Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 312 Uncle Li sells cars

"Second Grandma, I have to go quickly."

Wang Xifeng frowned and said with a jade bracelet: "Good boy, go and ask for the imperial doctor."

Yuchai agreed, turned around and walked out of the room quickly.

Wang Xifeng's brows stretched, and she felt extremely happy. In the past two days, I received the good news of the eldest daughter's new year. I saw everyone around me fawning over my wife. Even when they met Baoyu, they kept calling her "the uncle of the country". Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Wang have long been at odds with each other. How can they not feel depressed when they see this?

What a pity, the situation has changed in just two days! Although Sister Feng never believed in karma, she was thinking at this moment that Mrs. Cuofei's publicity in the past two days would not cause such an incident to happen to the little prince.

Wang Xifeng was just happy in her heart, but she couldn't show it. She hurriedly called Ping'er and went to Mrs. Wang's courtyard to look for her.

When they got inside, the imperial doctor had arrived. Wang Ren and Wang brothers looked sad and speechless. The elder brother only nodded slightly when he saw Sister Feng, and then argued with Wang in a low voice.

Wang Xifeng stepped forward to observe, and saw that the imperial doctor had used the silver needle, and Mrs. Wang had just woken up faintly. Wang Xifeng said a few words of comfort against her will, but Mrs. Wang remained silent and did not speak.

After a while, the mother-in-law suddenly called back: "Madam, second grandma, old lady, eldest lady and girls are all here."

Sister Feng had just been secretly watching Li Weijian, but there were so many people at the moment that it was difficult to get close to him. When Li Weijian stood up and looked over, Sister Feng suddenly pursed her lips.

Mrs. Wang came back to her senses briefly, and saw Jia Mu coming forward and saying sadly: "Madam, you should also take care of your body and bones. Now...now...well, it's the older girl who is not blessed."

Li Weijian said politely: "My condolences, old lady."

Mother Jia sighed: "Fortunately, the eldest daughter's holy family is still there. Madam, don't worry, we may have another grandson next year."

Everyone agreed, and Wang Xifeng led a group of gold hairpins to retreat.

At this time, another mother-in-law replied, saying that Jia Lian had sent the angel away to this side.

Mrs. Wang cried and nodded, but she didn't agree in her heart. The palace was treacherous and deceitful. Because there was Concubine Wu above, eunuchs often came to Jia's house to fight the autumn breeze. This large amount of money was sent in, and now I finally got the good news, but unexpectedly it turned out to be empty in an instant.

Li Weijian pondered for a moment and then said with a hint: "How can you know that it's a blessing in disguise?"

The palace is a dark place, and countless maids disappear without reason every year. I heard that there was a severe drought a few decades ago, and the Neijinshui River dried up to nothing but a trickle. A group of eunuchs were stunned to pick up more than a hundred corpses from the river bed!

Tanchun led the way and said, "The old lady is sighing right now, saying that the eldest girl is not blessed. But the lady just fainted and had to seek treatment from the imperial doctor."

Jia Lian frowned and cupped his hands and said: "Back to the old lady, Eunuch Xia has carefully said that the little prince is not blessed. Concubine Xian De just gave birth and her milk supply was insufficient, so she left the little prince to be taken care of by the wet nurse at night. Because she was afraid of being cold. I didn’t expect the young prince and the two nuns to be poisoned by the charcoal fire when the palace maid went to see it early this morning.”

Jia Mu agreed, and Tanchun led two maids and hurried out to greet him.

Li Weijian nodded and said, "I'll rush here as soon as I get the news. How about the old lady?"

On the contrary, the saint is more relieved now.

But they said that just after everyone sent Jia Mu back to Rongqing Hall, the mother-in-law came in front to send a message: "Third Miss, Fourth Master Jian is here."

When they arrived at Dechuihua Gate, they saw that a maid had already led Li Weijian to the front. Tanchun couldn't help but feel a tremble in his heart when he caught a glimpse of that familiar figure, but he suppressed his thoughts and came forward with a smile: "Brother Jian is here?"

Mrs. Wang suddenly started crying and said: "Okay, why didn't you just sit down?"

Jia Mu only shook her head and said, "That child is also unlucky."

