Chapter 107 Housewarming
Although it has been a day, the taste of the snacks is still very delicious. More importantly, this is the food rewarded by the Empress Dowager. The people in the Xiaoshaofang eat white noodles once a year, which is considered the New Year. Jiang Fengzhi is slightly better, but she has only eaten Siyuanxiang dim sum, but she has never had the chance to come into contact with the imperial meal.
When both women thought of eating the food, they felt as if they were living in a dream. Jiang Fengzhi pinched her thigh hard, "I... I didn't dream? I ate the food that the Queen Mother gave me? Junior brother, are you wearing a yellow jacket?"
"Yes, do you like it? If you like it, you can wear it." Zhao Guanhou had already gone to the kitchen and took off the yellow jacket and new official uniform and put it in his hand. He still changed his short body to the past. Jiang Fengzhi gently touched the yellow jacket, and then quickly retracted his hand as if he was stung.
"No, I just finished touching the snacks, but it's not clean. If it gets dirty, it's trouble. Yellow jacket, this... This is the first time I've heard of this when I was listening to a book. Junior brother, what does the empress dowager look like? She... Why did she give you a yellow jacket? Sister Han Zhi, Guan Hou wore a yellow jacket, and there was a flower feather on his head. Do you understand what this means? A big flower feather with one eye. When he sees Tianjin County again, he can be the master. Why are you still the same as usual, tepid."
Su Hanzhi smiled gently, "Guanhou is just the top on his head, from a copper ball to a blue glass bead, and a peacock feather has been added. His chest has changed from a rhino to a big tiger. There is no change in anything else. It is still my Guanhou, my man. Of course I am happy when he comes back, because it is my husband, not because he has a yellow jacket or a big flower feather. I will press this yellow jacket to you under the box, so as not to get dirty, and you will have trouble wearing it in the future. This snack is quite delicious. I will take a little for my father. You chat and I will send it to him."
Zhao Guanhou said, "Let me go and see my father-in-law. I told the adults that he nodded. When we move, I will invite Dr. Qu to come over and show him. This small broken house is not easy for Dr. Qu."
Su Hanzhi shook her head, "Dad's situation is not good. I've been crazy recently, so I can just get to know me. You've gone, he's probably going to make trouble. Besides, the smell in the house is bad, so you'll be here to talk to Fengzhi."
Originally, the gangsters in the Xiaoshaofang took turns to take care of them, but since Zhao Guanhou had an official position and money, the aunts in the alleys were very kind-hearted. Each family had a female family and took turns to take care of Su Xiaoshao.
The name of the man is naturally a rough-hearted man, and he is not as careful as a woman. In fact, everyone has to ask Su Hanzhi for money to settle every day. What's more, the family even has food, and the gangsters can't get it.
Their hearts may not be as thin as gangsters, but their strength is not as strong as gangsters. Someone was injured by the crazy blind Su Xiaozi every few days, and Han Zhi had to pay for some medicine. As soon as these things were mentioned, Jiang Fengzhi became angry, "They are not only like this, but also steal things. I tell you that there are always people who secretly take out the opium that has been cured by Su Bo's illness to sell. I have blocked them several times. If Sister Han Zhi hadn't stopped me, I would have taken action."
"It's right not to do it. If you do it, their spits will drown you. I know that my senior sister is not afraid, but there is no need to provoke them. Isn't it just a little bit of soil? Just give it to them just before I leave."
Jiang Fengzhi also remembered what Zhao Guanhou said just now that he wanted to move, and his expression became dark, "You... you really don't plan to live here anymore. Is it because of those who borrow money?"
"It has nothing to do with them, but now that the identity has changed, the place where they live has to change. If you live there, it will be inconvenient. Wealth is not changing wives, but we are not friends, but we can't say that we can't change houses when we are rich. No matter what, I have some money and a future. In the future, my colleagues come to visit me, and it is inconvenient to receive it here. I asked someone to help me find a house, and I think there should be a rough result. If not, I will ask my second brother to help me. Siyuan and I are changing posts and finding a house, he will help me."
"From now on, you will live in the door of the mansion. There are bad listeners at the door and the family is in charge. I... can I still go and see... Sister Hanzhi?" Jiang Fengzhi suddenly felt that the snacks in her hand had no taste and became very unpalatable.
