Xue Baochai was not afraid of Sister Feng. She looked at An Xian with a smile and said, "I think the old lady saw the commotion here and called my sister-in-law to come and inquire."
Wang Xifeng smiled instead of being angry. She stood up and said openly: "There is nothing shameful here. She came here just in time. You can also ask her how to discipline the boys. She is very capable. Brother Lan at home listens to her discipline." It’s actually the most worry-free thing.”
Baochai's face suddenly became unnatural after hearing what he said. Daiyu beside her also blushed and lowered her head, slowly frowning and peeking at Sister Feng. The two of them just thought that the shameful words in Wang Xifeng's words were all about themselves. Baochai was also annoyed that Sister Feng was showing off by giving birth to her brother.
"Aunt Feng..." Keqing called out hurriedly. Grandma Rong was still trying to calm down the fire in Uncle Rong's backyard.
Youshi's expression was complicated. She also felt that there was something in Feng Lazi's words that seemed to be implying something. He looked at Baochai, then at Sister Feng, and then at Daiyu. Daiyu sat quietly next to Baochai in a daze, her thin eyebrows seemed to be frowning but not frowning, not knowing what she was thinking.
Daiyu is young, and although she was once close to Ronger and his wife, she has lost a lot of contact recently. Youshi smiled bitterly, thinking that he was overthinking it. Paying attention to Baochai, he also thought about the business between the Xue family and Ronger, and contacted Baochai, Feng Lazi and Ronger to go to Jiangnan together.
Nan Mian was horrified, and the pupils in her eyes dilated a bit. Looking at Rong's daughter-in-law, it was obvious that her silly daughter-in-law knew the inside story.
At the right time, she only saw Wang Xifeng waving the silk, without saying anything to everyone in the room, and laughed out loud.
Sister Feng just went out, and she saw Li Wan standing there awkwardly. She said with a public smile: "I was thinking just now that I wish you were here. The people in their Dongfu only regard the eldest brother as a shady treasure, and don't make a fuss about anything. You are the best teacher in the house, please hurry up Come in and teach these headless flies a lesson."
"Just make fun of my pain points. How can I teach you?" Li Wan reluctantly responded with an embarrassed smile. When she finished speaking, she felt that the word 'you' was used inappropriately, and the embarrassment on her face became even worse. He said hurriedly: "The old lady saw that you all left the table. She thought something big happened in the house, so she hurriedly asked me to come and inquire. Since there is nothing wrong, I will go back and report to the old lady first, so as not to worry them."
After that, Li Wan left Wang Xifeng quickly with small steps.
Sister Feng entered the room and said with a smile: "Sister Bao is really a good calculator, and her guess was not bad at all. She came here just after the old lady's order. Let's break up. We are all here." If you are a guest in the Grand View Garden, how can you leave your wives alone to have fun there?"
Everyone responded and paid attention, leaving a few maids to listen to the orders of the eldest brother's nanny. Wang Xifeng took Daiyu, who was becoming silent day by day, and asked curiously: "What is my sister doing recently? She doesn't seem to be moving around much."
Daiyu said, "Just read a few books in the room for your own entertainment. My sister lives there so far away, so we can't go there often."
Wang Xifeng chuckled and asked, "Sister is still angry with Brother Rong?"
Lin Daiyu paused, looked at her suspiciously, and retorted: "What kind of person is he? No one is looking for him to vent his anger."
"Just don't get angry. That bastard is now in an official position and has been busy with official duties for days. My sister lives in the inner house. How can a man like him come to see you? From now on, my sister will live in the garden. Although it is a little far away from Dongfu, you can go to the east. It’s convenient to enter Huifang Garden through Jiaomen. I also want my sister to come here more often in the future, so that I won’t be lonely in Dongfu alone.”
Xiao Daiyu was so embarrassed by Wang Xifeng's words that even her ears turned red. He murmured, "He doesn't want to see me, and I don't want to see him either."
Wang Xifeng said: "How can I ask you to go see him? Can't my sister come to the East Mansion to find my sister? Recently, even Rong's daughter-in-law has been thinking about you and said that you would live in the West Mansion, but she has not come to the East Mansion for a few days to have fun in private."
Lin Daiyu's expression changed. She was not that easy to coax. She snorted: "How can anyone really care about me? It's all fake courtesy from relatives. But the second sister-in-law moved into Dongfu, which is really interesting. In the past, He only thought that Sister Bao had been with him for a long time, but he didn't expect that his second sister-in-law was more capable than Sister Bao."
Suddenly his expression changed.
Wang Xifeng was shocked by the speed of Lin Daiyu's change of expression, and then she laughed softly: "If my sister is resentful like this, I have no words to argue with. It's just that my sister accepts the relationship between Baochai and Brother Rong in her heart, but she also blames her for coming. This makes no sense. My sister has always been thinking about her, so why would she still persuade her to come to Dongfu often?"
Daiyu remained silent and returned to her seat hesitantly.
