"Sister may not have this intention. It turns out that she is just young. Some fortune-tellers said that she must stay in the Buddhist pure land for over 18 years in order to resolve the tribulation. Now that she is over 18 years old, she naturally no longer has such constraints.
." Daiyu explained: "Dad is in poor health now, so he naturally hopes to make arrangements for his sister's follow-up, and it is also appropriate to return to the family and recognize his ancestors."
"But Sister Miaoyu said that she only came back to protect her uncle, and would return to Buddhism once something happened." Shi Xiangyun shook his head, "I don't know what Sister Miaoyu thinks."
"Dad will have a good talk with my sister. It's always dad who owes my sister and them."
Daiyu's mind is delicate and sensitive, and she compares herself to herself. If she were like this, I'm afraid it would be difficult to accept it, and it would be normal to have some resentment and dissatisfaction.
However, the bloodline between father and daughter cannot be extinguished after all. When a father considers his daughter's future, he must do it for his daughter's good from the bottom of his heart. Daiyu also feels that Miaoyu will understand and accept it after all.
"Sister Miaoyu is very open-minded." Shi Xiangyun smiled, raised his head, and turned over, "Sister Miaoyu is already over 18 years old. Uncle should have mentioned it to Sister Miaoyu earlier to consider life-long events, but the younger sister sees uncle
It seems that I am confident."
Daiyu didn't know what her father thought about her sister, but when she accidentally asked about her father, her father was a little stunned and didn't even say anything for a long time. In the end, he only responded with "I have my own considerations as a father."
While Daiyu and Xiangyun were discussing Miaoyu's marriage, Lin Ruhai was also talking to Miaoyu.
"My daughter won't marry!"
Miaoyu's face flushed, and her whole body trembled sharply due to a mixture of shock, humiliation, anger, fear and bewilderment. Even her lips trembled, "If daddy really wants to force his daughter, she would rather
die!"
Lin Ruhai's face was full of helplessness and sorrow, "Miaoyu, could daddy harm you? You are already eighteen years old. At this age, any girl is not married yet, at least she has already been engaged. Yes, daddy is at fault.
, I have delayed you, but daddy will make arrangements for you to make up for it..."
"Dad is just arranging for his daughter to become a concubine as compensation?" Miaoyu's face turned from red to white, and her eyes became more cold, "Dad should keep this kind of compensation, my daughter doesn't need it!"
Lin Ruhai didn't know how to persuade his daughter, a concubine.
"Miaoyu, dad knows that you are suffering in your heart, and I also know that you have resentment in your heart, but what can you do if your fate is like this?" Lin Ruhai took a deep breath and tried to control his emotions.
"Ziying is a scholar selected by the Shangge Jinshi Hall, and was dismissed from the Hanlin Academy. She has a bright future. Even if you don't hear anything outside the window, you should know that he is now in charge of opening up the sea. This is the imperial court.
It is a top priority. If this is done well, his future will be brighter. Moreover, he is upright and friendly to others. If you marry him as a concubine, the children you will have in the future will also have the opportunity to be kind..."
Miaoyu didn't know that what Lin Ruhai said was true, but she felt a strong resentment in her heart when she thought that her half-sister was his wife while she was going to become a concubine.
Why?
If some other high-ranking lady wanted to marry Feng Ziying as his wife and she became a concubine, she might feel better.
But I didn't expect that the half-sister would be the main wife, and as the elder sister, I would be the wife. The humiliation and discomfort caused by this contrast are really hard to face.
Although she also knew that it was time for her to get married at her age, she never thought that she would have to face this matter as soon as she returned home, let alone that her father had already arranged the matter, and she never thought about it.
I want to marry Feng Ziying, and she is a concubine.
Even though this person did seem to have extraordinary magnanimity and a bright future, it was precisely her father's arrangement that made her feel a sense of hatred towards Feng Ziying for no reason.
Could it be that this person had such shameless thoughts after seeing her beauty? Miaoyu became more and more sad, angry and bitter in her heart.
"Father, there is no need to say more about this matter. If father insists on doing this, his daughter will have no choice but to die in retribution!" Miaoyu cut off Lin Ruhai's words.
Lin Ruhai also felt dizzy for a while. This girl's character was as paranoid and stubborn as her mother's. She would never look back on something she had determined. But how could she explain this matter to Feng Ziying?
"Miaoyu, you are also eighteen years old. Dad doesn't have long to live, so he has to arrange things for you. If you don't want to marry Feng Ziying, then dad will find another suitable marriage for you..."
"Father, if you really pity your daughter for her eighteen years of suffering, please ask her father to give her a freedom. When she comes back this time, she will stay by her father's side and fulfill her filial piety as a daughter. She has no other thoughts or intentions.
Marry,..." Miaoyu gritted her teeth and said word by word: "My daughter only wants to do this, so she will return to the master's knees, purify her heart, and have no other thoughts."
