In the main courtyard of the British Princess Mansion, everyone was sitting and talking.
Goodbye relatives, you must ask each other how they have been over the years.
Wang first vividly described how their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had set up a stall, opened a shop, and then escaped the storm of the abolition of the emperor over the years... How hard it was, I really can't tell in a few words.
Wang shi said that he had a good idea, and he wasted his mouth, and also embarrassed Gu Yin for saying it.
In Wang's description, he has become the most powerful and omnipotent person in the world.
"Mother is a little exaggerated," Gu Yin blushed slightly, "Actually, I just learned some cooking skills in my dream, and then I cooked and lived. Mother herself is also very hard."
Wang's speaking style, Wu Zhong and Wu Qingyi can't be more familiar with it. Although there must be some exaggeration, it must not be made up.
"Da Ya has worked hard!" Wu Zhong said with difficulty and excitement, "Good boy."
When Wu Qingyi looked at Gu Yin, her eyes became softer. Afterwards, he looked at her hands again - these hands are so small, so soft, and boneless, but they support the family's livelihood and do things that ordinary men can't do.
Later, Song Shiliu and Gu Ye came in one after another, and the Wang family immediately pulled Gu Ye to his side, "Xiaoye, see your grandfather soon, your grandfather is a high-ranking official now!"
Wu Zhong was so narrow-minded by her, his face was ashamed, and he said: "Xiaoye, grandpa has prepared for you and Wu An... I have prepared a meeting ceremony."
Then he took out two jade pendants, just as Wu An did not officially meet his father, the two children knelt down to Wu Zhong squarely and kowtowed again.
"Father!"
"Grandpa!"
The voices of the two little guys were clear and clear, and Wu Zhong's eyes turned red when he shouted.
Wang Shi and Gu Yin both laughed when they saw it, Wu Qingyi laughed too, but looked at Gu Ye while laughing.
This little brat doesn't know what's going on. He has been with him for so long, and he is still "uncle". Now calling him grandpa is more affectionate.
Are you still not doing well enough? Thinking of this, Wu Qingyi frowned slightly again.
No one else noticed. Gu Ye was given a second glance by him, but he knew it.
It's not that he wants to be treated differently, it's that grandpa and grandpa are already in the same place, and grandpa is not in good health, so he must be happy. But my father, I want to be with my mother, and this must be carefully checked.
Gu Ye looked back casually and smiled at Wu Qingyi.
Wu Qing commented and also hooked his lips. He is still a child who is not very sensible, so he cannot compare himself with children. Anyway, the relationship between father and son can be slowly cultivated after being together for a long time.
It was also at this time that the servant came in and reported that Shen Hanchun had fainted.
"Please look at the doctor." Wu Zhong waved his hand after he finished speaking, and let him go down.
Because of Wu Zhong's body, there are not only two doctors in the mansion, the old doctor fairy and Shen Hanchun, but also two former imperial doctors who were rewarded by Emperor Zhengyuan.
Wu Zhong was not very close to the servants in the mansion, and only gave Shen Hanchun a little scorn. The servants saw Shen Hanchun as half the master when they saw people serving dishes. Now that Gu Yin, Wang Shi and others have come, and after a comparison, they realized that they expressed their feelings wrong.
Pingbai was disturbed by the atmosphere of family reunion, and Wu Zhong glanced at the servant not very happy.
After the servant left, he went to the small courtyard where Shen Hanchun lived.
Shen Hanchun was actually awake, but because of excessive fear, he still seemed a little sick.
Seeing the person who was going to spread the word, she forced a smile on her face, "What did Grandpa Guo say? But are you coming to see me later?"
The servant had shouted "Ms. Chun" before, but at this time, he was smiling and said: "The grandfather asked Miss Shen to ask the doctor in the house to see it. If the little one talks a lot, the grandfather of the state will let you know. I'm not in good health, and I'm not a doctor, so Miss Shen should not be entrusted to the younger ones for such an errand."
Shen Hanchun had never seen this kind of duplicitous person in his past life, but at this moment he was still a little angrily: "Why am I entrusted to you?"
