Chapter 166, Seeking Development
In November of previous years, the dignitaries and nobles in the capital were busy admiring the snow and making tea, but this year, everyone's attention was drawn away by the draft.
On the eighth day of November, horse-drawn carriages passing by on the streets of the capital from time to time pass by for the selection of beautiful girls.
Outside the gate of Uncle Wuchang's Mansion, under the watchful eyes of the Shi family, Shi Fuyue and Shi Fuyin, who were newly dressed, also got into the carriage.
Among the crowd, Jin Yuee looked the most worried, and Mrs. Shi Wu had the most complicated expression.
Entering the palace to participate in the election is very likely to be a turning point in the fate of her daughter. As mothers, the two are naturally most worried.
As for the rest of the Shi family, their expressions were relatively relaxed. Most people actually hoped that the two would be selected. The adults took into account the feelings of the fourth and fifth families, and dispersed without saying anything, but the juniors gathered together Looking forward to the future.
"I hope that the second sister and the third sister can be selected. In this way, our family is also a relative of the emperor."
"It's best to be favored by the emperor and enter the palace as a concubine."
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty is too old to be the father of the second and third sisters. It's better to be favored by the prince."
"What do you know, entering the palace as a concubine is the best for the uncle's family. The second and third younger sisters are the emperor's concubines. We are naturally the emperor's people, so we don't need to join other party disputes."
"If the second younger sister and the third younger sister become the prince's people, the uncle's house may be involved in the fight between the princes in the future."
"The matter of seizing the concubine has always been **** and bloody. If you are not careful, you will ransack the family and exterminate the family. Tell yourself, should the second and third younger sisters enter the palace as concubines, or enter the prince's concubine?"
"This or that should enter the palace as a concubine."
Shi Fuxin walked behind, listening to the discussion of the brothers and sisters at home, but did not make a sound.
"Sister, what are you thinking?"
Seeing that Shi Fuxin has been silent, Shi Dinghao stretched out his hand and waved in front of her: "Are you worried that the third sister will be selected?" As he spoke, he pulled Shi Fuxin some distance behind.
"Sister, didn't you prepare the medicine for third sister's body odor? Just now when third sister got into the carriage, I sniffed it, and the smell is absolutely amazing."
"I tell you from the feelings of a man, no man can bear it, you, put your heart back in your stomach."
"Puff~"
Shi Fuxin couldn't help laughing, and looked at his silly brother: "You are a man? What kind of man are you? You are a brat at best."
Shi Dinghao was unhappy: "Why am I not a man anymore?" He patted his chest, "I am an upright man, sister, let me tell you the truth, there are girls who give me purses."
Looking at his stupid brother, Shi Fuxin was overjoyed: "Yo, I can't tell, you are quite charming." With a curious face, "Where is the purse, show me."
Shi Dinghao looked serious: "Sister, you underestimate your brother too much. Am I the kind of casual person? If any girl gives me a purse, I will accept it. Then I'm too cheap."
Shi Fuxin smiled all over her face: "Look, I'll give you the ability."
"Sixth Sister, Ninth Brother, we are going to Big Brother's waterside pavilion to enjoy the snow, shall you join us?"
Shi Dinghao glanced at Shi Fuxin, saw that she was not interested, and replied loudly: "We still have homework, so we won't go, you guys have fun."
Watching Shi Fuxin and Shi Dinghao walk away, Shi Fulin curled her lips: "Every time I ask them to play together, I only agree to it once three times. This air is big enough."
Shi Fuying: "Fourth uncle's family doesn't want third sister to run for the election. They are in a bad mood, so why should you force them?"
Shi Fulin: "Where am I going to force them? Also, can I force them?" He hummed, "The brothers and sisters of the whole family are together, but they are absent. I know that they don't want to play with us. I don’t know, I thought we excluded them.”
Shi Dingrong said: "Okay, the sixth sister and the ninth brother have something to do, we just enjoy the snow by ourselves."
After Shi Dinghao and Shi Fuxin returned to Yigui Courtyard, seeing that Shi Fuxin was still not in a good mood, he said in surprise, "Sister, why have you become sentimental? This is not like you."
Shi Fuxin squinted at him: "Do you think everyone is just like you, heartless?"
Shi Dinghao retorted: "I am born with a magnanimous heart."
Shi Fuxin didn't continue talking to him, but just said: "You heard sister Lin and the others just now, how do you feel?"
Shi Dinghao sneered: "A group of self-righteous guys, they can choose whoever they want."
