"Mr. Li, how was your visit today?" Wan Lei sat in the hall, Li Fenggong sat aside and started chatting.
"Fortunately, Beiping City is indeed very prosperous. I have been to Jinan City. In terms of prosperity and wealth, Jinan City is not even one-tenth as good as Beiping City." Li Fenggong said sincerely. This is not flattery. Beiping City is indeed more prosperous than Jinan. Then
The high brick city walls, the smooth streets paved with tiles, the numerous shops, and the towering bell tower are all symbols of wealth and strength.
"Beiping City is good, but it's a pity that it lacks water and various supplies, so prices are high and people's lives are not easy." Wan Lei sighed. In terms of geographical environment, Shuntian Prefecture is really not a golden area. Compared with
The two Hejian Prefectures in Baoding are worse. If it were not for the limited development potential of Shuntian Prefecture, the Peking Army would not take the risk of marching south at this time.
"Young Master Wan cares about people's livelihood and is a blessing to the people."
Wan Lei waved his hand and said: "Baoding Prefecture has been merged into Shuntian Prefecture, and the lives of the people have become more difficult. As the head of the clan named Li, what are your plans?"
"Baoding Prefecture is very close to Shuntian Prefecture. Shuntian Prefecture can grow cotton, and our Baoding Prefecture can certainly do the same. However, Baoding Prefecture still has many uncultivated barren slopes. If cotton can be grown, the villagers can also spin and weave.
Funding." Li Fenggong said.
"This is a good idea. We will send technical personnel to provide technical guidance to the villagers. I believe that soon, Baoding Prefecture will become the next hometown of clothes and quilts, and maybe it will develop better than Shuntian Prefecture."
"We at Baoding Mansion are lucky to have Master Ding help us. We will definitely live up to the Master's trust and will do our best to repay you in the future."
"Haha, as long as the villagers can live and work in peace and contentment, this is the best reward for me." Wan Lei smiled slightly and said: "You can visit Peking City for a few more days and interact more with the local squires.
They are all elites in politics and business. They are well-informed and can broaden your horizons."
"Young Master is right, the gentry in Beiping City are all smart, capable, and capable people. One day with them is better than ten years of studying."
While the two parties were talking, a call for "eat" came from the restaurant, and Wan Lei invited Li Fenggong to go to the restaurant for dinner. Wan's restaurant was not big, with six chairs placed around a square table.
There were only four dishes and one soup, and no drinks, so it could only be regarded as a homely meal.
"Mr. Li, please sit down." Li Yuan, who was setting the dishes and chopsticks, hurriedly asked Li Fenggong to sit down.
"Where's Madam?" Wan Lei asked.
"Madam, Sister Yan and Sister Xue'er have gone to the Zhao Mansion for a banquet and will not come back for dinner." Li Yuan is not a maid, but she is a good cook and often cooks.
"Oh, you haven't eaten yet, let's come together."
"No, my aunt asked me to go back. I have to leave now, otherwise I won't be able to catch up. You guys can eat slowly." Li Yuan withdrew and Wan Lei shrugged. He could tell that the female family members were deliberately avoiding them.
After all, in the Ming Dynasty, men and women were distinguished and were not allowed to eat at the same table. Now that there were foreign guests, they would stay away to avoid any embarrassment.
The four female relatives had all gone, leaving only Wan Lei and Li Fenggong at home. The scene was a little deserted. Wan Lei asked Li Fenggong to help himself without being polite, so he picked up his rice bowl and started chewing slowly. Li Fenggong was still a little reserved, and just ate with his head down, rarely
Picking up the dishes, but the more he felt in his heart that this Mr. Wan was unpredictable.
"Why, the food is not to your liking?" Wan Lei asked apologetically when he saw that Li Fenggong only finished one bowl of rice and stopped eating.
"No, no, I'm used to eating rough food." Li Fenggong said hurriedly.
"Well, there is no servant at home and my wife is very busy. This is really too neglectful."
"No, it doesn't matter. I'm just bothering you." Li Fenggong waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Master is so busy, why don't you use some servants?"
