Jia She

Mrs. Wang arranged for the Xue family to live in Lixiangyuan in the northeast corner of the mansion. It was the resting place of Duke Rong in his later years. , Xue Pan walked in and out here; there was a corner gate in the southwest, which led directly to Mrs. Wang's main courtyard, which was convenient for their sisters to come and go.

Aunt Xue is very satisfied with this residence, she goes to chat with Mrs. Wang every day, mostly talking about the interesting stories of their sisters when they were in the boudoir, and occasionally mentions the 20 years in Xue's house.When the family left early, both Brother Pan and Sister Bao were brought up by Aunt Xue. As the main wife, raising children is one aspect, and she also has to do her best to keep her qualifications as an imperial merchant.

This court's attitude towards merchants is relatively contemptuous, leading the Ministry of Internal Affairs to barely elevate their status in purchasing work, otherwise, how can Xue Baochai be the turn of the small palace election?Speaking of which, Jia Yuanchun was also selected to enter the palace, served in front of the imperial concubine Tong Jia, and was assigned to the concubine De of the Yonghe Palace after she left.In the first few years, I handed over a letter saying that I had fallen into the eyes of the Lord Long Live and had been favored. At first, it was Feng Jia's promise, and after half a year he was promoted to Chun Changzai, so he was allocated to the Yonghe Palace and lived under the eyes of Defei.

Chang Zai's rank was indeed not high, and he was firmly suppressed by four concubines and six concubines. Jia Yuanchun entered the palace at the age of eight and served Tong Jia for three years. The ninth volume of the seventh month was the queen, and she died the next day.As soon as she died, the highest rank in the harem became the four concubines Hui, Rong, De, and Yi. Jia Yuanchun was lucky and was assigned to the Yonghe Palace as a second-class maid. She endured for five years before seizing the opportunity to show her face in front of Kangxi.

This happened 34 years ago, and Jia Yuanchun's actions swelled Concubine De's face.Wu Yashi served Empress Xiaoyi in the past, and was once regarded as a confidant palace maid, and was very trusted.Because he climbed into the bed of Lord Long Live, gave birth to the fourth elder brother Yinzhen, and held Tong Jia's handle in his hand, Wu Ya's family did not suffer too much trouble, and walked steadily to today.

The palace lady is the past that Concubine De doesn't want to be mentioned, and it is also something she absolutely cannot tolerate.

Jia Yuanchun did a good job, but it's a pity he couldn't move out of the Yonghe Palace.

It's easy to promise Feng, but it's very difficult to be targeted by the poisonous snake Wu Yashi.

She hibernated for seven months, and surprised the Long Live Lord again, and then she was named Chun Changzai, and she was only promoted to one level. After all, she had a title and had an extra servant by her side.Jia Yuanchun's scheming in the city is worse than that of Wu Ya's, but she is very good at buying people, and she is not relentless when it is time to squeeze money.With the financial backing of the Rongguo Mansion and the support of Mrs. Wang regardless of cost, Jia Yuanchun has a solid image, and he can get one or two days every month. Don't think the number of days is too small, you have to see how many people are in the harem.

Often in such a status, she is nothing more than a lowly maidservant in front of the master. Mrs. Wang is very proud every time she mentions it. It is because of her influence that the mother and daughter of the Xue family are interested in the work of serving people in the palace.Having been the wife of the Emperor Shang for so many years, her family has a millionaire, and she has no worries about food and drink. Aunt Xue is still a little hesitant. Her daughter is so outstanding, so she can easily find a husband. , the identity of the concubine in the harem is glamorous, can there be less fighting?

Compared with her, Xue Baochai is too enterprising, people live to fight!

Should the imperial merchant's daughter be looked down upon?

"It is the rule of this dynasty that merchants do not enter the dynasty for three generations. Our family has money, but it depends on the face of the official. My daughter is always unwilling." Xue Baochai is knowledgeable and transparent. They are also merchants... They are destined to make a living under the hands of officials. If they offend the nobles, their business may be stuck.

In Jinling, the Xue family ran amok.

It's not like that in the capital, there are too many nobles here, with my brother's virtue, he might offend someone.

"I want to go to the palace...with Sister Yuan taking care of me, nothing will happen."

Aunt Xue was still hesitating, "I heard from your aunt that those noble ladies of the Eight Banners also lined up to enter the palace to serve people. Short food and clothing, it is better to think carefully."

Baochai leaned on the couch, and it took a while before she said: "I am not easy to argue with others. Compared with serving the empress, following Gege is relatively safe. I don't want to enter the palace to be a slave, there is no way. Brother and The Ningguo Mansion is very close, and they say they are going to Beijing to check the accounts, but they are actually going to eat, drink and have fun. Spending some money is not a big deal, I'm afraid he will get into a dispute with others when he is happy."

This is indeed the case.

Aunt Xue was used to dealing with her aftermath, but she forgot that this is not Jinling, but the capital where dignitaries gather.Not to mention yellow belts, they can't afford to mess with ordinary Eight Banners children.

Businessmen do not fight officials.

The Han Chinese do not fight the Manchus.

This is the "Amulet" that must be remembered when discussing life in the capital.

