The Red Mansions

Chapter 1037 Jia Heng: The ancient inkstone is slightly concave and has a lot of ink



Chapter 1037 Jia Heng: The ancient inkstone is slightly concave and has a lot of ink

Chapter 1037 Jia Heng: The ancient inkstone is slightly concave and has a lot of ink...

Grand View Garden, Daoxiang Village

The sky was overcast and cloudy, and there was a torrential rain outside the window. At some point, a puff of water vapor spread in all directions, permeating the entire courtyard, and the heat of the hot summer gradually subsided.

Behind the desk, two figures of different heights are projected on the bookcase against the wall.

Jia Heng took the young woman with Huaxin and came to the desk. He cast his quiet eyes on the black and white paper, and asked intentionally, "Sister-in-law Wan is fine, why did you steal my couplet?"

Li Wan's cheeks were red with embarrassment and he hesitated, "Me...me?"

Jia Heng said: "This couplet is from when we first met, is Sister-in-Law going to hang it in the study?"

Li Wan lowered his head, not knowing what to say for a while.

"Sister-in-law..." Jia Heng paused for a moment, pondered for a while, and asked.

"What's the matter?" Li Wan couldn't help asking, her cheeks were flushed with embarrassment, like an apricot blossom breathing fire, and her beautiful eyes shone slightly under her beautiful eyebrows.

I was a little curious how this person would comment on her writing?

Jia Heng said in a calm voice: "Sister-in-law's handwriting is beautiful and bright, with the style of thin bamboo and thin plum, but the brushwork and structure seem to be..."

Li Wan's brows were condensed, and her heart couldn't help but raised her throat, and said softly: "What does it look like?"

Jia Heng smiled lightly, and said: "Like a dead tree in spring, the sketches are haunted by thoughts, and there are thousands of thoughts. Is Wan'er thinking of me these days?"

As she spoke, she stared at the young woman in Huaxin. Compared with the withered beauty in the past, the beauty at this moment has beautiful eyebrows and moist eyes, a straight nose, light rouge on her pink lips, and a beautiful and charming complexion.

Li Wan was not dressed like this when he was usually in front of Mother Jia in Rongqing Hall. Apparently he couldn't hold it back in private.

When Li Wan heard the young man's joking words, his heart jumped with fright, his cheeks were as red as the clouds, and he was filled with embarrassment. He said softly: "Ziyu, how can I not, huh~"

Suddenly, I felt that familiar breath approaching again, falling on my lips, as if the dense raindrops outside the window were beating on the banana tree, with some kind of strange rhythm in the haste.

Li Wan's curving eyelashes drooped down, and a faint blush gradually appeared on her beautiful cheeks.

Jia Heng teased Li Wan lightly, and said, "Wan'er doesn't admit it?"

Speaking of which, he hadn't seen Li Wan for a few days.

In fact, he just wanted to hear Li Wan say some clingy words, probably because Ling Xiaodong kept asking Zheng Yiyun's weird thoughts?

Li Wanyu blushed on her cheeks, her beautiful eyes were full of mist, her heart trembled slightly, and she shyly said: "Brother Heng, stop making trouble."

She has been reading some these days, but let her be a widow who has lived alone for many years, why does this person like to bully her?

Jia Heng hugged Li Wan and sat in his arms, and did not continue joking, but said softly: "Wan Er, let me go to the south of the Yangtze River with me this time, and go to see your father too, after so many years, I can't always live for children .”

Hearing the young man's words, Li Wan's face was in a daze, and he responded softly, feeling the strangeness in the skirt of his clothes, and his heart was filled with sweetness.

Jia Heng said: "Wan'er has been raising Lange'er by himself all these years. It's been too hard."

I have been entangled with Li Wan many times, but I seldom talk to him. If the first time I came to find Li Wan was those bed curtains, it would be quite boring.

Li Wan pursed his pink lips and said softly: "It's been seven or eight years since... that person left and helped Lan Geer grow up. Fortunately..."

The last words of the young woman Huaxin resounded softly in her heart.

Jia Heng said: "Fortunately, Wan'er met me, right?"

This is the guy?It seems that the last banner incident did have some effect.

Li Wan didn't speak, but his cheeks were blushing and his head was drooping.

Jia Heng said: "I'm going to Jinling these two days, Wan'er will go south with me this time, it's meaningless to stay in the garden all the time."

Li Wan hesitated and said, "The old lady..."

Jia Heng gently piled a snowman, leaned close to the beauty's ear, and whispered: "I'm going to see Uncle Li this time. I haven't seen him for a long time. The old lady won't say anything."

