Battle of the Red Chamber Ring III

That's right.

It was another three years of conscription, and this time Jia Huan was naturally in charge of the area under his jurisdiction, but because of the tight wind, he discussed it with a few people and then postponed it.The immediate boss is not here, so who should I show the work to?

During the Chinese New Year, Zeng Baijia married his wife, who was the daughter of Zengjia Village, and was looked after by his stepfather.The farm wedding was very simple. Zeng Baijia listened to his mother's advice and held a three-day banquet in the countryside, which was considered a feast for the eyes.When I arrived in the city, I invited my colleagues to eat and drink, and the Chinese New Year will be gone in a blink of an eye.

Zeng Baijia has become a model, and his biological mother has lost a lot of gossip because of this. Zeng Baijia's younger brothers and sisters have begun to like this brother very much, but Zeng Dashu, who is compared with Zeng Baijia, is different. After three years of military service, he returned to the village. , Waiting for Zeng Baijia to get married, for some reason, he didn't even want to plant his own land, and just wandered around every day.His father couldn't stand it, so he told him about a marriage. The woman's conditions were not bad, but she was not in Zeng's village. After getting his father's consent, Zeng Dashu took his daughter-in-law to his mother-in-law's house. The son-in-law's door-to-door son-in-law.The elder brother of the girl's family is paralyzed. Fortunately, the couple are hardworking. It was a surprise to hear that Zeng Dashu was willing to come.

Some people are surprisingly tolerant of others and harsh to their relatives. Zeng Dashu, who went to his mother-in-law's natal home, built three new houses with his father's support, and bought the land, which is considered a separation.The next year, I hugged my baby again, which is another story.

It seems that everyone is pretty good, except for himself. Jia Huan, who has lived a new year, has reflected on this and decided to work hard himself. Qian always has a salary, so he already has a lot of money in his hands. And because the annual rent of the land rented by farmers in Zengjia Village is enough for him to set up a shop in the city.

Chun Geng knew that Jia Huan wanted to buy a shop, so he proposed to go out and have a look. This thing will never be clear at home. At this time, Jia Huan has already sold out his vacation. Drive the carriage to the city together.

"The price of the shop in the east is high, but there are people behind it. If you want to buy it, young master, I'm afraid you have to treat your colleagues to eat and drink." Chun Geng drove his carriage to the East Street and followed Jia Huan to see the three shops. Then say so.

Jia Huan straightened his sleeves: "Who knew they would get started so quickly? Xining was originally a small place, but now that the general has a house here, the land price has gone up, right? We always want to make money. .”

Being able to make money is actually not my young master's strong point at all.After thinking hard for a while, Chun Geng asked Jia Huan unconsciously, "Why don't we just open a snack bar?"

Jia Huan shook his head: "After four years in the northwest, I don't think there is anything delicious. Why don't you get in touch with my uncle from the south and bring some things to the north to sell?" He suddenly thought of the Zhao family in Jinling. There are no restrictions anymore, and it is also necessary to take care of the mother's natal family.

"Your master has already made arrangements, so how can we wait for you." Chun Geng suddenly realized that his young master was actually quite heartless. Thinking about it this way, he was able to abandon people like himself at will and go on the road alone. It's strange.

Jia Huan let out an oh, and continued to hold his face, sitting cross-legged on the carriage, staring at the bustling market.He didn't have a capable mother to teach him how to manage money, and he didn't have a capable daughter-in-law to take over the money. Now he feeds the whole family by himself. Ever since he knew that Jia Zheng was still an official, he felt that he was caught by the dream of the Red Chamber on TV. He was lied to, and it was really good to make him so careful and angry about the finale that was agreed to be dead!If he had known it earlier, he would have killed that damned Mrs. Wang. If he hadn't been afraid that framing the mistress would be a serious crime when the house was ransacked, he would have done it long ago.

"Why don't we come back tomorrow?" Chun Geng asked cautiously.

