Chapter 96: The City
Lu Jingyuan is a prince, but his status is much higher than that of the merchants in Qingcheng. He can be approachable to Shang Ayao, and Hu Jiuling is also a little light, but when facing others, including Shen Jinshan, he is still the little marquis who is high.
Condescendingly, the entire situation in Qingcheng and the relationship between merchants of all sizes were as clear and clear to him as the sand table to be used when marching and fighting.
Although Hu Jiuling also saw it thoroughly, he didn't have such a thorough understanding in the game. For example, if he also reviews the Sun family, he may start from the perspective of the Shen family, saying that the Sun family has been fooling people a lot over the years, and the big umbrella on his head has fallen, and he is afraid that life will be difficult. And to the little marquis, a direct and simple sentence.
"Fraud, empty and inadequate."
In short, early in the morning of the second day, Ah Yao went to ask for peace with rare panda eyes and even rarer exuberant spirit, and when discussing the situation in Qingcheng after breakfast, Hu Jiuling, who was originally fully prepared and planned to show his skills in front of his daughter, completely fell under the sharp words of the little marquis.
Wrong!
In just one night, Ah Yao not only imagined the entire banquet layout to be almost perfect, but also looked at the wolf cub more eagerly.
Keen to perceive these two points, and thinking about it a little further, there is something he still doesn't understand.
Well, the wolf cub took advantage of the unpreparedness and got into his backyard!
The anger rose in his heart, and Hu Jiuling decided at the moment - to prevent wolves!
How to prevent it? Master Hu, who has always been upright, will also put this means directly on the surface. On the pretext of preventing the Shen family's retaliation, he opened a net in the most critical place in the back house. This time it's a really big net, the 180th Nursing Home is busy in the backyard, using the mechanism to arrange a barbed wire fence around the embroidery building, but if anyone doesn't walk through the main entrance, the mechanism will automatically pop up.
Little Hou Ye is a smart person, knowing that Hu Jiuling is the second to guard against him, and the most important thing is to show resistance. If he was still in a hurry before, but after yesterday, first the girl showed his heart to him, and then he helped her untie the knot that night.
I never thought that this net didn't trap him, but it trapped another person-Lu Ping, who was responsible for secretly defending Ah Yao's safety.
Fortunately, Lu Ping's kung fu was good, and he detected it in time before the mechanism was touched, and he was able to avoid the past. But in this way, the protection ordered by the little marquis is a little difficult.
"Master Hou, your subordinates are incompetent."
Seeing that he couldn't get close to A-Yao, Lu Ping simply asked for sin.
Even Lu Ping can be stumped, and the Hu family really has a set of defensive skills. I'm going to leave Qingcheng in a few days, and that stupid girl is really eye-catching, so it's okay. As for Lu Ping, he didn't plan to hide it from the beginning. It's just that he opened his mouth to give it away, and Hu Jiuling was inevitably a little difficult to pass.
How do you put such a big person in the back house?
Wait, Houzhai, through these two words, he thought of the real person in power in the Hu family's Houzhai. So, in the early morning of the second day, when Master Kukai checked Song's pulse every ten years, he said about A-Yao's safety by the way. With Hu Jiuling in front of the net, even the excuses are ready-made.
"Don't hide it from Madame, the poor monk travels all over the world, and he can't stay in Qingcheng for much time. Madame's prescriptions have been prescribed, as long as you take them on time, but there is still one thing that the poor monk is not at ease. â
Song is not a stupid person, this will be easy to guess.
"Could it be Ah Yao's studies?" She shook her head slightly as she spoke, her daughter couldn't travel all over the world with her, and suffer from sleeping in the open without a fixed place.
"Madame is half right, but it's because of A-Yao, but not because of her studies."
It's not because of academics, "Could it be that A-Yao has a body?" â
Seeing Master Kukai nodding, Song's heart raised his throat.
"Madame rest assured, there is no problem with Ling Yan's body and bones. It's just the temperament of the Shen family, and the lady has been in Qingcheng for so many years, so she should know better than the poor monks. Now that they have fallen into such a situation, there is no resentment in their hearts. The two apprentices of the poor monk are both from wealth, but neither of them can enjoy a happy life. Hou Ye is okay over there, as a man, he can follow the poor monk. But A-Yao is a girl, no matter how you look at it, it's better to stay at home. Academically, it is still possible to exchange letters with poor monks, but this is their own safety, but the poor monks are beyond the reach of the whip. â
The Song family already had a heart for her daughter, and in her eyes, A-Yao's slender figure was simply weak. Yesterday, the old man mentioned this matter when he strengthened his precautions, and today Master Kukai brought it up again, which she did not have the slightest doubt.
