Chapter 16 Roasted Sweet Potatoes (Part 1)
After checking the annual accounts for the palace, Lu Heng was also idle.
Lu Heng originally thought that this was just a short-term job, but after doing this period of time, after taking the salary, everyone would not owe each other.
It's just, today, after the last bill. Wang Tingzhi actually came to Lu Heng's hut in person.
When she saw Lu Heng squatting on the small stove, lowering her head and plucking the seven or eight ripe sweet potatoes burning in the hearth, she couldn't help but feel a little funny and angry.
Sure enough, as he guessed, those account books were nothing to Lu Heng at all. He could do it in one day by himself, how could Lu Heng finish it in three days.
When I saw it today, sure enough, this guy had been doing his work early, and he was idle and bored, so he was roasting sweet potatoes.
"Lu Gongzi is really laid-back!" At that time, Wang Tingzhi was standing at the door, holding her arms, with a sly smile flashing in her eyes, and looked at Lu Heng with a smile.
Unexpectedly, Lu Heng, who was knocked into the matter, was not surprised at all. Just turned his head, looked at Wang Tingzhi at the door, and asked with a smile: "It's just enough to eat, do you want to have some?" Oh, and Mr. Fang! β
So, the three of them sat down in the hut.
In the evening, the dim sunset splashes the lazy sun. Shining in through the window and reflecting on the faces of the three people, it was very quiet.
The three of them gathered around the fire, eating roasted sweet potatoes while chatting aimlessly.
The content of the conversation is actually the same as Lu Heng sitting in the office in the later generations. What is the country's event, the economy is going, the stock is up and down, and so on. It's just that at this time there are no stocks, and there is no such thing as an economy. What everyone expected was the cloth and silk business in Jiangning today, as well as the friction between the imperial court and the Turks in the north.
Lu Heng maintained a good listener's attitude, he ate sweet potatoes while looking at Wang Tingzhi, who was talking eloquently and had a good taste. Occasionally nod your head in agreement. Manager Fang squatted beside the small stove, and while others were chatting and not paying attention, he quickly killed three sweet potatoes. Lu Heng, who had been roasting sweet potatoes all afternoon, couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth twice when he saw Manager Fang's mouth full of sweet potato residues.
Outside, the cold wind blew through the window, and the paper on the window rattled. In the warm cabin, the atmosphere is very warm and harmonious.
At first, Manager Fang was worried about Lu Heng, but seeing that the eldest lady had no intention of reproaching. Instead, they sat down and ate together. That's when I was relieved.
During this afternoon's conversation, Lu Heng also confirmed his guess from Miss Wang's mouth.
Today, Jiangning's cloth and silk business is actually mainly monopolized by three companies. The Wang family where Lu Heng is now is one, and the other is the Ouyang family. There is also a samurai. Among these three, the main business direction of the Wang family is cloth and silk, so in terms of scale and profit, the Wang family is the leader. The Ouyang family is somewhat unique, and their business is extensive. Including tea, medicine, etc., of course, silk is also one of them. Therefore, if you talk about who is the richest, it should be the Ouyang family.
And the samurai are the most special. Everyone knows that the founding emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty is a generation of empresses, Wu Zetian. Now, the head of the martial family is none other than the uncle of the current saint, Ning Wangye, Wu Ningyuan. It's just rumored that this prince doesn't like government affairs and is not keen on power. After receiving permission from the current saint, he left Tokyo and came to Jiangnan. started to be a free prince.
By the way, two hundred years ago, due to the tension between the Great Zhou and the Turks. For the safety of the imperial family, the emperor at that time, Wu Wenyi, ordered the capital to be moved to Kaifeng Mansion and called Tokyo.
Jiangning, the three silk giants, each has its own spring and autumn. The martial arts family has the deepest background and is powerful. Although this Ning Wang Ye lingers among the landscapes, flowers and birds every day, no one dares to underestimate him. Wang Jianfei, the head of the palace, used to be the waiter of the Ministry of Rites of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he has been an official for many years, and now his protΓ©gΓ©s are all over the world, and they should not be underestimated.
The only Ouyang family, who seems to be powerless and powerless, is also an extremely difficult figure to mess with. Because, the concubine Rong Guifei who is receiving the favor today is Ouyang Yan of the Ouyang family.
