Hou Men Splendid

Chapter 154 Father Lin's Worries

After half an hour, Lin Wenxi came back, Ning sister was sleepy and sleeping in Lu's room, Lin Qingran followed Lin Wenxi to the study.

Lin Qingran is very familiar with her father's study, and it hasn't changed much over the years. When she was young, she liked to look for books here the most, and it took her a long time to see them.

The father and daughter don't need to be polite when they talk. Lin Qingran mentioned Shao Ziyu's current official position in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. He is also a talent, and the official department issued an official document asking him to be a co-organizer. A few months ago, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment was vacant.

In addition, it is easier to get started and familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Punishments than to be promoted directly to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Therefore, Shao Ziyu, who has been serving as the right servant for only a few years, and Mr. Yang, who has been the left servant for a long time, are in front of him.

In terms of qualifications, Master Yang is better than Master Yang. Even if Shao Ziyu has been flourishing in recent years, he is still experienced, but in terms of background, Master Yang is better than Shao Ziyu.

It's just that the former relies on ability, while the latter is easy to fall into the ground.

"Father, there is no need to be in such a hurry. If you want him to overtake Mr. Yang and sit in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, maybe the emperor will think that you are using power to suppress others. After all, Mr. Yang has lived longer than Mr. Yang." Lin Qingran was even more worried. What is more is the impression of father in front of the emperor.

"If the emperor doesn't think so, he won't look at you like that when you do anything, otherwise, Qingran, you still don't understand." Lin Wenxi patted her on the shoulder, "Ziyu has made a lot of achievements over the years, Without father's help, he also has the ability to compete, and it doesn't mean that the older he is, the more hopeful he is. Back then, father went all the way up, but was it because of his age?"

"That's why you were favored by the late emperor."

"The first emperor wasn't blind, why did he favor your father and me." At the end of the day, it wasn't his own ability.

"I think you are just too loyal." Lin Qingran snorted, and thanks to her own father, Lin Qingran fiddled with the chess pieces on the chessboard in front of her, "You have done ten points, and the emperor still blames you for twenty If you only make five or six points, the emperor will definitely praise you very much."

Lin Wenxi smiled, "You girl, that's not what you said. How can you not be dedicated to being a courtier? Even if you are not the emperor, you have to think about the people of Liming. The emperor is not good at school, and it will be the people who will suffer in the future."

"You just worry too much." Lin Qingran got up and sat him aside, "Think about it, you leave these matters to the emperor to decide for himself, he has his own opinions, and if he makes a mistake, he will know how to correct it , didn’t even give him the chance to make decisions, you and Lord Bei are all there to assist, how could he know what the consequences of doing wrong are, and if he doesn’t know what the consequences of doing wrong are, he won’t respect you, but instead I want to blame you." Only after suffering a loss did he realize that he has a long memory. The emperor at this age has a high spirit. He has just learned something and is about to flex his muscles, but these ministers are getting in the way. Can you not hate it?

Lin Wenxi smiled even more happily, "You, speaking of the same thing, this is not a small matter of going out shopping today and buying the wrong thing, but a major national event, how can we use this as a gold standard."

Lin Qingran looked at him with a serious face, "Father, I'm not joking. It is precisely because of the national affairs that the emperor must know the consequences of his mistakes. He needs to bear it himself. He has never seen people suffer. How can the high-ranking emperor understand these sufferings, father, you grew up suffering from childhood, and your grandmother raised you and uncle and suffered so much, so you understand it deeply, but how can you understand it from a young age."

"You still worry about it, but you see, the emperor means that he doesn't want you and Prince Bei to worry about it." Lin Qingran added another sentence, knowing that father and Zhang Zhonghou are so hardworking, one is for the late emperor's last words, The second is for the sake of the common people. In wars and turmoil, it is the common people who suffer the most.

Lin Wenxi looked at her. Before her daughter got married, she thought it was rare to talk to herself in such a tone, with such a serious appearance, just like when he reasoned with her back then.

After a while, Lin Wenxi sighed, "Where did you get these principles?"

"It's all dad, you taught me well." Lin Qingran smiled, "You will retire after a few years, and you still said that you want to take mother out for a walk, and if you delay it for a while, if you and mother If there is something uncomfortable, how can I go out to play quickly."

"You girl!" Lin Wenxi knew that she cared about herself. The older the emperor, the more difficult it would be for them to assist the emperor. Return."

Now both Lin Yunhao and Lin Yunze are working abroad, and it will be more than a year before returning to Luodu City
In the evening, Shao Ziyu came to pick them up and returned to Shao's house. He hadn't seen his sister for a day. Brother Bo missed her. After dinner, he accompanied Ning to listen to her talk about going to Lin's house. Lin Qingran looked at it with a smile. They said to Shao Ziyu, "Being so patient with Ning'er, it seems that Bo'er's daughter-in-law will also be a lucky one in the future."

"That's not sure." Shao Ziyu knew his son's temper too well. Regardless of being nice to his sister, if it was someone else, his picky temper would be revealed immediately.

Si Qin came over, holding a letter in his hand, saying that it was just sent by Yuan's family. When he opened it, it was a greeting card written by Yuan Chengzhi, asking if Lin Qingran would be at home tomorrow, and Yuan would come to visit.

