The Agricultural Tycoon of the Red House

Jia Lian's current status is at least a member of the noble family, and he occasionally attended some noble gatherings, and it was at that time that he met Jing Yingguang.But he is the prime minister of the dynasty, the pillar of the country, and he always comes and goes in a hurry, and ordinary people can't say hello to him.

While Jia Lian was looking at Jing Yingguang, Jing Yingguang was also observing Jia Lian.Seeing that he is a good-looking talent, unlike the false rumors he heard earlier, he finally felt a little relieved.

But Jing Yingguang was still very wary of Jia Lian and the Rongguo Mansion, and specially emphasized to Jia Lian not to let anyone know that they had met.

"My lord, please don't worry, there are only flower lovers and flower appreciators here." Jia Lian smiled lightly, beckoning the servant to bring up the pot of black and purple peonies.

Xing'er and the others didn't know Jing Yingguang's true identity, and they only thought that he was an ordinary noble buyer, with neat and generous hands and feet, and no fear, which made Jing Yingguang feel very comfortable.

When the Mo Zi Peony came up, Jing Yingguang never took his eyes off the flower.

"I have seen the pink make-up that the fourth prince gave to the Empress Dowager on her birthday. I was really amazed. A few days ago, my husband and son-in-law gave me a pot, and I liked it very much. Later, I heard from my colleagues that you have other varieties, especially among them. There is an oiran with a special color, dark purple. When the flower is broken, it is as black as an ink-stained painting. The old man didn't believe it, so he sent someone to check it out, and there really was..."

As Jing Yingguang said, he took out a magnifying glass from his pocket and watched it carefully, "It's beautiful, it's really fresh, but I reminded the old man of a sentence by Su Shi, 'Only a crazy layman, ask for a black peony', but he said yes The "black peony" in the ink painting, but what the old man sees is the real and vivid black peony. As long as I live, I will be content, contented."

Seeing Jing Yingguang's obsessive posture, Jia Lian guessed that he was a true flower lover, and smiled and said that he would give him this potted flower.

Jing Yingguang never dared to accept it in vain, "Nephew, this old man is indeed an idiot, but few people know about Xihua's hobbies. I'm afraid that there are some flatterers in the dynasty who will fall in love with me and foster a bad trend. The old man also It can be seen that you are very concerned about this flower, otherwise it would not be so good. This old man loves this flower very much. If you are willing to let it be beautiful, it will be the luck of this old man, but this old man can't take it for nothing. Be sure to show your heart. If you agree, we will be flower friends from now on. If you don't, I will treat you as a refusal, and we will never communicate with each other."

The reason why Jing Yingguang said "ruthless words" was because he was afraid that Jia Lian would reject his thank you gift.He is the prime minister of the court, and he needs to grasp the measure and balance when doing things.If he owed the Rong Mansion a favor for collecting the flowers for nothing, it may not be easy to repay in the future, and if the matter accidentally gets to the ears of the Holy Spirit, it will be even more difficult for him to do so.It is best that favors and money can be reconciled, and the two have nothing to do with each other.

Jia Lian understood what Jing Yingguang meant, so he accepted his land deed without making any excuses.Originally, he was very optimistic about this land, and he was not willing to give it up.

Jing Yingguang saw that Jia Lian was so smart and understood his meaning, he was relieved, and he praised Jia Lian even more, patted on the shoulder and said: "Good boy, the future is limitless. If there are good flowers in the future, remember to send someone to let him know The old man said."

Jia Lian nodded with a smile.

Jing Yingguang walked away cheerfully holding flowers.

This time it seemed that the money and goods transaction was clean, and there was nothing to do with it, but Jia Lian knew in his heart that Jing Yingguang's enthusiasm for flowers would never fade away. As long as Jing Yingguang loves flowers, they will never see each other again.

Since they have a common topic, they will become friends sooner or later.

……

Mrs. Wang stopped for a few days after Jia Zheng had an accident last time, and then she presented the Buddhist scriptures in large characters that she had carefully copied to Jia Mu.Jia's mother is also a person who likes Buddhism, but when she heard that Mrs. Wang copied scriptures on her knees, she was very moved.As the mother of the two sons, Mother Jia hoped that the two children would be filial to themselves, that the family would be harmonious, and that the lintel of Rongfu would be more glorious.

