Jia Cong, Wang Xifeng, Ping'er, Youshi and Xichun talked for a while and told them some interesting things about Liaodong.
A little maid ran in and said, "Master Hou, the bath water is ready. Sister Qingwen asked Master Hou to wash up first."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "I have been busy traveling for the past seven or eight days and have never taken a shower. I will wash up first and then see the old lady. Otherwise, I will be rejected by the old lady. That would be so shameless."
Wang Xifeng stretched out her hand and tapped him and said: "Just bury the old lady, be careful I will complain to you, go and wash your clothes quickly, we can just talk here."
Jia Cong returned to the back house and was greeted by Yuanyang, Xiren, Xiangling, Yanhong, Xiaohong and others.
"Welcome the Marquis home."
Looking at the familiar faces, I really felt like going home at this moment.
"Everyone, get up. I haven't seen you for such a long time. I miss you all. Do you miss me?"
Several people laughed and said nothing after hearing this. Their affectionate eyes kept scanning Jia Cong's body, and the longing contained in their eyes was clearly visible.
The girls are all older, at the age when love begins, and their relationship with Jia Cong is very close. In addition, Jia Cong's explicit words inevitably make everyone have wild thoughts.
Xiangling smiled naively and said, "Master Hou, I miss you too. Next time you go out, please take me with you."
Jia Cong touched Xiang Ling's head and said with a smile: "Xiang Ling is still good. I will definitely take you with me next time. You heartless ones don't even think about me. It's a pity that I still think about you all the time."
Yuanyang smiled and said, "You have become a Marquis, but you still have no clue what you are saying. You say all kinds of nonsense and don't care about the occasion. Go take a bath first to relieve your fatigue."
Jia Cong said: "We are all our own people, and there are no outsiders. Besides, I really miss you. If I were not afraid of danger, I would send someone to pick you up and see you."
When he came to his room, he looked at the steaming bathtub and let Yuanyang, Xiren and others help him take off his clothes.
Jia Cong lay in the bathtub, his whole body was warm, he closed his eyes comfortably, and let several people scrub and massage him.
Yuanyang helped Jia Cong loosen his hair, washed it carefully, and then began to massage his head, face, neck, and shoulders.
While massaging seriously, he asked: "Master Hou, have you been fighting all these years?"
"We have been fighting in the past two years and have never stopped. This year, we have not fought. I have had a rare period of leisure time, but I have not been idle. I often go to the prairie to ride horses and hunt."
Xiangling asked: "Master Hou, is the prairie really big and vast? The sky is blue, the fields are vast, and cattle and sheep appear on the grassland when the wind blows. Is it really like this?"
Jia Cong said: "Of course it's true. The prairie is so vast that you can't see the edge at a glance. It has blue sky and white clouds, herds of cattle and sheep, solitary smoke in the desert, and the setting sun. It's really beautiful. Riding a horse galloping on the prairie, There is a feeling of lightning speed.”
Xiang Ling said with a longing look on her face: "It's such a poetic and picturesque place. After hearing what the Marquis said, I really want to visit it!"
Xiren smiled and said: "This girl Xiangling has become obsessed with poetry recently. When she has nothing to do, she holds this book of poems and reads it. She is almost stunned."
Jia Cong opened his eyes and looked at Xiang Ling. Seeing that she was still immersed in her fantasy, with a longing look on her face, she was really a little crazy.
In the original work, this girl just likes poetry and learns poetry from Lin Daiyu. When several girls opened a poetry club, she also joined in the fun, but she just followed Xue Pan, and her final fate was not good.
In this life, he rescued her early. Although she was just a maid, she lived a more comfortable, happy and carefree life than some wealthy ladies.
As early as when she was in Zhuangzi, she and Qingwen were asked to read, write and read together.
This girl works much harder than Qingwen, and she has a sense of naivety. In addition, she suffered too much with human traffickers when she was young, so she knows how to cherish the opportunities in front of her.
In short, she is a relatively motivated little girl. Since she likes poetry, I will help her.
"Xiang Ling, since you like poetry, let me find you a husband. Is he good enough for you?"
