said that Lin Baoru was on the side, and when he had just entered the restaurant for half a cup of tea, he saw the young master of the merchant who came from the capital in the mouth of Mrs. Zhou.

When she saw the visitor, she was so surprised that she was stunned. Fortunately, she is used to seeing things, but she adjusted her emotions in a moment.

"A few days ago, I saw Gongzi passing the word for the Yamen, and I thought Gongzi was a member of the Yamen, but I didn't expect Gongzi to be interested in my small shop." Lin Baoru said tactfully, but it was not difficult to hear the precaution in her words.

Although this person was introduced by Mrs. Zhou, and he was also ventilated in advance, he does have some relationship with the yamen, and he also has a lot of status in the capital. can think of the last time in Taoxi Village, this person praised the plunder she depicted, but in fact, every word was testing her.

Earlier, Lin Baoru also relied on many rhetoric in the village to avoid suspicion. At that time, she was relying on Lin Lao. Second, the reason for walking outside all the year round is that he knows the things and words he says, and others have no way to prove them.

But if you look closely, those statements can be said to be full of loopholes. Especially for those who came to the capital and had a lot of knowledge, they knew that it was not true when they heard it.

Not to mention that she said Lin Lao. The second thing about bathing beans is that she said that the things she learned from the school inadvertently are so fake that they are vulnerable.

Earlier, when she faced Mrs. Liu, she said a lot of half-truths. In any case, it was through Mrs. Liu's soft-hearted heart that she was confused.

But now that she meets the person in front of her, she is really a little worried.

Xiao Zijie laughed secretly in his heart, he pretended not to know the meaning of her words, but naturally bowed his hand and said: "The people in the yamen are not counted, but the family is a little involved in the officialdom, so several adults in the county government will give a thin face." ”

"Actually, my family's shop in the capital still has some dealings with the Liu family. So when I arrived in the state capital at the beginning of that day, I heard that the young master of the Liu family handed over something that was beneficial to the people, and I heard a lot about Niu Zhizhou's habit of being greedy for merit, so I went to the state capital to find the prefect and happened to meet the county government to report. Xiao Zijie's explanation is also reasonable.

Lin Baoru saw that he didn't bother much about what happened last time, and now he explained it casually, and his heart was a little relaxed. Left and right, he no longer asked about temptation, and only talked to him about the business of the shop.

Regardless of whether his words are true or not, such a person should not be offended.

Thinking of this, she smiled and said: "That concubine should receive your love, and the expenses of the son's stay in the town in the past few days will be paid by the Liu family, and it is only our Liu family as the host to make friends with the son." ”

Xiao Zijie said with a smile: "Then later, why don't you give a certain amount of money to a certain lady in terms of price?" ”

Lin Baoru smiled, "That's nature. ”

"Speaking of which, my ancestors were still from imperial merchants, and now they are also in the ancestral business." Xiao Zijie greeted Lin Baoru frankly, and then said with a smile, "Originally, I also wanted to arrange a few shops in Liulin Town, firstly, so that I could have a place to settle down in the west when doing business in the future, and secondly, I also took a fancy to the advantages of the Liu family's ready-to-wear shop and timber store." ”

He said it frankly, and between his words it was also the posture of an ordinary businessman, and it made some sense at first glance. In this way, Lin Baoru's vigilance was lowered a little.

Next, the two of them negotiated a very smooth negotiation between the garment shop and the timber store, from the price to the way of changing hands, to the hole card of the Liu family's garment shop, and the import and export of the timber store, all of them negotiated a charter that was within the budget of both parties.

As for Lin Baoru's reminder about the relatives of the Liu family in the two shops, Xiao Zijie didn't care.

In the end, the two signed the contract, Lin Baoru took the seal and stamped it, and then both sides sent people to go to the yamen to cross the Ming Road. That's it.

When it was time to leave, Xiao Zijie arched his hand and said: "Today I got a big bargain, I saved a lot of toss and got two ready-made shops, if there are good things in the future, I hope the young lady will remember more." ”

Lin Baoru bowed in return, and smiled politely: "That's natural, if you can catch the deal of the son, it must be cheaper for our Liu family." ”

After a few compliments to each other, the two went their separate ways. After all, even if it is entertained, it is not appropriate to let Lin Baoru accompany him personally. It's better to talk about things on a case-by-case basis, and the Liu family will find an opportunity to express it in the future.

On the carriage back, Lin Baoru touched the silver ticket of two thousand taels in his hand, and was indescribably excited. To tell the truth, her initial bottom line was that 1,500 taels would change hands on two shops, after all, the shop was connected with the title deed, with the clothes and fabrics inside, as well as the wood hoarded, and it was only worth seven or eight hundred taels when it was full.

If the most important thing is probably the original guests of the Liu family, as well as the embroiderers and tailors who have signed contracts in the garment shop. For the rest, the purchase door, I don't have to worry about coming to the Xiao family at all.

If you go deeper, it is probably because Xiao Zijie urgently needs to buy an industry, otherwise I am afraid that the price will be grinding.

