With the turmoil in the northwest and the letters exchanged in Heishan Village, Jia Rong heard a lot of news about Yekaterinburg.
He knew that the first emperor of Eros built a huge ironworks in the northwest of Great Yan and north of the coast of the West Sea, and built a steel industry city based on the ironworks.
That's Yekaterinburg.
Over the years, most of the steel used in Eros's muskets and cannons came from Yekaterinburg. Especially in recent years, more than 90% of the steel flowing into the northwest comes from there.
To put it bluntly, in Jia Rong's view, the Eros court was behind the turmoil in the northwest and the bandits in Kyaktu.
There is nothing that can be done about it. The establishment of Yekaterinburg symbolizes that Eros's industrial reform is on the right track. Eros, an industrial leader, is not someone Dayan is willing to turn against today.
Over time, when Eros's industry matured, Jia Rong could even guess that Eros would first securely occupy Kyaktu and other places in the south of Xianbelia. Then occupy the Waixing'an Mountains in the east, or merge with Mobei in the south, and control the northwest in the west.
Just like how it developed in the previous life.
Dayan is in danger.
Thinking of this, Uncle Rong smiled bitterly, worrying about what kind of hammer he was. We can protect the Jia family first, and then we can protect the people around us. For others, people have been sent to Kyaktu to do some calculations in private.
After having a drink with Xue Biao that day, it was inconvenient to stay in the Xue family courtyard for too long, so Uncle Rong returned to Ningguo Mansion smelling slightly drunk.
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"Brother Rong."
"It's the second aunt." Brother Rong was stunned for a moment and looked at the second sister You who was standing face to face. Seeing the resentful look on the other party's face, he couldn't help but lower his head.
After all, it was Wang Xifeng who interfered with her and Jia Lian's good affairs, and Uncle Rong also knew and acquiesced.
In this regard, I owe something to Sister You.
Brother Rong didn't see Second Sister You speak for a while, so he broke the silence and said, "My wife and daughter-in-law are still having a drink in the west. Why does Second Aunt want to see them?"
Just after she finished speaking, I saw the hesitation on Sister You's face, her hands clasped together secretly, but she couldn't hear a word for a long time.
Madam You, who was in the darkness over there, saw her daughter's lack of anger and cursed in a low voice: "She deserves to be without wealth."
Mrs. You walked out of the darkness cursing and pitying herself for her miserable life experience.
It turns out that Mrs. You is also a delicate and beautiful person. When she was young, she married a relatively wealthy businessman and gave birth to two girls with even more outstanding looks. However, he did not live a wealthy and prosperous life. The businessman was in poor health for a long time and passed away within a few years. She was left with her two young daughters, but the businessmen didn't believe her, and her uncle and nephew took over the family property.
Since there was no supporter in the family, Mrs. You's living standard dropped rapidly. The pretty widow remarried to the more affluent You family while she still had her charm.
Damn it, God has played tricks on people. After enjoying wealth and wealth in the You family for a few years, Lao You stretched out his legs. And she is also old and beautiful, and it is impossible for her to remarry again.
Her only hope can only be pinned on her daughter. It's a pity that the Zhang family, whose eldest daughter was married on the fingertips, has fallen into ruin. If she does get married in the future, she will only suffer, so she has to find a way to break off the engagement. It's enviable that the biological daughter of that dead ghost Lao You got married to Uncle Zhen of Ningguo Mansion. Although she was just filling in a house, at least she would have enough food and clothing for the rest of her life.
With this relationship, Mrs. You often went to Ningguo Mansion to enjoy the autumn breeze.
Who would have expected that Uncle Zhen of Ningguo Mansion would suddenly die, and the head of the mansion would become Uncle Xiaorong. After all, Uncle Xiao Rong was not as generous as Uncle Zhen. Grandma Xiao Rong, who was in charge of the house, treated her like an ordinary relative.
Twenty or thirty taels of silver a year is enough to send to a beggar.
