The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

Zhaoyuan 21 years.

Eleven Niang is 25 years old.

In this day and age, she is already a very old lady.

After Uncle Xu passed away, the Xu family stabilized after more than a year of turmoil and reorganization.

Just as Eleven Niang thought, when Xu Qilang, the new head of the Xu family, came to power, he shrank the industry in the north and focused his energy on the industry in the south and overseas trade.

The properties in the north were either directly resold to the steward, or sold to outsiders. The Xu family no longer opened retail stores in the north.

This approach just solved the disadvantages of the Xu family's overspread of the property when they were Uncle Xu, and this could only be done after Xu Qilang came to power.

When Uncle Xu was there, even though the industries in the north were losing money, most of them were in charge of losing money. However, because these people were old people who worked for Uncle Xu, Uncle Xu had nothing to do with them. The matter of throwing them out, Xu Qilang didn't have this problem after he took office. Even if someone said that he had devoted himself to the Xu family for many years but ended up being abandoned, Xu Qilang didn't care about it, because he was the boss of Xu. In terms of time, many people who were originally biased towards Boss Xu were directly resigned. If someone wants to trouble him, they will be deemed to be helping the boss. The fate of this person will be even worse.

In this way, people who rely on the old and sell the old have no choice but to restrain themselves.

After the Xu family shrunk their northern industries, they focused on maritime trade and southern industries.

Although Guangzhou is no longer the territory of the Xu family, the Xu family still has something to rely on in Guangzhou, and the headquarters of the Xu family is still here.

Over the past few years, Japanese pirates and pirates have basically been wiped out, and the imperial court has opened eight more ports for foreign trade, and more and more foreigners from the West came to Dayong for a while. There's going to be a lot of fuss.

After Ji Heng became the queen, he was in charge of foreign trade, the management of the Shipbuilding Department, the construction of seaports, the construction of ships, the manufacture of firearms and cannons, the setting of tariffs on various items, the introduction of new crops and fruit trees to be planted in Dayong, etc. under his jurisdiction.

Southern commerce has gradually prospered under the policies formulated and promoted by Ji Heng, and during his lifetime, the whole Dayong has always been in a state of prosperity, and the people are very happy and prosperous.

But at this time in the 21st year of Zhaoyuan, it was just the early stage of prosperity in this era, and people didn't know how lucky they were to be able to live in this era.

In many places, they are still dissatisfied with the emperor's appointment of a male queen. Of course, they can only complain in private, which has no effect on people far away in the capital.

It was at this time that the eleventh lady decided to travel all the way to Guangzhou. After seeing her brother, she went to Xishu, and then returned to the capital from Xishu. here.

The Eleventh Lady still doesn't know how long these trips will take, but she feels that the world is peaceful now and the country system is open. As long as the emperor doesn't die suddenly and the court is in chaos, she should be able to complete it before the age of 30.

After completing this journey, she thought, maybe she should go to the west with the fleet, and people from the west came to Dayong to travel, why can't she travel there.

After the eleventh lady made a plan, she began to make arrangements.

First, he arranged the affairs of Zhuangzi, saying that he would go back to Guangzhou to see his family, and then come back.

Zhuangzi has his own steward to take care of him, and the steward is a domestic slave and a trusted person, so she feels relieved to hand over this place to him.

Then she brought two maids who served her, two coachmen, two nurses, and some supplies, and went to the capital first.

She went to visit the Ji Mansion, and it was her luck that day, the Ji Mansion was very lively.

It turned out that it was Ji Heng who returned home. Although Ji Heng didn't go home often, he would go back once a month or two. It wasn't counted as visiting relatives, but even if he went back, the Ji Mansion would not welcome him in a big way, and he didn't do it with much fanfare.

Because of Ji Heng's return, several other married daughters of the Ji family also came back, and the sons-in-law were afraid that they would not show their faces in front of Ji Heng, so they naturally followed, as well as the grandchildren, so the Ji mansion was very lively.

Another good thing is that Brother Ying was admitted to Juren. He took the exam in the capital. It is really a great joy to be admitted to Juren, and he is the same as Ji Heng back then, and he is the youngest candidate in the same period.

The mansion has already celebrated Brother Ying's admission to Juren, and Ji Heng came back this time to celebrate him again.

When Eleven Niang learned about this, she naturally congratulated again.

Xu thought that Eleven Niang was only coming to live in the capital, and there was a small courtyard in the mansion specially for her, so she was asked to live there.

Ji Heng wanted to stay at home for one night, because Yang Qi'er was already in school, and he was a prince, so his status was too precious, so it was not easy to bring him back to his mother's house. I didn't bring it either, so I just brought my second child, Yang Xin'er.

