Chapter 239
Uncle Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, became more energetic, and his face became even more respectful. Uncle Zhang carried his hands behind his back, lowered his head, frowned, and walked back and forth for a few times, stopped, stared at Uncle Zhang, and asked in a deep voice:
"Tell me, how can we deal with it?"
Uncle Zhang also frowned, thought carefully for a moment before whispering cautiously:
"Father, my son thinks we have to think longer-term. Although the wife is in her prime and she only favors a special house, the wife has stopped giving birth and has no children. Now the Wen family is like this. Although there is an old concubine, the old concubine is a ignorant person, and the second son is not a serious family member. The eldest son and the third son have no biological mother to rely on, and there is no relative to the outside. However, the second son. Although Aunt Gu is still trapped in Yutan Mountain, the hope is there, and the Gu family is deep in the roots. The son thinks that there must be a road left on the Gu family."
Old Master Zhang sighed heavily, fell to the chair with a little depressed look, looked at Uncle Zhang with disappointment, and smiled bitterly for a while.
"Your experience is rare, but it is still far from being the head of this family. Alas, in the past two years, the more inconspicuous our Zhang family, the better. You are kind and gentle, and you have a good reputation. You can go to socialize more in the future.
From tomorrow, let Jili move to my yard and I personally teach him, the child has some knowledge. How many years can I worry about at this age? I have been concentrating on training Jili in the past few years. If the Zhang family is blessed, Jili can help you in the future, I can go there with confidence."
Uncle Zhang was already kneeling on the ground. Old Master Zhang raised his hand and signaled him to get up.
"You can't blame you. I have seen it all over the years, you have tried your best to make oil for the Zhang family, but there is no way for each person to have different talents. Jili is the eldest grandson of our Zhang family. You should take over the position of the head of this family in the future. This is a great blessing."
Uncle Zhang stood up with a dark face. Old Master Zhang waved his hand and signaled him to sit down. He sighed softly, paused for a while before continuing:
"Think carefully, the wife has stopped giving birth. This is passed down from the Gu family. Aunt Wen and Gu were sent to Yutanshan by their grandfather for this. This is credible. There must be something about the wife eating the Baizilian, but if you think about it, who is the wife? She is the guardian of Hangu Temple, the doctor of the world, and the descendant of Mulian. The Baizilian is originally the thing left by Mulian. How could she be deceived so easily? Even if she really eats it, she must have some support and plans to eat the Baizilian! "
Uncle Zhang listened thoughtfully, and after a while he suddenly realized it. He nodded quickly. Old Master Zhang's eyes dimmed a little again. He paused, lowered his voice and continued:
"My wife is only sixteen years old this year, and I am less than thirty years old. Even if I have three or five years, my wife will have another child. When this child grows to twenties, I will be only in my fifties. My son has practiced boy skills since childhood and has a wife by my side. The trouble is that my son is strong and the father is strong."
Mr. Zhang's face was slightly stern, and Mr. Zhang squinted his eyes, looked at his son, and then said:
"Think about it again, the lady holds Hangu Temple in one hand and Qingyutang in the other. Now the master has handed over to her. Don't think that the Ministry of Revenue is in the hands of the Gu family. No, we know much about the matter in the royal palace, but think about it carefully. When did you have such a long life? Which woman can keep the master in the yard for ten days?
The Lin family is pure love. For women, some of the ancestors of the Lin family have left their family and some of them have become monks, and even those who have smeared their necks. Not to mention that they are older generations of the Lin family, the old prince is only the old concubine in their lifetime, and the fourth elder grandfather makes a fuss like that. The seventh elder grandfather has won many beauties in the world. I heard that it is because of the hurt love. In this generation, there are not even a girl in the grandfather and the third elder mansion! I am afraid I am really moved."
Uncle Zhang opened his eyes wide and listened to his father's teachings. The old man sighed heavily again, looked at Uncle Zhang, and said word by word:
"Don't think so long. First, think about how to ensure the safety of the Zhang family in the past twenty years. We have a secret relationship with the Gu family. We are willing to secretly, are we willing to? The Gu family is determined to help the second young master to take office, and we must take action. Now, the Ministry of Revenue is a member of the Ministry of Revenue, and there will be a dispute. Otherwise, Gu Dafeng will come to our house early or late, but what did you do yesterday? This is all a disaster. If the Gu family dares to take action now, it will be a dead end."
Uncle Zhang nodded and replied in a low voice:
"What my father taught was that my son was reckless."
Old Master Zhang looked at his son, sighed again, and whispered:
"You have to remember that there is no such thing as a perfect match in this world. If you want to be a person with both sides, you will definitely fall in love with both sides. Since we have decided to follow our wife's path, we must not wander around in the past few years."
At Shenzheng time, King Ping returned to Shilizhuang. Li Qing was in the study, plucking the abacus and looking at the booklet in his hand. Seeing King Ping come in, he hurriedly got off the kang and bowed his knees. King Ping reached out to pull her up, looked at her carefully for a while before saying with a smile:
"You have raised dozens of little girls who are planning to calculate and ask them to calculate, but how can you calculate it yourself?"
"These are the accounts they calculated. I always have to put them together to make sure they are not."
