King of Liao at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 14
When Li Lin got home at night, as soon as Li Lin entered, he saw Liu Ying staring at him angrily.

"What's the matter with my good lady? And Yu'er, who is pinching your money here?"

Liu Ying stared, "What time is it? Just the first day I went to lead the army and took away a pig from the house. It's so late to come back! I'll get it later!"

As soon as Li Lin saw that Liu Ying was angry, he immediately came over and coaxed her with apologetic smiles.

"My dear lady, don't I have a heart-to-heart talk with them? You see, today I exchanged a pig from our family for their loyalty. I know you know me best, lady. How dare I come home late on purpose? Well, today, you don’t know that those recruits cried and poured down a large piece of meat because they drank a bowl of broth. Could that scene be done without me, the boss, controlling it? Madam, you are the most sensible one, you should be able to understand me, right? "

"Miss... I have already asked Tai Shici to stay in the barracks, so it doesn't matter whether I go or not tomorrow, can I stay with you at home? Ah? Don't be angry my good lady, my dear wife, My sweet baby..." The sweetness of what Li Lin said was definitely four plus points, not to mention Liu Ying, and even Yu'er who was beside her couldn't bear it.

"It's okay, it's true, it's like this every time, don't think I'm fooling you, this time I don't blame you for seeing you working all day and being tired all day." Liu Ying said on her mouth, but her heart was very sweet Yes, how happy I am to have a husband who puts so much effort into coaxing me.

"Okay, it's good that the lady doesn't get angry." Li Lin hugged Liu Ying in his arms and said.

"It's time to get down to business. Have you figured out how to ask you at noon today?" Liu Ying asked, leaning her head on Li Lin's shoulder.

"Is there anything in this world that can trouble your husband, don't worry, I will figure it out." Li Lin squeezed Liu Ying's little hand and smiled.

Turning her head to look at Yu'er, seeing Yu'er staring at herself intently, she thought to herself, "This little girl is already in spring, she's under her age, and her temperament is quite precocious."

"Hey, Yu'er, Yu'er, what are you thinking?" He knew that Yu'er was thinking about himself, but he still wanted to ask.

"Ah, it's nothing, it's nothing, my lord, tell me." Yu'er was shocked when she heard Li Lin call her, and hurried out of her beautiful fantasy.

"Yu'er, go call Mr. Zhao and ask him to wait for me in the front hall." After hearing this, Yu'er nodded and hurried out.

"Husband, why are you looking for Mr. Zhao?" Liu Ying asked curiously.

"Hey, we can't do this well without Mr. Zhao, you'll know in a while." After speaking, he got up and took Liu Ying's hand and walked to the front hall.

At this time, in Mr. Zhao's room, Mr. Qian was playing with Mr. Zhao. Although there are not many rooms in the new mansion and even Yu'er shares a room with other maids, Liu Ying respects the two gentlemen very much. They also arranged a room for each of them, which were next to each other. Mr. Zhao never married a wife, probably because he was injured when he was young. Mr. Qian's wife also passed away due to illness the year before last, so the two old gentlemen had nothing to do. Nothing to do but get together to drink and play chess.

"Brother, you said that our house is getting better and better now." Mr. Qian is three years older than Mr. Zhao, so Mr. Zhao has been calling Mr. Qian's elder brother in private.

"Yeah, since our young master got sick so that our Li family turned a bad luck into good fortune, now that young master has invented soap, do you agree that our income in the past two months is more than that in the past six months? It seems that this year we can Have a good year, hey, it's your turn, hurry up." Mr. Qian already had a pair of squinted eyes, so it's hard to know whether his eyes are closed or not after such a short time.

"Wait a minute, didn't I think about it, old brother, I heard that little girl Yu'er said that the prefect Bing Yuan embarrassed him by doing business with our son first, so he found a job for our son to lead the army , You said how can our son lead soldiers." Mr. Zhao said and played a chess piece, his face was very worried for Li Lin.

"I've heard that too, but do you see that our soap is still being produced as usual today? Our young master will find a solution. You see, we have overcome so many difficulties. Now that our Li Jia'an has given birth, we can't make it through. ?”

"I'm just worried. After Li's mansion is an official, will it be possible for us to go to sea to do business..."

Before Mr. Zhao finished talking, Mr. Qian interrupted him, "I said that our family is short for you to eat or short for you to wear. Your son came up with an idea to make our lives easier and you look down on me!"

"Hey, old brother, I don't mean that. We have been in Li's house for almost 20 years and you still don't know me. I'm just afraid..." When Mr. Zhao saw that Mr. Qian was not happy, he immediately explained, but he didn't say anything yet. Wan Yuer barged in.

"This kid is so rash, what's the matter?" Mr. Zhao asked.

Yu'er also felt that she was reckless and hurriedly saluted, "Mr. Zhao asked you to go to the front hall."

"Did you tell me what to try?"

Yu'er shook her head, "I didn't say anything."

"Okay, I'll go right away. Brother, wait for me. I'll come back later and we brothers will continue." After Mr. Zhao finished speaking, he and Yu'er ran to the front.

