Emperor Zhengyuan gave the whole boat trip, and everyone in the British government including Gu Yin was flattered.
But all kinds of deeds have been sent directly, so naturally it is not easy to refuse.
As for the owner of the deed, everyone has mentioned Gu Yin's name.
Without waiting for her to decline, Wang said that she didn't understand anything, and now she just wanted to accompany Wu Zhong to live his life.
Not to mention Wu Zhong, although he has exercised for this period of time, his body has improved a lot, but he is still a patient, and he mocks himself that his current body cannot handle these matters.
The family seems to think the industry is hot.
But what they said did make sense. As the owner of a shipping company, he had to be busy with big and small matters. Especially in the early days when there was not enough manpower, and some were busy, the owner himself had to be present for the documents for the ship permit.
Gu Yin is not afraid of being busy, but the business of the restaurant is becoming more and more prosperous. It takes half a day to travel by carriage while outside the city and in the center of the city.
The properties of ordinary large families are scattered under the name of a large family, or in the name of a loyal and reliable family. There is no difference in the fact that the deed of prostitution of a family child is in the hands of the master, it is just a cheap act.
There are fewer masters in the British palace, and fewer loyal servants are trained by one hand. It really stumped everyone for a while.
Gu Ye listened to it, and said, "Actually, it's okay to write my name."
Gu Yin nodded his forehead amusingly, "Little money fan, when there are big or small matters, you have to be present, and some are busy."
Gu Ye nodded and said, "Grandpa and grandma are getting old, uncle and mother have their own affairs, and they are usually very busy. Even Wu An has to study, so I have nothing to do!"
It's really reasonable to say that, and don't worry about Gu Ye's young age, he is getting more and more organized. The boating company must be managed together by the whole family, and it is all in his name.
Gu Yin and Wang Shi had no objection, Wu Zhong said cheerfully: "Ono is very ambitious!" This is also in agreement.
Not to mention Wu Qingyi, he was in a hurry to establish a good relationship with Gu Ye, and he was still waiting for him to change his name and call "Father".
"Then record it under Ono's name."
The next day Wu Qingyi rested, and he took their mother and son to go through the formalities.
Gu Ye didn't feel anything when he passed the contract. Later, he was taken to the boat shop and went to the side of the canal outside the city to see his own merchant ship.
He was startled, the boat was really big, the size of a house. Climbing up is like being on land.
It was only now that Gu Ye knew how much property he had registered under his name, what kind of shop did he think it was, just like his own restaurant.
Shocked and amazed, he wandered around the boat for a long time without finishing it.
But this time was enough for him to digest his emotions. When he got off the boat, he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, mother, I will definitely take care of this boat!"
In winter, the canal and the adjacent waters are frozen, making it impossible to sail.
Taking advantage of this time, the boat line will naturally recruit troops and increase its manpower. When the spring begins, the boat will be able to move.
This work doesn't need Gu Yin to worry about it, Wu Qingyi will do it.
It also happens that the wounded soldiers have not yet been resolved. These people have done everything in the past. Naturally, many of them used to fish for a living, and they were not good at farming.
Recruit these people who already know water first, and then use the winter to recruit and train others.
After the idea was formed, Wu Qingyi still reported it to Emperor Zhengyuan, who would come forward and receive the merit.
Emperor Zhengyuan didn't know what to say. It was because Wu Qingyi had merit, and his family adopted and took care of his eldest son, so he gave him enough rewards.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Wu Qingyi did not forget to help himself to solve problems.
When the person behind him said that the ship line was recorded under Gu Ye's name, Emperor Zhengyuan had mixed feelings in his heart.
The family of the British government really took Gu Ye as their own son, and they didn't treat him as an outsider at all.
That boat line is equivalent to the left hand guiding the right hand, and it is still in the hands of his own family, but it is fine. Anyway, when the eldest son recognizes his ancestors and returns to his ancestry, the things that should be given to the British government will only be more or less.
The ocean-going shipping line was renamed as Gu's Shipping Line, and Wu Qingyi and Gu Ye were busy with the follow-up matters.
Gu Yin still cooks at her own restaurant.
At the end of November, the end of Taibai Street was lit up with lights, and a large restaurant not inferior to Shiweitian Restaurant changed its owner, renovated it, and was about to open soon.
