Rebirth: Hug Chu Guogong's Thigh Tightly

Chapter 113 The Speaker Has No Heart

Xia Keyu has been keeping an eye on these shopkeepers under his hands these days, and whenever he has time, he goes to reconcile accounts with Mu Xueshan to prepare for the upcoming hot summer.

This busy work lasted for several days without touching the ground.

Chu Yuan waited for several days, and finally got a chance to chat with her, so he said inadvertently, "Yu'er seems to be very busy recently?"

"Have it?"

Xia Keyu is busy doing things now, and he doesn't feel how busy he is at all.All she thought about was that she wanted to make more money.

Hearing this, Chu Yuan felt a little taste in his heart. They hadn't seen each other for three days.

The ancients said: "One day is like three autumns." Xia Keyu didn't seem to care about him at all.

At the moment, he had no choice but to suppress the displeasure in his heart, and asked again: "What has Yu'er been doing recently?"

Chu Yuan is not an outsider either. Seeing this, Xia Keyu took out the piece of paper he had recorded and showed him:

"Look, recently I asked the shop under my hand to think about something related to summer heat."

Chu Yuan looked carefully, and found that there were all food and clothing on the board, and asked with concern: "These things were also available in the capital in previous years."

He knew that the easiest way to lose money was in business, and he was worried that Xia Keyu would invest too much.

Xia Keyu nodded, and explained without thinking too much: "That's true, but this summer will be especially hot." She will definitely be able to use this summer to make a lot of money.

She always said something in front of Chu Yuan, and she was not overly vigilant.

As the saying goes, the speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.

When Chu Yuan heard the words, he immediately knew that Xia Keyu must have experienced all this, so he kept silent at the moment, but secretly remembered it.

After returning to his mansion, he made a note to the emperor, suggesting that all regions should dig wells and stockpile water in advance to prepare for summer crop irrigation and people's water use;

At the same time, a series of countermeasures were written in advance.

The emperor had always trusted Chu Yuan. Although he didn't know why he proposed such a proposal, he still replied: "Everything will be done according to Chu Guogong's wishes."

While Xia Keyu was busy working on his shop, Chu Yuan had already started preparations.

Xia Keyu was busy with business. Although she tried her best to keep a low profile, she was still known by the Chu family who had been following her.

Second Aunt Chu never forgot to apply eye drops to Xia Keyu, pretending to be unintentional and asked the third wife of the Chu family:
"What books are your siblings reading recently?"

The wife of the third bedroom frowned suspiciously when she heard the sound, not knowing what the sister-in-law was planning.But he still answered honestly:
"I'm reading "Tongjian Jilan"."

Aunt Chu pursed her lips when she heard the words, and said with a smile: "My younger brother and sister are really knowledgeable, they even know this kind of books. Unlike me, who has grown a head for nothing, and just reading books makes me sleepy. I can only be some female celebrities."

This Second Aunt Chu's embroiderer was also well-known in the capital. She was known as the "No. [-] Embroidery Girl in the Capital". Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to marry into the second wife of Chu Guogong's mansion just because of a daughter who is a fifth-rank Zhizhou.

The old lady Chu on the side knew that the daughter-in-law of the second room had a lot of thoughts, so she shouldn't get along with her right now, and just waited for her next words.

Aunt Chu intended to "sing an opera", but no one answered, and immediately continued:
"I've heard people say that the young lady of the Xia family has been busy doing business recently, showing her face every day. I think it's better for us ladies and gentlemen to do our part well."

When she said this, she paused, wanting to see Mrs. Chu's face.

Mrs. Chu didn't seem to hear it, she turned her head to Aunt Chu's eldest daughter with a blank face and asked, "Bing'er, where have you read the latest book?"

Chu Bing was taken aback when she heard the sound. Her mother usually didn't let her read those books, saying that a woman's lack of talent is virtue.At the moment, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and reply:

"Read a few pages."

Mrs. Chu didn't pursue any further, she just nodded lightly and said, "Keep reading."

Then he told Aunt Chu's other two daughters, Chu Qing and Chu Jie, and the third daughter, Chu Qin, "Read more when you have time."

Several people hurriedly said in unison: "Listen to grandma's teachings."

Mrs. Chu nodded and continued to eat.No one seemed to care about what Aunt Chu said just now.

Mrs. Chu's ignorance made Second Aunt Chu's face turn red for a moment, as if she had been slapped in the face, and she felt extremely ashamed.

Wait until Second Aunt Chu and the others leave with a few daughters.

Mrs. Chu, supported by her mother, went to rest in the back room.

Lying on the soft couch, Mrs. Chu suddenly asked the mother beside her, "Look, how is Yuan'er's granddaughter-in-law?"

The mother smiled and replied, "The one chosen by the father-in-law is naturally the best."

Mrs. Chu was noncommittal about this, and only mentioned what Aunt Chu said just now:

"Listen to what the second bedroom said just now. After all, he came from a small family and has little knowledge. He doesn't let his daughter study, and he dislikes Ke Yu to go into business."

Shaking his head in dissatisfaction, he said earnestly:

"Our Chu State Mansion is different from those small households. The reason why the Chu State Mansion has survived for several generations and survived the troubled times of the past dynasties is not by playing tricks and embroidering a few things. These things can be done with an embroiderer. It requires real great wisdom."

Then he asked Mammy again, "Where do you think this wisdom comes from?"

Mammy smiled and shook her head without saying anything, just said: "Old Madam, please tell me."

Mrs. Chu has lived for so many years, and her heart is like a mirror, so she continued:
"This wisdom is either to read more books to understand things; or it is to communicate with people in a down-to-earth manner, such as doing business."

"In the past, only those from small families or nouveau riche didn't pay much attention to reading. They just messed around and fought with each other every day. They also said that a woman's lack of talent is virtue, but she was just jealous of her talent."

"This woman has no talent, and she is limited by these trivial matters day by day. In the future, her descendants will only be incompetent people who are 'born in the deep palace and grown in the hands of women'. What will they do? Such a family, even if it is prominent or wealthy for a while, it will only be two or three generations."

At last she shook her head, sighed and said, "Second Household, I don't think it will work. In the future, the position of mistress in Duke Chu's residence must not be handed over to a woman like her with long hair and short knowledge."

As he spoke, he seemed to have made up his mind, and said, "If it wasn't for Ke Yu, the eldest resident, or Su Xin, the third resident. Otherwise, I'm afraid that Duke Chu's mansion will perish soon."

After hearing the sound, Mammy just nodded and said: "The old matriarch has a plan in mind."

Mrs. Chu nodded and said: "Ke Yu has to investigate further; Suxin is a good person, but her bones are a bit weak. Let's see later."

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