Although I have thought that with Zhao Guanhou's success, it would be difficult for his old poor friends to be with him again. I just always have some fantasies, fantasizing that everyone can still live together like in the past, chatting and laughing, laughing and playing, and continuing to be good friends.
Until she heard the word moving with her own ear, the last glimmer of hope in her heart seemed to be shattered, and she felt a soreness in her eyes, and something seemed to be stuck in her heart. He was already a fourth-rank master, and he also had a yellow jacket, and he had something to do with with a woman running on the dock. Maybe it won't take long to kowtow when she saw him, but he walked over with a arrogant look and would not look at him more.
Zhao Guanhou smiled and said, "Why can't it be? To be honest, I really want to trouble you. When I move to a new environment, Han Zhi doesn't know anyone or knows people. Although he will hire some servants, he is not caring after all. She is kind-hearted and can't control people. I want to be in the camp, and I may not be able to go home at any time. I need someone to help me. If my senior sister is willing, please condescend and stay at my house for a while and help her."
When Jiang Fengzhi heard this, she turned her worries into joy and pulled Zhao Guanhou's arm, "You really can go to your new home? Can I live in that?"
"That's natural. In the new home, there will naturally be a room for my senior sister. When you move, you can choose it yourself. There is also half of this snack, you and Hanzhi, you can't eat anything, so take it back and respect your master. I will visit my master tomorrow. After the move, I will inevitably ask my master to take care of him."
"No need for snacks, this box alone can make my father very happy. He has never seen anything in the palace. I took a box of cakes that the queen mother admired, and he can be happy for three days." Jiang Fengzhi happily hugged the snacks in her arms, and the pastries became delicious again.
Su Hanzhi had already returned from her father at this time. When she walked out the door, she happened to hear Zhao Guanhou saying that there would be a senior sister in her new home, and her heart felt infinitely sour. But in the end, her gentle temperament took the upper hand. She shook her head suddenly, squeezed out a smile, and walked into the room as if she hadn't heard anything.
It is still the deep sisterly love, and the love between husband and wife. It is only at night that Zhao Guanhou secretly wiped away the tears from his face when he fell asleep. At this time, she would rather Zhao Guanhou be the gangster who was making a living on the street in the past than the current fourth-rank fate official.
On the third day, Zhao Guanhou's new home also had a settlement. Several Cao Gang people finally found a house for him, which was located on the edge of the concession, not too far from the martial arts school where Zhao Guanhou once studied. It was the villa of a salt merchant.
The salt merchant was in a lawsuit and had to exchange the house for money to block the holes. The price was fair, but he was eager to use the money, and he even bought the ancient player tools in the house. The price was close to 3,000 taels of silver without a bargaining.
Zhao Guanhou had some money, but there was no such a lot of cash of 3,000 taels. Su Hanzhi was a little embarrassed. He thought about whether he wanted to borrow some money from Meng Siyuan to help him, but Zhao Guanhou had already taken out a kuping silver note of 2,000 taels of silver from the guardian's book.
"Two thousand? You... what did you do? Where did you get so much!" Su Hanzhi has always been gentle, but at this moment he was like a ferocious female beast, staring at Zhao Guanhou with his eyes tightly.
"I don't want you to be rich, nor do I ask to live a good life with you. If I don't have enough money to buy a house, I can sell the beads, and I can't let you do stupid things. You have just been an official for a few days and have a salary of a few days. Where did you get a few thousand taels? Have you deducted military pay? Otherwise, you'll sell something that shouldn't be sold? In short, no matter what you do, two thousand taels are going to lose your head? Do you know that you're going to pay it back quickly!"
Zhao Guanhou smiled slightly and hugged her in his arms. "Hanzhi, where did you say this? I only care about how many people I have. That little military pay is going anywhere. Even if I am greedy, I can't make up a fraction of it. Besides, the new army's military pay has always been directly distributed to the soldiers themselves. There is no place for me to do anything. This money is rewarded by the ten princesses. Just use it with confidence, there will be no problem."
