As the Spring Festival approaches, the front door of Ningguo Mansion becomes crowded.
Some of them were subordinates who came to send gifts of ice and carbon, and there were also some local officials who came to Beijing to look for opportunities.
Most of them are contributed by the big merchants in the capital and the gangs in the capital.
These people all work for Jia Cong to earn a living. When the New Year comes, they naturally need to come to pay filial piety, and each of the five military commanders also has a share of filial piety.
Jia Cong's current official position is equivalent to the combination of the Director of Public Security, the Director of Industry and Commerce, the Director of Transportation, and the Director of Urban Management in Beijing. That power is very powerful, and he can decide the fate of many people with just one sentence.
If these people want to make money and do business well, they must respect the great god Jia Cong.
Jia Cong accepted all the filial piety from these people.
By doing this, you can make the other person feel at ease and make a small profit, which is a good thing that everyone is happy with.
For those who came to seek opportunities, Jia Cong could not do anything, so he declined them politely.
There were also some people who insisted on keeping their filial piety, but Jia Cong did not insist, and instead had people send gifts in return.
Since I can't help others, I won't make a small profit. I'm not short of money.
For Jia Cong, these filial piety are just dispensable. He celebrates the New Year the same way without them, but in officialdom, he pays attention to harmony.
The doors and windows of Ningguo Mansion have been replaced with glass, replacing the original window paper.
The whole room is indeed much brighter, and it is also warmer than window paper.
Yuanyang said: "Master, our house is much brighter now, and we are not afraid of wind and rain, and the window paper will get wet. It is indeed warmer, which is great."
Ping'er said: "Sir, do you still want to stick the window grilles we cut?"
Jia Cong thought for a while and said: "Post it, make it more festive and just paste it directly on the glass."
The window grilles cut by these people are very beautiful and can be said to be master-level craftsmanship. Without these window grilles, they will lose their luster.
By the end of the year, Jia Cong was almost no longer on the job, and he even went to Lin Daiyu less.
This year is the second year he has spent in Ningguo Mansion. It is the first year since he became Ningguo Duke and his status was improved.
When he was eleven years old, he moved into Ningguo Mansion. At that time, he was still busy practicing martial arts and training guards, and passed the first year casually.
Now, Jia Cong has become famous and the mainstay of the Jia family, and plans to have a good Spring Festival.
With Jia Cong's deliberate connivance, a large amount of precious ingredients, delicacies from mountains and seas, were bought into the mansion.
Youshi smacked her tongue when she saw it. She saw many delicacies from mountains and seas for the first time.
"Brother Cong, don't you plan to live this life? Isn't this too extravagant?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, since we have money, what does this little food mean? Even if we eat like this all year round, we will not be exhausted. This Chinese New Year, I will let you eat well and be full."
"Bah, why does this sound so weird?"
Youshi gave Jia Cong a thoughtful look. During this period, Jia Cong was at home every day. She also shamelessly invited Jia Cong into her room and had a full meal.
Now that you have taken the first step, you no longer hold and hold it, and work hard on yourself.
Judging from this boy's enthusiasm for him, he probably still likes him a little, and he feels better when he thinks about it.
Jia Cong smiled and suddenly thought of Miaoyu, wondering what happened to this girl?
According to this time line, the Grand View Garden should be built after the Spring Festival. It is estimated that the garden will be completed in autumn and winter. Yuan Chun is when people come back to visit relatives around the Lantern Festival.
By that time, Miaoyu had already entered the kindergarten and her master had passed away.
The teacher entrusted the girl Miaoyu to her care.
I don’t know if her master is still alive? Have you ever come to the house to find yourself?
He glanced at Youshi and asked, "Sister-in-law, during the time I was in Yangzhou, did anyone come to my house to look for me, or was there a monk who asked for help from my house?"
You thought for a while and said, "No one found me here. As for whether anyone came to the house, I don't know. I have to ask the concierge to find out. Who is Brother Cong? Is it important?"
Jia Cong said: "When we were going to Yangzhou, we met a pair of monks and masters on the road. The teacher was very proficient in the innate hexagrams. She calculated that her end was approaching and her disciple would also suffer a great disaster, so she entrusted her disciple to him. You gave it to me, but I don’t know what’s going on now?”
