Red Mansion Huacai
Chapter 200 Mother
Chapter 200 Mother
Li Weijian was dressed in a scarlet robe, and his expression was high as he looked around. With a slight smile on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "I am Li Weijian, and I have met many sages. I imagine that all the gentry must not know what cement is. This cement is very strong." He is actually learning about creation, but he can't explain it clearly in one or two sentences.
I only want to say one thing: Xishan Cement Business has made a contract with Suzhou Government. After it is launched, it will first provide Suzhou Government with 200 million kilograms of cement, worth 90,000 taels of silver. "
The bottom exploded!
Good guy, Xishan Cement got the contract even before it was settled. From this point of view, this is a sure-profit deal.
Then Zhuang Yougong said again: "Yes, the two hundred million kilograms are only the initial consumption. In the future, our government will make a contractual agreement with the cement company, and the cement produced will be given priority to our Suzhou government to benefit the hometown."
Some of the servants couldn't help but ask: "Master, I dare to ask, where does the money for buying cement come from?"
Zhuang Yougong smiled and said, "That's a good question, Mr. Fang. We will use the tidal flats and saline-alkali land near the river as collateral to borrow money from the inner government to purchase cement and hire people. When the river is straightened out, the tidal flats and saline-alkali land will become first-class We will calculate the price and sell out some of the polder fields. I wonder if there will be a lot left in our house."
There was a buzzing sound below, and Zhuang Youggong said: "I would also like to ask all the wise men to tell you that our government... and even the entire Zhejiang Province have already counted all the deserted beaches, salt-alkali, swamps and other places. If anyone takes this opportunity to circle Zhan, then don’t blame me for being rude."
The Fang Weng said casually: "What the Master said is that if there is such a mean person, without the Master taking action, we, the gentry, will definitely ruin this person's reputation."
The whispers below never stopped. Polder fields, whether they are river fields or lake fields, they are all first-class good fields. Land prices in the south of the Yangtze River are soaring. A good paddy field costs twelve taels, but how much money does a tidal flat cost? A hundred acres may not be sold for ten taels.
This cleanup of the river seems to be a waste of money for the people, but all the polder land is owned by the government. When the time comes to sell it, it will be a treasure trove of gold and silver!
Not to mention tidal flats and saline-alkali land, even in Kunshan, land prices are likely to skyrocket!
It's just that everyone has doubts in their hearts. It's good to clean up the river channels, but is the waste of silver worth the income from the polder?
Without Li Weijian answering this question, someone said: "That's Li Caishen! The best at turning stone into gold. Think of the capital's water affairs, which only relies on the skill of digging wells. How much money can this be worth? How can it compare with cement?" ?”
Gu Wanzhong was beating the drum below and said: "I once asked Dr. Li, who once said that after pouring cement mixed with sand and gravel, it became as solid as a rock within a few days. It is not afraid of rain erosion and is cheap. Calculate the weight of a thousand catties. It’s worth four cents and five cents of silver, which is much cheaper than cutting rocks out of mountains.”
Li Weijian on the stairs did not say anything, and looked at each other with Zhuang Yougong. The two of them were about to come down, sat down at the host table, and drank tea leisurely.
After a long while, someone finally couldn't help but said: "Mr. Li, you haven't said anything about this cement business yet."
Li Weijian put down his tea cup and said loudly: "Compared with the old practice of Jingshi Water Affairs, the total share capital is 30 million taels, with the inner government and Suzhou government occupying a total of 60%, and the remaining 40% is for public offering... Well, first come first served."
There was silence, Gu Wanzhong cleared his throat, and said it was time for him to appear. But before he could get up, a figure jumped out from the corner and shouted: "Zhu Minxiu of Wu County has met Mr. Li. I can subscribe for 300,000 shares now!"
Gu Wanzhong blinked, stood up quickly and said, "My Gu family subscribes for 200,000 shares!"
Deyuelou suddenly turned into a vegetable market. An old man dropped two million silver coins lightly, and a young man spent millions without blinking an eye.
