After completing the annual accounts reconciliation for the palace, Lu Heng was finally free.
Lu Heng originally thought that this was just a short-term job. After working for a period of time, he got his wages and no one owed him anything.
However, today, after the last bill was paid, Wang Tingzhi actually came to Lu Heng's cabin in person.
When she saw Lu Heng squatting on the small stove, lowering his head and picking at the seven to eight ripe sweet potatoes burning in the stove, she couldn't help but feel a little funny and angry.
Just as he had guessed, those account books were nothing to Lu Heng. He could finish them in one day by himself, so how could Lu Heng finish them in three days?
When I saw it today, it turned out that this guy had been working on it for a long time. He was roasting sweet potatoes out of boredom.
"Master Lu is so laid-back!" At that time, Wang Tingzhi was standing at the door, arms folded, eyes flashing with a cunning smile, looking at Lu Heng with a smile.
Unexpectedly, Lu Heng was not surprised at all when the incident was revealed. He just turned his head, looked at Wang Tingzhi at the door, and asked with a smile: "It's just enough to eat, would you like some, Miss? Oh, and Mr. Fang!
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So the three of them sat down in the hut.
In the evening, the dim sunset sprinkled lazy sunlight. It shone in through the window and reflected on the faces of the three people, giving them a very peaceful feeling.
The three of them gathered around the stove, eating roasted sweet potatoes and chatting aimlessly.
The content of the conversation was actually the same as when Lu Heng was sitting in the office in later generations. What were the major national events, the direction of the economy, the rise and fall of stocks, etc. However, there were no stocks at this time, and there was no such thing as the economy. As everyone expected
, that is, the current cloth and silk business in Jiangning, as well as the friction between the northern court and the Turks.
Lu Heng maintained a good listener's attitude. While he was eating sweet potatoes, he looked at Wang Tingzhi, who was talking eloquently and looked like a beautiful woman. Occasionally, he nodded and agreed. But Manager Fang squatted next to the small stove.
While others were not paying attention while chatting, Lu Heng quickly finished off three sweet potatoes. Lu Heng, who had been roasting sweet potatoes all afternoon, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth when he saw Manager Fang's mouthful of sweet potato residue.
Outside, the cold wind blowing by made the paper on the windows flutter. In the warm cabin, the atmosphere was very warm and harmonious.
At first, Manager Fang was worried about Lu Heng, but he felt relieved when he saw that the eldest lady had no intention of blaming her. Instead, she sat down and started eating together.
During this afternoon's conversation, Lu Heng also confirmed his guess from Miss Wang's mouth.
Nowadays, Jiangning's cloth and silk business is actually mainly monopolized by three families. Lu Heng is currently working in one Wang family, the other is the Ouyang family, and the Wu family. Among these three, the Wang family's main business direction is in cloth and silk, so in
In terms of scale and profit, the Wang family is the leader. The Ouyang family is somewhat unique. Their business is very wide, including tea, medicine, etc., and of course silk is one of them. So, if we talk about who is the richest, it is Ouyang.
Home.
The Wu family is the most special. Everyone knows that the founding emperor of the Zhou Dynasty was the queen of the generation, Wu Zetian. Today, the head of the Wu family is the uncle of the current emperor, Prince Ning, Wu Ningyuan. But it is said that this prince
He didn't like government affairs, nor was he keen on power. After getting permission from the current emperor, he left Tokyo and came to Jiangnan to become a free prince.
By the way, two hundred years ago, due to the tense war between the Zhou Dynasty and the Turks, for the safety of the royal family, the then emperor Wu Wenyi ordered the capital to be moved to Kaifeng Prefecture and called it Tokyo.
The three silk giants in Jiangning each have their own origins. The Wu family has the deepest foundation and the most powerful. Although Prince Ning wanders among the mountains, rivers, flowers and birds every day, no one dares to underestimate him. The head of the palace, Wang Jianfei, was once a member of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The Minister of Rites has been an official for many years, and now his disciples and former officials are all over the world, so he should not be underestimated.
