In the next few days, the semblance of calm finally returned to Fuchu. Although the housekeepers still want to cause a little trouble for Zheng Xian'er from time to time, Zheng Xian'er has always cared about her own face, let alone the face of others, so after a few rounds, no one can take advantage of her.

Taking advantage of the calm and calm days, Zheng Xian'er can finally put her mind on the "Hundred Longevity Map", and the girls and mothers-in-law in Luotongju can be regarded as a little relieved.

With such a master who causes trouble every day, they are also very helpless!

However, they didn't wait for Lan Xiang to be happy for too long, and on the fourth day, Zheng Xian'er changed into new clothes and was about to go out.

Lan Xiang and Mrs. Han have been scolded and scared by Zheng Xian'er in the past few months, although they know that she is very likely to go out to hook up again, they don't have the courage to stop her at this time.

So Zheng Xian'er took Xiaozhi, and in the strange eyes of everyone in Luotongju, she walked out of the gate of the Lou house all the way.

The destination is Liujia Lane in the west of the city.

The place where Zheng Xian'er lived for seventeen or eighteen years.

The alley was no more than a foot wide, still as muddy and bumpy as before, and the courtyard walls of the people next to it were still crooked, as if they were about to fall down at any time.

The carriage couldn't get in, so Zheng Xian'er had to get out of the car and walk slowly with the corners of her skirt.

On the road, a few children playing surrounded her as if they had seen a Western scene, running around her.

Zheng Xian'er recognized one of them, and casually broke off a piece of dry soil wall skin from the back wall of the house and threw it over: "Dog leftovers, have you heard that a good dog is not in the way?" You haven't grown at all in the past six months, have you? ”

The boy had thin arms and legs that were very flexible, and after this moment, he stood in place for a long time, unable to accept the fact that he had been hit.

Zheng Xian'er saw that no one was blocking the way, so she still lifted the corner of her skirt and stepped on the stones on the ground and walked over.

The dog leftover finally came to his senses: "You ...... Are you the wild seed sister of the old Zheng family? ”

Zheng Xian'er raised her hand and rolled her sleeves: "I haven't beaten you for half a year, and your skin is itchy?" ”

When the dog leftover saw this action, he reflexively shuddered, and immediately retreated to the corner: "Sister, it's really you?" Didn't you say your dad sold you? Why are you back again? ”

Zheng Xian'er saw the kid's black smiling face, and couldn't help but reach out and slap him: "You still know that it's called 'sister'!" I'm not dead, so why can't I come back? Get out of my way! ”

Several children stared at Zheng Xian'er with wide eyes in unison, staring at Zheng Xian'er like monsters, and they all pressed their backs against the wall, as if they were afraid that Zheng Xian'er would pounce on them and eat them.

"What's going on?" Zheng Xian'er was puzzled.

The dog leftover was the most familiar to her before, and at this time, she had to come over cautiously: "Sister, are you really not dead?" ”

"Who said I was dead?" Zheng Xian'er frowned.

The dog leftover slapped his face and said, "It turns out that you are not dead, we are crying in vain!" That fool from Erzhu went to your house and stole a torn cotton jacket from you to build a grave for you, what a laugh to death! ”

"Make me a grave? Dressed in a mound huh? Zheng Xian'er couldn't cry or laugh, but her heart was a little sour somehow, and she couldn't help but reach out and rub the kid's messy hair again.

Gou Yuzi lowered his head and rubbed his nose vigorously: "They said that you were bought to marry Yin, and the coffin is a cave room, and you will definitely kill the coffin immediately after worshipping Huatang!" It's not a few of us guessing, even my mother wiped her tears several times when she mentioned you! ”

"Marriage with yin is not fake...... Zheng Xian'er smiled bitterly, "However, who said that if you marry with yin, you have to die?" ”

The dog leftover jumped to his feet and said hurriedly: "Of course you have to die if you marry yin, everyone knows it!" You are married to a dead man, and your man is waiting for you in the underworld, how can you not die? Didn't even your father and your brother burn paper money for you several times at the intersection? On the night of July 15, I saw your brother burning paper, and he cried and said that the old Zheng family is sorry for you! ”

Zheng Xian'er was inexplicable at first, and then stood against the wall for a while, and suddenly suddenly opened up: "No wonder the old thing cried and wiped his tears when I got on the sedan chair, it turned out that he didn't know that I didn't have to die!" ”

"What is Grandma talking about?" The sprig was a little confused.

