Chapter 3 Opening a store in the capital
Mu Zhongqing and Du Shi returned to the inn with a heavy heart, and their daughter Cai Wei just studied the baking method of sandwich biscuits, and when she saw that her father and mother were back, she hurriedly brought out a plate of sandwich biscuits and offered treasures in front of her father.
When I walked up to my father, I suddenly saw that my mother's eyes were red and her delicate face was a little swollen, and I couldn't help but be surprised, and said, "It's so decent, what's wrong?" β
When Du Shi saw his daughter asking, he couldn't help but have a sour nose, and told his daughter about returning to Anguo Mansion just now.
Then he wiped his tears and said, "My mother has no ability to take your grandmother out of the wolf's den, and she can't bear to let you fall into it. β
Cai Wei was so angry that her hair almost stood on end when she heard that her grandmother had been subjected to so much inhuman abuse in the Anguo Mansion, and she sneered: "Go, why don't you go?" Don't worry, with me, those wine bags and rice bags can't help us. β
"Yes, mother, let's go, grandmother must want to see us, if we are not there, if grandmother really has something long and short, you will regret it too late."
Fei'er also persuaded that when she heard that her grandmother was beaten like that, Fei'er was so distressed that she wanted to fly over to protect the old man.
"Mother, let's go, when the son wants to raise and the kiss doesn't wait, it's too late to go."
Wen'er's fists were clenched tightly, although he and his master had only learned a few moves, but he practiced those moves every day. When he arrived at the Anguo Mansion and let him know who tortured and bullied his old grandmother, he must double the fight back.
Wu'er was a soft-hearted child, and when she heard about her grandmother's suffering, her big clear eyes suddenly became watery.
"Let's go, mother, grandmother is so pitiful...... Woohoo......"
Mu Zhongqing also spoke: "Meiniang, since the children have said so, let's go, even if it is the Longtan Tiger's Den, let's break it together as a family, I know that if you don't go, you won't be at ease in your life." β
He knew that his wife would not return to the Principality of An, and her mother-in-law would have died, she would have blamed herself every day, had trouble sleeping and eating, and would have lived in guilt and pain for the rest of her life. He couldn't bear her to suffer so much, so he preferred to take the risk and go back with her.
The family's opinions were unified, and Du Shi no longer hesitated, and made up his mind to go back to the Anguo Mansion.
This time when she goes back, she is no longer alone in the face of those tigers and wolves, she has a father-in-law, children, and a white-haired mother, this time when she goes back, she will no longer be cowardly and bullied.
After everyone tasted it, they couldn't stop applauding, and Wen'er asked in a stack: "What is this, why is it so delicious?" β
Cai Wei smiled and said, "This is also one of the signature dim sum in our dim sum shop, called sandwich biscuits!" β
Cai Wei mentioned the matter of opening a shop again, and Mu Zhongqing suddenly seemed to think of something, and said: "Since we are going to live in the Anguo Mansion, the rules in the mansion are strict, how can we agree to let one of your daughter's families open a shop?" β
Cai Wei sneered: "Those rules are all old yellow calendars, they are not right for people, when I go, I must help them correct these unreasonable rules!" β
After that, I went to the back kitchen again, and planned to bake some more sandwich biscuits and tart sandwiches, etc., and take them to my grandmother tomorrow.
In the early morning of the next day, as soon as Caiwei's family got up, Steward Cao brought someone to the inn, saying that he wanted to invite the fourth lady and her aunt's family back to their home.
As soon as they arrived at the inn, the shrewd monkey-like old housekeeper met the little masters of Miss Four's family one by one, and was busy greeting a few little masters.
When I saw Cai Wei, I also seemed to take a casual look, and when I saw this Miss Huo Gongzi's favorite, it was really the posture of a sinking fish and a wild goose, the appearance of a shy flower in the closed moon, the country was fragrant, and the beauty was unparalleled, and the original beautiful young ladies in his house were overshadowed, no wonder Huo Gongzi fell in love with her so much!