Li Wan thought for a moment, blushed, and responded in a low voice.

Just as the two of them were rubbing their ears together and whispering in low voices, after the rain outside Daoxiang Village, on the stone path where the sewage flowed, they saw a brightly dressed young woman with flower letters and willow brows. Holding a dark green oil-paper umbrella, we pushed through the heavy rain and fog and headed towards Daoxiang Village.

Sister Feng stood on the porch, looked at Mrs. Cao who was sitting under the eaves, and asked in surprise, "Aunt Cao, what are you doing at the door?"

Mrs. Cao smiled, her complexion was the same, she greeted Sister Feng and the others who came with an umbrella, and said, "Isn't it cooler outside? It's raining now, and the wind is blowing, compared to the previous few days." The weather is getting hotter and hotter, is Feng girl here?"

Sister Feng said: "Where is Sister-in-law Zhu? This is not about some purchases in the garden. In a few days, Bao Yatou and San Yatou will go to Jiangnan with Brother Heng. How to arrange things in the garden? I came over and wanted to Talk to her."

Cao said loudly, "I'm in the house right now."

At this moment, Jia Heng heard the voice of conversation from outside, let go of Li Wan's hand, and said in a low voice: "Wan'er, get up, someone is here."

Sister Feng's voice is very recognizable, and she can be heard from no matter how far away, she really heard it before she smiled.

There was also a trace of panic on Li Wan's elegant and graceful face, she hurriedly tidied up her messy skirt, came to the chair beside her, and sat down properly.

After a while, Sister Feng stepped into the room, looked at the two people who were sitting upright, her eyes fell on the boy in the python suit, surprise appeared on her gorgeous jade face, and she asked, "Why is Brother Heng here?"

There was no doubt, because the two were dressed neatly and looked serious, sitting across a round table, sipping fragrant tea by themselves.

Of course, if Sister Feng looked carefully, she could also see that the blush on Li Wan's cheeks hadn't faded, and the silver earrings were shaking slightly on her petite and exquisite earlobes, which seemed to show that she was not at peace.

Jia Heng plastic surgery calmed down her expression, looking at the beauty in a peach red dress, who looked like a fairy concubine coming to the world, and said: "Isn't it the day after tomorrow that I will go south by boat. My sister-in-law said that I will go to Anhui in the south of the Yangtze River to visit relatives. Uncle Li is now in Anhui." He is the governor of a province over there, and my wife can also go and visit her this time."

Sister Feng didn't doubt that there was him, so she sat down and said with a smile, "That's good. I haven't been to Jiangnan for a long time since I came back to the mansion."

This enemy is going to Jiangnan again?

Li Wan had sorted out his confused thoughts, and asked, "Madam Feng, is this here?"

Sister Feng smiled sweetly and said, "Is there anything to do with the purchases in the garden, come over to discuss with you, since you are going to Jinling, then it's no big deal."

Sister Feng smiled, and suddenly said: "Sister-in-law Zhu is also going south, will you bring Brother Lan with you this time?"

Li Wan hesitated and said, "Brother Lan..."

As he said that, he looked at Jia Heng who was on the side, and said worriedly: "Zi...Brother Heng, I am worried that going to Jinling will delay his studies."

Jia Heng thought for a while and said, "Brother Lan, let's not take it with him. When he is older, he will go to Jiangnan for a study tour."

In fact, he didn't want to take the child with him, but how could he go to see Li Shouzhong without his grandson?Can't Li Wan give birth to one on the way?

Sister Feng smiled and said: "Brother Heng, my elder brother is also very interested in the sea trade business that I mentioned earlier. This time I went there as a way to make a trip, and I have to ask Brother Heng for advice later."

Jia Heng said: "Then tell Sister-in-law Feng about the maritime trade business later."

Sister Feng really regarded him as her own man, and after not seeing him for a long time, she came to pester him again. Today, Sister Feng and sister-in-law Li Wan don't know each other.

Seeing the two of them talking, Li Wan pursed his pink lips slightly, and couldn't help feeling a deep resentment that he couldn't express himself.

Originally, she came here to look for her, so what is Feng girl doing here?

Jia Heng looked at Li Wan and said, "Sister-in-law Wan will tidy up today and tomorrow. There's nothing else to do, so I'll go back first."

"Brother Heng, let's go slowly." Li Wan hurriedly got up to see him off, and said softly.

Sister Feng said: "Brother Heng, I don't have anything to do here, let's go together."

Li Wan: "???"

Who are you looking for?

Jia Heng was stunned for a moment, nodded, and said, "That's fine."

With that said, the two left Daoxiang Village, leaving Li Wan in place, sighing faintly.

