Chapter 26: Blind Date (I)
When Shi Bufan returned home, he had already separated from that Dugu Shang Palace. Shi Bufan didn't know what Li Yuan was doing when he asked Dugu Shanggong to inquire about the situation in his family, but Shi Bufan didn't think what Li Yuan planned to do, because Li Yuan, the emperor, might only inquire out of concern for those noble students, and he was probably not interested in anything else. And just like many parents in later generations to inquire about their children's teachers, it is also very normal, and it is not an uncommon thing, so Shi Bufan has no doubts.
However, on the contrary, that Dugu Shanggong left a deep impression on Shi Bufan. This woman is not an ordinary person, not only from the conversation but also from the demeanor, and even from the time out, it can be seen that this woman is very smart, and she is definitely a well-informed woman. She was able to become the Shang Palace of the palace at the age of twenty, and she definitely didn't rely on having a general's father and simply being related to Li Yuan. This Dugu Shanggong is also a knowledgeable and talented woman, who is erudite compared to the ancients. And although this one is only twenty years old, he has an intellectual temperament, which is not the kind of vase at all.
"If I had the possibility, if it was a past life, I think I might have pursued it? It's a pity, forget it, this plane is impossible! Shi Bufan thought.
Shi Bufan thought that it was impossible for him to pursue this Dugu Shang Palace, first of all, she was a court lady, and her identity alone was many grades higher than Shi Bufan. Moreover, the status of the female court official is special, and without the emperor's approval, it is impossible to get married without the emperor's consent. Shi Bufan didn't even see Li Yuan with his own eyes, so how could he want a female official to be his wife? If it's just an ordinary palace maid, it's just that, but Dugu Shanggong is a five-grade Shang Palace, not only one of the leaders of the female officials, but also the daughter of Dugu Kaiyuan, which is even more troublesome. Therefore, Shi Bufan didn't think that he could make Dugu Kaiyuan and Li Yuan agree, so Shi Bufan still didn't want to be delusional.
"Uncle Fu, how is the family doing lately?" Shi Bufan asked.
And Uncle Fu immediately said: "Childe, it's been good lately!" Recently, many people have sent us some things, which are quite valuable, and it seems that they are sent by many nobles in Chang'an! ”
"Well, since it's sent, then accept some of the average value, and then set up a fund for financial management, and then use the proceeds to do something to help orphans and widows." Shi Bufan said.
Shi Bufan knew that most of these things were sent by those noble families. Since ancient times, no matter how high the status is, no matter how high a person is, he must never offend his own children's teachers, and they understand this truth very well. So although they knew that Shi Bufan was just a nine-grade petty official, they were not very easy to offend, after all, Shi Bufan controlled the future of their children. So it's also good to send something over and hopefully make a good impression. However, according to the habits of his previous life, of course he didn't dare to accept gifts indiscriminately, so he just left some of the average value, and the rest was used to set up a fund and send it for investment.
"Childe, without your consent, I have the courage to promise a blind date for you, that is, tomorrow, can you go to the appointment?" Uncle Fu said.
"Blind date? I'm only eighteen years old, and you let me go on a blind date? Shi Bufan asked.
