"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

A stack of banknotes was divided into two piles and placed on the table in the main hall of Daiyu Courtyard.

Jia Qiang's lips curved carelessly, and she raised her eyebrows and said to Daiyu and the girls beside her: "Click a little and see if it's fifty thousand taels of silver? If you don't believe me, gold and silver are like floating clouds to me.

"

Daiyu pursed her lips, narrowed her beautiful starry eyes, looked at someone with a half-smile, and quietly watched him play tricks...

However, she was able to hold on steady, but the three girls Zijuan, Xueyan and Xiangling beside her were unable to hold on.

Daiyu is like a fairy in the Moon Palace. She can settle accounts but doesn't care about gold and silver. But the three of them were maids. How can they treat gold and silver like dirt?

Even Xiangling knows that money is a good thing.

The three of them looked at the banknotes over and over. Xiangling was already literate, while Zijuan and Xueyan were illiterate. After following Daiyu for a few years, they had learned some writing skills.

Therefore, everyone recognizes the three thick ink characters "One Thousand Liang" on the Dalong banknote.

There are fifty pieces in total. Counting them back and forth, it seems that I am trying to count out the flowers.

Daiyu ignored her, just looked at Jia Qiang, and didn't even speak, just waiting for someone to explain herself.

Jia Qiang found it interesting and was not in a hurry to explain.

He sat in a blue and white yellow pottery cup, sipping tea one mouthful at a time, while admiring a bluestone inkstone on Daiyu's desk.

He was not in a hurry, and Daiyu was also holding on, but some people couldn't hold it in anymore.

Zijuan endured it again and again, but still couldn't bear it anymore, and asked Jia Qiang: "Second Master Xiao Qiang, what are these... what are these... I mean..."

Jia Qiang snorted, looked at Zijuan with a playful look, and said, "Why, do you still suspect that I am a pauper and a talker?"

As soon as these words came out, Zijuan's pretty face instantly turned red to the extreme, almost turning purple.

This appearance startled everyone. After Daiyu gave Jia Qiang an angry look, she hurriedly persuaded: "Your second master is joking with you, why are you crying?"

Jia Qiang also said helplessly: "Why do you take your playful words seriously? If I were really serious with you, would I still joke with you? Besides, you don't have any selfish motives. It's all for Aunt Lin's sake, although it's not necessary.

"

Zijuan was too ashamed to raise her head. After Daiyu winked at Jia Qiang, she changed the subject and asked, "Tell me, why do people give you so much money?"

Jia Qiang laughed and explained the matter in general.

After a stick of incense, not to mention Daiyu and others, even Zicuckoo looked at Jia Qiang with dumbfounded eyes, as if she were looking at a monster.

Daiyu's starry eyes flickered, she looked at Jia Qiang and pursed her lips and said: "You actually imitate Zhuge Kongming and use his clever tricks?"

Jia Qiang's face was expressionless and she said calmly: "How does this plan work?"

"Bah! You are so arrogant!"

Daiyu couldn't help but smile. She really felt wonderful in her heart, but she didn't want this person to get his way.

Daiyu asked again: "Is this money enough for you?"

Jia Qiang raised her head and calculated, but finally shook her head and said: "How can this little money be enough? I plan to buy a small island outside Yangzhou City and build a workshop. I also need to recruit more craftsmen, blacksmiths, carpenters and masons. In addition,

The bookshop can no longer be delayed, there are also teahouses, taverns and theaters..."

Xue Yan laughed out loud at the side and said: "God, Second Master Qiang, you are creating magic like this. Not to mention 50,000 taels of silver, even a mountain of gold is not enough for you!"

Jia Qiang clicked her tongue, exhaled softly and said: "Jinshan is not worth taking for granted... Don't be in a hurry, just figure it out slowly."

Daiyu reminded: "It's almost enough to go too far... You don't want to go to school?"

Jia Qiang chuckled, looked sideways at her, and chuckled: "That's why I choose to cooperate with other people. I will start it, and they will finish the rest."

Zicuckoo finally dared to speak and whispered: "Second Master Qiang, aren't you afraid of being tricked?"

Jia Qiang laughed and said: "Being sincere is the most important thing in communicating with others. If I don't let others down, why should they let me down?"

Zijuan was stunned. Is the outside world already so beautiful?

Daiyu spat and said, "Bah! That's nonsense again! Merchants are the best at hiding traitors. If it's true as you say, why don't you be as sincere as the Dongsheng Zhao family?"

Zijuan suddenly realized that she had been teased by Jia Qiang again, and gave him an annoyed look.

Jia Qiang didn't care and said with a smile: "So we need to buy an island quickly. The workshop is located on it and the important secret materials are also placed on it. Unless the dough is completely torn, it will be foolproof."

Daiyu heard what he said was a little scary, and asked softly: "What if someone really covets me and breaks my skin?"

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "I am protected by Aunt Lin and my great-uncle, who dares?"