It was obvious that the other party took the initiative to help her run errands.
The servant didn't answer, and left with his sleeves covered.
Only Shen Hanchun clenched his fists in anger.
People used to call her "Ms. Chun", that is, they recognized her as a half-master, but now they call her "Ms. Shen", they all know that the British government's surname is Wu, which is to suddenly put her in the position of the guest.
Wu Zhong, what a great Wu Zhong, Zhen and Wu Qingyi are a father and son! The same cold-hearted and cold-hearted, wolf-hearted and dog-lung!
Shen Hanchun stood up abruptly, but those long and narrow eyes with little emotion appeared in her mind again, her knees were soft, and she sat down again with a thud.
In the main courtyard, after the children had finished shouting, and Mrs. Wang had finished talking about her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, she naturally asked about the situation of Wu Zhong and his son over the years.
Wu Qingyi had already explained this on the road before, but their father and son were not in the same daily life, and their circumstances were naturally different.
Moreover, Wang's intention was to let Wu Zhong speak more. Her family, Ono, could not speak before, but now she has practiced her speech very fluently.
Now it is Wang Shi who can force Wu Zhong to speak more, and in the eyes of the family looking forward to it, Wu Zhong opens his mouth.
"Actually, it doesn't matter. I started as a small flag, and a year later, it was raised and promoted to the general flag...Three years ago, it was raised to a thousand generals." Referring to the past before he was injured, Wu Zhong's face showed an expression. Another kind of confident demeanor, but when he said this, he couldn't help sighing, his eyes darkened: "It's a pity... It's a pity that he was seriously injured later."
Having said so much in one breath, he coughed again.
Wang rubbed his back for him, Wu An jumped off the chair and brought him water, while Gu Ye took a seedless dried plum from his small purse and fed it to Wu Zhong's mouth.
Wu Zhong let out his breath, drank the water brought by his younger son, and ate the dried plums fed by his eldest grandson, with a smile on his face. It is now. Today's good days still depend on Qingyi."
Wu Qingyi immediately said: "Father, this is wrong, you were injured because of His Majesty."
What Emperor Zhengyuan meant before was to give Wu Qingyi the title of Duke of the State, and give Wu Zhong a marquis.
One family, two fathers and sons, one prince and one marquis, are really cooking oil with fire, so Wu Qingyi knelt down and begged to let him take back his life, and only named the prince to Wu father.
"Hey, what Dalang said is right!" Wang Shi smiled, "What did you say in the play, this is called rescue! Your injury is not in vain, and our family has half the credit for you."
Noticing the admiration in the eyes of the children, Wu Zhong's heart was swept away, and he raised his chin in a rare way, proudly saying, "That's right, the youth was not as good as me back then."
The family joked and laughed for a long time, and Mr. Wang stretched out his hand in front of Wu Zhong.
It was embarrassing to be in front of several children. Wu Zhong's face turned red, but he still covered his hands.
Wang shi asked suspiciously what you were doing, then patted his hand off and said, "Take the money!"
Yes, co-authoring is for that.
Wu Zhong glanced at him and asked for the key to the warehouse that had been brought home.
Mrs Wang picked up the key to the warehouse, pulled up Gu Yin and left.
On the way to the warehouse led by the servants, Mrs. Wang whispered to Gu Yin: "Da Ya, our family is really developed. You will keep the key from now on. Don't you want to open a new store? You can buy it yourself with the money. , where to buy where to see!"
When she was in Hanshan Town, she thought about buying a shop for Gu Yin.
Although at that time it was to add property to his daughter-in-law so that he could remarry, but now it is not to remarry, but Wang is a person who makes great promises and has always kept this matter in mind.
Not long after the British government opened, Wu Zhong and Wu Qingyi's father and son were not particular about people. The family's gold, silver and jewelry were all piled up in a large warehouse.
Seeing the large boxes as high as people's calf pile up the open warehouse, Mrs. Wang grinned, holding back until she let the servants go down, she laughed out loud, and said boldly: "Mother just said something is wrong, So many good things, where can you buy one room? Buy whatever you like, buy it a street!"
