The cold plum is studied, and the sky is wide and the wind is cold.

Jiang Xinyao was dressed in a homely jacket and stood in front of the court. Bai Chen's face was scarless, and after a long time, a soft sigh sounded.

Jiang Xinyao lowered her eyes and pondered for a long time, then called the light moon, and only said that she wanted to walk in the back garden. Danyue put on a cloak for Miss, took the hand stove handed by Weiyun, and helped Miss out the door.

The trees in the back garden are withered, the flowers and plants are decayed, and it is very depressed.

Jiang Xinyao didn't come closer, looking at her grandfather's grave from a distance, her eyes were deep: "Danyue, how is the business of the three shops in the past few months?" ”

After Danyue Zifu housekeeper went to Yangzhou to become the big shopkeeper, she has been helping the young lady to manage the accounts of three shops and the old house, and she has been thinking a few times in her heart.

"Miss, the business in Suzhou has always been the best, in the past few months, because of the New Year, there are many gifts, and the business is quite good, and there are 100,000 taels of silver in these two months. Jinling Mansion has 28,000 taels of silver in the account this month, and Yangzhou Mansion has 35,000 taels in the account. ”

Xin Yao thought for a while and said, "Send someone to inform the three big shopkeepers that the New Year is over, and they will come to Qingyang Town." Danyue nodded in response.

Xin Yao said again: "Does the whole master have a letter?" ”

Danyue said: "Not yet." ”

Jiang Xinyao didn't speak, waved her hand, and walked forward by herself.

Danyue didn't dare to step forward, and whenever the young lady had something to worry about, she would always come to the back garden for a walk, and she wouldn't let anyone follow.

Don't look at the young lady talking and laughing with her wife all day long, she is often alone in a daze in private. The young lady had so much stuff in her mind that no one knew what she was thinking. Sister Dongmei specially explained to them before she got married, if the young lady wants to do something, she doesn't need to come forward to wait, just stay away.

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On the twenty-second day of the lunar month, Jiang Fu and the shopkeeper returned to Zhuangzi successively, and Liu Congming, the chief shopkeeper of Jinjue Pavilion in Jinling Mansion, arrived on the same day.

Shopkeeper Liu is a native of Jinling, an old friend of the whole master, and he was invited from other jade shops in Jinling at a high price.

The three shopkeepers gathered. It's a chill.

Jiang Xinyao asked Yinggui to set up a table of wine and food, invited four jade masters, and started the banquet lively.

Jiang Xinyao asked Danyue to pour wine for everyone, and Ying Ying got up and said, "Today." Let's have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in Jinjue Pavilion, and I, the host, also say two words, thank you for your hard work this year, I replace wine with tea, please drink this cup full. ”

Everyone got up and drank it all.

Xin Yao said again: "The whole master went to the southwest, this cup, I thank you for the whole master." ”

The crowd got up again, their cups staggered.

Xin Yao said again: "Jin Jue Pavilion is thriving because of your efforts. Needless to say, the Suzhou store is self-explanatory. The two stores in Jinling and Yangzhou have only opened for a few months, and the business is better than I expected, Xinyao is grateful to everyone. It's been a hard year, and I, the owner, have to show something. Light Moon, take the red envelope to everyone. ”

Danyue stepped forward and distributed the red envelopes prepared in advance one by one.

Xin Yao turned around and smiled at the four masters: "The masters have been busy for a year, I don't know if they are satisfied with this red envelope?" ”

The four masters looked at each other and smiled, all expressing their satisfaction.

Over the years, I have been nesting on Zhuangzi, and I haven't lived much. Although when the master was alive, there were often subsidies, but craftsmen, who ate with their ability, had their own arrogance in their hearts, and they were not willing to take money without working. Now the lady has divided the shares among them. The shop business is good, and I can't be busy all year round, and the red envelopes are bulging at the end of the year, so how can I be dissatisfied?

Qian Jincai took the red envelope and fell to his knees with a thud. He kowtowed to Miss three times in a row, and said excitedly: "Miss, the old money has today, the whole battle is relied on by the young lady, and the old money is Miss Xie." ”

Jiang Xinyao took a step forward, helped her up with her own hands, and said with a smile: "The money shopkeeper doesn't need to be humble, these are all you deserve." Fu Bo, shopkeeper Liu, your shop has only been open for a few months, you will get less this year, work hard next year, maybe you will get more money than the money shopkeeper. If you need any help, just speak, and I fully support you. Come on, come on, eat first, taste the new dishes made by Yinggui maid, finish eating, and talk about it in detail. I'm making tea in my study, waiting for you."

Jiang Xinyao lightly blessed and left with a light smile.

As soon as Jiang Xinyao left, everyone dared to drink and drink happily.

Early in the morning of the second day, Jiang Xinyao called the money shopkeeper and Liu shopkeeper to the front and told the two shopkeepers about the strategy, precautions and innovative models of store operation in the coming year.

The two looked at the young lady's blue and dark eyes, and their hearts were shocked.

Miss only heard them talk about the business situation in the house last night, and today she made corresponding adjustments, each layout is just right, and the slight change has a deep meaning, it must be the result of a sleepless night, and she is secretly in awe.

After Jiang Xinyao, Qian and Liu, the two shopkeepers finished speaking, they sent the two of them to get up early, rushed home for the New Year, and went back to the room to sleep. Early the next morning, he and Fubo returned to their old house.

As soon as I arrived at the door of the house, a little maid came to report, saying that the eldest lady was here and was talking to the second wife in the hall.

