Seeing that Feng Ziying was just smiling bitterly, Xue Zhen was also a little surprised, "Brother Feng, isn't there really something ...... about this Mei Huang?" ”

Feng Ziying shook her head, "Brother Tadder, Sister Baoqin, I have heard about the situation of the third son of the Mei family, but hearsay may not be accurate, and what I have learned is mostly his brother's misconduct, but it is not a big deal,......"

Baoqin covered her mouth and chuckled, and her eyes lit up, "Yes, that little sister is wrong to blame Brother Feng, but the little sister has indeed heard some things about the Mei family, but it's just not groundless." ”

Being squeezed by Xue Baoqin, Feng Ziying thought for a while before saying: "In this way, Baoqin's sister's matter will be understood after my brother returns to Beijing, and if there is really anything wrong, I will definitely tell her." ”

The three of them gossiped for a while, and agreed that Xue Zhen would contact Feng Ziying when the period of filial piety expired in the next year, and followed Feng Ziying to learn to do things.

Feng Ziying also told Xue Zhen that in the past year or so, he would also arrange for someone to contact him and let him know some relevant information first.

In addition, it also allowed Xue Zhen to study the calculation method of Arabic numerals and double-entry accounting in his spare time, so as to be useful in the future.

When Feng Ziying went out, Xue Zhen sank his face and reprimanded his sister: "My sister is a little rude today, Brother Feng's visit today shows his temperament, why is my sister so aggressive?" ”

Bao Qin was not afraid of her brother's blame, her eyelids were lowered, her pretty eyes turned slightly, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

"Brother, don't be angry, if Brother Feng is really as you said, then the little sister can't hide it from him, and it won't be put in his heart, how can a man and a man deal with a woman and a woman about these trivial things? But the brother's affairs have to be taken into account. ”

Xue Zhen had a big headache, his eccentric sister has been active since she was a child, and as she grew older and her father died, this girl became more and more like a wild horse without a halter.

"Sister, my family is not as good as before, that is, the uncle is now in Beijing to look up to people, I heard my mother said that the aunt was also quite happy in the letter a few days ago, saying that the eldest brother is no longer as indulgent as before in Jinling, and being controlled by others is the credit of Brother Feng, and the Daguan Building on the first floor of the north is the aunt's house and several other children in Beijing, and now the business is booming,......"

Xue Zhen also wants to teach her sister a lesson, this girl is sometimes neither big nor small, relying on her young age, sometimes she doesn't know if she offends people.

"Oh? Big brother also has to be disciplined, is that Brother Feng? It was the first time Bao Qin had heard of it, and her diamond-like eyes flashed with a glint of light, "I didn't expect that Brother Feng still has such ability, and he can actually subdue the eldest brother, so the eldest uncle and sister can rest assured, I don't know if the eldest aunt mentioned the marriage of the eldest brother and sister in the letter?" In terms of age, they are not young. ”

"I didn't mention it." Xue Zhen took a breath, "As soon as Brother Feng comes today, my mind will be decided, with Brother Feng's reminder, I will have a goal for my brother in the future,......"

"Brother, don't you want to increase the prestige of others and destroy your own ambition, aren't you also full of confidence? said that there was no Brother Feng coming, so what? When did Brother Xue become inferior? Bao Qin calmly looked unpleasant, "Besides, Brother Feng's own family is busy, even if he takes care of you, I'm afraid that he may not have too much energy to ask you, and he has to rely on himself, and the Xue family will never rely on ,......others."

Xue Zhen smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Sister, you don't have to look at Brother Wei's energetic and high-spirited spirit some time ago, to be honest, it was all for Brother Wei to pretend to be in front of you and your mother, if there is no Brother Feng to give Brother Wei a reassuring pill today, Brother Wei doesn't know how long this qi can last,......

"Huh?!" Bao Qin's eyes widened and she looked at her brother in disbelief, how was this possible?

"Sister, I know you are sharp and intelligent, but this outside thing is not as simple as we see or imagine, these years people are sophisticated and the world is cold, once my father passed away, how is the business in Suzhou, Hangzhou and Yangzhou, don't you know? If it weren't for my father's previous arrangement, we would have greeted us in the name of the Jia family, but I'm afraid the situation would be even worse,......"

Xue Zhen was quite touched, "Now that the family's business is withering day by day, and my mother is not energetic now, Brother Feng said to hand over Fengrunxiang's business to me, and to be honest, I am still quite excited to be a brother,......

"Yes, why didn't my brother accept Brother Feng's kindness before, could it be that my brother felt that Brother Feng was deliberately tempting, but he didn't plan to return it to us?" Bao Qin frowned.

"That's not it, sister, with Brother Feng's current power, I'm afraid that I can't look down on Feng Runxiang's livelihood in my heart for a long time,......"

Xue Zhen shook his head categorically and denied it.

