The Agricultural Tycoon of the Red House

Jia Zheng was stunned, as if a thunderbolt had struck from the top of his head, bloody from head to toe.He must have heard it wrong, at first he heard it wrong... Jia Lian was just promoted by the emperor to be the servant of the household department a few months ago.This kind of gift is already a supreme honor, why bother to confer a title.Not everyone can confer this title, but only those who have defended their home and country and made military exploits in the battlefield are eligible.What Jia Lian has been doing in the past six months is just to be an official in Beijing and take care of his one-third of an acre of land.What great contribution can he make?

So, I must have heard wrong.

Jia Zheng picked his ears and stared at the boy who announced the good news.

The little servant was so happy that his mouth was about to bloom, he stared at the Second Master Zheng longingly, thinking that he would get a reward, even if he didn't, he should be able to see the Second Master cheering.But what does the second master's expression mean?unhappy?

Jia Zheng coughed, then glared at the boy again: "What did you say, say it again!"

The little servant started to laugh, and shouted loudly at Jia Zheng: "Second Master, the emperor ordered that Second Master Lian has made military exploits, and he wants to confer the title of Second Master Lian as Marquis of Guangling!"

"It's really a knighthood. He has only worked in the household department for half a year, how can he still make military achievements?" Jia Zheng was very puzzled and asked the boy excitedly.

The boy was afraid of Jia Zheng, and his voice trembled: "I heard that it's because the Second Master Lian made great contributions in the Northwest. He used sprouted potatoes to defeat hundreds of thousands of barbarian troops, and it hardly cost me a single soldier from the Song army. The fourth prince the day before yesterday After the class teacher returned to the court, he listed the merits of the second master Lian, and said that the "potato sprout strategy" of the second master Lian is the most wonderful No. 30 seven strategies in the world!"

Jia Zheng kicked the boy, complaining that he was elated when he spoke.He hurriedly walked out, and within two steps, he rushed back again, wandering in the hall with his arms behind his back.

Seeing the second master's appearance, the young fellow realized that no matter how stupid he was, he scolded the second master for being stingy because he didn't want the eldest house to be good. More.

The servant backed away quietly, turned around and went straight to Rongxi Hall.

Inside Rongxi Hall, Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing just got the news, they both smiled happily, their mouths could not wait to grin up to their ears.

Mrs. Xing is the happiest. She and Jia Lian have been helping each other these days. If he is good, she will be good.Now that the child is sealed off, she will become Lord Hou's stepmother. Thinking about it, it is a very happy thing.

Jia She was overjoyed, so he hummed angrily, realizing that he couldn't take revenge on the child anymore.Last time he got him out of the Rong Mansion indiscriminately. He endured the humiliation for three months and still hasn't reported it!

Jia Amnesty laughed for a while and cried for a while, and slapped the table after slapping his thigh.It made everyone in the room think that the Grand Master was so happy because his son was named a knight, he went a little crazy.

Jia Amnesty wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and sent Mrs. Xing to the old lady's place first, he wanted to stay by himself for a while.At this time, the boy who passed the message to Jia Zheng came, and described Jia Zheng's reaction to Jia Amnesty in a similar manner.

Jia She spit and scolded: "He just doesn't like me. When he used to see that I was not good enough for him, he would pretend to be a scholar in front of me, disdain to talk to me, and tell me to take care of my son. Now he Shame on yourself, he can't manage his son well, so Baoyu was taught by my son!"

When Jia Lian was mentioned in this way, Jia Amnesty was extremely proud.Raising his hand to ask someone to admire the young man, he looked at Erlang's legs cheerfully and hummed a little song.

Humming and humming, Jia Amnesty recalled that Jia Lian made him go to the village to meditate, so he slapped him and began to curse. "Now that the bastard has been awarded the title, he still doesn't know how to torture me. No, I fuel his ambition. This account must be settled."

When Jia Lian came back from the palace to give thanks, Jia Amnesty was the first to pull Jia Lian to him.

