[comprehensive] my family

"What capital is not capital?" Mrs. Zhang vaguely understood, but it seemed that there was a layer of fog in front of her eyes, and she couldn't see it so thoroughly.

"A good girl, please, if my younger sister looks like a fairy, has a gentle temper, an innocent and kind disposition, and is omnipotent in piano, chess and painting, is considerate, can sing and dance, and is talented, let alone marry her. Any big family, maybe, can fascinate the emperor."

Zhang Yu tried his best to say the best, of course he didn't expect to get any benefits from his sister's marriage, he just wanted to make her life better.

Now is not the time to flaunt women's autonomy. What he can do is to increase his sister's capital as a woman as much as possible, and he must also become stronger himself.

Even if the person who marries his younger sister really treats her badly in the future, he will try his best to be patient for his sake.

Mrs. Zhang licked her lips, of course her heart was moved. There were many such legends in the previous dynasty. Some of the emperor's favorite concubines came from private families, such as the daughter of a straw sandal family, the younger sister of a pig butcher's family, etc. .

If it is true that the concubine is the daughter of a great general, the granddaughter of a great Confucian, or the daughter of an aristocratic family, the folks will not pay much attention to them, because in their view, such people are naturally noble, and being the emperor's concubine is what they should be .

On the contrary, some people around him suddenly popped out a golden phoenix, which made people unbelievable, and this was the most talked about.

Although hundreds of years have passed since the time when a woman from the city in the former dynasty became a favorite concubine and even the queen had to fight, this story is still being circulated in people's hearts, and Mrs. Zhang naturally knows it.

It's even a childhood story that she grew up with, like 'Come Wolf' or something.

"The previous dynasty was such a lucky woman, but where is your sister so lucky?"

"Mom, it's God's will to be unlucky, it's not up to us, who knows if the little girl is lucky or not, so we have to cultivate this aspect now!"

Since ancient times, fate and miracles are not all man-made?

When a person succeeds in rebelling, many legends spread immediately, such as when his mother dreamed of a dragon when he was born, or simply killed a dragon by himself.

People also spread their daughter's fate everywhere, what is born with the fate of the phoenix, she will definitely be the most honorable woman in the future, if you believe it, then if you marry her, you must be the real dragon emperor, marry her, The son born in the future must be the real dragon emperor.

Who knows whether it is because of the woman's fate or because of his own hard work that he married their daughter in the end?

But the premise is that if a woman doesn't pack herself, she will never have this opportunity.

"Cultivate what? Yes, yes, I will go to a master now to see if our family has this fate."

Zhang Yu immediately couldn't laugh or cry: "Mother, it's okay to train the little girl first and find an expert to look at it. Otherwise, who can see what she looks like?"

The little girl will be ten years old soon. Although she has eaten better recently, she has grown taller and her face has become more ruddy, but she is still a child, not at all slim like a girl. Unless she is a pedophile, no man would like this ah.

"How to cultivate."

"It's enough to find a few gentlemen to teach her various things, so that she can compete with Xifeng in the future."

Mrs. Zhang's face is full of displeasure. Who is Wang Xifeng? That skinny body was raised pampered. I don't know how much money I spent since I was a child. So much money was spent on my daughter, not my son. body, as if to cut her flesh.

It made her almost jump up and say no.

Faced with the disapproval from his mother, Zhang Yu was not in a hurry. The poet said, "I am born with my talents." He will never be the one who gives orders, even he himself has this self-knowledge.

But he has a very good temper, and he is very patient, and the energy of dripping water through stone is very common in him.

"Mom, look at the wild vegetables in our steamed stuffed buns. They are just things that grow on the ground. Everyone knows that these things are edible and non-toxic, but they are rarely eaten. Now we make steamed stuffed buns. I don't know how many people come to buy them. It’s delicious, why do you think this is?”

"Why else? You picked the most delicate leaves, and you used a lot of oil. I don't know how much effort it took. How could it not taste good?"

The rich despise this lowliness and will not touch it at all. The poor have no conditions.

"That's the reason. The same thing depends on how you treat them. The little girl is like a wild vegetable growing on the roadside now. We will make her into a beautiful bun. Although it will take a lot of energy in the process, but looking back , everyone knows it's worth it."

Mrs. Zhang thought about the weeds that no one wanted at all, and the wild vegetable buns that are in short supply now, and nodded slowly.

In fact, she listened to her son in everything. If Zhang Yu didn't explain and told her what to do, she couldn't help it, let alone explaining in front of her for a long time now.

"You can do whatever you want. You are in charge of this family, so you don't have to tell me everything."

"Then how can I do it, you are my mother, you are the pillar of the family, of course I have to tell you the matter, and then let you take the helm."