The Ouyang family, the only seemingly powerless family, is also an extremely difficult person to offend. This is because Concubine Rong, who is receiving the favor of the Holy Family, is Ouyang Yan of the Ouyang family.
Therefore, in Jiangning City, these three families are not the ones that can be messed with.
However, something has changed recently. That is the sudden rise of the previously unknown Liu family. In just two years, the Liu family has annexed many small cloth shops and has become the fourth largest cloth merchant in Jiangning City today. However, there are only those who are willing.
But it can be seen that the backstage of the Liu family is the current governor of Jiangning. And the governor of Jiangning is actually from the prince's faction.
Speaking of the Liu family, Manager Fang smiled disdainfully: "Huh, what a dog!"
The reason why Mr. Wang has been idle at home for more than ten years is precisely because of his disagreement with Zuopu She Shangguan Wenqing, who was the prince's father-in-law.
Therefore, when it comes to matters related to the prince's lineage, Manager Fang always looks disdainful.
Lu Heng, who was peeling sweet potatoes with his head down, raised his head and glanced at him with a smile after hearing Manager Fang's words, and then continued to peel the sweet potatoes with his head down.
Politics, this kind of thing. I have had enough in my previous life. Everyday conspiracy calculations and agency calculations are too tiring. Moreover, after the strategic plans and war execution cases that flowed out of my hands were executed afterwards, Lu
Seeing the extremely miserable scene, Heng felt extremely exhausted.
Nowadays, I will never touch these things again.
Seeing that Lu Heng didn't seem to be interested in things like business strategies, Wang Tingzhi, who was sitting aside and secretly observing Lu Heng's eyes, felt a little at ease.
As the second brother said, there are many secrets involved in the accountant position, so you must be careful when choosing people. Mr. Lu is extremely smart, which can be seen from those perfect account books. If such a smart person, and
If someone with terrible computing power makes any mistakes, the Wang family will suffer a severe blow.
Now, seeing what Lu Heng said to the other manager, she was not enthusiastic at all. The stone hanging in Wang Tingzhi's heart finally let go.
Wang Tingzhi winked calmly and signaled Manager Fang not to test any more. She took out her handkerchief and gently wiped her fingers. She looked at Lu Heng with a smile and asked softly: "Master Lu, are you willing to be my royal palace?"
Shopkeeper?"
Lu Heng was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the smiling Wang Tingzhi, and smiled lightly: "I don't want to!"
"Uh!" Wang Tingzhi was stunned for a while before she realized: "Why is this? Does Mr. Lu look down on my Wang family?"
Lu Heng shook his head, wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve, and said with a smile: "The eldest lady misunderstood, it's not because she doesn't like the Wang family. She just doesn't want to be an accountant, that's all. What's more, I think it's good to be an accountant!"
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Wang Tingzhi said oh, a trace of regret flashed in her beautiful eyes.
Manager Fang on the side had an idea and took the opportunity to step forward and ask: "Master Lu, can you be the general accountant of our palace?"
Lu Heng thought for a while, raised his head and met Wang Tingzhi's expectant eyes, and finally nodded: "Okay!"
In this way, with a verbal agreement, Lu Heng became the general accountant of the palace. The salary was not mentioned, but when Wang Tingzhi left, with a sly smile on her face, she said: "You will never let the young master down!"
When he got home, it was night again. After eating the delicious boiled fish cooked by his sister-in-law, Lu Heng told his sister-in-law about his plan to work in the palace. After hearing this, Liu Qingqing just said,
Then she continued to eat. Only the slightly raised corners of her mouth showed that she seemed to be smiling.
Well, I should be very happy.
After eating, the two of them went back to their respective houses.
Lu Heng read for a while and then fell asleep. In his sleep, he vaguely heard the whistling of the wind outside the house and the rustling of whispers.
He just turned over and continued to sleep. The small stove in the room made a whirring sound. In the stove, the charcoal fire was burning brightly.