The weather in Jiangning is getting hotter and hotter. The sky was full of dark clouds, and no rain fell. The air is humid and muggy, and food becomes difficult to preserve, which quickly rots and spoils, attracting a large number of flies. The preservation of some precious items is a matter that requires a lot of brains.

At this time in previous years, the Song family would go to the Yang family's property in the countryside to escape the summer and enjoy the coolness, but this year they did not dare to move. In the morning, taking advantage of the coolness, I first went to several warehouses to inspect how the silk was preserved, and then went to check the preservation of the ivory and sumac.

The smell in the warehouse was not good, and the environment was terrible, and she hadn't been here to check it out for years. But at present, these things are related to the life and death of the Yang family, and she can't tolerate her carelessness, and she is always at ease if she doesn't take a look at it in person. After chatting with Guan Cang, he rewarded him with a smile for the first time, and promised some future benefits, so that Guan Cang was grateful, and swore that he would take good care of these goods, and he would not let them be damaged if he was there.

This kind of wrist is already proficient, but it has only been used on people who can afford it for a long time, and it is too lazy to take a look at the level of Guan Cang. Now it seems that he has lost his own discipline. Those guys were in charge, and they were originally the slaves of the Yang family, but now they look at themselves very unfamiliarly, and they are also very angry.

If you are not familiar with it, you will lack trust, and you will not have that kind of family atmosphere, and if you want to rely on kindness and righteousness, you will have to waste your hands and feet. In the past few years, not only are Yang Shida's people ridiculous, but he is actually a little lazy because his life is too good, he has put too much effort into idle things, and he has wasted on business, and he will have to change in the future.

When Song returned home, his heart was still reviewing, the Siamese cat saw the owner come back, wagging his tail to please, Song picked it up and touched it for a while, then put it down casually, looked at it and said: "Little thing, your name is Siamese cat, this time you are also Siamese, it seems that I have a good relationship with your place." If this deal goes well, I'll find you a husband. ”

Kou'er obediently took off his coat for the Song family, and Yang Shida went outside to collect silk and satin, there was no man in this courtyard, and the Song family was bolder. It was hot, so she took off her clothes, changed into a transparent gauze dress, and sat down at the table to make calculations.

Looking at the plump and graceful figure of her young lady, Kou'er sighed secretly in her heart. He is always far worse than Miss, did Master Fan regard himself as Miss's stand-in that night, or was he really good to himself? During this time, she always dreamed of being wantonly demanded by Fan Jin in her dreams, and it seems that women are really not easy to forget about the first man, let alone such an excellent one. What is he doing now? If he had dressed like this himself and done it in front of him, would he have been like that night......

Just as she was outside the spirit, Song's two coughs pulled her thoughts back. Looking at the reddening on Kou'er's face, Song could guess what she was thinking but didn't break it. Just asked about the family's silk reserves and cash flow, and then picked up the abacus beads.

"This business really put all the money on the old man, and the old lady's town house silver has been used more than seventy percent, which is the last money of our family. There is only one way to go in front of us, and it gives me a spiritual point! She tapped the button and said, "Did you go and talk about Rouge?" ”

"Miss Hui's words, the slave maid said it yesterday. Since Luo Wu married Sister Rouge, he has loved him very much, and he will do whatever his wife says. This time, Sister Rouge told him that he would definitely do it. Those Ah Bi listen to him the most, as long as he speaks, everyone will definitely be willing to work hard. ”

"That's good. I know it's hard, but I can't help it. Those people are in a hurry, and the construction period is too tight, so everyone can only work harder. The outside owners can't control it, and their own slaves should always be obedient. Work harder, work harder, and do a good job in the business of the main family this time, and I will not treat them badly in the future. Even your uncle is running desperately outside this time, who can be idle? ”

Buckle nodded and asked tentatively, "Miss, over there in the county yamen...... Came again to urge funds. said that if we didn't take the money, they would go to Wang Yuanwai to get the money. Do you want a slave to go to the old man...... Explain? ”

Song glanced at her, "Master Fan is in the countryside to inspect the social studies of the Eighteen Townships of Shangyuan, and he is not in the yamen, who are you going to ask to explain?" This is asking for money, whether it is used by the yamen or those clerks, it can be said that it is not good, and our silver will not fill the hole at this time. Wang Zijing had money, so he asked the yamen to ask him for it. When the business is done, it is time for Master Fan to come back, and you can bring a sum of money to the door to make amends. Anyway, at that time, we had a lot of money, so we could take care of him, and if there was a little beauty like you to serve him again, he would have no anger. ”

Kou'er replied with a red face, but there was more joy than shame in her heart, and she just hoped that day would come soon. The Song family didn't care about her careful thoughts, and now all her energy was focused on this business.

