The two said a few more words, Banniang saw that Chao Wenrou had only been married for a month, and she had lost a lot of weight, knowing that she was also a pampered young lady when she was at home, but she was only a month or two older than herself, and as soon as she got married, she had to support the family and take care of this big family.

When I went back to the house, Xiaofu had prepared hot water, Banniang took a bath, because of the rain, although it was a dog day, it was not hot, so I took a fan, and there was a fan without a match, thinking about my father's body, and I didn't have the mind to find Cang'er to speak.

Thinking that it was already June, and in two months, the fifth sister-in-law Wu Sanniang should be born, and she couldn't help but regret that she forgot to talk to the second sister-in-law and bring some things back home.

After a while, Xiao Fu came to urge her to rest, Banniang also went to bed, Xiao Fu put down his sorrow and retreated, Banniang couldn't sleep, tossing and turning on the bed, and couldn't help but think of what Li Yong said about Zhao Zhe during the day, if it was really an injury suffered by Di Yong, since Zhao Zhe was injured, I was afraid that Di Yong would not be able to get better, and I was very worried, and the most difficult thing for her to get now was Di Yong's news.

She doesn't take the initiative to inquire, others are afraid that she will be sad, so naturally they won't take the initiative to mention it with her. After all, it had been three or four months since he took the initiative to look for her, and he hadn't seen her. From the beginning, I can remember it when I sit and stand, but now the longing has faded to my heart, and sometimes I suddenly think of him, but I am not sad or happy.

Knowing that he lives in the same sky and the same city as himself, he can feel a faint sentimentality and a faint happiness. Knowing that he is good, he will do. Occasionally, I don't know what he's doing now, I don't know if he's fat or thin, I don't know if he's still as amazing and brilliant as when I first met, and he's smiling.

Through the thin pajamas, I can clearly feel the two jasper leaves on my chest, which have accompanied her for many years and have become my most cherished thing.

It turns out that the so-called end of the world is just not knowing each other.

Before I knew it, I fell into a deep sleep.

I had no dreams all night, and at breakfast the next day, Banniang and Chao Wenrou talked about preparing some supplements for the three sisters-in-law in the family and bringing back the children's things. Chao Wenrou said with a smile: "I've been ready for a long time, these days I have picked up my free time, and I have also made a few small clothes for the five younger brothers and sisters, as for the Zijing family, there is also the fourth brother's family, because I can't catch up with the time, I haven't done it yet, and I will slowly make a few pieces when I have leisure in the future." In the past two days, I have asked someone to send it back, eighth sister, you look back, do you want to add anything. ”

Chao Wenrou was so thoughtful, which surprised Banniang, but she was also very happy.

This father has been taking medicine, and my mother's supplements have not been broken, because of five or six months, I have long been pregnant, plus I have been bumpy all the way, from the time I was conceived to the present, I have been worried about my father, and my body is not good enough, although there are not many families in the capital, but a few brothers go out to socialize or something, and the expenses are naturally a lot.

When she was in Nanfeng, because the income was given to her sister-in-law, Banniang never cared about the family's expenses, but only took the money back, and she really didn't know how much the family's expenses were. The daily expenses in the capital are much larger than those of Nanfeng, she knows that most of the money that can be active in her hands before is invested in the shop, and Banniang is afraid that the second sister-in-law will be embarrassed by the money, so she called Cang'er and asked how much money is available in her hand now.

Cang'er smiled: "In addition to the shop, there is also the cost of building a workshop, and we still have more than 4,000 living money available." However, they are all Jiaozi, and there are only more than 500 yuan in cash, and 500 silver ingots for backup. ”

"What is the monthly salary of a guy today?"

"There are a total of twenty-six guys in the workshop, eight masters, and the rest are apprentices, but the five masters from Nanfeng have their monthly money from Nanfeng's account, and Second Brother Liu's doesn't need to be paid by us. There are more people in the lacquer workshop, a total of thirty guys, six masters, and the master's monthly money does not need to be paid by us. There are twelve guys in the shop, and they need our side to pay a month's money, which is about two hundred and sixty or seventy. ”

Banniang thought about it for a while, the monthly money of two hundred and sixty or seventy yuan needs to be paid, the money on hand is not tight at all, the rent of the shop is paid together for three years, and there is no other big money to spend. As for the Yamen and other places, they have been spent before, and no matter how much they are needed, they will have to be in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

On the contrary, there are a lot of expenses in the family, there are more than 20 servants, plus the entertainment of the brothers, clothes for the four seasons, food and drink every day, and gifts from relatives and friends. Because I didn't think of it for a while, the second sister-in-law was not easy to mention, so she was probably worried.

