The husband's son-in-law

The second batch is a large batch, and the coconut soap is about 6000 yuan in total. Eight carriages are loaded, and the other thirteen carts are made of coconut palm sugar.Three days earlier, I sold Boss Hu and Boss Qi, and Yezao went for [-], and now there are exactly [-] left with some change.

Liang Cong said it was round.

Li Zhouzhou thought about it for a while and didn't stop him. One is that he is also a veteran in business. Brother Liang has been rooted in Beijing for more than ten years. He knows better than him how the Lanxiang Pavilion's business is. Coconut soap is not afraid of letting it go, and it doesn't worry about smashing it in your hands.

"There's too much coconut sugar and shredded coconut. Think about it again. You are in the rouge and water powder business. You can help us in Zhaozhou for a while, but you can't let you take care of everything in the future." Li Zhouzhou persuaded this.

Liang Cong saw that Boss Li was acting like a businessman, and finally looked at the goods, which were indeed a lot.

Coconut sugar and minced coconut add up to nearly [-].

Their Liang family's shop is not in the food business, although it can be sold together, but they don't know if it will sell well, so they followed Boss Li's words, "Then each of these two things will cost [-] first."

After talking about the business and making an appointment to bring the goods the next day, Liang Cong went back to the inn.

Unexpectedly, Liang Lai came the next day, and he brought a businessman with him. This man was a businessman from Tangzhou, who was distantly related to Mrs. Zhizhou's natal family, and was relying on Zhizhou's relationship behind him.If the Liang family hadn't married the Fifth Miss of Zhizhou Mansion, this merchant would still look down on Li Zhouzhou, a small businessman from a remote place.

Now it is natural to be very vocal and angry. The fifth lady of their family will marry into the Liang family next year. The Master Liang of the Imperial Academy in Beijing is still the child of the main family of the Liang family in Chuzhou, not a collateral. This Master Liang and Zhaozhou Mr. Gu is a senior brother, although there are several layers of relationship, but the business of buying and selling is not important, and it is not a big official matter.

That's what Tangzhou Zhizhou and his wife thought.

It's just a businessman buying and selling.

The attitude of the superior was shown, and the distant relatives of the prefect of Tangzhou also understood the wink. Naturally, it was not easy to treat him slowly. It was enough to give this husband enough face, and Boss Li yelled at each other.

Liang Cong was playing the side drum beside him, and he respected Boss Li even more.

This Tangzhou merchant saw it, and naturally became sensible.

"...My coconut soap left 5000 yuan to Brother Zhao, we have a business to do together." Liang Cong said.

Boss Zhao naturally praised Liang Congyi as a good brother.

Li Zhouzhou met someone, asked his surname, and mentioned coconut goods, but the others didn't speak - no chance.Let Liang Cong help him negotiate with Boss Zhao.

Liang Cong distributed 2 of the [-] yuan coconut soap to Boss Zhao, and Boss Zhao wrapped up the rest of coconut sugar and minced coconut.

All of a sudden, the items were completely sold out, leaving some coconut soap, coconut sugar, and desiccated coconut, which add up to less than a hundred yuan. Li Zhouzhou thought about going back and making some arrangements for the city gate guards when he came.

Bill settled.

All of a sudden, he collected 760 taels of silver.

Everything was sold clean, Li Zhouzhou followed the more than 30 people standing in the yard and said, "Feed the horses and have a good rest for two nights. You only have two days to go shopping in Tangzhou. You will start early the next morning." Go back to Zhaozhou."

Everyone was dumbfounded, so fast?

When I came here, the road was slow, there were more than 20 goods, and I was worried and worried. I sent them all the way to Tangzhou to settle down. I was worried. How can I sell so many goods?But it's only been four or five days, so it's sold out and can I go back?

Everyone couldn't believe it, but the warehouse was empty.

Li Zhouzhou distributed half a tael of silver to each of them, and said: "Take out my pocket for everyone's hard-earned money. Take it to buy things so that you can keep it for a long time. Let's go back with an empty car. You can bring some for your family." , let’s all go.”

Even several managers got half a tael of silver.

The stewards were ashamed and happy, but they still took the money. Although they were stewards and had a good name, in Jiting, even a steward was only a tael of silver for a month. How could there be such a boss as Li? Generous.

