When a man is about to die, his words are good.

The brothers and sisters of the Gu family thought that their father did not forget the in-laws with the Tao family before he died, because they repented of the half-hanging money back then.

But I don't want my father to say his true words when he is coming:

"My Gu family and Tao family are both from Xiangshui merchants, and it is not easy to achieve the situation of occupying two streets now. But in recent years, the Tao family has faintly passed us away, or it won't be long before they will step on our Gu family's head. I have heard that the jade jade cabbage has the effect of blessing fortune, which can ensure the prosperity of the business and the prosperity of the family. If you marry into the Tao family, you will bring that jade cabbage back to my Gu family! ”

As his father said on his deathbed, in recent years, whether it is business or luck, the Gu family has indeed been trampled under the feet of the Tao family.

The Tao family didn't know what bad luck they had, and opened more than a dozen medicine stores in Xiangxi County, and the business went smoothly all the way to the west, that is, even Bengzhu Town and Nanling Mansion had their Tao family's shops.

In addition to their old business, the Tao family also extended their hands to silk tea, rice grain, pawnshops, and money businesses.

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the tea shop was opened opposite the Gu family firm - the business was still in full swing, and Gu Shanqing scratched his heart all day long.

I couldn't swallow this breath, and I also dug up the Tao family's doctor to open a few pharmacies, but the door was too much to make ends meet.

This made Gu Shanqing even more depressed.

Let's not talk about business for the time being, let's talk about the next generation.

I only have Gu Chonglou, my only son, who looks good, and he is very good at attracting bees and butterflies, and he already has two rooms before he tires his hair.

But when it comes to doing business, his brows are furrowed and he can't say a serious word for a long time, and he hasn't even learned his own skills.

Looking at Tao Jiang, the daughter of the Tao family, her eyes were full of business experience, and she had already taken the position of the chief merchant of Hecaitang at a young age.

If this continues, what else will his Gu family compare with the Tao family?

Thinking of this, Gu Shanqing sighed heavily.

Gu Shanqing is about the same age as the son of the Tao family, but he is extremely old in appearance, and perhaps because the old lady of the Gu family left early, Gu Shanqing has been the owner and father over the years, so he looks about the same age as Tao Yongjin, and he has raised himself by a generation in appearance-

I saw that his skin was loose, and the flesh of his cheeks hung down heavily, and it seemed that only a thin layer of skin hung on it.

The tear trough under his eyes is deep, as if he has never slept all night.

The lines at the corners of the eyes are like mountains, and when you squint your eyes, you hide all your expressions in the lines, adding a bit of majesty and shrewdness.

It was precisely because his son did not grow up that he moved the idea of letting Tao Jiang marry into the Gu family.

It just so happened that this Tao Jiang was also affectionate to Gu Chonglou, and the Gu family added fuel to the fire, Gu Shanqing originally thought that the marriage between the two would be decided after the year, and with Tao Jiang's help, it would not be a problem for this son to become a weapon.

This matter is also smooth, Tao Jiang is full of affection every time she sees Gu Chonglou, and anyone can see that she likes it tightly.

But for some reason, he suddenly changed his mind, not only did he not leave any affection at all when he was competing for the general business, but he also beat his son like this today, which is really no affection.

It seems that Tao Jiang, the girl herself, still can't be underestimated, and she needs to put some pressure on her sister if she is free-

Gu's has been smooth sailing in the Tao family in recent years, and it is said that Tao Yongjin is also obedient to her.

But the most important thing to do things for people is to be careless and underestimate the enemy, and these few times they have suffered so many dark losses at the hands of Tao Jiang, which illustrates this point.

Tao Jiang, a girl, if she can't be a member of the Gu family, she can't be the help of the Tao family - you must find a way to get rid of her!

Gu Shanqing narrowed his slender eyes, and a trace of viciousness overflowed from the stacked lines.

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Gu Shanqing wanted to send some more news to the Gu family, but he couldn't think of what kind of situation his sister Gu Xiaomei was in in the Tao Mansion now.

In recent years, Tao Jiang has been extremely busy.

The maids and maids in each courtyard and door in the inner house are waiting to receive the moon silver, and they are all waiting to see how much they can get the red envelope at the end of the year after the eldest lady is housekeeper.

The month of the masters can not be less, and the second and third uncles will come back in the next year, and there must be some daily things added to the two rooms.

There are also monthly accounts and quarterly accounts in each store are summarized and submitted in accordance with Tao Jiang's instructions, Tao Jiang in addition to checking the expenditure profits, but also to put forward the bonus list of the shopkeepers.

There are also Laba banquets, Chinese New Year's Eve banquets, and Taojia banquets where shopkeepers from all over the country gather on the first day of the Lunar New Year...... This item is one by one, whether it is the purchase of dishes or the arrangement of personnel, Tao Jiang has to arrange it in a row.

She had eight eyes and ten hands at this time, and she couldn't keep her busy.

Fortunately, Gu's mother and daughter are kneeling in the ancestral hall now, and Gu Chonglou was beaten so much that he couldn't get out of the house for a while.

The wind blows the bamboo forest outside the window, and there is a loud sound.

Tao Jiang raised his head from the ledger, slightly distracted--the northwest wind has been blowing more and more fiercely in recent days.

There was some rustling sound under the porch, and I saw the cheeks that were red from the cold and walked in with the curtains.

Xu was worried that the cold air would cool Tao Jiang, so he stood at the door for a while, his hands were hot, and he put it on his face to cover it, and then approached Tao Jiang's side.

Today's citrus is wearing a pink sprinkler jacket, and the crimson little face is even more delicate against the background of the new clothes.

Tao Jiang himself loves plain clothes, and as a close-fitting maid, he can only follow his master, and rarely wears bright clothes.

It's just a teenage girl, how many people are not pretty?

So when Tao Jiang was patrolling the shop two days ago, he specially went to the garment workshop to pick out a few bright jackets for Citrus Fruit.

This little girl was not polite, and after thanking her with a smiling face like a golden chrysanthemum, she immediately put on her new clothes.

Citrus walked up to Tao Jiang and touched the stove with his hand - it was still hot; I added some water to the red clay stove and prepared to make a pot of hot tea for Tao Jiang.

I was almost busy, so I walked to the window and looked around, and then I said while warming the tea:

"Miss, the northwest wind has been very strong these days, and I heard that the old window lattices of the ancestral hall have been blown out, and now the wind is pouring into it!"

Tao Jiang understood that he had done the work he had explained to Citrus Fruit, so he smiled and said:

"How are the second aunt and fourth sister now?"

Tang Shi put a silver fox skin on Tao Jiang's leg, squatted down and whispered:

"I heard that the second lady had a fever that night, and the second lady desperately wanted to come out but was stopped by the guards."

As if thinking of something again, Citrus continued:

"To say that Steward Chen is really a master who sees the wind and steers. used to follow the second lady like a pug, but now he ordered the subordinates on the other side of the ancestral hall to keep their mouths shut and not to reveal the news of the second lady's illness. He also told me about this, didn't he just want to ask for a favor in our long house! ”

Whether Steward Chen is a wall grass or not, Tao Jiang doesn't care at all.

But as long as he can use it for himself and give the second room a fall from time to time, Tao Jiang will be satisfied.

Thinking of this, Tao Jiang asked Xiang Citrus again:

"The ancestral hall window is doing a good job, who did you let do it?"

Tao Jiang also had no intention of asking, but saw that Citrus Fruit's face was red to the bottom, like a red lantern hanging high under the eaves.