"What kind of tiredness is this?" Tao Zhu couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth: "I just ran between the Shantang and the three schools, and took care of the family accounts. It was a waste of time, and I wasn't tired at all. .”
"Besides, now I have Yuanyuan to help me share the burden."
"Isn't this tiring? There are three schools in one Shantang, and there are so many shops at home. This must take a lot of energy."
Li Qiao stood up as he spoke: "I'll give you a squeeze on your shoulders and a tap on your legs."
He spread the stall so big that he ended up being the hands-off shopkeeper, and his brother Zhu suffered the consequences for him.
"Hey, no need!" Tao Zhu immediately grabbed his hand: "Sit down, sit down, I still have something to say."
"Huh? What's the matter?" Li Qiao sat back again.
"Ming Xi and Yu Ning's marriage. Ming Xi came over today, and I asked him and Yu Ning to talk for a while in the leisure room in the front yard. Yu Ning went over with the freshly made pork floss and scallops. After he tasted it, , I praised Yu Ning and you again and again, making Yu Ning laugh for a long time."
"After he left, I asked Yu Ning how she felt about him. Yu Ning said that she had already developed a crush on him, and they would definitely make it work."
"The question is, if Yu Ning really gets married to Ming Xi, then Yu Ning will follow Ming Xi to Dongshan Province to find Governor Ming?"
Tao Zhu frowned slightly as he spoke, feeling a little reluctant.
"Yes. If the two of them really get married, Yu Ning will follow Ming Xi to Dongshan Province. This was agreed with Governor Ming from the beginning."
Li Qiao said as he reached out and hugged him whole body: "If the Grand Canal is opened to navigation and Dongshan Province builds a plaster road, then the distance is not that far."
Tao Zhu was familiar with the map of Dasheng and naturally knew how far the capital of Dongshan Province was from Shengjing. He couldn't help but hug Li Qiao tightly.
"I still remember the day when Yu Ning, Yu An and the third sister first came to our house. All three of them were timid and uneasy. In the blink of an eye, Yu An was about to get married, and Yu Ning was about to marry far away."
"Yu Ning has listened to you since she was a child. Whatever you say is what you say. If you ask her to go to Dongshan Province, she will go to Dongshan Province. However, the money in Dongshan Province does not necessarily have to be earned by Yu Ning."
Li Yuning would not show anything in front of him and Li Qiao, but as his uncle, he had to stand by Li Yuning and think about her.
Being away from relatives and going to a strange place must be uneasy and uneasy for a girl.
Mingxi would be fine staying in Beijing, just like Jiang Mao. Ming Xi can definitely pass the Imperial College exam. As long as Li Qiao makes arrangements, Ming Xi can also study in the Imperial College.
"……makes sense."
Li Qiao was silent for a moment, and could only speak like this.
He was thinking that the Yellow River in Dongshan Province was about to burst its banks and he had to go and have a look, so he wanted to put some manpower and food there in advance.
Even if the Yellow River really bursts its banks, Li Yuning can still assist Governor Ming in providing disaster relief.
Moreover, Governor Ming also hoped that he would open the shop there so that the local people could increase their income.
Now think about it, if Governor Ming is here and wants to open a shop there, he doesn't have to let Li Yuning go.
"We promised Governor Ming to increase the income of the local people. Let's follow the example of Peng County and see which of our guys is willing to open a shop there."
"As for Yu Ning, she stays in Beijing."
When Tao Zhu heard what he wanted to hear, the reluctance in his heart immediately dissipated. He hugged Li Qiao hard with a smile on his face: "I will talk to Yu Ning about this tomorrow."
"Good brother Zhu." Li Qiao also hugged Tao Zhu hard: "I have been busy with court affairs all day, and I have neglected our own children a lot. You have to worry about all this. You are the one who supports this family. Yes, thank you for your hard work."
"Wherever I hold it up, you contribute the most. This family is held up by all of us."
"Besides, you are the one who has the hardest time."
He looks busy every day, but in fact he is not tired at all.
The one who is really tired is Li Qiao.
Over the past year, Li Qiao would go to the study to handle official business almost every day after dinner.
Moreover, Li Qiao has always wanted to open more shops.
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Originally he thought his family had a lot of money, but after donating more than 200,000 taels during the southern floods, he realized that his family's money was not enough at all.
Especially in the past few years, living in Shengjing, there have been natural disasters every year.
The family's money is spent like water, but they can barely take care of the people in Shengjing.
He didn't know much about the affairs of North Korea and China. He could only see the Shengjing area.
But Li Qiao knew the situation in various places in Dasheng, so Li Qiao was more eager to make money than he was.
The more shops at home, the better.
The next day, Tao Zhu told Li Yuning what he and Li Qiao had decided last night. Li Yuning was happy and moved after hearing this.
Indeed, she was very reluctant to be away from her loved ones.
But she sincerely wants to go to Dongshan Province, where there is a blank market.
However, what the two uncles said made sense. Governor Ming was here in Dongshan Province, and the Li family shop could be opened smoothly without her going there.
Well...if she really gets married to Mingxi, then she will definitely go to Beihu Province.
Beihu Province is also a blank market.
Tao Zhu didn't know that Li Yuning was interested in Beihu Province. Li Yuan and Xin Zhi's wedding was coming soon, and he had to be busy with it.
