Chapter 191 Housework
Rongguo Mansion, Mrs. Wang’s room.
"Master, my sister brings brother and sister, and so many furniture to Beijing. The place in Lixiangyuan is probably not big enough..."
Mrs. Wang sat opposite Jia Zheng, with a kind and smiling face and said softly.
Jia Zheng frowned and said, "The concubine has already had spring and autumn, and her nephew is young and does not know the way of the world. If she doesn't live in the mansion and live outside, she may have something to do."
Mrs. Wang's face stopped and she smiled apologized: "The master's words are of course very reasonable, but I think, isn't the big yard of the eldest lady in the southeast of our mansion now idle..."
Jia Zheng's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he looked at Mrs. Wang with displeasure and said, "Didn't the old lady say it? It was prepared for Aunt Huan Ge'er, don't you know?"
Mrs. Wang's smile remained unchanged and said gently: "I understand, but, that Zhao... Auntie, there are only two girls around her. Even if she recruits a few new slaves in the village, there are less than ten people in total. She lives in such a large yard, but she can't live in it. No, it's better to live with Lixiangyuan with her. Moreover, it's close to the main house, so it's more convenient for you to go there... it's not?"
In terms of inner thoughts and methods, the ten Jia Zhengs are not opponents of Mrs. Wang. These words are actually just considering Aunt Zhao and Jia Zheng.
Jia Zheng was slightly shaken when he heard this, but he didn't know that Mrs. Wang felt more and more hatred in his heart after witnessing this scene.
After a long time, Jia Zheng shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate. After all, the concubine is still a guest. She has lived in Lixiangyuan... How can she live in a big house again? It's not appropriate."
The smile on Mrs. Wang's face gradually faded away and she said lightly: "My sister is naturally a guest, but Aunt Zhao is also a guest now. How can she live? Why can't my real sister live?"
When Jia Zheng heard this, he was displeased and impatiently defended the woman. He hummed and said, "You should tell the old lady this truth. If the old lady agrees, I will be fine..." After that, he still felt unhappy and added another sentence, saying, "Hmph, even if Aunt Zhao is a guest now, her son is more than a hundred times better than your nephew. Do you compare him?"
After that, he stopped looking at Mrs. Wang, and went out directly toward the amber room in the east courtyard.
Left Mrs. Wang sitting alone in the room, her face was pale and her teeth were broken, and the hatred in her eyes was astonishing.
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The next morning, Jia Huangang and the three Han brothers finished practicing. After several consecutive games, they took a cold shower and had to work in the study.
Li Wanji handled most of the matters in Ningguo Mansion, but he had to take care of some things.
It’s autumn. Wang Gui is here, not to report good news, but to report bad news.
Of course, worries are also caused by joy.
This year, more than a dozen farms in Ningguo Mansion have all had a bumper harvest, but things are unpredictable.
A big harvest also has difficulties in a big harvest.
First of all, there are too many differences in carriages and horses, so we must seize the dealer before the autumn rain comes.
Secondly, this year, the weather is good, and the land in Guanzhong is full of good harvests.
Anything that is flooded will be cheap.
Food is no exception. The food price this fall really hurts Wang Gui.
It has dropped by more than 30% compared with previous years.
If you take action like this, the loss will be too great. After all, it is not as simple as 10 or 20 acres of land.
Looking at the frowning Wang Gui's face, wrinkles became deeper, Jia Huan smiled and said, "Other people are short of cars and horses, are we still missing? Are you worried about this?"
Wang Gui smiled bitterly and said, "Even if the carriages can be solved, there are many people... This year, there are fewer idle men outside the Shenjing City. Anyone who is willing to do things is asked to grab crops, but the number is still far from enough! The merchants are anxious to sit on the ground and cry..."
After hearing this, Jia Huan thought about it and asked, "How many people are there?"
Wang Gui said: "At least three or four hundred people are missing."
Jia Huan said "Oh", raised his head and thought for a while, and said, "Let's do this, I'll pull out all the people in the two mansions and give you it. The world is vast and the food is the most collected. Anyway, there is no major thing to prepare for recently..."
Wang Gui smiled bitterly and said, "Third Master, we can solve it here, but there are more land on the mansion in the west than us."
Jia Huan frowned and said, "If you take turns to work day and night and draw out 600 people, is it enough for the two envoys?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Gui twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "If it is divided into three groups, it is enough. But where can the people in the house be..."
Jia Huan waved his hand and said, "Just treat it as a training exercise. Nowadays, the servants live more than ordinary masters. I rarely use them once. If anyone can't stand it, get out. It's not that the attack will last for ten days and half a month, and no one can die."
On the side, Li Wanji nodded and laughed: "Our mansion can draw out two hundred people, but they are all capable. The mansion has a large population there, so it is not a problem to draw out four hundred people, but I'm afraid there are more perfunctory things."
Jia Huan snorted and said, "If you don't make a big pot of rice, you can subcontract the fields, and there is no room for them to cheat. Whoever wants to do it well will be fined several months of monthly money. Whoever wants to do it well will be rewarded for a year of monthly money."