This is actually not all lies. Originally, he wanted to give four thousand silver to the Ten Princess as his promise to raise a woman by a man. However, the Ten Princess only received two thousand in the end, and the other half was returned to Zhao Guanhou. Her attitude was, on the one hand, to express her unwillingness to use Zhao Guanhou's silver, and on the other hand, to express her rivalry with Su Hanzhi, and to equalize her beauty.
Of course, Su Hanzhi said that Zhao Guanhou sold anything that should not be sold, and he could not be called wrong. At least Zhao Guanhou sold countless descendants and ten princesses of his Zhao family, but this matter cannot be mentioned at the moment. The salt merchant was very anxious. He handed over the money and could move. There was not much worth bringing in this broken family. Apart from some gifts from the wedding, there were also fine and soft things, he threw them all away and gave them to Hou Xing's gangster.
Hou Xing was very obedient. When he heard that Zhao Guanhou had become a fourth-rank official, he knew that he would never be the leader of the Guohuo village again, but in the future, he would not have less filial piety. With such a person as a backer, he would not be sad for the whole Guohuo life.
When moving, all the gangsters in Xiaoshaofang were dispatched to help transport vehicles and maintain order. When the neighbors saw this scene, they knew that their plans had all failed. However, when they saw so many gangsters standing there, they did not dare to go up and cling to each other, so they had to regret it at home. The sounds of cursing their children in the alley accounted for the majority.
The housewarming was a great joy. According to the rules of the Jin Dynasty at this time, he wanted to congratulate him. However, there were many things in the military camp. The empress dowager had just completed the inspection and gave him a reward. The army was busy with promotion, reward, and even personnel transfers. Han Rong wanted to practice the military guards, and most of them wanted to borrow generals from the Xinjian Army. Whoever left and whoever stayed and who would make up for the position was all objective issues. Cao Zhongkun, Li Xiushan and others didn't care about congratulations.
Zhao Guanhou did not think about handling it, but when the convoy where he moved arrived outside his new home, Meng Siyuan was already waiting at the door of his house. He turned down several big businesses today and rushed over to celebrate Zhao Guanhou's move. By the way, a group of servants from the Meng family came over for Su Hanzhi to use.
This new house has three courtyards in front and behind, and there are many houses. No matter how diligent Su Hanzhi is, she can't be busy alone. Moreover, she is now a fourth-rank senior lady and cannot do many things by herself.
The servants I found temporarily were loyal and unreliable, and they might not be able to be quick. The servants of the Meng family were all old servants who came out with him and his mother and son when Meng Siyuan split the family that day. They were loyal and reliable, and they were able to work with them with ease. With this group of people, many problems were really solved.
The servants helped to carry the things transported into the mansion. The old housekeeper dealt with the gangsters who came with him, preparing food and meals for everyone, and the entertainment was not leaked. It was indeed a style of being from a mansion. Meng Siyuan took Zhao Guanhou to the other side.
"Fourth brother, I'm here today to celebrate your housewarming. There is another thing I want to ask you for help." He said this, feeling a little embarrassed. "I heard that you are very familiar with that Belgian Mrs. Jenson?"
Zhao Guanhou was stunned, "Yes, we danced together, hunted, and I also painted portraits for her. Why did the second brother think about asking this?"
"I set up a banquet today and invited her to the banquet, but I didn't know if she would like to appreciate it. If she was willing to come, I hope my fourth brother will help me and her to be in harmony. I want to borrow a sum from her bank." Meng Siyuan felt a little embarrassed. "In addition to the yarn mill, I also set up a textile factory to spin and weave cloth, using domestic products to fight foreign goods, so as not to wear foreign cloth in China's territory in the future. It's just that the factory costs are large and there are some difficulties in capital turnover. Since the last incident, I dare not go again. Now, I have to think about borrowing foreign debts."
Businessmen like him, when encountering financial difficulties, it is also a major event in the business world. If they are not close friends, they will never dare to reveal this news, otherwise the chain reaction will probably be enough to destroy the Nine Mi Meng family.
Zhao Guanhou could imagine that Meng Siyuan wanted to save the country through industry, but his steps were too big and his foundation was unstable. It was actually reasonable to have such a problem. He was not surprised, "About how many do you need to borrow? And there are many foreign banks in the concession, so why do you have to borrow from Huabi Bank?"
Chapter completed!