In the evening, Zhang's house.

The lanterns are swaying, and the autumn wind is blowing.

Xiao Yuanbao got out of the carriage, and the mirror immediately draped a small cloak on her shoulders and tied her with a belt.

Jin Shiro saw it in his eyes and thought to himself, it's good that he will take care of my sister at such a young age!

If only the two families could get married.

He must work hard to make money!

Strive to let my sister marry into the Tantai family!

No, that's wrong.

Strive to make the mirror of the Tai Tai!

What can guarantee that he will love his sister for the rest of his life?

Of course, his own family wealth is big, so he is willing to go into the rich!

Kim Shiro is full of energy, and he must work hard for this dream!

The little ingots conjured up a candy out of nowhere and stuffed it into the mouth of the Taijing.

"Is it delicious?" Little Ingot asked sweetly.

"It's delicious." The mirror nodded.

Even if he doesn't like to eat sugar, he thinks that the sugar fed by Xiao Yuanbao is delicious!

"Then I'll feed you candy every day from now on! I'm all here to share with you! Little Ingot grinned.

She took the hand of the mirror and followed Jin Shilang into Zhang's mansion.

Mrs. Zhang greeted her with the housekeeper, and Jin Shilang immediately handed over the prepared gifts.

"Come for a light meal, what kind of gifts do you bring," Mrs. Zhang said with a smile, "What's more, when you have benefits, you think of our Zhang family at the first time, even if it is a gift, it should be our Zhang family to give you a gift!" ”

"Come to the door, it must be a lot of people." Kim Shiro said very smartly.

"Hello Mrs. Zhang." The little ingots greeted sweetly.

"Hello Mrs. Zhang." The mirror also said hello.

"This is the little son of the Tantai family." Kim Shiro immediately introduced.

"I recognize, not long ago, Mrs. Tantai took her little son to a banquet of the Xie family, and I saw it at the banquet." Mrs. Zhang nodded.

"Mrs. Zhang, how is the old lady doing this time? Can I go see her? Little Ingot asked with concern.

"The old lady is in very good health, and she often chatters, saying that your master is very powerful, that you are very cute, that the reason why she can still get better, and that she feels that she can live for another ten or twenty years, thanks to you and your master," Mrs. Zhang said with relief, "After the old lady's health improved, our family adults also swept away the previous gloom, and recently they were quite high-spirited, as if they had returned to the same time when they were just promoted." ”

"That's great!" The little ingot's big eyes were full of sincere smiles.

"It's a blessing for our Zhang family to have you," Mrs. Zhang touched the little ingot's head, and then said to the housekeeper beside her, "You take them to the hall to sit down for a while, and I will take the children to visit the old lady, presumably the old lady will be very happy." ”

The butler nodded.

The mirror glanced at the little ingots with some reluctance.

Mrs. Zhang took the little ingots to Mrs. Zhang's residence, which was a chic courtyard with a lot of osmanthus flowers planted in the yard.

As soon as the autumn wind blows, the osmanthus falls to the ground.

At this time, Mrs. Zhang was holding the maid's hand and taking a slow walk in the courtyard.

She couldn't see, but her ears were sharp, and her memory was good.

As soon as she heard the footsteps, she stopped and frowned: "I remember this footstep, well, was it the child named Little Ingot who came last time?" ”

"Mother, your ears are really smart!" Mrs. Zhang said with a smile.

"Alas, the human eye is no longer visible, and the ear is naturally spiritual. If you can't even hear clearly, then you're a waster, aren't you? Old Madam Zhang sighed, "Come, you bring this child over and let me touch her little face." ”

"Okay." Mrs. Zhang walked over with the little ingot.

Old Madam Zhang bent down tremblingly and reached out to touch the tender face of the little ingot.

"Hello Grandma Zhang! The little ingots are so polite! The little ingots said sweetly and crisply.

