Working part-time as a wife is too busy

Chapter 21
"Grandpa, Uncle Kui, I didn't mean to hide from you. I used to be dumb. It's just that after a serious illness, my dumbness will be cured!" There is nothing wrong with others. Now that she has decided to stay, Gu Xiaoya decided to be honest. .

Since ancient times, no dynasties or generations have allowed the generals to raise their own salaries and food. Even if the treasury is empty, the king should brainstorm and let the ministers find a way. After all, the peace of a country still depends on the guards of the soldiers. The country will be in danger.

After returning from the front yard, Gu Xiaoya called Xuemei into the study and asked her to go to the warehouse to check what her current family property was. Many people used to only know that she was an orphan of a martyr, a cold-blooded magic doctor and an iron-blooded instructor, but they didn't know that she also had Business talent.

Xuemei walked forward, but came in easily, saying that she was ordered by Mr. Rong to tell Gu Xiaoya about the situation of the big families in the imperial capital.

The Great Qin Dynasty has gone through five generations of emperors since the founding of the Taizu Emperor, from the talented Taizu Emperor to the civil and wise Emperor Taizong, to the Renzong Emperor and Shengzong Emperor who worked hard to govern the country and the people, and now to the fatuous and cruel Emperor Guangzong.

It's easy to tell Gu Xiaoya that Emperor Guangzong was indeed a good emperor who was praised by all people a few years before he first came to the throne. At that time, he was dedicated to serving the country, loved virtuous ministers, and kept a low profile. The prosperity of the Qin Dynasty was coming soon.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Guangzong's most trusted younger brother Xian Wang rebelled and not only killed all of Guangzong's sons, but Emperor Guangzong was also seriously injured.

Although the virtuous king and the rest of the party were all killed, Emperor Guangzong's temperament changed drastically after he recovered from his injuries.

With the change of Emperor Guangzong, the situation in the court and the harem and the power of the imperial capital also changed. Now the most powerful family in the Great Qin Dynasty is the century-old Lu family.

Not to mention that the children of the Lu family accounted for almost [-]% of the officials in the court, just say that Prime Minister Lu, Empress Lu and Concubine Lu are already powerful, and no one in the world dares to provoke them, and it is precisely because of this that the Zuo family has such power A massacre.

In addition to the Lu family, there are also four prominent families of Lin, Liu, Jiang, and Guan that cannot be underestimated. Concubine Jiang, who is second only to the empress above the three concubines.

As for the Guan family, although they are also a famous family, they have never allowed their daughters to enter the palace. Although Emperor Taizong rewarded them with iron coupons of Dan Shu and made them the Duke of the Protectorate.

However, because the Guan family is good at doing business and earning money, it has been the emperor's pocket since the reign of Emperor Taizong, so the successive emperors have always treated the Guan family lightly and will not make things difficult for them.

In addition to the famous families, the imperial capital also has three major generals' mansions and five tiger generals. Among them, the three major generals' mansions include the Lei family, the Zuo family and the Rong family. An army of 50 guards the northern border.

The Five Tiger Generals are the five general mansions specially built by Emperor Taizu in the imperial capital, east, west, north, south and in the city according to the five elements. Only those who have made great contributions on the battlefield can live in it.

Among them, General Jinhu led an army of 20 to guard the imperial capital, Generals Muhu and General Shuihu led an army of 30 to guard the eastern border near the sea, and Generals Huohu and General Tuhu led an army of 30 to guard the slightly desolate western border. .

"What kind of business does the Guan family do?" After explaining in this way, Gu Xiaoya realized that if she wanted to find out the truth about the death of Gu Zhanyun and his wife and fight with the Lu family, she would have to do without money, and relying on her dowry alone would be a drop in the bucket.

"Although the Guan family is not an imperial merchant, they are involved in various businesses, especially jewelry, jade and antique porcelain." It is easy to wonder why Gu Xiaoya asked about the Guan family alone. The old man asked him to tell her these things, just to let her There is something in mind to act.

However, at this time, he also didn't understand why his old man trusted and loved this woman from the Ningyuan Marquis so much. Could it be that he wasn't afraid that Gu Xiaoya was a wolf that Gu Zhanming specially placed in the Rong family?
Even if it's not for the sake of the Rong family, Gu Xiaoya still has to plan for her own future. It's true that she recognizes Mr. Rong as an elder, but it doesn't mean that she will be trapped in the Rong family for the rest of her life.

Blind marriage is just a stopgap measure, just like what Rong Jie said to her, the young master of the Rong family doesn't want to marry her, instead of being a bound and cold couple, it's better to get together and get separated.

Therefore, she has to prepare for her divorce or divorce in the future. It is always right to try to earn some money now, but what about Yuci's marriage, she can always think of a way to get rid of it.

"Miss, although the dowry left to you by the late madam is a full eighty levies, because the madam was born in a scholarly and Confucian family, except for the furniture, clothes and quilts when she got married, there are only some poems, calligraphy and paintings. , although there are also jewelry, but the style and color are not good. In addition to the abandoned small village we went to earlier, there is another Zhuangzi and [-] acres of fertile land in the southern suburbs of the imperial capital, and there are two adjacent shops on West Street. Selling some books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones won’t make much money throughout the year.”

Although Xuemei's ability to handle affairs is getting stronger day by day, she used to be the lowest maidservant after all. Gu Xiaoya let her take charge of all the common affairs all of a sudden, making her the first and the second eldest. It's not as good as being trained by Gu Xiaoya in the mountains easy.

Gu Xiaoya was also a little dumbfounded for a moment, she just arrived in this other world, she left the General's Mansion on the second day of her marriage, and she didn't put her mind on the dowry when she came back, but she really never thought that the dowry of this physical mother-in-law Xu would be like this Big discount.

However, if you think about it, you can understand that Mrs. Xu was only the daughter of a five-rank compilation bachelor in the Hanlin Academy. It is said that her marriage to Gu Zhanyun also took a lot of trouble, and she was married to the Ningyuan Houfu because of her low status. do not like.

Gu Xiaoya's grandfather was an upright and noble person who only devoted himself to learning, and his official career was not smooth. Later, after Gu Zhanyun and his wife died unexpectedly, the old man couldn't bear the blow, and after a serious illness, he asked to resign and return to his hometown to recuperate. Since then, he has never returned to the imperial capital.

"Who is in charge of the farm in the southern suburbs? Who is in charge of the shop on West Street?" The fifty acres of land and the two shops in the imperial capital where the rich and the rich gather together are a bit shabby, but this is all she can use at the moment. family property.

"Slaves...slaves don't know either!" Ever since Gu Xiaoya got married, she had never asked about the farm or the shop, nor had the caretaker of the farm or the shop come to her. Xuemei was a novice with no experience in this area, so she had to He blushed and said in shame.

(End of this chapter)