Weiyang of the Red Mansion

Wrapped in a black fox fur cloak, Jia She stood at the bow of the boat, frowning as he watched the heavy snow falling from the sky.

There has never been such a big snow in memory.

There was a slight sound of footsteps behind him, Jia Amnesty turned around, saw that it was Tang Xi, hurriedly took off the cloak and wrapped it around her body, and said incessantly, "What are you doing out in such a cold day?"

"I heard from Wan Qing that she was going to the capital soon, so I came out to have a look." After a pause, she said, "You have been standing outside for a long time, what are you looking at?"

Hearing this, Jia She glanced at the heavy snow in the sky and sighed, "Such heavy snow, I'm afraid..."

Although he hadn't finished speaking, he believed that with Tang Xi's intelligence, he must understand what he didn't say.

Such heavy snow can easily form a snow disaster.

Tang Xi lowered her eyes and said after a while, "What does Enhou want to do?"

"What can I do?" Jia Amnesty didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and then said again, "Even if I want to do something, I'm powerless."

There is indeed a lot of gold and silver in his interspatial ring, but he can't use it because he can't explain the origin of the silver.

"If Enhou has the heart, he will go to the capital in two days and meet the master," Tang Xi said with a smile, "Besides, there may not be a snow disaster."

Jia She was silent when he heard the words, he put his arms around her after a while, turned and walked to the cabin, "You're right, it's windy outside, let's go in."

Two days later, I arrived in the capital.

Ding Fu had already prepared his car and sedan chair to pick him up. He returned to Rongguo Mansion, first took the Jiang family brothers and sisters to see the old man and his wife, and then the old lady. The couple returned to the East Courtyard.

As for the Jiang family brothers and sisters, they stayed with the old lady and talked with the old lady.

In the evening, Jia Amnesty took Tang Xi to Rongqingtang to accompany the old lady for dinner, and the Jiang family brothers and sisters were also here.

After the meal, when asked where the cousin of the Jiang family lived, the old lady said that someone had cleaned up the Pear Fragrance Courtyard in the northeast corner and let Jiang Boxuan live in it. There is another street door, which is very convenient to go out.

The cousin of the Jiang family was left in Rongqing Hall by the old lady.

With the company of Jiang's cousin, the old lady smiled more and looked happier than before.

It was not until the eve of New Year's Eve that Jia Zheng rushed back and was severely reprimanded by his wife.

Rongguo Mansion was very lively this year, and there were two more cousins. When Jia She prepared gifts, he didn't forget about Jiang's brothers and sisters.

The four sisters in the family, together with the Jiang family cousin, received gifts such as head jewelry, while the younger brother Jia Zheng and cousin Jiang Boxuan received books, calligraphy and paintings. In addition, Jia She gave half of the orphaned copies that Jia She got from the Liu family. Zheng and Jiang Boxuan.

After New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month, the East Mansion took the lead in offering sacrifices to the ancestors. Now that Jia Daihua was too ill, Jia Jing took the lead in offering sacrifices to the ancestors.

After the lively New Year's Eve, Jia Amnesty was too tired to get up.

There was originally a Lantern Festival during the Lantern Festival, but the snowfall last year has not stopped, so the Lantern Festival was cancelled.

The whole family dined with the old lady in Rongqing Hall.

After the meal, the wife took a sip of tea and said suddenly, "Old lady, there is something my daughter-in-law would like to ask you about."

The old lady is in a good mood now, and she asked immediately after hearing the words, "It's rare that you have something to ask for my opinion, let me hear it?"

There was something in the old lady's words, even Tang Xi could hear it, but the wife smiled without changing her face, "This matter is also related to the old lady. I heard that the old lady was learning to be a housekeeper from the old lady. I saw the old lady before. My wife has no one to accompany me, and I'm busy with the affairs of the house, so I can't say anything. Now that the old lady is accompanied by Yilan, I thought to myself, why don't we let the old lady take care of the house with me, just to see her The fruits of these days."

