Gu Ci, who thought that he would be full of worries and couldn't sleep, still fell asleep on the pillow, and when he woke up the next day, he saw that it was still early, and rushed to the East Courtyard with Bajie with his meal.

A few elder brothers were in Gu Ao's courtyard, and they had just finished breakfast, when they saw two purple plush dumplings rushing into the house.

Gu Chong asked in surprise: "Why is Luan so early today?" ”

"I can't sleep because of something on my mind!" Gu Ci said while eating, she can be less rude with her brother.

Gu Yi knocked on her hairy head, "Say, what happened last night?" ”

"You didn't ask Master? Or doesn't Master say it? ”

For a while, the three older boys were a little embarrassed, only Gu Yi was sticking a knife in the ground: "Whose family is it?" ”

Gu Ci knew that the master had guessed, otherwise he wouldn't have stayed to attend the after-dinner tea party last night, and would have gone back to the room to continue his painting as usual.

"Mother and Aunt Xiangyi mentioned the seventh brother, but I don't agree!"

Gu Ao and Gu Chong were obviously relieved, and looked at Gu Yi jokingly, but it was a pity that the onlookers had no skin, no face and no shape, and they were very complacent to harass their sister to eat, "It's not in vain that I am so good to you, I know that I am facing Brother Seven!" ”

Gu Ao taught him, "Don't talk nonsense, your mother won't harm you, Cousin Sui must have her strengths." He turned around and persuaded Gu again, "This is an adult's business, Ah Luan is still young, don't worry about it." ”

"I just, I don't want to!"

Gu Chong said: "It's good for everyone, but you can't be wronged like yesterday." ”

"Why not?" It was Gu Yi who asked.

“…… Belch...... In fact...... I think...... That, Sister Sui is too weak. ”

Gu Chong said, "Cousin Sui doesn't pinch the tip and doesn't cause trouble, but she is a little weak and incompetent, and compared with the Fang family, it's not a big deal." ”

Gu Yi stretched out his leg and kicked him, "Do you think it's okay for you to talk about it!" ”

Gu Ao is still very sober, "No matter how good your temperament is, it will be in vain if you can't control the scene in the future." The third child and I carry the title on our backs, you are equivalent to the eldest son of the family, is it possible that after you are busy with the business outside, you will still be busy with the backyard business? ”

Gu Yi looked calm, "It's too early to say this, why don't you ask Ah Luan if there is something hidden from us?" ”

At this time, the other brothers also realized that something was wrong with her.

Excuse me...... Brother Qi is really a thief.

In fact, what she really wanted to say was 'Yesterday, Sui Zhangzhu watched the second brother more'.

Last night, she didn't dare to say it directly to Yuyi, first, she was afraid that her mother would be sad, and it could be seen that Yuyi still had some pity for Sui Zhangzhu, it is said that before she was born, she also loved Sui Zhangzhu very much. Second, I'm afraid that I'm too sensitive and think too much, after all, when a girl comes to be a guest, it's not an exaggeration to naturally watch the eldest host act. If you tell Gu Yao, you feel that things will rise to a new height. But if Sui Zhangzhu finally became her seventh sister-in-law, wouldn't it be more inappropriate for her to tell her brothers now?

Gu Ci was in a dilemma and twisted his fat little finger into a twist.

Gu Yi thought for a moment and asked directly: "But is it because the matter involves the second brother or the third brother?" ”

This will make Gu Ci really want to cry......

Why is the little brother so sharp!

Gu Yi frowned and thought about it, and said to Gu Ci seriously, "Ah Luan said directly, don't worry, brothers are not stingy people. The jury is still out. Even if he really marries a woman who belongs to him in the future, Seventh Brother will not lose to others. ”

Sure enough, he is worthy of the domineering Seventh Brother! Give it a thumbs up!

GU CI HAPPILY SAID CHONGYI'S WORDS AND SUI ZHANGZHU'S ATTENTION TO GU AO.

Several of the boys were speechless.