Gu Yin also laughed. Who doesn't like money? It's really a good thing that you don't have to worry about your livelihood anymore.
After Mrs. Wang finished speaking, she went to open the box. The first box was all kinds of jewelry. She grabbed a big gold bracelet and put it on Gu Yin's hand. The second box was a large antique. See for yourself, let her pick the one she likes and put it in her room. The third box was a scroll of calligraphy and painting, and Mr. Wang did not move. The fourth box was some books with yellowed paper, and she said that she would go back to the Wu'an house. The fifth box was cloth material, she chose a nice color, and said she would go back and make new clothes for Gu Yin.
Then the sixth box, the seventh box... After opening the Thai half in one breath, Wang Shihan came out, and muttered strangely: "Where's the gold and silver? Don't you have anything you can spend directly at home?"
Naturally, there were some smaller boxes stacked on top of each other, and the top one contained a box of silver ingots.
Wang Shi laughed again, and started again... Then the smile on her face stopped abruptly.
The second box contained gold ingots, but it was more than half empty, with less than two floors left.
Several other boxes are even more amazing, they are actually empty!
Wang shi opened the remaining ten or so in one breath, his face was darker than the bottom of the pot, and he took Gu Yin back to the main courtyard.
On the other side, Wu Zhong knew that both Wu An and Gu Ye had learned their skills. One of the two children was performing dance boxing, and the other was performing an endorsement for him.
Wu Zhong was so happy that his mouth could not close, he looked at his younger son for a while, and his eldest grandson for a while.
If it weren't for his poor health now, I really wish I could hold both children in my arms.
He was enjoying the happiness of his family, and suddenly, Wang Shi came in like a gust of wind.
"At this age, slow down." Wu Zhong smiled and saw that the old wife's face was not worried, he immediately stopped laughing, and asked her carefully: "What's the matter? Who, who is messing with you?"
Wu An and Gu Ye were more discerning than him, and they could sense their unhappiness from the sound of Wang's footsteps, so they stopped and stood aside.
Wang Shi put the key on the table heavily, "You messed with me!"
There are no good words to quarrel. Their husband and wife have been separated for many years, and they have not met each other because of money. You Qi Wu Zhong is not easy to speak, and he is afraid that he will not be able to explain clearly if he is in a hurry.
Gu Yinxian let Wang sit down, and then explained: "Mother and I went to the warehouse just now, and saw that the gold and silver jewelry and antique calligraphy and paintings at home have not been touched, but there is not much gold and silver left."
He also advised the Wang family: "Dad and Qingyi are like people, don't mother know? We farmers are the most thrifty, mother don't get angry first, let's ask clearly. If they really spend money, I will Just be with my mother... get angry together."
When Wang Shi heard this, he couldn't help but pursed his lips, "Why am I alone not enough to be angry, and I have to be angry with you?"
Gu Yin smiled, "Then what can I do? I can't beat my father together with my mother. Come on Wu An, back the law, if I beat the king, how many years will I have to be imprisoned? "
"Don't listen to your sister-in-law Hu Yu." Seeing that Wu An was really about to open his mouth and be disciplined, Wang finally laughed, "Listen to you, I'm not angry, let's ask carefully."
Wu Zhongfang was really in a hurry. In the past, when there was such a battle at home, it was necessary to quarrel for a long time.
He just opened his mouth to explain, but in anxiety, his throat was stuffed with cotton as usual, and he couldn't say a word.
It's also a shame that my daughter-in-law, as the old wife said, is not what it used to be, and she really persuaded her in a few words, otherwise, I am afraid that today is a good day for reunion, and there will be a lot of trouble because of a misunderstanding.
Seeing that Wu Zhong's face was blushing, Gu Yin picked up the tea cup in front of him, walked down the porch and let someone change it, and didn't let the servants enter the room afterward, she brought it to Wu Zhong in person, "Father runs first. Sooth your throat and speak again."
When Wu Zhong left home, Gu Yin had only been in the Wu family for three years, and she was a cowardly person who only liked to hide behind people. Wu Zhong's impression of her has been completely blurred, and although he has only seen her for a short time now, Gu Yin's whole person is alive in Wu Zhong's memory.