At this moment, Mrs. Cao entered the wing room, looked at the beautiful woman with a sad look on her face, smiled and said: "In two days, I won't be going to the south of the Yangtze River by boat. This journey will be much more convenient. Don't be too clingy to him." gone."

Li Wan blushed and said, "What are you talking about, Auntie?"

She is a widow, what right does she have to cling to him.

Jia Heng paused, held up an umbrella, left Daoxiang Village, and walked towards the front yard along a stone path paved with cobblestones.

Sister Feng looked at the boy in the python suit, with shame and joy in her beautiful eyes, she said: "Brother Heng, where are we going?

"The old place, the Concave Crystal Hall." Jia Heng took a look at the plump beauty and said softly.

Sister Feng's heart skipped a beat, she responded softly, lifted up her skirt, and followed slowly.

The concave crystal pavilion is actually built on a mountain. In the original work, it is higher and lower than Tubi Villa. In Xiangyun's words, "The high part of the mountain is called Tubi; the low part of the mountain near the water is called Tubi." concave crystal.”

According to Lu Fangweng, the ancient inkstone is slightly concave and has a lot of ink.

He always felt that the poems were quite suitable for Sister Feng, and she really lived up to her name, without missing a single bit.

Grand View Garden, Concave Crystal Pavilion

Inside, the windows are bright and clean, and the furnishings are elegant. A painting of peonies hangs in the nave, with lush petals, bright and moving.

Jia Heng pulled Sister Feng to sit in his arms, her pink dress became wrinkled, and said softly: "Sister-in-law Feng, will you also go to Jiangnan this time?"

"I'm going to Jiangnan too?" Sister Feng's heart skipped a beat and she asked in surprise, "What am I going to Jiangnan for?"

"Just think of it as visiting relatives." Jia Heng said softly, looking slowly towards the courtyard.

I saw hazy rain and mist in the courtyard, and the rugged rocks were covered with black moss. Rain from all directions gathered on the lotus stamens in the pond around the concave crystal pavilion. The breeze came, and the lotus seemed to be stirred, and the accumulated rain fell from the lotus leaves. When it landed on the lake, there were ripples in circles.

Sister Feng's delicate body trembled slightly, a blush spread on her beautiful cheeks, her cheeks were flushed, and she said in a trembling voice: "Brother Heng, eh~"

Before he could finish speaking, that person had already approached him.

After a while, Jia Heng looked at the beauty with flushed cheeks and trembling body, and said softly: "The sea trade in Jinling is very profitable, so it can bring in more money for the government. Didn't Sister-in-law Feng say the other day that the government is also short of money. "

When Sister Feng heard the words, she was somewhat tempted, she frowned, and said softly: "Sometimes the old lady can't live without me."

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said: "Sister-in-law Feng is only going to Jiangnan to visit her mother's house this time, and she hasn't gone back for so many years. The old lady is a reasonable person, so she won't let it go. Besides, sister-in-law Feng is Luanfeng, and she has been in the garden all the time. It's like a canary, isn't it meaningless?"

Sister Feng was happy to be praised by the young man, but she said with shame and anger: "What Luanfeng? Luanfeng is in Xinglong Street."

At this moment, the boy leaned over and whispered something in Sister Feng's ear.

When Sister Feng heard this, her delicate body trembled slightly, she had a gorgeous oval face, her cheeks were as red as clouds, she said in shock: "You..."

How could she serve him like that?

Jia Heng said softly: "I remember meeting Qingwen in the study once, didn't you see it?"

"I don't know those vicious tricks." Sister Feng said angrily, telling her to lie down and be a little girl, what does this person think?

Jia Heng got up and said, "That's fine, then I'll go."

Give them an umbrella when it’s sunny, take it away when it rains, and don’t care about killing or burying them.

When Sister Feng heard the words, she saw embarrassment on her beautiful face, and she spat and cursed: "You will be a trample."

Jia Heng didn't say much and was ready to leave.

Well, in fact, he just wanted to experience the service that Lian Er had never experienced before.

"Wait a minute!" Sister Feng's gorgeous jade cheeks turned red with embarrassment, and she called Jia Heng. Without saying a word, she glared at the young man with her charming and flowing red phoenix eyes, and came closer.

After a while, Jia Heng frowned and relaxed, looked down at the beauty whose bun was scattered and her cheeks were sunken from time to time, pulled the clumsy Sister Feng, and said softly: "Okay, look at you Sorry."

The main reason is that there is no good experience at all. Sister Feng is not a good waiter.

Sister Feng's phoenix eyes were ashamed, her cheeks were ashamed, she poohed a few times, and spat: "Your Uncle Heng will use those vicious tricks to trample others."

