Power to the government and the public: Qian engaged in business in ancient times

Chapter 78
"A-gan is worthy of being a master scholar. This idea is not only ingenious, but also far-sighted. Ah Cheng is sincerely convinced."

Wen Cheng on the side looked at Grandpa happily walking away, and after careful thought, he understood Wen Xiucai's thoughts, and looked at Wen Qian with admiration.

"Hehe." Wen smiled and shook his head, looking at Wen Cheng with solemn eyes: "I'm not ingenious, but I like to read books. I think the late grandson Qin Zhao of the previous dynasty also mentioned this matter, but it's a pity that he was not born. At that time, the state of Qin at that time was already in chaos and powerless, otherwise..."

Wen Cheng agreed with a smile: "That's right. Qin Zhao, the emperor's grandson of the previous dynasty, is indeed a pity, but today's emperor is also a great talent. He is the creator of the world. Agan, this year's scientific examination, will definitely be among the best."

People in Wenjia Village don't know that Wen Gan was exhausted because of his father's illness in Wenquangui, and he lost his reputation one after another.

"If Ah Cheng also concentrates on the imperial examination, he will be able to advance step by step." Wen Qian glanced at Wen Cheng meaningfully, took Wen Dong who was listening in a fog, and left the stone house.

Wen Cheng stared at Wen Qian's leaving back, and grinned: "Wen Gan, you are really going to shine, I'm waiting to see you make it up the ladder!"

Wen Qian led Wen Dong back to Wen's old house, and found that only Mrs. Wen was at home with a trace of doubt on her face, and she was about to ask.

"Agan, you came back from the stone house, aren't you thirsty? Come in and have a drink of herbal tea!" Granny Wen walked over with a smile on her face, habitually ignoring Dong girl beside her grandson.

"Grandma, are you home alone? Where are the others?" Wen Qian gave Wen Dong a comforting look, and dragged Wen Dong into the main room.

"Your uncle and uncle took Wen Qiu to your house. It wasn't this Dong girl who told me last night that she was going to learn to read in a stone house in the village. She said that girls who can read and write can find a good family. I After thinking about it, I agreed." Mrs. Wen shot a gouged look at Wen Dong who was beside Wen Qian, and signaled her to quickly pour tea for her grandson.

"Yeah." Wen Qian looked at Wen Dong who was pouring tea obediently, and a smile flashed in her eyes. I'm afraid this girl is making a fuss about herself again, otherwise Mrs. Wen couldn't have agreed so easily.

However, these two girls are really smart, before I even mentioned it to the Wen family, they were able to get things done by themselves, which is great!
"Agan, why don't you stay at Grandma's place for lunch today? Don't run back and forth."

Wen Qian looked at Mrs. Wen unexpectedly: "Grandma, you have started eating lunch too. I remember my mother asked your family to start eating lunch at the beginning. Don't you agree?"

The matter of eating lunch started from the few days when Wen Qian stayed at home to study medical books. Unable to bear the hunger, Wen Qian took the opportunity to cook noodles in the kitchen, but was bumped into by Mrs. Jiang who was returning home from growing vegetables. Afterwards, the Wen family began to eat three meals a day.

Because of this matter, Mrs. Jiang came to the old house on purpose and asked Mrs. Wen if she would also let her sister-in-law and second sister-in-law cook three meals a day, but Mrs. Wen refused without hesitation.

"Didn't I have no money at that time! The family was busy planting pepper saplings, and now they are all done."

Old Mrs. Wen paused, then looked up and looked outside the yard, only to find that there was no one there.

Turning to Wen Qianxi with a smile on his face, he said in a low voice, "Didn't that kid, Ah Liang, send a letter back? I opened it and saw that there were two banknotes in the letter, both of which were in denominations of [-]. You Help Grandma see, is it true?"

After Mrs. Wen finished speaking, she took out a small cloth bag from the interlayer of her clothes and opened it.

Two [-] banknotes came into Wen Qian's eyes, and Wen Dong who was beside him also looked over curiously.

Snapped!
Old Madam Wen slapped Wen Dong on the head, and said displeasedly: "Dong girl, what are you looking at, don't tell other people about this, or I'll take your skin off!"

snort!Almost forgot about this girl.

Taking into account that her grandson was here, Mrs. Wen gave a few words of warning, and immediately sent Wen Dong to the kitchen to cook.

Wen Dong secretly rolled his eyes, turned and left the main room.

Old Madam Wen saw Wen Dong's girl leaving, she couldn't wait to look at Wen Qian: "Ah Gan, is this banknote real?"

