Chapter 90 Jia Cong Gives Gifts
After finishing his meal and drinking a cup of tea, Jia Cong said goodbye.
Although I really want to stay with Baochai for a while longer, it is inconvenient after all, so I can only find another opportunity another day.
The next day, Jia Yun came!
During the two years that Jia Cong was away, although Jia Yun only looked at the accounts sent back by Baochai, he would write to Jia Cong every month to explain the situation and even put forward many opinions on the business. Jia Cong was not harsh on Jia Yun. In the past two years, all the monthly allowances were paid on time, and he was also rewarded on various holidays. Jia Cong asked Baochai to help with these things. With Baochai's shrewdness, she would naturally not embarrass Jia Cong. Therefore, after calculating these two years, Jia Yun may have a fortune of one or two hundred taels.
"Yun'er greets Uncle San!" Jia Yun bowed respectfully.
"Get up!" Jia Cong waved his hand and said with a smile, "How has Fifth Sister-in-law been these past two years?"
"Uncle San has taken care of us, so we don't lack money. We also consult doctors and take medicines in time for minor ailments. Therefore, my mother is getting better and better!"
"Mother always thinks of Third Uncle's kindness. The fact that our family has not had to worry about food and money in the past two years is all thanks to Third Uncle. Mother even specially made a few pairs of shoes for Third Uncle. Although they are not as good as the craftsmanship of the maids in the mansion, they are also a token of our love. I hope Third Uncle will not despise them!"
"Hahaha, how can I not be happy with Fifth Sister-in-law's craftsmanship. Go back and thank Fifth Sister-in-law on my behalf and tell her that I accepted it. However, Fifth Sister-in-law is old after all, so she shouldn't work so hard in the future."
"Your Majesty has ordered me to take charge of the five city troops in the city. I will select a few young men from my clan to go in for training, and you will be one of them when the time comes!"
Jia Yun nodded without hesitation. He was Jia Cong's man, so he naturally obeyed Jia Cong's orders.
"However, you are just a title, a temporary status and a salary. Later, I have some business that I want you to help me look after."
"Yun'er, please listen to your uncle!"
"Well, the gift I prepared for the mansion has arrived today. You can go get one and bring it back to the Fifth Sister-in-law!"
The gifts that Jia Cong prepared for the family were indeed expensive. For example, the one for Jia's mother was a set of more than ten pieces of colored glassware, while Jia She and Jia Zheng received six pieces, and Wang Xifeng and Li Wan each received two pieces! In addition, there were also glass mirrors as tall as a person, one for each of the ladies' rooms.
Of course, there are slight differences in size. Jia Mu's is naturally the largest, and the rest are smaller. However, even the ones given to Wang Xifeng and Li Wan are about three feet long.
As for the sisters' rooms, in addition to the glass mirror, Sanchun also gave each of them a hairpin. Although the shapes of these hairpins are not as exquisite as those in the Central Plains, the materials used are excellent and the style is also grand.
Baochai's was a fox fur cape, which must have looked gorgeous on her. Daiyu's was a set of out-of-print ancient books, also priceless, and Xiangyun's was naturally the golden sword.
When the cartload of gifts arrived at the mansion, even the wealthy Jia family was dumbfounded. In this era, glass products and colored glaze objects already existed, but they were all imported from other countries and were so expensive that only the most powerful families could afford them.
In the original book, Jia Rong once borrowed a glass kang screen from Wang Xifeng. Even the East Palace didn't have it. Obviously, this thing was extremely precious. Wang Xifeng's grandfather was in charge of tribute from various countries, and there were also many foreign ships and goods, so Wang Xifeng had it.
The same goes for glassware. Even a palm-sized object would probably cost several hundred taels of silver, and large objects were even more expensive.
But what Jia Cong sent back were made by himself!
Although Jia Cong only remembered the approximate recipe, the army had the most in abundance of manpower and time, so he assigned someone to work on it for more than a year before finally coming up with the most suitable recipe.
"My God, is Cong going to guard the border or to make a fortune? Look, old lady, each of these is a priceless treasure." Wang Xifeng touched the glass mirror with her left hand and the colored glassware with her right hand, her eyes shining.
"Sister Yuanyang, please help me speak to my uncle and ask him to give me more!" Yuanyang was too embarrassed to speak. Qingwen, who was delivering the gifts, said politely, "Second Madam, in addition to the old lady's, the first lady, the second lady , the first lady, the second lady and all the girls' rooms have them. They have been sent over."
"Well, I'll make a lot of money today, too."
"Grandma, does Cong have the recipe for glass and colored glaze?" Wang asked from the side. She certainly knew how valuable such a recipe was. If it was passed down to the public, wouldn't it be hers?
The old lady sneered in her heart. This Wang was totally out of her mind. She wanted to snatch things from a powerful earl. She was simply courting her own death.
"As for the second brother's family, I have already told Cong that the property he has acquired in the army will not be included in the public property and will be considered his private property."
"Madam, Cong'er has never been married. If we do this, not only will it break the rules, but it will also ruin Cong'er's reputation," Wang said anxiously.
Grandmother Jia sneered, "Why? I'm old now, so what I say is no longer effective in front of you? When I was sent to the border, everyone hid, but my grandson took the initiative to go, and now he has some property, and you are jealous like hungry wolves? Second family, are you trying to force me, an old lady, to divide the family property according to the rules without considering the relationship?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Mrs. Wang's expression changed drastically, and she fell to her knees with a thud. Wang Xifeng and the maids around her also knelt down.
If this word gets out, the second wife will die...
"My wife doesn't dare!"
Moreover, if the family property is divided according to the rules, how much can Jia Zheng, the second son, get? He is not even qualified to live in this mansion, let alone live in Rongxi Hall.
"Brother Cong is a good man. Even if the things he sent to you are not as good as what I have here, they are probably worth a lot. But his kindness was rewarded with your greed. In this case, there is no need to keep the portion in your room. Girl Feng, just give the portion sent to the second wife's room to each room directly."
"Grandfather, the Second Madam's words were unintentional. The harvest in the past two years is indeed not as good as in previous years, so the Second Madam has been worried about various things in the mansion. After all, the appearance of our mansion cannot be bad on weekdays, and that's why she said the wrong thing just now. Moreover, Brother Cong has always been close to the Second Master. If this is the case, wouldn't the Second Master and Brother Cong be slandered by the servants? Feng'er dares to ask the old lady to take back her order."
Wang's face had turned pale. If she took these things back, it would be a superficial loss, but every family had them except hers. How could she have dignity in this mansion in the future?
