Chapter 123 New Heaven and New Earth
Li Longji called Zheng Jianqiu and his wife out, but didn't know what they said. The couple came back happily. The prince personally asked about Chen Wanrong and Zheng Qing's marriage. What kind of honor is this? What matchmaker is needed? If the couple are not happy, they will not be able to do it. They aimed at Chen Wanrong and kept praising their son-in-law for being able to ask for it!
"Shopkeeper Chen, I've been bothering me for a long time and it's time to go back. Let's say goodbye!" Li Longji bowed his fists.
"The prince is leaving?" The hired worker didn't believe it, his eyes widened, and he surrounded him, leaving a guest on behalf of Chen Wanrong: "Prince, you have just come, how can you leave? You have to play for a few days!"
The villagers are simple, although they do not have gorgeous words, but they have a sense of sincerity. Li Longji smiled and comforted: "Longji has appreciated your kindness. It's just that the state affairs are in their own hands and cannot be taken too much. In the future, if you have the chance, you will meet again. You live a good life, which is the best explanation for me."
Li Longji was the prince who was in charge of the country and had a lot of affairs. This was not a false statement. Although the employees were reluctant to leave, they still followed and said in a verbal manner: "Crown Prince is gone!"
"Zai Rong, I'll give you three days off. When you come back, I'll bring the bellows. Also, Store Manager Chen, first handle the major affairs, and then come to Chang'an." Li Longji arranged it.
Chen Zairong hasn't been home for a long time. It's great to have three days of family vacation, so he hurriedly said, "Thank you, Prince."
Chen Wanrong understood what he meant, and asked Chen Wanrong to handle the engagement first, and then go to Chang'an to meet Ruizong. He had issued an order and was appointed as an official. It can be said that he had done what he should do, but he also asked Chen Wanrong to go to Chang'an to meet people and thank him personally. Otherwise, Ruizong would not have received a "humility, filial piety and friendship".
"Prince, please rest assured, I understand." Chen Wanrong found cloth, wrapped the wine glass, and put it in a wooden box.
By the way, they gave two to Gao Lishi, Yang Sixu, and Wang Maozhong. They came to see each other in person, and it would be unreasonable to not give them some. After all, they put so much effort into pulling the bellows. If they hadn't helped, the glass would not have been done so smoothly.
For Chen Wanrong, glass is just an ordinary item. For Gao Lishi and others, this is a treasure. They all accept it happily and thank you again and again, especially Gao Lishi and Yang Sixu were the happiest. The eunuch had no wives and children, and in addition to doing things, they could only place their interests on rare and strange things. This is why eunuchs especially like to make power and plunder them.
Chen Wanrong took the prince and his party to the door and said goodbye. Li Longji was charming, easy-going, and had no official airs at all. In the eyes of the hired workers, he was extremely reluctant to leave his relatives and brothers, and several hired workers couldn't help but wipe their tears.
When Li Longji was there, he had no other feelings. He only knew that he was easy-going and had no airs. Once he left, he realized that there was something missing, as if he had no backbone. His personality charm just appeared. Looking at the direction where Li Longji and his party disappeared, Chen Wanrong felt lost.
After a while, everyone returned to the house one after another. Zheng Zhou called Zheng Qing away, and he didn't have to think about it. He told her that the prince was telling her. Zheng Jianqiu came over and asked, "Wanrong, what should I do about this?"
He didn't say what was going on, and Chen Wanrong knew it was an engagement: "Father-in-law, let me listen to you."
Zheng Jianqiu thought for a while and said, "I'm going to Luoyang too, so I have to do this first. I'll prepare it tomorrow and do it for you the day after tomorrow, and then I'll go to Luoyang. I'm back these days, it's time to go and have a look."
"Okay! Let's make arrangements now." Chen Wanrong had no dissatisfaction.
Zheng Jianqiu stopped him and said, "Actually, there is nothing to prepare. The bride price is naturally something you want, just go through the motions. We don't want you, as long as you are nice to the girl."
His family business is much thicker than Chen Wanrong, so he would not care about this little bit of bride price. However, if there is no bride price, it will be a matter of customs and will go through the motions. Chen Wanrong nodded: "It's up to my father-in-law."
