Chapter 224: The Rich Household's Loyalty (1)
Zhixing ate and slept enough to discuss major matters, and continued for a whole day, and in the evening, he specially found the messenger of the Guo family's own family, sent the letter out non-stop, and then let out a long sigh of relief, and took his wife back to the next door.
Soon after he left, Qi You immediately lay on the desk and wrote a short letter.
The spring return warmed the soup at noon in a small stove, and kept it for Ah Rong, who returned late, and saw that there were still many more, so he took a bowl and sent it to the study.
After dinner, after the Zhixing couple relieved their awkwardness and left hand in hand, Qi You entered the study alone, and at this moment the night was approaching for a long time, and drinking a bowl of soup could also cushion the stomach.
When she pushed the door in, Qi You just stopped his pen and hung aside.
Chun Gui put down the soup bowl and glanced at it casually, and saw Zhou Han's name at this glance.
"Are you writing a letter to Zhou Han? Why didn't you write earlier and ask the Guo family messenger to send it out? ”
Qi You picked up the bowl and took a sip, and the fatigue between his eyebrows was slightly relieved.
Hearing this, the corners of his mouth curved slightly, and he directly moved the letter paper to Chungui: "Sister Chun, take a look." ”
Chungui glanced at him and sat down beside him.
There were only a few lines on the letter, and she could sweep it all in one scan.
She was surprised as soon as she saw the beginning: "Album? ”
"Do you want Zhou Han to send a batch of albums that you compiled at the beginning?"
Qi You held the soup bowl and nodded with a light smile.
"Do you want to make a picture album ......" Chun Gui didn't finish asking, he subconsciously looked at the last line, and then looked up and couldn't help but smile and said: "Are you going to try these enlightenment albums into a private school?" ”
Qi You nodded again.
Chungui was speechless for a while, and only looked at him blankly.
This album created a lot of momentum for him and Zhixing Zhou Han in Kyoto, and after they took office, the album business was all handed over to the Guo family, and it has been widely circulated in Kyoto. Although the album business was booming, it did not completely penetrate into the homes of the common people.
At this moment, Qi You took advantage of the expansion of the private school to send Zhou Han an enlightenment album, which was intended to be used in this newly built private school.
"These two counties have tried your hand-painted porcelain, Sister Chun, and they are going to try out the Ci'an Hall, and the private school can naturally also try it out. This album has been circulating in Kyoto for a long time, and it is very popular with children, and it is boring to enlighten the children, so why not use this album to add fun to children. ”
Qi You said slowly: "If it is feasible, this album can naturally be promoted to the official schools of major private schools." ”
"In this matter, I will also ask Zhou Han to speak to the Holy Lord alone."
As for why you don't let Zhixing know first......
He sighed: "Although it is much easier to build a house than to build a cave, and there will be a large number of laborers available, it will take a month or two to say the least, and this visit will have to continue, and the hand-painted porcelain in the cave has also been moved, and he is running around at both ends, so he does not need to let him know about this album for the time being, so as not to divide his mind again." After the completion of the Tsz An Hall and several private schools, and the resettlement of the elderly, I will explain to him again. ”
"Lest he be tired of what he is today, Sister Chun, you have to be in a hurry."
The first few sentences were just right, Chungui nodded while listening, and this last sentence was quite tasteful. She couldn't help but laugh and said, "Am I in a hurry today?" ”
Qi You looked at her with a smile: "We are different from them, I have never hidden from Sister Chun, and Sister Chun has never avoided me. ”
This is said to be in the heart of the spring return.
Maybe it's the newlyweds, and they don't have the opportunity to get along with each other in the past, and the couple has to run in carefully, not like them, like an old husband and wife.
Chungui pretended to sigh: "Then I can only rely on you." ”
The couple looked at each other and smiled.
Thinking of something again, Chun Gui reminded: "By the way, in a few days, you and Zhixing are afraid that you will have to set aside a day, I see that Ah Rong's new shop is about to open, and the two of you have more or less made a trip to support the scene." ”
A few stupid boys did business for the first time, although she clearly said that she would let it go, but now it has come to an end, and the adults in the family have to come forward to show it.
"Okay."
The moonlight outside the window is thick, and there are many insects in spring and summer, and when the lights are turned off in the house, a few sounds from time to time will become clearer and clearer until dawn.
……
Recently, among several wealthy families in the county, only the old man Hong had a very smooth life, and after receiving the reward of the saint, the fifty taels of silver were offered in the family ancestral hall, leading the juniors to worship and worship, and a good scene of glorious lintel.
A few days ago, the private kiln on the outskirts of the town was emptied, and the workers who practiced their skills and a group of helpers moved to the newly completed official kiln, which means that his private kiln can also start construction as soon as possible.
Because of the praise of the saint, his cave was also like a flash of golden light, and the big orders fell one by one, and he was soft in business.
is not only the real benefits, but also the envy of everyone makes him more comfortable, that is, several of their porters walk on the road more face-to-face than others.
The rest of the landlords were extremely red-eyed, it was a reward given by the saint, the only emperor in the world, it was a stone, and they all rushed to ask for it, not to mention the real silver.
But no matter how much they thought about it, there was nothing they could do, and finally they didn't know that the brains were turning fast, so they sent the concierge to go to the door of the county government and the two adults to squat at the door to find out the news.
One went, and the next few followed.
After squatting for more than ten days, the two adults went out early and returned late, and the two families were strict in terms of mouth, and after these ten days passed, they didn't hear any news. The landlords had no choice but to sigh a few times at home for the benevolence of adults, but they did not call back the people who found the news.