"Two days ago, you said that the end of the year was approaching, and the household department was busy with business, so you didn't have time to see me. Now you have time, don't you?"

Jia Lian nodded, "Yes."

Jia Shemou was full of anger, raised his chest and raised his hand, pointing at the tip of Jia Lian's nose and was about to curse, when suddenly an old lady sent a servant girl to ask Jia Lian to come over.

Jia Lian smiled at Jia Amnesty, as if mocking him for being in vain.

When Jia Amnesty saw his son's expression that he didn't want to be beaten, his teeth were itchy, and he raised his hand to beat him.

Jia Lian read aloud: "See you under the peach blossom tree, the green skirt—"

"Shut up for you!" Jia Amnesty heard the first sentence sound familiar, but immediately realized that this was a love letter he wrote to the widow of the Sun family, and Jia Lian actually read it and memorized it! "you you……"

"I wonder if the old lady likes this poem? Maybe after listening to it, she will praise the master for his literary talent." Jia Lian laughed.

Jia She was so frightened that he quickly grabbed Jia Lian's arm and said with a smile, "Look at you kid, your father just joked with you a few times, and you take it seriously. I won't mention the previous things, I won't mention it. , I know that you are doing it for my own good. Today is the day of your knighthood, I guess the old lady is already anxious to see you, so let us hurry up."

It was the first time for Jia Lian to see Jia She turn the page so quickly. It seemed that he had learned too much, and he finally came to his senses.

On the way to Jia's mother's courtyard, Jia Amnesty was silent for a while, then looked at Jia Lian solemnly, and asked him, "How is Sun Shaozu? Where is his mother, is he still in Beijing?"

Jia Lian suddenly stopped and turned to look at him.Jia She was taken aback, and Jia She bowed his head guilty.

"I didn't expect you to still miss their girls." Jia Lian didn't expect this, and there was no irony in it. Although the relationship between Jia She and Sun's widowed mother was not on the table, and even now it was a drag on him, Jia She didn't Eager to disregard his relationship with them, he went back to greet them, which obviously showed whether he was an irresponsible and ruthless man, and he should be regarded as a rogue and playboy with a little affection.But at least he knows how to miss his old love, and he is much better than those who pretend to be gentlemen and are ruthless and ungrateful at critical moments.

Jia Amnesty thought that Jia Lian was angry, and quickly explained: "I'm just asking, nothing else. After all, the child was caused by his own mistakes, and I can't help."

"It's true that you can't help much. He went to Yunnan after he was imprisoned, and his mother remarried, and left with a Yunnan tea merchant and a Wangren tea merchant." Jia Lian said.

Jia Amnesty was a little dazed, and after inquiring about the specific situation, she was relieved to learn that the customs among the Wangren clan were acceptable, and that the tea merchants would not make things difficult for her, so she decided not to ask about it again.

Jia Lian breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him, and said displeasedly: "This matter seems to be resolved, but it will always be a stain on the master. Take it easy and don't do anything wrong, otherwise I am afraid that the small village will not be able to accommodate you. .”

Jia Amnesty's heart trembled, and he felt Jia Lian's blatant threat, "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing, my son recently bought a Zhuangzi in Fujian. If the master is interested in eating lychees, you can..."

"I'm not interested!" Jia Amnesty waved his hands hastily, glared at Jia Lian, and rushed into Jiamu's yard with hurried strides.

Jia Lian then came.

Seeing this, the maids in the yard ran happily to tell Jia Mu.

When Jia Lian and Jia She entered the house, the old lady greeted them with the support of the eldest daughter-in-law Xing.

Jia Amnesty was startled at first, but then he couldn't help but raise his neck proudly.He has never been treated like this before. Although it is because of his son's pride, he also feels very honored to be a father!

Proud, self-satisfied, swollen with joy... The moment Jia She saw Jia Zheng, he was full of thoughts.

Jia Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at his elder brother with a smirk, wishing he could swallow him in one gulp.

Jia She giggled, stopped his son, put one hand on Jia Lian's shoulder, and raised his chin at Jia Zheng, showing off triumphantly.