"Well, to be honest with you, it's not that I don't want to use it, but I don't dare to use it. Last time I bought a maid, but ended up buying back an assassin, which almost killed my wife. Now that I think about it, I'm still scared." Wan
Lei shrugged helplessly and added: "It's better now. We have elite and loyal guards guarding us secretly, and it's not easy for assassins to sneak in. Officials and people no longer have to live in fear."
"Oh, that's it." Li Fenggong naturally knew about the Jingzhong Guards. He was originally afraid of being assassinated by the court's eagle dogs because he took refuge in Shuntian Mansion, but now he is not so afraid, because he is also one of the key protection targets of the Jingzhong Guards. He
He rolled his eyes and said, "If you can trust me, I can find some maids for you to help me with."
"This is a good idea, but we have to discuss this matter with my wife. If she doesn't agree, I will have no choice but to live up to your kindness." Wan Lei is not a fool and knows what card Old Man Li wants to play.
"Oh, then I will call the person here first and let the lady see if it is suitable. If it is suitable, I will stay."
"That's fine, but our Wan family has a rule that both men and women must be literate. Those who have bad habits and are unreasonable will not be accepted."
"Of course I don't dare to find some careless and undisciplined servants to ruin the master's family tradition. Please rest assured, master, I will definitely pick out the most satisfactory one for you."
"Haha, then there is Mr. Lao." Wan Lei said with a smile. He would not accept a woman as a gift, because women are not given for free. However, he would not reject anyone as an apprentice. After all, he was not just lacking in life.
Assistant, there is still a shortage of scientific research assistants. The apprentice relationship with him is just an employment relationship, and he only needs to be paid, and there is no need to pay any additional costs.
While the two sides were talking, a loyal guard came in a hurry and whispered a few words in Wan Lei's ear. His expression suddenly changed, he stood up and walked out. Before leaving, he did not forget to say to Li Fenggong: "I have something to deal with, you
Please help yourself."
"Young master, please do as you please, don't worry about old age."
The reason why Wan Lei is so anxious is that something happened over there in Xianwen Lane. The so-called Xianwen Lane is actually a small alley by the back sea with dozens of quiet little courtyards. Wan Lei marked them out for those who are interested.
The literati who took refuge there now only have two families living there, one with the surname Liu and the other with the surname Yang. The family that had the accident was the one with the surname Yang.
Xianwen Lane is not too far from Wan's House. Wan Lei drove all the way and arrived in a few minutes. From a distance, he heard bursts of wailing coming from the Yang family's house. The sad cries sounded like mourning for an heir.
"What's going on?" Wan Lei saw Mrs. Liu standing at the entrance of the alley and asked her, because the Liu and Yang families were neighbors and they should know everything that happened.
"Master Wan, nothing serious happened. The old man of the Yang family was too stubborn and refused to let his grandson and granddaughter go to school. As a result, there was a quarrel between the two parties, and old man Yang fainted in anger." Mrs. Liu looked at Yang with disdain.
Jia glanced at him and said with disdain: "It's true, Mr. Yang. It doesn't matter that he is rigid, but he still blocks his children and grandchildren from making progress. It's really unreasonable."
"Oh, you are making such a fuss over such a trivial matter?" Wan Lei was speechless. He had brought the Yang family here for two months and had been ignoring them. The purpose was to suppress Yang Zirong's unique literati rot.
Who would have thought that the old man of the Yang family was more pedantic than his son.
"This family of idiots are full of stupid loyalty. They always say that loyal ministers have nothing to do with the two masters. They don't even think about who Mr. Wan is, and they use idiots like them to do things?" Mrs. Liu was even more angry than Wan Lei because she was responsible for doing it.
Ideological work of the Yang family, but the Yang family is a typical idiot, unable to get in. Mrs. Liu tried her best to persuade Yang Zirong to help compile books, and even their youngest sons and daughters refused to go.
While in school, Mrs. Liu's ideological work has made no progress.
"This guy surnamed Yang is really a stone in the toilet, smelly and hard. If I had known this, I should have chopped him up and thrown him into the sea to feed the bastard." A Jing Zhongwei said angrily. He followed Wan Lei for a long time.
Naturally, we know that Wan Lei has done everything he can to subdue this nerd, but from now on, it seems that the goal is difficult to achieve.
"I'm too impatient to eat hot tofu, so let's go in and take a look first." Wan Lei looked calm and walked into Yang's house.