Chapter 14: One Battalion at a Time
After settling the two children, it was not early, and Layue went to visit the shopkeeper Gao, and by the way, on the last day of tomorrow, when the trouble was made, he would take the opportunity to reduce the quality of rouge.
There is still a lot of dissatisfaction between the words of the shopkeeper, and the power of Layue should not be seen.
She left five taels of silver to buy some clothes for the two children, and not to pay from the shop.
Then he asked casually, "The one with the wrong three or four stores opposite our shop originally sold fried goods, and I saw a sign for sale." ”
"Young lady, do you want to buy it?" The shopkeeper Gao persuaded, "Our rouge has a large scale, if it is a branch shop, it is not suitable to be so close." ”
"No, don't put this shop on my name, there is no credible person in my hands at the moment except you and Mama Chang." Layue tapped her fingers on the tabletop, and after thinking for a long time, she couldn't think of a reliable person, "Shopkeeper Gao, do you remember the 1,000 taels of silver that Mama Chang withdrew from you last month?" ”
"Remember, I remember that it was the fixed money for the pears under Wei County."
"Well, I want to find two reliable and strict faces to sell fruit in that shop, so I asked the guy in the shop in front of me, there are indeed a lot of people who have fled from Ludi in Yecheng recently, it can be seen that the two children are not lying, Yecheng fruit this year was affected by the hailstorm, the price must have risen sharply, and getting a fruit shop is also an income."
Shopkeeper Gao's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "Young lady, aren't there exactly two available strangers right now?" ”
Layue looked at him suspiciously.
"Those two boys." The shopkeeper sat up happily, "That store is not big, a small one, the little brother and sister are guarding just right, you just said that the kid is smart and clever, I will take care of it for a few months, and when the fruit is ripe, this child will just need to use it." ”
Layue was a little moved, but she still chuckled and shook her head, "I'm afraid it's too small, and it's easy to be bullied by outsiders." ”
The high shopkeeper also made it difficult.
"However, there are still a few months, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, and then maybe there will be a way, and now I will buy the shop and put it away, just taking advantage of the trouble in the past few days, I will say that the shop will compensate for the shortfall, and change the silver."
The shopkeeper nodded and sighed again, "Actually, yesterday the old lady also sent the shopkeeper of the Zhang family's rouge to inquire, complained a lot, and listened to the thoughts...... In short, young lady, you go back and be careful, if our Xing Ji's rouge is hung up in the name of the Zhang family, Master Xing will not be able to live in peace if he knows it underground. ”
"Don't worry, even if my father's hard work is ruined, it will never be given to their family." Layue gritted her teeth and clenched the handkerchief in her hand, "Shopkeeper Gao, I was stupid in the past, tired of your hard work, and I will never do it in the future." ”
Shopkeeper Gao sighed, "I knew that I shouldn't have married the Zhang family kid in the first place, and no one could persuade you at that time." Seeing that Layue's expression was sad and remorseful, the shopkeeper Gao couldn't say anything more, so he changed the topic and said, "Whose name did the shop buy?" Although the shop is small, the location is good, and I am afraid that I will be preempted too late. ”
Layue thought about it for a long time and couldn't think of anyone.
"Otherwise," she hesitated for a moment, "you should first put it in the name of the eldest prince of the Shi family." ”
The shopkeeper Gao was shocked, "We have no contact with his family, if he knows about it, wouldn't he just give them a store for nothing?" ”
La Yue smiled, "Don't worry, I've been in contact with this pomegranate boy for a long time today, and I don't think he's a good person, and he doesn't bother to swallow our little money like that." Try not to let him know, and wait until I'm free before I change my name to me. After thinking about it, she added, "Even if he really knows one day, and what about me, I will personally confess the guilt and explain the difficulties, and I don't think he will blame me very much." ”
As soon as Layue left by car, two figures turned out in the alley in the distance of Xing Ji Rouge.
The sun is late, and the sunset is orange and red.
The sunset reflected on the two of them made them dream like fairies, not like mortals.
"Yun Qing is so careful with this Rouge lady, could it be that she has some complicated background?" Golden Finger asked indifferently.
"Yun'er is too simple, this lady is full of scheming, and the intention of befriending you and me is too obvious," Shi Yunqing rubbed his finger on his chin and muttered for a moment, "Under what circumstances, a young lady with a rich life would be so painstaking and lonely to seize the opportunity to make friends like this, why can she be?" ”
"Huh? She is not obvious, she is simply frank and unabashedly and clearly wants to have a relationship with us. ”
Shi Yunqing was silent for a long time before he said, "I have inquired about this Rouge lady, it is said that since she married into the Zhang family, she has almost completely let go of Xing Ji Rouge's business, she is gentle and cowardly, and even a little stupid, I heard Xiaoyun talk about her at home a few days ago." It seems that the life of being troubled by my mother-in-law is extremely difficult. ”
"This, from today's half-day conversation, the little monk feels that this woman does not seem to be a cowardly and stupid person."
Shi Yunqing raised the corners of his lips, "Also, Xing Ji Rouge will have someone to make trouble?" Or because of the quality problem of the rouge, it is said that three times the silver compensation was paid yesterday," he put one hand behind his back and said confidently, "Golden finger, I bet that someone will come to make trouble in this Xingji rouge tomorrow." ”
Jin Zhi didn't answer his words, and said after a while, "I'll go to Phoenix Temple today to place an order, right?" ”
"In such a hurry? All in order? ”
"Well, I originally heard her Mrs. Xing talk about the Phoenix Temple today, and I was worried that this Mrs. Xing had been to the Phoenix Temple, since she hadn't been there, it didn't matter."
Shi Yunqing waved his hand and strode away towards the sunset, "Then be careful yourself, contact me at any time if you have something." ”
"Wait," Golden Finger called to him. Shi Yunqing stopped and didn't look back, but his voice was suddenly cold, "Golden Finger, when you continue to suffer from it, I know you have to ask him, Yun Qing has nothing else to say to you." ”
Golden Finger looked gloomy, stood still like a clay sculpture for a long time, and then sighed at the thick night and left.
As soon as Layue returned home, the servants guarding the door waited for a long time, saying that the old lady had an invitation.
She wondered in her heart, what could her mother-in-law do with herself at this time? Isn't Zhang Wanqing's matter enough for her to worry about? Don't you get annoyed to see yourself?
Suspicious, I went to my mother-in-law's place.
Now that she saw it, there were no outsiders, and she didn't even bother to keep the courtesy, so she asked directly what was the matter?
I didn't see Zhang Wanqing there, I thought she was hiding inside.
The mother-in-law rarely found fault with her for not being polite, but just rolled her eyelids and said with a gloomy face, "Wanqing's family affairs." Now that this incident has happened, before the rumors outside have spread, it has to be settled quickly. ”
"Family? Mother has a goal? Who do you want to talk about? Xiaoyun and Mrs. Li Shao, don't worry, you are willing to give your daughter-in-law this face, and you promise not to say it. ”
"That's what you should do," the mother-in-law looked left and right and became more and more disgusted with this arrogant daughter-in-law these days, and even secretly hated that she hadn't used to take advantage of her to be good at it, and coaxed the last trick in that recipe.
"Your sister has a bad reputation, and you don't have a bright face when you go out."
This is true, Layue doesn't want to have such a useless debate with her, "So, my mother called me?" ”