Gu Jiu has experienced how boring and irritable confinement is.
She couldn't go out, she endured it.
She couldn't blow it, she endured it.
But she couldn't take a bath, she couldn't help it.
How can people not take a bath.
Look at the knotted hair, is this still the young and beautiful Mrs. Zhao
Smelling the scent on his body, he could no longer look directly at himself.
If she hadn't secretly wiped her body with hot water without telling Nanny Fang, she might have rubbed out a layer of dirt.
Oh!
It's not easy for my brother to finally have a big name.
In order to choose a name, Liu Zhao racked his brains and asked the emperor's consent.
From King Ning's lineage to Ge'er's generation, it is a generation of 彳 characters. After searching the Four Books and Five Classics, it is very difficult to choose a good name.
Liu Zhao thought of a name, but worried about breaking a taboo.
He secretly ran to the palace, chatted with the emperor, and made sidelines.
The emperor thought he was annoying, and told him to talk and fart quickly.
Only then did Liu Zhao explain his intention, "My grandson wants to name my brother Yu, is that okay?"
Royal, whether to break the taboo or not, just depends on what the person sitting on the throne thinks.
If the emperor thought it was a taboo, it must be a taboo.
If the emperor doesn't care, then it's fine.
After all, he didn't collide with the emperor's name.
The emperor disliked it very much, "It's something so big that it makes you worry like this, shame on you! Get out."
Liu Zhao consciously got out.
The emperor did not object, that is to allow the child to use imperial as the name.
Half a month after my brother was born, he finally got a big name, Liu Yu. Everyone in the mansion is called Yugeer.
Xiaoxiao, Popo, Yangyang, and similar nicknames are all invalidated. None of them are as energetic as Brother Yu.
Gu Jiu was very disappointed.
Although she is not very good at picking names, the nickname she gave her brother is not bad.
Why does everyone dislike her nickname.
After Ge'er became famous, they all called Ge'er Yu Ge'er.
Hahaha in Liu Zhao's heart, the son's name is slightly better than the lady's.
On the surface, he was still serious, "My son's name is nice."
Gu Jiu rolled his eyes at him, and simply put the child into his arms, ready to get up and exercise, so as to recover soon.
Liu Zhao holds the children, one big and one small, you stare at me and I stare at you.
Brother Yu's eyes have been fully opened, and the eyes are big. In a short period of time, it seems that a few eyelashes have grown.
Are father and son looking at each other affectionately
Liu Zhao: Why doesn't that brat laugh. How about poking his face... Really!
Liu Yu: Wow wow wow... Well, this baby is going to cry loudly.
Gu Jiu turned around and stared at Liu Zhao viciously, "Why is the baby crying again?" Why did the baby cry as soon as it was in your hands.
Liu Zhao: "Stinky boy and I don't get along."
Liu Yu: Whoa, whoa, whoa... I cried more and more.
Gu Jiu disliked it, "It doesn't matter, you are responsible for taking him with you today. I am very tired. You can hand him over to the nanny after half an hour."
Liu Zhao: Xiaojiu is very fierce, and there is a tendency to become more and more fierce. Brat, are you still crying, are you crying hard? Since you were born, your father's status has plummeted, and your mother is not gentle anymore.
Liu Yu looked at Gu Jiu eagerly, but Gu Jiu was busy exercising.
Baby Liu Yu cleverly realized that crying could not help him return to his mother's arms, so why not just resign himself to being with his father.
Although Dad is a bit annoying.
Baby Liu Yu gradually stopped crying, and continued to stare at his father, dislike each other.
Looking at this scene, Gu Jiu felt relieved.
This is the kindness of the father and the filial piety of the son!
What a warm and sweet scene.
The loving father took the child, so touched. This scene should be preserved forever.
Loving father Liu Zhao
Dutiful son Liu Yu
Xiaojiu (mother) must be an illusion.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather is getting colder every day.
After everyone changed into thick autumn clothes, Gu Jiu was finally confinement.