Hearing what Xue Baochai said, Aunt Xue didn't stop her anymore. She also had concerns in her heart. Brother Pan has been absurd recently.Either eating wine or swimming in the lake and watching flowers, always coming back drunk, and also addicted to gambling.He went to places of right and wrong, and there might be troubles. The Xue family was a bully in Jinling, and they didn’t even count as farts in the capital. .

On the Lixiangyuan side, the mother and daughter of the Xue family had a long talk. In the courtyard of the big house, Jia Amnesty was also talking to his cheap son Jia Lian about the renovation progress of the other courtyard.All the good furniture in the house was sold, and Jia Amnesty did not plan to buy new stuffing. According to his idea, the room should be made open, and no furniture should be placed inside. ...all adopt the way of kneeling and sitting.

Jia Lian knew about this unique design right away, and he flattered his father fiercely, saying that it was indeed more artistic, and he was the first one in the capital.

He boasted so desperately that Jia Amnesty accepted it.He reached out and patted his son on the shoulder, and said, "Don't be discouraged, Lian'er. You are young and you have a lot to learn. You have suffered so much for your father to have this experience."

Ha ha.

I'm not ashamed at all.

He didn't deliberately choose the retro route at all, learning the style of Qin and Han, Wei and Jin scholars.

Why choose to kneel?

Of course it is cheaper to buy a blanket than a chair.

If it has no effect on Feng Shui, you can save it if you can.

Making money is not easy these days.

After Jia Lian listened to the teaching, he felt that it was not enough. He said: "I have been working for several days, and my son hasn't seen it yet. I want to go and see it today." Jia Amnesty also planned to tell the workers how to do Feng Shui. It's at the gate, and nothing has been changed inside.Before the renovation workers arrived, Jia Lian went to see it when the furniture was being sold. The house was indeed good, not comparable to Rongguo Mansion, and it was already very high-end for a merchant's home.After half a month to go again, he was almost blind.

This door doesn't look right.

The only things that haven't changed are the orientation, orientation, and size of the door.

The matching of colors and surroundings has become thorough.

Jia Lian was dumbfounded, the vermilion gate had been painted dark brown, the plaque had been removed, and a new one hadn't been put up yet, but the two stone lions at the gate didn't seem quite right.Jia Lian took a few more glances and caught the attention of the elder. He explained: "From the perspective of feng shui, the stone lion is an auspicious beast in the town house, which can dispel many evil spirits and enhance the luck of the owner. Can't live, it's easy to be backlashed. This house was originally owned by a man surnamed Huang. He is a businessman. Putting two stone lions can indeed protect money, but he didn't pay attention to a detail. Painting a tiger is not an anti-dog, so he returned it to the family bring disaster."

"..." What tricks does the stone lion have?Jia Lian looked at it carefully, and he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it, so he had to humbly ask for advice.Jia Amnesty was trying to get him interested, and he didn't hide his secrets. He explained, "There are two points to pay attention to when placing stone lions in front of the mansion. First, the lion's head must face outward, and it has a fierce appearance if it is inward; second, The two statues on the left and right must be male and female, and the specific position is also particular. The male lion should hold a hydrangea ball in his paw, which is on the left side of the gate, which represents safety and career protection; The little lion, placed on the right side of the gate, attracts wealth and energy."

That's right.

When he said that, Jia Lian remembered that the two lions were the same in the past.

My father is usually a penny-pincher, but he is willing to do so at this time.It's not enough to change one, but I even replaced both of them with new ones.

Can Jia Amnesty fail to see his thoughts?So he added: "If one of the feng shui lions is damaged, it must be replaced as a pair, otherwise the two lions will not be in harmony and there will be conflicts."

Jia Amnesty also explained the meaning of changing the color of the gate. Among the five elements, the colors of the three attributes of metal, wood, and earth can be used at will. Even if it does not match the main house, it will not cause Feng Shui problems.The colors of water and fire dual attributes should be used with caution, if they are not very compatible, they will cause disputes and disasters.If the fortune is small, the family may be destroyed.

The courtyard of the home should be particularly cautious. For commercial use, without considering the horoscope of the owner’s birthday, just avoid red, black and blue, which are prone to trouble, and nothing will happen.

After explaining the modified feng shui, Jia Amnesty talked about some future arrangements, such as planting aquatic lucky bamboos on the left back of the door, because water can gather wealth.The old tree in the front yard needs to be cut down because it is too luxuriant and grows in the white tiger position.The green dragon on the left and the white tiger on the right.The blue dragon, the rich man, the noble master Cong, represents the man in the family. If the left and right cannot be balanced, it is better for the blue dragon to be tall than the white tiger.

The white tiger ranks higher, so the house is dominated by women, and men can't speak.

Even though it is used to make money from another hospital, you should pay attention to these details.

If you save a little, you will make a lot and affect the overall situation.

Jia Amnesty told the renovating craftsmen about the places to be changed, and seeing that they had done a good job, he took Jia Lian back.The house can be completed in a month, and the four treasures of the study will be added. The most important thing is to invite some servants who are compatible with his zodiac sign.Jia Amnesty wrote down the birthdays and zodiac signs that could be hired, and handed over the recruiting work to the cheap son. Compared with these trivial matters, he had more important things-to attract customers and make publicity!

The man who went south to Jinling to do fortification work for the imperial court should also be back.

It should be easy to use.