Chapter Eighty-Seven: I Had a Dream
After Chunying revealed her careful thoughts to Zhou Nian, there was a moment of slight regret, but Zhou Nian's reaction made her put aside her regret in surprise. Even Zhou Nian nodded, so what was she worried about? The only thing that needs to be considered is to let Zhou Nian recover his identity as soon as possible.
Zhou Nian saw her face glowing, and also showed a heartfelt smile: "If you leave the country in the future and still work with me, does it really matter?" Didn't you just say that you want to start a small business? ”
Chunying hurriedly said: "My father and mother are worried that they will have nothing but to serve others, so they are a little hesitant to redeem themselves. I've thought about it, if they want to stay with you and do things, that's fine, if they don't want to, it's fine. My mother is good at needlework, my sister and I can also help, my father is familiar with things on the street, can act as an intermediary for others, and the family can make ends meet. In addition, I know a husband and wife who used to be from this province, and they used to run a small food shop near Longfukuji Temple, and the business was very good. I've come up with ideas for them, I've learned how to cook and make dim sum, and I've seen how they open a shop to do business, and I want to open a small shop like this in the future, and I will definitely make money! "However, the location is very important, or by borrowing the momentum of the Hou Mansion, others should not dare to rob it.
Zhou Nian laughed while listening: "It seems to be very good, but it costs money to open a store, do you have any silver?" Need help? ”
Chunying hurriedly shook her head: "No, no, I have already saved a little money, and my family also has savings." After thinking about it, she pursed her lips and smiled: "Although I have been in the mansion for less than a year, thanks to your errand here, the third young master rewarded me with a lot of silver, which is enough for me." I'm saving my brother's share now, and I also have a sister who works as an errand in the old lady's house, and she may be released in the future, she has her own body, and my father and mother should also have private money, even if they don't, it's a big deal that I save for another two years. The old lady, the wife, and the third young master all rewarded me with good things, and I kept them all and sold them, which were worth a lot of silver. When I redeem myself, I will not only be able to save enough money to open a store, but I will not lose a cent even the value I owe you! ”
Zhou Nian looked at the clothes on her body, and remembered that she didn't seem to have worn a few valuable pieces of jewelry except for silver hairpins, silver bracelets, silver earrings and glass beads, and he clearly remembered that Li You had rewarded her with jade pendants, could it be that she put them away and prepared to use them later? He sighed slightly in his heart, since he was willing to let Chunying's family go free, where would he care about the price of these taels? He smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if these are the most expensive to do business, the better, so you better keep it yourself." ”
Chunying was pleasantly surprised, but quickly shook her head: "No, it's already good that you are willing to let us get rid of our nationality, how can I let you lose all your money?" Don't you have all the property in your family? Even if you recover your identity, you definitely don't have much money, and you still have to live. Although our family is not worth much, if we are careful about it, it is enough to use it for a long time! "Her family's worth of silver is calculated according to the rules of the Hou Mansion, a total of more than sixty taels, if it drags on for a few years, it will be ten taels more, this money is enough for her family to live two years of nourishing life, Zhou Nian is the son of the family, the expenses will naturally be greater, but as long as you are frugal, it is no problem to last for a year and a half.
Zhou Nian lowered his head silently, and after a while, he smiled at her and said, "I'm not as poor as you think, although I have no longevity now, once our Zhou family is rehabilitated, things will be different." ”
"Will the government return your property?" Chunying was a little unconvinced, you must know that it was more than ten years ago, "Of course, Master Hou will not let you go out empty-handed......"
