"Brother Gu, look who I brought to you" Qiao Zhiqing stood outside Gu Yunfei's small courtyard and shouted, he renovated the Zhongwang Mansion and divided the courtyards one by one for the soldiers to live in.Gu Yunfei pushed open the door and walked out of the house inexplicably, and stood in place as soon as he saw the person."
Brother-in-law, are you okay" The two people Qiao Zhiqing brought were the two sisters Yan Minxia and Yan Yuting of Junshanzhai, Yan Yuting saw Gu Yunfei say hello sweetly and giggled.Yan Minxia lowered her head shyly, and stroked her bulging belly with her hand, looking like a good wife and mother.Gu Yunfei trembled and stepped forward, hugged Yan Minxia's shoulders and asked emotionally, "Minxia, you have suffered." ”The onlookers laughed.Yan Minxia blushed, lowered her head and whispered, "I hate it, so many people are watching." ”Gu Yunfei withdrew his hand with a smirk, and hurriedly invited everyone, "Don't stand stupidly, come into the house and sit." ”The generals outside the house hurriedly waved their hands, and Qiao Zhiqing urged on the side, "Your husband and wife have just reunited, so we won't bother, let's disperse." ”Yan Minxia's little face became even more red and tender when she heard it, and she almost fell into Gu Yunfei's arms.The generals laughed loudly and walked away one after another behind Qiao Zhiqing.Gu Yunfei smirked, and after sending everyone away, he carefully helped Yan Minxia into the house and closed the door.Yan Yuting followed Qiao Zhiqing to his mansion, this mansion used to be the place where Li Xiucheng, the king of loyalty, lived, I don't know how much bigger than Gu Yunfei's, the courtyard was full of exotic flowers and plants, and it was very tranquil and comfortable against the backdrop of white walls and gray tiles, small bridges and flowing water."
Brother Qiao, you haven't come to see me for so long, is there another woman" As soon as Yan Yuting saw that there was no one around, she stuck to Qiao Zhiqing and flinched coquettishly, sniffing in the yard with her little nose, like a decent detective."
What nonsense are you talking about, how can my eldest brother and I have the heart to find a woman, and I can't read a lot of official documents in my hand."
Qiao Zhiqing replied tiredly, he was really tired, after taking over Suzhou, all the big and small things were handled by him alone.The Taiping army in Jiangsu was all wiped out in a few days, and the post-war reconstruction had just begun."
Big brother is really confused, wouldn't it be right to ask a few more people to help you, why do you have to worry about it yourself" Yan Yuting teased him a few words on the side, and the two sat down under a bamboo pavilion in the courtyard."
It's easy to say, you don't know what it means to have a thousand gold, but it's hard to find good talent.There are very few talents in this world, and it is better not to invite some mediocre people to come. ”Qiao Zhiqing sighed, thinking about it in his heart, he just saw Yan Minxia and Gu Yunfei's intimate appearance, and there was no trace of sourness, which made him wonder for a moment, maybe he was just attracted by Yan Minxia's appearance, maybe Yan Minxia's style of acting was like a person of his time, maybe he really didn't take her to heart."
Brother Qiao, do you think I'm a talent" Yan Yuting interrupted Qiao Zhiqing's contemplation and snuggled up beside him."
You" Qiao Zhiqing looked at her delicate appearance and laughed."
What are you laughing at, don't you know that there are female officers in the Taiping Army, and my sister has achieved the position of female army commander.It stands to reason that it is one level higher than my brother-in-law's position. ”Yan Yuting's little face became serious.Qiao Zhiqing looked at her appearance, but still couldn't hold back her laughter, and the angry Yan Yuting pursed her lips, got up and sat down opposite him, and ignored him.Seeing that she was unhappy, Qiao Zhiqing chuckled and walked beside her and sat down, comforting, "Okay, for the sake of your sincerity in sharing your worries for this official, this official will give you an official position." ”"Really" Yan Yuting smiled again when she heard this, and looked at Qiao Zhiqing with wide eyes."
Of course, this official will give you the position of the chairperson of the women's chair of Suzhou Prefecture and assist this official in handling all matters related to women in Suzhou.""
What kind of official is this women's chairman, do we have this official position in the Qing Dynasty" Yan Yuting had never heard of this title, and looked at Qiao Zhiqing suspiciously."
Little fool, the chairman means the main seat, that is, you occupy the main seat among women, whether they have meetings or dinners, and you are their leader."
Qiao Zhiqing explained to her as plain as possible."
Oh, then I'll understand, the chairman is the chairman, then what exactly should I do" Yan Yuting looked impatient."
Is this this" Qiao Zhiqing thought for a while, "Our new policy in Suzhou starts with you, what you have to do is to go to every household in Suzhou City to promote our new policy on women, the most important thing in the new policy is to strictly order all families not to bind girls' feet, women who have bound their feet, to let go of all the restraints, remove the footcloth, get rid of this bad habit, if you do not comply, each person will be fined one hundred taels of silver." ”Qiao Zhiqing began the idea of the New Deal."
One hundred taels" Yan Yuting called out in surprise, "Brother Qiao, you are too ruthless, an ordinary family can't save more than a hundred taels in a lifetime, if I want to publicize it, they won't eat me." ”"Don't worry, I will assign a team of men and horses to assist you, if anyone dares to rebel, they will be directly arrested and punished by the government."
Qiao Zhiqing's face showed a fierce light, he was disgusted with this vice of the Han people since the Song Dynasty, and he couldn't feel sick to his stomach when he saw his artificially distorted little feet.Yan Yuting was silent and moved her feet back, her father used to be a big old man and couldn't care about wrapping his feet, so he was constantly laughed at by girls of the same age when he grew up, and thought that Qiao Zhiqing would care about this, but it turned out that he hated small feet, and he laughed twice after thinking about it."
