Love in the Red Chamber

Chapter 5 Baoyu's Favorability【Seek further reading】

Baoyu listened.

Unhappy in my heart, I became melancholy again.

Just ask for something else.

Relying on his status as an outsider, Qin Zhong sees things clearly and answers everything fluently.

After Jia Baoyu asked, Jia Rong finally found a gap.

"Jingqing said that day, if you want to be completely carefree, you have to have a job. What does this mean? How can I get it?"

"Parents all over the world want their children to be successful. If Uncle Rong has an official position, he will be able to please Master Zhen, and Master Zhen will have a face when he goes out."

Qin Zhong rubbed his chin while talking, pondering.

He really didn't want to suffer too much from Jia Zhen.

Jia Rong can still get along.

As for Jia Rong being beaten, Jia Zhen felt that this guy was not motivated.

leftover,
Or he just can't see his son being lazy and slippery in front of him,

Either you want to use your son to give someone else a reputation.

Qin Zhong enthusiastically advises Jia Rong.

Not only looking forward to the improvement of Jia Rong's favorability towards him, but also looking forward to what will happen between Jia Rong and Jia Zhen in the end.

"It's easy for Uncle Rong to get a false name. There is a noble in the Ningguo Mansion, so he can practice riding and archery for half a year. First, he will find a candidate for the Long Banwei. When he is proficient in riding and archery, he will be a guard of the Forbidden Palace. "

"Ah... I'm afraid I won't be able to pass the junior school after ten years of practice."

You can become an alternate guard by passing the elementary school.

It is also easy to pass the primary school.

In the original book, Dai Quan went to the Ningguo Mansion to collect 1000 taels of silver, and then named Jia Rong as a candidate for the Dragon Guard.

Qin Zhong remembered it clearly.

Moreover, as far as he knows, Great Chu has been unified for 60 years.

The behavior of buying and selling officials has long been everywhere, and it is not uncommon.

"I'll give Master Rong a solution. Spend some money and ask the head of the Daming Palace, Dai the Inspector, to be an alternate. You can be regarded as an official. Someday, if you really want to be an official, you can still go to the annual review. , Promoted to Forbidden Palace guard."

After hearing this, Jia Rong sighed secretly.

As a bodyguard, how can you feel at ease at home?

"I don't want to be that Laozi's bodyguard."

It's just that they didn't know that the middle-aged man listening next door frowned when he heard this.

Let the people around you pay attention to the appearance and identity of the three of them.

Qin Zhong said with a smile at this time: "If you don't want to be an official, you can find a false position. At any rate, the uncle is also the eldest son of the Ningguo Mansion. You still have to have the status you should have. With this false position, you married a daughter-in-law who is both talented and beautiful. In the future, I will do something to please the master. Isn't it Qimei?"

Jia Rong pondered for a moment.

"Can you please the master even if you have a false job?"

"It's better to have an empty job than nothing. You are the son of Ningguo Mansion, the only heir, so you can't always be white. The second master Lian of the West Mansion has donated an acquaintance, aren't you being compared?"

Qin Zhong looked into Jia Rong's eyes.

When Jia Lian was mentioned for comparison, Jia Rong's eyes flickered with wonder.

Sure enough, Jia Rong had crooked thoughts about Wang Xifeng.

Otherwise, why does Jia Rong always do things for Wang Xifeng like licking a dog?
It doesn't make sense at all.

"What Jingqing said is true. Anyway, I don't need to do my own work for the empty job." Jia Rong looked hesitant and laughed dryly.

Except this way.

Qin Zhong still has another crooked method, which is a crooked method aimed at Jia Zhen's liking.

But this time, there was no mention.

Just a mention.

Jia Rong's head was full of women, playing cards, drinking, etc., and laughed excitedly.

"Jingqing is really a god! Such an idea will definitely please the master."

[Jia Rong's favorability +1, Yangshou increased by 1 days]

Qin Zhong also heard the reminder in his mind, although he was also happy, but not too much.

Looking at Jia Rong's excited look.

He was a little worried.

'My good brother, I hope you will not be impulsive and let Jia Zhen be beaten to death! '

[Remaining Yangshou: two and a half years (920+21 days)]

A total of 21 days of Yangshou are harvested today.

Among them, Baoyu monopolizes 20 and Jia Rong occupies 1.

Compared with Jia Baoyu's 20 favorability points, this point is really pitiful.

He just felt dry mouthed.

Qin Zhong, Baoyu, and Jia Rong rested for a while under the big shame tree, and then led their horses away.

Seeing the backs of the three, the middle-aged man in Chinese clothes snorted dissatisfiedly: "Even the children in Qinghe Town know about this."

There are several people around, but none of them dare to speak.

The man gave everyone a look.He couldn't help sighing again: "This child is quite interesting. Not only can he understand people's hearts thoroughly at such a young age, but he can also play with other people's hearts."

Only to hear the man continue: "No one can see through your hearts."

Everyone buried their heads lower.

Go all the way up the Qinghe River.

A group of talents can't go far.