At this time, Wang Xifeng said: "What the old lady said is reasonable. Don't be sad, madam. Even the old lady can't eat or sleep well. I think the old lady should go back and rest first. There are juniors here. Just take care of it.”

Jia Mu glanced at Li Weijian and immediately felt that there was something in Li Weijian's words. It's just that everyone is here at this time, so it's hard to say something clearly. He immediately invited Li Weijian to sit down and ordered Yuanyang to serve tea.

Mrs. Wang cried and agreed.

What Li Weijian said just now was true: the past events of more than ten years ago are still vaguely in front of us, and the Jia family participated in the fight for the heir, which led to the loss of titles and positions. If Yuanchun really saves the prince this time, who knows if the old thing will happen again? Even if the situation of the Jia family is worse than before, it will inevitably make the saint jealous.

Mrs. Xing and Aunt Xue came forward to comfort each other. Mother Jia sat down and said, "It is true that this first pregnancy is unstable, but since the eldest girl can give birth to a prince, there is no doubt that she will still be able to give birth in the future. My wife and I are both like this I am so sad, I think the eldest girl will not feel well at this time. I have packed some supplements at home and have to send them to the palace as soon as possible."

Tanchun hurriedly said to Jia Mu, "Fourth brother Jian must have come here after hearing the news. Grandpa, I'll go and greet you."

Li Weijian didn't know whether Jia's mother had thought of this event, but the old lady seemed depressed after being hit by this. After saying a few words, he said that he was not feeling well, so everyone stood up and left.

Wang Ren and Wang Zi knew that they would not be in danger for long, so they quickly got up and moved out to avoid the situation. After a while, Yuanyang and Hubo helped Jia Mu in, accompanied by Mrs. Xing and Aunt Xue. Behind them were Tanchun, Xichun, Daiyu, Xiangyun, Baochai and so on.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Jia Lian coming in a hurry.

Li Weijian was quite surprised when he heard that Tan Chun had given birth to Lin'er. With the mind of a saint, how could he let a girl from the Jia family give birth to a prince? Unexpectedly, something like this happened in just one day.

The woman said: "The second master was trapped by the two masters of the Wang family, and he couldn't be free for a while."

The Jia family is now in decline, and even if they have great power, they can't do anything. As for him, Li Weijian, he just came over to say a few nice words. He hasn't lived enough yet, and he doesn't even want to get involved in government affairs, let alone palace affairs?
The two of them passed Baoxia and turned around the screen. Li Weijian raised his eyes after seeing Li and saw that Jia Mu seemed to have aged a lot in an instant.

Wang Xifeng turned around and asked, "Why don't you welcome the second master?"

Jia Mu held on for a while, said a few more words, then stood up and left. Tanchun, Xichun, Daiyu, Xiangyun, etc. all came forward to persuade, but Mrs. Wang only said: "I am very confused right now. I understand, and there is no need for so many people to accompany me. Just let my sister and Just keep Baochai company with me."

Aunt Xue pulled Mrs. Wang and persuaded her: "Everyone has passed, what's the use of my sister talking about this."

Li Weijian said: "It's better to advise the old lady to be more open-minded. We can't help with this kind of thing."

Then Jia Lian said again: "The saint was furious and drove several negligent palace maids to Yeting. After the morning court, he stayed with Concubine Xiande for half a day. In the afternoon, he persuaded Concubine Xiande to stay, and then he sent an angel to inform her."

"Brother Jian is here."

Mrs. Wang was crying so much that she could not speak. Mother Jia quickly said: "Lian'er, have you ever asked the angel what the situation is like?"

Next time, I don’t know how much money will be spent.

The people in the palace were very careful. How could something like poisoning with charcoal happen so easily in the palace, and even the prince and the nanny were dead? We can't dwell too deeply on this matter. After all, Concubine Wu is a virtuous concubine, and she is extremely jealous.

That’s not even counting being buried.

Mrs. Wang immediately cursed: "Damn it! It's just that I was poisoned by charcoal, how can I harm my grandson!"

But Li Weijian's eyes were clear, and he glanced at Sister Feng and Xiangyun, causing the little girl to lower her head hurriedly.