"Good boy." He patted the back of Gu Yin's hand, and after drinking the tea, the anxiety in his heart subsided, and he was able to say the complete sentence, "We march to fight and do not loot."
This is natural, otherwise the Rebels would not have won the hearts and minds of the world in ten years.
Wu Zhong continued: "The storeroom is filled with gifts from Your Majesty, and there is not much gold and silver."
Of course, the Wang family can see that the boxes for gold and silver are much less than other boxes. After all, the treasury of the new dynasty was taken over from the old dynasty. But the emperor must not be able to reward some empty boxes, right
"Most of the gold and silver are distributed to the old department."
When Emperor Zhengyuan ascended the throne, the first thing of course was to reward those who had the merit of Conglong. But there are tens of thousands of people who follow him, and it is definitely impossible for everyone to remember, and everyone will reward him.
In particular, some of the remnants of soldiers who were wounded and retreated from the battlefield, like Wu Zhong in their early years, are not known.
Most of them did not have a name in front of the emperor, could not enter the palace, and did not dare to beg in front of Emperor Zhengyuan, so they went to the British government to ask Wu Zhong to cry.
In particular, Wu Qingyi was not in Beijing some time ago. There was only Wu Zhong left in the huge British government. He empathized with the situation of his former subordinates, and his heart was soft. Unconsciously, a lot of gold and silver were given.
He didn't count, and he wasn't good at financial management. Although the two servants around him had been serving by his side all the time, their loyalty was evident, but they were also poor children in the former army. .
If Wang hadn't mentioned it today, Wu Zhong would have taken out all the gold and silver in the warehouse.
"Prodigal thing!" Although Wang Shi was not as angry as before, he couldn't help muttering: "They are not decent in front of His Majesty, do they exist in front of you? Do you remember all those people?"
Wu Zhong was silent.
Naturally, he couldn't remember it completely, but the other party could tell which camp and which team he belonged to. He heard that he knew it, or that he or his son had led it. Then he took a look at the token that the other party brought to show his identity. Also took out the gold and silver.
"Forget it, they are indeed poor people." Wang sighed again.
She came here from poverty, and when she fled to Hanshan Town, she was exhausted. If it wasn't for Gu Yin to help her take back her mother's house, I'm afraid that even a small stall would not be able to support it for a while.
Those people were forced by the previous dynasty and had no way to rebel. The original situation must have been difficult, and they had not made a name for themselves. They were injured or disabled. If they came to the new dynasty, life would not be much better.
"It's just to accumulate virtue for our family." Wang shi endured the heartache and did not dare to think about how much gold and silver to give. Then she saw the gold bracelet in Gu Yin's hand, and smiled and comforted herself: " There are also a lot of jewelry and antiques, and they are worth a lot of money! Enough to buy a new store for our family!"
Although it was a bit unpleasant, Gu Yin still reminded: "Mother, I'm afraid these things are not easy to sell."
Seeing that the smile on Wang's face suddenly collapsed, she then pointed to the inner ring of the bracelet and explained: "Mother, look here, there are marks here, I guess it is unique to the palace. I will compare other jewelry in a while, and I should be able to It proves that my guess is right. If there are items with the unique mark of the palace, ordinary shops will not accept them. And it may also cause disaster to our family. "
The things bestowed by the royal family were all registered in the palace before leaving the palace.
Ordinary people can be rewarded with one or two pieces, and they must be offered at home like their ancestors.
That is to say, the British government can obtain such a storehouse from the great dragon's achievements.
But this does not mean that the British government can dispose of the things bestowed by the imperial government at will.
Selling the things bestowed by the royal family, as Gu Yin said, the casual shop will not accept it when it sees the mark in the palace.
And even if it is accepted, this matter will be known to those who are interested, and it will be a little troublesome, that is to say, the British government has just received the reward of founding the country and cannot make ends meet, treating their family as a joke.
If it gets too big, then it can be said that the British government is proud of its merits and arrogant, and even dares to take out the things bestowed by the royal family. Is it not that they do not take Emperor Zhengyuan in their eyes
Thinking more deeply, if people with a heart keep the things that flowed out of their mansion first, don't press it, and then take it out later, as a token of the British government, to frame individual charges, I really can't tell!
