The Coral of the Red Mansion Does Not Return

It is said that Jia Amnesty received the imperial decree, then Eunuch He smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, and said: "The Holy Majesty sent our family here, and I have a few words to tell the son of Rong Guogong."

Jia Hu hurried forward and said, "Eunuch, please tell me."

Eunuch He squeezed his voice and said, "The Holy Master ordered that the new bookkeeping method presented by King Cheng a few days ago is about to be popularized in the Ministry of Households. He ordered Jia Hu to follow King Cheng's dispatch to explain to the officials of the Ministry of Households."

"Follow the Holy Order."

Jia She, who was on the side, calmed down, noticed a strange place, and frequently looked at the handymen who were carrying something. Seeing his eyes full of hope, Eunuch He laughed and said, "Mr. The gift." As he spoke, he walked to the place that caught Jia She's attention.

Different from the big boxes placed under the feet of other people, this is a flat object covered by a large piece of red cloth. Under He Gonggong's gesture, Jia Amnesty walked into it softly, held his breath, and stretched out his hand. Pull, heartbeat almost stopped.

The five golden characters of "Decree to Rongguo Mansion" are shining brightly under the sunshine and white snow.

Eunuch He's smiling words seemed to come from far away in the sky, "This is the plaque that was removed from the mansion after the old man passed away, and now it is returned to the mansion." He added: "Although now It’s already winter, so it’s not good to start construction, but the fenced land can be demolished first. It’s fine whether Duke Rong invites craftsmen from the Ministry of Works to restore the regulations, or asks the adults from the Ministry of Works to check after the house is built.”

Then Eunuch He said a few more words, refused Jia Hu's request to stay for tea, and said: "The Holy Majesty is still waiting for our family to reply, it is not suitable to stay for a long time." Jia Hu then sent him to the door, and quietly dropped a purse on the way. stuffed into his sleeve.

After Eunuch He got on his horse and left, Jia She was in a daze, and after Jia Hu's reminder, he called Lin Zhixiao to arrange for craftsmen to hang up the plaque that read "Designation of Rongguo Mansion".During this period, everyone in the Ning Mansion also got the news, Jia Zhen rushed over first, Jia Jing hadn't left the yamen at this time, Jia Zhen hurriedly sent the young man to the yamen to invite the master. $hūkūāī

Mrs. Liu went back to the inner courtyard early, took off her imperial makeup and clothes, lay on the couch, and asked people to report the good news to the Lin family and the Liu family. She expected that the people in Beijing would be busy when they got the news, so they took a short rest.

Sure enough, just after noon, the family had dinner, and each furniture sent people to give Lilly.

Mrs. Liu was busy registering the gift list, while Jia She and Jia Jing were in the study.

Jia Jing got the news in the yamen, and hurriedly told the superior for half a day's leave. When his colleagues heard about it, they congratulated him one after another, so that Jia Jing's face was flushed, and it didn't fade away until he entered Rongfu.

Jia Jing looked at this dude's cousin with admiration, and made up his mind to ask him for advice on how he taught his son.When he saw Jia She, he first praised Jia Hu greatly, and then asked for details.

Jia Jing was quite surprised to learn that the new bookkeeping method that turned the household department upside down these days was created by Jia Hu.He usually only knows that this nephew is outstanding in learning, but he doesn't think that he is also very knowledgeable in economics.

As for cement, he was not proficient in investigating things, so he didn't know what it was, so he hurriedly asked, "What is the use of cement? Why is His Majesty overjoyed, and praised it for its benefit to the country and the people."

Only then did Jia Hu speak: "Uncle, cement can be used to pave roads, and the roads paved with cement are very smooth." He gave an example, "The imperial road is paved with fine soil, so there are few bumps on it when the carriage drives. If you use cement, it is no worse than Yudao. While Yudao is time-consuming and labor-intensive, cement is different, not only does it require no manpower, but it can be used for a long time."

"The most important thing is that after the cement is solidified, it is not afraid of flooding or sun exposure, and can be used to cast dams. In the future, the people in the Liangjiang River Basin will no longer have to worry about river flooding!"

Jia Jing was excited, and asked again and again: "Is this true?!"

Jia Hu nodded cautiously.

He came from a later age and has many ideas. He first proposed cement. Because of the rain this summer, the Yellow River burst again. I don’t know how many people have been displaced. It is early winter and there are still many refugees in the suburbs of Beijing. I stayed overnight in a desolate temple without even a thin quilt.

Even a hard-hearted person, seeing these people suffering from the floods of the Yellow River, would scold the people working on the river for their conscience, and even greedy for the money for repairing the embankment.

That's why Jia Hu thought of things like cement.

He didn't know how the cement was made, but he only knew that there were probably sand and concrete, so he pointed in a direction for his craftsmen to figure it out.Perhaps it was God's will, and the craftsmen who were inspired quickly worked out it, and then tried various formulas, and finally made cement that is not afraid of wind, sun, rain and water.

It just so happened that the Jasper Tower was ginseng, and learned from Cheng Wang that Prince Li was eyeing the Rong Mansion. Jia Hu thought that instead of handing over the share of the soap and becoming the emperor's purse, it would be better to push the cement out. Prince Li would not hold on to him.

Jia Jing was straight-tempered, and he immediately said: "If it succeeds, the cement can save hundreds of millions of people! Dazhou will never have to worry about flooding again! Jia Hu, you will live forever!"

He said with high spirits: "Enhou, such a major event, should be informed to the spirit of the ancestors in heaven!"

Jia Hu was praised, and she blushed a little.Jia Zhen who was at the side asked him quietly: "Is it really that powerful?"

