The Agricultural Tycoon of the Red House

A few girls are having a temper tantrum, that is, bickering with each other, and the cold war will be fine for a day or two.As a peer of the same generation, Jing Xin knew some of what had happened, but she didn't care about it.Turn around and tell Jia Lian, and Jia Lian has the same attitude as her.

"Sister Shi Da is outspoken, and Sister Lin is sharp-tongued. When the two meet, the needle point is facing the wheat awning. It is inevitable that there will be a little friction. Fortunately, the girls are easy to get along with. After the quarrel, they forget it. It's no big deal. I'm afraid that the old lady will find out, and follow suit and get angry." Jingxin said.

"Girls have their sense of propriety, and the servants should have it even more. If anyone brings this kind of thing to the old lady to dislike him, he will be the first to leave." Jia Lian doesn't like people with bad words, and it's not a big deal to file a complaint. Well, there's no need for a small matter to cause a disturbance all over the city and make everyone unhappy.

Jingxin glanced at the door, and said with a sneer, "I'm relieved to hear what the second master said. I happened to catch one, and I don't know how to deal with it."

Jia Lian asked who she was.

"Wang Zhu's daughter-in-law." Seeing that Jia Lian didn't realize who it was for a moment, Jing Xin hurriedly explained, "The daughter-in-law of the second younger sister's wet nurse."

The wet nurse of Yingchun.

Jia Lian seemed to be a little impressed.He actually forgot about it.Yingchun's wet nurse is not a good person, stealing Miss's things to sell, and forcing Yingchun to remain silent, there must be some tricks.Being an elder is like this, presumably her family style is not very good, it is normal for a daughter-in-law to do such a thing.

It’s just that she doesn’t know what her purpose is, so she filed a lawsuit against Daiyu and Xiangyun, and there is no direct benefit for her.” I don’t know why, but she is the one who filed the complaint. The matter was cleverly stopped by Wang Zhu's daughter-in-law, and told me instead."

Jia Lian: "It's easy to handle. The whole family will be sent to Zhuangzi." In this way, you don't have to worry about it anymore.

Jingxin: "Will Wang Zhu'er be too harsh if he is implicated?"

Jia Lian shook his head.Wang Zhu'er's mother, Yingchun's nanny, is a thief who deceives the master.Now his daughter-in-law also has problems, will he be clean?Jia Lian didn't want to worry about the family anymore.Besides, the life in Zhuangzi may not be bitter. If they want to change their ways in the future and perform well, Jia Lian will give them a chance.

However, under normal circumstances, these people who have been demoted to Zhuangzi are willing to degenerate, unwilling to correct themselves, and even less motivated.It is impossible for Jia Lian to reuse these people who have given up on themselves.

Jingxin also agreed with Jia Lian's arrangement, so she didn't ask any more questions, but discussed with Jia Lian about the girls' class.This nanny was released after receiving the grace of the Empress Dowager in the palace, and she had no choice in terms of manners or experience.It needs to be taken seriously, and more money is fine, as long as she is willing to teach her younger sisters with her heart.

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"This person's straightforward temperament can be regarded as an advantage, but sometimes being too straightforward can hurt others. You should think carefully about your words and words. Don't just try to please yourself, and don't bother to care about other people's thoughts. You must advance and retreat when speaking externally. Moderate, reserved and polite, you should also be kind and happy when dealing with internal affairs. In fact, talking is the same as being a person and doing things. You have to use your brain and think twice before acting."

The old mother paused, took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and then gave examples to everyone.

"Take a certain beauty who was just favored in the palace a few years ago. She was the most beautiful and the first to be favored among the girls in the same batch of servants. She was originally loved by the saints... and she shed tears in the end. end."

Shi Xiangyun's heart skipped a beat when he heard it, and felt that the old lady was talking about herself.Daiyu also looked down, and was lost in thought.

Yingchun and the others didn't feel anything, just listened to the story for fun, and wondered who this beauty was in the palace out of curiosity.

"This is a matter of lip service. If you are not careful, you will make a big mistake. Of course, that beauty is in the palace, and everything you do wrong will cause big trouble. Girls don't have to be so afraid at home, but learn from it." , it is also good to learn some lessons from it.

Next, I want to talk about a weak-tempered court lady. This girl ended up miserable, and no one collected her body when she died...