That restaurant was also sold by the imperial court. Although it was on the same street, Shikou was not as good as the one bought by Gu Yin. The price was because the restaurant had six floors, and there was no such thing as Shiweitian. The repair situation is so expensive, it costs more than 20,000 taels.
After a few days of beating and banging, the restaurant first hung up its signboard.
Just looking at the name, you can know that the owner of the restaurant is not only rich in financial resources, but also has a deep background. The name of Wang X Building is very common, but if you dare to use the word "天" on the signboard without fear of being taboo, someone will naturally guarantee it.
As a colleague on the same street, Gu Yin must find someone to find out who the opponent is.
However, things went better than Gu Yin thought, because Gu Ye was free that day, so he came over and watched Feng Tao of Lu Guogong's mansion come out of Wangtian Tower on the street.
Although the two had only met once, but the scene at that time was special, Gu Ye still remembers it deeply, and recognized him at a glance.
No need to check later.
There used to be two restaurants on the same street before. Someone bought them and built them. It was normal, Gu Yin didn't think much about it. Now that I know that the restaurant was bought by the Duke of Lu, who has a long history of grievances with his own family, the fool also knows that it is preparing to fight with his own family!
Gu Ye blamed himself: "I knew earlier that I wouldn't let Uncle Lu change the book."
Although there were disagreements at the front of the two families, they had not met recently. Gu Ye thought about it and guessed that it was mostly his own playbook.
It was the first time he wrote a story, and because of his selfishness, he didn't want to write the queen, who everyone in the family said was a good person, as a bad person, so he made a concubine instead.
But there is no real insinuation of Feng Guifei, but the original character of the bad queen has been changed into a bad imperial concubine.
As for the same family background as a military commander, it is still Emperor Zheng Yuan who wrote the playbook for him to give advice. At the end of the story, there is a climax. The traitorous concubine who knows martial arts is at the end of the road, staged an assassination scene, and then let the romantic emperor be the pretty widow Block the knife, and then the true love between the two broke out in adversity, ushering in the reunion ending of the last life and one person.
There are action scenes and emotional scenes like this, thrilling and tear-jerking coexist, and it is difficult not to sell.
Unexpectedly, the two of them were so good at writing the playbook, and it was his mother who bore the consequences.
Gu Yin comforted him and said that it was okay, "Freedom to create, your story is originally written as you want, and I have read the final draft of the book, except for the same family background as Feng Guifei, there is nothing similar to Feng Guifei. But the same , Her family is angry, and it is her family's freedom to fight against our family. And you didn't listen to what your uncle said before, Lu Guogong and your uncle have been at odds for a long time, but without your playbook, wait until our family is removed from His Majesty. The news spreads that there is a boat there, and his family can live? This kind of thing will happen sooner or later."
Although this is to comfort Gu Ye, it is not what Gu Yin said nonsense.
The people from Duke Lu's mansion in the front were able to carry Gu Ye, who is a big beanie, to the gambling table, but because they lost money in the gambling, they deliberately asked Gu Yin to bow down to Feng Guifei in front of people, and stepped on their face. Unreasonable people.
Later, Gu Yin also used Qin's boastful words to set up his family, and at this time, his family should also come back.
In the final analysis, as long as Wu Qing intended to oppress the Duke of Lu in front of Emperor Zhengyuan for one day, it would be impossible for the two families to be at peace with each other. The playbook is just an introduction.
Seeing that the little guy wasn't in high spirits, Gu Yin patted him on the back again, "I used to think that this reopening seemed to be missing something, but now I think of it as an opponent who lacks the arena! Only progress can be made in competition. , Don't Ono believe that my mother can handle it?"
Gu Ye then laughed, "Of course I believe in mother!"
After the mother and son finished speaking, Mrs. Wen Er led people over.
After Mrs. Wen Er arrived in the capital, she had no friends, and she didn't have errands like Mr. Wen Er did, so she was about to fall ill.
Fortunately, in October, Shiweitian opened, not far from Wen's house. She came here to sit and talk to Gu Yin, which was considered a place for recreation.
Recently, "The Mourning" is very hot, and Mrs. Wen Er was fascinated by it. She also made a group of friends because of this show, and they became handkerchiefs when they got along.
"I haven't seen Xiao Ye for a long time, and it seems that he has grown a lot taller than in September." The two were already very familiar with each other, and Mrs. Wen Er took Gu Yin's hand and said apologetically, "Last time As for the casino, what my husband did is really inauthentic."
