Chapter 18: Bright Bloom (Revised)

Xi Yunzhi arranged the things in the store and went out in the afternoon.

Outside Luoyang City, there is a Ciyun Temple, there is a mirror screen master living in the temple, in the past was the head of Xi Mansion Sanniang, and then for some reason suddenly became a monk, Xi Yunzhi has trouble, will go to Ciyun Temple to see the mirror screen master, in order to get relief and good advice.

She gave birth secretly in the Xi family before she got married, which was her own business, but now that she is married, she can't let her husband's family follow her to steal life under the control of the Xi Mansion.

She worshipped the Bodhisattva in the main hall of Tsz Yun Temple, and after adding incense, the little nun took her to the backyard where Mrs. Jingping was, but was stopped at the door, and another nun walked out of the meditation room.

"The mirror screen master is too occasionally cold, and it is not suitable to meet guests." Jing Yi clasped his hands together with Xi Yunzhi, and when he saw that Xi Yunzhi still wanted to speak, he took out a roll of paper from his wide sleeve, handed it to Xi Yunzhi, and said:

"Mrs. Shi learned that the donor had married not long ago, and she didn't have time to congratulate her, so she prepared this congratulatory gift, and asked the donor to accept it."

Xi Yunzhi didn't know what this was, her feelings for Sanniang were both teachers and mothers, she hadn't seen her for a long time, and now she wanted to see her very strongly, so she hurriedly stepped forward and said to Jingyi:

"Please be too tolerant, the little woman has not seen Mrs. Jingping for many days, and there are a thousand words in her heart that cannot be supplied, and I ask Mrs. Shi to give me a meeting."

Unexpectedly, after Jingyi gave the paper, he returned to the meditation room while reciting the Buddhist scriptures, leaving Xi Yunzhi, who was full of regret, standing alone in the courtyard for a long time.

From mid-day to sunset, the courtyard was full of golden afterglow under the setting sun, Xi Yunzhi sighed, and then turned to leave.

When she returned home, she took advantage of the time of life and cooking, she spread out a roll of paper given to her by Mrs. Jingping, there were only a few lines on it, and Juanxiu's font was still so pleasing to the eye.

Bu Qin walked into the kitchen on crutches, and saw that Xi Yunzhi's face was a little solemn, so he found a high stool and sat down, and asked in a slightly concerned tone:

"What's going on in the shop today?"

Xi Yunzhi picked up a piece of coarse wood and put it in the pot hall, looked at the dazzling firelight, and nodded: "Gui Ning, the second housekeeper of the Xi family, went to the store today, and listening to his tone is imperative to the shop." ”

Bu Qin looked at her with worried eyes and blurted out, "What can I do?" ”

"......" Xi Yunzhi looked at Bu Qin, this was the second time that her husband asked her this sentence, her tone was more concerned than the first time, she took a deep breath, hesitated for a while, and then said all the words that were held in her heart:

"The Xi family has been in Luoyang for decades, with a total of 73 stores, covering various gold sales industries for many years, and the family is a big business.

Bu Qin's eyes shone with an extremely appreciative gaze, as far as a woman who had never fought was concerned, she had her own unique views on strategy, which was extremely rare, and the two looked at each other for a moment, Bu Qin asked again:

"Are you sure?"

Xi Yunzhi glanced at the paper that had already been burned to ashes in the pot hall, and nodded: "I didn't have it before, but now I have it." ”

Bu Qin stood up with crutches: "Did the one from Ciyun Temple reveal anything?" ”

"......" Xi Yunzhi was a little strange how her husband knew that she had gone to Ciyun Temple today, but when he mentioned it, he didn't hide it:

"Yes, Mrs. Jingping of Tsz Yun Temple is the wife in charge of the Xi family in the past, and she is very good to me."

Bu Qin listened to Xi Yunzhi's words, nodded and walked out of the kitchen with a cane.

Xi Yunzhi looked at his increasingly thin figure and smiled with satisfaction, although her husband did not intervene to help her do anything, but sometimes a man's trust in a woman's ability is also a way of love, because that is what he feels from the bottom of his heart, you and him are equal, you don't need to rely on him to live, he feels that you can also have your own piece of the sky, a career, he will not interfere, but will give you the greatest freedom and support.

I don't know what the woman next to me thinks, but she likes the feeling of being trusted by him anyway.

On the second day, as soon as Xi Yunzhi arrived at the store, Zhang Yan ran out of the back kitchen, smiled, and couldn't wait to walk in with Xi Yunzhi, saying as he walked:

"Where did you go yesterday afternoon? Don't you know, wow, the top brand Fang Fei girl in Chunxi Building next door...... 's personal maid Qianqian came to you in person yesterday afternoon. ”

Xi Yunzhi walked to the back of the counter, and was about to take the abacus, when he heard Zhang Yan's words, he couldn't help but look up: "Chunxi Building? ”

Zhang Yan thought she didn't know, so she deliberately explained: "It's the prostitute and hall next door." Miss Fang Fei is a celebrity in Luoyang Mansion, and even Lord Zhizhou is waiting to line up to see her. ”

"Oh." After Xi Yunzhi said lightly, he resumed the movements in his hands: "What are they looking for me to do?" ”

Zhang Yan's eyes lit up, with a look of 'you are lucky', and the whole person almost lay on the counter, and said with a fluttering eyebrow:

"I'm soft and hard, Qianqian is willing to tell me......" He looked mysteriously left and right, as if there were other people around, covered his lips and said to Xi Yunzhi:

"Miss Fang Fei wants to buy our store, how much do you guess?"

