By Jia Xiuzhen

Time flies, and autumn is cool in a blink of an eye. One day Li Wan was sitting idly watching Suyun and Biyue tie flowers under the window, and then a little girl came to report that the second wife of the Zhang family had come to the house and was going to school at the moment. Fang Jiamu's place, come to Li Wan's place when you talk.Li Wan had received the post from Zhang Fu two days earlier, and she knew it well, but she was full of thoughts about the things entrusted by Sister Feng, and she didn't think about anything else.

But after a cup of tea, I saw Sister Feng leading Mr. Lao here, and Li Wan rushed out to meet him. Sister Feng said with a smile, "I still have an errand ordered by my wife, so I have to go to Pear Fragrance Garden first. I have to excuse you first." Li Wan said quickly, "If you have something to do right now, go there first, just remember to come back when you're done, I have something important to tell you." Sister Feng heard Qinqin's elegant meaning, and hurriedly said with a smile "Good sister-in-law, don't worry, just wait for me first, I'll make sure to come later." Li Wan looked at her and nodded with a smile.

After the guests and hosts sat down to serve tea, Mr. Lao smiled and glanced at Li Wan, and said lightly, "I am concerned about other people's affairs, and she is a big wife who works as the housekeeper of the second room. Tsk tsk tsk, let me tell you what's good about you " Li Wan was taken aback for a moment, and Fang smiled and said, "Is it the arrow's fault if I hit the rabbit? Who can make their own decisions.

Anyway, I don't think about that, so naturally there is no conflict of interest. " Laoshi seemed to have figured out something else from these words, lost his mind for a moment, and then smiled again: "I should have known that you are like this, so it would be a waste of time to say more.Since you opened your mouth, it's not too difficult to handle. I'll talk to the second grandma later. "

Li Wan said: "Well, I greeted her just now, and she will definitely come over in a while." Laoshi laughed again: "It's different from outsiders like me. It's strange that you two can get along like this. She chose you to talk about the matter?" Li Wan said in a low voice: "Sister, you are wrong, this is not our family's idea, it is Feng girl's own business. Why do you make a big fanfare, I'm afraid something will happen If it is done, I have to ask my sister to cover up one or two."

Laoshi smiled: "No wonder, even though we've been close to me with a smile on our way, we didn't say a single word of business. It was to avoid people." He shook his head and said, "Your family is also strange, but, This is unavoidable for everyone in the family. No matter how rich the officials are, they are not as convenient as my own size."

The two chatted about the new things outside again, when Laoshi signaled, the girls who followed laughed and wrapped Suyun and Biyue out, and the room was quiet for a while.Li Wan was puzzled, Lao Shi smiled and said: "You are so immovable, you really don't care about anything, but I'm fine, you've become an errand runner instead."

Li Wan was a little embarrassed, and Laoshi smiled again: "Okay, I'm just kidding, maybe I still complain to you!" He said and took a gold-painted box that a girl had just left on the table before leaving the house. He put his hand in front of Li Wan, and said: "Look, you are really sitting at home, and your wealth is coming from heaven."

After talking, he didn't talk too much, just reached out to pick up a melon seed, peeled and ate it leisurely, and watched Li Wan's movements.Li Wan opened the box in doubt. Seeing the light-yellow satin cushion inside, his heart beat a little. Seeing a stack of square documents on the satin, he looked up at Lao Shi, and saw Lao Shi only pursed his lips and smiled. No more hesitation, take it and unfold it.

——"Jiamen Li, the shareholder of the Fortune Fleet of Jiuzhou Commercial Bank, holds [-]% of the shares." On the thick paper sprinkled with gold and embossed with the dark pattern of Chilong, the big characters are as above, and there is also a very small neat font that says the fleet is now The situation, how to change the shareholding when expanding or downsizing, the regulations on dividend splitting and inheritance, etc. are trivial, and there is a red treasure seal on the bottom, with complicated patterns, and the word "Jiuzhou" can be vaguely discerned.

Li Wan glanced at it hastily, and only knew that this was a business that only made money but didn't lose money—if there was any profit, there would be dividends. .Seeing Li Wan glanced at him for a few moments, Mr. Lao put down the document, and he didn't even see the larger smile lines on his face. He became suspicious and asked, "You idiot, did you understand it?"

