Poor Family 1

  Chapter 252 Big Trouble

Mrs. Sun is a new shopkeeper recruited at the beginning of the year. The former shopkeeper Wu has been promoted to the chief manager, responsible for the overall operation of Baoyanzhai, including flower farms, research and development, production and even stores. Too busy to touch the ground.

Mrs. Sun is only 30 years old this year, and she is very beautiful. She is a widow and has a daughter beside her. She turned out to be the deputy shopkeeper of Wangji Rouge Shop. After Wang Ji Rouge Shop was closed down, she returned to her hometown Suzhou to open it herself She opened a rouge shop, but was always harassed by local scoundrels. In desperation, she had to close the shop and return to the capital. At the beginning of the year, she was hired by Li Daqi as the new shopkeeper.

  Ms. Sun is eloquent and aggressive. She has been in this industry for more than ten years and has a deep understanding of rouge beauty. Moreover, she is a woman. It is more convenient for her to receive guests than the previous shopkeeper Wu.

Mrs. Sun took Li Yanqing's hand, smiling like a peach blossom on her face, "Such a handsome young man, if I were ten years younger, I would do everything possible to marry you, or else, in a few years, Fang'er will follow you!" Let's go outside, little staff!"

Fang'er is the daughter of Mrs. Sun. She is only nine years old this year. She looks like a little beauty. She learns how to blend rouge in the shop. Normally, Li Yanqing would make a few exaggerated jokes, but today he is in a heavy mood, so he has to He forced a smile and asked, "Is my father in the store?"

"in the shop!"

   Mrs. Sun observed Li Yanqing's mood and saw that Li Yanqing was not in a good mood, so she stopped joking and pointed to the back door, "The member is in the backyard!"

Li Yanqing nodded and walked towards the backyard. Although he won the laurel horse bow and horse competition a year ago and caused a sensation in Bianjing, his reputation gradually faded with the passage of time, and the halo on his head also faded. I still remember that outside the competition a year ago, the people in Bianjing had already forgotten him.

Li Yanqing entered the small courtyard through the back door. Li Daqi spent 8,000 yuan at the beginning of the year to buy the half-acre vacant land behind the shop, built seven or eight rooms, and became the accounting headquarters of Baoyanzhai. Li Daqi spent most of the day stay here.

Li Yanqing walked into the inner hall, and saw his father chatting with Li Gouer in the hall. Li Daqi is currently the president of the Tangyin Association, and Li Gouer is also a main member of the Association. The two have a good relationship. The houses are basically found by Li Gouer, and the several Baihua Villas bought in various places were also transferred by Li Gouer.

  At this time, Li Daqi saw his son walking into the yard, he laughed and said, "Why is Yanqing here?"

   "Daddy, I have something to do!"

   Li Gouer saw that their father and son had something to do, so he got up and left.

  Li Yanqing walked into the inner hall and sat down. A maid served him tea. Seeing his son's serious expression, Li Daqi asked, "What happened?"

   "Master is critically ill, I'm afraid this time."

  Li Daqi was stunned for a moment, then sighed for a long while, and said: "If you are over sixty, unless you are good at taking care of yourself, it will not last long. Don't be sad. Trying hard to be admitted to Jinshi is the greatest comfort for your master."

  Li Yanqing nodded and was silent for a while, "I plan to go back after the exam the next day."

   "It's up to you. By the way, I happen to have a letter to Uncle Zhen. You can bring it to you for me. In addition, if Master Yao passes away, try to make the funeral as good as possible. I will bear all the expenses."

   "I have enough money, so Dad doesn't need to worry about it. I came to ask Dad to help me arrange a batch of books to be transported back by boat. I want to live in the old house for a while."

   "No problem, I'll help you transport the books, then when will you be back?"

   "I have to sign up in December, I'm sure I'll be back before I sign up."

   "As long as you don't delay the registration, you can decide for yourself!"

   After a pause, Li Daqi said to his son again: "Actually, I also have two things to discuss with you."

   "Speak, Daddy!"

   "I want to buy a house in the capital. To be honest, I don't really like the house that the emperor rewarded me last year, and it's an official house, so I can't pass it on to my descendants. I want to buy a house of my own."

  With Li Daqi's current financial resources, it is no longer a problem to buy a five-acre house in the capital, and this is his big wish, a dream he had when he went to Beijing to take the imperial examination when he was young.

   "Dad and Li Gouer were talking about this just now?"

  Li Daqi nodded, "Li Gouer helped me choose three houses, and I have visited them all. I am more satisfied with the house near Liangmen, which is very close to Tang's Inn."

