HCB Chapter 613: Rapid Changes
Chapter 613: Rapid Changes
Now Naibao manages one quarter of the family business by himself, and he has been doing so for a year. This was an agreement between Wen Yao and Yinzhen that the three sons would start managing their own share of the family business when they were ten years old.
The family property of her and Yinzhen was divided into four parts, one part for each son and one part for her and Yinzhen. How they developed their business in the future was their own business, and the part for her and Yinzhen would belong to them when they grew old.
Wen Yao would not distribute the children equally as in later generations, as that would be unfair to Naibao in this era, so they decided to distribute them this way, after all, the three of them were siblings from the same mother.
This is what they both agreed was the fairest.
Naibao had no objection. After all, Wen Yao had given them all the things that they had been rewarded with since they were young, including farms and shops, which were not counted in the equal share.
Naibao thought that this division was best for the three brothers.
Now Naibao has been managing it by himself for a year, with Wen Yao and Yin'er assisting him. After a year, Wen Yao and Yin'er stopped caring about it and left everything to Naibao alone. He has adapted well, perhaps because of his talent. Now he has opened other manors and shops with Hongxi, Honghui, Hongyu, Hongqing, Hongshu and others!
As for not competing with the people for profit, I no longer care about these things.
For Wen Yao, every year she would go out with Yinzhen and the children. Year after year, they watched the changes in the Qing Dynasty, from dirt roads to smooth concrete roads, and the people changed from wearing tattered clothes to wearing neat new clothes, and from being skinny to having fair skin.
The fields used to produce 100 kilograms per mu once a year, but now they produce 300 kilograms per mu twice a year. It’s a change again and again, and there is hope year after year.
You can see all kinds of different delicacies in towns, and there are more every year. This is not taught by Wen Yao. Wen Yao has never taught it. It is researched by the common people themselves. There are even many foods that Wen Yao has never seen. It can only be said that conditions are better and everyone has time and energy to study. There are no additives in this food!
Purely natural, purely handmade, no technology or hard work!
Although there is no electricity, the night market has its own unique style. Lanterns and candles are placed one after another in layers, using glass and even some refraction principles. Although it is not as bright as in modern cities, it is like moonlight here, with a hazy feeling that can be clearly seen.
Wen Yao's family likes to go to the night market. Maybe because there is a lot of exercise at the night market, there is no worry about a big belly. Now Yinzhen and Yin? are probably tired in recent years, and all their fat has turned into solid muscles.
Not only their family likes to go to the night market, Yin? and his family also like it. Occasionally, you can even see the fifth brother and the fifth sister-in-law, and the eighth brother with Guaerjia. As for the other brothers, they also often go there, each with their own legitimate son or daughter.
Kangxi would often take a concubine out of the palace from time to time, not just Concubine Yi. Wen Yao admired Kangxi for this very much. Even if he was busy, he would not ignore the concubines in the harem and would give them a little surprise from time to time, and it has been like this until now.
The sun was scorching. Wen Yao and Yinzhen followed Kangxi around after taking summer vacation. Kangxi loved to go on incognito visits and it was never just talk. Kangxi brought Concubine Yi with him. In addition to Wen Yao and Yinzhen, he also brought Crown Prince Yinreng, Prince Yinzhi, Naibao who followed them stubbornly, as well as Yinzhen and the Tenth Concubine.
Wen Yao's second and third children are being looked after by the wet nurse, so she feels relieved.
"There is a shade tree ahead, let's go and take a rest." Kangxi got off the carriage and walked around for a while before he was sweating profusely. He saw a big tree in the distance where he could enjoy the shade, and an old man was sitting under the shade of the tree.
The old man was dressed simply, but the wood used for the recliner he was sitting on was not ordinary, and his overall state also showed that he was not from an ordinary poor family.
"Oh? Are you still in a hurry at this noon? Come and sit here and rest for a while. Where are you going?" The old man fanned himself with a palm-leaf fan, looked at the arrival of Kangxi and his entourage, sat up straight, and pointed to the clean big stones beside him.
Kangxi didn't let Wei Zhu beside him do anything, and just sat on the big rock, "Grandpa, we didn't expect it to be so hot. Do you often cool down here?"
"It's so hot in the middle of the day, how can it not be hot? I can tell you're not farmers." The old man thought that you must be well-dressed. Even the clothes you wear show that you must be rich or noble. The old man pointed to the farm in front and the village in the distance, "My home is over there. I have some water and iced bitter melon here. I don't know if it's cold yet. Do you want some?"
"Bitter melon?" Kangxi glanced at something not far away and thought it would be okay to have a bite. "We also brought some snacks with us. Baocheng and Baoqing, take the snacks from the car. Old man, let's have some food and drink together?"
"Okay, if the sun is about to set, we can still do something," the old man's eyes lit up. He liked to be lively and chatty when he was old. "Hey, little strong man, come here, move the bitter melon over here for me, and bring the kettle and teacups over there as well."
Yinzhen pointed at himself, and the old man nodded, "Yes, yes, it's you. You're quite good-looking." The old man looked around and said, "Sir, your family has quite a lot of people. Are they all your sons?"
"Yes, these are all my sons," Kangxi said without any concern. "There are more people at home, and I don't want to feel miserable at home, so I'm going out for a walk."
"Indeed, having more children and grandchildren is good, but it also brings more worries." The old man did not ask about their identities, nor did he need to ask. The old man knew at a glance that they did not want to talk about it, so he changed the subject. "Speaking of which, I have ten sons! Then there are even more grandchildren. There are too many things to worry about."
The old man got off the recliner and turned around. The recliner turned into a long table. A small wooden box next to it also changed and was put outside, which became a table. The old man also sat on the stone, "There are more troubles."
"It's the same with all the children and grandchildren. The old man doesn't seem to have so many worries now, does he?" Kangxi saw that the old man didn't look sad. "The old man looks much happier than me."
Yinzhen and Yinzhen brought the things and put them on the table. Yinzhi and Yinreng put their own snacks and yogurt on the table. The old man called out to Kangxi, "This is my homemade barley tea. Try it."
Kangxi picked up the teacup and took a sip. "This tastes good, with a pure wheat aroma and a floral scent. Hmm... is it camellia?"
"You're an expert. It's camellia. Not only that, it's made with pure water," the old man said with pride. "I'm not so sad now. I used to want to go to the underworld to see my wife early every day. Now, I let them live their own lives. Each family takes turns once a month. I just let the younger generations take care of me and that's it."