Chapter 645: Tao Ran
Coming out of Lan Mansion, Lan Xi still felt a little trance. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info It wasn't until Qin's mother asked her if she still wanted to go to Tao Ranju that she seemed to have returned to reality.
This trip, naturally, is going to go.
She had doubts in her heart, and if she didn't find out, she wouldn't be at ease. But you can't ask the head of Jingbei Hou directly, if it's really just a coincidence, wouldn't it be self-defeating?
This Tao Ran Ju is now from the inside out, and it is all the Tao Ran Ju of Lanxi. The shopkeeper is called Liu Cheng, who is also a person from Lanxi.
Earlier, Concubine Yue gave her several shops under her name as dowries, but she was afraid that Lan Xi would think too much, but she did not leave her own people together. Therefore, the people in these shops were all hired later, and during that time, they really kept Shopkeeper Cao, Dong Fuan and Qin Dayi busy.
This shopkeeper Liu of Tao Ranju was recommended by Shopkeeper Cao. It's the old acquaintance of the shopkeeper Liu, because he is the most Geng Jie's character, so he offended the son of the former owner, and was found on the charge of self-theft. Because of this, he ran into walls everywhere in the capital, couldn't find a job to do, and when he was desperate, it happened that Lanxi was in a hurry to find people everywhere, and Shopkeeper Cao recommended him to Lanxi. Lan Xi has always trusted the shopkeeper Cao in this regard, and since he has guaranteed her promotion, he can't believe the words of those guards who steal from themselves, so he also boldly uses him.
Coincidentally, the one that Liu Cheng used to work in was also engaged in the trading of literary toys, calligraphy and paintings, and Liu Chengyi took over Tao Ranju like a fish in water. He was afraid that he was also grateful to Lan Xi, so he worked hard to help attract a lot of old customers in the past, but he took care of Tao Ranju's business very well, and his monthly income increased several times compared with before.
Lan Xi also knew that there was a reason why the concubine didn't want to show the mountain dew in the past, and this Tao Ranju has been tepid, but in her hands, she doesn't have so many scruples. The shops in the capital are like clouds, and Tao Ranju is not particularly eye-catching, but it is not hindered. The business is better than before, so naturally it should be rewarded, so in the past few months, Liu Cheng and the little two in the store have received a lot of reward money in addition to the monthly money, and they are more and more grateful for the kindness of the owner.
It's just that their owner has never come to Taoranju, and they only send the girl named Yingfeng to settle the accounts twice a month, but don't look at that Yingfeng is a girl, but she is a good hand at making accounts, and they know that their owner is not easy to fool.
Today, Lanxi sent Yingfeng to Taoranju first, so Liu Cheng knew that the owner was coming early on, and when he saw a woman wearing a hat and a plain dress, but the materials and workmanship looked excellent, he was still stunned when he got off the carriage. It's just that he is a person who has seen the world, and this momentary stagnation was quickly disguised, leading Lan Xi into the door. Lanxi was familiar with the door, and when he entered the door, he directly detoured the ladder behind him, pedaled, and went up to the second floor.
The shopkeeper Liu also hurriedly explained the two sentences of the shopkeeper, asked him to take care of the store, greeted the guests who came to the door, and followed him upstairs.
Upstairs, Yingfeng had already made a pot of tea and waited, who knows, Qin's mother looked at it, but her eyebrows frowned, and said, "Don't make tea for Mrs. in the future, go and change a cup of white water." ”
Lan Xi's eyes flashed, but he raised his hand to stop Yingfeng from taking the tea away, "Just go and bring a cup of white water, just wait for this tea to sit here!" ”
"Ma'am?" Qin's mother was puzzled.
"Mom, it's overkill, the tea is put away, I don't touch it. But it's better to put it on display, isn't it to be hidden? Lan Xi smiled faintly.
Mother Qin suddenly realized, "It's still Madame who thinks clearly, the old slave is really old, and this brain often can't be turned." ”
"Mom, don't be humble, I'm still relying on you a lot this time. In the future, I want you to worry more! "The hand is unconsciously placed on the flat belly, this time, she will definitely protect the child in the womb and never make any mistakes.
In a moment, Yingfeng came up with white water, and the shopkeeper Liu also came upstairs, and after about two steps away, he stood still and bowed his hands.
"Shopkeeper Liu, this is Tao Ranju's owner, you call Mrs. Yes." Yingfeng was familiar with Shopkeeper Liu, so he spoke up.
Shopkeeper Liu looked at his nose and nose, and called respectfully, "Madam." ”
Lan Xi's laughter came slowly from behind the light veil of the hat, "Shopkeeper Liu doesn't have to be polite, this Tao Ranju is well managed by you, and I want to thank you." ”
"Don't dare, this is Liu's business, don't dare to take credit."
"Shopkeeper Liu, sit down!" Lan Xiyang pointed to the vacant seat opposite.
The shopkeeper Liu hesitated and didn't dare to go over, Lan Xi saw the embarrassment in his expression, and thought that he was worried about the difference between men and women. For a while, he blamed himself for not thinking well, and made a look with Fangcao on the side, and Fangcao immediately moved a stool from the side to the shopkeeper Liu, and the shopkeeper Liu couldn't sit down.
"Shopkeeper Liu doesn't have to be nervous, it doesn't matter if I came here today, but I want to ask you something." Lan Xi saw that he was sitting precariously, knowing that he must be a little uncomfortable, so he didn't say anything more and went straight to the point.
The shopkeeper Liu exhaled lightly, "Madam, excuse me." ”
"A few days ago, the calligraphy and paintings accumulated in our store were sold several in one go, do you remember this?" This text is not cheap to play calligraphy and painting, although there are also that wealthy, as soon as you come to buy a lot, but after all, it is less.
Shopkeeper Liu's eyes flashed slightly, this matter, when Miss Yingfeng came to check the accounts earlier, he had already mentioned it, but he didn't want the owner to come specifically for this matter. "Yes. The person who came was Jingbei Hou, who used to be the old customer of the Wenjin Pavilion where Liu worked before, and every time he went back to Kyoto, he had to buy a lot of things there. When he returned to Beijing this time, Liu was no longer working in the Wenjin Pavilion, and he met by chance that day, so he came to Tao Ranju with Liu, and when he saw those paintings, he was very surprised, so he bought several in one go. In fact, Jingbei Hou's face at that time was not just as simple as surprise.
Lan Xi thought of it, so it was. At first, she was thinking about why Jingbei Hou came here, but she didn't want to be the former patron of Shopkeeper Liu, so it's no wonder, it turned out that it was really a coincidence. Lan Xi's original hanging heart was put down this time.
"Then it's fine, Shopkeeper Liu will go and do your job!" When I looked up, I saw that the shopkeeper Liu was still sitting on the stool and did not move, and his face was even more speechless and stopped. She frowned, "Shopkeeper Liu, but what else do you have to say?" ”
Shopkeeper Liu hesitated for a while, and then said, "Liu just remembered this, and I don't know if it matters or not." Shopkeeper Liu thought that since the owner had come here for this matter, it must be very important, so he felt strange at that time, and it was probably very important. Seeing that Lan Xi didn't open his mouth to stop it, he wanted him to continue, so he said, "The paintings that Jingbei Hou fancy are all made by one person, because he is an old customer, that day Liu Mou dared to take the Hou Ye into the warehouse to select things, those painting scrolls were originally piled up in the corner of the shelf, and it was also a coincidence, one of them rolled down, and it happened to fall at the feet of Jingbei Hou......"