Uncle Fu immediately said: "Childe, although a man performs a crown ceremony at the age of twenty, in fact, he can get married after the age of fifteen. And I've found one for you, and I've seen them all, and it's very beautiful. Moreover, this woman is nineteen years old this year, and she is only one year older than your son. Of course, in fact, she should have been married a few years ago, but because her father had delayed a few years ago, she had not yet married at the age of seventeen. Originally, according to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, a woman who has not married after the age of seventeen will be forced to marry by the government. But at this time, her father had just died, and as a result, she had to keep filial piety for 27 months. And the last twenty-seven months are just enough, and she has become an old girl of nineteen. ”
"Originally, an old girl of such an age could only marry another man or take a concubine, but I heard the news and was a little interested. Because this girl is quite capable, she knows how to manage money. The very restaurant in Chang'an, which is also their family's property, should have been passed on to her eldest brother, but his eldest brother did not do his business all day long, but she was good. It's a pity that it's a girl who can't inherit the family business. Later, his eldest brother died before her father, leaving a grandson to inherit the family business. And her father saw that his grandson was still young, and he could only let her run the family business. However, she not only did a good job, but also opened two additional semicolons, which is considered good. ”
"I saw that she knew how to manage money, so I took the initiative to make an appointment for my son. In fact, originally as a son, a businesswoman is not worthy of a son. However, I was worried that Childe was not good at managing money, so I had to do so. ”
Uncle Fu also had an idea, he saw that Shi Bufan was not good at financial management in the past, so he took the initiative to find him a woman who was good at financial management, hoping that Shi Bufan could marry into the door to help manage money. However, Uncle Fu was obviously very disdainful in his mouth, because Shi Bufan is now an official, even if it is only a ninth grade, it is also an official, and officials almost disdain to marry merchants in ancient times, and women from merchants' families who marry officials are generally only able to be concubines. But Uncle Fu thought that in order to make the industry in Shi Bufan's family undefeated, it was also painstaking. He took the initiative to make an appointment for Shi Bufan to meet on a blind date, hoping that Shi Bufan could bring back a girl who could manage her finances, so that their family would not have to worry about the loss of their family business.
"Do you know how to manage money? That's a good ability! Shi Bufan thought.
As a later master's degree in economics, Shi Bufan knows a famous saying - if you don't manage money, money won't take care of you. However, although he is a master of economics, economics is a very large subject, and he does not study applied economics, but theoretical economics and macroeconomics. In fact, the scale of his macroeconomics is too large, and his macroeconomics is to study the economic trend of the whole country and various economic data. However, his degree is an academic degree, not an applied degree. On the contrary, he is not good at managing money for his family, which is actually very normal. It's like some surgeons dare to operate on people, but some of them don't even dare to kill chickens. According to the general understanding, the surgeon who dares to operate on people does not dare to kill chickens, is this too strange? But Shi Bufan didn't think it was strange, because different disciplines were almost interlaced like mountains! There are many schools of economics in his study, and he studied macroeconomics, but he is not very good at this method of personal finance. This is also a good thing for many officials to manage the government, but it is not a strange thing to manage the family to the point of being a mess.
"I know how to manage money, it's interesting!" Shi Bufan agreed.
About two days later, it happened to be the day of the Tang Dynasty's ten-day rest. During the Tang Dynasty, there was a rest for officials every ten days, which was actually a holiday. Except for a very small number of people on duty, most of the yamen are also out of office, so Shi Bufan has the opportunity to solve personal problems.
Shi Bufan came to the outside of a big restaurant in Chang'an, looked at the situation, and said secretly: "This is also a first-class restaurant in Chang'an, if you want to open such a large restaurant in the capital of later generations, it will be worth a lot of money!" What's more, I heard that there are two other branches, so it shouldn't be too bad to go. If it is such an industrial scale, I am afraid that the value is at least hundreds of millions, which can be regarded as rich. ”
Shi Bufan was also a little envious, although Uncle Fu said that he had wronged him by marrying an official and a businessman. But Shi Bufan doesn't think so, you must know that if it is a later generation of officials who do not have such a strict hierarchical thinking, if it is a low-level official in later generations who heard that they can marry the daughter of a businessman worth hundreds of millions of yuan, and she is also very beautiful, I am afraid that they will go upside down, so Shi Bufan does not think that it is a shame for him to marry a businessman's daughter.
"Are you Miss Qin here?" Shi Bufan asked.
"Is that Mr. Shi? Please! ”
Shi Bufan walked to the box in the restaurant, and then prepared to go on a blind date with a girl.
And Shi Bufan walked inside, and then saw a young woman about nineteen or twenty years old waiting here, and then she took the initiative to ask, "Is it Mr. Shi?" Have a seat! ”
When Shi Bufan saw this girl, she was still very beautiful at first glance, and her image was very good first of all. Nineteen or twenty years old, and she doesn't look like the kind of simple girl who stays at home and doesn't do anything, after all, she is also in charge of the family business, and naturally she is not comparable to those girls who don't go out of the door.
