Chapter 065 How to Hold On
Chen Xiaomin said that the old man advised her to be open-minded. Isn't her mind broad enough?
Seeing that her chest was heaving with anger, Zhao Yulin pointed there and said with a smile: It's open, very open.
When the little girl saw this, she rushed over and started beating him up with her little fists, muttering to herself, "Beat him to death, beat him to death."
Zhao Yulin took the opportunity to hug her and said that he would never become king. If one day he really became emperor, she would be the queen even if she had no son.
The little girl was shaking with excitement, and she was so happy that she pressed her red lips against his.
In the Zhao family in Jiangbei, the old man is gathering the first and second wives to give them a lecture. The Zhao family has no advantage in purchasing goods on their own now, so it is better to purchase goods from Cuiping Mountain in Jiangnan, which is convenient, high-quality and low-priced.
Therefore, the cloth shops, granaries, grocery stores, etc. under the name of the Zhao family now all purchase goods from the trading companies of the Jiangnan Shenwei Army. They are truly retail stores, and it is no longer possible to do wholesale like in the past. How can they support the huge expenses of the Zhao family with such huge income?
After Zhao Yuqing reported to his father, he sat there helplessly, holding his tea bowl in a daze.
The second wife enviously said that the youngest wife had a good life after leaving the Zhao family. She crossed the river to become the general manager of the Shenwei Army retail store. The third wife gave her the beggar chicken and the sincere glass store in the city. The revenue on the first day of opening was 5,000 taels of silver. The youngest wife also invited her parents to live in the glass store, with a total of five shops upstairs and downstairs.
Mr. Zhao slammed the tea bowl in his hand and said that there is always a way out. Is there no way for our Zhao family to make money?
Zhao Yuqing said that Cuipingshan is currently the largest wholesaler. All the department stores on the street are sold in Cuipingshan. All the profitable businesses in the city are done with the help of his third brother. Our family used to do wholesale, but now we can only do retail. There is no way out if we don’t work with my third brother.
The eldest wife sighed and said that she had no choice but to drive them away in the first place, so she decided to bring them back now.
Mr. Zhao roared angrily, saying that it was she who wanted to chase the people away in the first place, and now it was also she who wanted to bring the people back. If she wanted to bring the people back, she should do it herself. He couldn't afford to lose face like this.
Then, Mr. Zhao stood up, flicked his wide long sleeves, and walked towards the backyard in a leisurely manner.
After Zhao Yulin explained to Chen Xiaomin the renovation of Jiuzhou Dam, I took Master Liu Yuru to inspect the site and discuss countermeasures.
After the plan to renovate Jiuzhouba was released and published in Cuiping Morning News, the people of Yibin became excited again.
But many people are not interested, thinking that the current hotspot is Sanjiangkou. It is definitely not profitable to renovate the old dam.
Zhao Yulin understood this result very well. When he entered Sanjiangkou, no one was optimistic about it. This was just in favor of house renovation and demolition. He told Xiaomin not to rush and to plan carefully, believing that her husband's idea was right.
When his eldest brother Zhao Yuqing heard that Jiuzhouba was going to develop a food, entertainment and tourist attraction, he thought that Zhao Yulin always made money from a project and this time would definitely be no bad deal. So he went back and told his father that he wanted to transfer the unprofitable shop and look for his third brother to invest and make money.
Mr. Zhao scolded his eldest son, saying that he was stupid. This was purely San'er's way of flattering the county magistrate and making him look good. It was autumn in the county town, and he still wanted to make money in Jiuzhouba?
Dream on.
Zhao Yulin certainly didn't know his father had such an evaluation, and he had already taken a boat to Yujin in Qianwei, because he found the coal he needed there.
Zhao Yulin brought Xiaomin and Ma Ling to Bagou. When they saw the coal mine where black gold was dug out, they said that this was it. They asked Yang Xingyun to strongly support it and asked Cuiping Mountain to send capable craftsmen to mine and to manufacture machines for making honeycomb coal so that every household could burn coal for cooking and heating.