Gu Yi Jiao'er Lang laughed, "This matter is interesting, I want to go to Cha Wen Changbo's house by myself, don't interfere." ”

"Aren't you incapable of going out?" Gu Ci kindly reminded.

Gu Yi was stunned for a moment, grabbed her and bit the fat on her cheek angrily, and threatened: "Who is I involved in?" You asked Mingxiu to send a letter to Brother Yuan'er and ask him to help me go to Uncle Wang's house in Runan to pay New Year's greetings! ”

"Why don't you look for Brother Chi ......" Gu Ci struggled desperately with anger.

"He's so useless. Don't even you help me! ”

“…… Okay, okay, I'll send the letter. ”

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The days passed day by day in the entertainment, on the tenth day of the first month, Gu Ci was dressed very formally, accompanied by Xiao Lu, in the large open hall of the main courtyard, he met several stewards brought by Xie Qing, and there were many shopkeepers with them.

The chief steward of Danqing Pavilion is surnamed Jiang, and his eldest son is the shopkeeper of the main store in Beijing. Danqing Pavilion still has many branches in the south, where the culture is very prosperous, but the scale is not as good as the natives, and the main store in Beijing has a good performance.

The steward and shopkeeper of the satin silk pavilion are husband and wife, Jane Niangzi is already very familiar with Gu Ci, and she brings people to make new clothes every month, and their daughter Jian Erniang is currently leading the needlework room in the house.

The Qi manager of the Bright Pavilion is in charge of the purchase of goods on Anton's side, and the shopkeeper in the capital is his younger brother, and the brothers have very poisonous eyes, and basically choose high-quality and low-cost gems and jade.

There is no doubt that the big shopkeeper of Gongqiao Pavilion is Xie Qing himself, but the steward is an old man, and at first glance he is an old craftsman who has accumulated years. Gu Ci bets that he is definitely not the one who makes something like a dog house rocking chair.

Liuying Pavilion is a glass workshop, but at present, it can only make some small pieces of stained glass for decoration, accessories, knick-knacks or jewelry, and it cannot even hold hot water. Gu Ci looked at Master Su, who was the steward, shopkeeper and foreman, with a violent gaze, and his heart hurt so much!

Although there are many monks who practice medicine in Jiukangtang, there are more apprentices who work on medicine and diagnosis on weekdays, and most of them are orphans and abandoned babies adopted in the temple.

Whether in Andong, Jiangnan or the suburbs of Beijing, Xiao Xie and his family have large sacrificial fields and granges, which are all under the management of Bai Zhou's father Xiao Dingchuan. In order to distinguish the two Xiao stewards, Xiao Yan is called Xiao Xiao Steward, and Xiao Dingchuan is Xiao Da Steward.

Xie Qing also brought a stocky and heavy chef Pan, saying that it would not be a problem for Lao Pan to be a shopkeeper when he opened a restaurant after Gu quit.

Gu Ci looked at the 'business elites' in front of her, who were respectful to a little girl who was not as tall as a table, and felt that Su's paradise was beckoning to her! She had never realized that she could do so many things, and that she had sufficient human and financial resources to support her.

Gu Ci skillfully sent everyone away with a decent and lovely smile, but he couldn't help but tremble in the face of Xiao Lu and Xie Qingshi, "Master, will these uncles completely listen to me?" Are they reliable? ”

"They are not hired laborers, they all have deeds, and they are happy to be protected by the most favored county lord of the Dayu Dynasty." Xie Qing said gently and to the point.

Gu Ci hid in Master's arms and muttered, "I think I can do a lot of things, but I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing......

Xiao Lu patted her back lovingly, "Ah Luan, don't be afraid, before the thing is done, no one will know whether the result is good or bad, or good for whom and bad for whom, so it's normal to hesitate and be afraid." But there's always something you can do, you can do well, and you want to do, and it's worth trying, right? ”

Gu Ci nodded, she could feel that the two known crossing colleagues over the years did not have so many good conditions to improve their lives like her, and the two she would not seem to have.