There are not so many kind-hearted people in the world who treat you well. If you don’t treat yourself well and protect yourself, who will care about you for the rest of your life?To put it bluntly, there will be a day when even our parents and mothers will disappear. In the future, we will all have to rely on ourselves.To be a person, you must be tough, you must first have yourself in your heart, and you must never let others bully you first. "

"Mommy is right. Some people are so soft-tempered that they are easy to be bullied. Even a servant dares to climb on her head. She is unwilling to be persuaded by others. Do you want to recruit people?" Hate." Tanchun glanced at Yingchun, deliberately said this to the old mother.

This remark caused the old nanny to start talking.

Yingchun blushed with embarrassment, and after class, she insisted on finding Tanchun's theory, pinching her cheeks and scolding her for sloppy mouth.

"How long has it been since the matter with the nanny, and you still said that people around me are very good now, and no one bullies me." Yingchun explained.

"Come on, two days ago I saw two women forcing you to pay for wine for them. Why didn't you refuse?"

"Forget it, lest she annoy me for no reason, I ask myself to be quiet. Besides, it's not a holiday." Yingchun said awkwardly.

"Okay, okay, you are willing, you are sincerely willing, we have nothing to do with it."

"Is your nanny, son and daughter-in-law still here?" Daiyu suddenly remembered.

Yingchun was embarrassed and nodded.

Tanchun smiled: "Don't ask, she gave away her monthly money a few years ago and gave the couple some flowers, saying that it was for the sake of the nanny, and given to their young couple for the New Year. Let me say Lian When the second elder brother took care of her nanny back then, he should have kicked out their husband and wife together. Being a slave, coming to drink the master's blood, just thinking about it makes me angry. If she hadn't stopped me, I would have sued Lian's second sister-in-law I'm happy there."

When all the girls heard the words, they all said that Yingchun was too good-tempered.They also used the story that the old mammy had just told her to teach her that they should not indulge the bad guys for a moment.

Yingchun nodded in agreement, and ran out first after perfunctory everyone.When I went back to my room, I also felt annoyed, but I didn't care about it after all.Later, when I heard that Wang Zhuer and his wife were driven to Zhuangzi by Lian's second sister-in-law, they finally breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed.

After a few days, Jingxin became very sick, and the housekeeper's business was left behind.Jia's mother asked Mrs. Xing to supervise, and Yingchun, Tanchun and Xing Xiuyan helped to supervise the housework.

Since many servants took advantage of the lack of knowledge of the girls in charge of the house, they became indifferent and began to play tricks and be lazy.

Jingxin called Yingchun and asked her to let go. Tomorrow, the number of people will be counted in the West Courtyard, and Yingchun will order to deal with those who don't.

Yingchun was a little scared when she heard this, so she hurriedly said that she didn't dare.Jingxin persisted, and Yingchun couldn't resist anymore.After pretending to agree, he came to ask Mrs. Xing for help.

Mrs. Xing has been greeted by Jingxin, knowing that Jingxin intends to train to welcome the spring, so of course she refuses to respond.

"You are the master, why don't you dare? You don't even dare to punish a few lazy servants, what else do you dare to do?" Mrs. Xing was very angry when she saw that Yingchun was still as silent as a log, and continued, " Is it possible that you want to watch your sister-in-law with a big belly and tired because of your incompetence. For her, you can do this too!"

Yingchun had no choice but to bite the bullet.Because she is a well-known dumb man in the mansion, she was the one who released the news yesterday, and only half of the wives who came to report on time the next day, ten were late for various reasons, and three did not come. There are two others who sent a message to ask for leave.

Tanchun stared at Yingchun, giving her a wink to make a quick decision.

Yingchun hesitated, and then said after a long while: "Those who are late will be deducted one month's money, and three people who are late will be deducted three months' money each. I will wait for the coarse envoy and deduct the money for half a year."

Yingchun finished speaking with a trembling voice, these words were not decided by her.It was Lian's second sister-in-law who thought about it in advance and told her to repeat it.But now she is the one giving orders. After Yingchun said these words, she felt very uncomfortable seeing everyone looking at her with surprised, horrified and a little scared eyes.

Siqi, Ruhua and others went together to find the two women who were on leave. They were all alive and kicking before they got up and were having breakfast at home.After a few maids looked at it, they left without saying a word, which confused the two women, and hurriedly changed their clothes and chased them out.

Yingchun heard that those two people who asked for leave were simply fooling herself, and in front of everyone, this was a slap in the face for her.

