Que'er followed Uncle Rong and followed his gaze curiously. "Why do you always stare at Mistress Lian?"
Jia Rong glared at the silly maid and glanced around, finding that no one heard her. He lectured: "It's not a good habit for a maid to talk too much. You must change it."
Que'er sniffed Uncle Rong vigorously, wrinkled her nose, and said with a chuckle: "Uncle, there is the smell of Second Grandma Lian, Que'er tells grandma to go."
This maid needs to be beaten.
"Oh, Que'er, stop talking, stop talking! Master, please spare me."
Brother Rong saw Que'er hugging his head and took back his hand with a chuckle. "This is the smell that your uncle picked up when he was riding in the car with Mistress Lian. Next time you talk nonsense, I will beat you."
Lin Daiyu happened to see the scene of Brother Rong and Queer having a fight, and she felt sour in her heart for some reason. A gentle hum came into Sister Feng's ears.
Wang Xifeng also followed Lin Daiyu's gaze and saw Ronger tapping the maid's little head. However, she could tell that Rong'er's movements were very light. It was more like knocking than playful.
Because the little maid held her head shyly and let out a soft laugh like a silver bell. She laughed and begged for mercy, shouting: "Master, don't do it."
Sister Feng looked at Jia Rong, then at Lin Daiyu, whose face was sore, thoughtfully.
The garden suddenly became quiet. Brother Rong noticed something was wrong and looked into the xuanli. I saw everyone looking at me and Que'er, the little maid.
Damn...they must have misunderstood.
Brother Rong first looked at his wife's face. Qin Keqing's expression was as usual. When their eyes met, Keqing avoided her with a smile. Youshi just glared at him, Lin Daiyu frowned and was distracted, and Yingchun looked curious and didn't know what was going on.
Only Wang Xifeng... She gave Brother Rong a hard look.
On this day, Lin Daiyu suddenly stopped thinking about the portrait. After staying in Ningguo Mansion for a while, she led her maid away. Yingchun didn't want to stay too long, so he left.
Wang Xifeng went to Youshi's courtyard. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they were arguing about their parents' differences. Qin Keqing was also accompanying them.
Brother Rong was alone again and went to the outer house to find Lai Sheng and ask about the situation in the village.
In Xifu, Tanchun and Baochai heard about Daiyu's return and took them to Daiyu's room.
"Why is my sister looking so miserable, but she is homesick?"
Lin Daiyu shook her head gently. She was not homesick. Just now I was watching Brother Rong playing with Xiao Queer, and suddenly I thought of Brother Bao. Although Lin Daiyu said externally that she didn't want to deal with Baoyu, she couldn't let him go in her heart. After all, she had been in love with Baoyu since she was a child.
Thinking about the past, the two of them often played together, but in recent months, the time between the two of them has been short. Every time he met him, Baoyu was either complaining about his second uncle or Brother Rong. He often blamed the two gentlemen from Yi Xue for assigning too much homework.
Lin Daiyu tried to persuade her several times, but gradually stopped trying. I want to say some thoughtful words to Baoyu, but I can only listen to Baoyu's complaints and watch him lose his temper.
Lin Daiyu felt sour in her heart.
Although when she was angry, Brother Bao would still stop complaining and come to please her.
But this back-and-forth happened every time the two met. First, Baoyu complained, then Daiyu tried to persuade her, but Baoyu didn't listen, Daiyu got angry, and then Baoyu came to please her again.
Although there is now a sister Bao in the mansion, Daiyu feels that there are fewer people in Xifu who can talk thoughtfully. Sister Bao was always serious, but Baoyu often complained. She only felt a little more relaxed after going to Dongfu.
It's just that Dongfu is a relative who got married a generation apart, so how can he stay there all the time, and occasionally see Brother Rong having fun with Brother Rong's wife and maid, how can he not feel envious in his heart.
Daiyu shook her head gently and said, "Maybe my disease has relapsed."
Except for the maid next to her, no one can see what Sister Lin is thinking.
