The Pretty Eldest Daughter of a Scholar's Family

Chapter 777 Philanthropy
Sure enough, as Zhang Ping'an wished, their husband and wife were soon invited into the Zhen Guogong's mansion.

Although Zhang Ping'an signed a deed of sale, and Shen Qiao's deed of sale was also in Su Yunduo's hands, in fact, one of the two had never been a slave in the government, and the other had been canceled by Su Yunduo in the government before they got married. For various reasons, and also at Zhang Ping'an's request, the deed of sale has not been destroyed.

Although the husband and wife are said to be under Su Yunduo's subordinates, they are no longer slaves, and they have never been slaves of the Zhen Guogong Mansion from the beginning to the end.

However, they themselves always felt that they were Su Yunduo's slaves, and they all had an innate respect for the Duke of Zhen's mansion. Since they entered the gate of the Duke of Zhen's mansion, they had to go to the Zhenghe Hall to kowtow to pay their respects.

Lu Mingyang and An's have always been very aware that Zhang Ping'an is one of Su Yunduo's most capable assistants, and they also know that Shen Qiao is the beloved daughter of Shen Bao, the head of the village in charge of the hot springs in Leyou Villa. Naturally, they are more kind to Zhang Ping'an and his wife. After treating the couple's heads, Hongxiu specially asked Hongxiu to personally send them to Xiaofengyuan, which is quite rare and courteous.

When the couple entered Xiaofengyuan, they naturally kowtowed and congratulated Lu Jinkang and Su Yunduo again.

Su Yunduo originally wanted them to kowtow to her, but she also knew that Zhang Ping'an had always insisted on this, so she could only sit firmly with Lu Jinkang and bear the head of their husband and wife.

When the two of them got up, it was natural for them to sit down and talk.

Shen Qiao was quite courageous, and she was no stranger to Lu Jinkang, but because this was her first visit to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and the first time to meet the two masters so formally, she was naturally a little cautious.

Even though Lu Jinkang had restrained his aura, even though Su Yunduo was very kind, when Su Yunduo asked the couple to sit down and talk, Shen Qiao, who is normally bright and generous, only dared to sit with half of her buttocks.

Seeing that Su Yunduo felt tired, he shook his head in his heart, but he also understood that even if Lu Jinkang restrained his aura, not everyone could bear it. After a little consideration, he decided to let Lu Jinkang take Zhang Pingan to the study to discuss matters. Lu Jinkang knew everything about it.

Ever since she became pregnant, Lu Jinkang has often suggested to her that she let her put down the affairs in her hands and take care of the baby. Since this is the case, it is better to let Lu Jinkang take care of the wine shop directly from today onwards. She is just happy to relax.

Su Yunduo glanced lightly at Lu Jinkang beside him. Lu Jinkang naturally received the message from Su Yunduo, and was a little surprised in his heart. He couldn't help raising his eyebrows slightly at Su Yunduo. He stood up and led Zhang Pingan to the study to discuss matters.

Zhang Pingan was slightly taken aback. Although he followed Lu Jinkang and stood up, his eyes turned to Su Yunduo. Seeing Su Yunduo calmly nodding at him, he quickly followed Lu Jinkang's footsteps.

With Lu Jinkang's departure, Shen Qiao gradually became more comfortable and could keep up with Su Yunduo's speaking rhythm. Gradually, the two chatted more and more enthusiastically. Sitting next to Su Yunduo, they were talking head to head with Su Yunduo very lively.

But when she heard the voices of Lu Jinkang and Zhang Pingan coming from outside the small reception hall, Shen Qiao's face changed again, and she stood up in a panic to go back to the chair she was sitting on before. Su Yunduo was secretly happy, but also Didn't stop her.

For a woman like Shen Qiao who was born into slavery, her class concept can be said to be innate and engraved in her bones. If she is forced to be by her side, she is not beautiful. .

When Zhang Ping'an and his wife left, even if Lu Jinkang didn't want Su Yunduo to worry too much, he still had to tell Su Yunduo what he and Zhang Ping'an discussed today.

In fact, Zhang Ping'an came to Zhen Guogong's mansion today not only to congratulate Lu Jinkang and Su Yunduo, but also brought news that the distillery had over-completed the purification of medical liquor and the distillery's draft plan for the new year.

This draft plan was naturally carried out according to Su Yunduo's arrangement years ago, and these arrangements were originally the result of discussions between Su Yunduo and Lu Jinkang.

In fact, ever since Su Yunduo began to prepare for pregnancy, Su Yunduo has consciously started to arrange the work in hand, let Lu Jinkang participate more in it, and instilled some more advanced management concepts in his previous life into Lu Jinkang.

Those core affairs that are inconvenient to be handed over to his subordinates are naturally handed over to the people he trusts most, and Lu Jinkang naturally becomes Su Yunduo's only choice.

