Jia Rong asked: "Auntie, there is still money in the house?"
Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "If you are not a family member, how can you know the hardships involved? Every year in the palace management and the visits to the princes' mansions, there is no need for money?"
"Why don't you join us and share the shares, and we'll settle the score when you make money."
"You want me to pay for it without even seeing you, and you treat me like a fool? Even your master doesn't believe this stubbornness, and you want to scare me." Sister Feng said with a sarcastic smile, "Let's wait until you do it."
When it’s done, you may not be part of it.
Jia Rong thought of Jia Jinglai in the clean room next to her, and felt that it would not be difficult for her to ask Sister Feng to do something at the moment. So he said: "My aunt is unwilling to pay. I have something that is easy for my aunt to do. Please help me."
Sister Feng asked Jia Rong to tell her what she wanted. It turned out that it was related to Xuan Zhen Guan and Jia Jing.
Jia Rong said: "My grandpa is currently recuperating in a clean room in the mansion. I'm afraid he will have to go back to Guanli in a few days. I think only Aunt Feng can help with this."
Sister Feng has a delicate mind and cannot guess Jia Rong's inner plan.
"In a family like ours, who doesn't have some Taoist monks in their house, and there are also a lot of alchemy elixirs. You are afraid of being beaten and scolded by your own master, so you want to invite Master Jing back to deal with Brother Zhen."
Jia Rong was not embarrassed when her thoughts were exposed and only mentioned it. "I also pity the girls who were sold."
"There are so many wretched people in the world, how can anyone take care of them? Take care of yourself first." Seeing that the girls were some distance away from the two of them, Sister Feng asked in a low voice: "I heard that Brother Zhen is because of you in recent days. My daughter-in-law didn’t go to greet him, and she felt a little angry?"
Jia Rong smiled bitterly and nodded.
Don’t you have a temper in your heart? If it hadn't been for the ancestral sacrifice ceremony yesterday, Jia Zhen would have punished herself for being unfilial.
Sister Feng sighed: "Logically speaking, our Xifu has nothing to do with your Dongfu's family affairs. Now that you have spoken, I, the aunt, can't pretend that you didn't listen. I will go to my ancestor's house." Let me tell you, her seniority is there after all, if you ask your wife to go there and show her filial piety on weekdays, Brother Zhen can’t find fault with her."
"My nephew thanks my aunt for my wife."
"You have received the guidance of the old Duke, and you have become the treasure of the two houses. Since I am a little worried about the affairs in the temple, I will send someone back to the Wang family's house tomorrow morning and ask the Jiedushi Master to help you secretly. "
Others didn't care about Mr. Ning's nonsense, but he always thought it was a hidden danger. Now that Jia Jing's hidden dangers are temporarily sold out, he is in a good mood for a while. When one day I have real confidence, people like Jia Zhen...
Jia Rong smiled and said: "Sister Feng, Aunt Feng is very considerate. If my nephew does any good things in the future, he will definitely not forget my aunt's love."
Sister Feng spat at him and saw Youshi and Qin Keqing leading a group of maids into the garden from a distance, and said, "Go and do your business. There is no need to stay with us here."
Jia Rong was ordered to go to Youshi and bowed, and then took Qin Keqing to the side to whisper intimately.
Everything was seen by Wang Xifeng. For a moment, he had mixed feelings, thinking of the first year or two after getting married.
Although Jia Lian is not as good as Ronger in appearance, he is also personable. When we first got married, we were considered in love with each other, but... within two years, our true nature came out. Although he manages the affairs of his foreign residence well, he still has a lot of romantic debts. Today he is hooking up with this person, tomorrow he is hooking up with that person. On the surface he is respecting himself, but underneath he is probably cursing himself.
Seeing Rong'er and Qin's love in the back, I felt a little envious in my heart.
It's just... whether she is envious of the relationship between the two or the Qin family, even Wang Xifeng herself can't figure out. She secretly sighed: "Rong'er has really changed a lot since she got married. She is no longer the cowardly person she used to be."
