Jia Zhen was at home teaching the little brats a lesson,
While Halcyon entered the palace to report on the progress.
"Already bought it? How much silver did you spend? "Tu Chen asked,
However, in his heart, he estimated the price of the plot of land in Xiaolan Village. Even if he had given the order, the Minister of Revenue would not agree by much. Fifty thousand taels of silver should be required, and he could not blame the Minister of Revenue for this.
Two years ago..,
The Ministry of Revenue was indeed short of money,
There were also so many blind nobles who borrowed money from the Ministry of Revenue. Therefore, the Minister of Revenue became more and more stingy, to the point of not giving a single cent.
"30,000 taels of silver," Halcyon said.
"Hmm? The Minister of Revenue is willing to relent? "Tu Chen was very suspicious. Just that little brat Jia Zhen..,
Could deal with that old fox, the Minister of Revenue? Selling the land to him for 30,000 taels of silver, this was very not in line with the Minister of Revenue's style of doing things. Could it be..,
Jia Zhen had been schemed against by that old fox somewhere else. The Emperor had never thought that Jia Zhen would collude with the Minister of Revenue. After all, this shop..,
And half of his shares..,
As long as he checked the accounts..,
Everything would be clear.
"Because Count Jia gave the Minister of Revenue an idea to earn money,
Only then did Lord He agree. "Halcyon told him how the Minister of Revenue had schemed against Jia Zhen, how he wanted to invest in the shop, and how Jia Zhen had retorted. He also gave the Minister of Revenue an idea to build a shop near Xiaolan Village and rent it out.
"Heh, he's a talent." Tu Chen nodded in satisfaction. Indeed, this business was not bad. Thinking about the subsequent benefits, he was a little envious. Alright, the Ministry of Revenue did it for the national treasury, and it was the same. If he filled up his own private treasury, it would really be competing with the people for benefits.
"This subordinate feels that the Minister of Revenue also feels the same way. Before leaving, the Minister of Revenue even specifically asked Count Jia if he was confident in passing the imperial examination this year." As the person involved, Jia Zhen might not have understood the Minister of Revenue's meaning. However, as an outsider, he could clearly see the admiration in the Minister of Revenue's eyes towards Count Jia. He was afraid that the Minister of Revenue had the intention of recruiting Count Jia. After Count Jia became an official, the Minister of Revenue would try to snatch him away. He did not know if the Minister of Rites, Lord Jia, would be able to withstand it.
"Heh, that old fox really has sharp eyes. When the time comes, it will depend on his ability." Regarding this kind of thing, Tu Chen was very happy to see. Jia Zhen did things well, and it was not surprising that the Minister of Revenue wanted him. However, Jia Jing was very protective of his family, and the Retired Emperor was also very kind to the Jia family. Therefore, he would not take the initiative to help the Minister of Revenue. If he snatched Jia Zhen from Jia Jing's hands, he would help the Minister of Revenue persuade the Retired Emperor.
"Alright, your brother has told you, right? You will follow Jia Zhen for now. Jia Zhen is going to take the imperial examination this year. At that time, there will be a lot of things that will need your help. Thank you for your hard work," Tu Chen said.
"I don't find it hard to do things for Your Majesty," Halcyon hurriedly said.
"Then you can leave first. Now that the land has been bought, let Jia Zhen write a report on what to do next," Tu Chen said.
"Yes." Halcyon respectfully left.
In the evening, Jia Zhen and Xia Lu taught the three children martial arts. Jia Lian and Jia Yao were already more than five years old, and Lin Jinyu was also more than four years old. The four children were able to practice martial arts properly, unlike before, when they could not even stand steadily and wobble as if they would fall down the next second.
Jia Rong saw that his uncles were learning martial arts from his parents. He could not bear the loneliness and walked over unsteadily. He joined his uncles and wobbled as they learned martial arts together. His little face was tense and he was very serious. The whole scene was very funny.
"Ah …" Jia Rong exclaimed, indicating that he should continue and not stop.
Seeing that Jia Rong had joined in, Jia Zhen only raised his eyebrows and did not say anything. He continued to teach the little brats martial arts. After all, he had seen this kind of scene many times. Jia Yao and the other two little brats came from this time. However, since his own little brat had started, he would definitely not allow this little brat to give up halfway. From today onwards, he would also start to learn martial arts like his uncles.
Xia Lu, who had also seen this scene many times, was also able to hold it in. However, Jia Yao and the other two children, who were probably seeing it for the first time, could not hold it in anymore. They held their bellies and laughed. Their little nephew was really too funny. They had no idea that they had come from this time.
Seeing that his uncles were laughing at him, Jia Rong was unhappy. He called out to Xia Lu twice, indicating that he was complaining.