Lin Qingran asked Si Qin to send someone to Yuan's house to pass a message, and she will be there all day tomorrow.

The next day, Yuan Shi came to the door.

When we first met, I wanted to salute Lin Qingran, but Lin Qingran hurriedly stopped her, "Aunt Yuan, you are now the old lady of the Yuan family, and Cheng Zhi is an official of the Imperial Academy, why should you salute me?"

"Master Shao and Mrs. Shao have helped us so much, and we should salute." Yuan Shi was somewhat restrained. In the second half of last year, Yuan Chengzhi picked her up in Luodu City. She was still adapting to life here, and this official family member Communication is still being explored.

"Chengzhi himself is promising, but we just gave him a push. He is not under Xianggong's family, and there are many people who admire him." Lin Qingran heard from Shao Ziyu that Yuan Chengzhi stayed in the Hanlin Academy well, and he was diligent. He is also courteous and courteous. In such an environment, Yuan Chengzhi is much more likable than the children of aristocratic families who have a temper and only come down to practice for a year and a half.

"With Mrs. Shao's help in Pengcheng back then, he wouldn't be what he is today." Yuan Shi decided that a benefactor is a benefactor. Without Lin Qingran's help back then, it would be no use for his son to be self-motivated now.

"Mrs. Yuan, I'm still used to living here." Lin Qingran skipped the topic and asked about Yuan's life these days.

"I'm still used to it." Yuan Shi paused, "It's just that I want to find something to help, but it's hard to go out, for fear of embarrassing the child."

"It's not a matter of losing face. It's also important to buy a shop." Lin Qingran suggested that they save some money, which is definitely not enough to buy a shop. "I have one more thing I want Aunt Yuan You can do me a favor."

"Madam Shao, please tell me, if there is anything I need, I will definitely help." Yuan Shi couldn't wait to help Lin Qingran.

"Your cooking skills are good. In the past few years, I heard from Cheng Zhi that you still made steamed buns and pancakes for sale, and the business was good. Now I am planning to open a restaurant. Don't keep your skills private. Pass them on to the cook, you guys Pay some money to take some shares, are you willing?"

"I can't run a restaurant." Yuan Shi shook her head, that's what a chef does.

"What's wrong? I run a restaurant, not a restaurant. I cook home-cooked dishes. When you were in the magistrate, you could cook family banquets. Why can't it work? We figured it out. You teach the cook, and you pay your monthly money. , You have to give me the silver that you hold shares, and I will give you the dividends in proportion to how much you pay in the future."

Yuan Shi is just not educated, but she is not stupid, so she understands what Lin Qingran means. Mrs. Shao wants to help them. Will they not be able to pay for opening a restaurant?

Yuan Shi got up and was about to kneel, but the chess player at the side quickly supported her, Lin Qingran smiled and said, "Mrs. Yuan, Chengzhi is promising, and you can afford it. Don't kneel down after this, you At that time, I will teach those cooks more, so that the business of the restaurant will flourish."

Shao Ziyu took Yuan Chengzhi as a student, and he would naturally help if he could.

Lin Qingran sent Yuan Shi away, and two days later, Yuan Chengzhi came to the door in person and brought 80 taels of silver.

Lin Qingran didn't think of opening a restaurant suddenly. She also had this plan before. She opened it with her elder sister and she took care of it. Luckily, a restaurant in Hefang Street is about to be transferred. It doesn't take a big move to buy it. Lin Qingran changed his mind a bit. Together with the money for buying the shop, it cost nearly 1000 taels of silver. Including the money Yuan Chengzhi brought, Lin Qingran planned to give them [-]% evenly. Got a stake.

After writing the contract, Lin Qingran asked Yuan Chengzhi to take it back and put it away. The young man was ashamed to say more words of thanks, so he sent someone back to Lin Qingran and Shao Ziyu with a thank-you letter of about ten sheets.

After reading it, Lin Qingran showed it to Shao Ziyu. He was lucky to accept such an honest student.

At the beginning of April, Lin Qingran's restaurant opened. It is said that it is a restaurant, and it is much cheaper than the food in the restaurant. Lin Qingran does not show extravagance upstairs and downstairs, and arranges as many tables and chairs as possible. Some boxes are all on the third floor, and the first and second floors are the lobby.

According to Lin Qingran's words, her restaurant is following the civilian route, the taste is good, the price is fair, and the location is good, there is no reason why the business is not good.

Shao Ziyu joked that she lost money, but Lin Qingran was cheerful and happy. Anyone who is familiar with the Shao family knows that Mrs. You Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment is a very profitable master. She married her daughter. How rich it may be.

The business of the restaurant is doing well as expected. With this dividend, the Yuan family can also buy some shops by themselves. In the future, there will be more places for money, and the salary alone is really not enough.

March passed, and it was July, at noon, Yuan Shi suddenly came to Lin Qingran in a hurry, looking anxious, and asked Lin Qingran for an idea. After asking, it was strange, this Hai family They sent someone to Yuan's house to inquire about whether Yuan Chengzhi had said that he was a relative.

(End of this chapter)