"Brother Qiang, I heard that you recently bought a house. Is it a big house belonging to the general of Zhenguo?"

Jia Mu asked warmly.

If it were an ordinary grandchild, even if it was Jia Zhen of Dongfu, she would be scolded if she didn't like it.

Previously, Jia Baoyu was punished by Jia Zhenghao. Some people said that it was Jia Zhen who did it. Wasn't it so angry that she was called over and gave him a lesson?

Even if her seniority is not counted, she is still the first-class wife of the Rongguo Duke of Dayan. Not counting the clan, how many women in the world are more noble than her?

You have been rich and prosperous for most of your life, and you have always had everything going smoothly. How can you hide your grievances in front of your descendants?

But the person in front of me was different.

If there is only praise from the Supreme Emperor, then that's it.

On the day of filial piety, even the praise of a saint cannot be regarded as a gold medal to avoid death.

However, the Jia family had done something wrong to Jia Qiang before, and they were wrong first, and they were all bullshit that could not be put on the table.

In order to prevent Jia Qiang from blowing up the situation and causing serious problems, Jia Mu could only be patient and speak nicely.

Hearing this, Jia Qiang nodded and said, "There is such a thing, over there on Xixie Street."

Although many people in the hall knew about this, they were still moved after hearing this.

Buying a house in the capital is something that many people cannot do in their lifetime, let alone a mansion belonging to a royal family!

Jia Mu suppressed her uneasiness and annoyance and asked, "Aren't you living with my concubine? You are so good, why do you want to live in a big house?"

Jia Qiang smiled and said: "Because I want to open a club, make more friends, get to know some capable people, in order to make progress."

Jia Mu frowned when she heard this. She was not willing to pay attention to the affairs of the men outside, but she was willing to support her family's progress.

She knew that Jia Zheng kept so many Qingke husbands in his study, and she thought they were very good.

Because those people all have a certain skill, maybe they can write, or they can play music, they can recognize paintings, or they know the intricacies of metal and stone.

This was also her preference for her younger son. Compared with Jia Zheng's elegance and studiousness, the eldest son only knew how to raise his young wife at home and eat flowers and wine, which made her look down upon him.

However, is it necessary to own such a big house just to support Qingke?

Jia Mu asked curiously: "Do you have enough money on hand? If not, I still have some here, you can use it first."

When Jia Qiang heard this, she bowed slightly and said, "The money is enough. Thank you very much, old lady, for your kindness."

Jia's mother became more and more curious: "I asked someone to ask, you didn't bring any money with you when you came out of Dongfu. Although you went out to do a business, you can earn four thousand taels of silver by selling some barbecue?"

Jia Qiang was not surprised that Jia Mu knew this, but was surprised that she knew it so crudely.

But before he could speak, Jia Baoyu on the side smiled and said helpfully: "Ancestor, don't underestimate brother Qiang's business. I heard from sister Yun'er that many princes and princes came to her second aunt's door to find Qiang.

Brother Qiang's recipe is used to make a fortune. Brother Qiang did business with the Marquis of Huai'an and made a lot of money."

Jia Mu and others were shocked again. They all looked at Shi Xiangyun and asked, "Is this really true?"

Shi Xiangyun had eaten too much just now, and now his face was flushed, and he said with a naive smile: "Isn't that the case? Even the second aunt is thinking about whether she can get Brother Qiang's recipe. The Marquis of Huai'an Mansion is less than a month old

I made hundreds of taels of silver, but I made my second aunt hungry..."

As soon as these words came out, Jia Mu's expression changed.

Xue Baochai, who was sitting next to Shi Xiangyun, hurriedly grabbed her and said with a smile: "It's all my fault. I had too much wine with her just now, and we were both drunk and talking nonsense."

After all, Jia's mother came from a family of historians, so it was really embarrassing for her nephew and daughter-in-law to have such thoughts.

After Mrs. Wang glanced at Baochai approvingly, she smiled and said: "How much can you earn? It seems that the barbecue is delicious."

Everyone's attention was immediately diverted, and they all speculated on how delicious it must be to earn so much money.

Even Jia Mu laughed and said, "I forgot about this incident."

Jia Baoyu smiled happily and said: "I have tasted some, which taste like the taste of barbarians from the Western Regions. My ancestors, my wife must not be used to it. But the creamy fruit ice made by Brother Qiang is really delicious."

Seeing Jia Baoyu looking at him, Jia Qiang smiled slightly and said: "Originally, it should be sent to the house for the old ladies and ladies to try. But as Bao... Uncle Bao said, the method of barbecue comes from

Hufa from the Western Regions has a spicy and overpowering taste. Those who like food are common people who do not pay attention to health preservation, and they are also people who practice martial arts and have a strong temperament. That's why the Marquis of Huai'an set up the business at the gate of the military camp. Uncle Bao ate it at the beginning.