The sitting governor Wang Shuhuan was about to cry. The Taihu Lake overflowed the year before last. In order to control the flood, the governor went around asking for help, but he could only collect more than 100,000 silver for disaster relief. Now it's better, dozens or millions of silver were thrown at them without blinking an eye. After a little calculation, I have collected at least six or seven million in this moment!
This is because Li Weijian deliberately excluded the Yangzhou salt merchants. If the ban was lifted, 40% of the shares would be priced at 12 million taels, and they would be sold out in an instant.
It’s true that people need to be compared to others, and goods need to be thrown away. A few years ago, the imperial court discussed the conversion of rice to mulberry in Jiangnan, and there were rumors that the imperial court intended to increase taxes in Jiangnan. The governor Wang Shuhuan only said that it was nonsense. Now it seems that these Jiangnan gentry are all full of fat. They clearly have less taxes!
But what does this have to do with him? After serving this term, I will have to transfer and wait until the new party governor takes over. When the time comes, these gentry will have good fruits to eat!
There was a lot of excitement, and many people were clamoring to pledge their money now, for fear that Li Weijian would regret it after today.
Seeing this, Zhuang Yougong hurriedly sent the clerk to bring the table and signed the document of intention on the spot. There was no need to mention the big banquet afterwards.
Which of the gentry gathered here for the banquet? Deyue Tower is so crowded that we really can’t make arrangements. Many people came over to chat with Li Weijian and then went home immediately. They signed the subscription documents and became familiar with Li Weijian, so they were not afraid that he would not admit his debt afterwards.
On this day, no matter how reserved Li Weijian was, he couldn't resist going around trying to persuade him to drink. You have a cup, I have a cup, and after drinking, no one knows what happened. Seeing this and seeing that it was getting late, Zhuang Yougong simply placed Li Weijian in the city posthouse.
The next day, a group of gentry went to the Yamen of Suzhou Prefecture to pay the money. Li Weijian rubbed his temples and returned to Panxiang Temple. After only taking a short rest, he led a group of people to Xishan Island.
The funds will be available in a few days, and the rest is to recruit manpower, order machines, and send an urgent dispatch of 600 miles. Please ask King Zhongyong to send a supervisor and doctor to take care of this matter.
But he said that the stock had subscribed for 3 million taels in just three days. Li Weijian drew up a loan agreement and lent Zhuang Yougong 1 million taels of silver on the spot. Zhuang Yougong immediately repaid the money he owed, finally eliminating the disaster.
After Li Weijian got the money, he recruited refugees on a large scale, one for production on Xishan Island, and the other for river maintenance.
People in Jiangnan are prosperous, but there are also poor places, such as Kunshan. After listening to it, Li Weijian realized that Kunshan at this time was nicknamed Hua Kunshan.
Why do you say that? In fact, because Kunshan is low-lying, whenever there is a flood, Kunshan will definitely be submerged even if the surrounding Susong is not affected.
Lakes and rivers account for 20% of Kunshan's territory. Hairy crabs are produced here, but they are not famous yet. Every year from June to September, at least half of Kunshan is submerged in Zeguoli. In this way, food can only be grown for one season, and mulberry and cotton cannot be grown at all. The people of Kunshan can only go to the surrounding Su and Song to work for others.
Why did Kun Opera become so popular in the world during the pre-Ming Dynasty? Because the people in Kunshan could not survive, they had no choice but to go out and sing opera to make a sound. At that time, it was called Nan Opera and Kun Opera. It was only then that it gradually evolved into Kun Opera.
Want to recruit workers? Just go to Kunshan. It’s not that the remaining people here don’t want to go out, but they can’t find work if they go out. This is thanks to the opening of Shanghai County as a port, otherwise the people of Kunshan would have a harder time.
In just seven or eight days, the Suzhou Prefecture issued an official document and the Kunshan County Magistrate personally recruited them. When they heard that the monthly salary was one or two and three meals were included, and that both strong men and women were required, the people of Kunshan immediately gathered with their families towards Xishan Island.
Li Weijian carefully calculated that it would take 3,000 people to carry out the cement work, and the remaining people would be sent to Suzhou Prefecture for pond repair.