As for whether Lu Jinkang should manage it himself or find another reliable person to manage it, Su Yunduo will naturally not force it. The Chunyu and Chunsheng who followed Lu Jinkang often accompanied the bodyguards. Su Yunduo knew that there was another Qiuzi hidden behind Chun'an, who was more powerful than the Chunzi generation.

This is not because of their skills, but because their achievements in all aspects are far better than Chun Yu's.

These people may just be shopkeepers and buddies, or ordinary farmers in a certain village, or even the boss of a certain Fengyuechang.

They hide in the secular world with different occupations. Once Lu Jinkang needs it, even the top card in Fengyue Field can immediately wash away all the pretense and become a completely different person from before.

In Su Yunduo's eyes, these people are somewhat similar to the nobility that Lu Mingyang gave her as servants. They seem to be indifferent, but when needed, they can burst out their talents in an instant and become the most powerful in the hands of the master. sharp knife.

Although it was only a few days since Su Yunduo was diagnosed with happiness, some members of this group of people in Lu Jinkang's hands have been arranged by Lu Jinkang in succession in various shops and villages under the name of their husband and wife. In the days to come, these people will not only become Su Yunduo The eyes and ears of Lu Jinkang and Su Yunduo will also be the messengers and executors of the shops, workshops and Zhuangzi under the control of Lu Jinkang and Su Yunduo.

"The distillery has overfulfilled the purification task assigned by the Holy Spirit a few years ago. In addition, it has purified part of the drinking wine. It has been fully loaded and is only waiting for the departure on the eighth day of the lunar new year." Lu Jinkang first told Su Yunduo what Su Yunduo is most concerned about at present.

Ever since Sheng Xia ordered the household department to specially transfer a batch of water wine to Leyou Winery, and set a departure time for this batch of wine to be sent to Beibian City, what Su Yunduo is most concerned about is indeed the progress of the purification and production of this batch of medical liquor. Knowing that this batch of baijiu was not only purified ahead of time, but also exceeded the quantity predetermined by the Holy One, I was naturally very happy.

Except for some of the drinking wine sent to the north along with the medical wine to meet the needs of the Yongcheng restaurant, most of the rest was proposed by Su Yunduo to be approved by all shareholders and given to the defense army in the northern city in the name of Leyou Winery. Send it into the barracks to prepare for the heating needs of the soldiers when they are lurking.

Because of the continuous heavy snow and the severe cold that has not been encountered in decades, the losses of the grazing must have been very heavy. In order to make a living and survive, they will surely do the looting when the weather is warmer. There are quite a few in the northern city. There is a high probability of war breaking out.

In this case, the more medical liquor, the better, but it is not easy to purify medical liquor under the current production capacity, and the cost is relatively low. Saving lives has naturally become the favorite of the soldiers.

"If I'm not mistaken, His Majesty meant to transport this batch of medical liquor to the north." Su Yunduo pondered for a moment and said.

Lu Jinkang nodded and added: "That's right, the batch of water wine transferred by the Ministry of Finance adopted the new brewing technology of Leyou Winery. The alcohol content is higher than that of the previous water wine. The estimated quantity is about [-]% more. As for the drinking wine donated by the wine shop, the Holy One originally planned to distribute part of it to the south and northwest, but in the end he decided to send all of it to the north. By the way, I will go to the palace later. It has been completed ahead of schedule, so I have to report it to the Holy Majesty, and I have to ask who the Holy Majesty sent to escort it."

Su Yunduo frowned slightly, this time the convoy to the northern city not only escorted the wine, but Xiao Xu and his party also went with the convoy to the northern city, the escorts must be careful.

What made Su Yunduo even more worried was not only the escorts, but also the need for medical supplies in the Northwest Military Camp.

Since the north is very cold, the climate in the northwest, which is also in the north, will not be much better.

It's just that Leyou Winery's ability is limited, and it's not her own winery. No matter how determined she is, there will be times when she can't do it. It's not easy for Leyou Winery to donate so much drinking liquor. The wine shop is all dedicated.

Su Yunduo is willing to do good deeds, but he doesn't intend to dedicate all of them. In the end, he still has to do what he can.

Lu Jinkang knew what Su Yunduo was thinking, so he stretched out his hand to caress Su Yunduo's brow, and gently rubbed away Su Yunduo's slightly frowned brow with his fingertips: "Don't worry, Dongling Country is not just a winery of our Leyou Winery, let's talk about the winery now. The Holy Majesty's private treasury is quite rich, and he will always find a way to make up for the northwest and south."

Mentioning the private treasury of the Holy Majesty, Su Yunduo couldn't help but smile, Yujie Fang brought extremely rich income to the private treasury of the Holy Majesty.

The couple also talked about other operating conditions of Leyou Villa in relation to Zhang Ping'an's trip. Naturally, it involved the Yixueyitang donated and built by the couple.

Today's Leyou Villa is still firmly ranked as Su Yunduo's second largest source of income after Yujiefang.

Among them, the income from the wine shop is the bulk, plus the income from the hot springs, the income from the farm and the forest, although it is not as rich as the Yujiefang, it is still quite a lot.

