Chapter 25: Avenging Grandmother [Second Watch]
The shopkeeper was a Sven man in his forties, and after seeing Cai Wei, he politely asked, "I don't know what Miss is called, what is the matter?" β
Cai Wei said lightly: "Just call me Miss Mu." β
After speaking, he pointed to the "exchange" sign hanging outside, and asked, "The shopkeeper's cloth village wants to exchange?" β
The shopkeeper let out a long sigh and said, "Exactly! β
Cai Wei looked at the endless stream of guests and asked puzzledly: "Why do you want to redeem such a prosperous store?" β
When the shopkeeper heard this, his face suddenly showed a helpless look, and he said resentfully: "The owner wants to move his family to Quzhou, and the shop can't be brought over, so he has to redeem it!" β
Cai Wei looked at the shop of Nuoda, and then at the endless customers, and asked, "How much silver does your owner plan to exchange?" β
"The shop sells for 10,000 taels, and the goods in it are 2,000 taels, for a total of 12,000 taels!"
The shopkeeper's left hand stretched out one finger, and his right hand stretched out two, shaking in front of Caiwei's eyes.
"Twelve thousand taels, it's not expensive!"
Cai Wei assessed it, a large shop, plus a room full of goods, this price is definitely a conscience price.
The shopkeeper said, "Our proprietor is in a hurry to leave, so he didn't raise the price, otherwise, it would not be difficult to sell an extra thousand eight hundred silver." β
Cai Wei bowed her head and agreed with his point of view, such a good location, the price is fair, if you miss it this time, it will be difficult to meet it again next time.
She stood up, carefully inspected it in the shop, and after reading it, she walked to the shopkeeper's side, took out a silver ticket of one hundred taels, and put it in the corner of the table: "I bought this shop." β
"What? Girl, do you want to buy this cloth village? β
"Hmm!" Cai Wei affirmed: "I bought it, this one hundred taels is a deposit, you inform your owner, and I will pay the rest of the silver in three days." As for you, if you still want to stay here, you can continue to stay here, the work will not change, the salary will not change, if the business in the cloth village is good, I will give you benefits during the New Year, if you don't want to stay here, I will pay you a whole month's salary, you are looking for another job. β
"Oh, miss, are you telling the truth? Can we stay here? β
The shopkeeper asked loudly, his face full of incredulity.
"That's right, as long as everyone can do their best, it's absolutely no problem if they want to keep working here."
Cai Wei replied with a smile.
"Oh, great, that's great, come here, everyone, come and meet our new owner."
The shopkeeper shouted loudly, and he forgot the rules in excitement.
He is already in his forties, and has worked in this cloth village for 30 years, from a buddy to the position of the shopkeeper, it can be said that he has spent half of his life in this cloth village, and has a deep affection for this cloth village.
Now, the cloth village is going to change hands, he is on fire for this matter, thinking that he can't do it here, the salary of five taels of silver a month is gone, and the life of the family is not settled, but I didn't expect that the new owner let them continue to stay without saying a word, and the treatment is the same as before, which moved him so much that he almost shed tears.
When a few guys heard this, they all gathered around, looking at the young Cai Wei, and some of them showed a look of disbelief.
"Miss, do you really want to buy Buzhuang? Can we continue to work here? β
The young man who started to greet her asked.
Cai Wei nodded with a smile: "That's right, in three days, I will accept this place and become the new owner here." β
"But..."
The young man wants to ask, you are still a child, can you make your own decisions about such a big matter?
However, before he could finish speaking, a slap from the shopkeeper had already slapped him on the head and scolded: "Stinky boy, didn't you see that the owner handed over a hundred taels of silver?" Can you still fool us? You kid, you really can't see the height of your eyebrows! β
The little job that was slapped touched his head, laughed embarrassedly, and grinned: "Hehe, great, now, don't worry about your job being smashed...... Hey hey ......"
Cai Wei originally planned to find a store to open a dim sum shop, but she had the intention to plant flowers and flowers but not bloom, and she had no intention of planting willows and willows.
She originally had the silver in the cloth village, and it was all stored in the zΓ i space, but the space disappeared for no reason, and the silver also came to naught, so the money to buy the village naturally had to find another way.