In order to wash her whole body, she tossed and tossed in the bathroom for a full two hours.
She came out of the bathroom only after she was sure that her whole body was fragrant.
The autumn wind is blowing, a bit cool.
Put on a tiger-head hat for Brother Yu, carry him out of the room, and feel the autumn wind.
"Come, come, move out all the books and pass the time."
Gu Jiu was bored enough, so she wanted to find something to do.
"Madam's body is still very weak, why don't you turn over the account book now, and be careful with your eyes." Qingmei was the first to speak out.
Nanny Fang was very satisfied, "Qing Mei is right, Madam, be careful with your eyes."
Gu Jiu was very upset, "I haven't checked the account book for more than a month, I have no plans, and my heart is empty."
Others confinement for thirty days, she confinement for forty days. Because there is an extra Nanny Fang by her side.
In the past forty days, she had no chance to flip through a page of the account book or read a page of books.
She was starving to death.
"I'm already confinement now, you can't go too far. Hurry up and move out the ledger, I'll read two first."
Brother Yu was placed in a large baby carrier covered with a thick quilt, covered with a small quilt, staring at his legs, rolling his eyes, looking around curiously.
Qingmei hesitated, but still took a ledger.
When Gu Jiu saw the ledger, he suddenly felt very friendly.
She flipped through the pages of the account book and did a mental calculation by the way.
After she finished looking through the ledger, she also got a month's ledger.
"Business was mediocre last month. It stands to reason that the autumn harvest is over, and now is the time when everyone has money."
"It's time to save money for the New Year, and no one dares to spend money recklessly these days." Qing Mei said.
Gu Jiu nodded, it made sense.
"Go and call Bai Zhong, I want to ask him what's going on at Zhu's house."
Qingmei picked it up and said anxiously: "Bai Zhong is working on a new project recently, and he has his eyes on a street and plans to renovate it, so it's rare that he's free.
On the Zhu family's side, the property was sold and the accounts of the bank were cleared. Originally thought that this time the Zhu family's bank was facing a catastrophe and was about to close down, but because of the Zhu family's trustworthiness, the accounts were cleared. As a result, some people said that the Zhu family was trustworthy and kept the money in the Zhu's bank for safety. "
Gu Jiu frowned, this news is really not good news.
"You mean that the Zhu Family Bank not only didn't go bankrupt, but is still in business?"
"Yes. But only one store is open. Zhu's Bank has twelve stores in the whole capital, and eleven of them have been closed, leaving only the main store open."
Gu Jiu asked, "How is business?"
"Generally, very few people go in."
Gu Jiu was a little unhappy.
Centipedes are dead but not stiff.
The Zhu family has a profound background, and it really won't kill him with a single slap.
She asked again: "Are the firms and shops under the name of Zhu's family open? Are those partners still making trouble?"
Qingmei shook her head, "The business is open, but the shops are still closed. Those partners and Zhu family's relatives and friends didn't get a penny, and they would come to the door every three days to make trouble."
Gu Jiu smiled knowingly, "It seems that the Zhu family intends to renege on their debts to the end, no wonder they don't open a shop."
Once the store opens, those partners will empty the goods in the store.
As for the commercial bank, there is no inventory, only payment.
"Has Cheng Enbo Zhu Ci made an appearance recently?"
"My servant heard that Cheng Enbo was ill."
Gu Jiu smiled when she heard the words, "It should be called sick."
"Have the shares for Huang Qubing been settled?"
"Madam, don't worry, it's been done long ago. Mr. Huang also rented a few shops in the market outside the South City Gate, planning to make north-south goods."
Gu Jiujing was very anxious, "Tomorrow, I have to go out and take a look."
She hadn't been out since the third trimester, and she was going crazy.
Before winter comes and the weather is still cold, go out and do some inspections.
"Madam wants to go out, so bring more people. Madam is not what it used to be. I don't know how many people in the capital are paying attention to Madam's movements."