Considering that the second room has lost a lot of face during this period, Mother Jia also felt that it was not easy, so she pulled Mrs. Wang to say a few words: "I told you to move a few days ago, and I really wronged you. But the reason is indeed yours. , don't have too much resentment in your heart. After all, he is the eldest son of the eldest son, and he knows how to handle things better than you. The palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh. How can my old lady try to favor you. I can only be biased Don't help me anymore."

When Mrs. Wang heard this, Mother Jia was actually more inclined to the second room in her heart, she quickly nodded and said to Mother Jia: "The daughter-in-law was confused a few days ago."

Seeing that she was sensible, Mother Jia smiled and patted the back of Mrs. Wang's hand, telling her not to lose heart, and later he would order Lian'er to clean up the house and rebuild it.

After Madam Wang heard this, she felt mixed feelings, not knowing whether she should be happy or disappointed.I am happy that the old lady still misses them and knows how to improve their residence; I am also disappointed because of the 'renovation', which also seems to indicate that they will not have the opportunity to move back to Rongxi Hall in the future.

The more Mrs. Wang thought about it, the more blocked she became, imagining the current situation, and when she recalled the past, she never expected that their second wife would get mixed up in the current situation.

Jia Mu: "What's the matter with you, why are you in a daze?"

Mrs. Wang returned to her senses, quickly wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and pretended to laugh through tears: "The old lady misses us, and the daughter-in-law is grateful. Lian'er's child is indeed getting better these days, and his second uncle and I are on his behalf. Happy. Just..."

"Just what?" Jiamu's face changed slightly.

"It's just that he was really arrogant that day. Otherwise, his second uncle, a gentleman who studied hard, would have smashed the door so angrily." Mrs. Wang was really wronged when she mentioned this, and she really shed tears.

Mother Jia's heart sank, and she took her hand away from Mrs. Wang's.Perhaps the Wang family still doesn't understand that the relationship between Jia Lian and the fourth prince is not just a relationship between two potted flowers. Jia Lian is now the hope of Rongfu.As the ancestor of Rongfu, how could she wrong this 'hope'.The second child was really wronged this time, but he could only bear it.

When Mrs. Wang saw this, she thought that Mother Jia didn't like what she said, so she stopped crying and scolded herself with a smile: "Look at me, I'm talking nonsense again. Today I'm not only going to bring good things to my mother, but also What about the girls. Amber, go and call the children over."

Mother Jia was very happy to hear Mrs. Wang thinking about the girls, and ordered someone to call Sister Sanchun.

Mrs. Wang was happy to see Mother Jia, so she took the opportunity to tell about the letter from Xue's family about going to Beijing.

Jiamu nodded and smiled, "Welcome!"

……

After Jia Lian bid farewell to Jing Yingguang at the Huibin Building, he stopped by the vegetable market.

Those who buy vegetables or do business in the vegetable market are ordinary people in coarse clothes.Suddenly a young man with a handsome face and a noble brocade came out, and immediately attracted everyone's attention, not only because of Jia Lian's good-looking face, but also because of his posture of bending over to look at the vegetables and ask the price seriously, his level of concentration is simply unbelievable. It's inferior to those women who specialize in picking vegetables and cutting prices.

This is really strange!

It is very eye-catching for Jia Lian to go this way.The daughters-in-law who had more interesting things gathered together in twos and threes, followed from a distance, covered their mouths with their hands, blushed, and laughed and discussed.

Xing'er followed Second Master Lian and felt the atmosphere was weird. At first, it was better, but it was just a look. Later, someone with good intentions came to inquire about his master's situation, and even dared to ask "what's his name", "Which family", "Whether they are married or not".Xing'er didn't dare to reveal her identity without permission, but she couldn't drive those people away. She tried to remind Second Master Lian several times with a troubled expression, but saw Second Master Lian focused on asking the price of vegetables to inquire about the market, and even talked to some old vegetable sellers. We had a great time chatting.Xing'er understood that the second master was very serious when he started to do things, and no one could disturb him, so he had to try his best to perfunctory those who inquired about the situation.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" Suddenly a woman shouted sharply.

