When she woke up from a nap, Huang Li didn't know what the reason was, and was called away by Xu Jiaoning, so Lin Jiaruo took Xiaoman and Qi'er to Zifangxuan.

According to the rules of the Lin family, when the girls reach the age of twelve, they will live separately from their parents' yards, and the sisters in each room live together.

Lin Zhizhi is a young talent, as his sister-in-law, Lin Jialan is not bad, the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting have been practiced hard since childhood, and the study and piano room have been specially opened up in Fangxuan.

When Lin Jiaruo came, Lin Jialan was in the study, flipping through a book, writing something with a pen, and there were many books on the desk.

There is also a pot full of melon seeds, but there is no melon seed shell on the side.

Lin Jiaruo was secretly surprised, the eldest sister was so busy that she couldn't take care of eating melon seeds!

Lin Jiaruo's arrival had already been announced by the maid, and when she heard Lin Jiaruo's entry into the door, Lin Jialan said without raising her head: "The notebook has been put away for you, just write it yourself!" ”

Seeing that she was too busy to take care of anything, Lin Jiaruo couldn't help but be curious, and stepped forward to ask, "Big sister, what are you writing?" ”

Being stared at with such burning eyes, naturally there is no way to continue to concentrate on work.

Lin Jialan reluctantly put down the pen, pulled Lin Jiaruo to the desk specially prepared for her, and answered her question while motioning for the maid to come over and sharpen the ink: "My mother gave me a shop, let me learn to manage it, just took over, I sent a bunch of account books, I'm going to be busy for a while, you practice calligraphy by yourself, I'm having a headache, don't bother me." ”

Lin Jiaruo obediently agreed.

Promise to agree, but this thing is really new to her-

"Big sister, what kind of shop did the eldest aunt give?"

"Rouge gouache shop."

"Do many people buy it?"

"It's okay......"

"Will you buy it yourself?"

"No ......"

"Then you're going to buy someone else's?"

"No ......"

"Can I buy it cheaper?"

“……”

"Why don't you get a shop that sells melon seeds?"

"Lin Jiaruo!" Lin Jialan couldn't help but look back at her.

Lin Jiaruo's head shrank, and he quickly turned his head to study the characters seriously.

There was silence for a while.

"Does Big Brother have a shop?"

Lin Jialan threw away the pen, picked up the melon seed basin, pulled a stool, sat down next to Lin Jiaruo, and glared at her: "If you write less than fifty sheets today, you are not allowed to eat!" ”

Then he stared at Lin Jiaruo practicing calligraphy while eating melon seeds.

Originally, Lin Zhizhi's arrangement was twenty red paintings a day, which more than doubled at once, Lin Jiaruo knew that he had annoyed her by disturbing her eldest sister's work, and she didn't dare to resist, so she could only write obediently with a small face.

Lin Jiaruo had just started to learn to write, and it was really difficult for her to draw fifty red sheets, but fortunately, Lin Jialan was just talking angry, and let her go back when it was dinner time.

Before leaving, she packed pens, ink, paper, inkstones, etc., and explained with raised eyebrows: "You don't have to come over tomorrow, practice by yourself, and bring it to me for inspection the day after tomorrow!" ”

Back in Jiqiu Courtyard, Xu Jiaoning was already waiting for her to eat.

This meal made Lin Jiaruo full of suspicion, because she still didn't see Huang Li, so she could only serve Xiaoman.

Finally finished eating, Lin Jiaruo was about to ask about Huang Li, but heard her mother ask first.

"I saw you came back with a bunch of things, what's going on?" Xu Jiaoning asked.

Oh this......

Lin Jiaruo told him about this afternoon, and then asked with great interest: "Mother, does the eldest aunt want to let the eldest sister open her own shop and do business?" ”

Xu Jiaoning said with a smile: "People like us, where do you need to do business, that shop is your eldest aunt's dowry, this is handed over to your eldest sister to practice her hands, familiar with it, in the future, when your eldest sister gets married, she will also take care of the dowry industry by herself!" ”

Lin Jialan is thirteen years old this year, she is the eldest daughter of the Lin family, her father is a five-grade official, or she will be promoted in the future, Lin Jialan is bound to marry into the high gate, after the New Year this year, she has begun to learn to preside over the feed, but I didn't expect that even the dowry shop began to try out.