By the end of April, when the second batch of machines was delivered, cement production on Xishan Island increased sharply, and then gradually stabilized at around 160,000 to 70,000 kilograms per day.
Li Weijian did some calculations, and it seemed that the daily output was less than 200 tons, and he immediately couldn't laugh or cry. This output was not even comparable to that of the small cement factories of later generations, and a full 3,000 people were mobilized.
Nowadays, if we want to increase production, we can't just increase manpower. We must build a real cement factory. So Li Weijian went out early and came back late every day. He stayed on the island for more than ten days in a row, dividing the various steps of cement production, finding those that could be improved with machinery, and designing the mechanical drawings. After all the designs were completed, he hurriedly worked for six hundred Riga was sent to the capital immediately.
At the same time, all 40% of the cement company's shares were sold, and twelve million taels of silver piled up the Suzhou Mansion's warehouse. Not only Zhuang Yougong was uneasy, but even the governor couldn't sleep well, so he hurriedly sent out bids. Camp care.
It is late April and the cement business is on track. The cement produced cannot be stored for a long time and must be used as soon as possible. Zhuang Yougong signed a second loan agreement with Li Weijian, borrowing 800,000 taels of silver to repair stone ponds on the north bank of Taihu Lake and various tributaries.
The people from Kunshan who were recruited were immediately useful. Construction started everywhere in Suzhou, not to mention that the scene was in full swing.
However, it was said that Li Weijian had just come out of the gate of Panxiang Temple that day and bumped into an acquaintance.
Li Weijian rubbed his eyes and hurriedly greeted him: "Mr. Liang, why are you here?"
Doctor Liang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and raised his hands to Li Weijian from a distance: "Master Li, after reading the letter, he sent his subordinate to Suzhou the next day. He arrived at Jinmen in two days and Songjiang on the eleventh. He really couldn't wait for a moment. It’s free.”
Li Weijian was puzzled, but couldn't express it. This cement business seems to be a good job, but Dr. Liang is a popular person next to King Zhongyong. It would be nice to have a supervisor to look after the cement business. Send Dr.... Especially Dr. Liang, are you making a fuss out of a molehill?
Moreover, after leaving the center, Doctor Liang's rank has not changed. This is equivalent to being downgraded by one level.
As if he knew what Li Weijian was thinking, Doctor Liang said: "This time, the official has come to take over Suzhou Weaving and take care of the cement business. I just entered Suzhou City last night and heard that Mr. Li was showing off his skills, so he raised money in ten days." Ten million taels of silver, this is really——"
Doctor Liang was speechless. In the past, there were Jingshi Waterworks and Xishan Coal Mine, and in the past year they had started a cement business. For Li Weijian, Dr. Liang couldn't even feel the slightest jealousy.
He has top-notch practical knowledge and has the ability to turn stone into gold. Such a person is beyond reach, so how can he be jealous? Liang Lang secretly thought to himself that he was still young and that was not the case. He was afraid that this master had long been included in the household department by the saint to relieve the imperial court from insufficient annual expenses.
Li Weijian suddenly realized, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Mr. Liang took over Suzhou Weaving. This is really gratifying and congratulatory."
Even though Suzhou Weaving is only a fifth-grade official, the same level as the imperial doctor, he has the power of secret report. A letter is written every ten days, covering geography, humanities, customs, affairs, and everything in detail. Whenever someone bad-mouths a local magistrate in a letter, the magistrate will have to live with the situation.
Because they were the three major weaving companies in the south of the Yangtze River, no one dared to provoke them easily.
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Li Weijian invited Mr. Liang to return to the temple to sit down, but Mr. Liang said: "I have traveled thousands of miles to be an official, and now that I have arrived in Suzhou, I must first see the cement business founded by Lord Li."
"That's fine, then let's go to Xishan Island and have a look."
The two of them went to the pier and took the ferry towards Xishan Island. When they arrived at the island, Li Weijian led Doctor Liang around. He first saw the coal mine, and then saw the explosives cracking the rocks. Then the steam engine drove the forging hammer to crush the limestone, and then sent it to the roller to grind it into fine powder before mixing it. Put the clay and iron filings into the kiln for calcination.
