Aunt Zhu's eldest brother is called Zhu Li, and he is the old lady's stepson.

Earlier, Mrs. Zhu had no choice but to support him because she couldn't give birth to a son.

The Zhu family did some small business, but when Mrs. Zhu raised Zhu Li, Mrs. Zhu's wife had died. The mother and son are always bullied, and whenever the old lady is bullied, she will always come to beat this adopted son. Zhu Li grew up in such a difficult environment and had to think about himself. I went to the door of the school every day to listen to Mr. lectures, more than ten years later, although the book was not read well, but learned wisdom, in the capital to catch up with the nobleman who thought that the heavens, but also by the nobleman appreciated, opened a jewelry store.

Over the years, he has run the jewelry store well enough, and he has handed over a lot of money to Mrs. Zhu, so Mrs. Zhu has been a little nicer to Zhu Li. At present, Zhu Li received a letter from Zhu Qiaoyun asking for silver, and was thinking about how to refuse, when he heard the scolding voice of the old lady Zhu who rushed to inquire: "Now that Qiaoyun is short of silver, why don't you, as a brother, hurry up to get the cause and float over to her?"

Our family has raised you for so many years, but we can't raise you in vain. ”

"Mother...... Five hundred taels is not a small amount after all. As you know, my son has just opened his second branch in the capital, and now is the time to turn around......"

Old Lady Zhu's crutches hit Zhu Li's leg hard: "If you can't turn around, don't open it first." How can earning money be as important as your sister? The old body only has this one daughter, and if you don't give her the silver, you will be disloyal and unfilial. ”

Zhu Li glanced at the unreasonable old lady, knowing that if he didn't give the silver to Zhu Qiaoyun, the old lady Zhu's reprimand and nagging would be indispensable for this month, he glanced at his wife, and silently took out five hundred taels of silver.

Mrs. Zhu was satisfied, and left with a cane and scolding.

When Aunt Zhu received the silver ticket, she was very public, first took out 200 taels to bribe the monks of Taishan Temple, and then took 50 taels to reward the people in the house, showing that she was very generous.

Shen Mingzhen took Aunt Zhu and his silver ticket to exchange loose silver from the housekeeper, and looked at the three words "Zhu Zhen Pavilion" on Aunt Zhu's silver ticket, puzzled.

What is the relationship between this Zhu Zhen Pavilion and Aunt Zhu?

She took the perilla and came to the Zhuzhen Pavilion the next day to find out.

Zhu Li's five hundred taels of silver tickets were originally planned to buy a pair of curtains made of pearl agate and give them to the nobles in the capital. Half a month later, it is the birthday of that nobleman, and he must show a little affection as a person promoted by a nobleman.

At present, the second branch of the Zhu Zhen Pavilion has just opened, and there are no extra silver tickets to squander.

Seeing Shen Mingzhen come in now, not only was she dressed decently, but her whole body was revealing nobility, and she hurriedly invited someone to the private room.

"What does the girl need?"

"It's not that there is anything missing, it's just that my mother is about to give birth, and I want to choose an auspicious pair of Yingluo for my mother, and then make a gold lock and a jade lock for each of my two younger siblings."

Generous......

Zhu Li's daughter-in-law Liu Yan hurriedly asked someone to serve tea and snacks to Shen Mingzhen.

Zi Su frowned and took Liu Yan's dim sum aside: "Miss, your status is valuable, you can't eat these things outside." If you are hungry, the slave maid asks someone to go to the largest restaurant in the capital to buy your favorite lotus cake? ”

The most expensive restaurant that even picks for a snack, Liu Yan is even more sure that Shen Mingzhen's identity is precious.

She took out a few sets of Yingluo and gave them to Shen Mingzhen: "Look at it, these paintings are all made by our Zhu Zhen Museum with a lot of money and exquisite craftsmanship." This set of ruby jewels has also been opened by the master, and your mother will bring it with you, and you will be safe and happy. ”

The jewels of the ruby are heavy, and the whole body is covered with large and small gemstones, which looks very heavy.