"Didn't the third brother also say that paragraph? That's what Brother Feng used to practice, and even paid more attention to the apprentices who were specially used to cultivate, well, a group of half-pulled boys who learned the Arabic numeral calculation method and the new accounting method, I pondered that Brother Feng was afraid that he had been thinking about opening the sea for a long time, and these boys were afraid that they would be prepared for experiments and breakthroughs that Brother Feng said in the future,......"

Xue Zhen and Xue Baoqin have both learned Arabic numeral calculation methods and double-entry bookkeeping, and Na Baoqin has a special talent in this regard, and he is extremely clever in bookkeeping and accounting, and even Xue Zhen can't catch up.

They were all born into businessmen, so they naturally understood how much such a simple and convenient way of bookkeeping and calculation could reduce the workload of this daily livelihood.

The key is that it is easy to learn, and you don't need to have advanced reading skills.

For example, some of the Feng family disciples recruited by Duan Xigui had read books, and at most they could only know a few words, but they could practice under Duan Xigui's half-tank sailors.

Now every store in Fengrunxiang is the daily accounting and bookkeeping of these boys, and Duan Xigui even handed over the monthly inventory and audit to these boys, which is so big that Xue Zhen smacked his tongue.

"Listening to my brother's meaning, have you made up your mind to follow Brother Feng to break through? No, no, it's not that you follow him, but he asks you to go to the front for him, maybe you break into a fame, he gets fame and fortune, and if you get into trouble, you ......"

"Sister!" Xue Zhen suddenly changed color.

Seeing that his brother was really angry, Baoqin was silent.

"I don't know why you have such a prejudice against Brother Feng, maybe you yourself inquired about some of the Mei family's situation, and felt that Brother Feng's words were a little hidden, but sister, you have to think about it, Brother Feng and the Mei family are colleagues, and it is impossible for him to say those unconfirmed rumors casually? To put it mildly, if Brother Feng has some unpleasant words today, if you really marry into the Mei family in the future, will you be haunted? If it is simply gossip, will you think that Brother Feng is slandering the Mei family? ”

Xue Zhen said in a stern tone, "What's more, Brother Feng has also made his attitude clear, he has no friendship with the Mei family, and he may not even have a good relationship, from his point of view, it is not appropriate to say anything, he is so cautious, it is the best attitude!" Be cautious in words and deeds, this is also the attitude that a man and a Hanlin Academy should have! ”

Hearing the brother's fierce reprimand, this time Baoqin didn't dare to stiffen his mouth again, and said quietly after a long time: "Brother, don't be angry, little sister knows that she is wrong." ”

Exhaling a deep breath of turbidity, Xue Zhen turned his head to look out the window: "Sister, I understand your thoughts, you have always liked to say that you know people and faces, but I also know that the situation of the Mei family in the past few years has made my father, mother and you sad, but people are different, Brother Feng can make a great reputation at the age of sixteen, he is loyal, brave, and trustworthy, this is probably the most fundamental, as for talent, I am afraid it will have to be put behind." ”

Bao Qin pouted quietly.

The elder brother didn't know that he had always been in contact with his sister in Jingshi, although the elder sister never mentioned Brother Feng positively in the letter, but the daughter's family affairs inevitably revealed one or two.

Previously, at his mother's place, Brother Feng said that he and Jia Jialian's second master sent Lin Daiyu back to Yangzhou to visit his father and the two Huai both to transfer salt, and the Yamen to patrol the salt imperial history Linhai, and stayed in Yangzhou for a few days, and there were many secrets hidden here.

Back then, it was Brother Feng who saved Lin Daiyu and her father together, and my sister also mentioned in the letter that Brother Feng often came to Jiafu and saw her and Lin Daiyu.

But in this Jingshi City, my sister and Lin Daiyu are not young, and they have to go to visit, it is said that they are also very close to the three girls of the Najia family, and he himself said that he has decided to marry the daughter of the Shen family, but there is still such behavior, it is clearly a disciple who is a disciple of the Qin and Chu families.

is also his brother is honest, he only sees the good side of Brother Feng, but he doesn't know the other side of him, but what's the point of saying this? It's nothing more than a young man Mu Ai, and it has even become a romantic story.

Feng Ziying didn't expect that he had become so bad in Xue Baoqin, in his opinion, he treated people sincerely, arranged a future path for Xue Zhen, and even considered when to marry for Xue Baoqin, and had a long way to go to understand the conduct of the third child of the Mei family for Xue Baoqin, and he was worthy of the Xue family, but he never thought that his impression had become a disciple who messed with flowers.

However, it seems that Xue Baoqin's analysis and judgment are not wrong, but Feng Ziying has never thought that her behavior is immoral.

Isn't that what this is meant in this era?

As long as you can bear the moral obligations you should bear, the three wives and four concubines themselves are prepared for the successful people of this era, and even in a sense, they are still the standard for successful people, and he naturally has to fight for this.