Chapter 220: Concubine Xiande from the Grand View Garden; Jia Baoyu Jinxiang Courtyard (2)

"The mother is back!"

Xu came back in the spring of the past two years, but he was more diligent, and the people on the door were not so nervous. But Baoyu couldn't do it, and hurriedly asked, "Is it just Niangniang?" How many people did you bring back? ”

Banhe smiled bitterly, "My lord, where do we know." I saw a big one and went in, and the side could no longer be seen. We're too big to go into. Besides, there is no outer courtyard in the garden! ”

Baoyu also smiled, "That's right, when the portal was built that day, I forgot about this and only cared about the archway!" It's good to catch up with Ming'er, otherwise I will be wronged by you! Banhe listened and thanked him for a while, and asked Baoyu to go in quickly. I still think that Baoyu is busy and confused, where is the second courtyard, it is said that it is big, it is time to get married. Seeing that all these good things have been released.

The garden is not small, and I found it once, but I happened to meet Ping'er. Hearing that Baoying, Baochai, and Daiyu accompanied Yuanchun to visit the garden, Baoyu was also relieved, asked the direction, and rushed over. Seeing a group of people from afar, Baoyu couldn't help frowning, what happened to his eldest brother-in-law? How did you run out again? It's so hidden, even Ping'er doesn't know. Even if there is a disturbance in your heart, the etiquette cannot be short, so hurry up and say goodbye.

The emperor smiled, "Where did this go!" I didn't say a word, but I went to the garden with your sister for a long time, and I didn't even have a cup of tea. ”

Baoyu said, "Go and explore the way." Our old lady is going back to the south, although there are uncles and brothers, but it is not good to be unable to do anything! ”

The emperor nodded, "I can't complain that you are filial." ”

Yuan Chun said, "The old grandmother's business depends on my younger brother's help. Otherwise, where would it be so proper! ”

Baoyu said, "The old lady left a message that day, and relied on her brothers to help, otherwise you would expect me to be alone, where can I be!" ”

The emperor smiled and nodded, "It's not too early to see this day, even if it's not a meal, it's time to eat before leaving." ”

"As it should be!" Baoyu said with a smile, "I just don't know what the Holy Lady wants to eat." ”

The emperor said, "I heard that many snacks in the city are excellent, but I don't know if it's convenient or not!" ”

Baoyu said, "It's hard to say if it's on the side, but this snack is the cheapest for more than half of it." ”

The emperor said, "Why is this?" ”

"What else is not cheap for our own things?" Baoyu said with a smile and said to Baochai Daiyu, "You two go to Zhang Luo for a while!" Baochai Daiyu received the order and gave the emperor and Yuanchun a salute, so she took a few steps back and was busy. Baoyu said to Bao Ying again, "Can you still remember the box you kept a few days ago?" Seeing Bao Ying nodding, Bao Yu said again, "Go and get it, there are gadgets for my brother-in-law." ”

Bao Ying nodded, and walked away. Yuan Chun saw it and said with a smile, "It's from a family of soldiers, and it's so refreshing just to look at it." ”

The emperor smiled and nodded, and asked Yuan Chun not to worry too much. Only then did he say to Baoyu, "I just said that there are snacks in the city, why did you talk about your own family?" ”

Baoyu said, "There are a lot of snacks in the city, which are all arranged by the younger brother who was idle and panicked that day. ”

The emperor said, "There are so many in the joke!" ”

As soon as he heard that the emperor really knew, Baoyu was secretly glad that he had told the truth, and said, "It's not another year, it's been a few years of trouble inside and out." That's what it looks like today. ”

The emperor said, "Well, why did you think about this fun?" ”

Baoyu said, "At first, it was because of the time I walked outside the city, even if it was a festival, I saw that the things they ate were limited, and the cooking was not exquisite, so I thought that my own things looked good, if they were made, wouldn't the people outside eat them?" Zhang Luo once returned, and sure enough, some people thought it was good, so he pondered it. The result is getting bigger and bigger, and now there are tens of thousands of people who are counting on these snacks to make a living near the capital! ”

"So much?" Xu is a bit big, and the emperor was shocked.