Cai Wei was not busy walking with him, and said with a smile: "Reasoning, my grandfather kindly took us to live in the house, we should not refuse, but our family is a businessman, we have to rely on a small business to live, please tell my grandfather, if he can allow us to continue to do business, we will live in, if not, we have to understand my grandfather's intentions, and we dare not go to the house to disturb." β
When Steward Cao heard this, he didn't dare to make his own decisions, so he hurriedly went back to the house to report the news.
When Duke Du Anguo heard that Cai Wei actually wanted to do business, he couldn't help but be furious and said: "The things that can't be on the table are in vain for Huo Gongzi to treat her, since ancient times, farmers and businessmen, businessmen are the most inferior people to do, and people who can't afford to live will do it, since she has become a girl in our Anguo Mansion, where is there any need for her to show her head and be embarrassed to do such a cheap thing, you go to sue her, and in the future, their family's food and clothing will come out of the mansion, and she will not need to make money to support the family." β
Steward Cao listened, agreed, bowed down and walked out, was about to go to the inn again, and was walking, when he suddenly saw Du Yulang, the eldest son of the big house, quietly followed him out, stopped him, and said, "Steward Cao, stay here, I have something to ask you." β
Du Yulang is a famous playboy in the capital, the best woman in the past, married four or five beautiful concubines at a young age but is particularly insufficient, and lingers in the Qinglou Chu Pavilion all day long.
A few days ago, Huo Yuan, the son of the Huo family, who had not been walking around with the Anguo Mansion for a long time, suddenly sent someone to make peace, wanting his grandfather to take the family of Du Meiniang, the fourth concubine who fled in the past, back to the mansion to live, and it is said that he was the eldest daughter born to the four concubines.
Huo Yuannai is a famous beautiful son in the capital, he has always been above the top, and even the most famous flower building in the capital, Liu Piaopiao, is obsessed with him, he doesn't care about it, and the Liu Piaopiao is sick and dies of lovesickness.
You must know that Liu Piaopiao is already a stunning woman who makes him salivate, Huo Yuan didn't even look at it, which shows how high his heart is.
When he heard that he actually looked down on the daughter of his concubine, his first thought was that his cousin, whom he had never met, must be a stunning beauty ten times more beautiful than Liu Piaopiao, which made Huo Yuan so heartfelt.
It's just that such a beauty is out of his house, wouldn't it be a pity if someone else got it?
Seeing Du Yulang's question, Steward Cao hurriedly bowed down and smiled: "The eldest prince, please command." β
Du Yulang took a step forward and said in a low voice: "I heard that my eldest cousin, who has never met before, has fallen into the country and the city, but is it true?" β
Steward Cao was taken aback, but he didn't expect Du Yulang to have this thought. Miss Biao is the love of Huo Gongzi, Huo Gongzi has a close relationship with his righteous son Cao Jin, and has helped him in his business, for many years, I don't know how much he has helped him, how can he let Du Yulang beat Miss Biao's idea?
"Hehe, eldest son, Miss Biao is indeed a rare beauty, but when the old slave went to the inn, he heard a little rumor about Miss Cousin......"
"What rumors?"
When Du Yulang heard that his cousin was a rare beauty, his blood was boiling and excited, he was interested in beauty, and he was also interested in gossip about beauty.
"Ahem, the old slave heard that Miss Biao has a very pungent personality, although she is beautiful, but she is not meek and respectful that a woman should have, think about it, a daughter's family, don't stay in the boudoir embroidering and drinking tea, and go out to do business all day long, what kind of system does it become?"
Steward Cao's smear did not affect Du Yulang's mood of hunting beauty, but provoked his strong interest.
"Hehe, such a vivid beauty is interesting, and there are more women who stay in the embroidery building all day long to embroider and play chess, all of them have a taste, and they are very boring, but I don't know what kind of woman my little cousin is......"
He squinted and touched his chin in anticipation......
Seeing this, Steward Cao was startled, and after quietly withdrawing, he sent someone to spread the news to Cao Jin's house, and he went to the inn to spread the word.
