"Oh, it turns out you are a distinguished guest from the capital!" Zhao Guoliang said with some emotion: "It's not easy for a woman like Hu Lan to be out there, so please help me."
"Don't worry, we will." Emperor Yongxing asked, "Are you the head of the village here?"
Zhao Guoliang nodded, "Yes."
"What's your last name, father-in-law?"
"No need to worry about your surname being Zhao."
Emperor Yongxing said, "Zhao Lizheng, I think everyone in your village seems to like Zhang Hulan very much."
"How can I not like her? Hulan has done us a favor, and everyone in the village is grateful for her kindness." Zhao Guoliang said, "If it weren't for Hulan leading us to find water and food during the severe drought the year before last, I don't know how many people in the village would have died.
Now she is leading everyone to make money, and the lives of every household are completely different from before.
I was thinking of talking to the county magistrate about giving the position of village chief to Hu Lan so that she could lead everyone to live a good life, but who knew that she was kept in the capital by the emperor as an official. "
Emperor Yongxing laughed and said, "Your Majesty has robbed the person, so the old man must be very angry with the Emperor!"
Zhao Guoliang waved his hands quickly, "That's impossible. The fact that the emperor can look after Hu Lan is also because Hu Lan has real ability. We are all happy for Hu Lan.
Although we all want Hu Lan to stay in the village, we can't be too selfish, right?
If Hu Lan goes to the capital to serve as an official, he will definitely be able to help more people.
Our village is already pretty good, and we should make more people's lives better.
Well, I won't chat with you guests anymore. I'm going to go see Tiger Orchid."
After Zhao Guoliang finished speaking, he bowed to Emperor Yongxing and the others, then left in a hurry.
Emperor Yongxing and his entourage did not stay long, and then went back to the fish pond, and then returned to the new residence of the Wang family with Old Marquis Wang and his entourage.
Zhang Hulan also went to the Wang family to have dinner. She wanted to go home to take a shower and take a nap, but villagers kept coming to see her, so she had to talk to them while yawning, and gave the gifts she brought to several families with whom she had good relations.
In the evening, after dinner.
Zhang Hujun handed the basic account book to Zhang Hulan, which showed the income from the farm, the winery and various sources this year.
Zhang Hulan just glanced through it casually and put the account book away.
Li handed Zhang Hulan a box containing banknotes and silver.
Although she no longer has the braised meat business, Zhang Hulan has made a lot of money this year.
After deducting all expenses, Zhang Hulan still had over 100,000 taels of silver left.
The profit from wine alone was more than 80,000 taels. The cost of soap was higher than that of wine, and the price was also lower, so the profit was only 20,000 taels. The other income from the farm was a few hundred taels.
Zhang Hulan accepted the banknote and said to Zhang Hujun, "Brother, some people may come to learn how to make wine from you after the New Year. You should teach them well then."
Zhang Hujun asked: "Sister, are you going to build a wine-making workshop in other places?"
Zhang Hulan said: "I present this wine-making recipe to the emperor."
When the Zhang family heard that the wine-making recipe had been presented to the emperor, they were all surprised and felt a little distressed.
This is very profitable. Almost all the money earned this year came from brewing wine and making soap. The other income from the farm is only a few hundred taels.
But they didn't say anything about the decision made by Zhang Hulan, and since it was given to the emperor, they couldn't take it back.
Seeing everyone's distressed expressions, Zhang Hulan said, "Actually, I'm not at a disadvantage either, the emperor left me 20% of the shares.
Moreover, we will build workshops in many places in the future, and the business will be much bigger than it is now, so overall, I am not at a disadvantage.
Also, this wine is too profitable, I may not be able to keep it myself, I have found a strong supporter, no one will dare to take my business in the future. "
After hearing what Zhang Hulan said, everyone felt that it made sense.
Old man Zhang nodded and said, "Hu Lan has thought it through. Too much silver may not be a good thing. If someone gets jealous, they will definitely cause trouble. Now we can do it boldly. Who would dare to have bad intentions when it comes to the emperor's business?"
Zhang Hulan then smiled and said, "Dad, Mom, Big Brother, Big Sister-in-law, I have something else to tell you. I have arranged a marriage for Xiaojun in the capital."
Everyone's eyes widened, especially Li.
"Big sister, is that girl very nice?"
Zhang Hulan smiled and nodded, "Yes, sister-in-law, that girl is a very good child.
The girl is one year younger than Xiaojun. Her father is also an official and works under me.
Besides, this girl is also a clerk, and she usually helps me with my work.”
"Really? That's great." Wang smiled so hard that she couldn't close her mouth.
Old Man Zhang and Mrs. Wang were both very happy. Once Zhang Xiaojun got married, the Zhang family would soon have a fourth generation.
Both Old Man Zhang and Mrs. Wang hope to see the day when four generations of their Zhang family live together.
Zhang Hulan added: "Xiaojun has met the girl and her family, and everyone is very satisfied, so you must go to the capital with me to propose marriage after the New Year."
Li said, "But your elder brother can't leave."
Zhang Hulan thought for a moment and said, "How about this? Let my parents go to Beijing with me to propose marriage after the New Year, and my eldest brother and sister-in-law will stay at home to help me run the business."
Old man Zhang agreed immediately, "That's fine, we can just go to the capital again."
It was getting late, so Wang urged Old Man Zhang and the others to go home quickly so that Zhang Hulan could have a good rest.
The next day, Emperor Yongxing went to Ziyang to see Taoist Master Wang Xuanzhen first.
He came this time because he wanted to ask Taoist Xuanzhen something.
Dao, Daoxu and Zhang Xinyue were all together, and they all wanted to pay their respects to the master.
As a result, when the group reached the foot of the mountain, there was a young Taoist priest waiting there.
The young Taoist saw Emperor Yongxing and his party coming, and also saw Dao and them, so he stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Excuse me, is it the Emperor himself?"
Daohe stepped forward and said, "Brother, this is my father."
The young Taoist priest bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, my master is not here. He has gone on a journey. Before he left, my master asked me to wait for you here today."
The Taoist priest took out a letter and handed it to Emperor Yongxing, "Your Majesty, this is what Master left for you."
Yongxing immediately took the letter and opened it. There were only four words on the letter: "Good luck and good fortune."
Emperor Yongxing smiled. He came this time just to ask whether Dao He and Zhang Xinyue were suitable to be husband and wife.
Emperor Yongxing admired Taoist Master Xuanzhen from the bottom of his heart. He could predict when Taoist Master Xuanzhen would come to find him and what questions he wanted to ask him.
Emperor Yongxing then looked down at Zhang Xinyue. He had previously doubted Taoist Xuanzhen's intention of accepting Zhang Xinyue as his disciple.
Considering Taoist Xuanzhen's ability, he would definitely not accept disciples casually.
Taoist Priest Xuanzhen was not there, so Emperor Yongxing and his men went back shortly afterwards.
In the next few days, Emperor Yongxing and his entourage wandered around the village every day.
Watch the villagers make vermicelli, visit their homes, and go to the farmland to see the crops.
Emperor Yongxing did not let Zhang Hulan accompany them, and asked her to stay at home and spend time with her parents.
Zhang Hulan gave the potato, tomato and bitter melon seeds she brought back these days to Zhang Hujun, asking him to plant them when the weather gets warmer after the New Year.
The specific planting time and precautions were clearly explained and written down on paper.
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