"Okay, you go and meet the girl. I'll talk to my in-laws." Zheng Jianqiu made arrangements.
As soon as the words were finished, Zheng Qing came in, with a shy look on her face. Zheng Jianqiu hurriedly left and closed the door. Zheng Qing pursed her lips and didn't say anything for a long time. She glanced at Chen Wanrong, her fingers were tucked green. The engagement was expected, but once it came, it was still a surprise.
Chen Wanrong deliberately teased her, sat on the chair, with a stern face: "What's the matter with you? If you have something to do, just say it, it's okay, I'm going to be busy."
Zheng Qing rolled her eyes at Chen Wanrong, rushed up, swung a pair of pink fists and pounded Chen Wanrong's shoulders: "You are bad, bad guy, you know how to make fun of him!"
Surrounding her slender waist, Chen Wanrong put his forehead on her forehead and asked softly: "Do you like it?"
Zheng Qing did not answer, nodded gently, her movements were extremely slight and she couldn't see them without paying attention. Chen Wanrong became more and more arrogant and asked, "When will we marry me?"
A pink fist gently hit Chen Wanrong's chest, Zheng Qing blushed and said angrily: "I won't say anything nice."
Chen Wanrong said seriously: "What is good is lies, what is bad is the truth. Do you want to hear the truth or want to hear the lies? After getting engaged, should you discuss the marriage to me?"
Zheng Qing pursed her lips and tried hard to hold back her laughter. Finally, she couldn't hold back and burst out laughing: "Greed is not enough! Isn't this good?"
"Okay, okay, I won't talk about this anymore." Chen Wanrong surrendered immediately.
Zheng Qing smiled slightly and admired her very much: "That's right."
Before she could finish her appreciation, she heard Chen Wanrong ask, "When will we give birth to a baby?"
Zheng Qing screamed, jumped up, and started to blame: "Bad man, you bad guy!" He held a pair of pink fists and was about to hit Chen Wanrong. Chen Wanrong laughed, jumped up and ran away. Zheng Qing held the pink fists and chased him in the house, chuckling.
The two were having a fuss, and Xiao Shangrong was too ignorant of the times and actually raided: "Brother, Captain Ou is looking for you."
It was so disappointing. Now that things have come to this, Chen Wanrong had to stop laughing and make a face at Zheng Qing: "Here you come." He opened the door and left quickly. Zheng Qing looked at Chen Wanrong's back, covered her mouth, and couldn't laugh.
When I arrived at the living room, I saw Ou Sheng wearing casual clothes, sitting on a chair for tea, and a small package was placed on the table.
"I've seen Captain Ou." He helped Chen Wanrong very much. Chen Wanrong was very grateful and bowed with fists: "Captain Ou's helping hand is thanked here."
Ou Sheng stood up and fisted and replied: "I dare not be a gift from Manager Chen for some minor matters. Manager Chen, from now on, I will not be able to say the word "head" again. I am no longer."
This was so amazing. Chen Wanrong raised his eyebrows and asked, "Captain Ou, where do you start with this?"
Ou Sheng sat down and sighed long, "It's not a matter in the cell. Originally, a prisoner was disobedient and instructed the prisoner to beat him and torture him. This is very common in prison. As long as there is no accident, no one will care. Even Lord Shen turned a blind eye and closed his eyes, just to improve their food and accommodation, and there is no ban on this matter."
Chen Wanrong has experienced it personally and knew the dark side. Even if he wants to, he can't control such things. It's better to turn a blind eye. As long as there is no accident, he will not capsize. Although Hua Sanque was treated very well, he was not dead after all, and this was a bit confusing.
Ou Sheng shook his head: "But Lord Meng said that I had lost my duty and had dismissed me. Now, I am also a civilian."
Meng Jianhui took office today to take action against Ou Sheng. It was really a three-game shot in the new official. Although Chen Wanrong was unfair to say goodbye to Ou Sheng, this was an official family matter. Chen Wanrong was not inconvenient to comment: "Brother Ou, what are your plans in the future?"
Ou Sheng pushed the small package to Chen Wanrong: "This is the clothes of Manager Chen. I'll send it to you."