"What kind of house does she manage with you at a young age? I think you manage it very well." The old lady frowned slightly, and said lightly.

The wife smiled and said, "The daughter-in-law is not young anymore, she is a little tired, Yan'er and the others are grown up, and the daughter-in-law also needs to help them look after each other. It is inevitable that things in the house will be neglected, not to mention, the daughter-in-law has these things in her hands. Sooner or later, the matter will be handed over to the old masters, and now it is just a little earlier."

The old lady was silent, and said, "That's fine," she said, looking at Tang Xi, "If there are servants from Canada in the house, just come and tell grandma, grandma will support you."

Speaking of this, Tang Xi had no room to comment, so she stood up and agreed.

But the last sentence of the old lady was very meaningful.

Jia Amnesty looked at the unhappy wife, lowered his eyelids, and sighed inwardly.

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is really difficult.

He intentionally returned this thankless job for Tang Xi, but he couldn't interrupt casually, after all, the wife was asking the old lady for her opinion.

What's more, there are also his reasons for the wife to mention it to the old lady. If he gets ahead, the conflict will inevitably become bigger and bigger.

Although the things in the house are trivial, it is often these small things that accumulate and make people's hair gray.

There are so many things going on in the mansion, big and small, and all kinds of relationships between the family and children, which are intricately intertwined, plus there is a mother-in-law watching over her head, just thinking about it makes Jia She feel chills down her spine.

To put it bluntly, the inner house of Rongguo Mansion can be said to be the wife's world. No matter what happens in the mansion, the news will not reach the old lady's ears. It can be seen how powerful the wife's wrist is, no matter how smart Tang Xi is , and it is impossible to be the wife's opponent. If the wife wants to tease her, Tang Xi will be unable to speak out with a twist of her mind.

No matter how worried Tang Xi was, Jia Amnesty couldn't refute his wife's intentions in front of the Jiang family brothers and sisters, especially since the old lady nodded, so he couldn't say anything.

Back in the east courtyard, Jia Amnesty was still frowning.

"Okay, Enhou, don't look so sad, my wife will feel uncomfortable again when she sees it."

Jia She lay on the bed with Tang Xi in his arms, and said, "I don't want to do this either, but..." He hesitated to speak, took a deep breath, and said, "Well, if you encounter any trouble, just let Wan Qing Go find Xu Jie and Kong Lu."

"I see." Tang Xi laughed, "Are you treating Rongxi Hall as a dragon's pond and a tiger's lair?"

Jia Amnesty smiled and didn't say anything, what are dragon pools and tiger dens?I'm afraid my wife's Rongxi Hall is more terrifying than Longtan and Tiger's Den.

Although he was worried, Tang Xi went to Rongxi Hall the next day.

Tang Xi went to Rongxi Hall, while Jia She stayed in the study and practiced calligraphy. After all, it was still snowing outside, and he didn't bother to go out in such a cold day.

"Master, Director Ding is here and said that Master invites you to the study."

Jia She put down his pen and asked Xu Jie to tidy up, and he followed Ding Fu to Rongxi Hall, "Boss Ding, the master asked me to come over, is there anything important?"

"This, the old slave doesn't know."

Seeing that he couldn't come out with the question, Jia Amnesty shut up.

Entering the study of Rongxi Hall, I saw Jia Daishan sitting behind the desk with a sad face.

Seeing Jia Amnesty come in, he waved Ding Fu back.

"The master asked his son to come over, what's the matter?"

Jia Daishan asked Jia Amnesty to sit down, and said, "The houses in Nancheng were crushed by heavy snow for several streets. There were heavy casualties, and the disasters in the towns near the capital were not serious." He said that the subject suddenly changed, "I heard that you brought the house from Yangzhou. Come back two or three hundred thousand taels of silver?"

"It is true that the salt merchant compensated his son." Jia She replied, but he was wondering why the master suddenly mentioned the money.