Cai Wei squinted her eyes and thought for a while, a smile slowly appeared on the corner of her mouth, she walked out of the cloth village slowly, bought some things in the nearby jade shop, and then walked slowly in the direction of the Anguo Mansion.
Back at the Anguo Mansion, Cai Wei did not know the Changchun Garden where she lived, but directly entered the Fangfei Pavilion not far from their small courtyard.
Fangfei Pavilion is the residence of Du Ruhai's concubine Aunt Liao and his son's family, as well as their daughter Du Yueniang, who is not out of the cabinet.
In front of the Fangfei Pavilion, Cai Wei stood at the door and called, "Is there anyone?" β
After a while, I saw a little girl hurriedly walking out of the Fangfei Pavilion, seeing Cai Wei, and hurriedly bowed down to salute.
"The slave maid asks for peace to Princess Anle, and Princess Anle is blessed with Jin'an."
"Get up!"
Cai Wei asked lightly, "Is my aunt and grandmother at home?" β
The little girl hurriedly said: "I am here, and now my aunt and grandmother said that she was going to say hello to the princess, but it happened that the princess is here, please come in!" β
After speaking, he diligently led Cai Wei inside, and just walked to the door, Liao had already taken his son Du Yongqi, daughter-in-law Liu and daughter Yueniang, and a seven or eight-year-old little granddaughter, greeted out, and when they saw Cai Wei, the family bowed humbly.
"Say hello to Princess Anle!"
Cai Wei took a step forward, helped Aunt Liao up, and said with a smile: "They are all a family, and they are all my elders, can you not be like this?" β
Liao Shi said solemnly: "The princess is serious, and the concubine is ashamed, but I don't know that the princess is coming, what advice do you have?" β
Cai Wei laughed lightly: "I don't dare to give advice, but I heard that my aunt made a promise, and my mother sent me over to see if there is anything I need help with." β
When Du Yueniang heard this, she was startled, biting her lip tightly, and looking at her mother with big eyes.
Liao comforted her daughter with her eyes, turned to Cai Wei and said with a smile: "The princess misunderstood, Yueniang did not promise to marry someone, someone came to kiss before, but the old man thought it was not the right one, and after thinking about it for a few days, it would be the family." β
Cai Wei tilted the corners of her mouth and said coolly: "Old aunt and grandmother, do you really think that if you take the charge of abusing my grandmother for the old lady, they will stop the idea of betraying your daughter?" That's naΓ―ve, isn't it? β
When Liao heard this, as if he had been struck by lightning, his face suddenly turned pale, his lips pursed, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
Seeing Liao's expression, Cai Wei was even more sure of her guess, and then said: "Over the years, the old aunt and grandmother have begged for a living under her, it must be very sad, the son was crippled, and the daughter is going to be used as a chess piece, given to an old man in his sixties as a wife, even your poor little granddaughter, I am afraid that she will have to ...... in the future Hehe....... β
As he spoke, he beckoned to the seven or eight-year-old girl.
When the girl saw it, she obediently walked over, raised her head, and looked at Cai Wei timidly with a pair of clear big eyes.
When she looked at her, Cai Wei found that this girl was the one who ate meat with her on the day she just came back, but when she saw her that day, she didn't have time to look carefully.
"Princess, what the hell do you want to do?"
Du Yongqi limped over, picked up his daughter, and looked at Cai Wei vigilantly.
Cai Wei glanced at them and asked in a cool voice: "I came to give you a chance to turn over, if you want to live under her obscenity for the rest of your life like now, then, I haven't been here today; If you want to turn over and no longer be oppressed and controlled by her, you need to cooperate with me, and I can ensure that you leave here safely, without worrying about food and clothing for the rest of your life!
The room fell silent for a while, and Du Yueniang looked at her mother cautiously, her eyes were longing; Du Yongqi also looked at Liao expectantly, with sparks of expectation jumping in his eyes, Liao's face was white, he thought for a long time, suddenly raised his head, looked at Cai Wei fixedly, and said in a trembling voice: "What the princess said, maybe do it?" β
Cai Wei said: "Never break your word!" "Okay, what do we want the princess to do?"
