Chapter 616: Meeting the Shopkeeper



Gu Shaoyu's words gave Du Jingyi a new direction. It also made sense, but he didn't know whether the children were willing to accept it.

The couple called the children over and asked them a few questions. Tai, the leader, looked around at the expressions of his younger brothers and knew that they were very willing.

So he spoke.

"Mother, just take care of the repairs. We brothers will move to the military camp. Not to mention two months, even two years will be no problem."

His words made Du Jingyi both moved and disappointed. It was true that his sons were easier to raise when they grew up, but at the same time, they were like birds that could not be tied down, and they would eventually spread their wings and fly high.

Gu Shaoyu was sensitive to the emotions of the lady beside him, so even in front of the children, he still held her hand, coughed twice, and then spoke.

"They can move as they wish, but I will come back to live here."

Hearing this, Du Jingyi's face suddenly became hot. The two had been married for more than ten years. Du Jingyi was already in her early thirties and would become a grandmother in two years. It was naturally a bit embarrassing for her husband to say such "sweet words" to her.

The brothers chuckled twice, but were glared back by Gu Shaoyu.

So, Brother Tai was very considerate and clasped his fists and said.

"My son will take my brothers back to pack their bags and go to the military camp early tomorrow morning. We will not delay mother from repairing the yard!"

Du Jingyi was satisfied with his solemn promise, but he immediately added a sentence.

"It will be repaired in two months at most. You can come back and live here by then."

As smart as Cong Ge'er was, he naturally knew what his mother meant, so he stepped forward and spoke in a wronged manner.

"Then mother must repair it quickly. Others may not know, but your son will miss you very much!"

In a word, his attentiveness was worth it, but he betrayed his brothers. So when he turned around, the brothers' sinister eyes were murderous. Unfortunately, Congge was fearless!

After a busy day, Du Jingyi naturally wanted to take a good bath. Gu Shaoyu took the children for a stroll. Although they didn't do much, they were still covered in dust, so they also wanted to take a bath in Du Jingyi's bathtub.

After everything was tidied, Du Jingyi sat on the couch and let Yingtao and Shuxiu dry her hair bit by bit. Of course, she was not idle either. She lit the lamp and started to look at the account book.

She was drawing while watching, and by the time Gu Shaoyu came out of the shower, she had finished most of her work.

Gu Shaoyu took the comb from the two maids very easily and combed Du Jingyi's hair gently. They had been on the road for some time, and the couple both shouldered the burden of the family, so they hadn't had such a warm moment for a long time.

Yingtao and Shuxiu also understood, so they left immediately, leaving the two of them in the bedroom to chat.

"I just looked through the account book. Everything in Sui'an City has been handed over to my parents to take care of. We just need to take the dividends every year. In a year, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver are inevitable. The business in Cezhou is left to me. If it is managed well, it can account for at least 70% to 80% of the income in Sui'an City. In addition to the money brought here this time, the money in the account is sufficient. So I plan to buy the houses on the left and right and the back at the same time as I repair the courtyard. In this way, when the children get married in a few years, they will have their own courtyards and don't have to be confined together."

"How much does it cost to put so many things together?"

"Based on the labor costs and house sales in Cezhou, I estimate it will cost about 600,000 or 700,000 taels."

Six or seven hundred thousand taels of silver is a huge sum of money. If it were used in the Tiger Guards, I'm afraid the military flags could be replaced with a long line of brocade.

Therefore, although Gu Shaoyu felt a little painful, when he thought that without his wife, he would not have all these gold and silver mountains, he nodded happily and said.

"Madam, just watch over it. You are the housekeeper and you make the decision! But there is one thing!"

"What?"

"There's no need to build Tai'er's yard extravagantly. In a few years, he should be moving to Jinling City."

Hearing this, Du Jingyi felt even more disappointed.

Indeed, it is easier to deal with other children, but Tai Ge'er has never belonged to them. His mission is to shoulder the entire Gu family, so naturally he has to return to Jinling City to succeed the position of Gu's grandfather. This honor must not be cut off in their generation.

Therefore, he sighed deeply and said helplessly.

"Sons no longer control their mothers when they grow up. When they were young, I always hoped they would grow up faster, but now I think it would be great if they could grow up a few years later."

Gu Shaoyu held her in his arms, and then spoke softly to comfort her.

"Children will eventually leave home when they grow up, but I won't. I will always be by your side."

Du Jingyi nodded gently, looking at Gu Shaoyu with a smile on her face. There was a hint of the cuteness of a newlywed between her brows, and she looked up and asked.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Then General, you must live longer. You are ten years older than me. Since we have made a promise to be together till old age, you must keep your word."

"Don't worry. These days, I think Wen Ge'er and Zhong Ge'er are both good talents. Train them more. When they can stand on their own, I will come back and accompany you to travel around and take a walk. I won't care about the outside world anymore!"

Anyone who hears this will be happy.

The couple fell asleep in each other's arms and slept until dawn.

On the second day, Gu Shaoyu got up early and took the children to the military camp to settle down, while Du Jingyi called all the shopkeepers of Cezhou.

There were more than thirty people standing in the front hall.

Both the Du family and the Han family have invested heavily in Cezhou, so naturally they need some powerful people to keep things under control. Therefore, a lot of people were transferred from other places at that time. Therefore, those who can stand in front of Du Jingyi today are all capable people.

The head shopkeeper was named Zheng, a most stable person. He had been with the Du family since Mr. Du became rich. Over the decades, the Du family had been really good to him. As long as he handled the business, he could basically take away 5% of the profit at the end of each year.

Even though five cents is not a lot, the Du family is very wealthy. So over the years, Manager Zheng has made a lot of money. But he has never been seen to be arrogant and always looks humble and cautious, which is rare in the business world.

"Zheng Bo, you are here."

He is older than Mr. Du, so it is natural for Du Jingyi to call him "Uncle Zheng".

"Mr. Zheng has met the Madam."

With the help of Mr. Du, the Zheng family eliminated all slavery in the early years, so since then, Mr. Du did not allow him to call himself an old slave. Therefore, his "Old Zheng" was justified in Du Jingyi's eyes.


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