"Big sister is getting married?" Lin Jiaruo was shocked, this was the first time she had heard of this! How can it be so sudden!

Xu Yaoning poked her forehead with a smile: "It's so fast, it's just that the girl's time at home is short, and your eldest aunt feels sorry for her, so she prepared early, and now she is learning to take care of the dowry and preside over the middle feed, while looking for candidates-" Suddenly, his voice was closed, and he smiled on his forehead, "How old are you, why am I telling you this!" ”

Lin Jiaruo didn't comply, threw herself into Xu Yaoning's arms and rubbed it twice, and begged softly: "Mother, say it!" Is the eldest aunt going to give the rouge shop to the eldest sister as a dowry? When does the big sister get married? If you get married, do you have to run your own shop? ”

Xu Yaoning hugged her and said with a smile: "Most of the girls are fifteen years old and married after the queen, but your eldest sister is thirteen years old this year, and she is about to start looking for people, and most of the rouge shops are going to give her a dowry, and there will be more than this shop in the future!" ”

"Then will I have my own shop in the future?" Lin Jiaruo asked expectantly.

Xu Yaoning couldn't laugh: "At such an age, you know that you want a dowry for yourself?" Don't worry, your mother's dowry shop will be left to you in the future! ”

Lin Jiaruo thought about it, shook his head and said, "That's not good, my brother and I are one and a half!" ”

Xu Jiaoning's heart warmed when she heard this, kissed her cheek, and said softly: "The most important thing for a boy is his ability, these things outside his body are of little use to him, you are a girl, and the dowry is your confidence!" ”

"Then you can't give it all to me, my mother may have to give birth to a sister in the future!" Lin Jiaruo thought seriously.

Xu Jiaoning's face turned cold, and her tone unconsciously faded: "I'll talk about it later." ”

Not to mention that she and Lin Shisheng can't have any more children, it's just ...... It's impossible, as long as she keeps Ah Ruo and her wishes well in this life, she will be satisfied.

"Mother, give me a shop to practice!" Lin Jiaruo suddenly said with great interest.

Xu Yaoning's complicated emotions were instantly dispersed, and she couldn't cry or laugh again: "You are a little child, what kind of fun, when you are as old as your big sister, I will stuff it to you if you don't want it!" ”

Lin Jiaruo was not satisfied: "My mother said that my aunt felt sorry for my eldest sister so she asked her to practice with the shop earlier, if my mother loved her daughter more than my aunt, she should have let me practice earlier!" Didn't my mother hurt Ah Ruo more? The little eyes also carried a threat.

Xu Yaoning laughed angrily at her, pinched her waist, and said hatefully: "You're out of breath, aren't you?" I'm going to talk back to you......"

The force of pinching on the waist is not great, it hurts or not, but Lin Jiaruo is afraid of itching, and after being pinched a few times, he laughed and begged for mercy.

Xu Yaoning saw that she was almost out of breath laughing, so she withdrew her hand and snorted coldly: "Look at you in a hurry!" When you're going to get married, don't blame your mother for smashing you to death with a shop! ”

She was also the most pampered youngest daughter of the Xu family, and the dowry was not much worse than that of the Gan family.

Mrs. Xu took pity on her young daughter, and placed a large dowry for Xu Haoning early, and set up a marriage, and when she was seriously ill, she forced her eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law to swear to take care of a young pair of younger siblings before she left.

However, people die like lights going out, and the vows made before the sickbed gradually fade in color, but her brother and sister-in-law did not treat her badly, and she still took the dowry she deserved.

In her previous life, when Ah Ruo got married, she only married half of the shop, which also made the family red-eyed and ignorant of conscience......

Thinking of those past events, Xu Jiaoning's face gradually turned cold again.

Lin Jiaruo didn't notice that she was still thinking about being stoned to death by the shop: "Does my mother have a lot of shops?" Where are they? I'll go out on the street another day! ”

Xu Yaoning choked and glared at her angrily: "What do you see, will my mother be missing you?" "It was a lot, but now......

Seeing that Lin Jiaruo was still going to speak, Xu Yaoning hurriedly diverted the topic: "I have something to tell you——"