Jia She's complexion gradually changed. He no longer had a smile on his face. He looked stern as if Brother Rong owed him money. Jia She said angrily: "Cement is ultimately a benefit to the clan. If we let the two little brothers take care of it, it will inevitably make people in other houses gossip."
Who doesn't know what you are planning? Brother Rong despises this old guy in his heart, doesn't he just want to get a piece of the pie from the kiln?
Jia Rong stood up and sneered: "This is not the Jinyi of the clan. I got the prescription, the money came from Ningguo Mansion, and the research was done by Brother Qiang and the craftsmen recruited by Ningguo Mansion. If there is one in the future, Jinyi, I can use part of the kiln to buy family property, but the bulk of it still belongs to my Ningguo Mansion."
"Brother Rong, what you said is wrong. Fang Zi came from the Second Duke Ning Rong." Jia She chuckled and said, "After all, I have a share in Rongguo Mansion."
That's bullshit Mr. Ning Rong. I originally created this project just to attract investment, but no one invested in it. Later, this name was set up to prevent forced requisition by the palace, but now this old guy has scratched his legs.
Jia Rong was not very angry and hummed: "Can the eldest master be the head of the Rongguo Mansion? Or can he be the head of the Jia family?"
The first-class general Jia She was so stunned by these words that he couldn't say a single word for a long time. His face turned red, but he was helpless. Jia Rong was afraid that he would not give up, so he said calmly: "When we first experimented with the prescription, our Ningguo Mansion spent countless silver taels. If the eldest master is determined to participate in one share, he only needs to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver to supplement our Ningguo Mansion. So what if I share 10% of the shortfall with you in the name of the head of Ningguo Mansion?"
Brother Rong thought, if Jia She is really willing to dig out his family wealth and scrape together tens of thousands of taels, what's the harm in giving him 10% directly? Think of it as financing. With these tens of thousands of taels, Jia Rong still has to spend half of it to buy land and build kilns across the country? Anyway, the sales and accounting books are controlled by the Ningguo Mansion. How to distribute the profits will not be decided by the Ningguo Mansion?
Jia She was very worried. How could he get so much money? He had only heard rumors that today Jia Rong was enthroned in the manor of Prince Zhongshun, and that the cement produced by Ningguo Mansion would be included in the procurement lists of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Industry.
Jia Rong's face changed several times when she saw the other party. In the end, she just heard a soft sigh, and then smiled and said: "If the eldest master is really free and wants to take care of something, why not lead a few people in charge of the house to go to Zhuangzi in various places?" Take a tour. Especially in the remote area of Heishan Village, the owner of the village there thinks that the sky is high and the two governments cannot control them. I don’t know how much annual filial piety and land rent have been withheld. "
Jia She didn't close his mouth after listening for a long time. He laughed twice awkwardly and said: "Where can I have the spare time? Now that your second uncle Lian has gone to Yangzhou, there is no one to deal with matters in Ping'an Province, so I have to go there by myself. "
He ignored the serious family affairs and focused on his brother's money bag. Brother Rong was speechless and nervous. Just as he was thinking about it, his brows suddenly jumped and he secretly thought that the Jiedushi of Ping'an Prefecture was a foreign official. As a first-class peer, Jia She would be unlucky if word spread about his dealings with foreign officials.
He frowned and said, "My eldest uncle has frequent visits with foreign officials. The crime of transporting foreign officials is not a small matter. If this is reported to the palace by someone with ulterior motives, not only will the eldest uncle's title be lost, but the two palaces will also suffer." "
Jia She was unhappy and said, "I have my own sense of discretion."
Seeing Jia She's nonchalant attitude, Brother Rong almost vomited blood. He made up his mind to find some time to investigate the affairs of Ping'an State. If Jia She really has some official collusion with a foreign official, I would like to break it off as soon as possible, so as not to implicate myself later.
Thinking about these things, she was not happy with Jia She herself. After the incident at the cement kiln, Jia Rong didn't want to stay in the old courtyard of Rongguo Mansion. He resigned and returned to Ningguo Mansion.
Jia She waited until Brother Rong left, then cursed Jia Rong several times.
"Brother Rong is back." Xue Pan and all the Xue family were guests in Huifang Garden of Ningguo Mansion. Only when he saw Jia Rong coming in, he quickly shouted: "Brother Rong, come here quickly."
When Jia Rong got closer, she realized that not only the Xue family, but also Wang Xifeng, Li Wan and others were there. He smiled and said: "No wonder I heard the excitement inside before entering the garden. It turns out that there are so many relatives and elders in the house."
Among the crowd, all the others were familiar faces, except for a fourteen-year-old woman who was following Aunt Xue that she had never seen before. He took a curious look at the woman. She was wearing a bright yellow silk cotton skirt. The color was not old, and she didn't look luxurious. The face is also pure and clear, without any rouge or gouache, but it is still gorgeous and attractive.
This should be Xue Pan's sister Xue Baochai.
Brother Rong didn't look much, just gave a general salute to everyone, and was pulled out of the corridor by Xue Pan.
"Why is Uncle Xue willing to come here today?" Jia Rong asked with a chuckle. These days, he may often hear some news about Xue Pan. Yesterday he took Baoyu to Wanhua Tower, and today he went to Wanhua Tower with Jia Lian.
As long as it is related to Xue Pan, it must be related to Wanhua Tower.
Xue Pan sighed and said, "Don't mention it. I originally planned to go to the outer city today. Who knows that second brother Lian has gone to Yangzhou, and brother Bao is not very interested. I happened to hear that Miss Feng invited my mother to your home. I thought I would come and play with you, but who would have thought that you would no longer be in my house."
"Aren't you back now?" Jia Rong said.
"It's late." Xue Pan said regretfully, "If we go to Wanhua Tower now, we won't be able to drink more than a few cups before getting into the night. I am registered with the Ministry of Household Affairs, so it is not good for it to be spread."
Jia Rong shrugged helplessly. This guy was really thinking about the woman from Wanhua Tower. But he didn't expect that this stupid overlord still had some scruples in his heart, and he actually knew the rules of not sleeping in a brothel.
He asked: "How has Uncle Xue won the hearts of beauties these days?"
"I went to take care of her every day and didn't even say a few words. I was so angry." Xue Pan shook his head and hummed, then suddenly looked at Jia Rong and said, "Have you and that girl Xianmei known each other before?"
"Uncle Xue was joking, how could I know the girl from Wanhualou? Uncle and Feng Shishu came over that day and invited me. That was the first time we met, and uncle was also present."
Xue Pan said: "This is strange. I have been with Feng Ziying many times these days, and occasionally I can chat with her. But Miss Xianmei is interested in you and has mentioned your name several times. "
"Uncle, you are joking. I only went to Wanhua Tower once. Will the Qingguo still remember that I am here?" Jia Rong thought Xue Pan was joking and pulled him to ask about the situation in Ping'an Prefecture.
