Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 164 Success and Failure

164---Part Success and failure are both due to Xiao He

Shunhua, who was sitting in the front seat of the carriage, sighed softly and pursed her lips slightly.

"I wanted to move out, but Grandma Pei wouldn't let me. Pearl also wouldn't let me. Pearl held my hand last night and cried and begged me to stay."

After a pause, Hua Lei continued, "Zhenzhu told me that cousin Qingge has left, so you shouldn't leave, Hua sister. You have to stay with me, otherwise I'll be too lonely. So I thought about it and decided to stay.

Ask Pearl if she did this last night?"

Hualei looked at Zhenzhu who was beside her. Zhenzhu, who was crying and yelling, smiled and said, "Yes, Sister Hua, you are right. I asked you not to leave last night and asked you to stay with me.

But you missed the first half of my sentence. I said, if Cousin Qingge leaves, I won't be sad. She will get married in the future anyway. But don't leave. This is what I said."

"Really? Did you really say that? Did I really hear it wrong?" Hua Lei nodded gently.

She said, "That's possible. I've been too busy recently and have been on the farm all the time. I haven't had my ears cleaned for a long time. But Zhenzhu, you're so nice. You're younger than Miss Han. Are you worried about whether Miss Han can find a husband?" Hua Lei said deliberately with a sense of sarcasm.

When it comes to disgusting people, Hua Lei has slowly learned a lot from Han Qingge, and Hua Lei is a person who loves to learn.

Pearl suppressed her laughter and said, "You didn't hear wrongly, you just missed it. I won't make mistakes when I say something. My cousin will be leaving in two days, and I have nothing to be reluctant about.

After all, my cousin is old, one month older than me, but she still hasn't decided on a marriage. My uncle and aunt are so anxious. This time I go back and look for a marriage. Otherwise, if I stay in the Marquis' Mansion and can't find a husband, it will be troublesome.

I can't let her stay in the Marquis' Mansion just because I can't bear to leave her. That would harm her. Although my cousin can be annoying sometimes, she can be very nice sometimes. We have been arguing for so long, and I don't care whether she leaves or not, but I don't want to cause her to have trouble finding a husband.

So, sister Hua, you know that what I hate most is boredom and loneliness. When my cousin goes back, you can take her place to accompany me. I won’t be bored or lonely when I’m with you. "When it comes to finishing off the enemy, Pearl is first-rate.

Ever since she found out that her aunt-in-law had secretly interfered in her marriage, she was very angry. Although Han Qingge might have done it unintentionally, she disliked Han Qingge even more.

After she left, there would be one less gossipmonger in the Marquis' Mansion, and her affairs with the Marquis' Mansion would not be spread everywhere.

Han Qingge, who was sitting opposite, was furious. Her marriage had always been a concern for her and her parents. She had lived in the Marquis' Mansion for so long, wasn't it just to marry her cousin and enter the Marquis' Mansion?

Why did I work so hard, serving tea and water to my aunt every day, and carefully waiting on her? Wasn't it so that my cousin Rong Jin could see my kindness and gentleness, and marry me?

She was about to succeed, but now she was kicked out of the mansion by the girls' school. Her previous excuse for staying in the mansion was to attend the girls' school. Now that the girls' school has moved out of the mansion, what excuse can she find to stay? Han Qingge's tears fell again.

Hua Lei had no idea what Han Qingge was thinking. If she knew, she might have said, "Success and failure are both due to Xiao He."

"Hey, cousin, are you crying? Why are you crying? Are you anxious about your marriage? I tell you, there is no rush. Your uncle and aunt have been looking for you. Just keep looking and you will find one.

If it really doesn't work, we should lower our sights. Don't look at the mansions of dukes, marquises, or anything like that. Just find someone of equal status. Your uncle is a sixth-rank official. If you look at someone of this level, there should be no problem. Although your skin is a little dark, you have pretty facial features. Don't cry.

You're going to the girls' school soon, it would be ugly if others saw you, right?" As she spoke, Pearl even handed over her handkerchief considerately.

You can't tell, but Zhenzhu is quite good at comforting people. However, why did Han Qingge shed even more tears?

A few days later, Xiaoqun from Qingyun Lane came to the Girls' School in Chenggong Lane to find Hua Lei, saying that the manager of the printing house was looking for her.

After the girls' school was dismissed at noon, they had lunch at the house and did not rest.

