The Agricultural Tycoon of the Red House

When Jia Lian arrived, Jiang Zining had already stopped the job of carrying the message, and sent the fourth prince's people back first.The first prince's people are at the front door, the fourth prince's people leave early, it's better to keep taboo.

"The household department just promoted a servant of the household department a few years ago, called Qi Tianlai. Brother Lian, when you went to Fujian for inspection, you should have had contact with him, right?" Jiang Zining started the conversation.

Jia Lian: "I have a little impression."

"Right now in the capital, it is widely rumored that he is a talented man who is also an expert in farming." Jiang Zining rubbed his chin and looked at Jia Lian's eyes, "Everyone even praised him as the second master of Jiahou, but fortunately he is humble. , approachable, a hundred times better than Lord Jia."

Jia Lian hooked her lips and smiled.

"What are you laughing at? You should be angry when you hear that!" Jiang Zining asked puzzled.

"Being angry because of this kind of person? I'm not stupid." Jia Lian told Jiang Zining to get right to the point, not mother-in-law.

"I heard that last year, he promoted potatoes for free in several impoverished areas in Fujian. Several villages and counties had high yields. The local farmers were very grateful to him and wanted to chip in the money to build a temple for him. This Master Qi was unwilling and expressed his righteousness. As long as they voluntarily pay more food taxes to fill the treasury, they will be thanking him." Jiang Zining then whispered to Jia Lian, "This incident caused quite a stir in the local area. Everyone said that Mr. Qi has a heart for the world, and he is really good to the people. , upright and awe-inspiring."

Hearing this, Jia Lian frowned dissatisfiedly.Qi Tianlai planted potatoes in Fujian?If this really happened last autumn, he was in Fujian at that time, and he didn't hear any news, which is quite strange.If it is said that Jia Lian didn't bother to learn about this information, it's not surprising that he didn't know about it.But he has a professional habit wherever he goes. He first understands the types of local crops, the harvest situation in the past years, the price of rice grains, and the estimated output of the year.Of course, there are no absolutes. In a place as big as Fujian, it is impossible for Jia Lian to know everything about it.However, Qi Tianlai's incident caused such a sensation, it would be strange if he didn't hear the news.

Also, how did Qi Tianlai get the potato seeds?In terms of potato planting, it was he who started it in the Northwest due to the problem of military rations.In this part of Beijing, last spring, the potato seeds were all under his control. If someone from Fujian bought a large amount of seeds from the border of the capital, he would not know about it.There is only one possibility for that seed, which is obtained from the northwest.From Fujian to the northwest, the transportation distance is long and the road is bumpy, and the loss during transportation is also huge, so the cost of this batch of potato seeds will inevitably be high.Spending such expensive manpower and material resources to do these things is not as pleasant as directly distributing money to help the poor.

What's more, it is the source of Qi Tian's expenses to do this, at least tens of thousands of taels of silver.The household department is in charge of the national treasury, if Qi Tianlai uses money, the household department managed by Jia Lian will definitely know, but the household department did not have this expenditure at all last year.He didn't get the money for the seeds from the court, so he had to pay for it himself.Qi Tianlai's family background is mediocre, he doesn't have much ancestral property to spend more than ten thousand taels out of his own pocket, how would he have such a great spirit of sacrifice?Jia Lian was very suspicious of this.

Jia Lian thought about it thoroughly and understood the purpose of Qi Tianlai's visit, so he sent someone directly to reject Qi Tianlai.

Jiang Zining's expression was a bit exaggerated, with bright eyes, "I'm jealous, I must be jealous, so you don't want to see him! I didn't expect you to be jealous of others, hahaha..."

"Why am I jealous of him? Jealous of his stupidity?" Jia Lian gave him a funny sideways look, "Remember to be smart when you go out."

"Ah?" Jiang Zining scratched his head, but he didn't see Jia Lian's jealous and angry attitude, "He is now in the Ministry of Households, taking your previous position, and taking the credit for getting the potato from the beginning, you Not angry?"

"If he is really willing to solve the problem of food and clothing for the people, I won't even have time to thank him." Jia Lian casually put down the teacup in his hand.

Xing'er came to report: "Second Master, Mr. Qi refused to leave, and insisted on waiting for you to come back."

"How did you come back?" Jia Lian raised his eyes and asked.

