freenovelworld Chapter 212 You Just Want to Threaten Me
Chapter 212 You Just Want to Threaten Me
Gu Yichuan picked up the tea at hand and took a sip before he calmed down a little.
"These account books of yours truly opened my eyes."
He shook his head and smiled, sighing, "With the speed at which my wife makes money, she could earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a year. I'm afraid that even if I serve as an official for hundreds of years, I still won't be able to earn that much money."
Shen Nankui joked, "How could that be? It is said that if you become a clean official in three years, you can earn 100,000 silver coins. If Governor Gu is willing, you will have a way to make a fortune."
Gu Yichuan knew she was joking, and said sadly: "Even if that's the case, it's still not as good as my wife."
Shen Nankui glanced at the page of the account book he was looking at, shook his head and said, "It's not that exaggerated actually. This month's revenue is the highest since the opening. This year, we opened three Yanxia Pavilions in a row, and the workshop is also being expanded. After deducting all costs and dividends to others, the silver I have in my hands is only 40,000 taels so far."
However, forty thousand taels of silver is also a considerable amount of money.
Back then, she spent several days embroidering a handkerchief, but could only sell it for two taels of silver. The tuition fees of the students in the private school were only one tael of silver a month.
There is a world of difference between today and the past.
After Gu Yichuan sighed, he felt a little pity in his heart, "Nan Kui, it's not easy for you to get to where you are today."
Shen Nankui held his hand, looked at him and said, "You studied hard for ten years to get into the government. How could it be easy?"
She paused and continued, "In fact, at first I wanted to make money just to have enough food and clothing, not having to worry about making a living, and to live a life of comfort and enjoyment. But later on, I became a teacher and founded Lai'an Academy. Seeing so many children having books to read and girls being able to go to school, I thought about using the money I earned to do something more meaningful."
To this day, her commitment to Lai'an Academy remains unchanged.
Although the academy has no shortage of students now and the tuition fees collected are enough to maintain its operation, she still sends a subsidy to the academy every month.
How could Gu Yichuan not understand what she meant?
Hui held her hand and said gently, "I understand."
"I am now in charge of Yongzhou. I can't help you with other things, but I can give you maximum freedom in what you want to do."
Working together, the couple will definitely make Yongzhou a better place.
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Late November.
Although the climate in the south of the Yangtze River is not as cold as that in the north, the wind is still a bit biting.
Outside the prefectural government, there were two figures standing not far away, closely watching all the people entering and leaving the prefectural government.
Hongdou rubbed her slightly frozen fingers and sneezed.
"Miss, we have been waiting here for two hours, but we haven't seen Gu Zhouzun come out. This is a windy place, and you are wearing thin clothes. What if you catch a cold? Otherwise, let's go back first!"
She felt cold all over because of the wind, but she didn't take care of herself first. Instead, she put Zhang Qiongsi's hands together in her palms and tried to rub them to warm them up.
Seeing this, Zhang Qiongsi took out a few copper coins, bought two hot buns from the bun stall behind him, and hurriedly stuffed them into her hands.
"I'm not cold. If you feel cold, just hold the buns first."
Hongdou paused with her open mouth.
Ah, so this bun is not for her?
She wiped the saliva that was about to flow out of the corner of her mouth and obediently held the bun to keep warm.
Zhang Qiongsi still stared at the gate of the prefectural government, muttering in confusion, "Strange, today is a holiday, and Daddy said that Governor Gu would go outside the city to inspect the people's sentiments in the afternoon. How come we have been waiting here for a long time, but we haven't seen him go out yet?"
Hongdou said, "Since it's a holiday, maybe Gu Zhouzun suddenly doesn't want to go out again?"
After all, who would want to work on their days off?
For example, if her own girl gave her a holiday, she would definitely not want to go anywhere. She would first have a good sleep in the morning, then lie down after eating, do nothing, and think about nothing. This is the most comfortable way.
Zhang Qiongsi saw through her thoughts, raised his eyebrows, and poked her forehead with his hand.
"Do you think everyone is like you?"
Hongdou asked: "What should we do? Are we just going to keep waiting like this?"
Without waiting for Zhang Qiongsi to reply, she continued, "Miss, I can do whatever you want with other red beans, but today the weather is gloomy. Not only is there no sun, but the wind is so strong. I can't watch you get yourself sick from the cold. Otherwise, when I go back, my wife will blame me for not serving you well and will spank me!"
She pursed her lips and said, "I'm most afraid of pain."
Zhang Qiongsi glared at her with resentment and said angrily: "You rely on your girl's soft heart to threaten me!"
"All right, all right."
Even though she came here today with the intention of not leaving until she saw Gu Yichuan, she had already waited here for two hours. If she went back too late, she would not be able to fool her parents if they asked about it.
"Then let's go over and ask someone, is that okay?"
She dragged Hongdou to the gate of the prefectural government and waited for a while. Then she saw a tall and strong middle-aged man walking out.
Zhang Qiongsi was about to step forward, but found that the man had a cold face and an iron-blooded aura, which was even more frightening than Uncle Sun who had been catching criminals for years.
She shrank back, somewhat afraid to step forward, turned and pushed Hongdou, and ordered, "Go ask."
Hongdou looked resistant, "Girl, how about we wait for the next person?"
This man looked like a god of death, and she was afraid of him.
Zhang Qiongsi frowned, "What are you waiting for? Don't you want to go back quickly?"
She snatched the bun from Hongdou's hand and pushed her forward, "Good Hongdou, be obedient and make sure to find out the news about Gu Zhouzun."
Hongdou was pushed by her and staggered, almost falling on the man.
There was a "crack" sound.
It was the sound of a sword being unsheathed.
"who?"
The man was Feng Ze, one of Gu Yichuan's four subordinates. He had been in the army for several years and by chance, he followed Gu Yichuan to Yongzhou.
He drew his sword three-quarters out of its sheath and looked at the two young women in front of the door with vigilance.
Hongdou screamed in fear and her face turned pale.
Seeing this, Zhang Qiongsi hurriedly pulled her behind him, and said with a forced smile: "I heard that several of Gu Zhouzun's subordinates came from the army. I see that you are very brave, so I guess you must be one of them, right?"
Seeing that the two women were weak and posed no threat, Feng Ze put away his knife when he heard her mention her master.
"Yes, who are you?"
"I'm, uh..."
Zhang Qiongsi was about to introduce herself, but she felt it was inappropriate. If Gu Yichuan knew who she was and told her parents about it, her parents would definitely stop her from coming to see Gu Yichuan privately. How could she do that?