Cai Wei laughed when she heard the words from Steward Cao, and said: "My family's monthly income from business is nearly two thousand taels, please reply to my grandfather, if you can give our family a thousand taels of monthly money, we will not do this business, if not, please don't hinder us." β
Steward Cao gasped, he didn't expect Miss Biao's appetite to be so big.
The expenses of the house are all according to the share, that is, the uncle's family, the monthly share is only one hundred taels, and the two gentlemen are only twenty taels per month.
After the fourth lady returned home, it was already a great grace for the family to be able to compare the monthly money of the two concubines, and it was really ridiculous to dare to think that one thousand taels per month.
The financial situation of the Anguo government has deteriorated, and it is not as good as before. In the past few years, the money in the house has been less in and more out, and the children in the family are used to squandering, and they don't know how to be thrifty, and the family is becoming more and more difficult.
Mrs. presided over the feed, naturally knew the situation at home, and repeatedly advocated frugality for the whole family, but it still did not help. In the long run, within two years, the family will definitely not be able to make ends meet.
As for the 1,000 taels of silver that Miss Watch said, let alone the grandfather of the country, even the lady, she will never agree.
Steward Cao smiled awkwardly and said, "Miss Cousin later, the old slave will go to the mansion to reply and see the opinion of Grandpa Guo, hehe......"
He politely retreated, but in his heart he knew that Miss Biao's request would be refused.
When he returned to the house, he saw that Huo Gongzi had come to visit the house, and now he was sitting in the flower hall drinking tea and chatting with Grandpa Guo, and several masters were accompanied.
Although this Huo Gongzi was born as a businessman, no one in the entire Great Jin Kingdom dared to despise him, not because his family was the imperial merchant of the Great Jin Dynasty, nor because his family was the richest man in the Great Jin Dynasty, but because he had a virtuous concubine sister who was favored by the Holy Saint and a nephew of King Jing who was deeply loved by the emperor.
Moreover, Huo Gongzi himself is also noble, no matter his virtue or ambition, he is not despised by others at all.
Therefore, in the Great Jin Kingdom, whether it is the royal relatives or the princes and nobles, when they see Huo Gongzi, they must politely give him some face.
An Guogong's Mansion is no exception, as soon as Huo Gongzi arrived, An Guogong called out a few sons and a few older grandchildren to accompany him to show his attention.
Seeing that Steward Cao came back alone, he didn't bring the beautiful girl's family back. An Guogong was surprised: "Steward Cao, why didn't my granddaughter come back with you?" Didn't you pass on my word? β
Steward Cao smiled awkwardly, repeated Cai Wei's words as they were, then lowered his head and stopped talking.
One thousand taels!
This number really scared An Guogong and was stumped, he secretly scolded, this dead girl who didn't know the height of the sky, dared to be arrogant and rampant, if it weren't for Huo Gongzi, he would have taken her into the house, beaten half to death first, and then dealt with.
However, Huo Gongzi is right in front of him, and his resentment and resentment can't be leaked out at all, but he really can't afford the thousand taels that the dead girl said!
If she said one or two hundred taels, he might be able to grit his teeth and sell it well in front of Huo Yuan, and reluctantly accept it, but one thousand taels is enough for a month's expenses in the house, and he is reluctant and can't afford it!
An Guogong held the teacup and pretended to drink tea, and the old face on the teacup was tangled and extremely ugly.
Steward Cao stood aside and bowed his head silently. The few masters sitting on the seat looked at each other, and their faces showed a disgruntled color, but because of Huo Yuan's face, they couldn't come out, but they all gritted their teeth and were speechless with hatred.
Seeing everyone like this, Huo Yuan smiled indifferently and said, "Grandpa Guo, since she is so ambitious, why don't Grandpa Guo fulfill her, so that she can live in with peace of mind." β
"Hehe, it's okay, if the old man just uses the old rules to press her, in case this girl is annoyed and refuses to come back to recognize my grandfather, wouldn't the old man be a big loss."
