Hu Dashan looked at the lively Gu Qingqing with fondness in his eyes and said softly: "You shouldn't ask your brother about business matters. He can come up with a gimmick to lift people's sugar to attract the attention of countless people and make people unforgettable." , can be regarded as the first person I have ever met in my life.”
Gu Qingqing was a little depressed, blinked and asked, "If my brother doesn't become an official, can he also be a rich man?"
Hu Dashan said firmly without hesitation: "That's for sure!"
Mrs. Gu patted Gu Qingqing's hand and stopped the chatter: "Don't mention your brother every now and then. We went to Jinling to help the Sun family, Liang family and Brother Hu find shops and pave trade roads. We will have to go to Jinling in the future." Find a gentleman who can teach you how to read a few words so that you can get married easily in the future."
"No, I want to be a businessman, a powerful businessman like Aunt Yu."
Gu Qingqing insisted.
Mrs. Gu pinched Gu Qingqing's arm: "I am your mother, and I can't control you anymore? Isn't being a lady better than being in public?"
Gu Qingqing doesn’t know what a lady is, nor does she think businessmen are vulgar or of low status. The idea of the four peoples of scholars, peasants, industry and merchants has never existed in her mind. She was displaced when she was young, and then stayed in the countryside after she stabilized. The changes in her life and circumstances Coming from business and selling sugar, Gu Qingqing realized the benefits of business:
make money.
Since you can make money by doing business, why can't you do business?
Women can't do business?
No, Uncle Hu Dashan said, women have been doing business since ancient times.
"Historical Records·Biography of Huo Zhi" records: "But the widow of Ba was Qing, who first obtained the elixir point, and was good at its benefits for several generations, and the family was not happy."
That was the distant Warring States period.
In the Tang Dynasty, "Yu Auntie's ship was the largest, and the residents lived in it for health care, death, and marriage. The alleys were opened as gardens, and hundreds of people worked on them. It reached Jiangxi in the south and Huainan in the north. It was very profitable to go back and forth every year."
By the Song Dynasty, "women were no longer specialized in mulberry trees, but looked like men inside and out." There was even a scene where "nine official streets were newly built, and women in green skirts were walking around."
Although Gu Qingqing was not very literate, he had a good memory. After saying a few words, Gu didn't know how to refute, so he turned around and snatched the crutch from Chen.
Gu Qingqing hurriedly escaped. The space in the cabin was limited. Seeing that she couldn't escape, Gu Qingqing simply hid behind a woman.
Mrs. Gu looked at Gu Qingqing angrily: "Come here!"
"don't want!"
Gu Qingqing was not stupid, and her angry mother could not get close.
The last time I received a letter from my brother, my mother was so frightened that she said the wrong thing and was beaten painfully.
Mrs. Gu got angry and turned around and retreated.
When Gu Qingqing saw her mother walking away, she quickly let go of her hand and apologized profusely to her sister who turned around.
Zhang Xiwan smiled tenderly. Seeing Gu Qingqing's innocence, she remembered the scene when she first got on the boat, so she asked, "What is the Juren sugar you mentioned before? Why have I never heard of it?"
Gu Qingqing quickly took out the small wooden box, opened it and said, "Sister, this is the white sugar made by my brother. Before this, there was no white sugar in the world, only brown sugar and brown sugar. Try it, it's sweet."
Zhang Xiwan looked at the white sugar in front of her. It was very different from the brown sugar and brown sugar she had seen in the past. A trace of surprise flashed in her eyes: "Can this sugar be so white?"
"No, I was shocked at first."
Gu Qingqing smiled, the original scene flashing through his eyes.
Zhang Xiwan took some white sugar and wanted to try it. Zhang He coughed and asked, "White sugar is just white sugar. It's just a product to sell. Why is it still called Juren White Sugar?"
Gu Qingqing looked at Zhang He and was not timid: "White sugar is as white as a human being, so there's nothing wrong with saying that it's a juren, right? What's more, the person who made this sugar is my brother who Juren, so don't call it white sugar." What?"
"Well……"
Zhang He was scolded and didn't know how to reply for a moment.
Zhang Xiwan gently tasted a little sugar, and the fruit was sweet. She looked at the maid Xiaohe beside her and said, "For sixty-six cents, let's buy a pound of it."
"really?"
Gu Qingqing was pleasantly surprised.
Zhang Xiwan smiled and said: "This sugar is as clear as the moon and white frost, and it is sweeter and less bitter than the brown sugar. It is really good."
Gu Qingqing took the money handed over by the maid, counted them one by one and said, "Yes, my brother said that this white sugar business should be spread all over the country in the future, so that everyone knows that besides brown sugar, there is white sugar."
Zhang He said with a cold face: "A person who fails to study hard in his studies and waits to be recommended as an official to benefit a party, but talks nonsense about doing business and handles money-stinking things, has simply lost his identity."
Gu Qingqing didn't want others to say anything bad about his brother, so he became anxious: "My brother is a talented person and is a county magistrate. He is not in business. Instead, he handed over this business to the villagers and let the villagers use this craft to make enough food. My brother You have given dozens of families a good life. You look like a scholar, how many people have you fed?"
"Well……"
Zhang He moved his mouth, but was speechless.
Zhang Xiwan looked at her deflated father and said with a smile, "Father is paranoid."
Zhang He looked at Gu Qingqing, sighed deeply, stepped forward and bowed: "I was reckless and ignorant, and misunderstood you and your brother. Being able to hand over such wealth-making skills to the villagers at least shows that your brother is a decent man and cares about the people. This kind of person is worth getting to know, who is your brother?"
"My brother's name is Gu Zhengchen, and I'm Gu Qingqing."
Seeing Zhang He saluting so solemnly, Gu Qingqing was a little flustered and said after returning the salute.
"Gu Zhengchen?!"
Zhang Xiwan looked at Gu Qingqing in shock.
I still remember that a gentleman wrote an inscription on the wall.
On that day, he saluted outside the wall and said: "I, Gu Zhengchen, just had an idea and left words here, staining the wall..."
In the dark, it seemed to be an incredible arrangement of fate. I thought it was just a glimpse, passing by and no news.
Under the stars and moon, I only murmured: "It's hard to be a hero after facing the wall for ten years and trying to break through it." I once looked forward to meeting him again, and then asked, is he a hero?
However, the poem on the wall is still there. The people outside the wall have nowhere to go.
Zhang He looked at his daughter, her shocked expression seemed to hide something, and she couldn't help but frown: "Have you heard of this person?"
Zhang Xiwan quickly said: "I haven't heard of it."
If his father knew that he had sneaked out, it would be too difficult to get out in the future.
I heard from Xiao He that his father had been looking for the person who wrote the inscription on the white wall. He didn't know why his usually generous father was so angry this time. It seemed that he couldn't find this person to give him an explanation.
I tried asking twice, but every time my father sighed, seemingly unwilling to do so.
Zhang He looked at his daughter in confusion, and then looked at the maid Xiao He who was aside. Xiao He lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
When Gu Qingqing saw Zhang Xiwan's handsome appearance, elegant manners, and pleasant speech, and she also helped him make his first business, he fell in love immediately. He took Zhang Xiwan's hand and whispered, "I wonder if my sister is interested in someone? My brother has not yet Marriage..."
Zhang Xiwan's cheeks turned red immediately, and she glanced at the innocent Gu Qingqing complainingly. How could she be allowed to make the decision on her marriage? It was better to keep her voice low when asking such questions, otherwise she would make others laugh.
