The next day, at the end of Chenshi.
More than a dozen carriages drove out from Ningguo Mansion and stopped for a moment in front of Rongguo Mansion.
The vehicles that merged with Jia Mu, Lin Daiyu and others left Ningrong Street and drove slowly outside the south city.
Li Biao led two groups of soldiers to clear the way.
Jia Cong was riding on a horse, followed by Qingwen and the four guards of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Behind him were nearly twenty carriages, and at the end were thirty personal soldiers trailing behind.
The convoy soon left Shenjing City and drove onto the road to Linhe Villa.
A flat road extended southward, and the speed of the team gradually increased.
Jia Mu felt the change in the speed of the car, but did not feel any bumps. She opened the car curtain and looked out.
I saw a road four to five meters wide, spacious and flat, extending into the distance, with a white line drawn in the middle.
This road is so well built, it's smoother than the ones in the city. This kid is really willing to do it.
"Yuanyang, is this the road that Brother Cong built? Is it necessary to build it this much? What is the line in the middle for?"
Yuanyang sat next to Jia Mu and smiled when she heard the words: "Old lady, this road was built by the Duke. I heard that it was built with a new material. The road surface is very strong and durable, even if it rains heavily. Vehicles can also drive on it.
The white line in the middle divides the road into two halves. The vehicles coming and going each go in half and drive on the right side. This can avoid vehicle congestion and traffic jams and drive smoothly. We now drive on the right side, and the vehicles coming from the opposite side go on the other side. aside.
There are many workshops in Zhuangzi, and there is also a winery in Zhuangzi. Every day, wine is brought out and grain is brought into the Zhuangzi. There are a lot of vehicles coming and going. It will be more convenient after the roads are repaired. The Duke of Guo once said that if you want to be rich, you must first Build roads. "
Mother Jia thought for a while and realized that it was indeed the case. It was indeed much better for vehicles to go to their own side. This child really had a lot of ideas.
"This road is really smooth. The car is running so fast and there is no bump at all."
Yuanyang smiled and said: "Old lady, this car was specially made by the Duke of Guo. It is his special car. It has shock absorbers installed underneath to reduce bumps. Moreover, this car is so strong that even bows and arrows cannot penetrate it.
There are also many small facilities in this car, and some food, supplies, and drinks are carried in case of emergencies. "
Yuanyang said, opened a mechanism under the seat, took out some fruits and melon seeds, and opened a mechanism next to Jia Mu to form a small table, and put the things on it.
"Old lady, the car has to run for a while. If you are bored, you can eat some melon seeds."
Jia Mu said, "I really can't believe that this car has so many functions. Brother Cong doesn't often ride in cars, so why do you put so much thought into making these things?"
Yuanyang said: "Old lady, when the prince goes on a long trip, he always takes a car with him. Sometimes when he sleeps outside, he sleeps directly in the car. When he encounters danger, he can also use the car to block him."
Mother Jia also admires this grandson a little, and this is so thoughtful.
No wonder no matter what he does, he is always successful. This meticulous thinking is beyond the reach of ordinary people. If he doesn't succeed, who can succeed?
Jia Mu and Yuanyang chatted wordlessly, occasionally opening the curtain to look at the scenery outside.
In a car behind, there were six sisters, Daiyu, Baochai, Xiangyun, Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun, chatting there.
Shi Xiangyun looked outside the car and asked, "Is the road outside so easy now? It's really fast and smooth."
Xue Baochai smiled and said: "How is that possible? When we came to the capital, the road was extremely difficult to walk on. It was still an official road. It was a pain to sit in the car for a long time. Brother Cong should have built the road here himself."
Xichun said: "Sister Bao guessed it right. My brother built this road. It was built three years ago."
Shi Xiangyun said: "Third brother is really awesome. This road is wide and smooth. This is the first time I have seen such a road."
Lin Daiyu looked outside and said: "This road is indeed different from other roads. It should be because the materials used to build the road are different. We will know when we get down to Zhuangzi and take a look."
It was the first time for several people to go out to play, and they were very excited. They kept chattering along the way.
Soon they arrived at Zhuangzi, and Liu Quan led his people to greet him.
"I'll wait to see the Duke."
Jia Cong said: "Get up, go in first and then talk."
Qingwen directed the vehicle and drove directly into the yard. Then everyone got out of the car and helped Jia Mu to the backyard.
