"Grandpa, my grandpa?"
Early the next morning, just after dawn, Feng Yibo was awakened by a gentle voice.
He slept late last night and was still a little confused at this time.
He rubbed his sleepy eyes and found that it was Baochai calling him.
"It's time to get up."
At this time, Baochai was fully dressed and sitting by the Kang.
A pair of water apricots looked at him tenderly.
Looking closer, I found that she had finished washing her hair and even had her hair tied up.
Dressed like a little lady.
Compared with yesterday, he looked dignified and elegant.
It also has its own charm.
In the early morning, it is the moment when Yang Qi rises.
When Feng Yibo saw this, he couldn't help but move his index finger.
He stretched out his hand to pull her.
Baochai, however, seemed to have expected it. He ducked back lightly and said with a smile:
"My Lord, please get up quickly. We should go see the two elders, but don't keep them waiting."
Feng Yibo immediately understood why she was hiding, because he was afraid that he would wrinkle her clothes.
I got up so early to pay my respects to Li Shouzhong and his wife.
At that moment, Feng Yibo smiled and said:
"Teacher and Mistress, there is no need to worry about morning and evening. Just eat together as a family when you have time."
Baochai shook his head when he heard this and said firmly:
"I won't say anything later, but I have to go today anyway."
After a pause, she said with a hint of girlishness:
"Don't let me lose etiquette by letting me in on the first day."
How could Feng Yibo stand this?
Moreover, he knew that Baochai was a virtuous person, so naturally he couldn't make people laugh at him just because he was just doing it.
At that moment, Bian held up his hands, stood up and said:
"Okay, a good wife has spoken and her husband should obey."
Baochai felt a little shy when she heard his name.
Unexpectedly, Feng Yibo agreed, but after sitting up, he suddenly stretched out his hand.
He pulled her over and held her in his arms.
"You can let me get up, but you have to kiss me."
Baochai was immediately embarrassed when he hugged her waist.
But she was afraid of getting her clothes wrinkled, so she couldn't break free for a while.
In desperation, he could only say softly:
"Sir, don't make a fuss. I'm going to meet my two elders soon. If you're not dressed properly, how can you be decent?"
When Feng Yibo saw that she didn't comply, he simply started speaking on his own.
A little outside her arms, she leaned over and gave her a kiss before letting go of her arms with satisfaction.
Although she had done everything she needed to do last night, Baochai was still a little shy.
Fortunately, there were only two people in the house.
But as soon as she had to take it off, she immediately moved away from the kang and straightened her clothes.
Seeing how meticulously she tidied it up, not even a single wrinkle was left untouched.
Feng Yibo couldn't help but laugh.
Unexpectedly, the kiss he just gave was fine, but this smile made Baochai dissatisfied.
"Sir, today is my first day here. Can you be more serious?"
When Feng Yibo heard this, he immediately looked serious, nodded and said:
"It's about being serious, but you are still young and don't understand the ways of husband and wife."
Baochai frowned when he heard this, not understanding what he meant.
Just listen to Feng Yibo continue to say:
"This is called mutual support, and it is a principle that must be followed between husband and wife!"
As he said this, he couldn't help but laugh.
"Hahaha!"
"Pooh!"
Baochai then realized that he was talking nonsense, blushed and spat lightly.
Unexpectedly, Feng Yibo suddenly became more energetic.
He frowned, touched his face, and said:
"That's not right. What I did just now was called wetness. You are just a moron!"
As soon as these words came out, even though Baochai had a good temper, he felt a little embarrassed.
For a moment I wanted to go up and tear his mouth apart!
But she was concerned about her clothes and was afraid that Feng Yibo would take advantage of her, so she didn't dare to step forward.
He just said angrily on the ground:
"I didn't know before, how could I not be serious?"
When Feng Yibo saw that she was embarrassed, he immediately stopped teasing his newly married young wife.
"Seriously, I'll go with you and say hello."
As he stood up, he shouted outside:
"Xiang Ling!"
Following his cry, Xiangling immediately came in through the curtain and helped him change clothes.
Feng Yibo had just teased his little wife, and he obviously still had more to say.
He pinched Xiang Ling's face.
Xiangling was his personal maid, and he was raised as a member of the house.
Such an intimate gesture is nothing.
But today is different.
With Baochai by her side, Xiangling's face immediately turned red.
Holding back his shame, he helped Feng Yibo change his clothes.
As if running away, he turned around and went out to fetch water.
Baochai saw all this, and when Xiangling went out, he asked Feng Yibo:
"Is Xiangling from my house?"
"Forehead?"
Feng Yibo was stunned for a moment, then shook his head honestly and said:
"Not yet."
Although the answer was honest, the answer itself was very ambiguous.
Not yet, sooner or later it will be!
When Baochai heard this, he naturally understood the meaning of his words.
I immediately kept this in mind.
When the two of them arrived at Li Shouzhong's courtyard, a maid led them in.
The old couple got up early and had already finished washing up.
"Greetings to the old lady!"
"Good morning, Master!"
