The Agricultural Tycoon of the Red House

Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Zheng nervously, she was really worried.This Jia Lian has now developed a personality of being one-sided. Suddenly so many people turned against him, he will definitely be angry. She doesn't want her son to be bullied by Jia Lian.So today's matter must be played up, and Jia Lian should be scolded in front of Jia's mother.

Jia Zheng stood up and looked at Jia's mother nervously: "Mom, what do you think?"

"Why are you still in a daze! Quickly, send someone to pick up Baoyu, and send more people there." Mother Jia said anxiously.

Jia Zheng nodded, turned around and left in a hurry.

Mrs. Wang wandered around the house clutching her handkerchief worriedly, and she didn't sit down until the people sent by Jia Zheng came back.Mother Jia was dizzy from being surrounded by Mrs. Wang, and her heart was burning with urgency.

"What's the matter, tell me quickly." Seeing the messenger come back, Mother Jia hurriedly stood up and asked, and Jia Zheng also looked over nervously.

The boy said: "You guys went to the Tiekan Temple as told, but you didn't see the second master Bao at all. I asked the monks in the temple, and they said that the second master Bao went there early in the morning, and he left after a short stay. .”

"Where is that person, have you found it?" Mrs. Wang asked.

The boy shook his head: "My little ones are afraid that those monks are careless. Some wandered around in the temple, some spread the word outside the temple, and a group of people went to nearby villages and counties, but they couldn't find the carriage for Second Master Bao. The friends searched around and thought that Second Master Bao might be back, so they rushed back to have a look, never thought that Second Master Bao hadn’t returned yet.”

Mother Jia's face gradually turned pale, she took a panicked step, and sat down on her buttocks.Yuanyang hurriedly supported her, persuaded Jia Mu to drink a cup of tea to calm down, and patted her on the back from time to time, for fear that Jia Mu would faint because of this matter.

The person who was looking for Jia Lian over there also came back at this moment, but there was also no news, saying that he could not find anyone.

Jia Zheng slapped the table and scolded angrily: "They are all a bunch of useless things. They are good living people. It doesn't matter if you can't find one, and you can't find the two. Lian'er just left the house not long ago, and I asked you to chase it. How could you find it?" not see?"

"The little ones thought that Second Master Lian would go east when he left the door, so he went straight out of the city to find Second Master Bao, but he didn't see anyone all the way to the gate of the city, and neither did those who chased to the west."

"How could this be?" Mother Jia's worry in her heart was only a little bit, but now it has become a big hole.The whole heart was hanging up and down, and there was no way to get down steadily.

"Look, look again!" Seeing that Jia's mother was in a daze, Jia Zheng turned around and yelled at the boys.More people were assigned to go out, and even the people in the East Mansion were notified to help.

Now the new daughter-in-law who is assisting the housekeeper in Dongfu is Wang Xifeng. Hearing about this matter, she wished to get involved, so she immediately reported to You Shi and summoned many people to help.

This may not be helpful, but this 'reason' Wang Xifeng has explained clearly to those servants.Back then he dared to make such a big embarrassment for her to see, now she dares to give him back.Even if it's the servant of the household department, so what if it's a marquis, those who offend her, Wang Xifeng, don't expect good results!

But speaking to the servants can be more clever, if you don't point it out clearly, but let them all understand and criticize.

Wang Xifeng: "Let's go out, show me all the roads, speak diligently, and ask people whenever you see them, you won't lose money. Now the two masters of Dongfu can't be found. I heard that there is another If you are angry, you may cause some trouble. You must pay attention to me, no matter how much ability you have, use it to me!"

When the young servants heard what Grandma said, they all made up their minds.It's so fresh, the two masters of the Rong Mansion are lost, and the one who is still angry will cause trouble, no matter how it sounds, it's that one!Well, it's really annoying, so they can't eat and run errands.

All the servants left in private except at the gate of the mansion, and a couple of threes and threes talked about the loss of the Rong Mansion while looking for it, and also talked about the death of the willful troublemaker.These people searched and asked everywhere according to Wang Xifeng's instructions.All of them have endless mouths, so naturally they speak even more in depth, spreading everywhere.

In just a short while at dusk, everyone in the capital knew that Rong Mansion had lost two masters.

