The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 254 The So-Called Help
"Very good, Xiao Jing, when I came to Xuanwulou today, I found that the room on the fourth floor of your Xuanwulou seems to be filled with people from your chamber of commerce?" Mrs. Cheng asked.

Xuan Shijing nodded: "Exactly, the shopkeepers of the entire chamber of commerce are basically working here, and it is more convenient to schedule." Xuan Shijing has nothing to hide from these dukes and wives. Those who are able to sit here are those who have an unusual relationship with the Hou Mansion, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are a family. Secondly, not only the Hou Mansion does business behind the scenes, but these Duke Mansions all have their own caravans. Otherwise, how could such a large mansion be able to support it with the Duke's salary.

"Xiaojing, do you have any vacancies here?" Mrs. Cheng asked again.

Seeing Mrs. Cheng's expression, Xuan Shijing vaguely understood that Mrs. Cheng also wanted to get an office that belonged to them and also belonged to the foundation on the fourth floor of Xuanwulou.

"Aunt Cheng, don't worry, my nephew will let someone arrange it. In the future, if all aunts are free, you can go to the fourth floor of Xuanwu Chou. I dare not say anything else. My nephew will cover all the food in Xuanwu Chou." Xuan Shi Jing laughed.

Hearing what Xuan Shijing said, Mrs. Cheng also laughed cheerfully.

"Master Hou, let's Yan Lai Lou." Qin Yuxin said: "I will contribute [-] yuan on behalf of Yan Lai Lou, and I will not be the vice president. After all, according to my status as a concubine, it is not appropriate to be with the wives Yes, the concubine and Bingyue have nothing else to ask for, it's just a reputation, what does Hou Ye think?"

Xuan Shijing smiled and said: "Very good, Yan Lai Building is making money every day, and the proprietress Yuxin is also rich and powerful. The foundation really cannot do without the help of proprietress Yuxin."

Regarding the identities of Qin Yuxin and Qin Bingyue, the wives present did not hold anything against them. The wives have come all the way from the troubled times and are used to seeing ups and downs, so they are naturally more open than others. , a layer of skin, who is more expensive than whom?If they were ordinary brothel prostitutes, they might still discriminate against them, but Qin Yuxin and Qin Bingyue from Yanlailou have been famous in Chang'an for these years, and they have also heard about them. With compassion in my heart, at least on the surface, I have compassion in my heart, and I did not accept the children in the hands of those who sell children.

Now that Qin Yuxin has stated that he only contributes money to gain fame and does not participate in the affairs of the foundation, the dukes and wives are naturally happy in their hearts. Although the two are considered innocent, there is still a difference in their identities in the eyes of others. Well, if they are really together, they have joined the foundation, and the reputation has not been earned, but the face has been lost first, which is not worth the candle.

Soon, all the money promised by everyone was sent to Xuanwulou. There is a large storage room in the basement of Xuanwulou. It was originally used to store some ingredients and ice cubes stored in winter. Now it has been cleaned out, and the ingredients are put on the other side separately. There are only a few ice cubes left in it. It is now winter, and it is useless to store ice cubes, so the ice cubes inside are also taken It was transported out, anyway, new ice cubes will be re-stored this winter.

Afterwards, Xuan Shijing ordered everyone to carry all the money underground, and asked the accountant to record it, record it in the account book, and hand it over to Wang.

The people under Xuan Shijing's subordinates are also very agile, especially most of the people who are arranged in Xuanwu Chou have just come from Erxianzhuang. Now since they have nothing else to do, they are idle, so they go to Xuanwu Hug to be a helper.

On the fourth floor, a house was quickly cleaned up. There were ready-made desks, chairs, four treasures of the study, and bookshelves. Shi Jing's room, now it comes in handy in advance.

After setting everything up, the dukes and wives came to 'work' enthusiastically.

According to what Xuan Shijing said, the dukes and wives first sent posts to their friends in their boudoirs, asking them if they were interested in joining and forming a good relationship. Afterwards, it was a statute for the entire foundation. drawn up.

As the saying goes, without rules, there is no circle.

What Xuan Shijing said at the time was that the foundation does not only refer to helping the victims of the disaster, but also the ordinary poor people. I feel that I should help, and I will also allocate funds to help others.

As for how to help, there must be a limit, Xuan Shijing told them that they should save the emergency rather than the poor.

The dukes and wives were very puzzled. Isn’t the establishment of the foundation to help those in need?
This Xuan Shijing also thought about how to explain the truth to them. I can’t say that I have seen some things in my previous life, some people, some people who spared no effort to help others. If you want to help, you will feel that this is what you should do. When one day this person can no longer provide him with help, then the problem will come.
Therefore, the explanation given by Xuan Shijing is: if you invite a beggar to eat three meat buns a day, after a month, if you only invite him to eat two, then he will resent you, but he did not expect that you invite him to eat It is your kindness, not the responsibility to support him all the time.

Because he got used to this kind of charity over time, and thought it was a matter of course. After a long time, he lost the heart of gratitude. A person who can't even be grateful is basically hopeless.
Human inertia and habit are terrible things.

Even though it was explained in this way, the dukes and wives were still confused, so they decided in their hearts to find a beggar outside the city and try to see if what Xuan Shijing said was true.

The novelty temporarily wiped out the enthusiasm for mahjong of several princes and wives, including Wang. Originally, Xuan Shijing thought whether they could set up a table in the office.
To say that the ladies of the Duke and Duchess are bored at home is not entirely true. As the saying goes, a man is in charge of the outside and a woman is in charge of the house. A large mansion also needs to be taken care of, and those who take care of the mansion are almost all these virtuous housemates, but , there are not only these ladies in the mansion, but also housekeepers, accountants and others in the mansion, and what these ladies need to do is just to come up with an idea, and sometimes even just help to convey the matter to the owner, so free Time to come to Xuanwu cuddle 'to work' is more than enough.

For example, Xuan Shijing's mother, Wang, is almost in charge of the affairs of the Hou Mansion, and Zhong Zishuo is in charge of the affairs of the Hou family. Wang trusts Zhong Zishuo, so she simply lets him do it. Anyway, there is still her own son.
All of a sudden, the fourth floor of Xuanwulou became the busiest place in the whole Xuanwulou, even the dining hall downstairs couldn't compare.

(End of this chapter)