During the days of waiting for Ah He, Jia Lian was too busy to touch the ground.
Although the official affairs in the yamen are not big things, they are all very trivial.
Under the emperor's feet, it is not easy to be an official in the capital. You have to be extremely careful about everything big or small, lest a small mistake might cause an earth-shattering storm.
The top priority of the Jia family is to visit the other side of the family.
Jia She still acted as his uncle, and Jia Zheng was still "unaccustomed to secular affairs". He would rather hide in the house and organize the Qing guests to write "Ode to the Provincial Family and Other Courtyards" or "Song of a Phoenix Coming".<
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Fortunately, Jia Lian worked in a real estate company in his previous life, so he is familiar with this kind of construction project. Under his personal organization and coordination, everything is progressing smoothly, and everything is getting more complete day by day.
Jia Zhen didn't dare to deduct any more. Jia Rong was secretly very grateful that Jia Lian had given her the job of Dragon Guard, so she was naturally neither greedy nor lazy.
Therefore, the price of the gold and silver vessels supervised by Jia Rong was very reasonable, and they were completed on schedule and have been put into the warehouse.
Jia Lian saw that he was dedicated to his work, so he later entrusted him with the purchase of curtains and curtains.
As for the purchase of furnishings, antiques, birds and animals, I left it to Long'er and Zhao'er.
All kinds of chores are trivial and scratching your head.
Until the end of October, all the antiques and curtains were furnished.
The ten little nuns and little Taoist nuns that Jia Qiang bought are also ready, along with ten sets of newly made monk clothes and ten sets of robes, and they have also learned to recite several volumes of sutras and mantras.
Although the twelve little actors can't sing the entire opera yet, they practice diligently day and night, and at least they can perform the excerpts in their twenties.
All the cranes, peacocks, sika deer, white rabbits, chickens, geese and other animals needed for the garden have been purchased and kept in various places in the garden for good breeding.
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Although Mrs. Wang no longer manages the house, in addition to praying to Buddha on fasting days, she is still busy entering the palace from time to time. She only asked her servants to record the money spent by eunuchs everywhere and send it to Wang Xifeng for her to record and reimburse.<
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Wang Xifeng is now the legitimate mistress of the family, not to mention that Jia Lian has taken back the money that was poached by the Jia family's worms. In addition, a lot of the Jia family's money is now placed in his official bank account, and can be legitimately lent to earn interest.<
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Now that the family has money, Wang Xifeng is naturally rich and reimburses everything to Mrs. Wang in full.
The project has not yet been completed, and Sister Feng has to open the warehouse and inspect it at the same time. She has no time to spare all day long.
Jia's mother was not at ease either. Regardless of her age, she came to the garden in person and commented on every detail carefully, fearing that something inappropriate might be omitted.
Wang Xifeng also had to accompany Jia Mu. According to the instructions, she had to add decorations, replace antiques, and tape gauze on the windows. She was so tired that she didn't even want to say a word when she returned to her room every night. p>
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Seeing that Wang Xifeng's jaw was so tired that she still kept on trying to be strong without even saying "tired", Jia Lian felt really distressed.
There are things about this woman that make people hate her, and there are also things that make people love her.
In addition, Jia Lian saw Jia Mu working hard and was afraid that she was too old to bear the fatigue. If she fell ill, she would be in big trouble.
So I advised the old man not to run to the garden every day and give instructions one by one to clean up the house. It was too tiring.
Jia Mu smiled and said:
"You don't know, since I was a girl, I was the best at cleaning the house.
There is a lot of knowledge here, but the worst thing is that it is tacky, and even good things are spoiled.
You sisters who have not left the government should also learn from this. The house should be exquisite, elegant and generous.
If I don't take the opportunity to teach them these things now, in the future they will become mistresses in other people's homes, either being too plain or too tacky, and they will be laughed at."
As he spoke, he pointed to the middle of the courtyard and said:
"In this yard, there are begonia flowers, green plantains, red and green. If you are not careful, it will become vulgar.
