Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 208 Dividends

Although Li Weijian only met Marquis Baoling once, Li Weijian had a close relationship with Marquis Zhongjing Shi Nai. Since they bumped into each other this time, there was no reason to stand by and watch.

Li Weijian hurriedly got on the deck, exchanged a few words with the official ship on the other side, and then ordered the ship to disperse and search around along the river.

There must be a brave man under a heavy reward. When Li Weijian offered the reward, the boatman put down his side boat and spread out looking for him with lanterns and torches. After half an hour, someone suddenly shouted from downstream: "Found it!"

Li Weijian's big boat hurried over and saw two boatmen supporting a figure on a sandbank in the middle of the river. Under the light of the torch, the man was wet and his hair was disheveled. His official hat was long gone. His official robe was torn in several places by the fire and was covered with smoke. Li Weijian said quickly: "But Uncle Shi Shi?"

At this moment, Shi Dingwu was in a state of shock. He was in a daze for a while but did not recognize Li Weijian. He hurriedly asked the two boatmen: "This...is this?"

The boatman hurriedly told him his name and official position, and Shi Ding cried out: "My dear nephew, come and save me!"

Li Weijian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The water bandits had already escaped, so why did they try to save him? At that moment, two boatmen rocked the small boat to take Shi Ding to the big ship. Li Weijian hurriedly ordered someone to bring hot tea and clean clothes, and Shi Ding felt a little calmer.

The two of them talked briefly, and the official ship where the secret friend was was turned around. The secret friend ferried to the boat and saw Shi Ding. He only said that both the father and son of the Gu family were dead and asked Shi Ding for instructions on how to behave in the future.

Shi Ding was also on Li Weijian's ship at the moment, watching as the dozens of Forbidden Forces were able to settle down a little, and how could they dare to return to his own ship. As for the Gu family father and son... Shi Ding couldn't care less. Who would have thought that Jiang Nan was so fierce and wanted to kill people and silence them?

No matter what, we can't walk on this waterway. On the shore... we don't dare to walk without anyone guarding us.

Li Weijian called to the boatman and asked if this was Jiangyin. He made some calculations and said: "Uncle Shi, this place is very close to the Wuwei Town garrison. I don't expect the thieves to be rampant here. Uncle Shi will go to Jiangyin first in the morning, and then ask the governor to send his troops." We will be escorted by Biao Camp and then rush to Yangzhou."

Shi Ding was still frightened, thinking that this would be a good idea, so he agreed. As for the subsequent errands...heh, let's save our lives first!

After that, the two of them spoke very little, but they asked about the cause. However, it was said that Shi Ding, the Marquis of Baoling, had always wanted to be promoted to an official position, but in the end he fell in love with Chen Hongmou. It happened that the bribery case of Yan Xiyao happened, and the saint wanted to send an imperial envoy to investigate the case.

Shi Ding thought this was a great job! In the flowery world of the south of the Yangtze River, Cheng Yi could make a lot of money just by walking around. After running around, he finally got an errand and went all the way south.

The letter found in the search was irrefutable. When they arrived in Songjiang, they first locked up the Gu family and his son, and then arrested several people from the Xu family. Afterwards, they had a series of banquets and received gifts with a soft hand, and then Shi Shiran went north to Yangzhou.

Unexpectedly, we encountered water bandits here!

Who sent this water bandit? Either the Jiangnan gentry wanted to silence him, or the Yangzhou salt merchants wanted to attack and kill Shi Ding! Recalling the submissive behavior of the Jiangnan gentry, Shi Ding instinctively concluded that this incident must be the work of the salt merchants! Because how could he dare to go to Yangzhou again now?

After talking for a long time, seeing that Shi Ding was very tired, Li Weijian simply gave up his cabin and went to the next door to huddle with Bi Tong. Fortunately, several maids stayed in Yangzhou, otherwise it would really be difficult to spread this time.

Bi Tong was worried, but Li Weijian didn't think about it at all at the moment, so he fell asleep on his own. Bi Tong fell asleep for a long time, so he had to roll up the quilt and sleep on the floor.

