Although You Qing and Chu Yi are one or two years older than Huo Nian, Huo Nian has practiced martial arts on his own and drank a lot of milk and milk powder. He has grown very tall in the past two years and is already about the same height as the two of them.
"Sister, they will be my book boys from now on?"
Seeing that her sister had gone on a long trip, she brought back two bookboys for herself. Huo Nian looked at them carefully.
Huo Xi nodded. She hoped that Chu Yi and Youqing would follow Huo Nian from now on, accompany him, and be loyal to him.
"It's not appropriate to talk about book boys. They will be your companions from now on."
"What is a companion?"
"The companionship means that they are not only your bookboys and servants, but also your most loyal partners in the future."
"Youqing, in the first year of junior high school, I met the young master."
Huo Nian was a little at a loss. Bao Kang was by his side and he was in a special situation. Huo Nian felt sorry for him and treated him as a family member. Zhufeng taught him martial arts and he regarded Zhufeng as his master. Now the first year of junior high school and Youqing are here, it’s him accompaniment?
"From now on, we will read together, learn martial arts together, and play together." Huo Nian had never been kneeled by anyone before, and he hurriedly helped the two of them up.
Chu Yi and Youqing smiled at Huo Nian, they will be the young master's people from now on.
Bao Kang squeezed over and said, "Xiao Kang is also accompanying me." He looked at Chu Yi and You Qing angrily, not wanting them to stay with Nian'er.
Huo Nian saw that he was angry and hurriedly comforted him: "Xiaokang is a family member and a companion."
Bao Kang then smiled and glared at Youqing and Chuyi: "I am also a companion, Xiaokang came first!" He declared his status.
Youqing and Chuyi already knew about Bao Kang's situation and sympathized with him, holding his hand: "Brother Xiaokang."
When he heard someone calling him brother, Bao Kang immediately became happy and nodded fiercely, "Well, we will play together from now on. I am very strong, and I will protect you from now on."
The four of them soon got together and muttered together.
Huo Xi looked at it with a smile, turned to Zhufeng and said: "In the future, if you work harder, you can also teach Youqing and Chuyi how to box and kick. They have many skills and are not overwhelmed. Not to mention protecting Nian'er, it is also good for them. In the future, they will follow Nian'er travels, and I feel more at ease."
After seeing how loyal Li Yikan and others were to Mu Yan, Huo Xi decided to follow Mu Yan's grandfather's example and find more manpower for Nian'er.
"Yes." Zhufeng nodded in agreement.
When Shen Qianzhong found out that Huo Xi was back, she came to see her after coming back from the shop.
"Has all the goods been put into storage?"
"Yes. They have all been counted and put into the warehouse. The two thousand pieces of Shu brocade, according to the owner's instructions, are kept in the warehouse and not sold to the outside world." Shu brocade can also be sold at a high price in Beijing, but it is still not as good as being shipped overseas. Price.
Huo Xi nodded. She wanted to send the two thousand pieces of Shu brocade overseas, and did not intend to sell them in Beijing.
She told him about what she had seen in Beijing and what she had done this time.
"At the beginning of next year, the Tianjin pier will be built. From now on, one more ship will be added to transport grain to Peiping, Tianjin every month. It is also possible to add two more ships. The pier warehouse is built to be large, so it can be stored there."
"Yes. My boss is making a big deal in Tianjin and Beiping this time. But the move of the capital may not be possible in the next few years. I'm afraid it will be vacant."
"It's okay if it's vacant. Now the emperor has chosen a good location in Changping. Not to mention other merchants, just civil and military officials, they will all take notice. We don't have any connections, so it's better to leave it vacant than not to buy it."
"What my boss said is that I will go to Peking early next year to see the situation there. I will also check and accept it for my boss."
"Okay. I left Su Zhe in Peiping and Yuan Sheng in Tianjin. I brought their letters back. You can help deliver them to their homes. They may be in the north in the past two years. Let's see if their homes are like this. If you have family members who want to go north to take care of them, please help make arrangements."
"Okay, I will arrange it. By the way, my boss came back in time, and a wedding invitation was sent from the Longxing. Dong Pei's family is getting married on the fifteenth day of next month, and he and his family have been invited."
Then he handed a gilded wedding invitation to Huo Xi.
Huo Xi opened it, looked at it, and accepted it. "Okay, I will come to congratulate you then."
Seeing her accept it, Shen Qianzhong shook his head and smiled bitterly, "In the past few months when my boss was away, I went to many wedding banquets. The gift money was enough to buy two houses in the outer city."
After Guangfeng Water signed a five-year contract with Weishuo, it returned safely to Dongyang last year. This year, both Dongyang and Nanyang went to sea again. Not only did the merchants with whom it had made friends in the past become more closely connected, but also the other merchants in the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce were involved in all matters big and small. Come and post.
It's not just these merchants, there are thousands of households in the guardhouse, and officials and servants in the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen who usually have good things to do, whenever they have good deeds, no matter how big or small, they all report to Guangfeng.
Guangfengshui gives out a lot of gifts every year.
Huo Xi and Shen Qianzhong looked at each other and smiled helplessly.
This way, if their merchants want to do business stably in the capital, these favors are indispensable.
"Master, our family is at a disadvantage. There are no happy events for which we can receive gifts."
The boss can collect a generous gift for his wedding, but firstly, it will take several years, and secondly, not many people know who Guangfeng Shui’s boss is.
The boss doesn't want to show his face either. He can't get in and out, so he's really at a disadvantage.
"My uncle, when he comes back safely this year, my mother will prepare for his wedding next year. We can also receive a gift by then."
Huo Xi couldn't help but laugh.
Shen Qianzhong shook his head and laughed, "But Yang Fu's status is not enough. The second shopkeeper of Guangfengshui is getting married, and only some minor stewards are here. When will our family get back the favor we gave away? .”
There is nothing I can do, I'm afraid I won't be able to take it back.
Who can let one's own family not be as great as others? The Pei Dong's family in Longxing only has several legitimate daughters and concubines, as well as many unmarried sons.
Huo Xi suddenly felt heartbroken.
The next day, Huo Xi took the two maids to the women's workshop.
Qin Huaiyu personally welcomed him out, "Have you been away for a few months and lost your mind outside? Nian'er went to do homework in front of my grandfather and became distracted several times."
Ever since Yang Fu and Qin Huaiyu broke up, the two families have become even more intimate. Qin Huaiyu's tone became more familiar and less polite and distant when he spoke to her.
Her mother even had something good, so she gave it to her prospective sister-in-law.
Usually her father would send some fish and shrimp into the city, and her mother would also share a portion with the Qin family. She just arrived home yesterday, and before she had time to distribute the things, her mother picked up a lot of local products and had them delivered to the Qin family.
"There are too many things going on in the north, and I can't leave for a while. Fortunately, there are still many things to do. If not..." If it weren't for the stingy and cold-faced young man who personally escorted her, she might still be in Peking.
"It's good to come back. It's going to get cold soon, especially in the north. It will get cold earlier. The river will freeze by then, making it difficult to walk."
Huo Xi nodded in agreement and went with her to watch the female workers in the workshop.
Seeing that under Qin Huaiyu's supervision, the work of the female workers became more and more refined, she felt satisfied. "It seems that working for others is completely different from working for one's own family."
Qin Huaiyu's face turned red when Huo Xi teased her, and he tried to beat her.
Huo Xi laughed when she saw her shyness.
The two argued for a while and then got down to business.