Sister Feng gritted her teeth secretly, thinking that this bison was really good at pretending, and he never showed any clues on weekdays. Then he thought again, could it be that this bison was not interested in me?

Sister Feng was thinking secretly, but Tanchun had already sent Li Weijian out.

Because Li Weijian was already old at this time, it was difficult for Daiyu, Xiangyun and others to accompany him.

All the way into the Grand View Garden, Tanchun turned around and said to the attendant: "I don't need you to wait on me. I'll be back after I see fourth brother Jian off."

Shi Shu and Cui Mo retreated, leaving only Li Weijian and Tan Chun walking side by side.

Tanchun said: "I was so happy yesterday, who would have thought that I would be like this today."

"As I said, it's a blessing in disguise."

Tan Chun frowned and said, "I don't know much about the outside world. If Brother Jian has something to say, you might as well say it clearly."

Li Weijian looked at Tan Chun and said, "My memory is very good. If the prince really keeps him, how can he know that he won't make the saint jealous?"

"this--"

Li Weijian sighed and said: "It is better to be still than to move at this time. It is better to restrain the children at home, study and practice martial arts. It will be easier to move in the future."

Tanchun smiled bitterly. How could she not know that the Jia family's situation was getting worse and worse now? She is just a girl, and she is a concubine. Now, although she can handle the housekeeper's job, how can she control the children of the Jia family outside?
Li Weijian said: "That's all, I just mentioned it casually. Third sister, don't think too much about it."

Tanchun said: "I know Fourth Brother Jian's good intentions. It's just--" It's just that the old lady is getting older and just wants to take care of herself. As long as the family affairs are not too outrageous, she will not interfere easily. The wife is in charge of the house, and she has a narrow vision. She only focuses on one-third of an acre of land at home, and lets Baoyu do whatever she wants.

With this practice taking effect, what's better at home?

So she sighed: "——Let's not talk about this anymore. Fourth brother Jian, I went to talk to my second sister yesterday."

"What did the second sister say?"

Tanchun said: "The second sister has been worried for a long time, and she also said that she has the idea of ​​becoming a monk. She will report it to the old lady as soon as it tempts my uncle."

"Second sister wants to become a monk?"

Tanchun looked at Li Weijian and said, "Second sister said that she will become a monk at the Jade Emperor Temple in the coming days. I will look for an opportunity later and let fourth brother Jian meet my second sister."

The Jade Emperor Temple is near the East Corner Gate. It has been idle before. If Yingchun really moves in, it will be convenient for Li Weijian to have a private meeting with him.

Because Li Weijian said, "That's fine, I'll have a talk with her later."

Seeing that he was near the Dongjiao Gate, Li Weijian stopped and said, "Third sister, stay here. I'll go back first."

Tan Chun agreed and watched Li Weijian pass the east corner gate, then took a deep breath, turned around and walked towards Qiu Shuangzhai.

Tan Chun felt funny. Fortunately, she was still worrying about her second sister and her fourth brother Jian. After all, her second sister still had her fourth brother Jian thinking about her. She didn't know where she would end up in the future.

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In the blink of an eye, the next day, Li Weijian had just arrived at Wubeiyuan, and a small official came to look for him, saying that it was King Zhongyong who invited him. Li Weijian did not dare to neglect and hurried to the inner government office.

Only when they got inside did they realize that King Zhongyong was doing this for the sake of the virtuous concubine.

"The imperial city and palaces have been built for many years. Although they were repaired after the saint ascended the throne, they were also in ruins. It happened that what happened yesterday, the saint didn't know where he learned that the heater was used in Fusheng's house, and there would be no heating in the future. Worry about poison, because this king asked me about resurrection, maybe the imperial city also uses heating? "

This is a big project. Li Weijian held up his hands and said: "I dare not make any false claims at this time. We must investigate it together with the Ministry of Works before we can make a plan."

King Zhongyong nodded and said: "In that case, we will investigate with the Ministry of Industry before discussing."

After Li Weijian got the job, he turned around and went with the Ministry of Industry to investigate various parts of the imperial city. The palaces in this imperial city are not planned, and the main hall is mostly heated by fire floor. The principle is similar to the fire kang. Li Weijian actually tested it and found that after using enough charcoal fire, the temperature in the main hall was only about seven or eight degrees.

