"More than 20 grandchildren, this is a blessing, right?"
Seeing the man named Lao Wang taking a group of kids back for dinner, Zhang Mao couldn't help but feel envious.
Although he is a British Duke, a nobleman of the Ming Dynasty, and his family is great, he only has one precious grandson, Zhang Lun, so the huge British Duke inheritance depends on Zhang Lun.
Therefore, he also hoped that his grandson could expand the branches of the old Zhang family in large numbers. However, although Zhang Lun also married wives and took concubines, he never had many children. He only gave birth to a few children, and there were only three boys.
Compared with the old Wangtou in front of me, he really didn't even reach a fraction of others.
"Yes, you are really a blessed person."
Li Dongyang also sighed.
Among everyone present, even he was the most miserable, having given birth to several sons who all died in infancy, and not even a single grandson. In the end, he had to adopt a son from his brother.
"It's great to have many children and be blessed. Only then will our Ming Dynasty be more prosperous. Now the land is vast and sparsely populated. Even if the population is ten times or twenty times more, I won't be afraid."
Emperor Hongzhi also laughed.
He only has one son, but classmate Zhu Houzhao is very capable. He has given birth to more than a dozen grandsons and more than a dozen granddaughters to Emperor Hongzhi, and he is still creating humans at a terrifying speed. Almost every month, Emperor Hongzhi
A grandson and a granddaughter were born, so the most troublesome thing for Emperor Hongzhi now was to choose a name.
At first, he thought Zhu Houzhao couldn't pick names, so he took the matter of naming on his own. It was a little better at first, but now, he has to name several grandchildren every month, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
I have a headache.
Everyone knows the rules of Lao Zhu's family. The five elements are mutually reinforcing. Emperor Hongzhi is wood, Zhu Houzhao is fire. When the grandchildren come, they are earth. There must be some earth in the name. It was easy to choose at first, but when there are too many grandchildren, it becomes a big problem.
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However, this is also a worry of happiness. The royal family is spreading its branches, which is a great thing. It is a good thing for the country, the country, and the country. At least, the vassals are all honest and peaceful, and there will be no more troubles.
It’s time to have some ideas.
"Yeah, what a nice person, what a nice person~"
Other ministers also followed suit.
On the other side, Lao Wangtou, who had just been chatting, brought a group of grandchildren and granddaughters into the community. His son had a promising future and was the manager of a large factory in Beijing. He had a high income and was also good at investment and financial management.
I started investing in real estate in the capital very early. I bought several townhouses in the community and many buildings in various real estates in the capital.
It is difficult for a large family to live in a house without much housing.
In one of the courtyards, a main hall has been converted into a restaurant. At this moment, four large Eight Immortals tables have been set up. The Eight Immortals tables are filled with food for today's lunch.
The staple food includes rice and noodles, as well as boiled corn cobs, sweet potato porridge made from sweet potatoes, and bread imported from Europe.
This was made by several European concubines whom Wang Zhengyuan, the old Wangtou's son, had taken in. It is said that they wanted his father-in-law to have a taste of European food.
Wang Zhengyuan is sitting on the master's chair, with his legs crossed, drinking tea and reading the newspaper. In the courtyard, children of all sizes, as long as they can walk on their own, are already lining up in Wang Zhengyuan's North Korea.
Under the guidance of my concubine, I washed my hands at the tap and prepared to eat.
Here in the restaurant, Wang Zhengyuan's wife was instructing two Japanese concubines and seven concubines to be busy with the preparations before the meal, preparing food, preparing bowls and chopsticks, setting up stools and so on.
There are too many people in the family. There are only 16 adults in the family. Wang Zhengyuan's father, Wang Zhengyuan, Wang Zhengyuan's first wife, the first wife is from the Ming Dynasty, a Korean concubine, two Japanese concubines, and ten other concubines.
Wang Zhengyuan bought it with money.
Of these ten concubines, two came from the Tianzhu continent and are said to be of high caste. One is a Persian, one is a Middle Easterner, two are from the Ottoman Empire, and the remaining four are all from Europe.
It was trafficked here.
For sixteen adults and more than twenty children, every meal is a big event. It takes a long time to prepare and prepare. Plus other things at home, there are too many things to be busy with at the end of the day.
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However, Wang Zhengyuan does not need to worry about these things. His wife, Mrs. Chen, is responsible for them and takes the concubines at home to take care of these things.
His wife, Mrs. Chen, was very virtuous. There were many women and children in the family, but she managed everything in an orderly manner and never made Wang Zhengyuan worry or worry about things at home.
The only thing he needs to do is to make money. The expenses at home are huge. Just eating every day costs almost one tael of silver per meal. At the end of the day, the food expenses are three taels of silver, which is almost as much as a month.