There was only Li Mengshi in the room, and Li Shouzhong was reading in the study.
Hearing that the two men were coming, he also returned to the main room.
After the ceremony was completed, Li Meng took Baochai's hand affectionately and said:
"Good boy, you and Yibo have become husband and wife, and we will definitely stay with each other from now on."
When Baochai heard this, he immediately remembered what happened just now.
"Teng" suddenly turned red.
She suppressed her shame and responded: "The old lady said it, I took note of it."
After saying that, he couldn't help but glance at Feng Yibo.
Feng Yibo naturally heard the warning. He suppressed his laughter and echoed:
"Don't worry, Mistress, we will definitely help each other every day."
Baochai couldn't help but glare at him when he heard this.
These gestures were noticed by Li Mengshi, and she only thought that they were newlyweds, which was a good time for them to be inseparable.
I didn't think much about it for a while.
The two sides talked for a while, and You's wife and Miaoyu also came to say hello.
The two sides greeted each other one by one, and the You family sisters and Miaoyu solemnly paid their respects to Baochai.
Afterwards, everyone had breakfast together in the old couple's courtyard.
Of course, Mr. and Mrs. Li Meng and Mrs. You sat at the same table with Feng Yibo and Baochai.
The rest of the concubines were at a table by themselves.
Feng Yibo's marriage leave was ten days, but he has only used three days now.
After breakfast, we talked for a while.
Feng Yibo took Baochai, the You family sisters and Miaoyu, and his wives and concubines to the back garden in groups.
The three concubines knew that the two were newly married, so they did not compete for the limelight.
He just happened to follow behind and occasionally said a few joking words.
Although it is already autumn, the garden is full of yellow grass and fallen leaves, full of a sense of desolation.
But it can also be seen its scale.
Halfway through the tour, everyone became a little tired.
Stop at a pavilion to rest.
Baochai looked at the majestic gardens and the ingenious designs, and couldn't help but sigh, saying:
"Our garden is probably just as good as the Grand View Garden!"
Speaking of this, Feng Yibo felt slightly proud and introduced with a smile:
"Our garden, like the Grand View Garden, was created by Shan Ziye, a famous master in the capital."
I just visited and he kept introducing various places.
I forgot to mention the famous player Shan Ziye.
"But the difference is that the Grand View Garden was modified based on the Ningrong Erfu Garden."
"And our yard was built from scratch, completely according to the terrain."
One is designed by someone else with slight modifications.
One is created from scratch and is the work of a famous artist.
The implication is that the Feng family's yard is naturally superior.
Having said this, Feng Yibo also suggested:
"When spring comes and the flowers bloom, Madam can bring all the sisters we are familiar with to visit our home."
Thinking of the style of Grand View Garden, Feng Yibo added:
"When the time comes, you can also set up a club to compose poems and commemorate them with stones, which is also an elegant thing."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but yearn for it.
Although the You sisters are not good at dancing and writing, they still find this elegant.
After hearing this, Baochai seemed to think of something.
He couldn't help but chuckle and said:
"You should tell Sister Lin this, she loves poetry the most, she will definitely be very happy!"
Feng Yibo could hear a hint of jealousy in it and couldn't help but scratch his head.
Miaoyu has outstanding talents, but she doesn't like to interact with others.
But when I heard the mention of my sister, I rarely agreed:
"Daiyu really likes poetry."
When Baochai saw that Feng Yibo was embarrassed, he immediately covered his mouth and chuckled.
When Feng Yibo saw this, he couldn't back down.
He immediately smiled "hehe" and said:
"When the Lin family sister comes, she will naturally recite poems and compose poems, but now my wife and I will also help each other."
Everyone doesn't know what the connection is between "reciting poems and composing poems" and "helping each other."
But when Baochai heard him mention "helping each other" again, she immediately rolled her eyes at him.
After the garden tour was over, the You sisters and Miaoyu went to Li Mengshi's place to talk.
Feng Yibo took Baochai back to the main room in the west courtyard.
As soon as he entered the house, Feng Yibo pushed away Ying'er and Xiangling who were following him, walked over and said:
"Master Wife said we need to help each other, shouldn't you make up for it for me?"
When Baochai was hesitating, Ying'er's voice sounded outside:
"Aunt Meng?"
Then came Aunt Meng's voice, saying:
"Xiao Ying'er, we meet again. Is Madam here?"
Ying'er replied: "He is talking to me in the house!"
"That's just right! Could you please go in and inform me? I will show the accounts of the mansion to Madam as per your instructions."
Before Feng Yibo could speak, Baochai shouted outside:
"Aunt Meng, please come in and talk."
After saying that, he quickly calmed down and sat down.
The curtain was raised, and Aunt Meng entered the room with a smile to greet her.
"I've seen you, I've seen you, my wife."
As he spoke, he presented several thick volumes of account books and a large bunch of keys in his hand, and said:
"It just so happens that Master is here too. Here are the accounts of our house and the key to the warehouse."
"Aunt Meng, please go back first. I'll call you if anything happens."