Li Wanyang said with a smile: "What's so hard to understand? How can I say that Feng girl wants to join the fleet for a while, but it fell on me first!" Lao Shi was stunned, and spat: "I'm so confused. You told me about the second grandma in your house, and you just nodded your head after looking at you. But how big of an idea could that be?! No matter how good it is, it’s just something we can occupy in the Four Seas Trading Company. It's just a sporadic thing. You are amazing, what are you, you are the Fortune Fleet of Jiuzhou Commercial Bank, which occupies all three sea routes in the far, middle and near! And it is escorted by the government's warships, What kind of business is that?! How do these two compare!"

After hearing this, Li Wan clicked on the paper and said, "Then how can you give me this properly? I have never dealt with that person from Jiuzhou Commercial Bank." Laoshi laughed and said, "Why not? There is more than that, it's really big It's related, it's just that you are confused!" Li Wan thought of the looms that he donated before, and he didn't hide it, and said: "I can remember, it should be those looms, but those things, Xin Wangfei I have been rewarded with a Zhuangzi, how can I still have these? But if it weren’t for this, I really can’t think of what other extraordinary things I have done to deserve such benefits!”

Laoshi sighed: "Although I made fun of you, it was just a joke. Don't talk about you, even me, even our master, didn't expect it. When you just handed in those things, the superiors would go to them After seeing it, I got the Zhuangzi you mentioned. It’s just that I got to know it later, and the benefits and benefits I got are no longer something you and I can calculate clearly. It’s just that this matter has reached this stage, and I haven’t blatantly rewarded you The truth is, but you can’t pretend to be deaf and blind to take advantage of you for nothing. I don’t know about the fleet shares. This box was sent to you by my master who got the idea from the superior.”

After saying that, he turned his mouth to the outside, "Here, there is still a bunch of things outside, it's too late to count the money for you this time, so treat those as dividends and rewards, and you can take a closer look when there are no outsiders in front of you. "Li Wan has no intelligence in these matters, so he just nods frequently.Laoshi took out another document and said, "Do you have a seal? You have to stamp one here, so I can take it back to the business. In the future, when dividends are distributed every year, the receipt slip will also stamp the same seal. If you Pass it on to my brother, and that seal is also a proof."

Li Wan hurriedly went to the house to get a private seal, and stamped it in a huff. Mr. Lao looked at the pattern on the seal, which seemed to mean four characters, but he didn't recognize it at all, so he smiled and said, "That's good for you, too. It would be outrageous for us ladies and gentlemen to make a stamp with names and surnames. It would be too vulgar if we used some ordinary stamps." Li Wan smiled, she would never say that the stamp was actually "Nine Heavens True Monarch" "The four characters are just in the font of the characters in the Pearl Realm, so naturally no one here can read them.

Seeing that Li Wan has been calm and relaxed since he took the document until now, and he didn't say a word about the benefits of the [-]% stock, he couldn't help being a little discouraged. He came up with the idea of ​​giving away wealth. , this now looks like a hot-headed shave.In the end, I couldn't help it, and asked, "Don't you ask how much bonus you can get for the [-]% dry stock? Now you have let go of the dowry's top-notch talents, and the machine and tea recipes are also returned. Others, you are used to counting money to countless times in the past two years, and now you don't have any other ideas?"

Li Wan was taken aback, thought about it seriously, and said with a smile: "What's so worrying about those days in the past two years! Besides, isn't earning money just so that one day you don't have to earn it? It's good to be able to rest now. I'm not busy, I still have a few Zhuangzi, there are many things." Lao Shi laughed and said: "I earn money so that one day I won't have to earn it... This is really the first time I heard this, I usually hear 'who Do you still think there is too much money?'!"

Li Wan said with a smile: "This money is a dead thing. If you don't spend it, it's the same as if you don't spend it. But it's a matter of ability to spend it. If you give me 10 taels a year, I have no place to spend it. What are you doing here, you have to take pains to hide it!" Lao Shi was silent after hearing this, and then sighed after a long time: "It's strange that you can have such a fortune!"

If Li Wan was shrewd and formidable, it would not be so easy to give away the previous things. If he gave it away, he would have to put a hidden hook in it, so as to leave a long-term escape for himself. If the things you want are in the way of the superior, then it is really hard to say what the result will be.Thinking of this, I can't help sighing secretly, as expected, life is life, what kind of temperament is what kind of life.