Wen Qian had already confirmed the authenticity of the banknote when Mrs. Wen was talking to Wen Dong, and put the banknote in Mrs. Wen's hand with a smile.

"Grandma, it's true. This bank note can be exchanged for 1000 taels of silver and 100 taels of gold at the bank in the town."

Mrs. Wen carefully wrapped the silver bill in a cloth bag, and hid it in the interlayer of her clothes. She looked up at Wen Qian and said, "All right, next market day, you can accompany me to the bank to exchange it for gold."

"it is good."

This guy Wen Liang is very capable, if he doesn't write me a letter to report his safety, it's fine, but if he dares to secretly give old lady Wen money, he's doing well!
Wen Qian sighed in her heart, but Wen Liang and McDull just asked Wen Liang and McDull to secretly take the sugar cane from Bashan to sell in towns other than Xuancheng, and gave him 5 taels of silver notes to establish "Asano Commercial Bank".

This kid, he was able to secretly send a silver ticket to Mrs. Wen as a token of filial piety so soon, it seems that everything is going well.

I just don't know if the second uncle and the second aunt have received the filial money from Wen Liang.

Thinking of this, Wen Qian immediately asked the whereabouts of the second uncle's family: "Grandma, what about the second uncle, the second aunt?"

"They, I went back to my mother's house early this morning. Last night, Miss Dong and Girl Qiu said that you were going to be a teacher in the village. Thinking that her nephew Liu Chaobao had also reached the age of schooling, she wanted him to come to Wenjia Village as well. Give up reading."

When Mrs. Wen said this, she held her mouth full of disdain, knowing that the second daughter-in-law, Mrs. Liu, only wanted to support her mother's family, and followed the big tree of the Wen family.

As for the eldest daughter-in-law, Qi Shi, she was a pungent girl who was disliked to death in her natal family. When the Wen family married Qi Shi, it was because of her pungent and capable temperament that Wen's family liked.

For this, she paid four taels of silver, but Qi's parents, elder brother and sister-in-law didn't give her anything, even a pot, bowl and pan as a dowry, so she married Wen's family in old clothes that were probably new.

At that time, Qi's family couldn't lift her head up in the village for several years, and later she gave birth to some girl's movies, and her own temper became more and more violent.

But that's good too, the boss is too honest and honest, with such a domineering and greedy daughter-in-law at his side to spur him on, he won't be coaxed and instigated by other people in the village to do bad things.

In addition, the Wen family has no shortage of grandchildren, and there is even a talented gentleman like A Gan. This is also the attitude of Mrs. Wen to keep silent about the fact that the Qi family did not have a grandson.

Wen Qian didn't know what old lady Wen was thinking, and she had no opinion on what the second aunt's family thought.

Originally, the stone house in Wenjia Village would take children from nearby villages to school, and the money for Shuxiu was much cheaper than the private schools in the town, and a child was only half a tael a year.

There are more than a dozen children who come to study in the stone house in the village. The money is handed over to the elders of the Wen family. The children in this village don’t need to be taught to repair money, but they have to give their husband some home-grown fruits and vegetables during the New Year. , Express your heart.

In the past, the hot springs cost a month to teach the children one or two days of classes, or if they returned to the village for a few days during holidays, they would give the children a few more days of classes. There is no specific number.

It was also later, during the year when he was seriously ill, he was recovering from his injuries in Wenjia Village, and only then dragged his sick body to the stone house to teach the children in the village every day, and rarely returned to the town.

Now that I think about it, Hot Spring Gui is probably hiding from the original owner, or someone.

Hey, Wen Qian has no specific memory of what Hot Spring Gui did in the town, only a vague image that Hot Spring Gui taught in a grand and elegant courtyard.

She also secretly asked Jianghuai to inquire about this other courtyard, but she didn't find any information about it, everything was a mystery.

After Mrs. Wen finished speaking, seeing Wen Qian lowered her head and remained silent, she asked, "Agan, do you want the nephew of the second uncle's family to come to Wen's Village to study?"

Wen Qian returned to her senses, shook her head and smiled: "No, no."

At this moment, Wen Yu's voice sounded in the yard: "Cousin Adong, where is grandma? My mother asked me to invite you back to Wen's house for dinner. I have to go to Shishe to find my elder brother."

"Sister Ayu, cousin Agan and grandma are in the main room, you go!" Wen Dong pointed in the direction of the main room with the tongs.

As soon as Wen Qian and Mrs. Wen left the hall, they saw Wen Yu and Wen Dong talking in the yard.

(End of this chapter)