Shi Bufan came to the front, and that Miss Qin immediately took the initiative to pour tea, and then said, "Mr. Shi, please take a seat!" ”
Shi Bufan drank a cup of tea, and then frowned.
"Mr. Shi, isn't this tea good?" Miss Qin asked.
Shi Bufan finally spoke and said, "Hehe, Miss Qin, why does this tea taste so weird?" ”
"Strange? No? That Miss Qin asked rhetorically.
Shi Bufan finally couldn't bear it anymore and said, "What's in this tea?" ”
"In addition to fresh tea, there was some ginger, some spices and many other things. I just cooked this with my own hands, what do you think? Miss Qin asked.
Shi Bufan was speechless, this tea is still boiled? Shi Bufan has always heard that it is fried tea, and it is the first time I have heard of boiling tea.
"I remember that tea leaves should be fried, and I remember that there was a way to put the tea leaves in a pot and then stir-fry them to dry. Then the tea brewed has a pleasant aroma and tastes very good, much better than this tea with an unknown number of things added! Shi Bufan said.
After hearing this, Miss Qin immediately asked unexpectedly, "Is there still this practice?" Then I'll have someone try it another day! ”
However, Miss Qin seemed to be quite different next, she took the initiative to come to Shi Bufan's side and asked, "Mr. Shi, you are tired, right?" I'll rub it for you. ”
"Wait, why are you doing this?" Shi Bufan asked.
Shi Bufan has not encountered the first blind date, and the woman took the initiative to rub it for the man, so the progress is too fast, right? Even, Shi Bufan heard her idea of "curvy and flattery" from this Miss Qin's mouth, as if she wanted to make this marriage happen very much. Shi Bufan didn't plan to absolutely agree to this marriage, anyway, he would only plan to get married if he saw it, otherwise he would rather not get married for the time being, and he would not be reluctant. This means that as a man and woman in the 21st century, you must first be eye-catching, and if you can't look at it, you'd rather not get married first. Everyone is in good economic condition, so why force yourself?
"Mr. Shi, you are an official of the imperial court, and you have been promoted by the King of Qin. Even those who are responsible for teaching the descendants of the noble children have a bright future. I am only the daughter of a businessman, and it is my honor to be able to climb the high school of the school. How dare I hold up in front of Shi Xiaoshulang, so doing things for Mr. Shi, that's what I should. I know that if I can marry Mr. Shi, it will be my high climb. That's why I ......," Miss Qin immediately said with an inferiority complex.
But Shi Bufan immediately shook his head and said, "Miss Qin, you have disappointed me so much, so disappointed!" ”
Miss Qin's face suddenly turned pale, she didn't know why she had disappointed Shi Bufan? Originally, she thought that she was going to curry favor with her, and even doing this kind of personal shoulder rubbing could make Shi Bufan feel tempted by her. But she didn't expect Shi Bufan to be very disappointed, which made her very troublesome.
And Shi Bufan didn't know that Miss Qin had been preparing for this blind date for a long time, and even did a lot of things that she didn't want to do. Miss Qin has prepared a lot for this blind date, and he has even taken great pains for this blind date. Because she also has a reason to come on a blind date, because she also has other desires for Shi Bufan. Of course, on the other hand, he must get married as soon as possible, because according to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, if he does not marry after the age of seventeen, he must be forced to assign marriage by the government, and then he will not be in charge.
My father just died more than two years ago, which is a two-year delay. This time, she couldn't delay, and she had to find a way to marry herself off as soon as possible. If you don't marry yourself off as soon as possible, the government will force you to marry. Moreover, Miss Qin knew that some people were planning to use the government to force marriage and use this rule to marry someone else. And the other party has a deep purpose, and wants to deliberately destroy their family's industry.
So Miss Qin quickly agreed to Uncle Fu's blind date request, and even she hoped to ensure the Qin family's property by marrying Shi Bufan. For this reason, she did not hesitate to take the initiative to please, and even planned to do such a thing as taking the initiative to rub her shoulders.
It's a pity that there are so many, but in exchange for a sentence - too disappointed. This made Miss Qin feel troublesome, if she couldn't let Shi Bufan marry her, then their family's family business might be in danger.