Enter the Room

  Chapter 156

  Song Tao followed behind Hong Xi, walking on the corridor leading to the backyard of Hong Mansion.

   Along the way, the vegetation is sparse and the trees are shaded. Although it is autumn, there is no shadow of withered leaves and trees.

  After that, she saw Mrs. Hong who was fishing in an octagonal gazebo.

   "Are you the third miss of the Song family who burned the thin blue and white flowers?" the old man asked lovingly.

  Song Tao saluted respectfully and answered "Yes" meekly.

She knew that Hong Xi's parents died early, Hong Xi was raised by Hong Xi, and Hong Xi respected Hong Xi very much. After Hong Xi passed away, Hong Xi kept his filial piety for him for three years. , praised by everyone in Liang County.

   "Not bad, not bad." Old Master Hong handed the fishing rod to the chief manager at the side, pointed to the bamboo chair under the shade of the trees beside him and said, "The sun is bright, little girl's house, don't be in the sun, sit down and talk."

  Song Tao glanced at Hong Xi.

  Hong Xi brought the bamboo chair to her side.

  She just doesn't know how to deal with Mrs. Hong's enthusiasm...

  Song Tao sat down in embarrassment.

Mrs. Hong asked gently how old she was when she started to learn how to make porcelain, and said, "I heard that you painted the pictures on the tea sets by yourself, and you also made the torch stakes yourself. I didn't expect you A girl, so capable!"

Song Tao shyly said: "I don't dare to take your praise. It's just a coincidence. I learned how to make porcelain with my second uncle's cousin. The second uncle was afraid that we girls would be embarrassed, so he taught us in his own workshop. Yes. The cousin dislikes the work of lighting the torches and is too tiring, so she doesn't want to do it. I'm the older sister, so naturally I have to take care of her more."

  She said with emotion: "I didn't expect that one day, I would rely on this to earn a bowl of food for myself."

  Grandpa Hong admired it very much, and said with a smile: "It is much more difficult for a girl to survive in this world than for a kid. You have a skill that is better than anything else."

  Song Tao was slightly surprised.

  Grandpa Hong is actually the same as her second uncle, Song Youliang, who is exceptionally generous and tolerant towards women.

  She nodded with a smile of approval, and said, "So I am very grateful to my second uncle."

The two chatted and laughed for a while, and Hong Xi took an opportunity to explain why he brought Song Tao here: "I think Miss Song San is very skilled in making porcelain, so it's a pity to just bury it like this. It just so happened that you said that day, we Although my family is in Jingdezhen, I don’t have a single business related to porcelain, so it would be great if I could buy a kiln factory.”

  He said, pointing to Song Tao: "No, it's far away in the sky, but it's close in front of you."

  Old Master Hong was taken aback for a moment, then clapped his hands and laughed loudly, and said, "Good! This is fate!"

  He asked Song Tao: "I want to open a kiln factory and hire Ms. Song San as the manager. Would Ms. Song San be willing?"

   "No, no, no!" Song Tao stood up in astonishment, and waved her hands in fear, "I, I just want to beg for food with my craftsmanship, how dare I be so generous as an old lady?"

  She gave Hong Xi a grateful look, and said, "Mr. Hong is my savior. If the old lady needs it, I will do my best to help the Hong family. I don't dare to be the manager."

Then she lowered her eyelids with a wry smile, and said in a low voice: "Besides, I have a...father, he will never let me stand out no matter what. I can bear whatever he does to me. But I am afraid that he will run away Your family is causing trouble. Then I will die, and I will not be able to wash away my guilt by jumping into the Yellow River!"

  Old Master Hong frowned.

  Hong Xi told him about meeting Song Tao again.

  Old Master Hong was furious when he heard the words, and said, "How can there be such a reason": "There is no reason in this world!"

  He said, pointing at Hong Xi with trembling fingers: "Go and help me buy Song Daliang's kiln factory, and hand over the kiln factory to Ms. Song San. I'll see if he dares to play a rogue."

  Hong Xi hesitated a bit.

  Song Tao directly jumped up and objected: "No matter how bad he is, he is my father after all. I can't treat him like this, it's too disfilial. I, I will be scolded to death by others."

  Her words seemed to pose a problem to Old Master Hong, and Old Master Hong hesitated.

   "Master Hong!" Song Tao looked at Hong Xi as if asking for help.

But Hong Xi said: "Grandpa, this is a good idea! Since our family has a kiln factory, Miss Song San also has a place to stay. However, Miss Song San's words are also reasonable. Master Song is always Miss Song San's father, Song San Miss Song can't disobey Master Song. Instead of hiring Miss Song San as the manager, you might as well partner with Miss Song San. In this way, you have a legitimate reason to help Miss Song San."

Mrs. Hong even claimed "OK" and said: "This matter is decided like this. Hong Xi, you will go to the cashier to get the money later. Part of it is our family's shareholding, and part of it is loaned to Ms. Song San. The money we earn The proportion of the investment is divided. I borrow your money... it will be a three-point benefit."

  Three-point interest rate is the lowest interest rate acceptable to the bank.

  Song Tao was overjoyed, and saluted Old Master Hong: "Thank you, old man. I don't even know what to say. You are really my reborn parents, my savior!"

  Old Master Hong stroked his beard with a smile, and happily said to Hong Xi: "After all, it's a little girl's house, and she gets so excited when she encounters something."

  Hong Xi smiled and said nothing, lowering his eyes.

   Neither Song Tao nor Old Master Hong noticed the sarcasm flashing in his eyes.

  When Song Tao came out of the Hong Mansion, he brought not only a banknote of 30,000 taels of silver, but also the chief manager of the Hong family and two nurses.

  In the words of Mrs. Hong: "You are a powerless girl, and you have a few powerful men around you. You have a bit of confidence wherever you go."

indeed.

   When she went to buy the Liangyu Kiln Factory, not only would her father not readily agree, but he would definitely take advantage of their father-daughter relationship to rob Sapo. With the person that Master Hong lent her, she has a way to get her father to hand over the kiln quickly.

  Song Tao couldn't help but look back at the black lacquered gate of Hong Mansion.

  Did Song Jiyun encounter the same thing as her back then?

  She got into the mule cart of the Hong Mansion, and only then felt her palms were wet and full of sweat.

  She let out a long breath.

  Amidst the sound of wheels rolling, they arrived at Liangyu Kiln Factory soon.

  Compared to the orderly state before the opening, the Liangyu Kiln Factory at this time is as chaotic as a vegetable market. And the kiln workers and master craftsmen who were supposed to work in various workshops all held various tools in their hands, surrounded the accountants of the kiln factory, and threatened Song Daliang with one tongue: "Don't press it again!" The deed will give us the wages, and we will sue you in the yamen."

"No matter how rich you are, so what? In addition to the county magistrate, there is also the magistrate in the yamen now! A few days ago, the master of the king was sentenced by the magistrate? Don't you think you can do it like before? Power over people!"

"We don't want to force you, but there are children in the family who are waiting for money to go back to save their lives. I can't do anything about it. You can do it! Your family has a big career, even if the root hair is thicker than our legs, you just Give us our wages! Even if you don’t give them all, you can give us half! No, you can give us one-third!”

  (end of this chapter)