Then he said to Cang'er: "You have to be free tomorrow, take a thousand yuan and come back, give it to the second sister-in-law's writer, and go back to write to Ah Lan, so that when she distributes the profits this season, it will be deducted from my account." ”

Although the family's money and the account on the shop have always been separated, it is too late to write home to ask for money from my sister-in-law at this time.

Cang'er smiled: "Cheng, I'll send it home tomorrow." ”

The next day, Chao Wenrou received a thick stack of Jiaozi, startled, the person who sent it only said that it was given to her by Miss Ba, and she didn't know what kind of money it was, Chao Wenrou was not at ease, and she didn't send anyone away, but only let the maid lead it to the Phixia to wait, and she ran to listen to the lotus courtyard and planned to ask Banniang.

Qiu Wei saw that the second grandmother was coming, stepped forward and saluted, just in May, she was helping Zhu to take a walk in the courtyard, through the courtyard wall of the plum blossom window, the lotus flowers bloomed just right in the lotus pond of other people's houses outside, and as soon as the wind passed, there was a lotus fragrance coming over, which was very quiet and cool.

Chao Wenrou stepped forward to replace May and helped Zhu take a few steps. Zhu smiled and asked, "Why are you here here?" You are busy on weekdays, I can't help you, if you have to be free, just rest for a while, I have Qiu Wei and May here, Xiaofu also occasionally comes to help, and there is a mother-in-law to take care of, don't worry about you. ”

Chao Wenrou smiled: "Mother, my daughter-in-law is ashamed to serve less in front of you, but I came here to find the eighth sister." ”

"Banniang?"

"Yes, today Cang'er asked the people in the tent of the shop to send a thousand Jiaozi over, and he didn't say anything about it, because the number was too large, the daughter-in-law had to come and ask the eighth sister."

Zhu thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Eighty percent is used for your writers, eight girls never ask about the family's expenses, once upon a time in Nanfeng, the shop is divided every quarter, except for keeping it for business, the money taken back is handed over to your sister-in-law, it is estimated that she is afraid that your housekeeper will be short, so she asked someone to send it." She's beating your father-in-law's legs in the house right now," she said, calling Qiu Wei, "Go see Banniang, and say that the second sister-in-law is looking for her." ”

Qiu Wei answered, turned around and entered the house.

Chao Wenjiu said: "Then you can't take thousands of guan back at once, last time my eldest brother gave me five hundred guan, and I haven't used it up yet." ”

Zhu said with a smile: "There are many people in the family, and the capital is not as good as other places, the expenses are already large, and your eighth sister doesn't care about the affairs of the family, so don't be embarrassed." If you keep it for your family, you can just take it. She knows everything in her heart, and since she gives you so much, she can give it. ”

Chao Wenrou responded yes. He helped Zhu to sit in a small pavilion against the courtyard wall.

From time to time, Banniang went out and came this way.

"Is there something wrong with my second sister-in-law?"

"Yes, Daddy didn't have anyone left to serve?"

"I just fell asleep, I let Qiu Wei watch it in the house." Banniang smiled and sat down beside Zhu.

"There's nothing else, the person in the account room in the shop just sent a thousand Jiaozi, and he didn't say what it would be for, such a large amount of cash made me panic, come and ask what you kept it for."

"Look at me," Banniang patted her head, after talking to Cang'er yesterday, she forgot about it because she was busy, "I asked Cang'er yesterday, let me send it back to the second sister-in-law and you keep it at home, the cost in the capital is big, I didn't ask the eldest brother how much money the sister-in-law gave when they came, I'm afraid that you won't be able to liner for a while, and you can't bear to say it, isn't it embarrassing?" Everything is expensive in the capital, and there are many servants in the family now, and you need money everywhere, you can keep this second sister-in-law, if it is not enough, you can tell me. ”

It's really reserved for the family, Chao Wenrou hurriedly said: "This is too much, besides, if you do business, where do you not need cash turnover?" Keep up with the cost of your business. ”

"The second sister-in-law doesn't have to be polite to me, the money in the shop is enough, and now there is no expense, everything that should be purchased has been purchased, and the Mid-Autumn Festival probably needs some money, I have let Cang'er keep it, and now the shop is also in business, and there is an account every day. You just use that money, and you don't have to be too frugal, and when you earn the money, don't you just keep it for spending? ”

This is a new statement, everyone pays attention to a diligent and thrifty housekeeper, but she persuaded herself to spend as much as possible.