, it didn’t add chili pepper, so he didn’t think it tasted good.”

After hearing this, Mother Jia felt relieved and said to the girls of the Jia family who were eager to try: "Brother Qiang is right. Those strong and explosive foods may seem satisfying to eat, but in fact they are not good for the body at all. They are muddy legs."

The common people are short of salt and flavour, so they can just eat it if they like it. People like us cannot get involved in it."

The conversation changed and he added: "Even if you can earn hundreds of taels of silver a month, you have only been out for two months. How can you save four thousand taels of silver?"

Jia Qiang said: "In addition to Hu Fang from the Western Regions, I also found out two recipes for dyeing cloth. One of them has been acquired by Hengsheng Cloth Shop, one of the eight major cloth shops in the capital. Wang Shouzhong, the young owner of Hengsheng, also became my friend.

Friend, there is also a prescription for sale. According to Wang Shouzhong’s estimate, such a prescription is worth no less than thirty thousand taels of silver. Therefore, there is no shortage of silver to buy a house."

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in Rongqing Hall.

Thirty thousand taels of silver is by no means small, even for the Xue family, whose family fortune is in the millions.

For two prescriptions, you can get 60,000 taels of silver...

Not to mention others, none of them are too short-sighted. The way Du Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Qiang with her red phoenix eyes seemed to be about to eat him!

She spent all her energy on loan sharking, only to earn a few dollars a year...

After Jia Mu pondered for a while, she slowly asked: "Is that recipe really worth thirty thousand taels of silver? For the sake of the Supreme Emperor..."

Jia Qiang smiled lightly and said: "Old lady, although the Emperor praised me, those words can only protect me from being bullied for no reason, but they cannot allow me to rely on them to dominate and prosper. Moreover, now

Everyone in Qingliu scolded me, the Wang family is a businessman, and if you can't hide from me, how can you spend thirty thousand taels of silver to please me?"

When Jia Mu heard this, she seemed to have the same idea, but she became puzzled and said, "Why is there someone in the scholar forest scolding you?"

Jia Qiang chuckled and said: "They think what I say is too flattering and has no character at all. I am a sycophant who deceives the king to enjoy happiness and squander money."

Mother Jia recalled what she heard Jia Qiang said, suddenly smiled and said, "You said it was a good thing for the Emperor to spend some money to build a palace, but shouldn't it be scolded? But for a family like ours, as long as it's

With the ancestral title and the saints around, those officials didn't care if they scolded you. Not long ago, you won the praise of the Supreme Emperor again. In front of the Tian family and all the elderly ministers, he said that you were a good boy and a good person.

You understand. I saw it today, and it is indeed a good one. I wronged you earlier, so don’t mention those things. From now on, you can come to the courtyard more often and study with your Uncle Bao."

The palace was about to reach a critical moment, and she didn't want to leave a source of instability outside.

Just sneak him into the palace first, and then drive him out after the important matters in the palace are settled.

For the sake of the Jia family's important affairs, she is willing to suffer some more injustices.

Unexpectedly, Jia Qiang did not feel grateful after hearing her words. Instead, she said: "Old lady, I will leave Beijing and go south tomorrow. I have something to do in the south..."

"Are you going to the south?"

When Jia Mu heard this, she immediately frowned. From the bottom of her heart, she did not want to let Jia Qiang, a troublemaker, leave her surveillance range.

It's not possible to go to the south. Why can't that girl from the Xue family enter the palace?

Isn't it because of the good things her bastard brother did in the south?

If Jia Qiang causes a big disaster in the south, the Jia family and the palace will be implicated!

Just when she lowered her face and was about to object, she suddenly heard a movement from the direction of the door. A girl reported that the master and Mr. Lian were here...

Sure enough, after a while, Jia Zheng and Jia Lian hurried in with bad looks on their faces.

Seeing Jia Zheng's face, Jia's mother's heart sank.

Then he saw that Jia Zheng's eyes actually paused for a moment in front of Lin Daiyu, and Fang said in a heavy voice: "Mother, my sister-in-law from Yangzhou sent a letter, saying that his health is not good, and he asked his niece to go back to take care of him."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Jia Mu and others changed. Lin Daiyu's little face turned even pale without a trace of blood.

If his condition had not reached a terrifying stage and he was worried that he would not have any children to fulfill his filial piety when he died, how could he send someone to pick him up at this time?
Chapter completed!