Youshi heard that he was a monk, but he didn't think much about it.
"Since you are entrusted by someone, you should go and inquire. Don't come forward when you really need help. That would be bad."
Jia Cong nodded. Since he promised his teacher, he naturally wanted to protect Miao Yu.
As for the rest, just let nature take its course and see what luck has in store for you.
Turning to Qingwen, he said: "Qingwen, go to the concierge and ask if master and apprentice Miaoyu have been to the house? Ask Yueya where their master and apprentice are now. Do they need our help?"
Qingwen glanced at Jia Cong in confusion, and for a moment she forgot who Miaoyu was?
"Master, who is Miaoyu?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "You are not very old, but you are quite forgetful. When we went to Yangzhou, did you remember the master-disciple pair we met?"
After listening to Jia Cong's reminder, Qingwen suddenly realized.
"Master, you are talking about that beautiful little nun, right? No wonder I keep thinking about it. I will go and ask you about it right away."
Jia Cong smiled and shook his head, watching Qingwen skipping away.
Now that the glass here is installed, let's invite Mother Jia to come over and take a look. If she agrees, we can also put it on for her to make her fresh, bright and bright.
"You guys tidy up a little, and I'll invite the old lady over and let her take a look at the glass doors and windows to see if she can like them."
Ping'er said: "Sir, are you preparing the old lady's meal?"
Jia Cong said: "It depends on what the old lady means. It's too late to prepare now."
When he arrived at the old lady's room in Rongguo Mansion, Jia Cong directly stated his purpose.
"Old lady, the doors and windows over there have been replaced with glass. My grandson would like to ask you to come over and have a look. If you like it, I will have someone replace it for you years ago."
Jia Mu said in surprise: "Have all the doors and windows in your East Mansion been replaced with glass? What do you think of the effect?"
Jia Cong said with a smile: "It looks pretty good to me. It's bright and warm. It's much better than the window paper. Old lady, please go and have a look for yourself, and ask your grandson to treat you to a meal."
Jia Mu laughed and said: "As a rich man, you can't be too bad when asking for a host. Let's go and eat at a rich restaurant together."
Yingchun, Tanchun, Li Wan and others all laughed.
Xichun shouted excitedly: "Let's go, let's go to the big eaters."
Jia Cong flicked her little head and said with a smile: "You silly girl, they are all going to my house to eat at our big restaurant, what are you so happy about?"
Xichun touched her forehead and looked at everyone with a puzzled expression.
That means asking, are you going to eat at my house?
Everyone laughed when they saw her cute look.
Jia Cong went to call Aunt Xue, mother and daughter Xue Baochai, and the group arrived at Ningguo Mansion in a small sedan.
At the second gate, he put on a strong woman and carried the sedan directly into the backyard and arrived at Jia Cong's yard.
The maids stepped forward and helped everyone out of the sedan.
When Jia Mu got off the sedan, Yuanyang quickly stepped forward to help her and came to the house.
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Old lady, when you come into my room, do you feel anything different?"
After hearing this, the old lady raised her eyes and looked around. She felt that the room was indeed much brighter, and her own room was much darker than here.
Seeing the sunlight shining through the window, I came to the window, looked at the glass inlaid on it, and reached out to touch it.
Looking out from the inside, the scene outside is also clearly visible.
"Brother Cong, your room is indeed much brighter. The transparency of this glass is really good. It is much better than window paper, and it is not drafty at all. It should be a lot warmer, which is really good."
After others came in, they also gathered around the door and looked carefully at the windows.
Aunt Xue said: "This room is indeed much brighter. If you look from inside, you can also see things outside. Can you also see inside from the outside?"
Jia Cong said: "You can indeed see inside, but it's not as obvious as looking out and just closing the curtains."
Wang Xifeng said: "This glass is very good. It is transparent and warm. I think it is very good. With this thing, who needs to use window paper? Brother Cong, if it is not troublesome, let your sister-in-law change it too." "
Jia Cong said: "It's not too troublesome. You just need to measure the size, cut the glass, and then put it on the doors and windows. If my sister-in-law wants to change it, my brother will naturally satisfy you. Old lady, have you made up your mind?" "
Mother Jia said: "It's been replaced with glass, and the house is indeed much better. Give it to the old lady, too. I'll be brighter too."