Lin Baoru thought about it in her heart, and remembered what Xiao Zijie said that the Liu family's business was actually related to his family. In this way, she naturally speculated that it was not the noble man in the capital mentioned by her mother-in-law that it was related to the Xiao family? Funny

If that's the case, then she can feel more at ease.

Thinking of this, Lin Baoru's excited mood calmed down. Now, she just wants to be sure that what she has crossed over will not be suspected......

In her life, she never thought of living a life of exile and hiding. Zang is treated as a ghost's life, and he just wants to be so plain. Even if the man she marries is childish all her life, even if she has to worry about her family every day......

After returning home, Lin Baoru didn't dare to stop, so she took the silver ticket contract and went to the main courtyard with the seal that Mrs. Liu had just given her in the morning.

"Mother......" As soon as Lin Baoru entered the door, she saw that Mrs. Zhou was also there, so she hurriedly greeted and called, "Aunt Zhou." ”

Mrs. Liu beckoned to her with a smile and explained, "Your Aunt Zhou is worried about your business, so she came to listen to the letter early." How's it going, but it's done? ”

Lin Baoru answered, and sat next to the two of them obediently, "The negotiation is over, everything is going well." ”

Mrs. Liu patted her hand and said with relief: "This is also a good thing, today your Aunt Zhou came to the door, and I knew that it was the Xiao family in the capital who talked to you about this business." Speaking of which, the Xiao family still has some stories with us. ”

"Back then, your grandfather had some friendship with a high-ranking and powerful nobleman of the Xiao family in the capital, but that nobleman suddenly resigned from the government and went into business for some reason, and he took care of the Liu family in the next two generations." Mrs. Liu was afraid that Lin Baoru would not know the inside story, so she explained, "It's just that later, the time has been too long, and the Xiao family has also had many changes, so the relationship is shallow." However, if we talk about it, our Liu family's current connection with the capital is still because of the noble man who helped introduce it. ”

When Lin Baoru heard this, her slightly hanging heart completely fell into her stomach.

This is no different from Xiao Zijie's rhetoric, and it was indeed a coincidence.

After untangling her heart, Lin Baoru smiled and talked about talking about business at that time. By the way, he also returned the seal and other items to Mrs. Liu.

But Mrs. Liu didn't want to take that thing at all, "My mother has only been idle for a few days, but I don't want to worry about it." Now that I see that you are in charge of the family's property, I will put this seal with you for the time being, and when you have a firm foothold at home in the future, my mother will give you a private seal. ”

Lin Baoru was stunned for a moment, looking at the things that were stuffed back into her arms, she couldn't come back to her senses.

But Mrs. Liu smiled and patted her hand to bring her back to her senses, "Our Liu family doesn't talk so much, and the house doesn't have intrigues, so you just have to put your heart in your stomach and follow what your mother gave." ”

"I have seen clearly in the past few days that you are a good person, and you are more suitable to manage the family property than the two sons I gave birth to."

What did Lin Baoru say, at this time, the feeling in her heart was very complicated, and she couldn't tell whether she was happy or entangled. But no matter what it is, at this time, the mother-in-law who is in the right age wants to give the seal, but she can't reach out and take it.

After all, she is clear that this seal is the same as the sale of the people in the house given by the mother-in-law yesterday. The deed of identity is not the same as the roster.

In the final analysis, the latter is just the right to dispose of a few subordinates, but the seal in his hand today is all the responsibility of the Liu Mansion.

"Mother, what are you doing here? Mother values her daughter-in-law, but ...... daughter-in-law is still young" Lin Baoru pushed back the things in her hand, and said in a somewhat eager tone, "Besides, even if the mother wants to entrust it, she can't go past the father-in-law and the second brother." Although Xianggong watched the prodigal, he was not the straw bag that outsiders thought. Just a few days ago, when I was sick, my husband went to the shop to take stock and check the accounts, and there was no mistake......

When Mrs. Liu heard this, she immediately raised her hand to cover her mouth and looked at Mrs. Zhou and said with a smile: "Look, who can say that my daughter-in-law is not well married?" For another person, which one can push the benefits out of the hand? Who can look at my son who can't do anything at all? ”

Although she smiled, there was a little sour in her eyes.

To be honest, not to mention an outsider over the years, she herself has sometimes been angry with her son. Even if she looks at her son, she will be worried about his actions in her heart.

I have heard a lot of remarks and rhetoric that ridiculed and ridiculed her son, and now when she heard Lin Baoru's words, she also had mixed feelings in her heart for a while.

In the past, she only looked at Baoru's ability to control her son. But she never thought about the reason, and now she finally knows why in such a short period of time, her own dissolute and uninhibited temperament that no one cares about can be tied to the house for many days by Baoru.

Maybe this girl married her son, and she didn't have much charm, let alone because of the girl's love. But she can see the softness in her son's heart. soft, and even expressed without hesitation, this kindness alone is enough to warm people's hearts.

Zhou saw that Mrs. Liu was a little choked, and then sighed slightly, and then she persuaded her: "But it's your turn to be proud, I see that you have such a lovely daughter-in-law, I really want to envy ......."