Zheng Xian'er held her hand and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Xiaozhi, do you believe it?" When my dad sold me...... He thought I would die the night I got married, and he sold my life! ”

Xiaozhi was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

Zheng Xian'er still lifted the corner of her skirt and walked slowly: "No wonder he hasn't come to me for most of the year, it turns out that ...... He probably didn't know I was alive until the archway of chastity was erected, right? - My dear father! ”

Xiaozhi didn't dare to answer, and the dog leftovers and the children also quieted down.

Zheng Xian'er pulled the corners of her lips and smiled very lonely: "Before, I always felt that the Lou family had rules and was inhumane...... Now it seems that the Lou family is too kind to me! I've been married for more than half a year, and my son has also entered the door, and they haven't buried me in a coffin yet...... Compared with my father, the old lady of the Lou family is simply the reincarnation of Maitreya and the rebirth of Guanyin! ”

Xiaozhi cautiously reminded: "Grandma, you guessed that the master was probably planning to kill you after opening the ancestral hall in the first month and giving Brother Liang a family tree!" ”

"That's better than my dad." Zheng Xian'er said stupidly.

Moreover, the Lou family wants to kill her, at least there is a reason because she does not abide by women's morals.

is not like her father, who packaged and sold her as a person and her life for a mere sixty taels of silver.

They followed Zheng Xian'er all the way to the gate of Zheng's courtyard, and finally a child couldn't help asking: "Sister Xian, your father was beaten, do you know it?" ”

Zheng Xian'er stood at the door and sneered: "I'm just afraid that the fight will be light!" ”

Several children exchanged worried glances with each other, and the dog leftover shouted to the courtyard: "Jing'er, your sister is back!" ”

It was a long time before footsteps sounded in the courtyard.

But no one came out to open the door, only a stone flew out of the courtyard wall, almost hitting a child's head.

In the courtyard, Zheng Xian'er's cheap brother's voice shouted angrily: "Your sister has just returned!" Your grandma is back, your ancestors are back, and the eighteen generations of your dead ancestors are back! ”

The dog leftover sniffed a little aggrieved, and said to Zheng Xian'er: "Look, your brother doesn't believe that you are not dead!" ”

Zheng Xian'er asked Xiaozhi to take out a string of money and distribute it to the children, and she stepped forward and easily opened the latch.

She has a hundred ways to open the door from the outside.

In the courtyard, Jing'er looked at the master and servant who walked in stunned, and didn't blink for a long time.

Zheng Xian'er walked forward slowly and smiled: "Don't know me anymore?" ”

"Sister...... Sister? Are you a human or a ghost? Jing'er subconsciously took two steps back.

Zheng Xian'er smiled lightly: "I'm a human or a ghost, don't you know if you ask our father?" ”

Jing'er looked at Zheng Xian'er's shadow on the ground, was stunned for a long time, and suddenly cried and pounced: "Sister, daddy...... Can't speak! ”

"Really?" Zheng Xian'er curled the corner of her lips and showed a weird smile.

Jing'er hurriedly pulled her into the door, and said as she walked: "Dad must have offended people in the gambling house again, when he came back the night before yesterday, his leg was broken, and most of his tongue was cut off...... I can't speak clearly! ”

Zheng Xian'er followed into the door and said casually: "So, he can't beat you anymore and can't scold you?" That's a good thing! ”

Carpenter Zheng was lying on the bed, and when he heard Zheng Xian'er's voice, he was so anxious that he stretched his neck and screamed "ah, ah".

Zheng Xian'er walked to the head of the bed and sat down, and said with a smile: "Dad, I'm back, you don't have to worry about me." I have asked someone to inquire, and you owe a total of 216 taels of silver to the gambling house, and I will pay it back to you. This is a daughter's business, you don't have to be too moved. ”

Carpenter Zheng wanted to say that he was not moved, but he hated not to say it.

Zheng Xian'er hooked the corners of her lips and continued: "I also heard that you came to me that day to ask for three thousand taels of silver because you want to marry the daughter of Wu Yuan's foreign family, and people ask you for a dowry of one thousand taels?" Dad, I didn't say you, what is your identity, what is the identity of Miss Wu? You're a toad who wants to eat swan meat! Do you think people Wu Yuanwai really want your dowry? People want you to retreat! You said that you are also so old, you have no talent, no appearance and no ability, what are you doing marrying a young lady to come to the house? Are you short of a green hat to wear? ”

"Sister, dad is uncomfortable enough, don't talk about him!" Jing'er was a little overwhelmed.

