Chapter Two Hundred and One A Pair of Purple Jade One Thousand and Five
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Liu Hanyun pinched the handkerchief, as if he had made a big decision: I thought, there are few people in this courtyard to serve. Originally, Qing'er could still help serve Hou Ye, but recently she was not in good health and was recuperating, and the only thing left was the concubine. The concubine has to take care of Xi'er, and the Hou Ye does not often come to Linghan Courtyard. Wen Wan has no memory anyway, and she doesn't even know who you are, so it's better to let her out and serve Hou Ye, so as not to let Hou Ye always go outside and not come back.
Ji Man was stunned when he heard this, how generous Liu Hanyun is, she doesn't remember Wen Wan's hatred for changing her son, and she still wants to release Wen Wan to serve Hou Ye again?
Madame is the head of this family, why would she ask such a question? Ji Man pursed his lips and said: I just advise Madame below, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, and some people are good to her, but she may not appreciate them.
Liu Hanyun looked away: I am also worried that Hou Ye will bring some women back from outside, Wan'er is what he once liked, and now he has no memory, that is, a brand new person. If you can, the concubine wants to try.
What does it mean that wildfires are inexhaustible, and the spring breeze blows and grows. Ji Man thought to himself, in the end, he once loved, Ning Yuxuan was really not ordinary soft-hearted to be gentle.
Madame can grasp the matter herself, and there is no need to ask. Breakfast came, Ji Man drank the porridge, looked at the sunshine outside early, and said with a smile: Now it happens to be in the house, can the lady take it down to see Master Wan?
Good. Liu Hanyun nodded, got up and took Ji Man to the Rose Garden.
There are still flowers blooming in the rose garden, and Wen Wan is sitting at the stone table in the courtyard, smiling and embroidering. When Ji Man stepped in, she turned her eyes to look over, there was strangeness in her eyes, but her eyes were very gentle.
Mrs. Wen Wan put down the needle and thread, got up and walked to Liu Hanyun, and Ying Ying bowed: Concubine to Mrs.
Exempt. Liu Hanyun took Ji Man in, and Ji Man stood at the stone table and looked at Wen Wan.
Miss Wen Wan, who lost her memory after hanging, seems to be a different person now, standing with a very warm smile on her face, although she still looks weak. Dressed in a white long dress, with tender yellow shoulders and Xia Shawl, it looks fresh and refined, like a girl next door.
Ji Man had to admit that Miss Wen's face was defeated by herself, a good beautiful face, with resentment every day, naturally becoming more and more ugly. Now it seems that everything has been put down, and the whole person seems to be comfortable again.
Who is this son? Wen Wan looked at Ji Man, her eyes full of doubts.
Liu Hanyun said: This is Mr. Ji, Hou Ye's best friend.
Wen Wan made a small salute, and looked at her with flickering eyes: Mr. Ji is here, but what is the matter?
Ji Man looked directly into her eyes and smiled: Just stop by and take a look, it's nothing, and you should leave later.
Wen Wan nodded as if she didn't understand.
Do you want to take her to serve Ning Yuxuan again? Ji Man felt that Liu Hanyun's idea was really unique, Wen Wan, the heroine who was always put to death and was born later, when would she die completely?
Madam, forgive me for saying more. On the way out of the mansion, Ji Man whispered to Liu Hanyun: To be merciful to your opponent is to be cruel to yourself. The lady wants to save the snake, and also beware of being bitten by the snake. She seems to be really amnesiac now, and she will not threaten Ji's life, so Ji will have nothing to say. If it is found that she is pretending, then no matter what, Ji will definitely not keep her in order to save his life.
Liu Hanyun was slightly stunned, pursed his lips and nodded: I understand.
Back at the grain store, as soon as Ji Man sat down, Yan Buba came to see her with some injuries.
What's going on? Ji Man was at a loss, she didn't know about Yan Buba's arrest and imprisonment.
Yesterday, the government will be arrested and put in the prison, whipped three times, and boarded five boards. Yan Buba said with a calculation: Later, they apologized and released the general, saying that it was a misunderstanding. At the entrance of the yamen, he beat the drum and sounded the grievances, and was compensated with twenty taels of silver, and in addition to the medical expenses, he made a net profit of nineteen taels.
Ji Man couldn't cry or laugh, he dared to be affected by her yesterday, and he was so bad that he could still calculate how much he earned.
In addition, early this morning, Liu Ji and Rong Ji and other grain banks have already sent all the tenant contracts over. Yan Buba put away his abacus and said: I have already asked them in Xia, they don't take a penny, they only want to be sheltered by you in the future, and I don't understand what is going on.
Ji Man stood up on the ground: Where is the contract?
Yan Buba picked up a box, and there was a thick stack of contracts inside, Ji Man counted more than five hundred.
Several grain store shopkeepers were crazy? They actually gave her all the contracts like this? Ji Man was a little dazed, and he tapped his head before remembering what happened yesterday.
Those old men wanted to use the household book to suppress her, but they were frightened stupid by a group of imperial relatives and high-ranking officials and ministers, and they were afraid that she would retaliate, so they simply sent all the contracts over, lest she swallow all their grain in a fit of anger?