Who doesn't know that Uncle Xiao Rong has made a lot of money in the past few years, even stealing tens of thousands of taels of silver from his servants? After all, the You family is also Grandma Zhen's natal family. Not to mention the thousands of taels of silver a year, a few hundred taels of silver should be paid.
What's even more annoying is that the second master Lian in the west house obviously lacks a grandma to take care of things, but he still wants to ruin the second sister's affairs.
Otherwise, the You family would also have a bead money tree.
Mrs. You walked out of the darkness with a kind smile on her face. But I kept cursing in my heart, I have lived in Ningguo Mansion for so long, how can I not know what is going on with this family?
The sanctimonious Uncle Xiao Rong is no better than the original Uncle Zhen.
But there really is a brother for every kind of master, and Uncle Xiao Rong is even more powerful than Uncle Zhen. Not only did he abduct the second aunt in the west, he also stole the distant aunt. Of all the beautiful people who have entered Ning Guo Mansion, there are only a few who can escape his grasp.
Mrs. You hummed to herself, no matter how good the second sister is, as long as she gets a few more opportunities, I'm not afraid that you won't be tempted.
As the person approached, Mrs. You called out with a smile.
"Brother Rong."
Uncle Rong held his hand slightly and shook his drunken head. He smiled and said, "You are looking for me because of something. Let's go to the front hall to talk. It's cold in here."
They couldn't enter the courtyard, so they had to go to the front hall. Uncle Rong was on guard and extended his hand to invite.
You Lao Niang is also a good person. The front hall is not a place to drink tea and talk about serious things. They don't want to go to the crowded front hall because they are not talking about serious things. The best place is, of course, the more secluded the better, with as few people as possible.
If it was a secluded bedroom, the drunk Brother Rong could be left alone with his second sister.
"There's no need to go over there." Mrs. You said with a smile, and brought her gentle, docile and extremely handsome second sister with her. He sighed: "This girl has something hidden in her heart, and it's hard to tell anyone about it, so she can only ask Brother Rong to come here."
Uncle Rong smiled dryly. "How can we say "please" between relatives?
"After all, it's a scandal that's inconvenient to spread." Mrs. You sighed again.
"..."
Uncle Rong was really helpless, but he could only invite the two of them into a courtyard and call the maid to bring hot tea.
But Mother Youyou once again used the family scandal to teach him to send away the maid as a good deed. After seeing no one, he pushed Sister You to sit down next to Brother Rong. He said with self-pity: "It's pitiful that this girl is already in a good marriage, but she didn't expect that Zhang family's people who are engaged in food, drinking, prostitution and gambling don't even recognize her family. The second sister is growing up year by year, and she must have a destination. I am a mother. How could I watch her step into the pit of fire?"
"..."
Madam You said pitifully, and then told Zhang Hua's recent actions. He is really indifferent and can't even support himself, so he can only sneak around in Nancheng. Even if you get a penny, you still have to go to a gambling house to play.
There is a saying that there is no need to worry about eating, drinking and having fun. The most fearful thing is that children and grandchildren gamble day and night.
Gambling is the number one loser.
It was Mrs. You who was so eloquent that she even moved Uncle Rong.
"If Zhang Hua is really such a person, I can take the initiative to get the marriage certificate signed by the two families back."
You Lao Niang's eyes lit up and she hurriedly encouraged, "Girl, why don't you give Brother Rong a cup of tea instead of wine?"
"It doesn't have to be like this, it doesn't have to be like this." Uncle Rong waved his hands.
Second Sister You also raised her tea with joy and thanked her. Although she was dismissed after drinking tea, Second Sister You also breathed a sigh of relief. The Zhang family's marriage has finally been resolved. Thinking of this, pink plum blossoms bloomed on Peugeot's face under the heavy snow in the cold winter.
"You look like you're worthless." Madam You snorted on the way. She was extremely dissatisfied with her daughter's performance today and taught: "If the engagement of the poor guy over there is terminated, will he be able to live a good life in the future? Look at the lives of those girls in Ningguo Mansion. They are better than us in the You family." It's okay. I'll go to Brother Rong more often in the future, and if I get a little benefit, the three of us will have enough food and clothing for the rest of our lives."