Jia Huan waved his hand: "Let's decide to open a furniture store. There are some old craftsmen in Zengjia Village. I will go with me tomorrow and invite them to sit in the town. As for wood, it is easy to handle. Open a small one and sell everything. shop, anyway, I don’t expect to make money, just make ends meet.”

Jia Huan thought about it, and finally decided to buy a shop directly. After the turmoil passed, there would be six or seventy years of peace.

Although he has no children and grandchildren, Jia Huan has obviously decided to start saving his own private property first.He picked one with a good location. Anyway, many people have died recently, so there must be some shops that can't keep going.

The next day, Chun Geng told Jia Huan the information he had inquired about: "There are three places, one of which is a tavern, which is very profitable, but it is a pity that it was relying on a Mr. Qian surnamed Huang, who fell to his death a while ago. , now I am looking for someone to give [-]% of the shares directly without us paying any money. The other two are a thousand, and the family has moved all the things in it. I heard that I have a sudden illness. I am going back to my hometown, and I am in a hurry to make a move, the location is good, do you want to go and have a look, young master?"

Jia Huan thought for a while: "Don't worry about the tavern. Let's go and have a look at those two shops. Are they on the East Street?" While he was dressed, he looked at the busy spring farming. It had been a long time since anyone served him so comfortably. , of course, if one ignores Rong Da who is gnashing his teeth, there will be harmony.

Chun Geng helped Jia Huan tie his belt, thought for a while and took out a small sheepskin jacket and said: "Since the young master wants to buy it, I can buy better ones. Anyway, even if he leaves, Zeng Baihu is still there, so let him buy it at that time." Take care of him, and you can also take care of the other party by the way."

"Tsk, I didn't say I want to go back, you, don't keep saying that." Jia Huan reached out and tapped Chun Geng, who spat with a smile.

"Why don't you go back? Before you came, my aunt told you to go back just waiting for the opportunity. Now you can be regarded as successful." Chun Geng said with a smile, as if he was very relieved. After all, Jia Huan's entire youth With his participation, it's not too much to say that I watched him grow up.

"There can be a thousand households in the Northwest, but there may not even be a hundred households in the capital. It's the same." Jia Huan shook his head with a smile, lamenting that Chun Geng's thinking was too simple.

Chun Geng was obedient, he stopped talking, and only concentrated on serving Jia Huan's clothes. Naturally, he would not say that the son was there, not to mention Qianhu, even the third rank's participation is no problem.What's more, Jia's family was originally a hereditary first-rank general's mansion, so there is some kind of incense.

Rong Da on the side was ready to interject, but before he could say anything, he was slapped behind him, and Xia Yun turned his head with a cold face. Rong Da was afraid when he saw Xia Yun, and shrank his neck obediently. Stand and watch the door.

Jia Huan waited for Chun Geng to fasten his purse, and only then did he step out of the door one step at a time, as if he looked like a prince from a former family.

"Master, you are so handsome." Rong Da couldn't help boasting, and then looked up at the shining silver crown on Jia Huan's head. He wore the Buddhist beads given by the monk on his wrist, and touched them if he had any troubles. One, it was found out of an old-fashioned purse at the bottom of the box, and I don't know when the old monk put it in.

"You boy, didn't I used to be handsome." Rong Da followed Chun Geng and others, and the one who originally called the master became the young master. He was not afraid of Chun Plow and Autumn Harvest, but he trembled when he saw Xia Yun, and he didn't know why. , Later one day he didn't know why he annoyed Chun Geng, and the other party actually explained his life experience clearly, which made him feel even worse.

"You lost your father when you were one year old, and your mother died when you were three years old. After that, you were alone. Although you were taken care of by your uncle, your uncle died when you were seven years old. Your aunt remarried later. Since then, you have no other relatives. Living on the streets by begging for food, your hometown is Xinghua Village, twenty miles away from here, did I say something wrong?" Chun Geng rarely finished speaking with a smile, but when he finished speaking, Rongda was paralyzed with fright Sitting on the ground.