The next day, three official ships sailed to Jiangyin. Li Weijian sent half a guard to escort them. Shi Ding waved the royal flag and headed towards Jiangyin County Government, not to mention.

After all this delay, it was already the first day of June. When he arrived in Shanghai County, it was already the third day of June. Li Weijian was immediately discouraged when he saw in the Di newspaper that King Zhongyong led the expedition to Wuyi Town. I thought about it but couldn't make it in time, so I simply stopped in Shanghai County for two days and bought a lot of earthenware. I didn't board the ship until the fifth day of June to return north.

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Capital, the residence of the Li family.

Shaded by green bamboos and surrounded by streams, several maids in the Xuan Hall gently waved their cattail fans. The breeze brought a bit of coolness, but Wang Xifeng couldn't help but feel hot in her heart.

Fu Qiufang, who was on the opposite side of the table, closed the account book and said with a smile: "Second Grandma's accounts are quite detailed, and I really can't find any mistakes. Besides, the master also said that although this business is a joint venture with Second Grandma, it must always be based on The second grandma is the main one.”

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "My sister is not right. You are a brother and you still settle the accounts clearly. How can this account be so unclear? I also know that my sister is busy with important matters in the factory now, but she always has to find time to work on it." Go and take a look at the village outside the city. After all, hearing is believing and seeing is believing. You can't invest money and just hold the account book and pass by."

Fu Qiufang said: "What Second Grandma said-"

"Eh? We've talked about it several times, but my sister didn't notice. The servants in the house call me "Second Mistress". Although my sister is a concubine, she is in charge of the family business. Even ordinary young mistresses can't compare to her. Well. It’s better for you and me to call each other sisters.”

Fu Qiufang couldn't resist Wang Xifeng, so she smiled and said, "From what I heard from Master Lian, I should still call you Second Sister-in-law."

"It's up to you."

Wang Xifeng stood up, looked at the scenery outside Xuan Hall and said, "I still envy my sister. At least there is a quiet place where I can enjoy the cool air. It's not like the small garden in Rongguo Mansion, which is extremely cramped." After a pause, he added: " I got the letter yesterday, and the second master said that Brother Jian will be returning soon. Counting the time, I'm afraid he will be back in these two days."

Fu Qiufang felt sad. It was already June, and her husband had been away for half a year. She had to take care of all the accounts in the family and even the factory. When you are busy during the day and have some free time at night, you can't help but miss me.

Now, he is finally coming back.

Fu Qiufang nodded with a smile and said, "It's been a hard work for me to go back and forth thousands of miles this time."

"Hard work?" Wang Xifeng smiled sideways and said, "I heard that Brother Jian has done a lot of big things this time! I can't believe that the reward will be dropped after a while."

Wang Xifeng is really panting at the moment, and brother Jian is too capable. Although the iron plant was not completed, the cement business alone shocked the government and the public!

Another Jingshi Water Affairs! It's just a matter of cashing out tens of millions of taels of silver. The most rare thing is to attract praise from both the government and the public, saying that brother Jian's move is beneficial to the country and the people!

In the past, some officials said that the water affairs in the capital were competing for the interests of the people, but no one said otherwise this time. Wang Xifeng has been taking care of housework for several years and knows that everything has advantages and disadvantages. Where can everyone from top to bottom be satisfied?

This is true for housework, and even more so for government affairs. The chief assistant, Chen Hongmou, had long been famous in the past. Over the past year or so, his reputation has deteriorated rapidly. Rumors have spread that many people are calling Chen Hongmou a national traitor. But Brother Jian is so impeccable in his work that he can be praised by everyone.

If there is no accident, not to mention the stone pond built, even for these tens of millions of silver coins, the saint will not hesitate to reward him. It's a pity that brother Jian is still young and may not be able to move to this official position, but the title may be able to be moved.

A second-class man, and the next higher up is a first-class man, and for some reason he becomes a viscount. Rongguo Mansion only now has the title of first-class general. In two generations, the descendants of brother Jian will still be nobles. It is impossible to say that Rongguo Mansion will become ordinary people.