Zheng Xian'er glanced at him, but still lowered her head and said to Carpenter Zheng: "You just don't understand it?" Back then, my mother wanted to look good and have the ability, be diligent and thrifty, respect the old and respectful, and earn dozens of taels of silver every year with embroidery skills - there is such a woman at home, even if it is a wreck, you can live a good life, but you have the ability to make the family chickens and dogs jump! You still have the face to worry about other people's daughters, you dig a lot of dung in other people's Wu Yuan's house, and people still think that you are old and your hands and feet are not good! ”

Zheng Carpenter grabbed the edge of the bed with both hands and crawled out desperately, staring at Zheng Xian'er with a hideous expression.

Zheng Xian'er sneered, not taking him seriously at all: "Yes, for your son's sake, I won't talk about you, anyway, you are a waste person now!" I bought you a small servant for ten taels of silver, and I will come over in the afternoon, and when you eat, drink, and Lazar, you will be served, not to mention that your daughter doesn't care about you. Your monthly expenses and the monthly money of the servant are all from me, so you don't have to worry about running out of food. ”

Jing'er tugged at Zheng Xian'er's sleeve and said cautiously: "Sister, I'll just serve my father at home, how can we use a little girl!" ”

Zheng Xian'er patted her younger brother on the shoulder and sighed, "Silly boy! What are you doing with him? He went to me to cheat money under the banner of marrying a daughter-in-law for you, but he ate swan meat by himself, can't you see through him? Do you treat him as a father, does he treat you as a son! ”

"But sister......" Jing'er wanted to speak and stopped.

Zheng Xian'er stood up, walked out of the door with the corner of her skirt, looked at the dirty yard and sneered: "For the sake of you calling me 'sister' for the past few years, I won't ignore you." Aren't you an apprentice in the Zhang Ji Silver Horn? In the future, I will continue to do it, usually be smart, and have a long mind in everything, and there may not be no great interest in doing business. I have a hundred taels of broken silver for you here, not to ask you to spend it in a mess, don't be harsh on yourself in terms of food and clothing, it's a good thing to learn how to learn and learn - if you let me know that you don't learn as well as that old thing, I will also ask someone to break your legs! ”

Jing'er took the silver from Xiaozhi's hand and was startled: "Sister, where did you get so much money?" ”

Zheng Xian'er casually knocked on his forehead: "This is stupid? If you learn your skills hard, you will have more opportunities to see a lot of money in the future! If it weren't for that old thing's bad gambling, wouldn't our family have been able to save a few hundred taels of silver over the years? Do you really think that our family deserves to be poor? ”

Jing'er stood for a long time holding the silver, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "Sister, I must learn well!" ”

Zheng Xian'er slowly walked out of the door with the corner of her skirt and said lightly: "I believe you are a good boy." Remember to pay less attention to that inhuman old thing in the future, so as not to be taught bad by him. I'm not a good person like him, if you encounter difficulties in the future, you can come to Lou's house to find me, if it's been smooth, then you don't have to come to see me. ”

"Sister, how can anyone say that they are not good people?" Jing'er was a little baffled.

Zheng Xian'er refused to pay attention to him anymore, and walked slowly away holding Xiaozhi's hand.

The carriage did not go straight home.

Before going out, Zheng Xian'er received a message from the shopkeeper Cheng that the business of the Jin Pavilion was not very good, so she had to go over and take a look.

When I arrived at the place, I realized that it was not just "not very good"!

The pavilion, which had always been full of guests, was now empty. There wasn't even a single guest in the huge hall.

Shopkeeper Cheng greeted Zheng Xian'er and entered the door, and said with a bitter face: "There were occasional customers in the first two days, but today it is almost noon, and a total of four feet of satin have been sold - no, there is no business for half a day!" ”

"How so?" Zheng Xian'er was puzzled.

Shopkeeper Cheng hesitated, and said cautiously: "In the past few days, the outside has not been very good for us. Some say that we have offended the government and are afraid of getting into trouble; There are rumors who believe the Lu family, saying that our satin has poisonous insects; Some say that women do not abide by women's morals in business; There is also a ...... who says that widows are unlucky in running their homes."

"Anyway, they have a thousand reasons not to buy us!" Zheng Xian'er summed it up for him.

