Chapter 585 T-Juan Father and Daughter

"Sister may not have this intention. It turns out that she is just young. Some fortune-tellers said that she must stay in the Buddhist Pure Land for over 18 years to resolve the tribulation. Now that she is over 18 years old, naturally she will no longer be able to do this. Restraint." Daiyu explained: "Dad is in poor health now, so he naturally hopes to arrange the follow-up for my sister properly, and it is also appropriate to return to the clan and recognize our ancestors."

“But Sister Miaoyu said that she only came back to protect her uncle, and would return to Buddhism once something happened.” Shi Xiangyun shook his head, “I don’t know what Sister Miaoyu thinks.”

“Daddy will have a good talk with my sister, but daddy always owes my sister and them.”

 Daiyu has a delicate and sensitive mind, and compares her thoughts to herself. If she were like this, I'm afraid it would be difficult to accept it, and it would be normal to have some resentment and dissatisfaction.

However, the bloodline between father and daughter cannot be extinguished after all. When a father considers his daughter’s future, he must do it from the bottom of his heart for his daughter’s good. Daiyu also feels that Miaoyu will understand and accept it after all.

"Sister Miaoyu is very open-minded." Shi Xiangyun smiled, raised his head, and turned over, "Sister Miaoyu is already over 18 years old. My uncle should have mentioned it earlier to think about big things in her life, but the younger sister sees uncle It seems that I am confident.”

Daiyu didn't know what her father thought about her sister. But when she accidentally asked about her father, her father was a little stunned and didn't even speak for a long time. In the end, he only responded with "I have my own considerations as a father."

While Daiyu and Xiangyun were discussing Miaoyu's marriage, Lin Ruhai was also talking to Miaoyu.

 “My daughter will not marry!”

Miaoyu's face flushed, and her whole body trembled sharply due to a mixture of shock, humiliation, anger, fear and bewilderment. Even her lips trembled, "If daddy really wants to force his daughter, she would rather die!"

Lin Ruhai's face was full of helplessness and sorrow, "Miaoyu, could daddy harm you? You are already eighteen years old. At this age, any girl is not married yet, at least she has already been engaged. Yes, daddy is at fault. , I have delayed you, but daddy will make arrangements for you to make up for it..."

"Daddy is just arranging for his daughter to be a concubine as compensation?" Miaoyu's face turned from red to white, and her eyes became colder, "Daddy should keep this kind of compensation, my daughter doesn't need it!"

Lin Ruhai didn't know how to persuade his daughter, a concubine.

"Miaoyu, dad knows that you are suffering in your heart, and I also know that you have resentment in your heart, but your fate is like this, what can you do?" Lin Ruhai took a deep breath and tried to control his emotions.

"Ziying is a scholar selected by the Shangge Jinshi Hall, and was dismissed from the Hanlin Academy. She has a bright future. Even if you don't hear anything outside the window, you should know that he is now in charge of opening up the sea. This is the imperial court. It's a top priority. If this is done well, his future will definitely be brighter. Moreover, he is upright and friendly to others. If you marry him as a nun, the children you will have in the future will also have the opportunity to be kind..."

Miaoyu didn't know that what Lin Ruhai said was true, but she felt a strong resentment in her heart when she thought that her half-sister was his wife and he had to marry her.

 Why?

If some other high-ranking lady wanted to marry Feng Ziying as his wife and she became a concubine, she might feel better.

But I didn’t expect that the half-sister would be the main wife, and as the elder sister, I would have to be the wife instead. The humiliation and discomfort caused by this contrast are really difficult to face.

Although she also knew that it was time for her to get married at her age, she never thought that she would have to face this matter as soon as she returned home, let alone that her father had already arranged the matter, and she never thought about it. She wanted to marry Feng Ziying, and she was a concubine.

Even though this person did seem to have extraordinary magnanimity and a bright future, it was precisely her father's arrangement that made her feel a sense of hatred towards Feng Ziying for no reason.

 Could it be that this person had such shameless thoughts after seeing his own beauty? Miaoyu became increasingly sad and angry.

“Father, there is no need to say anything more about this matter. If the father insists on doing this, the daughter will have no choice but to die in retribution!” Miaoyu cut off Lin Ruhai’s words.

Lin Ruhai was also dizzy for a while. This girl's character was as paranoid and stubborn as her mother's. She would never look back on something she had determined. But how could she explain this matter to Feng Ziying?

“Miaoyu, you are also eighteen years old. My father does not have long to live, so he must arrange things for you. If you do not want to marry Feng Ziying, then your father will find another suitable marriage for you..."

"Father, if you really pity your daughter for her eighteen years of suffering, please ask her father to give her a freedom. When she comes back this time, she will stay by her father's side and fulfill her filial piety as a daughter. She has no other thoughts or intentions. Marry,..." Miaoyu gritted her teeth and said word by word: "My daughter only wants to do this, so she will return to the master's knees, purify her heart, and have no other thoughts."

