"It saves money," Jia Yun said, "Brother Rong is very considerate. Although Brother Qiang and I also bought some hand guards, some of them were worn out within a few days, so we need to prepare more."
Brother Rong smiled and glanced at him. Jia Yun was indeed an interesting person. Look at what he said, it not only showed that he had prepared gauntlets in advance, but also flattered himself. Since there are hand guards here, Brother Rong no longer has to worry about this issue.
You should still buy linen and silk yarn. It would be a sin if the craftsmen became seriously ill, and it would also affect the output speed of the cement kiln.
At that moment, Brother Qiang asked someone to bring a hand mask and put it on Jia Rong.
He valued cement because it was one of the few things he could make. Ning Guofu has a large family, so relying only on the rent money sent from each village every year will sooner or later be left empty-handed. Jia Rong doesn't care about the lowly business of merchants. He should first fill his pockets.
Brother Rong is a selfish person and does not want to be an official. He didn't want to suffer those sins, so he wanted to make more money so that the Ningguo Mansion would not be trapped by money, try his best to avoid being implicated by the unlucky guy, and have a lot of fun in the courtyard with a group of beautiful young aunts and aunts?
Why am I as decadent as Baoyu?
It's all my fault that this damn society has corrupted my fighting spirit.
Jia Rong put aside her thoughts for the time being and asked the workers in the kiln to prepare the gravel and bring water to mix with the cement ash.
It’s time to test the cement results!
"Everything needs to be coated and stirred evenly." Brother Rong was on hand to guide, sometimes taking a shovel and mixing it up. "Add more water."
The owner of the village, Mei Maobing, had already prepared several square boxes with three feet left and right separated by boards.
Brother Rong looked at the mixed concrete in front of him that looked a bit like the concrete from his previous life, and said excitedly: "It's almost ready. Pour the mixed concrete into the frame. The first one will be three inches thick, and the second one will be four inches thick."
"Okay, hurry up...smooth it out. Smooth it out completely, don't leave anything blank."
Presentable!
I just don't know if it will be firm or not after it dries.
Jia Rong worked here with everyone for a long time, and was covered in mud. He gave instructions to Jia Qiang: "There must be someone to guard this place every day, and sprinkle water on it every four hours. We must not forget it."
Brother Qiang asked: "Is every recipe tested according to the method of this batch?"
"Of course. So you have to remember the ratio of various raw materials clearly. No one can tell the specific amount. Once this thing is made, it will be a great improvement for our Ningguo Mansion." Jia Rong said with Brother Qiang aside, " Our team is thin, so I treat you as brothers. If this cement is successful, you will have a share in the future, but you must be careful."
When Brother Qiang heard this, he was immediately moved and looked at Jia Rong with much softer eyes. It seemed as if tears were about to fall from his eyes at any moment, and he sobbed, "I saved you, the master in the mansion is fine."
In order to make cement these days, Jia Qiang has not been to Ning Mansion for a single day except for Jia Jing's birthday. He didn't even go back to the courtyard in Shenjing, and he didn't go to Yixue anymore. He just stayed in Zhuangzi. I don't want to be careless and harm Brother Rong's business.
"Don't worry about his affairs." Jia Rong patted Brother Qiang on the shoulder and said, "I think the owner of this village is quite an honest man. Don't be afraid that he will bully you. He needs manpower. Just ask him for orders. If this person named Mei doesn't obey, feel free to send someone to Shenjing to find me. No matter what his relationship is, I will remove him from his position as the owner of the village."
Jia Qiang hummed, feeling complicated in her heart. Asked: "When will Brother Rong come over next time?"
"I'll come back in a few days when the concrete has completely solidified. Don't worry about it in the village. Brother Yun is with you. If you can't make up your mind, just ask him. He is very clever and knows better than anyone else. Be thorough.”
Jia Rong gave Brother Qiang instructions on all matters big and small before returning to the city. As soon as I returned to the courtyard, I heard someone crying in the room.