Xing'er knelt down and blamed himself: "I feel that I have to save some face for Mr. Qi, so I can't just say that the second master didn't see him, so I made up a random reason, saying that the second master has gone out. Maybe you won't come back. This was originally an excuse for refusing. Who wouldn't be able to tell? He refused to leave for this reason, and asked me where you went out. I said that the second master didn't explain when he left, and he didn't know where he was. , he said he had to wait a little longer, as soon as you come back."

Jiang Zining sneered: "This guy really doesn't know how to compliment. I, a rough man, understand that this is a refusal, but he, a gentleman, wouldn't understand? You must be shameless and die here!"

"Let him alone, we'll see how long he waits." Jia Lian said coldly.

Xing'er agreed, and made up an excuse before going to explain, saying that even the Second Mistress didn't know the whereabouts of the Second Master.Lord Jia's reputation for going his own way is well known throughout the capital, so there is nothing suspicious about Xing'er's reply to them.

Little did he know that Qi Tianlai knew in his heart that Jia Lian was actually at home and just refused to see him.Ever since his people watched Jia Lian return to Rong Mansion last night, he has never seen him come out again.It's all nonsense to go out.But the most suffocating thing was that he couldn't speak out about this sneaky thing, so he could only swallow it dryly.

It was about the most critical juncture for him to make a name for himself in the household department, Qi Tianlai would never back down, nor would he leave, he would just sit in the hall of the Rong Mansion and wait to die.In any case, he must meet Jia Lian and tell his purpose.As long as Jia Lian came out and he talked about it, whether Jia Lian agreed or not, it was extremely beneficial to him.

After waiting for about an hour, those who accompanied Qi Tianlai got impatient.These few people were all sent by the First Prince to help support Qi Tianlai.To put it bluntly, it was used to embolden Qi Tianlai.The eldest prince probably thought that as long as he sent a few favored people around him, Jia Lian would always save face and would not make things difficult for Qi Tian.

In terms of etiquette, Jia Lian actually has no reason to refuse the eldest prince's person.Fortunately, these people came to the door in a hurry and didn't post the post in advance, so he could use the excuse of not being at home to block them.I just don't see it, if you have the ability, send someone to search for it!

Even if the eldest prince comes in person.He didn't have the guts to ask someone to search the courtier's home for no reason.

Jiang Zining gave a thumbs up, praising Jia Lian's skills.There was another person on the other side who was so anxious that he broke his leg, "The First Prince is here, Second Master, the First Prince himself is here!"

It was the first time for Xing'er to see the First Prince, the fear on his face did not fade away, when he entered the door, his legs were a little weak, and he knelt down directly.

The appearance of the eldest prince is different from that of the fourth prince. One is tall and majestic, solemn and fierce, and the other is as gentle as jade, with cold words and deep words.From the appearance at first glance, it is true that the eldest prince looks more terrifying.

"Look at your future, it's not like the fourth prince has never seen it before."

Xing'er swallowed her saliva, and made an undecided apology to her master. "When people came, they asked loudly where you were. The younger one said that you went out early in the morning, and you didn't know where you went. Everyone in the mansion thought you went to Zhuangzi. The eldest prince then yelled at the younger one and scolded the younger one. I lied, saying that I searched all the Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing, but I didn't see the second master at all. The eldest prince also said that if you don't show up today, he will wait here just like Qi Tianlai. "

The dignified prince actually did such a self-deprecating thing as waiting for someone at the courtier's house.The eldest prince is quite smart. It's true that he is impulsive, but he is not so stupid.There is only one possibility, he and Qi Tianlai may know that he is hiding at home, so they intentionally persecute him.

The other party must have sent someone to watch him.

"Second... What should Second Master do? You can't let someone as noble as the First Prince just wait in Rongxi Hall."

"Go and inform the Elder Master and the Second Master, and ask them to accompany the Eldest Prince." Jia Lian instructed Xing'er to remind them to pay attention, not to reveal his affairs at home, otherwise the whole Rong Mansion will suffer!

Xing'er agreed, and hurriedly went to the Eldest Master to explain, and the Second Elder was shocked by the Elder Master's explanation, so naturally he would not make any mistakes.

Jia Zheng was quite terrified. He had been an official for more than 20 years, and he had never met the eldest prince in private in such a serious manner.Jia Zheng felt that this was an opportunity, so he performed well.

Jia Shehe giggled, looked at them, and while he was afraid of scolding his son all over the place, he conceived the plot in his mind.

