Huo Xi was also thinking about how to deal with those high-yielding crops.
My grandfather has only been planting for one season now, and the seeds he gave to others to plant were all locally grown seeds. We still have to see how effective they are.
There's no rush anyway. We need to plan slowly.
Zhang Dong was replying to Zhang Fu: "The old man said, leave everything to the eldest lady to plan. The family will follow the eldest lady's arrangements."
Zhang Fu smiled, and his father-in-law believed in his daughter. He was afraid that he had left all the viable relationships in his hands.
"How are you doing, old lady?"
"Okay, it's all good. The old lady doesn't have to do any hard work now. He just stares at the crops in the field, like eyeballs. The old lady said he can't wait to sleep in the field."
Zhang Fu twitched the corners of his mouth, which was his father-in-law's style.
"The old man asked me to tell the Duke that it is not easy for the eldest lady and the prince, and I hope that I will take more care of them. If they can't take care of them, they will all rely on the Duke."
Zhang Fu felt a little sad after hearing this, and nodded, "I will reply to the old lady. As long as they are all well."
I asked some more about the Li family and found out that everything was fine. I felt relieved. Then I asked about Jiaozhi...
A few days later, the ship bound for Nanyang finally returned to the capital.
A large amount of goods was brought back. Huo Xi worked with him for a few days. He was relieved to see that everyone who went with the ship came back safely.
"Uncle Quan has had a hard time on this trip. Although Aunt Xiu doesn't say it, I know she looks forward to you so much that she can't eat or sleep well. I feel relieved this time."
"Now that he's back, I can finally let go of my worries." Ningxiu couldn't stop staring at her man.
Zhu Zhongquan looked back at her and said with a smile: "I miss them too. But I know they have girls to take care of them, so I feel relieved."
After a trip to the outside world, Zhu Zhongquan became more capable and smarter, and he looked more sophisticated. Huo Xi thought that she had another manager who could stand alone, and felt happy in her heart.
Listen to Zhu Zhongquan recount what happened over the past year...
Their trip went smoothly, they visited many countries and bartered a large amount of goods back.
"Girl, this time I went out, I realized how vast the world is. The overseas countries are very different from ours. The food they eat, the words they speak, the clothes they wear, the houses they live in, the utensils they use, etc. are all different from us.
It really opened my eyes."
This trip gave me the opportunity to go to sea, visit so many countries, and see so many different things. Even if I die immediately, it is worth it.
"Uncle Quan, you've worked hard on this trip. After taking inventory of the goods, I'll give you a month's leave to have a good rest at home."
"Thank you girl for your consideration."
Huo Xi looked at the cargo list, including jewelry and jade, ivory, tortoise shell and rhinoceros horns, medicinal ingredients, ornaments, fabrics and wood, handicrafts, pepper spices, silver and lacquerware, all kinds of rare and foreign goods... a dazzling array.
I am very happy. Sure enough, even if the risks at sea are high and the cycle is long, businesses are still willing to take risks and go to sea.
If you go out and come back again and again, you can earn as much as hundreds of thousands of taels, which is enough for the whole family to live and feed for many years.
Huo Xi picked some and took them back to the house to distribute among the rooms.
In addition to giving some overseas clothing materials, the female relatives in the mansion also gave them some overseas jewelry and jade for them to make jewelry.
Everyone also thanked me with gifts in return.
The juniors were so excited and novel about the extra stuff that they all came to Xianglan Courtyard to thank Huo Xi.
Jing Wanjing from the second bedroom is demure and gentle, and Qingchu from the third bedroom got jewelry. They all came to Xianglan Courtyard to chatter about what jewelry to buy.
Bi Ke often stayed at Xianglan Courtyard, and she would get together with a group of sisters to discuss making jewelry.
Xiao Wang from the main house came with her two daughters, Bi Zhu and Bi Yue, and thanked Huo Xi again and again.
Although the Duke of Guo's Mansion is famous in public, the Tai Fu is relatively frugal in running the family. After all, the Zhang family and the Wang family have to rely on the Duke of Guo's Mansion to make a living.
As for the Wu family who is in charge of the palace, she wants to dig more money into her room, but she will never take it out. Therefore, although the female relatives in the mansion are well-dressed outside, they are still far from rich.
Huo Xi suddenly gave away jewelry and jade so generously, which woman wouldn't be happy?
Both Hou and Xiao Wu are thinking about making jewelry.
Maybe it's because little Wang doesn't have a mistress to hold her down anymore, she's living a comfortable life, and she looks several years younger.
Watching Bizhu Biyue and her sisters discussing what kind of clothes and jewelry to make, I smiled happily.
"Thank you so much, Miss, for opening our eyes. Some of these jewels and jades have never been seen before. If we buy them in the capital, it will cost a lot of money. Miss, it will break the bank."
"I bought this from the extras. It didn't cost much money."
Xiao Wang is so envious, why is there such a big gap between this person and others.
They were still happy to get a box of jewels and jade, and the eldest lady had gone on a special trip.
Who can I talk to?
"The dyeing colors and patterns of those extra fabrics are very different from those here. I'm still thinking about what kind of clothes they can be made into. And those yarns and silk threads are much better than those woven here.
It’s light and thin. It’s so hot this year, so I can wear some light clothes.”
She glanced at her two daughters again, thought for a while, and said: "Miss, you know I am saving a dowry for Bi Zhu and Bi Yue. I heard that precious wood overseas is cheaper than here. I wonder if the eldest lady has it?"
Don’t have some wood? The eldest lady and I will buy some and make some dowry gifts for them.”
Afraid that the eldest lady would think she had taken advantage, she kept saying that she had paid for it with her own money and the price was the same as the price she sold it for.
Huo Xi smiled: "It's not difficult. We brought a lot back this time. I'll send someone to help you choose. If you don't like it, I can also take you to a familiar business to choose from."
"Thank you, Miss, thank you, Miss!"
I can buy wood from the eldest lady. Is it not cheaper than buying it outside? I have saved a lot of money. How can I not be happy?
Xiao Wang asked Huo Xi's people to accompany her to pick out the goods that day.
When Mrs. Hou heard the news, she couldn't help but feel moved.
She has two biological daughters, Jingwan and Jingxian, and a concubine named Jingshu, who will get married in a few years. If there is such an opportunity, and the eldest lady is willing, why not do it.
She also came to see Huo Xi, who also asked someone to take her to pick.
Mr. Hou and Mr. Wang went out for a trip, and came back with big smiles on their faces. It seemed that they had chosen what they wanted.
Well, not only did they spend a small amount of money to choose the wood they liked, but they also bought a lot of delicious things. The price was much cheaper than outside, how could they not be happy?
He came to thank Huo Xi again.
Although Xiao Wu was heartbroken, she only had Zhang Qian as her son, so she didn't need to prepare a dowry for anyone. Miss Qingchu, the sixth lady, had three masters to worry about, and she didn't want to interfere with anything.
She wanted to pick out some cheap and easy-to-use products, but she was unwilling to lower her status to Huo Xi, so she couldn't make the decision, so she had to forget it.
And Huo Xi was busy selling this batch of goods shipped back from Nanyang. He also sent gifts to various places, and also sent many things to Yang and Huaian'an.
She was so busy that she didn't expect to receive a message from the Duke of Guizhou, inviting her to visit her.