Shopkeeper Cheng nodded with a bitter face, and added: "There are two other capable guys who quit their jobs and went home, it is said that the parents of the family do not allow them to work in the shop opened by women, saying that there is no reason for women to ride on men's heads throughout the ages......"

"Huh!" Zheng Xian'er couldn't help but sneer.

Is it forbidden for a woman to ride on a man's head? It's very hard to say this kind of thing behind your back, and when you really see her face, you don't have to kneel down and kowtow honestly!

As for saying that a widow is unlucky, she is not a real widow, otherwise she will be wronged and die!

In front of the archway of chastity, the civil officials fall off the sedan chair and the military generals dismount, unlucky? How could the imperial court be willing to praise such "unlucky"?

Zheng Xian'er can now be regarded as convincing to the logic of these people.

Shopkeeper Cheng sighed for a long time, and finally put forward his opinion: "The owner, it's not a way to go on like this!" We...... Do you want to push the price down? ”

Zheng Xian'er looked at the empty storefront and thought thoughtfully: "In addition to reducing the price, have you thought of any other way?" ”

Shopkeeper Cheng muttered: "Reducing prices is the most direct and effective way, and generally stores will do this when they encounter similar situations." In addition, we can put up a sign at the door, or ask the girls in the store to wear our satin clothes and go out into the street to solicit business......"

Zheng Xian'er knocked on the table and muttered for a long time: "Our guests are all wives and ladies of rich families, and it may be counterproductive to let the girl go to the street to solicit business." As for price reductions - it's easy to reduce prices, but it's hard to raise them in the future! ”

"Could it be that we can only resign ourselves to fate?" The shopkeeper sighed.

Zheng Xian'er suddenly smiled: "That's not necessarily." ”

"The owner has come up with a solution?" Shopkeeper Cheng's eyes immediately lit up.

Zheng Xian'er sat up straight and said with a smile: "It's not a way that I thought of suddenly, I've been thinking about this matter for a long time." We have always only stared at the pockets of the rich, and disdainful of making the small money of ordinary people - but you must know that the accumulation of small amounts is a lot, and the small amount of money saved is also considerable! ”

Shopkeeper Cheng muttered: "I and my guys have also thought of this, but the old boss said that the wives and ladies of rich families are the most arrogant, if they know that we even do ordinary people's business, I am afraid they will not be able to look down on us in the future." ”

"They don't look down on us much now!" Zheng Xian'er spread her hands.

Shopkeeper Cheng smiled bitterly: "This is also true." Since the proprietor has this intention, let's purchase some inferior materials according to the previous assumption, and set the price lower......"

Zheng Xian'er nodded, and added: "When ordinary people buy clothes and jewelry, practicality is the most important. The color of the material can be ordinary, but it must be strong and durable, which cannot be saved. In the future, the lobby is separated from the front and back for two entrances, and the front only sells ordinary and cheap ones, and our original things are placed in the back. If there are things that are in fashion from time to time, leftovers or damaged, you can also move them to the front and sell them at a low price. The second floor still only accepts the wives and ladies of the rich and noble, as before. ”

Shopkeeper Cheng responded one by one, and added carefully: "There are two entrances in the lobby, in fact, there is no need to completely cut it off, those ordinary people occasionally have a little spare money, and they are also willing to spend a lot of money to buy some good things." ”

Zheng Xian'er clapped her hands and smiled: "It is this reason, the shopkeeper Cheng is really transparent!" ”

Shopkeeper Cheng said embarrassedly: "It's also the owner's idea." ”

Zheng Xian'er didn't plan to praise each other with him, so she thought about it and added: "Use more dim sum machines in the colors of the goods, and the things sold before and after the two should be similar, but people must see the difference at a glance." Only by grasping this balance can the two types of guests drive each other without disgusting the wives and ladies of the rich families. ”

This point requires skill to operate, and Shopkeeper Cheng thought for a while before nodding solemnly.

Zheng Xian'er added tea to her bowl and said with a smile: "The most important thing is this one, everything else is easy to do." ”

"Easy to do?" Shopkeeper Cheng was a little unconvinced.

Zheng Xian'er smiled at him: "You just take care of this one thing first, the goods and counters must be prepared within half a month, and when it's almost over, write a notice and post it outside." As for the rest of the questions, I already have a plan in mind, you just have to wait and see! ”

Shopkeeper Cheng was not completely relieved, but his trust in Zheng Xian'er over the years made him choose to do it without hesitation.