"It's not a problem to wait like this. That kid has always gone out casually, and he doesn't know when he will come back. Your Highness, why don't you set up a table of small wine, and I will ask some singers to sing you two fresh ditties Listen?" Jia Amnesty couldn't help asking.

Jia Zheng secretly cast a blank glance at Jia She, and scolded him in his heart for knowing how to eat and drink women. He hurriedly showed off his elegance, "It's better to visit the garden and make a fuss, and wait while we chat."

The eldest prince endured a Jia amnesty, and then another Jia Zheng, and couldn't bear it anymore.He slapped the table and yelled, "Master Jia Hou of your mansion is so magnificent!", and took the lead in pulling up his robe and leaving.Qi Tianlai glared at them fiercely, and followed, and then the other eunuchs who were accompanying him in the room all followed them out with a whimper.

Jia She and Jia Zhengju were so frightened that their legs limp, and the two followed the eldest prince staggeringly, watching the carriage that the eldest prince was riding in disappear at the end of Rongning Street.The two dared to take a breath, as if they had escaped from death.

Jia Amnesty immediately complained to Jia Zheng, "It's all nonsense you said just now. The eldest prince wanted to listen to a little song, but you decided to recite poems and compose poems. See, it made the eldest prince unhappy."

"Obviously you brought up those obscene things, which made the eldest prince unhappy!" Jia Zheng retorted unconvinced, "Besides, what happened today was all caused by your good son! Flying into the sky, even the eldest prince came to the door in person, he dared not see him."

Jia She gave him a hard look, and snorted coldly, "It's not my son's fault, didn't you see, it was that Qi Tianlai who suddenly came to find fault with him. After rejecting him, he was still not reconciled, and moved the eldest prince out. Big ostentation. At this time, can you show up, can you? If you really show up, you won’t be laughed at by those people, and you may be convicted of deception. If you lie, you have to tell the truth. There is no reason for that I don’t understand, hum!” No wonder you haven’t been an official for long.

Jia Zheng looked at Jia Amnesty in horror.What kind of bullshit is this?Lies have to be told thoroughly... He is really crazy, and he actually reasoned seriously with his elder brother, which is completely nonsense.

The two brothers quarreled, and they still had to go to Jia's mother to give an explanation.When Jia Zheng arrived, he was very angry when he saw that Jia Lian hadn't come yet.He complained to Jia's mother angrily. This family must be destroyed by Jia Lian's arrogance and recklessness.

"It was just to decline Qi Tian's arrival, but he insisted on getting involved, who can blame it." Jia She muttered dissatisfied.

Jia's mother felt that the matter was very important, and she had a gloomy face. She didn't say anything else for the time being, but urged people to call Jia Lian quickly.

Jiang Zining hadn't left yet, just sitting in Jia Lian's study, drinking tea while accompanying him.He was very interested in the barrel-shaped thing placed in the center of the ground.Ask Jia Lian. Jia Lian is busy writing letters and doesn't pay much attention to him.Jiang Zining fiddled with it by himself, and suddenly realized that when the handle was pushed back and forth, the iron pipe head on the other side would spray water.

So much fun!

Jiang Zining got excited and pointed his hand in the direction of the door so that the water wouldn't dirty Jia Lian's study when sprayed out.Jiang Zining excitedly speeded up and pumped back and forth, using his maximum limit.

puff--

The pipe was suddenly pressurized, shook, and suddenly sprayed out a lot of water mist.

"Ah... what the hell!" Jia Zheng screamed angrily, clutching his crotch.

Jiang Zining raised his hand to see someone, he let go of his hand in fright, and ran to hide behind Jia Lian.

Jia Lian stopped writing halfway through the letter and looked over.

Jia Zheng at the door, wearing a light blue robe, with his crotch wet, was holding his crotch and yelling angrily.

Jia Lian saw that Jia Zheng's crotch was soaked, it was obvious that there was too much water, which was unreasonable.Jia Lian turned to look at the primary sprayer, and the nozzle connected to the pipe head fell off.

Jia Lian walked to the door and went out, and sure enough, he saw a wet iron nozzle lying on the stone slab in the center of the courtyard.This is so much strength, the nozzle is so far away.

Jia Lian turned her head sideways, glaring at Jiang Zining intentionally, telling her to hurry up and make amends.

It is early spring now, and it is very cold in late spring.Jia Zheng was extremely embarrassed by the sudden impact on his lower body, which was icy cold and stinging—what, moreover, as if he had peed his pants.