Thinking too much, those people just stopped by to have a meal here, and they didn't really help her do anything, which scared people.
Yan Buji smiled and calculated: Because of the actions of the major shopkeepers, the owner made thousands of taels of silver overnight. We have enough capital to fulfill the contracts of these tenants. After the autumn harvest of the imperial court's grain collection, all the remaining grain can enter the Ji family's granary. The rest of the grain banks signed a contract, and the grain could be shipped to them at a unit price one penny lower than the market price.
Ji Man really felt moved, Ning Yuxuan helped her so much, it was time to give him some gifts.
After thinking about it, Ji Man got up and said: I'll go to the street, you will take care of the grain store, and by the way, help me make an appointment with a few shopkeepers to have dinner together in the evening.
Good. Yan Buji nodded.
The weather is good today, Ji Man just wants to go out for a walk, and buy a gift for Ning Yuxuan by the way. Sending up and receiving is also a matter of sophistication, and an official like Mo Yuhou should naturally give gifts.
You don't have to worry too much about gifts, as soon as you enter the jade shop, you can buy whatever is expensive. Ji Man looked down at the high-grade jade pieces carefully, and saw a pair of purple jade out of the corner of his eye.
The purple jade pendant is really rare, this jade pendant is still a semi-finished product, and there is no inscription on it.
Childe has a good eye, this purple jade is rare in the world, and this store is also this pair, which is the treasure of the town store. The shopkeeper came over and said, "You can engrave whatever you want."
How much is it? Ji Man took a piece and put it in his hand, and his tentacles were warm.
The shopkeeper rubbed his hands together and said: This piece is one thousand taels, and two pieces are only one thousand five hundred taels for you.
Jiman almost threw it away.
One thousand taels, a piece of broken jade, why don't you just use it to rob it?
Be careful. The shopkeeper hurriedly took the jade from her hand and muttered: This jade is already rare, and it is already a very low price.
Ji Man slowed his breath, wanting to see something else. But once I saw the purple jade, and then looked at the others, I was not interested.
Two pieces of one thousand five hundred taels, one piece should not be seven hundred and fifty taels? Ji Man asked distressedly.
The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "No, one piece costs a thousand taels."
You're not gritting your teeth at Pe!
But that's the rule in our store. Shopkeeper authentic: buy more and give more, and buy less will naturally be a little more expensive.
Ji Man hesitated, buy a piece, it's too expensive. But it's more expensive to buy two, and she is still reluctant to give such an expensive thing to Ning Yuxuan, even if he is in charge of the sixth!
I asked for another piece.
A man who had been standing at the door for a long time finally spoke.
Ji Man was startled, and when he looked back, Ning Mingjie was wearing a regular suit and walked in slowly with Chang Shan.
When the shopkeeper heard this, he laughed: Hey, this is okay, the two of you can buy it together, and it can be regarded as a pair of 1,500 taels.
Ji Man didn't react a little, Ning Mingjie was already standing beside her, looked at the jade pendant and said: Since it is a semi-finished product, it must be engraved. What do you want to engrave?
Don't worry about it. Ji Man took a half step back slightly: This is to be given as a gift, so you don't have to think too much about it.
Ning Mingjie pursed his lips slightly: A gift for someone can't be a half-finished product.
Well. Ji Man nodded, looked at the shopkeeper and said: Just engrave the word 'Ning'.
Then he decisively went to give his share of the silver ticket.
Chang Shan also went to pay the silver ticket, and Ning Mingjie looked at the shopkeeper and said: Mine doesn't need to be engraved.
The shopkeeper collected the silver ticket, and his eyes disappeared with a smile, and he was naturally good at whatever the guest said, and there was a carving master in the store, so that Ji Man could take the jade in half an hour.
I've heard that it's been a good time lately. Ning Mingjie didn't mean to leave after taking the jade, but just looked at her deeply: I said goodbye last time, and I haven't seen her for a long time.
Ji Man tugged at the corners of his mouth and smiled: Yes.
Then the two were speechless. Chang Shan stood behind Ning Mingjie with the jade box in his hand, and asked in a low voice: Master, do you want to choose other things for Madame?
Ning Mingjie bowed: You can pick one at random.
Ji Man raised his eyebrows: The general is here to buy something for his wife?
Well, her birthday. Ning Mingjie said lightly: It's just that she is going to the palace, and the military department happens to have something to do and can't accompany her, so he gave her some things.
Why do you want to go to the palace for your birthday? Ji Man is a little strange, but Lord Kang Yuan is said to have a good relationship with the emperor's brothers and sisters, so why do you manage so many people.
Ji Man continued to wait for the jade pendant, and Ning Mingjie quietly waited for Chang Shan to pick things.
Outside, a carriage passed by, and it came to an abrupt halt. Xiao Tianyi looked out of the car window and smiled at the person behind him: Look, is that the Mr. Ji of your family?
Fang was still saying that he was good, and he saw it now. Ning Yuxuan borrowed the position to look outside, and sure enough, it was Ji Man in the store.
It's just that why is Ning Mingjie there?
That's interesting. Xiao Tianyi chuckled and said: If there is going to be a good show in the palace, why don't you borrow your husband's hand and ask General Ning to take a look?
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