Nie Sangyu's elder brother Nie Qingyun was a general in the five grades of the dynasty, who was young and promising, and was quite valued by the emperor. Compared with Nie Sangyu's notoriety, it is simply a world of difference.

Nie Qingyun is the son of Nie Xiangyuan's stepfamily, but Nie Sangyu is the daughter of Nie Xiangyuan's deceased wife. 's mother is different, but Nie Qingyun is very good to Sang Yu, whatever trouble she caused when she was a child, Nie Qingyun carried it for her. That's why even Alfalfa felt that he should go to the eldest prince if he had something.

Ji Man knew that this person seemed to have helped Nie Sangyu a lot in the later episodes, and he treated her sincerely. However, she is not Nie Sangyu now, alfalfa is stupid and doesn't notice it, just change someone close to her, what if she is exposed?

She wanted to find someone to help sell alabaster, but she couldn't take such a big risk. Silver is important, but life is even more important.

After thinking about it, Ji Man still said: "My brother is very busy all day, don't trouble him with these little things, let's go out and have a look first, and then we should go shopping, okay?"

Alfalfa hesitated, but could only nod. The master has changed too much recently, although it has been much better for her, but she still doesn't dare to disobey her intentions easily.

With Wen Wan's permission, Ji Man, under the protection of Mama Liu and the other two family members, put on a veil and went out.

Wen Wan wanted her to come out and buy more alabaster cream, and Mama Liu and the two family members also clearly came to spy on her. But Ji Man is not worried, count the days, today is a market, I don't know how many people are on the lively street in front of me, and I am afraid that I can't get rid of the three minions?

"Last time the alfalfa paste was bought from Luoxia Street. Ji Man walked and walked, turned back to Mama Liu and said, "I haven't been out much, does Mama know where Luoxia Street is?"

The people in front gradually became crowded, and Mama Liu replied, "The slave knows", and asked the two family members to open the way in front, so as not to crowd her, and she also walked to the front to lead the way.

Ji Man took Alfalfa's hand and deliberately slowed down his pace, and when he entered the bazaar and was crowded, Mama Liu turned around worriedly, and the two people behind him were gone.

"Master Sang!" Mama Liu turned pale with fright, and hurriedly wanted to stop and go back to find someone. But where was the crowd behind her willing to let her, pushing her and continuing to walk forward.

"Master Sang is gone! Hurry up and look for it!" Mama Liu was anxious, turned around and drank the two house slaves, and the three of them went against the current, and their brows were twisted into twists and they couldn't take a few steps forward.

Ji Man pulled alfalfa out of the side of the crowd, leaned against the curb, and ran to Zhengde Street with a smoke.

"Master......" Alfalfa is in shock.

Ji Man patted her on the back, and then looked left and right: "Which rouge shop are you talking about?"

Alfalfa looked left and right, and pulled Ji Man to take a few steps forward, two large stores, with a plaque on the top that said Shui Ji Rouge Shop, no lights, and a backlit shop, which was black and pressing.

Ji Man followed in, there didn't seem to be any guests today, and the shopkeeper was lying listlessly.

"What does this lady need?" Seeing that someone was coming, the lady of the Shui family immediately cheered up and asked with a smile.

"Look how things are here. Ji Man replied casually and looked at the woman twice. It turned out to be a female shopkeeper, which is rare.

"The rouge of our Shui Ji has always been the best, and the wives and girls of all big families love to use it. The water lady smiled.

Ji Man looked around and asked curiously, "I also heard that you have good things here, but why are you so deserted?"

The water lady was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "Don't hide it from Madame, our store is going to be sold." My father was seriously ill, and because of the bad location of this shop, business was always tepid. Look at these rouges, what a good color, put a bright place, but more than that. ”

Ji Man's eyes lit up: "You don't plan to do the rouge business anymore?"

"Why don't you do it. The water lady picked up a box of rouge and sighed: "It's just that my father needs a lot of money to treat his illness, and after a few days, I will sell the store for one hundred and eighty taels of silver, and I will continue to set up a stall to sell." ”

Talking about his troubles, it seems that he has been talked about unconsciously. The water lady came back to her senses, looked at Ji Man with some vigilance, and said, "Madame is here to buy rouge?"

Ji Man shook his head: "I want to talk to you about things." ”

The water lady paused: "Do you want to buy this shop?"

"It's not. Ji Man then shook his head: "I want to change you to a bright shop and do this rouge business with you." But you've got to sell me something. If I can keep it a secret, maybe I can help with your father's illness. ”

The water lady looked at the person in front of her, she was wearing expensive materials, her face was half covered, and her danfeng eyes were slightly fierce, like a concubine of a large family.

Few women in this era are willing to show their heads to do business, and she is also forced to do business. This lady seems to have no worries about food and clothing, why is she thinking about doing business?

But it seems that she is the person who can help her, she is now isolated, and all her relatives are only greedy for this shop, and there is really no other way.

"What is Madame selling?" she asked.

Ji Man smiled slightly, and did not rush to take out the alabaster, but put the silver ticket of one hundred taels of silver in her hand.

