The ancestral home of the Liao family was originally very beautiful, but now, it is dilapidated.
The Liao family has been working hard to maintain the dignity of the Liao family and is unwilling to dismiss the servants, but the treatment of the servants is inevitably getting worse and worse.
The monthly calendar has not been issued. After the summer, the new clothes that would have been in previous years have not been issued, and the usual food...
In the past, when Wen Yingniang was there, the servants also had a meat dish every day, but now... they may not be able to eat enough!
Who is willing to work diligently when there is not enough to eat? As a result, the flowers and trees in the garden grow wildly, the fallen leaves in the yard are not cleaned, and the cobwebs form under the porch... A good house looks like no one lives.
When Father Liao came back from the outside, seeing all this, he felt a tightness in his chest and was very angry.
Those subordinates are really hateful, they don't even take their masters seriously!
But at this moment, he was even more angry about another thing, that Wen Yingniang was pregnant.
Father Liao didn't want to believe that his son had a problem, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his son might really have a problem.
In the first one or two years, Wen Yingniang couldn't see Liao Qinghe with other women, and she would make a scene every time, but after she saw more and more, it was not as tight as at first, but she was not allowed to make trouble. Come to her.
The two of them had no children for a long time. Liao's father and mother were anxious. Naturally, they arranged for Liao Qinghe, and also urged Liao Qinghe.
When Liao Qinghe was in the mansion, he didn't dare to have anything with the maids, but outside the mansion, he raised people a few years ago.
But the man never conceived a child.
Before, Father Liao always thought that it was because Liao Qinghe was under too strict control by Wen Yingniang and didn't have time to go there, but now I think about it...
Father Liao returned to the house with a gloomy face, and then saw Lu Luan flattering Mother Liao.
When Lu Luan first arrived at Liao's house, Liao's father and mother were too good to her, but now...
His son was about to marry the eldest lady of the Zhang family, so Liao's father and mother naturally looked down on Lu Luan, who was not born well.
That's right, this Lu Luan was not born well, she was just a purr in a brothel, but she was lucky, she met Liao Qinghe for the first time, Liao Qinghe liked her, and gave her a ransom and raised stand up.
"Auntie, this is the chicken soup that I simmered myself." Lu Luan looked at Mother Liao with his five- or six-month-old belly.
She has regretted it.
She was kept outside by Liao Qinghe before, and her life couldn't be more comfortable, and her food and clothing expenses were good, but what about coming to Liao's house? Even wanting to eat a chicken requires Mother Liao's approval.
That's all, Liao's mother still takes care of her.
Knowing this earlier, she might as well have been serving Liao Qinghe as an outside room!
If she had known this earlier, she would definitely not be angry with Wen Yingniang, the rich man!
"Let it go." Mother Liao said lightly, and looked at Lu Luan again: "You did a good job, wait a few days for Mrs. Zhang to pass by, and wait for her."
"Yes." Lu Luan responded and lowered his head to hide his ugly expression.
At this moment, Lu Luan suddenly heard Father Liao's voice: "Lu Luan!"
"Master?" Lu Luan looked up at Father Liao, and was startled by Father Liao's ugly face - what's the matter
Father Liao didn't speak. He asked people to call Liao Qinghe, let the servants go out, and closed the door.
Until all this was done, Father Liao looked at Lu Luan coldly: "Lu Luan, who is the child in your womb?"
Liao's father's strange attitude had already made Lu Luan afraid. Now, when she heard Liao's father's questioning, a hint of guilt flashed on her face, and then she said, "Of course it's my husband."
Lu Luan reacted quickly, but in the end he gave Liao's father a clue: "Bitch! You'd better tell me the truth, or I'll definitely sink you when I check it out!"
Lu Luan's face changed greatly, Liao's father suddenly asked such a question, she just thought she had been exposed.
In fact, she didn't know who the child in her womb belonged to... Before she followed Liao Qinghe, she had guests, and when she was with Liao Qinghe... she put the cotton soaked in eel blood into the Pretending to be the first time in the body, this is what they often do.
"Father, what nonsense are you talking about? The child in Luan'er's womb is of course mine." Liao Qinghe came in from outside and just heard his father's words, and quickly defended Lu Luan.
Father Liao picked up the teacup, but smashed it at Lu Luan, and said to Liao Qinghe: "You have so many women, why are you pregnant with this one? You didn't think much about it?"
Lu Luan gave in, the teacup was smashed to the ground and shattered into pieces. Liao Qinghe was distressed when he heard his father say again: "Wen Yingniang, she is pregnant!"
Liao Qinghe froze.
