The merger of Jia and Wang can be said to be the most important decision made by Mrs. Shi in her later years. Although there were problems of one kind or another, at least in the eyes of the people in the house, it was a success.
Later generations always view history through a filter, but if they were really in the game, considering the situation at the time, Jia Mu's choice of the Wang family cannot be said to be a bad move.
As the housekeeper of the Rongguo Mansion, Sister Feng has some experience with the energy behind the Wang family, who seem to be just ordinary in-laws. To this day, the merger of the Jia and Wang families is still producing dividends. The Jia family has gained more wealth with the support of the Wang family.
Guo Bao could also take this opportunity to take a breather, and the Wang family also gained the coveted upward path with the help of the Jia family.
If the friendship between three generations of a good family of children and grandchildren is hurt because of this incident, it will not take a day or two to recover. That's why Jia Mu said that war is dangerous. After all, in her knowledge, the Wang family is also
It can be regarded as guarding the border for the country on behalf of the Jia family, and the friendship is rare.
This is probably what Jia Mu is in trouble for.
"After all, the key is still the sixty thousand taels..."
"Isn't it!?" Sister Feng said with an embarrassed look on her face: "If it was just a matter of ten or twenty thousand, I would grit my teeth and sell the dowry to raise the money. But for such a big sum of money, I can only come here."
Looking for you."
With a soft "hmm", Jialan tilted his head.
A leaf floated from the air and fell under the mottled wall. The private alley between Ningrong and Rong's two houses was usually not allowed to enter and exit, so it was naturally neglected and was already overgrown with weeds in just two or three years.
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"Where's grandma? Did she say anything?"
Wang Xifeng was slightly startled, and then responded: "My brother, my wife certainly wants to help, but she is not well-off, so she privately asked Jin Chuan'er to lead someone to bring some big copper and tin things that were not important, and four or five others.
I estimate that the contents of the box are only a few hundred taels, which can hold up to the sky."
Jia Lan said "Oh", and then asked: "So it is grandma's intention to let you come to find me?"
Hearing Jia Lan mention Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng and Ping'er's expressions were slightly nervous. They exchanged a look. Sister Feng glanced at Jia Lan and saw that he was no different. Then she said, "The old lady has said something.
He said that the scientific examination is the first priority and no one can disturb you, Lange, and my wife means the same thing."
After a pause, Sister Feng said something again that made Jia Lan a little strange: "Sister-in-law Zhu said that she can't write two characters for "王" in one stroke. I have been taking care of you over the years... If your in-laws have something to do, you should help, and you should try your best to help.
Help me. The old lady and my wife all praised me after hearing this."
In the past, Sister Feng could still hold a condescending attitude towards Li Wan. When she met Jia Lan, she would often call Li Wan "your mother" instead of "Sister-in-law Zhu". Several years later, she is still the same person.
When Wang Xifeng said that title, his tone and attitude were completely different.
"That's right..." Jia Lan listened seriously, already laughing in his heart.
My mother said it was beautiful, but the whole article was full of nonsense literature. I didn't spend any money, but instead helped Sister Feng to stand up. Since the elders praised her, Sister Feng could only bite the bullet and find a way.
Not only that.
"Thanks to the care of the Wang family over the years," these words sounded exactly like Daiyu's sinister tone. I guess Li Wan also felt a little resentful in his heart.
No wonder Mrs. Wang felt strange to herself when the results were released today. Sister Feng and Ping'er quarreled for a long time and kept looking at her cautiously, just because she was worried that Jia Lan had a bad impression of the Wang family.
But having said that, Sister Feng really misunderstood Li Wan about this matter. If she hadn't mentioned it, Jia Lan would not have known that the Wang family had brought such a big problem to the Jia family. In Li Wan's heart, it was indeed as Jia's mother said,
The whole world was not as big as his son's exam, and he never even mentioned Wang Ren's matter to his son.
Sensing that the atmosphere was awkward, Jia Lan asked Jia Lian what he thought.
"What do you think?" Sister Feng suddenly became very angry: "My uncle didn't dare to criticize, but he made fun of my brother a lot, saying that you need to be self-aware. Zhao Kuo has read so many military books.
, going to the battlefield does not mean returning defeated, and fighting in a war does not mean playing house or anything like that."
The more Sister Feng talked, the angrier she became: "He said it's easy to get money, just go looking for a mandarin duck. After all, she holds the old lady's key, and there is always money in it. In short, don't try to take advantage of him."
"Haha!" Jia Lan immediately became happy. Jia Lian's words were no different from cheating. Who in this house knows that Yuanyang is reliable in doing things. It is extremely difficult to get the old lady's wool from her hands. Wang Xifeng is crazy.
Go get the old lady's idea.
This is not the last years of Red Mansion more than ten years later. At least there is still a lot of wealth left by Wang Xifeng by building gardens.
Moreover, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang really don’t have much money in their hands.
From the time when the Supreme Emperor abdicated and the emperor ascended the throne, until Yuanchun was promoted to the concubine a few years ago, the Jia family has been continuously investing in the palace for more than ten years. Now that Yuanchun has granted the title of Concubine Hua, the generals will be relieved and can have more.
The money is pretty good.
"For such a big thing, no one from the Wang family came over?"
