As soon as Jia Lian entered the hospital, Wang Xifeng took him out of the house and ordered the food to be delivered quickly.
But when she saw Ping'er coming back with Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng was suspicious. She couldn't help lowering her face, squinting her eyes and asking Ping'er like a barrage:
"Didn't Third Miss call you? You've been gone for most of the day? Why did you come back with the Second Master? Second Master also went to Third Miss's place?"
Jia Lian also looked at Wang Xifeng sideways:
"I really went to the third girl's place."
Seeing that Jia Lian was displeased, Wang Xifeng did not dare to offend him again, so she quickly turned to a smiling face and said:
"When I'm out of confinement, I won't have to bother Miss Three anymore.
These three girls are great. Although she is a girl, she understands everything in her heart, and she is more knowledgeable and literate than me.
It's a pity that she was not lucky enough to be born in the wife's belly.
When you want to get married in the future, if you meet someone who has no luck, you should first find out whether the girl is a commoner or a commoner. Most people want to marry a commoner. I don’t know who doesn’t choose whether a girl’s birth is a commoner or an upright one. After all, we three girls, that’s it.
What about his creation?"
If you are willing to talk about your sister-in-law like this, it seems that Wang Xifeng is also a good sister-in-law.
Jia Lian smiled and asked Sister Feng why she hadn't eaten yet. Sister Feng pulled Jia Lian into the house and said:
"Just now Jia?'s mother asked her daughter Xiluan to come and see me.
I saw that the girl was well-born, spoke and acted differently, and I liked her, so I chatted with her for a while, and it was a little late for dinner.
Later, I asked her to stay for dinner, but she said she was afraid that she would be late when she got home and her mother would be worried, so she would not eat and left.
It’s not easy for her mother either. She is an unemployed widow, living with a son and a daughter. Jia? is an honest bookworm, but she doesn’t have a regular job. The family of four relies on her mother and daughter for sewing.
It is indeed not easy to survive.”
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The two of them entered the room and sat down. Wang Xifeng took the tea brought by the little girl, handed it to Jia Lian, and said:
"Actually, ever since Jia Yun got an errand, many people came to me, and I just returned them.
After all, it’s all the business of the men outside, and it’s not easy for me to get involved.”
Jia Lian nodded:
"It's not like I won't let you talk. Just give me your suggestions and I'll come up with the big ideas."
Wang Xifeng must be given some power, but not too much, and supervision must be strengthened at all times.
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After Wang Xifeng heard this, she suddenly smiled and said:
"Jia? is a nerd. He is twenty-nine this year, and he has only been selected as a scholar. He stays indoors all day and does not go out. He is a boring gourd. His wife died the year before last, and he had no money to marry another one. p>
By the way, his son is Jia Jun, and he was very close to Lan'er in school.
If the second master sees any errands outside, he might as well find one for this eldest brother. After all, he is also a brother of the same family, right?
There are also two brothers, Jia Qiong and Jia Lin, who are both sons of the third aunt on the back street. They are both literate and are now helping people look after shops outside.
His father died early and there was a large population. There was nothing he could do for a widowed mother with two sons and four girls, so she asked her two sons to find some way to make a living early to support the family."
Seeing Jia Lian looking at him with a smile, Wang Xifeng couldn't figure out Jia Lian's intention and hurriedly said:
"I will confiscate their benefits.
I won’t hide it from you. In the past, Grandma Huang, who lived in the East Hutong, came to my place frequently to grind, and she came even more frequently these days. She was not empty-handed when she came, and she would give her gifts every time she came back.
It's just that I know that Jia Huang and his wife have some small industries, and they also have maids and women to take care of them at home, but they are still not greedy enough.
Every once in a while he would come by car to flatter me. He would either come to our house to ask me for greetings, or he would go to Dongfu to kowtow to Grandma Xunzhen, and try every means to ask for help. If he could, he would do as much as he could.
I just gave them away with a few coins. Can I mention such a useless person to the second master?"