There are many fire floors, smoke cages, and braziers in study rooms for heating. In order to prevent the ink from freezing, warm inkstones are also used to preserve it. I heard that the maids and concubines of the six palaces behind me are still keeping the stove warm.

While Li Weijian was speechless, he secretly estimated that even if the insulation materials and construction were defective, switching to central heating would always make the place much warmer, right?

After inspecting the imperial city, Li Weijian led officials from the Ministry of Industry to his home and inspected the heating in the residence. Immediately, the inner government and the Ministry of Industry sent a memorandum, asking for internal funds to be allocated to repair the imperial city.

Li Weijian had privately estimated that the imperial city was so vast, and if all the buildings were heated, even laying pipelines, boilers, and pressure pumps would cost 70,000 to 80,000 yuan. I didn't want to turn around when I heard that the Ministry of Industry had directly quoted the price of 200,000 taels to the saint, and the saint actually approved it!
Li Weijian was speechless and didn't say much. The next day, a supervisor came to visit and presented a picture of Qiu Ying's painting of mandarin ducks in Shading. The price of this painting is five thousand taels! Li Weijian knew that it must be a tribute from the Ministry of Industry, so he accepted it with a smile.

More than ten days passed by in a hurry. On this day, Li Weijian took special leave and set up a sacrificial tent in front of the door to see off the elder Jia She.

Li Weijian did not have to pretend to be a filial son and grandson this time. He only accompanied him once and returned to the capital that day to get busy with various matters.

The project of renovating the imperial city has been decided. Except for the painting, the Ministry of Industry reciprocated and all orders for pipelines, pressure pumps, and boilers were given to Li Weijian's factory. How to mix things up and how to make false prices is up to the shopkeeper, and Li Weijian has no involvement at all.

Li Weijian was busy with government affairs that day. Zuo Jin had just returned home shortly after, and Wang Xifeng led Ping'er to find him.

After saying a few words, Wang Xifeng said angrily: "Brother Jian was busy a while ago, so it was difficult for me to find him. Now I heard from sister Qiufang that brother Jian is not busy these days, so I came here to ask for help...Brother Jian, Look at that ass——"

Li Weijian smiled and said: "It's easy to talk. I will catch up with Xiu Mu tomorrow. If my second sister-in-law is free, we might as well go to the exchange together." Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "I don't understand that stock, it's all up to Brother Jian to take it. That’s the idea. I won’t go. How about letting Ping’er go with Brother Jian?”

Ping'er said with a smile: "I don't know, Fourth Master Jian, but grandma is twins now."

"Oh?" Li Weijian looked at Sister Feng and saw her eyes blazing. For fear of revealing his whereabouts, he quickly raised his hands and congratulated: "Congratulations to my second sister-in-law for your wish coming true."

Wang Xifeng said: "It's thanks to brother Jian that we can do this. I don't know when there will be any hope for this matter."

Fu Qiufang, Bao Qin and others were all there at this time. Before these two people spoke, Qingwen wondered: "What do you mean by Second Grandma's words? Could it be that there is something about Fourth Master here?"

Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes at Qingwen, and Ping'er hurriedly changed her mind and said, "Our grandma is saying that thanks to Fourth Master Jian's guidance, otherwise grandma would still be in charge of the family now, and there's no telling when she would be pregnant."

Qingwen quickly covered her mouth and expressed her annoyance: "That's it. I just said the wrong thing and apologized to my second grandma."

Wang Xifeng smiled sideways and said: "Who doesn't know that you are talking what you say but you don't mean what you say? That's all. Do you think I would spare him if he were someone else?" After a pause, he looked at Li Weijian and said, "In this case, I'll leave this matter to Jian. Brother, Brother Jian is very considerate of you."

There was something in Sister Feng's words. After that, she glanced at Ping'er vaguely. Li Weijian scratched his head inwardly. I don’t know what Sister Feng is thinking. Once she’s healthy, she can have a baby and raise a baby, so why bother forcing herself to hook up with Ping’er?

