Jin Yuliangyuan of the Red Chamber

After pulling several large carts of things, Mingyan was going to drag people to the warehouse exhaustingly to move them, but Baoyu said that he would pull them into the yard first, so there was no need to move them.

The main reason is that his small courtyard itself is not too big, and the small warehouse has long been filled with things, and there is no room for so much.Just put it in the yard first to see what is there, and then put it there when you have time (the new house and the new house have been built).

It was not early when I came back that night, and Baoyu was tired, so I didn't bother to look at it, and washed and went to bed early.There was no need to enter the palace the next day, he had a good night's sleep, and only after he got up did he have his things unloaded, registered and compiled to see what was there.

The big one has a big screen of the Four Gentlemen, and the smaller one has a sculpture of Zhang Guolao, one of the Eight Immortals riding a donkey upside down, carved from Bahrain's frozen stone. Fox fur, ermine skin, etc., there are two carts of all kinds of skins.

There are more than a dozen pieces of brocades of various colors, silks and satins of various colors, and another piece of rare golden brocade, which is gorgeous and very beautiful. It is a pity for Baoyu to think of making clothes with this thing, but it is more ornamental.

Then there is a box of gold ingots, two boxes of silver ingots, a box of plain white porcelain, a box of jade, a box of calligraphy and painting, and a box of agate stones. It is really a very generous gift.

Finally, there is a box of high-quality ink jade mentioned by Shuihong. The reason why it is called a box is because jade craftsmen probably cut it into pieces, and they are of different sizes. But there was a slap in the face.

Mingyan brought the box over to Baoyu for a look, and then asked the boys to go on and go back to the room to take a closer look.

The black jade in this box is pure as black as ink, heavy in color and greasy in texture, delicate in texture, firm and moist, bright in color, simple and elegant, it is indeed a rare treasure.

The more Baoyu played with it, the more he loved it, so he took out two of the largest pieces and gave them to Mingyan: "If you find someone to use these two pieces to make two square inkstones, you must find a master with good craftsmanship, so don't spoil this good thing."

He pondered for a while, rummaged through the box, and took out another one with the thickness of the middle finger that was more than an inch high, and said: "For this one, I will find the seal engraver from last time and ask him to engrave a small seal for women. There is only one character Yuan on it. It is best to engrave this seal in early February, so there is no rush for the inkstone, take your time, and it must be made finer."

After giving these instructions, he got up and went to Jia Lian.

Because of Shui Hong's reminder yesterday, Jia Lian began to prepare the property at hand.

After so many years, he and Baoyu have not only run those shops, but they still have a lot of talents. Several shopkeepers came to them a few years ago, saying that they should do something else. The business, such as medicinal materials, satin, spices, etc., should be involved in all aspects.

Jia Lian had a long-term vision, and Baoyu was a daring person, so the two immediately discussed expanding their business scope, so they managed more and more shops, and their income increased year by year.

In the beginning, he and Baoyu had half of the shares, and shared the money and profits equally. Later, he joined Shui Rong as the backstage, and it became 40.00% for the two of them.As a result, the business grew bigger and bigger, covering almost every industry.

Now if he goes to Yangzhou, Baoyu will take care of all the industries here, so he can rest assured, but he needs to carefully discuss who he will bring with him when he leaves.

It happened that Baoyu came to him, and the two of them discussed with Baoyu about the distribution of property and capital flow after they left.

"There must be a lot of money to bring with me this time. If I bring all the money in cash, what should I do if something happens on the way? Not to mention there are a lot of big pieces of furniture." Sister Feng was worried about this.

Baoyu thinks about it too. There is no such thing as a bank note, and there is no consignment business. If you bring 10,000+ taels of silver, you will need more than [-] large boxes, which is not safe.

Jia Lian also said: "Yes, I'm going to bring 10 taels first. If I go there, I might have to buy house decoration, buy furniture, make contacts, etc. Why don't I need money? But how to bring it is really a problem, after all The journey is long, and if something goes wrong, it will be troublesome."

Baoyu thought for a while and said, "I have an idea. If you can trust me, just leave it to me."

