Any good news?

The Xue family was able to send good news of their own, maybe because the location of cement kilns in other provinces has been decided.

Brother Rong was overjoyed, and the expression on his face became a little more enthusiastic.

He quickly called the Xue brothers and sisters to the study for a secret discussion. He also sent word to several directors' maids to turn on the lights in the study first, and then bring some tea and cakes.

Jia Rong looked at the stack of drawings in Xue Pan's hand, searched for a long list, and eagerly invited: "Uncle, aunt, please sit down quickly. Can you tell me what kind of good news it is?"

Xue Pan and Brother Rong sat down.

Baochai didn't like Brother Rong's eagerness for quick success and glanced at him indifferently. Youyou sat down opposite and said: "The director of Ping'an Prefecture has sent a letter. There is new news from the place where I last looked."

Brother Rong was also curious, "Didn't the letter come earlier? Why is it so fast now? It stands to reason that the letter I replied last time would have reached Ping'an Prefecture."

Xue Pan said: "Brother Rong, you will know just by looking at it. The supervisor of Ping'an Prefecture investigated the place in detail before we sent the letter. He also contacted the owner of the land. The land with a radius of 500 acres was sold for only three dollars.

One thousand taels."

"This is really strange. In the capital of Gyeonggi, the richest people have twenty to thirty taels per mu, and the poor people have only ten taels per mu. How come the land price in Ping'an Prefecture is so cheap? It's only six taels per mu after calculation?"

Xue Baochai said: "That place is close to the river and backed by mountains. Although there are several acres of fertile farmland in it, most of it is barren. It is also affected by floods all the year round, and it also includes a hill. In the past, the owner of the farm could only open a garden there.

Growing vegetables doesn’t bring much profit. In addition, Ping’an Prefecture is prosperous, so it’s normal for the land to be cheap.”

Xue Baochai's words gave a general description of the place, and he pointed out the reason why the place was so cheap.

Brother Rong had an idea and sneered.

Strong and powerful?

The thing he is least afraid of right now is Qiang Liang. The Cement Tianwu is a major event related to Prince Zhongshun's opening of fields in the water. Which Qiang Liang has just come to cause trouble? The Thirteenth Master is not allowed to take the sergeants of the Eighth Battalion of Gyeonggi Province to Ping'an Prefecture to clean up the bandits?

It's hard to say that Jia Rong can still get any credit.

He slapped the table and said: "It doesn't matter if it's strong or not, as long as the owner is willing to sell the land, we will take it first. Take a look at the surrounding water conservancy, coal mines, and iron mines. If it is possible, I will go there tomorrow."

I want to go to Ping'an Prefecture."

Xue Pan smiled and said: "Brother Rong, don't be anxious. In mid-March, I have to go down to the south of the Yangtze River and will pass by Ping'an Prefecture. In a few days, Brother Rong will call a group of people to go with our Xue family caravan.

Firstly, we can look after each other on the road, and secondly, our Xue family can also help us when buying land."

Brother Rong was about to respond when his foot was suddenly kicked under the table.

Um?

What's going on?

Brother Rong glanced at Aunt Bao, his doubtful eyes revealing: Why are you kicking me?

Xue Baochai knew that he had kicked the wrong person, and his expression was natural, but he didn't show anything.

He said: "There is no need to say anything about helping the relatives' affairs. If the people sent by the Ningguo Mansion look at the land and think it is feasible, our Xue family will pay for it first. The provincial Ningguo Mansion will also transport this large amount of money to Ping'an Prefecture.

chaotic areas."

Xue Baochai is really good at selling favors. Brother Rong smiled to himself, but it was indeed a good idea to get the Xue family to pay for the store in Ping'an Prefecture.

However, when building a kiln in the future, you will still have to bring a lot of money from Shenjing. Since you want to build a large kiln, it cannot be done with two or three thousand taels of silver.

Xue Pan said: "What my sister said is very true. There is no distinction between you and me in our two houses. There is no need to talk about these matters. When I go to Jiangnan, my sister and my mother still want to drag Brother Rong to take care of her in Shenjing.

With."

Xue Baochai was very angry after hearing what his elder brother said. How could he say such words to Jia Rong? It would not cause him to misunderstand.

Snap.

Brother Rong felt another kick under the table.

Is this girl Xue Baochai finished?

Brother Rong ignored her and laughed with Xue Pan: "Uncle, you are joking. My concubine and aunt have no need to drag my nephew with me. With the second wife of Xifu at home, my aunt and concubine have nothing else to worry about in the house."

Xue Pan sighed, "Everyone always says that I am a fool. In fact, this girl is what we are most worried about. I have caused a lot of troubles in recent years, and I don't know if it will affect the girl's choice. My aunt has been worried recently.

There are a lot of things going on, and even my mother has become a little distant these past two days. If my mother hadn’t been living with Aunt Wang, I would have really wanted to persuade her to move to the Wang family."

What happened to Mrs. Wang recently? Jia Rong's face was filled with doubts, but she suddenly received another kick.

This girl is really...

Brother Rong gritted his teeth.

Xue Pan saw his sister and glared at him, and then realized that he had let something slip. He laughed dryly and said, "Have you heard about Brother Bao being beaten a few days ago?"

Of course Jia Rong knew about this, and because Baoyu was beaten, he was even asked by the old lady to go to Xifu.

Brother Rong nodded and asked, "You know something, but the second wife's anger hasn't subsided yet?"