Mother Liao trembled.
Wen Yingniang is pregnant? !
Liao Qinghe had always thought that Wen Yingniang couldn't give birth, but if Wen Yingniang could give birth... He suddenly thought that after all these years, no one except Lu Luan had ever conceived his child.
The room fell silent, and everyone's faces became more and more ugly.
At this moment, Lu Luan regretted it even more!
It turns out... This Liao Qing can't have a baby with him? ! Now that this matter has been disclosed, what will she do in the future
She is pregnant with someone else's child, will the Liao family kill her
She has to figure out a way...
"You'd better not try to hurt me, otherwise the whole Hexing Mansion will know that Liao Qinghe is actually a eunuch and can't give birth!" Lu Luan shouted loudly.
She also suddenly thought that if the Liao family kicked her out and didn't recognize the child in her stomach, wouldn't it be true that Liao Qingyun had a problem
Not only could the Liao family not be able to drive her away, but they also had to provide for her well!
The faces of the Liao family were darkened, but they really didn't dare to do anything. At this moment, someone suddenly came to report that it was the Zhang family.
The Zhang family was here to postpone the marriage.
Mrs. Zhang is not a good person, but she absolutely loves her daughter sincerely. She didn't want to marry her daughter to the Liao family, and now she is even more reluctant, so after returning home, she made a scene and even threatened to hang herself. .
Zhang Juren felt that even if Liao Qinghe really had a physical problem, he couldn't go back on his word. To postpone the marriage.
Father Liao was already so angry that he almost vomited blood when he got such news.
As for Liao Qingyun, he is still in awe at this moment.
He just felt like his sky was falling.
As for the affairs of the Liao family, after Wen Yingniang learned that she had a child, she didn't care at all.
However, she didn't care anymore, but there were always people who took the Liao family's affairs and came to her to please her.
"Mrs. Wen, the life of the Liao family has not been very good recently."
"After Mrs. Zhang returned home that day, there was a commotion, forcing Zhang Juren to postpone the marriage, and the Liao family was so arrogant that they called off the marriage directly, but... Who else would dare to marry that Liao Qinghe in the future?"
"Speaking of which, the Liao family didn't drive Lu Luan away. Shouldn't they recognize the child?"
"Then the Liao family is really embarrassed this time."
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These people all want to please Wen Yingniang. In front of Wen Yingniang, they can try to belittle the Liao family.
Listening to this, Wen Yingniang thought she would be very happy, but soon, she found that things were different from what she thought.
After hearing this, she didn't feel much better, but felt a little annoyed.
The news of this family also made her ears dirty.
It had only been three months since she left the Liao family, and everything about the Liao family seemed to her to be a distant past.
Wen Yingniang turned to chat about something else.
When those people saw Wen Yingniang talking about other things, they also changed the subject, and followed Wen Yingniang to talk about other things, for example... The pharmacy where Wen Yingniang used to treat her body was very lively now.
It is said that Wen Yingniang was able to conceive so quickly because she went there to find a doctor to recuperate her body. It is said that Brother Zhao Jin of the Jin Zhen Escort Bureau also went there to recuperate her body, so that she could hold two in three years.
At this moment, many women in Fucheng who had no chance of giving birth, all ran to the pharmacy and asked them to get medicine for them!
After Wen Yingniang became pregnant, it can be said that Wen Ming treated her as a baby, but Zhao Jinge was different.
After confirming that Zhao Jinge's health was all right, Jiang Zhen did not forbid him to go out, nor did he stop him from doing things, in addition to letting him rest more, so Zhao Jinge's life was not much different from before. Of course, there was still a little difference, at least he There were more people around.
Even if he is pregnant with a child, Zhao Jinge still manages the affairs of the brick kiln, that is, Jin Zhen's escort, and he has to make up his mind about some things. As for Jiang Zhen, his attention is basically all on the seaside, and now he wants to organize a capable team. Fleet to sea.
With Wen Ming joining in, he felt a lot easier, but he also felt more and more clearly that it was not an easy thing to do business overseas.
He was still thinking too simple before.
There are too many places to pay attention to on the crew sailor route. If someone who has not been to the sea has taken it, it must be difficult for him to lead the team to the sea.
Of course, Jiang Zhen was not unprepared. What he thought before was to dig a few sailors from others. It's just... If he digs a few people, his bed team will probably take a few years to build.
Now with Wen Ming, the situation is different. Wen Ming often goes out to sea and knows a lot of people, but even if he doesn't dig the corners of Wen's family, he can find a lot of useful people for Jiang Zhen!
In this way, it won't be long before they can go to sea.