Wang Xifeng's heart was filled with soreness, and she just thought that when she met someone, she was not a kind person. She didn't ask Jia Lian to be as good as Li Weijian, she just wanted to make a little progress. However, during this trip south, Mr. Lian finally saw the world. A few days ago, the servant came back to deliver a letter. Although Wang Xifeng did not find out anything, he could tell from his expression that Jia Lian had not only seen the world, but also the world!

That's all, let's leave this matter to settle accounts with Jia Lian later. Seeing that it was getting late, Wang Xifeng said a few words to Fu Qiufang and then stood up to leave.

Before leaving, Fu Qiufang suddenly said: "Second sister-in-law, the weather is hot now, and I happen to have a lot of ice stored at home. Why don't you bring some back?"

Wang Xifeng wondered: "My sister still has ice at home?"

Before Fu Qiufang could speak, Hongyu said with a smile: "Second Grandma doesn't know, but last year the house was being renovated, and the Fourth Master had someone dig the cellar. During the winter, he stored a lot of ice cubes during the three-nine days, which is just in time for use now." "

Fu Qiufang also smiled and said: "Second sister-in-law also knows that with such a large number of people in the master's house, I'm afraid the ice cubes won't be used. It just so happens that second sister-in-law is here this time. I asked someone to send a car over to enjoy the coolness with second sister-in-law at home."

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "If that's the case, then I won't be polite. My sister also knows that the price of ice cubes has been rising every day recently, and even people like us can't afford it."

When they talked and laughed, Wang Xifeng told the truth, but Fu Qiufang only said it was a joke. Hongyu immediately ordered someone to move a cart of ice and send it to Rongguo Mansion along with Wang Xifeng's frame.

After bidding farewell to Wang Xifeng, Fu Qiufang and Hongyu returned to the inner house.

These days, there are only two women left in the inner house, but they support each other and become very close to each other. Hongyu is smart by nature. Although she doesn't know much about literacy, she is very skillful in handling family affairs. At this time, she has already been helped by Fu Qiufang.

Knowing that Fu Qiufang was having a bitter summer, Hongyu asked her maid to read about the summer and prepared fruit and white fungus ice porridge. The two of them drank from the ice cup, and Fu Qiufang thought about it and said: "The master wrote a letter a few days ago saying that six It's time for the boss to return in the middle of the month. Tomorrow, send Butler Wu to meet him outside the city. There's no way he'll be back in the next few days."

Hongyu said 'yes' and said with a smile: "I will go to Guangzhou first and then to Jiangnan. I must have taken Tuyi with me. I don't think it would be a hurry to send more people there."

Fu Qiufang nodded and said, "The factory is busy these days and my family can't take care of it, so I'll take more care of you."

Hongyu hurriedly said angrily: "Auntie, what are you talking about? It's just a fair share, why is it necessary for auntie to say this?"

Fu Qiufang's eyes were slightly tilted, and she suddenly smiled and joked: "I'm not married yet. You are my aunt too. We are just ordinary, so why should we be separated from each other?"

Hongyu suddenly looked embarrassed. She was a beautiful woman in her 28th year, and she knew the essence of her life. They had only been apart for half a year, and she had a lot of thoughts in her heart. Because he couldn't help but said quietly: "The master is coming back soon."

Fu Qiufang said sadly: "Yes, I'm coming back." More than ruby? Fu Qiufang usually doesn't show up, but she can stay alone in the empty boudoir, and she always feels empty in her heart. Now, although Li Weijian has not returned yet, it can be seen that he has returned, and he suddenly has a backbone in his heart. I just wish I could be at home soon.

The two of them were lost in thought when suddenly Nian Xia was about to come in happily. He said after a brief moment: "Auntie, Butler Wu said that the government has released news, and the water affairs stock will pay dividends in the next day or two."

Fu Qiufang just agreed. She had to deal with the accounts of the steam engine factory every now and then in the past few months. She was used to seeing money spilled out like water, so she didn't care about it. Then I suddenly remembered that the master still owns nearly a quarter of the shares in the water company. If the capital is repaid in twenty years, the dividends from these four shares alone will be a full 60,000 taels!

Sixty thousand taels!

