Miharu and others may be really in good spirits. They sat in Jia Lian's house and didn't want to leave. After talking about the Lai family, they also talked about their move into the garden. Including where I will live, what the scenery is like, and how I plan to play in the future, I talked about it with Jia Lian.

Fortunately, Sister Feng had already made preparations and ordered people to bring snacks and drinks from the big kitchen so that all the sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law had enough to eat and drink before they were ready to send them off.

"They all like you."

After sending Yingchun and others away, Sister Feng walked back to the house, still leaning on the kang, but asked Qingwen to take off her clothes. Jia Lian, who took off his boots and got on the kang to massage his shoulders, said with a teasing smile.

Jia Lian glanced at her and did not think Sister Feng was mocking her at all. He nodded and said, "This is natural. I am so humorous and good-natured, so I am naturally liked by people."

"Death sign."

Sister Feng smiled and cursed, moved a bench and sat in front of Jia Lian, put a bare hand on Jia Lian's leg, and was about to speak. Seeing that Jia Lian was enjoying the maid's service, she curled her lips, looked back at the dull maid Xiang Ling standing next to her, and winked.

Xiang Ling was stunned for a moment. Following the repeated gestures from Sister Feng's eyes, she finally understood and hurriedly came over and stood behind Sister Feng. She imitated Qingwen and squeezed Sister Feng's shoulders.

Then I heard Sister Feng talking to my father in a soft voice: "You are so powerful tonight, you actually captured the Lai family. Speaking of which, when I heard the old lady When I went out to find you in person, I was worried about you."

Jia Lian just smiled. He went against Jia Mu's wishes. It was not the first time that he had accomplished something, so he didn't feel that What a sense of accomplishment it is, but I know that tonight may touch Jia Mu's bottom line, so I am more prepared.

The more Jia Lian behaves like this, the less tempered Sister Feng becomes, feeling that she deserves to be suppressed by this man. But thinking about Jia Lian not letting her get involved in this matter tonight, I feel happy. Otherwise, judging from Jia Mu's evil intentions tonight, there is nothing she can do about Jia Lian, her eldest grandson, and she will probably vent her anger on her. How can she be there? In Rongqingtang, he had the opportunity to say good things to Jia Lian.

Of course, she said the nice words in a tactful way, even in the opposite way. At that time, in order to calm Jia Mu's anger, she stood on Jia Mu's side and complained to Jia Lian, and then together with Mrs. Wang and others, she succeeded in making Jia Mu feel relieved. As for how she arranged Jia Lian at that time, she would not tell Jia Lian.

“The grown-up couple are really extraordinary. They have accumulated so much furniture, which is more than our entire family combined at the beginning..."

"Haha, this is good. My wife and eldest wife must be happy, and there will be money in the official treasury all of a sudden. I say you are not worth it. The bad guy let you do it alone, and everyone will benefit..."

"I'm afraid that the old lady was angry on the surface, but she was also happy secretly. When Grandma Lai finally cried in Rongqing Hall, the old lady was obviously impatient and perfunctory. . ”

Sister Feng snuggled in front of Jia Lian, enjoying Xiang Ling’s techniques, and said these words at one time or another.

Jia Lian replied sometimes, and sometimes No reply, the couple is only a few feet away from each other, saying this fully shows the privacy and affection of the couple.

As maids, Qingwen and Xiangling, it was inconvenient to interrupt at this time, so they just played with the work at hand. Fly up. Mainly Qingwen, who has a strong desire to win and lose. It is rare to compete with Xiangling on the same stage, so she does not care about the hard work. She uses all kinds of skills on Jia Lian's shoulders, arms, etc., determined to compete with Xiangling.

Her actions were so obvious and her will to fight was so clear, Xiang Ling could easily spot her. Although Xiang Ling didn't like to compete with others, she was afraid that Sister Feng would think she was lazy in comparison, so He also cheered up and massaged Sister Feng carefully and vigorously.

Suddenly he saw Ping'er, who was dressed in plain clothes, walking steadily, "Second Master, all the things that the Lai family found out are all It's been counted and put into storage. This is the list. ”

Seeing that Jia Lian just nodded, Sister Feng’s eyes were eager and she was obviously very interested, so she handed the booklet to Sister Feng.

Sister Feng quickly took it and Jia Lian started to read through it.

Jia Lian knew that his beloved wife was a good product, so he didn’t care, and only asked Ping’er: “Are you ready to repay the 80,000 silver to Dongfu? "

"When I left, Butler Lin and Aunt Lin were busy with this matter. Thinking about it, the house already had 20,000 to 30,000 yuan in savings, and among the Lai family's gold and silver guys, there were more than 70,000 yuan in cash, so it would be easy to get enough. ”

　“Hmm. ”

Looking at the time, it was already late at night, thinking that Lin Zhixiao and his wife were still busy and working overtime, which was very similar to the workers of later generations.

