At this moment, Jia Rong finally understood why Wu Jinxiao was able to hoard so much money. He earned money from three countries: Li Dynasty, Dabazhou, and Eros.
But the things this big rat is selling belong to Ning Guo Mansion.
Seeing Uncle Rong narrowing his eyes, Wu Jinxiao knew something was wrong and hurriedly said: "I beg you to give the Wu family a chance."
"How can I give you a chance?" Jia Rong lowered his head and played with the cup in his hand.
He secretly wondered if Ning Guofu could do anything in Beiliao. Northern Liao was vast and sparsely populated, and due to various reasons in the past, it became a place of exile. But Jia Rong knew very well, not to mention that the area east of the Wusuli River was rich in resources and there were bays where ports could be built.
Just being adjacent to Eros to the north, Li Chaoguo to the south, and facing the Great Eight Continents across the sea to the east, this is an excellent foreign trade location.
But that place is a desolate place where people hate ghosts. Not to mention the Ninggu Pagoda in the south of Heishan Village, which is where Dayan exiled prisoners, and the surrounding area of Heishan Village is even sparsely populated. Due to the extremely inconvenient transportation in the area north of Heilongjiang, even the outposts set up on the border are only visited once a year or even every few years.
He was thinking about it.
Seeing Uncle Que Rong's demeanor, Wu Jinxiao thought that Jia Rong had no intention of letting the Wu family go. However, he was just a slave of Ning Guo Mansion, so he couldn't escape. He said eagerly: "There is gold in Black Mountain Village."
"Um?"
Wu Jinxiao said anxiously: "The land in Heilongjiang, Heishan Village and Vladivostok is rich in gold, golden gold. Because the three Jurchen tribes were exterminated in the past, Taizu divided the vast land of Northern Liao into four princes and eight princes. After this dynasty established its capital in Shenjing, The whole area of Bei Liao became the public and private land of the royal family and four princes, so outsiders have no idea about the situation of the places along the Heilongjiang River."
"Continue." Brother Rong frowned. He actually remembered a story about his previous life and entered Guandong. There is gold in the Northeast, he knows it. He really didn't expect that there was gold in Heishan Village, Vladivostok and other places.
"Over the years, due to the long road and cold weather in Beiliao, the royal family has gradually cut off contact with Beiliao. Even the four princes and eight princes have gradually loosened their control over it. Our village heads in Beiliao occasionally met with The residents of Bitterleaf Island came and went and discovered that there was gold there.”
A bitter cold place, a bitter cold place with golden veins, and a sparsely populated bitter cold place with golden veins.
Jia Rong thought for a moment and said oh.
"Uncle. I have given you all I can tell you. I beg you to spare the life of the Wu family."
"Okay, you can go back for now. Today is also the Chinese New Year, so don't say such depressing words."
"uncle"
Jia Rong waved his hand and asked Lai Sheng to lead Wu Jinxiao out. But he began to think deeply.
Black Mountain Village is too far away.
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It's really too far away, so far away that even the Great Yan Royal Family has forgotten this place.
Jia Rong knows better that panning for gold and opening a gold mine is not that easy. Moreover, it is still a remote and cold border area to open gold mines. Not very realistic.
At the same time, he also understood in his heart. Heishan Village must be firmly grasped, including Vladivostok. Perhaps because of the knot in his past life, he has an obsession, even if there is no gold mine, he must grasp it.
For him, Heishan Village now has two advantages: one is that it is rich in products, and the other is that it is sparsely populated.
Since the population is sparsely populated, no matter what Ningguo Mansion does in the villages of Heishan Village, others will not notice it.
He sighed: It seems that Ningguo Mansion is going to build another cement kiln, a cement kiln that will not sell cement to the outside world. I couldn't help but chuckle to myself: Didn't Emperor Xiande encourage land reclamation? It's time for Ning Guofu to go to the "camping field" in the bitter cold area of Northern Liao.
Perhaps in the future, that place could become one of Ningguo Mansion's retreats.
A cunning rabbit burrows three times, only to find its dead ears.
Thinking of this, Jia Rong's mood finally improved. When the "cement kiln" in Heishan Village is completed, then you can really say that: It will be fine if you accuse our family of treason.
Humming a tune, he returned to the yard.
When Qin Keqing saw it, he couldn't help laughing and said: "What good thing happened to me, how could I be so leisurely and relaxed?"
"What kind of leisure time?"
"I've never heard my uncle hum a tune before. Could this strange tune be from Nanyin?"
Brother Rong doesn't know anything about Nanyin and Beiyin. He can't even remember the name of what he just hummed. Hehe smiled and said: "Why haven't you rested yet?"