Today's Yang family is really not as good as before. Song sighed in his heart, a few years ago, such a business did not need to work so hard at all, just hand it over to a competent shopkeeper. But first, when they encountered water pirates, several of the most reliable shopkeepers were either killed or injured, and a few stopped doing things because of this, and had no effective substitutes. It is another big change in the family, although the trading facades are still maintained during this time, but there are more withdrawals and fewer deposits.

After the government cracked down on usury, although pawnshops can still make do with their operations, there are not many people who borrow money privately. Counting the buying and selling stores, the operating profit is not enough to cover the expenses, and it is difficult to even pay the interest on the funds. It was all up to him to secretly take out the old lady's housekeeping money and turn it around in order to cope with the situation. But if this momentum is not reversed, sooner or later it will be a defeat.

This business can only succeed, not fail. Not to mention its huge profits, the Yang family also needs such a big business to boost morale. Otherwise, the shopkeepers all decided that the Yang family was not good, and they all lost their sharpness, and it would be very difficult for this family to prosper.

The Song family, who became serious, was very talented, and she noticed several points that ordinary people couldn't notice. People have become accustomed to the past sneaking and being full, from buying dyes to collecting silk, it is indispensable to eat benefits and get kickbacks. The dyers below are too hot to work, and some people take the opportunity to ask the master's family.

In the past few days, Song has solved most of the similar problems with her own wrists, only on the dyer's side, she is not easy to deal with as a woman. Fortunately, Luo Wu has great prestige in front of these people, and with him coming forward, it is not difficult to solve it. Her mind was spinning, thinking about what else she didn't care about, her head ached faintly, and she felt extremely tired.

In addition to business matters, the whole family also weighs on her shoulders. From daily expenses to interpersonal relationships at home, she has to bother to maintain. The old lady's illness is getting worse day by day, and several brothers in the family are ready to move, as if they want to take advantage of this incident to make trouble and want to share her power. The old lady is a person who can't be in charge of the house, and she completely hopes not to be in the pot. If you are really divided into stewardship by those people, you will not be able to hide your personal shortcomings in money over the years, and then something big will happen.

No matter how hard it is, you can only endure it. She thought to herself.

The abacus beads dialed, and she pointed to her shoulder and said, "Press it for me." ”

"Miss, don't work too hard, it's hot, but you have to be careful about heat stroke."

"I can't take care of that much, there are only two people in our family working, how can we do it if we don't work hard? I'll have to go to see Sister-in-law Wan in a while, she is nicknamed the Divine Needle and is skilled in embroidery. I just don't know if the self-combing girls under her command are disobedient, and the 10,000 betel nut bags that the Franc machine people want are very short, so they have to work harder. ”

Looking at the appearance of the young lady, Kou'er also felt a little distressed, her own young lady was also a greedy and comfortable person in the past, but this time she was desperate. It seems that the marriage between the young lady and the aunt has taken a turn for the better. As long as my uncle is in good health, the two of them can be like a real couple. At that time, I will probably have to take a house for my uncle, and when the time comes, I can only count on the young lady to explain the fact that my innocence has been lost.

In the evening, Yang Shida, who was full of alcohol, came back from outside, and went to hug Song without saying a word, but was pushed away by her. Song frowned, and said with a face full of disgust:

"Didn't you go to talk about the silk harvesting, how did you come back like this? Didn't we say okay, get rid of those bad things in the past, and only a few days before and after, and that's it? ”

Yang Shida smiled and said, "Lady, don't you look like this, I'm not going to drink flower wine, I'm just drinking wine with Huang Jien and Young Master Feng." It's in the Zhiwei Museum, which is a serious place, and it's not called a woman...... Besides, I haven't drunk much, you see, I can still do a somersault for you now. ”

Song was also amused by her husband, "Okay, don't play treasure with the girl." Why did you go with Feng Bangning, that bastard thing can't hide, why do you still go to his eyes? ”