Shi Fuxin's expression was indifferent: "It is said that we are brothers and sisters of the same family, but when encountering troubles, the first thing everyone considers is their own interests. How many of them have put themselves in their shoes and considered the feelings of the elder sister and the second elder sister?"
Shi Fuxin looked at Shi Dinghao: "Jiulang, what do you think of the capital?"
Shi Dinghao said without even thinking about it: "Of course the capital is better. There are delicious, interesting, beautiful and pleasant things. There are many things that I have never thought about at the border."
Shi Fuxin was silent: "The capital city is indeed prosperous and lively, but there are also many people who cannot help themselves."
Shi Dinghao nodded: "Sister, I understand this, and I also remember what you said before. The capital is like a chessboard. After we come to Beijing, we will be the chess pieces inside."
Shi Fuxin: "Yeah, it's a pawn, so it will be ruled by others, whether you like it or not. Even if the status is as high as Dingguo's mansion, you have to obediently send the nine most beloved girls to the draft."
Shi Dinghao was stunned: "Sister, so you are worried about Miss Xiahou, don't worry, I heard from my brother that the old Duke Xiahou entered the palace two days ago, he must have gone there for Miss Xiahou, what is the matter with the emperor?" You have to give the old Duke Xiahou some face, Miss Xiahou will definitely lose the election."
Shi Fuxin's eyes flickered slightly: "This person still needs to be of sufficient value, the value is large enough, even the emperor has to give face." Saying that, she looked at Shi Dinghao.
"Kurang, have you thought about the future?"
Shi Dinghao was taken aback for a moment: "In the future?" His face showed uncertainty, "Study hard to take the number one prize?"
Shi Fuxin didn't expect a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy to have a clear plan for the future, but said: "It's been a year since we returned to Bo's mansion to pay our bills."
"During this year, Dad became the deputy commander of the Army and Horse Division; Mother also learned how to manage the land and shop allocated to Dad by the uncle's mansion. In addition to the monthly regulations in the mansion, our family also has its own extra income."
"Brother won the examination of Wu Zhuangyuan and became a fourth-rank imperial guard; you, me, and sister were admitted to the Imperial Academy and the Imperial Women's Academy. Our family can be considered to have established a foothold in the Bofu."
"Once we have a firm foothold, it's time to seek development."
Shi Dinghao: "Development? Development of what?"
Shi Fuxin looked at him: "What do you want to do? What kind of life do you want to live? What kind of person do you want to be? What will you do to get what you want?"
Shi Dinghao was dumbfounded by the question, he never thought about it, they are not yet thirteen years old, do they need to think about such a serious matter?
"Sister, what do you want?"
Shi Fuxin stood up and looked at the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the yard: "I want to live a free life. Others can't force me to do what I don't want to do." Turning to look at Shi Dinghao, "My life, only I can Make the decision, no one else can interfere."
Shi Dinghao's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Sister, I am the same as you."
Shi Fuxin smiled: "But in the capital, it is very difficult to do all this."
Shi Dinghao is confident: "It's okay, sister, we will definitely do it."
Shi Fuxin laughed: "Then tell me, how are you going to get everything you want?"
When Dinghao got stuck, he held back for a long time and said: "I'm the younger brother, let me see how you do it, sister."
Shi Fuxin glanced at him: "If you want to control your own life, especially in the capital, you must have power and influence, and have enough leverage to influence other people's decisions."
"How to obtain chips, or create chips, is what we need to think about."
"For most people, the two biggest things in life are nothing more than starting a family and starting a business. As long as these two things go well, the rest will not be much different."
"After returning to the uncle's house, our family's life has been greatly improved, but this is far from enough."
"For example, my elder brother and sister are not young, can our family come up with a reasonable dowry and dowry?"
"If you can't get it, you need the help of the uncle's house. If you are short-handed and soft-spoken, if you get money from others, you have to listen to them."
"I don't want my marriage to be manipulated by others in the future. We will earn a lot of money from now on. Where does the money come from? We must first have an inheritance."
"If the industry is established and developed, the money will naturally come."
"With the money, I can naturally gather a rich dowry. If I have a rich enough dowry, I don't need the government to invest in it. In the future, I will have the absolute say in choosing a husband and son-in-law."
"So, first step, I want to own my own property."
Shi Dinghao: "What industry?"
Shi Fuxin: "This depends on each person's situation. When choosing to operate an industry, you must first consider whether there is a market, whether you are good at it, whether the profit is large, and whether you have strong competitiveness."
“According to these standards, think for yourself what you can do.”
"As for me, I've already made up my mind. I'm going to start preparing to open a rouge powder shop. I want women in the capital to think of what I sell when they buy rouge powder."
(end of this chapter)