If the excitement of this day passes, the girls and grandmothers in the two mansions will have many worries.
In the next few days, the Grand View Garden continued to show off, and the sisters visited each other to play.
Qin Keqing, Wang Xifeng, Youshi and others from Ningguo Mansion also went to have fun.
Uncle Rong searched for a few times but couldn't find any way to see his eldest brother, so he calmed down a little. Agricultural officials from nearby provinces have already come to Beijing, and he has to receive them. He was also very busy, and he didn't have much time to think about the shortcomings of his family's fortune.
Today is mid-May.
Brother Rong met a group of agricultural officials from Ping'an Prefecture at the Water Conservancy Camp, and his face gradually became uncomfortable. There was one person in the crowd who looked really familiar. Looking for an opportunity, he summoned the man to a secluded room in Shuili Yamen.
Jia Rong said suspiciously: "I never thought that the agricultural envoy under the authority of the Holy Saint Bai Zun would be a small agricultural official."
What surprised Uncle Rong was that he was an old farmer from the Holy Church.
He opened his mouth wide, revealing the old yellow teeth inside, and said with a simple and honest smile: "Old farmers also lead people to farm in Ping'an Prefecture, which is most in line with your position as an agricultural officer."
Brother Rong said: "You are so audacious that you dare to come to Shenjing in the open. Are you really afraid that I will betray you at some point?"
"Afraid, very scared." The old farmer looked at Uncle Rong, nodded and said: "Now I am really afraid that Uncle Rong will betray him, especially since I received the news of Zhang Hongchen's death two days ago. As long as Uncle Rong sends the Buddha Mother away, Ning Guofu not only performed meritorious service, but also cleared away the suspicion in the palace that the uncle is the Ming Prince."
"Then you're still coming?" Jia Rong narrowed his eyes and asked.
Uncle Rong was really unhappy at the moment. Damn it, the peasant envoy of the Holy Cult came to work in the yamen under his jurisdiction. This is going to be exposed. What if I get implicated? Not to mention that there is a Buddhist mother of this holy religion in Ningguo Mansion.
"I think the uncle needs someone like the old farmer."
"Oh? Who?"
The old farmer said confidently: "A person who really knows how to farm."
"Exactly." I thought I had some ability. The most important thing for the Water Conservancy Yingtian Mansion is people who know how to farm, and Uncle Rong is quite proficient in it. He said: "If you only have this little ability, I still advise you to leave here tonight, otherwise I will take you to the official."
"These calculations have no scruples in telling me that Uncle Rong is a true gentleman." The old farmer praised him and then said: "Uncle Rong took me and sent me to the official, are you not afraid that I will falsely accuse your Ningguo Mansion of colluding with our holy religion?"
"You think too highly of your own abilities." Brother Rong shook his head in amusement, "You said it was a false accusation, how can anyone believe it?"
As long as Jia Rong takes the initiative, the people of the Holy Religion will not be able to influence Ningguo Mansion in Shenjing.
Firstly, the nine patrol yamen in Shenjing are still in the hands of four princes and eight princes; secondly, the newly appointed magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture is named Jia Minghua, whose nickname is Shi Fei, and his nickname is Yucun.
The four princes and eight princes are still the bosses of the inner city of Shenjing. This is the biggest benefit they got after Yuanchun became a concubine. Although there are many people from the emperor involved in the Jiumen Patrol Yamen, and although the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture is also supervised by many departments, it is still simple to perfectly handle a group of criminals.
If Jin Yisi dug up the people of the Holy Cult first and had contacts with Ningguo Mansion, then Jia Rong would be passive and be a different matter.
Therefore, he had to be prepared for the eventuality, and did not want the old farmer from the Holy Religion to appear in the water conservancy camp. It's just that Jia Rong won't explain these things to the old farmer. Even if you explain it, the other party may not believe it.
These interest organizations all suffer when they suffer, and when they prosper, they are both prosperous. This is not just rhetoric. Officials have been protecting each other since ancient times.
The old farmer's heart gradually sank when he saw the smile on Uncle Rong's lips. He said: "Uncle Rong is a good official who does business and serves the people. He is an old farmer who doesn't know anything else. He just has a lot of experience in farming. In recent years, he has taught people how to farm and produce up to five stones per mu."
"So what? The areas south of the Yangtze River and Lingnan are full of people with an output of five stones per mu."
"We are in a barren land in Ping'an Prefecture, with an output of five stones per mu." The old farmer said proudly.
"I also have the ability to make the land in Gyeonggi Province produce four stones per mu in one year and five stones per mu in two years." Brother Rong also followed suit. Anyway, three or four stones is almost four stones. When there is With the blessing of potassium fertilizer, it might be possible to achieve a stable level of more than four stones.
Rounded up, that’s five stones.
Rounding it off again, that’s...
I was still a little jealous in my heart, and I didn't believe that this old farmer could produce five stones per mu in Ping'an Prefecture.