Jia Lian was worried that no one would use his hands. After hearing this, he said to Yan:
"The Jia you were talking about just now, Jia Qiong, since Jia Lin can get past your eyes, then I'll take a look.
In the second half of tomorrow, ask them to wait for me in the outer study. If I think it can be used, I will give them some work to investigate in advance.
The ugly talk is ahead, and I won’t keep those who messed up things, and I won’t keep those who played tricks on me.”
Wang Xifeng was overjoyed when she heard this. Seeing that there was no one in the room, she got up and sat on Jia Lian's lap. She hugged Jia Lian's neck and kissed Jia Lian on the cheek:
"My second master, the way you are acting now is like the 'big face' I have always wanted in my dreams."
"What's the 'big face'?"
"Cao Cao, the fair-faced Cao Cao, the Cao Cao who can defeat Liu Bei and Sun Quan."
Jia Lian couldn't help but frown:
"I look like Cao Cao? Am I so handsome like Cao Cao?
What's your look like? I have to look like Zhao Yun no matter what."
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Jia Lian’s deeper complaint is:
I am different from "Wife Cao"!
I don’t like picking up “other people’s wives”!
I love eating fresh food! One bite at a time!
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Who would have thought that Wang Xifeng curled her lips:
"No! I don't allow you to be Zhao Yun!"
Then she put her rose-like red lips to Jia Lian's ear and whispered softly:
"You can ride a white horse outside, but I won't allow you to draw a gun outside."
Jia Lian is absolutely defeated.
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In the following days, Jia Lian was in a very good mood.
There aren't many things going on in the yamen, things are going very smoothly in the provincial hospital, and everything at home is going according to plan.
The Jia family’s housekeeping team and the heads of the 12th house have been put in place one by one.
Jiao Da also took a family of 145 men and women and went to western Liaoning to reclaim wasteland.
The emperor actually found out about this matter, and specially sent eunuchs to pass on the edict and commend him. He said: "Without land, there are no people, and without people, there is no wealth. But the lack of justice is a fundamental injury. Although the Jia family is noble, it shows its wealth."
However, they know how to reclaim wasteland and use their own resources to save their own money. This move is praised as "the first in the world". It is hoped that other powerful families will follow suit, and the local governor will be given strong support.
Jia's mother was very happy to see her. When she saw that the emperor's rewards before the Mid-Autumn Festival this year were more generous than in previous years, she felt that Jia's family was expected to prosper.
Another thing that makes Jia's mother very happy is that Jia Zheng's illness has improved greatly after continuous acupuncture treatment. Not only is his mouth and eyes no longer crooked, but his legs and feet can also move as usual, but he still can't speak clearly.
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Wang Xifeng was also out of confinement, and she still took over all the affairs of the family.
Wang Xifeng understood Jia Mu's thoughts best. Seeing that Jia Mu liked it, and with the support from Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng, who was not short of money, prepared this year's Mid-Autumn Festival to be more grand than in previous years.
The old lady likes wealth and lively scenes the most. On August 15th, the girls and the lady happily played lively for most of the night.
Moreover, this year not only Baoyu, Jia Huan, and Jia Lan were all here, Jia Mu also specially asked Yuanyang to call Jia Lian, pointed at Wang Xifeng and smiled at Jia Lian:
"What do you mean by 'no seats for seven years old'? It's fun when the whole family is here. What's more, your wife is here to keep an eye on you. Are you worried that you will go out of line?"
Jia Lian hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile:
"What's she afraid of when she stares at me? I'm actually afraid of the old lady's 'fiery eyes', and she even looks at everything I'm thinking."
After the banquet, they were admiring the moon in the courtyard. The family was talking and laughing. Jia Lian suddenly remembered something, so he walked to Daiyu and said:
"I'm going to send someone to Jia Qiong and Jia Qiong to Suzhou to invite Mr. Shuyou to come to Beijing. I'm also going to ask someone to go to Yangzhou and send a letter to Uncle Lin.
If you have a letter or something, you might as well give it to me and ask them to deliver it together."