"Hey, good little girl, do you remember coming to visit grandma?" Old Madam Zhang rubbed her face gently, "Ouch, that's good!" What a good boy. ”

"Grandma, are you feeling better?" Little Ingot asked with concern.

"It's a lot, I can eat, I can walk, and I sleep peacefully at night, thank you for your concern!" Old Madam Zhang laughed, and then instructed the maid beside her, "Hongye, go to my dresser, open the bottom drawer, and take out the string of golden unicorns for me." ”

"Okay." Momiji nodded.

After a while, Momiji walked over with the string of golden unicorns.

Old Madam Zhang took the golden unicorn and groped for it to put it on the neck of the little ingot.

"This string of golden unicorns, I prepared it early in the morning, I told my daughter-in-law that if she could give me a daughter, I would give this string of golden unicorns to my granddaughter to wear, but unfortunately she was born to be a little girl," Mrs. Zhang sighed regretfully, "I see that you care about me so sincerely, and your tone is so sincere, although it is not my own granddaughter, but it is better than my own granddaughter, this string of golden unicorns, I will give it to you." ”

"I can't ask for it, I can't ask for it," Xiao Yuanbao hurriedly shook his head and said eagerly, "My teacher said that no merit will not be punished!" ”

"You came with your master to see a doctor for me, can it be regarded as futility?"

"But it's mainly my master who helps, I'm just carrying a medicine box next to me, and I haven't done anything. Grandma Zhang, I can't ask for it. ”

"What a sincere good boy," Mrs. Zhang touched the little ingot's head, "Just think that grandma likes you, and grandma has to give it to you, okay?" ”

Mrs. Zhang also said with a smile on the side: "Take it quickly, the elder can't give it away." ”

"Okay then, thank you grandma. Next time, I will find some herbs suitable for my grandmother to nourish my body and send them to my grandmother's house. ”

"No, no, you are well-behaved and sensible, it's good that you have this heart, there is everything in this house, you don't need to worry about it." Mrs. Zhang fumbled and held the little hand of the little ingot, and patted it gently.

"What's more, your Jin family is still here to give us money this time, it is reasonable, our Zhang family should also prepare a generous gift for your Jin family as a thank you, you can accept this string of golden unicorns first." Mrs. Zhang gently touched the little ingot's head.

"What's wrong? Do you have business to discuss? Mrs. Zhang asked suspiciously.

"Yes, this kid came to me at noon today and told me that the Jin family intends to cooperate with our Zhang family and wants to open a shop specializing in selling tea and eggs in Cangzhou City." Mrs. Zhang said.

"A shop that specializes in selling tea eggs?" Old Madam Zhang frowned, "This is strange, aren't the tea eggs all sold at the stall?" Specializing in opening a shop? Can this be a business? ”

"Mother, you don't know what kind of tea eggs you are selling, so you have this doubt," Mrs. Zhang laughed, "Yesterday, didn't the master send you two tea eggs?" What do you think of those two tea eggs? ”

"The most delicious in the world," Mrs. Zhang swallowed her saliva and couldn't help but say, "I have lived for so many years in my life, I have suffered hardships in my early years, and I have enjoyed happiness in my later years. ”

"This tea egg is made by the Jin family."

"Oh, if you say that, it's really funny," Old Madam Zhang nodded, "As long as you have eaten this Jin family's tea eggs once, you will never forget that taste in your life." If there is such a tea egg, it is indeed worth opening a shop, mentioning the style, there are many rich people in Cangzhou, and there is no shortage of those two money. ”

"That's right," Mrs. Zhang nodded, "I thought, don't our family have a shop in the south of the city?" That shop used to have a bad business, and it was going to be closed, but now that I think about it, it is better to change it to a shop specializing in selling tea and eggs, which is called a desperate situation. ”

Mrs. Zhang nodded: "My own shop, decoration and rent have been saved, which is a big expense." ”

"That's right," Mrs. Zhang nodded, and looked at Xiao Yuanbao with some curiosity, "By the way, how did you think of doing business with our Zhang family?" ”

"Well, in the past, our Jin family's tea eggs were only sold to three restaurants in Putuo County, each restaurant sold 300 tea eggs, and we also set up a stall in the town and hired people to sell them in bulk, and the business has been very good." The little ingots are very clear-sighted.

