With the help of Wang Qifang's nose, Mama Sun set up a female household, and then passed five catties to her name, officially named Sun Wu.

With a son, Mama Sun only felt that she had something to rely on for the rest of her life, so she ruthlessly took out all her savings and bought a small courtyard near Dongshi, which was not large in area and expensive in convenience.

When I bought the yard, Mama Sun's money was still a little short, five catties, oh no, it should be called Sun Wu now, Sun Wu handed over all his belongings to Mama Sun, so there was still a lot of silver, Wang Qifang heard about it, and simply gave Mama Sun an advance salary for next year in advance, and wrapped a big New Year's red envelope, so that she could get the house at the end of the year.

In fact, Mama Sun was able to buy a property in the capital at this price, and she was somewhat stained with the light of Gengxu's change.

At the time of the coup, the capital was in chaos, I don't know how many surnames were killed by mistake, and I don't know how many small Beijing officials were connected, and when everything calmed down, the government sent someone to count and rectify, and there were so many ownerless houses in the city.

Well, more is better than less, but this is also the income of the imperial court.

As a result, the Jingzhao Mansion sent officials to auction off the ownerless and confiscated properties according to the custom.

It's a pity that the capital has just settled down, and many surnames are frightened by the coup d'état a few days ago, and they are all thinking that if there is another change in Beijing, it is good to go out and flee if they have money in their hands.

Therefore, although the houses auctioned by the government are cheap, there are very few people who actually come to buy them.

When Wang Qifang helped Grandma Sun make up the money to buy a house, she showed this, she hurriedly counted the money on hand, selected a few well-located houses, and bought them all in one go.

Whether there will be another coup d'état in the capital, Wang Qifang does not know, but she understands that investment is risky. Today, she bought these yards at a super low price, and maybe they will rise sharply in ten or twenty years. There is no shortage of silver left and right now, and it is better to take it out and invest it than to let this silver grow hair in the space in vain. In the future, when they grow up, they will have a few more industries.

Mama Sun has a son and bought a house, her heart is finally steady, she feels Jī Wang Qifang's fulfillment and help, when disciplining Yuan Niang and the young lady, she is also very attentive, not only patient but also unreserved, the two children are making progress every day, Wang Qifang sees it in her eyes, and she is happy in her heart.

Xu is a smooth thing, in addition to the smooth things at home, the Confucian Chamber of Commerce has gradually resumed normal operation after the coup.

On the third day after the capital was stabilized, Wang Qifang led Xiaoxin Ge'er to hold a Confucian business conference.

The elder brother recited the words his mother taught him in public, to the effect that he knew that everyone had suffered a lot of losses in the Gengxu Affair, and he, as the president, should solve problems for the Confucian merchants.

For this reason, he had asked the new emperor to exempt him from the taxes of the Confucian merchants in Beijing for three years, and the new emperor Long Enhao had granted his request.

In addition, he also decided to sell a quarter of the shares of Zhao's tobacco monopoly to the Confucian merchants in Beijing and promised that after three years, he would completely give up the tobacco business... In the end, he held a small bun face, pretending to be serious and said to the Confucian businessmen that this is the main purpose of the Confucian Chamber of Commerce if there is money.

When the Confucian businessmen heard this, they were immediately overjoyed with the two benefits that Xiaoxin Ge'er gave them, among which the exemption from taxes for three years was not worth anything, and the Confucian merchants were detached, exempted from all kinds of taxes and servitude, and the only thing to pay was the commercial tax, which was only five quarters of the profits. What really matters to them is the tobacco business, which can divide the huge profits.

Especially when I heard Xiaoxin's promise to sell all the tobacco in three years, everyone was surprised and delighted, and after the surprise, they sincerely admired it, this is the president of the Confucian Chamber of Commerce Exhibition, this kind of xiōng is harmonious, except for the new president, there are really few people in the world who can have it.

After serving, the seniors who participated in the conference were finally convinced, and those who were dissatisfied with Zhao Liangchun as the president also stopped, and everyone began to recognize this five-year-old baby as the president from the bottom of their hearts.

This also directly led to the fact that when the Zhao family was holding the funeral, all the merchants in the capital stood small

On the new brother's side, on the one hand, he accused Zhao San of being unfilial, unkind, and unjust, and on the other hand, he praised President Zhao for his filial piety, kindness, benevolence and beauty.

"That's the charm of profit, you know?"

Wang Taofang saw everyone's reaction and took the opportunity to teach his son.

"Well, I see, if I don't give them benefits, no matter how good I do, they'll accuse me of it, right?" The little new brother nodded with an old-fashioned face, and replied in a milky voice.