I took Brother Xiaoqun directly to the printing workshop of Gui Jijiu in Beicheng District.

The printing house seemed even busier. Piles of rice paper with rice grid and field grid patterns were placed aside, waiting to be printed.

Next to it, the rice paper that had just been printed and dried but not yet bundled was piled up in a long row against the wall. The people in each process were also busy, their hands and feet were skillfully moving like robotic arms.

The manager of the printing house came out with a smile on his face. After greeting Hua Lei, he took her into the office and served her tea. He took out a few lists from the locked drawer behind him and checked them. Then, as usual, he gave Hua Lei the share of the quarter. A silver note for seven hundred taels was brand new without a single crease. Hua Lei smiled and thanked the manager.

"Miss Hua, Ping An and Xiao Qun could have taken the banknotes back directly. We specially asked you to come and get them this time because our boss wants to see you for something. So please have some tea first and wait for a moment. I have sent someone to notify our boss."

"Oh, okay, thank you, butler." Hua Lei thanked him politely. The butler did not leave, but stayed by her side, finding topics to talk about, and the two of them chatted slowly.

About half an hour later, the door darkened and Gui Jijiu, dressed in casual clothes, came in. Hualei hurriedly stood up and saluted. Gui Jijiu waved his hand and sat down at the first seat. His eyes swept over the banknotes that Hualei had placed on the table. His smiling face seemed even happier.

"Girl Hua, the numbers on these banknotes are getting bigger each time. If you keep going like this, I'll have to charge you. It doesn't make sense for me to work for you for free." Gui Jijiu teased Hua Lei as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Master Jijiu likes to make fun of me. How can this little money be worthy of his attention? If Master Gui really likes this mosquito leg, Hualei will offer it to him with both hands. I'm afraid that Master Jijiu will not like it." Hualei also retorted with a smile.

"Hehe, you bad girl, you are still so mean." Gui Jijiu took a sip of tea. The chief steward took Xiao Qun to the defective goods warehouse to pick out books.

Hua Lei smiled and said, "That's right. Although the Lord Jijiu hid it and didn't tell anyone, I saw it with my own eyes. When I came in today, I saw that the printing house was very different from before. The staff should have doubled, right?"

Hualei pointed at a printer outside and continued, "Look, this guy's arms are much thicker than last year. I guess the paper mill of the chief priest's family has also expanded to another floor?"

164-----Next Do you want to try it?

Gui Jijiu laughed, "You girl, you have a bad mouth and poisonous eyes." Then he lowered his voice and said, "You are not mistaken, the printing house has indeed doubled the number of staff, so you see, the originally spacious venue now has to be walked carefully, there is no way, there are too many things.

In the past two months, the new students of the Imperial College have just arrived, and the amount of grid-shaped practice paper used has greatly increased. Although I made preparations in advance, it is still not enough. "Gui Jijiu's eyes narrowed with laughter, and he continued in a low voice.

"The printing house can still keep up, after all, the engravings were already made long ago, so printing is not difficult.

The main reason is that my paper mill can't keep up. Although I have doubled the scale of the paper mill, the demand for rice grid and field grid is too large, and I can't make paper in time. This month, the paper mill has earned this amount. "Gui Jijiu pointed a number with his fingers.

Hualei opened her eyes wide in surprise and gave Gui Jijiu a thumbs up. "Gui Jijiu is really amazing. As a Jijiu, he is knowledgeable and well-educated. His business is also booming and he makes a fortune every day."

Hualei was generous with her praise. "Gui Jijiu, I don't have much chance to be Jijiu anymore, so I won't ask you for any experience.

But do you have any tips for doing business? Can you teach me? I also want to be bigger and stronger, better and bigger like you. I don’t ask for a fortune, but I’ll be satisfied if I can make a lot of money every day.”

Gui Jijiu's face turned pale like a flower bud. "You're trying to force me to drink the magic potion again. It's useless. I was able to double the size of the paper mill and printing house by using my status as Jijiu. You can't be Jijiu, so you can't learn it either."

Taking a glance at Hualei, the smug look on his face made him look like a proud little rooster, no, an old rooster, which made Hualei grind her teeth unconsciously.

Seeing Hua Lei's depressed look, Gui Jijiu smiled happily again, picked up the teacup and took a sip, then put away the expression on his face and said seriously.

