[Red House] Release a concubine and have children

Fu Li happily kissed Brother Jin's little cheeks several more times, but after that, Brother Jin never called his mother again, which made her very disappointed.

Zhou's mother, who was watching from the side, couldn't help laughing: "Brother Jin is only a little old, but it's only been more than four months, how could he be able to speak? Even if the gods descended to earth, there is no reason for him to speak so early. He just unconsciously said This syllable is not calling your mother."

Fu Li was stunned, and then even more lost.

Mother Zhou shook her head and said nothing.She also experienced this kind of situation at the beginning. When she heard the first child pronounce the syllable "mother", she also thought that the child could speak. After that, the child could indeed pronounce this syllable often, but later she discovered that , the child has no idea what this syllable means, nor is he calling her

That's just because it's easy for the child to pronounce this syllable, and he can only pronounce this one syllable at the moment, so he seizes the opportunity to call "Mom" and "Mom".But in fact, he not only calls himself this serious mother, mother, but also calls him father and mother, and calls him grandpa and grandma or mother...

It's just moms all over the place.

Fu Li rubbed Brother Jin's face with his face, and warned softly in his ear: "Brother Jin, let me tell you, you can only call me mother, even if you can only pronounce this one syllable, you can't shout randomly. Otherwise, if I hear you calling someone else's mother, I will..."

She chuckled, and said maliciously, "I'll spank your ass in front of everyone, and when you grow up, I'll tell you in person, so that you also know what it means to lose face."

I don't know if it was Fu Li's words that worked or what. For a long time after that, Fu Li never heard Brother Jin utter the syllable "Mom" again. She was very suspicious that Brother Jin had become a master. So after hearing her threat, he retaliated against her by not calling her mother anymore.

Humph

Before Fu Li left, he patted Brother Jin's chubby little butt, and after talking to Zhou's mother, he went out with Zhou's father.

After such a long time, the time for the March meeting of the Bazhou Chamber of Commerce has arrived.This time, it was the same as before, the venue of the party was directly set at Zuixiang Building.

Although the rumors were settled, she didn't have to push out the peanuts and potatoes that hadn't come out yet, but after Qian Da came back and discussed with her that Fu Li would come directly to this party, he turned around and went back to Jiangnan.

The situation in the south of the Yangtze River was tense, and Qian Da worried that if he stayed in Bazhou for too long, he would miss some important news after returning, and be treated as cannon fodder.

Everyone has already left, Fu Li can't call people back just for a party, can he?Even if she is willing to do this, it will take more than ten days to travel from Bazhou Mansion to Jiangnan at a fast pace. Even if the money is not afraid of the tiring journey, it will be too late for him to come back in time.

Besides, Qian Da always felt that the existence of the Bazhou Chamber of Commerce had become like a tasteless existence to him. Staying in it could indeed make some contacts, but it didn't have much effect on him now.On the contrary, it is the various obligations of the Bazhou government that annoy him.

Fu Li had no choice but to do it himself.

Zhou Gong is happy to see it succeed.

When he just received the invitation letter from the Bazhou Chamber of Commerce, he wanted Fu Li to come forward and join the Chamber of Commerce in her own capacity.It was just that Fu Li was worried about Brother Jin who had not yet been born, so he firmly refused.Now that he has the opportunity to let Fu Li come forward, even if the reason behind it is a bit helpless, he is also happy.

He and Qian Dahui were invited by the chamber of commerce because they relied on Fu Li. How could he and Qian Da, two people who were honored by Fu Li, join the chamber of commerce, but Fu Li, a truly capable person, was in the way? Because of her status as a woman, she dare not show her face in public?There is no such reason in this world.

The two soon appeared in Zuixianglou.

The waiter of the Zuixiang Building has a wink, so he naturally knows Zhou Gong. As for Fu Li, he has met him three or four times as a guest. The two of them came to the door together, and the waiter did not stop him. He decisively sent people upstairs for a meeting. Local cited.

On the other hand, other members of the chamber of commerce saw Fu Li entering the door, and they unanimously set their sights on her

All of you present are men, so when you see a woman suddenly, you are naturally a little curious.

Now they don't know Fu Li's real identity, but seeing her with Duke Zhou, they thought she was Duke Zhou's daughter or his chosen heir to the noodle restaurant, and Duke Zhou brought her here today to recognize her.

Although Zhou Gong brought a woman, they were a little surprised, but this is Zhou Gong's own family affairs after all. As long as he thinks that this woman can keep the noodle shop going, outsiders like them will naturally not say something in his ears. Nasty words.

Of course, not everyone doesn’t feel much about Fu Li’s arrival, or even joining them. Of course, some of them feel repulsed and disliked by Fu Li’s arrival. It’s just that everyone is a businessman, and they have their own little calculations in their hearts. The pull was quite fast, and no one wanted to be the first bird to provoke Zhou Gong.