Chao Wenrou smiled and said, "Then I'll keep it here." Speaking of another thing, "August is the 60th birthday of the eighth sister's father-in-law in Cai's house, what kind of etiquette does our family have?" ”

There is no routine for this, and the Zhu family didn't know what to send, so he looked at Banniang.

Banniang thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Give my father-in-law a gift, don't worry about the second sister-in-law, I'll find something rare to give to his old man when the time comes." ”

It is definitely impossible to send money, where is Lord Cai's position, not only can the money not be sent, but even the eye-catching and valuable ones cannot be sent. She built a whole commercial street in Quanzhou, half of which is hers, and someone has already spoken, if she sends money, won't it confirm other people's rumors? When the time comes, it will not be good for the father-in-law.

Although doing business is to do relationships, the superficial work that should be done cannot be left out.

It's better to send something rare and inconspicuous when the time comes.

Isn't my father-in-law a good drinker? When the time comes, get some more wine from Lu Qiqi, and the father-in-law likes gold and stones, so when the time comes, he entrusts Lin Zhaoqing's firm and asks him to find a few good stones, which is not eye-catching, and the value is not low, so it is just right to send the father-in-law. In addition, send some rare thorn paulownia silk and Dehua white porcelain to make a look, that is.

As soon as they said it, Zhu and Chao Wenrou both felt that it was appropriate, and it was settled.

Chao Wenrou talked about Princess Yijun being pregnant again.

This time, there are a lot of things sent from the palace of Yijun Wangfu, and since you know it, you have to go to congratulate you. Hearing that Princess Liu was pregnant, Banniang was also happy for Chai Nineteen, so she smiled and said: "Second sister-in-law, let's see what to send, I don't understand these, but if there is anything difficult to find, just tell me, and I will find a way when the time comes." ”

Chao Wenrou thought for a moment and said: "On the county king's mansion, I'm afraid that there is nothing missing, and I can still get my hands on the embroidery work, why don't I rush to send the swaddling clothes embroidered with a hundred noodles?" Show sincerity. ”

"Isn't this going to be hard for the second sister-in-law? The top of the Baizi noodles is difficult to embroider, and it takes a lot of work. ”

"I don't have anything else to do except for the family assignment, I just don't embroider for the princess, I also wanted to embroider one for my younger brother in my mother's belly, but my younger brother has to postpone it."

Banniang also felt that it would not be wrong to send embroidery, and said with a smile: "Then it will bother the second sister-in-law." ”

After thinking about it, he wrote a letter in the evening, and sent someone to the Yijun Mansion the next day, congratulating Chai Shijiu.

A few days later, in early July, I received a letter from Lin Zhaoqing in Quanzhou.

Banniang became annoyed.

The contract between her and Li Yongxing for timber supply will expire next year, and she should really plan for it this year. Whether to renew or terminate the contract, she has to go to Quanzhou in person. Even if you don't go before the year, you have to go there next spring.

She didn't make sure that Lin Zhaoqing's fleet is now going to sea, so it can't be that she has only been doing Li Yongxing's business, right? If he did not renew the contract with Li Yongxing for the supply of timber, but transferred it to Lin Zhaoqing, Li Yongxing would have given up the sweetness of timber, how could he give up easily? If she doesn't do it, naturally there are a lot of timber merchants in the Great Song Kingdom waiting to share the cup.

Nowadays, there is also a fleet of ships selling timber back to sell to domestic timber dealers, but whether it is a small fight does not have much impact on her. But if Li Yongxing's strength wants to support a big timber merchant, even if she and Lin Zhaoqing have established a perfect and loyal downline channel in recent years, the impact on them should not be underestimated. Why make yourself a strong enemy? Not only does it have to be renewed, but it also has to wrap all the timber in Yongxing.