Therefore, in Jiangning City, these three families are not the masters who can be provoked.
Recently, though, something has changed. That was the sudden rise of the Liu family, who had been unknown before. In just two years, the Liu family annexed many small cloth villages, and became the fourth largest cloth merchant in Jiangning City today. However, those who have a heart can see that the backstage of the Liu family is now the Fu Yin of Jiangning. And Jiangning Mansion Yin is actually from the prince's faction.
Speaking of the Liu family, Manager Fang smiled disdainfully: "Hmph, a dog!" β
The reason why Lord Wang has been idle at home for more than ten years is precisely because he disagrees with Guan Wenqing, the left servant of the current court. And the left servant shot Guan Wenqing, who was the prince's father-in-law.
Therefore, when it comes to things related to the prince's lineage, Manager Fang always looks disdainful.
Lu Heng, who was peeling sweet potatoes with his head down, just raised his head and looked at him with a smile after hearing Manager Fang's words, and then continued to bow his head to thin sweet potatoes.
Politics, this kind of thing. I've had enough of my past life. It's too tiring to conspiracy and calculation every day, and the agency calculates. Moreover, after the strategy plans and war execution cases that flowed out of his hands were executed afterwards, Lu Heng saw the miserable scene, and his heart was extremely tired.
Now, I won't touch these things anymore.
Seeing that Lu Heng didn't seem to be interested in business schemes, Wang Tingzhi, who was sitting on the side and secretly observing Lu Heng's eyes, felt a little relieved.
As the second brother said, the position of the account clerk involves a lot of secrets, and you must be cautious when choosing people. Lu Gongzi is extremely smart, and he can see it from those perfect account books. If such a person who is extremely smart and has terrible computing power makes any mistakes, the Wang family will be dealt a major blow.
Now, seeing these things that Lu Heng said to the other manager, he was not enthusiastic at all. The stone hanging in Wang Tingzhi's heart was finally put down.
Wang Tingzhi glanced at her quietly, signaling that Manager Fang didn't have to test anymore. took out a handkerchief and wiped his fingers gently, looked at Lu Heng with a smile, and asked softly, "Is Gongzi Lu willing to be the treasurer of my palace?" β
Lu Heng was stunned for a moment, raised his head to look at the smiling Wang Tingzhi, and smiled faintly: "I don't want to!" β
"Ugh!" Wang Tingzhi was stunned for a while before reacting: "This is, why?" Could it be that Lu Gongzi doesn't look down on my Wang family? β
Lu Heng shook his head, wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, and said with a smile: "The eldest lady misunderstood, it's not that she looks down on the Wang family." I just don't want to be a bookkeeper, that's all. What's more, I think it's good to be a bookkeeper! β
Wang Tingzhi sighed, and a trace of regret flashed in her beautiful eyes.
The manager Fang on the side was inspired by it, and took the opportunity to step forward and ask: "Then Master Lu, be our palace, uh, the position of general ledger is always okay!" β
Lu Heng thought about it, raised his head and met Wang Tingzhi's expectant gaze, and finally nodded: "Okay!" β
In this way, by oral agreement, Lu Heng became the general ledger of the palace. didn't say anything about the salary, but when Wang Tingzhi was leaving,
With a sly smile on his face, he said, "I won't disappoint my son!" β
When I got home, it was night again. After eating the delicious boiled fish made by his sister-in-law, Lu Heng told his sister-in-law about his plan to work in the palace.
After listening to this, Liu Qingqing just sighed, and then continued to bury his head in eating. It's just that the corners of her mouth are slightly upturned, indicating that she seems to be smiling.
Well, I guess I'm glad to do it.
After eating, they went back to their houses.
Lu Heng read the book for a while and fell asleep. In my sleep, I vaguely heard the sound of the wind whirring outside the house, and the whispering sound of rustling......
Just rolled over and went back to sleep. The small stove in the house, making a whirring sound. Inside the furnace, the charcoal fire is blazing.
Night, quiet and warm.
PS: Iran is fully prepared, China has also strengthened its naval training in military struggle, and Argentina is also unhappy with Britain. In this undercurrent of the world, I would like to say, there are recommended tickets?