After a thorough analysis, Gu Yin took a sip of the hot tea, and the Wang family was about to cry, and said, "Then what can you do with those things? Just keep them at home?"
For the time being, I really can only offer it, unless Gu Yin's business grows big one day, and she supervises the entire golden building and silver building in person, so that someone she can trust will melt the gold and silver jewelry directly.
However, the funds and contacts needed to open the Jinlou and Yinlou are not at all what the British government can think of when the foundation is not stable at the moment, and the British government has just emerged from the mud.
"It can still be used," Gu Yin comforted: "Those head and face jewelry, mother and I wear them together, or when meeting guests or going to banquets, they are very decent."
Wang Shi was not comforted at all, she and her daughter-in-law both have one head and two hands, how much can they wear? That storeroom is enough for their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to wear it from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
They are not the kind of people with good face, but people who like affordable.
Wang Shi asked Wu Zhong again, and said, "You gave money to people and returned money to people, didn't you give those things that were bestowed by the royal family?"
Wu Zhong immediately shook his head and said no, not because he thought as far as his daughter-in-law, but only because he thought that if the jewelry was given to someone, the other party would definitely sell it again. They are all people from poor backgrounds like him, how do they know the specific value of those jewels, don't go back and let the pawnshops fool them, just give cash directly.
Wang Shi exhaled a long breath, and soon thought of the person next to him, his eyes lit up, and said, "And the salary, the salary of the national public is definitely not low!"
"Check the accounts." Gu Yin said.
The Duke's salary is definitely not low, but this huge palace has a lot of people. There were dozens of people who went out to greet people in the morning alone. There are a lot of incoming items and a lot of outgoing items, so you still have to go through the overall account book to be aware of it.
After Gu Yin finished speaking, she went to see Wu Zhong, who was the head of the family after all.
"There should be Mr. Accountant in the mansion?"
Wu Zhong shook his head and said no, and explained slowly: "This mansion used to be the palace, and the accountant has escaped."
Once the dynasty changed, the servants who sold themselves in the palace naturally could not escape, nor did they dare to escape, but the accountant was the confidant of the former master, and he was free, so he naturally escaped.
The British government has been open for a short period of time, and no one has taken care of the general affairs, and has not cultivated such a confidant.
After saying that, Wu Zhong looked at the Wang family. In the past, the family's major affairs and small affairs were all dominated by the Wang family.
The Wang family looked at Gu Yin again, this is the real head of the family now!
"Hey, let's come together." Gu Yin grimaced, thinking that fortunately, he had learned to read the ancient single-entry bookkeeping method, and he had also learned to plan with the shopkeeper Zhou, otherwise, he would be really blind now.
Wu Zhong asked the servant to fetch the account books and abacus from Gongzhong.
A large pile of account books was sent first, and the two servants carried it over together. The more was the monthly money records of the servants in the former royal mansion, and the less was the daily expenses of the British government, which had been in operation for more than half a year.
Later, they went to get the abacus, and there was an old abacus left by the former accountant in the house.
But fortunately, there was a young servant who had a good memory, remembering that there were several golden abacuses in the things that the palace rewarded.
Although the golden abacus is small and exquisite, only the size of an adult's palm, it is used for entertainment, but it can be used anyway.
"Come on!" Gu Yin rolled up her sleeves and put a small abacus in front of Wu An.
Gu Ye glanced at Wu An sympathetically, then slipped away, and followed his mother to the warehouse to check what items did not bear the palace mark.
Wu Qingyi can also count, but he is not good at planning, so he helps them read the account book.
Seeing that everyone was busy, Wu Zhong felt embarrassed to sit still, so he helped everyone to add tea and water, and let the servant go to the kitchen to pass the word and make snacks.
The family had been busy from before lunch until noon in the afternoon, when the shopkeeper Zhou came back from outside with a smile.
