Chapter 220 Crossing the Ocean
Chapter 220 Crossing the Ocean
Shao Quanzhong's power is now strong enough that he can recruit talented people like Emery on his own, and the shortage of talent in the early stage of entrepreneurship no longer exists.
When the militia was first established, Shao Quanzhong was the one who personally fooled people around, and only Yung Wing, a rare idealist in the late Qing Dynasty, could trust him. Even to recruit Ding Gongchen, he had to rely on Lord Qiao's help. It's really sad to think about it now.
I looked up at the western clock in the house and it was already three o'clock in the afternoon. I finally had time to spend with my family.
"Xiu'er, walk slowly and be careful."
Shao Quanzhong personally took Wenxiu for a stroll in the back garden, and Wenxiu looked very satisfied.
"Xiu'er, I just heard from Dr. Fei that it's not good for healthy people to rest all the time. Taking a few steps when you are healthy will help your health, and your son will be stronger too."
Shao Quanzhong is a feudal patriarch who rarely tries to please his two wives. It is only because Wenxiu and Ronghui have their own careers that they have some status in front of Shao Quanzhong.
But his pregnant wife was an exception. With the help of the baby in her belly, Shao Quanzhong was willing to put aside his feudal male arrogance and walked with his wife.
Wenxiu has been pregnant for five months. She did not dare to disturb Shao Quanzhong at work and has been resting in the dark west corner of the main room. Now she finally enjoys the treatment of a pregnant woman.
"It may not be a son, Brother Shao, please don't put pressure on me."
"I'm a real man, and having a son is a must."
"I think it's better to have both a son and a daughter."
Shao Quanzhong was always on the battlefield and seldom came home, so it was rare for the couple to have such a warm moment of chatting and walking. The last time was when they came back from Xiaoxiang Cliff and walked home, which seemed to be several years ago.
When I came back from a stroll in the backyard, I saw Shao Jiming sneaking out of the kitchen. When he saw his father and aunt together, he came over and kowtowed, "Greetings, Daddy."
Well, that's good. The child is already five years old and has grown up. However,
"Jiming, what are you holding in your hand?"
The child was quite nervous and opened his palm. "Grandma Qiao gave me a five-piece sea cucumber package."
Wenxiu quickly explained to the child, "Jiming is still growing and always hungry..."
"Okay, eat more and grow stronger. I'm counting on you to inherit my kingdom."
Two kids ran over there, chasing each other, making pistol shapes with their hands and shouting, "Bang, you're shot!"
When they saw Shao Quanzhong, the two children knelt down together and said, "Hello, daddy." "Hello, uncle."
This is Wenxiu's son Shao Jisi and Shao Hengzhong's son Shao Jishu next door.
Alas, the eldest son is a foodie, while the second son seems to like fighting. But when they grow up, the world will probably be peaceful, and there may not be a need for his eldest son to go to war himself.
It was time for dinner and Ronghui got off work, so the family finally had a reunion dinner.
Ever since they had two grandsons, Shao's father and mother no longer mentioned returning to Jingjiang and just lived in the Shao Mansion to take care of the children.
When Shao Quanzhong went to war, old man Shao Shucai was in charge of the Shao Mansion, and the Shao Mansion began to look like a mansion.
The old couple sat at the head of the table, with Shao Quanzhong sitting beside them, followed by his two daughters-in-law and two grandsons.
The family was eating happily, and Shao Quanzhong's eyes suddenly widened, "Jiming, why are you so picky? Don't you want to eat well?"
"Grandpa always makes us eat corn steamed buns, which are not tasty. I want to eat white rice." Ahem, this is Shao Shucai's fault. The old man has been used to working hard all his life. After he took charge of the Shao Mansion, he saw that the menu handed down by the Qiao family was too luxurious, so he stipulated that each meal could only have four dishes and one soup, and coarse grains and fine grains should be eaten in rotation. He should not forget his roots after having money.
Shao Quanzhong himself was born into a poor family in both of his lives and had little good food to eat in the military camp, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with the food at home. However, his son, who had lived in extremely good conditions since he was a child, was always dissatisfied.