An Guogong was cheeky and joked happily, found himself under the stairs in a timely manner, and sold enough in front of Huo Gongzi, showing how much he attached importance to this granddaughter!
Huo Yuan said with a smile: "Grandpa Guo is wise, Huo Mou has thanked him again." β
After that, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it over, handing it to An Guogong's hand.
An Guogong took it and saw that it was a deed located in Mao'er Hutong.
Although Mao'er Hutong is called Mao'er Hutong, it is actually not an alley, it is a bustling commercial street, where every inch of land is expensive, and the shop of such a large one-story building as the deed can be worth 20,000 taels at least, which can be described as a sky-high price!
"This ...... What is it? β
An Guogong took the deed worth 10,000 gold and was blinded.
Huo Yuan smiled indifferently and said, "It's the house deed!" Did Grandpa Guo forget jΓ¬? Your fourth daughter is married, and you haven't had time to prepare a dowry for her, this deed should be your dowry! β
Huo Yuan's generosity has suppressed all the people in the Guogong Mansion, and no one can figure it out, what kind of fairy daughter did Du Meiniang give birth to, which is worth the attention of Huo Gongzi, who is above the top, spending so much effort and such a big capital?
An Guogong put the paper deed into his sleeve, and his mood was complicated, his granddaughter, whom he had never met, must have some skills and means to make Huo Gongzi admire him. It seems that he must win her over well, maybe that country girl can also bring a lot of benefits to the Guogong Mansion!
"Steward Cao, you go to the inn again, tell that girl, she will do business if she wants to, the house will not restrict her, let their family come back as soon as possible!"
An Guogong spoke, with a kind tone and a kind attitude, as if he loved this cheap granddaughter so much!
"Yes, the old slave will do it!"
Steward Cao agreed, bowed and retreated, and went to the inn to pick up people.
Huo Yuan sat for a while, then got up to say goodbye, and before leaving, he smiled at the Du family who was standing behind Du Yongzhi: "I wonder if Huo is lucky enough to let Yulang Gongzi send one?" β
An Guogong hurriedly said: "Huo Gongzi is polite, Yulang can get your separate teaching, it is a blessing that he has cultivated in several lifetimes, if you can't ask for it, Yulang, go out with Huo Gongzi and send Huo Gongzi well." β
Du Yulang had no choice but to go out with him, and he didn't come back after a long time, I don't know what Huo Yuan said to him, but when he came back, his face was extremely bad.
At ten o'clock at noon, Mu Zhongqing's family finally came after a long time under the call of the Anguo Mansion.
In order to show his attention to this concubine's family, An Guogong deliberately ordered the family to wait in the flower hall, ready to meet them one by one.
Although the ladies and ladies of the Anguo Mansion felt that they were waiting to see a group of hillbillies, they all willingly stayed.
Not for An Guogong's order, but for the curiosity in my heart.
The people in the mansion want to see what kind of female character it is, which can make Huo Gongzi fall in love to such a point, and for her, they did not hesitate to go to great lengths to intersect with the Anguo Mansion, and spent a lot of money to give away tens of thousands of taels worth of shops.
When Cai Wei's family came to the house and everyone saw Cai Wei, they suddenly understood, no wonder Huo Gongzi fell in love with that girl, it turned out that there was really such a peerless beauty in this world!
This girl's appearance is very good, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a sinking fish and a wild goose, and a shy flower in the closed moon, just with this appearance, even if she enters the palace to be a favorite concubine, it is more than enough, married to Huo Gongzi, she really didn't climb at all!
After An Guogong saw Cai Wei, his mood was very complicated, if this girl was his granddaughter, he would definitely send her to the palace or to the prince's mansion in the East Palace, with the appearance of this girl, she would definitely be able to pet the harem, be a single pet, and give birth to a son in the future.
It's a pity that she is just a granddaughter, and she was not raised by the Anguo Mansion, even if she is wooed now, she may not necessarily be used by the Anguo Mansion.
