The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 237 After Feeling Better
Only after Jia Rong felt better did he start to care about others.

Not long after having sex with Xue Baochai, Jia Rong went from the brothel on the second floor to the lounge on the third floor.

There were not only a few people from Tianxiang Tower in the lounge, but also Youshi, Li Wan, Miaoyu and others, as well as Lin Daiyu, Shi Xiangyun, Jia Tanchun, Yuanchun and others.

Lin Daiyu was eating melon seeds. When she saw Jia Rong coming over, she said coldly, "From the look of him, I know he has had enough fun. He smells bad."

Jia Rong asked curiously, "What happened to her? Who made her angry?"

Wang Xifeng laughed and said, "It was you and Bao-ya-tou who were fooling around just now and bumped into our delicate sister Lin, who drank a mouthful of dirty bath water."

When Jia Rong heard about this, he walked over and sat next to Lin Daiyu, "My dear sister, this is all your sister Bao's fault. I didn't mean it on purpose."

Lin Daiyu turned her head away, "Shameless!"

Jia Rong smiled and said, "I'll apologize to you in private later. Since everyone is here, let's discuss some serious matters."

Although they were discussing serious matters, Jia Rong put one hand on Lin Daiyu's leg and the other on Yingchun's leg.

Lin Daiyu sat far away and avoided the hand.

Qingwen quickly walked over and knelt on the blanket at Jia Rong's feet, rubbing his legs.

Jia Rong was wearing a bathrobe. Zijuan saw that Li Wan and Youshi were both there, so she took a bath towel and wanted to cover Jia Rong with it.

Jia Rong picked up the towel that Zijuan had put down and threw it aside, then crossed his legs and said, "Zijuan, sit down. I have something to ask you."

Tanchun was sitting opposite grilling chicken skewers. There was a fireplace in the house, which looked very interesting.

At this time, Shi Xiangyun, Xue Baoqin and Tanchun were all making barbecue, using this interesting-looking fireplace.

Wang Xifeng said to Jia Rong, "What is it? Whether it's serious or not, tell us quickly and don't keep us in suspense."

Jia Rong smiled and was about to speak when he saw the maids coming over with milk tea.

Everyone took it and tasted it slowly, including Lin Daiyu, Zijuan and others.

After all the food was divided, there was still one bowl left. When Jia Rong saw it, he asked, "Is that Baochai's portion?"

The nineteen-year-old young grandma replied, "Yes."

Jia Rong said, "Baochai is still resting, so don't disturb her. Give it to Xiren."

"Yes." The manager, the wet nurse with the best figure, presented the last bowl of milk tea to Xiren.

Xiren happily took it, "Thank you, Master!"

Jia Rong took a sip slowly, and after tasting it for a while, he said, "You should add some sugar in the future. Hainan has sent a lot of white cane sugar. You can also put a spoonful of sugar in your porridge every morning."

The nanny happily placed her hands on both sides of her long skirt, stretched one leg back, and bent over to reveal her beautiful figure. "Thank you, Master!"

Sugar was a scarce commodity, and the girls on these farms seldom enjoyed it.

Now that there is good food and drink here in the palace, many people don’t want to go back, but they can’t stay forever.

Fortunately, Jia Rong was very satisfied with them, and these girls also tried every means to work for a few more years.

Jia Rong now has more than a hundred farms under his control. He is also capable of land annexation, and many people are willing to register under the name of King Zhongxiao to avoid heavy taxes.

Every winter, not only are grains and agricultural products from various farms delivered, but some beautiful girls also come to work.

For Jia Rong's men, this was a good thing that was both stable and in short supply, and no one was reluctant to do it.

The children of the death warriors raised back then have grown up. It is impossible for these boys and girls to be trained as death warriors, but in order to take care of their parents, Jia Rong will give them something to do depending on the situation.

There are many things that men can do, such as fighting, doing business, studying and taking exams.

There are very few jobs available for women, and most of them are extremely undignified.

In comparison, sending a daughter or daughter-in-law to the palace to work and make a lot of money is a very necessary thing.

It was not a shameful thing to be a maid, especially since these people's parents were Jia Rong's slaves. These sons of public servants lived much better than those free people, so they did not think it was a shame at all.

After all, Jia Rong's servants can really become officials.

Jia Rong, like the emperor, has no shortage of loyal ministers or subordinates. If he is willing to work hard, he can benefit society. But he doesn't want to.

After drinking the milk tea, Jia Rong looked at Tanchun again, "I was doing things in the palace today, and when I saw those corrupt officials and eunuchs and palace maids, I suddenly remembered something."

