Uncle Hong Lou Rong

Chapter 337 Fighting Famine

Jia Rongfei was unwilling, but there were many guests and relatives at home, so he had to go to Ningxixuan to accompany those gentlemen later.The princess of the county didn't wait for him, she put on a bright coat and cloak, carried a hand warmer, asked the people around her to hold umbrellas, and went into the snow.

A touch of pretty colors walks among the white snow, unmoved by the wind and snow.

Uncle Rong watched the scenery quietly downstairs, and before he went to Ningxixuan, a woman came to tell people from Heishan Village.

"It's just a coincidence." Uncle Rong laughed and asked, "Did Housekeeper Lai come back, or whoever came back?"

"It's the housekeeper. I heard from the front that Housekeeper Lai has brought back a lot of things."

Can you not bring back things? There is still a lot of Ningguo Mansion silver in Heishan Village, and the land rent has not been paid this year.Uncle Rong left the vicinity of Tianxiang Building, and saw Second Master Lian and Zhou Rui, the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion, rushing out of the mansion.

"Where is Uncle Lian going? Aren't you continuing to play in Ningxixuan?" Uncle Rong called out from a distance.

Jia Lian turned around and couldn't hide the smile on his face. He said cheerfully, "The Chinese New Year is almost here, and the head of Heishan Village has finally sent renters here, otherwise this year's money will not be enough for the Chinese New Year."

Uncle Rong also knows the recent situation of Rongguo Mansion.Don't look at such a garden, it doesn't just cost money when it's repaired.Daily care, monthly consumption is also a large amount.There are also the elders, wives, brothers and sisters in the Rongguo Mansion, with so many servants around them, it is not a small sum of food and clothing every month.

There have been many wine invitations in the past two years, and the Rongguo Mansion really doesn't have any cash at this moment.The Chinese New Year is a big battle, and two banquets a day are indispensable. The number of banquets ranges from the first row of the New Year's Day to after the Lantern Festival.

"Uncle Lian entertains the head of the village. Coincidentally, the tenants from Heishan Village have just come here, so they came together."

Jia Lian hurried to the West Mansion.

Uncle Rong also went to see Lai Sheng. The old housekeeper still had snow on his head.Brother Rong said with a smile: "The chief manager has worked hard."

"It's not hard." Lai Sheng had heard the news of Uncle Rong's promotion, and hadn't returned to the mansion for many days, so he was unavoidably cautious when he saw Uncle Rong.With a forced smile, he took out the list from his pocket.

"According to my uncle's instructions, this year I only sent renters from Heishan Village and some special products of animals and animals, totaling ten thousand taels of silver." Lai Sheng looked carefully at Uncle Rong's face, and said, "Wu Jinxiao also wanted to come, but Mr. Pan I took it to Chakhta and made a deal with the Eros people. Master Pian and Uncle Qin also miss you, so they specially dragged me to give you some fox fur and mink fur from Eros as a gift for you."

"It's hard for them to still have this heart." Looking at the items on the list, although there were not many valuable things, Uncle Rong was satisfied.Look at those big furs again, each piece is also exquisite.The uncle smiled lightly and said: "These things are good in Heishan Village, why buy them from Eros."

The trade between Dayan and Eros has always been dominated by exports, with very little imports.Eros winter clothes and winter hats are available in Beiliao and Mongolia, and other products such as swallows are more abundant than Eros.

However, Eros is extremely cold, and species are rare, especially tea, rhubarb, and silk.Because of the eating habits of the Eros people, tea and rhubarb are two must-haves for the Eros people, so the Eros people responded very warmly to Dayan trade.

Lai Sheng replied cautiously: "These fur coats were bought from the nobles of Eros. They are exquisite in shape and very good at keeping out the cold."

Uncle Rong curled his lips and said: "Next time, just exchange for gold and silver. Of course, if there are Western novelties such as flame water extractors, you can also exchange them. It would be even better if you can find works on fortifications, etc.; if you can translate the books into Chinese Text is the best."

Lai Sheng replied: "After returning to Heishan Village, I will send a letter to Master Pan and the others."

"I'm not in a hurry to go back. Let's wait for the spring to leave. You have a good year in Shenjing this year, and you have to spend more time with your family when you are away." Uncle Rong said indifferently, "You have worked hard these two years, Pick something from the list and send it home, and also send a copy to Nanny Lai. Your contribution will never be forgotten in the mansion. While in Beijing for these two months, I will also teach your two sons how to make some mansions. in charge."

When Lai Sheng heard this, he was both surprised and happy, but also helpless.I feel that the uncle is overthinking and worrying too much, and he is even worried that he has a wrong mind in Heishan Village. The Lai family lives under the two houses of Lianfu, so even if he travels far away, he can have any wrong ideas.

Slowly knelt down to salute and thank you, only to see the strange color on the uncle's face.

I just heard the old man say: "It's cold on the ground, let's get up. Drink hot tea to warm up your body, and then go to the back street to find a few things. Although I don't know if Uncle Pan and Brother Qin have brought anything, let's deliver it too." A sympathy. You go over and tell about the situation of the two of them in Heishan Village, so that their families can feel at ease."

When Lai Sheng heard this, he immediately realized that he was wrong. The uncle kept the two children in charge of the mansion not just to control him remotely, but to monitor Master Jia Fan and Master Jia Qin.

I also thought that there were two more relatives in Jia Fan's family, and there was only one widowed mother in Jia Qin's family.If Jia Qin really sees that the outside world is unwilling to come back, the uncle may not be able to find out when this person is greedy for money in Heishan Village.

This is an order to supervise him.

Chief Manager Lai Sheng replied: "Forget it."

Uncle Rong said with satisfaction: "Don't worry, in the spring of next year, maybe there will be a group of people who will follow you to Heishan Village. You should lead them boldly. If there is any disobedience, Heishan Village is also a good place to bury them. "

The snowy day was extremely cold, and Boss Lai's blood was cold when he heard it.Asked embarrassingly, "Who are they?"

"A group of dead people who can't see the light. If there are no accidents, there is one person you should know. You will know when you meet him later." Uncle Rong waved Lai Sheng away, and then called Steward Shi to send the things into the warehouse inside.

Somehow, the news of Heishan Village’s delivery of rented goods spread to Tianxiang Tower. Baoqin talked to the old lady about what she had seen and heard in the West Sea. What kind of blond beauty can write good poems after reading poems and books and five classics .

Uncle Rong was listening next door, pursing his lips slightly.It's so lively next door, but his place is deserted.I took a nap by the smoker in the room for a while, and it was time for the banquet in the afternoon.

The building just became lively again.

Just as Jia Lian came upstairs, he found Uncle Rong and said with a frown: "These old beheaders are in charge of seven or eight pieces of land in the mansion, but this year they only sent more than 5000 taels of silver. In the past two years , Losing a lot of silver, how can just over 5000 taels be enough."

Uncle Rong frowned when he heard this.He remembered that Rongguo Mansion received more favors than Ningguo Mansion, when the duke of Rongguo took over from Second Duke, Rongguo Mansion received twice as much land as Ningguo Mansion.Why is the rent for this year only half of that of Ningguo Mansion?

"Can I ask why?"

Jia Lian said bitterly: "I only said that this year's harvest is not good, there are droughts, floods, and hailstorms. I am afraid that this New Year will have to tighten our belts to fight famine."

PS: When the weather is cold, the stomach hurts badly.Alas...forgive me for a moment
(End of this chapter)