Mrs. Wang had blisters on her mouth during this afternoon, and almost fainted twice.At the beginning, no one thought that this would happen. Even Mrs. Wang, she just thought that Jia Lian was scaring Baoyu with the scissors.At first, she just wanted to exaggerate the matter, so she showed that panicked look, but now she was really scared.

Baoyu didn't know where to go and didn't return so late, so did Jia Lian.Maybe Baoyu was really hijacked by Jia Lian halfway, killed in the wilderness, and then buried casually.

She has only two sons in her life, and one of them has already died. If this one dies again, at her current age, she probably won't have a chance to have a son again.There is a concubine, but he is a piece of mud that can't support the wall, and his appearance is just like his own mother, with a mean look. When she thinks that the property in her hands will be left to that little devil in the future, Mrs. Wang can't wait to hang herself immediately to hell.So his precious jade must be safe, it must not be!

Mrs. Wang's hanging heart was crumbling, and there was only the last thin thread hanging there.But the later it got, the more frightened she became, and the hanging wire became thinner.

The door was about to be broken by her.

Baoyu, my Baoyu, Baoyu...

Mrs. Wang looked in the direction of the door with tears in her eyes, her eyes motionless.

It's time to set the meal, no one can eat, quietly guarding in Jia Mu's flower hall, the atmosphere is very depressing.

Mrs. Wang's ears were buzzing, her mind was full of thoughts about what would happen if she lost Baoyu, and suddenly she heard someone report that Second Master Lian had returned.Mrs. Wang thought her ears were ringing, she looked at Jia Zheng and Jia Mu, and saw that they both stood up, she knew it was true, and got up quickly with Caixia's support.

Jia Lian is wearing a brand new navy blue auspicious cloud brocade robe today, with a jade belt in the middle, which further highlights his tall, handsome and handsome figure.Such a man is conspicuous no matter where he stands, especially in the middle-aged and elderly courts.Now Jia Lian's appearance and age can be regarded as a breeze blowing into the court.Even the emperor felt much more refreshed when he saw his youthful face every time he went to court.

Even above the court, he can suppress the prestige of others, let alone at home.

Everyone in the room was stunned by Jia Lian wearing new clothes. It was Jia Zheng who coughed twice intentionally or unintentionally, telling Jia's mother to return to the topic immediately.

"Lian'er, where's Baoyu? Didn't he come back with you?" Mother Jia asked.

When Jia Lian first entered the house, he felt that the atmosphere was not right, and he also found that there were very few people in the house, and the male Ding Jin couldn't see him at all.Later, when the woman who led the way told him about the loss of Baoyu, and the old lady was also in a hurry to find him, Jia Lian felt even more strange.It's normal for him to come back late after going out to do errands, and he didn't come back even later before, and he didn't see such a big commotion.So he guessed that Jia Mu was looking for Baoyu, but he couldn't find it, so he wanted to ask him for help.

So Jia Lian went back to her room and changed her clothes, and now she came to see Jia Mu.

Jia Zheng stared at Jia Lian's new clothes, which showed his extraordinary style, and he didn't even vent his anger.Because he clearly remembered that Jia Lian was not wearing this one when he left in the morning. "Mother, look at him, he is not in a hurry to come back, but he went back and changed clothes in a leisurely way."

Jia Amnesty went out for a drink today, and Mrs. Xing came back because of a social occasion.The two of them were just sitting in Jia Mu's flower hall and were about to figure out what happened, but they hadn't had time to speak.

Jia Amnesty was not happy when he heard Jia Zheng's words, "What's bothering you about my son changing his clothes? Do you want him to come to see you naked? Yo, second brother, you're fine with that, big brother, I'll pay you back." If you don’t want to, that’s my precious son!”

Jia Lian was about to speak, but when he saw Jia She and Jia Zheng arguing, he shut up.

Jia Zheng retorted with a red neck, and shouted: "Do you know what happened, it's your precious son—"

Mother Jia slapped the table, "That's enough, shut up." Mother Jia turned to look at Jia Lian's new clothes, also very uncomfortable.

Jia Lian felt that there was no need to explain this kind of thing, so he paid his respects to Jia Mu and wanted to leave.

Jia Mu stayed behind, "Stop, where is your brother?"

"I don't know where he went, you can just ask the people in his room." Jia Lian said puzzled.

