Zhou Yanqing did not answer immediately after hearing Qiao Mingjin's words.
After a long while, he glanced at her and asked, "Did Yue Zhongyao go to your parents' house?"
Qiao Mingjin glanced at him in surprise.
She hasn't told him what her daughter's father's name is, has she? However, considering that he comes from one of the top families in Qingchuan City, why can't he still find out about this? I'm afraid eight generations of her family have already found out clearly.
He nodded towards him.
Zhou Yanqing didn't say anything when he saw him. He raised his head and sighed.
Is this important matter of marriage really inevitable in life? He was almost annoyed to death these days. He had nowhere to hide and be quiet.
After a long time, Zhou Yanqing took some banknotes from his arms and handed them to Qiao Mingjin.
"This is a thousand taels, you can take it first. I sold some Naya couches and received some orders. The ones I made earlier were all made with good materials and sold more expensively. No one in Qingchuan City dares to have that.
You dare to steal business from my Zhou family, so this business can be done. I also ordered people to send the drawings to other cities as soon as possible. After the sale, I will settle the bill and then calculate the money for you."
After hearing this, Qiao Mingjin took it and turned it over in his hand. There were one hundred taels and five hundred taels, totaling one thousand taels of silver notes.
She didn't ask too many questions. After all, she just came up with an idea. She didn't participate in finding craftsmen to make or sell it, and she didn't have the ambition to check the accounts or anything. It was great to get this thousand taels of silver, and there would be more to come.
I don't care how much.
"Is it called Yata?"
"Yes. I found someone to make some modifications to the drawings. They were all sold to big stores in the past, and they are very exquisite. The shampooing chair sounds too tacky. It would be better to call it Yata."
"Yeah. It's really good."
The two of them chatted a lot about this shampooing chair called Yata...
Then Qiao Mingjin also talked about the workshop.
They said they needed to hire someone to make some furniture and put beds in it. Although they built a kitchen, bathroom, and dining room, there was nothing inside. And they also had to find someone to dig a well.
"Don't worry, go ahead and I'll ask Manager Zhou to help you. Just keep the money in your account first, and then I'll ask Manager Zhou to settle the bill with you."
"good."
The two chatted for a while and then became quiet again.
Qiao Mingjin looked at the blue color in Zhou Yanqing's eyes, thought for a moment, and asked, "Did something happen to you?"
Zhou Yanqing glanced at her, his eyes paused on Qiao Mingjin's face, and after a long time he said a little tiredly: "It's not a big deal."
He turned his head and looked at Qiao Mingjin's beautiful profile. After thinking about it, he said, "Have I told you about my family?"
Qiao Mingjin shook his head: "No."
"Then have you heard about my family, or about me?"
After Qiao Mingjin heard this, she also glanced sideways at him. The man in front of her had clear eyes and a jade hairpin. He still looked handsome and handsome. He had the aura of a wealthy family. He turned his head expectantly and waited.
with her answer.
"I know a little bit about it."
After Zhou Yanqing heard this, he turned his head away and looked ahead again, looking very lost in thought.
After a long while he said: "When I was eighteen years old, my mother arranged a marriage for me. She was my uncle's cousin. We used to play together when I was young. I don't say I like her very much, but I don't find her annoying.
I felt that instead of finding someone I didn't understand, it was better to follow my mother's words and know the basics, so that I could be a filial son... They lived in peace for a year. However, she was weak and could not survive the birth. The child finally died.
He wasn’t even born…”
This was the first time Qiao Mingjin heard about him.
She did know a little bit about the Zhou family, but she only knew who the master was, and she didn't know the specific master's affairs.
I don’t know how his wife died. After hearing this, I don’t know how to comfort him.
It was obvious that Zhou Yanqing was not looking for someone to comfort him. Maybe he just wanted to find someone to listen to him.
After a long time, I heard him say again: "It's been four years and I haven't said goodbye. It's not inappropriate, but I don't want to. I've been traveling around in the past few years and haven't spent much time in Qingchuan County. My mother only
They thought it was because of my previous wife and that I was overly sad, so they didn’t rush me. Instead, they allowed me to live a stable life for a few years.”
After a long while, he continued: "You know, there are six brothers in my family. I am the youngest. I am my mother's third son. My mother gave birth to my eldest brother, my third brother, who is Wenxuan's father, and me.
The second brother, the fourth brother, and the fifth brother were all born to my father's concubine. Even though my father is gone, there is still peace in the family with my mother and eldest brother."
"My elder sister-in-law's father is the magistrate of Linxian County, and she is a concubine in the family. When my family hired me, they gave me a lot of betrothal gifts. Her father, the prefect, never paid much attention to my family's status as a merchant, so he didn't pay much attention to this marriage.
, maybe he feels that our family is a little too high-spirited. But since the Zhou family in Beijing lost face in front of the Holy Master this year, he actually thought of my Zhou family again."
"My sister-in-law mentioned my marriage some time ago and said that it would be very suitable for her to have a concubine in her family. My sisters-in-law also have their own ideas. Now they see that I am in charge of most of the family's property, and they all have their own plans.
. And my uncle’s family has always wanted to send a cousin to marry him so that this family can continue to work..."
Qiao Mingjin listened very patiently. He had always known that wealthy families were complicated. When he heard what he said, he didn't know what to say. He just listened quietly.
She knew that Mr. Saturday had been married.