Qin Keqing sat up, holding his stomach, and said: "I just squinted for a while, and in my dream I saw the uncle turned into a cat and ran to the West Mansion to steal fish. He also forgot how many fish he ate, and his mouth was full of fishy smell. Come back home."
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Jia Rong's face, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Where's the fishy smell?"
"Who knows, maybe it's because the incense on the uncle's body covers the smell of fish, so we can't smell it." Qin Keqing said slowly.
What kind of Xifu steals fish, and the mouth smells fishy. Jia Rong knew very well that this girl was concerned about the child in Wang Xifeng's belly. He stepped forward, supported Ke Qing, and put pillows and quilts under her back.
"What happened in the dream can't be taken seriously." Jia Rong ordered the little maid in the room to go out, leaving only Xiang Ling and Que'er alone before trying to persuade Ke Qing. "You already know about Sister Feng."
Qin Keqing glanced at Uncle Rong leisurely. "It's not her, it's the Xue family."
"Uh." Brother Rong glanced at Xiao Que'er, who shook his head repeatedly to indicate that he didn't reveal it.
Qin Keqing saw it and said: "Don't look at Que'er. She is always facing the uncle. How can she explain to me, a grandma, what she knows?"
"Hehe! Ke'er also knows that Que'er is a stubborn girl. Today I will teach you a lesson. I want her silly maid to understand clearly who is the master of Ningguo Mansion. This girl will definitely improve her memory. I don’t dare to hide anything from our Grandma Rong anymore.”
"Hmph. Those who know are teaching you a lesson, but those who don't know think you are being favored."
"What's the matter?" Brother Rong said sarcastically. Fu Er listened on her belly, trying to change the subject.
But Qin Keqing knew her uncle's temperament and would never give him a chance. He said first, "When are you going to bring the Xue family's sister to your house?"
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"Master, don't deny it in a hurry. No matter how well she conceals her expression, many things will still be revealed inadvertently. How can you hide the care of someone in particular?"
Brother Rong said coquettishly: "I thought I would tell you after you gave birth in a few days. I didn't mean to hide it from Ke'er."
"Ke'er doesn't blame the uncle either." Ke Qing gently stroked his hair and assumed a comfortable posture. Youyou said: "My uncle got along with Aunt Feng the year before last, and he got married with the Xue family last year. I don't know whose sister she is this year. Ke'er is my wife after all. I take her to the house one by one every year, so why should I do it?" Let’s take some time to breathe with Kerr.”
False accusation, huge false accusation.
Jia Rong said: "Whatever happened the year before last, it all happened last year."
Qin Keqing said oh, and said slowly: "It turns out that all happened last year, so there are two in a year. One at the beginning of the year, and one at the end of the year. Which company should it belong to at the beginning of this year, and which company should it belong to at the end of the year? ?”
Brother Rong heard something was wrong and chuckled softly: "You are trying to imitate someone else, you are so yin and yang."
Qin Keqing looked deeply at Uncle Rong and pointed out something: "Of course she is the aunt of the Lin family. Unfortunately, I have only learned a little bit. One day, the aunt of the Lin family will come to live in the house, and I must learn from her. "
When Jia Rong heard this, her scalp was numb and she had goosebumps all over her body. He quickly said: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding. Your uncle has nothing to do with Aunt Lin. Even if there is anything, it must be because she is a little younger and feels a little closer to us."
Brother Rong looked at the smile on Ke Qing's face and couldn't say any more. Youyou sighed, "I'm so damn charming."
Grandma Rong couldn't help laughing, and hurriedly held her stomach, staring at Uncle Rong in pain, and hummed: "Master, don't be complacent. The Xue family no longer has power, but they already have connections, so it makes sense. The Lin family The master is now the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. How can his daughter follow the master without a name or status? There will be a headache for the master in the future."
Not only will it be a headache in the future, Jia Rong is starting to have a headache now. Not to mention Lin Ruhai's disapproval, even if Lin Daiyu got closer to him, the ladies of Xifu would not agree.
But Lin Daiyu was indifferent.
Jia Rong said: "Perhaps after a few years, when Aunt Lin gets older, these things will have passed."
Grandma Rong nodded and could only think like this. The aunt of the Lin family is an official in the court. The daughter of an official cannot be a concubine, but the uncle cannot stop his wife and remarry. This is completely a dead end and can only be forgotten later.
The two of them had good ideas, but the little bird next to them had a pouty mouth. It is so easy for a young girl who has just begun to have a crush on someone to forget her once she has a crush on someone.
Even if we don't see each other a few times in the next year, the feelings in my heart will never dissipate.
The night passed.
The next day, the second day of the Lunar New Year.
The two houses were more lively than the first day of the new year.