Lin Ruhai's face was full of regret, "Miaoyu, how could dad let you enter Buddhism at such a young age? Dad would never allow it!"

Seeing Miaoyu still looking at him with a stubborn face, Lin Ruhai was a little helpless, "Well, Miaoyu, if you don't want to marry Ziying, dad won't force you. Although dad and Ziying had an agreement before, dad is sincere. I sincerely consider it for your own good, but if you really don’t want to, dad won’t force you. Over there, dad will go and tell Ziying, you said you don’t have the heart to think about marriage now, dad is up to you, but you have to promise dad. , you can’t rely on Buddhism, this is dad’s only request, you must agree to dad!”

The father and daughter looked at each other like this, neither letting go of the other. After a long while, Miaoyu reluctantly lowered her eyelids and whispered: "Okay."

"Miaoyu, you are my father's blood and flesh and blood. Even though my father has done everything wrong in the past, will he harm you? He has eaten more salt than you have eaten rice. I have never seen anything like this. All these arrangements I'm thinking about you." Lin Ruhai said earnestly, "If dad goes, who will take care of your affairs? If you really don't want to, then dad can only ask Ziying to find a suitable person for you in the future..."

Miaoyu just bowed her head and said nothing, and Lin Ruhai had no choice. He was helpless to deal with such a daughter who had the same temperament as her mother.

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“My cousin is here.” He saw Duan Xigui coming in, followed by several teenagers of different ages. They must have been chosen by him.

"I have met you, sir." Duan Xigui was very reliable at this time. He bowed first and then motioned to the people behind him to salute.

The teenagers behind were all busy saluting.

It was also the first time for Feng Ziying to wear official uniforms for work, such as herons and cyan uniforms. In the past, she often wore casual clothes when she was in the Hanlin Academy or when she went to the south of the Yangtze River.

"This time, according to your request, a total of five people have been selected. Three of them have worked in the shop, and one has been invited by the Shanshan Guild Hall to teach..." Duan Xigui said concisely, "The remaining two are from the recent batch. The best of them all,…”

Feng Ziying’s eyes fell on these people.

Whether it is building a bank or borrowing money, it involves specific capital flows. Naturally, he does not have so much energy to manage these specific matters. Wang Wenyan and others naturally have no say in the general direction, but in these specific funds The inflow and outflow are equally unfamiliar, and this group of children from poor families who have been continuously cultivated over the past few years can play a role.

Fengrunxiang has been developing well over the years, and the short-term training courses held by Duan Xigui in Linqing are very effective. One belt is three, three is nine, and then the outstanding ones are selected to work in Fengrunxiang and serve as accountants. Finally, those who are flexible and articulate will be selected to serve as teachers.

In this way, hundreds of such talents were cultivated in two or three years, and Duan Xigui also adhered to Feng Ziying's intention and kept no secrets.

After the merchants like Shanshan Guild Hall discovered the convenience, speed and clear advantages of using Arabic numerals and double-entry bookkeeping, some of them sent their nephews to study, and some simply recruited them directly from such poor families. , Duan Xigui is also happy to see the success.

These methods began to spread slowly among the merchants along the canals in Shandong. Many merchants in areas such as Dongchangfu, Linqing, Xiazhen, Zhangqiu, and Jining began to hire or send people to come to Qing to study. This counting and accounting method spread along the canal to Tongzhou in the north, and to Xuzhou and Yangzhou in the south.

"Well, you settle them down first and get familiar with the situation. After a while, I'm afraid I will be busy. Well, I will explain the specific situation to my cousin when I come down. This is not only official business, but also some of our own matters. quite complicated,…"

 Those who can be selected by Duan Xigui and brought here should have no big problem with their loyalty. Although there is nothing that requires too much confidentiality in such matters, after all, it is still necessary to be more cautious and safer.

Seeing that Feng Ziying spoke carefully, Duan Xigui was also a little excited.

No matter how good Fengrunxiang's business is, it is just a jewelry and pawnshop business. In the past, Duan Xigui would have been satisfied with being Fengrunxiang's big shopkeeper, but now the more he sees, the more he understands, especially when he sees himself. His cousin's growth rate, and hearing the sighs and sighs of the merchants when they mentioned the matter of opening up the sea, made him more and more eager to have more exciting opportunities with his cousin.

“Don’t worry, sir, they are all carefully selected. Not only are they excellent at calculation and accounting, but they are also agile in mind and have a strong ability to learn new things...” Duan Xigui beamed with joy.

Seeing her cousin's appearance, Feng Ziying still didn't understand what he was thinking. She was afraid that he was not satisfied with just being a small businessman, but also wanted to perform well in this business of opening up the sea. Maybe he also wanted to earn an official position. Where is the body?

Feng Ziying can also understand that no matter how much money you earn as a businessman these days, you can't compare to a seventh-grade official.

This status is there, so businessmen all hope that their children can study and pass the examination to become a scholar. If it is not possible, they have to donate money to buy an official position.

 (End of this chapter)