The noble and proud character of being born into a noble family was crushed along the way.
Besides, the person in front of her was her benefactor, the one who had saved her and indirectly saved the Yuan family. Regardless of whether the other party agreed or not, she did not feel that her two kneelings were humiliating.
When Yuan Miao knocked his head to the ground, he heard a voice above his head asking, "Will you settle the account?"
"Yes!" the boy replied, "My sister is the best at accounting in the clan!"
As the legitimate daughter of a noble family, in preparation for getting married and taking charge of the household in the future, learning to manage the household and do accounting is the most basic thing for her since childhood. Yuan Miao is also a bit smarter than ordinary people.
Chang Suining looked at the boy: "What's your name?"
The boy, who had just turned ten, was thin but had a straight back. He raised his hand to salute, not avoiding the severed finger, and said solemnly, "Your Excellency the Governor, I am Yuan Hao, and my name is Wuji."
He had witnessed his grandfather and parents die under torture. He resented Li Xian, the Duke of Han, who chopped off his fingers and forced his family to death. He also resented the imperial court and officials indiscriminately.
But his sister told him that the new governor of Jiangdu had once saved his sister. It was also because of this governor Chang that his uncle Zheng Chao of Xingyang was able to sacrifice his own relatives for the sake of justice, turn the situation around, and indirectly save the remaining members of the Yuan family.
On the way, he also heard many rumors about the governor Chang, both good and bad.
But since she entered the Huainan Road, only good things have been said about her along the way - everyone said that she was a good official, and a very powerful one.
He also wanted to become stronger so that he could protect his only remaining relative in the world, his sister.
At this moment, after Yuan Hao answered, he slightly raised his head and looked at the girl in front of him.
She was taller than an ordinary girl of seventeen, with a figure as straight as a bamboo. She seemed a little thin under the wide official robe, but not at all frail. She wore the scarlet official uniform of a governor, and the colorful silk threads used for the embroidery of the emblems on her shoulders flowed smoothly, sparkling in the afternoon sunlight.
She asked: "Yuan Hao, Yuan Miao...are you all lacking water in your five elements?"
Yuan Hao was stunned for a moment.
"Then you've come to the right place." Chang Suining smiled: "The thing that Jiangdu lacks the least is water."
Yuan Miao, who was still kneeling in the same place, was stunned. Did he agree to keep them? "Go change into some clean new clothes first." Chang Suining had already raised his foot and left: "I have something important to do right now, I will send someone to find you later."
"Yes!" Yuan Miao quickly moved his knees and bowed again in the direction where Chang Suining left, crying with joy: "Thank you, Governor!"
The wanderings of the past six months have finally come to an end.
Yuan Hao came to his senses and hurriedly helped his sister up.
Tears rolled down Yuan Miao's eyes, but his face was full of smiles: "Ahao, we have a home now!"
Yuan Hao nodded, looking at his sister's excited and grateful expression, he always felt that his sister seemed to trust the Governor Chang a little too much... The experiences along the way had clearly made his sister no longer trust anyone easily, but when facing the Governor Chang, his sister seemed to have turned back into the sister who was still in the boudoir.
Judging from this point of view alone, this Governor Chang... is really powerful.
Yuan Hao looked through the open door of the hall, at the crimson figure that gradually disappeared in the afternoon light.
Chang Suining returned to the inner courtyard of the governor's mansion and asked someone to invite Li Tong and Shen Sanmao over.
While waiting, Chang Suining and Meng Lie were standing by the lotus pond and talking. Not far away, Liuhuo and his wife, who had been raised in the inner courtyard of the governor's mansion, were teaching their son as they prepared to return from the army.
Guiqi was shaking its tail impatiently, and just then a dragonfly flew by, and it immediately chased after it.
Liuhuo roared and angrily chased after his rebellious son.
After all, Guiqi was young and soon left his old father behind. He ran all the way to the backyard and saw a familiar figure.
It was a clear and crisp autumn day with a gentle breeze. A young donkey was eating grass at the foot of the wall.
Guiqi shook his shiny fur, held his head high and chest puffed out, then walked over with happy little steps.
Zhufeng looked up and continued to eat grass with his head down.
Guiqi lowered his head and ate with it, eating the grass cleanly like a strong wind.
Zhufeng had just moved to another place when Guiqi came over to join in the chewing.
While the donkey and the horse were busy eating grass, Shen Sanmao quickly entered the inner courtyard, straightened his robe outside the hall, and then walked in to pay his respects to Chang Suining.
Li Tong arrived soon.