Yes, the Shen family is not good at stubble, although the Hu family has been in Qingcheng for generations, but there is only one A-Yao, not afraid of 10,000, just in case.
Thinking of this, she shook up, "According to the master, how is this good?" â
"Madame, don't panic, the secret guards around Master Hou are all good hands, just ask him for one or two people, and secretly protect Ah Yao."
That's a great idea! Song wanted to agree on the spot, but after thinking about it, she still hesitated slightly.
"I'm a woman, I stay in the back house all the year round, and I don't know enough, but I also know that the secret guards are all cultivated by the imperial court with a lot of effort, will these officials be illegal to my Hu family, or will they be too condescending? On the Hou Ye's side, are you willing to put a lot of people? â
Mrs. Hu is not a mediocre and incompetent person, and her perception of the Song family has quietly changed, and Master Kukai has fixed his eyes, only to see that the thick death qi that had surrounded the Song family before has gradually dissipated, replaced by a strong anger.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is full of vitality, how can this anger be so strong, Master Kukai is a little puzzled, but he still continues:
"Master Hou is not a stingy person, although his face is cold, but his heart of caring for his sister is no worse than that of a poor monk as a master." After saying all the good things for the little Hou Ye, Master Kukai said again, "Besides, the poor monk has taught the Hou Ye for many years, and he still has this face. As for the dark guard, Ah Yao has a pure temperament and can get along well with anyone. â
Speaking of which, what else is there to worry about?
Put the heart back in place, I always feel that the secret guard is succumbing, and the powerful Hu family does not have it, but there is a lot of silver, and now there are rich and noble families who invite martial artists for the men in the clan, not to mention that the master is respected, and the bundle is also rich, and the Song family has doubled the original rich bundle, and the right should be a compensation for the comers.
Song's hands and feet were very fast, and when he ordered someone to fetch the best silk clothes, he wrapped the bundle with a red seal, and went with Master Kukai with a clever maid. By the time Hu Jiuling came back at noon, the Hu family already had one more martial artist.
Lu Ping was originally born with a public face, and the public is so popular that people can take a look at it, turn their heads and forget it. After fading the navy blue dark guard uniform he had worn for many years and putting on the Hu family silk shirt, Hu Jiuling really didn't recognize him for a while. After asking a few words briefly, and learning that it was not a problem for him to fight more than a dozen nursing homes by himself, he was overjoyed and doubled the originally rich bundle again.
Silver, my Hu family is not short at all, but there is only one daughter!
In this regard, he is exactly the same as Song's thoughts.
When the husband and wife were happy that their daughter had found a proper bodyguard, A-Yao, who was outside, was also overjoyed.
"Little Joe, do you want to buy a shop?"
Although Daddy and Brother Jing have a good understanding of the situation in Qingcheng, and they don't hide anything from her, A-Yao still feels a little floating after listening to it. In this regard, Lu Jingyuan is not as good as Hu Jiuling, who also experienced this kind of time at the beginning, and he could see the crux of Ah Yao's problem at a glance.
"You don't even know what we said, so you'd better see it with your own eyes."
Go out of the house to see the scene, not to mention the long insight, but more importantly, to be able to leave the wolf cub who always wanders around in front of her.
Immediately, Hu Jiuling ordered someone to change into civilian clothes, and picked out a blue-roofed sedan chair that was inconspicuous on the outside, but it was newly built after the Chinese New Year, and was very comfortable, and ordered someone to carry Ayao around the city. Stop and go all the way, watch the flow of people and decoration of each shop, and then listen to the evaluation of the merchants next to it, and even bring a bib to experience it in person, although the speed is slow, but after a personal experience, A-Yao has a general understanding of the businesses.
In this way, there were four or five shops, and the small sedan chair stopped in front of another door, which happened to be next to Baicaotang. took A-Yao off the sedan chair, and before she could enter the store, a loud voice behind her, which was completely different from the Jiangnan woman, sounded.
At that time, her first reaction was that she had changed into completely different clothes from the past, the whole dress was not embroidered, and the whole face was completely wrapped with a bib, so that she could still be recognized?
"A-Yao, sure enough, it's you, I think it's such a beautiful hand, Qingcheng can't find a second one."
Looking at her green and tender ten fingers, being praised so straightforwardly, Ah Yao's heart rose with some joy.
"Little Joe, why are you here?"
