bookrandom Chapter 283 Treasures in the Mountains
Chapter 283 Treasures in the Mountains
The wet nurse sighed, knowing that she was angry and stubborn, and did not dare to persuade her any further.
In fact, in her opinion, without Concubine Jiang, how could the Jiang and Jia families have the good life they have now?
Since we share the wealth, we should naturally share the risks.
There is no such thing as just taking benefits without being implicated.
Unfortunately, Jia simply wouldn't listen to any of this. In her eyes, the benefits were deserved, but the risks were imposed by Concubine Jiang, so she was always angry.
How can such a personality last long?
But although she was Jia's wet nurse, she was not her biological mother. She could only persuade her with gentle words, but she had no way of asking Jia to listen to her.
"Miss, you should be more open-minded. Think about Master Yao and Miss Xue'er. They will have to rely on you in the future! If you get sick from anger, what will happen in the future?"
These words finally worked.
Jia didn't want to get angry to death and end up benefiting outsiders.
So he said, "You're right, I still have Yao'er and Xue'er! Even if it's for them, I have to hold on!"
She gritted her teeth, looking reluctant, and said, "I will bathe, burn incense, and copy the scriptures right away."
At the end of her story, tears rolled down her face, which made her nanny feel very distressed, but she did not dare to persuade her not to copy.
Jia finally gave in, how could she let her continue to make trouble?
They couldn't twist the rules and could only obey.
Soon, the news that Jia bathed, burned incense, and copied scriptures in an orderly manner spread into the palace.
Concubine Jiang sneered disdainfully and ignored her confused sister-in-law.
On the other hand, Luo Zheng learned that Xie Xiu had bought the Chen family's forest, and couldn't help but find an excuse to go to Xie's house in person.
When he got inside, he first greeted Tu Yong and Liu Zhichun, and then went to see Xie Ying and Xie Di.
The weather is cold now, and the two children stay indoors almost all the time to avoid catching a cold from the wind.
Fortunately, the windows are made of tiles, which, although not as transparent as glass, can still let in light.
Ming tiles are made by gluing shells or transparent mica sheets together to form baffles that are embedded in doors, windows or roofs to allow light to pass through.
When there was no glass, wealthy families had to use it as a substitute.
Whenever the sunlight shines into the house through the tiles, the texture of the tiles will be revealed, which looks quite interesting.
However, this also puts an extra test on the craftsman's skills.
If the craftsmanship is not good, the flaws will be particularly obvious when the sunlight shines on it.
Xie Ying's house was once occupied by a corrupt official, so it was built very well.
Anyway, Xie Ying still hasn't found any flaws so far.
When she was bored, she would stare at the tiles, thinking that when they were older next year, she would ask Situ Yuan to burn the glass tiles.
This kid is a brain-powered person after all, so this won’t be a problem for him!
Although bright tiles look good, their light transmittance is not as good as that of transparent glass.
It’s okay in the summer when the light is glaring, because the bright tiles can just block the light.
But when it gets dark, these tiled windows become very unfriendly.
Especially when the weather is cold and she can't go out.
The indoor lighting is dim, which always makes people drowsy.
Xie Ying was about to doze off when she suddenly noticed Luo Zheng coming.
She immediately perked up!
[Why are you sleeping? Get up and have fun! No! Get up and look at the handsome guy!]
Xie Ying rubbed her hands together, her eyes burning!
Xie Xiu, Tu Jiaojiao, and Xie Rou who were present: "..."
Xie Di, who was still ignorant, said: "???"
He turned his head and looked at Xie Ying with wide eyes in confusion: "Ah?"
Xie Ying was eager to take action because of his cute and adorable look, so she decisively stretched out her little hand and pinched her brother's face.
[Wow~ It feels good, even softer than my sister's face! ]
Xie Rou narrowed her eyes in dissatisfaction and couldn't help rubbing her fingers: "..."
What to do? She suddenly felt itchy and wanted to pinch her sister's face.
Xie Ying, who was bullying her younger brother, suddenly noticed something was wrong!
She looked around vigilantly but found nothing unusual.
[Strange, is it possible that I am wrong? ]
Xie Rou, who had withdrawn her gaze in advance, was startled. Seeing that Xie Ying didn't notice, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Xie Ying looked again worriedly and wanted to continue looking, but Luo Zheng had already walked in.
This is Xie Xiu's study. He usually teaches Xie Rou and Xie Tang their homework, so Tu Jiaojiao also brings Xie Ying and Xie Di to play here.
Upon learning that Luo Zheng had come to his house, Xie Xiu directly had someone invite him to the study.
As soon as Luo Zheng entered the room, he met Xie Ying's sparkling eyes.
He found Xie Ying's expression funny, so he walked over, picked her up, and even weighed her, teasing her deliberately: "Is Yingying fat again?"
Xie Ying's face fell instantly: "No... fat!"
"Hahahaha——" Luo Zheng couldn't help laughing out loud, "Okay, okay, Yingying is not fat at all."
But I was secretly complaining in my heart: She is obviously fat, but she doesn’t let others say anything. What a domineering little girl.
After laughing, he remembered the purpose of his visit and looked at Xie Xiu: "Why did you buy the Chen family's forest?
That piece of land isn't worth much, but the price isn't cheap. If I buy it like this, I'll end up losing money."
Even if a wealthy businessman was willing to pay to buy the forest, it was only to please the officials of the Ministry of Revenue and Emperor Taihe.
Xie Xiu was still only a juren, but no one was willing to spend so much money to please him.
Xie Xiu came over and explained to Luo Zheng, "This matter should indeed be discussed with my uncle first, but I was worried that someone would get there first, so I bought the land first."
Luo Zheng looked at him in surprise. "It's just a small patch of forest, and you're actually afraid someone will get there first? What are you thinking?"
Xie Xiu looked at Xie Ying: "Yingying likes it."
Xie Ying suddenly felt as if she had been betrayed. She looked at Luo Zheng nervously. Seeing that Luo Zheng was also looking at her, she immediately opened her eyes wide and put on an innocent face: "Ah ah."
Luo Zheng looked at the fat baby in his arms speechlessly: "Since Yingying likes it, I'll give her that forest as a gift."
Now Xie Xiu, Tu Jiaojiao and Xie Rou all widened their eyes in surprise!
That’s one hundred thousand taels of silver, can you just give it away like that?
Xie Xiu felt bad and said quickly, "That's not right. That forest is worth a lot of money. Why would you just give it to Yingying?"
Luo Zheng glanced at him coldly: "I can give my money to whoever I want, do you have any objection?
If you need money, go earn it yourself, don't try to take advantage of Yingying."
Xie Xiu was speechless: "That's not what I meant."
He just felt that the gift was too heavy.
Xie Ying also felt that this gift was a bit too much. She stared at Luo Zheng with wide eyes, her brows furrowed in confusion. "Isn't this a bad idea? If my uncle knew there were coal mines beneath that forest, wouldn't he regret it?"
The smile on Luo Zheng's face froze instantly.
Are there coal mines under that forest?