Chapter 72: Position and Dominance
On the way to Qianfan Pavilion, Zhu Ziyu was very leisurely, but he was not less courteous to You Xiaoya. Follow her respectfully, without saying much.
He didn't know what way You Xiaoya would consider him, but he had always liked things that were challenging, and in his eyes, this small Jin Mansion was not much of a challenge.
Qianfan Pavilion was originally a study room used by the ancestors of the Jin family, and it was also the ancestor of the Jin family since the establishment of the family. From the original single room small study, it has become a two-story small building.
Of course, this small building, although it is a building, is not really big, roughly about 100 square meters, make two spiral stairs to cross the second floor, and there is a flowing stone calligraphy at the door, You Xiaoya saw a crooked name at the end of the book, blaming her for reading less, this is more cursive than cursive writing, she said, she doesn't know.
On the right hand, a small screen was used to separate a place, and there were a few cases, where in addition to the four people who were selected together with Chu Xun, there were more than a dozen people in Moyo, You Xiaoya glanced at it, and understood that these were all domestic servants in the courtyard.
Now he is lined up, but it is quite orderly, and they all sit down in front of Chu Xun and a few people to explain something. Looking at the appearance of a few people, the questioner is careful and serious, and the person who answers is not only curious, but also carefully and seriously answered.
You Xiaoya didn't mean to disturb them, but she heard Jin Shouzhong say that Lai Yun and they should be in this Thousand Sails Pavilion. Why didn't you see the three of them at this time?
"Madame!" At this moment, You Xiaoya and her party suddenly heard a slightly surprised voice.
You Xiaoya looked back, only to see a person hurrying down from the stairs, and after him appeared Lai Yun and the shopkeeper Qin. When several people saw You Xiaoya, they all saluted her. You Xiaoya bowed her head, which can be regarded as accepting their courtesy.
After that, You Xiaoya and the others were invited to the second floor of Qianfan Pavilion, and there were two small rooms upstairs, one was used for reading books and meeting guests, and the other was divided into a room for rest, and all the beds were prepared.
"Ma'am. I just got the order of the Jin housekeeper, and I have recorded all the personnel information of the three-dimensional shopkeeper, so I still ask my wife to look at it. ā
Chu Xun has an indescribable feeling of knowing the grace of You Xiaoya in his heart. In addition, he has heard some rumors about her in the past few days, whether it is the Cai family or the shopkeeper Lai, she is extremely powerful, and he sincerely admires her.
Although the constraints on women in this Qi Zhou Dynasty are not as strict as those of the previous dynasty. But this has been the idea since ancient times that women are inferior to men. In the minds of many people, it is not so easy to be changed.
Therefore, most of the women who have the ability and deeds are either suppressed or disapproved, of course, the first of these people are those literati and Confucian scholars who think highly of themselves.
But although he has been reading books for several years and has also taken the exam, he has never cared much about these things, so he admires You Xiaoya and really admires it.
"I'm tired," Xiao Cui'er took the thin paper handed over by Chu Xun. You Xiaoya bowed her head slightly at him, her face calm with some gratitude. After all, this is his hard-earned earnings, although she has paid him a salary, but he should still be thanked.
"Madame is up below." Chu Xun respectfully bowed to You Xiaoya, and couldn't help but look happy in his heart, but Chu Xun was also a more eye-catching person.
Now that Lai Yun and You Xiaoya are in the same room, combined with yesterday's events, he knows that at this time, Mrs. must have something to say to him, so after saluting You Xiaoya again, he retreated downstairs.
You Xiaoya's expression was calm and calm, Jin Yuanyuan was led by Xue'er to play in the library on the second floor, she instructed Zhou's mother to watch it too, and only Xiao Cui'er who was waiting for her and Zhu Ziyu who followed her were left behind her.
When Xiao Cui'er sat down in You Xiaoya, she didn't know where she got a pot of tea that would be brewed, and the tea soup exuded a light tea fragrance and a cool mint flavor with the overflowing heat.
She has never made tea like this, but she occasionally heard You Xiaoya say something yesterday, and she remembered it, and she didn't want it to taste good after brewing it now.