Sister Jia Lianfeng's eyes widened, and he continued: "You know, I'm going to Yangzhou to visit Sister Lin this month, and I'm going to bring gifts and things from the emperor and queen with me. Why don't you Prepare the silver as soon as possible, I will take it with me and send it to Yangzhou, and put it in the warehouse of the Lin Mansion first, when you leave again, you only need to bring other things, and go to Uncle Lin to mention it when you get there ,What do you think?"

Needless to say, this is really a good idea. Jia Lian has seen Baoyu's ability with his own eyes. It will be no problem to hand it over to him, so he immediately decided: "So good brother, I will leave it to you. Tomorrow I will let someone Go pack 10 taels."

Baoyu nodded in response: "Well, after putting it on, I will pull it to Tingshuang Chuixue first, and I will take it away from there when I leave."

They were busy with these things in the next few days, and after Baoyu helped them get ready, they went to Xishan.

The house has basically taken shape, and there are still some internal facilities that need to be improved. There are more than [-] masters hired by Shuirong, and there are hundreds of craftsmen!Naturally, the efficiency couldn't be much lower. Baoyu took a few glances, gave them some details and then went back.

When he found time, he went to the house that Shuihong said he had chosen for him. He quietly climbed over the wall and went in to have a look. Sure enough, it was big enough, but it was desolate, with weeds everywhere, and the pavilions and pavilions were dilapidated.

Baoyu shook his head, thinking that he must find someone to repair it.

The ten-day Muxiu passed, and on the morning of the [-]th, Chao Shuihong let those one hundred Jinshi go to the palace for an examination, and Baoyu and the others were naturally among them.

Two days later, the decree was issued, and the number one scholar, Gu An, was conferred the post of a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, and concurrently served as the servant of the household department. He was under the third rank, and he was given a mansion, one hundred hectares of fertile land, and five hundred households;

Jia Baoyu, the No. [-] scholar in the list, led the commander-in-chief of Jinyiwei, and was in charge of defending the emperor and the capital. He was given a mansion, a hundred hectares of fertile land, and a thousand households. Take care of your life...

…Jia Lian, No. 7 of the Jinshi Division, was awarded the prefect of Yangzhou Prefecture, the fourth grade, and concurrently served as the co-prefect. He was the prime minister for all affairs of Yangzhou Prefecture. He gave a hundred hectares of fertile land and led [-] households. go to office.

In addition, the post of Jiedu Envoy of the Beijing Camp was withdrawn, and all matters concerning the defense of the imperial city were handed over to the Commander-in-Chief of Jinyiwei.

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The other Jinshi had their own arrangements, most of them were sent to various provinces and prefectures, and a small number stayed in Beijing for inspection.

Like Jia Lian, Baoyu and Gu An, they can be said to have made an exception to confer such a high official position. In the past, Jinshi would have to start from the small county magistrate who was sent out!

Among them, Baoyu is the most blinding. He was given the important task of defending the imperial city when he was young. Even if he is the champion of martial arts, this is a bit inappropriate, right?So many ministers stood up and told the emperor that this move was inappropriate, hoping to take it back, Shuihong ignored it.

Baoyu didn't care about this, it's time to prepare to go to Yangzhou.The emperor sent a message, and the next day he went to the Ministry of Industry and brought a group of craftsmen to the dilapidated house and asked them to repair the house for him.He had already entrusted the craftsmen in Shuirong to draw a map according to his wishes, and he only needed them to repair it accordingly.

After the arrangement was made, he entered the palace and said goodbye to Shuihong, brought out several carts of things, and asked Mingyan to take them to Zhuangzi, and Jia Lian's silver cart was delivered a few days ago.

He came back to pack his things by himself, and was going to talk to Jia Mu and the others, and set off as soon as the Lantern Festival was over.

On the thirteenth day, Shi Xiangyun came to Jia's mansion to live temporarily again.

Baoyu just heard that he has been very busy recently, leaving early and returning late.Shi Xiangyun wanted to play with him many times, but every time he was out, he was unhappy about it.

