In the following time, there were no trivial matters to bother Gu Zhao. Gu Zhao devoted himself to his studies, and his diligence was comparable to that of the college entrance examination review. His memory was excellent, although his reading talent was not as good as that of Song Ze. , but it was enough for him to skyrocket. This result made both Fuxue Jiaoyu and Gu Zhao himself very satisfied.

In addition, Gu Zhao's painting and riding and archery skills have also continued to improve. The paintings he draws are no longer as freehand and abstract as they used to be, and he prefers portraits of people. During the learning process, he incorporated some painting skills from later generations.

Although later generations have not learned it specifically, but he has heard a lot about some things, and he can tell the truth. He doesn't know what outsiders think of his paintings, but the paintings he painted for his family members are loved by them.

During this year, not only he was making progress, Song Ze was making progress, Gu Yang was also making progress, and various businesses were also thriving.

Of course, the most profitable business is still the soap business. After soap became a royal tribute, it was sold far and wide. Many merchants gathered in Qingling Mansion just to wait for the soap released from the workshop, so that they could be brought back to the local area or shipped to other places. For sale, Li Jun also wrote in the letter that not only soap is sold in the border towns, but even foreigners outside the customs regard soap as a treasure, and the soap is even more popular with nobles.

Not to mention Gu Zhao and Qi Yunfei, every time Song Ze got his half of the dividend, he felt hot, but neither Gu Zhao nor Qi Yunfei had the idea of ​​taking back his share, and it was written in black and white that it should be The money that Song Ze took, and because of these dividends, Mother Song completely resigned from the work in the workshop, and followed Li's embroidery class. Of course, there are not many opportunities for her to do it. Now she is eating and drinking. The eyes don't feel tired either.

Although the soap business is the most profitable, the Eucommia gum business that Gu Zhao valued the most is taking up an increasing proportion. Now that Gu Ren has come out, it can be said to be impressive. , I set up several transformation teams under my command, and I also owned several car dealers. These people never stop throughout the year.

With the expansion of the scale, more and more young people came out of Shuiyun Village, and the money they brought back after a year was also quite a lot. From the correspondence with Gu Daniu, we can know that the old roofs of Shuiyun Village are now being demolished. There are more and more new homes, and Eucommia trees have been planted on the mountain behind Shuiyun Village. Everyone knows now that Eucommia is valuable.

Walking on Qinglingfu Street now, looking around, you can see that [-]% to [-]% of the carriages have used tires, and people who don’t use them are probably also queuing. The bark, leaves and fruits of Eucommia ulmoides purchased are also limited, so the output of Eucommia ulmoides gum cannot meet the demand.

Many people know that the Eucommia tree is full of treasures. It can not only be used as medicine, but also extract Eucommia gum. People with eyesight also planted Eucommia trees.

In the government school, Gu Zhao packed his things and went out with Song Ze, Peng Ling also followed, and when the three were talking and laughing, someone came up from behind: "Gu Zhao, wait a minute."

Gu Zhao stopped and looked at the person who was chasing after him. After catching up, the person scratched his head embarrassingly and asked, "Gu Zhao, has the canned fruit in your Pinxiang shop arrived?"

Peng Ling laughed and said, "I didn't expect that there are many good people hidden in our school."

"No, no, my mother and sister asked me to ask."

Peng Ling gave him a look, indicating that everyone knew that they would not laugh at him, but they had clearly laughed at him before.

Gu Zhao also smiled and said: "It's already on the way, it will arrive in a few days, and I will leave some for you in the shop when I get there."

"Okay, thank you Gu Zhao."

Gu Zhao waved with him, turned around and continued walking out with Song Ze and the others.

The south is rich in fruit, but it is not easy to transport and store. The fruit may go bad before it is delivered to the destination. Therefore, the fruit is purchased locally and then made into canned fruit, which minimizes the waste.

The canned fruit and jam business was developed by Gu Yao and others together. At the beginning, Gu Zhao only came up with an idea, because Gu Yao’s dim sum shop always needed fruit and jam, and the local fruit was not enough, so he bought it from other places. Especially the idea of ​​the south where the fruit is abundant, when canned fruits and jams are produced more and more, they are placed in dim sum shops and sold together.

Today's Pinxiang Dim Sum has opened three stores in Qingling Mansion alone. In addition to Qinghe County, there are two other counties in Qingling Mansion that also have dim sum branches. The busier Gu Yao is, the happier she is. When asked what kind of husband and son-in-law she wanted to find, Gu Yao actually said that she didn't have time to think about this question, and that she would do the business first.

Well, in fact, Gu Zhao looked around and felt that these individuals were not worthy of Gu Yao. Seeing how capable and young his niece is now, she has earned a lot of money. Now in the Gu family, apart from him Even Gu Ren couldn't keep up with the second richest person outside.