What are you laughing at, I'm not joking with you, this must be taken as a major matter, you will draw up a specific charter for me to see today, if this matter is not done well, this official will punish you heavily."
Qiao Zhiqing reminded Yan Yuting with a serious face."
Got it, Master Qiao, I'll do it."
Yan Yuting laughed weirdly, got up and walked towards the study.Qiao Zhiqing shook his head and chuckled, there was nothing he could do about her.However, Yan Yuting's words reminded Qiao Zhiqing that he was surrounded by some big ancestors who danced knives and guns, and there were really few people who could read and break words, but it seemed that he was going to recruit some talents to share his worries."
Brother Qiao, let's have a cup of tea and go to the heat, it's getting hotter and hotter."
After Yan Yuting went down, Pan Qiaoyu didn't know where to get out, and watched Qiao Zhiqing come up with a pot of tea with a smile."
Qiaoyu, how do you dress like this" Qiao Zhiqing was stunned when he looked at her dress, he used to secretly wonder how ancient women could live in the summer, and the layers of clothes on her body were not hot, but now she saw Pan Qiaoyu's dress It was really seen once, and she saw that she was wearing a sleeveless silver-white jacket, half exposed.The lower body was wearing a bright white mesh long skirt, under the sunlight, the white tight shorts in the skirt could be seen clearly, Qiao Zhiqing saw the women of this era for the first time in broad daylight and had an obvious physiological reaction, and couldn't help but tidy up his robe, afraid of revealing jokes.Pan Qiaoyu covered her small mouth and snickered, turned around in place, causing Bai Tender to tremble even more, and looked at Qiao Zhiqing with a bewitching look and asked, "Brother Qiao, do I look good, but I personally designed and made this dress based on Western long skirts." ”"Wonderful, it's really wonderful, you actually know the costume of Westerners" Qiao Zhiqing circled around Pan Qiaoyu, surprised and admired.Pan Qiaoyu smiled even more flamboyantly and explained, "That's natural, my uncle often interacts with foreigners, and the foreigners who live in my house don't know how much they have changed, and their women often play with me, and slowly I also understand some Western culture and customs." ”Qiao Zhiqing heard this sentence for some reason and suddenly remembered Li Weier, and sighed, if she was still alive, she and Pan Qiaoyu would definitely have a good conversation, with her plump figure, wearing Pan Qiaoyu's skirt, it must be more tasteful, but it's a pity that God is jealous."
Brother Qiao, what are you thinking, why are you unhappy" "It's okay, I think of an old man, you just said that you would cut clothes" Pan Qiaoyu thought that Qiao Zhiqing disliked that he was wearing revealing clothes, and pulled Qiao Zhiqing out of his memory."
Yes, my family used to be a silk giant in Suzhou, specializing in the production of cloth, can Brother Qiao make a new dress, and the little woman can do it for you."
Pan Qiaoyu didn't know what Qiao Zhiqing wanted to do, and looked at him suspiciously."
Yes, but not for me.Brother Qiao will open a clothing store in the best part of the city, we will specialize in selling the new clothes you make, and Brother Qiao can also help you design several sets of clothes with new styles. ”Qiao Zhiqing was slightly excited, the Qing Dynasty came to the end of feudal society, becoming more and more conservative, the women on the street were wrapped like zongzi one by one, and there was less and less beauty, of course Qiao Zhiqing wanted to change these lifeless atmospheres and restore the demeanor of women in the Han and Tang Dynasties."
Great, Brother Qiao, I sometimes feel that you didn't grow up in the Qing Dynasty, and you are more enlightened than all the scholars I know."
Pan Qiaoyu praised Qiao Zhiqing from the bottom of her heart, and looked at him with even more admiration."
Oh, which scholars do you know" Qiao Zhiqing smiled secretly, of course he wouldn't tell Pan Qiaoyu that he was from the future, if he said this, he wouldn't scare this little girl half to death, in the words of their time, it was the soul possession, and the demons were in chaos.Pan Qiaoyu pouted and replied proudly, "The three major academies in Suzhou, Ziyang Academy, Zhengyi Academy, and Pingjiang Academy, as long as they are well-known lecturers, have had dealings with my family.After the long-haired thief came, these academies were destroyed by the war, and there were no students who devoted themselves to learning. ”"That's right."
Qiao Zhiqing praised Pan Qiaoyu in his heart, but he didn't expect this little girl to know a lot, so he opened his mouth again, "Qiaoyu, Brother Qiao wants to rebuild these academies, what do you think" Pan Qiaoyu jumped up excitedly when she heard this, "Really, Brother Qiao, you are really a living Bodhisattva, and the students in Suzhou are looking forward to this day." ”"Of course, when did Brother Qiao lie to you," Qiao Zhiqing touched Pan Qiaoyu's head and continued, "You go and inform the familiar Confucian scholars of this news, and say that I, Qiao Zhiqing, want to run a big academy, contribute money and efforts, and ask them to come to the mansion to see me." ”"Great, I'm going to visit a family, Brother Qiao has to talk and count" Pan Qiaoyu winked at Qiao Zhiqing."
Go ahead, I'll send another team to protect you."
Qiao Zhiqing explained with a smile, went back to the study, and drafted various matters of the new deal.What Qiao Zhiqing didn't expect was that within a few days of Yan Yuting taking office, she set off an uproar in the entire Suzhou City
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