Daiyu, who came to join in the fun, said in a casual way: "The last time I saw my second sister-in-law, it was at such a time, and I didn't see anyone who dared to be lazy and late, let alone lie. .”

Yingchun was even more angry, thinking of the story told by the old mother, she was really like that poor palace lady, who was bullied by everyone.At that time, I thought that I was lucky, that I would not be as miserable as the palace maid at home, but seeing this posture today, no matter how weak she is, her fate is basically the same as that palace maid.

"Beat me according to the rules!" Yingchun Fang said harshly.

The women didn't expect the second girl to be serious, so they hurriedly begged for mercy.

Yingchun glared at them: "If Lian's second mistress or Lian's second master talks again today, who of you would dare to do that?"

Everyone fell silent.

"One more sentence of intercession, and I will be fined!" Yingchun roared with a broken voice.

The women who came to consulate suddenly became obedient, lowered their heads, and did not dare to say a word.Seeing them like this, Yingchun sneered again in her heart, and turned her head to let Tanchun continue to distribute the family affairs.

Tanchun pursed his lips and suppressed a smile, and nodded.This is a good thing, and Du Mu also knows that he has shown his power, and Lian's second sister-in-law and Lian's second elder brother must be happy when they find out.

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In the past two days, Jingxin has suffered from bad luck, Jia Lian has been staying with her at home.From time to time, let people get some sour snacks, such as hawthorn rolls, jujube cakes and the like.When Jingxin is sick, she can't eat, so she just eats this kind of food.

Jia's mother often said that she was sour and hot, and Jingxin must be pregnant with a brother.Jing Xin also thought that her first child would be a son, so that the next rebirth would be free, so as not to be urged.

Princess Lijun suddenly came over to see her daughter.

After the mother and daughter communicated about the pregnancy, the princess suddenly mentioned the matter of releasing people into Jia Lian's room.

"Since you are pregnant with a child, shouldn't you also consider promoting two people to serve him? It's always more practical to choose people by your side, and it's much better than those vixen who are randomly summoned outside."

"Look at what you said, wouldn't I have thought of it? But I think he is unwilling. If I insist, it will hurt the relationship between husband and wife. I am not reluctant to use the beautiful ones you gave me. It's been a long time, and I haven't seen him thinking about it. If he has that intention, or if he is willing to take a second look, I will definitely give it to him." Jingxin explained aggrievedly.

"If you don't mention it, maybe people don't dare. Your father is the king of the county, and he is jealous. Although you are from the royal family and are superior to him, you must not be arrogant and have a reputation as a jealous woman. You should ask I still have to ask." Princess Lijun said.

Jing Xin bowed her head and nodded, but she was unwilling in her heart, but since her mother said so, she would try Jia Lian again.

"Aren't you happy? Being a regular wife always has to pass this test, and my mother also came here. The two of them have been together for a long time, and the relationship will always fade. Get some new people for him, he is happy, naturally I will respect and thank you, praise you for your virtuousness, and will also enhance the bond between you and your husband. As long as you don’t accept good concubines, these are slaves who can’t stand on the stage, and it doesn’t matter. Isn’t their life up to you?” Li Jun As the mistress of the palace, the princess is naturally familiar with these things.No matter how virtuous she is, she must teach her daughter to be so virtuous.

Jingxin responded again, and sent her mother away, struggling in her heart.In the end, he called all his dowry maids to him, and picked the most beautiful one, named Qinglan.

Today, Jia Lian was invited by Jiang Zining to have a drink. After the new year, there is a lot of fish and meat, and the two of them couldn't eat anything, so they started chatting.

"Recently, there has been a lot of excitement in the court. Whether it is going to Beijing to report or submit a memorial, the local officials are asking the Ministry of Households for potato seeds. In the coming spring, they will prepare to grow high-yielding grain in the areas under their jurisdiction. The First Prince strongly supports this matter. He said that as long as potato cultivation is popularized all over the world, the common people will have enough food, clothing and warmth, and live and work in peace and contentment. He is now ordering people to buy potato seeds in a big way and ship them to various places. I heard that the price of potatoes has been rising. It will be one or two catties." Jiang Zining said excitedly.

"It is indeed rising, but it is not as exaggerated as you said. After all, potatoes will be planted in spring, and after they are stored until spring, it is inevitable to sell them for rice. The amount of seeds should be enough, and the price will not be too high. .” Jia Lian is often concerned about the price of grain and vegetables, so he naturally knows that the price of potatoes has risen.