"We asked you because the people in his room didn't know about it! Lian'er, tell me, what did you do when you went out before? Why did you change your clothes?" Mother Jia asked.

Jia Lian: "I went to my colleague's house. As for changing clothes, the original ones are broken, so I have to return them. Is there something wrong with that?"

When Jia Zheng heard this, he became more suspicious, "Who can prove it?"

Jia Lian narrowed his eyes: "Does this need to be proved?"

Jia Zheng then asked, "Then why did your clothes get torn?"

Jia Lian: "It's scratched, why, this won't work?"

Jia Zheng was a little appalled by Jia Lian's stare, and turned to look at Jia's mother, asking him to be the master.

Mother Jia hesitated, "Since the child is going to a colleague's house, then—"

"What the hell is going on? As soon as I entered the house, I heard people say that you are looking for Baoyu and me. Why?" Jia Lian didn't have the patience to wait, so she cut off the conversation and asked.

"It's nothing," Jia's mother couldn't open the mouth, saying that they suspected Jia Lian was a murderer, "It's just that your brother disappeared after going to the temple. We thought he was with you..."

There was nothing wrong with Jia's mother's words, but judging from her expression and the attitude of Jia Zheng and his wife, it was not difficult for Jia Lian to guess the dirty thoughts in their hearts.

Is that okay?

Jia Lian laughed angrily.

"So, what do you think I did to hurt Baoyu?"

Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing looked at each other, and then they understood a little bit, no wonder Mrs. Wang looked so unhappy before, it turned out that it was her son who killed her son.

"Fuck you, who do you say is the murderer?" Jia She was furious and rushed to the front first.

Jia Zheng couldn't bear Jia Amnesty's rudeness, so he sharply reminded him to be careful with his words.

Mother Jia also understood that the eldest son was scolding himself.Both children have the same mother, she is the one who scolds!

"Shut up!" Mother Jia shouted, shaking her lips.

Jia Lian looked at Jia Amnesty in admiration, he was really... cheap father.

Jia Amnesty saw that Jia's mother was really angry, so she didn't dare to say any more, shut up angrily, and sat back down.

"Lian'er, don't blame us for wronging you. When you finished talking during the day, you were in a bad temper. After you left the house, according to the servants, you turned on the scissors and went straight out of the house angrily." Seeing that no one was talking, Mrs. Wang took the initiative to explain.

"Oh, I use scissors to kill people? According to your reasoning, the women in this room are all suspects. Which of you has never used scissors to do needlework? Why do you suspect me?" Jia Lian squinted at Mrs. Wang, really Feel sad for her ridiculous IQ.

"You—" Mrs. Wang couldn't speak, and asked Jia Zheng for help angrily.

"How can a murderer admit that he committed murder? Going to a colleague's house is a good excuse. Mother, he is the Minister of the Household Department, and his subordinates have fawned on him a lot. Anyone who finds them will be willing to give false testimony for him. If you don't believe me, just ask , The family he went to must be his subordinates. Why did the clothes get scratched? It must be that my son scratched his clothes when he was struggling, or he was chasing someone into the woods at the side of the road , Scratched his clothes. When he came back, in order not to let us find out, he "destroyed the body and wiped out the traces". He changed his clothes and came over." Jia Zheng analyzed with "reasonable evidence".

Mother Jia looked at Jia Zheng in surprise and was speechless for a moment.

Jia Lian was also quite 'shocked', she didn't expect that there was a Sherlock Holmes Zheng in the family.

Jia She laughed, slapped his thigh and pointed at Jia Zheng: "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you really think that your son was killed by Lian'er? You also believe in such things, not to mention Lian'er's character. Just Since you are Baoyu's own father, you should also hope for his well-being, and this is where you are, you just hope that he will die!"

Mother Jia also felt that Jia Zheng's analysis was too fast, but Jia Amnesty's sarcastic joke made her even more uncomfortable.Mother Jia scolded Jia Amnesty to shut up again.

Jia Lian got a headache from these people, rubbed his temples, "I'm tired, I can't listen to your nonsense." After saying that, he left.

Jia Mu was furious: "How dare you!" You stop for me!Today you have to explain clearly where you went, what you did, and why you changed your clothes. "

Jia Lian turned around slowly, and looked at Jia's mother with strange eyes: "I said this after I entered the door."

