At this time, it was almost March, the Mu family was so busy that people turned their backs up, Mu Zhizhao was busy running for the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce, and he entered the capital with "empty mountains" half a month ago. According to Wei Shi's reliable information, the "empty mountains" really caused a shock in the capital, and the four pieces of cloth planned by Mu Yunge were all distributed to the people in the harem as she expected.

As the Mujia "empty mountains" came to the fore, the orders received by the Mujia workshop also skyrocketed, and everyone rushed to buy this fabric.

When they learned that this kind of cloth was only for the royal family, most of the noblewomen in Jinling were extremely disappointed, and Mu Yunge only then launched the semi-finished products of "Mountain Empty Color" that had been piled up in the Mu family's warehouse. By the beginning of March, the two-color "Mountain Empty Moon" was sold for thousands of taels of silver, and the supply was still in short supply, and the predetermined list was also lined up until the spring of the following year.

"Miss, this is the account of the silk village at the beginning of this year." Steward Xu held a thick stack of account books and handed them to Mu Yunge, with a smile on his face: "It is preliminarily estimated that this year's profit will be forty percent more than last year's. ”

He has both respect and admiration for Mu Yunge in his heart, since Miss Da is in charge of the shop and implements dividend sharing, the income of these subordinates has also increased exponentially. In the past, he went down to the silk village, and the family helped the workers to catch him and pour bitter water, and the work was also pushed back, but now it's okay, there is no need for him to urge, everyone is consciously rushing to work, and they are looking forward to more orders.

Mu Yunge sat in the study, put down the teacup when he heard the words, and was slightly surprised: "Only forty percent more?" ”

She expects that this year's income from "empty mountains" alone will account for eighty percent of last year's income, plus the expansion of shops last year, the income will not be too low, how can it be that it is only forty percent more overall?

As she spoke, she took the ledger and looked through it. The more he looked at it, the tighter Mu Yunge's brows wrinkled, almost twisting into a knot.

Seeing that her expression was not good, Steward Xu also understood that she could see that there was nothing to hide, so he told the truth: "Last year, the Mu family's shop expanded, and the cost was too much. I picked the shrewdest steward and went down to the newly purchased shop, but ...... Miss, you also know that most of the shops that were newly bought last year were from the ancestors of the Mu family compound, and the people working in the shops were also the old people in the Mu family compound, and the resistance was very great, and the stewards were also very difficult. I've gone down and seen a lot of ...... of negativity."

Steward Xu paused and paid attention to her words, for fear that she would be angry, so he stood aside anxiously and waited for her to speak.

Mu Yunge didn't raise his head, and his voice was calm: "Go on." ”

"In addition, the old man had concerns before, and the dividend sharing method was not implemented in these shops, so their opinions were even greater." Steward Xu said cautiously: "A few days ago, the old slave also heard that the shopkeepers of several branches of Jinxiufang also gathered two jade boats and some tea houses, saying that they were going to strike. ”

Mu Yunge's eyes fell on the account book, and the page she saw was the income of several branches of Jinxiufang, which was a big difference in profit compared with the time-honored Mu family.

She silently calculated for a while in her heart that the total profit of these shops purchased from the Mu family's compound was almost equal to zero profit after deducting the wages for the helpers, the monthly money of the shopkeepers and the cost of fabrics.

With her fingers tapping on the table, she quickly made up her mind: "I know the situation, and I have the idea." Steward Xu, there is an important matter for you to do. ”

Steward Xu nodded again and again, listening carefully to her instructions, and after a while, his face was full of joy.

"That's all for the time being, wait until you're done, come back and forth to me, pick a day, and I'll go with you to those shops." Mu Yunge smiled slightly: "You have also worked hard for more than half a year, I heard that you didn't go home to see it during the New Year, and after this while, my father came back from the capital, and I asked my father to give you ten days off." ”

When Steward Xu heard this, he was overjoyed and responded in high spirits: "Thank you Miss for your compassion!" ”

He said goodbye, and Pei Xin, who had been waiting at the door, came in and whispered in her ear, "Miss, something is wrong." ”

"What's the matter?" Mu Yunge stared, and his heart sank.

Originally, according to the plan and itinerary, Mu Zhizhao went to the capital to run for the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce, that is, there would be results in seven or eight days, but in the blink of an eye, Mu Zhizhao had been gone for more than half a month, and there was no news of the election. Chi Ze changed, she was too worried that her father would encounter danger in the land of tigers and wolves!

Pei Xin said: "The slave maid just got the news, this morning, Miss Zhao Yarong Zhao was surrounded by several ruffians in the alley, if the guards hadn't arrived in time, she would have been in danger of escaping and her innocence would not be guaranteed." ”

It wasn't Mu Zhizhao who had an accident, Mu Yunge breathed a sigh of relief first, and after listening to Pei Xin's words, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: "Did it happen to Shen Jingyu?" ”

"The slave is not sure." Pei Xin shook her head: "What my cousin said to me, I have asked him to find someone familiar to inquire, but there is no other news yet." ”

Mu Yunge nodded, according to Shen Jingyu's routine, I was afraid that Pei Xin's cousin Song Gang would not be able to find out any news. She thought for a moment, stood up, and instructed Pei Xin: "Prepare the car, I want to go out." ”

Pei Xin happily responded, and ran away without a trace. When Mu Yunge arrived at the gate of Mu's house, she helped Mu Yunge get into the car, tilted her head and asked with a smile: "Did Miss go to Yunya Restaurant?" ”

