bookcurios Chapter 230 Hearing the News
Chapter 230 Hearing the News
After the birthday banquet, Zhou Qinghe asked the embroidery room in his mansion to make him a lot of clothes in fresh colors.
He asked someone to bring a pile of cloth, and when Zhao Fangyu was free, he asked her, "Do you think I look too white in this color?"
Zhao Fangyu sat on the swing and watched Zhou Qinghe struggling among a pile of cloth.
It seemed that the compliments he received on his birthday touched his heart. Zhao Fangyu became playful and not only bought Zhou Qinghe more clothes, but also made more hairpins for him to wear on his head.
Zhou Qinghe left with his things contentedly, and Zhao Fangyu sat back on the swing.
"Bring me paper and pen. I'll write a note to my elder sister." Zhao Fangjin wrote to her at the beginning, saying that he wanted to come and see her, but there were royal soldiers outside the gate, so she was not allowed to go in or out.
Now the royal guards have already withdrawn, but for some reason, Zhao Fangjin has not come out.
Zhao Fangyu guessed that she must have been stumped by something, so he posted a question.
I wrote a post to Zhao Fangjin on this side, and rearranged the tasks for Diecui and the others on the other side.
If you have an ugly face, you can't be a maid in front of the master. The maid represents the face of the master's family. Generally, she grew up with the mistress and the young lady, was well disciplined and taught, and was used to seeing good things. Only those who can be maids can be maids.
After asking about the situation of Su Re's family, Zhao Fangyu had a clear idea in his mind.
The eldest lady gave Suer's family to her when she got married. Now her parents are managers on the farm, and she has an older brother who farms at home.
Zhao Fangyu's farm was mostly devoted to growing flowers, so he farmed as well as planted flowers. He lived a good life, and his family lived in harmony.
Zhao Fangyu planned to train Su Re to follow her in looking after the accounts. If she could manage it, she would be made a manager in the inner courtyard. If she had some talent, she would be allowed to go out and try her luck.
As Zhao Fangyu's business grew bigger, he was no longer able to keep enough staff. Zhao Fangyu used his dowry to get a few more maids to follow Chunshao. A series of people did not have to stay with Chunshao as maids. After they had gained experience, they were sent out to be small managers, and the monthly salary they earned was higher than what they could get in the mansion.
"But I see that you have a talent for cooking. If you can't bear to leave home and don't want to run around, I won't make it difficult for you. You know the monthly salary of the steward of the inner court of the palace, which is no less than what it is now."
It was because Su Re had sworn that she would never marry in her life that Zhao Fangyu had the mind to cultivate her. After all, most women in ancient times were busy taking care of their husbands and children after getting married, and few of them would run around Daliang after having a husband and children.
Su E had not experienced much in the past, and she was afraid that this assassination would be the biggest thrill in her life. Zhao Fangyu was just handing her a ladder, and whether she wanted to climb up was entirely up to Su E herself.
Several maids looked at Su Re with envy in their eyes. No matter whether she was the manager of the inner courtyard or was following Zhao Fangyu to check the accounts, both of them could be said to have a bright future.
Suer lowered her head and thought for a moment, then kowtowed and said, "I want to follow the princess and learn how to do accounting from her!"
Zhao Fangyu nodded and said nothing more. She just asked Shen Jiyao where she could buy top-notch female guards the next day. She needed a group of top-notch female guards.
Shen Jiyao took her to practice boxing to strengthen her body. Zhou Qinghe was doing horse stance beside her with sandbags hanging on his left and right arms.
Zhou Qinghe was very ruthless to himself, as if the body he was training was not his own. He would groan in pain every night on the bed, and when he got up the next day, he would still ask whether he should make the sandbag heavier.
Shen Jiyao also secretly asked Zhao Fangyu whether Zhou Qinghe was sick.
She had seen a lot in the military and knew that some people liked the feeling of pain and made it a fetish.
Zhao Fangyu: "...He just likes it."
He was only convinced by the censor after receiving three slaps, which made him seem too weak, so he studied hard and practiced diligently, striving to make it possible for him to be the first to slap the opponent in the face and knock out two teeth.
Shen Jiyao came here today not only to practice martial arts with Zhao Fangyu. After all, Zhao Fangyu was assassinated, and many generals were implicated. Since Shen's family was born a military general, naturally some people would entrust their duties to her.
But Zhao Fangyu, the person involved in this matter, has the least say.
The incident started because of her, but it couldn't end because of her recovery. Shen Jiyao came here just to ask on behalf of those people if there were any details that were missed.
Zhao Fangyu couldn't think of anything. After all, she had a high fever and had kowtowed, so her mind was a mess.
"It doesn't matter. Just forget it if you can't remember it."
Shen Jiyao waved his hand and continued to adjust their positions indifferently. Zhao Fangyu saw that Zhou Qinghe was practicing very hard, and thought that he must love martial arts very much, otherwise he would not work so hard.
Zhao Fangyu thought that he should give Zhou Qinghe a sharp blade on his birthday.
Suddenly, a short and urgent call came from his ear. Zhao Fangyu turned around abruptly, only to see Shen Jiyao's face very close to him. Her eyes were like stars, and she looked at Zhao Fangyu with a smile: "Who are you looking at?"
It was so close that the warm breath felt on the neck.
Zhao Fangyu couldn't help but lower his eyes, feeling a little guilty: "Just looking at my husband, sister also has a husband, don't you want to take a look?"
With Zhou Qinghe's good looks, she wouldn't be able to find anyone as handsome as him even if she spent all her money in modern times!
She saw what was going on, it was legal and it didn’t cost any money!
Just take a look and you’ll earn money, and you’ll have enough energy to punch!
Shen Jiyaolang laughed twice, and Zhou Qinghe blushed and didn't dare to look at them. He stared at the stone in front of him, and then he felt that he was trying to cover up his mistake, so he simply closed his eyes.
Shen Jiyao patted Zhou Qinghe's shoulder hard, causing him to stagger and almost fall down. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and stabilized himself.
Shen Jiyao seemed to have accidentally photographed the wrong person and continued chatting around Zhao Fangyu.
"You want to open a new business?"
This is the highlight of Shen Jiyao today.
Zhao Fangyu nodded. It was no secret that she was going to open a new store. The noble families in the capital had already received the news.
There are even preliminary plans.
Zhao Fangyu wanted to use the fragrant dew as a bargain to win over the noble families. Once the joint shops were opened all over Daliang, her Fourteen States would also be parasitic on this business, and slowly achieve her true purpose.
Shen Jiyao had a large number of soldiers to support, and money had always been a scarce commodity for her. Everyone in the capital knew that the girls of the Zhao family were the best at making money. Zhao Fangyu wanted to do business, and the night Shen Jiyao learned the news, she was thinking about how to get on Zhao Fangyu's ship.
No matter what, she really wants to get on this ship. She just wants to make money!
There are so many soldiers and horses hungry for food at the border. How can they afford the food they eat every day and the cotton-padded clothes they wear every winter?
It is considered good if one third of the military pay issued by the court can be retained by them after it is allocated.
To put it bluntly, only because she was a girl and her father was still alive, she couldn't even find a pair of underwear without holes!
Shen Jiyao is now extremely satisfied with this marriage. Even if Meng Yanjiang does not agree, she will beat him until he agrees. Just for Zhao Fangyu, she cannot let Meng Yanjiang go.
Zhao Fangyu didn't know what Shen Jiyao was thinking, so he just smiled and looked up and asked her, "Why, Sister Shen wants to come too?"