When the two of them saw Meng Lie, they both felt that he was a stranger, so Chang Suining introduced him first. When she talked about Meng Lie, she gave a very consistent description: his surname was Meng, he was a businessman, an old friend in Beijing, and she also added "one of our own".
"After that, Mr. Meng will stay in the governor's mansion on my behalf and supervise the establishment of the four major workshops together with Sister Li Tong."
Meng Lie was the most knowledgeable about business, and in recent days he had helped Chang Suining secretly find many skilled craftsmen.
"Are you really going to do it?" Li Tong's eyes lit up.
Chang Suining smiled and nodded at her: "Yes, now that we have the money and the time is right, we can get started. In the past few months, I have been busy for me thanks to my sister."
"When it comes to running government-run workshops, Xuanzhou has the most experience. We will inevitably have to deal with the government and the Ministry of Works. If there is anything we don't understand, we will have to ask my sister for advice."
Li Tong understood and nodded happily: "Don't worry, I will take root here from now on and help you keep an eye on these four workshops!"
Now I have a reason to continue staying in Jiangdu with a legitimate reason.
"It's not good to trouble you to do everything yourself. I happen to have a girl here who is over fifteen years old, can read, knows etiquette, can do accounting, and is smart." Chang Suining said, "I want her to follow you and help you, and try to learn how to run a workshop."
Li Tong blinked his eyes: "Is she pretty?"
Chang Suining nodded: "It looks good."
Li Tong immediately smiled: "Okay, it would be better to find a few more, I will definitely help you teach them well!"
She liked her beautiful younger sister the most, but it was rare to see her younger sister when she was in and out of the army, and she felt bored being alone.
Hearing Li Tong say "find a few more sisters", Chang Suining couldn't help but think of Luo Xi, who was also literate. It would be a pity for him to stay in the backyard all day. However, for this matter, he had to listen to Luo Xi himself and the Luo family's opinions.
Chang Suining put this thought aside for the moment and continued to arrange the establishment of the workshop. She looked at Shen Sanmao who was listening attentively at the side.
Seeing Chang Suining looking at him, Shen Sanmao, who had been tanned from supervising the construction of the academy personally these days, became even more respectful and waited for her to speak.
He originally thought that the girl was going to ask him about the construction progress or financial expenditure of the remaining three academies in Wueryuan. He had prepared himself for the answer in his mind and had put the account book into his sleeve.
"Sanmao, try to hand over the task of supervising the construction of the academy to your subordinates, and slowly assign all the tasks to them."
Shen Sanmao was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and immediately wanted to reflect on what he did wrong. The next moment, he heard the girl continue to say: "After that, you will follow Mr. Meng and learn how to run a workshop--"
Shen Sanmao became more and more stunned, and subconsciously followed Chang Suining's gaze to look at Meng Lie, only to see Meng Lie nod slightly to him.
Chang Suining looked back at Shen Sanmao and smiled: "After the four workshops are completed, you will be the chief steward and manage the four workshops for me."
Shen Sanmao suddenly widened his eyes: "Girl...!"
Did he hear it right? The girl wanted to let him manage all the four workshops? ! "I originally wanted to put you in Wuer Academy as the director of the Agricultural Institute." Chang Suining smiled and said to him, "But after thinking about it, I think it's a waste of your talent."
Shen Sanmao's strength is not so much his knowledge of farming as his ability to study. What attracted Chang Suining to him in the first place was the word "strange".
He is a rare man with strange ideas and skills. He has been working in the lowest level for many years and is very familiar with the ways of the world. Such a rare talent should not be limited to agronomy.
The intelligence network also needs to be operated. Meng Lie cannot stay in Jiangdu for long. Chang Suining must find someone who can manage the four major workshops on a long-term basis. Next, A Che will also follow Meng Lie to learn, but he is too young and inexperienced in the ways of the world, so he needs to be honed slowly.
After much thought, Shen Sanmao is the most suitable person in all aspects.
Chang Suining made no secret of his trust and respect for him, and said with a smile: "When the workshop is completed in the future, all your ingenious ideas can be used in the craftsmanship."
Shen Sanmao's lips trembled with excitement. For the first time in his life, he spoke without thinking: "Actually, compared to creating amazing things... I prefer making money!"
The reason why he studies everything is because he wants to make money to pay off his debts.
He doesn't have that many passions and passions. He has always been a poor vulgar man who tries every possible way to make money!
However, all his strange and tricky skills were considered unorthodox and despicable in the eyes of the world and were not recognized at all. Also, because his creditors kept a close eye on him, he still ended up in poverty.