Jia Cong said: "Okay, now that the old lady has decided, I will arrange for someone to measure the size tomorrow, and then have someone cut the glass. When it is ready, I will put the glass on the doors and windows for you.
If others want to change, they should decide as soon as possible. There will be no such store after passing this village. If you don't decide today, you will forget about it years ago. There is no point in coming to me again. "
Tanchun said: "Third brother, can we change it?"
Jia Cong said: "If you want to change it, I'll put it on for you. It's just a matter of convenience."
Yingchun said: "Brother Cong, will it be too much trouble?"
Jia Cong said: "Second sister, it's troublesome or not. You don't need to take care of it. You just have to decide whether to change it or not."
Tanchun said: "Change, let's all change."
Jia Cong nodded. Even if he changed them all, it would only take a few days.
"Auntie, do you want to change them together?"
Aunt Xue did not rush to express her position because she lived in the Jia family's place. If the house needed to be modified, the Jia family's consent was required.
Nowadays, everyone wants to replace the glass. If you change it yourself, others won’t say anything.
"I think it's pretty good too, so please help us put it on too. This time it's all thanks to you."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Auntie is too polite. What's the point? It's just convenient. In fact, it's not troublesome to change it like this. You just need to cut the glass."
Xue Baochai said: "Brother Cong, what is the current cost of glass?"
The cost of this thing is really very low. It is just made of some sand. As long as the process is perfected, the cost is very low.
However, things are rare and valuable.
The first interview with glass is on the same level as crystal, and it is the only one.
The real way to make money from business is to make money from the rich.
Jia Cong decided to define this glass as a symbol of the rich, something only the rich could afford.
In this case, the price can be set higher and the profit margin will be larger.
Besides, there are so many people guarding them, and they don’t expect them to remember their kindness if they install glass. If it’s too cheap, they won’t take it seriously.
"The cost of glass is still very high. At present, only rich people can afford it, and ordinary people cannot afford it. If it is launched in the future, it will only be for the upper class."
Xue Baochai's eyes lit up and he asked: "Have you already made plans? Are you planning to go public?"
Jia Cong shook his head and said, "No, I haven't planned this yet. I have a lot of things going on recently and I don't have time to think about it. If Sister Bao has time, you can come over and help me think about it together. I still trust Sister Bao's ability."
Xue Baochai didn't believe this at all. This bad boy probably wanted to trick herself into coming to him and come to stay with him.
However, this is an honest excuse to prevent others from gossiping.
"Seeing that you are so sincere, my sister agreed to help you."
Baochai's answer surprised Jia Cong.
I just said it casually without any hope, but who knew it gave me an unexpected surprise? It seems that Sister Bao also has her own ideas.
This is a good thing for myself. In the future, we will have more time together to cultivate each other's feelings.
"It's great that Sister Bao can agree to help. In this case, it is possible to put the glass on the market next year, and my brother will definitely give you a big red envelope by then."
Others were not interested in these things. As soon as Wang Xifeng heard about the business, he immediately came over.
"Brother Cong, this glass business should be very profitable, right? Don't forget your sister-in-law then."
Jia Cong said: "I should be able to make some money. If my sister-in-law wants to do it, she will naturally bring you one."
After everyone finished reading, they started talking together.
Let Ping'er arrange the banquet. Youshi, Qin Keqing, and Yuanyang stayed with Jia Mu and Aunt Xue, waiting for everyone to talk.
Soon it was noon and the banquet was ready.
"Old lady, the banquet has been prepared. Please come to the table."
There were a lot of people today, so three seats were opened directly. Jia Mu, Aunt Xue, You Shi, Wang Xifeng, Li Wan and others had one seat. The girls had a separate seat. Ping'er, Yuanyang, Dayu'er and others also occupied a seat.
Seeing the dishes on the table, Jia Mu nodded with satisfaction.
There was a table full of delicacies, precious delicacies, and several dishes that I had never eaten before. This boy was really willing to eat them, and he was very generous to himself and others.
Jia Cong sat at the old lady's table for a while, introduced her to the dishes on the table, had a drink with her, then went to the girls' table and sat down next to Baochai.
After having a drink with everyone, the scene slowly became lively.