Xiangling returned to normal in an instant, and said with a surprised look on her face: "Master Hou, are you serious? Do you want to teach me how to compose poetry?"
Jia Cong shook his head and said: "I'm not good at poetry. I'll go to the old lady's place soon. When I meet Miss Lin, I will ask her to accept you as a student and teach you poetry.
Miss Lin's knowledge and literary talents are very powerful. Only Miss Xue can compare with her. No one else can compare with her. You must study hard with her. I look forward to a great poet in our family. "
Xiangling said happily: "Thank you, Mr. Hou. I will definitely learn from Miss Lin well. When I make a poem, I will show it to Mr. Hou first."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Well, I'm looking forward to this day very much. When the time comes, I will take you to travel around the world, to see the prairie in Saibei, to see the small bridges and flowing water in the south of the Yangtze River, to see Look at the snowy mountains to the west, and then look at the rough sea.
Let you, a great poet, leave behind beautiful and popular poems that will be passed down through the ages. "
Xiang Ling said with a look of longing, she looked at Jia Cong infatuatedly and said: "Master Hou, you are so kind to me. Meeting Mr. Hou in this life is my greatest blessing. I will serve Mr. Hou for the rest of my life." .”
Yuanyang smiled and said: "With Xiangling's crazy spirit, it is really possible to become a great poet. When you go sightseeing, don't forget to take us with you. We will also benefit from it."
Xiaohong said with envy on her face: "If I had known, I would have practiced martial arts with Qingwen. I could run around with the Marquis and experience different scenery."
Jia Cong said: "I'm back this time. It's probably hard to go back. I'll stay with you at home from now on. If I have time, I will take you around to see and play around."
Yan Hong said: "Master Hou, don't forget to take me with you. I have never gone out with you once, and neither has Sister Ping'er."
Jia Cong said: "You two have too many things to take care of. It's hard to go away. Find a few capable people and train a deputy. This way you will be more relaxed and have time to go out."
"Well, I understand Mr. Hou. If Mr. Hou stays at home, can we add a few more businesses? Now we have a lot of profitable projects."
Jia Cong nodded and said: "We can consider this, but let's finish the matter at hand first. Send the master away first, and we can discuss it slowly."
Yuanyang was a little worried after hearing this. The family had too much money to spend. These two people were still thinking about opening a new business. Aren't they afraid of being targeted and causing trouble?
"Isn't the money at home enough for you to spend? You still have to go through troubles, in case you make others jealous, cause some trouble out of thin air, and cause trouble for the Marquis. Although I am now the Marquis, there are still some people who are the Marquis. You can’t afford to offend him either.”
Yan Hong smiled nonchalantly and said: "Master Hou has made great achievements on the border of Liaodong in recent years. Although he cannot be said to be a household name in this sacred city, he is still famous. Under such circumstances, ordinary people will not provoke Hou." Damn it.
As for those extraordinary people who dare to provoke the Marquis, they are simply looking for death. With the Marquis's current reputation, status and methods, it is easy to deal with them. "
Yanhong was one of the first people to follow him. Before Ping'er came, she was the one who helped him take care of everything at home.
After Ping'er arrived, he took over the manager's errands, but Yan Hong was still in charge of soap, soap, ice making, ice cream and other manufacturing formulas.
I also experienced the Qinglang Gang's annihilation of the family and the incident with the Li Family Trading Company, so I still know Jia Cong very well.
This master was ruthless and decisive when he was young. Otherwise, he would not have achieved so many military exploits on the battlefield.
After years of training on the battlefield and killing so many people, his character will only become stronger and his methods will become more sophisticated than before. It can be said that it is easy to deal with these old and young dandies.
"Yan Hong is right. If I don't cause trouble for them, it will be a blessing to them. If they dare to provoke me, I will teach them to behave well.
One more thing you should remember is that I am the only master in this Ningguo Mansion, and I am the only one who can appoint you. Even the closest clan members do not have this qualification. They are all outsiders to our family.
If someone is rude to you or makes excessive demands, just slap them with a big ear-scratcher, even if they are people from Xifu. If something goes wrong, I will make the decision for you. When you go out in the future, remember to ask Chen Sanmei to send two people to you. A guard followed. "
Yuanyang smiled and said: "With the words of the Marquis, from now on our waist will be straightened up, and we no longer need to be humble and look at people's faces outside. Being with the Marquis in this life is really our greatest blessing."