Over time, the word "making money" seems to have become an obsession engraved in his bones.
But after saying this, Shen Sanmao regretted it a little. The girl told him that the workshop was a great undertaking, but he said that he was talking about making money. It was totally irrelevant! Just when he was about to make amends, he saw the smile on the girl's face became more and more bright: "The workshop is also used to make money. In this case, the position of the chief manager should belong to you."
Shen Sanmao blinked his suddenly sore eyes and asked unsurely for the first time, "Girl, you... you really want to hand over all four workshops to me?"
He is just a charlatan.
I originally thought that if I could become a small manager and manage dozens of people, my life would be the best, and I would be able to bring honor to my family when I die, but now...
Chang Suining asked him back: "Do you think you can't do it? Or are you unwilling?"
Meeting that pair of smiling eyes, Shen Sanmao felt the sourness in his eyes rush straight to the top of his head, making the blood in his body surge rapidly. After a moment, he suddenly dropped his robe, knelt down, and put his hands on the ground.
His voice was slightly hoarse but firm and powerful: "I will do my best to protect the workshop and keep it rich for you!"
It was not as flattering as usual, nor were there those fancy embellishments, only the four ordinary words "keep it good" and "keep it rich".
After exiting the hall, Shen Sanmao still felt a sense of unreality and emptiness under his feet.
Shen Sanmao left this place and raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Uncle Mao, why are you crying?" Aman, who was waiting outside, came over and was startled: "Did the girl scold you?"
Shen Sanmao shook off his sleeve that was grabbed by Amun, put it behind his back, and walked forward leisurely.
Seeing this, Aman's eyes lit up: "...The girl praised you? Uncle Cat, you didn't get promoted again, did you? "
"How many people did the girl give you to take care of this time? Ten?"
"One hundred?"
“It shouldn’t be thousands of people!”
While speaking, Armand had been paying attention to Shen Sanmao's facial expression and reaction. At this point, Armand was so excited that he jumped up and down like a pumpkin.
Amun walked and jumped for a long time before Shen Sanmao deliberately spoke in a casual tone about the girl's commission to him.
"...Four major workshops?!" Aman stared in astonishment: "Uncle Cat, do you understand this?"
"If you don't understand today, learn today, and you will understand tomorrow, right?" Shen Sanmao glanced at him and continued walking forward: "What do people need brains for?"
Armand followed him and asked: "Who do you plan to learn from?"
"The girl has found a teacher for me." Shen Sanmao thought and said, "I'll have to go meet this teacher in private later..."
So, when it was getting dark, Shen Sanmao found Meng Lie with two pots of good wine that he had bought at his own expense.
At the same moment, Luo's mother, "Grandma Jin", was heading towards Suining's residence with her daughter-in-law and granddaughter, along with She Cai.
"Commander Hao..." Granny Jin asked tentatively, somewhat anxiously, "Your Excellency is so busy with all sorts of things, and you suddenly asked us to come over. But what stupid thing did my unfilial son do to cause trouble for you?"
She saw that the unfilial son had a sour face all day long, and when he did things, he was like a donkey unwilling to go to the millstone. He was afraid that sooner or later he would overturn the millstone! No matter how good-tempered the boss was, he would be annoyed by him sooner or later!
"The girl didn't say what it was about." Shepherd's Purse comforted her, "But don't worry, it's not a bad thing."
Granny Jin thanked Shepherd's Purse and felt a little relieved.
Chang Suining had already finished her bath and changed into a loose, soft, moon-white dress. Her slightly wet black hair was half-disheveled. She sat cross-legged on the couch by the window, with a pile of official documents that she was working on piled on the small table in front of her.
From time to time, a gentle evening breeze blew in from the window, bringing with it the fragrance of paper, ink, and soapberry on the girl's body.
Chang Suining put down his pen only after the three people from the Luo family came in.
Granny Jin brought her granddaughter and daughter-in-law to pay their respects.
Chang Suining asked them all to sit down and talk, and explained the reason why they came.
Granny Jin was very surprised to hear this. It turned out that the master was not here for her unlucky son, but for her good granddaughter. "Master, do you mean that you want Xi'er to go to the workshop to learn how to do things?" Luo's wife Liu was flattered, but also felt uneasy: "But Xi'er is introverted and has never interacted with others. I'm afraid she will disappoint you..."
Luo Xi was still a little dazed and was about to say something when he heard his grandmother speak first.
See you tomorrow(｀)
(End of this chapter)
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