Naturally, when he was rude, he was really merciless, but he did a good job and tried his best to be obedient and follow the arrangements. Boss Na Li was also generous and not mean to others.

What a great boss.

"Go out with a companion, a little, don't go to the Goulan Courtyard for gambling, you half a tael, if you go to that kind of place, it might not be enough to sell yourself." Li Zhouzhou said with a serious face.

The convoy he manages is not allowed to gamble or live in brothels.

Everyone has seen the richness of Tangzhou in the past few days. These few merchants bought a hundred and two thousand taels of silver. How could they get half of the taels of silver?All of them tightened their skins, and they didn't dare to be arrogant when they got the money in their hands, so they went to Tangzhou for a stroll together.

The fourth brother was also recruited.

The price offered by Li Zhai of Zhaozhou Commercial Bank is not the most, but there are few light jobs and no one cares about them.It took several months for the Zhaozhou caravan to go back. They didn’t even have to wait on anyone. Sold out.

Therefore, once the recruitment started, the people in the surrounding area all ran to the fourth brother. The intestines of those who had spoken ill of Li Zhouzhou were all green, and some even started quoting low prices, saying that I would only pay [-] Wen a month. It's done—it's what the elderly woman said.

The fourth elder brother came to ask, Li Zhouzhou said: "Let's leave it to you, can such a trivial matter be handled by one person?"

The fourth brother rolled away again, but he was happy.

The fourth brother reported the results the next day.

"One is Grandma Wang, and there is another boss who must remember, she is the young woman who helped us speak fluently before. Sister-in-law Tang's arm was broken when she was working before, and after a delay, she grew better, but now she has been injured. I can't exert much strength in my arms, and the whole family is supported by Mrs. Tang, so I have a strong temper."

"She came to ask about the work, and she couldn't hesitate when she heard that she wanted a house and a man. When I thought about it, I knew what Mrs. Tang was afraid of. I wanted to ask the boss."

But this is not the boss letting him make up his own mind.

"I thought about it later. Our house is empty, just some furniture. These days when the caravan arrives, there are our people inside and out. Usually, the empty house doesn't need too powerful guards to watch over it. Five hundred Wen recruited Mrs. Tang and her husband, and Grandma Wang got two hundred Wen."

"Boss, I've seen Mrs. Tang, a man. He's actually quite tall. He used to work hard. He can't use much strength with one arm, so he's not too useless. Besides, he's injured, and we're willing to have them as a couple." , five hundred Wen a month is still in charge of food and lodging, he must do his best, if he loses this job, what will his family eat and drink?"

The fourth brother thought about it for a long time, and he agreed.

The couple still have a son and a daughter to raise, so they must be under strict control.

As for Grandma Wang, the people in the neighborhood can do laundry, cooking, boiling water, and dry stoves. It’s okay to stay here at night and go back. In short, the fourth brother thinks it’s fine.

"... Is the boss going to succeed?" The fourth brother made up his mind to do something for the first time. After the report, he was worried, afraid that he might not think thoroughly.

Li Zhouzhou said: "Success, well done."

"Let's keep these three for a while. If you do a good job in the future, you can raise the money. You are in charge."

The fourth brother was very happy, and immediately went to inform people.

Mrs. Tang's family of four came to thank the master's house, and moved to live in the inverted house in front of the house the next day. Mrs. Tang wanted to rent out her own yard, so that she could get more money, and her life became much better all of a sudden. After more than ten years, the marriage of the children has been settled.

Now it's not nice to be a servant for others, but it's nothing, the door is closed, and the life is good or not is what matters.

"By the way, let the Tang family settle down, and find a bricklayer to build a Datong shop for the residences of several guards." Li Zhouzhou ordered.

The fourth brother went to spread the word, and settled the wages of the past few months.

November starts on the tenth and ends in May of the following year.The Fifth Miss of Zhizhou Mansion got married in June, and they had to arrive a month earlier to get married.I also kept the money for buying vegetables, rice noodles and building bricks for Datong shop.

Li Zhouzhou said that it's time to go back, the house has been settled, the guards have bought Tangzhou specialties, the horses have enough food and grass to rest, and they can start back to Zhaozhou.

When I went back, I had just left Tangzhou, and there was still heavy snow scattered in the sky.