Jia Zheng thought it was Jia Lian who did it, and when he saw that he still assumed such an attitude that it had nothing to do with him, he was so angry that he almost lost his teeth.

"you you……"

The servant girl knew that Jia Zheng was coming and brought tea. When she entered the door, she saw that the second master's crotch was wet. She was embarrassed and didn't know what to do.He hurriedly lowered his head and placed tea, then hurriedly exited.

Jia Zheng blushed, and stretched out his hand to explain to the maid, but she didn't say anything, so he explained that there is no silver 300 taels here!Jia Zheng's anger was mixed with embarrassment to the extreme, and he was about to explode.

Jiang Zining ran over quickly, and suddenly saluted Jia Zheng heavily, "Uncle Shi, Zining was naughty, I realized my mistake, and I apologize!"

When Jia Zheng saw that Jiang Zining was there, he thought he was someone else's child, so he couldn't get angry directly.After being helped by Jiang Zining to sit down, Jia Lian sent the maids to bring over the dry clothes as well.

Jia Zheng originally thought that it was Jia Lian who did it to push Jiang Zining to take the blame, but when he saw Jiang Zining's red palms, the marks coincided with the handle on the wooden barrel, so Jia Zheng had nothing to say.

"Forget it, you didn't mean it, let's forget about it."

"The servant girl announced so loudly just now, but you didn't hear it?" Jia Zheng was a little suspicious again.

Jia Lian lifted the handle on the barrel and pulled it back and forth, making chaotic noises. "He was playing this just now. It was very noisy. I probably didn't hear it. I didn't hear it when I was sitting over there."

"It's a good thing that the nozzle flew off the side, otherwise—" Jia Lian glanced at Jia Zheng's lower body, and said leisurely, "Second uncle is lucky."

Just as Jia Zheng lost his temper, he jumped up when Jia Lian told the truth, "You bastard, what nonsense are you talking about, curse me?"

"It's obviously a compliment, brother Lian said you're lucky." Jiang Zining apologized again, and smiled silly at Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng closed his eyes and took a deep breath helplessly, he was already so angry with these two children that he had nothing to say.

Jia Lian sent Jiang Zining: "Go back quickly, don't make your old man wait. Tell him, I know everything, and I know it well."

Jiang Zining raised his eyebrows in response, eager to leave quickly.He knew in his heart that Jia Lian's last sentence referred to the fourth prince, so he naturally passed on the words after he left.

But Jia Zheng didn't hear anything wrong, he thought at first that if such a serious matter happened, Jia Lian would ask the Fourth Prince for help.After all, if you are going against the eldest prince, you have to find someone with similar conditions to help you protect yourself.

I didn't see Jia Lian flustered and timid, let alone contact the fourth prince. Jia Zheng was very disappointed, and even wet his crotch for nothing, and got angry for a while.

Jia Zheng said to Jia Lian angrily, "Your grandmother wants to see you, are you so arrogant that even she refuses?"

"It's inconvenient to have a guest just now, so I'll go now." Jia Lian went out and handed the letter to Xing'er, asking him to find someone to go to the northwest.

"Northwest?" Jia Zheng was puzzled, but seeing Jia Lian's haughty look, he didn't bother to ask him, so he brought him to Jia's mother in person, deliberately embellishing Jia Lian's coming because he had kissed him.

Jia's mother gave him a thumbs up and praised him: "You are awesome, you dare to refute even the eldest prince's face, do you want our whole family to be buried with you!"

Jia She: "Mother, didn't you explain just now, Lian'er was also forced to do nothing, all because of that Qi Tianlai."

"Shut up!" Mother Jia yelled at him angrily, and turned to look at Jia Lian, "However self-willed you are on weekdays, we follow you, thinking that you are a measure. Besides, you are promising, and we all borrowed money. But today You have done this thing, so you should give face to the eldest prince. How can people like us fight against the royal family, especially since you have resigned and returned home! If the fourth prince looks down on you, the eldest prince If you offend me, you will cut off our family's future!"

"A back road? The original Rong Mansion has a back road?" Jia Lian laughed angrily, and asked Jia's mother back.

Nonsense, what are you talking about?The old lady just said a few words to scold you, and you threw a fit and threatened us! "Jia Zheng was the first to be dissatisfied.

"You bastard!" Mother Jia was also angry, "If this continues, Rong Mansion will be ruined by you sooner or later! Sincerely, get out of here, get out of the way, and don't implicate us."

Jia Lian said with a cold face, "Just because of today's incident, your attitude has changed so much. Are you serious about driving me away?"