Now, Su Yunduo is definitely a rich woman, and a very rich woman at that!

Su Yunduo has a lot of income, and she gradually considers giving back to the society, so Su Yunduo started her philanthropy.

Since September last year, Su Yunduo has been spending more and more on charity. In addition to sending wine to the northern city in the name of Leyou Winery from time to time, Su Yunduo and Shi Shi discussed that they would personally contribute funds to the Beijing suburbs in the name of Jinxiufang. Donated and built several free schools.

It's just that Shi Shi didn't agree.

After all, no one in Beijing knows that Jinxiufang is the property of the Su clan. Since it is donating to build a righteous school in the name of Jinxiufang, how can Su Yunduo personally contribute?

Since the income of Jinxiufang has been getting higher and higher, some people in the Su clan have gradually developed a sense of laziness. As the clan wife of the Su clan, Shi Shi is very worried about this, and has been looking for opportunities to change this situation with Su Chenghao. .

Su Yunduo's suggestion of donating to build a righteous school gave the Shi family an opportunity to reshape the soul of the Su family.

Shi asked Su Yunduo to wait for a while, and asked her to go back and discuss with Su Chenghao before making a decision.

Su Chenghao's eyes lit up when he heard Shi's message to Su Yunduo, and immediately saw that this was an opportunity for the revitalization of the Su family. He convened the elders of the clan for a detailed discussion, and unanimously decided that Su Bear in the clan.

Since Su Yunduo wanted to donate to build a free school, he naturally wouldn't give up easily. After some discussions with Su Chenghao and the elders of the clan, he finally decided on the regulations for donating to build a free school. The free school was jointly donated by Su Yunduo and the Su clan. , but still in the name of Jinxiufang.

That is to say, after Su Yunduo himself became invisible, he only acted as the investor.

Of course, doing so cannot completely conceal the fact that Su Yunduo is an important contributor to Yixue. After all, Jinxiufang is now Yunshang and Shu Mengxuan's imperial weaving and embroidery workshop.

After donating to build the optics, Su Yunduo simply discussed with Lu Jinkang, and their husband and wife jointly funded and built several charity halls in the capital to accommodate the widowed elderly and orphans who lost their parents.

In order to avoid the publicity, these donations and donations, regardless of Lu Jinkang and Su Yunduo, are basically hidden behind the scenes.

It's definitely not that Su Yunduo has any Madonna sentiments, let alone that she has too much money and no place to spend it, but she just hopes to do her own meager power to give back to the society. Of course, these charity schools and charity halls also accept donations from all parties in the society.

In order to allow more capable people to participate in charity, Su Yunduo specially instructed Yunshang and Shu Mengxuan to jointly hold a large-scale charity sale a few years ago. Brand new thick winter clothes and a thick winter quilt made of new cotton, let them survive the winter safely.

Although what Su Yunduo has done has completely changed the status quo, it has given some poor children the opportunity to go to school, and it has also given some people something to support their children, and gradually made more and more capable and caring people in the capital. People are active in charity.

For this reason, the Holy Majesty once expressed to Lu Jinkang that he would vigorously commend Su Yunduo's charitable contributions, but Lu Jinkang flatly refused. If Su Yunduo wanted to make a name for himself, he would not insist on being invisible when doing these things.

The Holy Majesty had no choice but to exchange the part of the reward originally intended to Su Yunduo with gold and silver, and put all of it into the Yi School and Yi Hall. a new height.

In the past, in the cold winter, you could always see frozen homeless people on the street from time to time. Since the donation from the Holy One, the number of porridge and medicine in the capital has increased by a full [-]% compared to previous years.

Because of these charitable deeds, the dead bones on the streets in the cold winter of last year did not increase but decreased.

Regarding this, Su Yunduo and Lu Jinkang once lamented in private that if there were such charitable undertakings in all parts of Dongling Kingdom, the tragedy of "the rich wine and meat stinks and the frozen bones on the road" could be avoided.

Lu Jinkang was born rich and noble, and at the beginning he was mostly on the sidelines towards Su Yunduo's charity work. He didn't really realize the righteousness of Su Yunduo's actions until he realized that there were many dead bones on the streets this winter. Enthusiasm for charity is no longer just a matter of resignation, but gradually begins to actively participate, and even drives other people to actively participate in it.

No, another general of the Forbidden Army donated a sum of money to Yitang today, which made Lu Jinkang very happy.

"In the future, more and more people will participate in it. If a virtuous circle can be formed, our Dongling Kingdom will be able to completely eliminate the tragedy of 'the road has ice and dead bones'." There are newcomers participating in charity, and Su Yunduo is naturally the same Very happy.

Su Yunduo only made a few suggestions on how to make charity enter a virtuous circle. Since the Holy One has realized the changes and benefits that charity has brought to Dongling Kingdom, he will arrange capable people to plan and arrange according to these suggestions.

(End of this chapter)