Although the others didn't speak, they kept nodding. Jia Cong's words really touched them.
In this era, maids and concubines had a very low status. They were the private property of the master and could be disposed of at will without any autonomy.
If you meet a better master, your life will be more comfortable. On the contrary, your life will definitely be miserable.
After all, alternative people like Jia Cong are in the minority. New thoughts and concepts in their minds still dominate, and they still dote on the women around them that they care about.
In addition, Ning Guofu has the final say alone, so he can do whatever he wants.
My food and clothing are very luxurious, much higher than the old lady's.
The key is that Jia Cong is rich, not stingy, and doesn't care about those things.
The people around me all live and eat with him, and their living standards are not to mention. They buy a lot of clothes and jewelry every year, and they are treated better than those wealthy ladies.
If concubines like Yingchun and Tanchun were not by Jia Mu's side, life would be even more difficult.
With Jia Mu's protection, there is no shortage of money, just not enough, not rich.
In the past, the monthly money for welcoming the spring was often withheld by Mrs.
"Gene Era"
Ever since I started to rise step by step and had some spare money, I would often give them small gifts and small jewelry.
As his status became higher and higher, seeing that he was protecting these sisters, Mrs. Xing and Aunt Zhao no longer dared to reach out to them.
Nowadays, Jia Cong will give them separate portions of clothes, jewelry, rouge, gouache, and monthly money throughout the year. There are also gifts for various festivals and birthdays.
The people around me are no worse than them, at least they are much better than them in terms of food and drink.
Jia Cong has no power to control the food in Xifu, and he can't control it, let alone manage it. He can only invite them to come to the house from time to time to improve his life.
I haven’t seen each other for three years, and I don’t know what the sisters look like?
My sister Lin has grown into a big girl, right?
"Why is it taking so long to take a shower? What are you doing?"
Qingwen's voice reached his ears, interrupting Jia Cong's thoughts.
Qingwen had finished taking a shower, changed her clothes, and walked in with Jia Cong's clothes.
The clothes I had left at home were all from three years ago and can no longer be worn. These are the clothes Qingwen brought back for me.
Jia Cong reluctantly stood up from the bathtub. Xiren and Xiangling helped him dry himself. Yuanyang took the clothes from Qingwen's hand and helped Jia Cong put them on one by one.
After packing it up, Yuanyang looked up and down and said with a smile: "Master Hou was about the same height as me when he left. Now he is half a head taller than me. He grows up so fast."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "This age is the time to grow. Naturally, I grow fast. Besides, there are so many beauties waiting for me. How can I do it if I don't grow up quickly?"
When several people heard this, they all blushed and laughed.
Yuanyang rolled her eyes at him. This man never forgets to make fun of others. He is full of nonsense and has no seriousness at all.
"Isn't the Marquis going to see the old lady? Go quickly. We will prepare a banquet in the evening to give the Marquis a clean break."
Jia Cong nodded and said: "That's fine, I haven't had food at home for a long time. Let's have a few drinks tonight, but don't make it known to everyone. We still have to keep a low profile at this time, so as not to Being talked into.”
"You know my eldest prince, I know the seriousness. We can't skip eating, right? Go quickly, it won't be long before you come back. I guess the old lady already knows. It will be bad if it is later."
Yuanyang is worthy of being someone close to Jia Mu, and he knows the old lady very well.
When Jia Cong first came back, the movement was so loud that the concierge of Rongguo Mansion had already seen it.
How could they let go of such a good opportunity to show their faces? They immediately passed the news on, and Jia Mu soon got the news.
At this time, Jia's mother was sitting in the room, waiting for Jia Cong's arrival.
Neither the left nor the right came, and I felt a little uneasy.
"Hu Hu, go outside and take a look. Why hasn't Brother Cong come here yet?"
"Yes, old lady."
Amber agreed, turned around and left the room.
After a while, Amber ran in with excitement and said happily: "Old lady, the Marquis is here."
