Fight the Giants

  Chapter 272 It doesn't matter if you don't study

  The next day, Li Dian took the two brothers to repair the dam, and the family also got up.

   Miao and Cui are washing clothes with Ming Jin and Ming Yue, and Li Zhi is chopping firewood with his two younger brothers. They are going to chop some more firewood to sell together.

  The money sent by my cousin has been used for running around these days, and my grandfather said that I can’t just sit and eat. The family opened a few acres of wasteland and bought another ten acres of fertile land. Except for chopping firewood, they usually work in the fields.

  The women in the family usually do some needlework.

   "Why aren't grandparents up yet?" Ming Yue, the youngest, looked at the door of her grandparents' room from time to time. The old people feel less, and the first to get up at home are the two old people.

  Ms. Cui sighed, every time she received a letter, her father-in-law and mother-in-law would always feel sad for a few days.

   "Don't quarrel with your grandparents. Wash the clothes in a while, and then do the embroidery with your sister, and you can sell them for a few days."

   "Yeah." Ming Yue nodded, speeding up her movements.

  At noon, Jixiang Pharmacy sent another letter from Huo Xi. A thick letter.

  The two old people laughed while watching, and they laughed so hard that the sorrow on their faces disappeared.

  Several children in the family gathered around to watch, also laughing while watching: "Nian'er's writing is really big, a few words will fill a piece of paper."

   Mashi had a big smile on his face, laughing until tears came out, and wiped the corners of his eyes: "This is the first time your cousin wrote a letter, it's very good to be able to write like this."

  Li Zhi couldn't help laughing: "My cousin is better than me. I have never written a letter at my age."

  Li Shimian also smiled brightly, but couldn't help but feel emotional for a while, and couldn't say anything.

  Just said: "This child, this child."

   Prepare to write a reply letter to the two children in a while. He is a Guozijian offering wine, peaches and plums are all over the world, and his two grandsons can't write well, how can he do it.

  A letter was circulated to several children, Miao family, Cui family and others, and everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw it.

   Mrs. Ma's eyes were glued to the letter: "Nianer can write a reply, I'm so happy."

  Li Shimian nodded: "Well, I am also happy. The child will grow up. Sister Ning took good care of him, and his adoptive parents are also good. We have to thank him if we have the opportunity in the future."

   "That's natural, it's up to you to say." Thinking of the little grandson who has never met, thinking of the immaturity between the lines, he smiled again.

  After a while, she felt sad again: "It's just that sister Ning's other sisters are raised in the mansion, and they are proficient in playing the piano, calligraphy and painting. We, sister Ning, who will teach her these things, in the future..."

   "What are you talking about. Sister Ning is much better than them! What's the use of learning those playing the piano, calligraphy and painting, and Rou'er can't do much? As far as I am concerned, it is useless, and it doesn't matter if you don't learn it."

   "It doesn't matter if you don't study, but you still want to write stickers for the two children?"

   "...Writing stickers can be the same? You can write well, and it will be useful in the future. It would be better to write to me."

   Ma Shi curled his lips, it's not good-looking, don't you also watch it with relish, laughing?

   "Mother, come and see what Sister Ning sent. Why did you send so much white silk and silk thread this time?" Miao and Cui were packing the package sent by Ning.

   Ma Shi and Li Shimian hurriedly looked, and saw that there were still a few pieces of paper in the silk thread, so they hurriedly picked them up to read.

   After reading it, I couldn't help but feel sad again.

   "Xi'er sent it for you to make needlework, handkerchiefs, and velvet flowers."

  In the last reply, she said something, telling Ning to stop sending money, saying that the family can wash clothes, do needlework, sell firewood, open up wasteland, and they can always live on. I didn't expect Ning Jieer to send such a big package.

   "Velvet flowers? I haven't made velvet flowers yet." Mingjin and Mingyue were pleasantly surprised. Who doesn't like beautiful headgear?

   "My cousin even sent us copper wire! The silk was also dyed, and she wrote how to do it! I want to learn!"

   "I also learn."

   "Grandmother also came to learn."

  A good velvet flower in Beijing is not cheap to sell. She has bought many before, but it is the first time to make it by herself. Mrs. Ma is very happy. If the velvet flower is made and sold in Sichuan, it will also be a good income.

  The family took silk to study there. With a smile on his face, Li Shimian went into the study with his hands behind his back to write a reply to his two grandchildren.

   On the other side, Huo Xi went back to the city and communicated with Shopkeeper Shen. Early the next morning, he pretended to be a small steward and followed Shopkeeper Shen into the Jiangnan Commercial Firm.

  Pretend to be a servant for fear of not being able to get in, so just say it was sent by the boss.

  Jiangnan Commercial Bank is a three-entry house, neither big nor small, decorated in a serious and simple way.

  A black and red square table is placed in the middle of the hall as soon as you enter, with two grand master chairs on both sides, and two rows of high-back chairs on the left and right in the hall, with coffee tables in between. There are two rows of low-back chairs behind the two rows of high-back chairs, and there is no coffee table in the middle.

  It is no problem for dozens of people to sit in. It's just that there are so many well-known firms in the capital. It's no wonder that Shen Qianzhong can only stand outside the hall every time he comes over.

  If Shen Qianzhong hadn't insisted on letting her come, Huo Xi would never have set foot on a noble place.

   Only glanced at the hall, Huo Xi stopped looking. Before all the people came, everyone was just chatting in the garden.

   The acquaintances gather together, and the small shop flatters the big shop, but the big shop doesn't have time to talk to you, and they don't even bother to nod. When Huo Xi saw Shen Qianzhong saying hello to this one, she just looked at the flowers and plants.

  She doesn't know anyone, and no one wants to talk to her.

   Huh, Guanshi Huo?

   Looking at the person next to him, it's not Mr. Pei's family from Longxing Company. Just as he was about to move over there to say hello to Huo Zhong, he saw that the two of them were surrounded by people. Huo Xi stopped in her footsteps.

  Huo Zhong saw her from afar, and nodded at her with a smile.

   After another tea time, everyone went into the hall.

   This time a young man led Shen Qianzhong into the hall. Although it was the last seat in the last row, he entered the hall anyway. rare.

  Huo Xi also followed into the hall and stood behind him.

   Turning his head to look again, there are several people standing outside the hall. The small businesses that were not invited into the hall all stood outside the hall and listened. Of course, it’s okay if you don’t come, but for a small business, getting to know people and sharing resources is something you can’t wish for.

  Huo Xi looked at the people on the outer floors of the hall and sighed.

  The status of a businessman is low, and it is difficult to be divided into three or six grades in his own industry.

  But the world is like this, people are divided into high and low, and firms are big or small, so naturally they have to be ranked.

  The two business presidents in the upper seat greeted everyone for a while, and then entered the theme.

   "The main reason for calling everyone here this time is two things. Let's talk about the first thing first."

   No one spoke, and everyone listened with ears pricked up.

"Everyone knows that the emperor ordered the Water Transportation Department to clean up and dredge the North-South Canal, and invested tens of thousands of laborers, which cost a lot. We are here, and many companies have to go back and forth on the canal countless times every year. This is closely related to our dynasty and us. It’s a great thing to benefit future generations and bless me and other businesses. We can’t just sit and enjoy it without contributing, can we?”

  (end of this chapter)