"You're alert." Mu Yunge smiled slightly: "Why don't you put this wit on reading on weekdays?" Peiying studied later than you, and now she knows much more than you. ”

Pei Xin stuck out her tongue: "Slaves don't like to write, and they are dizzy when they turn around!" ”

"If you know more words, you won't have to beg Peiying to read it to you when Gongzi Qiao comes to write in the future, wouldn't that be great?" Mu Yunge nodded her forehead and counted with a sneer: "Qiao Gongzi sends you a letter alone every time, he must want to whisper something to you, and always show it to others, wouldn't he live up to his hard work?" ”

Qiao Fengqi went to the capital for two months, and he and Mu Yunge exchanged letters from time to time, and at first he just asked at the end of the letter, "Is Pei Xin good?" Later, Mu Yunge was impatient, so he instigated him to write a letter to Pei Xin himself, Qiao Fengqi also dared to do it, and the next time he wrote a letter, he really wrote one to Pei Xin alone.

This writing has been written for more than a month, although Pei Xin has not replied to a word, he is not discouraged, and still sends it every few days.

At the mention of Qiao Fengqi, Pei Xin immediately covered her cheeks, her little face wrinkled into a bun, and complained in a low voice: "Miss, can you tell Qiao Gongzi to stop writing to me again?" ”

"You don't like him?" Mu Yunge was a little surprised.

Because of the guilt of Pei Xin in her previous life, she has always wanted to find a lover for Pei Xin who can shelter Pei Xin from the wind and rain. Qiao Fengqi is not bad looking, famous all over the world, and has a gentle temper, and she saw that the two of them got along very well, so she wanted to match Qiao Fengqi.

Pei Xin stopped talking, lowered her head, and said in a muffled voice for a long time: "A character like Gongzi Qiao, even the noble daughter of the capital is worthy of it, but ...... The slave is just a girl! ”

"Silly Peixin, in my heart, you are worthy of anyone, let alone Qiao Fengqi!" Mu Yunge held her hand and said sincerely: "I have never treated you as a girl, and Gongzi Qiao has never underestimated you because you are a maid, in his heart, I am afraid that those daughters are not as good as you by a finger!" ”

"Miss ......" Hearing Mu Yunge say that she had never been a subordinate, Pei Xin was moved in her heart, her throat choked, and she couldn't say a word.

After listening to Mu Yunge's words, she seemed to have caught a glimmer of hope, her eyes were bright, and she smiled happily.

Wei Shi happened to be at the Yunya Wine Shop today, and after a long distance, he saw Mu Yunge's carriage and stood up with joy.

Together, he remembered Wei Shanzhi beside him, Wei Shanzhi was listening to the commentary casually, holding a white jade cup in his hand, sipping tea, and had no intention of leaving for a while. Wei Shixiu frowned slightly, and impatience crept into his heart.

The time is not right, he doesn't want to expose the little fox, if he lets the old stubborn members of the Pei family know, it will be even more difficult to see Yun Ge in the future, and Yun Ge will also be in danger!

The shopkeeper of Yunya Liquor Store also saw the Mu family's carriage, he asked Wei Shi with his eyes, Wei Shi's hand tapped lightly on the table, and he knew what to do.

As soon as Mu Yunge lifted the curtain, the shopkeeper greeted him, and said with a sincere smile: "Miss Mu, today's wine shop has opened a new storytelling, talking about "The Legend of the Fengshen", even Mr. Wei from your academy said okay, do you want to go up and listen to it?" ”

Mu Yunge followed his eyes and looked up, her angle was just right, and she could see half of Wei Shanzhi's side face.

Her heart sank, she lowered the curtain again, and said, "No, I can't be empty today, let's come back another day." ”

Yunya Liquor Store goes straight ahead, and a turn is the famous Baosheng Zhai in Jinling. Mu Yunge instructed the coachman to continue walking, because he had a plan, he was not afraid of suspicion.

Mu Jinran likes to eat Baosheng Zhai's hibiscus cake, I heard that Baosheng Zhai has recently released a new goose meat preserve, Chen Shuhan also recommended it to her last time. After the academy opened, Mu Jinran studied in the academy in the morning, followed her master Tang Linyi to learn martial arts in the afternoon, and studied business with Steward Xu in the evening.

Lin Lin always picked out several packs, and Mu Yunge was satisfied with carrying things out of Baosheng Zhai, and bumped into Shen Jingyu head-on.

She didn't want to see Shen Jingyu, so she worked hard under her feet, dragged Pei Xin's body back to Baosheng Zhai lightly, and rushed to the box on the second floor.

Shen Jingyu kept filial piety for her father, wearing plain clothes for half a year, and a few days ago, when the filial piety period expired, she couldn't wait to take off those plain dresses. In the early spring of Jinling, today Shen Jingyu wore a red Luo skirt, with a thin waist and a red tassel on the belt, which swayed lightly with her steps, making her more and more slender.

She seemed to be in a good mood, and after entering Baosheng Zhai, she slowly picked out three or four snacks and asked Xiao Er to pack them.

"Miss Zhao and Miss Wang are here." Just as Shen Jingyu was checking out, Pei Xin suddenly pulled La Mu Yunge and whispered in her ear gloatingly.

Mu Yunge looked out, and the two carriages that had just stopped in Baosheng Zhai were indeed from the Zhao Mansion and the Wang Mansion.

As soon as Zhao Yarong and Wang Qianlian got out of the car, they entered Baosheng Zhai hand in hand and met Shen Jingyu.