Chapter 101: Qin Baobao is pregnant
Zhao Xiaokun and Zhou Yuntian quickly handed over their responsibilities, and he called Feng Dunhou over. "Instructor Feng! I see that Jiangyin County's fiscal revenue is stable, and there should be some surplus. But why hasn't the county school been repaired in years?"
"Your Excellency! You don't know that the clans in the south are very powerful. Every big family has its own school, and the county school is to help those children from poor families. So no matter whether it is the local big families or officials, they are unwilling to invest more money in this. Even if the court allocates money, the money will sometimes be diverted for other purposes!" Feng Dunhou said.
"How much silver?" Zhao Xiaokun asked.
"About 800 taels!" Feng Dunhou said.
"Alright! I'll pay for it! Go ask Master Lu for it later!" Zhao Xiaokun said. Master Lu was the master Zhao Xiaofei had hired to advise Zhao Xiaokun.
"Thank you, sir!" Feng Dunhou saluted.
"What is your relationship with Chen Mingyu and Yan Yingyuan?" Zhao Xiaokun suddenly asked.
"Your Excellency, the three of us have worked together in Jiangyin County for many years and have a close relationship!" said Feng Dunhou.
"Who do you think would be more reassuring to entrust the county school to?" Zhao Xiaokun said.
When Feng Dunhou heard this, he thought to himself, this means he will no longer be in charge of the county school! He has done nothing wrong. He quickly asked, "Sir! Is there anything wrong with this?"
"No, no! I think you, Chen Dianshi and Yan Dianshi are all capable, so I want to send the three of you to be by my side to give me advice. What do you think, Instructor Feng?" Zhao Xiaokun said.
"Thank you for your consideration, sir. I will do my best to serve you!" Feng Dunhou said with a bow.
"Okay! From now on, I will rely on the three of you to work together to create a peaceful place in Jiangyin County!" said Zhao Xiaokun.
Zhao Xiaokun recruited Chen Mingyu, Yan Yingyuan, and Feng Dunhou, first organizing a review of the accounts. He then organized a team to build the city wall, raising and thickening it. He then had Zhao Xiaofei bring in goods from there, all luxury goods. He then established a wholesale business here, earning a fortune daily.
During this process, Zhao Xiaokun discovered that the three people had very strong organizational skills! In addition to the daily affairs of the government office, they also had to manage Zhao Xiaokun's business. Of course, Zhao Xiaokun did not treat them unfairly, and gave them an extra 50 taels of silver per month as hard work fees. Zhao Xiaokun originally wanted to carry out reforms like other time travelers, but found that he could never do so now. Because he did not have enough power, and Jiangyin County was not rich enough to have that foundation. So he could not change, and could only strengthen his own strength. He also recruited refugees, organized local militia, and asked Fang Xinyu to train them. Zhao Xiaokun was busy making money, organizing defense, and recruiting talents.
Zhao Xiaofei, meanwhile, has been really busy in Beijing lately. Not with the Ming Dynasty, but with the modern world. Qin Baobao is pregnant! She's been vomiting constantly these past few days, and her period hasn't come yet. She's panicking! Her younger sister, Qin Xiaomi, went to the pharmacy and bought her a pregnancy test. She found out she's pregnant.
When Liu Aiping heard the news of Qin Baobao's pregnancy, she was overjoyed! She personally flew to Nanjing to deliver the betrothal gifts to the Qin family. This surprised Qin Baobao! Because Qin's parents didn't know about their daughter's pregnancy yet, and they were not familiar with Zhao Xiaofei. They had only met him twice and heard their daughter mention him.
Qin's mother was Fang Zhou, and his father was Qin Wanjiang. Both were ordinary workers with modest incomes. Yet, they devoted considerable effort to their youngest daughter's upbringing, practically exhausting their family savings. Art is expensive. They had originally intended to cultivate their eldest daughter, but she had no medical talent at all.
Qin's father and mother were completely bewildered by Liu Aiping's sudden visit. What? Their daughter was pregnant? They hadn't even known about it! Qin's mother glanced sideways at Qin Baobao and Qin Xiaomi standing nearby. Qin's father was particularly embarrassed! Qin Baobao was speechless!
"Your baby is such a good kid, so pretty and adorable! Xiaomi is so obedient too, she often plays music for me!" Liu Aiping praised, and Qin's parents looked embarrassed. It turned out that their little daughter had already moved in with someone else's family, and they had already called her brother-in-law. The two girls had never told them about it. But now that their daughter was pregnant, they couldn't say anything. Besides, Zhao Xiaofei's family was very well-off, and it was hard to find a good son-in-law who was young and wealthy.
Father Qin smiled and said, "Where will these two children live when they get married?"
Liu Aiping said: "I heard from Xiaofei that he will live in Nanjing for the next few years. In a few years, depending on the situation, he may have to move back to Beijing!"
"Have you chosen a house? Where do you plan to live?" asked Qin's mother.
"My Xiaofei said that he didn't want Qin Baobao to be too far away from you two, so he bought an apartment nearby!" Liu Aiping said.
"That's great! This way I can take care of my baby during his confinement!" Mother Qin said happily.
Qin Baobao and Qin Xiaomi watched the three elders discussing the marriage. Qin Xiaomi pulled her sister into her room. Qin Xiaomi said, "Sister! Cover me for a while! I'm going out for a walk first!"
Qin Baobao's face changed when he heard this and said, "Where are you going? You can't just leave me alone! If there's any fire, you have to help me block it!"
"Sister! Mom and Dad don't dare to do anything to you! You have their future grandson in your belly! They won't do anything to you for the sake of their grandson! I'm different. I didn't report to them. They would have eaten me up!" Qin Xiaomi said.
"You're not afraid of your parents, right? I'll cut off all your expenses in Beijing, believe it or not?" Qin Baobao threatened.
"You are the boss because you have money! Fine! I will take the blame and you go and die!" Qin Xiaomi's face was full of black lines.
"You're the one seeking death! Stop talking nonsense!" Qin Baobao pointed at Qin Xiaomi and said with his waist.
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