Naturally, Jia Rong, who was in Ningguo Mansion, didn't know. Although he sympathized with Daiyu, he had no other ideas now. Just treat Lin Daiyu as a little sister, whether it is a portrait or something else, just because of the influence of her previous life, and follow everything.
Lai Sheng came back from the village and reported to Uncle Rong: "The village is very lively today. Not only did King Zhongshun go there in person, he also called many officials from the Ministry of Industry to come over. That Xiong Da was beaten up by two government officials. My son, I was whipped by the palace chief Shi. As an accompaniment, the palace spent three thousand taels to buy all the cement ash in the village."
Three thousand taels? Brother Rong took a deep breath after hearing this.
What a grand gesture, it deserves to be the residence of a prince, he is really not an ordinary rich person.
This cement kiln should not be short of money for the time being. Brother Rong felt happy and asked again: "Why did King Zhongshun come in person for this matter? There are also people from the Ministry of Works?"
Lai Sheng said: "King Zhongshun and officials from the Ministry of Industry came to learn how to use cement ash from the village. The old servant was afraid that the people in the village would not be able to entertain these noble people, so he stayed there for some time until Master Chitose left. Come back later."
"How to use cement ash? This..." Brother Rong wanted to say, what is there to learn from this.
But then I thought about it, I really need to learn this stuff. Otherwise, many people would buy it without knowing the proportions and usage methods, and there would be no after-sales disputes in the future?
Jia Rong thought, should I put an instruction manual inside when selling it?
Wouldn't this be too much trouble?
Not only do you have to write down various methods of use, but you also have to print them all into sheets.
Uncle Rong scratched his head. The promotion of cement application technology is also a problem. You can't just find someone to teach you every time you sell a place.
Lai Sheng said: "King Zhongshun is very fond of the natural resources in our house. He asked Second Master Qiang a lot of questions. He even had the idea of asking Second Master Qiang to go to the Ministry of Works to take charge of the work and to guide the Ministry of Works on how to build dams. Build canals.”
"Sure. I remember that they are minor officials in various departments under the Ministry of Industry. Generally, the most skilled craftsmen in each department serve as minor officials." Brother Rong frowned and said, "Who do these people look down on? A minor official who is not even an official. Might as well take it out."
"The gentlemen from the Ministry of Industry didn't force it. They just asked Second Master Qiang to come over and give guidance. However, Second Master Qiang said that he would listen to his ideas. He would only go if he asked him to go."
If Jia Qiang hadn't mastered the secret recipe for all the cement ash ratios, Brother Rong would have really wanted Jia Qiang to go to the Ministry of Industry to practice. When a good opportunity comes, find some ways to promote Jia Qiang from a petty official to a formal official.
Jia Rong sighed. "Have the gentlemen from the Ministry of Industry asked Brother Yun if he would like to work in the Ministry of Industry?"
Lai Sheng shook his head.
Damn, he can't let Jia Qiang go, but Jia Yun can let her go at any time.
Lai Sheng said: "In the next few days, I'm afraid the master from the Ministry of Industry and King Zhongshun will come looking for me."
"What do you want from me?"
"Of course it's because of the cement dust." Lai Sheng said with a wry smile, "King Zhongshun is now in charge of camp affairs and is planning to try to build a small dam with cement near Shenjing. If it succeeds, it will be promoted nationwide. King Zhongshun is special I told the old servant to bring this to you so that I can be prepared."
What's wrong with King Zhongshun? He almost ruined the reputation of the palace. What did he mean by this move?
ps: When I recommended the book "Global Awakening: Beginning with the Awakening of the Fear of the Void", I was shocked. Why was it that I was the only one who had awakened the giant insect when everyone else had awakened to the mythical beast?
A very interesting book, with a very novel setting and great imagination. The key is that the author is very good at playing tricks and making a lot of mistakes. The author's pen name is: Fighting against Road Bugs.
If you are interested, you can search for it. The pen name is: Fight against the Road Bugs
