Chapter 30: The Strange Proprietor
In a secluded alley in the south of Bianliang, a pair of stone drums placed at the gate have gone through vicissitudes and mottled times, and the cyan lacquer on the door is also a little faded, but it seems to be a little quiet.
Knocking the knocker, after a while, a servant in a green coat and a small hat opened the door and looked at Song Wen and Mr. Li...... "It turned out to be Mr. Li, the two of you came with me, and the little one will go and inform the master." ”
"I'm tired."
After a while, the little guy came back and called Mr. Li to talk, and Mr. Li tidied up his clothes and hurriedly went. Only Song Wen was left bored and looking around in this small living room.
The whole courtyard seems to be very large, and several small courtyards in it are scattered, without any luxurious utensils, quiet and light, which makes Song Wen feel very comfortable.
Song Wen got up and walked to the front of the pink wall, carefully examining a painting...... The painting is a spring garden scene, and some pink and green colors are faintly applied, and there is also the image of a palace woman in it.
"You're Song Wen?"
As soon as Song Wen turned around, a girl who was not tall, about seventeen or eighteen years old, stood at the door of the small flower hall with her hands in her hands, looking at herself.
Song Wen arched his hand and said: "It's exactly below, I don't know what to call the girl?"
"It doesn't matter...... I went to the building a few days ago to take a look at the orchid dance you discharged, although it is difficult to get into the elegant hall, but it is really novel! Especially the Hu music of the Western Regions, which can make people's heartstrings move with it......"
"I learned it all from a master who played Hongchen."
"The few new dishes you have made for Zixuan Lou are not bad, but I heard that someone has secretly arranged for a splashing house to hack you?"
Song Wen shook his head: "Maybe I just happened to encounter a thief who robbed, I'm not worthy of such a calculation, right?"
The girl frowned and thought for a while: "Come to think of it, Mr. Li seems to have decided to get rid of that Yan Baihua...... Let the rest of the people take care of themselves! Now Zixuan Tower is a bit eye-catching...... This is not good, the tree is the way to take trouble! I can do some of these business things...... Zixuan Tower should be quiet as soon as possible, do you think it can be done? ”
Song Wen was stunned for a moment, could this girl be the proprietor of Zixuan Tower?
Weighing it in his heart, Song Wen still agreed: "As long as the proprietor handles it properly, the building will definitely be quiet!" It's just that those people arranged by Yan Baihua are afraid to be restless......"
"It's all gone! In the future, all the accounts of Zixuan Building were handled by Mr. Li, and the operation was ...... I'm going to call the shots! ”
Song Wen's heart moved, but he shook his head with a smile: "Owner, I'm just a little turtle prince...... The slave is still in the hands of the proprietor, how to do things, the proprietor can give a command! But...... After all, the little one has no experience in ushering in the delivery, and I'm afraid this matter won't be helpful. ”
"You just want to be hidden behind the scenes?"
"This is indeed better for the management of Zixuan Building."
"Well, that's fine......"
Song Wen asked, "I don't know what the proprietor is called?"
The girl showed a smile: "Just call me Jiuniang...... I'm only half the proprietor, and your real proprietor is in Jiangnan! Your slave deeds and all that stuff are over there...... So be it! You go back first to assist Mr. Li to settle the hearts of the people in Zixuan Tower...... The rest is left alone. ”
"The little one knows."
Song Wen looked up, the girl turned around and walked through the corner gate to the backyard, and Mr. Li walked back with a middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper.
Song Wen walked on the road and asked softly, "Mr. Li, what is the identity of this proprietor Jiuniang?"
Mr. Li frowned: "The proprietor is a wealthy businessman in the south of the Yangtze River, in fact, a business like Zixuan Building is not a big deal in the eyes of the proprietor...... Miss Jiuniang is a distant relative of the proprietor, but the business in the capital is basically in the hands of Jiuniang, which shows that the proprietor has great trust in Miss Jiuniang. As for the rest...... I don't know. ”
Song Wen knew that this guy was talking nonsense, but the identity of the proprietor of Zixuan Mansion was indeed a bit mysterious...... I don't care about a green building, how much property does the owner of Zixuan Building have in Bianliang?
After Mr. Li returned to Zixuan Building, his methods immediately became aggressive, first spending money at the Xiang Office to press Huang San's injury, and then paying Huang San fifty taels of silver to send him home.
Yan Baihua's old dogleg Feng Shi also suppressed the matter, but a few guards brought back from outside by Mr. Li dragged Yan Baihua to the firewood room...... After a while, Yan Baihua's room was searched and found a few boxes of silver coins and three money tickets from the bank.
Mr. Li had a murderous look in his eyes, and asked Yan Baihua, the old bustard who ate inside and out, to be transported away in a carriage overnight...... said that she would be sent to Jiangnan as soon as the city gate was opened, but Song Wen seriously suspected that it might be a nameless corpse that died violently when it was transported out of the city early tomorrow morning.
It's been a long time since I've seen the little green slave, and that Mama Li is indeed a weirdo...... Let the world turn upside down in Zixuan's building, I taught my skinny horse! This made Song Wen very puzzled, how did he feel that everyone in this Zixuan Building, from the proprietor to the grandmother, was mysterious and secretive?
Mr. Li and Song Wen also had a meeting with the trembling steward, the teapot, and the new bustard Zhou Niangzi...... first criticized the heinous former bustard Yan Baihua, and then completely liquidated the remnants of Yan Baihua and the dog's legs...... The dismissal of the dismissal of the sale of the sale!
Then it is to formulate new rules, Song Wen's status is very detached, but Song Wen will not care about these idle things...... Just mentioned one thing, in the future, all the servants in the building can keep half of the reward they get!
But with this article alone, Song Wen gathered all the hearts of the servants......
The change in Zixuan Tower seemed to surprise the six Qinglou around him, and rumors spread for a while...... But where will Qinglou be afraid of any rumors and reputation? For a while, the story of the old bustard in Zixuan Lou seducing men to compete for the wind and being jealous and almost killing people made Zixuan Lou's business a little better! This made Song Wen and Mr. Li a little crying and laughing.
After two days of excitement, Song Wen couldn't help but run to the compound in the outer city to see Lin Chong and Li Yan.
As soon as he entered the courtyard gate, a sturdy young man with his upper body naked was struggling his strength, standing on the stump and waving the stone lock...... One by one, the sweaty practice is in full swing.
Li Yan seemed to be healed from her injuries, and with a hint of alcohol, she was lying on a bamboo chair with her arms open and blowing something with Lin Chong.
A few people exchanged a few words, Lin Chong took Song Wen to a warehouse, only to see hundreds of wine jars were tightly sealed, Lin Chong asked: "The name of the wine shop is ready, do you want to take another name for these soju brothers?"
Song Wen asked, "What are the good ideas of Zhao Shenyan and Pingniang?"
Lin Chong shook his head: "No, but my brother's grandfather mentioned it, saying that the Zhitong Zen Master of Daxiangguo Temple said a word after drinking a gourd of soju!"
"What good things can a wine and meat monk say......"