Xue Pan said: "It's not that easy to get rid of. I'm afraid of being laughed at, and I'm annoyed that my uncle is too harsh. I haven't had a smile on my face for a few days, and even my mother didn't welcome her very much. Okay.

Brother Bao's injury has healed in the past two days, and now there is a clamor for Brother Bao to quit his free studies and return to his hometown to study."

Xue Baochai was furious. She blamed her elder brother for always talking to Jia Rong, and kicked him again to warn him.

It is conceivable that she still kicked the wrong person.

In fact, she couldn't be blamed. She knew she had kicked Jia Rong the first time. Jia Rong had no strange expression the next two times, and she thought she was kicking her eldest brother. But she found that her foot was caught.

Baochai suddenly felt ashamed. There were only three people in the study. Who else could do such a thing except the cowardly Jia Rong.

A pair of smart eyes stared at Brother Rong, but only received a chuckle from Jia Rong.

Brother Rong continued to ask Uncle Pan, "Uncle Bao is going to resign from school?"

This is a great good thing for Jia Rong. Without Baoyu as a scourge in the free school, other students can be much more at ease.

Xue Pan said: "I stayed with my brother in his room for two days, and naturally he refused to listen to his wishes. The eldest son, Li Gui, was transferred to the outer mansion by his aunt, and Grandma Li was also punished. The other friends are all in the free school, Bao

My brother doesn’t have many friends anymore. He can’t bear the loneliness, but he still wants to go to a volunteer school.”

Jia Rong looked at Xue Pan in confusion. Now that Baoyu has changed his temper, he can form a pair with Xue Pan. Is it possible that the two people have secretly communicated about the music?

Xue Baochai saw Jia Rong's strange look at his elder brother, and his little foot was clamped by him again, feeling angry. He picked up another foot and kicked it.

Brother Rong's eyes narrowed, this girl is really endless.

Seeing his appearance, Xue Baochai panicked and recalled what happened that night inexplicably. She didn't dare to move anymore, so she persuaded her eldest brother: "Brother, please don't say bad things about their family behind their backs. You will leave Beijing in half a month."

, it will be difficult to involve my brother in future matters. No matter what their family is like, it’s better not to always go to Brother Bao’s yard these days.”

Xue Pan also remembered that what he said was indeed easy for people to misunderstand, and he smiled and said: "He and I are direct cousins, how can there be other things. I just see how uncomfortable he looks, and occasionally try to persuade him. In the past, I felt that brothers were the same.

I'm from the same place, but I suddenly changed without thinking about him. Alas... what a pity."

Before I came here, I had to explain why my mouth was unlocked again when I arrived at Ningguo Mansion. I actually said everything to Jia Rong. Can I talk about these things casually?

Before she could do anything else, her body suddenly froze. She felt a hand go up to her trousers, and the hand even reached inside to find her socks and rolled them back. Baochai's nerves almost trembled.

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He felt that his sock feet were turned over, and with such a gentle touch, Xue Baochai's mind was suddenly cleared of thoughts.

This bastard thing.

Xue Baochai gritted his teeth and warned Jia Rong not to mess around with his eyes.

Brother Rong had a smile on his face and said to Xue Pan: "Uncle, what is there to do? The aunt and the second wife are sisters after all, and they have a close relationship. What kind of conflicts can they cause? What if?

If you are not used to living in the Rixi Mansion, you can live in the Dong Mansion instead. We have many free yards here, so we can treat it as if my aunt and concubine came to the Dong Mansion to accompany Ling'er."

Seeing that Xue Pan really considered it, Xue Baochai felt even more disappointed with his eldest brother and said: "How can that be possible? There is no reason for a godmother to live in her goddaughter's house. Besides, her goddaughter is not even half a master in the house.

.It’s not like our Xue family has nowhere to go in Shenjing, we just want to have relatives in Xifu so we can take care of each other on weekdays."

Baochai secretly hummed in his heart, how could this matter be in line with the rules? After letting her aunt know about it, she still didn't know what to think about the Xue family. This bastard Jia Rong must be trying to get his attention. He even wanted to let her move in. Wouldn't it be an advantage for him?

She was really planning to find an excuse to leave, but suddenly she felt the shoes on her feet loosen up. A cold feeling came over her! She quickly wanted to take her feet out, but she felt Brother Rong's hand find its way to the sole of her foot, and slid lightly.

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"Um..."

The itchy and numb feeling spread from the soles of her feet to her nerves and brain, and Xue Baochai almost fell off the stool.

"What's wrong, sister?" Xue Pan asked thoughtfully.

Xue Baochai was about to answer, but was slightly slipped again. His body twitched, and he suppressed his smile. He replied: "It's okay!"

Seeing Xue Pan continue to look at the drawings on the desk, Baochai glared at Jia Rong fiercely.

Xue Pan said: "It takes about ten days to get to Ping'an Prefecture from Shenjing, or half a month at a slower pace. It's not that far. The place I chose is closer to Shenjing, and it only takes ten days. Brother Rong is in charge.

Shenjing may also be able to take care of the situation there."

Jia Rong nodded his head and praised: "That's great."

But he didn't stop, and scratched twice more. Baochai couldn't help but smile across from him. That look of suppressing a smile with resentment in his eyes was really interesting.

Let’s see if you still dare to kick.

Brother Rong didn't know that Baochai's resentment was hidden in shame. How could a man touch a woman's feet casually? If it had been anyone else, Xue Baochai would have wanted to cut her into pieces.
Chapter completed!