Chapter 109 Be ambitious...

After hearing what Fan Wuji and Tong Boding said, Zhang Heng was very disappointed, but after looking at the sky it was already not very early, so he walked over to his second brother Zhang Shu, thinking that his second brother and sister-in-law should be up.

When we arrived at the entrance of the alley, the gate of the courtyard was already open. When the gatekeeper saw Zhang Heng, he naturally recognized him as Sanlang of the Zhang family and quickly asked: "Is Sanlang here?"

Zhang Heng smiled and said, "Is my second brother up?"

Menzi hurriedly said: "Everyone is up. The elder is also up. He is waiting for you. The newlyweds are waiting for tea."

Zhang Heng was stunned: "Tea?"

Menzi smiled and said: "Exactly, this is what happens to newcomers. Generally, they respect their parents-in-law. If the parents-in-law are not around, then they respect their uncles."

Zhang Heng scratched his head and was too embarrassed to ask any more questions, so he went inside.

Sure enough, when I went in, I saw Zhang Qu sitting upright, and Zhang Shu and his newlywed wife Zou Qingzhao serving tea.

Zhang Jun took the tea that Zou Qingzhao handed him with both hands, took a sip, then took out a red envelope from his pocket and put it on the tea tray.

Zhang Jun saw Zhang Heng and quickly waved: "Third brother, come quickly."

Zhang Heng felt bad. He had to give red envelopes when drinking tea. He had not prepared anything.

Zhang Jun had expected it and handed Zhang Heng a red envelope. Zhang Heng grinned. Zhang Shu and his wife brought tea. The second daughter-in-law brought tea to Zhang Heng and said softly: "Third uncle, please have tea." .”

Zhang Heng quickly took the tea, took a sip, and put the red envelope into the tea tray. Only then did he have time to look at his second wife.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Heng nodded with satisfaction.

Although Zou Qingzhao is not very beautiful, she is still handsome. The key is that her figure is not 200 kilograms, only 120 kilograms at most. She does not look very short when standing next to her second brother.

This is already great.

As a rich woman, her beauty is stunning, and her body is not as bloated as a pig. This is already the best choice. As for whether she has a bad temper and whether she is ignorant of the importance of her actions, is this... important?

Zhang Heng looked at his second brother Zhang Shu. Zhang Shu smiled so much that he couldn't even see his eyes. He must be very happy. Eh... No, his eyes are swollen, right?

However, the swollen eyes are really swollen, but Zhang Shu’s smile is also a real smile, and he looks very happy.

Just listen to it, anyway, the second brother was beaten by the elder brother at home, and he resisted the beating.

Now Zhang Heng is concerned about the woman in red.

Zou Qingzhao served tea and wanted to go back to the backyard to let the men of the Zhang family chat, but she heard her third uncle say: "Second sister-in-law, I have something to ask you."

Zou Qingzhao was a little surprised and a little uneasy. She had heard the names of the three brothers of the Zhang family. She heard that the most virtuous one was the third son of the Zhang family. She didn't know what the third son of the Zhang family wanted to ask her. She quickly said : "Third uncle, please tell me."

Zhang Heng's voice was a little urgent: "Second sister-in-law, do you have a friend who stayed at your house a few days ago?"

Zou Qingzhao was surprised when he heard this: "How does Third Uncle know?"

Zhang Heng said: "I have met her twice. I want to know her name and how to contact her."

Zou Qingzhao covered his mouth and smiled when he heard this: "Could it be that Third Uncle likes her?"

Zhang Heng laughed and said: "Of course not, I am interested in her skills. I have watched her practice boxing, and there seems to be something special about her. I want to ask her for advice in person."

Zou Qingzhao nodded when he heard this and said: "My friend calls himself Guanyin Nu, which is probably a nickname. I met him because he was in danger on the way to Jiangnan. I happened to meet her. It was she who killed the thieves and saved her. One life.

However, she was vague about her origins, so I only knew that her name was Guanyin Nu, and I knew nothing else about her. She always came and went like the wind.

So Third Uncle said that he wanted to know her whereabouts, but it was difficult for me to reply to you for a while. If she comes to see me next time, can I introduce you to Third Uncle?"

Zhang Heng was immediately disappointed, but he was unwilling to accept it, so he asked: "What is she doing in Bianjing this time?"

Zou Qingzhao shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"Then where did she come from?"

Zou Qingzhao also shook his head: "She never said it."

Zhang Heng was even more disappointed.

Suddenly Zou Qingzhao said: "Yes, she once talked about the Northwest War, I don't know if it has anything to do with it."

Zhang Heng's eyes lit up: "Second sister-in-law, can you tell me in detail?"

Zou Qingzhao was a little confused: "I don't quite understand this, but she seems to be scolding Han Fan for being messy, and scolding a certain general for being incompetent and harming the people of the northwest. I can't understand it either."

Zhang Heng suddenly had some ideas in his mind and asked Zou Qingzhao a few more questions. Zou Qingzhao was confused, so Zhang Heng had no choice but to give up. Before leaving, he told Zou Qingzhao: "If there is any news about this Guanyin slave, please tell me

Please tell me, Second Sister-in-law."

Zou Qingzhao nodded in agreement.

Zhang Heng didn't even eat, so he left and went straight to Fan Wuji and Tong Boding's place.

When Zhang Heng left and came back, Tong Boding was quite surprised and said, "Sanlang?"

Zhang Heng said: "Do you know anything about the Northwest War during this period?"