He saw the boy waiting at the fork in the road leading the horse.

"Is this uncle here to look for me? Haven't you asked him how to address him?"

The man couldn't help being stunned when he heard the words, and then looked at the thin Qin Zhong with great interest.

"A certain surname is Chen, what do you call my little brother?"

Qin Zhong looked like an adult, cupped his hands and said:
"My surname is Qin, and my surname is Jingqing. Uncle Chen also has doubts in his heart and wants to be solved?"

It was only later that Qin Zhong found out that the other party was eavesdropping, so he simply ended the conversation with Baoyu Jiarong.

After he and Baoyu Jiarong left, when they said goodbye, they found that this pedestrian followed them.

Several of them kept looking at him.

Isn't this the favorability degree delivered to your door?

Qin Zhong's heart was filled with joy, and Dang even stopped here to strike up a conversation enthusiastically.

It's just that he guessed the wrong identity.

What's more, he didn't expect that the middle-aged man was the Emperor Longtai who had just ascended the throne for three years.

just because...

Qinghe is the main way for grain to be transported to Beijing, so Qinghe Town is also the largest grain gathering place outside Shenjing.

Qinghe is the last section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal leading to Shenjing City.

Today, Emperor Longtai and the officials of the household department inspected the Qinghe shipping and the flood and drought piers on both banks.

After hearing Qin Zhong's words, Emperor Longtai knew that Qin Zhong had misunderstood.

Playfully asked: "I just listened to you, but I can figure out the future. Can't I figure out why I am looking for you?"

Qin Zhong was slightly taken aback

This Uncle Chen is a bit tricky.

In order to gain favorability, he also made nonsense.

"I don't know your identity, and I don't know where your family lives. How can I calculate everything?"

"Brother, why don't you figure out my identity first."

Qin Zhong took a serious look.

These people have different temperaments.

But the clothes are gorgeous.

"I think it's either an official of the household department or a grain merchant in the city."

Hearing what he said, Emperor Longtai really became a little interested.

"Why do you say that?"

"What kind of place is Qinghe Town? It is the largest market town outside Deshengmen. All the food in the world goes into Qinghe, although it is an exaggeration. But if you can dress like this, there are still many people traveling. In Qinghe Town, there are only grain merchants and officials from the household department. "

Qin Zhong observed Uncle Chen's face carefully, and he was relieved when he nodded his head.

I just feel that I guessed right.

Emperor Longtai, who was in his 30s, had playful eyes, and said, "My little brother made a mistake. Qinghe Town is not only a gathering place for grain merchants. Sheep merchants from the north gather here. Why can't we be sheep merchants?"

Qin Zhong smiled confidently: "The sheep pen is not here, but in the lower valley."

"That can't be other officials? Or the main family of the nearby village?"

"The only people who are rich in Qinghe Town are grain merchants. As for the other officials, they are by the Qinghe River at this time. Does that count as dereliction of duty?"

Qin Zhong asked back.

Emperor Longtai laughed and said happily, "Sure enough, you are good at guessing. You guessed right, we are the grain merchants."

Qin Zhong suddenly narrowed his eyes.

This Uncle Chen is dishonest!

Claiming to be a grain merchant, but everyone has no business spirit.

On the contrary, it is like a big leader leading a team to inspect the grassroots.

This situation was seen too much in Qin Zhong's previous life.

Knowing that the other party speaks more than two dialects, you can basically tell the difference.

The taste of big leaders is too strong!

He couldn't be sure otherwise.

But this Uncle Chen is definitely not a grain merchant.

Qin Zhong said confidently: "You are an official of the Ministry of Household Affairs! You come here to inspect the Qinghe transport ships, and you are even planning to build a royal granary and a flood and drought wharf here."

Emperor Longtai was surprised.

Although some officials wrote about the construction of the royal granary, he never expressed his position.

This time, I also want to see it in person, but I haven't made a decision yet.

"Tell me the reason?" Emperor Longtai's eyes changed.

Qin Zhong smiled and pointed to Qingheli.

"There are more and more boats coming and going, and the water and drought docks are no longer enough. If we don't build them, I'm afraid that Qinghe shipping will be congested. As for the granary, the reason is simple. There are many military camps near Qinghe, and they need a lot of food to feed them."

Why didn't the favorability increase?

Is it really a grain merchant?

It is difficult to improve the favorability of strangers.

Qin Zhong probed again: "I know something related to food, do you want to hear it or not?"

Qin Zhong had heard about the severe drought in Huzhou in May this year.

It was actually the same as the 1700 years he had heard in class in his previous life.

That is this year.

In the autumn of 1700, a rare drought occurred again in the Qiantang River Basin.

The last severe drought in the Qiantang River Basin was in 1671, and the local drought in the Qiantang River was in 1684.

It was the end of August.

The drought in the Qiantang River Basin is taking place, and it will become more and more serious in the next two months.

It will take another month for the late rice to mature.

In previous life history, this drought caused the Qiantang River Basin to grow more cotton and less rice.

(End of this chapter)