What Zhang Yu said made Mrs. Zhang smile, and immediately agreed with Zhang Yu's approach. She called Zhang Xiaomei over and told her: "Your brother wants to ask Mr. to teach you. You must study hard, don't be ashamed. Otherwise, you should embroider at home."

Although she didn't know what she was going to learn, Zhang Xiaomei nodded quickly: "Don't worry, mother, I will definitely study hard."

Both Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang stopped picking wild vegetables by themselves, and naturally Wang Xifeng also didn't go. They were sent to the house for any money, and Mrs. Zhang didn't care.

The business of the snack bar is getting better and better, because there are many kinds of food with new tastes every day, which attracts many people to eat. Although it is a small business, in less than half a year, the original cost of the shop has been fully earned Come back, and the rest is profitable.

Although Wang Xifeng was a little surprised, she didn't pay attention to the small amount of money. She was worrying about hiring a husband for Zhang Xiaomei. After she found a candidate, she told Zhang Yu that Zhang Yu rejected several of them. Just ask directly:

"What kind of gentleman are you looking for? I'm looking for all kinds of gentlemen. Why are you dissatisfied with all of them?"

"Oh, things like chess and piano painting, reciting poems, singing and dancing are all secondary. A woman can know these things or not, it doesn't matter. The most important thing is to teach her some principles of life. , and the attitude of life."

"Then just hire a teacher? Isn't there a lot of truth in it?"

"That can't be taught by death. In fact, I don't need to learn anything. In fact, I just want to find a strong, smooth and intelligent person to follow my little sister, influence her every day, and finally let her become that kind of person."

Zhang Yu talked for a long time, and Wang Xifeng finally understood: "You are looking for a nanny, this is not easy to handle. Other people's nanny was a nanny at the beginning, and they followed them from birth to adulthood, and finally got married. I will always follow you from time to time, and I don’t know how loyal I am to the young lady who has been following me more than my own daughter, but it’s too late for my little sister.”

What she hasn't said yet is that the human heart is the most unpredictable thing. Some nurses have always been loyal, and they treat the young lady who has been raised since childhood better than their own daughters, and the young lady is closer to her than their own mother.

But some nurses make young ladies into their own puppets, but those who have nurses are from rich families, and the mistress who heads the house does not know how many things she has to be busy with every day.

Busy with the housekeeping, busy with enduring the harshness of mother-in-law and grandma-in-law, having trouble with concubines and aunts, busy with caring about her husband's career, being careful with her mother-in-law's relationship, and guarding against maids who try to climb into bed, The cousin who harbored evil intentions, and all kinds of seductresses outside.

I even have to think about how I can give birth to a son. My daughter can’t see her for a day. At most, I just ask her a question every day. When I see my daughter, I might deliberately feed her bad things to make her sick. She hit her and made her cry.

In this way, the husband can be called from the other vixen, so that the other vixen can be framed and a serious problem can be solved.

There are very few mothers who realize what their daughter needs most. The young lady may be controlled by the nanny all her life and dare not say anything.

But her husband is a very simple person, and he is a man, of course, Wang Xifeng will not reveal all the secrets of these inner houses.

"It's not the nanny, but the maid! Yes, it's the maid!"

"what?"

"There must be a lot of court ladies in the palace. When these court ladies get older, they will definitely leave the palace and go to their relatives to take care of them. But a person who hasn't seen him for decades suddenly returns home. There must be a lot of contradictions in the middle, maybe There is simply no room for her in the family, so let's just find someone like this to teach the younger sister, but it's not really teaching, it's just serving her, and we will provide for her in the old age."

Wang Xifeng really couldn't understand her husband's thoughts: "Such people must be about the same age as my mother, and they must not be able to serve them for a few years, and they are also responsible for providing for them. This is a loss-making purchase."

At the end, she changed her tone: "Actually, it's pretty good. At least this person has served noble people, right? I'll look for it."

After getting along for such a long time, Wang Xifeng knows that her husband's thinking is different from others, and sometimes this can even achieve the effect of winning by surprise.

Because Wang Xifeng's natal family looked down on her, she had already severed ties with the Wang family. She didn't even do anything to save face, but women would always say some commonplace things when they were together. Wang Xifeng soon got the news that the emperor was seriously ill recently. Praying for blessings, a group of older court ladies and eunuchs were released from the palace.

There are quite a few people who have returned to their hometowns, but very few of them can live a good life.

After inquiring for a few days, Wang Xifeng finally invited an old lady in the palace quietly. She didn't say anything about money, she just said that she would take care of her sister-in-law, and the Zhang family was also responsible for the elderly, so that Aunt Cui quietly arrived at the Zhang family within two days.

