In Luofu, Mrs. Luo was reclining on a soft couch, a maid behind her twisted her long freshly washed hair with a dry cloth, and another maid knelt in front of her and beat her sore back.

The carriages of those years had no rubber wheels, and it was very bumpy to sit on. Although Mrs. Luo is only in her thirties, she is not old, but she is usually pampered. After such a long journey back from the capital, I was very tired along the way.

After a while, Mrs. Luo said to the mother-in-law who was standing aside: "Everyone is tired today, go to Gongzi's side and tell him not to come over for dinner." Then ask him what he wants to eat at night, and tell the kitchen to make it and send it to him. ”

The mother-in-law agreed to go out.

After a while, she came back, looking worried, and looked at Mrs. Luo and stopped.

"What's wrong?" Mrs. Luo asked.

"Childe, he ......," the mother-in-law said in a hurry, "he came back and took a quick bath, and then went out." ”

Mrs. Luo was silent for a moment, and sat up straight, startling the two maids.

"Go and keep watch, and he will come back and tell him to come to me at once." She said coldly.

"Yes." The mother-in-law agreed, turned around and went out.

After about a meal, the mother-in-law came in and said, "Madam, the son is back, but as soon as he comes back, he goes to the master." ”

"Comb your hair simply." Mrs. Luo instructed the maid.

After combing her hair, she hurried to Luo Weitao's inner study.

Seeing Mrs. Luo come in, Luo Qian hurriedly stood up and shouted, "Mother." ”

Mrs. Luo let out an "um" and sat down with a cold face.

Luo Weitao glanced at his wife, turned his face to Luo Qian and said, "You go on." ”

Luo Qian said what Xia Jin wanted to fill up the stinky pond just now, and then moved the yamen over.

When Mrs. Luo heard that her son would go to find Xia Jin as soon as he came back, she was extremely unhappy, and snorted coldly: "So many years. How many people can't think of a good way to fill up the pond, she is a little girl, what good way can she do? Don't lie to you, do you? ”

Luo Weitao's face sank. scolded him: "She can be deceived for a while, can she still be deceived for a lifetime?" I don't know! ”

Mrs. Luo has a hard temperament. Where can I stand this kind of rebuke? If you open your mouth, you will quarrel.

Luo Qian, who was on the side, hurriedly grabbed her and said, "Mother, naturally she came up with a way, and we paid for it." We won't be fooled. ”

When Mrs. Luo was young, her temper was even tougher than now, and she often quarreled with Luo Weitao. I've been tired of arguing for the past few years, and I'm too lazy to quarrel with each other.

Seeing her son playing a round game, she "hummed" and stopped talking.

Luo Weitao ignored him. Turned his head and asked Luo Qian: "So, does she want to buy Tangxi at a low price, fill it in, or build a house for sale, or sell land, and make a lot of money?" ”

"She said, let me, Lin Yun, and Bai Ting do this together, and she used the profits of Yushanzhai to buy shares, and only accounted for one percent of the shares." Luo Qian said, and added a sentence as he spoke, "Yushan Zhai was opened by her with Miss Xuanping Hou Cen and Wu'an Hou Shizi Su Gongzi. This one into shares. It's the three of them. ”

Luo Weitao was stunned for a moment, then patted the case, and sighed: "Strange woman! Such a bearing. It's that many men can't catch up. ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Luo Qian, his eyes full of regret.

He was different from Mrs. Luo. Mrs. Luo is an in-house woman, and she only looks at immediate interests. And he sees a much longer view. Judging from the paper and what I just said, Xia Jin is by no means comparable to ordinary boudoir women. She is unusual, and Xia Qi, who is the same mother as her, will never be inferior. The Xia family has these two brothers and sisters, are you afraid that you won't be able to bare the lintel in the future?

Pity. This time, he was promoted, and he has inherited the love of the minister's book. The reason why the two families have not mentioned the relationship between their children and daughters. It's just that there is still an internal dispute on the woman's side.

Luo Qian didn't know that he went to Beijing to follow his parents to the Shangshu house of the Ministry of Officials, and he had already been seen. And for the sake of a prefect, his family decisions are no longer in the hands of his parents.

At this time, seeing his father's admiration for Xia Jin, he was overjoyed and said to Luo Weitao: "Dad, I want to marry Miss Xia as his wife." ”

In the matter of the paper, he did not pretend to be Xia Qi's name, but directly told Luo Weitao that it was Xia Jin who came up with the idea. This time, although Xia Jin, who met him, pretended to be Xia Qi, he still didn't hide anything, and directly told Luo Weitao that it was Xia Jin who met him.

The reason why he did this was to get his father's support. After all, this is still a patriarchal society, and if Luo Weitao supports him to marry Xia Jin, Mrs. Luo will not be able to oppose it.

"We'll talk about that later." Luo Weitao said vaguely.

If the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Officials does not want to marry his family after thinking about it, you can consider this Xia girl. If you marry the Shangshu family, and the newly married daughter-in-law is virtuous, you can also take this Xia girl as a concubine.

Luo Weitao said this, and Luo Qian couldn't say anything more. His father didn't object, and it was a big surprise for him.

"And what are you going to do now?" Luo Weitao pulled the topic back.

Luo Qian stared and said: "If this thing wants to be done, the most important thing is not the right to grant land, nor the funds, but Miss Xia's idea of filling in the lake." And after doing this, my father and a few adults have already gained the benefits of reputation, and we have too much in terms of interests, which is not authentic. Being known is a loss of reputation.

Moreover, Miss Xia's shares do not represent herself, but include the two major candidates of Xuanping Hou and Wu'an Hou. The two real power candidates only gave them such a small share, even if the two governments were generous and did not pursue it, it would not be appropriate. In my opinion, each of our three mansions will have one and a half percent, and the remaining fifty and a half will be divided between Miss Xia and the two waiting houses. What does Daddy think? ”

Luo Weitao was greatly relieved and praised: "Not bad, very good." 'Willing to give', there is 'giving' to have 'gain'. A gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way. Never reach out for what you shouldn't reach, or you'll get into trouble. You can not be greedy, know how to make trade-offs, very good! ”

He waved his hand: "This matter, when I talk to a few adults tomorrow, you can do it." Taking advantage of the fact that there is not much rain now, the pond was quickly filled. You go back and rest first, and wait for my news. ”

"Yes." Luo Qian happily agreed and withdrew.

Mrs. Luo was about to leave, but Luo Weitao stopped her: "Madam, wait a minute." ”

Mrs. Luo had no choice but to stay.

Such a good thing, Luo Weitao is naturally positive. As soon as he went to the office the next morning, he summoned two deputies, sat down to discuss the matter, and then sent his chief attendant back and told Luo Qian: "The master has discussed it with Lord Lin and Lord Bai. The lord said, just do what the son said. (To be continued)