"Son, from now on in the officialdom, you have to take good care of your second uncle. We are a family, and it is right to help each other!"

Jia Zheng's face was burning with embarrassment, and he gritted his teeth and said to Jia Amnesty, "He's in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and I'm in the Ministry of Industry. Two places that don't interfere with each other can't be called helping."

"Hey, who said that? Our Lian'er knows quite a few high-ranking officials, and some of them are very close friends. For example, the Prime Minister, I think he chatted with Lian'er the last time he came to the Rong Mansion. You have to come." Jia Amnesty showed off even more arrogantly.

Jia Zheng had prepared an iron face to deal with them in advance, thinking that he would be able to survive "mighty and unyielding", but when he heard Jia Amnesty's words, his whole face collapsed.He stared at Jia Lian with unexpected eyes: "Is your father bragging? The prime minister is several grades older than you, how could he take the initiative to come to see you, it's impossible..."

Jia's mother had never heard of this, and scolded Jia She with a smile: "What nonsense! But our Lian'er is now a Marquis, and there must be that chance in the future."

Jia Amnesty was in a hurry and motioned Jia Lian to speak quickly.

At this moment, everyone quieted down and looked at Jia Lian.Second Master Lian has always said that one is one and two is two. If he nods his head and admits it, then it is true.

Jia Lian didn't nod or shake his head, but just said, "Don't talk about such useless things, talk about serious things."

The place became even quieter.Because the new Marquis said that he wanted to talk about serious things, no one dared to be happy.

"You child, you have just been appointed Marquis, and everyone is enjoying themselves, but you have come to disturb us." Jiamu scolded with a smile, "We girls are not happy!"

"Then I would like to thank all of you, and we will leave after having fun. You can say anything at home, but you are not allowed to say anything outside. As usual, you can do whatever you want. If someone is caught by me Question, I’m sorry, but you’re the chicken.” It’s only in the midst of joy that you give them a good start, which will make people impressed.We all know that if we have a long memory, we won't make repeated mistakes like Jia She and Baoyu.

After Jia Lian finished speaking, he glanced coldly around the crowd before sitting down to drink tea quietly.

But the atmosphere in the room was completely chilled by him.

Mother Jia rolled her eyes in embarrassment, pretending to be angry and said: "You child, don't scare people, you are just playing sex after you are sealed? Who will take care of you after looking at the house!"

Everyone laughed, and it was a little easier to be angry.

Jia Lian didn't say a word, but Jia Amnesty agreed, and went straight to Jia Mu's right.

"The last time you were appointed as an official, I said that I would hold a banquet to celebrate, and you agreed, but as soon as the date was finalized on my side, you said no, you were busy, and you kept procrastinating and procrastinating until the end of the year, but it still didn't work out. ! This time you can become a marquis, but you must listen to my arrangement and celebrate!" Jiamu said.

Jia Lian: "We can celebrate, but we still have to invite only family members as we said last time. No noise, no extravagance, no extravagance."

Jia Lian's request, Jia's mother had no choice but to obey.Otherwise, Jia's mother knew very well that even if Jia Lian agreed perfunctorily, she would definitely try to drag things down and make it impossible to do it later.

Not long after, it was reported outside the door that the second master Bao had returned.

Baoyu took off his cloak, and went straight to Jia Lian happily: "Second Brother Lian, I heard the good news of your conferment as soon as I got out of school, and I ran back to see you. Congratulations to Second Brother Lian, and He Xilian to Second Brother!"

"You're welcome." Jia Lian smiled.

Baoyu smiled even more happily, and happily told Jia Lian what he had learned today.

Jia Zheng saw that his son and Jia Lian were getting close, so he turned to look at Mrs. Wang.Mrs. Wang rolled her eyes helplessly, saying that this is what he didn't want to see.

Jia Zheng was very upset, and called Baoyu to him sharply, and tested Baoyu in front of many people.

Baoyu was full of confidence and answered the questions fluently, which attracted the applause and applause of Jia's mother.