Who doesn't know that Qian Da and Zhou Gong are good friends, if Zhou Gongji hates him by being the first to show up, what will happen if Qian Da stops doing business with them?

Although at least a few of the people present were in the catering business, many of them were also in the reselling business. If they could get chili peppers from Qian Da, they would be resold in other places. Hey, the profits would be really eye-catching.

Because of all these, Fu Li's first appearance at the Bazhou Chamber of Commerce was quite uneventful.

Fu Li, who had always been worried, raised his eyebrows when he saw this, and was quite surprised by the result: "Father Zhou, don't any of these businessmen in the Bazhou Chamber of Commerce look down on women?"

After looking around for a week, Duke Zhou shook his head lightly: "Let's just hide and wait for someone to swarm up after taking the lead. But don't worry too much. After all, such people are a minority, and most people still rely on their strength to speak. Because you are a woman, I look down on you."

The development of the Bazhou Chamber of Commerce has been thriving since its establishment, which has a lot to do with the fact that the members of the first batch of chambers of commerce were selected to join the chamber of commerce after undergoing strict assessment.Because these people are all people who are considered to have real ability and good character after being inspected by Tang Ming, so even if the chamber of commerce will not be very strict on the character of the members when it develops members in the future, it will not allow people with real morals to have problems. The flawed ones join.

Even if there are occasional fish that slip through the net, but with the foundation of the Chamber of Commerce, the proportion of such people is too small, and naturally they cannot cause too much trouble.

Duke Zhou took Fu Li to meet the friends he made in the Chamber of Commerce some time ago. There were not many friends, only two or three, and only drunk

Boss You of Xianglou can barely be regarded as a colleague, the other two are in the reselling business, and the other is in the inn business, and they have nothing to do with Zhou Gong.

Moreover, the characters of these three people are trustworthy, and Zhou Gong is very relieved to introduce Fu Li to them.

Sure enough, even after hearing Zhou Gong introduce Fu Li as the real owner of the noodle shop, the few people were a little surprised, but never showed any bad emotions such as disgust and contempt.On the contrary, after repeatedly confirming Fu Li's identity with Zhou Gong, the three of them faced Fu Li with a better attitude than they had treated Zhou Gong.

Fu Li never expected that Zhou's father would suddenly reveal her identity, and he was caught off guard and had no time to refute.

Duke Zhou chuckled, "Don't worry, Xiaoli, these people are trustworthy people. And they have no conflict of interest with us, and they won't pose any threat to you."

Fu Li was helpless, thinking that he would not be able to hide the identity of the chili owner later, so he nodded helplessly.

Forget it, after her identity is revealed, it will be much easier for her to do things in the future.

Whether it is opening a branch store or promoting fresh crops such as potatoes, it is also much more convenient.

The other three people didn't know what kind of riddle they were playing, so they kept silent.After the two of them settled the matter, the others started talking and laughing.

"I never thought that the real owner behind Zhou Gong's noodle restaurant, which has become famous in Bazhou Fucheng in the past year, would be a woman." Boss You said with a hearty smile, "This has greatly exceeded my expectations. I At first, I thought my son could not compare to Qian Da, a reckless hero, which was disappointing enough. I didn’t expect that there are people outside the world, and there is something more surprising to me in this world. My stupid son can be compared to you gone in the mud."

Fu Li shook his head and laughed: "As far as I know, Boss You's son is only in his early ten years this year, right? If he is this young, he will be able to surpass me as an adult. I should really cover my face and be ashamed, and even hide in the house There's no one in there."

Boss You laughed out loud on the spot: "Where is it so that people can't hide it?"

"Miss Fu is right. Every time this old You sees young people, he always uses his own son as a stepping stone for others. At first, he was quite happy, thinking that he was praising them for their ability and their youthful promise. But when those young people knew how old Lao You's son was, they all felt that they were despised by Lao You, and turned against him one after another. Lao You himself was justified and felt that what he said was right, but you Don't even think about it, if others compare you with your son, how could you be happy?"

Boss You snorted and said, "Why am I unhappy? If someone compares me with my son, and I win, it only means that my son still needs to continue working hard under my encouragement. If he loses, it's because of blue victory." Yu Lan, I'm naturally more happy."

"You shameless old man, you should really let your son come over to see what kind of behavior you are in front of us uncles and elders. It's really disgusting."

"That's right, Lao You, you should restrain yourself a bit. If your nephew finds out, your reputation will be ruined."