It was the first time for people from Zhaozhou to see snow, and they were all novel. Their cheeks were flushed from the cold, their hands were trembling, and they still couldn't help the heat in their eyes.Sitting on the frame of the carriage, the fourth brother stretched out his hands to catch the snow, and the steward of the Wang family driving beside said, "Fourth young master, don't freeze your hands."

"Understood." The fourth brother put his hand away, but took it out to play with the snow after a while.

Director Wang's eyes showed a bit of kindness, the fourth young master had a childlike heart.

On the way back, I passed by several prefectures, counties, and prefectures. The guard at the city gate saw that Boss Li already knew him and was very impressed. Last time I got a bag of peanuts. Although it was not too much and not expensive, it would be nice to have snacks.

Now I have a piece of coconut soap and a piece of sugar.

This is something that I have never heard of.

What coconut sugar?Although I have never heard of it, it is expensive if it is dipped in sugar, so I immediately put it away cheerfully.

More than 30 people returned to Zhaozhou, and the car was empty, but they didn't dare to relax. With so much money, how could they dare to relax?The group didn't dare to stay for a long time, their mouths were tight and they didn't dare to reveal the slightest rumors about the business. They rushed along the road without stopping, and finally set foot on the cement road at the end of the month.

The cement road at the junction of Wuzhou and Shaozhou.

These Zhaozhou people have never had such affection and enthusiasm for a road before. Now that they have set foot on this concrete road, they are all lighthearted and happy, and their folds are deep.

Once you set foot on the concrete road, you will soon go home.

Zhaozhou can be reached in a day or two.

Li Zhouzhou was also happy, home is wherever his family is.

"It's back, it's back!"

"The Zhaozhou merchant is back."

"Boss Li is approaching. I saw it from a distance. I'm afraid I'll be at the gate of the city after a while."

The merchants and common people in Zhaozhou City, watching the bustling errand runners, the north of the city gate was bustling with activity, so everyone watched Mr. Gu ride out of the city on horseback.Knowing the inside story, he sighed in his heart, Mr. Gu really has a deep love for Mrs. Gu, and loves him very much.The people who don't know the inside story just think that Mr. Gu is worried about the caravan and loves the people like a child.

"I heard that the poor people in Jitingna Prefecture used to not be able to wear shoes and bare feet, but now they don't say they are rich, and they can always wear straw sandals and cloth shoes."

"I heard that a coconut factory was opened there, and many boys and girls were hired to work, and it cost eight cents a day. Now in Jiting, all the boys and girls who go to work in the factory are very popular. Everyone wants to to marry him."

"The mother-in-law who used to be mean to her daughter-in-law is now loving her daughter-in-law."

"Is there such a thing? Let's talk about it." It was a young woman who was talking. Her mother-in-law was not to say that she was very mean, but she was not considered generous. There might be some way. Become a wife, "You said it would be great if we in Zhaozhou could be like Ji Ting."

"Let me tell you something. Don't spread it. The south of Zhaozhou city is near Lin Annangai's factory."

"How did you know that?"

"A relative of mine built a factory there, but he didn't know what to do. It was Mr. Gu's idea."

The young woman was very happy when she heard that Mr. Gu ordered it, and her expectations rose in her heart. Could it be that they can do business in Zhaozhou City like Ji Ting?But before she was happy for too long, the other person heard the chat and said, "It's not a factory, I heard it's an official school."

"What official school?"

"It is a school for people to study."

"No, you're wrong. The official school is also closed. It's in Zhaozhou City, just to the west of the mountain. My relatives are right."

"You are all wrong. I heard that there are two government schools in Gai. One is for the imperial examination, one is some kind of school, and the other is some kind of almshouse."

"What? A brothel? Master Gu still builds this?"

Boss Chen, who listened all the time, said: ... What kind of brothel? It's an almshouse.

"The poorhouse! Don't talk nonsense."

Yes, not the poorhouse.

"Chengcheng, what do you think this poorhouse is for? What is the school for? I don't understand why there are so many built."

The person who was asked couldn't answer the question, so he asked urgently, and annoyed, he said: "Why are you asking me, if you have the ability to ask Mr. Gu, it's all Mr. Gu's orders."

Boss Chen also wanted to know, so he asked, Mr. Gu said that he would know when it was covered, don't worry.

