However, he said that after Huaxi came back with Qiongzhi, he heard other ladies talking to Mu Xiangqing about the Huaji incense shop, probably because the goods were good, and Mu Xiangqing was introduced to use it. Huaxi secretly wrote it down, and had another idea in her heart.

On the way home, sitting in the car, Huaxi said to Mu Xiangqing: "Auntie, I heard you talk to those ladies about the incense shop today, and I see that you are also interested?" ”

Mu Xiangqing said: "Well, in the early years in Quanzhou, I co-opened a business, and later returned to Beijing and gave the shop to the partner. There is already an old industry in Beijing, and I am not an expert, so I have no intention of opening it again. You didn't mention it, but I forgot, I remember that it seems that the shop opened by Liu's mother and Lilac is also called Huaji? I wonder if it's the same family? ”

Huaxi nodded and said, "Hehe, it's just one." I lent the money for Liu's mother and Lilac to open a shop at the beginning. The shop is not big, although the profit is not much, but it is also income. At first, the business was not good, and Huaxi only served as a helper for Liu's mother. I don't want the business to get better this year, and Liu's mother is also a person who knows how to repay her kindness, so she said that she would use the money to make up a share and give Huaxi dividends as a few pocket money. This counts Huaxi as being stained with her aunt's light. ”

Mu Xiangqing looked at Huaxi in surprise, and then said with relief: "It's rare for you to know that 'open source' makes money, which is a good thing." You have this heart, my aunt wrote it down. The money was given to you for pocket money, and your share was also your own. ”

Thinking that she began to plan for the future before she got married at a young age, Mu Xiangqing felt relieved and sad for a while.

Huaxi said with a smile: "The business was not very good at the beginning, and Huaxi didn't say anything, just to help Liu's mother." However, after the Chinese New Year this year, the shop business gradually boomed, and Liu's mother discussed with me that day that she wanted to change to a big shop. I thought that there were many rich and noble families in Shangjing, and with the reconciliation between the two countries in Dahua and Xiyue, there would be more types of imported spices in the future, and I felt that it was feasible to change shops. Wouldn't I like to ask you about an idea if you'd be interested in getting involved? ”

Although Huaji is not as big as "Yipinxiang", it is better because the goods are varied and easy to use, and it is already well-known in Shangjing. However, it will cost no less to expand the store and choose a good location, and it is not wise to change the store as soon as the business is booming, Mu Xiangqing does not believe that Huaxi, who has always been smart, has not considered it. Thinking that this is just an excuse, this child is thinking of his friendship of giving silver, and only after the business is properly done, he told himself about it, but he didn't know that he wanted to let him go directly to the dividends.

Huaxi saw that Mu Xiangqing seemed to hesitate without saying a word, so he said: "In the first half of the year, the monthly income of the shop is about one hundred and fifty taels, and there are nearly one hundred taels of profit after removing the materials and handicrafts." ”

Mu Xiangqing looked at Huaxi, "The shop is good, you still want me to get a piece of the pie, I don't know what to say about you?" ”

"Auntie, Huaxi doesn't know anyone else, and I don't feel at ease with outsiders, so I asked my aunt to come here."

Mu Xiangqing nodded in response, "Okay, I'll promise you." In the evening, I discussed with Hou Ye to see where there was a suitable shop. ”

Huaxi smiled and thanked Mu Xiangqing.

After returning to Cheng's mansion, Mu Xiangqing talked to Cheng Chong about it in the evening.

Cheng Chong said: "Yipinxiang is on Zhengyang Street, if you want to change the shop, then put it on Deyu Street." There are two shops in the house over there, and I'll ask Manager Fu to come and discuss with you when I go back. ”

Mu Xiangqing thought that he would have to spend a lot of time, but he didn't expect Cheng Chong to agree happily, and he immediately settled down.

When Huaxi got the news, Mu Xiangqing had already asked someone to find a shop, it was the Cheng family's shop on Deyu Street, and there was still a month to expire, so he just moved Huaji over.

Huaxi was happy, Mu Xiangqing said: "There are a lot of things in the house, the shop is counted as a share of the money, and I will give you another five hundred taels, I don't have the energy to take care of the shop, so I will wait for the dividend at the end of the year." You have a good idea of everything, and if you are not sure, then discuss it with me. ”

The matter of expanding the shop was decided, and Huaxi asked Liu's mother to discuss. Liu's mother was overjoyed and hurriedly went back to prepare for the move.

On the fifth day of the eighth month, Lilac suddenly came to Cheng's house in a hurry.

"Why are you here? But what happened? ”

"Girl, there is a businessman from Luzhou, who passed by the capital last month, and fell in love with the gouache in our shop, so he sent a batch of people back. Today, he came back from the south side of the errand, saying that the shop that had not signed the original contract had not rushed out the goods, and he was almost fat, so he thought about taking forty boxes from our shop to make up for it. He hurried back to Luzhou in fifteen years...... The slave saw that the quantity was a bit large, and the stock was only twenty-four boxes, and the rest were afraid that they would not be able to catch up in the next three or five days, so they did not dare to accept it. The guest grinded hard bubbles, one or two more per box, and said that if the goods were good, they would order in our shop in the future, and they were too lazy to run to the south. The slave maid thought that this business was not small, so she came to ask the girl what she meant, and saw if she would accept it. ”

Luzhou is not far from the capital, and there are many businessmen who come and go. If you can set this big customer, the shop will have a large amount of fixed input. Huaxi thought it was feasible, and calculated the days, and made it separately from Lilac, and she could make a dozen boxes in four days.

"Take it, I'll make some for you, it should be delivered in four days."