"That's not what I meant." Zhou Nian said solemnly: "Master Hou's kindness to me is as heavy as Mount Tai, how can I be cheeky and ask him to give me property?" After a pause, he seemed to have made up his mind, "Actually, back then...... When the bad news came, my father didn't believe that the emperor would really punish him, so he didn't do anything, but my mother ...... The day before the official came to the door, he cancelled the slave deed of one of her companions, as well as my nurse and my sister's nurse, and handed over a small village to the companion room, and ordered him to take the nurses out of the city. Later, our family went to prison, and all the slaves in the family were sold, but the three of them were safe and sound, and they even visited us privately. ”
Chunying's eyes widened: "You mean...... The small village in their hands...... Can you get it back when you go out?! ”
Zhou Nian felt that this was a little strange, but he didn't think much about it: "Naturally, they can be taken back, they are all my mother's henchmen." My mother and sister are now buried on the hill near the small village, because the people of Liang Taishi and his faction and King Ke's mansion know about the relationship between the three of them and my family, and the Hou Ye is afraid of leaking the news, so I am not allowed to meet them, but every year he will send a message to let them know that I am safe. ”
Chunying thought about it and felt very happy: "So, as soon as you go out, you can get in touch with them, there is a small village, life is no problem." That's great! "Since Zhou Nian is rich, in case my father and mother don't want to do anything else, the salary is also guaranteed!
Zhou Nian smiled and said: "If it is really rehabilitated, the government should return part of the Zhou family's property." Field...... Maybe there will be some, I remember when I was a child, there was a study shop at home, and it was also a little famous in Beijing, specializing in pen, ink, paper, inkstone and all kinds of printing stones sold in the south, and the name was 'Chunmotang'. ”
"Ink? Save pen and ink, what is the ink? ”
"No, it's a simple Chun. In fact, when my grandfather was alive, there was this shop, and it was originally planned to be called "Pure Ink Hall", taking the meaning of its pure writing and ink, but one of my grandfather's confidants said that reading books and writing articles is just pure enough, and there should be more pure goodness, so it was changed to the word "Chun". Zhou Nian recalled the past time, and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, "I remember...... Seeing that the students he admired were poor, he asked them to take the calligraphy and paintings to the family shop and sell them on consignment, and let them take all the proceeds without taking a penny for themselves. The study seal stone in the shop, if a friend likes it, let people take it. If it weren't for a capable shopkeeper, the shop would have collapsed a long time ago, where could it barely support it for more than ten years? It's just that this shopkeeper, every time the Taoist family comes, he always sighs and sighs. ”
Chunying smiled dumbly: "Then is this shop still there?" ”
"I heard the Hou Ye say that it was handed over to an imperial businessman to take care of, as long as the government speaks, he should be able to come back." Zhou Nian smiled, "The shopkeeper is not my Zhou family, so I was able to get out and go back to my hometown." Without him, the shop business must be very difficult, right? It's not difficult to get it back, but unfortunately I don't know how to operate, so I can only live up to the property left by my grandfather. "But he still has to get it back, he remembers that the plaque of 'Chunmotang' is his grandfather's handwriting, and there are a lot of his father's ink treasures in the shop, most of these things are still kept, that is in addition to the Hou Ye's collection, he can only get the ink of his father's ancestor.
Chun Ying saw him talking and became depressed again, so she tried to make him happier: "If you really get this shop back, let's try to continue to operate it, right?" Maybe it works? If you're not interested, let my dad try it, as long as you can find a good source of goods, and then do a good job of publicity, you will definitely be able to attract rich readers to buy it, but this time you must control it well, and you can't just let people take things from the store. ”
Zhou Nian said with a smile: "Okay, just do it, you also want to do a small business, so let's take my shop to practice first." If you can really let Chunmotang regain its former glory, and then go to the spring, you dare to boast to your father. ”
His smile washed away the previous gloom on his face, and Chun Ying was stunned, and her ears couldn't help but start to heat up.
Chunmotang, Chunmotang, the word "Chun" is so familiar, I remember that in the first twenty-three years of her life, she had a name called "Chunying", is this a hint from God? Or is it a fate that is destined in the dark? She couldn't help but sneak a look at Zhou Nian again.
This mild-mannered young man, though he was a year or two younger than her (age in heart), felt like a big brother, very gentle, considerate, and intelligent and learned, the kind of prince charming she had dreamed of. At the same time, he is very forbearing, she can perceive that he is not the kind of pure and ignorant son, he also has resentment, hatred, maybe in his few words of conversation with the third young master, there are some bloody strategies, but she can't help but think that he is a trustworthy good person.
