Chapter 24: The Man Who Can Be Used
Pearl Sai's face was cured, and the old lady's illness was almost cured.
These days, as long as she gets angry, she feels uncomfortable, and after a few days of tossing, she finally grinds her temperament.
Wei Shi is not happy, the old lady is easy to lose her temper when she is angry, but the affairs of the Wei family have made her very busy, and she has to be distracted to serve the old lady, even if she is disgusted, but she still has to get by on face, after all, she is the daughter-in-law of the second room.
The Li family in the third room came to see it a few times, and the hot and cold attitude annoyed the old lady, so she didn't like her to come forward, and in the end Wei often went to the main courtyard to accompany the old lady.
Besides, her cousin Wei Furen was imprisoned, and the government took someone to raid the Wei family and moved all the valuable things, but it was still not enough to block the money he was greedy for at the beginning, Wei was so angry that he almost didn't mention it in one breath, how would she know that Wei Furen was not small and greedy for so much money.
Wei Furen also took a few concubines, and all the money was used to spend all the time, and now that the money has been swept away, the family still has to support so many people, it's no wonder that this life can go on!
The Wei family sent people to urge her every day and let her think of ideas.
What can she do? Unless she gets her hands on Bao Chang Ji.
Ji Yanning's little fox caught Baochang Ji firmly, and even the old lady couldn't suppress her, not to mention her second aunt......
"Ahh
Ji Yanning sneezed lightly and rubbed his nose with a handkerchief.
Ziyu said beside him: "It's windy outside, Miss is afraid that she is feeling the cold, let's go back to the house early, right?"
At this time, Ji Yanning and Ziyu were walking on the street, without an entourage by their side.
Ziyu was a little helpless, and after solving the matter at the shopkeeper's house, Miss said that she was going to walk back and hang out by the way, but it had been more than an hour, and Miss had no intention of going back to the house.
Ji Yanning said: "The sun is so good today, how can it be cold? Someone must be thinking of me." ”
Ziyu nodded, just believed her words, and continued to follow her to the next shop.
They walked into a shop that sold bows and arrows.
Ziyu seems to have seen no surprise, her own lady just entered the ready-to-wear shop, jewelry shop, ironware shop, rouge shop and other various stores, and then asked a lot of questions, that is, not to buy things.
Seeing that it was the girl who entered the shop, the shopkeeper looked at Ji Yanning's clothes, and saw that it was a rich lady, so he hurriedly stepped forward.
"Does this girl want to buy a bow?" asked the shopkeeper.
Ji Yanning nodded: "If you want to buy my brother a worthy bow, do you have a recommendation from the shopkeeper?"
The shopkeeper smiled: "It depends on what price the girl wants to buy." ”
Ji Yanning smiled when he heard it: "What prices do you have in the store?"
The shopkeeper looked at Ji Yanning as if he was short of money, so he said: "A few taels of silver are cheap, seventy or eighty taels are medium, and a hundred taels are worth a good one." ”
Hearing him say this, she didn't say anything, and glanced at the bow in the shop.
In addition to the shopkeeper in this store, there are also two Tsing Yi guys who watch the store.
Ji Yanning casually pointed to a bow and said, "Can I take a look at that bow?"
"Naturally, you can. The shopkeeper turned his head to look at one of the servants, and scolded, "Don't hurry up and take the bow off!"
The little boy did not move, but said, "How old is the girl's brother?" The bow you are referring to weighs one stone, and it takes an adult man to pull it apart, and if you are a young beginner, it is not recommended that you buy it. ”
Ji Yanning raised his eyebrows slightly, but he was interested.
"My brother is seven years old, what do you recommend?"
The shopkeeper glanced at the servant and motioned for him to recommend a more expensive bow.
Xiao Wu said: "The most important thing about this bow is to weigh it, the girl's younger brother is only seven years old, and his strength is definitely not great, so he needs to start practicing with a light bow, and these bows are more suitable." ”
He gestured to the bow beside him, then took one of them and handed it to her.
Ji Yanning stepped forward, took the bow, and pulled it casually.
She looked at the little guy and asked, "You know so much, is it particularly good at archery?"
The little guy in Tsing Yi shook his head: "The little one hasn't practiced archery." ”
Ji Yanning listened to his words, and frowned: "You don't know how to shoot arrows, so can you believe what you say?"
"I don't know how to shoot arrows, but I know ...... about bows."
"Okay, okay, don't make a mess. The shopkeeper waved his hand to let him stand aside, and said, "I will know some archery skills, and the quality of this bow is very closely related to the success of the little boy in the future. ”
Ji Yanning nodded very instructively and said, "Then I'll pick again." ”
Looking at the little guy in Tsing Yi with a somewhat lost look, a fine light flashed in Ji Yanning's eyes.
She stopped in the store for a while, and another guest came in, it was a middle-aged man, and the shopkeeper saw that Ji Yanning had never said that he wanted to buy it, so he asked her to pick it up by herself, and he went to greet another customer.