He has already inquired clearly, the shops that the imperial court rents and sells are really very favorable. They come late, and the rents are basically not available, but there are still many shops for sale. A big restaurant like Wangyuelou, a whole room with land, only sells six or seven thousand taels of silver. The location of the city is better, and it looks like 10,000 to 20,000 taels.
When the Mochizuki Building in Hanshan Town was mortgaged, one thousand taels could be mortgaged. We all knew that the black market mortgage price was severely depressed, so the market price of the Moon Moon Building was actually around 2,000 taels. This is also the reason why Wang Dafu had to redeem Wangyuelou back when he was so poor.
Now it is in the capital, under the foot of the emperor, every inch of land is so precious, such a low price, that is, the new dynasty can only catch up with this great thing when the country is founded!
In the past, of course, Manager Zhou was trying to find a way to inquire about the renters, to see if any of the remaining ones could be used, and to pull the taller one out of the dwarf.
Now that his owner is backed by the British government, of course, there is no need to be so cunning. The shopkeeper Zhou has spent the whole day inquiring about those big restaurants.
There is one room that he thinks is the best. It is located at the corner of Taibai Street not far from the British government. It takes less than half an hour to go back and forth by horse-drawn carriage.
There are both dignitaries and wealthy people nearby, so it is convenient for Gu Yin to take care of the shop, and there is no need to do cheap business with meager profits.
After entering the mansion, Shopkeeper Zhou couldn't wait to tell Gu Yin the good news.
However, as soon as he entered the room, Shopkeeper Zhou saw Mrs. Wang slumped on the Taishi chair, covering her eyes and wanting to cry without tears: "You have everything, everything! There are pearls on each string, and the hairpins on the hairpin jewelry. There are precious stones, and even the abacus beads of the golden abacus…”
What is there? Before shopkeeper Zhou could understand it, he saw his owner, who had always been calm and composed, said excitedly, "The shopkeeper is finally back!"
Shopkeeper Zhou subconsciously took a half step back, Gu Ye had already jumped behind him, and closed the door with a bang!
Wu Qingyi also appeared at the side of Shopkeeper Zhou in the blink of an eye, pressing his big hand like iron pliers on Shopkeeper Zhou's shoulder, "Come, please take a seat."
The sound of the abacus that had been ringing in the room for an afternoon sounded again, and there was one more, which seemed to be more and more lively.
…
In the quiet courtyard of the British government, the old doctor was grinding herbs while looking up at the door from time to time.
When the little Yaotong saw it, he muttered: "Since the master is concerned, why did the grandfather of the country invite you to go to the main courtyard to be lively and lively, and you don't go?"
The old doctor immortal said angrily: "The family is reunited, and now is the time to enjoy the happiness of the family, what am I doing as an outsider?"
"Uncle Shi didn't treat you as an outsider," said the little Yaotong.
After the old doctor finished grinding the herbs, he took another tortoise shell and started shaking coins.
Ordinary people who know divination are particular about fortune-telling only when they encounter major events, or set a rule for themselves that the number of divinations should not exceed three times a day, in order to improve the accuracy of divination, or to avoid the so-called punishment.
The old doctor fairy doesn't pay attention to those things, he just takes up the fun when he has nothing to do.
Sometimes the need to bring an umbrella when going out depends on divination.
The copper coins and the tortoise shells banged, and they rang for a quarter of an hour. The little medicine boy who was reading a medical book was overwhelmed and covered his ears and said loudly, "I think the master should go!"
The banging sound stopped, and the old doctor asked him why he said that.
Xiao Yaotong said, "Didn't Shishu ask for Shizu's outer meteorite iron? Now, after a few months, the magic weapon must have been built. Why don't you go and see it?"
"That's right!" The old doctor straightened his clothes and stood up, "I'm not going to disturb other people's family happiness, I'm just going to see my treasure!"
After sending him away, the little medicine boy let out a long breath, and when he saw the tortoise shell and copper coins that he had thrown away, he voluntarily stepped forward to clean it up.
Strange, how can this hexagram be a murderer? To persuade people not to go!
It must be that the master is always casually divination, it is not allowed!
The little drug boy hummed a song, collected the tortoise shell and copper coins, and went on to study medical books.