There was another banquet in Tianxiang Tower and a theater troupe was invited. But Qing and Xifeng led the maids around them and did not join in the fun. But Daiyu, Tanchun and others came early in the morning with Yingchun, Xiangyun, Xichun, Baoyu, Jia Huan, Jia Lan and others.
Jia Rong and Youshi entertained the guests at Tianxiang Tower. Youshi led the girls and buddies upstairs first. Upstairs, Daiyu had no intention of listening to the play. She saw Brother Rong downstairs alone downstairs, and followed him downstairs with a small copper stove to warm his hands.
"Why don't you even bring a hand warmer? Take this quickly, don't let yourself get cold."
Brother Rong turned around after hearing the sound, and saw Lin Daiyu, who was slender and tall, holding a hand-warming stove in front of her. A frown seemed to complain, but also seemed to be concerned.
"Auntie, just keep it warm. I have rough skin and thick flesh, so I'm not afraid of the cold."
Brother Rong is still thinking about what he said to Keqing yesterday. If he had another identity and Youmei took the initiative, he would never refuse. But this is Lin Daiyu. Firstly, she is young, and secondly, as mentioned last night, the two identities are not related to each other.
Lin Daiyu couldn't help but feel disappointed when she heard the rejection, and even thought of smashing the copper stove in her hand. I just thought so and didn't execute it. He picked up the copper stove and stuffed it into Brother Rong's arms, then hummed and walked up the stairs.
Jia Rong felt the warmth coming from the copper stove and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
Are you being too pretentious?
After waiting downstairs for a while, I saw the old lady from Xifu leading Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, followed by Aunt Xue, Grandma Zhu Li Wan, Xue Baochai and others.
The old lady asked: "Brother Rong's daughter-in-law didn't come over?"
Jia Rong replied: "The second aunt is accompanying Rong's daughter-in-law in the courtyard. They are in company and will not be bored. Grandpa, please go upstairs quickly. The aunts upstairs are still waiting for us to take the seat."
After hearing this, the old lady couldn't help but joked: "Feng Lazi is lazy. Even if she comes back to the house and refuses to take care of things, she still runs east to disturb your wife every day. Next time I see your second aunt, don't let her enter the yard." It saves her from running back and forth."
Otherwise, Wang Xifeng enters the courtyard? That is impossible. Brother Rong laughed and replied: "It all depends on our ancestors. Next time my aunt comes back, Rong'er will say that it was our ancestors who ordered us."
Old lady Jia Mu smiled and said, "You will sell me out."
The two ladies, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, looked at him coldly. Although they were smiling, they were not kind. Especially Mrs. Wang, Jia Rong always felt that when she looked at him, there was a hidden hatred in her eyes.
Jia Rong met the eyes of the two ladies and greeted them shamelessly. It happened that the two ladies didn't like him, but they had to make friendly expressions.
Jia Rong asked Aunt Xue, Li Wan and Xue Baochai how they were doing. Aunt Xue was very enthusiastic and even praised Jia Rong a few words. Li Wan also nodded secretly with a friendly smile on his face. Only Baochai's face and expression remained unchanged, and she smiled, but it always felt false.
Brother Rong stared at her eyes for a long time, and then Xue Baochai couldn't bear it and lowered his head, one ear quietly turned red. He said: "Let's go up quickly. The sisters and brothers upstairs are still waiting for our ancestors to take over."
In this way, everyone just walked up.
The still charming widow Li Wan walked last. After everyone went up the stairs, Li Wan led the maid Suyun beside him to stop. Grandma Zhu, Li Wan, kept some distance from Brother Rong and said softly: "Brother Rong hasn't heard the news about Mr. Li from the Yi Xue School yet."
Jia Rong was stunned. Could it be that something happened to Yi Xue because he was not in Shenjing last year? It shouldn't be. If something really happened, Ke Qing wouldn't not tell him. Confused: "But what's wrong with Yi Xue?"
Li Wan said softly: "There is no problem, it's just that Mr. Li is getting older. He also sees Lan'er as having a talent for studying, and wants to take over the teaching alone. Now there is no other teacher to teach in the free school, so"
Hearing Li Wan's voice, he paused. Jia Rong understood that it was true that Mr. Li was getting older, and it was also true that Jia Lan had the talent to study. Now that Li Wan came to the door, he was probably not worried that there would be no other teachers to teach in Yi Xue, but that he wanted Mr. Li to train Jia Lan alone.
It turns out that the widow who doesn’t fight or rob has her own intentions. But it's normal. The old man of the Li family is the uncle of the Li Wan family, so it's okay to show some affection to Li Wan's son.
Brother Rong thought for a moment. Although it is not good to use public tools for private use, it is not impossible to focus on cultivating one. Besides, Jia Lan is indeed more advanced than Baoyu and others.
"Rong'er knows what Auntie means. After the Chinese New Year, I will discuss it with the Second Master."