But Jia Zheng felt very uncomfortable, so he chose the rarer treasure jade.Baoyu just hesitated for a while, then blurted out, every word is a pearl.Jia Zheng was astonished. If not for the presence of many people, he would probably have opened his mouth to express his astonishment.

"You... you," Jia Zheng frowned, realizing that Baoyu's level of knowledge had far surpassed his own at the same time.When he was as big as Baoyu, he was not as proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics as Baoyu is now, and he did not delay in composing poems and lyrics.

"Good boy, you're really uplifting. I've loved you for so many years." Mother Jia held Baoyu in her arms rarely, and cherished him as usual.Baoyu was so happy that she hid in Jiamu's arms and acted like a baby, asking for this and that, and even grabbed the sweet-scented osmanthus cakes on the table and ate them.When the grown-ups were talking, he didn't listen, and after a while, half of the dishes went down.

Looking at his posture, Jia Lian probably wanted to rebound.

Mrs. Wang held the Buddhist beads and watched Jia Lian secretly.Seeing him looking at Baoyu several times, Mrs. Wang became defensive, turned her head and whispered Jia Zheng's idea.Jia Zheng also understood, stroked his beard and thought for a long time.While Jia Mu and Jia Lian were discussing the list of banquets, Mrs. Wang said to Jia Zheng, "Master, you are finally back this time, so don't leave and discipline this child Baoyu well. Otherwise, others will think that this child is not our second wife." , it belongs to the big house!"

Jia Zheng nodded hurriedly. He and Mrs. Wang had the same meaning in his heart, and he must never let Baoyu follow Jia Lian's arrangement to go to some Zhuangzi to attend classes!

This child is his, and the responsibility of teaching him should be his father's responsibility.

Afterwards, Jia Zheng recruited Baoyu to come to him and asked, "Why do you still have to go to class when you come back?"

"Second Brother Lian said that studying cannot be stopped, and only by persevering every day can we form a good habit." Baoyu wiped the scum from the corner of his mouth and smiled at Jia Zheng.Baoyu thought that his father would be happy to hear his studious remarks, but he didn't expect his face to suddenly become fierce, dark and cloudy, so scary.

Baoyu recalled how his father was angry with him, and immediately withered, drooping his head.

"Second brother Lian again, are you listening to me or your second brother!" Jia Zheng said angrily.

"Listen...to you." Baoyu said.

"Well, you can just ask the old lady to stay at home and take classes. It's not that there is no school in our clan, and there are Confucian elders in the school to guide you to the right way. Besides, the school is all children of the same clan, and it is convenient to know each other early. You will get along with each other in the future. It is better to have a friend to study together, help each other, and have a lot of fun, than to come alone." Jia Zheng tried his best to prove how correct his decision to let Baoyu stay.

Baoyu thought for a while, then nodded.In fact, the days of studying alone are very tedious, and he also wants to have friends to play with.Furthermore, after returning this time, when he saw the sisters again, his thoughts were like a river whose embankment had burst, and could not be stopped at all.And sister Lin also left, he even lost the chance to see her off, and there is a sister Bao at home who will leave after the next year, he doesn't want to miss this sister Bao too.

When Baoyu thought about it, many grievances spewed out instantly.He simply knelt on the ground, kowtowed to his father, asked Jia Zheng to make the decision, and kept him to continue studying at home after another year.

"As long as you are willing to deal with this matter, it is easy to deal with it." Jia Zheng supported Baoyu contentedly, and then asked Mrs. Wang to tell the matter when Jia's mother was happy.Naturally, this matter must be kept from Jia Lian. On the one hand, she interfered with it and ruined their plan.

Jia's mother was reluctant to part with Baoyu. After hearing Jia Zheng's and his wife's "reasonable and well-founded" words, and seeing Baoyu crying, acting coquettish and making trouble, she naturally agreed softly, and let the situation go, telling Baoyu to stay in the house after the next year. Rongfu lives.But Jia Lian is Lord Marquis after all, and Mother Jia wanted to take care of his face, so she left the three gentlemen to continue teaching Baoyu, so she didn't have to go to the school.Jia Lian had told her before that there was chaos in the school, so Baoyu couldn't be allowed to mix with those little bad guys.

