Chapter 636: The pigs in the Bo Mansion are better than the rich and powerful
Ever since she got married, Li Tian felt that there were big problems with the financial income and expenditure of the Bo Mansion.
There weren't many people employed in the Bo's Mansion, including servants, guards, two aides, Xia Yan and others.
Although it seems that there are not many people, the male owner is generous and pays high salaries, so the monthly expenses are not low.
Jiang Qingzhi started a smuggled beef business, which was very popular, and it was no problem to support the Bo family. After he won a lot of money by gambling with others, Li Tian felt that those problems were not a problem.
But who would have thought that one day Jiang Qingzhi said he wanted to build a base on the land outside the city, and from then on the family's money flowed out like water.
Jiang Qingzhi claimed that he wanted to build the base into a model project that would still exist hundreds or even thousands of years later, so the standards were raised again and again, and all the money was spent unknowingly.
At least the project had been almost paid off, but there was still some money left. Li Tian planned to use her dowry to fill the hole.
As for the financial structure of the Bo Mansion, Li Tian planned to discuss it with Jiang Qingzhi after giving birth and find a way to increase revenue.
For example, doing business.
Which of the powerful and wealthy families in the capital city lived on their salaries? Those who lived on their salaries would have starved to death long ago. Even the poor families had some shops in their hands, and the annual rent was enough to support their families.
The first is the income from the farm, and the second is the business. The income from the farm is a long-term plan, a stable job passed down to children and grandchildren, and the money earned from the business is the big part.
Mother-in-law Chang also told Li Tian about various unreasonable things in the Bo Mansion, such as being too kind to the guards and paying them too much monthly salary.
As for the two think tanks, let alone, according to Xu Wei, there was no opportunity to spend money in the Bo Mansion. They lived the same way as Jiang Qingzhi and his wife in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Li Tian also felt that all this was unreasonable, but when Jiang Qingzhi was in deep crisis, Hu Zongxian clearly had an excuse to pick up his family and avoid possible disasters, but he chose to stay without hesitation.
When Jiang Qingzhi was surrounded by enemies, the sharp-tongued Xu Wei said nonchalantly that as long as he was here, nothing would be a problem.
Chang said that over the years she had seen powerful people who used money to win the hearts of their subordinates, but once they encountered a disaster, those well-fed subordinates would leave them without hesitation.
Chang said: Husband and wife are birds of the same forest, but they fly away separately when their time comes. What's more, they are just master and servant.
After witnessing all of that, Li Tian carefully observed how Jiang Qingzhi got along with his guards and staff in daily life.
He scolded them when he should, and even kicked them when he was so angry. But when he should praise them, Jiang Qingzhi ignored his status, patted the guards on the shoulders, and enthusiastically praised their excellence.
Li Tian discovered that Jiang Qingzhi was truly praising the guards from the bottom of his heart.
There is no hypocrisy at all.
Jiang Qingzhi had more respect for the two think tanks, but that was all. If he had any dissatisfaction on weekdays, Jiang Qingzhi would not hide it, but would speak it out directly, or even rebuke them.
But the strange thing is that Xu Wei, who was described by Hu Zongxian as a person with a bad temper that no one in the world could tolerate, was particularly susceptible to this. If someone reprimanded him, Xu Wei would jump up three feet high and use his unparalleled venomous tongue to make you feel ashamed and furious.
But when Jiang Qingzhi scolded Xu Wei, Xu Wei would just grumble a few words at most.
Not to mention Hu Zongxian. He clearly had the opportunity to become an official, and Jiang Qingzhi even let him choose his own position. However, this guy patted his belly, which had obviously grown a lot bigger since he entered the Bo's Mansion, and said that he had been eating and drinking well in the Bo's Mansion and could no longer live without it.
Don't worry, compared to working as an official, I would rather stay in the Earl's house and enjoy the delicious food.
Hu Zongxian has great ambitions, this is what Xia Yan said.
What kind of delicacy can make an ambitious person willing to put his ambitions on hold?
Li Tian is observing.
And Xia Yan, the old man whom Jiang Qingzhi called the stabilizing force, who usually kept a low profile in the Bo Mansion but was always relied upon by Jiang Qingzhi at critical moments, was an example of someone who was impressed by Jiang Qingzhi.
Jiang Qingzhi and Xia Yan didn't get along like elders and juniors, but more like friends. Jiang Qingzhi was carefree, and Xia Yan didn't act like an elder or a former prime minister. The two of them were casual, but they got along very well.
Xu Wei once said that he would be angry with anyone who asked Xia Yan to return home. If he left the Bo's mansion, the old man would probably die of depression.
This husband has a kind of magic that can make everyone willingly stick to him, watch him, and accompany him through these difficult and colorful years.
Am I not the same?
Li Tian thought of the time when Jiang Qingzhi was surrounded by enemies, and the noble ladies mocked and gloated over her misfortune. She was also tormented at that time. But she never regretted the marriage.
It was late at night. Li Tian turned over and looked at the facial outline of the man beside her in the dim light. She couldn't help but reach out and touch his cheek.
"Asleep." Jiang Qingzhi held her in his arms and muttered, "We have to get up early tomorrow."
"Hmm!" The little woman looked at him quietly in the dim light, smiling like a little fox who had stolen a treasure.
what!
Why do I feel like something is missing?
Li Tian thought about it, lifted Jiang Qingzhi's arm, put it on her pillow, then put her head on it, pressed her right hand on Jiang Qingzhi's chest, and adjusted her body comfortably...
that's nice!