Such a good person has fulfilled her greatest wish since the crossing today, and has not hesitated at all, regardless of the damage it may have to her interests...... If he was her family and friends, it would be fine, but he was clearly not related to her, but he had only known her for about half a year. No matter how well she helped him work, she had already received enough rewards from the third young master's generous reward.
She felt her heart beating faster than usual, and the heat on her face tended to rise. Zhou Nian asked her with some confusion: "What's wrong with you?" Is it too hot in the house? She came to her senses, her face turned even redder, and she shook her head desperately and waved her hand: "It's okay, it's okay......"
What is she thinking? The signboard of Zhou Nian's study shop has something to do with her name before she crossed?! Besides, after his family is rehabilitated, he is the eldest and youngest of the family, and it has nothing to do with her little girl!
She hurriedly measured the size of Zhou Nianzhong's coat with her hands, then hugged "Fu Tianji" and ran away. Zhou Nian looked at her distant back, a little confused, and couldn't help laughing.
Chunying ran back to Huanhuaxuan and handed the book to Mei Xiang, who also asked her strangely, "What are you doing running so fast?" Look you're so hot that your face is red, it's not even April yet. ”
Chunying laughed dryly, took a few deep breaths, and then said, "I saw that Brother Nian'er's middle coat was torn, and Sanqing was sewing it, so it was really difficult for him." Does my sister have softer material? I want to ...... for him Let's do two pieces. ”
Mei Xiang was stunned and said with a smile: "Then why don't you just make one for the third young master?" He's grown taller lately, and he's about to add a new one. "If you want to come to Chun'er to be promoted to the second class, this kind of work will have to be started sooner or later, so let her practice it first.
Chun Ying said in amazement: "I make clothes for the third young master with such a craft?!" "Are you kidding? She has always only made him shoes, socks, belts and other small accessories? "Really? The middle coat is intimate clothing, if it is not done well, he will definitely refuse to wear it! Or is it my sister who does it herself? ”
Mei Xiang's face turned suspiciously red: "I don't have time to do it for him these days, I'll give you the size when I go back, and you can do it by the way, right?" If you don't do it well, it's the same for others to wear, otherwise you will cut it and make a handkerchief for the little girls. Without waiting for Chunying to answer, she went into the room and found a white silk satin horse, and said the size of the third young master.
Chunying held the material, looking at Mei Xiang's red face, where could she not guess: "I understand...... Are they all white? Do you want to make a big red one for your sister? Then, without waiting for Mei Xiang to jump to her feet, she ran away with a smile, and Mei Xiang shouted behind her with hatred: "You narrow little hoof! Ming'er will send monthly money, beware of me letting Lanxiang deduct your share! ”
Chunying laughed and ran out of the backyard, but bumped into a person head-on, and hurriedly said sorry, and when she stood firmly, she found that it was Manru. The latter's face was a little pale, and his body had changed his clothes from when he saw her in the courtyard before, and it was no longer a willow green shirt and skirt.
Manru smiled at her a little unnaturally: "Chun'er...... You're back? Where did you go? I can't find you anywhere. ”
Chunying put away her smile and stared at her a few times, staring at her uncomfortably: "You...... What do you see me doing? ”
Chunying smiled: "What's there?" I just think my sister's dress is really good-looking, but it doesn't seem to be this one in the morning? ”
Man Ru was secretly worried in her heart, and she reluctantly smiled to explain, but Chunying had bypassed her and went to the direction of her room with a smile: "I'm sorry, Sister Cui, I have work to do." Talking to you again? ”
She turned her back and smiled. If she once trusted Mann, it has now become something called "vigilance".
She had just had hope for her future, and she would never let that hope go away for some ridiculous reason.
(It's a little bit of JQ, but it's really hard to write...... If there is no pink for the time being, please vote for me a few more votes)