Jia Heng pulled Sister Feng into her embrace, and said, "What's wrong with you, it will be on yourself in the end."

Sister Feng was hugged tightly by the young man, and was about to say something, when her heart suddenly moved, her nose twitched, and her heart couldn't help but feel suspicious.

The scent of this enemy seems familiar?

"Brother Heng..." As soon as he said something, Xiumei frowned, and the words were blocked again.

Jia Heng asked: "What does Sister-in-law Feng want to say?"

After the interruption of casting spells, Sister Feng had already put aside her doubts just now, biting her pink lips with her white teeth, and tremblingly said: "No...it's nothing."

Jia Heng got up suddenly, and said: "Sister-in-law Feng, let's watch the rain together, this year's rainstorm is quite heavy."

Sister Feng's face was as bright as fire, and she let out a "huh" from her nostrils. She could only endure an unspeakable embarrassment shyly, and was led to the window, looking at the rain and fog outside with her long and narrow red phoenix eyes. , at this moment the tassels on the hem of the peach red dress hang down, and the snow circle suddenly appears.

It was the midsummer season in the 16th year of Chongping, and there was a strong wind and heavy rain, like big and small pearls falling on a jade plate, crackling, and the lotus in the pond was shaken to this side.

……

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Jia Heng and Sister Feng quarreled for a while, until it was getting late and the night was dark, and they parted ways.

Jia Heng returned to the Qichi Courtyard of the Grand View Garden. The candles in the hall were already lit, and the orange halo was soft and warm in the rain and fog.

Jia Heng entered the courtyard, after taking a bath, changed his clothes, and said to Zhen Xi who was coming, "Sister Xi'er, I have something for you."

Zhen Xi said softly: "Brother Heng, what's the matter?"

"Go to the Lotus Champs and invite sister Xichun over." Jia Heng came closer and rubbed the girl's forehead and said softly.

Zhen Xi responded: "Yes."

With that said, he led the maidservant and turned around.

Zhen Lan approached, took the teacup, and said, "Brother Heng, sister Xun Xichun is..."

Is it possible to ask sister Xichun to come over?What is she thinking about? How is this possible?

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then explained: "It's a matter of abolishing the two yuans and changing the yuan. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has started to prepare bank accounts in the past two days, and there are many regulations in it."

In fact, this is a major event no less important than a New Deal, because it is a huge change in Chen Han's financial field.

Under Zhen Lan's slender eyebrows, her bright eyes flashed, and she said, "Brother Heng, can you tell me?"

Jia Heng pulled Zhen Lan's plain hand and said with a smile, "I'm going to tell Sister Lan about it."

Zhen Lanfang was overjoyed, and said softly, "Yes."

Brother Heng said that he was willing to train her and become his helper.

Jia Heng said: "This time to abolish the two yuans and change the yuan, in addition to the unified currency system, we also need to collect a batch of silver to mint silver yuan. This is easy. Just hand over the silver minting bureau of the household department and give them instructions. I thought of some regulations. Sister Lan will write it down first."

Zhen Lan said "Hey", then picked up the brush and started recording Jia Heng's spoken words.

Jia Heng briefly described the constitution of the bank, saying: "Although it is a government-run bank, it is different from a bank. This is not a means for the imperial court to collect people's wealth."

Zhen Lan's bright eyes flickered, and she asked: "Brother Heng, this method of bank accounts is really ingenious. If the court is short of money, can you print and distribute more bank notes?"

Jia Heng said: "But it will cause the price of rice and grain to rise. If we issue more bank notes and plunder the people's wealth, the people will complain about it, because this is the royal bank. Over time, it will lose people's hearts."

This is why he is named after the word "royal". If the Chen Han royal family is unscrupulous and really resorts to such methods as gold yuan coupons, there is no way to blame it on bureaucrats or white gloves.

There is also the excuse of "the top is good, but the bottom is not good".

If the top is good, but the bottom is not good, isn’t that impotence?

Zhen Lan thought for a while, and a flash of thought flashed in her narrow, clear eyes, and she said, "Yes, but what if the imperial court can use the saved money to earn interest to recover part of the bank notes."

Jia Heng hugged Zhen Lan, hugged the girl's delicate body even tighter, kissed her pink cheek, and said, "This is raising interest."

In fact, this is a financial tool in modern society. Either by raising interest rates to reduce inflation, or by lowering interest rates to open the floodgates, money will flow to the infrastructure sector through low-interest credit.

"Rise up?" Zhen Lan felt joy and sweetness in her heart when she felt the young man's pampering.