The cement work was filled with smoke and dust. Doctor Liang only stayed for a moment before he couldn't bear the pain and hurriedly pulled Li Weijian to evacuate. After returning to the ship, after listening to Li Weijian explain the details in detail, Dr. Liang finally felt confident.
The truth is, it’s not that the cement project is worth 30 million taels, but that the Shitang polder field behind it is worth that price!
Jiangnan has been troubled by floods since the Ming Dynasty, and it is also a blessed place. If the floods are eliminated, the tax revenue here will definitely increase.
Not only that, there are more people in Jiangnan than land, and the income from planting mulberry and cotton is higher, so there is a proposal to change rice to mulberry. Li Weijian relied on the cement business to develop water conservancy in the south of the Yangtze River, and the resulting polders filled the vacancy after converting rice into mulberry.
Liang Lang was more and more impressed. Everyone thought that Li Weijian could do a lot, but he didn't want to do it all at once. There was no limit to what he could do!
Dr. Liang sighed, and then said with a smile: "Master Li's cement business was presented to the saint, and the saint was in trouble for a long time. It was the prince who argued hard and won two shares for Master Li. These two shares After leaving the inner palace and returning to the capital, the inner palace will definitely deliver the deed."
Li Weijian burst into tears of gratitude on his face, but cursed in his heart. This Emperor Zhenghe is becoming more and more stingy. He gave 10% for water services, and only 3% for coal mines. Now he only gives 2 points... Okay, it doesn't make any difference whether he has more left or less, he spends all Not finished.
It took another two days to complete the delivery of the cement business. Li Weijian, who had been busy for the rest of the month, finally had some free time.
Early that morning, a nun came to report that the head of the Suzhou Prefecture team came over and said that the news that Li Weijian wanted to spy on had been confirmed.
Li Weijian immediately invited the team leader in. After a while, the squad leader entered the house. After seeing the ceremony, he said: "Sir, I will search carefully. The one with the surname Zhen and a torreya tree in his home is the Zhenshi Yin family in Xiaojiaxiang. Compare the little one Huang Ce, and visited the neighbors. After hearing that Zhen Shiyin's daughter had been abducted, the family went to his father-in-law's house in Daru Prefecture."
Li Weijian glanced at Xiang Ling and saw that Xiang Ling looked sad, so he comforted him and said, "Don't worry, Squad Leader Huang, do you know the specific address of Zhen Shiyin's father-in-law's house?"
Team leader Huang expressed his merit: "I searched carefully and found Zhen Shiyin's classmate and friend, but I heard the address. He was in Xihuai Village, Daru Prefecture. His father-in-law's name is Feng Su."
Li Weijian made a mental note, looked at Xiang Ling, and saw the girl rubbing her handkerchief, full of worry.
Li Weijian asked Team Leader Huang: "Have you found another one?"
Huang Bantou said: "I don't know, sir, but I personally went to Kunshan."
Li Weijian tilted his head slightly and saw Qingwen on the side who seemed to be unconcerned, but in fact she was listening with her ears tilted.
Then Huang Bantou said: "But the family in Taoqiao Village has long been empty. After repeated inquiries, the young man found out that the Su family had no food rations due to the flood the year before last, so they had to come to Suzhou to make a living. The woman is now here He works in the weaving field in Fushun, while the man only does odd jobs in the city.
Today, this family lives in the fourth house from the left on Shuanglin Lane in the west of the city. "
"Okay, I'm done with you, Team Leader Huang."
The Huang team leader immediately raised his hands and said happily: "Some small things are not worthy of your praise. The Lord of the Palace has said that if you have any instructions, I and the Yamen will handle them without any shirk."
Just kidding, this is Li Caishen. He can't even fawn over him. Who dares to offend him? First, make yourself familiar with Li Caishen, and even if you are not promoted in the future, you will still be able to talk about it.
Team leader Huang stepped back, and Li Weijian stretched out his body and came to De Qingwen's side, with a smile on his face but said nothing.
Qingwen was stared at for a long time, and finally she succeeded. She frowned and said, "Master, what do you think I'm doing?"