Seeing that the two were making fun of him, Boss You immediately rolled his eyes at them, and then walked up to Fu Li: "These two are narrow-minded ghosts, Mrs. Fu must remember to stay away from these two in the future, otherwise the next time you will be caught. The person they're making jokes about becomes you."

Fu Li shook his head and laughed: "My son is only a few months old, I think the two seniors are not so thick-skinned that they can even joke about a baby."

The two people who were talking and joking before were suddenly dumbfounded, and then looked at each other, all laughing.

"I didn't expect you to be narrow-minded." Boss You was surprised. "I, poor man, thought I was here as an ally, but I didn't expect to be an enemy. I will have a hard life in the future. I have to fight against the four of you alone." Narrow ghost."

Fu Li was curious: "Why are there only four?"

"Could it be that Duke Zhou will stand by and ignore you when you arrange me? Then he will definitely help you." Boss You made a sad look. Maybe I will be bullied and cry by you."

Fu Li laughed, shaking his head, not knowing how to answer this question.

Several people talked for a long time, and the servant next to Li Qing suddenly came to Duke Zhou: "Mr. Zhou, the president asked me to ask you, why don't you see Mr. Qian?"

Duke Zhou smiled, pointed to Fu Li and said, "This is the person who came to the party instead of Qian Da. You just think that the chili business will be taken over by her in the future. What was your attitude towards Qian Da before, and what is your attitude now?" The attitude is with her."

The boy was stunned, and shook his head after a while: "I have to go and talk to the president, you guys talk slowly."

Fu Li and the others nodded and did not stop him.

After they left, Boss You and the others turned their attention to Fu Li one after another: "What is the relationship between Mrs. Fu and Qian Da?"

Fu Li smiled: "There is no relationship, it's just that Qian Da has been cooperating with me in business."

Boss You and the others were taken aback for a moment, then immediately understood.

Boss You whispered, "The real owner of Chili is Mrs. Fu?"

Fu Li nodded: "It's me."

"This is really, really surprising." Boss You and the three looked at each other, seemingly confused by the news.

After a while, the servant next to Li Qing, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, came to Fu Li again, and said respectfully: "This little lady, the president wants to invite you."

Fu Li looked back at Duke Zhou, nodded and followed the boy to the box.

After Fu Li entered the door, he asked the boy to close the door, and then came to the president Li Qing.

Looking at this old man with a kind face, it is really difficult for Fu Li to equate him with the person who Qian Da said before, who joined hands with Tang Ming to act, and finally successfully led Qian Da into the "trap".

The way he looked at her was so kind. If she hadn't known in advance, she would have thought that he was just an ordinary old man next door.

After Li Qing saw Fu Li, he was also quite surprised: "I didn't expect that the real owner behind Zhou Gong's noodle shop was a little girl like you. But it's no wonder that Zhou Gong's noodle stall has been in Bazhou Fucheng for decades. Although the business is still good, it is just like that, and there has never been any sign of turning around. I was surprised by this before, but because I never thought about it in this direction, after not finding the real reason, I started We can only speculate that the rise of the Zhougong noodle restaurant is because Zhou Gong was the first to discover the use of that pepper, and he used it to jointly do business with Qian Da, not only launching the pepper, but also making money for the noodle stall itself.”

Fu Li smiled and didn't answer.

words.

Li Qing didn't mind either, and continued talking about what he had just learned: "I heard that pepper is also yours?"

Fu Li still nodded: "However, I also know the things you discussed with Qian Da, and many of his decisions were also made under my instruction, so you can do what you did before, and you can still do what you do afterwards. My sudden appearance will not change anything about the Chamber of Commerce."

Li Qing was stunned for a rare moment, and then burst out laughing: "You little girl is smarter and more decisive than many men in words and deeds, no wonder someone like Qian Da is willing to submit to you, without any thoughts of betrayal. "

Fu Li glanced at Li Qing, and suddenly smiled and said, "It's not that Qian Da has never had bad thoughts. You may not know that he is actually the easiest person to betray."

"But the fact is, Qian Da never betrayed you."

"This has nothing to do with Qian Da's nature at all," Fu Li said in a deceptive tone, with the corners of his mouth upturned, "Qian Da didn't betray me, it's just because he didn't have enough chips. A bargaining chip that is not willing to betray."

At first, Li Qing didn't realize what Fu Li meant by what Fu Li said. He thought back to Fu Li's words in silence. After a while, Li Qing suddenly raised his head: "Boss Fu is planning to show the things in your hand that Qian Da will not use for a lifetime." Are you willing to use the bargaining chip of betrayal to trade with the chamber of commerce?"

Li Qing was not stupid, and after listening to a few words from Fu Li, he had a rough idea of ​​Fu Li's temperament.

He knew very well that Fu Li's so-called "bargaining chips" at this moment was not intended to give things to the chamber of commerce for free, but to use this to get what she wanted.

