Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 199 The Xue family’s night talk
In Lixiang Courtyard, Xue Pan was telling Aunt Xue and Baochai about Jia Qiong borrowing money from him.

Xue Pan said with joy, "Brother Qiong made a big deal with the emperor and hundreds of officials, and our family also became a shareholder.

I have promised him 50 taels of silver. Sister, please see if we have enough cash in our treasury. "

Baochai was in charge of all the accounts of the family. She said: "I do have some money, but the amount is too large. There is not enough money in the capital, so I need to allocate some money from other places."

When Aunt Xue heard that she wanted 50 taels of silver, she was shocked and asked, "What kind of business requires so much silver?"

Xue Pan said: "Brother Qiong said buying land and building a house is a sure-profit business.

If my sister hadn't wanted to marry him, we would have become a family soon, and they might not be willing to take us with them.

I heard that Prince Gong wanted to invest 20 taels in shares, but Brother Qiong did not agree and only allowed him to invest 10 taels. "

Aunt Xue glanced at Xue Baochai and said, "Brother Qiong is quite enthusiastic. Teaching Baoyu and the others are so caring, so he will certainly treat his family well.

My dear, your marriage to Brother Qiong is destined by God.

Although I can only be an equal wife to others, I feel a little wronged to you.

But mother knows that you are also interested in this marriage, and there is no other way to deal with your illness.

Brother Qiong is a capable person, but your brother is incompetent. In the future, our family will have many places to borrow from others.

Since your brother has agreed, our family has contributed this money, and you will be able to have a stronger waist when you get married in the future. "

In fact, Aunt Xue received a reply from Wang Ziteng the day before yesterday, in which Wang Ziteng supported Baochai's marriage to Jia Qiong as an equal wife.

This time Wang Ziteng was ordered to patrol the border and rectify military affairs. It seemed that he had unlimited success, but in fact there were many obstacles.

Among the arrogant and fierce generals of the border army, few were willing to betray him.

Wang Ziteng's first stop was Guyuan Town, the town closest to Chang'an, but after more than a month, there was still no progress.

He knew that Yang Zhenye, the current governor of the three sides, had a close relationship with Jia Qiong, and he still wanted to let Jia Qiong help him open up the situation.

Originally, Wang Ziteng wanted Xue Baochai to marry Jia Baoyu to make up for the rift between him and the Jia family.

After all, giving up the Jiedu envoy in Beijing was a big blow to the Jia family.

However, compared with Jia Baoyu, Jia Qiong's investment value is obviously much higher.

Wang Ziteng was very clear about the situation in the capital. Not only had Jia Qiong been promoted to viscount at a young age, but he had also been entrusted with important tasks by the emperor, and his holy family was growing rapidly.

Many people have already felt his edge and his overwhelming power. Even the Fujian Party does not dare to provoke him easily now.

Not only does Jia Qiong have a bright future, he is also a direct descendant of Duke Ning Guo.

Baochai's reason for marrying him as a common wife and to cure his illness would not harm his face. Wang Ziteng naturally supported the marriage.

So Aunt Xue's last doubts were gone, and she spoke out today about taking a shareholding.

This was the first time that Aunt Xue clearly expressed her support for this marriage. Baochai was overjoyed when she heard this and bowed her head shyly.

Xue Pan was also very happy, he grinned and said: "Sister, now I can count on your wishes.

You can talk to Brother Qiong later and ask him to arrange an errand for me in Jinyiwei.

A few days ago, Brother Qiong directly asked Liu Erlang to become the Jin Yiwei Baihu.

I don't need to be an official, I just need to wear beautiful clothes. "

Xue Pan has been itching since Jia Qiong arranged Liu Xianglian to join the Jinyi Guard.

Because in his impression, wearing the attire of a royal guard would make you look majestic wherever you go, and even officials would be intimidated.

However, he was still a little frightened about Jia Qiong. Jia Qiong had already rejected it last time, so he didn't dare to mention it again.