"Come and get some medicine for my dad. Speaking of which, thanks to you, Daddy became the chief steward of the dyeing workshop. Those who used to bully Daddy now see him like a mouse and a cat. There were also many people who came to my house secretly with egg baskets and stuffed red envelopes into my mother's hands. But don't worry, A-Niang didn't want any of them. After Daddy found out, he told them even more, he didn't care about the previous things, as long as he was good at doing things and running the shop well, he was happy, and there was no need to come to these side doors. Hmph, when I am a member of the Su family, although we are poor, we can't ask for such people's things. But thinking about how they bullied Daddy before, I'm still angry, and sometimes I want to take revenge. â
Su Xiaoqiao crackled and said a lot, and when she said the middle, A-Yao even wondered, was this deliberately sold in front of her? But when she heard that the little daughters behind her were not angry, she was quickly relieved.
Xiao Qiao is still the straightforward Xiao Qiao, and besides, it has only been a few days, and her temperament cannot change.
The guy in the talking kung fu shop chased him out, holding a handful of copper coins in his hand, and the whole person was panting.
"Big Joe, looking for your money. Your father's medicine is lighter, give these more, and you only need to bring half of the previous one when you come in the future. â
Su's father's illness has really improved, and Ah Yao is really happy for her. After saying a few words, he turned to Ah Yao, and Su Xiaoqiao quickly noticed that she was wrong.
"You clothes...... I can't say it's bad, the material is very delicate, I really don't think it's as good as before. Oh, I see, there's less of those vivid embroideries. And this bib, is it important to dress like this, am I bothering you? â
When Su Xiaoqiao said the last sentence, she was also growing up, and recently A-Niang often taught her about A-Yao, telling her to think more about others in everything.
Although she dressed up like this, A-Yao didn't expect others to completely recognize her. She just wished that she wouldn't be recognized the moment she entered the store, and then she could watch quietly. Originally, she didn't plan to hide her purpose, this would be asked, and she didn't pick up the unimportant ones.
"It turned out to be to see the shop, yes, the Shen family's shop is about to be sold, you go and take a look, it's good to have a favorite plate." Actually, I want to ...... I'm not afraid to laugh at you when I say it. â
It's rare to be such a sincere friend, this will make her obviously wish, and Ah Yao also wants to hear it: "What are you doing to joke, we are the best in the academy, aren't we?" â
"I ......" Su Xiaoqiao, who has always been bold, is rarely shy, "I want to buy a shop." â
Then there was the opening scene, and after being surprised, looking at Su Xiaoqiao, who was even more shy, A-Yao also knew that her tone seemed to be a little wrong.
"I didn't mean to look down on you, don't get me wrong. But why do you want to buy a shop? â
"In the years when Daddy was sick, I often thought that he was so good at his craft, but just because he offended the steward, he had to do the most tiring work with his dirty mouth, and he burned his body. If the dyeing workshop is our family's own, no matter what we do, we can have the final say, then Daddy doesn't have to work so hard. But now that the dyeing workshop has become the Hu family, and the Hu family is so good to us, there is no need to worry about this. I just heard that the Shen family's shop was going to be discontinued, and I suddenly remembered such a thing, in fact, how can I have so much money in hand, just thinking about it. â
Because you want to make your own decisions, do you want to make a shop?
The speaker has no intention of listening, but A-Yao is completely immersed in her thoughts. Now she is starting to take over the Hu family's business, with her father's love for her, although there is no such thing as zĂ i she said or being bullied, she always feels that her feet are not in place.
The reason why this is so is because those shops belong to the Hu family, and the things of her past life are in front of her, and she is a little constrained, lest she make a wrong decision and cause irreparable losses; The second is also because the www.biquge.info of her pen fun pavilion is too high, and she has just stood at the top of the Hu family's century-old accumulation, and in this case, it is difficult for her to find many details.
If you can have a shop of your own, no matter how you toss, it doesn't matter if you toss and collapse the house; Moreover, starting from scratch, she can also grasp the details of doing business.
But she didn't have that much effort, she needed a ...... A credible person that Brother Jing has said several times.
Ah Yao looked at Su Xiaoqiao in front of her, this is her best friend in her past life and this life, and her family has received the favor of the Hu family, and her feelings and kindness are there, which should be credible.
"Little Joe, you're right."
"What?" Su Xiaoqiao, who was thinking about it, was stunned for a moment, and after realizing what she said, her head shook like a rattle, "No, I can't even afford Baiwei Zhai dim sum with those copper plates, where can I afford a shop." â
"I have the silver, and I can also sell the shop, but do you have any plans for doing business?"
Ah Yao is trying to help her?
