Chapter 196: A strange thought (Part 1)
On this day, Fang Xin summoned Wang Lu
When Wang Lu came in, there was a water pavilion, surrounded by lake water, with a slight phoenix, and it was rippling like a ripples. In summer, it was really refreshing.
Wang Lu was wearing new clothes and extremely new robe. After crossing the bridge and reaching the pavilion, there was a small banquet on it.
"Mr. Wang, please sit down." Fang Xin said, "Drink together."
Wang Lu bowed and said, "Dare you not obeying your order?"
There were not many dishes at the banquet, but they were very exquisite. After three rounds of wine, Fang Xin said, "Mr. Wang, are you doing well in my house?"
After hearing this, Wang Lu put down his chopsticks and said in a stern voice: "The boss will promote himself in a poor place, give him land, have a good salary, and support his mother. This is a kindness of heaven and earth. But if you have a destiny, you will never refuse even if you die."
Fang Xinsu knew that this person had great principles and said that even though he was dead, he really did not refuse. He smiled and said, "But it is not so. Please sit down and I will discuss with you. You should also know about my wife and I, and you should not live in the sun for a long time."
Wang Lu was not surprised when he heard this, and said, "The boss and his wife are not ordinary people. We have already known it, but I just won't say it."
What he said was right. Fang Xin admired it very much and said, "Since that's the case, I'll just say that I am the Linjiang Shui Bo."
Although he was prepared for a long time, Wang Lu was still shocked. He stood up and bowed: "It turned out to be Shui Bo. He was rude before, so please forgive me."
"Those who do not know will not be guilty. Mr. Wang please sit down."
Wang Lu bowed again and then stood up and sat down. His expression was as normal. This kind of skill in nourishing the mind and qi is indeed appreciated.
"Then are you willing to be my servant?" Fang Xin asked.
The system of this world retains the system of the Warring States Period on Earth. It is easy to understand that this world is not a unified world, but a world full of countries. For military and political competition, to expand their territory and influence, countries have recruited wise men. In order to improve their prestige and strengthen their own power, some noble families also competed to open the door to recruit talents. Therefore, "scholars" have become the most important class in the world.
In this world, there is a "Qiulin Notes" written in it, which is very insightful.
"If the Nine Cauldrons are unified, the monarch and ministers are firmly in their throne, and the upper and lower levels are united, the talent is not as good as before, so it is not as good as relatives. Therefore, even if there are good scholars, they are like grasslands, and they are not enough to be talented. There are dragons in the world, and they still need to lie down, and there are tigers in the world, and they still need to be buried, which is not the land of happiness for scholars.
However, all countries in the world are numerous, each of them is the country, and they compete to recruit heroes to become auxiliary wings. This is how the scholars will prosper, and if they lose their scholars, they will perish. From kings to noble titles, they all regard recruiting good scholars as the first place. This is the paradise for scholars!”
To put it simply, it is like the 21st century on Earth. As long as you are truly talented, you don’t keep me and I go to other countries. So in this case, an environment of “what is the most expensive in the world and the most expensive talent” is formed, rather than a unified world. No matter how capable you have, it is the dragon lying for me and the tiger lying for me.
Therefore, he became a "scholar" and was not a slave. He had a good status. After hearing this, Wang Lu stood up again and said, "So he wished, I dare not invite him. Wang Lu paid homage to his lord."
Fang Xin immediately smiled, received the gift, and said, "Since that's the case, he is his own family. You also know that neither my wife nor me can manage the house all the time, so how about the sir, the sir, the sir, the sir?"
The so-called family priest, as the name suggests, is the prime minister in the family. He has a very high status in his family. Wang Lu thanked him again and said, "Do you dare to ask how much land there is and how much silver there is at home?"
Since he is the priest of the family, he is not an outsider. He is justified in his words. This is not the housekeeper of the great unification era. He is wronged and seeks completeness. At this time, the taxi were "whoever is united, and those who are not united" without much complication.
Fang Xin said, "There are 550 taels of gold, 16,000 taels of silver, and 100 pearls in the family. However, there are not many land outside, only fifty acres. In addition to Yu Xue, there are four maids, four servants, and two chefs. These are all managed by you. As for your salary, the annual salary is 300 stones, how about it?"
Three hundred stones, one hundred pounds per stone, is equivalent to one hundred and fifty taels of silver, but it is a high salary. Wang Lu said: "Don't worry, lord, these gold and silver are enough. I will arrange income and expenditure on my lord and purchase industries to seek profits every year."
Fang Xin didn't care about these things, but he couldn't let this person stay idle like this, so he said, "Since that's the case, I'll entrust you with all my powers."
After thinking about it, he said, "If you discuss such a small matter with the Liu family, you will do it yourself. If you discuss such a middle matter with Zhu Xin, he must be willing to help. If such a big matter is discussed with me."
As he said that, he summoned his family and ordered the matter, but it was decided. On that day, as usual, Wang Lu invited other servants to a banquet, and Fang Xin also gave some silk as a gift.
Starting the second day, Wang Lu began to be deacon and housekeeper. Except for Yu Xue, all other family and maids were under his control.