You Xiaoya remained silent, and made it clear that Lai was the shopkeeper and a few people to speak first, of course, when Lai Yun and the others saw You Xiaoya's calm appearance, they also understood what she meant in a blink of an eye, and after looking at each other a few times, Lai Yun took the lead and said:
"Madam, I have heard from Liu Zhutou when I come back, the reason why we were able to return to the Jin family so smoothly is that Mrs. is kind-hearted, and she has shown affection for us and interceded,"
When Lai Yun said this, he paused slightly, but found that You Xiaoya's face was calm, and his eyes were calm while drinking tea while looking at him, that look really made people understand what she was thinking, of course, he didn't know what he said, whether he liked her when he said it.
But at this time, the words came to this, and he had no choice but to say the rest of the words:
"The three of us are very grateful to Mrs. for this move, so when I returned to the Jin family, in addition to wanting to make the merit, I also wanted to repay Mrs. for forgiveness this time, and asked Mrs. to wait for such an opportunity!"
Speaking of which, Lai Yun and Shopkeeper Qin and Shopkeeper Liu all made a big salute to You Xiaoya, and their attitudes and appearances were very sincere.
"What does Zhu Gongzi think?" You Xiaoya received a lot of gifts from several people, and she didn't say what it was like to let people get up first, but after putting down the teacup, she asked Zhu Ziyu behind her very calmly.
"I thought that Mrs. Lai had said that if the shopkeeper Lai was safe and would like to return to the Jin family, that would be to come back, Mrs. is a person who counts her words, so she will naturally not break her word, so isn't Lai's shopkeeper asking in vain?"
When Zhu Ziyu asked this, his voice was still warm, and the slightest smile also made his words very approachable, but he recalled it. It inevitably makes people think that he is talking nonsense.
However, although Zhu Ziyu gave them a difficult step to go down, he gave them another chance to go down in a blink of an eye, he said:
Actually, Madame said this. It is enough to see that Mrs. is open-minded, and she will definitely not be embarrassed by the previous things of the shopkeeper Lai, but this only proves that the lady is generous, what does the shopkeeper Lai think? ā
Zhu Ziyu's words were reasonable and tactful, but there were some inexplicable hints in this euphemism, as if telling Lai Yun that they could return to the Jin family safely at this time. Tai half is You Xiaoya, and there are a lot of them.
And they want to be right at this time, she is an adult, and she really doesn't rely on her mouth to talk about it, but she has some sincerity. It should still be taken out.
Listening to Zhu Ziyu's words, a faint point of light flashed in You Xiaoya's jade-like eyes, but she didn't expect this Zhu Ziyu to think of one thing with her, so she couldn't help but look at him twice.
But then I felt that there was a little bit of unhappiness in my heart. After all, it was so simple to guess his own thoughts by another person. Besides, the man was still a half-acquaintance he hadn't known for a few days. She should be a little unhappy to say it like this, right?
However, in the next few years, this unhappiness was replaced by another emotion of appreciation and recognition.
"Childe is very right! Madame is indeed the most generous master we have ever seen, and we are willing to serve Madame! After Shopkeeper Liu heard this, he and Lai Yun glanced at each other, and immediately took over the words.
"I'm willing to serve Madame!" Lai and Qin immediately echoed the Tao, and the whole was full of momentum and sincerity.
Now Lai Yun and a few others have also heard of it. Knowing that this Zhu Gongzi was a person rescued by You Xiaoya from the river, Mrs. remembered that he was pitiful. And being penniless made him the head of the Jin family's nursing home.
Of course, at the same time, they also heard some other voices, saying that bandits had come to the courtyard two days ago, and it was thanks to this Zhu Gongzi that they could ensure the safety of the lower courtyard.
Although he didn't know what kind of character this Zhu Ziyu was in You Xiaoya's opinion, if You Xiaoya let him speak like this, he should have some status in You Xiaoya's place.
"Yes, as I said below, shouldn't the shopkeepers do something other than show their sincerity like this?" Zhu Ziyu smiled casually, and said his own meaning bluntly, but in this way, it seemed like a reminder, but it was full of kindness.
