Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 450 Is it hot? Take off your clothes
Time flies so fast, and it’s the end of another year in the blink of an eye.

After entering the twelfth lunar month, people in the capital began to prepare for various festivals at the end of the year.

Even the ruling palace has not fallen into the cliché.

Hai Lanzhu is the mother-in-law, Zhu Huiyan and Lu Luo are the assistants, and the rest of the maids and women, as well as various handymen are busy working on it.

"Laba is just a few days away," Hai Lanzhu watched as his servants mixed millet, red dates, peanuts, lotus seeds, walnut kernels, almonds, longans, raisins, ginkgo and other dried fruits and cereals together, washed them several times, Until no trace of dust or debris could be seen: "The kitchen in the house is about to start preparing. There are also stables, chickens, ducks, livestock, etc. that need to be prepared with feed."

Folks regard the Laba Festival on December 8 as an important festival. The palace and the people all eat Laba porridge, preserve pickled foods in winter (Laba garlic, pickled sauerkraut, etc.), and ward off epidemic diseases (dancing the kitchen king, beating New Year drums). ) and other customs.

Judging from how busy everyone in the house is, Wang Qi seems to be an idle man. He can't help his wife and concubines. Wandering around in the house also makes the servants worried. He should practice calligraphy in the study and read a book. .

"Sir, Mr. Wang, the shopkeeper of Sihai Commercial Bank, is here!" As soon as Wang Qi sat down, a servant came to report.

"Bring her in," Wang Qi did not put down the book, but still lowered his head to read.

Not long after, Wang Nan entered the study under the leadership of the housekeeper.

In fact, since the year before last, Wang Nan has been completely in charge of the business of Sihai Trading Company.

Although she is a woman, Wang Nan's business acumen and courage and strategy are not inferior to those of men. In just one year, under the leadership of Wang Nan, Sihai Trading Company has occupied 30% of the trade in China's Jiuzhou, and almost all the trade routes in the north. They are all opened and maintained by the Sihai Trading Company, especially the four trade routes connecting Dengzhou to Japan, Shenyang to North Korea, Jizhou to Horqin, and Shanshan to the Chahar region of Mongolia. Without the correct name of the Sihai Trading Company, the rest of the caravans would be unable to move forward. !
Although Sihai Commercial Bank is Wang Qi's property in the final analysis, its rapid development and growth is also due to Wang Qi's own prestige.

But no matter what, there is no doubt about Wang Nan's ability.

"Wang Nan pays homage to the ruling lord." According to the genealogy of the Wang family in Zhucheng, Shandong, Wang Nan should be called Wang Qi's distant cousin, but looking at the figure sitting not far away, Wang Nan did not dare to have such an idea no matter what. , still bowing respectfully to Wang Qi.

Today, Wang Nan wore a close-fitting skirt inside, which was cut to fit perfectly, fully revealing her almost perfect waistline and figure. On the outside, she wore a pure white cloak, and a small narrow shoulder. Can control the wind.

"Sir, this is the account book of this year's commercial bank. As of the first day of the twelfth lunar month, the total balance in one year was 3.78 million taels. At the same time, there were more than 300 stores rented, the income of 12 cargo ships, and 100 acres. The rent of the land has not been included in the calculation due to the council's interest-free and rent-free policy." Wang Nan respectfully handed over the account book.

After flipping through it twice, Wang Qi nodded and said, "Not bad."

What Wang Qi paid attention to was not a few taels of silver or the receipts of a few stores or merchant ships. What he saw was the change in the calculation methods in the account books.

Since the Scientific Society began to implement simple calculations, Sihai Trading Company took the lead in implementing it and made great progress. With the pioneering creation of the giant Sihai Trading Company, new calculations were quickly promoted in various places.

This fundamental change made Wang Qi very happy.

After all, the development of anything starts from the progress of the bottom.

"You haven't been home for two years, right?" Wang Qi put the account book aside, raised his head and asked, "Are you homesick?"

"My lord, my parents and brothers have been sent to the capital and we can see each other every day." Wang Nan gently pulled the hair that fell to his forehead and said softly: "Since the initiative of the parliament, the Wang family in Zhucheng, Shandong has been Many people have settled in the capital to make things easier."

I don't know whether it was because the temperature in Wang Qi's study was too high or because Wang Nan was a little nervous. When he spoke, beads of sweat appeared on his smooth forehead.

"Are you very hot?" Wang Qi frowned and said casually: "Take off your clothes."

what?
Wang Nan blushed when she heard this, a little surprised that Wang Qi would say such a thing.

However, maybe it was out of respect for Wang Qi or the hope deep in his heart. Wang Nan only hesitated for a moment, then reached out and untied his cloak, revealing the perfect curves inside that would make any man's heart beat.

A fitted skirt is enough to show off the perfect side of a woman.

Together with the charming look on Wang Nan's face.

It makes people's hearts beat.

Taking a deep breath, Wang Qi looked at Wang Nan with a slight fluctuation in his eyes: "Come here."

As if obeying his master's orders, Wang Nan stood up obediently and walked to Wang Qi.

"Sir," Wang Nan lowered his head and murmured, his cheeks flushed.

Reaching out his hand and gently pinching Wang Nan's chin, Wang Qi's eyes suddenly became hot.

call!
With a sudden force of both arms, Wang Nan was directly picked up across the waist.

Without any panic, Wang Nan just buried his little face deeply into the ruling lord's chest, and his nose was filled with the intoxicating breath.

Holding the weak and boneless body in his arms, Wang Qi took a step and turned around and entered the room on the side of the study.

After Hai Lanzhu arranged all the work in the house, he had time to take the tea handed to him by the maid and sit down to rest for a while.

"Madam, Wang Nan from Sihai Trading Company has just arrived. It has been an hour since he went to see the master," the maid reported in a low voice while serving Hai Lanzhu.

Ok?
Hailanzhu's beautiful eyes wrinkled and she looked up at the maid, her tone already cold: "Who told you that you can talk to the master behind your back?"

"I know my mistake!" The maid shuddered and hurriedly knelt on the ground, lowering her head and begging for mercy: "I shouldn't talk too much."

"Go to the accountant's office to collect ten taels of silver and leave the house," Hai Lanzhu said without giving the maid any chance.

"Madam, please, for the sake of my loyalty, please don't drive me out. If people know that my slave was kicked out by the ruling lord's mansion, then no mansion or shop will dare to take this slave in. If I leave this slave, I will definitely die! Please! Please forgive me, woman!"

"Come here," Hai Lanzhu's face was as cold as ice, and he directly changed to the housekeeper: "Take her away."

The maid was taken away. Hai Lanzhu sat there for a long time before shaking his head, getting up and walking towards the back house.

With a creak, just as he walked to the door, he saw Wang Nan, fully dressed, walking out of the back house.

"I've met Madam," Wang Nan lowered his head, not daring to look at his mistress.

"Go back and have a good rest." There was no anger on Hai Lanzhu's face, just gentle concern.

"Thank you, ma'am."

(End of this chapter)