After a bit of melancholy, An Guogong decided to let her marry Huo Gongzi, although Huo Gongzi could not be compared with the emperor and prince in terms of power, but the Huo family is the richest man in the Great Jin Kingdom, and this girl lives in the Anguo Mansion, when the Huo family is hired in the future, the Anguo Mansion will have to make tens of thousands of taels of silver in the Huo family!
After Du Wanqiu saw Cai Wei's appearance, her whole heart felt like she had been swallowed by a poisonous snake, and she was so jealous that she almost rushed forward and scratched the fox's face.
In her imagination, Cai Wei should be a vulgar and obscene woman who can only seduce men with her body, even if she has a little bit of beauty, she is just a little stronger than ordinary people, but she never thought that she would be so gentle and reasonable, beautiful and moving, that appearance is simply a national beauty, even Ruizhu's cousin is slightly inferior to it.
Du Yulang saw Cai Wei, and his heart was even more melancholy, in this life, it was easy for him to see a peerless beauty, but he was booked for rescue, and that person was still something he couldn't afford to provoke.
The words that Huo Yuan warned him in private today, he still has lingering palpitations, that handsome boy who has always been known for his gentleness and elegance, told him for the first time in that gloomy tone, in this world, whoever dares to fight her idea, he will definitely do his best to take that person's life!
It could be seen that he was not joking, and he also believed that Huo Yuan definitely had that ability.
Although he likes women, but compared with women's sex, he can still make the right choice, this gorgeous beauty, he is destined not to get it, and he can only get it, and he can only get over it, and he will be obscene in his heart!
Mu Zhongqing's family stepped forward to salute An Guogong and the Wang family, and met everyone one by one.
Cai Wei saw the hundred and ten people of this big family, and she didn't feel a little headache, Anguo Mansion is really a prosperous family, with lush branches and prosperous descendants.
An Guogong himself has three sons-in-law and two daughters-in-law.
Among them, the eldest daughter married the then mighty general Li Kaifeng as his wife, and now General Li has been promoted to the general of the protector of the country, and he has unlimited scenery in the court. This made the Anguo Mansion feel more glorious, over the years, the children of the Anguo Mansion have relied on the general to make a fortune, and then the trouble was really unreasonable, and they were reprimanded by the general of the protector, and deliberately alienated them, so that they stopped.
The second daughter entered the palace, hoping to get the favor in one fell swoop, but unfortunately people are not as good as heaven, that daughter was born with extreme beauty, but she did not get the emperor's blue eyes, she is still just a little beauty, and she doesn't even have an heir, An Guogong has long had no hope for her!
The three sons are also mediocre in qualifications, and there is no outstanding generation, and as for the grandchildren, they are even more unmentionable.
Uncle Du Yongzhi has four sons, two boys and two girls.
The two sons, Du Yulang and Du Yuheng, are both drunkards, and they are only willing to work women in the past, and the rest are not interested.
The two daughters, the eldest daughter Du Wanqiu, although she is beautiful and scheming, but her heart is too high, and the idle man can't cut off her eyes, so she is seventeen years old, and she has not promised her in-laws, which makes the big couple worry about it.
The youngest daughter Du Wanying is also a beautiful embryo, just because she is a young girl, she is more favored, and she has developed a domineering temper, and she often beats and scolds the people in the house.
In addition, there are three concubines and two concubines in the big house, probably because the wife of the big house, Guo Shi, is too tightly detained, and they are all afraid to hide far behind, not daring to come forward, and they look like they can't get on the stage.
Du Yongbang and his wife Wang in the second room raised three daughters and a son, among which the eldest daughter Du Wanru and the second eldest daughter Du Wanyue are twins, who are fifteen years old this year.
The third daughter, Du Wanqing, thirteen years old, has been frail and sick since childhood, and rarely comes out to see people.
Du Yuqing, who is only ten years old, is still a half-grown childish child.
The second room is much cleaner than the big room and the third room, and there are no concubines and concubines.
Du Yongchun and his wife Dai in the third room, only raised one son, Du Yushu, who is sixteen years old, and is now studying in the family school, there are a lot of concubines and concubines, standing behind Du Yongchun and his wife, there are as many as seven or eight, and I don't know that the third lady Dai Shi looked at the panic of the diaphragm!