Jiang Zhen began to prepare all kinds of goods. After two months of busy work, he made his first voyage after the baby in Zhao Jinge's belly arrived safely.
A sea merchant like Wen's family may not need to go out to sea in person as a family, but a sea merchant like Jiang Zhen who has just started, it is impossible not to go out to sea with the fleet.
Otherwise... Who knows if their ship will never come back
Saying goodbye to the pregnant Zhao Jinge, Jiang Zhen got on the big boat and left Hexing Mansion.
The land is getting smaller and smaller in his eyes, and in the end, all he can see is the blue sea.
Looking at the boundless ocean and taking a deep breath of the moist air, Jiang Zhen knew that he had taken the first step.
In the future, he will definitely be able to go further and further.
Three years later.
Hexi Village used to be a very small village, but now, it has changed a lot, and every household lives in brick houses.
The Zhaojia Wharf, which used to be far less lively than the Wharf in Hecheng County, is now more lively than the Wharf in Hecheng County.
This is the headquarters of the Jin Zhen Escort Bureau. Many people come here to do business with the Jin Zhen Escort Bureau, not to mention...
Here, you can always buy a variety of novel overseas things.
Almost every day, many boats from Hexing Mansion and even further afield come to Hexi Village. Some of them take a break, some go to Jinzhen Security Bureau to discuss business, and some people come here to buy goods.
On this day, a big boat, which was expensive at first glance, slowly approached Hexi Village, and finally stopped at the pier of Hexi Village.
On the boat, a fat man was looking curiously in the direction of Hexi Village, and while looking around, he was amazed: "I heard that this place used to be just a small village... This is a village, we came all the way, even if it is a county town, it is not like this. Prosperous, right?"
"It really doesn't look like a village here." A tall, middle-aged man standing beside the fat man said, his eyes full of surprise: "Then Jiang Zhen has some skills."
"That is, the first time I saw him, I thought he was not easy... But I didn't expect him to be so powerful." The fat man said again, with a look of emotion.
The tall middle-aged man glanced at Fatty, and then looked in the direction of He Xicun. At this moment, the big ship finally stopped.
"Masters, where did you come from? What's the matter in Hexi Village?" A fifteen- or sixteen-year-old boy came to the boat and asked, holding a wooden board with paper in his hand and a pen in his hand.
"This little brother, we came from the capital to do business here." The fat man smiled, his eyes fell on the pen held by the young man, and he asked, "Little brother, is this the pen you are holding? Why is it so weird?"
"This is a pencil, it was figured out by our chief dart, and it is convenient for accounting." The boy showed the fat man the thick pencil in his hand, with two pieces of wood tied with refills: "If the guest is interested, , you can buy some from our grocery store on the dock."
"I'm really interested. I must buy a few later." The fat man said, this one looks ugly, but it's convenient and doesn't need to be used with ink. I'm afraid it's true to use it for accounting. good.
When the pen in his hand was recognized, the young man was very happy, smiled and asked, "What's your name, guest?"
"Me, my name is Luo Tianci." The fat man smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I'm still acquaintance with your chief escort. He personally escorted me back then!"
This fat man was one of the people Jiang Zhen rescued from the water bandits on the way to the capital with Zheng Yi, the fat man Luo who had wrapped Liu Qianqian and Zhao Lingxi for a while.
This Luo Tianci is from the capital, and this time he came to Jiangnan to do business.
It is not the first time he has come to Jiangnan to do business, that is, he was robbed by bandits before, so he stopped for a few years.
As a result, after stopping for a few years, he came back to Jiangnan, and suddenly found that Jiangnan was not the same as what he remembered.
And... As soon as he arrived in Jiangnan, he heard a lot of things related to the Jin Zhen Escort Bureau.
Isn't this Jin Zhen escort the same Jiang Zhen who saved him in the first place? I haven't seen each other for a few years, and the Jin Zhen Escort Bureau, which had only a few dozen people in total, turned out to be so powerful
Luo Tianci was extremely surprised. He originally wanted to go to Hexing Mansion, but after thinking about it, he stopped at Hexi Village first.
"You know our head dart?" The young man looked at Luo Tianci in surprise, and suddenly asked, "Have you spoken to him?"
"I said so!" Luo Tianci laughed.
"You are so happy!" The young man looked at Luo Tianci with envy on his face. He used to be a salt farmer in Hongjiang Salt Field. He came here after being rescued by Jiang Zhen. Although he had seen Jiang Zhen, he had not spoken to Jiang Zhen yet!
Luo Tianci: "Uh..."