The weather was getting colder and colder. The day before Li Yuan's wedding, it snowed heavily. This snowfall would not cause a snow disaster, but the temperature dropped sharply to more than ten degrees below zero.
On the second day after Li Yuan and Xin Zhi got married, Tao Zhu opened the cotton warehouse next to the branch and asked poor people outside Shengjing to collect cotton.
In order to prevent someone from pretending to claim it, the village was used as a unit, led by the village chief, and the villagers went to the branch together.
Moreover, even if the village chief testified, Tao Zhu would have to check the household registration booklet carefully.
The cotton he purchased was limited. In order to use the cotton to the real poor, he had to be careful.
After the cotton was distributed free of charge, people in Shengjing City donated cold-resistant clothing and bedding to the charity one after another.
Li Qiao fulfilled his promise and distributed the purchased cotton to poor people for free, which made some people who originally doubted Li Qiao put down their prejudices.
Li Qiao's behavior of purchasing cotton at a high price and distributing it for free was untrue. Some people with a lot of ideas couldn't help but suspect that Li Qiao had other purposes.
I have seen people who do good deeds, but like Li Qiao, who gave away tens of thousands of taels of silver without asking for anything in return. There is no such good person in this book.
But now, Li Qiao has actually distributed the cotton he spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to the poor people for free.
As the saying goes, deeds do not matter the heart, no matter what Li Qiao thinks in his heart, but in terms of actions, Li Qiao is really hard to fault.
In this case, why not donate some things to the charity?
Anyway, it's all for the people.
As a result, Shantang received a lot of items to keep out the cold.
But it's not enough.
Because there are too many poor people outside Shengjing who need these cotton and clothes.
As the news spread, some people from far away couldn't help but come. Anyway, it was a flat plaster road, and they were led by the village chief. Since they really needed clothes and bedding to keep out the cold, they should give it a try. .
Even people from Jibei Province came to receive cotton, clothing and bedding.
To all these people who came to Tao Zhu and verified that the information was correct, he distributed cotton or clothes and bedding.
Anyway, they are all common people of Dasheng, regardless of whether they are from Shengjing or Jibei Province, there is no difference in his opinion.
Moreover, this winter is indeed colder than the previous two years.
The temperature has remained at minus ten degrees Celsius, and the daily requirement of dry firewood for his greenhouse has increased by 30% compared to last year.
Chapter 216 Shen Hua went to the shantang and the weather suddenly turned cold. Tao Zhuliqiao’s idiotic behavior
The weather is cold, and the prices of dry firewood, coal and other cold-proof materials have also increased accordingly.
The price has increased, and the consumption must also increase. For example, in Li Qiao's greenhouse, the fire in the stove must be hotter than in previous years, otherwise the indoor temperature will not rise.
As a result, more firewood will be consumed.
Moreover, Li Qiao and Tao Zhu were considerate of their servants and worried that their hands would be frozen, so they used warm water for washing and cooking.
Li Liang and Wang Guihua were a little distressed. Just lighting the fire every day cost more than ten taels of silver. It was too luxurious. The couple asked the whole family to stay in the multi-functional leisure room in the front yard during the day. There were three large rooms anyway. Enough for everyone to use.
Of course, the three little guys like Li Xiaorui, Li Changfeng, and Li Yunfan who are studying have to stay in their study room while studying.
For this reason, Li Liang also praised Li Changfeng and Li Yunfan, thinking that they were very smart. Although they were young, they were at the same pace as Li Xiaorui in studying. The two of them shared a wife and a study room with Li Xiaorui, so they could save a lot. firewood.
Smart people are good. They can save firewood for their families at a young age.
Tao Zhu and Li Qiao were dumbfounded when they heard this.
But others agree.
Li Erbao is almost three years old now, but his name has not been decided yet. Originally, everyone thought that Erbao was a good nickname. Coupled with Li Erbao's fleshy face, he became more and more cute.
But when the child gets older, he must have a famous name. Zheng Qianqian has been talking about this recently. Smart people are so smart, like his brother-in-law. After working hard, he earned the current family business in just ten years.
The twins Li Changfeng and Li Yunfan are also very powerful. From his perspective, these two children will definitely be able to leave behind Li Xiaorui in studies next year.
With such a smart brain, how much paper, ink, and candles can be saved!
Therefore, he wanted to name the second treasure Li Zhi.
His eldest son's name is Li Rui, and his second son's name is Li Zhi.
Wisdom.
Perfect.
Zheng Qianqian wanted to give the second baby this name, so naturally no one would object. Of course, it was him, the father, who had the final say on such matters.
However, as a grandfather, Li Liang is also very satisfied with this name. It is simple, easy to remember, and has a good meaning.
That’s what it’s called!
Just as Li Erbao became famous, Zheng Qianqian became pregnant again.
This time he was pregnant with Li Xia, who was conceived before Li Ershan and Fan Yuanyuan got married, three months earlier than him.
There are two pregnant women at home, as well as two two-year-olds, Li Erbao and Brother Ju, so Zheng Qianqian and Li Xia usually stay in the leisure room in the front yard during the day.
Li Yu'an married into the Xin family. Fan Yuanyuan and Tao Zhu have been busy distributing cotton recently. Li Liang and Wang Guihua's vermicelli workshop has started to operate again, so only Li Yuning and Li Xiaolan accompany them during the day.