It would be fine if Ping'er was just a girl, but now she has become Jia Lian's concubine... because Li Weijian only agreed vaguely.

After talking about business, Sister Feng was not in a hurry to leave, and said: "Brother Jian, the second girl asked the old lady today and moved to the Jade Emperor Temple in the afternoon."

Although Yingchun has a cowardly temperament, once he is convinced, even ten cows cannot pull him back. After that, he went to beg Jia's mother, just to pray for Jia She. Jia's mother only said that Yingchun was frustrated this time, and moreover, this move was out of filial piety. No one could find fault with it, so she nodded her head after a few words of comfort.

Yingchun got the promise, and in the afternoon he changed into a hundred-neck Taoist robe, took off his hair and tied his hair, picked up only the necessary items, got the embroidered tangerine, and moved into the Jade Emperor Temple.

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect? Li Weijian couldn't help but feel pity. Even if he made up his mind, he would always visit him at night.

Wang Xifeng talked for a while and then stood up to say goodbye to Ping'er. Hongyu hurriedly led the maid and mother-in-law to see them off.

As soon as they left, Fu Qiufang quietly talked to Li Weijian and said, "What do you think, Master? You must give the second girl an accurate answer. It's not good to keep delaying it."

Li Weijian said: "How could I not know? It's just that some things can only be delayed and delayed. Maybe this bad thing will turn into a good thing."

Fu Qiufang sighed, and didn't want to persuade her much, so she said: "I'll ask someone to give the second girl some money later. I'm doing my best."

There were no words for a moment.

At night that day, Li Weijian walked out of the East Road Courtyard and headed to Huifang Garden. He walked all the way to the East Corner Gate and knocked gently on the door. In a blink of an eye, Qin Xian's house opened the door.

The Qin Xian family member said "Blessings" and then said: "Uncle, the third girl came to see me today and said that I won't need to guard the Dongjiao Gate at night from now on."

Li Weijian immediately frowned and asked hurriedly: "Then who did this job fall on?"

Qin Xian's family said hurriedly: "The third girl Qian'er was on patrol at night and happened upon Qian Qi's family playing dominoes, so they fined Qian Qi's family to guard the east corner gate at night." After a pause, he said again: "Qian Qi's family It’s my wife who stays with me.”

It's not easy to win over Mrs. Wang's companion... Well, don't even think about coming to the Grand View Garden in the future.

Li Weijian nodded and said, "Thank you, Sister-in-law Qin, for informing me."

"It's nothing." Seeing Li Weijian fluttering his sleeves and asking for a reward, Qin Xian's family said hurriedly: "Uncle, the third girl has changed the rules and said that the gatekeepers at night must be replaced every once in a while. . I have a good relationship with Mrs. Fei. If I want to come at night, I will give Mrs. Fei two ounces of money to ensure that she will not spread the news. "

Li Weijian hesitated and said, "Is Mrs. Fei appropriate?"

Qin Xian's family said: "It's the most appropriate thing, uncle, don't worry."

Li Weijian agreed, and set a communication code with him before passing through the East Point Gate. The Jade Emperor Temple was right in front of him. After turning around the stone wall, the west side was empty. Li Weijian pushed aside the vegetation and entered the courtyard.

To the south is the locked main entrance, to the east is the alchemy room, and to the north is the main room of the Jade Emperor Temple. At this time, the lights were on in the main room, and Ying Ying Zhuo Zhuo saw two figures moving and falling still.

When Li Weijian came closer, he saw through the glass Yingchun, dressed in Taoist robes, sitting in front of the statue, holding the Taishang Inspiration Chapter in his hand and chanting loudly.

The maid Xiu Ju also changed into a Taoist robe, and walked around the Yingchun with a sad face like a butterfly wearing flowers. He couldn't help but say: "...Miss, why are you going through this? If you want to recite the Taoist scriptures, you can just recite them in Zhujin Pavilion. Why bother to move to such a cold place? People like this have an eye for wealth, and they are used to it. I know how to flatter others and suppress others! The girl also saw it in the afternoon. I don’t know how long the snacks have been there. How dare those old ladies dare to fool them like this?"

Yingchun recited the scriptures without saying a word.