"Whose family is it, what is its name, and where does it live?" Jia Zheng asked again.

Jia Lian's eyes immediately turned to Jia Zheng, and walked slowly to him.The room suddenly fell silent, and everyone followed Jia Lian's movements and held their breath.

Jia Lian turned to Jia Zheng in a low voice, and asked in a volume that only he could hear, "How can you be qualified to interrogate me like this?" The sarcasm made Jia Zheng's face turn red. "Good second uncle, when you see me in court, remember to pay respects."

Jia Zheng was provoked again, thinking that his rank was so much lower than Jia Lian's. In the court, he just wanted to salute Jia Lian, which was really a great humiliation.

Jia Lian laughed at the shameless Jia Zheng, turned around with his sleeves swung, and said goodbye to everyone.

Jia's mother and others were in an uproar, calling for Jia Lian to come back, only to see Feng'er enter the door, knelt down and said to the crowd: "The second master asked the servant to deliver a message. Anyone who wants to doubt it can doubt it. It's up to him. After all, he won't explain anymore. It doesn’t matter if the officials arrest him or drive him out of the house if he thinks he’s an eyesore, it doesn’t matter, he wants it!’”

Mother Jia stared: "What does he mean by that?" He wants to separate the family! ?

Jia She chuckled, remembering the complaints Jia Lian had made to him before.It seems that this kid really longed to escape from this house.It's a pity that if the old lady is around, the family cannot be divided.All goodness and filial piety are the first, and officials must lead by example.When the old man was around, if the descendants advocated the separation of the family without authorization, it would be to seize the official position and reduce the title.

Jia Amnesty suddenly felt that his status was quite high, and he couldn't get along with unreasonable people like Jia Zheng, his wife, and Jia's mother, so he made up an excuse, patted his butt and left.

Jia's mother, Jia Zheng, etc. were angry again.

Mrs. Xing couldn't continue to make excuses, so she could only accompany her bitterly.But she has been in this kind of life before, so she is quite used to it.It's good to stay, just to help Lian'er find out the situation.

Jia Amnesty caught up with Jia Lian and asked him, "Baoyu is really missing, so you're not afraid that something will happen to him?"

"Don't be afraid, since this morning, he has nothing to do with me." Jia Lian kept silent for a while with a cold face, then turned around and told Jia Amnesty, "I met him when I was out of town this morning, and a handsome man The boy went to the tavern."

"It really happened, what tavern? I'll send someone to look for it right away." Jia She said.

Jia Lian glanced at Jia Amnesty.

Jia Shehe laughed. "That's right, I forgot, he has nothing to do with you now. I don't ask, I don't ask, I'm going to sleep." After Jia Amnesty finished speaking, he took two steps and turned to ask Jia Lian again, with a smile on his face. Smiling wickedly, "What good way do you have to deal with the second room this time?"

"No deal." Jia Lian said.

"why?"

Jia Lian glanced at Jia She, and raised the corner of her mouth: "We're getting married soon, leave some dry goods for my daughter-in-law." After finishing speaking, Jia Lian hurriedly brushed past Jia She, who was in a sluggish state.

After a while, Jia Lian heard Jia She's protracted laughter behind him.

Jia Lian guessed that there would be a commotion in the house for a while, and he would be implicated again.He immediately ordered Xing'er to take the few bundles of branches he cut from Cheng's mansion and leave the city overnight.After dark, the city gates are closed and a curfew is imposed, and ordinary people cannot go out.This is the advantage of being an official. If you mix up a token and let it hang out wherever you go, you can open a convenient road and save a lot of trouble.

When they arrived at the gate of the city, they said "Please, Lord Hou!", the gate opened wide, and the carriage left.

It's just that many people now call him Lord Hou when they see him. Jia Lian is really not used to it, and feels as if he is being called old.Because the person who can be called a Marquis in the capital is at least 40 years old, but he is the only one who is young, and he is the first to be conferred a Marquis in this dynasty.Jia Lian felt that the emperor's "favor" was a bit overwhelming, and felt that this was not a reward, but more like a temptation.The emperor wanted to see whether he dared to make mistakes, and whether he would become rampant after gaining status.The more honorable the title on his head, the more he has to do corresponding things to be worthy of this feat.