Chen Wanrong opened it and saw that it was really the clothes Zheng Qing gave him. He thought he would go back to prison today, but he didn't expect to be released directly. In addition, when the prince arrived, there were too many things, so he didn't think of this: "Thank you, Brother Ou."
Ou Sheng thought about it and then answered Chen Wanrong's question: "Let's rest for a while. Over the years, I have saved some money and go to business. The wife and children are all together, and I have to live a life." It is the man's responsibility to support his family...
Chen Wanrong thought for a moment: "Brother Ou, why don't you do this? I just have a shortage of staff here. Come and see."
Ou Sheng shook his head and declined: "Shopkeeper Chen, I appreciate your kindness. But I only know how to take people, so how can I do chemical engineering?" He has been a captain for so many years and is used to being awesome. He asked him to do something like a hired worker, but he couldn't do it anyway.
Knowing that he had misunderstood, Chen Wanrong corrected his thoughts: "Brother Ou, I didn't invite you to do those jobs, I wanted to ask you to help me manage it. I'm not afraid of Brother Ou's jokes. Now the family affairs are almost all on my shoulders, and I want to share them with others but no one. I want Brother Ou to come over and help me share some of them."
The meaning is very clear, and Ou Sheng is going to be the shopkeeper. Chen's chemical industry is becoming more and more famous, and the business is becoming more and more popular. As Chen Wanrong is a shopkeeper, his annual income is definitely more than his own business. This is a fat man, and Ou Sheng is a little unbelievable. He stares at Chen Wanrong and asks: "Shopkeeper Chen, do you think this is serious?"
"Of course it's true!" Chen Wanrong blurted out.
Ou Sheng hesitated: "Shopkeeper Chen, I know nothing about these matters."
Across the roads, he only knows the law, but he doesn't know how to be a shopkeeper. However, Chen Wanrong has other plans: "Brother Ou, you don't have to worry too much. You think that you have been in the government for so many years, have a wide range of people, have known many people, and are familiar with the government and the law. I can all use these. Come here, help me watch and socialize, and I can save a lot of time and specialize in doing some technical things."
Now everything is on Chen Wanrong's shoulders. Whenever someone comes to find him, Chen Wanrong has to come to socialize. If Ou Sheng comes over and helps with him, Chen Wanrong will really save a lot of trouble. Besides, you must deal with the government in business. With Ou Sheng, the government, you will save much more worries and troubles.
If a person like Ou Sheng is in modern society, companies will rush to ask for it. The reason is very simple. Although he is not in the government and has connections, this will bring a lot of convenience to the company.
It was really a matter of recruitment. Ou Shengda said gratefully: "Shopkeeper Chen, I appreciate your kindness. But, my brothers and I discussed with us to do business together. They were implicated and dismissed because of me, and I cannot ignore them."
This incident was a big deal? Chen Wanrong was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Brother Ou, how many people have been removed?"
"In addition to me, there are three others. Manager Chen knows them." Ou Sheng answered truthfully.
Chen Wanrong heard it, it must be the yamen runners who took special care of him last night. In this way, they were kind to Chen Wanrong, so Chen Wanrong could not sit idly by: "Brother Ou, don't be too careful, ask them all to come over. How much is your salary? Tell me, I'll give you twice."
Ou Shengda was grateful. Chen Wanrong was really nice, but he couldn't agree: "Shopkeeper Chen, you are so nice, I'm very grateful to take care of the brothers. But, brothers don't know how to do these things, that won't happen."
Chen Wanrong smiled and argued: "Brother Ou, you have thought wrongly. I want to thank them, but I never thought about raising them for nothing. They are all men, so naturally I won't let me give them money for nothing. I want to ask them for help, and it's enough."
Ou Sheng couldn't understand: "May I ask Manager Chen, what are the uses of brothers?"
Chen Wanrong counted in detail with his fingers: "There are many benefits. First of all, they have martial arts skills and can guard the house, right? Last time three gangsters rushed in, they were all a bunch of farmers, not even a man who called for a beating. If I hadn't been cheating, something might have happened."
Ou Sheng nodded slightly and said, "Isn't there an escort agency?"