A luxurious sedan chair suddenly appeared on the street of Caishi, with a satin brocade cover, tasseled jade pendants hanging on the four corners, and even gold and silver decorations on the lift bars of the sedan chair. It looked like a very wealthy family.

The common people in the market were shocked, what day is it today?First, a wealthy young man came to buy vegetables, and then a luxurious sedan chair was carried in. From the bright look of the curtains on the sedan chair, it must be a daughter's house, and then there are a few women walking along with the sedan chair. Can confirm this.

The woman who opened the way ahead was about forty years old, with broad shoulders and a fat body. She looked like a woman in charge. She waved her handkerchief menacingly and urged the people blocking the way to make way for her, and even pushed two of them down.

The common people who bought vegetables all complained, but everyone knew that any yawn at the emperor's feet would blow the emperor's relatives.However, compared to the man in the luxurious sedan chair, the noble man in the previous one was more affectionate to others.He doesn't put on airs, he walks here, and he can lower his value and talk and laugh with the vegetable farmers, but he is really a good person.

The woman who opened the way rushed in all the way, stopping occasionally, nodding her feet and looking around, as if she was looking for someone.Halfway through the journey, the mother-in-law finally saw Jia Lian who was talking to the fruit farmer, her eyes lit up immediately, she hurriedly turned around and got closer to the sedan chair, and spoke to her lady in the open window.

The person in the sedan chair moved and muttered something in a low voice, but it was vaguely identified as a female voice, but it is unclear what they said.

The mother-in-law agreed, and hurriedly walked towards the son-in-law, while the sedan chair turned around and left the vegetable market.

Seeing Jia Lian's figure, the mother-in-law rushed towards him, but was stopped by a servant.

"Hey, old lady, what are you doing? My father is very noble, he has high eyesight, and doesn't talk about marriage." Xing'er said.

The mother-in-law looked at Xing'er with distaste at first, but when she heard that he and the young master belonged to the same family, a chrysanthemum-like smile immediately formed on her face.

Xing'er was taken aback, the old woman was quite fat, why did she have so many wrinkles on her smiling face!

"This little brother, is that your master? Second Master Lian?" The woman raised her eyebrows and asked.

Xing'er's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at the visitor in surprise: "How could you—"

"How would I know, right? Of course I know, my master and I are here for him." The mother-in-law still smiled like a chrysanthemum, and Xing'er was afraid that she would mishandle her and spread the identity of the second master. , took the mother-in-law to the side, and asked in a low voice: "Who are you, do you have anything to say?"

"You are refreshing. We are really here to find your second master. I wonder if my little brother has heard of 'Osmanthus Xia's family'?"

Who has never heard of Huangshang Xia's family!Xing'er was taken aback for a moment, and then asked his mother-in-law what she was asking for. After hearing the reason, he nodded, expressing that he would pass the news to his second master and let the mother-in-law go first.

The mother-in-law stretched her neck to look in the direction of Jia Lian not far away, then looked at Xing'er, and said displeasedly: "Isn't your master there? I have a very urgent matter here, please tell me now!"

Xing'er was very displeased with the urging attitude of the mother-in-law, who is so domineering to ask for help, and said angrily: "You didn't see that my second master is busy, what right do you have to take care of my family's affairs? , you are not begging for help like this, don't be too rampant."

The mother-in-law was even more upset when she heard this, she gave Xing'er a hard look, but thinking that she had to be patient when she begged for help, she couldn't offend him right now, even though she took out two liang of silver from her sleeve and stuffed it into Xing'er's hand. "Don't take offense, little brother, I'm just straight-tempered. I think the second master Lian was there just talking to a few lowly vegetable farmers. He has nothing to do. If you bother me, I will report it now. I really have something urgent here. .”

Xing'er looked at Second Master Lian who was chatting hotly, and seeing his serious and earnest face, he knew in his heart that his Second Master must not be disturbed at this time.What's more, how much the Xia family's affairs have to do with their second master, it's nothing to delay for a while, and what's more, he still doesn't like this woman's domineering, so he didn't inform her.

Hmph, having two denarii is great! ?

The rewards given by his second master are not these.

Xing'er sneered, and put the money back into the woman's hand.