"It's just going to be a hard girl...... "Lilac is a little embarrassed, now except for the limited number of new goods that Huaxi makes by himself, the rest of the balsam and gouache sold daily are made by Lilac and Liu's mother.

Huaxi shook her head, "It's okay." It's not that I haven't done it, it's always better than a big order, and it's better to have multiple repeat customers after it's done. ”

After sending the cloves away, Huaxi began to make flour.

After the first rush, Huaxi sent Mu Xi to Wicker Lane to make up for sleep at home.

After a while, the wood rhinoceros returned.

"Girl, it's not good, something happened to Liu Qigui and he was arrested by the government."

Hua Xi's heart sank, "Don't worry, say slowly, what's going on?" ”

Mu Xi wiped the sweat from his forehead, "The slave went to the shop to deliver the flour, and it happened to be just in time for the Luzhou merchant to receive the goods." As a result, the man said that the first time he gave him a defective product. Liu Qigui and Ding Xiang argued with the man, saying that he secretly exchanged goods to blackmail people. The man yelled, Liu Qigui was angry and pushed the man, but the man fell and broke his head and fainted...... The man's entourage shouted 'killing', and finally attracted the people from the government and took Liu Qigui away. Lilac and Liu's mother were in a hurry, so I hurried back to find the girl to get an idea. ”

Huaxi secretly shouted badly, there must be someone looking for fault behind his back, specifically looking for trouble in the shop.

Last month, I bought a batch of clear sets. Huaxi regretted that she didn't have more eyes, and told Lilac to let her be a ** goods. But now that the matter has come out, it is useless to say this, and the plan for today is to get Liu Qigui out first.

Huaxi thought about it, and only asked her aunt to come forward and ask Master Hou to ask.

"You go back to the shop first and look at Mother Liu and Lilac, so that they don't worry. I'm going to go to my aunt and figure out what to do. ”

Huaxi went to Mu Xiangqing and told her what happened in the shop today.

Mu Xiangqing pondered for a moment, frowned, and said, "...... I asked Manager Fu to investigate first to see if the man was okay. When the Hou Ye comes back later, I'll ask him what he means. Don't worry, wait for my news with peace of mind. ”

Huaxi said apologetically: "I've caused trouble to my aunt." ”

"There's something strange about this...... Don't blame yourself, you can't prevent it if you change someone else. I don't know who's behind it? ”

"The shop is not on the street, Mother Liu, they do their duty on weekdays, and they never cause trouble......" Huaxi suddenly remembered what he said when he saw Ji Xie last month, his face changed, and he was hesitant, could it have something to do with it?

Mu Xiangqing saw that Huaxi's face was not good, and asked, "But what did you remember?" ”

Huaxi gritted her teeth, seemed to have made up her mind, raised her head and looked at Mu Xiangqing, "Auntie, have you ever mentioned who Huaxi's father is?" Liu's mother told me that my mother was not abducted by a strong man, but eloped with my father......"

Mu Xiangqing was stunned, shook his head and sighed: "I'm afraid that even the fourth sister herself doesn't know the true identity of that person." She has been lonely since she returned home, and I also heard her mention it by chance, that person is from Xiyue, and he is not an ordinary person. The only people in Mufu who know about this are me and Mother Liu......"

Huaxi secretly thought, no wonder Liu's mother kept saying that her aunt would help her, and her mother treated her differently from other brothers. Even these intimate things were told to her.

"Although the war between Xiyue and Dahua decreased back then, it was not like the current situation, and it was possible that person was a spy sent by Xiyue to Dahua. Mother Liu and I are tight-lipped about it, and the external rhetoric is that the fourth sister was taken away, for fear that your grandfather will be angry with the fourth sister when he finds out. After all, my father had been fighting against Xiyue on the border back then, and he had seen a lot of the Pao Ze brothers die at the hands of the Xiyue people...... I have long hated the people of Xiyue. ”

Mu Xiangqing's thoughts drifted far away, and he came back to his senses and looked at Huaxi, and said softly: "Fourth sister was afraid that this matter would affect you, so Mother Liu and I were not allowed to tell you unless we had to." How could Mother Liu tell this? ”

Huaxi then told Mu Xiangqing what happened in the shop during this time and what Ji Xie said. Compared with Ji Xie, she trusts Mu Xiangqing more.

After hearing this, Mu Xiangqing's expression was solemn, "Don't tell anyone about this again." This matter is not trivial, so I will send someone to ask Hou Ye to come back and discuss. ”

“…… However, what happened to my mother back then ......"

"Well, I know what you're worried about. Master Hou is an upright person, and the fourth sister herself told him about what happened back then. When the fourth sister had an accident, the old lady was irritable, and she didn't want to see me anymore, and she wondered if I had hurt the fourth sister by doing things behind my back, and was ready to give me to a wife as a stepmother. The fourth sister felt sorry for me and couldn't bear me to suffer, so she begged to go to the Hou Ye. Hou Ye didn't follow, he couldn't bear the pleading of the fourth sister, and finally agreed to take care of me. I can marry a family. I know in my heart that Master Hou will never forget the ...... of the fourth sister"

Speaking of those obscure pasts, Mu Xiangqing couldn't help but be stunned.

Huaxi sighed: "Aunt doesn't have to be sad. After so many years, my mother is just the person I used to worry about, and I can't compare to the people in front of me, I think Hou Ye knows who is more important to him. Besides, my mother's wish back then was also to hope that you and Master Hou would live well......"

Mu Xiangqing looked at Huaxi, his eyes flashed slightly, thoughtfully, and finally smiled faintly, "Well, maybe Huaxi is right." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and Mu Xiangqing said again: "You go back and rest first." I'm going to take care of that. ”

Huaxi retired, and Mu Xiangqing sent someone to see when Cheng Chong would return home.