On the day of arrival, Zhang Yu also met, and found that Aunt Cui was quite ordinary. When she had a straight face, she even felt mean, but when she smiled, she became kind again.

After Zhang Yu thought about it for a long time, he felt that the difference that made others feel so big was mainly because of her aura and expression. In fact, Aunt Cui was an ordinary person who could skillfully use all kinds of aura. There are two brushes.

This skill is very practical, especially in the palace, if my sister can learn a little bit, it will be fine.

Zhang Yu had a serious talk with Aunt Cui. He didn't ask his sister to marry into a wealthy family, but only hoped that she would become a smart person.

Aunt Cui was a little surprised by his goal, but she still accepted it readily. If the Zhang family really respected her enough, they would give her a pension. Even if Zhang Yu wanted to send Zhang Xiaomei into the palace, he would do his best Helpful.

Aunt Cui stayed in Cui's family like this, and she was very capable and good at teaching people. Zhang Yu always felt that she treated Zhang Huanxiaomei as his little maid to teach.

But this is also good, the life of Zhangjia Baozi Shop is getting better and better, Zhang Yu simply opened another branch, and added a lot of new varieties, one opened in the west, and the other opened in the east, just to take care of everyone business.

But no matter how popular life is, Zhang Yu hasn't opened any branches yet. In his opinion, he has reached his limit in this life, and he can develop in other areas, but there is no good direction yet.

One day, seeing Aunt Cui teaching Zhang Xiaomei how to make rouge, he came up with the idea of ​​opening a makeup shop. This is a profitable business, and seeing Zhang Xiaomei learn carefully, he came up with a new idea.

At the beginning, the rouge shop only made rouge. After the flow of people, it started to teach people how to make rouge. Whoever has learned this craft from a small family, because there are many people who are willing to learn, so the tuition fee is also very cheap.

It takes talent to really learn how to make rouge. The original method of rouge is very easy. It is to pick all kinds of flowers and crush them, then steam and boil them, add some ground spices in the middle, and then put a large bowl of flower juice Make it into a paste.

But you have to judge the color, fragrance and effect by yourself. What everyone can make is ordinary stuff, and there are only a few who can make top-notch stuff. At least among the small girls who come to learn these things, Zhang Yu did not find such a genius.

The other people in the powder shop originally laughed at Zhang Yu, thinking that he was a scholar who didn't know anything about business, what a fool!To teach so many people how to make rouge for a small fee, if everyone has learned it, who will come here to buy makeup powder?

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yu's business was so good.

These businessmen are not fools, and they immediately understand, what talent can ordinary people have?The things they make are of course average. After knowing that rouge is difficult to make, they will definitely prefer more expensive rouge, because they also begin to know that it is worth the money.

I saw that a small box of rouge cost two taels of silver before, and everyone thought it was expensive, but now after making it myself, I found that the process is so complicated, so many things need to be added inside, and it takes a long time. The ones that come out may not be easy to use. Of course, the expensive price of the good ones is worth it.

Because when making these things, you must spend more energy than before!

Many merchants have begun to add some services that teach people how to make rouge, and if they do well, merchants can still buy them. After the real start, everyone found that this is actually nothing, just like receiving embroidery.

There are many people who can embroider, but there are only a few embroiderers who can embroider double-sided embroidery, and the embroidered things can come out of the cloth immediately.

Making rouge and embroidery should be similar, and the same principle can be used properly.

Rouge immediately became popular in the county, just like making purses, regardless of whether it looks good or not, it has become a must-have skill for every girl anyway.

Both Zhang Xiaomei and Wang Xifeng are not talented in this area, and the things they make can only be seen as rouge. It is estimated that except for the two of them, no one will dare to use them anymore.

The situation of the Zhang family gradually improved, and they moved into a house that had been moved in several times. There were many more servants, and several shops were opened one after another. , and there is still a growing trend, and it is all replenished by Zhang Yu himself.

Although Wang Xifeng didn't say anything, it was obvious that she was walking with wind, and she was in a very good mood.

Ping'er also boldly made a joke: "Of course the young master has nothing to say to his wife, maybe the days of marrying into the Duke's mansion are not so comfortable."

Wang Xifeng played with the silver bracelet in her hand, and said in silence for a while: "Maybe, although I don't know what it's like to be a wife, anyway, he will definitely not make jewelry for me himself."

The jewelry box she prepared before was very big, and she thought it would be good if she could fill it up in this lifetime, but who knew that it was only a few years ago, and the jewelry box was almost full, all of which were made by Zhang Yu himself. Now there are silver ones, although they are not very delicate, but they are out of the rough category, and it is fine to say something elegant.