Sensing her thoughts, A-Yao nodded: "If your plan is feasible, we will do it together." â
The years when Su's father was tortured happened to be when Su Xiaoqiao was half an adult. has begun to slowly understand, but the innocence and infinite imagination of children have not completely faded. She always thinks about opening a shop, and over time she has a lot of ideas.
"Don't look at my dad who is sick now, in fact, he is very skillful. When he was a child, he once dyed a cloth of a very special color, that is, several colors mixed together, but did not overlap each other. Oh, I can't say, but it's so colorful and beautiful. At that time, I thought that if I had a shop at home, I would sell handkerchiefs and underwear made of cloth. â
"Colorful? Is it a piece of green, a piece of earthy yellow, irregular shapes, mixed together, and it doesn't look messy? â
Su Xiaoqiao's eyes were not very obvious because of the flesh, and his mouth maintained an open posture, "Why do you seem to have seen it with your own eyes." â
Colorful cloth! It's really a colorful cloth!
This is another thing that Shen Moci did in her previous life, relying on the Shen family's silk village, she replaced the cotton cloth fabric supplied to the Northwest Army with several yellow interwoven colorful cloths. Wearing this cloth, the soldiers are buried in the yellow sand, and they can't be seen at all if they don't get closer. With this trick, the Northwest Army defeated the Tatar army, and Shen Moci, who donated this clothing, also became famous all over the world.
In her previous life, when she was in the capital, she had seen the Northwest Army returning to the dynasty. The colorful cloth sewn military robes on their bodies are particularly special, and at first glance they look like a soil dog with uneven coat color, but after a second look, they feel that this material is both novel and has a unique beauty. At that time, she secretly admired it, no wonder the Shen family's business has been getting better and better in the past two years, and they do have their own advantages.
Unexpectedly, the colorful cloth that was rumored to be miraculous in his previous life was inadvertently made by Father Su.
Based on Su's father's situation in the dyeing workshop that day, it is possible for him to hand over this party to Shen Moci? I'm afraid that in this material, there is also hidden bitter blood and tears that are unknown on the other end.
"This cloth must look good."
Hearing others praise her father's craftsmanship, Su Xiaoqiao and Yourong Yan: "Of course, I have seen it with my own eyes, by the way, I still have a piece in my house, if you want to see it, I will give it to you." â
"Okay."
"Then you wait a minute."
Without waiting for Ah Yao to say anything, Su Xiaoqiao had already run towards the alley in a hurry. Entering the sedan chair, he instructed his subordinates to carry it to an inconspicuous place at the entrance of the alley, and sat in it and thought about it. After going through the whole process of the previous life, all kinds of emotions finally turned into a belief.
The events of her previous life can't be changed, but she still has a chance in this life.
"Ah Yao, look, this is it." The sedan curtain was lifted, and Su Xiaoqiao's hand stretched out towards her.
She was holding a boxy piece of cloth in her hand, and the uneven color on it was exactly the kind she had seen in the capital in her previous life.
It's really a colorful cloth!
A-Yao still had a trace of doubt, but after seeing it with her own eyes, she was completely sure. It's really colorful cloth, and even the color hasn't changed at all.
This shop must be opened, and it must be opened as much as possible!
couldn't be more firm, she told Su Xiaoqiao not to tell anyone about this matter, and she didn't care about investigating other shops, but quickly turned back to the Hu family and discussed the matter with Daddy.
For the mention of his beloved daughter, as long as it is not about the little marquis, Hu Jiuling has always raised his hands and feet to support him. Even if it is an unreliable idea, in order to make his daughter happy, he has to help him achieve his wish by wasting money to create zĂ o conditions, not to mention that this time the idea sounds so safe.
"Our Hu family has a lot of industry, Ah Yao wants to open a shop, and she can choose a place that is pleasing to the eye."
"My daughter doesn't understand anything now, so she shouldn't waste her own things. It just so happens that over the years, my daughter has received a lot of New Year's money during the New Year's holidays, and it is a lot of money to save up, and my daughter plans to use this money to go to a shop. â
How can my daughter be so well-behaved, Hu Jiuling was moved in his heart.
"It's all up to you, only one point, if the silver is not enough, you must tell Daddy."
Ah Yao took his arm affectionately, "Daddy is the best." â
The simple five words coaxed Hu Jiuling to squint with a smile, and with the idea of opening a shop, A-Yao was even more energetic when preparing for the auction. On the last day left, she continued to take the blue-roofed sedan chair to turn around the large and small shops under the name of the Shen family, and she had a rough score in her heart.