Chapter 301 New Year Gift
Chapter 301 New Year Gift
Gu Suiyu couldn't help but speak.
Su Jin smiled and said, "Your eldest brother said that Yin Zhengnan kept talking about when the war would end so that he could come back and marry you as soon as possible."
Gu Suiyu: ...
Shut up completely.
"I also told Brother Lu to be modest and calm, and to do well in the exam. In the next February, he might be able to come back and reunite with his family."
Gu Zilu's eyes lit up: "I heard that the Huns have been driven out of the Qilian Mountains. Does this prove that the war will be completely settled by February next year?"
Only when the war is settled can the people live and work in peace.
Su Jin nodded: "It's possible."
However, in the original book, the war lasted for three years, but now everything has changed. As for whether the war can be settled by February next year, Su Jin himself can't say for sure.
Many things are no longer within her scope of understanding.
However, we should still look forward to it.
Su Jin was filled with joy. She had already mastered the moves that Ah Qi taught her. Although she had only learned three moves, she still wanted to perform them for the children. However, after she practiced more and waited for Er Yuexuan'er to come back, she would have mastered it completely and could then perform them for the three children.
Su Jin thought with a smile on her face.
After dinner, Su Jin called a troupe of actors to celebrate the New Year. On the high stage, they sang the lively "A Bed Full of Hu". It was Guo Ziyi's 60th birthday, and all the princes and ministers came to celebrate. His seven sons and eight sons-in-law were all noble, and his bed was filled with Hu.
Although Su Jin didn't like opera, she watched it again. Gu Suiyu came over, suppressed her joy, and whispered, "Mother, this year I made a total of 138,736 taels of silver from my business. Although I didn't make as much as you, I'm still one of the best in the whole capital."
Su Jin was surprised and looked over. She saw that although Gu Sui Yu was suppressing his emotions, he couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.
"OK!"
Su Jin was also very happy. Of course she was happy to have money, but she was even happier when her children had money. Now she could just lie back and relax without having to worry about her children. And maybe she would have plenty of money to support herself in her old age in the future, without having to spend her own money.
Su Jin couldn't suppress the smile on her face, she was happier than if she had made money.
This year, her own profits have more than tripled. Last year's income was only 77,600 taels, but this year it directly increased to 267,000 taels.
The soap business is the biggest part, followed by the silk shop, snack shop and restaurant under his name. The harvests from the farms have not changed much, except that the harvest from one farm has tripled, which has little impact on Su Jin's overall income. However, if all the farms plant new crops next year, the income from the farms will probably triple.
Ning Ruolan also said that the ships that Zhao Jingyu sent abroad will be back next year. If they can bring back new crops, such as corn, potatoes, peppers, etc., the output of the farm will continue to increase!
The more Su Jin thought about it, the happier he became. All he could say was that the future was promising.
There is another big source of income this year, which is the colored glaze made by Pete.
Su Jin invited Zhao Yingqiao to look at the glazed windows in her house. The eldest princess liked all of them, so she simply invited Peter to her house to study how to use them all.
This Pete is also a talented person. Although he has only been in Da Zhou for a few months, he has roughly understood the aesthetic taste of Da Zhou. The design plan he gave Zhao Yingqiao is that all windows facing the street should use green glass, and all in European style. As for the glass inside, pure-colored glass should be used in the residences of servants, and pure Chinese-style colored glass should be used in the residences of masters. Zhao Yingqiao gave a thumbs up when he heard it.
Therefore, by the end of the year, all the windows of the Grand Princess's Mansion were finally replaced and all the colored glass was installed. People outside could see the dazzling light of the colored glass as long as they passed by. This was great and it caused a sensation in the entire capital.
The first person to summon Zhao Yingqiao was naturally the Emperor Zhao Jingcheng. Zhao Yingqiao then delivered the speech she had prepared, without mentioning Su Jin at all. However, she said in the end that it was Su Jin who volunteered to use his own window for the experiment, and Zhao Yingqiao decided to use Pete's only after seeing the actual window.
Although it was just a brief mention, Su Jin still made a name for himself in front of the emperor. Even if Zhao Jingcheng disliked Su Jin, he had to consider the contributions Su Jin had made. Even if they were just insignificant contributions, they were still contributions.
After Zhao Yingqiao finished speaking, she looked up at Zhao Jingcheng. The emperor had a calm expression, and it was hard to guess his intentions. But that was normal. Who could guess what the emperor was thinking?
However, Zhao Yingqiao has already brought the message home, and that's enough.
As for why he helped Su Jin, in fact, helping Su Jin was equivalent to helping his son. Gu Zixuan was still in the northwest, killing the enemy with that idiot in his family.
When Zhao Yingqiao thought that Yin Zhengnan was now a third-rank official, she became very motivated.
Protect Su Jin, protect Su Jin no matter what!
"Your Majesty, look..."
Zhao Yingqiao tried to speak, and Zhao Jingcheng nodded and said, "Announce Peter to enter the palace."
This is where the drama comes in.
Zhao Yingqiao was extremely happy and turned around to call Pete in.
Zhao Jingcheng was worthy of being the emperor. He did not rush to do it, but asked Pete to make it in front of him first. After seeing the finished product, Zhao Jingcheng nodded and agreed to replace the new glazed windows of the Jingren Palace which was under renovation. The Jingren Palace was the residence of the Empress Dowager.
As the first batch of glass in the palace was produced and installed, Zhao Yingqiao and Su Jin's pockets started to get along again. It was agreed that Su Jin would be six and Zhao Yingqiao would be four.
And this was just the beginning of the work on the palace. The windows of Jingren Palace were well made and the Empress Dowager liked them very much, so Zhao Jingcheng replaced those of other palaces as well. He replaced the glass of his own study with quiet transparent glass, and other royal relatives saw this and came to Zhao Yingqiao to ask for colored glazed glass. After all, they had already inquired about it and found that this thing was really cheap.
So before the New Year, Zhao Yingqiao was overwhelmed with orders, and Su Jin also became rich. When they counted the accounts at the end of the year, the total income reached as much as 260,000 taels.
Many of these are advance payments. After all, it’s the New Year, and making glass has to wait until after the New Year holiday.
The play on the stage was reaching its most exciting part when Yuchuan brought a New Year gift.
"Miss, it was sent from the Grand Princess's residence. They said it was a snack from the palace. The Grand Princess specially asked the imperial chef to make an extra portion and send it over..."
Su Jin opened the lid and found it was indeed an exquisite palace dessert. When she was a female official, she had only eaten such exquisite and perfect desserts in the Empress Dowager's room.
She was just about to ask everyone to try it together when Jin Chuan came in again, holding a wooden box in her hand.
"girl."
Jin Chuan wanted to talk but stopped. Su Jin:?
"If you have anything to say, just say it."
After receiving the order, Jin Chuan said, "This is a New Year gift from Prince Rui's Mansion..."
At that moment, all around fell into silence.