Li Wanji smiled and said, "Then there is no problem."
Wang Gui was still worried and said, "Third Master, can you collect it, but how can you sell it?"
Jia Huan looked at Fu Nai on the side and said, "Now ask how many people we buy meat?"
Fu Nai said respectfully: "When you say it to the third master, it's not the same. Especially after those people finished eating in Donglaishun, they knew that Donglaishun's meat came from the ranch, so they often sent people to buy it."
Jia Huan thought for a while and said, "A beef cattle is shepherded normally. How long will it take to slaughter?"
Fu Nai said: "It will take at least one and a half years."
Jia Huan said again: "What if we use refined grains to fatten?"
Fu Nai was stunned when he heard this, and then said, "That's much faster. If you add refined grains as fodder at night, it will be at least half the time. If it's not enough, the meat quality will be much worse. Only when the cows run too much will the meat quality be refined."
Jia Huan laughed and said, "You are really good, why don't you just circle them all to fatten? Take the middle!"
Fu Nai said: "That's fine. In that case, the flesh will not be so soft."
Jia Huan said: "Then, after you go back, you will build three more large barns, not loading hay, and specialize in collecting grain. We use grain to fatten cattle and sheep, and then sell them to the rich and nobles in the city, and make more money than selling grain."
Wang Gui still smiled bitterly: "Third Master, let alone three barns, you can't even install two more. If you add the west side, the two mansions will have a total of 100,000 acres!"
Jia Huan glared at him impatiently, just as he was about to get angry, but seeing that the old man had been doing his best to help him guard the village in the past few years, he was so tired that he got older. He suppressed his anger and turned to look at Nalan Senruo and said, "Naran, has Aunt Bai done the renovation of the winery?"
Nalan Senruo bowed and said, "Reply to the third master, two years ago, Aunt Bai found several wine girls from the Shenjing City to return to the farm, and has been experimenting continuously for more than two years. I heard that the prescription has almost been formed now. It is exactly the taste of vodka that the third master once said. But whether it is specific is still needed to be sent for the third master to taste it before knowing."
Jia Huan's expression changed when he heard this, and he waved his hand and said, "After you taste it, it's fine. Don't let me taste it anymore. The wine is too strong."
Nalan Senruo smiled and said embarrassedly: "After the third master's words, most of the wine that Aunt Bai tried to brew was in our stomachs. At the beginning, we went to drink with a big deal, but after drinking it once, Aunt looked for the people who tried the wine, and the people in the clan almost fought."
Jia Huan laughed loudly when he heard this. He was about to speak when he suddenly heard a heavy swallowing sound beside him, which scared him.
He frowned and looked at him, "Who is it not Timur?"
Jia Huan suddenly realized and joked: "What, old post, how long has it been since I got drunk?"
Timur is now the leader of helping Jia Huan train his personal soldiers to archery, but the specific work has been handed over to his son Borchi.
On weekdays, he still rode a horse, carried a bow and arrow, and followed Jia Huan as a guard.
Because of this job, I don’t know how many people have warned him that drinking should never make things happen.
And then there is...
He was also the main force in the assassination three years ago.
Fu Nai and others were afraid that he would not be able to control his mouth after being drunk, so they shouted out.
So, unless you look in front of them, Timur will never be allowed to drink.
Timur himself knew that the matter was of great importance, so since he came out of the village with Jia Huan, he had not smelled of wine for several days.
At this moment, hearing what Nalanson said about seduction, the person immediately aroused the wineworm in his heart and swallowed his saliva desperately.
Hearing Jia Huan's joke, Timur shook his big head and a stern face, and said in a urn: "Don't drink, you can't drink, don't drink..."
Jia Huan laughed and said, "Or why don't you just stop following me. If you really want to meet a killer, is it you who protect me or I who protect you?"
Timur shook his head and said in an inward voice: "Although I am not as powerful as the Third Master, I am still brave and can still stop the enemy desperately and ask the Third Master to retreat first."
Upon hearing this, Jia Huan smiled and nodded, "Okay, then you can keep it. Don't go to the forage room to squeeze into sleep with people at night. It is estimated that snoring can make people die of noise. Li Wanji will ask someone to clean up a separate courtyard for you in a while. If you live alone, you will be drunk and do whatever you want in the room."
When Timur heard this, he was overjoyed, but he didn't say anything good, he just giggled.
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Fu Nai looked at Timur and smiled, "The Third Master is so kind. You know what to do. Don't really let go and drink unconsciousness. The Third Master missed the matter when he went out. Even if the Third Master doesn't tell you, you will have no shame to stay by the Third Master anymore."
Timur nodded heavily and said, "Absolutely not, I'll try it!"
On the side, Wang Gui looked at the group of people with great depression and was happy to talk and laugh, but forgot him.
After laughing, Jia Huan said, "Nalan, you have freed up some large warehouses in the farm to prepare to receive food. Haha, can living people still suffocate urine? Food is cheap, but wine is not cheap. Brewing wine consumes the most food. Let's take back the grain and make wine and sell it ourselves, and make more money!"
…(To be continued.)
Chapter 191 Housework:
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