"And then?" Mrs. Zhang asked.

"Then, didn't we cooperate with Mrs. Tantai this time to hold an auction in Cangzhou? Then my fourth brother and I thought, since this tea egg can sell well in the county, then it must also sell well in Fucheng! We decided to bring the tea egg business to Fucheng! ”

"That's right." Mrs. Zhang nodded.

"However, we don't know anyone in Fucheng, what if we are bullied?

"If this official family presses one head and a snake presses one head, it will be difficult for us to do business!

"At this time, I thought of Master Zhang!

"Lord Zhang is an official, and the officials in Cangzhou Mansion must give each other a little thin face;

"Lord Zhang is a military attaché, and there are a lot of guards under him, and those ruffians and hooligans will definitely not dare to come to trouble Zhang's shop!

"Although the Jin family and the Zhang family are not familiar with each other, my master and I only came to the Zhang Mansion to see the old lady once.

"But when it comes to business, you must dare to think and dare to do!

"Don't miss a chance! Even if we and the Zhang family are just nodding friends, we must try hard! ”

"That's smart!" Mrs. Zhang smiled, "What else?" ”

"Also, I think the world is bustling, and it is all for profit; The world is crowded, all for profit. Our Jin's tea eggs are particularly delicious, and our tea eggs will definitely sell better than other people's tea eggs! Since there is a profit here, as long as the Zhang family sees the profit, how can the Zhang family refuse our cooperation? The little ingots patted their little breasts very confidently.

"That's right!" Mrs. Zhang nodded heavily, "Thanks to your brains and courage, otherwise, our Zhang family would have lost a way to make money!" So how did you decide to cooperate with our Zhang family? How to share it with our Zhang family? ”

"Our Jin family provides the recipe, your Zhang family chooses trustworthy people, and boils tea eggs in the back kitchen of the shop every day, you must be a trustworthy person! The recipe can't be leaked! Otherwise, the chicken will fly and the egg will be beaten! "Well, it is said that the emperor also has a few poor relatives, the Zhang family can choose a trustworthy subordinate in the house, or a poor relative with a very reliable character, we can give him a profit of one percent, and tie him and us firmly in the same boat!" In this way, I am not afraid that he will leak the recipe! ”

"Yes," Mrs. Zhang nodded, "and what?" ”

"It's better to sign another contract, if the prescription is leaked, you have to let him pay a sum that he can't afford in his life! It's called coercion! Let's coerce and entic, two-pronged, not afraid of not being able to defend this way! ”

"And how are you going to divide it?"

"We want fifty percent!" Xiao Yuanbao opened five fingers, looked up and said, "Because whether the tea eggs are delicious or not mainly depends on our recipe!" I can assure you that this is definitely the best tea egg in the world! ”

"Fifty percent is too much." Mrs. Zhang shook her head.

Their Zhang family has to go out of the shop, and they have to go out of the people, and they have to buy eggs and tea, and they have to burn firewood, and in the end, they only account for fifty percent, which is also too much of a loss.

Old Madam Zhang shook her head and said earnestly: "Guizhi, you can't just see what you are looking for. ”

Mrs. Zhang looked at her suspiciously.

Mrs. Zhang said: "My son is filial, every time he comes back from the guard, he has to come to the yard to talk to me, and he often fetches hot water to wash the feet of my blind old lady, he talked to me about things in the guard, and mentioned Jin Saburo several times.

He said that Jin Saburo is a person, as long as he has time, he can't do without books in his hands, and he will definitely be a general in the future!

"Moreover, he is strong in martial arts, when he first came to the guard, he fought with the big soldiers in the guard, and one person could fight fifteen!