Xiuju said angrily: "The girl didn't say anything! Now I'm jealous of Siqi. I didn't see it right and took the girl's money. Now I just move out and become a young mistress!"

Yingchun finally put down the chapter on Taishang's induction and opened her mouth, but she just sighed.

Just then, I suddenly heard a knocking sound coming from outside. The master and the servant were startled. Xiuju quickly picked up the candlestick in his hands, walked to the door cautiously and asked, "Who is it?"

"I, let me see the second sister."

Before Xiuju could react, she heard a faint splash behind her. She turned around and saw Yingchun standing up eagerly, with a blush on her face and said: "He...Brother Jian is here!"

"Ah?" Xiuju didn't dare to neglect, and he didn't have time to put down the candlestick. He hurriedly stepped forward and unlatched the door. When he opened the door, it turned out to be Li Weijian.

Xiuju quickly bowed down and welcomed Li Weijian inside.

Li Weijian walked inside with his head raised, stopped to take a look at Yingchun, nodded and said, "I'm here, my second sister is watching the Qing Dynasty."

All kinds of grievances hit her heart. Yingchun's eyes suddenly turned red, but she bit her lower lip and shook her head.

The Xiuju bolted the door bolt again, turned around and saw Li Weijian looking over and said, "I heard earlier that Si Qi stole money from the second sister?"

"No!" Xiuju pursed her lips and said, "She is also a scheming person. She just said that there was something wrong at home, so she took away all the girl's money and was kicked out within a few days."

Li Weijian was well prepared this time. He reached into his sleeve and pulled out a stack of banknotes. He handed it to Xiuju and said, "It's just a small amount of silver. This is three thousand taels. Just accept it."

Xiuju was startled and looked up at Yingchun, only to see that Yingchun was just staring at Li Weijian, so she simply gritted her teeth and took it. He said, "Thank you, Fourth Master Jian. I will keep it for the girl first."

Xiuju's heart pounded, secretly thinking that since Uncle Li was so willing to spend money, he must be reluctant to let go of his own girl. Could it be that there was a change between the two of them? It's better not to neglect things in the future. If you are more diligent, you may still get a lot of benefits.

After collecting the banknotes, Xiuju said nothing more, turned around and walked inside, leaving Li Weijian and Yingchun alone looking at each other.

Li Weijian smiled softly, reached out and took Yingchun's cold hand, led him to find a chair and sat down, and said: "I was shocked when I heard the third sister mentioned this before. I was afraid that you would twist your hair if you couldn't think about it. Become a sister-in-law."

Yingchun pursed her lips and said angrily, "I'm not welcome at home either. I'm not sure they'll applaud me secretly when I become a sister-in-law. At least I've saved a dowry."

Li Weijian stroked his back and said, "I don't care about the dowry or anything, as long as you come to my house."

Yingchun's words of grievance were on her lips, but seeing Li Weijian's sincere feelings, she couldn't say them out, so she sighed and said, "I'm in ruins now, 豼, if you really don't want me in the future, I'll have no choice but to be honest." I became a sister-in-law."

Li Weijian said seriously: "Second sister has just arrived, and I'm coming to visit you. Second sister still doesn't know my feelings?"

Yingchun's tone softened a bit and she said, "I know it, but no matter what my intentions are, I can't disobey my parents' orders."

Li Weijian said: "Don't worry, it will take two or three years for the second sister to stick to the system. I predict that there will be a change in two or three years."

Yingchun saw the certainty of what he said. Although he didn't know how to change it, he believed it somewhat. At this moment, I realized with hindsight that I was actually sitting in Li Weijian's arms. Thinking of the charming past, I suddenly blushed again.

She wanted to turn away, but Li Weijian reached out and moved her back. Then Li Weijian said softly: "Second sister, have you missed me these days? I always dream about second sister these days."

"Well, yes, I have something to think about."

Li Weijian held her tightly in his arms, and when her head rested on his shoulder, he whispered: "I also know that I have wronged my second sister, but don't worry, I will definitely not let you down in the future." Even if the second sister doesn't miss herself, she just misses me, so she can't treat herself badly.

As long as it's enough for food and clothing, if it's missing or short, just tell me. "

Yingchun sniffed, responded in a low voice, put her hands around Li Weijian's neck, and felt extremely at ease at this moment.