"You don't care what Mr. Gu is thinking, just listen to it. Before Mr. Gu said to build cement roads, who knows what cement is? You don't know. Now? Look at how good Zhaozhou City is, and you don't have to spend a lot of time on rainy days." The feet are muddy, the cart is stuck, the goods are overturned and dirty."

"I went to the Jitinggai factory to make coconut products before. I didn't understand it. Why did I ask so many questions? Anyway, Mr. Gu is very capable. He can blast the mountains and reach the sky."

This is true.Boss Chen nodded and felt right.

Why do you ask so many questions? It's always right to follow Mr. Gu.Seeing Master Gu riding a horse side by side with Boss Li from a distance, the two horses rattling into the city, and seeing the four boys from the Wang family sitting in the carriage behind, Boss Chen immediately overturned a jar of vinegar, feeling sour.

Let this old king take the lead.

All the way into the city, Gu Zhao, like Fu Bao, has a lot to say to Zhou Zhou, but there are too many people outside, so it's not good to be too intimate, so he can only look at Zhou Zhou eagerly.

"How was the journey? I saw if I lost some weight? It must have lost weight. It must be three to five catties. There is no flesh on the cheeks. I need to go back to make up."

Li Zhouzhou was embarrassed to be looked at by his husband. It stands to reason that the two of them could be considered an old couple, but when they went out again and again, the husband's eyes were eager. He just saw him.

"It's all safe. When you go back, Mr. Gu will weigh it and you will know if you are skinny or not." Seeing that there are too many people, it is not easy to call Mr. Gu, so Li Zhouzhou called Mr. Gu.

This "Master Gu" is obviously called by everyone, and it is a polite and respectful title that has no intimacy, but when Gu Zhao heard his family Zhou Zhou call him that, he felt itchy in his heart. 'Xianggong' still scratches people.

"Succeed, go back to Mr. Gu and give Boss Li a good hand." Gu Zhao also 'reciprocated' and went back.

Boss Li's voice is also sticky.

It was a long time since Li Zhouzhou felt that the blood was on his face and it was very hot, so he changed the subject and said seriously: "How are Fu Bao and Dad? Everything is fine."

Gu Zhao also felt that the two of them came and went, so many people made it look like they were flirting, so he cleared his throat and replied seriously: "Everything is fine, since you left, I saw that Dad was bored and worried about you every day, so I happened to cover something , tired father."

"Fubao is now a Fubao with something to do, and Li Zhaoxi with nothing to do."

Li Zhouzhou tilted his head, looking puzzled.Gu Zhao was so cute that he explained: "When you left the city gate, I called out Fu Bao's name. He asked me who Li Zhaoxi was for the first time. Later, he realized that it was me. When something happened, he just said Fu Fu when he was naughty. Acting like a baby and being pitiful, let me and dad call him by his name when it’s okay, saying that he is an adult now, not a child, and he will be eight years old soon."

Gu Zhao was at that time: ...

Then cruelly told Li Zhaoxi that you are still three years away from being eight years old.

I want to go to a business with your father to do business, hehe.

"I promised him that if he wants to go to the Central Plains for business with you when he is eight years old, he will take it with you."

Li Zhouzhou: "How can my husband agree to it? Eight years old is still a child—"

Gu Zhao showed a pitiful expression, "He is messing around with me, so I can't blame my Zhou Zhou."

"...Forget it, there are still three years before Fu Bao turns eight, maybe he will forget it." Li Zhouzhou couldn't say anything to blame Xianggong.I just thought in my heart that what Xianggong said was right, if my brother softened towards the man, it would be terrible.

Squeezed to death.

When the husband and wife were talking, they had to return the salute to the people who warmly greeted them, waved their arms and smiled, and then simply got off the horse, said hello all the way, and then went to Li Mansion.

The people are confused.

"Master Gu and Boss Li are quite close."

"Yeah, just now I was talking and laughing on horseback, Mr. Gu is not so scary anymore."

"Boss Li's surname is Li, and he went back to Li's Mansion with Master Gu, this—"

"Could it be Mrs. Gu's relatives and cousins? When you go out to do business, Mr. Gu should greet you."

"No, no, Boss Li seems to be a husband..."

The voice is getting quieter.