Yuanyang arranged Jia's mother into the main room, and also arranged rooms for other people, so that everyone could stay and rest for a while.
After all, it took nearly half an hour to sit in the car, which was still very hard for these women who usually never go out or step outside the door.
There were a lot of people this time, occupying both the middle courtyard and the backyard.
Jia Mu, Aunt Xue, Li Wan, Baochai, Daiyu and others all lived in the backyard, and everyone from Ningguo Mansion lived in the middle courtyard, including Jia Cong himself.
Jia Cong looked for a long time but didn't see Baoyu, so he called Yuanyang over and asked.
"Yuanyang, didn't the old lady say that she would bring Baoyu with her? Why did she leave Baoyu behind?"
Yuanyang smiled and said, "We were originally going to come together, but when we were going out, the second wife stopped us and said that Baoyu's butt wasn't cured yet, and sometimes it still hurts, and he couldn't drive, so she pulled him back. The old lady didn’t say anything.”
It's been almost a month since Baoyu was beaten. Normally it was just a skin injury that should have healed long ago. He's so pampered.
If you don't want to come, don't come, and you will save yourself a lot of trouble.
Jia Cong smiled and said, "Is Baoyu's butt more delicate than a big girl's? Isn't it better after so long?"
Yuanyang said: "Who knows, the second wife said yes, that's my son. Let everyone rest for a while. We won't go out in the morning. After lunch, we will take them out to have a look."
Jia Cong nodded and said, "Well, you can arrange things here. I'll go to the front to meet the stewards first."
When they arrived at the study room in the front yard, Liu Quan and others had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing Jia Cong come in, he quickly stood up and saluted: "My lord."
Jia Cong waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite, please sit down. It's been more than three years since I last saw you. Is everyone okay?"
"Thanks to the Duke of Guo, we are all fine. I didn't expect that the Duke of Guo would come back with a salary after being away for three years. It's really amazing. Those of us who follow the Duke of Guo are also honored."
These guys are quite good at flattering.
Jia Cong chuckled and said, "It's just good luck. Let's briefly introduce our respective situations today. We'll discuss the specific matters later. I'll entertain the old lady first."
Liu Quandao: "My lord, the autumn harvest has begun on both sides of the village. The other workshops are also operating normally. The construction of the villa is becoming more and more complete. Generally speaking, it is getting better and better."
The other stewards also reported one by one, giving Jia Cong a general understanding.
After three years of continuous testing, the glass has become more and more transparent. Although it does not meet the standards of future generations, it is already a qualified product and can be launched on the market.
Cement has also been researched and a batch has been stored. Apart from building roads and building brick walls, Jia Cong has not figured out how to use it.
It's better to keep this thing in your hands for now, and it won't be too late to take it out when the critical moment comes.
The winery has been expanded again and the production scale has doubled. Every year, a batch of wine is stored and sealed in the wine cellar.
It has been five years since the first batch of wine that Jia Cong sealed. Except for the 10,000 jars given to the emperor, some of which were used by the family, the remaining 10,000 jars have not been touched.
In addition to drinking some at home, continue to store it. If it is stored for more than ten years, the taste will be different.
In addition, a six-fruit wine has been developed, which has a good taste and low alcohol content and is suitable for women and children.
The quantity of fresh fruits is insufficient and the seasonality is relatively strong, making mass production impossible.
In two years, only more than 10,000 jars were produced. They were not put on the market and were sealed in the wine cellar, waiting for Jia Cong to come back and make a decision.
Jia Cong asked someone to bring a jar and taste it. It was sour and sweet, very delicious, almost like a drink. This thing was just for these women to try. It should be in line with their taste.
Jia Cong had a hundred jars of six-fruit wine and ten jars of five-year Linhe tribute wine brought to the yard and moved into the backyard.
Everyone knew that Jia Cong was going to entertain these women. After a brief report, they said goodbye and left.
After Jia Cong sent them away, he returned to the back house.
At this time, the food was ready. With Jia Mu's consent, the maids brought the dishes in and placed them on the table.
When Jia Mu is around, these maids cannot sit down and have to stand by and serve.
Jia Cong asked Ping'er and Yuanyang to sit down together and accompany Jia Mu.
Seeing that the food on the table was richer than at home, Jia Mu nodded with satisfaction.
Jia Cong said: "Old lady, you won't be allowed to drink at noon. After dinner, we will go out for a walk and have a good drink in the evening. I have already asked people to move in my wine."