Finally on this day, the two county offices actually posted a recruitment notice early in the morning, and the recruitment book is not unusual.
Only this time, there were more and more onlookers, and men, women, and children all came up.
In such a small notice, it is clearly written that this recruitment is to build a Ci'an Hall for the elderly who have no support for them, and three private schools, and the second is to take care of the lonely and widowed elderly.
The former requires a large number of workers, while the latter requires careful women to clean up their rooms and sweep the courts.
If you want to say that this private school doesn't know, there have already been rumors in several villages that Lord Cheng is going to expand the private school, so everyone also skipped it after reading it.
But what is this Tzu An Tang?
The crowd continued to look down.
……
For the elderly who have no provisions? Don't want money yet?
There are such good things in the world???
The onlookers looked at me one by one, I looked at you, and they didn't know what to say for a while, and they all froze in place.
Such silence came abruptly, until a young probe from Yu County probed his head and opened his mouth tentatively.
“…… In the past few days, I have seen Lord Liu run to the homes of those old people in our county who have no children and daughters every day, and send silver and rice grain, which should be true! ”
After this reminder, several people in Yu County remembered that this was indeed the case. Although Zhixing's movement is not big, it can't stand the old man who has been taken care of from saying a few words to the outside world from time to time, so there are more people who know.
It's just that sending silver and rice grain is nothing, and the successive county commanders have more or less sent some, and what really scares them is the two big characters of Ci'an Hall and Ming Huanghuang Support written on the notice.
Who doesn't know what maintenance means!
Can the government do this?!
But this notice has been posted, and it can't be fake!
Everyone looked at each other, they bumped into two blue sky masters, didn't they?!
All morning, many people came and went the notices, and those who did not know how to read read and listened, and those who knew how to read and write slipped down at a glance.
None of them were shocked when they saw it, and the people in the village or the lonely old people living next door ran fast to deliver the news after seeing it. There were also many women who were tempted to go home with their baskets of vegetables and go to discuss.
In just half a day, the news spread both inside and outside.
Those gatekeepers who were guarding near the county government naturally rushed back non-stop to report back to the master's family.
At the same time, another group of small servants guarding in front of Cheng Liu's two houses naturally got another piece of news.
Coming and going to the gatehouse of each family, after so many days, Steward Qiu could recognize it with his eyes closed, and he wanted to find a reason to drive away, but this day of spring returned to give him a small task.
Although he was puzzled, he also pretended to be decent, muttering about the lack of silver in the county government as he walked, muttering to the ears of a few idle little people who were eating melon seeds.
This is a terrible thing! A few little guys stopped swallowing melon seeds, stopped gossiping, jumped and squatted and ran away with their sore legs.
I saw that Steward Qiu frowned at the door of the shop: "It's like a monkey, don't come again!" ”
After complaining, I rushed to report the letter to Chungui.
……
These little guys went back to their respective homes, and before they even had time to breathe, they rushed to their own master and rushed to their masters, and even shouted out the news that there was no silver in the two county offices like a trumpet.
frightened a few old men into a trance.
Out of money? What if you run out of money? Why is there no money?
Old man Hong has a clever steward at the door, and he reminded his master of the snow disaster a year ago, and when he heard the word "no money" at this time, he had already strung together the news reported by another batch of small servants.
Hurriedly said to his master: "Xiu Ci'an Hall! Repair private school! There is no money in the county! ”
It was said with excitement on his face.
It's a pity that my lord is older and sluggish, and he said angrily: "You are still so excited when there is no money in the county office!" ”
The steward quickly calmed down and explained this rare opportunity to his master.
For the two adults, it is naturally not a good thing to run out of money to repair the Ci'an Hall and the private school! But to your own master!
These days, I worry about how to show my face in front of two adults every day, isn't this the opportunity coming!
"What kind of place is Tzu An Church? It's a great place for the well-being of the county! What is a private school? It's a great place to be a reader! ”
The steward was excited: "There is no money in the county, but you have money, master!" A lot of money was sent up to the adults to repair the Ci'an Hall and repair the private school, why not leave a name in front of the two adults! ”
Master:......
He needed to react for a while, but the steward had already torn things apart, and he didn't need to think about anything at all, so he immediately slammed the table:
"So what are you waiting for! Prepare some silver! Get in the carriage again! I'll go over now! ”
The steward hurriedly responded: "Okay, okay, the little one will go to the account room to pay the silver!" ”
……
When the money was ready, and the carriage was waiting in front of the door, the steward's chest was completely relieved, and he glanced at the house with great pride.
Most of the people living in this row are a few foreign masters, and when his lord sent this silver, he contributed to this good deed, and in the future, several households around this row will not only envy the master of the Hong family!
It's just that before he could be proud, the houses on the left and right sides suddenly opened the doors, and the steward glanced at them casually, and this time he saw a carriage running out of the houses on both sides.
His eyelids jumped suddenly, and he suddenly felt uneasy, and hurriedly pulled the little guy next to him and whispered, "Quick!" Go and urge the master! ”
Then there were a few decent stewards following the carriages, carrying a box draped in red silk.
Box?
He subconsciously looked at his carriage, which was exactly the same, and there was a box with a red cloth hanging on it.
The chest was full of silver.
When I looked up again, I bumped into the fierce gaze of a housekeeper on the right, and just like myself, I pulled a little guy over and said a few words, and the little guy immediately turned his head and ran into the door.
Same.
The steward chuckled in his heart.
It's a shame, this is a person who rushes to give money!