Because the Chinese New Year is approaching, the heads of each house have begun to remove dust, and the maids and wives of Wanxiangju are mostly helping in Jiashutang, so the courtyard is quiet and there is no sound.

Zhou Chujin held a letter in his hand, and walked around the study with his brows furrowed, looking a little impatient.

Zhou Shaojin looked at the "chuckle" in his heart, and hurriedly glanced at Shi Xiang, and after signaling her to retreat, he walked into the study in three steps and two steps, and said with a smile: "Sister, I heard that there is news from Ma Ci over there......

It's just that her words haven't been finished yet, and Zhou Chujin, who heard the movement, has already turned around.

"Shaojin!" She was overjoyed, and dragged her sister to the east, "You are back." ”

Zhou Chujin and Zhou Shaojin sat down in the study, and the corners of their eyes and eyebrows couldn't help but fly: "The horse you recommended to me is really good!" He not only inquired about Xinlan's whereabouts, but also pretended to be a merchant who went to Jingzhou to sell cotton, and tricked Xinlan and her family to Jinling. She said, spreading out the letter to Zhou Shaojin, "Look! Ma Ci said in the letter that he reported to Li Ji Satin Silk Village on Dashi Street, and asked us to find a way to answer at the Jiangdong bridge, so as not to show the horse's feet! ”

Zhou Shaojin was surprised and delighted, while asking, "What the hell is going on", while taking the letter in her sister's hand and reading it at a glance.

Zhou Chujin sighed on the side: "Family ugliness should not be publicized. Regardless of whether what Lan Ting said is true or not, I can't say it to that Ma Ci. But I was afraid that Ma Ci would bump into it in confusion, startling the snake, and letting Na Xinlan run away, and she would never be found again. So I only said in front of Ma Ci that this Xinlan was an old servant of our family, and there was a theft case in the house recently, which may be related to Xinlan, so he asked him to find a way to inquire about Xinlan's whereabouts. I'm also afraid that Ma Ci will act impatiently, so that Xinlan will be alarmed, Ma Ci is a foreigner, who is not familiar with life there, but is held hostage by Xinlan. He also gave Zhang's father's name card Ma Ci, so that if he was desperate, he could take his father's name card to the government for help.

"I didn't expect him to be a heart-to-heart. As soon as he arrived in Wuchang Mansion, he claimed that he had come to Jingzhou Mansion from Jinling to collect cotton, hired two skilled hands who were used to doing in this industry as guides, bought good clothes, and went to Jingzhou Mansion.

Xinlan's man has been doing this, he went to Jingzhou Mansion and asked about Xinlan's whereabouts casually.

It turned out that Xinlan encountered a flood within two years of returning from Jinling City, her two sons drowned, and her husband also got tuberculosis because of choking on water, so he couldn't do heavy work, and the family gradually declined. In the past few years, it has reached the point where she can't open the pot, and she relies on Xinlan to help other people's laundry clothes make two dollars.

"Although Ma Ci didn't know about the grievances between Xinlan and our family, thinking that Xinlan had married into Jingzhou Mansion and we sent someone to quietly inquire about her, he suspected that Na Xinlan's matter was not simple. simply pretended to be the young owner of Li Ji Silk Village on Dashi Street, and was sent by his family to Jingzhou Mansion to collect cotton because he was playful and ignorant, and invited Xinlan and his wife to help escort cotton to Jinling.

Xinlan didn't agree.

But Xinlan's husband coveted the twenty taels of silver that Ma had promised. not only agreed, but also encouraged Xinlan to go back to Zhou's house to have a look. said that she was released by the Zhou family after all, although her wife is gone, but our sisters are still there. For the sake of the former wife, why did our sister reward her with dozens of taels of silver, with these dozens of taels of silver, and the backer of the Zhou family, he could make a comeback. She also said that in the past, she wanted to go back without any silver, but now not only can she go back to Jinling without spending silver, but she can also earn twenty taels of silver.

Xinlan gritted her teeth at first and refused to agree, but her husband beat her up badly, and then she agreed to come to Jinling together.

Because I didn't give much silver, Ma Ci was afraid that Xinlan and his wife would see the flaws, so he took his father's name sticker and asked the Jingzhou prefect to help him get more than 200 taels of silver on credit, and lied that he would continue to collect cotton, so Xinlan and his wife bet Jinhua back to Jinling City first.

"Count the days, Xinlan and her mouth are coming in the next two days. I called you here just to discuss with you, what to do about this? ”

"Me?" Zhou Shaojin said curiously.

She thought that her sister had already taken a countermeasure.

"Hmm!" Zhou Chujin said, "I think, Ma Fushan has to come out of this matter, say hello to Li Ji Silk Village, ask them to help come forward to collect the cotton, and when Xinlan and the others go to the account room to settle the bill, they will be tied back, and let Lan Ting and Xinlan confront each other." If what Lan Ting said is true, write to her father again. Then he took his father's name and sued the official, and the government tried him. ”

Zhou Shaojin hesitated: "Judged by the government, wouldn't that make everyone know?" ”

"My father is an official, so I can ask the government to keep the trial private." Zhou Chujin said, "I think Lord Wu will agree." ”

Zhou Shaojin bowed.

Zhou Chujin said: "Then remember to write a letter to your father afterwards, I have already asked someone to call Ma Fushan." He should be here soon. I also want to ask a few reliable people to hide at the door of the account room of Li Ji Silk Village......"

There's a lot to do.

Zhou Shaojin hurriedly said: "Sister, don't worry, I'll leave the matter of writing the letter to me." ”

Zhou Chujin smiled with satisfaction and went to the hall to wait for Ma Fushan.

Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but sigh.

My sister seems to be overspending as well...... Should she remind her sister?