"No, I don't want to trade with the Chamber of Commerce, I want to trade with Mr. Tang Ming, or even..." Fu Li stretched out four fingers, "I want to trade with this person."

Li Qing was shocked: "How do you know?"

Fu Li laughed: "This is not something you should know. You set up a trap for Qian Da before, even if he escaped later, it is impossible to erase your fault, right? It's just a referral opportunity, Don't you want to give it?"

Fu Li originally didn't intend to have anything to do with those people at the top of the world, but why did she owe Wei Yan a favor before?

The easiest debt to repay in this world is money, and the hardest debt to repay is favor.

Since Fu Li intends to draw a line with Wei Yan, he naturally doesn't want to procrastinate.Now that the founder of the Bazhou Chamber of Commerce is inextricably linked to the fourth prince, why can't Tang Ming, the chairman of the chamber of commerce who took over after the founder left, not be his eyeliner, and also a member of the fourth prince? Woolen cloth?

She doesn't know which side Wei Yan is from, but she can use what she owns to repay Wei Yan's favor.

Li Qing was stunned for a while, then shook his head with a wry smile: "If you have anything to say, just tell me. Although I can't get in touch with that person, I have my own way to pass the message upward. Don't worry, this method is very confidential, except No one but me will know."

Fu Li thought for a while, then nodded: "In this case, then I'll just hand over the things to you."

After finishing speaking, she directly took out a piece of paper from her sleeve, "It records a kind of food called potatoes. This kind of food is very useful. It can be used as a staple food to fill the stomach, and it can also be served as a vegetable. For that person, it is a very useful plant for the people of the world. The most important thing is that we have this thing in Daxia, and it looks like potatoes are attached to it. That person will definitely recognize it after seeing it. Besides , It also wrote the method and time of planting potatoes, as well as the steps and yield of making vermicelli from potatoes. With these, I think that person will be very happy."

Li Qing swallowed: "What do you want?"

Fu Li smiled: "Some time ago, I owed Lord Wei a considerable favor because of some things. If possible, I hope that he can promise me one thing, no matter what happens in the future, I will leave a note from Lord Wei. Life."

In an instant, Li Qing's expression became very complicated.

Fu Li frowned: "What's the matter? Potatoes are good for the country and the people, so why can't we exchange for a chance to save our lives?"

Li Qing hurriedly coughed and said with a smile: "Why didn't Mrs. Fu ask for a chance to save her life? Don't you think it's a pity if such a good opportunity is used on an outsider?"

"I'm just an ordinary person. The biggest danger I can encounter in my life is illness. But life, old age, sickness and death cannot be changed by human power. If this is the case, what's the use of the chance to save my life?"

"Cough cough," Li Qing continued to persuade, "but Mr. Wei has a high position and authority, so he doesn't need this chance to save his life."

Mr. Ren Weiyan has an irresistible relationship with the fourth prince, even if there is no chance to save his life, the fourth prince will still choose to protect him, there is no need for this chance at all.

Fu Li frowned, thinking that Li Qing felt that Wei Yan's life was valuable, and potatoes alone could not be exchanged, so after pondering for a while, he said, "If you add a thousand catties of potato seeds, can you exchange Master Wei Yan's life?"

Li Qing didn't expect to have such a surprise, so he didn't worry about anything else, and quickly nodded in response: "Miss Fu, don't worry, if you can really take out a thousand catties of potato seeds, let alone Master Wei's life, The lives of you and Zhou Gong and others, my master can protect you!"

Fu Li's appearance this time not only exposed his identity as the owner of chili peppers to others, but the identity of the real owner of Zhougong Noodle House was also known.

Businessmen are profit-seeking, and with this identity, everyone in the chamber of commerce has no prejudice against Fu Li.

At this banquet, Fu Li got along quite happily with the others.

After the banquet, Li Qing carefully put away the piece of paper that Fu Li handed him, and then left Zuixiang Tower tremblingly, avoiding the sight of passers-by, and soon came to a remote place and whistled.In less than half an hour, a figure appeared in front of Li Qing.

Li Qing turned his head, handed the paper directly to Wei Yan, and at the same time told the visitor what Fu Li said today.

Then, he stared at the other person's face curiously.

The man suddenly raised his head after reading the paper: "Li Qing, what are you looking at?"

Li Qing sneered and said, "Aren't you curious about what Master Wei did for Mrs. Fu to make her willing to bleed so much?"

Yes, when Li Qing heard that Fu Li proposed to exchange potatoes for a chance to save Wei Yan's life, the reason why Li Qing's expression was so complicated was naturally his immediate boss, who Fu Li said wanted to return favors. object

Dingweihou, Wei Yan.

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