But I think they should all be in high spirits at this moment, because the government always needs a general manager. With Lai Da stepping down, the most qualified person to compete for this position is Lin Zhixiao. If he and his wife are not very motivated at this time , strive for performance, that is unreasonable.

At this time, Sister Feng also scanned the booklet, and gave it to Jia Lian when she knew what she was doing, and said with a smile: "There are not even two people in Dongfu, and There is no shortage of money. Why are you so anxious to return the money? ”

“It is natural to pay back debts, so how can you say that others are in need or not? "

"Yes, I know you are the most reasonable, I am just talking casually. But you..."

Sister Feng suddenly turned around for some reason.The corners of his eyes raised, and he looked at Jia Lian with a smile on his face: "I don't know if this person is really out for fairness and justice, or if he has other agendas. I heard that Sister-in-law Zhen invites you to dinner. Why, you don't want to tell me. What's going on?"

When Jia Lian heard this, he thought to himself that the woman with a long tongue had done something to reward the gods, but she didn't show it on her face. She even simply changed her posture and said, "What else can go on? Let’s eat.”

“Oh, seriously? Why are you invited and no one else invited?”

“Didn’t you be invited? I thought everyone was invited... ...Well, maybe it’s because I have to pay back the money tomorrow, so Sister-in-law You invites me to have a meal by the way.” I want to treat the debtor to dinner..."

Sister Feng looked mocking, Jia Lian said: "It's just a meal, why are there so many? If you don't trust me, obviously I just need to take you with me, or you can just push me away, you are really...a jealous person."

Jia Lian laughed and scolded, and deliberately scratched Sister Feng's nose to show her favor. drown. In my heart, I felt a little guilty, and I was also reflecting on how you, who was always cautious in what he did and said, invited him alone tonight in front of the servants and maids, and then Sister Feng found out about it.

Could it be that the woman meant it... Jia Lian shook his head and felt that he still couldn't underestimate women, even if Youshi was so considerate and considerate.

In front of several maids, Jia Lian treated her like a child and scolded her for being a jealous person. Sister Feng was extremely embarrassed. Just at this time, Xiaohong sent word outside that the bath water had been prepared. Sister Feng pinched Jia Lian's thigh, then stood up and said: "Bah, no one wants to care about you. If you want to go, go and take me to do it." What, they didn’t invite me, so I don’t have the nerve to go and eat and drink.”

As she said that, Sister Feng looked back at Xiangling and felt that this girl has really got it right. , looking so weak, it actually hurt her to pinch her just now, but she was embarrassed to show her timidity in front of Jia Lian, because it was obvious that Qingwen's little hoof was pressing harder on Jia Lian. When I pressed her shoulder, she jumped up and down, barely able to find the energy to nurse, but Jia Lian remained motionless.

After she made up her mind, she decided to let Ping'er, Xiaohong and others take charge. She couldn't afford Jia Lian's people, so she asked Ping'er to leave the house.

"Second Master..."

"Second Master, are you really going to Dongfu for dinner tomorrow? Grandma You really only invited you alone?"

As soon as Sister Feng left, Qingwen sat down, hugged Jia Lian's arm, tilted her head and asked seriously.

Jia Lian pinched her little Qiong’s nose and cursed: “Why, your second grandma just interrogated me, and you alsoReady to come? "

"Tsk, I can't control what the second master wants to do, and I don't want to... I just want to say..."

Qingwen looked at Jia Lian After two glances, he immediately said: "I just want to say, Second Master, if there is something like checking the slaves for being greedy in the future, can you not just send Ping'er and let me go? I also want to do things for Second Master!" "

Qingwen also found out later that Ping'er was entrusted with important tasks by Jia Lian and others. She was envious of Ping'er's majestic appearance when she saw Ping'er leading the Lai family and returning with countless belongings in the courtyard. It’s broken.

“Let you go? But if you pull me down, you will be turned upside down, and you will be allowed to delegate your power? When the time comes, if you don't ruin my reputation with your ruthlessness, you can't do it, you won't do it, you won't do it. "

Jia Lian said with a smile, as if he didn't trust her ability and moral character. Qingwen frowned and was very unhappy. When she saw Jia Lian laughing more and more cheerfully, she became annoyed and pretended to be angry. After scratching Jia Lian, Jia Lian took advantage of the situation and sat in his arms. He kissed her fiercely and domineeringly on her little mouth.