Wang Lu was originally a talented person. Although he only had his own family at this time, he could also use his talents. Although there were always some minor mistakes at the beginning, which was a matter of experience. Fang Xin ignored everything and trusted him in full. Xiao Bing even practiced behind closed doors. Without asking about foreign affairs, he was not subject to the above-mentioned slander and was not afraid of slander. Therefore, after a few things, he became so sophisticated.
In a blink of an eye, another three years have passed. Under his management, the Fang family already owns three thousand acres of fertile land, four business stores, and the gardens in their homes have become more exquisite, and the slaves, maids and warriors have been enriched. This is still the case that Fang Xin ordered, and it must be too noticeable.
On this day, Wang Lu was summoned by his mother Zhang.
Wang Lu is the priest of the family, and his mother is worthy of his son, and he also owns a room. There are eight houses, and the front hall is full of everything. As soon as he entered, he saw a maid. When he saw him coming, he smiled and said, "The old lady was still chasing me just now, but you came by chance."
So he lit up the bamboo curtain and said, "The family priest has arrived."
When Wang Lu entered the room, he saw his mother Zhang sitting inside. Although there was some silver thread on her hair, it was caused by her poverty back then. She was only about forty-five years old. Wang Lu then paid a visit to her mother.
Zhang said, "How is my son doing business recently?"
"For the sake of the lord, I will do my best." Wang Lu replied and said something. After hearing this, Zhang nodded repeatedly, saying, "My lord treats my family well, but you should not neglect your work."
After saying a few words, she said again: "My son, you are now the priest of the Fang family and have always been kind to the new Panhu County Magistrate. The literary voice has also been spread to the county. I have nothing to ask for. But you are twenty-four years old this year and have not married yet, but I am a little worried."
The magistrate of Panhu County was Zhu Xin. He became an official through the family's support. His first term was the magistrate, but he took the first step of his grand plan.
When Zhang said this, he got up and rolled up the curtains. Outside, two maids were playing. One had plump skin and the other was slim. Both girls were both seventeen or eighteen years old, very beautiful. They knew the meaning, and they saw that the curtains were rolled up. Although their faces were red, they were very looking forward to it.
When Wang Lu saw it, he didn't say anything. When Zhang saw it, he sighed, put down the curtains, and said, "These two women are gentle and gentle, and they are not good. Do I still look down on me?"
After a pause, he saw that he still didn't say anything, he said again: "Did you fall in love with the lady's personal maid Yu Xue? There is no one here, don't worry about other things, tell your mother, right?"
Zhi'er is better than his mother, but Wang Lu was told that he was forced to do so. He sighed and said, "Yes, I do love her, but Yu Xue is extraordinary, I am afraid she can't get to the top."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone laughing in the yard and said, "If that's the case, I haven't told me yet."
When Wang Lu heard this voice, he was shocked and hurriedly got up. He saw several maids surrounding him. Of course, this was Xiao Bing, but he was full of demeanor and had a truly out-of-world temperament.
And around her, Yu Xue was also among them, but she lowered her head, dyed her face red, and refused to speak.
The two of them quickly stood up to greet him, but Xiao Bing smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, you have always been decisive in handling matters. Even I admire you, but I hesitated in this regard. Yu Xue can still wait, but how can you continue to wait? If your mother had not come to talk to me and asked Yu Xue again, she would have been willing long ago - she still didn't know when she would have to wait."
Speaking of this, Yu Xue couldn't help but blush and said, "Madam, what are you talking about!"
She had a different relationship with Xiao Bing, but she was unrestrained. Xiao Bing knew that she was flirting with her now, and smiled and ignored her. She said to He: "You have no father, and I only have me and my husband. If you and I don't care about this matter, then you and I will do this matter today."
He was overjoyed and said, "Madam clearly sees that I only have this mind. I don't need to ask my son's opinions. I will be my mother's decision. When did you think it's auspicious time?"
"What other auspicious time should my family ask? So I said, just look for auspicious time within the month, and then I did this for myself. You and I have no relatives, and even if we want to do it, we can't do it." Xiao Bing said.
"It's so good. I think the tenth day of this month is good, but it's suitable for marriage." He said quickly, and said again: "Oh, I've invited my wife to sit down, but I forgot to have a tea ceremony."
Xiao Bing smiled and went to the seat, served tea, took a bite, and said, "You have to do these things, I will give you a gift."
As he said that, he called Yu Xue again, sighed, and said with a smile: "You are different from others, you understand yourself, but you also have this idea, so I can only be optimistic. In the future, as a wife, you must pay attention to family affairs and serve your mother-in-law and husband."
After a pause, she used voice transmission to let her hear it alone: ​​"You are from a foreign race. Although you have a human form due to the enthronement, you are not yet able to become a real person. But you may not be able to get pregnant. This is very difficult, and even my husband and I may not be able to do it. The Wang family should have three sons..."
Yu Xue didn't care and said in a message: "I have read thousands of books over the years, but I know the destiny of heaven. If I can get my wife's permission, it is already a grace to marry him. If I can have children, it is a destiny of heaven. If I can't, it is also a destiny of heaven. I should not refuse him to marry a concubine... Alas, life is short, and he has only been over a hundred years. Thinking of this, what can't be seen through? It's just that I fell in love with him, and I can't extricate myself."
The two of them quickly transmitted their voices. To outsiders, they just paused for a moment and saw Yu Xue bowing: "Thank you for your teachings."
Chapter completed!