"If you don't make it up, you can't make it up, the ivory and sumu we collect can't be used as money. We have to turn it into money, and we have silver. Who can accept so much ivory and sumu? Don't count on him yet...... And his eunuch uncle? ”

Song helped her husband sit down, and sent the buckle to get tea to relieve the hangover, and when there was no one in the room, she asked in a low voice, "Why did this business go to the side of the surname Feng again?" Isn't he selling treasure money in Jiangning now? We have a grudge between the two, and the ivory is in his hands, can we give him a price? ”

Yang Shida smiled, "Good lady, you don't understand, right?" What a smart man a husband is, in just a few words, he led Feng Bangning's fire to Fan Jin. He hates Fan Jin now, not our family. As for the cousin, he would have been thrown to the back of his neck long ago. It's not easy to talk about this business, but I've finally got it done! In a few days, Feng Bangning went to the warehouse to see the goods, and then paid! This money is not for cash, but for silk. You also know how hard it was to collect silk as soon as that group of Yi people came, and how hard I collected silk. For a few taels of silver, when have I suffered such a loss and dropped such a price? But I can't help it, for the sake of my family, and for you, I admit it. This time, Huang Jien agreed, get a batch of silk from his cheap father, and sell it to me according to the market a month ago, think about it, how profitable this is. ”

Song said: "Huang Jien can't afford to be early, why is he so kind this time?" But you have to guard against his deception. ”

"With one hand of money and one hand of goods, what can there be? You're just too suspicious! Yang Shida said and hugged Song again, "Wife, don't worry, I promise to be okay this time." Huang Jien's godfather has not been here for a long time, and he is looking for a way back for himself, how dare he not scold me. He told me that these people are not a one-shot deal, they will be a long-term customer in the future, as long as we maintain this line, we will wait to collect the money in the future. ”

Song was not as excited as him: "Don't listen to the wind and rain, how can a group of Yi people come and go for a long time?" I can't believe that. We still have to take care of the business under our noses, you use snacks, don't go wrong with the goods, it is best to maintain this customer. But the business in the city also has to be careful, I have been to see a few places in the past few days, and found that the guys are not as attentive as before. In a few days, I will have to check the accounts, and then go around the shops to fill all the holes. Our own shop is easy to say, but those few rooms are difficult to do, and it is another fight. ”

"Forget it, that's only a few dollars, let them go." Yang Shida said with a smile: "When we get rich in the future, they won't be able to look down on their little money." By the way, let me tell you a joke, and Huang Jien also told me that Fan Jin caused trouble in the countryside. ”

"What can Master Fan provoke? Besides, look at your gloating appearance, people have prevented a catastrophe for our family. We must not be ungrateful. ”

Yang Shida snorted, "Feng Bangning told me that Fan Jin is very dishonest, and it is said that he specializes in hooking up with women from good families, and the reputation of bad people." Stay away from him, lest you ruin your reputation. The kindness owed to him naturally has to be repaid, but I can't treat him as my own, just the matter of low interest on official loans, how much of our business has been ruined, and someone deserves to be assassinated! ”

Assassinate?

Song's body trembled, although he had decided to be a woman of a good family, the contact with Fan Jin was like a cloud of smoke to let it go with the wind. But the scene of the two people's lips and tongues entangled in the study is not something that can be forgotten if you want to. Hearing that this man was assassinated, her heart suddenly tightened, and she wanted to ask about his safety, but she was worried that her husband would be jealous, and she was inexplicably worried.

Fortunately, Yang Shida was excited, and without waiting for his wife to ask, he continued. "His life was so big that he didn't give it away. But it was a joke that the dignified parents met the Assassins in the countryside. Whoever told him to go to death in a good way should be stabbed. ”

"What did he do, and someone wanted to stab him?"

"He wants to check the accounts of those grain chiefs and grain urging officers, which are going to die, and he thinks he is doing a fine job, and someone has already leaked the bottom, so naturally someone will want his life." Yang Shida snorted, his tone full of schadenfreude.

Song hurriedly pulled him to ask for details, and when she understood the whole story, she shook her head, "This Master Fan is digging a pit and burying people, he is afraid that he is worried about who to harm." Xianggong, listen to me, don't get involved in these, let's just do our own business with peace of mind. I did something wrong today, and this money should be given to the yamen. It's not appropriate to send it back later, so I have to wait for him to come back and let people run again. ”