   "Has Daddy already made an appointment?"

  Li Daqi shook his head hastily, "I've just seen it. Buying a house is a big deal. I want to hear your opinion before we talk about it."

  Li Yanqing pondered for a while and said: "If Dad decides to buy a house, I advise Dad to buy a house in Qiantang County, Hangzhou, buy a few more houses, and not buy a house in Bianjing."

   "I bought a store in Qiantang County as a branch, but I think it's just average there! It's not as good as Suzhou. Why did you buy a house there?"

  Li Yanqing didn't know how to disclose the later historical trend, he thought for a while and said, "Dad, do you still remember what I said about the Jurchens?"

   "Of course I remember. Your prediction is very accurate. The Jurchens rose rapidly and defeated the Liao army one after another. They have already occupied most of Liaodong. Many people say that the Jurchens will destroy the Liao Kingdom sooner or later."

"It is inevitable for the Jurchen to destroy the Liao Kingdom. Once this kind of strongman rises in the north, he will definitely invade the south. Hebei is an endless plain. How can we resist their cavalry? The Yellow River freezes in winter, and the Jurchen will go south in a large scale. Bianjing will be safe It can be defended. Although the forbidden army has millions of people, it has long been decayed without fighting for a hundred years. Such an army can't even beat the dilapidated Liao soldiers, let alone the newly rising Jin soldiers. If I guess correctly, ten years Within a short period of time, the imperial court will inevitably be forced to move the capital, which is why I advised my father to save as much gold and silver as possible."

Li Daqi didn't speak for a long time. What his son said was almost a guess, not convincing, but when it came to predicting the rise of the Jurchens, his son was very accurate in predicting it many years ago, which made Li Daqi And you can't just laugh it off, if you really move the capital, wouldn't you just throw tens of thousands of dollars into the water to buy a house?

   "Then why is it Qiantang County in Hangzhou instead of other places? Such as Bashu, Xiangyang, Suzhou, Jiangning, Hefei and other places?"

"Bashu is too closed, that is the last step after the fall of the world. Xiangyang, Hefei and other places are not prosperous enough to support a capital city. Although Suzhou is prosperous enough, it is not close to the sea, and there is no key retreat. The capital, no matter how foolish the emperor is, he would not move the capital there, only Hangzhou is the end of the Grand Canal, with developed commerce, a large population, a major grain-producing area, and convenient sea routes, I have thought twice, if moving the capital, only Hangzhou is the most suitable."

Li Daqi walked a few steps with his hands behind his back. He looked at his son again, and seeing his son's serious and firm eyes, he finally nodded, "Forget it! Just listen to you, we will live in the official house first, and consider our own house later. It’s cheaper in Hangzhou, so I’ll buy more than 100 mu of land to see.”

   "Don't buy in a row, but in scattered places, try to stay near the river, don't buy in the north, the north is usually the palace and government offices, and the south is the commercial area."

   "I understand this. In addition, I have already bought three Baihua Villas in Jiangxia, Ezhou. Do you think it will be expanded?"

   "I still say the same thing, you have to buy them separately, and they are easy to attract attention if they are connected together."

  Li Daqi nodded, he pondered for a moment and said: "There is one more thing I want to tell you. Although Master Yao is in a bad situation and should not talk about it, if I don't say it now, it will be too late to say it later."

   "What's the matter?" Li Yanqing asked puzzled.

   "Your Aunt Yang is pregnant for five months. Hey! I don't know what to say about this."

  Li Yanqing laughed dumbly, "Then I should congratulate Daddy!"

  Li Daqi was taken aback, "Qing'er, you...you don't care?"

  Li Yanqing shook his head, "This kind of thing is normal. Aunt Yang and Daddy have been together for so long, and it's not normal if they are not pregnant. Tang Huai and Wang Gui both have half-brothers. What's so special about me?"

  Li Daqi was overjoyed. He was worried about this matter all the time. He didn't know how to tell his son, but he didn't expect that his son didn't care at all, which made him worry in vain for several months.

   "Don't worry, this Baoyanzhai is yours, no matter what, Dad will leave it to you in the future."

  Li Yanqing shook his head with a smile, "If I pass the Jinshi examination and become an official, does Daddy think I will also be the chief proprietor of Baoyanzhai?"

  Li Daqi slapped his forehead and couldn't help laughing, "Daddy is really confused. He became a businessman himself, and he hoped that his son would also be a businessman. It's useless!"

   Li Yanqing hurried back to pack his luggage, got up and left, Li Daqi couldn't sit still anymore, he wanted to go to Yuniang immediately, and tell her his son's attitude.

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