Gu Yin patted her hand and said, "It's all in the past, you've apologized several times, and the old man brought Second Uncle Wen over to apologize, so let's not mention it."
Mrs. Wen Er said "hey" and took her hand and rubbed it again and again.
In fact, it's not just her, her recent friends are also a group of wealthy wives, and Gu Yin also has a good time.
Sometimes Gu Yin still thinks in private that the time-travel heroines in this literary work seem to have many admirers. If it was earlier, it seems that almost all men would bow down under the pomegranate skirt of the time-travelling woman.
She doesn't have such a good relationship with the opposite sex, and her skill point seems to be on the relationship between elders and women.
Mrs. Wen Er and others don't like to eat hot pot and barbecue very much, not because they don't taste good, but because they eat too much, they get hot, and they are prone to acne on their faces, which greatly affects their outlook.
Moreover, the hot pot and barbecue have great taste, although Shiweitian will come with a sachet to remove the taste, which can cover the taste.
But for women like them who are very sensitive to smells, it is very troublesome to change clothes and bathe every time they go back after eating to completely remove the smell.
They don't stay on the noisy first and second floors, but prefer to go to the third floor, which has not been renovated.
Gu Yin only asked people to set up a few sets of tables and chairs on the third floor. Every time she saw all the ladies and wives dressed as exquisitely as Mrs. Wen, sitting on the empty third floor, she felt humiliated for her own restaurant.
On this day, Gu Yin had someone bring their favorite scented tea and snacks, and she asked them, "Ladies help me out with ideas. It's not a problem that the third floor has not been repaired. It happened that I made a little money ahead of me. Thinking of repairing this place and making a light snack with desserts and drinks, what do you think?"
Mrs. Wen Er and the others naturally agreed, and a young woman with a round face said: "Miss Gu, don't laugh at me, I came here after listening to the emperor's praise of your family's good food. In fact, every time I come here, I feel The third floor is empty, but the things in your house are really good, especially to my taste, so I come here every day after listening to the play... If this can be repaired, and you can get the 'light food' you said, we can also stay more In a while, I can also recommend this place to other friends."
Before Gu Yin saw that the business on the first and second floors was good, she might not have been so concerned.
Now that she knew that Wangtianlou was for her own family, she was full of energy, so she immediately said: "Then I will find someone to do this tomorrow, and strive to create such a place a few years ago. Time to post to you guys."
Everyone came up with ideas for Gu Yin, and after a while of excitement, Gu Yin went downstairs to the back kitchen and gave everyone a salad.
In the evening, Gu Yin went back to draw drawings.
The hard decoration on the third floor is better than that on the first and second floors, but the main business of female guests, the soft decoration must be more thoughtful.
Gu Yin was not going to want the boxy Eight Immortals table on the first and second floors. First, she designed a few garden tables, and then made some fabric sofas and soft chairs.
There is no such thing as a sofa, but in the end, it is not complicated, it is a low and wide wooden chair, then a cushion stuffed with cotton, and then a whole set of fabric cotton cushions, and a few fluffy pillows in other places. , for waist leaning on knees.
The steps are not complicated, and the only fly in the ointment is that cotton is not as stable in shape as sponge, and it is easy to deform.
This sofa needs to be changed after sitting for a while.
But it's not a valuable thing. For Gu Yin, who has more than a thousand taels of liquidity in the past month, it's just a harmless little problem.
Then there are the plates, cups, tableware, and even chopsticks and spoons used by the female guests.
Shopkeeper Zhou is in charge of the hard outfit, and Gu Yin is in charge of the soft outfit.
Because of the abundance of money, I prepared everything for my work in less than half a month.
On the third floor, Gu Yin did not design a wing room, but a large room, with a bar in the middle, a small double table outside the bar, and an enlarged table and bar sofa near the window, and then separated by a screen. File, its own small world.
The sofa, table and chairs and other items in the back were delivered. Gu Yin inspected it again before the opening, and always felt that something was missing.
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In the evening, Wu Qing decided to take care of her and went to ask for safety to Wang Shi and Wu Zhong, and went to Gu Yin's yard to look for her.
Gu Yin was sitting at the desk, holding a charcoal pen in one hand and chin in the other, staring at the floor plan on the third floor in a daze.
