Shermulin frowned.

She didn't mind letting the Pingnanbo Mansion and the Chengenhou Mansion suffer a little loss, but the premise was that she couldn't put her own house into it. Now Xie Puyuan, a high-ranking official of the Xie family, is far away in Beiping, and the three of them have almost nothing to rely on in the capital, even Jiao Wenying is only a general friend and does not dare to disturb too much; The Yongning Eldest Princess's Mansion and the Ma family are not bad, but Xie Yinghui has troubled them many times, how can she dare to make trouble with their support? If they really encounter any difficulties, they may not even be able to find a place to turn for help, so they must be cautious and careful.

Moreover, the former shopkeepers and guys of the Xie family are indeed in a pitiful situation, and she is also very sympathetic. But since some people have finally gained a firm foothold, it is one thing to turn to the old proprietor in their hearts, and it is another thing for the old proprietor to trap them in order to breathe a sigh of relief. It's not one or two people here, it's dozens of lives. In case it is exposed, can the Cao family's domineering temper be easily let go? It's better not to take risks, right?

If you really want to make trouble, Xie Xianzhi and Xie Yinghui brothers and sisters sow discord in front of the Chengenhou Mansion for a few words, just tell the black state of Pingnanbo Mansion, and the others should not get involved.

Xie Mulin told the shopkeeper Mao what he meant, and said: "I understand that everyone is holding a breath in their hearts, and they really want to give the Cao family a little color." But now the Cao family is still a powerful relative, and our Xie family is not their opponent, and we can't protect everyone in case of trouble. For the sake of everyone's net worth and life, I would rather swallow my anger for a while. When everyone is safely freed from the shackles of the Cao family, there is still a lot of good life to live, why take a big risk for the sake of momentary anger? The style of the Cao family really annoys them, they won't reason with you! ”

Shopkeeper Mao listened silently and sighed in his heart.

In fact, the idea of making trouble was basically put forward by the group of shopkeepers and guys who were forced to switch to the Cao family. The Cao family is powerful and powerful, and when they do business, they play the signboard of the Cheng'en Hou Mansion, which is also very majestic, and no one dares to offend them in person. However, the Cao family doesn't understand business, and they trust their own henchmen. Those laymen relied on the favor of the master's family, made a mess of a good business, and made less money, but they asked them, the shopkeepers and guys, to take the blame.

That's fine, the old shopkeepers and old guys from the Xie family are all well-informed, and this situation is not impossible to deal with. However, the Cao family doesn't treat people as people! These people who help people run the industry are all good people, not servants of the Cao family, they used to be courteous in the Xie family, but now under the Cao family, they are not as good as slaves!

An old-timer familiar with the shopkeeper Mao, there is a daughter who is sixteen years old, born to Peugeot, has been married, and is waiting to get married, but a side branch of the Cao family took a fancy to it, robbed it, and sent it back three days later, and the girl hanged herself as soon as she got home. The old shopkeeper reported to the Chengenhou Mansion, but he didn't even see the face of Mrs. Chengenhou, only a mother-in-law came out to pass the word, but they suspected that their family didn't know how to lift. Because the masters of the Cao family can take a fancy to his daughter, it is her blessing, she herself is not blessed to seek death, who is to blame? The old shopkeeper unwillingly ran to report to the official, but before he arrived at Ying Tianfu, he was pulled back and beaten on the board.

The old shopkeeper's wife was so angry that she vomited blood, and saw that Xie Pu was safe and sound, still an official, and the shopkeeper and guys who stayed in the Xie family were all doing well, so she hated her husband for making a wrong choice, and in a fit of anger, after finishing her daughter's funeral, she took her children and grandchildren back to her hometown and left her husband alone. The old shopkeeper is now sick in bed, and he can't do it, so he has to rely on the old guys in the past to take care of him. When he saw the shopkeeper Mao, he couldn't help crying bitterly, it was like crying blood. Seeing what happened to him, even if the others were living okay now, they didn't want to do anything for the Cao family anymore, because they didn't know when they would face the same experience.