"The escort agency also needs it." Chen Wanrong said casually, and then said, "The escort agency only cares about the house and protects the hospital, regardless of the matter outside. We must always need some of our own strength. Isn't it just right that you have this foundation? Besides, now my goods are all Brother Ma, and Brother Gao and others come to pick them up, so we have never delivered them. After a while, there are too many goods and the stalls are too big. If this situation changes, we must deliver them. If you want to deliver goods, someone must do it. Aren't you easy for these?"
Ou Sheng praised the high-five: "Shopkeeper Chen, you can see so far. If it were someone else, I would not arrange it so quickly. Okay, I will agree on behalf of my brothers. Thank you, Manager Chen." He bowed with his fists.
Chen Wanrong smiled and replied: "Brother Ou is so serious, this is what I should do. You have helped me so much, and I want to do my best. This is good for you and me."
Ou Sheng laughed: "Today I know that Manager Chen is quick and easy to talk! Okay, I admire such people the most! Manager Chen, my brothers and I will follow you in the future. Come in the water, go in the fire, and never frown!"
"Brother Ou, please come and find them all. The sooner I help, the easier it is." Chen Wanrong urged him.
Ou Sheng responded, saluted and said goodbye, and left with great strides. As soon as Ou Sheng left, Chen Wanrong informed Chen and his wife of the decision, and Zheng Jianqiu and others agreed. This time, if it weren't for his support, Chen Wanrong would have suffered a lot. Just the beating of the new prisoner would be enough.
Zheng Jianqiu and his family were about to prepare for engagement and left. Chen Laoshi and his wife summoned relatives and friends to discuss it. Chen Wanrong, the person involved, became an idle person. Not long after, Ou Sheng came with three former yamen runners, expressed deep gratitude to Chen Wanrong and greeted each one.
Chen Wanrong only now knew the names of the three people, Zhou Quanfu, Ge Shoujin, and Liu Xiaoxing, and told them to go home first to arrange the family affairs before coming to work.
The three of them agreed and left. Chen Wanrong summoned everyone to formally inform Ou Sheng's appointment. From now on, Ou Sheng is the shopkeeper of the old house, mainly responsible for social engagements, management, and daily affairs. Chen Wanrong finally has a helper who can let go of his hands and feet to do technical work.
The employees saw Ou Sheng's help to Chen's Chemical Industry, and they agreed from the bottom of their hearts and praised the appointment.
As soon as the appointment was completed, Zhao Xiaotian came and said embarrassedly: "Shopkeeper Chen, are you free?"
Chen Wanrong knew what he meant, and must have come to talk about the return of the escort agency. In this matter, he was impatient to withdraw his people, and that was nothing wrong. Besides, he arranged for someone to guard outside, and this friendship was touching.
It can be solved in just one sentence, but Chen Wanrong did not agree, but smiled and said, "Teacher Zhao, Brother Ou is the shopkeeper, you can discuss all the matters with him."
"Congratulations to Manager Ou!" Zhao Xiaotian knew that Ou Sheng was dismissed and hurriedly congratulated him.
Ou Sheng folded his fists and returned the greeting: "Zhao Piaotou has said it, it's all the kindness of the boss. Zhao Piaotou asked the house to give tea and talk." Ou Sheng naturally understood what Chen Wanrong meant and agreed to the bodyguard to return to the old house.
The next day, they prepared for Chen Wanrong's engagement. The hired workers were friends from the neighbors and were married to each other, so they naturally had to congratulate them. They were ashamed to take action on the money, but they were unique and rushed home to bring some local specialties. If these local specialties were not unusual to grow crops in the past, now they would have some charm. Chen Wanrong accepted them all.
On the third day, it was officially engaged and it was lively for a day. Needless to say, the people from the old house and the winery were coming to congratulate. Even the wealthy families in the county and Ning County came. Who doesn’t know that the prince’s visit to the old house and the prince’s connections? Can they not come?
After getting engaged, Chen Wanrong gave a statement to the matter and went to Chang'an with Chen Zairong. After getting engaged, he went to Chang'an. He saw the emperor and had fun. The group happily went to Chang'an.
Chapter completed!