Calculating that since moving last year, the family has only spent about ten thousand taels... Fu Qiufang suddenly couldn't laugh or cry, and finally understood why the master said that the money in the family was spent at will, and there was no end to it.

Now that I think about it, isn’t it just that I can’t spend all my money?

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Nearing the time of Shen, the car drove into Rongguo Mansion.

Wang Xifeng led the maid into the Neiyi Gate, and Ping'er came up to greet her. After a few words, Ping'er said: "Just now the old lady was talking about Second Grandma, saying that she is used to hearing Second Grandma's jokes, but now she can't hear her, and she feels a little uncomfortable."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "The same goes for the old lady. She becomes more and more nostalgic as she gets older, and she can't leave anyone easily."

Ping'er said: "The old lady is also proud of the Second Grandma, otherwise why would she only care about the Second Grandma and not mention others?"

Wang Xifeng felt a little proud, giggled for a while, and then ordered: "The autumn wind blows from Brother Zijian's house, and he brought back a cart of ice cubes. You don't have to accompany me anymore, go and divide the ice cubes into four parts, so as not to It all turned into soup after a while.”

Ping'er agreed, but still accompanied Wang Xifeng through the hall, and said in a low voice: "Grandma, I got accurate news today, saying that the water affairs stock will pay dividends in the next day or two."

"Oh?" Wang Xifeng stopped for a moment and said eagerly: "But is it accurate?"

Ping'er then said: "Grandma also knows about the rumors in the eldest man's courtyard. The eldest man has been keeping an eye on this matter for a while, so I guess there should be nothing wrong."

Wang Xifeng suddenly let out a sigh of relief. Last winter, Jia Lian sent Daiyu south to Yangzhou. He had to bring enough money and gifts, and now he went thousands of taels. When the calculation comes in May, if there is no replenishment, I am afraid that I will be short of two thousand taels of silver.

Wang Xifeng was at a loss when she turned around and heard the good news. The Duke of Rongguo Mansion purchased 30,000 shares, with a fixed return period of twenty years, so he should be divided into 1,500 taels every year. With these fifteen hundred taels, if we save some more, we might be able to fool the summer harvest.

"This is really a good thing. Okay, I understand. I will send people back to keep an eye on the water affairs office. You go ahead."

Ping'er then turned around to place the ice cubes. Wang Xifeng was in a very good mood and entered Rongqing Hall all the way, teasing Jia Mu and laughing happily.

Ping'er first sent ice cubes to Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, and then went to Li Wan'er's courtyard. Grandma Li Wan came back a little late today and had just had dinner.

Ping'er brought ice cubes, and Li Wan smiled and said to Yan Yan.

Ping'er laughed and said, "Grandma has thanked the wrong person this time. The whole family will still have to thank Grandma."

"What did you say?" Li Wan asked with a smile.

Suyun on the side said: "Why is grandma so confused? Sister Ping'er said this, of course these ice cubes were sent from Fourth Master Jian's house."

"really?"

Ping'er said with a smile: "That's right. Our grandma went to Fourth Master Jian's house in the afternoon and met Aunt Fu. Before leaving, Aunt Fu said that there were extra ice cubes at home. It would be a waste if she couldn't use them up, so she I sent a car over."

Li Wan hurriedly asked: "Has Aunt Fu told me about the situation at home?"

Ping'er said: "Everything is fine. He also said that Grandma hasn't been to our house for some time. Aunt Fu and Hongyu both miss Grandma."

Li Wan ironed the paper in his heart and sighed: "My brother is so young, who would have thought that he would be able to establish a family at such an age. Fortunately, Qiu Fang is a good person, and there is Hong Yu to help. It couldn't be the case. This family must be happy." It's like a chicken and a dog."

Ping'er just smiled and didn't agree. I secretly thought to myself, how could Fourth Master Jian’s character lead to chaos in the family? Even without Fu Qiufang, there would still be Hongyu. Without Hongyu, he would definitely find a suitable woman to take care of the housework. I just don’t know what kind of mistress Mr. Jian, who is so capable, will marry in the future. Ping'er said: "It seems that Fourth Master Jian will be returning in the next few days. Grandma will also take the time to visit Fourth Master's home. Although Aunt Fu is safe, she has a gap in age and has not experienced much."