Baoyu said, "Maybe it's more than that." ”

The emperor frowned, "Let's listen carefully, why is there so much!" ”

Baoyu said, "To maintain a storefront, the small one needs at least three people, and the large one is more than a dozen, on average, only five people are used, and two hundred stores will cost more than a thousand." These are just to maintain the basic operation, and then count the planting, breeding, transportation, coarse material processing, fine material transfer, and finished product distribution outside the city. There are also express delivery and so on, twenty or thirty thousand people are afraid that there are them. ”

The emperor said, "With the use of these people, doesn't it affect farming?" ”

Baoyu said, "It doesn't matter, spring planting and autumn harvest are the bulk of the work, and the rest of the weeding and fertilization efforts are limited." The rest is up to God, even if you see the heavens and the earth watching, there will be no more food in the fields. Since this is the case, it is better to engage in some side hustles to supplement the family. ”

The emperor said, "And it doesn't affect the output of rice and grain?" ”

Baoyu said, "The people take food as the sky, and very few people will give up their serious crops." The younger brother did not recommend using a serious field to engage in a side business that day. It's just the corners and corners, the ridges and the heads, those who can't run away from the cattle and horses, so they advocate planting green vegetables and flowers or something. This way it will not come out of the wasteland, and it is easy for the big guys to accept. ”

The emperor said, "I can't dare to send the old lady with five classes and sixty-four bars, it seems that I have made a lot of money over the years." ”

"Making money and sending an old grandmother are two different things; It's one thing to say. Seeing the emperor nodding, Baoyu said again, "In the first few years, there was no income, and it would be good to spread the stall; In the past two years, the younger brother is often away from home, and things are chaotic outside, but they are limited. Speaking of which, it is a year or two in the middle, which can be regarded as a few harvests. ”

The Emperor hurriedly said, "What now? ”

"I don't know now! That mess was already sent to my sister! Baoyu said with a smile, "Now the younger brother is a serious prince, and he has a lot to eat." Besides, it's almost past the age of playfulness! ”

The emperor said, "How many money, can you spend it?" ”

Baoyu said, "Otherwise, brother-in-law will reward a few more?" ”

Yuan Chun snorted, "How can you talk to your brother-in-law?" ”

Seeing the emperor waving his hand, Baoyu said, "It's rare for my sister and brother-in-law to come over, so it's good to talk and laugh." The emperor nodded, and Baoyu said again, "Actually, it's almost the same." At home, I am the king of the county; also a copy of the county lord's; The brother-in-law pointed to the marriage again, and the two ladies talked about it. As for the wife or something, the younger brother is a generous person, so I don't want it. ”

The emperor smiled and nodded, "Listening to you say this, it's generous enough." I just asked for two ladies to be titled, and how many concubines did I have? ”

Baoyu said, "It's all about getting married, will there be no explanation?" It seems that the younger brother has not heard of it. If it is not in the way, there is no one. ”

"Don't!" The emperor smiled, "What is said is so righteous and awe-inspiring, and I am not a stingy person, and the two who are just now are also counted according to Mrs. Sanpin." Baoyu listened and hurriedly thanked him. Emperor, "Don't be in a hurry to thank you first, even if you have the fortune of these two ladies, I'm afraid it's not enough?" ”

Baoyu said, "This time it's enough!" ”

The emperor said, "If you calculate it again, how can it be enough?" ”

Raising his hand to let him go, the three of them walked, and Baoyu said, "Let's say that there are not many people in the house." Most of the gardens were contracted out again. The saint pointed out a thousand people to protect the princess, is it possible that he can still watch the little brother have an accident? As a result, there is no need for people in the nursing home. Speaking of which, it's just a few people at the front and back doors. ”

The emperor sighed, "You are really good at calculating! ”

Baoyu nodded, "When I went out of the city, I learned a sentence: you can't eat poorly, you can't wear poor, and you can't be poor if you can't calculate!" ”

The emperor said, "Although what you said is good, why do you think it's still not enough?" With such a big garden, how many people are needed? ”

"My sister took care of this garden once that day, and my younger brother thought it was good, but Xiao Gui Cao followed, but he didn't need a few silver. If there is no natural disaster, there will be a few left. Baoyu said, no need for the emperor to ask, one by one, what lotus ponds, rice fields, bamboo forests, flowers, branches, etc., "Contracting is the same, taking care of one thing next to each other." Contracting lotus ponds will be dredged and combed waterways; To take care of the branches, it is necessary to watch the weeds in front of the slope and behind the slope. The paddy field is the same, in the past, the wild grass was not a piece, and I didn't want to pull the weeds, but now it's okay, three or five weeds, and I hurriedly pulled it out, for fear that the weeds will absorb the fertility and affect the yield. ”

The emperor listened and praised repeatedly. Baoyu secretly laughed at the emperor's ungroundedness. I don't want the emperor to say again, "Which sister have you divided into all these trading shops?" ”

Baoyu said, "The sisters and sisters in the family are more or less divided. ”

The emperor frowned, and pointed to Yuan Chundao, "Since they are all divided, how can you just forget your sister?" ”