"This is a deposit, you can use this money to rent the most prosperous shop on Yongning Street first, and I will buy it for you in two days, and then you sell your rouge and sell my things for me. You can take 30% of the silver I sell, how about it?"

This is simply a pie falling from the sky! The water lady was stunned, holding a hundred taels of silver in her hand, and her mouth was open wide and she couldn't close it.

However, she quickly reacted, frowned, and said, "In this way, wouldn't it be that I took advantage of Mrs. for nothing?"

She buys the shop, and she can still smoke 30% of her things, how can there be such a good thing?

Ji Man said calmly: "You also know that my identity is not suitable for business, and if it is discovered, there will be no day to turn over." So I pay you nothing. If I need any ingredients in the future, I'll have your help, understand?"

The water lady was silent, and her eyes were hesitant.

Naturally, it is impossible to make a decision on such a major event. Ji Man didn't urge her, but said: "The silver will be put here for you first, if you agree, go and do things first, and I will come out to find you in a few days." If I don't agree, I'll come and collect the deposit in a few days. ”

"Madame, let me think about it. The water lady saluted.

Ji Man nodded, swept around the shop, and left with alfalfa.

"How could the master give her all the money so easily!" Alfalfa frowned, "What if she runs away with the silver!"

That's not a small amount, and ordinary people should be tempted.

"The most important thing in doing business is integrity. Ji Man said softly: "One hundred taels of silver is the touchstone, if she is qualified, then I will save trouble." If it is unqualified, it is better than sending it to someone and being betrayed, after all, safety comes first. ”

She has to find someone who is trustworthy and reliable, otherwise she will be miserable if she shakes out the matter of selling alabaster cream.

Alfalfa still felt distressed, it was the money that the master sold half of his jewelry and clothes.

Ji Man didn't react, he was tired of wearing so many headdresses every day, and now it's good to have two silver hairpins.

She also smuggled a lot of jewelry out this time, and she wanted to buy a shop, so don't think about it if she doesn't have three hundred taels of silver. Calculate the things in your hand, and if you make it together, you can probably barely make it up.

After bargaining with the shopkeeper in the pawnshop for a long time, Ji Man won with a three-inch incorruptible tongue and came out with two hundred and eighty taels of silver. With a silver ticket, he pulled the alfalfa and went home.

"Master, don't you go to the bazaar?" asked Alfalfa.

"What are you going to do? Ji Man pouted: "Get rid of your followers, it's better to go back earlier than them, otherwise Madame will definitely blame us for running around." When we get back to the house first, Madame will blame them for not doing their duty. ”

Alfalfa was speechless, thinking that the master was actually really smart, how could he be dazzled by emotions before, and he only pounced on Hou Ye, who was hopelessly stupid.

Ji Man took her back to the Hou Mansion in a carriage, and Mama Liu and the two house slaves really hadn't come back yet. Gloating, hurry up and report to the Rose Garden first.

"The stall selling alabaster doesn't seem to be on display today. There were many people on the street, and the slaves and maids were afraid of getting lost, so they came back early. ”

Kneeling in front of Wen Wan, Ji Man said in a regretful tone.

Wen Wan raised her hand to let her up, frowned, and said, "You know the rules when you come back first, in the end, you are from the Hou Mansion, and you can't walk around." When Mama Liu and the others come back, I will teach me a lesson, so you can go back and rest first. ”

"Thank you, ma'am. ”

When Ji Man went back, he calculated the price of the things that Wen Wan rewarded, and asked Dr. Li to take them out and sell them, making up three hundred taels of silver. During this period, taking advantage of the fact that he had nothing to do, he picked up alfalfa and went to the garden of the Hou Mansion to steal all kinds of flowers and come back to boil flower juice, and made a few boxes of alabaster and put them away.

A few days later, Ji Man got the mercy of being able to leave the house again, and it was estimated that Wen Wan's box of things was used very well, and even her situation was much better, and when she went out, only Mama Liu and a family member followed.

"Please don't walk around, follow the slave and maid. Mama Liu was still haunted by what happened last time, and she looked at the two masters and servants with a pair of eyes, for fear that they would disappear again.

Ji Man nodded softly, but as soon as he entered the market, he still took advantage of the crowds, and the cat ran away with the alfalfa.

First went to Shuiji on Zhengde Street to take a look, the shop was closed, and a sign for sale was hung up. Ji Man and Alfalfa turned around and went to Yongning Street.

Yongning Street is much more lively than Zhengde Street, and after walking around, I saw a sunny shop being repaired and maintained. The woman standing at the door, who is it not the water lady?

"Ma'am. The water lady looked back at her and said with a smile: "You can count it." ”

Ji Man breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, this lady is a down-to-earth person.

"Is it rented?" she asked.

The water lady looked left and right, and pulled her inside: "Madam, good luck, I went to talk about the shopkeeper of this shop, saying that I was in a hurry to return to my hometown, and I was willing to transfer two hundred and sixty taels of silver." ”