It costs nearly a hundred taels of silver.
If he hadn't been the manager of a large factory, had a high income, and was good at investing and managing money, he would definitely not have been able to support the family.
"Isn't father back yet?"
Wang Zhengyuan put down the newspaper in his hand, looked at the watch on his wrist, and then asked.
"It should be soon. Mary and Jenny are looking for them."
His wife Chen quickly replied.
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of children rushed in, but they were obedient and quickly lined up, washed their hands, and then looked eagerly at the delicious food on the tables.
Wang Zhengyuan is the manager of a large factory. Although there are many people in this restaurant, the food is quite good. There are various dishes on several tables, including meat, vegetables, fish, chicken, duck, goose, etc.
In addition, Wang Zhengyuan's concubines came from all over the world, bringing with them a variety of food recipes, including bread, grilled pizza and sausages made by European concubines, Middle Eastern, hand-caught mutton rice made by Persian concubines, and Tianzhu small concubines.
The concubine made curry chicken, the Japanese concubine made sushi, the Korean concubine made barbecue, and his wife Chen made Lao Wangtou’s favorite braised pork.
A variety of dishes were placed on the table, making the already hungry children swallow their saliva one by one.
However, the boss of the family, Lao Wangtou, has not sat down yet, so no matter how hungry everyone is, they still have to wait until Lao Wangtou takes his seat and moves his chopsticks before everyone can start eating.
This is very important.
People in the Ming Dynasty attach great importance to etiquette and respect for elders and younger ones. If the elders are not seated, everyone can only wait. If the elders do not move their chopsticks, everyone cannot move.
Lao Wangtou saw that everyone was waiting for him, so he washed his hands, sat down at the main table and said, "Let's eat~"
As he spoke, Wang Zhengyuan sat down first, then his wife Chen, and then the other concubines sat down one after another. Some of the children were still small, and they sat down together with their children in their arms.
Then came the eldest grandson and grandson of the Chen family, who sat at the same table with a group of older children. After they sat down, the other children quickly sat down.
After sitting down, you can't move your chopsticks yet. After Lao Wangtou picks up the chopsticks to pick up the food, everyone can start picking up the food and eating.
When eating, no one could make a sound and ate in silence. The children were all vying for the first place and eating quickly for fear of losing.
A child needs to be fed when eating, but a group of children does not need to eat. Everyone is fighting and grabbing, so there is no need to worry about it at all.
Lunch is eaten in silence. Even children who eat in a mess will not make any sound.
After the meal, the concubine who is not pregnant is busy cleaning up, while the concubine who is pregnant or has a baby sits at the main table. After the meal, the family also has to talk and chat.
"Father, I want to demolish the old house in my hometown and build a new three-in-one courtyard. What do you think?"
Wang Zhengyuan and Lao Wangtou discussed important matters at home.:.
"Didn't you always say that the old house in your family has no value and you don't want to invest your money in it?"
When Lao Wangtou heard this, he immediately became happy.
"I did the math, and it actually didn't cost much money. This is my hometown after all, and many relatives are also in my hometown. I think after the construction is completed, we will go back to our hometown to celebrate the New Year. The houses in this city are still too small.
No matter how big the house is, we can’t afford it, so it’s better to go back to our hometown.”
Wang Zhengyuan also has his own troubles. There are too many people in the family. Although there are many properties, except for gathering together when eating, everyone lives separately.
My wife, Mrs. Chen, lives in the courtyard with the concubine I took in earlier, and several new concubines live in the suite. Although they are all in the same community, they are still a little scattered and inconvenient.
"The relationship is so good. I have long wanted to go home to celebrate the New Year. Relatives and friends also have to move around frequently."
Lao Wangtou happily agreed.
"Ms. sir, my natal brother wants to work in your factory. Do you think you can make arrangements?"
His wife Chen looked at Wang Zhengyuan and asked.
"The factory is not our own. I am also working for my employer. It is not appropriate to arrange people in randomly. I will introduce him to other factories later. Let your brother learn from it and do it step by step. Don't be too ambitious.
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"Got it~"
"Ms. sir, my mother's family will come to Daming next month~"
The Korean concubine kept her voice very low and reminded her in a low voice.
"Yes, I understand. I will make arrangements when the time comes. Madam, you go and prepare some gifts so that they can be delivered to you then."
"Thank you sir~"
When the North Korean concubine heard this, she was immediately happy and thanked her profusely.
The other concubines could only look at it with envy and jealousy. It was good that this mother's family was close, and they could come over whenever they wanted. North Korea and Ming Dynasty were just a short boat ride away. Unlike them, I'm afraid they would never be able to see each other again in this life.
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