Zhao Zi'an laughed and said apologetically: "It's our presumptuousness, since it's a family matter of Mrs., we really shouldn't ask." It's just that this matter is very important to our brothers, so I have the courage to ask each other, and I ask for your understanding. ”

Zhang Xing did not speak.

Zhao Zi'an said again: "Can the lady sue us, we have learned Goujian, what is the possibility of success?" ”

Zhang Xing shook her head and said, "I don't know. All I knew was that if I had done nothing, I would never have succeeded. ”

The two brothers, Zhao Zixing and Zhao Zi'an, fell silent, and the room was silent for a while.

After a while, Zhao Zi'an took out a document from his arms, handed it to Zhang Xing, and said solemnly: "Madam, this is my Zhao Zi'an's deed, from today on, Zhao is a slave next to Madame. ”

Zhang Xing felt bitter in her heart, the Zhao family wanted to bet all their net worth to avenge the big revenge, but she and Shi just wanted to get rid of the Shen family and live peacefully. However, although their goals are different, they can stand on the same side in front of them.

Zhang Xing pushed the table deed along with Zhao Zixing, and said, "Second Brother Zhao, don't torture me, I'm just a woman, I can't think too far." Uncle Zhao has been very kind to me, how can I accept the two deeds? Please take it back, if Second Brother Zhao also thinks of a place, we can work together. ”

Zhao Zixing and Zhao Zi'an glanced at each other, Zhao Zixing put away Zhao Zi'an's deed on the table, handed it to Zhao Zi'an, and said, "Yours should be put away." As for my book, I signed it a long time ago, and there was no reason to change it halfway. It was me who was rude. Only then did he say a word of redemption. Thank you for your understanding. ”

Zhao Zi'an had no choice but to accept the deed, also looked at Zhang Xing, and said: "This deed is just a piece of paper, and since Mrs. doesn't accept it, I won't be reluctant." But Zhao is still the same sentence, if Mrs. needs Zhao to work, just say it. ”

Zhang Xing couldn't help but smile. Now she just thinks that she doesn't have three heads and six arms, and she is not absolutely sure. Palm a copy in hand. She knew very well that they couldn't compare to others. She and Shi are from a poor background, and if she wants to stand firm in the eyes of the Shen family, there is no other way than to be ingenious.

Food, money, is the only thing she can think of at the moment.

If you don't want to be disposed of casually, you have to take your own share. And the larger this amount, the more solid her foundation will be with the stone.

Zhang Xing asked Zhao Zi'an about the shipping situation.

Zhao Zi'an said: "I don't go to many places by boat, starting from Panyu." Went to the country of Borneo. In Tianzhu and other places, most of them transported silk and porcelain to the past, and brought some spices and glass when they returned. ”

When Zhang Xing heard some familiar place names, he was even more excited, and asked for two or three hours.

Sun Baozhu saw that it was getting late, so he found a gap to speak, hinting at a reminder. Zhang Xing woke up at this time, and hurriedly ordered the kitchen to settle for food and drink, accompanied by Zhao Zixing - Zhao Zixing's deed was pushed back, but she couldn't push it, but still accepted it.

Early the next morning, Zhao Zixing came to resign. Yuxian County, Jinyang several places of Zhangji grain depot is full of grain, these are eye-catching good things at such an age, and they can't be away from people for too long.

Zhao Zi'an and Liu Laicai stayed for more than half a month. Zhang Xing led them to Jiangling. With Zhao Zi'an's shipping, the tea and jade on hand will only be too little. Zhang Tianyi's batch of things, she can also make a move.

However, she still didn't know much about shipping, and she didn't dare to invest in it at one time, so she only sold the existing satin, tea and jade at hand and asked Zhao Zi'an to take the goods.

By the end of the year, grain prices in the Jianghuai region had risen sharply. Zhangji's rice spread out six or seven percent, and sure enough, he began to make money.

Wei Minwu sent a message that although the matter in the northeast was over, the climate was not good, and he could only return home after the New Year.

Zhang Xing rushed back to Lizhuang Village a year ago. Mother You came back first, and took Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wu, who were watching the yard in the town, to clean up the Li family's compound. When Zhang Xing drove the carriage to Lizhuang Village, the people in the village saw it and began to greet them from afar. That night, Li Youshi came over.

Her family is now helping Shizhang Jinbao manage more than 100 acres of land, and she is already a big family in the village.

Li You's thought that Zhang Xing would return to her hometown to worship her ancestors, so she had already pickled a number of pickles, and asked Li Dahe to pick them up at the moment. Zhang Xing smiled and thanked her, and asked Gu Yu and Mother You to carry the things to the kitchen.

Li Dahe saw that the Li family's house was full of women's families, and he was about to leave after putting his things. Zhang Xing hurriedly called back Gu Yu and asked him to entertain Li Dahe to sit in the house and eat tea fruits. He pulled Li Youshi and called Li Jinlian to the room to talk.

Although the harvest in Lizhuang Village has been greatly reduced due to the drought, it is much better than the previous year. Zhangji Grain Store collects grain here, and also takes extra care of it, and gives a lot of profit out of the catties. Near the end of the year, there are much fewer people going out to beg in Lizhuang Village than in previous years.

However, many nearby villages are not so good, some families plan to see the high price of grain during the harvest season, and actually sell a lot of their family rations, but at the end of the year, the family will run out of cooking, and they can't afford to buy grain from the rice shop, so they have to go out to beg for food.