Li Wan immediately became concerned and said, "It's true. I thought about it and took half of the past two days to go and take a look. Qiu Fang is young after all, and I'm afraid she will be deceived by her subordinates."

Having said this, Li Wan remembered the strange fruit he had just obtained from the palace, so he sent Biyue to get a basket and give it to Ping'er.

Ping'er vaguely smelled the stench, looked at the huge fruit inside, and wondered, "What kind of fruit is this?"

Li Wan then said: "It is said to be a tribute fruit from the Qianxiang Kingdom, called Shaozi. The princess divided two of them and couldn't stand the taste, so she gave them to me. Don't you see, this fruit smells bad, but tastes extremely delicious. It's sweet. I originally wanted to let the old lady try it, but I was afraid that the old lady would get upset after eating it, and that would be my fault.

I'm afraid that if the old lady eats it smoothly, there will be no place to find this thing.

So, let’s just share the fruit privately. "

Ping'er immediately smiled and said: "Grandma is still thoughtful. It's just——"

Li Wan smiled and said, "It's okay, I have one more here. You can take this one and share it with your grandma."

"Hey." Ping'er knew that Li Wan wanted to make good friends, so he whispered to Li Wan when he thought of the dividend.

Ping'er only vaguely guessed that Li Wan had water stocks in his hands, but he didn't know how much. If you knew that Li Wan had a full share of shares, and the dividend alone would be 15,000 taels per year, you would be shocked to death!

Li Wan was sympathetic in his heart, but pretended to be nonchalant on his face. He talked to Ping'er for a while before sending him out the door.

Fifteen thousand taels! A man must not lose power for a day, and a little girl must not lose money for a day! This fifteen thousand taels per year is Li Wan's confidence. Since Li Weijian donated stocks last year, Li Wan has changed from his usual stinginess and become extremely cheerful and generous, which naturally made his sisters-in-law quarrel. commend.

Li Wan returned to the house, thinking about going to Brother Jian's house tomorrow and the day after, and wondering where Brother Jian was at this moment.

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Ping'er came out of Li Wan's place, took two large ice cubes from the warehouse, and sent them to the Yingchun Courtyard near the East Courtyard.

The sun is blazing in June in the capital. The small courtyard welcoming the spring is adjacent to a small garden, and there are green trees in front of the door. It is a rare tranquility.

When he caught a glimpse of Ping'er from a distance, the maid Siqi came to greet him.

He smiled and said, "Did that gust of wind bring Sister Ping'er here?"

"Liangfeng, I am here to bring ice cubes to you girls."

When Si Qi heard this, he immediately said with joy: "Our girl is in the bitter summer, and this ice cube was delivered in time. Not only our girl, but also sister Ping'er -" Si Qi pointed to the red pimple on his forehead and said: " It’s so hot today that even I’m getting angry.”

Ping'er glanced at him and said teasingly: "I'm afraid you are angry."

"Huh?" Si Qi was startled. She was complaining that it had been half a year since Fourth Master Jian left. She had been alone for a long time and could not understand her lovesickness with Mr. Na Jiao, but she was unexpectedly pointed out by Ping'er!

Ping'er said: "I heard that Qian'er you had a quarrel with Grandma Wang again?"

Siqi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, frowned and said: "That old godly woman used her milk to get over the girl, and she never stopped taking advantage of her. The iced lotus seed soup in front of me was originally reserved for the girl, but Grandma Wang is here. She just picked it up and ate it without even asking. Zhenzhen'er has such a big face, how can she still have a master in her eyes?"

Ping'er said: "I heard that Grandma Wang ran to the eldest lady and wiped her tears. Please pay more attention to her recently."

Si Qihun said nonchalantly: "So what? It's just a reason to say that Po Tian is too big. If the eldest lady feels that I shouldn't protect the girl, just kick me out of the house."

Ping'er said angrily: "You're so good, how come I'm expelling you? Stop talking about it. The more you talk about it, the more unreliable it becomes."