I met with everyone, and the elders in each room rewarded Cai Wei and her brothers with some interesting things, such as gold bills, handkerchiefs, purses, etc., and so on, Cai Wei and her sisters and brothers received the rewards and thanked them one by one.
An Guogong took out a house deed and gave it to the Du family, saying that it was a dowry for the Du family, and the house on the house deed was located in Mao'er Hutong, which was a two-story small building with a lot of value, which shocked Caiwei's family.
Mrs. Wang rewarded them with two satin, two tulle, four quilts, and four kinds of head and face jewelry, and instructed Wen'er and Wu'er to go to the family school in the house from tomorrow to study, and let them temporarily live with the Mei family in the Changchun Garden.
The Anguo Mansion is kind and generous to Cai Wei's family, if it weren't for the fact that her mother was forced to marry and betrayed in the front, and her grandmother was abused and beaten in the back, Cai Wei was almost moved by this earnest family affection.
However, with the matter of her mother and grandmother, it was enough for her to recognize their true nature, and the reason why they were able to be considerate and polite to their family must have some ulterior tricks, otherwise they would never treat them like this.
What kind of ulterior trick could it be?
Cai Wei is very curious, but she is not afraid of you, dare to abuse her grandmother, dare to calculate their family, the hundred years of prosperity of the Anguo Mansion are over!
During the meal, Cai Wei and Cai Fei were arranged to sit at the girl's table, with Du Wanqiu, Du Wanying, Du Wanyue and Du Wanru on the table, as well as the five concubines in the big room and the third room, but those concubines were all cowering, although they were sitting at the same table with their own sisters, they were like puppet wax figures, looking at their noses and noses, they didn't dare to move, and they didn't dare to say a word.
When Cai Wei saw the sincere and frightened appearance of these concubines, she couldn't help but think of the scene when her mother lived here, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed, and couldn't help but care for these concubines.
"Sister Caiwei, eat, this is a fragrant pig from the Silla Kingdom, the taste is really good, it was sent by my aunt early in the morning, you can taste it!"
Du Wanqiu added a piece of fragrant pork, sent it to the small dish in front of Cai Wei, and smiled to Cai Wei.
As early as half an hour ago, she had already made up her mind to get to know Huo Gongzi, a little slut, and get acquainted with Huo Gongzi, and then let Huo Gongzi gradually understand her, and slowly develop feelings for her and fall in love with her.
It was a tortuous and difficult process, but it was the best she could think of.
She can tolerate Rui Zhu marrying His Royal Highness King Qin, who makes her background inferior to her, but she definitely can't tolerate this country woman who is from a concubine taking away her ideal marriage partner.
Why is she? It's just that she has a skin that is slightly better than others, what's the big deal, sooner or later, she wants Huo Gongzi to see her goodness, her goodness is far from being comparable to that slut's skin.
Now, since Huo Gongzi is fond of her, she deigns to be friendly with her, as long as they are friendly, she will naturally have many opportunities to meet Huo Gongzi.
As the saying goes: Men chase women, next mountain, women chase men, interlayer yarn, although she is not as charming as this cheap woman, but she is noble, and she has the bearing and elegance of everyone's daughter, she is convinced that as long as Huo Gongzi understands her, she will feel that she is more suitable to be the housewife of the Huo family than the cheap woman.
Cai Wei picked up the piece of meat and sent it to a little maid's plate, the little maid Cai Wei had been observing for a long time, she was only seven or eight years old, she sat there resignedly, she didn't dare to say a word, her eyes didn't dare to look at everyone, she only dared to clip the dish in front of her, pitiful.
"Thank you for the care of the eldest sister, it's just that I'm afraid of being fat and rarely eat meat, I think this sister is very thin, so it's better to let this sister receive my sister's kindness for me!"
The little maid looked at the meat on the plate in a panic, and then looked at Du Wanqiu in horror, looking scared, and didn't dare to touch the piece of meat.