"That's enough of you! You still want to threaten me? It's useless, it's better to put away your pretentious tricks!" Jia Mu's facial features were slightly distorted, "Everything is accommodated to you, let you make trouble, if you can really achieve something Forget it. Look at your current appearance, you can go to heaven if you show some face. Now that you have lost your official position, you are still playing tricks and thinking that you are very powerful! It’s this time, you still Dare to offend people everywhere and cause disasters for the mansion. You are the disaster star of our Rong Mansion! I really thought you were a bit capable, so I could do nothing about you? Don’t you like your Zhuangzi? Well, it’s up to you, you just Go live there and live there for the rest of your life."

Jia She looked at his mother in shock, he didn't expect that the kind-hearted woman would speak so seriously today.

Jia Amnesty panicked and went to pull Jia Lian, advising him not to be impulsive, the old lady was in a fit of anger.

Jia Lian kept silent and kept looking at Jia's mother secretly.

In the past, Jia Lian did things weirdly, so she tolerated him a lot.Today, because of the spark of the eldest prince, Mother Jia let out all the grievances that had been pent up in her stomach for a long time.

"Huh, what's the use of being the Minister of the Household Department? If you lose your official position, you're just like those ordinary people. You still think of yourself as someone else!"

Everyone knew that Jia's mother was very angry. Jia Zheng was the leader, together with several maids and women, who comforted Jia's mother and gave her peace of mind.

After Jia Mu let out the fire, she felt inexplicably refreshed, and her anger dissipated quickly after being coaxed by all the stars.She glanced at Jia Lian who was silent over there, and she felt proud when the child was really subdued by her scolding.

Just as Jia's mother was enjoying Jia Zheng's serving of tea, a calm and steady male voice suddenly came from outside the crowd.

"it is good."

Jia Lian's voice was not high, but it had the effect of shaking everyone's ears.

Just one word, Jia Mu was dumbfounded, and when she realized it for a moment, it seemed that a huge thunder split in her ears, shaking her ears.

"What did you just say?" Jia She looked at Jia Lian in a daze.

"I will follow the wishes of my ancestors, move to Zhuangzi, get far away, and never come back to displease you." Jia Lian's dull words were shrouded in a thin layer of anger, and the tone did not change much. That's what's so frightening.

There was no excitement on his face, it was obviously a calm decision after careful consideration.

That's not an insult!

Jia Lian is serious!

Mother Jia's heart trembled, she moved her lips, she wanted to say something, but she had already put down the cruel words, and if she said anything else at this moment, it would be a slap in the face.Mother Jia cherished her face very much, so she swallowed her words back.

"Jing Xin is my wife, so you must follow me." Jia Lian explained the only thing that should be said clearly, saluted Jia's mother, and turned away.

Jia Amnesty yelled twice and went after Jia Lian.

Jia Zheng was still in mixed emotions, not knowing whether he should support or oppose it.He must be happy that Jia Lian let go and left home.But the sad thing is that Jia Lian still has a handle on him.Once Prince Li is offended, he will die soon.

After a while, Jia She ran back huffing and puffing, almost red-eyed, "He really made people work hard to pack up and move away!"

"What!?" Mother Jia stood up, "It's just a few angry words, this kid has to mess around, he's going to drive me to death!"

Panting heavily, Jia's mother fell back, but fortunately all the maids supported her.

While Jia Lian ordered people to pack their luggage, he had already sent someone to inform the people in Zhuangzi to clean up the room.Since Jia Lian took over Zhuangzi, he has been renovating several Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing.Among them, there is a place in Xiaolizhuang with very beautiful scenery, secluded place, connected to the official road, and the transportation is very convenient.Earlier, there were several old houses in this place. Jia Lian ordered people to renovate them, basically renovating them from the inside to the outside, and installing earth dragons in the houses, so that the lighting is good and the front and back are ventilated.Winter is not afraid of cold, summer is not afraid of heat.The scenery in the courtyard is made of local materials, which are harmoniously integrated with the surrounding mountains and rivers.Out of the door, there is a gravel corridor leading directly to the small waterfall in front, and a waterside pavilion was built by the river for appreciation.

It just so happens that Jingxin is pregnant and likes to be quiet.

Jia Lian originally planned to bring Jingxin here to enjoy the spring scenery, and to have a good pregnancy by the way.

Today, just taking advantage of Jia Mu's excuse, I can move out immediately.