When she saw Rong'er secretly kissing Qin's little face, Wang Xifeng blushed and cursed in her heart: "In broad daylight... what a shame."
Not only Wang Xifeng saw this scene, but also a fat man in the garden saw it. The little fat man was frightened by Brother Rong's bold move. He blushed and couldn't close his mouth for a long time. After reacting, his eyes swept over the sisters one by one, and finally landed on the faces of a few beautiful maids.
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"Master Rong is here."
There were piles of gravel and sand in this small courtyard. Zong Cheng and others who were studying the stones immediately stood up and greeted Jia Rong.
"I'll keep you waiting!" Jia Rong greeted a few people and squatted down in front of a pile of rocks. He asked the tallest person in the courtyard: "Brother Yun, do you recognize these stones?"
Jia Yun is about the same age as Jia Qiang, about fifteen years old, with a delicate face like the poor scholar on TV.
As the saying goes: The children of the poor become rich early.
Jia Yun was definitely considered poor in the eighth house in Beijing. Jia Yun's father died early, her mother was in poor health, and she was an honest person. As a result, Jia Yun didn't even go to school for a few years and came out to beg for work early.
Although Jia Qiang's parents died young, she was favored by Jia Zhen and was never seriously short of money.
Therefore, when Jia Yun learned that Brother Rong had promised him a job, she made up her mind to do it seriously.
Firstly, he wanted to leave a good impression on Jia Rong and look for him next time he had a job; secondly, he himself also wanted to get closer to Jia Rong, the eldest grandson of Dongfu. If he could get into the center of Jiafu because of this, it would be a great opportunity. .
Therefore, Jia Yun is particularly concerned about this.
Whether it was what Jia Rong said or what the lowly craftsman next to him said, he took note of it carefully.
Jia Yun replied: "Brother Rong, don't worry, I've written it all down."
Lime bluestone, clay, fly ash, cinder, iron slag, etc. are common materials for making simple cement. Different types of cement can be obtained by calcining several materials in proportions.
Jia Rong nodded and said, "If you don't understand anything, just ask Zongcheng."
Jia Yun agreed and immediately bowed to Zong Cheng, asking him for more advice.
The four classes of scholars, farmers, workers and merchants were insurmountable gaps in feudal society. Jia Yun is a scholar, a descendant of Rong Guogong, and a serious scholar.
Zong Cheng didn't dare to ask for help. When he saw Jia Yun saluting, he almost knelt down.
Jia Rong said: "I don't have those rules here. In ancient times, those who spoke well were teachers. You guys are better at these things than us. In a few hundred years, I might still be able to worship you as a teacher."
Zong Cheng was an honest middle-aged man. He murmured in an unknown local dialect: "I don't dare, I don't dare."
It sounds like saying: Don't do it, don't do it as a guest.
The oldest among the craftsmen after Zong Cheng's death, he said: "It's already a great gift for Master Rong to give us the recipe given by the old man. He also gives us two taels of silver per person every month." The salary, this..."
After saying this, the old man burst into tears and knelt down with everyone grateful.
Jia Rong had never seen this battle before, so she stood up and helped him.
"Old man, please get up quickly... Zongcheng, get up. Everyone, please get up..."
The status of craftsmen is very embarrassing in this era. In the late Ming Dynasty, due to the development of the commodity economy, the scholar-peasant, industrial and commercial class underwent major changes. The status of merchants rose sharply, and the scholar-merchant class controlled a large amount of money.
In this dynasty, although the craftsmanship system was abolished, the impact it had brought over thousands of years could not be changed for a while.
Whether they are working as officials in various ministries or working as folk craftsmen, craftsmen are always the ones being exploited. Many craftsmen cannot even support their families, and are eventually reduced to money-making tools for businessmen.
"Get up quickly, I have something to tell you." Jia Rong was a little helpless, so she asked: "Do you still want me to invite you all up one by one?"
