Knowing that Jia She was coming, Lin Ruhai went out to greet him personally.
"Brother comes to visit in person. It really makes this humble house shine. Please come in quickly."
Jia She laughed and said: "Ruhai, you look good, are you in good health?"
Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "The recuperation during this period of time has been very effective. My body is already in a state of recovery, which makes my eldest brother worried."
Everyone came to the living room, and after some greetings, they handed over the betrothal gift list.
Looking at the gift list in his hand, Lin Ruhai was also very satisfied.
Although I don't care about these things, I can see from this that Jia Cong attaches great importance to Yu'er.
What happened next went very smoothly. The two parties exchanged marriage certificates and the marriage was finalized.
A few people stayed in the living room talking, and Jia Cong said goodbye and went out, going straight to Lin Daiyu's yard.
Jia Cong came to propose marriage with a betrothal gift. A maid had already come to tell Lin Daiyu about such a big matter. Lin Daiyu was very happy after hearing this.
Although the two people's affairs have been settled for a long time, it was a verbal agreement.
Today, Brother Cong came to propose marriage with a betrothal gift. The matter was finally settled, and the marriage between the two was considered legitimate.
Zijuan smiled and said: "Congratulations, girl, congratulations, girl. From now on, the girl will be the Duke's wife."
The two have been together for so many years, just like sisters. Lin Daiyu has nothing to be embarrassed about when facing Zijuan.
He smiled and said, "This marriage is finally settled, Madam the Duke? We still have to wait for another two years."
At this time, Jia Cong came in. Hearing Lin Daiyu's words, he smiled and said: "What? Does sister Lin want to be the princess of the country in a hurry? In fact, you don't have to wait two years. You can just go back to Ningguo Mansion with me. From now on, Ningguo Mansion will be here." It’s under your control.”
Seeing Jia Cong coming, Lin Daiyu became even happier.
After hearing his words, I couldn't help but spit.
"Bah, you are talking nonsense again. What will it look like if I go back with you now? Why don't other people's Tumo Xingzi drown me? You are the one who will come up with bad ideas.
Brother Cong, weren't you in front with my father, uncle and the others? Why did you come to me? "
Jia Cong smiled and said, "Why else? I miss you. Come and see you quickly. Otherwise, what should I do if I get lovesick?"
Lin Daiyu giggled and said, "Brother Cong, you are becoming more and more glib now. We haven't seen each other for just a day. My sister won't believe what you say. You must be trying to trick people."
Jia Cong said: "One day is like three autumns after not seeing each other. Although we haven't seen each other for only one day, in my heart it's like we haven't seen each other for three years. We haven't seen each other for three years. Tell me, brother, can I miss you?"
Jia Cong's words made Lin Daiyu giggle.
Although I knew he was coaxing me, I felt happy and liked it.
"It's so disgusting. I can't stay here any longer. If I stay here any longer, I'll probably get goosebumps."
Zijuan curled her lips, turned and walked towards the door.
This little girl is so cowardly that she even dares to make fun of herself. Take the time to clean her up and see if she still dares to sound weird.
He stared hard at Zijuan's twisting back.
Zijuan, who was walking out, couldn't help but shivered excitedly, looked at it with confusion, and went to the outside room.
Seeing that no one was disturbing the two of them, Lin Daiyu took Jia Cong and sat down on the bench.
"Brother Cong, how is the matter discussed? Has it been settled?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Don't worry, everything has been negotiated and the marriage certificates have been exchanged. The two of us are officially engaged. You are my legitimate fiancée, and you will be my little wife from now on."
He reached out and lifted Lin Daiyu's chin, and said with a smile: "Little lady, are you feeling beautiful and happy now?"
Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes and swatted Jia Cong's hand away.
"Fuck you, I didn't. Now that we're engaged, won't we be able to see each other again? I seem to have heard someone say that after getting engaged and before getting married, the man and the woman can't see each other."
Jia Cong said: "How can that be possible? If we wait until we get married, it will take at least two years. If we don't see each other in these two years, I don't want to die. I can't bear it.
If I can't see Sister Lin, I will be so worried that I can't eat or sleep well. So what should I do? "
Lin Daiyu chuckled and said: "Brother Cong, are you fooling me again? Didn't you come here like this for three years in Liaodong? How about I haven't seen you yet?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "Can it be the same? Although we were very good friends before and had already made a love agreement, we were always friends as brother and sister before, and we were not as close as we are now. If we haven't seen each other for two years, You really don’t miss me?”