"If you don't tell me, I'll do it myself." The old woman pushed Xing'er away with her hand, and went directly to Jia Lian's direction, "Your servant has seen the second master Lian!"

Holding a handful of green jujubes in his forehand, Jia Lian asked the old jujube sellers questions such as "how many trees are there", "where is the family", "how many catties can a tree produce".

Therefore, the words of Xia's mother-in-law were directly ignored by him.

The mother-in-law stood there in embarrassment for a moment, then leaned over and saluted, "Greetings to Second Master Lian."

Jia Lian bought a basket of dates and told Xing'er to wait to carry them away.After paying the money, he smiled and said to the old farmer, "I'll visit you another day, I have a business I want to do with you!"

The old jujube farmer was very frightened, he quickly waved his hands to say no, and felt that it was wrong to say so, so he hurriedly said welcome.His legs trembled happily, and he almost knelt down for Jia Lian immediately.

Jia Lian reached out to support the old farmer and said, "Pay attention to your health."

After letting go, he flicked his sleeves and walked away gracefully.

With just that support, the old jujube farmer almost cried on the spot with teary eyes.He has sold jujubes in the vegetable market in the capital for decades, and it was the first time he met such an amiable nobleman.very nice!so good!He really looks forward to doing business with this respectable nobleman...

No, tears fell.

The old farmer turned his back, raised his hand and wiped his eyes with his sleeve.

The Xia family's mother-in-law was still standing there in a daze, and after regaining her senses, she glanced at the old farmer in disgust before thinking of chasing Jia Lian.Because Xing'er and the others are busy ordering the carriage to carry dates, Jia Lian is walking forward alone.

The mother-in-law immediately fell in love with Jia Lian, and shouted loudly: "Second Master Lian!"

Then Jia Lian turned his head and squinted at the woman, "Do we know each other?"

"I don't know, I'm—" Xia's mother-in-law was about to introduce herself enthusiastically, when Jia Lian cut her off with a blank expression.

"Then go away."

Then, just, roll, far, point?

The Xia family's mother-in-law slowly echoed these words again in her mind, looking at Jia Lian's Qingjue back who was walking ahead, feeling a little dazed.Was she blind just now? It's obvious that the second master Lian was talking and laughing with those old peasants just now, so why would he make himself sick and cold, and send her away with harsh words?

The mother-in-law took a deep breath and gritted her teeth. Thinking of her wife's instructions, she stepped forward to chase Jia Lian again.

"Second Master Lian, this servant girl is the wife in charge of the Osmanthus Xia family, and this servant girl is here today to represent my family... no, my wife is here to ask for your help. Second Master, do you know the Osmanthus Xia family? It is the famous one in the capital. The Xia Family of the Emperor Shang, all the bonsai displayed in the palace are enshrined by our Xia Family." The mother-in-law explained with a smile.

Jia Lian paused, glanced at the woman, and narrowed her eyes.When mentioning Osmanthus Xia's family, Jia Lian suddenly thought of someone, but how could this person have anything to do with him.

At this time, Jia Lian's brows were tightly furrowed, and only one sentence came to mind: There are not many shrews in the Red Chamber...

It was his luck that he could meet him with such a small probability.

"What's the matter?" Jia Lian raised her eyebrows and asked calmly.

The mother-in-law nodded happily: "My wife heard that the second master Lian is good at raising peonies, and there are many people in the market who want to spend a lot of money to buy them. Xia's family makes some flowers and bonsai. If the second master Lian wants to follow Our Xia family does business together..."

"Not interested." Jia Lian coldly refused.

The mother-in-law of the Xia family gritted her teeth again, and said with a smirk: "Second Master Lian, don't refuse so quickly. If you miss home, our Xia family will give you a very, very, satisfactory, satisfactory, thank you."

She had heard that the second master Lian was only in charge of Zhuangzi's running errands at home and had no money in his hands.How can there be a man who doesn't love money!

Jia Lian heard the woman's hint and sneered: "You are so rich, why don't you let ghosts turn the millstone, why come to me. Get out."

The tone of Jia Lian's "roll" was light, but the words were already heavy.