These things, Shopkeeper Mao is not good to tell Xie Mulin, a half-sized girl, but he can understand her kindness. After thinking about it, he said, "We can also understand the concerns of the second girl. It's just a rare opportunity...... Pingnanbo Mansion has been harassing the eldest lady, and it is not a long-term solution. Although the young masters and young ladies can avoid Pingnanbo's Mansion after leaving the capital, can't they leave now? Instead of letting Pingnanbo's Mansion disturb the door all day long, it is better to find something to do for them, and save them from making trouble for others. Second girl, rest assured, we will be very careful and will never let the Cao family notice! "It's all old fritters that have been mixed in the mall for decades, and this scheming method is still there.

Xie Mulin hesitated for a moment: "If you really want to make a move, it is one thing to be cautious, and on the other hand, you must also be ready to withdraw at any time." Never put the hope of safety and safety on the negligence of the Cao family. Rather than painlessly making the Cao family suffer a small loss, but putting any of you into the pit, I would rather let the Cao family be arrogant for two more years, but keep all of you safe and sound. ”

Shopkeeper Mao's eyes turned red. He lowered his head, and after a long while, he raised his head again and said, "Since the second girl means this, I will go back and discuss it with them again." If the second girl has any other instructions, just send someone to Luo Lang Lane to call me. ”

Xie Mulin nodded, and asked how the others were doing.

The shopkeeper Mao made a simple explanation, mentioning that the golden shopkeeper who returned to Beijing for the New Year had already packed his bags, and only waited for February 21 to leave the capital, go to the surrounding areas to buy a new batch of goods, and then load the ship north before the end of February, and return to Beiping to do business. Wanqin's brother Ye Jinrong had contact with his family, but after he was unable to persuade them to leave Pingnanbo's Mansion, he also gave up his original plan to move his family, and planned to take leave to visit his sister Wanqin in Huyin, so he returned north with the shopkeeper Jin.

In addition, there is the affairs of Guiyuan. After the shopkeeper Mao made the charter, he saw that everyone in the garden was already familiar with the business, and Cai Laotian and his wife were in charge of the overall management, and they did a good job, so they rarely asked about the specific business situation. The New Year's Day is cold, Guiyuan has only rented one family for a short time, and it is vacant most of the time. However, after the beginning of spring, there was a new business immediately, there were several official eunuchs, perhaps because of the lack of space at home, specially chartered Guiyuan to prepare for the Spring Festival banquet to entertain guests, from February 12 to the end of March, so far, there have been seven or eight orders. Now that Guiyuan has made a name for itself in Beijing, it is expected that there will be more customers in the future.

Before February 12, the shopkeeper planned to hire a group of gardeners and handymen to prune and repair the flowers and trees in the garden, clean the buildings and houses, replace the tableware, tea sets, and some furniture and furnishings, etc., which required a sum of silver. Xie Mulin looked at the accounts, randomly selected a few records and did some mental calculations, and found that they could all match, so he didn't ask any more, and the money expenditure was also approved quickly. In the service industry, you must not be stingy, otherwise how can you attract generous guests?

Shopkeeper Mao then gave her another surprise: "The silver money obtained from renting out the garden in the winter before, as well as the deposit paid by the few guests just received, after deducting the cost, there is a surplus of three or four hundred taels." After the old lady returned to Huyin, the family's expenses must have increased a lot, and now there are two more girls and an aunt, and the silver sent back before must not be enough. The second girl simply brought the money back to her wife, so that she could help make up for it. On our side, when the feast on February 12 was successfully completed, the money was in our accounts, and we were not afraid of a shortfall. ”

Xie Mulin asked Ming Guiyuan if there was enough liquidity in his account, and then he agreed.

After reporting everything, Xie Mulin saw that it was not early, so he wanted to leave the shopkeeper for dinner. But the shopkeeper Mao was still thinking about the old guys, and he was in a hurry to leave, so he hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Xie Mulin estimated that his brother and sister were coming back, so he ordered the kitchen to open the fire and cook, but suddenly saw Xiangtao rushing to report: "Girl, someone from the mansion sent a letter, saying that the Bian family came to the door!" ”