Zheng Xian'er got up and walked around the counter, and asked with a smile: "Last time, Lu Siguan sued us, saying that it was a piece of material that had poisonous insects?" ”

The guy hurriedly dragged a bamboo blue embroidered magnolia satin out from under the counter, and said angrily: "This is it!" The county magistrate has already concluded that it was a false accusation, and the surnamed Lu was also punished with a board and fined silver, but no one bought our satin, and if you put it down, this pattern will be new from time to time, and I am afraid that it will not be able to sell it in the future! ”

"It's okay," Zheng Xian'er smiled as she rubbed the material, "This satin asked someone to cut a dress for me, and remember to find the best tailor." ”

The guy hurriedly agreed, and Zheng Xian'er asked again: "The Yue family of Lu Siguan, which silk village did you open?" ”

Shopkeeper Cheng came over and smiled: "Nanji, it's gone now." The county magistrate fined Lu Siguan 30,000 taels of silver, and his father-in-law sold the silk village to him to make money! ”

"That's what you call lifting a stone and shooting yourself in the foot!" Zheng Xian'er couldn't help but laugh.

After laughing, she felt a little unfair in her heart.

Look, it's good to be an official in business! Li County ordered him to eat the plaintiff and the defendant after eating the defendant, and after eating the defendant to eat the plaintiff, this case alone made him pick up 30,000 or 40,000 silver for nothing!

But then again, if it weren't for the Lou family having a little bit of a relationship with the word "official", what would have been gnawed to the point that there would not be even a bone left in this case!

After leaving the Decoration Pavilion, Zheng Xian'er's heart still couldn't be calm.

After going through so many things, she finally realized that it was time to re-examine the Lou family and her situation.

Previously, she was reckless and fearless, because her goal was simply to "live". Today, this goal is clearly no longer enough for her.

Do you want to live? She has the skills and means, and she has an opportunity that ordinary people can't reach in a lifetime, how can she be satisfied with "living"?

Think about the muddy and dilapidated Liujia Lane, think about the tall Lou family, and then think about the legendary imperial capital that is like a heavenly city - Zheng Xian'er's heart faintly has higher expectations.

Outside the car window, the autumn wind rose again, with a chill.

Zheng Xian'er's heart seemed to be burning with a fire.

Because of the remoteness of the road and the bad weather, there are fewer pedestrians on the road.

The scenery on the side of the road is becoming more and more blurred, which is a sign that it is going to rain.

Zheng Xian'er lifted the curtain and instructed the driver: "Hurry up, be careful of the rain for a while......"

Before the words fell, there was a sudden loud "clang" sound from under the carriage, and the whole body shook violently a few times.

The driver's face changed greatly: "It's broken, I'm afraid the axle is broken!" ”

"What's going on?" Twig jumped down with a calm face.

The coachman said with a bitter face: "It's not clear for the time being, there must be a big problem listening to this voice!" But when I went out in the morning, I checked ......."

Zheng Xian'er had no choice but to get out of the car and stand on the side of the road.

The coachman went down to check it, and came out dejectedly: "It's really broken, and it will definitely not be repaired for a while......

Zheng Xian'er looked at the sky and said helplessly: "Xiaozhi and I are waiting here, you ride back and call another car!" ”

The coachman hurriedly agreed, and as expected, he rode away neatly.

The light rain soon fell, and Zheng Xian'er and Xiaozhi had to go back to the car and sit, feeling a little heavy in their hearts somehow.

The two sat silently opposite each other, and waited for half an hour before they heard the sound of horses' hooves galloping towards them.

Zheng Xian'er was afraid that the driver would make a mistake in a hurry, so she hurriedly poked her head out: "Don't worry, we ......"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw a figure flash in front of him, and then he realized that his body had been vacated, and his neck was strangled badly—someone actually grabbed her by the collar and dragged him out of the carriage!

Zheng Xian'er was strangled speechless, so she had to rely on instinct to grab and kick, hoping to get away with the man to let go.

But it didn't work.

After her body fell into place, Zheng Xian'er didn't have time to understand her situation, and suddenly felt a pain in the back of her neck, and she couldn't see anything in front of her.

All I heard was a twig screaming in terror.

This time, it's going to be over......

Before losing consciousness, Zheng Xian'er mourned for herself in her heart.

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