The shopkeeper was introducing the bow to the man, Ji Yanning walked lightly to the little guy in Tsing Yi just now, and asked in a low voice: "This little brother, I don't have enough money to bring when I go out, I don't want to spend more money, how much does this bow cost at least?"
The little guy in Tsing Yi was slightly stunned, and subconsciously turned his head to look at the shopkeeper.
"The minimum is ten taels. The shopkeeper will let go. The little guy in Tsing Yi said.
Ji Yanning nodded and glanced at him gratefully.
When the middle-aged man left, the shopkeeper came over: "Girl, have you decided?"
Ji Yanning pointed to the bow just now: "Just it, how much is it?"
"The girl has a good eye, and this bow is made of the finest materials, fifty taels of silver. The shopkeeper said.
Ji Yanning said decisively: "Ten taels." ”
As soon as these words came out, not only the shopkeeper, but even the little girl in Tsing Yi and Ziyu standing beside her were stunned for a moment.
The shopkeeper's face sank slightly, and he said with a smile: "Twenty taels, not a single cent can be less, conscience price." ”
Ji Yanning said persistently: "It's just ten taels, you can't bully me as a shopkeeper, and laymen don't understand." ”
Ziyu stared at Ji Yanning with slight eyes, her own lady directly sold the kind-hearted little girl......!
I just can't see it.
The shopkeeper refused: "If it's ten taels, the girl should go to another house to have a look." ”
Ji Yanning was not convinced, and took Ziyu out of the shop directly.
The shop was quiet, and only the shopkeeper and the two servants remained.
"Miss, you're going to hurt that little guy like this. Walking out of the bow and arrow shop, Ziyu couldn't help but speak.
Ji Yanning was puzzled: "How could I hurt him?"
Ziyu said: "When you say this, the fool knows that the price was reported to you by that kind little guy, doesn't the shopkeeper have to be angry!"
"Yes, so he's going to be swept away by the shopkeeper soon. Ji Yanning nodded, then turned around and said, "Then let's wait here for him to be kicked out." ”
Ziyu opened her mouth wide and looked at her young lady in surprise, could it be that the young lady did it on purpose?
They waited for a while not far away, and the little guy in Tsing Yi just now was really driven out by the shopkeeper.
The dejected appearance looked like he was being scolded a lot.
Ji Yanning stepped forward: "This little brother." ”
The little guy in Tsing Yi seemed to hear someone telling him to pause, but he didn't expect it to be the girl who was going to buy a bow just now, and when he saw her, his heart was quite complicated.
He finally found a good job, although the shopkeeper was a little fierce, and it was not good for him, but the salary could support the family from such a tight budget.
Ji Yanning asked him: "I'm sorry, did I bother you......?" Kicked out?"
"Don't blame the girl. The little guy in Tsing Yi said in disappointment, "The shopkeeper was not satisfied with me either. ”
"It's all because of me, and you lost your job. Ji Yanning looked guilty, "Otherwise, it's okay, you come to our shop to do things, although the treatment may not be as good as here, at least I won't drive you away." ”
Ziyu: "......"
She seemed to have discovered something terrible.
When the little girl in Tsing Yi heard this, she hurriedly waved her hand: "The girl doesn't have to be like this, I can find the job by myself, and I don't have to trouble the girl." ”
She saw that Ji Yanning was not very old, if it weren't for the fact that she was particularly spoiled by her daughter at home, she shouldn't have anything to say about business, and he didn't want to trouble a girl's family to find the elders in the family for his work.
Ji Yanning listened to his words but said stubbornly: "No, if you don't agree, I won't be at ease in my heart." If you don't want me to feel guilty all the time, just say yes, and it's not too late for you to find a better job before leaving. ”
The little girl in Tsing Yi heard her say this, and thought that she was really lacking a job now, so she nodded: "That's it, my name is Cheng Yi, I have studied for a few years, I don't know what the girl's shop does?"
Ji Yanning smiled with a smile in his eyes: "My surname is Ji, I am the first in the family, and my family is in the fabric business." ”
She wandered around a number of shops, and it took no effort to get her, and finally she was able to find a good person.
Now Baochang Ji is short of people, a few stewards are gone, Wei Furen and some of the accomplices he recruited have been served, she and Steward Wu have too many things in their hands, and they have to find a few people to help them do things.
In Baochang Ji, Steward Wu has a number of people who can be used, and those who can be mentioned to do things are also mentioned, so she can only go to other shops to dig the wall.
Cheng Yi originally thought that he was just going to an ordinary shop to be a servant, but he didn't expect Ji Yanning to let people take him to Baochang Kee's Silk Village.
Looking at the three gilded characters of "Baochang Ji" at the door, he was a little stunned.
Only then did he realize that he had met the eldest lady of the Ji family, the current owner of Baochang Ji.
Miss Ji said that the salary may not be much, but when Steward Wu told him that the monthly silver was three taels, he was surprised.
This is obviously several times his previous salary, so that the family does not have to worry about money.
Cheng Yi only felt that Miss Ji was his benefactor, and he was even more serious and hardworking, completely ignoring how he lost his previous job.