Qiao Zhiqing entered the lobby, and the inner room was the study that had been cleaned up.The interior is not much different from the furnishings in Suzhou, but it is twice as large as the study in Suzhou.The furniture is all made of mahogany, and there is also a couch under the window, which is covered with splendid bedding, and there are landscape bonsai on both sides, flowers and bamboo, which is very antique.This study room was all arranged by Yan Yuting herself, she came a day earlier than Qiao Zhiqing and Su Sanniang, and the desk was full of official letterheads that had just been sorted out.Qiao Zhiqing's heart was warm for a while, and after sitting down at the desk, he tore open Li Hongzhang's handwritten letter and looked at it."
The old man doesn't know whether to call you Zhennan King or Qiao Dashuai now, you have changed too much in the past two years.From the hairy boy who had nothing when he defected to the old man, he suddenly grew into a prince who was feudal in the imperial court.When the old man looks at you, he often sighs that he is doing nothing, and he just wants to do something for the country while he is in the right year.The court treats you well, and you have given everything that should be given to you.Recently, you Qingzi army soldiers have pressed the border, I don't know what I want to do with a wrong step, the old man doesn't want you to go farther and farther, I hope my brother cherishes it.Brother, Li Jianfu. ”Li Hongzhang was sincere, and in the end, he was willing to put down his body and match Qiao Zhiqing's brothers, which surprised Qiao Zhiqing."
Brother Qiao, what are Li Hongzhang looking for you for, no, he also has a daughter to marry you" Qiao Zhiqing was thinking about how to reply to Li Hongzhang, but Yan Yuting's coquettish smile came from outside the door.She had just finished tidying up the room and changed her clothes, and then twisted her waist into the study."
He's sent me a war letter, and the old fox is going to unite with foreign devils to deal with us."
Qiao Zhiqing smiled, ignored her, and wrote back to Li Hongzhang with a pen."
Brother Qiao, I have good news for you."
After Yan Yuting sat down on the couch, she looked at Qiao Zhiqing with a happy face."
Good news, Zeng Jiyun has news," Qiao Zhiqing shouted out with some excitement."
Zeng Jiyun, Zeng Jiyun, you only have others in your eyes."
Yan Yuting lowered her head a little lost, and her eyes were wet with tears as she spoke."
What the hell is going on, what are you crying about?"
Qiao Zhiqing reluctantly took out a silk silk and sat beside her to wipe her tears.The silk was still given to him by Zeng Jiyun, and as soon as he took it out, Qiao Zhiqing's heart was cold for a long time."
I'm pregnant, and you're going to be a father again."
Yan Yuting calmed down, but couldn't help but tell Qiao Zhiqing with a red face."
Great, Yuting, how long has it been since you told me now."
Qiao Zhiqing excitedly hugged Yan Yuting and turned around, put her on his lap and sat down, his eyes staring at her pretty face."
It's been two months now, and lately I've been sick to my stomach whenever I eat something.I went to the military doctor to see it, and that's for sure. ”Yan Yuting sobbed, laughed, hugged Qiao Zhiqing and leaned quietly on his shoulder."
Yuting, I'm sorry, I was too negligent, and I didn't know about such a big thing as your pregnancy."
Qiao Zhiqing stroked her hair with some guilt and apologized gently."
It's okay, as long as you have me in your heart."
Yan Yuting straightened up happily and asked solemnly, "Do you like boys or girls, if I give birth to a girl, will you dislike me?"
"Fool, I will treat boys and girls as treasures."
But you'd better have a girl, so I can have both children. ”Qiao Zhiqing scratched her little nose and chuckled."
It's so beautiful to you, I just gave you a son, they all say that mothers are more precious than sons, and giving birth to a daughter must be snubbed by you."
Yan Yuting pouted, smirked, got up and tidied up her makeup."
Okay, I'll just wait to see what you can give birth to Ben Fujun.Recently, you have also paid attention to finding you a maid to serve.The work in hand also began to be put aside, pay attention to rest, and find a reliable person to take over your work slowly. ”Qiao Zhiqing smiled, returned to the desk, and wrote back to Li Hongzhang."
Don't worry, I've already found it, do you remember that Wei Ziyou in the Huaxing Women's Courtyard in the past" Yan Yuting reminded with a smile.Of course Wei Ziyou remembers.She disclosed my troubles every day in the Huaxing Women's Daily, and she hasn't settled accounts with her yet. ”Qiao Zhiqing smiled playfully."
She has been working with me for a long time, and I brought her here this time in Nanjing.That little girl is thoughtful and well-informed, and she will definitely be your good helper. ”Yan Yuting stretched her body lazily, her whole body was exposed, and the bumps were very attractive."
I heard that her father is also a great sage" Qiao Zhiqing frowned, and had some thoughts in his heart."
That's right, her father Wei Guodong is the youngest son of the master Wei Yuan, and his academic attainments are on par with Rong Hong."
Yan Yuting nodded and introduced it to Qiao Zhiqing."
That's it, you have time to have someone call Wei Guodong over, I just need to find someone responsible to do."