As they were talking, they entered the inner room and saw the two girls Yingchun sitting upright and demurely, tying their knots. When I saw Ping'er, I hurriedly welcomed him up.

After saying a few words, Ping'er ordered people to bring in the two huge ice cubes. Yingchun blinked and said, "This... why are the ice cubes so big this time?"

Ping'er then smiled and said, "This was not purchased from the house. Our grandma came back from Fourth Master Jian's house. Aunt Fu said that there were extra ice cubes at home, so she sent a cart over."

Yingchun was in a daze, and her marriage to Li Weijian had been delayed. Although the Jian brothers were steadfast in their vows, she could not help but be worried and overthinking.

At this time, I heard Ping'er joke: "The girl next to me should have a smaller one. But the second girl should get two big ones...the left and right are my own belongings."

Yingchun's face suddenly turned red and she stammered: "Ping...Sister Ping'er!"

Ping'er then said: "I'm afraid that Fourth Master Jian is on the road right now, and he will return to the capital in maybe three to five days. Haha... that's all, I have to send ice cubes to the third and fourth girls. The second girl has a rest. Come on, I’m leaving.”

Ping'er left, Yingchun sat idle, and when he picked up the Luo Zi, he was in a daze. Thinking of brother Jian's daily life, she somehow remembered that shameful thing... She felt suspicious that he was always scornful of him, and she felt shy without saying anything. Later, she was always a little awkward, for fear of spreading the word.

I haven't seen him in the past half year. I dreamed about him seven or eight times at night, and every time I was scorning myself. Now that I think about it, I actually miss that frivolity.

With a sigh, Yingchun collected his thoughts and made a few strokes. Suddenly, he saw the maid Siqi beside him, who was also in a daze. The expression on that face was vaguely like looking into a mirror. Not only that, Siqi also bit his finger, his face flushed, which caused Yingchun to feel a chill down his body, and he couldn't help but close his legs.

"you--"

Si Qi came back to his senses and asked in confusion: "Is there something wrong, girl?"

The second girl was annoyed and didn't know how to speak, so she said, "I'm a little hot. Go and get some of the ice cubes."

The chess player responded, moved his lotus steps and left. Yingchun pouted, feeling a little disgusted in her heart, thinking that she would not ask Siqi to come to help next time... Blind! Why are you so shameless?

Yingchun buried her head in the quilt, almost rolling back and forth in her arms.

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Ping'er sent ice cubes to Tanchun and Xichun, then turned to Lixiangyuan.

Ping'er is a considerate and considerate person, because Aunt Xue went to Wang's house with Xue Pan today and has not returned yet. Only Miss Bao is left at home, so this is the last time she sent ice cubes.

After walking out of the east corner gate and walking up the aisle, you can see the small courtyard in the Northeast where Fourth Master Jian once lived, but now it is occupied by Xue Pan. Although he didn't say it clearly, Ping'er knew that Aunt Xue was afraid that Xue Pan would cause trouble outside, so she discussed it with Mrs. Wang and persuaded the old lady, so she sent Xue Pan here.

The door of the courtyard was open, and the orioles and swallows inside were laughing and playing, most of them were the concubines that Xue Pan had taken away. Ping'er felt disgusted in his heart, only feeling that things were right and people were different.

Walking quickly, he arrived in front of Delixiang Courtyard in a short time, but he happened to bump into Aunt Xue returning.

After seeing the ceremony and explaining their intention, the two of them entered one after the other.

Miss Bao heard the noise and came out. The three of them exchanged pleasantries before entering.

Ping'er said: "This ice cube was not bought from the house, but it came from the house of Fourth Master Jian, where my grandma went today. Aunt Fu said that there were too many ice cubes at home, so she sent a cart. The second grandma sent her away I am scattered around, and everyone has a share.”

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Hey, take me back to thank Sister Feng later."

Ping'er smiled and nodded in agreement, and then said: "Yes, I heard that the water affairs company in the inner government will pay dividends in the next two days, so don't forget it, concubine."

Aunt Xue said, "I heard it today too, tsk tsk." She turned to look at Baochai and said, "Your aunt said that a dozen taels of carts carrying silver came from the inner mansion, and the stone road in front of the inner mansion gate was cleared. It’s all crushed!”

