Jia Lian said with envy, he was eloquent, and said the reaction in Beijing vividly, "It is said that the salt merchants in Yangzhou are rich, but they are all very picky, ordinary people, they can't take out the silver from them at all, if they want to donate anything, it's just to take out a hundred thousand taels of silver to respond to the story, but the big guy didn't expect that this salt merchant is so rich, he can smash out so much more than 10,000 taels of silver at once!" I didn't expect my uncle to have such a powerful means to make them all obediently take out all the money. ”

"The world is bustling, all for profit, if it weren't for the fact that there was money to be made by Yanyin, how could they be so arrogant," Lin Ruhai said, "The Lianghuai salt industry was originally extremely profitable, but the big guys didn't put this matter on the bright side before, they all carried out some things in private, and the silver that was originally handed over to the court fell into their private pockets." ”

Jia Lian smiled, "What my uncle said is very true. ”

"This time it's still a loss to Wenlong," Lin Ruhai said, "and hooked the salt merchants as if they were fishing, otherwise they wouldn't have spent so much money." ”

This is the second time Lin Ruhai has praised Xue Pan today, Jia Lian looked at Xue Pan, he didn't expect this person to be so valued by Lin Ruhai, it seems that the rumors outside are only afraid that nine times out of ten they are true, Xue Pan This person, at least a pioneer, he secretly thought, but his face was silent, and slowly said some gossip, after a while, he came to report outside, saying that the official academy of Yangzhou Mansion had arrived, although his official position was not high, but in the past, he got along with Lin Ruhai tacitly, read and wrote, and was quite deed, so Lin Ruhai got up and wanted to personally welcome him in to speakSeeing this, Jia Lian got up very interestingly, he originally thought that Xue Pan would stay to accompany the guests, but he didn't expect Xue Pan to stand up in a hurry, "Shibo will see you yourself, I can go down too, if you want to ask someone to accompany you, just let Mr. Yucun come." ”

Jia Lian and Xue Pan walked out of Lin Ruhai's study together, and Xue Pan personally took Jia Lian to the arranged residence to take a look, what kind of character Jia Lian is, how can he be willing to live at home? If it was on weekdays, maybe it would be necessary to live outside and try the benefits of this Yangzhou thin horse, but he was worried about coming to mourn, and there were important things to do, so he had to put away his heart and prepare to live in the Lin Mansion.

He asked Xue Pan, "This academician is here, why doesn't the virtuous brother accompany him to see him?" ”

"I don't like to meet these readers," Xue Pan said with a smile, "I am tired, although I don't have a headache when I see books, but I still like people in the world, and I think these are more interesting." ”

"If that's the case, you and Baoyu in my family are very deed," Jia Lian also doesn't like to read, only pays attention to some economic ways, he is now almost the external manager of Rongguo Mansion, if it is discussed, it is similar to Xue Pan's position at home, Jia Lian's father Jia Yu is not loved by Shi Lao Taijun, so although he is the eldest son, the power of Rongguo Mansion is not touched at all, Jia Zheng is a very typical scholar, and he doesn't care about anything, Mrs. Wang presides over inside, and the affairs outside are naturally handed over to Jia Lian, so although he is still young, But many things have been dealt with, Xue Pan said, he also has a sense of closeness, "He is also a person who doesn't like to see outsiders, and he likes to mix around at home every day." ”

"Second brother this time," Xue Pan invited Jia Lian into a small courtyard, only to see a huge wisteria tree in the courtyard, paved with bluestone, and planted with bluegrass in the corners of the surrounding area, although it is smaller, but it is very quiet and tidy, the two of them sat on the bluestone bench under the wisteria tree, and the servant woman served tea, "But I have to live for a few days, and when Mrs. Gu's funeral is taken care of, then go to Jinling Mansion with me to play, oh, I am wrong," Xue Pan smiled, "The second brother's hometown is in Jinling Mansion, and it is not a strange place." Speaking of which, I can't be the host either. ”

Jia Lian cocked Erlang's legs, and when he heard Xue Pan's words, he couldn't help but smile, he picked up the bowl and shook it, "It's good that the four of us are all from Jinling, but in the end, the big guys are far away from Jinling, don't say it's me, the head and second master of the family have never been to their hometown, if they go to Jinling, naturally it's still your brother who is the Xue family is the host." ”

To tell the truth, Xue Pan is very interested in the people of this era, especially the people in Jiafu, he is very interested, he himself does not know too much about the Dream of Red Mansions, so some stereotypes have not been formed, Jia Lian is so eloquent, and very chic, polite and graceful, Xue Pan also likes it when he sees it, "I heard that my cousin Xifeng has already married his second brother?" I haven't congratulated my second brother yet. ”

Jia Lian smiled slightly, but this smile was slightly bitter, "Which cousin of yours is very familiar with me when I was a child, and everything else is fine," he looked left and right, and saw that there were no outsiders, and he also vomited bitterness with Xue Pan, "Brother, you are not an outsider, you are all relatives of your own family, and they are all men, I will also tell you the truth, your cousin is inevitably too powerful, and before he passed the door, he secretly inquired about how many maids have been collected in my house, and how many rooms there are." ”

Xue Pan couldn't help laughing, but he didn't expect that before Wang Xifeng passed the door, he had already begun to prepare to strictly control Jia Lian, "Our man's family, three wives and four concubines, what's the matter?" She's good, sometimes when we meet, she asks me about my family first, if I'm unhappy, she smiles again, and my anger will be gone after a while," Jia Lian smiled in distress, "My anger is gone, she is here again!" Hey, it's my wife's niece, my wife likes it, and my ancestors like it too, if she enters the door, my sin will begin to count! ”

Xue Pan laughed, "Second brother's temperament, I'm afraid he can't be restrained, right?" It's nothing more than my cousin, and my second brother also likes it very much, yes or no? ”

Jia Lian smiled, waved his hand, and made a look that everyone knew why he needed to pick and speak, "If you want me to say, Brother Wenlong, you should also enter Beijing to take a look, the world is prosperous, where can it be more prosperous than the gods?" Among our four major families, only your Xue family is still in Jinling, which is not good, everyone is in the same breath with each other, just what are you doing outside? ”

"Isn't there still business here in Jinling Province," Xue Pan shook his fan, "The errand of the Weaving Mansion, I just took over, maybe I have to be diligent, and I have filial piety on me, so it's not good to go far away," he was also quite moved, and wanted to take a look now, "Always wait for filial piety." ”