When Mrs. Yang heard this, she also said: "Yes, this year, your grandfather was busy and didn't have time to give us the Shen family's fortune calculations, which almost delayed the business of sea trade." Fortunately, Mingyue gave us a fortune plan. Originally, I still had the idea of a dead horse being a live horse doctor, and I used Mingyue's divination. However, it now seems that her divination is more accurate. It's strange, how can it be better than your grandfather's divination? Although all the ships at home have not yet returned, the news that has come is already good news. This year, there are two more dangers at sea, one is that there is a tsunami. The Chen family, a big maritime family in the south, suffered heavy losses. Another is that there are more pirates at sea. ”

"Pirates are also common, but maritime merchants like us have many ships and guards when they go to sea, and they are equipped with good weapons. So, pirates in general are not afraid. However, this group of pirates is very ferocious, and I heard that the Huang family, a maritime merchant family in Jiangnan, was robbed by these pirates. The losses are significant. ”

"The rest of the small traders suffered heavy losses. And that's what we do. The goods we see in the year are more expensive to sell, and the goods we buy are cheaper. In the future, after being shipped to the capital, I want to come, because the sea trade goods shipped to the capital this year are less, and the price must be higher, so our profits this year are much more considerable. ”

"By the way, when we saw your little aunt's face, the calico she brought was very sought-after overseas, and the price was a little more. The people on the boat told me that if they were going to sea next year, they would have to bring in more printed silk like that. It is best to have a large flower color, and those people in Nanyang just like that bright and big flower. ”

"If you can't eat the printed silk next year, our family will have no problem eating it."

Shen Xingyi chuckled: "That's good, come to think of it, my little aunt will be very happy." She is short of money. ”

But Mrs. Yang's smiling face didn't smile when she heard this, and she sighed and said: "Mingyue is really pitiful, a little girl is really embarrassed to support the whole family." ”

Shen Xingyi said: "In this case, let's make the gifts a little thicker, and the gifts we want to give are more practical." In the future, one day, if the little aunt is in power, there are more people who give gifts, at that time, with what treasures you give, it is estimated that it is nothing in her eyes, right? ”

Mrs. Yang nodded: "Star Shift is right. Although our Shen family is the first family of the Great Zhou, there is no flower for a hundred days, so we must be ready to withdraw now. Speaking of which, the Qin family has just redeemed the house, but the furnishings in this house should not be fully prepared. Our family happens to have a lot of precious wood from the Nanyang, what huanghuali, red sandalwood and the like, there are a lot of them, it is better to ask the housekeeper to bring the shopkeeper of the wood shop, find Qin Guosong, the son of the Qin family, and directly give them a low-cost furniture. More than enough for them to decorate their homes. Well, if their family can't come up with the silver for the time being, it doesn't matter, you can owe it first, anyway, when the autumn and winter come, our family's sea boat will come back, and we will also give you a dividend for your little aunt. When the time comes, just deduct it directly. ”

"We don't suffer either, and they can deal with the immediate emergency. Let's save face first. ”

Shen Xingyi smiled and said, "It's still my mother's thoughtfulness. My sister-in-law and I have a lot to learn from you. ”

Mrs. Yang smiled.

Not only the Shen family is preparing a gift for the Qin family. Even Empress Yang's maiden family is also preparing gifts. Empress Yang had already explained to her mother's family, and asked them to find a way to make friends with the Qin family. However, this task is really difficult to accomplish.

The first key befriending object is Qin Mingyue. Qin Mingyue is just a little girl, every day except for going to the court, going to the Star Tower, even the Qin family rarely returns, let alone going out to socialize?

This can't get through, so I will find Qin Guosong, the newly baked son of the Qin family. However, although Qin Guosong is sleek and has been in contact with the people of the Yang family, he has never been far away.

In the end, the Yang family could only begin to approach Qin Ping, the Duke of Liguo.

This is very easy to achieve, Qin Ping likes Fengyue the most, and on weekdays, he has to go to the lake with a group of literati and gentlemen, and when he encounters a banquet, he is very happy to go to the banquet. The Yang family held a few grand banquets and made friends with Qin Ping.

Even, the Yang family also gave Qin Ping a very beautiful dancing girl. Qin Ping was overjoyed, and immediately took it home and opened his face and made him a concubine.

I heard that it is very favored.

At this moment, Yang Wenli, the head of the Yang family, was discussing with his wife about giving gifts: "This gift should be more generous." Not only should you give first-class gifts, but you should also thicken them by 30%. Have you made a gift list? Show me? ”

Yang Wenli's wife, Li, hurriedly took out the gift list to show Yang Wenli, and said: "A few years ago, in the capital, who would care about the Liguo Mansion?" Then Qin Ping is a broken household, which family's banquet will invite him? Even the sons of his family have no place to study, so they have to study abroad. It's good now, I actually want our queen's mother's maiden family, the dignified Yang family of the Cheng'en Mansion, to stutter. I really don't understand. ”

Yang Wenli looked at it and said, "What do you know?" There is a Qin Mingyue in his family, and he will be the master of the world in the future. In the future, after our crown prince succeeds to the throne, Qin Mingyue will be the national teacher. Even the crown prince has to give Qin Mingyue a little face. Look at the current emperor, don't you hold the Shen family in everything? Although our Yang family is the queen's maiden family and is extremely noble, can we compare with the Shen family? In the future, the Qin family will be the next Shen family. Didn't you see that even the Shen family was befriending Qin Mingyue? ”

Mrs. Li shook her head and said, "I don't understand. How can this national teacher still choose a girl? Can the woman in the boudoir handle the affairs of the court? Can you communicate with the gods? ”

Yang Wenli said: "Whether we can communicate with the gods or not, we ordinary people don't understand. However, there is no problem at all in dealing with the affairs of the court. Don't you know, a few days ago, during the Great Dynasty Meeting, that Qin Mingyue came to prominence and showed outstanding political ability. That's what I admire. In time, will it be repaid? This is the genius chosen by God, who is not born in the world. Where we can understand. Anyway, we listen to the queen's words and just stammer. It's just some gift money, what's it? Can't our Yang family afford it? ”

Mrs. Li doesn't believe her husband's words, what kind of political ability can a girl have? However, what her husband said was not wrong, it was just a gift of some money, which was really nothing in the wealthy Yang family.