Seeing that everything was in order, Ping'er stood up and said, "Since my concubine knows, I will go back first."

"Hey, we are both happy and honored, please send Miss Ping'er off for me."

The two maids sent Ping'er off to the hospital, so they didn't mention it.

Seeing Ping'er walking away, Aunt Xue's smile faded and her face became as dark as water.

Sister Bao came over, holding a cup of warm tea and said, "Aunt...what did you say this time?"

"Humph, what can she say?" Aunt Xue was furious. Ever since Aunt Wang planned the Xue family's property last time, Aunt Xue had been on guard.

This time the Wang family kept inviting invitations. Aunt Xue thought it was time to tell Xue Pan about her marriage, so she led Xue Pan to the door.

When it came to Xue Pan's marriage, Aunt Wang only vaguely mentioned it. She neither agreed nor declined. She just hung on without any intention of trying her best. But when it came to the matter of the inner government's dividends, the Xue family bought 80,000 shares, which only cost 4,000 taels of silver, which made Aunt Wang jealous.

It's just that Wang Ziteng inspected the nine sides and got some goods. He asked the Xue family to help sell them and exchanged them for water stocks that guaranteed harvests during droughts and floods.

Aunt Xue immediately knew something was wrong! The wealth obtained by Wang Ziteng, excluding hard currency such as gold and silver, was mostly leather goods and mountain treasures, which had to be shipped slowly. If the shipment is urgent, the price will definitely not be high.

Aunt Wang is short-sighted and insists that the property is worth more than 100,000 taels. Is it possible that the Xue family needs to make up for the shortfall?

Besides, the stock price of the water company now fluctuates every day. When it is low, it can rise to one or two cents, and when it is high, it can rise to one, two or three cents. How can it be so easy to exchange hundreds of thousands of silver coins for one hundred thousand shares?

No matter who you are, if you agree, the Xue family may have to pay for their own shares in the end!

Aunt Xue was annoyed with her sister-in-law. She didn't say a word, and forced herself to have dinner before leading Xue Pan back to Rongguo Mansion.

Now, even if the two sides didn't break up, there was still a crack. Now that the Xue family has sold off many of their loss-making businesses, they have a lot of money but nowhere to invest.

Aunt Xue was so anxious that she didn't even buy less shares of Xishan Coal Mine in the past few months. Although there are losses and profits, you can still protect your capital if you calculate carefully.

This was fine originally, but I got a piece of news today.

Aunt Xue frowned and said: "My son, brother Jian... he has made a big business in Jiangnan! I heard from your aunt that not only did he earn tens of millions of money for the inner government, but he also attracted praise from everyone up and down. Then. The business...is called Lao Shizi's cement company!"

Sister Bao's hands holding the tea paused for a moment, and Gu Jingbu said: "Fourth brother Jian is certainly capable...didn't you hear it from the house before? Why did mother talk about this?"

Aunt Xue said: "My son, do you think you can ask Brother Jian to buy some shares in the cement business for our family?" After a pause, she added: "I was thinking about it, we are sitting on nothing like this. It’s never a way out.”

Sister Bao's heart was twisted, but she didn't show it on her face. She said: "Jiangnan is thousands of miles away, and I'm afraid that fourth brother Jian won't be able to take action. There are still some profitable businesses at home. Just watch over my brother and don't let him lose." It can be maintained."

Aunt Xue sighed: "Hey, this time, Brother Jian will have to be promoted again. I misjudged it at first. My son, I just suffered for you."

Baochai said calmly: "A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise? If you miss it, you miss it. Mom doesn't have to say that. There's nothing wrong with brother Baochai."

Aunt Xue said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, my son, just think about it. Since I missed it earlier, this precious jade cannot be missed again."

"Mom, I know."

After saying this, Aunt Xue went to change her clothes. Sister Bao sat quietly where she was, slightly lost in thought. In his mind, he secretly thought that Fourth Brother Jian must have gone to Yangzhou when he went south this time. I don’t know if the matter between him and Miss Lin has been resolved.

(End of this chapter)