Thinking of this, his steps were a little hesitant.

Let's go out to eat, and find out what happened last night, so as not to annoy people when I go in.

He stopped, and was just about to turn around, when he heard Lu Jiu's voice coming: "The general is here, madam, you can have breakfast." ”

Lu Chengan smiled bitterly, so he had to raise his feet again and walk towards the house.

When I opened the curtain and entered the house, I was greeted by a burst of heat with the sweet smell of flowers and fruits.

"Are you awake?" Qin Ranran looked up and saw him, put down the golden Buddha hand that was playing with it in his hand, and greeted him.

"Look, Steward Li asked people to send it in, I think it's quite fragrant and festive in the house, what do you think?" Qin Ranran pointed to the bergamot and honeydew melons placed in the house, as well as a few pots of flowers that were blooming brightly and could not be named.

Lu Chengan nodded again and again: "What you said is, if you like it, I have no opinion." ”

Qin Ranran turned her head to beckon Poria to set up breakfast, and said to Lu Cheng'an: "I plan to call the shopkeeper introduced to me by Liu's mother into the mansion to meet me today, and then call Liu Lin and Da Niu in, let them talk, I will let Uncle Li and Liu's mother accompany me, okay?" ”

Lu Chengan continued to nod: "What you said is good, if you like it, I have no opinion." ”

After Qin Ranran got up today, she went through the conversation last night, thought about it in her heart, and felt that this matter should be sooner rather than later, so she continued: "After meeting these people, let Uncle Li take us to meet those Persian merchants, but we still have to set up a shop in this Suzhou city." I have no silver, and you lend me. ”

Lu Chengan still nodded: "How much do you want to go to Steward Li, you can make money hard, and I will have to rely on you to support you in the future." ”

As she spoke, Poria had already brought breakfast.

The golden millet porridge has a well-boiled red date, a fist-sized meat bun also exudes a rich fragrance, and a small pot of boiled snow white mutton soup with a piece of ginseng in it.

"This Suzhou meal is very much to my liking, the buns in Shangjing are so small, and the bowl is so small, it's really not enjoyable." Qin Ranran said as she filled a bowl of soup for Lu Chengan, "Warm your stomach." ”

Lu Chengan was flattered and took the soup, he really didn't know what he did last night, Ran Ran drove himself out but still said to himself in a good voice, which was really unpredictable.

Forget it, I still don't ask, so as not to be angry when I think about it.

Lu Chengan finished breakfast happily, left Lu Shi with Qin Ranran, told her to come back for lunch at noon, and went to the barracks.

Qin Ranran was also dressed neatly, went to the front hall, and saw the shopkeeper who was already waiting in the mansion.

The shopkeeper's surname is Bai, the famous family is prosperous, and Liu's mother is a fellow countryman, his mother and Liu's mother have grown up since childhood, Liu's mother was sold into the Pingxi Hou Mansion when she was twelve years old, and she worked hard in the house, and she never married in her life. Later, Hou Ye took a fancy to her, and let her watch Lu Chengan grow up and become Lu Chengan's housekeeper mother.

After coming to Suzhou to buy goods, when Bai Jiawang helped Liu's mother carry things, he revealed a silver bell hanging around his neck that Liu's mother gave to his good friend.

When Liu's mother saw the bell, she immediately grabbed him excitedly and asked in detail, only to know that this was the son of her best friend since childhood, but her hometown was affected by a disaster and everyone was gone.

She hugged her friend's son and cried for a while, and then she went home, sometimes going to visit.

Slowly, Liu's mother discovered that her friend's son was an honest but shrewd person. He doesn't fight or grab, he does what he should do, but when others want to calculate him, he can find it in time and dodge it. After cautiously trying a few times, she finally determined that her friend had educated her son very well, and then she wanted to recruit him to the general's mansion.

Coincidentally, her wife wanted a shopkeeper, so she pushed Bai Jiawang out.

"Mr. Bai." Qin Ranran held the hand of the red sleeve and slowly sat down on the Taishi chair in the front hall.

Lu Jiu served the tea, stood beside Qin Ranran, and quietly looked at Bai Jiawang who was waiting in the front hall.

"Madame is polite, Madame can call me Lao Bai, I can't be Mrs. Bai Jiawang arched his hand at Qin Ranran, stood honestly and dutifully, lowered his gaze, avoided direct contact with Qin Ranran, and collided with her.

Qin Ranran nodded secretly, let Bai Jiawang sit down, and said: "I heard Mother Liu say that you are a responsible person, I just need a shopkeeper here to take care of some business for me, fifteen taels of silver per month, and a commission at the end of the year, I will give you one percent of this year's income." ”

Bai Jiawang helped people keep accounts in Suzhou, and he had to help load and unload goods, and he only had a little more than one or two silver a month, which was just enough for himself to eat. As soon as Qin Ranran opened his mouth, it was fifteen taels, plus a percentage of the year, he was still the shopkeeper, and there was General Ganshan behind him, who would not agree to such a good thing?

Bai Jiawang immediately got up and bowed to the ground: "If Madame is willing to give me this opportunity, I will definitely do my best to take care of the store for Madame." ”

He is very knowledgeable, and he is optimistic about it, not good management.

Qin Ranran nodded: "Now I have a few things for you to do, do it well, I will give you this errand." ”

Bai Jiawang hurriedly stood up straight and listened.

"First of all, I need a shop, the shop mainly deals in goods shipped from Shangjing and Persia, you can consider the size of the lot yourself, and after you have considered it, you will show me the place."

"The second thing is that I will go and meet some Persian merchants in a moment, and you will come with me."

"Third, within three days, you will make a list of all the goods that Suzhou can transport to Shangjing to me."

Bai Jiawang said without hesitation: "Yes." ”

Qin Ranran smiled: "Mr. Bai can think about it again." ”

"I can trust General Lu's character, and I can also trust Liu's mother." Bai Jiawang lowered his head and said.

"You just can't trust me." Qin Ranran picked up the teacup and blew the foam on it.

Bai Jiawang said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "When I met my wife for the first time, I didn't dare to say anything against my heart. General Lu has become famous in Suzhou, and Liu's mother is an old friend of her mother, and she has also been in contact with her for a while. ”

Qin Ranran took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and said, "Then let's go." ”

"I wonder what role Madame will let me play in a while? What do I need to do? Bai Jiawang asked.

"When the time comes, you can do it yourself." Qin Ranran said this with a smile, and then ordered to go down and ask someone to prepare the carriage and horse, "If you mess things up, then don't blame me for ignoring Mother Liu's feelings." ”

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