What is missing
She was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't even notice that the servant at the door greeted Wu Qingyi.
It wasn't until Wu Qingyi walked to her desk, and the blueprint in front of her reflected a dark shadow that Gu Yin raised her head.
"Why didn't you call me?" She put down the charcoal and let someone come in to bring hot tea.
When she got home, she took a shower and put on a home-made grass-green robe. Her hair was not in a bun as usual, but it was loosely braided and placed on one shoulder. She looked a few years younger than usual. More sassy.
I just saw her holding a pen on her cheeks, wrinkling her face, like a poor student worried about her husband's homework.
Wu Qingyi couldn't help laughing when she saw it, why would she bother to bother her
He smiled nonchalantly, "Seeing that you are fascinated by things, I don't want to disturb you."
Gu Yin moved her neck and wondered: "I always feel like something is missing, but I can't remember it for a while. It will open in two days, and I'm afraid that it won't be done by then."
Wu Qingyi looked at her with a smile, "When we Mrs. Gu still can't make up our minds? I thought that everything was in your hands."
She gave him a sideways look, "Are you kidding me?"
She always has a smile on her face. When she pretends to be fierce, she has a straight face and squinted eyes, like a cat that will show small fangs at any time, but it makes him feel more and more cute and good-looking.
Wu Qingyi "scared" waved his hands again and again, saying how dare I, and then said, "Who dares to say that you are not good in this house, and we mustn't let my mother drive out?"
The Wang family now lives in the rear, taking care of the household chores.
Previously, the family had negotiated that a group of servants would be released a few years ago, and Mrs. Wang was busy with this.
Recently, Gu Yin has been busy with decorating, she is busier than before, and she will not be home until it gets dark.
Wu Qingyi and Gu Ye took care of the boat trip, and they had to go out of the city when they paid, and they didn't have time to pick her up.
There is really a woman in the side house who doesn't have long eyes. She has served in the main courtyard before, and she's pretty decent.
She saw that Gu Yin and Wu Qingyi were no longer going in and out together. She thought she had figured out some mystery, and went to Wang Shi to apply eye drops, saying that the wife was busy outside every day, showing her face and not talking about it. She didn't even take care of the housework, let alone Said to be concerned about the daily life of the uncle and to greet the father-in-law and mother-in-law. He also said that the old lady is also old, her energy is limited, and her body is precious. How can she handle this? Or let the slaves share some with you.
Gu Yin and the others are not used to having strangers staying in the house. When they are talking on a daily basis, they ask people to retreat outside the house, and only call people in when they need people to do things. That old woman just wanted to take the opportunity to decentralize power, how did she know that Wang Shi and Gu Yin were locked behind closed doors, and their relationship was as close as a mother and daughter
Seeing that Gu Yin was so busy, Wang Shi only felt distressed. Can she hear this
She patiently listened to the other party's words, and then pretended to agree: "It's really troublesome for me to take care of the huge mansion recently. But can you do it alone? Can't you ask others to help?"
The old woman despised Wang Shi in her heart, and she really thought that the mud legs on her legs had not been washed with mud, so she was coaxed by a few words, and then smiled and said: "Don't worry, old lady, slaves are not in the house twice a day. The sun is up, and there are many daughters and sons, as well as many helpers. Everyone is united, and they will help you to do all the trivial matters at home, so you don’t have to worry about it anymore.”
This was in line with Wang's intention, and immediately let the old woman go to point out a group of people who are willing to help the housekeeper.
After a long time, the old woman brought twenty or thirty people to the Wang family.
They thought they could take the top position, and all of them had smiles on their faces, waiting for Wang to see them before assigning them positions.
Wang Shi didn't want to "kill" good people by mistake, and even chatted with them, listening to what they said inside and outside the words, they all despised Gu Yin's disregard for the family now.
These people have bad hearts and want to seize power when their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law "disagree". Wang's family is not polite to them, and let people find out the betrayal contracts of these people, take them out of the house, and save money. A settlement fee.
Speaking of this, Gu Yin couldn't even pretend to be fierce, she smiled and raised her hand to hit him, "It was those people who provoked first, mother took this opportunity to clean up the house, how did it come to your mouth, it seems that I am the one The one who instigated the mother to deal with the servant?"