So in terms of farming, Jia Lian still has to work harder.

For hybrid rice, Jia Lian has already harvested a lot of seeds from male sterile plants. In the Jiangnan area next year, he will continue to breed the sterile plants and maintainers to produce more sterile plants.Crossbreeding studies can only be carried out if a sufficient number of sterile plants is ensured.Because hybridization cannot save seeds, the seeds of the sterile line must be continuously reproduced in sufficient quantities, so that he will have the seeds of the sterile line and ordinary seeds for interplanting in the next year, thereby obtaining hybrids.

However, only the development of rice planting cannot solve the problem of the living standards of the people in mountainous areas.Jia Lian thought of the Zhuangzi that Jiang Zining had given him earlier. There were plum trees growing all over the mountains and plains, and it was rare that he didn't get sick. The fruit was too much, but unfortunately it was unpalatable. The fruit was small and dry, and even pigs who were not picky would not hesitate to eat it.

The year before last, Jia Lian got a lot of jujube branches from the old man who bought dates in the market for grafting, but not many, and now there are only forty or fifty trees in the garden.As the saying goes, "Peach three, apricot four, and pear five years, the jujube tree will pay back the money in the same year!", and the jujube tree that has been grafted will bear fruit in the same year.It's just that the fruit is only a little less, and it's sparse, but it's in good condition.After making up enough two plates, I took them to Rongfu to share with Jiamu and the others.This year is different. After two years of growth, the output should be very objective.

The reason why Jia Lian focused on jujubes and plums first was because even if the market could not digest these two fruits due to excess production, they could be turned into dried fruits and pickled preserves for further storage and consumption, and the market digestibility was also quite large. Both the common people and the wealthy recognize this.

The plum tree full of insects that Jiang Zining gave is the best grafted Zhanmu, and Jia Lian has long been optimistic about it.It's just that he hadn't found the right plums for grafting until he saw the 'Yellow Plum' from Cheng Shuliang's family.Well, it's easy to wait until this spring, and the plum trees are grafted within fifteen days before they germinate. The survival rate is the best.

After Jia Lian left the city, he made do with a night of sleep in Xiaolizhuang.After eating with the people on Zhuangzi in the morning, each of them had a set of tools and carried them up the mountain.Jia Lian took the lead in instructing them how to graft.

"All these plum trees above must be treated. Cut or saw off the tree at a place three or four inches above the ground as a rootstock. Of course, there is no absolute thing. The specific judgment depends on the shape of the tree...The scion should be about two inches long. There are six or seven buds left, I will cut them and wrap them in a damp cloth later, you can use them as you like..."

After Jia Lian explained it clearly, he asked the onlookers to switch back and forth and explain it again.

"Is there anyone who didn't hear clearly or didn't understand? Raise your hand and say it if you have one. Don't be afraid of being laughed at. If you learn it yourself, it will be useful in the future. Even if you redeem yourself and don't work here, you still have a way to make ends meet. Craftsmanship is not." Jia Lian said.

"Second Master, do you think we can live on this plum tree in the future? People raise pigs and farm land, and they have food and meat, but no matter how delicious the plums are, even in the few days of the season, they can't be used Food." A bold Li Dazui who was not afraid of scolding stood up and asked.

"Li Dazui, you don't know how to do it at first glance. I reckon this thing is like a strawberry. Many rich people are willing to pay for a bite of gold! Then are we afraid that we will have nothing to eat in the future? We can't guarantee it. The food is still making money!" Someone shouted.

Everyone's emotions were immediately high, as if grafting a tree of plums would make them a rich man.

Jia Lian immediately corrected them, "Raising this does not delay growing grain, it's just a way to make ends meet. But the price of plums varies from year to year, and the demand will vary. Don't expect a tree of plums to last for a lifetime. You should be busy earning pocket money, isn’t it good? No matter how bad it is, you can get a tree in the yard in the future, and it’s worth it for your children to eat.”

Everyone hurriedly said yes, but what Lian Erye said was true.I think the strawberries came from outside, so the price is high for a reason.This plum is native to China, so it is impossible for it to be so expensive.In fact, no matter how expensive it is, it's useless, it's a tribute, and private trading is going to jail.

While Jia Lian was busy working on the mountain with everyone, the Rong Mansion broke out again.

Baoyu came back.