Daiyu said angrily: "You are so capable of planning this one to defeat that one, why do you still need my father to protect you?"

Jia Qiang hummed and laughed: "When it's time to hug your thigh, you still have to hug me. But I won't hug you in vain..."

Daiyu squinted at him and sneered, "What do you want?"

Jia Qiang laughed and said: "What else can I do? When I quarrel with Aunt Lin in the future, I will consciously retreat and be beaten and scolded by me. If someone bullies Aunt Lin, then I will... beat him, scold him, kick him and spit on him.

I will never spare him."

This witticism made several girls laugh. After Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, she shook the brocade handkerchief in her hand and threatened: "You still want to quarrel with me? Watch your skin carefully!" After that, she said "Pfft" again.

A smile.

She originally returned to Yangzhou in misery and despair, but she didn't expect that her father was not only fine, but also solved the knot that had been deep in her heart for many years.

In addition, in half a year, her father will return to Beijing to serve as a Beijing official. Even if he still lives in Rongguo Mansion from now on, it will not be considered as being dependent on someone else.

If you feel uncomfortable, just go home without worrying about being made fun of...

As a result, her mood gets better day by day...

Jia Qiang looked at the smiling Daiyu and felt infinite emotion in her heart. She didn't know whether Aunt Lin's fate had really changed.

If Lin Ruhai can take good care of himself, that's fine. No matter what, he can still live for ten or twenty years, which is enough.

What I'm afraid of is that after returning to the capital, all the old ministers of the Jingchu Dynasty, and the officials of Long'an who were keen on the New Deal, will be demoted from the capital one after another. Only Lin Ruhai will be left. The difficulty of his situation is self-evident.

At that time, all kinds of heavy burdens will be on the shoulders, and there will be endless arrows and hidden arrows. Even an iron man can't bear it, let alone Lin Ruhai's already thin and sickly body.

If so, Lin Ruhai passed away prematurely...

Thinking of this, Jia Qiang's eyes deepened a little. No matter what, with the Lin family's father and daughter's love for him, he would not let Daiyu make the same mistakes in her previous life.

…

Yangzhou Xicheng, Qiyuan.

When Jia Qiang saw a few bunches of green bamboo and some white walls and ink tiles at the Yanyuan Yamen, she felt that she had appreciated the charm of Jiangnan.

If he enters Qi Garden, he will probably never leave.

Mountains, water, lakes, stones, grass, trees, pavilions, pavilions, every place, cannot be said to be luxurious, but every place must be as beautiful as nature, without any suspicion of decoration.

In the Qijia Baicao Hall, Qi Taizhong, a legendary salt merchant, sat on a cane chair with an indifferent expression.

Watching the weeping willows in the cold wind...

He has white beard and hair, but he doesn't look too old. His eyes are as calm as rivers, seas and lakes.

Around the wicker chair, the head of the Qi family, Qi Wannian, the second son Qi Wanhai, the third son Qi Wanben, the eldest grandsons Qiyun, Sun Qidi, Sun Qizhu and other adult legitimate sons and grandsons stood respectfully.

The youngest grandson, Qi Fu, knelt on the ground dejectedly, not daring to breathe.

Qi Wannian bowed and said softly: "Father, we have found out that it was Qi Heng from the fifth family who instigated Brother Fu to go to Pearl Pavilion..."

The fifth brother he refers to is his concubine brother.

The Qi family attaches great importance to the distinction between legitimate concubines and concubines. Only legitimate sons and daughters are qualified to rank according to "character", while concubines are not even qualified to be named after "character".

For example, just like grandchildren, the direct descendants Qi Yun, Qi Di, Qi Fu, etc. are the generation with the character "Zhu", while Qi Heng and Qi Yan do not have this qualification.

In the family genealogy, all entries are supplementary books...

Naturally, the descendants of the concubines would not give in, so the secret struggle never stopped for a moment.

Qi Taizhong didn't care about this. His direct lineage already had the advantage. If he still needs to step forward to suppress the family, then there is no need for the Qi family to exist.

He waved his hand gently, unwilling to listen to Qi Wannian's words, but asked: "Jun'er, tell your father about the business plan between you, Jia Liangchen and the Xu family, as well as Jia Liangchen's advice to you.

them."

Qi Yun's complexion changed slightly when he heard this, but he did not dare to disobey the order. He stepped forward and bowed and said, "Yes."

Then, he told what happened last night with Jia Qiang and Xu Zhen.

After listening to this, the three Qi Wannian brothers all frowned in unison.

Of course, the Qi family does not only make a living in the salt industry, but also has restaurants, tea shops, cloth shops, tea gardens...

The Qi family is more or less involved in any business that makes money.

However, the Qi family has never been a small owner with less than 50% of the shares.

Not to mention, the Qi family has to provide connections and shops here...

After Qi Yun finished speaking, Qi Taizhong asked: "What do you think?"
To be continued...