Tong Boding said with a smile: "The war in the northwest is raging, and the dog's brain is going out. Naturally, there are rumors all over the capital. I wonder what Sanlang wants to know?"

Zhang Heng didn't know that there were so many rumors. Although his classmates occasionally mentioned it when he was in Taixue class, when he was outside, he was mostly busy with business affairs or his second brother's marriage, and he basically had no time to talk to others.

By the way, he hardly even goes to teahouses and restaurants, so naturally he doesn't know what is going on outside.

Zhang Heng suddenly felt that Tong Boding should form a routine of regularly sending him messages, so that he could know what was happening in the outside world at any time, which was also his original intention of rebuilding Yunzhong Tower.

However, the details still need to be discussed carefully and they will be sorted out when he has time. That is not what he is concerned about now.

Zhang Heng thought for a while and said: "Is there anything in the capital recently related to the war in the northwest? For example, some generals have returned from the northwest, some civil servants have returned from the northwest, or someone has been convicted, etc."

Tong Boding thought for a while and said: "A minor event happened in the past two days, and I don't know if it has anything to do with what you said, Sanlang.

The Battle of Haoshuichuan was defeated, and a group of generals were convicted and sent back these days. Then one of them who joined the army was assassinated in prison.

Very few people know about this, and I heard it from a jailer when I was drinking."

Zhang Heng's heart moved: "Can you help me find the information about this assassinated soldier?"

Tong Boding smiled and said: "No problem, tomorrow... well, I will send it to you tonight."

Zhang Heng nodded: "Okay, I'll wait for your news."

Zhang Heng returned to Taixue. Although he was practicing calligraphy and reading, he was still restless. Tong Boding waited until the moon was high in the willow branches before sending the news.

Tong Boding explained: "I invited the jailer to have a meal and drink, and I sorted out what I got out of his mouth. There shouldn't be too much missing."

Zhang Heng unfolded the paper given by Tong Boding. There was information about the general on it. There was nothing special about his life. He was just an ordinary military general. He was convicted for escaping from the battle during the Battle of Haoshuichuan. Nothing could be seen.

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Zhang Heng sighed and tried to find out the whereabouts of the Guanyin slave from the clue of the Northwest War. This was tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

Zhang Heng thought for a while, and drew the woman in red according to the appearance in his memory, and then gave it to Tong Boding: "I want to find this woman. She wears red clothes and rides a red horse. If you encounter her, please notify her immediately."

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Tong Boding nodded quickly and said: "Yes, yes, I know. This feature is quite obvious. I will go back and ask."

Zhang Heng said: "You must continue to pay attention."

Tong Boding should be.

Tong Boding left, and news came two days later that someone had indeed seen the woman in red before, but she had not been seen again in the past few days.

Zhang Heng sighed, thinking that the red-dressed Guanyin slave had already left Bianjing City, so he had to give up for the time being.

On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Taixue took a break to prepare for the New Year.

Bianjing City is becoming lively again, every house is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and you can hear the sound of children setting off firecrackers from time to time.

Before last year's New Year's Eve, the three brothers of the Zhang family were mainly selling egg-filled cakes, but this year was different. At this time this year, they had to prepare for the New Year's Eve banquet, and the person hosting the banquet was an employee of Lin'an Trading Company.

The tail-tooth banquet was held in Fanlou. Lu Yining originally planned to hold it in Lin'an Garden, and just hired some chefs to cook and eat in Lin'an Garden - this was a habit of careful budgeting developed by Zeng Youwei when she was in charge of the finances.

Zhang Heng refused, and directly rejected the suggestion. He went to find Chang Li to buy one of the buildings, and all employees above the junior manager level went to Fan Building to participate.

As for the lower-level employees, they mainly receive Chinese New Year benefits such as bacon and cloth. Some who do outstanding work will also be given cash rewards, but they cannot participate in the New Year's Eve Banquet.

After all, after such a period of expansion, Feiyan Soap Factory alone has as many as 2,000 employees. Together with the workers from other workshops, 3,000 people are no longer able to hold back. With so many people, it is impossible

We attended the tail-tooth banquet together.

But even the number of employees above the junior manager level has reached two to three hundred. Among them are people who were promoted later and people who Lu Yining went to dig in the internal storage.

Before the wedding banquet started, Zhang Heng, Lu Yining, Zeng Youwei, and Hou Junping, plus the wholesale department supervisor, accounting supervisor, soap workshop supervisor, coal yard supervisor, car-making workshop supervisor, and others all gathered and opened a small

meeting.

This is considered a year-end report. Although each workshop has already reported this year's performance in accordance with Zhang Heng's requirements, meetings are very necessary. It is necessary to reward and supervise at the meeting.

Less.

Although Zhang Heng is not as pretentious as the big boss in his previous life, and he is both flattering and sensational in meetings, he still needs the rewards and supervision he deserves.

During the reporting period, the performance of each workshop can be seen from the supervisor's emotion when reporting.

The supervisors of the car-making workshops, coal yards, book printing shops and paper mills were relatively modest, and they mainly talked about difficulties, hoping to get more support, and that Zhang Heng's boss would give them more attention after cleaning up, etc.

As for the wholesale department related to Feiyan Soap, the supervisor of the soap workshop was in high spirits, summarizing this year's performance, talking about next year's plans, giving advice, and scolding Fang Qiu.

Whether it was boasting or self-criticism, Zhang Heng listened carefully to everything, and when it was finished, he would give comments, with some emphasis.
To be continued...