But he said with a smile: "Why is there no place to spend flowers? Now there are many gardens and houses in Beijing and outside Beijing that can be bought, and even the good farmland and Zhuangzi outside are also worth seeing." Li Wan was puzzled, and Lao continued: " It wasn't caused by the sea boat trip of Jiuzhou Commercial Bank. Originally, the prosperity of the sea business in the past two years was enough to attract people's attention. This time, all the people from afar have returned, and they have brought back countless treasures. It is really hot. How many people's hearts have been touched! Nowadays, everyone wants to go to sea, and everyone wants to do business with foreigners. But this fleet can't be built so easily. It takes a year and a half for a big ship to be built in the dock. Fill it with money! If you have a fleet, you have to buy goods with money. Although the best ones rarely go to sea, they are just average. If there are more people who want goods, the price will still increase! Who can make a fortune here? Half a step back on the road? I don’t have enough cash in hand, what should I do, why don’t I just sell the house and land!”

Li Wan covered his mouth and said: "Why are you so ignorant! Zhuangzi's land is harvested every year, and it's not good to say that it comes and goes in the wind and rain on the sea. It's just in case it will be broken..." Laoshi sneered Said: "If everyone thinks like you, there will be no need to open gambling houses all over the world. Whoever wants to make a fortune is not thinking about how to count the money every day, there are a few who are willing to think carefully!"

Seeing Li Wan sighing, she said again: "That's why I said yes to your second mistress just now, to save face! Now in an old fleet like ours, most of the shares are under the supervision of the higher-ups, and the doorway involved There are too many, and you are still setting up court, and you don’t understand if you say it. It’s a bit fragmented, and not everyone can think about it. You have to spend a lot of money in front of us to spread it to us. If you come out with 1 taels, you can get [-]% off It's time for Qian's stock to burn incense and worship Buddha. You pulled the string lightly and deftly, and you really let go of a windfall for nothing!"

Li Wan said with a smile: "How can I get this! But if my sister wants to make this fortune, then I will definitely not stop it." Lao Shi laughed and said: "I'm just running errands here with you. I'm a doorman! This share is in my hands, and even the deed can only be a private chapter issued by our back house. If I want to swallow it, it will be a matter of blink of an eye. Energetic!"

The two joked a few more times, but Li Wan asked, "Sister just said that the person I marry as a dowry can be a man?" Lao Shi realized that when he said this just now, he probably showed his face, and he didn't hide it, just said : "This time the long-distance fleet came back. The second boy of Ji Liang's family is very powerful. He has gained a lot of knowledge after going out for such a trip. I don't know what extraordinary things he brought back. But after a month, the Four Seas Trading Company will stay. I can’t stand him anymore, and now I have set up my own place outside, and it sounds like it’s called Qiqiaofang.”

Li Wan couldn't help being embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "This boy! He really fell into the water and shouted for help, and he went ashore to beg for his burden! I have to ask the nanny to find him and talk about it, how can I do such a betrayal!" Lao Shi pulled After touching her, he said with a smile, "Don't talk nonsense! Hey! Now that his family is free, what is he talking about betraying the master?! I just said a few angry words, and you are the master for me!"

Seeing that Li Wan was still furious, Laoshi had no choice but to say: "I don't know very clearly about the affairs between them. My master only mentioned a few words to me, and I couldn't find anything if I asked carefully. Thinking that you were kind, you let them out, and gave them all your tea recipe looms as a step up. Why are you all so eager to get rid of them? I took the whole family to the south, and left the business for a while to climb another branch, but I was free and excited to work!"

Li Wan didn't know how much Lao Shi was complaining for himself, and how much it was because of the frustration of others, so he couldn't persuade him with words, so he just muttered: "Climb a high branch?" Lao Shi sneered: "It's not a high branch He is the one who the prince came to ask for from our firm! He is not a slave who has signed a contract in our firm, how can he use such a force!" Li Wan guessed that it was probably Liuli's matter, so it is no wonder that it is such a big benefit The superior directly stretched out his hand, I'm afraid Laoshi doesn't know the reason, let alone say more.

Just when she was at a loss, Sister Feng came, and Li Wan secretly praised in her heart that it was really timely.Busily collected the things and let people in, and made people serve tea again, chatted and laughed with them, and said: "There is a yard outside, I'll go and have a look before I come." Sister Feng hurriedly stretched out her hand to hold her and said: " Sister-in-law, what are you doing! It’s nothing more than the people around this matter, don’t you and I still want to avoid it!”

Li Wan patted her hands and smiled: "I know, I know, I didn't do it to avoid suspicion. It really hurts my head after listening to the business experience for a long time. Thinking of the two of you, I'm afraid there will be more talk. Hide away and see what good things my sister brought me."

