Jia Lian was not sure whether Sister Qiao’s birthday was still the seventh day of July, but regardless of whether it was, Jia Lian decided to rush back to Jia’s house as soon as possible.
But it happened to catch up with heavy rain, and the ten-day journey took fourteen days, so when Jia Lian arrived in the capital, it was already the ninth day of July.
The ship passed through Tong County, and someone was sent home by land in advance to deliver the message. By the way, Juyu also left the ship and landed ashore with the "Four Vajras".
Juyu was quite reluctant to leave. She held Qingwen with one hand and Jia Lian's clothes with the other. She pursed her lips and kept leaning on Jia Lian.
Jia Lian patted her on the head:
"Looking at how stupid you are, when the provincial villa is built, why don't you find an excuse to come and live there?"
Cornel immediately became happy:
"Then I have to live with Qingwen!"
Jia Lian thought:
If you insist on living with me, I won’t agree.
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Each of the "Four Diamonds" were so excited that they were so excited that they couldn't wait to follow Jia Lian.
Li'er was still smart and chased after Dogwood:
"When the princess goes to the villa to visit relatives, she still has to ask the children to protect her from the outside. If the princess wants to go out to play, there will be people to follow her, right?"
Jia Lian nodded secretly:
Li'er is really following and learning from whomever, and Li'er is already running towards Xing'er's virtue.
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Jia Lian was ordered to escort the tax money back to Beijing. The Ministry of Revenue had already received the imperial order, so naturally it attached great importance to this matter.
The Minister of Hubu personally appointed a doctor from Hubu who was responsible for paying tribute. He took a chief officer, two chief historians, four scribes, and a large group of guards and soldiers to arrive at the dock early to wait. p>
The people in the capital were better informed than the people in Gusu. They had heard long ago that this was money scraped from the Yangzhou salt merchants. Seeing the great fanfare of the Ministry of Revenue, they all came to the pier to watch the excitement.
In addition, there were people who came to the capital from the south of the Yangtze River earlier and showed what they saw and heard to others. By the way, they also told the story of "The Case of Niehai Bailianchu Liuxiang Jia" that they heard in the bookstore. For a time, the population of the capital was
According to legend.
So not long after, the water signs in various teahouses and bookstores in the capital were written with special words: The newly added "Nie Hai Bai Lian Chu Liu Xiang Jia Gong An". In this book, an additional addition was added "Heavy Snow, White Robe Dragon Horse and a Sword"
"Cracking the Strange Coffin" is a plot that is not found in southern bookstores.
Not to be outdone, bookshops in the south immediately added this content. Moreover, on top of the legendary color, they also added the blessing of myth: it is said that an old dragon was sealed in the split coffin board.
Niehai Bailian Chu Liuxiang killed Gong Jia in the street with a sword. The old dragon kept complaining to heaven, only to find out that Chu Liuxiang Jia Gong was the Guangde Star King in the sky who descended to earth. The old dragon cried and refused to accept it, and fought against Gong Jia in his dream at night. In the end, Chu Liuxiang Jia Gong was revealed.
Well, let him transform into a white horse and become Guangde Xingjun's mount in the mortal world.
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The reason why those people later made up the story about the old dragon turning into a horse was entirely because among the people who came to the pier to watch the excitement, the luckiest people saw Jia Lian riding a horse.
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After handing over the money to the Ministry of Household Affairs, Jia Lian was able to return home.
When Jia Lian returned to Beijing last time, it was Shan Daliang who brought people to the pier to greet him.
This time, it was Lai Da who personally led a group of servants to greet Jia Lian.
Sure enough, the official positions are different and the treatment is different.
As soon as they met, Lai Daxian was all smiles, knelt down and kowtowed:
"Congratulations to Second Master Lian. Congratulations to Second Master Lian. Second Master has returned safely from a long journey. Last night, Second Grandma Lian gave birth to a baby girl. It blooms first and then bears fruit. This is a sign of a prosperous family business." The other servants followed Lai Da and kowtowed.
This is the first time that Jia Lian has looked at the chief steward of Rongguo Mansion in such detail.
Lai Da, actually his real name is Lai Wang, and his younger brother is the chief steward of Ningguo Mansion, named Lai Sheng. Because people in the manor are used to calling them Lai Da and Lai Er, they still call them Lai Da and Lai Er.
Lai Da is in his early fifties, not tall, with a long face, a high nose, thick eyebrows, big eyes and a big mouth. He looks very decent, but he can't stand a closer look.
He has a long face, that’s because he has a narrow face, a long chin, and a bit of a chin.
The nose is high and straight, but there is a knot in the middle of the bridge of the nose, and the wings of the nose are as thin as paper. This is the most scheming person.