Li Weijian said: "We will leave in two days. If you have free time tomorrow, can I take you to have a look?"
Qingwen said harshly: "What's there to see? Since he said that, I rushed to see it, as if I was worthless."
"Didn't I tell you? I'm going to see your mother-in-law."
When Qingwen heard this, she bit her lower lip and was speechless. I vaguely remember that day when I was taken away by someone. The young man stood in front of the door, covering his face but couldn't hold back his tears. When he arrived at the entrance of the village, he heard his mother's heart-wrenching cry of 'magpie, magpie'.
Turning around, Li Weijian came to De Xiangling again.
"Fourth Master——"
"Well, I'll find it for sure, don't worry." "I'm not in a hurry, it's just that I'm too tired."
Li Weijian smiled and said: "Haining has been following me on errands these days and has been busy. After two days, I will send him to Daruzhou. If your mother is doing well, then drop by and have a look on the way back; if Your mother is not doing well, so I asked Haining to bring your mother back directly...do you think so?"
Xiang Ling was suddenly moved, her eyes were red, she bent down and was about to bow down, saying "Thank you, Fourth Master" without any words, but was supported by Li Weijian, who only said: "Since you are following me, I can't let you I have been so wronged.”
Xiang Ling sniffed repeatedly, her eyes were moist, and she wished she could give herself over to Li Weijian right away. However, the time and place are not right now.
She had been abducted since she was a child and had been floating around like duckweed for more than ten years. She wanted to find a lover to rely on, but Feng Yuan and Xue Pan were both bastards. Tian Ming pitifully saw Fourth Master Jian next to him. Fourth Master Jian looked gentle and not harsh, so Xiangling secretly rejoiced for a long time.
Who would have thought that Fourth Master Jian would be so interested in me?
While feeling grateful in her heart, Xiangling felt guilty. The maids around Li Weijian, whether they were Qingwen, Xiuying or Hongyu, were all focused on Fourth Master Jian. She was the only one who put most of her thoughts into poetry.
When serving on duty, if Fourth Master Jian said it was not necessary, she would not use it; if Fourth Master Jian said it was necessary, she would do her duty. He treats her sincerely, but she only responds to him... It really shouldn't be the case!
Xiangling fell into Li Weijian's arms and sobbed, but she had already made up her mind. When she found an opportunity, she would hand over her innocent body to the Fourth Master. From then on, whether she was treated as an aunt or just as a maid, she was happy with it.
At night, Xiangling saw that Qingwen still looked thoughtful, so she took the initiative to move to the outside room. Qingwen was in a daze all day long, and she didn't remember until she was about to go to bed. She was surprised and said, "Huh? Xiangling is supposed to be on duty today, why is it me instead?"
Li Weijian sat on the bedside and said with a smile, "What do you think?"
"She..." What else could she have said? She thought that having Fourth Master Jian by her side would make her feel much better.
Qingwen bit her lower lip lightly, feeling warm in her heart. On weekdays, Xiangling is as silent as cotton. Qingwen looks young, but she looks after Xiangling like a sister. Secretly, in the invisible place, isn't Xiangling looking after her?
Qingwen didn't say anything. She got into Li Weijian's arms and arched her head. After thinking about it, she finally stopped speaking harshly. He said: "Fourth Master, I can just go and see it myself tomorrow."
"Well, I was still thinking about being with you. It seems I'm in disgrace."
"Where is it?" Qingwen asked: "My father... his temper, if he bumps into Fourth Master, he will definitely ask for benefits."
"Just give him some benefits."
Qingwen shook her head quickly: "No way...if he had money, he would definitely sell wine. If he drank too much, he would beat and scold my mother."
"Then let Wu Haining find a way to get him away."
Qingwen responded, then shook her head after a while: "No, no, my mother can't hide her words. If he finds out later, he will definitely start a fight with my mother."
"Haha, isn't this simple? I'll change my clothes tomorrow and say I'm a scholar from Jinling. Your mother won't recognize me, right?"
Qingwen was moved and hugged Li Weijian tightly: "Fourth Master..."
"Well, don't think about it anymore, go to bed early."
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Early in the morning.
