions at the beginning, they could add fuel to the flames, but everyone gradually started to pay back the money, so we can no longer use this as an excuse to make trouble.

As a censor, he can't have something to say and make sense (even if it is unreasonable), and the scriptures he made, if he participated in it, would become nonsense!

"There is also tax collection... They did, but they only collected taxes from ten people. They paid taxes voluntarily and courageously. Don't say that the local people have no objections. In the future, you just look at other places next year. The province definitely has this tax, 3 taels of silver a year! 3 taels of open and clean!"

Feng Pingchen shook his head and said, "Jia Zhengcai went to Shanxi, and the last book at the end of this year, although it only made up for the shortfall of 3 taels, just think about it, can the emperor be unhappy? He stabilized the situation, and Zhang showed his skills! And ...You also know, Wang Ziteng...the emperor relies on him so much, not to mention Jia Zheng's meager achievements this time, but he made some small mistakes, for his sake, at most he will reprimand him verbally."

"The next officer has made it clear, please go back."

Feng Pingchen picked up the tea and signaled, "You can also take the things on the table. If you can't do it, I, Feng, will not charge you."

Seeing the man leave, he stood up and walked around again, with a wry smile on his face. He even offended an old prince when he visited the Zhenwei Pavilion, and even he and his relatives, the Zhenwei Pavilion If you don't accept it, it's not worth the candle!

As soon as New Year's Eve arrives, the emperor seals the pen.

The emperor likes to be frugal, and he still wants to keep his filial piety for the Daxing emperor. He only had the New Year's banquet with the old concubine and the empresses, and let them go for entertainment. Afraid that they would feel uncomfortable with him, he went back to the palace alone. In the palace, I wrote a few words and put down the pen, and wanted to read the book, but was persuaded by the eunuch Dechang, "Your Majesty, you have worked so hard for so long, and it is an ancestor's rule to seal the pen during the Chinese New Year. Take it easy, take care of your dragon body."

No one is as diligent as the emperor!But although the emperor is a dragon son, he is also a mortal, so how can he bear it?

"Okay, I will obey you old slave."

The emperor also wanted to give himself a vacation. Those unlucky and rotten things couldn't be solved at once anyway. He asked Dechang and the changers to change himself into regular clothes, and put on big wool clothes, holding a hand stove in his hand , I wandered to the top of the city gate, watching fireworks lit up from time to time in the houses outside the city, bringing gorgeous bright colors to the quiet night sky.

After watching for a while, he couldn't help squinting his eyes and looked again, "Over there, why are there so many lights?" It's normal for many royal family members and nobles in the city, plus some century-old households, to be surrounded by lights on New Year's Eve, but not over there. outside the city?Why is there a continuous stream of lights?Did it accidentally catch fire?

Thinking of this, the emperor's mood became bad. No matter which house caught fire, it was rare that the next house would not be affected. When the time comes, the house will be ruined...

"Your Majesty, let me ask someone to investigate."

Seeing that the emperor was slightly displeased, Dechang took two steps back and asked people to ask him quickly.

The author has something to say: Happy Qixi Festival everyone!

See you tomorrow~ I wish my little angels a happy life with a lover, and those who have not found a lover find their beloved as soon as possible~