Jia Heng gently reached out and pinched the girl's pink face, and said softly: "It means increasing the interest. When the interest rate is high, people will enthusiastically save money. In addition, there is also an interest rate cut, which means reducing the interest rate, and the people will rush to withdraw money first." .”

In fact, in a society that lacks a complete security system and the retirement age can be changed again and again, saving is a necessary way for people to survive.

Zhen Lan thought about it and said, "I see, that Royal Silver No. is really a good place."

Jia Heng said: "Actually, if the country is short of money, it can also issue bonds, with fixed interest per year, and borrow money from wealthy businessmen. That is a bond, and raise funds from businessmen. Shanxi merchants wanted to lend money to the court in this way before, but because Those who colluded with the enemy have been wiped out by the imperial court."

"Yes, Brother Heng." Hearing what Jia Heng said, Zhen Lan's eyes lit up, and she felt that there was a great mystery in it, and said, "Brother Heng, can I go to this royal bank to get in touch with some affairs?" ?”

Jia Heng pinched Zhen Lan's chin lightly, and said, "Sister Lan wants to work at the Royal Bank?"

Zhen Lan said softly: "Brother Heng, I think if this bank is managed well, just like Guan Zhong, who is responsible for economic affairs, it can make the country rich and the people strong."

Without money, nothing can be done, she wants to help her control the royal bank.

Jia Heng said: "This is handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

In fact, he had thought about the arrangement of Baochai and Xiaoxiao. He became a prince at his age, and as a political force, his background was quite insufficient.

It is said that it is Jia Dang, but in fact there is a serious gap in the Mesozoic era, and few scholars have surrendered to him.

Or even if there is, it cannot be completely left to them at the helm.

Because insurance, energy, mining...we still have to use our own children.

Therefore, some hidden things can only be covered by these golden hairpins.

This time going to Jiangnan, Xiaoxiao can secretly cultivate an intelligence force, while Baochai is mainly responsible for the shops on the outside of the capital and helping to take care of life in the Grand View Garden, while Baoqin, Xue's father and Xue Biao are responsible for the maritime trade business.

Jinyang and Yuanchun are now more at the helm of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is involved in many businesses, such as mineral deposits, salt companies, and even the three major weaving bureaus of Jiangning, Suzhou, and Hangzhou.

In fact, Yuanchun is more to help Jinyang. In addition, there is Fu Qiufang and Lianxue as the secretary team.

Of course, in Baochai's eyes, whether he would think that he entrusted her with the business in Beijing and Jinling, even if her own sister is not as reliable as her as a woman of her own family, well, I don't know.

And the Royal Bank is a new pioneering field, so Zhen Lan can give it a try.

Maybe the only worry is that when they have children in the future...

It's too early to think about it.

"Brother Heng, call me." Not long after, Xichun led a few maidservants into the hall, looked at the young man, saw the girl in his arms, quickly averted his gaze, feeling ashamed.

The same goes for Brother Heng. He didn't avoid her when he was intimate with his concubine.

Jia Heng let go of Zhen Lan, stood up, looked at the young girl with Shaoyan, and said, "Come here, sister Xichun."

The design concept and currency value of the silver dollar have been roughly determined, and two talented people, Xichun and Zhenxi, are ready to draw the pattern.

Xichun pursed her pink lips, and said softly, "Brother Heng called me over?"

Jia Heng said: "Recently, the Ministry of Household Affairs is going to issue a new batch of silver dollars, and I need to draw patterns. I have some ideas. Knowing that sister Xichun has a wonderful hand, I want my sister to help draw something."

I haven't seen her for half a year, and Xichun has also grown a lot taller, looking slim.

"Silver dollar?" Xichun said softly.

Jia Heng nodded and said with a smile: "Once this silver coin is cast, it can be used by the whole man. In the future, the fourth sister's name will be recorded in the history."

This is the same as the design of the national emblem by talented women in the Republic of China. They are not only famous for all kinds of anecdotes about Lao Yue, Lao Liang, and Lao Xu.

The cold-hearted Tsundere Lolita was a little worried, and said, "Brother Heng, I... can I do it?"

Such a big matter, involving national political affairs, would Brother Heng leave it to him?

Jia Heng pulled the girl's slender hand very naturally, looked at the girl with bright eyes and white teeth, and encouraged: "Why can't the fourth sister?"

After saying that, he looked at Zhen Xi aside, took the girl's hand, smiled and said, "Sister Xi'er, come here too, you two can help your sister Xichun together."

As he said that, putting their little hands together made the cheeks of the two girls blush slightly, but they hummed lightly.

(End of this chapter)


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