Lao Shi gave her a look of resentment, and said to Sister Feng: "Second Mistress, let her go. People around here may not be able to find out things after turning eighteen corners. She will feel bored after hearing this, so what can she do? Just offer to be a grandma!" After saying that, Sister Feng also laughed, feeling that the words really came out of her own mouth, so she didn't insist anymore, let Li Wan go, and talked with Laoshi in detail do not mention.

Li Wan went out of the room, and Suyun hurried up to greet Li Wan, seeing Li Wan looking into the courtyard, she hurriedly handed over the gift list brought by Mrs. Zhang.Li Wan probably flipped through the pages, smiled and said to Suyun: "Biyue should be thinking about asking my uncle to send a servant girl here again." Suyun pursed her lips and smiled without saying a word.After all, it is inconvenient to look closely at how many people are standing in the room at the moment, so Suyun and a few nuns have to pass through the box, temporarily put it in the storeroom, and slowly tidy it up later.Looking back, seeing Ping'er standing in the outer room, he laughed and teased her again.

Just now Ping'er saw his grandma go in, and a moment later the eldest grandma poured out, not knowing why, then saw Li Wan talking to her in a pleasant manner, seeing that he didn't mean to be annoyed, so he calmed down and flattered her.After two intentions, just as she was talking enthusiastically, she saw Sister Feng raised her voice inside, and Ping'er hurriedly saluted Li Wan and went in to serve her.

After a while, Sister Feng came out with Ping'er, and said to Li Wan with a smile: "I borrowed the place from my sister-in-law, and my sister-in-law should have finished her work. I have other things to do here. I can only accompany the distinguished guests here. What's the matter?" If you are not considerate, please ask sister-in-law to take care of it." Seeing her unconcealable joy, Li Wan knew that the matter was over, so he also smiled and said, "You don't like my trivial affairs here, I'm so busy that I'm dizzy, but it's good that you can accompany me for a while, I'm afraid Mrs. Zhang is used to your bluntness, and she'll dislike my stupidity in a moment." Seeing that Li Wan used words to cover up for her, Sister Feng said, Couldn't help but smile more sincerely, the two of them said goodbye, and then heard Lao's voice inside: "You have been smart since you came here, I want to despise you, I have to wait until now!"

Li Wan lifted the curtain and went in. Seeing that Mr. Lao was slowly putting a fat jade seal into a small flat box, together with a few folded documents, he packed them in a kit and put them close to his body, so he smiled and said : "It can be seen that it is my own business that matters, and the one given to me was held by a girl!" Lao Shi laughed and said: "It's lucky that you can open your mouth and eat such dry jealousy! I want to take your share! It’s in my pocket, unfortunately the superiors can’t change Zhangmen Lao’s!”

Li Wan smiled, and Laoshi said again: "The second grandma in your house has a temper with me. With such a temper, I'm afraid I hate you very much in my heart, but I'm too lazy to plot against you." He bowed his head and smiled and said, "It's also the benefit of your blind obedience. If you are also a strong one, I'm afraid it will be a good arena."

Li Wan said with a smile, "I know my own affairs. How can I be as capable as her? I won't go up against her again." Mrs. Lao recalled that just now Sister Feng politely asked whether Li Wan had a share in the fleet of the Four Seas Commercial Bank, so she took this I also talked to Li Wan, and then said: "I can only say how did you do this! She smiled knowingly, thinking that she has seen through your lazy and courageous temperament, but she doesn't know you. It's such a good luck! Let me tell you, your mother left enough dowry for you, which is enough for you to spend. What's the matter, shouldn't you thank me for covering it up for you?" Li Wan blessed his body and smiled Said: "Thank you, sister."

Lao Shi nodded and said: "You really know the crispy skin, so let's go, I will inevitably plan for you a few times when I am free, but I am a villain in vain. You can be your grandma in the government, and you I can't do it either." Li Wan smiled and nodded.Lao Shi only lamented that there are such people with such temperament in the world, no matter how you stimulate her, bark her and wake her up, it's like punching cotton with a big fist.Thinking about it, I always wanted to give her an idea and teach her to improve, but now I'm afraid it's not as good as her wealth, so I couldn't help laughing.He stopped pestering her too much now, and took someone back after sitting for a while.

Besides, after the crowd dispersed, Li Wanqing sat quietly on the kang, flipping the gift list back and forth with her fingertips, thinking about the expressions and expressions of Lao Feng's sister, Jiamu and even Mrs. Wang, and felt more and more far away from herself. up.Gold ingots, silver nuggets, precious stones and pearls are nothing more than sand, gravel and rubble on the wasteland in Linlangxu. In the early years, they were wanted but not wanted, but now they don't think about it at all, and there are more and more of them.