Farm Gate Business Tycoon

Chapter 63 The Academy's Suggestion (1)
"Cousin said that the fourth prince rewarded him with the cold fragrance from the snow-capped mountains, and now I'm borrowing flowers to offer Buddha." Tian Xiaomeng waved his hands as he said. "Everyone is like a wooden stake, what are you doing here? Why don't you hurry up and invite your sisters to rest and drink tea?"

Her little servant girl is clever. Hearing what she said, she hurriedly picked up the servant girls who came with the fourth concubine in twos and threes, and invited them to rest in another room. Naturally, she did not forget to give each of them a thick purse. .

The fourth prince and concubine only left a capable maidservant by her side.

The fourth concubine smiled and said: "You are still clever, they stand in front of me like wooden stakes every day, and it makes me tired of seeing them."

As she spoke, she shifted her gaze to look at Gu Qingmei. Although Gu Qingmei said that she was born in the countryside, she could tell that Gu Qingmei had a good posture. Sitting there, her back was straight and her knees were close together. Not only did she not look like a countryman, but Even the daughter of a wealthy family may not be able to compare with her demeanor, so she couldn't help laughing: "Miss Gu, I was too busy talking to Xiaomeng, but I neglected you."

Gu Qingmei hastily said: "What is the fourth concubine talking about? The fourth concubine doesn't care about the humble background of the civilian daughter. It is the luck of the civilian daughter to keep the civilian daughter by her side. How dare you ask for anything else?"

Although what she said was a bit demeaning to herself, how dare she not bow her head under the eaves. She is the fourth concubine, and if she annoys her with just a word, she may cause her own death. She finally regained her Freshman, don't want to lose your life inexplicably.

"Miss Gu is really self-effacing. I know that Xiaomeng's mother is the most aloof. Ordinary women have never been in her eyes. Now she is willing to keep you with Xiaomeng, and she is willing to introduce you to me. Knowing each other is enough to show that the girl is extraordinary. You must not be restrained in front of me, just say what you want, and let's chat together to pass the time. "

Gu Qingmei said with a smile: "The fourth concubine loves you, how dare Qingmei refuse to obey, but if I say something wrong, the fourth concubine must not laugh at me for not seeing anything in the world."

"Look at what you said, as if I have seen so many worlds, in fact, I am not afraid of your jokes when I say it. What I usually see is the square sky in the yard of my house. Now I am lucky to come out with the emperor to escape the summer heat." , It’s already a big world. It’s not as good as you, you can run around.” The fourth prince and concubine said, with a hint of bleakness in her tone.

Gu Qingmei naturally knew that with her status, it was impossible for her to be as free as she was. Hearing this, she couldn't help but sympathize with her, and couldn't help but said: "Actually, according to me, the fourth prince and concubine don't have to be so self-pitying, The life is lived by oneself, and the fun has to be found by oneself. The fourth prince concubine might as well think about how to find some things to pass the time, so that it can pass the time, and secondly, it can make the fourth prince not dare to underestimate it you."

After hearing her words, the fourth concubine smiled shyly, "You said it lightly, but besides piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, what can we women do?"

"There are so many things we women can do, it depends on what the fourth concubine is best at?"

"What I'm best at..." The fourth concubine couldn't help staring, thinking carefully.

Tian Xiaomeng laughed at the side and said: "If the fourth concubine is the best at it, there is nothing more than rules. She moves, sits and lies in a well-regulated manner. In such a hot day, wearing so many clothes according to the color of the concubine's clothes is not a good idea." Don't be afraid of getting hot."

The fourth concubine glared at her angrily, "Girls, if there are no rules, then it's okay, isn't it a joke?"

"Hey..." Gu Qingmei interjected at the right time. "This is what the fourth concubine can do. Since the fourth concubine is the best at rules, why not open an academy that only accepts female students? Invite some maids from the palace who specialize in teaching manners to go to various places , find some daughters from rich families, and charge them a lot of tuition fees, like training princesses and concubines, teach them etiquette, as well as how to manage the house, make up, dress and color matching, welcoming and sending, cooking, etc. A good housewife should master the talents. In this way, you can pass the time and earn some private money, so why not do it?"

After listening to her proposal, the fourth princess was stunned for a long time. It was obviously a very boring thing, but how did it come to her, not only became a matter of passing time, but also became a business that sounded extremely interesting?
"That's a good idea!" Tian Xiaomeng clapped her hands excitedly. "Fourth Imperial Concubine, if you are really willing to open such an academy, then I will also take a share."

The fourth concubine couldn't help laughing, "I really want to cut open your little head and see what grows inside? How could you even think of such a thing?"

Gu Qingmei smiled and said: "I also heard Sister Xiaomeng say that the fourth concubine is the best at rules, so I just mentioned it so casually. I think those big families pay attention to rules."

The fourth concubine said solemnly: "Since you have said that, I will not hide it from you. Although I am a noble person and I am the envied fourth concubine, I suffer more than anyone else. Especially when it comes to money Well, the fourth prince only has a salary of 1 taels of silver a year, and [-] acres of land. When I got married, my natal family only accompanied me with [-] acres of land and a Zhuangzi, and the other houses cost money. There is no income, and every few years I have to spend money for repairs."

"I have never seen the profit of the 1 mu of land of the fourth prince. My own 1 mu of land and two shops, when the year is at its best, can only earn [-] taels a year. If the year is not good, you can't even earn five thousand silver. For ordinary people, this money is a great wealth, but in the capital, this money is just a drop in the bucket. , at least [-] taels of silver are spent every year, and with the large number of people in the mansion, all kinds of expenses are huge. Every year, the emperor's birthday banquet, the queen mother's birthday banquet, and the birthday banquets of several imperial concubines are all sums of money Not a small expense, plus there are more than a dozen wives and aunts in the house..."

The fourth concubine said, she glanced at Tian Xiaomeng next to her, and lowered her voice, "Xiaomeng, you are not allowed to spread a single word of what I said today."

Tian Xiaomeng nodded solemnly, she is simple, but she is definitely not stupid, otherwise, the fourth prince and concubine would not be friends with her.

The fourth concubine waved at Gu Qingmei, "Don't sit down, Xiaomeng, quickly help Miss Gu to sit on the bed, let's sit closer so we can talk."

Tian Xiaomeng hurriedly followed her wishes, helped Gu Qingmei to sit on the Arhat bed, and moved the stool closer by herself.

The fourth concubine said in a low voice: "Qingmei Meizi, although the saying goes well, it is a big taboo to talk lightly and deeply, but you and I hit it off right away, and you gave such a good idea, and I have already regarded you as a treasure in my heart." I know my confidant. I am not afraid of your jokes. The money in my hand is really not enough to spend. Now I am thinking all day long, what method can I use to make more money. The idea you just gave me is a good idea Wake me up, I just can't figure it out, if the Shu Xiu is set so high, how can there be students coming?"

(End of this chapter)