Xi Yunzhi's eyebrows frowned slightly, it was really a thin field that no one cultivated, and there were people fighting for it, her store had only been open for two or three months, and it had attracted so many coveted people, she really didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"How much?"

If someone is willing to pay for her shop, it means that her business strategy is correct, and she doesn't mind making a fortune as long as the price is right.

Zhang Yan triumphantly compared his fingers to Xi Yunzhi: "Five hundred taels." Qianqian said that if you agree, you will go to the Jade Pavilion in Xingyue Lake this afternoon, where Miss Fangfei will be there today. ”

Xi Yunzhi was 'frightened' by this price and smiled, Zhang Yan saw that her face showed slight displeasure, thinking that she hadn't settled the account for a while, so she hurriedly snatched the abacus in her hand, and it crackled and calculated:

"Five hundred taels is not a lot. Do you think, I now roast eighty chickens a day, one sells for twenty wen, five is one tael, eighty is sixteen taels, in addition to half of the cost, it will earn eight taels, plus the individual customers at noon and night, the income of more than ten or twenty taels a day, and I have to get up early every day to be greedy for darkness, and I don't make money if I have money, why do you work so hard? ”

“……”

Xi Yunzhi waited quietly for him to finish settling the account, then took back the abacus in his hand, lowered his head and said: "Now the store has a net income of twenty taels every day, I have six taels, you have fourteen taels, the store is open, you have the money to take it, the store is sold, there is nothing for you to do, are you sure you want to sell it to her?" ”

Zhang Yan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly came to his senses: "Ah, what is that...... I still have something to do, you can think about it again, don't be in a hurry. ”

Looking at Zhang Yan's figure of fleeing in a panic, Xi Yunzhi unconsciously hooked the corners of his mouth, no matter who it is, it's not that this store can't be sold, but five hundred taels......

The top brand Fangfei girl in Chunxi Building, her reputation Xi Yunzhi has heard of it more or less outside, and she is so beautiful that in just one year, she has become the hottest flower butterfly in Luoyang's social circle, and the banquets of high-ranking officials and wealthy people are proud to invite Fangfei girls to attend and accompany her.

I didn't expect her store to be favored by this beauty, I was really honored, if I didn't make a good article, I would be sorry for this good opportunity to hit the door.

Putting the abacus on the counter, Xi Yunzhi opened the drawer behind the counter, and the account book was placed in the drawer as it was, she took out a book and flipped through it in her hand, as if she saw something, smiled with satisfaction, and closed it again and closed it in the drawer.

Cuiya yawned and walked from outside the store, and saw that Xi Yunzhi was already standing behind the counter, for fear that she would teach herself, so she hurriedly poured a cup of tea on the guest table and sent it to Xi Yunzhi.

Xi Yunzhi raised his eyes and swept her, but he didn't speak, and the green girl who looked at her with black and bright eyes broke out in a cold sweat, and said in a slightly nervous tone:

"Big, eldest lady, why do you look at people like this, weird, weird and afraid of people."

Xi Yunzhi sighed exaggeratedly, and Cuiya became even more nervous, only to see Xi Yunzhi take the teacup in his hand and say to her:

"Alas, I'm afraid this store won't be able to open."

Cui Ya was shocked: "Miss...... Did something happen? ”

Xi Yunzhi looked at her, deliberately didn't speak, and only opened her mouth when she saw that Cuiya's smile was about to be unbearable, and then she opened her mouth and said:

"Alas, I shouldn't have said anything about this in the first place, but after all, it's my own sister, and I'm also worried about Sister Yunxiu."

Cui Ya held her breath and didn't dare to speak loudly: "Yun, Miss Yunxiu?" ”

Xi Yunzhi nodded, made a look of reluctance to sell to her, and said coolly:

"I told you as my own sister, you also know that the Xilu family is married, and Yunxiu will marry into the Zhizhou Mansion next month, but yesterday the maid of Chunxi Mansion came to look for me, saying that Lu Hao, the son of Zhizhou, knew that Miss Fangfei liked to eat the dishes of our store, so he wanted to buy our store for two thousand taels and give it to Miss Fangfei, you said, Yunxiu has not yet entered the door, and the son of Zhizhou is not clear with the woman in the Qinglou, how can I not worry about Yunxiu."

Cui Ya was shocked when she heard this, but she saw that what Xi Yunzhi said was conclusive, not like a lie, and besides, there was indeed a maid from Chunxi Building who came to the store yesterday afternoon, and Xi Yunzhi was not in the store, so she talked to Zhang Ting in the back kitchen for a while before coming out.

In this way, what the eldest lady said must be true.

If the prince of Zhizhou really spent two thousand taels to buy this store and give it to Miss Fangfei, then ...... The Xi family's face was embarrassed this time......

Xi Yunzhi watched Cui Ya turn around in disbelief, and then lowered his head and calculated the accounts by himself.