"Then you must have a lot of potato seeds, why don't you sell them while the price is high now, and you will definitely make a lot of money."

"I don't sell mine. In fact, there is no need for the Ministry of Households to buy potatoes so frantically. Not all areas are suitable for planting potatoes. In the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, it is pure waste to plant them on a large scale, and the output value is not as high as that of rice. Potatoes basically sprout and are not suitable for eating. Everyone follows the trend of planting potatoes, and there will be no rice to eat after spring, so sad.”

Jiang Zining suddenly realized, and slapped the table straight, "Yes, we need to remind him of such a big matter."

"I'll leave it to you." Jia Lian laughed and patted Jiang Zining on the shoulder.

Jiang Zining immediately took on this important task.Then, he mentioned to Jia Lian that a new Liulichang was built, which is a place dedicated to enshrining glazed bricks, glazed tiles and other things in the palace.Jiang Zining is quite convenient now, he can enter at will.

"There's a craftsman who makes colored glaze there. It's so beautiful. Come and take a look with me? It's good to bring some fun things back for your girls."

Jia Lian was curious and wanted to take a look.After I went there, I glanced at the manufacturing process and suddenly came up with the idea of ​​making glass.

Jia Lian just happened to think of cans for storing food. It would be nice if there were glass bottles.

The technology of burning glass has actually existed since ancient China, but the technology of making pure glass is still immature.At the current level, the melted glass is basically used as an accessory to decorate ceramics with a thin layer of glaze.Furthermore, because of the craftsmanship, it is not transparent enough and contains variegated colors. The glass blocks made are all called colored glaze.

Nowadays there is transparent glass, but it is glass flakes imported from outside, which are very fine and expensive.Imported glass is generally made of fine and high-quality hardwood as a shelf, and after careful carving, it is inlaid into a glass screen.This thing is very sought after by wealthy families in the capital.There is one in Rong Mansion, and it is said that it is worth a lot of money. Whenever Ningguo Mansion has something to entertain guests, it will come to borrow it.

Considering that the glass must be in a solution state, blowing out the shape during the short cooling process requires professional blowing technicians.In addition, glass bottles used to store food must be in large quantities. Even if there are technicians in this field, manual work alone cannot satisfy mass production.Moreover, setting up a glass factory is not easy to go through the formalities. Glass products are only sought after by the nobles, and they are also used as rare items in the palace.Even if it is really possible to set up a factory, the government will definitely not agree to privately do it.

But Jia Lian thinks this idea is not bad. Even if a glass factory is set up in the future, it cannot be mass-produced, but as long as it is given a chance to germinate, it will grow slowly one day.So he decided to start paying attention to these things now, first send someone to find an expert who can blow things, and when he returns to his official position, he will use the light of the imperial glass factory to get some authentic quartz sand.After all, we have had the basis of making glass since ancient times, and there must be something interesting about building a glass factory.

Jia Lian is very happy that he has gained something after going out for a trip.Although glass jars are still a bit far away from him, after having the inspiration of storing food in glass, he suddenly became very interested in his new idea of ​​storing food and vegetables.

Jia Lian bid farewell to Jiang Zining in high spirits, and brought them home.When I went back, I had to bring a bag of things, all of which were gadgets from Liulichang, including hairpins, pendants, earrings, etc., all thanks to the skilled craftsmen of Liulichang.

Jia Lian sent all the things to Jingxin, let her choose the ones she likes first, and let her distribute the rest to the sisters.

Jingxin picked up two items and sent them to Yingchun to distribute them on her behalf.

Yingchun was reflecting in the room because of what happened today, sometimes feeling sad and sometimes happy, even she herself didn't know what was wrong with her.Now I saw Jia Lian sending me some gadgets, I liked them very much, so I put that matter behind me, and happily distributed the things to my sisters, which made everyone like me, and instantly offended today's worries are forgotten.

Jingxin is still thinking about what her mother said, and it is difficult to make a decision.While hesitating, she told Jia Lian about punishing the consul's wives in the Spring Festival today.

"She should practice. Although this girl's temper has changed a bit, she is still soft-tempered and very tolerant." Jia Lian worried that a girl with such a temper would suffer if she married. If you can keep yourself safe, don’t let others bully you.”

"Second Master, don't worry, this matter is on my shoulders, and I promise to get rid of her habit of being at a disadvantage if she keeps silent."