Wang Xifeng's eyes lit up, and she said hastily, "I know! Master has finally realized that we have no more eunuchs to use, and is planning to hire a few eunuchs, right? I told you! Our family is the Wang family now, so it's time to hire a few eunuchs!"

Jia Rong showed a sour expression, "I hate eunuchs. If you want a eunuch, I will castrate your brother and make him a eunuch. I have disliked him for a long time."

Wang Xifeng quickly shut up and said awkwardly, "No more."

Jia Yuanchun looked at Jia Rong, "What exactly is going on? Do you need our help?"

Jia Rong licked his lips, put the tea bowl aside and asked the nurse to take it away.

"It's about corruption. I don't mind spending a little more money, but I think about how you guys are in the garden most of the time and can't go out. If you want to buy something, you have to ask your subordinates to do it. Not only do you spend a lot of money going back and forth, but people often take the money to fool you, and you spend money and still get wronged."

Jia Rong was concerned about his family today.

I've known about this kind of thing for a long time, but I was too lazy to care about it. I just wanted to allow these people's money to be drained and then live a hard life!

It’s not that I have a change of heart today, I’m just in a good mood.

Shi Xiangyun came over and sat down to eat, holding a grilled chicken wing in one hand and a cup of milk tea in the other.

"Don't worry about this, big brother. It has always been Sister Baochai who buys things for us. Aunt Xue and the people in the Xue family are all good at doing business."

Jia Rong looked at Shi Xiangyun and realized that she was still so immature even though she was a woman and had no pressure at all.

"How about this, I happen to be free these days, so I can take one person out to play every day, whether it's to a snack shop, a jewelry store, a bookstore, or a roadside stall. In short, I'll go out for four hours to hang out with you. I'll only take one person out at a time, and the rest of you just have to wait patiently."

"Anyone want to go?"

"Me!!" Shi Xiangyun quickly raised her hand, and soon the milk tea in her hand splashed all over Yingchun's face.

Yingchun was shocked and frowned.

Shi Xiangyun hurriedly said, "I'm sorry! Sister Yingchun, it's my fault. I'll help you wipe it off!"

Jia Rong said with a smile, "Take off your clothes and take a bath. Tomorrow, I will take Yingchun out to play first, and then the naughty Xiangyun. Xiangyun should go and help Yingchun take a bath now."

"Okay!" Shi Xiangyun helped Jia Yingchun up guiltily and went to take a bath with Jia Yingchun.

After Shi Xiangyun left, Jia Rong looked at the others and said, "You can get a rough idea of what you usually spend on shopping after you go out and have a look. In the future, if you want someone to buy something outside, you can also get a rough idea of the price. The most important thing is the quality of the goods. Only when you go to the store can you know what the price was before."

Jia Tanchun, Lin Daiyu, Wang Xifeng and others all understood what Jia Rong meant.

Tanchun said directly: "Brother-in-law, what you mean is that we have been deceived a lot in the past?"

Jia Rong laughed and said, "Didn't you encounter these things when you were in Rongguo Mansion? The people working in Rongguo Mansion are all people, including those here. There are quite a few people with the surname Jia, and they all have the problems they should have. Although I can make money and look down on this little money, I don't want you to be cheated all the time."

Lin Daiyu nodded, "I see. So that's why you deliberately sent Sister Bao away?"

Jia Rong had never been so meticulous. Seeing that Lin Daiyu had misunderstood him, he did not refute her.

"Don't call me sister or sister all the time. Just call me by my name. It's more convenient this way. Otherwise, I won't know whether you are talking about Baoqin or Baochai."

Lin Daiyu raised her head and looked away unhappily, "Who cares about you!"

Jia Rong didn't tolerate her. He stood up, walked to Lin Daiyu and picked up the willful girl.

"Let's go! Let's make a baby! I'll let you experience my power!!"

The rest of the people watched the couple playing and laughed, and soon Lin Daiyu was taken away into the bridal chamber.

Wang Xifeng said with a smile, "No one in our family has been pregnant for half a year. The master is in a good mood these days. Tanchun, don't just sit there like an idiot. Go and catch up! Otherwise, how long will we have to wait?"

Tanchun felt a little embarrassed, but under the urging of Jia Yuanchun and Wang Xifeng, and the hard work of her maids, she reluctantly went over.

Hanging around with someone like Jia Rong, and having been married for so long, one is bound to become more and more open-minded.

The ability to accept things also increases with time and physical development.

(End of this chapter)