Lin Ruhai's face was full of regret, "Miaoyu, how could dad let you enter Buddhism at such a young age? Dad would never allow it!"
Seeing Miaoyu still looking at him with a stubborn face, Lin Ruhai was a little helpless, "Well, Miaoyu, if you don't want to marry Ziying, dad won't force you. Although dad and Ziying had an agreement before, dad is sincere.
I sincerely consider it for your own good, but if you really don’t want to, dad won’t force you. Over there, dad will go and tell Ziying that you said you don’t have the heart to think about marriage now, dad is up to you, but you have to promise dad.
, you can’t rely on Buddhism, this is dad’s only request, you must agree to dad!”
The father and daughter looked at each other like this, neither giving way to the other. After a long while, Miaoyu reluctantly lowered her eyelids and whispered: "Okay."
"Miaoyu, you are my father's blood and flesh and blood. Even though my father has done everything wrong in the past, will he harm you? My father has eaten more salt than you have eaten rice. I have never seen anything like this. All these arrangements
I'm thinking about you." Lin Ruhai said earnestly, "If dad goes, who will take care of your affairs? If you really don't want to, then dad can only ask Ziying to find a suitable person for you in the future..."
Miaoyu just bowed her head and remained silent, and Lin Ruhai had no choice. He was helpless to deal with such a daughter who had the same temperament as her mother.
*******
"My cousin is here." He saw Duan Xigui coming in, followed by several teenagers of different ages. They must have been chosen by him.
"I've met my lord." Duan Xigui was still very reliable at this time. He bowed first and then motioned to the people behind him to salute.
The few teenagers behind were busy saluting.
It was also the first time for Feng Ziying to wear official uniforms for work, egrets and cyan uniforms. In the past, she often wore casual clothes when she was in the Hanlin Academy or when she went to Jiangnan.
"This time, according to your request, a total of five people have been selected. Three of them have worked in the shop, and one has been invited by the Shanshan Guild Hall to teach..." Duan Xigui said concisely, "The remaining two are recent ones.
The best among the batch,..."
Feng Ziying's eyes fell on these people.
Whether it is building a bank or borrowing money, it involves specific capital flows. Naturally, he does not have so much energy to manage these specific matters. Wang Wenyan and others naturally have no say in the general direction, but in these specific funds
The inflow and outflow are also unfamiliar, and this group of children from poor families who have been continuously cultivated over the past few years can play a role.
Fengrunxiang has been developing well over the years, and the short-term training courses held by Duan Xigui in Linqing are very effective. One belt three, three belt nine, and then the outstanding ones are selected to work in Fengrunxiang and serve as accountants.
Finally, those who are smart and articulate will be selected to serve as teachers.
In this way, hundreds of such talents were cultivated in two or three years, and Duan Xigui also adhered to Feng Ziying's intention and kept no secrets.
After the businessmen like Shanshan Guild Hall discovered the convenience, speed and clear advantages of using Arabic numerals and double-entry bookkeeping, some of them sent their nephews to study, and some simply recruited them directly from such poor families.
, Duan Xigui is also happy to see the success.
These methods began to spread slowly among the merchants along the canal in Shandong. Many merchants in Dongchangfu, Linqing, Xiazhen, Zhangqiu, and Jining began to hire or send people to come to Qing to study.
This method of counting and accounting spread along the canal to the north to Tongzhou, and to the south to Xuzhou and Yangzhou.
"Well, you can settle them down and get familiar with the situation. After a while, I'm afraid I will be busy. Well, I will explain the specific situation to my cousin when I come down. This is not only official business, but also some of our own matters.
quite complicated,……"
The people who can be selected and brought over by Duan Xigui should have no big problem with their loyalty. Although there is nothing that requires too much confidentiality in such matters, after all, it is still necessary to be more cautious and safe.
Seeing that Feng Ziying spoke carefully, Duan Xigui was also a little excited.
No matter how good Fengrunxiang's business is, it is just a jewelry and pawnshop business. In the past, Duan Xigui would have been satisfied with being Fengrunxiang's big shopkeeper, but now the more he sees, the more he understands, especially when he sees himself
His cousin's growth rate, and hearing the sighs and sighs of the merchants when they mentioned the business of opening up the sea, he became more and more eager to follow his cousin and have more exciting opportunities.
"Don't worry, sir. They are all carefully selected. Not only are they among the best in calculation and accounting, but they are also quick-thinking and have a strong ability to learn new things..." Duan Xigui beamed with joy.
Seeing her cousin's appearance, Feng Ziying still didn't understand what he was thinking. She was afraid that he was not satisfied with just being a small businessman, but also wanted to perform well in this sea-opening matter, and maybe even wanted to earn an official position.
Where is the body?
Feng Ziying can also understand that no matter how much money you earn as a businessman these days, you can't compare to a seventh-grade official.
This status is there, so businessmen all hope that their children can study and pass the exam to become a Jinshi, but if it is not possible, they have to donate money to buy an official position.