When it was almost midnight, Su Tian swayed out of the house pushing the trolley. He would wait for work near Yuanmiao Temple every day, either unloading rice from the ship and transporting it to the rice shop, or unloading silk and cotton and transporting it to the weaving field. From odd jobs, he calculated that he could earn between thirty and forty yuan a day. Copper coins.
The health in the house is not good, but the embroidery workers can still earn two or three taels of silver per month. Suzhou is indeed more comfortable than the countryside in Kunshan, and there is no need to take care of the few acres of thin fields that are losing money from time to time.
I don't know if it was because I heard magpies chirping when I went out. I just left the house, but before I left the alley, something good came to my door.
"Your name is Su Tian?"
A man who looked like a butler stopped in front of the cart.
Su Dian immediately nodded and bowed and said, "That's right, the young one. Is there any other way to find a job for the young one?"
The housekeeper asked, "Are those four acres of thin farmland in Taoqiao Village yours?"
"Exactly, I don't know if Yuanwai is——"
The butler curled his lips and said, "You're lucky. My master wants to build a fish pond, and he happened to like your piece of land. If the price is right, the lease can be passed today."
"Ah?" What a great thing! In Kunshan, beggars, food can only be grown for one season. Taoqiao Village is even more low-lying. If a flood occurs, it will turn into a flood. It would be good if his few acres of land can be harvested every three years.
Su Tian blinked: "This... my land is inherited from my family——"
"Stop being so verbose, if you don't sell it to me, sell it to someone else."
"Sell it, I didn't say not to sell it. This, this is the price——"
The housekeeper said: "The price is clearly stated. One acre of thin land in Kunshan is worth two taels of silver. Four acres of land will give you a total of nine taels of silver. If you agree, we will go to the deed today."
Nine taels? Su Dian was immediately overjoyed. His poor land could be sold for five taels of silver, which made him blind when buying land.
"Sold! Let's go to the deed right now!"
"There's no rush, let's sign the documents first, and then go to Kunshan to sign the deed after a while." As he spoke, the steward took out a stack of documents and deeds.
At that moment, Su Dian asked her neighbors to help her take a look, and when she saw that it was all right, she made the pledge. Afterwards, I felt anxious, fearing that there might be some trap waiting for me.
Unexpectedly, the housekeeper was quite cheerful. He looked at the deed and immediately took out four taels of silver. The remaining five taels had to be transferred after the transfer of ownership.
After receiving four taels of silver, Su Dian was slightly relieved, thinking that this time it was not a loss at all.
How could Su Tian be willing to wait for work when she had money? This guy didn't even bother to go back home, he just left the cart to the neighbor to take care of, and wandered towards the tavern to look for it.
Just when passing by the alley, Su Tian accidentally caught a glimpse of a carriage parked by the roadside. Seeing that in May, the curtains were closed on the doors and windows, he wondered, could it be the female family members of which family were inside?
Su Tian thought about it and walked away. When his figure was hidden in the market, the housekeeper from before hurriedly ran to the carriage and said, "Master Li, the matter is done."
When the car curtain was raised, Qingwen came down first, followed by Li Weijian, who was wearing a green shirt.
Li Weijian took the deed and handed it to Qingwen without looking at it. He cupped his hands with a smile and said, "Thank you very much, Manager Chen. Let me tell Dong Gu's family that when I come back next time, I will definitely get drunk with Gu Dong's family."
Manager Chen immediately bowed and said, "I will definitely bring Mr. Li's words to me."
After dismissing Manager Chen, Li Weijian pushed Qingwen, and Qingwen scolded: "Where can this be? Everyone who serves dim sum knows that Kunshan is going to build stone ponds, and the price of land in the village will definitely increase. But he He didn't care, and he sold it for only nine taels of silver!"
Li Weijian joked: "What? Are you trying to defraud the master of my money?"
"Fourth Master~"
Qingwen was very angry and angry. Li Weijian gave him a few words of comfort and led him forward. In a blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the house rented by the Su family.
The so-called fear of being close to home is not the fear of the country, but the long-lost bond in the heart.