Hearing his son's words, Shao Quanzhong's eyebrows stood up all of a sudden. He stretched out his hand and slapped Ji Ming in the face. "Asshole! How dare you be dissatisfied with your father's decision? What's wrong with eating coarse grains? In Shaanxi and Gansu, people are eating human flesh. How dare you dawdle when you have enough food to eat?"
Ji Ming hid beside Rong Hui, holding his cheek in dissatisfaction, "Dad, the families of the civil officials and generals under your command all eat better than ours."
"Bah! You are a loser if you compare yourself to others. I, your father, fought in mountains of blood and seas of corpses and crawled out of piles of dead bodies to earn this fortune for you. You are going to inherit my position in the future, how can you do it without suffering since childhood? I tell you, if you are spoiled and can't handle things, you will have no share in the Shao family's fortune in the future!"
What her husband said was right. Rong Hui was afraid to speak out to protect her child. However, Shao's mother stopped Shao Quanzhong and said, "You finally come back. Don't hit the child."
Shao Quanzhong had to listen to his mother and stopped being angry. The dinner ended in a rather disharmonious atmosphere.
Rong Hui followed Shao Quanzhong back to the upper room, looking like she had done something wrong, "Brother Shao, I didn't educate Jiming well. He is too greedy. Please punish me."
Shao Quanzhong's anger had almost subsided. He waved his hand and said, "You are too busy all day. The child was raised by the old man and the old lady. Most of the time, it was my mother who spoiled him. I don't blame you. But you can't let grandma take care of the child. It will be useless to raise the child like this. Jiming is five years old in age. I will send him to England now. He will start primary school in England next year."
"Why send it so far?"
Rong Hui was a little reluctant to let her son go across the ocean.
"I heard from Thomson that the food in Britain is as bad as pig food. I want to train this child and make him get rid of his greedy habit. Besides, the environment in our Qing Dynasty is still not good. If the child wants to become a useful person, he has to study abroad for the time being."
Poor Shao Jiming didn't know yet that because of his poor performance at dinner, he would have to eat potatoes processed in various ways for many years in the UK.
"By the way, Hui'er, you had your hair in twin ponytails yesterday, why did you change it to shoulder-length hair today?"
"I combed that hair specially for you. I'm a principal at work, how can I still dress like a student?"
"When you are with me, you will always be the sixteen-year-old schoolgirl who just graduated. Come, let me comb your hair for you."
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On the morning of the third day, Shao Quanzhong went out again, this time returning to his hometown in Jiangyan, and the first place he went to was Panjiawei.
"Uncle Yan, I'm sorry. Yan Laoliu followed me, but he didn't enjoy any happiness. Instead, he died on the Shaanxi-Gansu front."
Looking at the Lord Minister who kowtowed to him, Old Master Yan rubbed his hands, not knowing what to do, while Old Sixth Lady next to him actually cried loudly.
"But I promise that your Yan family will be prosperous and wealthy in the future. Lao Liu's younger brother Baichuan is studying in Shanghai Ling Middle School, right? I will pay for him to study abroad with Wang Yongxian and others. When he returns after graduation, I will definitely use him. The brother who followed me should not die in vain."
Yan Laoliu's younger brother was nearby. When he heard Shao Quanzhong say that he wanted to send him abroad, he immediately said, "Brother Shao, I don't want to study economics with them. I want to be a soldier for you like my brother. Brother, if you want to take care of me, please send me to Berlin to study at the military academy."
"Good! You have a promising future. This time I am going back to Jiangyan to find the second batch of students going to Prussia and England to study. You, Baichuan, will lead the team going to Berlin."
Shao Quanzhong then went to Qu Laosan's home to express his condolences, and then went to visit Zhang Wushuan's parents. He recruited students from all over, and Shao Quanzhong finally lived in Song Laoer's home in Luzhuang.
On the afternoon of the fourth day, Shao Quanzhong returned to Hailing with eighty students from the second batch who were going to England and Putonghua.
"It has been sent by the Military Affairs Office!"
(End of this chapter)