On the evening of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, it was snowing again outside. Baoyu had checked what he needed to bring, and had just returned from outside the city, and walked hurriedly to Jia Mu's main courtyard.

Lanterns and festoons were decorated everywhere in Ning Rong's residence, and all the sisters-in-law were chatting and joking in front of Jiamu. Sister Feng has been busy packing her luggage these days, and she is only free to pay her respects at night.

Mrs. Wang sighed: "Lian'er and Feng Ge'er have gone, and it is rare to come back several times a year. Thinking about it makes people reluctant!"

Jia's mother also said: "It's true. It's just that the children are grown up, and they have to do big things when they go out. We can only support it." Everyone said yes again and again.

Just as Baoyu came in, after asking Ann first, Mother Jia laughed and said, "What have you been up to recently? You haven't seen anyone all day."

Baoyu laughed and said, "It's nothing, just to see how my new house is being repaired."

Everyone laughed and said: "It can be seen that they are anxious to live in a new house, and spend all day there."

When it was time for dinner, Mrs. Wang went out to call for food, and after they all went away, they drank tea and chatted. Then Baoyu said, "Old Ancestor, there is actually one more thing. I'm going to go out after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."

Mother Jia was surprised: "Going out? Where are you going? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Baoyu laughed and said, "Isn't it just today that I have time? I want to go to Yangzhou. You know that sister Lin's birthday is on the twelfth day of the second lunar month. She is fifteen, so I must go."

Hearing that others here are not doing well, Mrs. Wang frowned first: "Going so far just to celebrate her birthday? Is it too much of a fuss? At most, let someone send a gift."

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "Yes! I know that you have always been close to that child, but now it's not as good as when you lived together before. It's fine if you feel like it. There's no need to go there yourself."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Baoyu was furious, but still smiled and said: "The emperor is also very close to King Beijing and Sister Lin! They also specially asked me to bring gifts to say congratulations to Sister Lin, which is considered the emperor's order and cannot be disobeyed. "

It's all dumb now.

Xiang Yun, who was at the back, felt uneasy, and stabbed: "Sister Lin really has a big face, I don't know when she has been hooked up with the emperor and prince."

The words were so ugly that Sister Feng couldn't listen anymore, she raised her eyebrows and said with a half-smile: "Young girl Yun said that, she can't just be so red-mouthed and white-toothed."

Baoyu's complexion had already turned black, and he said in a deep voice, "Miss Shi, what nonsense are you talking about? When we were in Yangzhou, the Emperor and the Prince lived in Uncle Lin's house, so it's not uncommon to be acquainted with Sister Lin, right? It doesn't need to be so harsh. "

Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, Jia's mother hurriedly said: "Yun'er is just quick-talking for a while, Baoyu, don't bother with her."

Baoyu took a deep breath and sneered in his heart. He said, "I have made up my mind. I will set off early in the morning the day after tomorrow. Today I just talk to my ancestor's wife. I am tired after running all day, so I will leave." Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang saluted, then smiled at Sister Feng, and before leaving, she took a look at Shi Xiangyun and went straight out of the room.

The room was silent for a moment, Xiangyun's face turned red and white, Tanchun said nothing, but he was gloating in his heart, knowing that the second elder brother valued sister Lin very much, but to say that, isn't it shameful?

Baochai hadn't dared to look for him since she was frightened at the gate of Baoyu Courtyard years ago. Today, she wanted to take the opportunity to say a few words, but she was disturbed by Xiangyun before she could open her mouth. It was a moment of embarrassment.

Later, it was Jia's mother who laughed and said a few words before getting over it.

She couldn't help but secretly sigh in her heart, this grandson is getting stronger day by day, I don't know if it's good or bad!

The author has something to say: Is this chapter a cheating game?Please be gentle... I really don't want to let them start from a small official, otherwise they won't be able to finish it until next year.

Regarding the matter of building a mansion again... Forgive me for loving the construction industry too much (in my head)...

The next chapter is going to Yangzhou, we are going to meet each other!It is said that the two of them really got together and parted recently, and after parting and reuniting...

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