Chapter 11 Visiting Rikain
The little girl's temper came and went quickly. After being persuaded by the girls, Daiyu stopped crying and started chatting with each other! When they heard Tanchun mention Jia Cong's punishment of the evil woman, the girls were even more amazed and surprised.
Jia Cong naturally didn't know that he had sent two gifts and caused this trouble. However, even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much!
Jia Cong didn't like Baoyu, whom he had never met, from the bottom of his heart.
Although Jia Cong is an orphan, he is extremely protective of the people around him. In his previous life, he studied hard and worked hard just to provide a small space for his brothers and sisters in the orphanage.
As a man, if you cannot be filial to your parents and loving to your brothers and sisters, what's the point of living?
Baoyu looks like a handsome young man, and he is also quite clever and witty when it comes to poetry and miscellaneous studies. However, he was unable to support his family when it fell into decline, and he was unable to stand up and protect his sisters when they were in trouble! It is difficult for Jia Cong to have any good feelings towards such a person.
Everyone says Baoyu is infatuated, but where was he when Daiyu died crying for him? Did he say anything when Jin Chuan'er was beaten and scolded by Mrs. Wang?
Xiangyun became a boat prostitute, Yingchun was tortured to death by the Zhongshan wolf, Tanchun married far away out of hatred, and Xichun became a nun out of sorrow!
If Jia Baoyu had a little ability and a little courage as a man, these sisters would not have ended up in such a tragic way!
Watching Red Mansions, the Twelve Golden Hairpins are hard to accept!
Regardless of gender, they only like to look pretty, have no sense of self-esteem or career, and spend their days wallowing in rouge in the pampering of their grandmother and mother! How can such a person be respected by others?
In the following days, Jia Cong's life became uneventful again. He spent most of his time reading and practicing calligraphy in the yard, and occasionally went to the back street to buy some pens, ink, paper, and inkstone.
However, less than half a month later, Jia Cong could no longer sit still! It was because he had no money!
On weekdays, the master and servant naturally didn't have much to spend! However, in order to practice calligraphy and study hard, Jia Cong consumed a lot of ink, paper and inkstone every day! After going back and forth several times, the only remaining family assets were spent.
Jia Cong, who was sitting in the courtyard, could not help but rub his brows. He did not care about his face when he said he was going out to work. However, earning dozens or even hundreds of copper coins a day was not enough to cover his expenses.
Just as I was thinking about it, Xiao Queer rushed in from outside the door.
"Third Master, this is the tea cake given by the Third Miss!"
After all, she was just a little maid, so Jia Cong was too lazy to keep her in the courtyard. When he was bored, he would send her to Yingchun or Tanchun to play on the pretext that she was affecting his studies.
These days, the little girl has been having a lot of fun and has become very familiar with the other girls in those courtyards.
"Today, I followed the second and third girls to Miss Lin's place. Miss Bao also went there, and the fourth girl also went there. Oh, and there was also Miss Shi who was just picked up today..."
The little girl chattered away to Jia Cong about her experiences and interesting things, and danced with joy when she was happy.
"Miss Lin also gave me an ice bowl to eat!" At this point, the little girl swallowed hard and looked at Jia Cong with a bit of shyness, " Originally, I wanted to bring it back for the Third Master, but the Second Miss said that it would melt when I brought it back, so she let me eat it!"
"Miss Lin put ice in her room. Sister Xueyan said she doesn't feel hot when she sleeps at night!"
Jia Cong's eyes lit up when he heard this. Ice was a rare commodity at this time! In winter, the rich and powerful would ask the farms outside the city to collect ice and store it in deep cellars, waiting to take it out in the summer to cool down. However, even so, it was not enough. A few days ago, Jia Cong had seen a shop specializing in selling ice in the back street. One square was worth three taels of silver!
However, there is still a problem in doing this business!
He couldn't show up himself, otherwise no matter how much money he made, it wouldn't belong to him. Moreover, if he found a few assistants, regardless of whether they were loyal or not, how many people would be jealous of such a lucrative business? Without a few tricks, a small soldier or a petty official could take it away.
Therefore, he must find a partner.
"Xiao Que'er, pack up some of the fruits that Third Master bought yesterday, and then go out with Third Master!"
Xiao Que'er entered the house and soon came out carrying a few bags of seasonal fruits. "Third Master, where are we going? Are we going to look for the Second Miss?"
"No, let's go to Rikain!"
Lixiangyuan is where the Xue family lived after they moved into the mansion! Jia Cong went there to do this business with the Xue family .
It was not surprising that the elders in the two mansions swallowed up his prescription directly, given their personalities. The only ones left were Jia Lian and his wife.
Jia Lian was also greedy and could not be cooperated with. As for Wang Xifeng, if she was powerful, she could naturally suppress her, but with Jia Cong's current status as a commoner, it was not surprising that Wang Xifeng took advantage of him.
After much consideration, only the Xue family is suitable.
The Xue family was originally a royal merchant, with ready-made shops and workshops. Moreover, even for the sake of profit, they would not disclose such things to the palace! Secondly, he was surnamed Jia after all. If the Xue family wanted to use their power to suppress him too much, they were also worried that Jia Cong would overturn the table and break up. Moreover, at most, they could give him more profits now. After a year or two, when he had a status, the Xue family would naturally understand.
Besides, although merchants are treacherous, they are also based on honesty. Therefore, after all the calculations, the Xue family is the most suitable partner.
Lixiangyuan was located in the northeast corner of Rongguo Mansion. The master and servant walked straight north along the alley and it took them two cups of tea to arrive.
Xiao Que'er went forward and knocked on the door. Soon, a maid stuck her head out.
"Little Que'er has met Sister Ying'er!"
This maid is the head maidservant beside Xue Baochai. Xiao Que'er has seen her several times in the past few days!
"Little bird?"
Jia Cong took two steps forward and said, "I am Jia Cong from the eldest house. My aunt came to the mansion a few days ago, but I didn't go to greet her because she was not feeling well. So, I came here today to visit Aunt Xue and Brother Xue!"
Ying'er opened her eyes wide, and looked at Jia Cong with curiosity! These days, when the girls were chatting, they often mentioned the Third Master Cong. In addition, Xiao Que'er would hang out with the maids from time to time. It can be said that Jia Cong was no longer in the martial arts world, but the martial arts world was full of Jia Cong's legends.
Today, she finally saw someone alive.
"Ying'er, who is outside the door?"
"Greetings, Third Master Cong, come in!" As she let Jia Cong into the yard, she passed a message inside, "Miss, Third Master Cong is here to visit!"
Jia Cong entered the yard and stopped, then he saw a young girl walking out of a house.
The girl's skin is as white and tender as jade, her eyes are clear and lively, her body sways as she moves, and she has a supreme charm!
"This should be Sister Bao?" Jia Cong was distracted and bowed quickly.