"I heard that you bought a farm in a puddle in the southern part of the city in the first half of the year? You planted a lot of vegetables there? You also raised a lot of chickens, ducks, geese and pigs. Is that true?"

Hua Lei nodded, and seeing that Jijiu looked thoughtful, she asked, "Master Jijiu, do you want to...? Then I'll ask Brother Ping'an and Brother Xiaoqun to bring you some next time?

Gui Jijiu glared at Hua Lei and said, "Do you think I am such a person? I can't buy what I want to eat now." Gui Jijiu looked disgusted.

"Then...Master Jijiu wants to..." Hua Lei smiled awkwardly.

"It's like this. Didn't the Imperial College recruit a new batch of students this year? The original supply of vegetables, chickens and ducks to the canteen of Class D is a little insufficient, so we need to find another one to help provide chickens, ducks, pork and vegetables to the canteen of Class D.

Last time, I heard Manager Chen mention that the vegetables grown on your farm are excellent, and the chickens and ducks are also well raised. Do you want to give it a try? If you are willing, you can go to the Imperial College to register. I have brought you the registration form. "Gui Jijiu took out a stack of papers from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Hualei.

He continued, "Then Dianzhuan will select six candidates and ask these six to provide dishes and samples to the Imperial College. The Imperial College will set up a seven-member judging panel to discuss and decide which one will be selected.

Signing up for this program does not mean that you will be selected, but if you are selected, it will be a good thing for you. The vegetables, chickens and ducks on your farm will then have a good place to go.

Although the unit price is not higher than that in the market, the quantity is large, which is much more convenient than running to the market every day to sell them. How about it? Do you want to try it? "Gui Jijiu looked at the buds.

Wow, vegetables are sold wholesale and directly supplied to the school cafeteria. I must give it a try. If it works, I can really wait to count the money.

Hualei's eyes lit up, "Go, go, thank you, Master Jijiu." Then she thought that something was wrong, and her words were ambiguous. "I'm going, I'm going, thank you, Master Jijiu, I want to go, thank you, Master Jijiu."

Gui Jijiu didn't care and pointed at the registration form and said, "Please read this form carefully and fill it out. Remember to write neatly so that it looks good.

The first thing the sour scholars in the Imperial College look at is your handwriting. If your application form is all crooked, you will be eliminated in the first round." Gui Jijiu reminded Hua Lei.

"Yes, Hualei understands. Thank you, Master Jijiu. I have always been grateful for your kindness. Hualei doesn't know how to repay your hard work." Hualei was a little moved.

"Tsk, why are you so excited? I'm just giving you a chance to sign up, not for you to be selected. Everything still depends on you. Remember, when providing dishes and samples, the dishes must be cleaned thoroughly, and the types of dishes should be written down according to what you have on your farm. The more the better, but don't fill in randomly.

At that time, the cooking department will bring people to visit your farm. If they find that the vegetables you wrote on the registration form are not available on the farm, you will be disqualified. Don't think that you have the dish just because you filled in the name. If you buy it from outside and resell it to the Imperial College, that won't work.

Once discovered, the contract can be terminated at any time. By the way, if you are selected, you will sign a one-year contract. If you do well this year, there is a high possibility that the contract will be renewed next year.

If there are always mistakes in the middle, not only will there be no possibility of renewal, but if the problem is serious, the contract will be terminated immediately, and medical expenses will be compensated in case the student gets a stomachache. "Gui Jijiu also told all the problems.

"Yes, Master Jijiu, I understand." Hua Lei nodded.

"Fill out this application form and send it to the Imperial College as soon as possible. Don't delay. This is urgent." Gui Jijiu reminded him. Hualei nodded in agreement.

Gui Jijiu poured Hualei another cup of tea and changed the subject. "You are still successful in your work, so I am not worried.

Your brother was also well-educated. He was able to get into the Imperial College with the first place, which is really an outstanding achievement. In the monthly exam at the end of September, he took the first place in Class Ding. The results of this month's monthly exam have also come out. Although it has not been announced yet, I went to check it out and he took the first place again. It can be seen that his basic skills are very solid and he has learned very thoroughly. "

"Really?" Hualei was very happy.

"Well, he is indeed good at academics, but not at archery. You should remind him to take this subject seriously. Although archery scores are not included in the imperial examination, they are still required. Even if he is not good at horse riding and archery, he still needs to run exercises and squat in horse stance. Exercise well so that you can have a good body and good energy to cope with the exam in the future.