What Li Weijian said just now was not false. He accidentally learned today that Jia Lian had sent supplements to Yuan Chun in the palace before, and then went to the Prince's Mansion... to commit a big death!
The saint is in the prime of life, and your Jia family went to the Prince's Mansion. The grudges from more than ten years ago have not yet been settled, and this time you have violated the taboo of the saint again... What do you want the saint to think?
If he continues to seek death like this, the Jia family will probably be doomed as soon as the old lady is gone. Li Weijian can't control others, and the eldest sister, second sister, etc. will always rescue him. This is what he calls a turning point.

Li Weijian talked to Yingchun for a long time. Since Yingchun was still in the period of filial piety, he did not treat her lightly this time. It wasn't until the second watch that he stood up and left reluctantly to welcome the spring.

Little did he know that what he did now made the second girl Yingchun suspicious. Yingchun frowned and thought to herself, every time she saw Brother Jian, he would always be treated lightly by him, but this time he behaved well after a long absence. Could it be that he was too thin?

He immediately looked for a mirror and looked at it. When he saw that the person in the mirror was really haggard, Yingchun was immediately depressed. She thought that she would dress up carefully next time, but now that she was a foreigner, she couldn't use makeup anymore, so the second girl felt melancholy and ran out of ideas for a while.

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But he said that he would catch up with Li Weijian after breakfast, and Ping'er would come to the door early as expected. Li Weijian told his family, took Ping'er and walked out.

After passing the Yimen and about to get into the carriage, Li Weijian suddenly said: "Yes, prepare another carriage for Miss Ping."

Ping'er hurriedly said: "How can I be called a girl between Fourth Master and me? Besides, I have always been used to serving others. If I let grandma know about this, grandma will definitely punish me."

"Well, that's fine. Then I'll let Miss Ping share a car with me."

"Fourth Master was joking."

The two of them took a carriage together and headed all the way to the Neifu Stock Exchange. Li Weijian didn't even need to get out of the car. There were some small and medium-sized officials who came to greet him eagerly. Li Weijian asked Ping'er to deliver the banknotes, handed over a piece of paper and explained: "For these stocks, the average price should not be higher than one or two. How long will it take to get the money?"

The little official replied: "Don't worry, uncle, this matter will be settled within three days."

In a blink of an eye, the clerk left. Ping'er looked at Li Weijian and blinked, wondering: "Fourth Master...is this done?"

Li Weijian smiled and said, "What else does Miss Ping want to do?"

Ping'er smiled and said: "That's right, this company was founded by the fourth master. I don't think I have to crowd in and watch like outsiders. It's just my little family who is angry."

Li Weijian smiled and said, "Now that the stock business has been taken care of, let's just take care of the factory business as well."

Immediately after giving an order, the carriage and horse turned around and headed all the way to Shuntian Mansion.

When they arrived at Shuntian Mansion, Li Weijian ordered Ping'er to wait in the car while he entered Shuntian Mansion. Ping'er was puzzled at this moment, wondering how this bicycle factory had a relationship with the Shuntian Mansion Yamen.

But how can ordinary people think about the thoughts of people like Fourth Master Jian? Ping'er waited patiently in the car.

After a full meal, Li Weijian returned to the car.

After he sat down, he smiled and said, "It's done. Go to the factory tomorrow and officials from the Shuntian Prefecture will come to make purchases."

Ping'er suddenly understood, and immediately asked: "Fourth Master Jian, I wonder how much Shuntian Mansion will order this time?"

Li Weijian smiled and gestured with two fingers.

"Twenty units?"

"not enough."

"Two hundred units?" Ping'er immediately couldn't stop thinking about it. With the order of two hundred units, the bicycle factory could finally turn a profit.

But I heard Li Weijian say: "If we go to the City Patrol Army and Horses Department again, we will sell another two hundred units. In the future, all the government offices will follow suit, and the capital alone will be able to support the bicycle factory."

Ping'er couldn't thank him enough, but he thought to himself that... something that he couldn't do even if he broke his legs could be done in just a few words with Fourth Brother Jian.

(End of this chapter)