They came back and went to the county government office in Jianwei. The county magistrate happily received them and when he saw the two beautiful wives beside him, he praised them for their talent and beauty, saying they were unmatched in the world .
Zhao Yulin quickly dodged and asked the county magistrate about the situation of the Shenwei Army stationed in the county town. What was wrong?
What else do you need him to do?
The county magistrate said happily that it was good to have the Shenwei Army in the county. It helped the county to crack down on hooligans, tyrants and bullies, and also helped the people to repair their houses, chop firewood and fetch water. The people all liked it.
Zhao Yulin's Shenwei Army treated night patrol as combat training wherever they went. Wherever they went, the evil ones kept their tails between their legs and behaved themselves. The common people were of course happy that they could sleep peacefully with their doors open at night.
When he heard the county magistrate say this, he did not bother to argue with him. After expressing his gratitude and support, he took the two women and went straight back to Sanjiangkou, Yibin.
When the boat arrived at the dock, Ma Ling'er asked him to accompany her to visit his brother. The Qingming Festival had passed, and Zhao Yulin was busy, and had not yet gone to burn paper money for his brother, so he wanted to accompany Ma Ling'er to the Baita Cemetery. However, Chen Xiaomin said that he was also his elder brother, and followed him to the dock.
The three of them came to the White Pagoda to light incense and candles for Ma Jin. After kowtowing and burning paper, Ma Ling'er told his brother that she was pregnant and wanted Brother Yulin to agree that the child would take her surname Ma when born, thus leaving roots for the Ma family.
Zhao Yulin looked at her face and knew that she was worried, so he said that he would do whatever she said and that the most important thing at the moment was to raise the baby happily.
After returning to Yibin Port, Zhao Yulin pointed to the newly built wharf and said that he had spoken to the county magistrate, Lord Yang, and that she would be in charge of Yibin Port on behalf of the Zhao family, and that there would be an inauguration ceremony in a few days, and she would attend it again.
Ma Ling leaned on him happily, then turned to look at Chen Xiaomin.
Xiaomin said that everyone supports her, so there is no need to be afraid and just take on the responsibility.
When he got home, his mother immediately took him in and looked him over from front to back, from left to right, and from top to bottom. Chen Xiaomin told her mother-in-law not to worry, and that everyone was watching over him. Ling'er was fine, except that her belly had grown bigger.
His mother laughed and scolded Xiaomin for what she said.
At night, Zhao Yulin went to Ma Ling'er's room to accompany her. He hugged the girl and asked her why she wanted the child to have the surname Ma. The girl pretended to be dead in his arms and didn't say a word.
He flattened Ma Ling'er and asked her to speak, otherwise he would press forward and commit the crime.
Ma Linger just said that the uncles in the office said that Chen Xiaomin, even though she was the eldest wife, didn't have any children yet, and it would be ugly if they started fighting in the future.
She certainly didn't want sisters to fight with each other, so she wanted her child to have the surname Ma.
Zhao Yulin held Ma Linger tightly in his arms and remained silent. After a while, he said that he did not want to see internal fighting among his family members and killing each other. So he was determined not to become a king or an emperor and to be a citizen of the Song Dynasty.
The girl immediately covered his mouth and said that it was okay for him to do whatever he wanted, and she just hoped that he would be safe and happy.
The couple stopped talking and hugged each other until dawn.
Zhao Yulin got up to practice boxing and exercise, while Ma Linger waited for him to bathe and change clothes. He took Fan Zheng to the military camp to hold a meeting.
After listening to everyone's reports, Zhao Yulin said that now is the best time for the development of our Shenwei Army, and each brigade should seize the opportunity to expand the army and train soldiers. Because Mahujiang is a scattered tribe with no one to ask, we have organized our own garrison, and the territories of other brigades are still appointed by the emperor, so we can't give you official positions, but you must also move like a phoenix.