Gu Jiu laughed, "What are you doing following me? I'm currently working on a project outside the South City Gate, and I'm not involved in any other business."
Qingmei lowered her voice and whispered: "The news from the northwest has reached the capital. Many people now know that Madam is in the military business. The 20,000 sets of cotton clothes signed with the Ministry of War have also been found out and made a fuss in the court .
Someone impeached Madam, saying that Madam harmed the country and the people and corrupted Gangchang. He also impeached Marquis Lu and the Ministry of War, saying that they had accepted bribes from his wife. Even the son was impeached, saying that his husband was weak and he couldn't let his wife stay indoors. "
The corners of Gu Jiu's mouth twitched.
This group of censors are full and support them, even Liu Zhao's husband's lack of strength even took it out to impeach him.
She asked, "Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing before?"
Qingmei felt a little guilty, "Madam was in confinement before, the young master told you to keep it from Madam."
"Is it still being impeached?"
Qing Mei nodded again and again, "There are memorials to impeach Madam every day. The maidservant heard that the Master was very angry and felt very ashamed. Master Gu Yu sent a message telling Madam not to go back to the mansion before the year."
Gu Jiu laughed, "Thank you, Gu Yu, Fourth Brother Gu. Impeach those censors if they want to impeach them. Since His Majesty didn't say anything, I think it's fine. What's the attitude of the Ministry of War and Marquis Lu?"
Qing Mei hurriedly said: "The Secretary of the Ministry of War sent someone to tell Madam to deliver the goods on time. If the delivery cannot be made on time, he will have to delay the payment."
Gu Jiu bared her teeth, she really didn't make much money doing business with the Ministry of War. I still have to be delayed for payment, and my heart is full.
If it weren't for the smooth start of work in winter and ensuring that all refugees who went to work had cotton clothes to wear, she really wouldn't be able to do this business with the Ministry of War. Purely thankless.
Now it's still fishy.
It's just that the contract has already been signed, and she doesn't want to offend the Ministry of War. Even if it causes a mess, she can only bite the bullet and continue this business.
Gu Jiu ordered: "In three days, I will go to patrol outside the city."
Qingmei responded, "Madam, isn't she worried about the Northwest side? The business in the Northwest has been ruined, and now everyone knows that Madam also has a horse farm and wool weaving under her name."
Gu Jiu smiled softly, "There's nothing to worry about. I'm not the only one in the horse farm business. As for wool weaving, I'm the first one, but I just took the lead.
Didn’t the letter from Da Zhuang say that there are now hundreds of woolen workshops in the northwest? The wool weaves are all sold in the capital, and they are not from my family, so there is nothing to worry about. "
Gu Jiu is happy to see the wool weaving industry grow.
So when other people also opened wool mills, they didn't stumble and play dirty tricks. Occasionally a technology or two is announced.
She hopes that this industry will grow like the silk textile industry and become an industrial chain that affects thousands of households.
When taxation, people's livelihood, economic development, and official performance in Northwest China are inseparable from the wool industry chain, anyone who dares to touch this industry has to think about whether the consequences of reaching out can be tolerated.
Eating food alone is definitely the road to self-destruction.
No one in the world can become the richest man by eating alone.
The Zhu family has been the richest man in the capital for so many years, not because they have thousands of families behind them. It is equivalent to indirectly kidnapping thousands of families.
Gu Jiu doesn't like eating alone, she likes to make everyone rich together.
As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers.
The more people involved, the greater the power.
The northwestern wool industry chain has been initially established and has begun to show its strength. Local herdsmen, grassland peoples, and businessmen were all involved in her industrial chain plan.
Whoever dares to act rashly at this time will ruin the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of people. Indirectly affect the lives of millions of people.
To put it seriously, it even affected the court's offensive and defensive strategy on the grassland.
Without the cooperation of her wool industry chain, how could Lu Hou manage the grassland so smoothly in the past two years.
Qingmei doesn't understand Gu Jiu's industrial chain plan, she is just worried.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Don't worry. Others don't care, as long as Luhou is on my side, the wool industry is invincible."
