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Li Weizhi and Ren Jiayang were stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately: "It's an honor! Congratulations!"

After the meeting, the two came to find Chen Fan. Li Sima said that he would treat guests tonight and that Ren Changshi would host a banquet tomorrow night, and Chen Fan agreed.

Zhang Ci looked at her with a smile: "The whole banquet in this half day is really troublesome."

"It's ok, there are not many people, and there is no need to enjoy the flowers and swim in the lake."

After work, Chen Fan and Zhang Ci went back home to hug their son, then changed their clothes, tidied up their makeup and hair.

Li Weizhi's mother is still alive, and Chen Fanbei's gifts include Nuanyu and Chenxiang.Gifts for other people are selected from the imperial bestowals.The same goes for gifts for the Ren family.

Among the guests were old and new aristocrats from Chunzhou.Chen Fan hid for more than a month on the grounds of raising a baby, and now he still has to come out to face these ladies.

Mrs. Sima is in her forties and wears jewels and emeralds all over her hair.She looked at Chen Fan with a smile: "My sister is really beautiful, and she is so young, we are really envious."

younger sister?You are the generation of grandma and grandma.

Chen Fan seemed to memorize his lines: "Madam is graceful and luxurious, but I'm still too immature." The governor may have served one or two terms, and there are those who have been Sima for more than ten years and have not moved.

A lady next to her covered her mouth and smiled, "You call her sister, so what does your daughter call her?"

The one who spoke was the wife of a wealthy businessman, who owned a mine at home.

A group of ladies chatted, each one was comparing and showing off, but no important information was revealed.In this era, carriages are divided into grades. No matter how limited editions are super luxurious, local snakes can’t surpass court officials. She said that a cart full of pearls and jades is inlaid. It is difficult for you to tell whether those pearls are from the East China Sea or the South China Sea. They are the size of longan. The ones are the size of pigeon eggs.

On Zhang Ci's side, there was a mix of business and personal matters, and someone gave him a housekeeper because Chen Fan was pregnant and it was inconvenient to serve him.

Zhang Ci pursed his lips: "I haven't touched other women these years, not because my wife is jealous, but because I am physically different from others, and I can only accept one woman. If they are given to me, they must be assigned to my guards. and boy."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.It's fine if they're all maids, but there are also concubines from officials' families, so let the concubines match up with the servants?They can't afford to lose face.

Some people still want to send: "As long as Master Zhang is happy, it's just a few maids. It's their blessing that they can serve at Master Zhang's house."

What's more, he pushed several handsome young men in front of Zhang Ci, saying that he would let them serve him personally.

Zhang Ci asked, "Can they play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting?"

Those people nodded one after another, saying that they are proficient in playing and singing, and their dancing posture is even more graceful.

Zhang Ci nodded, even accepted the deed, and asked Li Weizhi to prepare two more carriages and send them to the mansion.

Chen Fan looked at the six maids and two teenagers in the yard, and said, "You accepted them today, and you will accept a few more for tomorrow's banquet. The guests of the two days must not coincide."

Zhang Ci was expressionless: "It doesn't matter, just raise a few more people. Let Mo Jian and Chu Sheng train them and arrange something for them to do. The mountain and the hillside need manual washing, cooking and cleaning."

"Don't destroy a few families then." Chen Fan was a little worried.

"Chu Sheng and the others will arrange it, just do some chores."

On the second day, the guests of the Changshi family were completely different, and they also sent the maid and the boy over.

Chen Fan found it funny.If Zhang resigned as the governor and was the head of the family, it might be effective for them to use this trick, and Chen Fan was at most busy fighting in the house; but now that Chen Fan is the governor, they stuffed people, obviously to make the governor unhappy.

Zhang Ci said: "Leave a few to embroider at the house and sweep the floor, and send the others away."

After washing up, Chen Fan pointed to the space in the house and said, "It must be a great place for two people to dance."

"Don't even think about it, I'll play the flute and piano for you if you want to hear the music." Zhang Ci said solemnly.

"But I want to see people dance."

"You can look at me." Zhang Ci stood in front of her with half-undressed clothes.It's almost the beginning of summer, and the clothes at home are relatively cool, and there is a certain meaning in Zhang Ci's style.

Chen Fan stroked his skirt: "Why does this room have a sour smell?"

"You are pregnant, so your appetite will be better if you eat some sour."

Chen Fan laughed and leaned against his chest: "Husband dances for fun?"

Zhang Ci gritted his teeth: "What are you still thinking about?"

"Didn't your husband bring him back? Do you want to keep two by your side?"

"Your sour taste seems to be stronger and a bit spicy." Zhang Ci held her lips.

Sima and Chang Shi won the favor of the governor, and their status in front of the officials was higher, so they flattered them even more.They both acted more positively.

Chen Fan gave them two tasks: one is to formulate a specific water conservancy project plan, the kind that pays wages; the other is a shipping trade plan.Chunzhou is adjacent to Jingzhou, and Jingzhou is one of the five richest states, but Chunzhou gives the impression of being poor and chaotic.Chunzhou and Qiao State lived along the river, but they did not do much business in Qiao State, let alone Nanjiang State on the other side of the river.

Li Weizhi said: "Water conservancy projects can be done without pay, and the government can't afford to pay the people."

Chen Fan looked at him with a half-smile: "Chunzhou is so poor? Tens of thousands of people in Yuanchun County have built roads, and the finances have been turned around, which has also boosted the economy of Yuanshuo County."

It is true that many merchants from other places have flooded into Yuanshuo County, but the products of Yuanshuo County have also flowed to other places.Chunzhou merchants have also done a lot of business.

Li Weizhi thought for a while: "Why don't we also pay for food?"

Chen Fan nodded.

Ren Jiayang said: "Chunzhou's boats are too dangerous to cross the river. Jingzhou has big boats. I will ask the merchants who have been to Qiaoguo and write a report to your lord."

Like squeezing toothpaste, the two sent some news every other day, and wrote some texts two days later.Chen Fan chatted as soon as he received it. Anyway, there was an ink note for them to check the specific content.

There are mines in Chunzhou, so there should be large ships, but they all chose horse-drawn carts and small boats for transportation.

Bai Ce came with his big boat and stopped by the river, Master Liu Er and Liu Huai'an also came.

Li Weizhi's eyes lit up: "This boat is good, it can accommodate a large belly, and the floors are not high, so ordinary arch bridges can pass."

Zhang Ci said with a smile: "This ship is the ship that the imperial court sent people to transport goods, can it be bad?"

Zhang Ci led the officials onto the boat, and Xiang Jian took two guards to bring vegetables and meat to the boat and give them to the boatmen.Li Weizhi said: "These boatmen have been with them for several years, right?"

Zhang Ci nodded: "They came with the boat and bought a house in Changping Township."

Everyone walked around on the boat, Zhang Ci said: "The Liu family's business is doing very well, this time let them go to Qiao country."

Ren Jiayang nodded: "Yuanfeng Liu's family has long admired their name."

"Your Excellency, I'm just a businessman, earning a little money." Mr. Liu Er said modestly.