Feng Yibo nodded and explained to Baochai:
"Aunt Meng has always been in charge of our house. Now that you are here, let Aunt Meng assist you."
He pointed to the accounts and asked:
"Do you understand double-entry accounting?"
The Xue family has long been using the double-entry accounting method under the leadership of Feng Yibo.
Baochai usually helps her brother tidy up. With her intelligence, she naturally understands it already.
Seeing Baochai nodding, he said:
"Today, I will first hand over the accounts of the house to you, and then the business in Duzhong will also be handed over to you one after another."
Baochai was stunned and asked:
"Leave the business to me too?"
It's normal for the government to leave it to her, but how can a woman make the final decision on business matters?
Feng Yibo nodded and confirmed:
"You don't want to? If you don't like secular affairs, just let Aunt Meng handle it."
Baochai quickly shook his head, nodded again and said:
"It's not that I don't want to, it's just that I'm a woman and it's hard for me to show off, right?"
Feng Yibo saw that she obviously wanted to give it a try, but was afraid that he would not be qualified. He smiled and said:
"You don't have to show your face. I have streamlined the process. You can just make decisions on many things in the house."
"Normally, you can just discuss it with Aunt Meng. We can handle most of the things we have to manage."
At this point, Baochai was afraid that he would be worried, so he added:
"If you encounter any problems, just tell me and I will check the accounts to avoid hiding anything below."
Seeing Baochai hesitate to speak, Feng Yibo suddenly felt that he was too anxious?
Then he added:
"If you're too tired, just tell me and I'll let someone else handle it then."
Unexpectedly, Baochai hesitated and picked up the account book.
But as soon as he read the top volume, he began to be surprised and asked:
"Is this the general ledger? Why do you put so much money in the palace?"
The Duke of Feng Mansion actually had 140,000 to 50,000 taels of silver!
Is it really good to keep this kind of capital flow in the government?
When Feng Yibo saw her appearance, he knew that she knew something about business.
At that moment, I felt a little relieved and explained with a smile:
"Recently, due to severe drought in the two prefectures of Shandong and Tatar plundering, the price of goods in Duzhong has risen. I have made up another hundred thousand taels in Gongzhong to prepare for emergencies. If it is not enough, ask me for it again. .”
Baochai was immediately shocked by his wealth. After all, the Xue family's wealth was mostly in shops everywhere.
The father-in-law usually has eighteen thousand taels, which is enough for mother and son, three people, plus the expenses of servants for a year and a half.
Although the Feng family has more people than the Xue family, two or thirty thousand taels is enough for a year, right?
Unexpectedly, 150,000 taels were released!
Fully ten times that of the Xue family!
In fact, the Feng Mansion usually doesn't need so much money, so maybe thirty or fifty thousand would be enough.
It's just that Feng Yibo has been keenly aware of the rising prices recently, so he saved more.
To avoid having to get it from somewhere else when you need it.
However, this is not the end!
Feng Yibo took out another wooden box from a cabinet and handed it to Xue Baochai.
"This is the purchase price of this house for you. You can do any business you are willing to do."
When Baochai heard this, she understood that it was for the second wife and her children in the future.
When I opened the box, I was immediately stunned by a thick stack of money orders.
At this time, I heard Feng Yibo say: "We have tentatively decided to give each of the two houses a deposit of 100,000 taels. No more will affect the working capital of the business."
After that, Feng Yibo explained what was stored in each warehouse of Feng Mansion.
There are grains, cloth, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, utensils and overseas treasures...
All kinds, all inclusive.
After hearing the end, Baochai felt a little numb.
He asked in a somewhat difficult voice:
"Master, are you a corrupt official?"
Feng Yibo couldn't laugh or cry when he said this, so he could only ask:
"As a Qingshui official from the Ministry of Rites, even if I want to be greedy, how much can I be greedy for?"
"Then this..."
Seeing Baochai's tangled look, Feng Yibo pinched her little face and said:
"Don't worry, our family has some business overseas, and these are all earned from business."
Baochai relaxed slightly then, remembering that the Xue family relied on the Feng family's overseas goods to turn a profit.
But faced with this, he still couldn't help but admire:
"I also heard about some wealthy merchants in Jiangnan, but I didn't expect that our family is one of them, no less than our Xue family."
Hearing this, Feng Yibo smiled and said nothing and did not explain any more.
After that, Baochai learned accounting and management under Feng Yibo's guidance.
I woke up early that day, paid my respects, visited the park, and finally looked at the account books for so long.
Even Baochai was very tired.
Lying on the kang, I didn’t want to move.
Feng Yibo came over and held her in his arms.
"Just sleep like this."
He didn't move his hands or feet, but sniffed Baochai's hair.
Then he closed his eyes and waited for sleep with a smile on his face.
After a while, I suddenly felt an arch in my arms.
Then a warmth touched his face.
"Wave!"
Just listen to Baochai whisper:
"I'm done now, let's go to sleep."
Are you kidding, can you still fall asleep?