Seeing Qingwen muttering and refusing to come forward, Li Weijian simply pushed open the wood door, pulled her inside, and said loudly: "Is there anyone at home?"
"Who is it? Ahem..."
A woman's words came from inside, and after a moment, an old woman about ten or fifty years old was about to come out. The woman was sallow and thin, with gray hair. Her clothes were extremely plain and patched.
The woman glanced at the two of them and did not recognize Qingwen for a moment. She only asked curiously: "Who is this young master looking for?"
"Is the eldest wife's family name Su?"
"Yes."
Li Weijian took a step away, pointed at Qingwen and said, "Madam, let's see who this person is?"
Qingwen wrung her hands together, bit her lips, and looked straight at the woman with red circles under her eyes.
The old woman squinted her eyes and looked at it, and suddenly said in surprise: "You...you...are you a magpie?"
How could Qingwen still hold back? As soon as Ai Ai called out "Mother", the woman stumbled over and was hugging Qingwen in the blink of an eye.
At first, Li Weijian was still watching with a smile, but it was so touching. Seeing the mother and daughter holding each other's arms and crying, Li Weijian couldn't help but be moved. He thought that in his previous life, he would end up with a white-haired person and give him a black-haired person, so he felt sad. , couldn't help but say: "When mother and daughter reunite, I expect there will be a lot to talk about. Qingwen, I'll wait in the car while you talk to your mother more."
Qingwen was already sobbing, wiping her tears and nodding.
Li Weijian left, and the mother and daughter stopped crying. The old woman pulled Qingwen inside, crying and laughing: "Quie'er, haven't you eaten yet? Just now, Madam Xu's wife brought a white tail. Fish, mother will cook your favorite bad fish for you."
Qingwen said hurriedly: "No need, Mom, I just ate it too."
But the woman said: "How can I not eat when I finally come back?" However, regardless of Qingwen's obstruction, she insisted on making bad fish.
Qingwen had no choice but to stand aside and help.
She stretched out her hand, revealing her nails which were a few inches longer. The woman saw this in her eyes and knew that if she kept them for such a long time, she would not have to do any rough work on weekdays. So he drove Qingwen aside to sit idle while he started working around the stove.
The woman stopped crying now. After all, her daughter was sold. There were some things that were hard to ask, but she had to ask. She then asked in a low voice: "Quie'er... how have you been doing these past few years?"
Qingwen said: "It's all good. There's nothing left to eat."
"That's good, that's good. I see that the young master just sent you here?"
"Fourth Master, he...he is a scholar in Jinling, and his family has some land."
The woman said: "He is fair and fair, and he looks like the son of a wealthy family. If you follow this man, you will surely enjoy good fortune."
"Ah."
Qingwen responded, and the woman was speechless. After a while, Qingwen couldn't help but said: "Mom, why don't you ask others?"
The woman laughed miserably and said: "What else are you asking? You...were sold, not married. Being so far away, whether the magpie's life is good or not, the mother has no choice but to do it at night. May the Bodhisattva bless me and keep my magpie in good health."
Qingwen sniffed and said, "Mom, don't worry, the Fourth Master is generous and treats me very well. Occasionally I get a little tempered, and the Fourth Master never gets angry with me. He always tries to persuade me first and then talks later." Mine is not.”
The woman paused her hands and said nervously: "Quie'er, I know that you are very ambitious, but no matter how angry you are, you can't be compared to the wives and girls in other people's houses. That young man has a good temper, but he has a good temper." There are still elders in the family. If you continue to be willful, you can’t do it—"
Qingwen hurriedly said: "I know what mother said. It's not like I can't distinguish priorities. I only occasionally lose my temper in front of the fourth master." She was in the Li family's old house, but Mrs. Tai loved her very much.
"That's fine, that's fine."
The woman was a little relieved and concentrated on cooking the fish. Qingwen sat aside and talked about the happy things over the years. Occasionally, when the past is brought up, there will always be a slight silence between mother and daughter, and then they start talking about something else.
The woman didn't mention it, and Qingwen never asked why her brother and sister were not at home. I guess she either died young or was sold to Ren Yazi by her own father, right?
(End of this chapter)
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