"Yao'er, Lian'er, Jinyu, I've taught you not to laugh at others. Even if the person you're laughing at is young and ignorant, this is still not allowed. The younger you are, the more important your self-esteem is. If you make a mistake, it will affect your whole life. Therefore, the three of you, today's horse stance is one more minute," Jia Zhen said.
Jia Yao turned to look at her favorite sister-in-law. However, her sister-in-law shrugged, indicating that she could not help and had to listen to their eldest brother. Jia Lian and the others said weakly. "Understood."
"Well, from tomorrow onwards, Rong'er will also learn martial arts from you. As his uncles, you can't be inferior to him," Jia Zhen began to encourage them.
Jia Lian and the others turned to look at Jia Rong, who did not know anything and was just minding his own business. Their hearts were full of sympathy for him. Poor little nephew. From now on, he would have to live an abyss of suffering with his uncles.
Jia Rong, who was completely unaware that his uncles were sympathizing with him, was watching his father's movements very seriously. Because his legs were not very strong, he was swaying when he walked, let alone when he was practicing martial arts. Even though Jia Rong could not walk steadily, he was very serious when he learned martial arts. His small arms and legs were working hard to be more accurate, but his swaying looked very funny to outsiders.
Xia Lu looked at Jia Rong's serious expression and thought to himself, Inheritance is sometimes a form of knowledge. She said that she was the daughter of a military general and her martial arts were not weak. Among the girls in this era, her martial arts were considered to be at the top. Jia Rong's father, Jia Zhen, was born in Ningguo Province, and Ningguo Province was a place where the nobles started their careers through martial arts. Therefore, it was natural that their son would like to learn martial arts.
Thinking of this, Xia Lu looked at Lin Jinyu again. Yes, although his mother, Jia Min, was a young lady from a noble family, she had always been raised like a well-bred young lady. His father, the Lin family, was a scholarly family. In their ancestral home, there were countless Jinshi plaques. Therefore, his talent in martial arts was the weakest. However, he was quick-witted. Every time, the ones who made mistakes were Jia Lian and the other two, but the ones who were punished were always Lian'er and Yao'er. Jinyu was able to escape every time. Therefore, his intelligence was enough to make up for his lack of martial arts. Among the children, Jinyu was probably the one who went the furthest in the end. However, he still had to be careful.
After learning martial arts, the children were brought down to bathe. They were drenched in sweat. If they did not bathe and change their clothes, they would easily get feverish. Fortunately, these children were born in their family. Otherwise, the bathing would have washed the family poor. It was no wonder that the poor studied martial arts and the rich studied martial arts.
After dinner, the children returned to their bedroom to play, while Xia Lu and Jia Zhen went out for a walk. This was an activity that they had recently added. It was because Jia Zhen had involved the children in their lives and he could not spend time alone with his wife. Xia Lu thought of this activity as well. Even if they had children, they could not let the children take up all of their lives, especially when there was someone helping to take care of the children. Thinking about the modern world, many couples were usually occupied with work, and when they came back, their children would take up their lives. When the couple could spend time alone with each other, they would be tired and would want to sleep. How many couples, after having children, could go out for a walk alone could probably be counted on one hand.
For a long time, the children were the only thing that connected the relationship between the couple. Among all the couples who had children, perhaps 95% of them had thought of divorcing if they did not have children. Thinking about it, it was quite sad.
Jia Zhen held Xia Lu's hand and began to take a walk in the mansion. For him, this was the most relaxing time of the day. There were no children, no worries. He held his wife's hand and walked all the way. It seemed that he would never get tired of it. It was a scenery that he had seen before, but he still felt that it was extremely beautiful.
"Violent Woman, when the children grow up, I will retire and return to my hometown. I will hand over the mansion to the children. Let's go out and play. First, we will go to the northwest and see the place where you lived when you were young. Then, we will go south to Jiangnan and all the way to Guangdong. Don't you like to eat lychees? There are many lychees there. Then, we will go west. Let's go to Sichuan. Li Bai wrote that the road of Sichuan is difficult. I want to see it. "Jia Zhen began to imagine the future.
Xia Lu raised her eyebrows and said, "You have to remember this. Don't go back on your words when the time comes." Jia Zhen said it well now because he had not entered the officialdom. After he entered the officialdom and experienced the temptation of power, would he still say such words? For this reason, Xia Lu had reservations. After all, she could not give up so many things like the heroine in her novel. She cared about too many things, including Jia Rong.
Moreover, the heroine in the novel did not have children. When she really had children, would she still be able to go all out? It would definitely not be that easy.
"Don't worry. She definitely won't," Jia Zhen promised.
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