Lai Yun and the three of them glanced at each other twice, and there was some panic in their eyes, of course, this was not because of how terrifying Zhu Ziyu's words were, but because they didn't know what they wanted to show their hearts to You Xiaoya.
You said that if you talk about things in the future, people have emphasized just now, it is all empty, to put it bluntly, what Mrs. wants to see now is what they are showing their sincerity now, how should this be expressed?
They had already talked about most of the previous things yesterday, didn't Madame want them to say them all? But since Mrs. Li has already read Li's mother's account books, she should understand that there are so many, how much do they mean by saying this?
"Hey, in fact, this thing is simple and simple, complicated and complicated, but it still depends on sincerity, what does the shopkeeper think?" Zhu Ziyu still said reasonable words, but seeing that the faces of the three people were still confused and sad, he continued: "For example, how many shopkeepers can show the account books on the store to Mrs.? ā
I can't say that Zhu Ziyu happened to be what You Xiaoya wanted to say, so for what he could say in such a kind and reasonable way, it was naturally more effective than asking herself.
Of course, she is confident that if she wants to look at the account books on the shop, they will not refuse to give it to the shopkeeper, but this is said directly by her, and said it with other people's mouths, which can achieve the effect at the same time, but also weaken her domineering and powerful image a little.
And the reason why You Xiaoya thinks like this is just to avoid forcing the shopkeeper Lai and his party too absolutely, but instead giving birth to some other things that are difficult to control, all she wants now is to have as little trouble as possible, and then let her take control of the Jin family's business in her own hands as soon as possible, the better.
I can't say that Zhu Ziyu's behavior is actually deliberately maintaining her image, no matter what his purpose is, You Xiaoya feels that he is still doing a good job.
Hearing Zhu Ziyu say this, Lai Yun and the three of them couldn't help but be stunned, most of the account books in a shop seem to mean that most of the superficial meanings are just in and out of the account, but when it comes to money, this is the most important information for a shop.
What does this lady mean...... Isn't it that she wants to take the place of Li's mother and participate in the shop business? But she is clearly a little woman, how much can she know about the things in business?
"Also, now that Mother Li has committed such a big thing, the things in this shop should naturally fall into the hands of Mrs., Mrs. Wait a minute, I will ask people to bring all the account books on the shop!"
Shopkeeper Liu thought that the shop in his ready-to-wear store had no business in the first place, and although he was also here to reconcile the accounts every quarter, he had obviously few things on his hands, so he didn't have much opinion on this.
As for You Xiaoya's thoughts, he didn't guess much, but he felt that since he wanted to surrender to sincerity, he would naturally vote thoroughly, and let his wife look at her very pleasing to the eye, wouldn't it be good to let him do something else?
"IāI'll also have people go to the shop and get the account books!" Lai Yun and Shopkeeper Qin came back to their senses at this time, and they both hurriedly bowed to You Xiaoya and said, but when they said this, the glance in their eyes towards Shopkeeper Liu was a little strange.
"Madam, look at ......" Zhu Ziyu saw that Lai Yun and the others understood the matter, so he respectfully bowed to You Xiaoya and asked.
"The account book is not in a hurry, these two Japanese ladies also roughly sorted out the matter of the Jin family's shop, although there is a little concept of the business, but if you want to understand it deeply, you still can't, so you have to bother a few shopkeepers in the future, and I hope you will give you advice."
You Xiaoya was not ambiguous, since they had agreed to show her the account books at this time, naturally they also had a number in their hearts, knowing that she would interfere with the business of this Jin family's shop.
At this time, she also made her position clear, and said that in addition to replacing Li's mother financially, she also showed that she was also interested in business matters, and she only said what she wanted to say.
It's not that she didn't think about what Lai Yun and the others would think, but in the end, she also understood that no matter what they thought, if she wanted to make money now, she naturally had to take care of everything in the shop, and if she wanted to take the lead, she had to know.
It's just that after she said this, the expressions on Lai Yun's faces suddenly became a little bad, and they all speculated and were shocked, didn't Mrs. want to take charge of these shops alone? So what should they do? (To be continued......)