"What's wrong?" Jia Rong hurriedly stepped forward and said, "But who bullied you? Please tell your uncle who is the one who dared to bully our Rong Nai."
When Qin Keqing saw Uncle Rong coming back, he quickly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief. He turned his head to one side to prevent Jia Rong from seeing him. He just said: "I thought of some sad things myself and it has nothing to do with anyone else."
Jia Rong didn't believe her, so she climbed onto Keqing's jade hand, pulled her over and held her in her arms. Said: "How can you think of sad things for no reason? There is always a lead."
Ruizhu met her grandmother and couldn't say a word for a long time. She was so anxious that she spoke immediately. "It's not a matter of the free school. Today, the owner of the school is not in the free school, and the grandson of the owner, Uncle Rui, is in charge. But we didn't expect it to cause a big trouble. Mr. Xifu Bao and our uncle Zhong gave away Grandma Huang's nephew. After a beating, Grandma Huang just went to the madam to file a complaint."
Grandma Huang?
Jia Rong desperately searched for memories in her brain, but she couldn't remember which wife in the two mansions Grandma Huang was.
Since she is called Grandma Huang, her husband should be called Jia Huang. Could it be one of Jia She's sons? That’s not right either. Jia She only had two sons, Jia Lian and Jia Cong. Although there is a man named Jia Huan in Jia Zheng's family, he is still young and has only a few wives.
"Good man, stop crying, I'm going to vent your anger right now." Jia Rong comforted Ke Qing.
"No, uncle, don't go." Qin Keqing's eyes were already red from crying, and she said sadly: "It's all because of my brother who was naughty and unsatisfactory, and even beat up his relatives in the house. The one who should be punished should be Jing Qing. We are all brothers. I'm not sensible and I got into trouble again."
It turned out that this was what Keqing was worried about. Jia Rong comforted him: "What's the trouble?"
But he felt very unhappy.
How did Jia Zheng and Jia Dairu do things? It's not like the two governments had agreed to pay for a scholar to discipline them, why would there be fights there?
Brother Rong didn't ask any more questions and directly asked the maid to call Qin Zhong to the courtyard.
"Whenever we beat him, it was Jin Rongai who spread rumors to cause trouble, saying that Second Master Bao and I were not clean. He also led a group of people to fight against us. When we went to argue, it was he who made the first move." Qin Zhong said He was also angry for a while. He had obviously been punched and kept rubbing his face.
Jinrong?
Jia Rong was somewhat impressed by this name. It seems that this guy was originally a good friend of Xue Pan, but later he blamed Qin Zhong when he fell out of favor, and even started a riot.
But... damn, that idiot Xue Pan hasn't come yet, so why is there a riot?
wipe!
He looked at Qin Zhong, who looked like a daughter, and felt very tired. This masculine and feminine thing is so delicate and delicate that no matter which man you get close to, there will definitely be gossip. Who doesn't know that all gentlemen like this kind of handsome man?
There is nothing to worry about, so why not just study there?
Brother Rong asked with a cold face: "Did Madam say anything?"
Ruizhu replied: "My wife didn't say any unpleasant words, but she even gave Grandma Huang a scolding. She said that their nephew had a dirty mouth and deserved to be beaten. Madam also said that if she heard such words again, she would tell Grandma Huang not to do it. Come to Ning Mansion for a walk."
In fact, Qin Keqing's grievance was not for anything else. She was just worried that Qin Zhong beating a relative of the Jia family would make Jia Rong a bad person in the family. Feeling uncomfortable, he made an excuse to ask Qin Zhong to leave, so as not to let his brother affect Jia Rong's reputation in the family.
Although Qin Zhong is Ke Qing's younger brother, since she married into the Jia family, according to the customs of this era, she is considered a member of the Jia family. She cares about her younger brother, but she thinks more about Jia Rong.
He just said: "Yesterday, there was a message that the master at home is ill again. I thought that my brother should go home first to serve the master."