Jiang Xinyao said in her heart, why is she here? I hurriedly changed my clothes and went forward.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Chen bowing his head and wiping away tears. Xin Yao was shocked, eased her mind slightly, and stepped forward to quip: "The eldest aunt shed tears of excitement when she saw her niece, it really smells of pear blossoms and rain!" ”

Chen turned to crying and said with a smile: "You kid, you made fun of me as soon as you came, you became more and more skinny, come here, let my aunt take a good look, I haven't seen you for almost two years, and my situation is getting better and better." ”

Gu Shi had a strong smile on his face, but he said: "Sister-in-law, don't praise her, like a leather monkey, there is no peace for a moment." ”

Jiang Xinyao stepped forward to greet Chen, and sat down quietly.

Chen looked at the complexion of the mother and daughter, and couldn't help sighing: "In the end, it is the water in the countryside to raise people, look at your mother and daughter, one looks better than the other, and then look at yourself, they have become old cucumbers!" ”

Jiang Xinyao said with a smile: "Auntie's face is a little bad, but what's the trouble?" ”

Gu Shi smiled: "Sister-in-law, Yao'er is not a child anymore, so it doesn't hurt for her to listen to it." And for this matter, we have to get a charter out quickly. ”

Jiang Xinyao asked carefully to know the reason for the matter.

Since the Gu family and daughter returned to the old house, the Jiang Mansion has been run by the Shen family, the Shen family is smart and clever, and there are calculations in their hearts, and they take care of the Jiang Mansion in an orderly manner. Unknowingly, within a few months, she was pregnant again, and she had severe morning sickness, so she weighed the two sides and pushed the old lady on an errand.

The old lady was helpless. I handed over the housekeeper's errand to the eldest lady.

Chen has been in the house for more than 20 years, and for the first time he has been the master of the house, his heart is naturally happy, and he is happy to appear.

At first, it was quite peaceful. That aunt Zhou deliberately snubbed the second master and kept to herself, but as the days went by, there was a quarrel.

Chen and Aunt Zhou have always been at odds, one is interested in finding trouble, and the other is not to be outdone, so they are like the tip of a needle against Mai Mang, and they are more energetic. The old lady is too lazy to pay attention to these things, just don't go too far, and the days of turning a blind eye will pass.

A few months ago, the house released a group of older maids, and bought more than a dozen maids in advance. After some training, it is divided into rooms.

Because of Chen's preference, the appearance of these maids is very ordinary. It's okay for others, then Jiang Yuanhang is a beautiful person, so he made a fuss in front of the old lady. Aunt Zhou added firewood from time to time on the side. Add a fire. The old lady was angry, so she called the eldest lady to her, scolded her, and then selected a few good colors from her yard and sent them to her grandson's room.

Chen hindered the old lady, endured this breath, closed the door, and shed tears in the room for a long time. Thanks to Shen's soft persuasion on the side.

Jiang Yuanhang and Jiang Yuanchen studied in the same academy, Jiang Yuanhang took the township test this autumn and failed, his face was a little unbearable, and he was lazy in front of the old lady. The old lady saw that Brother Hang was sixteen years old after the New Year, and the old man was also a family first and then established a business. discussed with the second master to show Brother Hang'er to see others, first set the family affairs, and then get married after the next year's filial piety. Jiang Hongsheng obeyed his mother's arrangement.

The old lady called her niece and invited the official media. The three of them carefully sorted out the right people in Suzhou Mansion, but there were also a few talented and good-looking young ladies, and finally selected the second daughter of the Cai family in Suzhou Mansion.

When the Cai family saw that Jiang Fu was coming to ask for relatives, they politely invited people in and entertained them. As soon as the official media said that when they saw that Mrs. Cai was happy, they knew that there was a play, and they went to Jiang's mansion to reply.

The two families were looking at each other in private, but at this juncture, a maid named Mei'er in Jiang Yuanhang's room suddenly fainted in the morning. The doctor took a pulse and said that it was a happy pulse, and it has been two months.

This time, the house exploded, and the old lady was furious, and immediately issued a gag order, and a bowl of slippery pills was poured down, and the maid was in pain all night. The next morning, a bloody mass fell.

Within a few days, the Cai family found an excuse and returned to this family business. As soon as the matchmaker inquired, it was said that someone had stabbed this to Cai's house, and Master Cai was furious.

It stands to reason that there were few maids in the house before the fathers got married, and there were also those who accidentally became pregnant. Jiang Yuanhang was on his back, and as soon as he said kiss here, there was a scandal over there. Before the girl went out, she became a ready-made mother-in-law, isn't this a slap in the face of the Cai family? No matter how coveted the Jiang family, the Cai family did not dare to marry their daughter to such a family.

Mama Qian secretly checked for a long time, but she didn't find out who leaked the secret. The old lady was lying on the bed angry and hateful, and when she couldn't find anyone to come out, the eldest lady Chen who was serving in front of her was unlucky. Within a few days of being rubbed, the person was emaciated.

Chen's side of the house has to find her for all the of eating, drinking, and Lazar, and the old lady on the side of the room has come and gone, and she doesn't have a good face, so she can't help but complain a few words in front of her own man. Who knew that Jiang Hongjian's face changed, and he blocked the words back very unceremoniously.

Chen originally wanted to hear a few words from a man who felt sorry for her, but the man not only did not have a comfort, but also blamed her for not having filial piety. Chen's arrogant people can stand it? Open your mouth and push it a few times.

Jiang Hongjian was angry, brushed his sleeves away, and did not enter her room for a month.

Chen was angry. She did the hard work alone, and good things didn't fall on her head, and she was wronged. Chen only felt that he was Zhu Bajie and looked in the mirror - not a person inside and out. After half a moon, where is there still the spring breeze when I first became home.

Chen remembered that when the Gu family was in charge, he looked leisurely and complacent, and he hadn't seen anything difficult for a few years. So he gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, got up early in the morning, and secretly went to Qingyang Town to learn the scriptures.

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