Qingwen struggled at first, but gradually softened under Jia Lian. In her arms, especially after she noticed Jia Lian's rise, she became even more delicate and looked at Jia Lian with charming eyes.

Jia Lian then smiled and said: "Don't you want to help me? It's you now. opportunity to perform. "

"Well..."

Jia Lian was surprised by Qingwen's obedience and subconsciously let go of her.

Qingwen tidied herself up. He glanced at Jia Lian at the front of his clothes, turned over and got off the kang, squatted on the footstool, and obediently reached out to untie Jia Lian's sweat towel.

But General Fang reached into his robe and touched it. When she was putting on the silk sweat towel, a vindictive smile appeared on Qingwen's handsome little face. She turned her hand down sharply, pinched Jia Lian accurately, and then quickly backed away.

Seeing Jia Lian gasping in shock, Qingwen covered her mouth and laughed, "You look down on people and you want to ask them to help you, huh, you deserve it. ”

After saying that, Qingwen, who was afraid of being dealt with by Jia Lian, turned around and ran away with obviously cheerful little steps.

It wasn’t until the room was empty that Jia Lian was convinced. , Qingwen, this daring little girl, actually dares to do this? If there is nothing else to do, it would be okay to pinch her like this, but she chose this time, how dare she?

The steel and iron bones are not matched with soft fingers, but an insidious and cruel sneak attack. Who can bear this?

After checking it, Jia Lian decided to catch him and give him a good meal. Teach her something powerful! After all, she felt that it was degrading to be attacked by a little maid, so she was embarrassed to make a big show of it.

So poor Lord Jia scolded Qingwen in his heart and vowed not to let her touch his baby again for three months. Then he quietly went to the bathroom, ready to let his beloved wife Check with my concubine whether the goods are solid and durable...

...

On the second day, after Jia Lian returned from the Yamen, he was called to Mengpo Zhai by Jia Zheng.

"Do you know that the imperial court is preparing to unify all the land in the world and tax it together?"

Jia Zheng seemed a little worried and said to Jia Lian very solemnly. .

There are a large number of farms in the north and south of the Jia Mansion. It is basically relying on these fields that the two mansions can live a carefree, stable and prosperous life.

If the imperial court really wants to deprive them of the right to tax the land under their names, wouldn’t it mean to cut off their foundation?

Although I have heard similar rumors before, most people scoffed at it. Not talking about the Wei Dynasty, but also in the past dynasties, it was only natural for the relatives to sit on the fertile land and collect taxes to support themselves. How could the court take it back? Wouldn't this cut off their livelihood?

Jia Lian was shocked when he first heard about it. Could it be that Emperor Ning Kang and his cabinet ministers were really stunned, and they really wanted to take such a big step? But after thinking about it carefully, I still felt that it was unlikely, so I quickly asked: "The news is true, did His Majesty approve it at the court meeting?"

"That's not true, it's just that the news has become more and more serious in recent days. After the court meeting today, His Majesty All those who supported the reform of land tax were called to the South Study Room for discussion, which made everyone very uneasy..."

When Jia Lian heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it has not been officially implemented yet. .

"Master, don't worry. If you don't say that my Jia family has made great contributions to the country, let's talk about the nobles of the country. Which family has not made great contributions to the court? Your Majesty is a wise monarch. I will consider the wishes of the heroes.

In addition, even if the imperial court wants to conquer the world, it cannot bypass the clan, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public. Therefore, the clan is the first to bear the brunt. Naturally, we don’t need to worry, just wait and see. The situation is enough."

Jia Lian doesn't care much about the three acres of land at home, because he already has enough wealth. But knowing that Jia Zheng and others regarded the inheritance of their ancestors as the most important thing, they were comforted.

When Jia Zheng heard this, he felt relieved. That's right, when it comes to who occupies the most land in the world, it must be the clan, especially the princes. If Your Majesty does this and bypasses the clan, how can the relatives and clans in the world be convinced? If everyone is treated equally and the clan is involved, how can the princes and princes of the clan be willing to accept it...

"Lian'er, you have always been trusted by His Majesty, what do you think will be the final outcome of this matter?"

/> "I can't predict the outcome, but in my opinion, the imperial court should not act directly and arbitrarily. It will probably just adopt a compromise method, such as levying it openly but actually transferring it in the form of annual rewards. Another example is , the ministers were granted titles and exempted from taxes, etc. But even so, I'm afraid the resistance is still not small, and it depends on the methods of His Majesty and the princes in the court."

When Jia Zheng heard this, he asked Jia Lian in detail. I finally felt that what Jia Lian said made sense, and I felt more at ease.