Liao is like a strong man with a broken wrist, and resolutely made up his mind to break away from the Anguo Mansion, so that his son and daughter can live in this world with a straight waist, and her little granddaughter and newborn little grandson are all living together, living uprightly, and no longer oppressed by others! "Grandma doesn't have to do anything, just tell me the past as it is......
In the evening, the Duchess of Anguo had dinner with her grandchildren and daughters in her own Songhe Hall, and was sitting peacefully on the chaise longue, enjoying the joy of her children and grandchildren around her knees, when a mother-in-law suddenly came to report that Princess Anle was here.
"What is she here for?"
Du Wanyue was the first to show a disgusted expression, and said hatefully: "Don't come to show off her princess!" β
Mrs. Wang glanced at her, hated iron and steel, and said: "Shut your mouth, remember, when you are not as good as others, no matter how you dislike it, you must learn to be patient, and when you are better than others, then talk about your likes and dislikes!" β
Du Wanyue was reprimanded, closed her mouth unwillingly, turned her head angrily, and didn't look at Cai Wei, who was fluttering in.
"The old lady is well!"
After Cai Wei came in, she saw that the family was sitting on the chair calmly, obviously not meaning to pay her courtesy, so she was not polite to them, and greeted the old lady lightly, and sat down on a chair nearby without waiting for the old lady to say no courtesy.
Although Wang was displeased, his face did not show it, and he still said with a smile: "How can Sister Wei be so free today, knowing that she will come to grandmother to have a look." β
Cai Wei smiled: "I want to discuss some private matters with my grandmother, and I also ask the old lady to let the sisters take a moment back." β
Wang smiled kindly: "Since Sister Wei'er has something to tell me, you should go to the yard to play first, and after we finish talking, let's listen to the play together......"
Several young ladies walked out with a smile, and when they passed by Cai Wei's side, Du Wanyue also glanced at Cai Wei fiercely.
For this kind of opponent who has no rank, Cai Wei has always ignored it, so that glance is like an air-like storage for Cai Wei.
"Sister Wei'er, if there's anything wrong, just tell your grandmother directly!"
Wang said amiably to Cai Wei, looking kind.
Cai Wei smiled: "Since the old lady is so refreshing, Cai Wei will not go around in circles, today I came to the old lady for no other reason, just because there has been a little problem with the capital turnover in the business recently, I want to borrow some silver from the old lady to call the old lady, and ask the old lady to be thoughtful!" β
As soon as he heard that it was borrowing money, the smile on Wang's face suddenly froze, and he wiped his mouth with a handkerchief for a long time before he reluctantly said, "How much to borrow?" β
Cai Wei said lightly: "Not much, 12,000 taels!" β
"What? Ten thousand...... You mean...... Ten thousand, two thousand taels? β
The old lady was frightened, her hand holding the handkerchief trembled, and she looked at Cai Wei in disbelief.
"That's right, it's 12,000 taels, and please don't shirk the old lady."
Cai Wei said calmly.
"Heyβ"
The Wang family, who had come back to his senses, let out a long sigh and said, "Sister Wei, reasoning, the first time you opened your mouth with your grandmother, your grandmother shouldn't have returned to you, but the house is difficult now, not to mention 12,000 taels at this time, even 2,000 taels, and you can't raise it for a while!" β
Cai Wei raised her eyebrows, and seemed to smile: "Since the house is difficult, then, I will not borrow from the house, but ask the old lady for it, and I will ask for this twelve thousand taels in vain." β
Wang was stunned, he didn't expect Cai Wei to say such shameless words, and after thinking for a long time, he said with a smile: "Sister Wei'er, is this a joke?" Twelve thousand taels of silver, where do you let me go up to find it? β
Cai Wei sneered, and said coldly: "The old lady has presided over the middle feed of the Anguo Mansion for many years, how can she not even take out a mere 12,000 taels of silver, these years, not to mention anything else, even the silver spent by the old lady and the concubines and concubines in the mansion is more than 12,000 taels!" β
"Shut up! Nonsense! β
The old lady was taken aback by Cai Wei's words and reprimanded loudly.
"You don't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the wild girl, how dare you talk and slander the elders, I think you have hard wings, and you don't know who you are if you are a princess!"
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