Luo Tianci simply did the registration, and then walked around the pier with the tall middle-aged man who came with him.
There are many houses near the pier. Although they look ordinary in appearance, they are all regular, and they are all brick houses.
Luo Tianci looked around in amazement, but in the end, he saw an acquaintance.
"Liu Qianqian?!" Luo Tianci looked at the woman not far away wearing a robe that men often wear.
This Liu Qianqian once took his money and "cared for" him for a long time, and he will never admit his mistake. It's just... Liu Qianqian, who used to think about hooking people all day, now seems to be a different person? Isn't it normal
Liu Qianqian didn't recognize Luo Tianci immediately, after all, Luo Tianci was hungry and thin at that time, and his appearance was not the same as now.
However, she quickly recognized it: "Fatzi Luo?"
Hearing this title, Luo Tianci felt helpless, but the middle-aged man beside him laughed.
Luo Tianci knew that he was fat, but he was not angry, but looked at Liu Qianqian puzzledly: "Are you working on the pier now?" At the beginning, Jiang Zhen was able to let his daughter-in-law follow him out for darts, and now he probably can. Let the woman help him work, this Liu Qianqian is wearing men's clothes, and she doesn't give her any makeup, shouldn't she be working on the pier
"No, I'm a female gentleman in the school now." Liu Qianqian said, "I'm about to go to class, sorry!"
Of course, Liu Qianqian is not only a female gentleman in the school, she also works in Qingfeng Building.
However, compared to the Qingfenglou job, she still prefers to be a gentleman and teach the women in the school.
This school in Hexi Village has been open for more than three years. Many students have left the school and started to help Jiang Zhen. Many of the female students she taught have already graduated.
Women Shuang'er can't work on the wharf, can't follow the boat, but they can do other things, such as bookkeeping, such as working with a group of women Shuang'er, and even follow Zhao Jinge and become Zhao Jinge's helper...
After seeing that the first batch of female students all had a good way out, there are more and more female students in the school today.
Liu Qianqian left, but Luo Tianci was still stupid.
This Liu Qianqian can still be a gentleman? !
He Xicun has changed a lot now, but Jiang Zhen doesn't live here, and will come back during Chinese New Year.
The Zhao family now lives in Fucheng most of the time.
Luo Tianci stayed in Hexi Village for a day, and then set off for Fucheng.
However, at this moment, Jiang Zhen was not actually in Fucheng. He went out to the sea and was still at sea. However, from a distance, he could already see the land.
Three years later, Jiang Zhen became darker and stronger.
The wind and the sun are at sea, and he doesn't stay in the cabin all day like Wen Ming, so it's hard not to think it's dark.
"I'm finally home." Jiang Zhen looked at the pier of Yabian Village in the distance, his face full of emotion.
On this trip, they went a little far, not to mention the Western Ocean, where they also met the blond Europa.
After walking so far, they naturally encountered a lot of danger, and lost two boats. One of them encountered a typhoon, and Jiang Zhen was even blown off the boat.
Fortunately, he took some precautions and tied a rope to his feet...
This rope saved Jiang Zhen's life, but it also injured his foot. More than ten days have passed, and Jiang Zhen is still limping when he walks.
But even so, as long as he thinks about the things in the boat, Jiang Zhen has to admit that this trip is still worth it.
Even if he loses two ships, he can still make a lot of money after selling the goods on the ship, a lot.
It's just... in the end it lost a lot of manpower.
"Yeah, I finally got home." Wen Ming also said, rubbing his knees, the sea was very wet, and he had some old problems on his body, fortunately... he can rest for a while.
He and Jiang Zhen worked together for three years and brought many people out. After that, they would no longer have to go to sea with them.
Thinking of this, Wen Ming looked at the land in the distance, and his eyes became extremely hot.
Jiang Zhen's mood was the same as Wen Ming's.
He can finally take a break, and finally can accompany Zhao Jinge, Zhao Mingzhu, and his youngest son.
More than two years ago, Zhao Jinge gave birth to their second child, a son.
Jiang Zhen didn't take Zhao Mingzhu less often at the beginning, but because he often went to sea, he didn't take this child very often. Now that I think about it, I feel a little guilty about him.
Fortunately, he will be able to be stable for a few years in the future, accompany them, and teach his son and daughter well.
The fleet slowly approached the pier of Yabian Village.
This pier is not only used by Jiang Zhen's fleet. At this moment, there are many boats parked there, and there are people moving on the pier. When they saw Jiang Zhen's fleet, those people immediately boiled.
The people who went to sea are back!
People are running around to tell each other, and the first one to tell is naturally Zhao Jinge.