"What? Doesn't my sister want to eat it? Or are you afraid that the big sister will blame? β
The little maid's expression fell on Cai Wei's eyes, and she asked deliberately.
Du Wanqiu glanced at the little maid and said, "Sister Caiwei gave it to you, don't eat it soon!" β
The little maid hurriedly lowered her head, stuffed the piece of meat into her mouth, and ate it in a big gulp.
Seeing the little maid's fear of Du Wanqiu, Cai Wei suddenly understood, it seems that this eldest lady of the Guogong Mansion is not as gentle and kind as she seems on the surface, and all the overtures she has made to herself are just an illusion based on the premise of the purpose.
As for her fit for purpose? Cai Wei thought about it for a long time, but she was still puzzled.
But it doesn't matter, she won't just stay in the Anguo Mansion for three days and five days and leave, after a long time, the conspiracy of the Anguo Mansion and Du Wanqiu's purpose will be exposed sooner or later!
After eating, Cai Wei's family was sent to Changchun Garden.
Mei had already heard that their family had arrived, and she burst into tears with excitement, trembling and letting the little girls dress themselves and pack them up, and then groped to the door of Changchun Garden on crutches, waiting for the arrival of her daughter and son-in-law's family.
The two little girls who served her knew that Mei's daughter and son-in-law's family were coming back, and they didn't dare to treat her lightly anymore, so they cleaned up for her respectfully, and then accompanied her and waited at the gate of Changchun Garden.
"Oh, Grandma, Grandma's family is here!"
As soon as Xiaohong saw the figure of the Du family, she screamed.
Mei immediately stretched out his hand and groped tremblingly: "Where is it?" My beautiful girl, my grandson, my granddaughter, where are they? β
Cai Wei saw the old woman at the door of the small courtyard from a distance. I heard my mother say that my grandmother is not yet fifty years old, but she is as rickety as a seventy-year-old woman, and her gray hair is gray.
When she walked in front of her grandmother, she saw the deep and shallow scars on her face that had been through vicissitudes, and the eyes that had lost their luster, Cai Wei's heart was even more regretful, she gritted her teeth and secretly made up her mind that she would never tolerate those who had mutilated her grandmother, and she would definitely get it back with her own interest!
Probably because of the blood relationship, when Mei stumbled towards them, Cai Wei's sisters and brothers couldn't help but walk a few steps quickly, trotted up, and ran to Mei's face, and the sisters and brothers threw themselves into Mei's weak arms together, crying in distress: "Grandmother." β
"Hey, hey!"
Mei choked up and agreed loudly, his voice loud and full of energy!
For more than ten years, except for arguing with those who said that her daughter was dead, her daughter was not dead, she had never been so loud, even if she was beaten to death, she gritted her teeth and kept silent, as if life had left her, and that * had nothing to do with her.
Now, she had rekindled her thirst for life, and overnight, her daughter had returned, and brought back a gentle son-in-law, two handsome granddaughters, and two little grandsons who looked like golden boys.
Her life was instantly enriched, and her life became hopeful again, and the inhuman abuse she had received for so many years was nothing compared to being reunited with these children!
When the children saw the scars on Mei's face and hands, they were distressed, and they all had angry expressions on their faces, but the children wisely avoided the topic, so as not to upset their grandmother.
They don't have the ability to compete with the Anguo Mansion now, and they want to avenge their grandmother, obviously they can't do it, but the children have already made up their minds that they will find the Anguo Mansion to settle their grandmother's account sooner or later!
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Cai Wei's family lived in Anguo Mansion, Changchun Garden is a small courtyard, with only three small main rooms, and two small ear rooms on the left and right.
Mei lived in the room to the left of the main house, Cai Fei felt sorry for her grandmother, and she was not worried that her grandmother would sleep alone, so she lived in the east room with Mei; In the middle of the main house is the hall house, and on the right side is also a bedroom, where Wen'er and Wu'er live.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhongqing lived in the two rooms on the left, and Cai Wei lived in the rooms on the right, and she only lived in one room, and the other room was for the two maids.