"Such a person will have great achievements in the future! The future achievements must not be under him! ”

Mrs. Zhang's meaning is obvious, this Jin Saburo is a promising person, the Jin family is definitely worth befriending, it is better to make concessions in the matter of tea eggs and express the sincerity of the eternal marriage, in this way, the Jin family will be developed in the future, and they will always think about promoting the Zhang family.

"What my mother said is very true, I will definitely think about it." Mrs. Zhang's expression also became solemn.

"Well, you can talk to the adults of their family in detail then, you can't tell a child about this business matter. Leave this child with me, and let her accompany me, an old woman. Old Madam Zhang waved her hand.

"I know, mother," Mrs. Zhang squatted down, touched Xiao Yuanbao's hair, and looked at her, "Then you can play with Grandma Zhang here for a while?" I'll go talk to your fourth brother about business, and when dinner is ready, I'll ask you to come over. ”

"Let's go." Mrs. Zhang held the hand of the little ingot, unwilling to let go, she really liked the little ingot.

The little ingots were in the courtyard, chattering with Mrs. Zhang.

At this time, the osmanthus bloomed just right, and the little ingots saw that Mrs. Zhang said that she liked osmanthus very much, so she tiptoed to pick a handful of osmanthus flowers for Mrs. Zhang.

Children talk a lot.

The old man is lonely.

This old and young, a conversation is half an hour.

And Mrs. Zhang and Jin Shilang also talked back and forth in the council hall for half an hour.

Don't look at Jin Shilang's young age, but he is clever, and he has learned some steadiness from Mrs. Tantai, and this confrontation is really not in the middle of the fall.

In addition, Mrs. Zhang had concerns, and in the end, the Jin family got what they wanted and talked about a fifty percent dividend.

Mrs. Zhang is a neat person, she immediately asked people to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, wrote two contracts, she read the contents of the contract, Jin Shilang confirmed that it was correct, and took the contract and read it several times.

Under the education of Xiao Yuanbao, he already knows a lot of words.

He was a very studious man.

Because he is bent on making the business bigger.

He believes that literacy plays a big role in doing business.

Kim Shiro put down the contract, reached out and picked up the brush, and awkwardly and dignified his daimyo fell, and then stamped a red handprint on the daimyo.

Mrs. Zhang followed closely and signed and stamped, and then handed one of the contracts to Kim Shiro.

This matter is considered to be settled.

Both parties breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

It's getting late, and the twilight birds are home.

Mrs. Zhang's personal maid came over and invited Mrs. Zhang and Xiao Yuanbao to the flower hall for dinner.

Xiao Yuanbao took Mrs. Zhang very carefully, talking non-stop along the way, reminding her that there was a threshold in front of her for a while, and reminding her that there were steps in front of her.

In fact, since Mrs. Zhang was blind, under the support of the maid and the cane in her hand, she groped her entire viscera many times, where there were steps and where there were thresholds, she was clear, as if her eyes could still see.

But she didn't refuse Xiao Yuanbao's kindness, and Xiao Yuanbao's behavior made her feel very ironed.

A dinner was enjoyed by the guests and the hosts.

After dinner, Mrs. Zhang personally sent them to the door.

Jin Shilang and Yutai Jing got into the carriage first, and Xiao Yuanbao deliberately stayed at the end, and she said to Mrs. Zhang with concern: "Mrs. Zhang, do you have a good relationship with Mrs. Qin?" ”

"Not bad," Mrs. Zhang nodded, "I vote for her temperament." ”

"Her illness does look very serious," Xiao Yuanbao bit her lip lightly, "Otherwise, you can mention it to her again, or let my master come over to show her, my master's medical skills are very good!" ”

Little Ingot has a good heart, how can she bear to see a patient die in front of her?

This is contrary to the benevolence of the healer.

"Okay, I'll mention it to her again." Mrs. Zhang said solemnly.