Lin Daiyu said shyly: "I can't see brother Cong, and my sister also misses you. So what do you think I should do?"
Jia Cong said: "What else can we do? Let's have it cold. We can just do as we are now, just do whatever we want. Why bother with so much? I still want to study with my father-in-law, and I also want to teach Sister Lin how to practice martial arts. No. Can we meet in person?"
Lin Daiyu smiled and said: "I knew you wouldn't follow the rules. There must be many reasons to wait here. As expected."
Jia Cong said: "Are you the roundworm in my belly? You actually know me so well?"
Lin Daiyu wrinkled her nose and said: "It's so disgusting, you are the roundworm."
Jia Cong's decision was in line with Lin Daiyu's wishes. She couldn't bear it if they were not allowed to meet. After eight or nine months of getting along, the two of them were inseparable. She felt that she could no longer leave Jia Cong.
She had been practicing martial arts diligently during this period, thinking that if Jia Cong went on an expedition again in the future, she would be able to follow him.
So that you don't have to stay at home alone, worry about being hurt and not talk about it, and suffer from the pain of lovesickness.
She envied Qingwen and the others very much. They could always be by Jia Cong's side, killing enemies side by side with him, and galloping on the battlefield together. As long as they had mastered martial arts, she could also be by his brother Cong's side.
When you get older in the future, it will be a kind of happiness to think back on the years that two people have experienced together.
At noon, Lin Ruhai stayed with Jia She for dinner and sent them away after dinner.
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In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.
At this time, it is already March, spring is warm, flowers are blooming, and everything is recovering.
Jia Cong's caravan and the Xue family's caravan have also brought back a large amount of building materials from other places, and they are still being transported.
On the construction site of the provincial hospital, craftsmen are also busy in full swing.
The entire site of the Provincial Courtyard has been cleared, and foundations have been laid in many places and construction has begun.
On this day, Jia Cong inspected the construction site and came to Jia Lian's infrastructure team.
Shan Ziye and Zhang Fu all went out for inspection, but Jia Lian was the only one there.
Seeing Jia Cong coming, he quickly said hello.
"Brother Cong, why are you here free today? Come sit inside."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "I'm going out today and stopped by to take a look. Second brother, if there is anything else I haven't thought of, you should pay more attention. Besides, you must let them guarantee the quality."
Jia Lian smiled and said: "Brother Cong, don't worry. With my brother here to watch, there won't be any problems here. Jia Qiang came over a few days ago and said that he wanted to find something to do in this project.
I thought that he was the closest to you in the Dongfu team, so I agreed and asked him to go to Suzhou to purchase a group of young actors, who had already gone south with the caravan. "
Jia Cong nodded. The original work was about the little actor Jia Qiang bought in Suzhou.
It doesn't matter who buys it, Jia Cong doesn't really care.
I just remember that during the Chinese New Year, Jia Qiang said that she had found a job in Jia's Mining. Did she quit?
"Second brother, during the Chinese New Year, I heard Jia Qiang say, didn't I work with you in the mining industry? Why did you come here to find something to do again? Could it be that I didn't work with you anymore?"
Jia Lian said: "I'm still working. I worked as a steward with me. It's quite leisurely. I heard that I was in charge of the construction of the provincial residence, so I approached me and wanted to make some extra money. It's not a big deal. I thought about it and agreed.”
Jia Cong said: "Second brother, it's good that you know what to do. You can take care of these things. However, you can't indulge them too much in the mining industry, otherwise it will be the same as before as time goes by.
If you indulge one part, the supervisor below will indulge another part. Over time, there will be no rules at all, and it will be troublesome to rectify it at that time. "
Jia Lian said: "Brother knows, I will take the time to go over and have a look, and let a few of my boys supervise there for a period of time. The management there is still very strict. Some of the Jia family's children are there, which is not easy to deal with." They are too strict."
Jia Cong said: "Second brother is wrong. Since they are doing things, they should be treated the same. You can take care of them at work and arrange better positions for them, but you cannot indulge them.