The common people seemed to have learned some shocking secret, and they were all silent. If you look at me and I look at you, you can guess what the other party wants to say.The reason why I didn't think about it before is that the people at the bottom have no such insight, they have all become officials' wives, and it's not good for those who wear gold and silver to enjoy their blessings, so why do they have to do things.

Furthermore, how could Mr. Gu allow such a big official to allow Mrs. Gu to go out with a group of men to do business.

Didn't think about it at all.

But now I can't hold it back anymore, the people are not stupid, the more I think about it, the more I feel like that - Boss Li is Mrs. Gu.

"No, don't watch the fun, go back."

"By the way, I still have something to do. I'm cooking at home."

Everyone kept secretive and didn't talk about it, but when they went back home, they talked about it happily, learning from men, learning from mother-in-law, and talking to neighbors in the neighborhood.

At first some people said it was impossible, no way, but the more they listened, the more silent they became.

The mother-in-law wanted to say that it was not good, she did not have the duty of a virtuous wife, how could she leave the man and child at home and go out by herself, what kind of words.But when she thought that it was Mrs. Gu who was 'outrageous', she didn't dare to say it.

Afraid of being heard behind her back arranging Mrs. Gu, whoever sued her, what if Master Gu beat her up?

So he swallowed back the words of scolding his daughter-in-law, full of great truths, teaching his daughter-in-law how to be a virtuous daughter-in-law, and also swallowed it back.

"That, that's because Mrs. Gu has the ability to let you go, you dare to go."

The young woman didn't dare to think about it. With such a long distance and so many men around her, she didn't dare, and she didn't speak up, and said, "Of course I don't dare. I'm not as capable as Boss Li."

The mother-in-law nodded after listening, that's right, her daughter-in-law is still educated.

Immediately after, I listened: "But if I can do some other work without going far, like the Jiting coconut factory, I want to go too."

"This is a great good thing. If there is such a good thing, I will be the first to agree." The mother-in-law was so happy. How much work does the family have to do?She can finish the cooking by herself. If the daughter-in-law can earn some money by working, more than 200 Wen a month, the family can relax more.

The daughter-in-law sighed and said, "But I heard that it is a government school and not a factory. Besides, there are few coconut trees in Zhaozhou City, alas."

"It's done, I don't want to disappear. It's a good thing, and it's a bad thing. I won't starve to death."

Loei.

Li Zhouzhou washed and changed his clothes, followed by a little tail.Fu Bao was in the front and back, circling behind Father's back, Li Zhouzhou saw his smiling relative, and hugged Fu Bao.

"Fufu really misses Dad." Fubao acted like a baby and clingy.

Li Zhouzhou thought that when he came back, Xianggong would sue him and tell Fubao's "true face", but seeing the child's soft and coquettish appearance, he felt pity in his heart, and it was only after he left for so many days.

"Father misses Fufu too."

After sitting down and having a hot meal, Fu Bao still sits next to Dad.While eating, Li Zhouzhou told his father and husband-in-law about the sale, "...With Senior Brother Liang, everything went smoothly."

"I know that within five days of you leading the caravan away, Meng Jianyun, Su Shiyi and the bodyguards who came with them arrived in Zhaozhou." Gu Zhao also said briefly.

The silver sold by Liuli was loaded into two carts, and most of it was bank notes, and some of them were not paid by Senior Brother Liang.

"The only thing I brought back was a letter or a box."

Gu Zhao asked Zhou Zhou to eat first, and after eating, read the letter together and talk about it.

After Li Zhouzhou finished his meal, it was logical to talk about business matters, but Fubao was so clingy, Gu Zhao said: "Li Zhaoxi, you can stay, are you serious?"

Li Zhaoxi pinched her flat mouth with her fingers.

"Very good, very strict." Gu Zhao affirmed and approved Li Zhaoxi to stay and listen.

Gu Zhao took the letter box and came out. It was not an exaggeration. The letter in the heavy wooden box said, "This is from Liu Fulang. I didn't open it to read it, but just read it together."

"..." Li Zhouzhou laughed, knowing that the prime minister was making fun of Nian Xiaoshu's jealousy.

The letter was folded and wrapped thickly, and it was divided into two letters.Li Zhouzhou took it apart, and Fu Bao stuck to Father's arm, "Father, did I ask Brother Dabai?"

Dad has letters, and grandpa also has letters, but Fufu doesn't.Fufu felt a little sad.