"My family lives in Longwang Village, Putuo County, and the surname Jin is the only one in the village, you will get a reply at that time, please send someone to inform us, is it okay?" Little Ingot pleaded sincerely.

"Of course it's okay, I'll go to the Qin Mansion to visit Ming'er, and I will definitely persuade her well." Mrs. Zhang nodded and said.

"Then it's hard for you." The little ingots bowed slightly at her.

"You kid, you hurt everywhere." Mrs. Zhang's heart was as soft as a puddle of water.

Little Ingot turned around and got into the carriage.

The curtain of the carriage was closed, and the coachman drove the carriage forward.

Jin Shilang reached out and lifted the string of golden unicorns around the neck of the little ingot, and said proudly: "My sister is so likable, she hurts everywhere!" ”

"It was Mrs. Zhang who gave it to me! She said she liked me very much and said I was like her own granddaughter! Little Ingot explained.

"It's a good fit for you." Yu Taijing said.

"It's very good-looking," Xiao Yuanbao nodded, "Such a beautiful thing, I hope you can have one too!" Fourth brother, when we get back, let's tell my mother, let my mother go to the Golden Mansion to fight an identical golden unicorn, I want to give it to the little brother! ”

"You're so nice to your little brother......" Kim Shiro soured.

"I'm good to you, too!" The little ingots came over and pasted with Jin Shiro.

"Then why don't you give me a golden unicorn too?" Konshiro asked sourly.

"You can't! The golden unicorn is very good-looking," the little ingots took back the golden unicorn from Jin Shiro's hand and played with it in his hand, "So, I just want to have the same golden unicorn as the little senior brother!" Because the little brother is the most special existence in my heart! ”

"Am I not then?" Kim Shiro was sad.

"Silly brother, you are my relative!" Little Ingot grinned, "Shall I ask my mother to give you a gold collar?" And then hang a piece of jade on it! It's pretty! ”

"It's okay, my mother has always listened to you, and what you say in our house is the most effective!" Jin Shilang nodded, and then looked at the mirror again, "Little Master Tai, hear it, how good my sister is to you, you must be better to my sister in the future!" ”

"It's going to be better for her now." There was a smile in his eyes.

"That's what you said, I remember!" Jin Shilang touched the head of the little ingot, and said with great pride, "My sister is the most beautiful and smart!" Princesses can't compare to her! ”

"That's it." The tone of the mirror was very sincere.

He really thinks so.

When Kim Shiro heard this, he was immediately happy.

He's not sour.

He looked at the mirror more pleasing to the eye.

The next day, return.

When I came to Cangzhou City, I only felt that the journey was long.

When I returned to Longwang Village, I seemed to feel much faster.

Kim Shiro was holding a small book in his hand, checking his income and expenses for the past few days.

Running an auction is an expense.

It was an expense to bring those thirty poor people over.

Looking for the chef of Bazhen Building, cooking in Xie Yuan is an expense.

Finding "out-of-town businessmen" to give them a price increase is an expense.

I found a large number of painters, and painted so many pictures of the painters' expenditure.

……

The expenditure was quite large, two thousand taels of silver.

The income is also quite large, with more than 250,000 taels of silver.

In this way, the Jin family can get 75,000 taels of silver, the Tantai family can also get 75,000 taels of silver, and 75,000 taels of silver are used to help the poor.

The remaining 25,000 taels of silver can be used to build the Flower God Temple.

The harvest is not small!

The little ingots were lying by the window looking at the autumn scenery outside, with a smile on his face all the time.

She saw countless golden crumbs flying in the air, some of them scattered over her head, and some of them on Kinshiro's head and Lady Sodai's carriage.

This is because Mrs. Tantai has already arranged for people, and they will start to help the poor today.

In this relief activity, Xiao Yuanbao, Jin Shiro, and Mrs. Yutai all helped, so they could all get the merit of glittering gold.

For the little ingot, these merits can make his space wider, and for them, these merits can make them blessed.