He has such a family, and he is in his early twenties, and he is a legitimate son. If he is a concubine and his legitimate mother suppresses him, it is possible that the marriage will not go smoothly. But for a legitimate son who is in charge of most of the family's property, it cannot be justified if he is not married in his early twenties.
Already.
Generally speaking, a young master from a wealthy family has many concubines, not to mention wives.
It's just that she doesn't know these specific circumstances.
She had never heard about the condition of his children, and she didn't look like he was infertile. She didn't expect such a situation.
"Your mother must have always wanted you to be a queen, right? Are you not the youngest son? I'm afraid she has to worry about you."
After Zhou Yanqing heard this, he glanced at her and said, "I was happy when my wife was pregnant. But I couldn't give birth in the end... There was still a concubine at home. One year when I went to Beijing, the family
It was given to me by my uncle. There are also two wives, both of whom are maids who were married to the first wife. In a family like ours, there is no such thing as a title, and we don’t care that the legitimate son must be born before the concubine. The concubine can’t share the family property.
It's just a little less. I haven't had a son or a half in these years. However, last year one of my cousins was pregnant, and my mother said she would be my aunt after she was born. But then she had a miscarriage...
"
"Do you really want a baby?"
"It's not that I think too much. I'm still young anyway. It's just that my mother keeps talking about it. She doesn't look down on the sisters in my sister-in-law's family, but she still thinks about the cousins in my uncle's family. During this time, there are a lot of cousins in the family.
, several sister-in-laws also have younger sisters coming over..."
Qiao Mingjin smiled: "Isn't that a blessing?"
Zhou Yanqing glanced at her sideways and said: "Eye blessing? What kind of eye blessing? It makes me uneasy."
Qiao Mingjin laughed unkindly.
It's easy to think of it. As soon as he returns home, all kinds of cousins are guarding the road he must pass. They are fat and thin, their hairpin rings jingle, they are smeared with makeup and powder, and their fragrance is lingering for ten miles. All just to win the favor of Mr. Saturday.
.
Zhou Yanqing leaned over again.
What was wrong with him? He wanted to tell these things? And he made her laugh at him like it was a joke.
Qiao Mingjin saw him looking at her with wide eyes, as if he wanted to eat someone. Then he stopped laughing, raised the corners of his mouth, and said, "You don't look happy with such a blessing? No one else can have it even if they want to.
.”
"I would rather live in peace and quiet. I got a few good things from you this year, and I realized my shortcomings. My family is now considered top-notch in Qingchuan County, but let alone Kyoto, it is even in several cities in Linxian County.
, it’s nothing. I told my mother that I don’t want to get married for the time being. But my mother said that getting married does not conflict with what I want to do..."
"Is there no conflict? Is it true that those who make big things outside don't get married?"
Zhou Yanqing turned around and glanced at her. This woman still had a face as fragrant as an orchid. She didn’t apply makeup, but she still had a tender face, fair skin, almond-shaped eyes and a beautiful nose...
Zhou Yanqing sighed deeply in her heart and stared ahead again.
In Qiao Mingjin's opinion, apart from the wall ahead, there is nothing interesting worth studying.
There was no focus in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking about. Are he thinking about his former wife?
At noon, Zhou Yanqing had lunch at Qiao's house. He brought his own food and asked Qiao Mingjin to cook it. It was not rich, but it tasted good.
Zhou Yanqing ate very elegantly and leisurely, not talking during the meal, and the good education of a wealthy family was fully demonstrated. Although the meal was not as flattering as before, it still added to the meal.
After the meal, the two went to the workshop to look around, chose a place to dig a water well, and discussed the things they should buy, simple furniture and other items.
Then we went into the mountains and watched the villagers digging wooden piles.
Now everyone knows that he is a big benefactor. In addition to wooden stakes, the workshop may have to hire people in the future. Seeing Zhou Yanqing, they all enthusiastically put down what they were doing and came to say hello to him.
One good thing about Zhou Yanqing is that he doesn't have the condescending aura of wealthy people. He doesn't look at people with lower status than him with his nostrils.
I can't say that I am very friendly to the people in Xiahe Village, but I am kind-hearted and answer all my questions. I feel that they are very approachable and approachable.
Now that we have been digging on the mountain for so many days, the wooden piles on the mountain have almost been dug up. However, there is a phenomenon that a deep hole is left before the wooden piles are dug out. According to Qiao Mingjin's words, the hole has been backfilled.
It looks pretty flat.
Now Zhou Yanqing is not as ignorant as he was at the beginning. Qiao Mingjin also taught him a lot about wood carving. In addition, he grew up in a wealthy family and has seen a lot of good things. For
His ability to imagine what objects can be made from a wooden pile is even better than Qiao Mingjin's.
In the forest, he saw a wooden pile dug by a family. It was very large, with extremely developed roots and dense intertwining. The wooden pile was also very healthy. He whispered to Qiao Mingjin on the spot, saying that this could be used to make a peacock spread his tail.
of large ornaments.
Qiao Mingjin glanced at him in surprise. When the wooden piles were dug out, she was also very excited and thought about this. She didn't expect that this guy would think about it with her.
Zhou Yanqing saw her look, what else didn't he understand?
I was very happy and paid two taels of silver for the wooden stake. I paid the silver on the spot and gave two silver beans to the grandson of the family.
He was so happy that the family member thanked him profusely and wished he could kneel down.
People in the forest were excited and took him to look at various houses, hoping to get his approval and set a higher price...
On this day, the green color in Zhou Yanqing's eyes slowly dissipated, and he had dinner at Qiao's house before returning to the city. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation, monthly vote, your
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