After staying down, the sisters and brothers circled around Mei's when they saw the sky, the grandmother was long, the grandmother was short, and Mei's tasted the fun of children and grandchildren around the knees, and the mouth couldn't close all day long, and the originally terminally ill body was miraculously improved under the care of these children.
Wen'er and Wu'er entered the family school in the Anguo Mansion, and the gentleman in the family school was a respected old scholar who treated the children in the school equally, and never looked at people's dishes.
After Mu Zhongqing sent his two sons there, he discussed his knowledge with his husband for a while, and found that his husband was a scholar who was well-versed in ancient and modern times, and was extremely knowledgeable, so he was relieved to hand over his two sons there, and he went back to help his daughter plan to open a store!
Originally, Mu Zhongqing planned to cooperate with Cao Jin to open a store, and they had agreed to do so earlier.
However, at this time and then, now, the family has a faΓ§ade in Mao'er Hutong, and it is completely possible to open a store by itself, and there is no need to cooperate with others, he discussed with his daughter, and felt that it was more appropriate to open a store by himself, so he went to Cao Jin's house to visit him on a certain day, explained the reason for not cooperating, and said that if Cao Jin's restaurant intends to buy barbecue, he can provide technology for free.
Cao Jin wanted to cooperate with them at the beginning, not to make money, he was already full of money, and he didn't care about the little money he made from opening a restaurant.
The reason why he wants to cooperate with Cai Wei is nothing more than to earn their family to the capital, since they have already come, and they have also lived in the Anguo Mansion under his plan, his father-in-law has made a great contribution to the Anguo Mansion, and he should be able to redeem himself soon.
Back then, when Miss Four escaped, Gong An Guo ordered the subordinates of the whole government to pursue them with all their might, and anyone who got Miss Four, or found out the whereabouts of Miss Four, could get back his deed of sale and be a good citizen from now on.
The stepfather was born as a slave, although he has secretly earned gold and silver over the years, but after all, he is still a slave, there is no free body, and there is no opportunity to spend money, if he takes this opportunity to redeem himself, he can be a good citizen frankly and openly, and he can also honor his old man openly, and his old man will adopt him once!
Cao Jin readily agreed, and did not dislike Caiwei's family because of their broken promises, but took the initiative to mention that when they opened the restaurant, if there was anything difficult, just come to him.
Thanks to Cao Jin, Mu Zhongqing's heart relaxed, and he can now open his own shop without distractions.
Opening a store to do business is very novel and exciting for him who has read half a lifetime, which makes him full of longing and expectation for the future, and he is very assured of his daughter's craftsmanship and ability, so he completely obeys his daughter's opinion on the specific arrangements for opening a store.
For example, the decoration of the storefront, other storefronts are Songlan Ink Pavilion and Xiaolouxuan Windows, but the daughter's storefront is very strangely designed.
She personally painted two strange paintings on some linen cloth, framed them, and hung them in the hall on the first floor.
He didn't know what it was, but after asking his daughter, he learned that it was called "oil painting".
These oil paintings are very beautiful and attractive, and if you sell them in Sibao Zhai, you will definitely be able to buy them at a good price, but her daughter said that she can't sell them if she relies on these paintings to attract customers.
In addition, her daughter is very interested in some small details of the shop, such as the chopstick cage for chopsticks, which can be made with a bamboo tube or four small thin wooden boards, so she prefers to find a carpenter who does joinery and draw a picture for them to set according to her pattern.
Her chopstick cages are all weird, some are shaped like pumpkins, but they have a hole in the top of the pumpkin and put a few pairs of chopsticks in the hole; Some are shaped like an unclenched fist, and the center of the fist is just right for chopsticks.
These bizarre designs were numerous in their shops, and Mu Zhongqing and the craftsmen who came to decorate were dumbfounded and dumbfounded.
These designs are nothing in modern times, but in ancient times, these things can be described as earth-shattering, and there are no ancients or ever after!
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