Fortunately, this room is unique and has no partitions. It is divided on all sides only with hollow and exquisite wooden boards carved by masters. One can store books and put a tripod in it. Place pens and inkstones here, and place flowers and vases there.
, even the place to place the bonsai has been prepared.
These decorations are made of colorful gold-embedded treasures. Fortunately, the titles of the carvings are good, such as "Hundred Bats in Flowing Clouds" or "Three Friends of Suihan", with landscape figures, feathers and flowers, and the walls are covered with wall-to-wall decorations.
There are slots cut out in the shape of antique toys, which can be used for pianos, swords, hanging bottles, etc. They are exquisitely carved, luxurious and elegant, this is top quality.
Look, on the small window over there, the window drawers haven’t been pasted with five-color gauze yet. It’s the season now. If everything isn’t ready, how can the empress save the bride?
Did you know that after Zhou Gui’s family’s provincial residence was built, the inscription was uploaded. As a result, the eunuch from the palace came to take a look and found that there were places for changing clothes, sitting down, receiving gifts, and holding banquets, but there was not enough room for retreat.
, and the eunuch who inspected the local prime minister's customs defense said that the customs defense was not up to standard. The emperor refuted the statement and said that it had to be renovated before he could be granted permission to visit the family.
Think about it, how much face will Zhou Guiren lose this time?
How dare our family not do our best?"
Jia Lian quietly leaned into Jia Mu's ear and whispered:
"Old lady, have you forgotten what I said? We, sir, might as well write the question book now. Anyway, my wife has to come to visit you on the 15th day of the first lunar month.
There are still a few months left, and the old lady will make careful arrangements and there is still time."
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After Jia Lian's words, Jia's mother ordered Jia Zheng to quickly choose a day to write the inscription.
When the emperor saw that the father of the virtuous concubine came to the court, he issued a ban on the same day:
On the 15th day of the first lunar month of the following year, on the day of the Yuan Dynasty, Concubine Jia was granted permission to visit the bride.
Jia Zheng came back with this favor, and his family was very happy.
Jia Mu was secretly shocked:
Jia Lian really hit the mark on the "fifteenth day of the first lunar month"!
So what about what he said later, "Xu Chu got up from the palace, and Chou Zheng returned to Luan at the third moment"?
Can he really figure it out?
When the old man of the country said before his death, "Only a strange man who wins Tianze can revive the family business", it turned out to be Jia Lian!
Sure enough, man’s calculation is not as good as God’s calculation!
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Another person who turned pale with fright at this "capable of pinching and calculating" was Jia She.
It turns out that the dead ghost dad really gave Jia Lian a dream!
He even told Jia Lian the time of visiting relatives.
As a result, Jia Lian really took back the estate!
It seems that this good-for-nothing boy who has been a coward since childhood can really change his life against the odds!
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But at this time, Jia Lian did not close the door and feel complacent. He had indeed changed his destiny against the will of heaven, but he had to work hard and plan on his own.
If a person's ability and virtue are not worthy of his blessing, then the blessing is not a blessing, but a disaster.
Jia Lian has sent someone to inquire and found out that Zhou Guiren's father, Zhou Zhegui, was a sixth-rank chief of the Ministry of War's chariot and cleaning department, and his family resources were limited.
Because the emperor decreed that there should be a "Chongyu Villa, where you can stay at the customs defense" before you can visit relatives, ministers must try their best to curry favor, so Zhou Zhegui emptied his family wealth and built a small relatives palace.
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However, due to limited resources and insufficient scale of the Provincial Family Home, the original proposal was rejected. This was really embarrassing. At this time, Zhou Zhegui was at home, unable to do anything.
So Jia Lian came to visit in person, but instead of giving money as a gift, he asked Zhou Zhegui to borrow five thousand taels of silver from the official bank account and gave him a very low interest rate.
With these five thousand taels of silver, Zhou Zhegui can build an additional provincial residence for relatives as required by the palace, and Zhou Guiren can also go home to visit relatives.
When Wang Xifeng learned about it, she was very puzzled:
"If you don't curry favor with Concubine Wu's family, why don't you help a little nobleman?"