When Zhang Xing heard this, she felt uncomfortable. When she decided to raise the price of food, she knew that there would be some ills, but if she didn't do so, she would not be able to collect the food from Zhangji, and it was very likely that they would be the ones who were fished.

Seeing that Zhang Xing's face was not good, Li Youshi hurriedly comforted her and said, "Don't take it to heart, I don't mean you, it's not your fault for this matter." It is their lack of greed. The price of the chapter is high, and the catties are real, which is much better than the ones who came to collect grain later! In the final analysis, the taxes are too high, and few families can afford to rely on the harvest in the field alone. If they can't pay their taxes, they have to collect grain from house to house. These families also had no way, so they thought that they would take advantage of the high price to sell their rations so that they could pay taxes. ”

Speaking of taxes, Li Youshi has a good feeling. She helped manage the land of Shizhang Jinbao, and the harvest was not good this year, and she was afraid that she would not be able to collect the rent, so she asked Li Dahe to go to Jingkou in advance and say hello to Zhang Xing in advance. As a result, it was time to harvest the grain. The shopkeeper of Zhangji, Zhao Da, came, and made it clear that all the villagers who leased the land of Li Zhang's two families could use grain to offset the rent, and it was still higher than the market price of grain. In this way, several villagers who leased the land of Li Zhang's family benefited, and the owners of farm tools and cattle had supplies, and the rent could be paid, and the remaining surplus grain could still live for a year, which was even more cost-effective than many families planting their own land.

Therefore, near the New Year's Pass, many villagers came to ask Li You's family, wondering if Li Zhang's family still had land to lease, and some wanted to give their land to Li Zhang's family.

Zhang Xing thought for a while and said, "Auntie, if someone wants to go out of the land, you will bring someone over." I'm not going to leave until about fifteen, and if the land is right, I'll take it. ”

Zhang Jinbao has been dormant for three years, and he will have a harvest this time, he will have fame, and the land attached to his head can be tax-free.

Li Youshi smiled and asked Zhang Jinbao about the current situation. Li Jinlian pricked up her ears and listened carefully. Zhang Xing glanced at her. She hasn't been back to Weijiazhuang for a long time, and this time she plans to stay in Lizhuang Village for a few days before going to Weijiazhuang for a few days.

A few people chattered and drank a pot of tea, and Li Youshi took his leave.

Zhang Xing asked Sun Baozhu to take out the New Year's gift that had been prepared earlier. Li Youshi excused himself. Accepted.

Li Dahe had a full stomach in the hall, and he was a little groggy and wanted to sleep, when he saw that Li You's mother and daughter were not idle, followed by the mother-in-law holding the gift box, and quickly stood up. The family returned home with their belongings.

The next day, many villagers in the village came to visit the door. Zhang Xing asked people to get ready early, and set up a few tables in the courtyard, the tables were full of tea and fruits, and they were talking lively.

It wasn't until the day of the New Year that the Li family stopped. Zhang Xing asked people to use window flowers, lanterns, and spring couplets. You Pozi took Mrs. Li to clean up a table of sumptuous noodles. Zhang Xing cleaned her hands and gave incense to the Li family. sat around a table with the girls and mothers-in-law to have a New Year's dinner.

Zhang Xing was persuaded to drink some fruit wine, perhaps because of the lively atmosphere, she felt dizzy, as if floating in the clouds. The girls were very happy, and everyone got a reward of varying amounts. The shop over there in the Splendid Pavilion was unavoidable, and Xiao Deyu and Xiao Xia did not follow. In addition to Sun Baozhu, Zhang Xing has now added two girls close to her, one is called Lichun and the other is called Liqiu, both of whom Wei Minwen and Wei Minwu chose for her to marry. She didn't call her to serve because she thought the two girls were too young, and only let Mother You take them.

As things got more and more, only one Sun Baozhu by her side was too busy, so she brought the previous girls to her side, and was led by You's mother for a few days, and after knowing their general temperament, they assigned their jobs.

Lichun will be fourteen years old after the New Year, born with red lips and white teeth, is a typical girl in the water town of Jiangnan, although the age is not big, but the work is very meticulous and calm. Zhang Xing asked her to take care of the clothes and jewelry in her room. Liqiu is only thirteen years old, she is a clever little girl, and she is the most diligent in running errands.

Zhang Xing still can't see through You's mother, and she has knocked on the side several times, but she only got some vague information. She used to work in a large family, and the owner had been an official in the imperial court for many years, but she was convicted for something, her family was fired, and her subordinates were also implicated, or killed or sold. She was favored by Wei Minwen and bought it back for Zhang Xing to dowry.

However, this You mother is really capable, Zhang Xing had to be convinced, and gradually brought her to her side.

Xiao's mother was let go of Jiangling by Zhang Xing for the New Year.

This time, in addition to Gu Yu, there were also four nursing homes of Jiangling Zhangji Commercial Bank. All of them were placed in the left wing to eat and drink.

Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wu grew up in the countryside, and they know the most interesting things in the countryside. At that moment, the two sang and talked about each other, which made the little girls sitting around the table startled, especially Liqiu, who had a crisp voice and smiled even more cheerfully.

Sun Baozhu has always been a wooden face, and this night was also tainted with festivities, and a slightly drunk smile appeared on his face. (To be continued......)