Jia Mu smiled and said, "We don't drink ordinary wine. Get us some good wine from your winery to try."
Jia Cong said: "Old lady, don't worry, the wine I'm giving you is definitely the best. I still have some tribute wine that I've stored for five years, and I've just moved ten jars here.
One hundred jars of six-fruit wine were also brought. This is a new wine. I just tasted it. This wine tastes very good and is very suitable for you to drink. "
Aunt Xue smiled and said: "A hundred altars, brother Cong, don't you want to knock us all down?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "If I can't drink today, I will continue drinking tomorrow."
After eating, we took a short rest and went to the square outside.
I saw a large field of fertile land to the east, with farmers harvesting soybeans in it as far as the eye could see. To the south was a large area of houses, where people living on the farm lived.
To the west is a mountain, at the foot of the mountain is a barracks, and to the south are various workshops, forming a complex of buildings.
Jia Mu said: "This place is really not small. This is only half of it. Is it the same on the other side of the mountain?"
Jia Cong said: "Absolutely, it's not smaller over there than here. Today we'll watch the farmers working for a while, and then we'll go to the workshop. Tomorrow we'll go to the greenhouse in the south and take you to go rowing on the river." , I will carry you to the mountain the day after tomorrow to have a look."
Jia Mu chuckled and said, "Then we will listen to your arrangement. Why are there so many sliding poles around? Do you still want to carry us there?"
Yuanyang smiled and said: "Old lady, the Duke is afraid that you will get tired from walking, so he has prepared a sliding pole. If any of you are tired, just sit on the sliding pole and let them carry it. These women have been practicing for many days. Nothing will go wrong.”
Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Brother Cong is really thoughtful in his preparations, and he is really attentive to the old lady. The old lady is really lucky to have such a good boy."
My mother was happy when she heard this. The child was well prepared. She was afraid that she would not be able to walk, so she had to carry herself.
"Brother Cong, this kid has always been filial and prudent in his work. He is really incomparable to others."
While everyone was talking, they came to the edge of the field. The villagers in the village were waving sickles and harvesting soybeans. Jia Cong went to get some and showed them to the little girls.
Xichun said: "Brother, is this soybean? This is my first time seeing it."
Jia Cong said: "Well, these are soybeans. They can be used to extract oil, and can also be used to make tofu, soy milk, tofu curd, bean paste, and soy sauce. The green ones are also very fragrant when cooked. Yes, I'll have people put in the spices and cook it in a big pot, and you can try it tonight."
Lin Daiyu said: "Brother Cong, your large area is entirely made of soybeans. What do you do with all these soybeans? Are you going to sell them directly?"
Jia Cong said: "Basically, our food is not sold. There is an oil pressing workshop over there, which uses these soybeans to squeeze out soybean oil. The remaining soybean cakes can be used to feed pigs. There is a pig raising workshop in the far east. There are more than a thousand pigs raised in the farm.”
"Ah, so many pigs?"
Shi Xiangyun said in surprise: "Third brother, can you feed so many pigs?"
Tanchun said: "I definitely can't eat it, but if I can't eat it, can I sell it, right, third brother?"
"Well, you can sell them if you can't eat them, but I have a lot of people here, and I brought back two hundred soldiers this time. It's good that these pigs are enough to eat."
Xue Baochai said: "Brother Cong, raising pigs shouldn't be very profitable, right? With your wealth, do you still care about this small profit?"
Jia Cong said: "These are the income of the villagers. This income is enough to improve their lives. In addition, the pig manure can be used as fertilizer to increase food production. It can be regarded as killing multiple birds with one stone."
Mother Jia, Aunt Xue and others nodded after hearing this. This child has a lot on his mind.
After playing here for a while, I went to the workshop and walked around in each workshop.
Seeing the sheets of transparent glass in the glass workshop, even Jia Mu and Aunt Xue were surprised.
"Oh my God, brother Cong, you made these colored glazes too? Why are they so big? Are there so many? How much does it cost?"
Jia Cong said: "Old lady, aunt, this is glass. With this kind of glass, our doors and windows can be covered with glass to make the house brighter. This thing is airtight, keeps warmer in winter, and makes the house warmer." .”
"So this is how this glass is used? It's really enlightening."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Old lady, if you are willing, I will have your doors and windows replaced with glass in a few days. If Auntie is willing, I will also replace them for you."
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