Jia's mother also has a long-term mind, and she will not talk about this matter until after the New Year.

Originally thinking that this morning's verbal dispute would be unavoidable, Jia's mother specially asked Jia Zheng and his wife to help out again.Not wanting her to mention it, Jia Lian agreed without even thinking about it.

"It's that easy?" Mother Jia didn't believe it.She looked at Mrs. Wang and Jia Zheng, both of whom were also in a state of confusion.

"I'm too busy now, so I don't have time to worry about other trivial matters. Besides, I shouldn't care about Baoyu's affairs. Since my ancestors and my second uncle and aunt think this is good, then so be it." Jia Lian can see through Baoyu After this year, he has loosely become the previous unrevised Baoyu.

Difficulty moving.

As a teacher, he still suffered from occupational diseases, and he always thought that there were no bad boys who couldn't teach well.But he forgot one important point, and there are unstoppable parents of bear children.He has already done his utmost to do what other people's children like to do with other people's affairs. Regarding Baoyu's affairs, no one should expect him to act again in the future!

Jia Lian left with a wave of his sleeves, and when he left Jiamuyuan, he took out a pair of special scissors from his sleeve, with his head tilted like a big bird's beak. The second master of I Lian clicked twice in the sun, saw the sharp light reflected on the blade, nodded in satisfaction, and finally with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he hurried out of the door with scissors in his hand.

When the gatekeepers saw Second Master Lian with a stern face, holding a murder weapon, leaving with such viciousness, their hearts almost stopped beating in fright.This morning, the old lady discussed with the second bedroom master how to deal with the second master Lian. Could it be that the second master Lian was in a hurry?

The mother-in-law was so frightened that she ran to report to Jia Mu.

Mrs. Wang turned pale when she heard this, and stood up to chase Jia Lian.Jia Zheng grabbed her and said, "How can you, a woman, stop me? I'll go!"

"It's useless for you to go! Don't forget, he's Lord Marquis now." Mother Jia told the couple to calm down, "Lian'er has always been a sensible child, I didn't get too angry when I saw him just now, maybe it was just a misunderstanding That's all."

"Second Brother Bao is going to the temple today to ask for a talisman for Sister Bao. I don't know if you have asked for it?" Outside the door, Tanchun and Yingchun chatted as they walked.

When Jia Mu heard the words, she stood up immediately, and said to Mrs. Wang and Jia Zheng with a look of horror: "By the way, I almost forgot that Baoyu was sent to the temple by me today, and I just went out."

"Just now the mother-in-law said that Lian'er went straight to the gate of the house, could it be..." Mrs. Wang was frightened by her own thoughts and cried.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, how could he do such an impulsive thing." Jia Mu laughed after thinking about it, and shook her head, "You must be thinking too much."

"Mother, you haven't read the cases of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. How many people are killed by their own relatives in the fatal incidents every year. Those who killed their children, killed their parents, killed their brothers, let alone Baoyu and him Cousin." After worrying, Jia Zheng hastily held up his hand and saluted, expressing that he was going to see Baoyu.

Jia Mu was also in a hurry and urged him to go quickly.Mrs. Wang was also terrified. She grabbed Jia Mu's hand, thought about it, and asked Jia Mu tentatively, "Do you want to report to the government?"

"It's still uncertain what's going on, what's going on, it's probably a misunderstanding." But after Jia's mother finished speaking, she also had the same worry.Carry a strange pair of scissors with him... It's still cold, everything is sleeping, and even the grass hasn't sprouted, what is he doing with scissors?Moreover, Jia Lian's reaction just now was too calm, he spent a lot of thought on disciplining Baoyu, that calm expression was really abnormal.This child has always been deep in thought, if he really feels desperate for a moment, pretending to be calm and committing murder, it is not impossible.