Shen Mingzhen shook her head: "It's too heavy." ”

Liu Yan thought about it, took out a set of white and flawless gold-inlaid jade jewels from the inner room, and opened it for Shen Mingzhen to see.

The gold wire is wrapped in white jade, making this Yingluo not easy to break.

The Ruyi jade lock hanging under the Yingluo ring shows that this Yingluo is white and flawless.

Shen Mingzhen was very satisfied, she looked at Liu Yan quietly: "I don't know what you do at home, you can come up with such a good thing." I just walked around your shop, and all I saw were high-quality jade materials, which are good things that the ladies in Beijing don't have. ”

Liu Yan heard someone praise her jewelry, and she was very energetic. In order to get closer to this nobleman, she specifically mentioned her husband's sister: "Don't hide it from this young lady, my younger brother and sister are the Shilang Mansion in Beijing, Lord Shen's favorite concubine, Zhu Qiaoyun."

She often stays in the house, I don't know if the young lady recognizes her?

If Miss is willing, I can introduce Miss to me, so that my younger brother and sister who are not successful will often go to Miss Mansion, and talk and chat with you. ”

Shen Mingzhen smiled.

"Really? Why didn't you know that Zhu Qiaoyun still had such a person as you in her family? I didn't know that the Zhu family had such a strong financial back. ”

It seems that the other party knows his brother and sister.

Liu Yan spoke: "My husband and I only came to the capital this year. There are a lot of things going on in the shop in Beijing, and it wasn't until a few days ago that my husband and I packed up the shop and sent a letter to my brother-in-law, telling her that we were in the capital. ”

Shen Mingzhen understood.

nodded, indicating that he needed to go back and think about it and leave from the Zhu Zhen Pavilion.

Aunt Zhu had the silver and squandered it.

Every time she eats, she always asks people to buy it in a restaurant in Beijing.

These days are uncomfortable, Aunt Zhu is irritable, so she spends a lot of money. First, he went to the ready-to-wear shop in Beijing to buy himself two good clothes, and then made a gold bracelet for Shen Mingzhu and himself.

When he had done this, he found that he had spent more than a hundred taels of silver on his own.

She first knew the benefits of having more silver, and when she learned that Mrs. Zhu was in the capital, she wrote another letter to Mrs. Zhu, saying that she was in some difficulties at the moment, and she still needed three hundred taels of silver for emergency relief.

Mrs. Zhu went to Zhu Li again: "Your sister needs silver, you can take another three hundred taels of silver." ”

Zhu Li was embarrassed: "Mother, my son really can't come out with so much silver right now." Why don't you delay for a few days? ”

Liu Yan also helped beside her: "Yes, mother, the Zhu Zhen Pavilion has just started now, we gave Qiaoyun five hundred taels last time, and there is really no extra silver." Let's see if you can give it a few more days. ”

"One day, if you can't give it, I will go to the street and let it go, saying that you don't respect the elderly. When the time comes, we will see who dares to come to your Zhuzhen Pavilion to buy things. ”

The old lady scolded, glanced at Zhu Li and Liu Yan, spat at the foam, vigorously pushed open the door, and walked out.

Zhu Li and Liu Yan looked at each other speechlessly.

If it weren't for filial piety crushing people, he would have wanted to draw a line with Mrs. Zhu a long time ago.

For so many years, this old lady not only didn't help herself, but also always embarrassed herself. Although Zhu Qiaoyun is her biological daughter, she also grew up beside Mrs. Zhu since she was a child. She has been so good to the old lady for so many years, why doesn't she care about herself at all.

He really can't come up with the money right now.

Zhu Li frowned, sat alone for a while, as if he had made up his mind, and looked at Liu Yan: "It's not a way to always make up for Qiaoyun like this, and the money we earn is not blown by the wind."

Otherwise, let's not give Qiaoyun silver? ”

Liu Yan agreed: "If you don't give it, you won't give the silver, and what can my mother do to us, it's just a few scolding." ”

She had already seen that Mrs. Zhu was not pleasing to the eye.

This crazy woman, she and Zhu Li took her from a remote village, ate and drank well, why didn't she care about her son at all.