Chapter 98: An Unquiet Night (2)

"Golden State floods?"

During the New Year's Festival, the Chu family commercial bank has been closed for recuperation.

Chu Xiaojing received the letter, walked back and forth in the house a few times with his hands behind his back, and finally asked Hong Jiang to notify a few shopkeepers to come to the house.

"Dad, it's all closed this year, you have to let the shopkeepers rest if you don't stop, didn't you say that the business can't be done?" Chu Yuanzhen pouted and said with a look of disgust, and couldn't help but glance at the letter in Chu Xiaojing's hand, "Who got the letter?" How big is the sale? ”

With disgust on his face, he was very curious in his heart, what kind of big deal made his father call the shopkeepers anxiously at this time.

"A letter from Hatsuyuki."

"Sister Chuxue?" Chu Yuanzhen's eyes lit up, and he stepped forward and snatched the letter.

"You girl... Not a spark of decency. ”

"Golden State floods? The Five Princes... Dad, what does this have to do with us? ”

Chu Xiaojing glanced at his daughter and stretched out his hand to ask for the letter, "There are still many things you have to learn, if it is useless, why did people write to me?" If you think about it, what is the Golden State lacking the most? ”

Chu Yuanzhen's eyes lit up, "Lack of everything, medicine and food...", his face sank as he spoke, "Dad, you don't want to make a fortune, right?" Isn't this authentic, didn't you tell your daughter that business also has a way? ”

"National disaster and wealth, what do you think of your father?"

Chu Xiaojing glared at his daughter.

"Then what do you mean by letting the shopkeepers come over?"

"Zhen'er, what do you think of our Chu family's current situation?"

Chu Xiaojing's sudden words made Chu Yuanzhen stunned for a moment, "The Chu family... The Chu family is very good, and business is booming. ”

"You're right, the Chu family's business is thriving now, and they earn a lot of silver, but no matter how much silver our Chu family has, in the eyes of many people, after all, they are not into the stream, after all, the Jinzhou flood has been a few days, and the imperial court has sent the five princes to relieve the disaster, and the five princes have no support in the court, so can the Ministry of Household and Industry cooperate with him so much? What is most lacking in this disaster relief is silver and materials, and these, our Chu family just have, the icing on the cake is not as good as sending charcoal in the snow. ”

Chu Yuan is really not stupid, Chu Xiaojing said it so clearly, she roughly understood the meaning.

"Dad, the Chu family is not short of silver, what is lacking is fame, do you want to help the five princes with disaster relief? But..."

"But what?" Chu Xiaojing nodded, not stupid, but thinking that Yun Chuxue, who was younger than her daughter, was still a lot worse, and the little girl sent this letter, she had already seen through his thoughts, and there was just such an opportunity, which could be regarded as a reminder to him, or rather, she intended to help the five princes.

And he, who contributes money and effort, is still willing, this is the ability.

"But you also said that the five princes are helpless in the court, that is, they have no power and power, that is, they are not favored, you funded disaster relief this time, and you got the name for a while, we are businessmen after all, and it won't be long before people forget, if the five princes are powerful and promising, then we can be regarded as selling a favor, and it will be more convenient to do business in the capital in the future..."

"Silly girl, if the fifth prince is powerful and powerful, can he still use us?"

“… It seems to be too... As soon as Dad said this, his daughter woke up like a dream, the five princes are now at a low point, disaster relief, many people in the court are rushing to go, the five princes have no power and no power to get this opportunity, which shows that he still has some means, Dad, this is... Investment? That's what Chu Xue meant by sending you this letter? ”

Chu Xiaojing nodded with satisfaction, "I finally figured it out, now I know why my father praised the first snow, right?" ”

Chu Yuanzhen nodded seriously, "My daughter understands, she understands her father's thoughts." ”

"That's right, knowing what others want makes people willing to use it for themselves, remember the boy you met when you went to the market?"

"Daddy is saying... He ......"

"Well, he should be the fifth prince, that little girl, it's terrible, if it's a man..."

Chu Yuanzhen snorted with a straight face, "What's wrong with the man." ”

Chu Xiaojing hurriedly smiled and waved his hand, forgetting that his daughter didn't like him the most, "Okay, Dad is wrong, Dad wants you to be better than most men." ”

"Yes, dad, you wait and see, by the way, dad will talk to the shopkeepers for a while, can my daughter listen? I promise not to interject. ”

In the past, Chu Xiaojing would refuse without thinking about it, but today he nodded and agreed, in fact, in addition to the piece of paper that his daughter saw just now, there was also a piece of paper in the letter, the content of which was to ask him to help and arrange for someone to go to the criminal department to pick up someone tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow is the New Year's Day, and almost all the shops on the street are closed, who is not more than a festival?

Chang Bo followed Yun Chuxue's instructions, took the silver and asked Jing Si to go back for the festival.

Jing Si looked at the silver and didn't take it.

"Take it, Miss said, you will come to work in the shop after the New Year's Festival, and the shop will not be open for a few days."

"What do you call it?" Jing Si still didn't take the money.

"You just follow everyone and call me Uncle Chang, you kid, why don't you give you the silver and still don't accept it, it's not too early in this cold day, hurry back and spend the holiday with your family."

Jing Si glanced around, and asked with a little doubt: "Uncle Chang, Miss Sixth said that it will open after the New Year's Festival?" ”

"Yes!"

"With all due respect, Uncle Chang, Miss Six doesn't look like she is doing business, it will open after the New Year's Festival, there is nothing in this shop, can you ask the little one, what does Miss Six want to do?"

Jing Si asked cautiously, and suddenly regretted that he resigned from the job of Yunfu impulsively, it's just that, it's really not good, just find a job after the New Year's Festival.

Uncle Chang probably guessed the other party's thoughts, "Do you think Miss is joking with you?" Miss doesn't have this effort, you hurry up with the silver, you can go back to the festival with peace of mind, come to work after the New Year's Festival, boy, as long as you follow Miss well, Miss will not treat you badly. ”

Chang Bo took the other party's hand and stuffed the silver to the other party, and beckoned the other two guys in the store to close.

Jing Si looked down at the silver in his hand, "Uncle Chang, what kind of deal does Miss Six want to do?" ”

There is nothing to do, only a counter, and a few tables, like a place to drink tea, he just looked, the backyard is quite big, and there are horse sheds...

"It's not that I won't tell you, it's that I can't tell you clearly, and you'll know for yourself when the time comes."

Chang Bo beckoned Jing Si to go out and let the guy lock.

It's not that he doesn't say it, it's that he really doesn't know, anyway, he does what he is told.

"Uncle Chang, if you have a message for Miss, just say that Jing Si will go to work after the fourth festival, say hello to Miss Six, and Jing Si will kowtow to Miss Six when he turns around."

Without doing anything, he gave him silver, which was enough for him to buy medicine for his mother.

"Let's go, where you live, I'll follow you for a while."

Chang Bo looked at the wind and snow outside, and asked Jing Si to get into the carriage, and he would have to ask Lang Zhong to go back later.

After Chang Shou finished delivering the letter to Chu Xiaojing, he went to the Criminal Department, found a beggar nearby, and gave him broken silver to send the letter to the Criminal Department.

Although it was sent by a beggar, the letter said that Li Yuanxin received it, the name of the Shangshu Lord, and the official guarding the door did not dare to slack off, so he hurriedly collected it and sent it in.

Seeing that the people from the Criminal Department received the letter, Chang Shou was relieved to leave.

Today should have been a rest, but a serious case was transferred to Dali Temple, and the Criminal Department was brightly lit tonight, and it looked like it was going to be interrogated overnight.