Since then, I have never dared to say goodbye to Chun Geng. Fortunately, the young master is a good person, Rong Da wiped his tears and thought comfortingly, but because of this, he knew that although Jia Huan saw no one around him, in fact, there were four people in a corner they didn't know about. Five men dressed in black keep watch all year round.The opponent's sharply polished knife looks very sharp.Rong Da shook his body, feeling that he was really lucky that he was not killed at the gate of the yard!

"Today's breakfast is the dumplings cooked by Brother Xia, which is delicious to the young master." Rong Da desperately praised, and then obediently followed behind Chun Geng and Xia Yun, Jia Huan laughed, and then looked to the side Xia Yun: "When did you learn this skill?"

Xia Yun said blankly: "Dumplings are easy." Then he looked at Jia Huan seriously.

"It's not easy. If I rolled out the leather, I would definitely not be able to wrap it. It's so well cooked. Let's eat together later." Jia Huan walked to the hall.

Xia Yun replied: "It's all cooked." While talking, he followed Jia Huan, looked at the clean paths on both sides, and nodded. Since he first stepped into this yard, While he was amazed by everything, he sincerely admired his young master's endurance. He was indeed the one who went to court and went to the fields.

"Let's eat together after shouting." Jia Huan stepped into the gate and sat down at the head of the table in the middle.Even the usual table for dinner was changed, Jia Huan reached out and knocked, and it felt good and familiar.

"It's already been used in the kitchen. They won't wait for you. You can use it yourself, young master." Chun Geng pushed it lightly, and Xia Yun who followed him remained expressionless. Well, he was always expressionless. , that Rongda seemed to want to say something, but he didn't say it. He just lowered his head aggrieved. The problem was that he stood behind the two of them, no matter how wronged he was, Jia Huan couldn't see it.

Waiting for the dumplings to come up, the white and fat big ones, decorated with green onions floating in the air, really whets the appetite.Jia Huan ate all the dumplings in one go, and then added a few more. After he got up after eating, he realized that he had eaten too much. He rubbed his slightly stiff stomach, and thought for a while, "How about Go out for a walk, there's a lot to eat."

The maid at the side stepped forward to clean up the dishes. Jia Huan took a look and felt that the other party was very strange, so she didn't pay much attention, just got up and went out.Chun Geng noticed the other party, but narrowed his eyes slightly, and turned to look at Xia Yun. Xia Yun nodded and followed behind the maid.

The East Street has always been clean and tidy. There are some green plants a few shops along the street. The two shops sold are next to each other, with green cypresses in the middle, which is easy to find. It used to sell some rice noodles, but now it seems that there are no more. , there was only one waiter squatting at the door, seeing Jia Huan coming to the door, he quickly stood up and went forward.

"The two of you want to buy a store?" Xiaoer was quite honest, just because the huge sale was posted on the gate beside it, so that passers-by could clearly see it.

It seemed that one had just been delivered earlier, and there were still two cups of cold tea on the table. The waiter smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly reached out to clean it up, and then invited Jia Huan to sit down.

Chun Geng was not ambiguous, and asked the shopkeeper directly.

The waiter said: "Don't worry, both of you, I was originally a relative of his family. As long as you count the money, this shop will give it to you immediately."

Jia Huan didn't say much, and left everything to Chun Geng, while he took a look in the store. The location of the store was good, the decoration was good, and there was a small cubicle inside that could go up to the second floor and accommodate people, waiting Please take care of the shopkeeper.Everything on it is gone, and it is estimated that it will need to be re-purchased.

When he went downstairs, he saw that Chun Geng had already made a deal with the other party, and the man readily gave the title deed to Chun Geng with a bag of silver.

Jia Huan went to Chun Geng's side and said, "How much money did you spend?" He didn't have much money, and the rewards before and after were only about 500 taels. We think these two shops are not enough.

Chun Geng said with a smile: "The boy asked for 400 taels. He just said that Mr. Qian also liked it. He just said that he will come to visit the store tomorrow. I guess the other party wants to lower the price. No, how much can we get here?" No matter how much you count, there are always more than that person."

"Then I'm making a lot of money." Jia Huan nodded with a smile. Although the shop is in his hands, he doesn't know what he can do in the future. How many?