Jia Daishan pondered for a moment and said, "Now that the national treasury is empty, Your Majesty is furious in the court today. I see you doing nothing in the mansion all day long. Why don't you dedicate this money to Your Majesty, and His Majesty will definitely treat you badly."

Isn't this a disguised buyer?

"Two or three hundred thousand taels of silver is just a drop in the bucket, right?" It was snowing when he came to Beijing, and now it has been almost 30 days. It can be seen how big the snowstorm is this time. What can two and thirty taels of silver do?

The old God Jia Daishan said, "Two to three million taels of silver is indeed a drop in the bucket. To get through this disaster safely, at least a few million taels of silver are needed. Do you have so much silver to dedicate to Your Majesty?"

Yes!

Jia She smiled sheepishly, "No."

He has it, but he can't explain how the money came from. It might be investigated, so it's better for him not to take the risk.

"Okay, you go back first." Jia Daishan waved his hand to drive Jia She away.

Jia She curled his lips, turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and said, "Master, this disaster is so serious, if we don't deal with it in time, many people will freeze to death, right?" The weak house may have collapsed by now , and those common people have no place to live at all, and the world of ice and snow outside, wouldn't they freeze to death?

Jia Daishan raised his eyebrows, "Otherwise? Do you have an idea?"

"My son just has an immature idea, and I don't know if it's feasible."

Jia Dai's rare book was just asking casually, but he didn't expect his son to dare to say it, so he didn't care, and asked casually, "Tell me."

"My son wants to ask, how many disaster victims are there now?"

Seeing that Jia She is so serious, Jia Daishan felt that Jia She couldn't come up with any good ideas and didn't dampen his son's enthusiasm. After thinking about it, he said, "About a hundred thousand."

"So many?" Jia Amnesty's eyes widened in disbelief.

Jia Daishan sighed, "There are 10,000 to [-] people affected by the collapse of houses in the south of the city alone. In the towns near the capital, there are only a lot more people affected. At least [-]+ people have nowhere to live."

"It's definitely too late to build a house now. My son originally wanted to resettle these victims in the Zhuangzi. When the snowstorm passes and the court begins to provide disaster relief, everything will be fine. But now it seems that I thought it was simple."

Although there are 10,000 or [-] Zhuangzi in their family, they still include the Zhuangzi in Jinling. Even if one Zhuangzi accommodates hundreds of people, the [-] or [-] Zhuangzi can only accommodate tens of thousands of people. The Zhuangzi in their family has [-]+ people. It can't be accommodated, if you want to resettle in someone else's home, who is willing to spend money to support idlers?

"Our family only has a dozen Zhuangzi in the capital, and we can accommodate thousands of people in the sky. Hey..." Jia Daishan sighed.

Jia Amnesty hesitated and said, "Master, never thought of asking the four kings and eight princes to discuss together and take in all these disaster victims?"

"What are you daydreaming about?" Jia Daishan sneered, "They just waited for these victims to survive and sold themselves. How could they take them in at this time and let these victims suck their blood?"

Jia She pursed his lips, "It's been a while since you sucked blood, right? When people are in trouble, how do they know they won't be in trouble in the future?"

"You'd better bury this in your heart, that's enough, you can go back." Jia Daishan waved his hands, his brows and eyes were full of exhaustion.

Jia She opened his mouth, but swallowed the words that came to his lips.

It is a good idea to let the nobles who come from four princes and eight princes take the victims into their own villages, but it depends on whether they are willing to cooperate.

These disaster victims have nothing now, and some disaster victims dragged their families along. To take them in, they have to take care of their food and drink. Even if they have money, they will not spend the money for irrelevant people.

As for Jia Amnesty, if he didn't have so many gold bars and silver ingots in the interspatial ring, he wouldn't show kindness to save these disaster victims.

Jia Amnesty

Back in the east courtyard, after thinking about it, he changed his clothes and sneaked out through the back door.