"That's right. Of course, I'm not asking you to blindly take advantage of the benefits to buy the world" Wang Qifang was also afraid that Xiaoxin Ge'er would go to extremes, and added: "First, you still have to do things according to the rules and principles, and secondly." While making sure that you are sitting upright, you should also give others some benefits. If your words and deeds are inappropriate, even if the silver is used to block other people's mouths, it can only be blocked for a while, but not for a lifetime, understand? ”

Brother Xiaoxin twisted his eyebrows and thought for a long time before slowly nodding, "Well, I understand." Don't worry, I will listen to Mr. well, understand the rules, talk about etiquette, and never let people find out. Speaking of this, Brother Xiaoxin pursed his lips again, and muttered: "Mother, Mr. has been gone for a long time, when will you come back?" Last time, he said that when it snowed, he would take me to make a snow sculpture. It's snowing several times now, but he never comes back. Wang Qifang patted the top of her son's head and comforted him with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. will come back after finishing his business." Hehe, don't always think about playing, let me ask you, have you done all the homework left for you when Mr. left? Seeing his son bowing his head and playing with his fingers with a weak heart, Wang Qifang gently poked his forehead with one finger, and scolded with a smile: "If Mr. Ming'er comes back, I see that you don't practice big characters and don't memorize books well, and you will be punished heavily." Hey, you're still making snow sculptures, I think it's almost the same as hitting your board. ”

Wang Qifang definitely didn't expect that she had the quality of a crow's mouth, so when she said this, she didn't expect it to really come true.

However, the next afternoon, when her huge carriage stopped firmly in front of the door, Wang Qifang just wanted to slap you in the mouth and make you talk nonsense.

It's not that she doesn't welcome Li Zhen's return, it's that she rejects the little lady of the Song family who is holding Li Zhentian's fiancée.

I don't know if it's Wang Qifang's illusion, when she saw Song Yuanchun again, she always felt that this suspected colleague seemed to have changed again, and she was actually very cold to Li Zhen, who she once loved, and kept asking about Li Zhentian's news.

“… As soon as she got out of the capital, she was seriously ill, and she couldn't find a doctor in the wilderness, so her illness was delayed, and she burned dizzily for several days. ”

Li Zhen was more entangled than Wang Qifang, what is this called, he went out, and he didn't look at any Jingni, so he tossed it back again.

Don't recognize anyone? Wang Qifang listened to it familiarly, and spoke in her heart, could it be that Song Yuanchun was taken away again?

Li Zhentian didn't care much, and after comforting Li Zhen casually, he promised that when the spring was warm, they would set off and start the journey of traveling the world again, as for that Miss Song, he had already contacted the people of the Song family, and it was estimated that someone would come to pick her up after the year, and she didn't have much to do with her.

But what happened next made Li Zhentian want to send someone to send Song Yuanchun home immediately.

In the evening, Li Zhentian was accustomed to dealing with things in the study of the outer courtyard, and he wrote letters to the grandfather and eldest lady of Pingzhou respectively, informing them of the latest movements in the capital, and then conveyed new tasks to the helmsmen of various places.

This time is the time when the outer courtyard is loosely guarded, and it is also a time when those who have a heart can calculate.

There was a slight creak, and the door to the study opened.

Li Zhentian thought it was a subordinate who came to deliver hot water, so he didn't raise his head and said, "Just put it on a small table on the side." ”

Knowing that the sound of Suosuo's clothes rubbing against him came from far and near, it was clear that the visitor did not do what he commanded, but came to him on his own initiative. Suddenly inhaled a strong huā fragrance between his noses, Li Zhentian resisted the urge to sneeze, stopped his pen in displeasure, raised his head, and prepared to drink this unruly subordinate back, when he saw the face of the person who came, he was stunned.

Frowning slightly, Li Zhentian's tone was detached, and he said coldly: "Little lady of the Song family, is there anything wrong with being so late?" "I scolded in my heart, where did all the people at the door die, and I actually let a woman come in the middle of the night?!

Song Yuanchun held the tray, standing at the desk with a smile, she put things down, stretched out two white slender little hands, cocked her orchid fingers, and twisted the white porcelain ruffled shallow-bottomed porcelain plate with graceful hands, and there were a few delicate snacks on the plate like huā, she brought the dish to Li Zhentian's side, and said softly: "This is a few snacks made by my own hands, seeing that the light in the eldest young master's study is still on, thinking that you must still be in the office, I sent it to you, right to be a supper, how about you taste it?!" As he spoke, Shu Yuanchun picked up a piece and sent it to Li Zhentian's mouth, and with the other hand, he held the handkerchief under the snack, making it look like he was feeding it himself.

At this time, the door panel knocked lightly twice, and Wang Qifang pushed the door and walked in, "Haven't finished writing yet?" Brother Xiaoxin raised his eyes but saw Song Yuanchun snuggling up to Li Zhentian with a smile, still holding a snack in his hand, as if he was saying something, the eyes of the two were ambiguously entangled, and Wang Qifang was stunned...@.