If you indulge them too much, other people will feel uncomfortable. These people will also take it for granted and may not remember your favor. They may even make it worse. Then it will be difficult for you to do it. It is better to strictly follow the rules from the beginning. Come on. "
Jia Lian thought for a while, nodded, and agreed.
Anyway, it's under his control, and he doesn't intend to interfere. He just reminds him. As for whether it's good or bad, he doesn't care. There are many projects that make money for him, and it doesn't matter if he makes more or less.
Now that he has returned to the capital, if nothing unexpected happens, he will probably never go to the battlefield again in this life.
In fact, this is better and more in line with what I want.
Now that I have money and status, I no longer need to work hard to avoid being feared by the emperor.
From now on, I will focus on fine wine, delicious food, and beautiful women. I will also imitate my old man Jia She and live in debauchery every day, enjoying life to the fullest.
If we don’t fight anymore, let’s do business instead.
The soap was made a few years ago. First, Jia Cong was not at home and was afraid of being missed by others. Moreover, the family was not short of money, so he did not let it come out. He only made a small amount for the use of people in his house. .
Now that he is staying in the capital and is in charge of the public security and commerce of the capital, he just takes this opportunity to put the soap on the market.
It's almost summer, so I might as well do some ice business.
Last winter, I had the two ice cellars in my house filled with ice, and I dug a large ice cellar in the other courtyard, which was also full.
Not only that, but a huge ice cellar was dug on Zhuangzi, which was also filled with ice cubes, enough to sell for a whole summer.
If it's not enough, use saltpeter to make ice.
There is almost no cost to store ice in winter, as long as the ice cellar is well prepared, this is the key.
Otherwise, when summer comes, all the ice inside will melt, and all the work will be in vain.
Jia Cong is also planning to make some ice foods, namely ice cream, ice cream, popsicles, ice bricks, and even ice cream, etc. These things will definitely sell well, the price is cheap, and ordinary people can afford it.
Ice cubes are used by rich people to cool down in the summer heat, but ordinary people cannot afford them.
Although there are ice cubes everywhere in winter, they are rare in summer. The conditions in this era are limited, and most ice cellars are not very good at insulation and sealing.
As soon as the weather warms up, the stored ice begins to melt. When it gets really hot in summer, there won't be much left.
It turns out that the ice cellar in Ningguo Mansion is like this.
Jia Cong led people to make some modifications and made a mezzanine, which was filled with thermal insulation and insulation materials. The effect was much better.
Nowadays, many wealthy and aristocratic families have ice cellars in their homes and store some ice cubes.
However, they all have one problem, that is, in summer, the ice they have stored is almost gone and not much is left.
If you want to continue using ice to cool down, you have to buy it from outside.
Jia Cong's ability to make ice from saltpeter is unmatched by anyone. Ice cubes this summer are a huge profit business, specially used to make money from rich people.
There is also glass, which can also be put into the market in appropriate quantities.
Any of these things can make a lot of money, and they are all huge profits. Things are more valuable when they are rare.
Therefore, Jia Cong has never intervened or interfered with Jia's Mining. He just waited for the dividends. However, after all, he had his own shares, so he still had to remind Jia Lian.
The two chatted for a few more words, and then Jia Cong left.
After meeting up with Li Biao, they were just about to go to Muni Yuan outside the city to see Miaoyu when they were stopped by Qingwen who came in a hurry.
Qingwen came to Jia Cong's side, leaned into his ear and whispered: "Sir, someone from the north is already waiting in the house. They say they have brought important news, and they can only tell me if they see me in person. "
Jia Cong frowned when he heard this.
Those coming from the north are either Zhang Hu’s people on the grassland, or they are the barbarian Amin’s people.
Coming here at this time, I don’t know what’s going on?
I have just returned less than a year ago, and I just thought about developing in the capital. I hope it won't be bad news.
He took Qingwen, Li Biao and others and hurried back to Ningguo Mansion.
When they came to the study, they saw two people sitting inside. When they saw him coming in, they quickly stood up and saluted.
"My subordinate, Zhang Hu, pays homage to the general."
"Little Gu Qi, pay your respects to Duke Ning Guo."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Hu came back, which surprised Jia Cong. It seemed that it was really not a trivial matter. Jia Cong also knew the other person. He was A Min's confidant, Gu Qi, who had been responsible for contacting him.
These two people actually came here together. Could something big happen in Liaodong again?