As His Royal Highness the Third Prince, Yang Xin'er is a handsome, clean and cold boy. Although he is only five years old, he has the air of a royal family, with a dignified and dignified appearance.

All the cousins, cousins, and cousins ​​are completely afraid to be presumptuous in front of him, and even dare not ask him to play together. When they are looked at by his slightly cold eyes, everyone will lower their heads.

Ji Heng put Yang Xiner among them, but it made everyone very cautious.

It was Eleven Niang who came over. Yang Xiner saw that Eleven Niang and Father looked alike, so he said, "Why do you look like Father?"

Eleven Niang smiled and said straightforwardly, "Because we are relatives."

She asked again, "Why doesn't His Highness the Third Prince play with his brothers and sisters?"

Yang Xiner replied, "They are all afraid of me."

Eleven Niang laughed, "Then His Highness the Third Prince should talk to them first."

Only then did Yang Xin'er respond lightly, and asked a cousin's name.

He has always been with children who are older than himself, but he prefers to be in contact with children who are older than himself.

The eight-year-old boy answered, and then Yang Xiner asked them what they usually play, and the other party also answered, Yang Xiner didn't know what to say, so she fell silent.

Eleven Niang thought it was funny, so she went to get Hua Rongdao's chessboard and let them play together, and the atmosphere became a little more harmonious.

Ji Heng was talking to Mrs. Xu in the inner room, and Eleven Niang couldn't disturb her first. After waiting for a long time, the maid next to Mrs. Xu came and called her in.

After Eleven Niang entered, she saluted the two of them, and Xu said, "Xin Niang, what's the matter?"

Eleven Niang smiled and said, "It's the queen who is here, and my niece came forward with a shy face and begged the queen for a favor."

Ji Heng sat in the top position. Although he was a very gentle person when he returned home, he still couldn't hide his majesty after being in the top position for many years.

He said to Eleven Niang with a gentle expression, "What's the matter with my cousin, but it's okay to say."

When Eleven Niang looked at Ji Heng, she actually didn't feel that she was so similar to him, it was just that her temperament was completely different, and she looked at herself in the mirror every day, and she didn't feel that she was like Ji Heng.

But her fate seems to be connected with this "similarity".

She got up and saluted again, and said, "The thing is like this. I live in Qiuyunzhuang, day after day, I used to feel comfortable and peaceful, but gradually I feel a little boring. I am not too old It is not impossible to go out for a walk. Besides, the world is peaceful now and the roads are smooth, which is suitable for walking around and enjoying the mountains and rivers. Therefore, I want to go all the way to see around, go back to Guangzhou first, and then from Guangzhou to Xishu, Come back to the capital again."

Both Ji Heng and Xu were surprised.

However, both of them are open-minded people, so they didn't think her plan was outrageous.

Mrs. Xu said first, "You are willing to go out and walk the mountains and rivers, but you have an idea. But, you are a girl, if you go out for a walk like this, what should you do if something happens?"

The Xu family was taught by Uncle Xu when she was a girl, and she was also very active in her thinking. She also thought that if she followed her brother all her life, she would travel all over the world, so she didn't speak out against Eleven Niang's idea.

Ji Heng knew what Eleven Niang meant as soon as he thought about it. He leaned on the backrest, smiled, and said, "My cousin wants me to provide you with a document that can walk around, and find a guard for you." Is it?"

As soon as Ji Heng said something, he said it into Eleven Niang's heart, and his smiling attitude clearly not only did not object and thought she was unruly, but also appreciated it.

Lady Eleven said, "Thank you Queen, Eleven just wants to ask Queen to help you with this."

Then she said to Mrs. Xu, "Auntie, don't worry. Although my niece is not considered a man who has traveled far and wide, she is not a weak person after all. There are guards around her, so she should be fine."

Xu said, "Then when do you want to leave?"

Eleven Lady said, "I'm going to leave this month. It's already September. I want to go to Jinan, Shandong, travel all over Shandong, and go south next year."

Xu said, "Since you have an idea, go ahead, but it's best to send me a letter every month, so as not to worry people."

Eleven Niang quickly agreed.

Ji Heng said, "Don't worry, I will arrange it for you."

Ji Heng arranged for Eleven Niang to be guarded by two monks. The two monks are monks with high martial arts skills and good conduct. He also arranged for her a carriage that can travel far, and then Wenyin that can travel all over the country. There is also a gold medal that can go to the government to ask for help to explain your identity.

Eleven Niang was very grateful to Ji Heng for receiving these, but she had no chance to thank Ji Heng, and Ji Heng had already gone back to Henglan Palace.

Eleven Niang set off from the capital in mid-September and started her journey across the country.

A woman dares to do such a thing, at this time, it can be regarded as very controversial.