Qiao Zhiqing raised his head and put down the brush in his hand.looked at his boxy brush words and chuckled.It's been two years since I came to this era, but I always can't practice calligraphy well.It still looks like a child wrote, because this matter is always laughed at by Yan Yuting."
Okay, do you have anything else" Yan Yuting responded and prepared to leave the house as she spoke."
Let this letter go back to Li Hongzhang, and come and don't be rude.Since Master Li insists on embarrassing us, let the wheels of history mercilessly crush these clowns who jump off the beam. ”Qiao Zhiqing laughed lightly and handed the envelope in his hand to Yan Yuting's hand."
Brother Qiao, you have a really big mouth.But I love to hear that, you're always the best. ”Yan Yuting smiled, glanced at Qiao Zhiqing adoringly, took the envelope and went out.Qiao Zhiqing smiled and sorted out the documents on the table.asked the soldiers to call Huang Feihong over, and took him out of the house."
Qiao Gongzi, where are we going" Huang Feihong changed into civilian clothes, sat in front of the carriage, and asked Qiao Zhiqing with a happy face."
Let's go to the immigration area of Nanjing."
Qiao Zhi commanded lightly, looked at Huang Feihong's happy appearance, and teased, "It seems that Feihong Shaoxia's married life is quite nourishing, they all say that it is a good fire and a good girl, Fei Han, you and Ling'er should pay attention to it." ”Huang Feihong's face turned red all of a sudden, he hung his head and smirked, just waving the horse whip in his hand.Since the city of Nanjing was sacked by the Hunan army, most of the houses in the city were destroyed.Qiao Zhiqing allocated special funds to build low-rent housing communities for the newly displaced people in the city.It is also to absorb some displaced people to engage in the construction industry and support themselves as soon as possible.Each low-rent house is a two-story Jiangnan small building, with white walls and gray tiles, which is very good-looking.After the displaced people find a job, they only need to pay two taels of silver every month.The average salary of several major factories in Nanjing is about 10 taels, which is enough for the daily life of the homeless.If there is enough silver, these houses can be purchased entirely for two hundred taels of their own property.Today, more than a dozen large-scale low-rent housing communities have been built in the city, each with thousands of houses, and now accommodating more than 500,000 displaced people.Even so, there are still most of the displaced people who have nowhere to live, and Qiao Zhiqing just wants to go down to see the specific situation.Nanjing's resettlement area was built on a vacant lot outside the northern city, which is closest to the Yangtze River ferry, and most of the displaced people who migrated here first gathered here to wait for the Civil Affairs Bureau's hierarchy to be registered.When Qiao Zhiqing was in Suzhou, he implemented a household registration policy, and everyone had a certificate of identity, which was similar to the ID card of later generations.With this ID card, you can rent a house in a neighborhood in the city and then look for a suitable job.Low-rent housing can be rented to one person, or more than a dozen people can be shared at the same time, and there are no restrictions, which is also for the convenience of those who have no money.After the carriage stopped at the city gate, Qiao Zhiqing and Huang Feihong got out of the carriage and walked out of the city.There was a depression outside the city at this time, and although the winter in Nanjing was not as cold as in the north, a gust of north wind blew and still made people shiver with cold.Warships, cargo ships, and small boats on the river are coming and going, and Chen Yucheng's new third division is heading to Anqing Mansion in the past few days, and the Jiangsu and Anhui ships, which have the largest naval divisions, are responsible for transshipment.The huge warship is very dazzling on the river, and from time to time it also emits a whistle that shakes the sky, which repeatedly attracts passers-by on the river to watch.The tents in the resettlement area are densely packed with company camps for I don't know how many miles long, and Qiao Zhiqing can see that there are at least three or four hundred thousand people.At this time, the wharf on the river was still flooded with displaced people from all over the world, all of whom were dragging their families and carrying large bags and small bags.In front of each settlement, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has set up a temporary registration room.There was a long queue of people outside the house, waiting for the hierarchy to be made, and everything was in order.At the edge of the registration room are factories holding signs for workers, and there are constantly sturdy men and young girls asking about wages.Some people who dragged their families didn't care about these jobs, and after getting their identity certificates, they went straight to the city.The process of immigrating to Nanjing City is posted everywhere on the city wall, and it has been a month, and these people have long understood the rules.Most of them are after entering the city, find a place to live before making plans.Qiao Zhiqing and Huang Feihong walked to the front of a line, and several young people in line thought that the two of them had come to add stoppers, and they kept looking at the two vigilantly."
What are you two looking at, line up in the back, there is no way to add plugs."
A burly young man pointed at Qiao Zhiqing and snorted coldly."
Don't worry, we're locals.Listen to your accent, it's from Henan," Qiao Zhiqing smiled and said something to him.The young man relaxed his vigilance and replied with a low face, "We are from Henan, and our hometown has suffered from drought this year, and the dealer has no harvest."
There was no way, all the weeds in the field were eaten, and I had to drag my family out of the wilderness. ”Several young people around him sighed, their faces full of helplessness
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