Besides, the strength of Lin Zhaoqing's fleet can't be compared with Yongxing Commercial Bank after all.

can renew the contract, and it is impossible for her and Li Yongxing to renew the previous contract, even if she is willing, Li Yongxing may not be willing. So she is bound to go to Quanzhou to make it. What's more, Lin Zhaoqing will definitely intervene in the timber sales business. No one is going to leave a profitable business undone. After all, Qingrui Commercial Bank is not Lin Zhaoqing's alone. But if they do, can they eat all the channels they have now?

There are so many things to discuss.

But how can you leave home? Dad's body is getting weaker and weaker, from the beginning he can still walk two steps on the ground, read a book crookedly, and now he can't get out of bed directly, no matter how good the medicine is, it is useless, before Imperial Doctor Wu could change the prescription, but now he doesn't change the prescription at all, I'm afraid it's only a matter of two months.

And the mother also has to give birth, although she can't help at home, but she is even more worried about leaving home. I can't help it. The son wants to raise but does not wait for the family, and she does not want to regret it in the future. The money is endless, but the days with my father are not much.

After thinking about it for two days, Banniang still wrote back to Lin Zhaoqing.

He also expressed his intention to continue to sign a contract with Yongxing and eat all the wood in Yongxing. It was also suggested that Lin Zhaoqing start the business of timber sales, so that it was actually a constraint on Yongxing. If it was all Yongxing's words, Yongxing would naturally be able to put a lot of conditions on her. But if Lin Zhaoqing also participates in the import of wood raw materials, Yongxing's advantage over her will be greatly reduced.

In this way, she has to rely on Li Yongxing to negotiate conditions, Li Yongxing will not be stupid enough to leave her to find another partner, now her Sheraton wood shop in the Great Song Dynasty is a big shop, in terms of strength, no one can compare to Sheraton, even if she does not do wood wholesale, her own consumption, is a considerable amount. In this way, other wood shops have taken over Yongxing's wood, not to mention anything else, just fighting a price war with her, you can't afford to fight.

She and Li Yongxing have no contradictions, and they have been cooperating very well, Li Yongxing naturally will not have nothing to do when he is full, and go to find other partners, even if she puts forward some conditions, as long as she does not go out of line, Li Yongxing can only make reasonable concessions.

It's just that in this way, the amount of wood in her and Lin Zhaoqing's hands is bound to be one-third more than before, and if this one-third wants to sell at a good price, they can only expand new markets.

In the letter, she discussed this matter with Lin Zhaoqing. Let Lin Zhaoqing also think about it and see how to expand channels. He also explained the reason why she couldn't go to Quanzhou a year ago, if possible, maybe she could go to Quanzhou next year, so that Lin Zhaoqing had something, if she couldn't come to the letter to discuss, she would negotiate with Lu Chang'an in Quanzhou.

Even if Lin Zhaoqing and Lu Changan were discussed, Banniang naturally sent a letter to Lu Changan. In the letter to Lu Changan, first, he explained the things he talked about with Lin Zhaoqing to Lu Changan in detail. Another thing is to tell Lu Changan and Lin Zhaoqing that when they discuss matters, where is their bottom line, the timber cooperation, the timber imported by Lin Zhaoqing's Qingrui Commercial Bank, and how to determine the terms of their cooperation. In addition to the few things she listed, let Lu Changan be in charge of other things.

Lu Changan received the letter, didn't dare to be sloppy, ran for a few days to the woodware shop and the woodware shop, and called Ah Lan over to discuss, and learned about the annual consumption and profit of the woodware shop and the woodware shop in the woodware shop, how much is the proportion and other aspects, and has a calculation in his heart, how to talk to Lin Zhaoqing when the time comes. And what he thought was sent to Banniang.

Banniang saw that he was very thoughtful when she saw that he was in the right place, and she felt that she had entrusted the right person to do so, so she was relieved.

She is busy with family affairs and business affairs, but there is one person who is like a day and a day is difficult to rest.

In the small study of the Yijun Palace, Chai Shijiu frowned, and the sound of needles falling could be heard in the room.

Half a ring, before asking the person opposite: "Have you made up your mind?" ”

"Yes, that's the only way, I can't think of any other way. It can't be delayed. This is the only way to do this. ”

"Do you know that once the matter is revealed, you will inevitably be punished for the crime of bullying? How will you deal with yourself then? If you are not careful, you will ruin a lifetime, do you understand? Jiro, isn't there still more than a month? Let's think about it again. You're too risky, I can't do it, I ......."

"I can't involve you because of my own personal feelings."