"Brother Dabai is still young and can't write. If you learn how to read, write to Brother Dabai and Sister Yingniang next time. Father will find someone to send it for you." Li Zhouzhou touched Fubao's head to comfort him.

Fu Bao nodded his head, he is going to learn how to read.

Liu Shu's letter was written in a very straightforward way. He wrote all of Li Zhouzhou's family on paper for more than a year after they left.

"... Dabai knocked out a front tooth. He used to look like his father, with a serious face, but now he doesn't open his mouth until he eats and drinks. He's almost dumb. He doesn't look like me at all."

Fu Bao's eyes widened, and he laughed again, realizing that his brother's teeth had fallen out.Fu Bao frowned after laughing, "I can't remember what Brother Dabai looks like now, and what he would look like if he lost his teeth."

"Think about it in your mind now, and see if what you think is right when we meet later." Gu Zhao casually said nonsense, "It's quite a surprise."

When Fu Bao heard it right, he became happy.

Li Da laughed, Zhao'er could still control this child.

Li Zhouzhou read more than half of it and skipped over. It was about finished. It was all about the daily life of Xiaoshu’s family in Jingli, as well as doing business. I gave him half of the silver of Li’s braised duck in Beijing, nothing else. event.

"And my letter, which Lao Yan gave me." Li Da laughed and said.

When the letter came back, Li Da didn't even expect to have his.Gu Zhao checked it out, picked it out and handed it to his father, "Father, Uncle Yan wrote you a letter."

Li Da was illiterate, so Gu Zhao asked Gu Zhao to open it and read it. It looked like Liu Fulang had ghostwritten the letter. It was very straightforward, and it also said everyday and caring words.

When the whole family sits together and reads the letter, they say something that can be said about the content of the letter, and they also talk about business transactions, which involve money or nothing else, which is not suitable for children to listen to.

At night, when Fu Bao fell asleep, the couple started talking.

"The letter Liu Fulang wrote to you this afternoon skipped a bit, what's wrong?"

Li Zhouzhou said: "One of Xiaoshu's younger sisters told me in Beijing before that her honest and hard-working younger sister is roughly the same as the hard-working girl brother in the village."

Gu Zhao nodded, thinking about it.

"In the spring of last year, Xiaoshu's sister was pointed out by her family for a marriage."

"The marriage is not good?"

Li Zhouzhou: "Look how you look at it, according to the way of the world, it's still a high climb. There is a squire in the town who wants to marry Xiaoshu's sister as a wife. The squire is 48 years old and his family is well-off."

Xiaoshu's sister is not too young to be forced to work at home, she is eighteen.Eighteen is considered an old girl for a girl, especially a villager, that is worthless, but no matter how old she is, she is no older than a 48-year-old squire.

"I can be a grandfather at this age." Gu Zhao said bluntly.Nowadays, people get married early, [-]-[-] marriages abound, and children are basically [-]-[-]. It’s not a grandfather, maybe the grandchildren can hug three.

"This old man dares to offer a dowry to mention this marriage."

Thinking about it, the squire asked to marry the daughter of the Liu family because of the relationship with the second brother Yan.

"Xiaoshu can tell the difference in his heart. The big family in his family is living a tight life, and there is a brother-in-law who is ready to be an official in front of him, but Xiaoshu is strict and does not let him get money from the side. After a long time, the Liu family People will be jealous."

"It just so happens that a wealthy gentleman came to ask for a marriage. The promise of real gold and silver is good. It is still the status of an ordinary wife. A worthless daughter is married for silver. It is not that Baba agreed."

Gu Zhao was not in a hurry or angry, and said affirmatively, "The sister of the Liu family went to Beijing to look for Liu Fulang? She is courageous and fierce, good job."

In the eyes of others, Xiaoshu's sister is not demure and does not listen to her parents' advice, but it is not a good life to enjoy the blessings of being a wife.

"It's a good job." Li Zhouzhou affirmed.

If you want to listen to the world, Li Zhouzhou's appearance does not conform to the appearance of a brother in the world, he deserves misfortune, he deserves to suffer and atone for his sins, whoever made him kill his father is an ominous person, and he will suffer for the rest of his life , It's better to take it off in the next life if you know it well.

But there will always be some 'should not' appear.

Gu Zhao soon appeared.