Chun Geng said, "I have acquaintances here who can help."

Jia Huan thought of his unrecognizable yard, and clicked his tongue, but he didn't express his awkward thoughts, and Chungeng arranged it casually.He would like to say that he is a man who does not rely on others, but no matter how much he can do in this life, he probably doesn't have the skills to reincarnate, just think about it.

When it comes to debts, in fact, there is such a mentality. At the beginning, I borrowed a little and paid it back immediately.Anyway, it's all owed, and the big deal is to pay for your life in the future.

Once this problem was figured out, Jia Huan felt that his whole world was bright.He began to enthusiastically decorate the first piece of real estate in his hands. The two shops were opened, and the plaque on the top was changed from a grain store to a furniture store. Almost all the carpenters in Zengjia Village were dispatched. The carpenter also came to earn some money for cleaning. After all, it was winter, and I didn't have much work at home. This is great. It's also good to be able to earn some change for the Spring Festival with Mr. Qian.

However, the family that originally asked Jia Huan to join the army confiscated the money. The old man came to Jia Huan's shop to help, busy moving wood and sweeping sawdust. Master Qian was exempted from three years of military service, so where can he collect money now?

His elder son came along, but the younger son was nowhere to be seen. When Jia Huan asked, the elder son said embarrassingly that he had gone to his grandmother's house and came back after the Chinese New Year.

Naturally, he couldn't say that his younger brother was arrogant. He felt that if he had joined the army, he would probably be the boss now. The youngest son felt that Jia Huan had taken advantage of him. How could he come to Jia Huan's shop to help? .

That's how people's hearts are. The elder son felt that his younger brother was really spoiled by his mother, but he had to be responsible for this life.His daughter-in-law has already given birth to a child now, and his own son can't take care of him, so how can he take care of his younger brother.

After all, there were so many people, the shop was cleaned up quickly, and Jia Huan only came to visit once every three days, and ordered Qiushou to watch the rest. Qiushou was originally unwilling, but after a day of coming, he actively expressed, He comes every day.

"It's more lively than the yard, don't grab me." Qiu Shou pointed at Xia Yun with his arms akimbo. He knew that Chun Geng was now serving Jia Huan, so Xia Yun could exchange tasks with him.

"Is there anything interesting over there?" Jia Huan asked Chun Geng while drinking tea.

Chun Geng said with a smile: "Where is it? I guess Mr. Qian came here. You know, Xiao Qiu has always liked to bully others, but unfortunately he never had room to play." The identity of the third-class guard of the palace, no matter what, is better than ordinary people here.

It's just that the son is afraid that the young master will be bullied by others, and Jia Huan cannot tell these things.

When Jia Huan went to visit again later, there were only two old carpenters left in the shop.

"These two came here voluntarily. It is said that they can't go to the ground now, so they can stay with you, young master, to earn some money. Our monthly money here is originally more than others. Several people in the village want to stay. They just leave It’s too far away, and the family can’t get away with it.” Chun Geng explained to Jia Huan.

Jia Huan sat aside and watched the two people working in full swing. Although it was winter, sweat could still be seen on his forehead. Find a few young people to help some masters."

In fact, he was stealing a teacher. Chun Geng glanced at Jia Huan knowingly: "Master, you are much more capable than before."

Jia Huan looked back at Chun Geng: "Could it be that I was useless before?"

Chun Geng thought for a while and said: "No, I just feel that you are more worried about your own affairs now than before. In the past, unless something happened to your concubine, I didn't see you thinking about it. I thought it was you. Going to the temple for too long."

Jia Huan cast a glance at Chun Geng, snorted and said, "Did you think it was easy for me before? Think about it, I almost met Lord Yan several times. It's not easy to live. How can I think about other things?"

Chun Geng was not surprised by this, the reason why he was sent to Jia Huan was because the son was worried about the young master's accident, and it was his own good fortune.He followed Jia Huan while thinking, having such a master who treats himself as his own is really much better than serving by Shizi's side, at least it gives him more freedom.