"It's hard work for you." Jia Lian was concerned about Jingxin's health.

"It's okay. It's okay to take care of things. I'm just afraid that too many people will make trouble in front of me." Jingxin smiled naively, looking at Jia Lian's handsome face, thinking that such a good man is about to be in love with other women, she felt nervous in her heart. It was very unpleasant, and I laughed against my will.

Jia Lian accurately sensed that Jingxin's expression was wrong, "What's wrong with you?"

As soon as Jia Lian finished speaking, a beautiful maid dressed in light pink came in with tea and a smile on her face.Jia Lian's eyes didn't move, he still looked at Jingxin.

"Qinglan, go and ask the kitchen, is the soup ready?" Jingxin said deliberately.

Qinglan?

Jia Lian glanced sideways, only to realize that the maid serving tea just now was a stranger.Today when the concubine came to the door, Jingxin's complexion was not right, and suddenly there was an eye-catching and beautiful maid in the room. After combining the three aspects, Jia Lian probably guessed what was going on.

Jia Lian's attitude suddenly cooled down, and he asked Jing Xin coldly, "What do you want to do?"

If his own woman wanted to push him to another woman, Jia Lian would be a little disappointed.Although the ancient environment was like this, and although he knew that Jingxin did this for some reasonable reasons, if she didn't have her own persistence in such a thing, she would be psychologically uncomfortable after all.

"My mother was here today, as you know."

"Well, before coming here, I specifically told you to see me, let me go about my own business, and don't have to wait for her." Jia Lian specially emphasized.

"She—" Jingxin felt uneasy, thinking that Jia Lian must have guessed it, "After all, she is the princess of the county, and she may not know that my situation is different from hers."

Jia Lian heaved a sigh of relief when Jingxin said this.

Jing Xin also breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled sweetly at Jia Lian.In fact, Qinglan is her backhand, and she is using her to test Jia Lian's attitude. If he wants to, Jingxin will not stop him, so he just pushes the boat along.If he has no intention, that is the good result that Jingxin is looking forward to the most.

Thank you God for your mercy!

Jingxin put her hands together quickly, closed her eyes and thanked her.

Jia Lian thought her move was funny and laughed aloud.Coincidentally, Qing Lan brought the chicken soup, intentionally or unintentionally cast a glance at Jia Lian.Jia Lian took two sips and felt tired, so she didn't need it.

After Qinglan Duan left, she looked around to see that there was no one there, turned left to the back of the room, looked at the bowl of chicken soup touched by Second Master Lian's lips, smiled shyly, and gently printed her lips on Second Master Lian's touch. over the rim of the bowl.It's definitely here, she just made a mental note.

When their lips touched, it was as if they had really kissed Lian Erye.

Qinglan's face was flushed, and after a long time of tossing and tossing like this, she finished the chicken soup and sent it to the kitchen with her flushed face.

The cooks all knew that Qing Lan was suddenly promoted by Lian's Second Mistress. Considering that Lian's Second Mistress was pregnant, it was customary to send her to the man's room at such a time.Everyone guessed that Qinglan must be Auntie's candidate.Seeing her blushing after delivering soup to Second Master Lian, everyone made fun of her.Qinglan was even more ashamed, covering her face and stomping her feet, scolding them for being a bully, but in fact, she expressed in her tone that she liked to hear these things very much.

Following Second Master Lian must be a popular drinker, just by seeing how Xinger is around Second Master Lian, you can know how good it is to be a concubine.The cooks were naturally in a hurry to curry favor, and even wrapped up the leftovers of the freshly made dim sum and gave them to Qinglan.

Qinglan threw the things into the room, and hurried back cheerfully to continue serving Master Lian.But Feng'er came out of the room, saw her and said: "Second Grandma said that you will follow me from now on, and you can just run errands for me if you have something to do. You don't need to wait in the room, Second Master doesn't like crowds, Now that the second grandma is pregnant, she also needs to be quiet, so there is no need for so many people to go in."

Qinglan's face darkened immediately when she heard this, and she agreed, but she was very unhappy in her heart, thinking that the second grandma's sudden change of mind must be due to jealousy.

At night, Qinglan heard that Second Grandma had already taken a nap, while Second Master Lian's study was still lit.Then she hurriedly went to her room to tidy up her appearance, then put the snacks that the cook gave her on a plate, made hot tea, and ran to Second Master Lian's study with small steps.