Li Qing responded with a smile. King Ping held Li Qing and sat on the kang. Li Qing gently broke away, got up and took the cup on the tray of the green artemisia tray, and held it for King Ping. King Ping took it, put it on the table, and pulled Li Qing over with a smile.
"I have said this several times. Just let the girls do this in the future, and you don't have to wait for it yourself."
Li Qing smiled and said nothing, sat sideways on the edge of the kang. King Ping picked up the account booklet and flipped through a few pages.
"Is this the account of Pumice City this year?"
"This is last year. I'm still working on this year. I can calculate it tomorrow. I just asked Green Artemisia to ask Xiaoying. In the first half of this year, from the account book, the income of Fushi City is better than last year. I asked them to divide the details and want to see where the extra income is."
"oh?"
King Ping put down the booklet in his hand with interest, took Li Qing over, and asked with a smile:
"Jinchuan Prefecture is not much more peaceful than in previous years. Many merchants don't have to go to Fushi City anymore, just go to Jinchuan Prefecture. Fushi City has more taxes and silver this year, so you really need to take a closer look at where it is."
"I'm afraid it's still on the business,"
Li Qing said with a smile,
"Jinchuan Prefecture is so peaceful. Although merchants don't have to detour to Fushi City, because Jinchuan Prefecture is so peaceful, there will definitely be more merchants doing business in Jinchuan Prefecture or passing through Jinchuan Prefecture to Qingguo. As well, there will be more merchants passing by Fushi City. When I get the bill out tomorrow, I will take a closer look and tell you."
Ping Wang nodded with a smile,
"Don't be too tired either. It doesn't matter if you're slowing down. You're weak and rest more."
Li Qing tilted his head, looked at Pingwang with a smile, and nodded.
"Did you eat well at noon? In the morning, I asked Zhuyu to grind the powder with chestnuts and make cream chestnut powder. I tried it a few times and it tasted pretty good. Do you want to try it?"
Ping Wang nodded in response with a smile.
"I was having lunch with my mother at Chunhuiyuan at noon, and I was really hungry now."
Li Qing turned his head and ordered the Green Artemisia. Soon, Zhu Yu brought the little girl with a red lacquer carved food box, a small red clay stove, a small purple clay pot and other tea sets. Zhu Yu bowed her knees and took a white jade bowl and put it in front of Pingwang. Then he took a silver bowl from the warm nest and handed it to Li Qing. The little girl put down the small red clay stove at the corner of the house, washed the pot, boiled water and brewed tea. Li Qing looked at Pingwang with a smile and explained:
"This cream chestnut powder is ready and put it in ice and freeze it. It tastes the best, but I can't eat anything cold, so I'll try it."
Ping Wang smiled and took the silver spoon, took a bite slowly, tasted it for a while, and nodded in appreciation.
"It's really rare that chestnuts can make such a taste."
"In the past few days, Zhu Yu and I have tried several ways to eat chestnuts, making chestnut cakes, chestnut crisps, chestnut steamed buns, etc., all of which are delicious. Chestnuts are very nourishing after eating them. There are chestnut trees everywhere in the mountains in Shuangshancheng, and there are a lot of chestnuts. I want to ask someone to go there to buy chestnuts at a high price, so I hired someone in Shuangshancheng to grind the chestnuts into powder and transport them to Pingyang Mansion, Jinchuan Mansion and other places to open a few pastry shops."
Li Qing said with a smile, and the smile in King Ping's eyes overflowed.
"This chestnut has always been a cheap thing. This is the first time I have eaten this thing. Why do you think of taking this thing to make snacks?"
Li Qing smiled with a pursed lips and did not answer. He watched King Ping eat chestnut powder, got up and took the tea offered by Zhu Yu, handed it to King Ping, and explained with a smile:
"This creamy chestnut powder is the most greasy. It is best for your body when you drink a cup of such strong tea."
Ping Wang took the small ear cup from Li Qing's hand and drank it in one gulp. Li Qing took the cup and handed it to Zhuyu. Zhuyu took the little girl to pack up and retreated. Ping Wang stretched out his limbs and leaned against the big pillow on the kang. He reached out and pulled Li Qing, held her and leaned against his chest, and said in a low voice with a smile:
"There is a letter from the capital. The eldest prince's concubine gave birth to a prince last month. The Qing Dynasty royal family finally had the first legitimate grandson. The Qing Dynasty was very happy. The reward was very heavy and he gave it a name himself."
Li Qing raised his eyebrows,
"Where is the Second Prince's Mansion, are there any happy news?"
"Yes, I heard that Shen is pregnant, and two concubines are pregnant."
Li Qing was slightly stunned, turned around, looked up at King Ping, and asked in confusion:
"Such a coincidence? Isn't it?"
"Well, I think so too. Is Shen's move smart or stupid? Is it true that there is no one in the world?"
Li Qing lowered his eyes, was silent for a while, then sighed and said:
"Shen Zhixian and his wife are in love, and they don't even have a room. Shen Qingye has been smart since childhood, and is completely obscene and is very favored by her parents. I am afraid that she will disdain, and secondly, she really has no chance to hear it. It may be a coincidence to see the secret tricks of wives and concubines competing for favor in the backyard." (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please log in. There are more chapters, support the author and support genuine reading!)
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