Thick eyebrows, but the eyebrows are slightly drooped down, and the ends of the eyebrows are spread out, which is considered a broom eyebrow. The eyebrows are narrow and there are vertical lines in the eyebrows.
Big eyes, but sunken eye sockets, and both the "treacherous gate" and "ming gate" on the outside of the eyes are sunken.
He has a big mouth but thin lips. He always smiles with the corners of his mouth pointing upward, but the nasolabial folds on both sides of his nose are extremely obvious and extend to the corners of his mouth.
There is a cloud in the photo book:
Look at your brothers with your eyebrows, look at your heart with your eyes, and look at your descendants within a person.
Look at your parents under the sun and the moon, look at the marriage contract at the mountain root.
Take a closer look at this person's face. He is loyal and treacherous. He will be destined for many noble people, but he will have no future blessings.
It seems that many things are really destined.
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Jia Lian smiled:
"Okay, okay, give each person a reward of one tael of silver, Lai Daguang will give you two taels."
The other boys were all overjoyed, and Lai Da also looked very happy, but he sneered in his heart:
You only have two taels of silver? How can you really use it? You deserve it for not being able to give birth to a son!
Xing'er followed Jia Lian, smiling secretly in his heart:
How do these people know what the second master is doing now? One, two, two, and two taels of silver are just thrown around casually.
Second Mistress Lian, on the other hand, is lucky that she didn't give birth to a brother. Otherwise, I don't know what kind of virtue she would be proud of.
Second Master Lian is the eldest son and grandson of the Rongguo Mansion. He has been married for several years but has not given birth to a son. It is only natural that he has several concubines. When the time comes, the hag Yaksha is the only one who cannot give birth to a son. Let’s see how powerful she can be.
A blessing?
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Jia Lian looked at the four carriages arranged by Lai Da and then darkened his face:
"Miss Lin takes one car, little master Miaoyu takes another car, and the remaining two cars, how can they hold the things I brought back?"
Lai Da didn't expect Jia Lian to come back with so many things. At this time, he hurriedly kowtowed, blamed himself for not thinking well, and hurriedly asked people to go back and bring four carts over.
Fortunately, I brought Jia Lian's white horse, so Jia Lian rode back home.
When Jia Lian passed between Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion, he saw that the garden of the Provincial Family Courtyard was in a state of shutdown. A group of boys were sitting in it in twos and threes. Some were eating melon seeds and chatting, while others were covering their faces with their arms and lying on the ground to sleep.
Yes, so relaxing.
Lai Da kept stealing glances at Jia Lian's face, but Jia Lian just disappeared.
At this time, I met Jia Rong and came over. When he saw Jia Lian, he saluted:
"I've been waiting for it for a long time, but now I'm finally expecting Uncle Lian to come back.
I'll tell my dad right away, this time we have a savior."
After that, he turned towards Lai Avenue:
"Grandpa Lai, the doors and windows of the yard have arrived, and we need to find craftsmen to install them. In addition, we have also found craftsmen for painting. We only need a small amount of money.
My father asked me to come to Grandpa Lai and ask where there is still money that can be used?"
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Grandpa Lai???
Jiarong, the eldest son and grandson of the dignified Ningguo Mansion, calls slave Lai and grandpa Lai???
Then I, the "Second Uncle Lian" in Jia Rong's mouth, do I have to kowtow to my own housekeeper Lai and call him uncle?
Ningrong's second mansion, which has a distinguished family background for nearly a hundred years, has its own customs and rules. One of them is that family members who have served their parents at an older age are more honorable than their younger masters.
Because the elders of the Jia family have determined that the more you read and know etiquette, the more humble you are, the more you show respect for your character. This rule applies equally to the cats and dogs in the elders’ house, not to mention the servants at home. But the problem is, cats and dogs are often more sensible than people.
These old slaves behave well in front of their old masters, but in front of their young masters, they can't help but rely on their old age and become more and more arrogant.
Not to mention those servants, the nurse could not assume her position correctly, and even the wives and grandmothers' companions were acting arrogant in front of the young master in the house, and even making trouble behind their backs.
In addition to the fact that these unruly slaves were gradually raised into powerful slaves, even their masters were dwarfed by them.
What's more, Lai Da is a moron who seems to be submissive and seems to have been working diligently in the Jia family for generations. In fact, he has long been a slave and deceives the master.
They just took advantage of the Jia family's ignorance and sucked the Jia family's blood.
As for the descendants of the Jia family, they have long become confused in the midst of wealth and enjoyment. They cannot distinguish between good and bad, inside and outside, and they all have the virtue of muddle along.
No one knows that the money will really be spent one day.
No one knows that when the money runs out, their lives will be far worse than those of their slaves.