Wu Qingyi deliberately slowed down and pretended to dodge, but she didn't dodge, let her fist hit her chest, and hurriedly apologized: "Madame, forgive me, I don't dare to talk anymore!"
Gu Ye, who has always been obedient to say this, doesn't laugh much.
But when she arrived at the solemn and dignified Wu Qingyi, Gu Yin laughed so hard that her stomach hurt.
"It's really time for outsiders to see what you look like in private, the devil general!"
Wu Qingyi raised her eyebrows indifferently, "Why show it to outsiders? I only show it to people inside."
"Hu Meng!" Gu Yin's cheeks were slightly hot, she moved her eyes uncomfortably, then avoided him again, sat down at the round table in the middle of the room, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Wu Qingyi looked at her, her throat moved slightly.
That cup of tea was the one he drank just now.
After drinking the hot tea, Gu Yin touched her face and found that the temperature had dropped, so she asked again, "Do you have something to tell me?"
Before, the two of them were busy on their own, unless there was an urgent matter to find each other, or they would not disturb each other, and they all met during the evening meal in the main courtyard.
Speaking of this, Wu Qingyi suppressed the smile on his lips and sat across from him, "There is something wrong."
As the New Year is approaching, Emperor Zhengyuan naturally wants to reward his ministers again.
Put simply, it means sending officials to send money to women.
There are no officials to be promoted in the British government, and they have acquired a whole boat line, and the antique calligraphy and paintings have been rewarded by the previous government.
Emperor Zhengyuan was also worried about what to send.
If it is not sent, there will inevitably be people like that stupid woman who think that the British government has lost the heart of the king.
If you change to another home, Emperor Zhengyuan can still order it at will, and it is definitely not wrong to send a woman.
When Wu Qingyi came here, the image of his wife and slave had deeply penetrated into Emperor Zhengyuan's heart. Once Emperor Zhengyuan asked Gu Ye about it, and asked if your mother was very fierce
Don't look at Gu Ye's usual relationship with his brothers. When it comes to his mother, he has to be anxious. When the sentence "Your mother is fierce" came to his mouth, he swallowed it stiffly, and only said, "My mother is the most gentle, and she is the most gentle when she speaks. She's soft-spoken, never scolding people, and doesn't get jealous. Don't say she's not good, uncle, I can't listen to this. "
Seeing that the little guy who was always smiling all the time suddenly turned his face, Emperor Zhengyuan stopped gossiping.
But no matter what he said, he could see Gu Yin's status in the British government. If she was unhappy when she sent a woman to this house, Wu Qingyi and Gu Ye would definitely be unhappy. Don't go back and give gifts and hatred.
Wu Qingyi said while looking at Gu Yin's expression, "I have already rejected Your Majesty. Others love guessing, so guessing is fine. There is no reason to disturb our family's life because of other people's guesses."
To his surprise, Gu Yin was not unhappy, but her eyes lit up, grabbed his arm and asked, "What kind of woman?"
Wu Qingyi's eyes fell on the back of her fair hand, and she suddenly said, "I'm a good at musical instruments and kabuki. But as you know, I'm a rude person, and I don't like those."
Gu Yin took her arm and shook it again, and said, "You don't like it, I like it!"
The original said that she still felt that there was something missing, that she was lacking in music.
The third floor is made into a dessert bar for women's parties.
Women don’t like to be too noisy when they get together, but as a large room, speaking always lacks a little privacy, but some music, singing and dancing, whether it is to add to the fun, relax, or cover up the private words that everyone whispers. is excellent.
Who says men only like those? Women are the ones who appreciate women best!
Gu Yin felt itchy with excitement at the thought of having a beautiful young lady coming to her own light snack bar to play the piano and pipa, and dance softly with her waist.
She looked at Wu Qingyi expectantly, and almost said, "I like it, I want it, please."
Although Wu Qingyi was puzzled by her reaction, the second monk was really cute. If it wasn't for her relationship, he would have been able to take her into his arms and rub her.
He moved his eyes away and coughed lightly, his voice slightly hoarse: "Okay, I'll go talk to His Majesty."
Gu Yin happily nodded her head, but did not forget to tell him: "Then you have to make it clear to others that coming to our house is for work, not that kind of meaning."
Although she felt that regaining her freedom and performing musical instruments and dances for girls was not a disgrace to her skills. But I'm not sure if some people want to pursue that kind of future and have to stand in the way of others.