When everyone heard him praising the Fire Phoenix, they started to make a commotion and shouted for the Phoenix to switch places. Everyone wanted to go to Mahujiang to show their skills.
Fire Phoenix said proudly that her Ninth Brigade now had 5,000 soldiers and she would not give up her position.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that what she was doing was called factionalism, and that it was wrong to just want to hold her child and stop him from crying.
Everyone burst into laughter.
Fenghuang stared at him with eyes as if blazing. Zhao Yulin knew that his analogy was wrong, so he turned his face away.
Zhu Congwen immediately took over the topic of rectifying discipline, and said that Lei Du Yu Hou was kind-hearted and reluctant to take action. Could it be that there were no violations of discipline in the various teams? He asked everyone to go back and keep a close eye on it, emphasizing that strict military discipline is the foundation of the Shenwei Army and must be firmly grasped.
After the meeting, he kept Fenghuang and Feng Guiqi. Zhu Congwen said that the 9th and 12th battalions were both facing the tribes in the south, which had both dangers and development opportunities. He asked Feng Guiqi to learn from Fenghuang, seize the opportunity, expand the territory, and recruit soldiers.
Zhao Yulin said that the good days would not last long and that they must be careful. He especially reminded Fenghuang to beware of Dali's sneak attacks, as they had many powerful martial artists and that they should pay attention to their personal safety. He also asked Zhu Congwen to assign Chen Xianxin's improved Thunderbolt Chariot to Fenghuang and take it back to increase firepower.
Phoenix looked at him with joy and assured everyone that the Ninth Brigade would be able to guard the South Gate.
Zhao Yulin went home after finishing his work. Seeing that it was still early, he went to the kitchen. The chef said that there was still half a chicken to be stewed for the young lady. He saw a bundle of fresh handmade and became interested. He decided to make some fresh noodles for everyone to eat.
Ma Linger was surprised to hear that he was going to make noodles. She said with a smile that the sun was rising from the west today, and Brother Yulin, who had never made noodles, was going to make noodles for everyone, so come and see.
Seeing her making a fuss, Zhao Yulin drove them all out and told Fan Zheng to call Chen Xiaomin back to eat the yanmian he made.
At that time, the new type of roasting and extruding oil press had been installed and put into use in the new town, and Zhao Yulin had already been eating the delicious rapeseed oil.
He asked the chef to stew the chicken and make soup.
If you don’t have peanuts, grind the roasted soybeans into coarse particles. Chop the sprouts and chives and set aside.
The chef said: Third Master, the chicken is ready.
Zhao Yulin saw the chef pick up the chicken and told him to tear the meat off the chicken legs into small pieces. He started to throw the noodles into the pot.
He cooked the noodles, scooped them up, dried them, and put them in bowls, then added fresh rapeseed oil, sesame oil, and soy sauce, and mixed them well. He asked the chef to put shredded chicken, soybeans, sprouts, and chives on top. Zhao Yulin asked the maid to bring it out, and after a short rest, he served everyone a bowl of delicious chicken soup.
The aunties were curious about the different way of eating noodles, so they mixed them according to his instructions and started eating. They were very happy and shouted, "Brother Yulin, another plate, please."
Zhao Yulin spread his hands and said, "That's all. Delicious food tastes good only when you are 70% full and 30% hungry."
His mother immediately told him that he couldn't eat too much pasta because it would be difficult to digest.
Ma Ling'er wiped the corner of her mouth and said that this pasta would definitely sell for a good price if sold outside.
Chen Xiaomin said she hadn't eaten enough yet, so she didn't want to sell it. She would eat at home first and then go out to open a shop. Let's go to the old street of Jiuzhouba.
Zhao Yulin didn't bother with them and went to the kitchen to discuss with the chef how to improve it.