The quotations that Eleven Niang took were the quotations that brought the female lay monks who practiced to pay homage to various places. Those who can get such quotations will not be women from ordinary families, or those who are allowed to go out after the death of their husbands. Or she prayed for her family since she was a child and never married to serve the Buddha. Besides, she was surrounded by two monks who looked like bronze figures, so no one dared to embarrass her.

Eleven Niang stopped and stopped all the way, and did not arrive in Guangzhou until August 23 of Zhaoyuan. She wrote to her brother about her travels across the country, thinking that Qilang would definitely be angry, but she was walking around, and Qilang wanted to get angry with her , and no one could be found, so she allowed herself to continue traveling with peace of mind.

After arriving in Guangzhou, the Xu family was very famous in Guangzhou, so it was easy to find the family.

As the head of the family, Xu Qi seldom went to sea again. He happened to be in the mansion at this time, and when he heard the servant said that Miss Eleven had returned, he was taken aback for a moment and asked to be invited to his study.

Eleven Niang has been traveling for a year or two, so she is naturally not the delicate girl she used to be.

She cleaned herself up in the hotel before returning to her natal home with a group of servants and the two monks.

But her appearance still surprised Xu Qi.

Although Eleven Niang wears a veiled hat on the road, she is still tanned and thinner, but she is healthy and thin, her eyes are black and bright, and she wears a skirt. She is not like the original lady, but like Xu The female head of Qi's subordinates.

Guangzhou is still hot in August. It has been a treaty port for many years, and the atmosphere is relatively open. Women walk freely on the streets, and many of them are young ladies who have not left the court. Seeing the prosperity here, Eleven Niang feels that it is not much better than the capital.

Xu Qi didn't blame her younger sister for traveling around as a woman. Thinking of what she wrote in her letter was Ji Heng arranging monks and carriage quotations for her, she knew that with Ji Heng's seriousness and appropriateness, her younger sister would not be on the road. If something happened, he wasn't too worried about her safety.

The two sat and talked, and Xu Qi asked someone to arrange for her to go down to rest. The Xu family has a big business, but he has no concubine, and his wife has nothing to do so far, but only brought a child from the side to raise. There are few people in the family, and his sister's return naturally makes him very happy. The yard arranged for her to live in is not far from the yard where he and Song Wei live.

Eleven Niang has a good relationship with the monks and servants who followed her, so she didn't arrange them in the guest room, but found a yard for them to live in, so that they would be served more attentively.

At the reception banquet that night, Eleven Niang introduced the two monks to her brother. Qilang thanked them very much and treated them as honored guests.

There were also a few Xu family members at the welcome banquet. Although there were few people, Eleven Niang was still grateful to her brother for his understanding, support and enthusiasm for her.

After the welcome banquet, Eleven Niang talked to Xu Qi and asked, "Brother, why didn't you see sister-in-law?"

Xu Qi said helplessly, "She went out to sea with the ship."

Eleven Niang said in shock, "The sea is so dangerous, why do you want my sister-in-law to go to sea?"

Xu Qidao, "There is no way. She can't sit still on land, so she has to go to sea. If she is at home, she will be listless within a few days, or beat and swear, making a fuss and going to sea. , she is a good person. Besides, I can't control him. "

Eleven Niang was very speechless, thinking whether it was luck or misfortune for his brother to marry such a wife.

She added, "Since my sister-in-law always goes to sea, why don't you take a concubine?"

Xu Qi lowered his eyes and said, "Forget it, she will cut off the concubine's room when she comes back."

Eleven Niang had nothing to say, and it took a long time before she said, "It doesn't matter if you don't have any biological children all the time."

Eleven Niang already knew that her elder brother and sister-in-law had no children, so Xu Qi looked up at her and said, "What's the matter, you have seen Hao'er, he is a very sensible child, and I will also focus on cultivating him. If he inherits, what's wrong with it."

Eleven Niang said, "It's not my own life after all."

Xu Qi then said, "Your sister-in-law can't have a baby, so it's useless for you to persuade her, so let it be."

The aunt was always thinking about her natal family, not to mention that Shi Niang was not married yet, so she naturally felt that the problem of her brother's children was bigger than her own.

But seeing Xu Qi's calm and relaxed look, she really couldn't say anything, she just said, "Mom, what did she say?"

"Mother has already accepted Hao'er. She is very afraid of your sister-in-law. How long do you want to live in Guangzhou? If you live for a long time, go to the mountains to see her. She hasn't come back from the summer vacation."

Eleven Niang nodded and agreed.

Eleven Niang hasn't seen Xu Qi for many years, and now she finds that he is very different from the man she remembered back then, and he is not like a brother, but a father who cares about her.