Jia Hu glanced at the two people who were talking about opening the ancestral hall in a lively atmosphere, and followed his lead and quietly replied: "It's a bit exaggerated, but it's basically the truth."

Jia Zhen opened her mouth wide, and looked at Jia Hu in amazement, wondering when he activated the skill of detecting objects.

Jia Hu smiled without saying a word.

The Rongguo Mansion revived the glory of the ancestors, so it is natural to have a big banquet for the guests. On this day, the three gates at the main entrance of the Rongguo Mansion were opened wide. Inside and outside, everyone's cheeks were full of joy, and there was a look of complacency on their faces, and everyone was happy and enthusiastic.Fortunately, Mrs. Liu's imperial servants are skilled, and they are not as strict as Jiamu when she was there. All the guests who came to the door saw that the servants in the mansion acted in an orderly manner, treated others respectfully and courteously, and did not have the attitude of a villain.

This made Xiao Wang who came to the door greatly relieved.

The Wang family has never been as prominent as the Jia family, one family and two princes, let alone she is only a side branch.It was not easy for the Wang family to produce a Prince Teng, who was a thousand times better than Jia She. Who would have thought that Jia She had succeeded in standing in the team in the early years, and now he is able to teach his son well, and he has raised his title to the title of Duke.

The little Wang family knew very well that the previous big Wang family had gone for no reason, and Jia Zheng was sent out again, so he had to be a small official in charge.It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, and she has to live in the Rongguo Mansion. Naturally, the more promising Jia Sheyi's family is, the better.As an uncle and aunt, Jia She Liu took good care of Jia Zhu. Two months ago, Jia Zhu suffered a serious illness, and the Rong Mansion sent a lot of nourishing medicinal materials to survive.

Xiao Wang also vaguely heard that Da Wang did something bad to Dafang.If Dafang treats Dawang's children like this, wouldn't he be more affectionate to her children?In the future, when she becomes pregnant with a child, she will have to rely on his uncle's support!

With such a mentality, Xiao Wang arrived at Rongguo Mansion early.The servants of the Rongguo Mansion have always favored the high and despised the low, and now that they are so powerful, Xiao Wang is ready to meet the contemptuous eyes of the servants.As long as it's not too much, she intends to endure it.What if I can't bear it?Xiao Wang smiled wryly.

I didn't expect my sister-in-law to take care of the servants very well.

Since Jia She returned to the capital for three years, as a sister-in-law, it was the first time for Xiao Wang to visit her.She was walking on a familiar street, and was surprised to find that among the servants coming and going, there was not a single familiar face.

She tentatively asked the servant woman who led the way: "Are you relying on the boss to take care of things?"

The daughter-in-law replied: "We don't have a manager named Lai here." Her husband is Wu Da, who is in charge of flowers and trees, and everyone calls her Master Wu.

Seeing that she didn't intend to introduce in detail, Mrs. Wang paused, and handed over a piece of gold leaf, but Master Wu waved her hands in disapproval.Xiao Wang had no choice but to say softly: "I and the wife of the Duke in the mansion are sister-in-laws. I used to live in this mansion. I just want to ask about the situation of the servants I know well. If you don't believe me, you can ask other people. Was there a second master in the family before?"

Members of everyone in Wu gave her a suspicious look, saw that she was familiar with the road, and heard in a daze that the original housekeeper's surname was Lai, so they took the gold leaves and picked up something to say back: "Our housekeeper's surname is Lin."

Xiao Wang said: "Could it be Lin Zhixiao? What about Mammy Lai's family?"

Seeing that the lady had mentioned the name of Butler Lin, everyone in Wu was suspicious that they had never seen this lady enter the Rong Mansion since they went to Beijing, so they kept their eyes open and said, "I have heard of a Nanny Lai in a daze, Let it go out and raise it."

"What about Lai Da?"

"It seems that it was sold because of betrayal of the master." In fact, Lin Zhixiao's family told them that Lai Nanny was a very respectable housemate by the old lady's side, but it turned out that because of being too greedy, no one except Lai Nanny Nanny was sent to the Zhuangzi for the elderly, and the rest of the Lai family were drugged with dumb drugs and sold out, even the children were not spared.In the end, the master sent someone to raid Lai's house and got hundreds of thousands of silver.

Hey, no wonder he was sold out by the owner. Who would dare to keep such a slave.Everyone from Master Wu also heard that the family's young grandson was released as soon as he landed, and when he was a little older, he even served as a companion to the little master in the house, obviously going to school.The old lady valued it so much, but the Lai family became the biggest moth in the house, and it was God's will to end up like this.

Thinking of these things, everyone in Wu couldn't help but secretly despise the little Wang family who asked about Nanny Lai's family and claimed to know Lai's family well.But Master Wu concealed it very well, Xiao Wang didn't notice it.

Xiao Wang was taken aback, the second room had to be filial, she hadn't been outside for a long time, she didn't expect the Lai family to end up like this.Thinking that Lai Da was called Grandpa Lai by some members of the dilapidated Jia family in the past, Xiao Wang inevitably felt a little embarrassed.

She asked again: "Then do you know where it was sold?"

Everyone in Wu shook their heads, expressing their ignorance.

Xiao Wang sighed, and then said: "I see that you are unfamiliar, which family in the mansion is it?"

Everyone Wu said with a smile: "My husband and I were bought in by a family, not from the family in the house."

Xiao Wang let out an oh, she couldn't ask any more questions if she didn't have a child, so she didn't ask any more.

Walking through the chaoshou veranda, turning around the lotus pond, and crossing the small bridge, Mrs. Wang came to the side of the small garden, facing the Weixue building on the stage.

"You're here!" Mrs. Liu walked over to greet her affectionately, which flattered Mrs. Wang.