For example, Taizong, he is eloquent and strategic, and his military points are full of rank, but he has not reclaimed the black soil for so many years in Beiguan, and he has brought out the major events of ginseng cultivation and fur breeding that benefit the country and the people, and even the improvement of weapons is not much, but he left a bunch of poems and songs that make her feel familiar but can't tell the history, and actively promote the improved imperial examination system, and ban the relationship network between the teacher and the protégé, which makes her extremely suspicious that this is a soldier brother who loves poetry, or a literary and artistic youth who is mixed with iron and blood.

Her fifth sister Gu Yi, the most well-known is an endless stream of various patterns, clothing styles, etc., food, essential oils, soap, etc. have not come out, just a few years ago, checkers, backgammon a little bit of technical content, mahjong, poker did not get it, it really did not carry forward the quintessence of the country!

However, this has a lot to do with the fact that the fourth lady is not rich in money and is thrifty in keeping the house.

For example, if Gu Ci wanted to eat cream a few days ago, he instructed Ganquan to fill a copper basin with fresh milk, put it on ice, add sugar, and beat it in one direction. During this period, he failed countless times, and I don't know how much fresh milk was ruined, until Ah Yue's arm was about to break. Then wrap the fried egg skin into a cone, fill it with white flower cream, and take one bite at a time. When Ganquan went to teach the kitchen, the guards in the house sighed that they had another exercise weapon......

Of course, all the people who eat the finished product will feel that the hard work has not been in vain!

It is impossible for the fourth lady to let Gu Yi try like this, even if the fourth lady agrees, Gu Yi spoils something, and the fifth lady will be able to shout it to everyone in the next day.

Xiao Lu said slowly: "No matter how noble your identity is, you are just a girl. Master handed over the property to you, not because you wanted to make a name for yourself. It's just that these industries are the inheritance of the Xiao Xie family, and so many people need to have a way to live. Now there is no suitable male to support the door, and I don't think that any place to find a child to pass is eligible to inherit the two families. Therefore, it is most suitable for you, and your identity can always protect them. As for letting the legacy of the two families flourish again, it has nothing to do with your identity, it depends on your own ability. He let out a long sigh, "The family can decline, but if it is forgotten, it will really be destroyed." ”

Gu Ci still has questions: "How far can I go?" Won't get in trouble? ”

"Even if you open the largest and most famous restaurant in the capital, even if it's a green building, what about it?" Xiao Lu asked rhetorically.

"What if I could be the number one munitions supplier? Open up trade routes and even sea routes from north to south and east to west? Or even an exclusive supply of ordnance and firearms? The more Gu Ci spoke, the quieter he became, and he added, "Of course, I'm just talking about it...... It's not that powerful......"

Xiao Lu Fushu smiled heartily, "My Ah Luan is really ambitious!" ”

Xie Qing also smiled and said, "If the county lord wants to do something, he will not hesitate to go to the soup!" ”

“…… Just an example......"

"Do you have any ideas of your own?"

"I think that opening a restaurant or embroidery workshop is only about livelihood, and you can try to do your best. Like you said, my restaurant is the first in Beijing, and it can be opened all over the country, so there is nothing bad about it. But Yu Guozuo has something involved, such as Sister Yuan wants to improve the ordnance, I don't know what to do......"

Xie Qing asked curiously: "Aren't most of these shops just ordinary livelihoods to make some fat powder money now?" ”

"That's not what I said. For example, if the embroidery workshop is big enough, it can completely wrap up the military uniforms and bedding of the border army, and the restaurant is done well, and it can provide grain and grass transportation logistics for the border army on the basis of purchasing business routes...... Therefore, the degree of doing is different, and the impact is not the same. ”

Xiao Lu was surprised, she didn't expect her granddaughter to think so deeply, but she is still a child, and she should focus on encouragement. Then he comforted her, "You are young now, just make such a small fuss, and when you are engaged, let go of your hand to toss." ”

“…… Don't you worry that your in-laws don't like me! ”

Xiao Lu and Xie Qing laughed, "How can we let you marry someone who can't stand things like that?" ”