In the afternoon, Zhou Chujin and Ma Fushan's family went to the ancestral house of the Zhou family on Pingqiao Street, and Zhou Shaojin went to Hanbi Mountain House to copy scriptures.

Mrs. Guo looks very good.

Zhou Shaojin quietly asked Biyu: "Is there anything happy about it?" ”

Biyu smiled: "Uncle has sent a letter." ”

Cheng Xu left on the sixth day of October.

He and Min Hangqiang went to the capital.

Zhou Shaojin let out an "oh".

Biyu said with a smile: "Uncle said that when he arrived in the capital safely, he saw the eldest master, the second master and the second old lady, and the second old lady and the two old men asked him to ask the old lady on his behalf." He also said that the spirit of the second old lady is very good, and the health of the two old men is also good, the eldest master, the second old man and the second old lady all left the uncle in the capital for the New Year, and also went to visit Min Xingjian Min Xiu, and invited Min Xiushu to read his article making art. Min Xiu was very enthusiastic and proposed a lot of suggestions to the uncle, and the uncle benefited a lot. Min Xiu said that if the uncle is fine, he can often go to Min's mansion to walk around. The old lady was very happy to read it, and just asked me to write a letter back to the uncle. said that the uncle would listen to the teachings of the second old lady and the two masters, and stay in the capital for the New Year. You should often go to Minfu to walk around, not only to calm down to study, but also to make more like-minded friends. Speaking of this, Biyu pursed her lips and smiled, and whispered to Zhou Shaojin, "The old lady also asked the steward who delivered the letter to bring a thousand taels of silver tickets to the uncle. ”

The long house is really rich!

Zhou Shaojin sighed and thought of Cheng Chi again.

Is Cheng Chi's business doing well or not well this year?

She decided to take the time to ask Hotaru.

However, the top priority is to tell Sister Sù about himself and Ji Hota, and invite Ji Hotaru to come to Wan Xiangju to drink Laba porridge.

Zhou Shaojin came out of the Hanbi Mountain House and returned to Wanxiangju first.

Zhou Chujin has not yet returned.

Zhou Shaojin was a little worried, so he asked Shi Xiang to wait for Zhou Chujin at the door, and went to greet Mrs. Guan by herself.

Mrs. Guan beckoned to her, stuffed her with a big red brocade purse, and said with a smile: "It's almost the New Year, you girls always want to buy this and that, you take this to buy yourself some favorite gadgets." ”

Zhou Shaojin's face was slightly red, knowing that this was privately subsidized by her grandmother.

She hurriedly thanked her.

When I returned to Wanxiangju, I saw that it was a twenty-tael silver ticket.

Ten taels more than in previous years.

She put the twenty taels of silver bills in the cage, and she didn't want to exchange those silver bills and golden beans anymore.

But if she doesn't exchange those silver bills and golden beans, what will she do to make up for this loophole?

My sister must not be able to speak.

Why don't you borrow 300 taels from your father and pay it back slowly?

However, her father will definitely not ask her to pay it back!

Zhou Shaojin thought wildly, her sister is back.

She hurried to meet it.

Winter nights are cold.

Zhou Shaojin helped her sister untie her cloak and make a cup of hot tea.

Zhou Chujin took a sip of tea to warm up his body, and then smiled at Zhou Shaojin: "It's done!" Li Ji agreed to help with this. You don't have to invite people from outside, just the guys who usually help carry the cloth in their shops. ”

Zhou Shaojin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Do you want to prepare some drinks to reward those guys." ”

"I forgot about that." Zhou Chujin was a little surprised, and said, "Nobles can't be cheap." I then instructed Ma Fushan to order two tables in the restaurant tomorrow and invite those guys who helped out for a meal. Then he smiled and asked her, "How do you know this?" ”

Zhou Shaojin grinned.

In the past, when the Zhuangzi was sown in spring and harvested in autumn, the proprietor would make a good meal to reward those helpers.

She took the opportunity to say that she wanted to invite Jiying to her home to eat laba porridge.

Zhou Chujin felt that Ji Ying was serving Cheng Chi, and he should be polite to her, so he agreed, and said, "Do you want to invite Cousin Ji over?" ”

Since the start of Jing'an Zhai, Jiang's detention of Cheng Ji has become stricter, and Cheng Ji has not come to Wanxiangju for some days.

Zhou Shaojin happily agreed, and asked Shi Xiang to talk to Cheng Ji.

Who knew that Shi Xiang's expression was a little strange when she came back, and she whispered to Zhou Shaojin: "Miss Ji, I had a dispute with Mrs. Lu. When I went, Ruyixuan was in a lot of trouble, so I didn't say anything about inviting Miss Ji over. ”

I don't know why?

Zhou Shaojin sighed and said, "Then you can go over and talk about it tomorrow!" ”

Shi Xiang should serve Zhou Shaojin to freshen up.

The next day, Zhu Kun, the prince of Liangguo, intended to marry Cheng Ji to fill the house, but Cheng Ji did not agree, and made trouble until Cheng Lu said that whoever dared to mention that his daughter would be thrown out of the house immediately, and the matter was settled.

It's like a stone in mid-air finally falling.

Zhou Shaojin took a long breath and said to her sister: "Cousin Ji should be filial to Uncle Lu in the future." ”

"You little fool!" Zhou Chujin pinched her sister's cheek and said with a smile, "Aunt Lu doesn't make such a fuss, where do you let the face of the Liangguo Mansion go!" ”

Zhou Shaojin laughed dryly.

She's really not fit to live in a big family.

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Sisters, today's update.

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It's going to be a little late to add more to Mengxian 66.,Let's get up tomorrow and watch it!

PS: Ask for pink tickets!

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