When he heard that his mother agreed to his sister's marriage, he wanted to fulfill his wish through Xue Baochai.

Why doesn't Xue Baochai know who Xue Pan is? Now that he has no official title and no title, he often gets into trouble. As a royal guard, he may not be able to make big troubles.Baochai is a woman who can write poems such as "The good wind, by virtue of its power, sends me to the blue clouds."

She has a beautiful heart, but it is a pity that as a daughter, her ambition cannot be extended.

Therefore, her husband is the sustenance of her ideal.

The reason why Baochai fell in love with Jia Qiong was that she was even willing to be his equal wife.

Not only was he attracted by his talent and appearance, he was also optimistic about his talent in both civil and military affairs, and he was very likely to dominate the world in the future.

Therefore, Xue Baochai was very reluctant to let Xue Pan cause trouble and affect Jia Qiong's career. She was a little embarrassed and thought about how to refuse.

Aunt Xue saw Baochai's thoughts and reprimanded Xue Pan: "How can Jin Yiwei be so easy to do? It's so dangerous to fight and kill all day long.

Brother Qiong is a person who does big things. He made you a royal guard without smearing him every day.

Just learn to take care of your business and don't think about it again. "

Xue Pan muttered unhappily: "I forgot about my son-in-law, I went to bed."

When Xue Pan walked to the door, Aunt Xue shouted: "Go and call Brother Qiong here tomorrow and tell him that I want to ask him about becoming a shareholder."

"understood."

After Xue Pan left, Aunt Xue said to Baochai: "My dear, don't be like your brother, he is a bastard.

Brother Qiong is a capable man. You should look after your brother more in the future. "

Xue Baochai said a little shyly: "Don't worry, mother, as long as I am here, nothing will happen to my brother."

The next day, Xue Pan came to the door and invited Jia Qiong to have a drink at Lixiangyuan.

Jia Qiong happily went to the appointment. During the dinner, Aunt Xue expressed her willingness to betroth Baochai to him. Jia Qiong did not show any pretense, and the two families directly agreed on the marriage.

Jia Qiong meant that she could wait. After all, Baochai was only 15 years old, and it would not be too late to wait for two years before letting her pass.

However, Aunt Xue disagreed and said it was better to get married as soon as possible, so she initially set the wedding date for next spring.

Why is Aunt Xue so anxious? First, it is to settle the relationship as soon as possible to avoid complications.

Secondly, it was because Jia Qiong had no children yet, so if Baochai came through, she might be able to get pregnant first.

If he can give birth to Jia Qiong's eldest son, Baochai's status will be stable.

At the end of July, Tao Dachun and others had completed all the research work, selected many raw material collection sites, and then set up simple camps for victims in these areas.

The work of Wu Chengxuan and others has also made progress. Groups of farmers affected by the disaster, some of whose families have not yet run out of food, have come out to work in advance due to their propaganda.

Jia Qiong ordered people to select young and strong laborers among them and arrange for them to perform tasks such as logging, smoothing roads, digging ore, sand and soil, transporting supplies, etc.

Jia Qiong arranged errands for the group of relatives of the Jia family. Basically, each person looked after a small construction site, responsible for supervising the work of the victims and distributing food.

A young and strong laborer who works hard for a day can not only eat three full meals, but also receive three kilograms of coarse grains, which can support a family of five.

There are also jobs for the old, weak, women and children who cannot do heavy physical work.

The floor frames for building houses were all made of bamboo, and these people were assigned to do this work.

Food is distributed on a piece-by-piece basis, and you can get half a catty of food if you complete one.

A woman can do three or four tasks a day on average by herself, and the food she earns can feed three people.

As the woods between Weishui Pier and Anhuamen have been cleared, land leveling work has begun.

Jia Qiong and the officials from the Ministry of Industry have also completed the overall planning of the town, and the first phase of the old city reconstruction project is about to break ground.

(End of this chapter)