Lu Hou wanted to manage the grassland, so she cooperated with him and took what they needed.
She makes money, he wants fame, people and land.
"Send a letter to Da Zhuang and tell him that by the end of this year, wool can fully enter the capital market."
Since the window paper was pierced in advance, she didn't need to continue to cover it up.
It just so happened that I bought so many shops from the Zhu family, and they all came in handy.
Qing Mei wrote this down.
Gu Jiu asked her, "Have you all learned how to knit sweaters?"
Qingmei smiled and nodded, "I have learned it all. All the little maids in the mansion have also learned it. Thirty smart and agile women were selected from the textile workshop, and all of them learned how to knit sweaters. Some people directly knit sweaters with looms , but not detailed enough.”
"The weaving machine needs to be improved so that the knitted sweater will be warm and fine. Ask Deng Cunli another day, is there any progress in the carpenter's workshop? If our craftsmen can't improve the weaving machine, we can only ask the general of Shaofu to be the supervisor. The master came forward to help improve."
It is best to improve the foot-operated textile machine.
The hand crank is too traditional and too slow.
It's a pity that she didn't go to school seriously, didn't study mathematics, physics and chemistry, and didn't study machinery, otherwise she would have to modify the textile machine by herself.
As long as the modified textile machine can double the efficiency, she will make a fortune.
By then, just one textile workshop will be able to provide employment for tens of thousands of people. She can also develop the textile industry chain to Jiangnan, Southwest, and any densely populated places.
She went over her plan again.
I always feel like I've overlooked something, and I can't remember it.
Forget it, don't think about it.
Let's talk about it after inspecting the industry.
At this time, with a wow, Brother Yu burst into tears.
"What's the matter, what's the matter? Are you hungry or did you pee?"
Mother Fang doted on the child very much, even more so than the parents Gu Jiu and Liu Zhao.
As soon as she heard the cry of the child, she ran out of the house and picked up the child to check.
"Oh, my brother is messed up. Go, and the mother will wash it for you."
Nanny Fang looked contented, and carried the child inside to wash it up.
Gu Jiu: "..." It seems that there is no such thing as me being a mother, so I will happily be a shopkeeper.
After shaking hands with the shopkeeper Gu Jiu, after some wind blowing and some sun that wasn't warm enough, he finally went back to sit in the small study obediently.
The small study room is different from the past, there is an extra crib in the corner. It can be placed in it after the child is asleep.
She sat in a long-lost and familiar position with a satisfied expression on her face.
The life after confinement is the life people live.
Mrs. Pei was thinking about the child, so she asked someone to take Yu Ge'er to Chunhe Hall to play for a while.
Thinking of Pei's generosity and giving away so many gifts, Gu Jiu waved his hand and asked Nanny Fang to lead the team, taking the well-washed brother Yu to Chunhe Hall to wash his face.
Also brushing their faces in Chunhetang is their elder brother, who is over one year old, and sister Nian, who is under one year old.
Sister Nian can't walk, but loves to crawl.
The elder brother was very interested in Brother Yu, he pointed at Brother Yu, "Brother, brother..."
Mrs. Pei said cheerfully, "This is brother Yu, you should call him second brother."
The eldest brother stretched out his hand to poke brother Yu's cheek, "Why isn't younger brother crying?"
"Hey, the elder brother can't poke the younger brother, be careful to poke the younger brother."
"My brother can't be broken."
The eldest brother is under two years old, but he speaks very clearly.
Nanny Fang was very angry.
Baby Pidao, brother Yu, how could he be poked like that by the big brother.
Luckily only a poke.
She showed it to see if there was any stab wound.
The eldest brother was very wronged, and felt that Nanny Fang didn't like him, so he burst into tears.
As soon as he cried, Brother Yu also cried, and Sister Nian, not to be outdone, also cried.
The three children cried together, like three hundred ducks quacking in their ears.
In an instant, Pei couldn't take it anymore.