"It's not that no one came. A few days ago, when you entered the examination room to take the exam, my aunt came over in person and chatted with the old lady and my wife for a while, but what she said was not what was in the letter."
Jialan looked a little curious.
Sister Feng pretended to look around mysteriously and lowered her voice slightly: "What the elders are talking about is actually Mr. Bao's marriage. Don't you think it's strange?"
"Second Uncle Bao?" Jia Lan was a little surprised, but immediately reacted: "And Uncle Bao's beautiful cousin from the Wang family?"
"She is the only one." Sister Feng nodded.
"The old lady didn't object?"
The Wang family's intention to bring Jia Baoyu and Wang Jinxiu together has been revealed a long time ago. Everyone in the house knows about it, but Jia's mother has been sitting on her back and never expressed her opinion, so everyone just sees it as a show of excitement.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although this Jinxiu cousin has her back against the big tree of the Wang family and is suitable in terms of status, Jia Baoyu's marriage has always been the final decision of Jia's mother.
In Jia Mu's heart, this cousin of the Wang family may not be ranked high.
Not counting Daiyu, there are also two other daughters, Baochai and Xiangyun. Especially Xiangyun, the old lady obviously wants to bring Baoyu and Xiangyun together.
Two generations of direct descendants have been married to the Wang family. When it comes to Jia Baoyu's marriage, it seems that it is not that important whether to marry him or not.
Wang Ziteng's wife came here probably just to express her attitude to the Jia family.
Or is it a stress test by the Wang family on the Jia family?
Jia Lan paced on the spot, thinking silently, but his eyes kept falling on the dense weeds growing in the corner.
The weeds were unkempt, and there was an earthy smell mixed with other smells, which was a bit unpleasant.
Jia Lan fell silent, with a small part of his face hidden under the shadow of the wall, and an unknown aura emanated, making Sister Feng's breathing slightly stagnant for no reason.
It was as if what she saw in front of her was not her good nephew, but a mountain.
However, this feeling only existed for two or three breaths before Jia Lan became active again: "Well..."
He asked a little abruptly: "How much grain do we have in total in the warehouse?"
Seeing that Sister Feng was a little dazed, Ping'er said: "The New Year's goods list from each village has just been delivered. In addition, last year the house had about 1,500 shi of regular rice, and the rest was rouge rice, bijaponica rice, binuo, white glutinous rice, and miscellaneous rice.
Seliang Valley..."
Jia Lan waved his hand and interrupted: "There is no need to forget the rouge rice and bijing rice." After a pause, he looked at Sister Feng: "Since you have decided to help, then show your attitude. I can probably collect more than 10,000 yuan."
With the taels of silver, after the palace test next month, I can still collect 7,000 to 8,000 taels, about 20,000 taels before and after.
In addition, I think that the Wang family is not only short of money, but also of food. Let's just take out all the regular rice in the house. I will write back and calculate it again. It is best to get 10,000 shi of regular rice.
The price of rice this year is definitely more expensive than in previous years. The money and food here account for more than half of the 60,000 taels. The Wang family should be satisfied with this."
Sister Feng said happily: "Hey, this is much better than I originally thought! I can also scrape together a few thousand taels of silver, a total of 30,000 taels and 10,000 shi of food. I will go back and write a letter to my uncle.
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Jia Lan nodded: "Let's settle things as soon as possible. I'm afraid I won't be very busy next time."
He made such a big move because he wanted to settle things once and for all.
Jia Lan had roughly figured out the attitudes of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang from Sister Feng's words before.
Jia Lan remembered Feng Ziying's evaluation of Wang Ziteng.
He was not a handsome man, but he was quite capable. Over the course of ten years, he gradually gathered the unruly men in Beijing.
Don't look down on the ancients, especially when it comes to relationships.
There are many dragons and snakes in the capital camp, not only the lords and queens, but also high-value elites drawn from various places.
Being able to control such a large group of people is a manifestation of ability.
Since you don't want to make enemies, then try your best to help.
Most of the matter was solved at once, and Sister Feng's mood was completely different, with a smile on her face.
"But Auntie, let me tell you something ugly earlier. We are related to the Wang family. I don't need the Wang family to write me an IOU, but I still need a receipt. After all, I spent this large sum of money, and I almost emptied all my savings.
I’ve given it to you, the Wang family, and if you still come to ask for money, then I really don’t have anything left.”
Sister Feng hurriedly nodded in agreement: "It should! It should! It's all thanks to you!"
Jia Lan couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, and said to Ping'er mischievously: "One more thing, Miss Ping'er must let the Wang family know that I only spent this money and food for the sake of my aunt's face. If someone else
I won’t recognize anyone who comes looking for me!”
"Yes, I heard everything Lan Ge'er said." Ping'er smiled and blessed himself.
Sister Feng was very touched after hearing this. She knew that Jia Lan was supporting her, so she couldn't help but hold Jia Lan's hand: "It is my fate to be with an unreliable brother, but I have met a nephew like you."
My son is truly my creation.
Langeer, I accept your favor. If you have anything to do in the future, just tell me and I will definitely help you!"
It was rare to see Sister Feng showing her emotional look, and Jia Lan's expression became serious and she nodded lightly towards the other party.