In fact, there are quite a few matchmakers going to Gu's house, because besides Gu Yao, the girl who is waiting for her husband, there are also brothers Gu Zhao and Gu Yang. Yang is also a potential stock, which makes the old lady happy and painful, because none of the three want to marry, and none of them want to marry, and none of them are in a hurry. What's the use of her old lady just being anxious.

In this regard, she and Song's mother have a lot in common. Song Ze's market is also optimistic, but unfortunately he also has no intention of marrying a wife, but Li Shi is more open than them, maybe because he feels that life today is worse than in the past. It made more sense, so I turned my head to persuade the two of them, it's just that the fate has not come, it's better to wait a little longer, wait for the children to take care of themselves, and find someone who suits them, which is more satisfactory than the one they see now.

What can the old lady and Mother Song do? They can only listen to their children in this matter.

When Gu Zhao came home, Mrs. Li also came over and was talking with the old lady and Mother Song. When she saw Gu Zhao came back, she hurriedly asked someone to set up a meal. As for Song Ze who came home alone, Mother Song said that there was no need to worry. After a while, he will find it by himself.

Sure enough, as soon as the meal was set, Song Ze was brought over. Song Ze smiled helplessly at Gu Zhao, what could he do?When he got home, only the mother-in-law and servants were there, saying that his mother had left a message to eat at Gu's house. Although the mother-in-law could cook for him, it was boring to eat alone, so he came here again as soon as he separated from Gu Zhao.

The three women couldn't keep their mouths idle during the meal, they were all talking about the tailor shop and the embroidery class.

The old lady said: "Sin, I received two more abandoned baby girls today. Why don't you want to raise good babies and have to throw them away?"

There is a special charity hall in Qingling Mansion to take in abandoned children, but they can't take them in. More and more girls are accepted in Li's study class, and finally some people send over abandoned baby girls, so Li has to buy a Zhuangzi The baby girl was sent there, and someone was hired to take care of it, otherwise she couldn't really throw the baby back, she couldn't be cruel.

Song's mother also felt sorry for these girls: "Fortunately, these people who were trained as teachers are now paid well. After taking their wages home, their treatment at home has also improved a lot. It can be seen that they still need to have a reliable craft."

Since the first study class, there are now more than a hundred female students who have been accepted successively. Of course, many problems have been encountered during the period. For example, some people just want to send their children here in order to take advantage of the free food provided by the study class. , the family can save a ration, can learn crafts without spending money, and can earn money when they return home after learning.

However, at the suggestion of Gu Zhao, Mrs. Li signed a contract with the students who entered the training class. After completing their studies, they need to work in the garment shop for five years, otherwise they will have to pay a sum of money. Of course, there are wages for working in the garment shop. Available, and the wages are not low.

Li's heart is soft. In the past, it was either the eldest lady or Mrs. Hou. She couldn't see the poor people at the bottom. Now she sees those poor women who want to help them more and more. If she can help them, Li's mood will improve a lot .

Although the money earned by the tailor shop was invested in study classes and taking in abandoned baby girls, Shi Li didn't feel that it was a loss, and now her reputation was getting better and better. No matter the students who come out, there are rich families who want to invite our embroiderers to teach their girls at their homes, but I refused. If you want to learn, you can only go to our study class."

Xiu Niang went to those people's houses, but she could only teach one or two or a few people, but in the study class, she could teach dozens of people, which was more meaningful.

In order to keep these embroiderers, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Song offered very high wages, so it was difficult to poach these embroiderers.

The old lady worried: "Will those young ladies agree?"

Song's mother said: "If you really want to learn, you should be willing. After all, our embroidery lady here is also the best in Qingling Mansion."

Song's mother's embroidery skills are not the best among these embroiderers, but she knows how to appreciate them. Both the Song family and the Li family have contributed a lot to find these embroiderers.

Li Shi said: "The girls in our class are all excellent, no worse than those daughters who are rich."

Gu Zhao, Song Ze, Gu Yang, and the old man could only eat silently by the side, and couldn't speak at all. As for Gu Yao, she was busy with business in the shop and often didn't see anyone during the meal.

After the four of them finished their meal, the discussion over there was not yet over. They looked at each other without interrupting them, and retreated silently. Gu Yang said with shame: "Mother, they are really powerful now. There's nothing wrong with us."

The old man went for a walk with his hands behind his back. Women are too capable, which made him a little disappointed.

Song Ze thought about the brilliance on his mother's face, and said with a smile: "Actually, this is pretty good, mother, she is happier than before in Shuiyun Village."

Gu Zhao laughed: "Let's read the books first and do what we should do. Song Ze, I want to go for a walk, how about you?"

Song Ze nodded hastily: "That's exactly what I mean, and it's time to go out and study."

"Third brother, what about me?" Gu Yang asked worriedly.

Gu Zhao patted him on the shoulder: "You stay at home and take care of the women at home. The burden on you is heavy, you know?"

Gu Yang felt that he was a poor little boy who was ruthlessly abandoned.

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