After a good night's sleep, Jiang Qingzhi woke up feeling refreshed and claimed that he could kill a cow with one punch.
"Then my husband, come back and kill a cow for me. I can cook a pot of beef at home and make what my husband mentioned last time... Roujiamo."
Jiang Qingzhi was stunned. "Yes! Let's make some roujiamo." Then he sent a message to the kitchen, asking the cook to heat up yesterday's braised pork, stew it until it's more tender, and make a basket of white steamed buns.
Jiang Qingzhi quickly finished his training in the morning and went to cook himself.
The white steamed bun was split with a kitchen knife, and the braised pork was chopped into shredded meat on the chopping board with a few strokes. The fat looked trembling.
Jiang Qingzhi used a kitchen knife to scoop up a thick layer of braised meat and stuffed it into the steamed buns. He made a few and put them in a food box. He asked the cook, "Do you understand?"
"Don't worry, Master!" The cook nodded confidently. As soon as Jiang Qing left, Sun Chonglou shouted, "I want ten!"
Back in the backyard, Li Tian looked eagerly, which made Jiang Qingzhi think of a hungry baby bird.
"Try it." Jiang Qingzhi opened the lunch box. The roujiamo inside was still steaming.
"This... doesn't look good." Li Tian frowned and picked up a wild-looking Roujiamo. Jiang Qingzhi demonstrated to her with the Roujiamo, "You should take big bites, not small ones. Just like this..."
As soon as Jiang Qingzhi took a big bite, a big hole appeared on the Roujiamo.
Li Tian looked at his roujiamo, gestured, and tried hard to open his mouth and take a bite.
The white steamed bun entered my mouth first. It was full of flour aroma, and the slightly yellow part that was roasted on the outside was even more flavorful.
Just as Li Tian was savoring it carefully, the smell of the braised meat burst out from the middle and soaked the white steamed bun...
The salty fragrance, the meaty fragrance, the braised fragrance... the trembling fat melted in the mouth. Li Tian frowned slightly, feeling sorry for the delicacy, feeling that the white jade had a slight flaw. The white steamed bun instantly neutralized the greasy taste, allowing the tenderness of the fat and the aroma of the oil to rush straight to the forehead.
Oh my God!
Li Tian chewed hard, and after swallowing it, he couldn't wait to open his mouth and take a big bite.
That’s right, you have to eat this in big bites. Small bites would be a waste of the delicious food.
Let every space in your mouth be filled with deliciousness.
Huang Yaner looked at Li Tian, who was chewing hard with her cheeks puffed out, and muttered in astonishment, "My lady, be reserved!"
But Li Tian had no time to be reserved.
After eating a roujiamo, someone handed him a bowl of soup. Li Tian took it and took a sip.
It was beef soup with radish in it. The radish was good for relieving greasiness, and the beef soup immediately cleared the greasy taste in my mouth.
The taste buds were prepared again. Li Tian's eyes were bright and he picked up a roujiamo with lightning speed.
Take a big, hard bite.
She squinted her eyes and felt that this was how life should be, so that it would not be lived in vain.
The couple finished their roujiamo in one gulp, took the last sip of beef soup and sat back in their chairs, their minds and souls extremely relaxed.
This is life!
"I didn't eat much last night." Li Tian then realized that he had actually eaten two roujiamo, so he made excuses for his good appetite.
But Jiang, who had eaten three roujiamo, said sternly: "Don't do that next time. It's okay if you are full, but what about my son?"
"Yes! My husband is right. I will go for a walk now."
The best way to get someone who has no interest in sports to exercise every day is not to motivate him, but to force him.
Ever since Jiang Qingzhi told his wife that taking a walk after meals every day is good for children, and said that this was discovered by the sages of the Mohist school, taking a walk after three meals a day has become Li Tian’s unmissable routine.
After the couple finished eating, it was Huang Yaner and her friends' turn.
In the Jiang family, the difference in diet between the master and the servants lies in the number of dishes.
Jiang Qingzhi and his wife were not the kind of people who pursued a luxurious life, so their diet mostly consisted of ordinary ingredients. The difference between the master and the servant was that the master had a few more dishes.
But today's breakfast is the same, roujiamo and beef soup.
"Is it so delicious?" Huang Yaner only ordered a roujiamo and a small bowl of beef soup.
The woman who came to get the food said as she sucked the shredded meat between her teeth, "The food that Uncle prepared is so delicious that even the gods would come down to earth if they smelled it. Take one more steamed bun!"
Huang Yaner shook her head. She had heard Jiang Qingzhi say that it was an aesthetic mistake to consider fat as beautiful. So she needed to maintain her figure.
She returned to her room and came out in a hurry not long after.
But the food had already been cleared out.
Just when Huang Yan'er was disappointed, the old woman took out a plate from the table, and what was on it was not a roujiamo.
“Just know someone will come back.”
"Ah! I didn't eat much last night."
The old woman nodded, "Yes, yes, yes! Many people said so today."
In the front yard, after eating his fifth roujiamo, Paul went to get another one.
"Xiaobo!" Archer Huang Bing asked, "How does the food of our Ming Dynasty compare to that Portuguese food?"
Boll sat down, took a big sip, then looked up and said, "Please call me respected advisor."
Everyone laughed. Boll thought about it seriously and said:
"The pigs in the Bo's house eat better than the nobles in Portugal."
(End of this chapter)