Mr. Zhao came to the front hall and saw Li Lin making fun of Liu Ying. When they saw Mr. Zhao approaching, they stopped their hands and feet. Li Lin was as shameless as a city wall. His face immediately turned red, and Li Lin's expression remained unchanged.

"Mr. Zhao is here, my wife and I were just now... hiss, hey!" It turned out that Liu Ying secretly pinched Li Lin's soft flesh from behind, making Li Lin almost shout out.

"Well, my wife and I were discussing this matter just now, and we are most assured that you will handle this matter." Li Lin still pretended that nothing happened.

Mr. Zhao and Liu Ying were puzzled after hearing Li Lin's words, and Liu Ying was even more surprised. How could she and her husband talk about Mr. Zhao just now? Yes, they are all, all are...

Mr. Zhao is still a sensible person and said politely, "I have been in Li's residence for nearly 20 years. From the master to you, as long as the master orders the old slave to do it, I will do it with all my heart. "

"Mr. Zhao, don't be so nervous. It's actually nothing. You know that our family has survived the financial crisis in the past two months because of the soap business, but if we want to continue the soap business, we can't do it again." With the name of the Li family, everyone who comes to the city knows that I am the nephew of the prefect Bing Yuan. My uncle thinks this kind of hierarchy is very important, so I can no longer run this soap business, but such a good business If we don’t do it, isn’t it a waste of an opportunity to make a lot of money? So my wife and I discussed and decided that after the soap business, I will ask Mr. Zhao to take care of it.” Li Lin said all this in one breath just to fool this old Zhao .

"My lord...?" Mr. Zhao thought what was the matter, and it turned out to be this matter, but after hearing it, he still hesitated.

"Isn't Mr. Zhao willing to share my worries?"

"My lord misunderstood me. The master has a great kindness to me. Even in my next life, I will not be able to repay it. I should do my best to do what the son ordered. It's just that this soap is of great importance at the moment. I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it well..."

"Mr. Zhao, don't worry about this. My wife will help you. In fact, we are just taking Mr. Zhao's hand. In the future, our soap will be sold by Zhao's business!"

"Ah! You can't do it, my lord. Soap is invented by you, so how can you use the Zhao family name?" After hearing this, Mr. Zhao was shocked and immediately persuaded Li Lin.

Liu Ying was also very surprised by the side, and she was still a little angry. Why did my husband make a decision every time something happened without consulting me? The last soap was like that. Even Yuer knew that I was the last to know, but my husband is after all. Husband, Li Lin has made a decision and Liu Ying will support him unconditionally behind his back. Seeing that Mr. Zhao is unwilling, she also persuades him.

"Mr. Zhao, you are from the Li family. My husband gave you the soap business. Although you use the name of the Zhao family, it is also the business of the Li family. You don't have to have too many doubts. The husband just wants to give Bing Uncle Yuan is just one step down. Otherwise, how would the scholars and nobles of the Liaodong generation think of Uncle Bing Yuan and our Li family? After all, business is despised by officials, so my husband just wants to use the Zhao family's business name as a cover. You Don't feel too much pressure in your heart, your husband also said, I will try my best to cooperate with you."

Needless to say, Liu Ying's words are more convincing than Li Lin's. Li Lin admires it from the bottom of his heart. This fool is still better than a man.

After thinking for a while, Mr. Zhao gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, the old slave agrees. For the sake of my son and our Li family, I will put my old bones together. I will listen to your arrangements, my son!"

"Okay! Li Lin is here to thank Mr. Zhao." After speaking, Li Lin bowed deeply to Mr. Zhao, and Liu Ying followed suit.

Mr. Zhao was overwhelmed with flattery, "Yo! Young Master, what are you doing? As a member of the Li family, what is the old slave doing for the Young Master?"

Li Lin got up and smiled, "What is this? Mr. Zhao should be worshiped by Lin. Since Mr. Zhao has agreed, we will start work tomorrow." Li Lin turned to look at Liu Ying, who pursed her lips fiercely nodded.

Li Linshun took out his plan that he had been thinking about for a long time, and began to describe his plan: "Tomorrow, my wife will go outside the city. There is a small mountain outside the city. The flowers we need for production are all over the mountain, and there are a few houses under the mountain." "My lady, go and take this house and the hill for me. This is where our factory will be in the future. On one side of the hill are our workshops, and on the other side are the flowers we plant. We have to sow the flowers every year, and pigs are raised at the bottom of the hill." , The flower scum left over from the soap in front of us on the left can be used as fertilizer, the dung from living quarters can be used as flower fertilizer, and pig fat is our raw material, so it can be recycled, so we don’t have to worry about raw materials anymore.”

Liu Ying laughed out loud on the spot when she heard Li Lin's genius plan, and said to Li Lin, "Well, my husband, I will definitely complete the task."

Li Linyou looked at Mr. Zhao and said to him, "Mr. Zhao, in addition to hiring long-term workers, you also need to find a retail store in the prosperous area of ​​Lelang City as soon as possible. How can we sell soap in the future? If there is a special place, there is no need for others to come to the house to order it. We are a one-stop service for first-class production and sales. Due to the reasons of Mr. Gongsun, we cannot have the business of transportation for the time being. When our family becomes stronger, there will be some Such a business of transportation will save those buyers from running around to deliver goods to our world."

(End of this chapter)