The old farmer also looked at Uncle Rong in disbelief. He turned around and thought that Uncle Rong was the reincarnation of King Ming. He could even make Tianwu cement, so it would not be difficult to increase rice production.
The farmer under Bai Zun suddenly felt a little aggrieved. What he was best at was nothing more than this. That was the rice technology he brought from Jilong Mountain on the southeastern island, but it still couldn't attract Uncle Rong.
Uncle Rong said proudly, "Don't look at me like that. Even if you want to learn, I won't teach you right now. Go back to your Ping'an Prefecture Holy Sect as soon as possible. As long as you don't appear in front of me, you can do whatever you want." .”
The old farmer smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle Rong has misunderstood. The old farmer came to Shenjing for no other purpose. He just wanted to find Bai Zun's envoy to return."
"Will you make Li Sanniang?" Jia Rong blurted out. He knew that this person was Miss Xianmei from Wanhua Tower. I heard that this woman is now dating someone in the palace, but I don’t know who she is following. He shrugged and said: "It's just an envoy, what's there to find? Is it possible that there are important secrets of your holy religion that are in her possession?"
The old farmer nodded.
Uncle Rong said oh, not interested at all, but said: "Then you have to leave even more. I don't want to wade into your muddy waters, otherwise I will take advantage of this opportunity to take credit for your head."
The old farmer had already lost the confidence he had just now and sighed: "Sanniang is Lord Bai Zun's biological daughter."
"Then her life must be very valuable." Uncle Rong couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "Look, you are also an honest person, and you dare to reveal the news to me. We won't let you suffer. That Sanniang is now with the palace Someone is causing trouble. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to find her."
"Mother of the palace, what is she..." The old farmer stared, his eyes like a pair of copper bells. He quickly looked at Uncle Xiang Rong, knelt down and begged: "I beg Uncle Rong to be kind enough to use the power of your Jia family to find Sanniang, and let the old farmer meet Sanniang and persuade her to go back."
"There's something inside."
Brother Rong raised his eyebrows, but still had no intention of participating. There was absolutely no benefit at all, so he turned around and left without saying anything to the old farmer.
The old farmer hurriedly pulled on his robe and said, "Uncle Rong, for the sake of helping Yangzhou with the relief work that day and helping to burn the boat at the dock, please help find out the whereabouts of Sanniang. If you don't trust the old farmer, you can lock him up in the Water Conservancy Camp and help him." The uncle wrote a practical rice farming book."
Brother Rong was suddenly told this and hesitated. We have indeed received kindness from this old farmer. One cannot repay kindness without repaying it. Although you may not be able to really inquire about Xianmei's whereabouts, you can't chill your benefactor's heart. It's also good to sit and comfort your benefactor.
Jia Rong thought about it for a while and felt that what she was doing was really unreasonable.
However, I was jealous of the old farmer's method of producing five stones per acre.
Why don't you keep this old farmer first? I have cooperated with this guy several times and there have been no accidents. It should not happen this time. Anyway, he only stayed in the Water Conservancy Yingtian Mansion, and no matter how he found someone to supervise him, he couldn't make a difference. Wouldn't it be a good thing if Ping'an Prefecture's method of producing five stones per mu could be incorporated into a book?
"The Exotic Land Development of Vegetable-Growing Skeletons"
A great thing.
I am also doing this for the common people. Uncle Rong sighed secretly, he is really a person of noble moral character. He sighed and helped the old farmer up, and said: "I have been favored by my eldest brother, and I have tried my best to find Li Sanniang. I also asked my eldest brother to stay in the Yamen first."
The sudden change in attitude made the old farmer confused, but it was good for him after all, and he smiled with yellow teeth again. "Thank you, Uncle Rong. I will stay at the Water Conservancy Camp and not cause any trouble to you."
"Alas, that's wrong." Uncle Rong said with a smile, "Our water conservancy camp is short of everything, just pens, ink, paper and inkstones... no, there are just plenty of millets, chickens and ducks. Brother, stay here and stay well. When there is nothing to do, , you can write down the method of growing rice. There are still a few acres of empty fields outside, and my brother can do whatever he wants there. You don’t have to be polite with us, really, you’re welcome.”
Jia Rong squinted her eyes. If what the old farmer wrote was really useful, she would learn from it and integrate what she knew into the agricultural book, and help them find Li Xianmu for their holy religion. If it's of no use, then just do it for a show. Just make sure this guy doesn't go to Shenjing City to cause trouble.
Today is another fruitful day.
On the way back to Ningguo Mansion, Uncle Rong couldn't help but hum a ditty.
I also thought about the agreement I had made with my wife Youshi and daughter-in-law Keqing a few days ago to go to Youshi's courtyard to see the children on this day of every month.
Tsk tsk...
Wife, children, hot bed. Just a burst of happiness at night, perfect.
Uncle Rong scratched his head through his hat. Who should I go to tonight? (To be continued)
