The Lin family has seven shops in Fuzhou, and when he came back, Lin Zhilan turned each shop one by one.

The big shopkeeper of Fuzhou, the shopkeeper Qian, accompanied Lin Zhilan to read the account book, and said: "Young master, Mama Chi of Taohuazhuang is sick, and she is not lightly ill, it is estimated that she will be able to recuperate for some time. You see, do you send someone else over to replace her for a while, or do you promote a superintendent on the spot? ”

"Oh?" Lin Zhilan put down the account book and asked with concern, "What do you think?" ”

It turned out that this peach blossom village was mainly responsible for brewing peach blossom brew, and the village was full of women, and there was not a single man.

Because unmarried girls have soft hands and are not easy to damage when picking peach blossom petals, the Lin family hired a large number of girls to pick petals at the beginning.

But as soon as there are many girls, management becomes a problem, and from time to time there will be some secret things between men and women, which makes Lin Zhilan very headache.

Later, Lin Zhilan came up with a way to play the gimmick of peach blossom brewing made by girls, and simply made Taohuazhuang a complete daughter country.

Peach Blossom Village is managed by a few experienced grandmothers, although there are more girls, there will be some small turmoil, but there has been no major incident in the past few years.

Because of the publicity of the peach blossom brewed by the hands of young girls, it has become the favorite of many literati.

"You can do it. I think it's better to be promoted on the spot, and I'm more familiar with the situation. "Lin Zhilan has always grasped the big and let go of the small, not everything must be done personally, and he is basically willing to delegate power when he can delegate power.

The shopkeeper said yes again and again, and said with a smile: "Young Master, our business momentum is good these days. According to the current momentum estimates, the net profit of the shop in Fuzhou alone this year should be about 35,000 taels. ”

Listening to the words of the money shopkeeper, Lin Zhilan's face was completely unhappy.

He muttered to himself as he flipped through the ledger.

After a long while, Lin Zhilan asked, "Old Qian, do you think we should go to the capital to open a branch?" ”

The money shopkeeper replied, "The capital ...... It would be good if you could open a semicolon in the capital, but you may not know that the eldest young master may not know that now one-tenth of the shops in the capital are surnamed Gong, and the remaining nine-tenths of the shops also depend on the face of the Gong family. We have no background in the capital, but I'm afraid that if we go to the capital, we won't be able to drive...... Even if it is opened, I am afraid that it will not be pleasant. ”

"Gong family......" Lin Zhilan felt like a big stone in his heart, and he was weak when he spoke, "What if I want to take refuge in the Gong family?" ”

The shopkeeper was taken aback, and hurriedly persuaded: "Young master, by all means, although this Gong family is like cooking oil on fire now, it is still difficult for me to say what the future will be." Our business has always been good, so why bother wading into these troubled waters? ”

"Me too...... Helpless. The Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion deceives people too much, I ...... I just can't swallow this! ”

The shopkeeper remembered the rumors about Lin Jiuniang that had been spreading in Fuzhou City in the past few days, and couldn't help but move in his heart, and asked, "Young Master, is it possible...... Is it the ghost of the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion? ”

"Eight or nine is not far from ten." Lin Zhilan pinched the bridge of his nose tiredly, "I have been regretting it in the past few days, I have been doing business diligently all these years, and I always think that as long as I do things innocently, I don't need to look at anyone's face, either!" There is no need to have anything to do with dignitaries. Now that I think about it, I was wrong......"

The shopkeeper persuaded him: "Young Master, let me say a word." If it is true that the Marquis of Zhongyong Mansion only set up a trap to deceive our Lin family of 150,000 taels of silver, I think it should be forgotten. 150,000 taels of silver, the Lin family can afford it. In order to rectify the Lin family and take refuge in the Gong family, I am afraid that I will have to pay a greater price in order to get rid of the Gong family in the future! ”

Lin Zhilan's face turned pale and he muttered: "I don't understand the truth, but what I feel sorry for is not the 150,000 taels of silver, but the reputation of Jiu Niang." If she really let the Marquis of Zhongyong succeed, then what will she do in the future? She was already angry everywhere in the Lin family, if I can't give her an innocence this time, then she, then she-"

"What's so hard about that?" The shopkeeper persuaded bitterly, "If Miss Jiu doesn't stay happy in the Lin family, she can live in a different place." I said something unpleasant, anyway, the eldest master and the eldest lady don't care about Miss Nine, the eldest young master might as well buy a house for Miss Nine alone, and then follow Miss Nine's temperament to find a door-to-door son-in-law. With you in charge, this door-to-door son-in-law naturally doesn't dare to bully Miss Nine, Miss Nine lives comfortably, and you are happy, aren't you? ”

Lin Zhilan still frowned and said, "But, if that's the case, will Jiu Niang really be comfortable?" What will happen to her if I die in the future? “

The money shopkeeper hurriedly "bah" several times and said, "Young Master, what are you talking about?" You're not even thirty yet! ”

Lin Zhilan smiled bitterly: "However, I am nineteen years older than Jiu Niang!" To put it mildly, at my age, being her father is more than enough. ”

The shopkeeper said with an idea: "If the eldest young master is really not at ease, it is better to teach Miss Nine some ways of doing business, and then open a few shops and some fields for her." In this way, Miss Nine has some industry, and she must be more or less stable and reliable. ”

While the two were talking, a small servant suddenly knocked on the door and called softly: "Young master, the money shopkeeper." “

Lin Zhilan said softly: "Come in." “

The little guy came in and said respectfully: "Lord Wei, the governor of Shuozhou, sent a letter over, saying that he wanted the eldest young master to open it himself. ”

Lin Zhilan's heart was not good, he must have said goodbye without saying goodbye, and Gong Lianda picked it up.

He hurriedly took the letter, unfolded it and looked at it carefully, and was taken aback.

It turned out that Gong Lianda was not mentioned in the letter, but rumors about Lin Jiuniang were mentioned.

"What's wrong, eldest young master?"

Seeing that Lin Zhilan's face was wrong, the money shopkeeper asked with concern.

"The rumors about Jiuniang have spread to Shuozhou." Lin Zhilan slowly folded the letter into small squares and stuffed it into the cuffs.

"So, what did Master Wei say?"

"Lord Wei said that if possible, I would like to invite Jiu Niang to his house to avoid the limelight."

"What?" The shopkeeper was surprised, and said busily, "Lord Wei? How could he ......"

"After all, Jiu Niang's life was saved by Lord Wei, maybe, it was Lord Wei who missed the old love." Lin Zhilan said sullenly, "Lord Wei has two sons-in-law, but no daughters, probably because of this, he has always been very concerned about Jiu Niang. ”

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "This is very good, with the support of Lord Wei, Miss Jiu's confidence will be full." If Lord Wei is willing to recognize Miss Nine as a righteous daughter, it will be even better! ”

"Really?" Although Lin Zhilan and Wei Baoquan are old acquaintances, the two don't have much contact with each other, so they don't know him well, so naturally they don't dare to agree to this matter rashly.

"There is no need to rush this matter, it is better to wait for the old lady's birthday banquet to pass." Lin Zhilan thought of Lin Zhihao again, so he instructed the shopkeeper again, "You send a few capable men to Shuozhou and replace the second young master." ”