The merchant ship of the Ho family.

Wei Zhou, who was about to leave, stopped, and saw that it was He Wenyun, the second master of the He family, who got off the boat, and was ready to say hello before leaving.

"Third son, such a coincidence."

He Wenyun got off the boat, saw Wei Zhou there, and took the initiative to greet him.

Although the two are business rivals, they are both Linjiang families, and they will inevitably meet on many occasions, and the superficial respect is still maintained.

Wei Zhou returned the salute and said with a smile: "The second son is returning from the cocoon?" ”

The day of early summer is a good time to harvest silkworm cocoons, and the He family made a few mountains in Fuxian County two years ago to make silkworm orchards, which Wei Zhou knows.

He Wenyun nodded, "As far as I know, your silkworm garden has also come out of the cocoon, I think someone will deliver it in a few days." ”

Fu County is the closest county to Linjiang, not only the He family has bought land there, but the Wei family is the same. If the two families are still in the same town, it is not surprising that they can know each other's movements on weekdays.

He Wenyun didn't mean anything else when he said this, he just wanted to tell Wei Zhou that this year, his He family's yarn clothes came out earlier than the Wei family, and he naturally overwhelmed him in business.

Wei Zhou smiled indifferently, he wanted to leave, but when he thought of the girl on the Cao family's boat, he asked tentatively: "Second son, I haven't seen Jinxiu for many years, I don't know how she is recently, but she is still stable?" ”

The orphan girl of the Zhuo family, surnamed Zhuo Mingjinxiu, also went out to a banquet with Mrs. Mao when she was young, Wei Zhou saw it twice, and she was still a snow-white and lovely dumpling at that time.

When he mentioned his cousin, He Wenyun's face stiffened, and he said, "My cousin is naturally living a stable life in my family, so don't worry about this matter." ”

Jinxiu disappeared from the Zhuo family, and there was no news about this matter at the beginning, and it has been hidden since then.

The He family is also helpless in this matter, at the beginning, in the name of the Zhuo family, borrowed a lot of unprofitable money, although it has already been repaid, but the favor has been owed, and there is a reputation, if the news spreads, those things The He family can't say clearly, and they can't explain to those people.

Wei Zhou smiled, looking at He Wenyun with some meaning.

"In this way, I am relieved, I hope that the second son will be treated well, that is the only descendant of the Zhuo family, if there is a mistake, I am sorry for the dead Zhuo Lao!"

Wei Zhou sighed after speaking, and was going to leave.

He Wenyun listened to his words, and his heart froze, and he asked, "What does the third prince mean by this?" ”

It was as if he knew something.

Wei Zhou turned around, thought for a while, and said: "Second son, in five days, a new embroidery building will be opened by the Gongting Bridge, and it will be clear when you go over and take a look." ”

That woman is not far from ten, she should be Zhuo Jinxiu.

After Wei Zhou finished speaking, he got in the car and left, but He Wenyun's brows furrowed after listening to his words.

Is there an embroidery building to open in Linjiang?

Who's from it, why didn't he even hear the slightest rumor.

When he returned to He Mansion, He Wenyun sent the people around him to go out to inquire.

In the evening, he received a reply from his subordinates that there had been a major incident by the Gongting Bridge recently, and three attic-type shops had been bought, and they were working overtime to repair them recently.

I don't know who is operating this thing, not only bought three rows of storefronts with a lot of money, but also very mysterious, so far they can't find out who the owner is, but I heard that it is from other places, not the Jiangnan area.

"Second son, I heard that the three families spent more than 10,000 taels on the opposite side, and it was not easy for that person to come up with so much cash."

Steward Ning, who was beside He Wenyun, reported to his master in a low voice, and his heart trembled when he saw that his master's brows were tightly knit and he was very dissatisfied.

Although there are many benefits and high status of doing things by the side of the second son, if he is incompetent, he will naturally die a miserable death.

In addition to knowing that the shop over there bought three rooms for people, and didn't even ask anyone behind it, He Wenyun was naturally dissatisfied with such an answer, but he had been thinking about the two words Wei Zhou said during the day at this time, and he was not in the mood to pay attention to this little steward, so he waved his hand and let him go down.

Steward Ning was pardoned, bowed down and quickly withdrew.

*****

In the south of the city, on Yutai Street, in a four-entry house, Ah Xiu bathed and changed clothes, and was preparing to go to bed under the service of two little maids.

This house was purchased by Cao Yi after a few years ago, and the subordinates inside also prepared in advance and had already been adjusted.

There are not many people in the courtyard here in Ah Xiu, and in the afternoon, Cao Yi asked her to pick someone, so she also chose two little maids and an errand boy, and she will prepare slowly when the others settle down.

Although there are not many people, Chunliu was still promoted to the big girl in charge, although this person is not Du's mother and Du Juan, but he has been by her side for a few years, and he is not necessarily very smart, and he is more loyal.

"Miss, just now the left guard next to the second master came to ask, do you want to go to the embroidery building with them early tomorrow morning to have a look. Those people went early, and the left guard also said that if the young lady has not recovered, she can also take a short rest and go again the day after tomorrow. ”

Ah Xiu is a little seasick, and Cao Yi also knows.

"No, you went back to the left guard, tomorrow morning, just go together."

After getting off the ground, Ah Xiu felt that there was nothing.

"Yes."

Chunliu quickly went down and called the errand boy to the front yard to report the news.

The next day, when it was just dawn, Ah Xiu woke up.

After she washed up and finished breakfast, Song Ming came to invite her and went to the embroidery building together.

Song Ming is the steward brought by Ah Xiu, and he has to assist Cao Yi in opening an embroidery workshop here, and he has a heavy burden on his shoulders, of course, this is also his opportunity to perform.

The group got into the carriage and went to the embroidery building.

When I was in Pingyang before, the Cao family was the head of the Song family, and this time I came to Linjiang to cooperate.

The Song family is still mainly in the rear, but the embroidery building in front and the embroidery house have been combined in terms of investment.

The Cao and Song families each paid a sum of money to build the embroidery building and embroidery workshop in the south of the Yangtze River, and in the future, whether it is the rear or the front, they will be both prosperous and lossy.

This side of the Gongting Bridge was originally a prosperous land in the Linjiang area, and Cao Yi bought three pavements in a row, not only spent money but also used some means.

Now the three shops have been opened and integrated, and the private room upstairs and the display table below have also been decorated.

Ah Xiu took a look, it was similar to what she expected, Cao Yi arranged it well, and almost all the opinions she put forward before were adopted.

The embroidery building has not yet opened, so Ah Xiu also went shopping, so he took Chunliu back first.

She still wants to leave a rare quiet, and she still wears a hat when she comes and goes.

Sending Ah Xiu away, Cao Yi took Song Ming out of the city together.

Jiangnan and Pingyang are far apart, and it is impossible to supply goods from there all the time, so they also have to build new silkworm gardens and embroidery workshops in the Linjiang area, and the personnel from Pingyang will also move to this side.

After visiting the decorated embroidery building, Ah Xiu did not go out again in the next few days, just waiting for the opening.