The Xia family's mother-in-law was stunned, "Second Master Lian, I didn't expect you to be such a heartless person, do you know that my young lady has already—"

Jia Lian narrowed her eyes and stared at her, her tone became even more frivolous, and said sarcastically, "No wonder your Xia family is so rich. It turns out that people are worthless and are used to complement each other."

After Jia Lian finished speaking, Xing'er drove the carriage over, and Jia Lian got into the carriage.Seeing that the woman was still clinging to her second master, Xing'er cursed angrily.The people in Mancai Market have long been dissatisfied with this woman, and they also gave advice when they heard this.I don't know which one was brave enough to throw a rotten vegetable leaf in the past. Everyone became more courageous and threw away the rotten vegetable leaf.

Just as the Xia family woman realized what Jia Lian said, her face was ashamed, and she was scolded by Xing'er again, her face turned green and pale.Just as she was about to leave, she was besieged by vegetable farmers. She was so frightened that she screamed and ran away covering her face.

Xing'er got into the carriage and said cheerfully, "I guess I was quite frightened! Master, this is something new. That woman came here with her young lady. After all, she came from a merchant background, with a low status and no education, how dare she This is how I came to find you."

Jia Lian looked down at the jujube in his hand, wiped it silently with a handkerchief, and stuffed one into his mouth.

"Crispy and delicious."

Xing'er: "..."

After going back, Xing'er told Master She about this matter vividly.

Jia Amnesty found it interesting, so he made fun of it and told Jia Mu.

Jia's mother was happy to hear that, and when Jia Lian came to Dingxing, she teased him: "I heard that our Lian'er was attracted by the emperor's daughter? How do you feel, tell me quickly."

Jia Lian's face moved slightly, and he frowned with disgust, "I feel like a bone,"

Mother Jia was stunned, and looked at the others, all of them looked puzzled.Jia Mu asked suspiciously, "What do you mean by that?"

"I was chased by dogs all over the street." Jia Lian continued to finish the second half of the sentence.

Jia Mu and everyone in the room were startled, and then burst into laughter.

Mrs. Xing also smiled, but kept her eyes fixed on a hairpin on Yingchun's head.She looked at Yingchun and asked her, "Where did this come from?"

Yingchun's heart tightened, she looked up at Jia Lian in fear, lowered her head and said in a low voice, "It's from my second aunt, and each of our three sisters has one."

Mrs. Xing nodded, but said nothing at that time.After she came out from Jia's mother, she brought Yingchun to apologize to Jia Lian.

"You are so courageous that you dare to take her things. Didn't you slap your second brother in the face forcibly!" Mrs. Xing scolded her.

There were tears in Yingchun's eyes immediately, and she cried and explained: "I dare not take it, but the second aunt gave it away in front of the ancestors, and took it all, why should I not accept it?"

Jia Lian looked at Mrs. Xing suspiciously: "What does this matter have to do with me? She is only a little girl, so why do you scold her like that?"

Jia Lian called Yingchun over, only to remember something, and asked Feng'er to fetch the brocade box.

"During your birthday, my father and I hadn't returned home, so we couldn't celebrate your birthday. I was so busy this time around that I forgot such an important thing. This is the second brother's gift for your birthday. Don't worry about it with the second brother, it will be delivered on time next time." Jia Lian smiled lightly.

Yingchun received the brocade box flattered, with more tears in her eyes.She thought she would be scolded by Jia Lian today, but she really didn't expect that the second brother would still miss her birthday, so good, he is not like the second brother she used to be.

"By the way, there are a few other gadgets inside, give them to your younger sisters to play with." Jia Lian knew that it is fun for girls to give gifts to each other when they get together.

Yingchun smiled through tears, hummed happily, and opened the box.I found that there were several jade hairpins, hairpin rings, bracelets, and many earrings in different styles, which were really beautiful.I don't know how much better the quality is than what Mrs. Wang sent, fresh and elegant, and they are all new styles this year.

Yingchun was even happier, and saluted Jia Lian solemnly.

Jia Lian smiled and told her to go back with peace of mind.

Yingchun nodded and went obediently, then came back again, hesitated, and said to Jia Lian and Mrs. Xing: "I don't know if this news is useful. Today I will go to pay my respects to my ancestors. I heard the second wife tell my ancestors about Xue The family is coming to the capital."