Wanjin Lady

Chapter 179 Copying Homework

Cheng Yunzhang took the food box Hongmei handed over and opened it. Inside were only two pieces of candy cake. Under the plate was a note that read, "Senior Brother Xiuwen, I know I am not very knowledgeable and talented, and I urgently need your help. I would like to ask you to lend me my paper 'The Way to Secure the Country and the Army' for your reference. I must pay you a generous reward afterwards."

Cheng Yunzhang: ...

Outrageous!

If you want to copy his homework, just give him two candies!

Cheng Yunzhang raised his eyes and looked at Hongmei in disbelief. His bright red lips opened and closed, and his voice was clear and cold, "Just... two candies?"

Hongmei smiled awkwardly, "Well...Mr. Cheng should know that my daughter is short of money recently..."

"Is it tight?" Cheng Yunzhang raised his handsome eyebrows. She had taken four hundred taels from him!
Forget about the two hundred taels he gave her. On the day when Xinlong Money House pressed for payment, he even lent her two hundred taels!

"It's very urgent!" Hongmei and his fox sister smiled with the same vulgar yet sincere smile. "The girl said that family members don't need to be so calculating. The Fourth Young Master has made a generous donation and has done a great favor to our Wen family. The Wen family is in a difficult situation now, but... when the Wen family winery improves in the future, she will definitely repay the favor."

family?

Suddenly, my heart was filled with the rippling of spring water.

Cheng Yunzhang curled his lips and smiled, "Alright. Your young master... is a good fighter and a calculating man, and he won't suffer any loss. Just wait--"

The man turned and left.

Hongmei waited patiently at the door. She caught a glimpse of Accountant Zhou packing his bags and thought to herself: Is Accountant Zhou leaving?
Does that mean that the people from the third house have given up on the Wen family winery?
Hongmei had never been to this yard before, so she observed it carefully, wanting to find out exactly where the toilet was.

This is all information!

Go back and tell the girl everything!

She is not as good as Chen Ma in acting and cooperating with the girl, nor is she as considerate of the girl as Lu Ping, who always keeps snacks for her. But Hong Mei is not stupid, and one day she will become an irreplaceable existence in the girl's heart!

After a while, Cheng Yunzhang turned around and went back.

He went to the Wen family today, and the Wen family had just held a funeral, so he chose a white plain brocade robe, and wore a Buddha-head blue silk and white mink fur coat on the outside, which was indescribably elegant and luxurious.

The man was holding a lantern in his bare hands and walking slowly. Under the sparse moonlight, one could see his handsome and noble face.

But this is exactly... the person who walked out of the painting!
Hongmei was lost in thought for a moment, then her hand sank and the food box returned to her hand.

Hongmei lowered her eyes and saw a folded article and two books inside. A man's hushed voice echoed overhead, "Take these two books back to your daughter. Tell her the teacher is strict and that this article of mine is just for reference. If there are any similarities... you'll probably get a warning from the teacher!"

Hongmei quickly tried to make amends for Wen Wan, "Don't worry, sir, my daughter won't plagiarize your article!"

Cheng Yunzhang chuckled softly, "Go back and remind her to write me the solution to the Four Symbols Convergence Problem as soon as possible. Then I'll forgive her for exchanging two candies for my article."

Wen Wan didn't expect that she would have to write so quickly while pregnant!
After dinner, Wen Wan accompanied Old Man Wen and Wen Jing for a walk around the courtyard, and then reluctantly sat down at the desk.

The way to keep the country and the army safe?

But she knew nothing about the military system of the Chen Dynasty!

Suddenly a strange voice came out of my heart: If only Zhao Heng were here!
Wen Wan was stunned.

At that moment, longing was like weeds, inexhaustible... inexhaustible...

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a stack of papers weighed down by a ruler on the desk. Wen Wan opened it and discovered that it was the paper on disaster relief that Zhao Heng had written for her before.

Although she ordered the servants to put all the things related to Zhao Heng into the warehouse, they did not dare to go to the study, so they omitted it.

The young woman sat by the window, staring motionlessly at the piece of paper spread out on the table. Her eyes were slightly lowered, her expression indifferent, lost in thought. A moment later...

She folded the essay in half and placed it on the windowsill under the candlelight, and wisps of green smoke slowly rose.

The young lady had a smile on her face.

It's fine.

She doesn't like Zhao Heng.

She was just not used to Zhao Heng not being around.

Just like she was not used to Lu Ping leaving before.

Love and affection cannot compare to the length of time. What she needs is not Zhao Heng, but time.

Time will take away all her longing.

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As autumn approaches, the weather becomes increasingly cold, getting colder day by day.

In November, the first snow fell on the branches. After a while, the sky and the earth were covered with a vast expanse of desolate ground. Wen Wan's belly was slightly visible. She held a hot water bottle in her hand, and wore a cloak on her body. With the support of Hongmei, she slowly walked to Father Wen's room.

In the blink of an eye, the New Year is almost here.

It has been two months since Zhao Heng left.

Old Man Wen is looking at the account book.

Today, Wen Wan learned that the quarterly account books for the five taverns had been delivered, and without wasting a moment, she went to Old Man Wen's place. Wen Weiming knew that this child was worried about her life, so as soon as Wen Wan entered the room, Wen Weiming said, "This quarter, the taverns have made decent profits, and they have paid over a hundred taels of silver. However, as you know, due to the conflict between us and the Yuan family, business in these taverns has been slow recently."

Wen Wan nodded. She had anticipated this situation.

"How is Guangji County's revenue?"

Old Man Wen naturally knew that she was worried about Mei Qing. He picked out Guangji's account book from a pile of account books and handed it to Wen Wan. "That Miss Mei has only been at Guangji for a little over four months. Even if she has extraordinary skills, I'm afraid she won't be able to use them for the time being."

Mei Qing went to Guangji Tavern. The person in charge there was appointed by the elder of the Wen family. He had been working at Guangji for at least ten years. Wen Wan was not in a position to take action, so she could only entrust Mei Qing to take the lead.

"I know. That cousin Wen is not easy to deal with."

Wen Wan glanced at Guangji's account book and saw nothing unusual. "It's just that Accountant Tuomei writes me a letter every month, so I have a general idea of ​​what's going on at Guangji. Oh, that cousin Wen... he's not much different than Shi Jinquan. It's just that the emperor is far away, so some things are hard to verify, which only enriches their pockets."

This "they" naturally refers to the elders of the Wen family.

Speaking of which, there has been no letter from Accountant Mei for two months.

Father Wen looked embarrassed. He knew his daughter's attitude towards the clan members and offered some advice, "Our family is large and powerful, so it's inevitable that there are a few big rats among us. If it's not this side, it's that side. If we guard everything tightly, leaving no room for them to sneak in, it will be dangerous."

"I know what father means." Wen Wan frowned. "When water is too clear, there are no fish. This turbulent situation on the surface... is easier to deal with than the undercurrent hidden below. However... if we want to make the winery bigger and stronger, blindly indulging is not a good strategy. I don't want another person like Shi Jinquan to appear under my command in the future."

Mentioning Shi Jinquan, Father Wen's face was filled with shame and embarrassment. "Right now... there's nothing we can do. We can only slowly plan to drive these rats away."

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

Wen Wan was wondering why Mei Qing hadn't written to her for two months, when the next day a woman claiming to be Mei Qing's friend came to her door.

(End of this chapter)