Luo Ran waited until Huang Jie finished speaking, then said in a relaxed and joking tone: "What does Shopkeeper Huang mean by this? Is it possible that he wants to find another job? In that case..."
"Miss! No, County Lord!"
In a hurry, Huang Jie called him by the wrong name.
Luo Ran didn't care and said regretfully: "Shopkeeper Huang, don't worry. If there is really a good place to go, I won't stop you."
"County Lord! You misunderstood!"
Huang Jie held it in for a long time before finally saying: "Didn't you just say..."
Looking into Luo Ran's smiling eyes, Huang Jie realized that he had misunderstood. He breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head with a wry smile: "My lord, please forgive me. I was too reckless."
Luo Ran got up quickly and poured him a cup of tea himself.
Huang Jie was so frightened that he didn't know what to do.
Luo Ran put the tea in his hand and said slowly: "Shopkeeper Huang, you're welcome. You've been guarding the cloth shop for your mother for so many years, and you didn't let the shop lose money under such conditions. This shows your loyalty to your mother."
Huang Jie's eyes were a little dry and he hurriedly lowered his head to cover them: "This is what a young man should do, and he should not be praised by the county master."
Luo Ran didn't say much, sat back and asked calmly: "What is Shopkeeper Huang's next plan? After all, I am not a mother. It was okay for me to be far away in Jiangnan. Now that I have returned to the capital, in this land where every inch of land is precious Damn it, I can’t let a shop go to waste.”
Huang Jie shook his hands and looked at Luo Ran in disbelief and excitement, forgetting the rules for a moment.
Luo Ran didn't take it seriously and continued: "But after thinking about it for a long time, it seems that that position is not suitable for anything. All I can think of is rouge, gouache and other women's things, but these noble ladies and ladies usually I rarely go there."
Huang Jie pursed his lips tightly, seeming to be trying his best to restrain something.
Luo Ran was not in a hurry, and drank tea slowly, and finally sighed: "Forget it, since I don't have any good ideas, otherwise I'll just forget it. If it lasts for a day..."
"County Lord!"
Huang Jie suddenly stood up and bowed deeply: "County Lord, to tell you the truth, my young ancestor originally opened a pawn shop, but later because his grandfather offended someone and couldn't continue the business, he changed his business. If the county The Lord trusts the little ones too much, and the little ones are willing to risk all their wealth to try again!”
Luo Ran's goal was achieved, but he did not agree. He said: "Since Shopkeeper Huang is determined, we can give it a try. It's just a matter of money. But, you also know that I am the county head now, and my husband is He is the commander of the Jinyi Guards. If you don't do a good job in the pawnshop business, it is easy to offend people. Let's do this. Shopkeeper Huang goes back and thinks about it carefully. I will also think about it later, and we will talk about it after the new year."
"Hey! Okay! Go back and get ready now, little one!"
Huang Jie obviously hasn't calmed down from his excitement yet and can return to his old business. If this pawn shop can really open up, his grandfather will be able to rest in peace.
After everyone left, Youqing asked in confusion: "Madam, why did you think of opening a pawn shop?"
Luo Ran raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Haven't you heard that if you want to get rich, open a pawn shop?"
Youqing scratched his head: "I've heard of it, but madam, are you short of money?"
Luo Ran smiled and didn't explain any more.
She was not short of money, but when she heard Fu Jinan casually talk about Fu Shikun's recent business a few days ago, she suddenly had an idea.
Judging from the current situation, the fight for heirs will only become more and more fierce in the future. In the end, whether the crown prince or the third prince wins, let alone avenging the previous life, it will be difficult for the Luo family and the Shen family to survive alone in this life. If she wants to Ways to muddy the water.
But she still hasn't figured out how to do it specifically. But if I could make more money, it would definitely be helpful.
Thinking of this, he asked Chunyu again: "Have you received any letters from Ma recently?"
Chun Yu said: "There was a little girl in front of me who asked the slave about it. The slave said that the master was busy and had no time, so she stopped asking."
Luo Ran nodded: "Well, Youqing, you go and prepare four thousand taels of silver notes. Chunyu, you go to the backyard and tell me that I will talk to my fourth sister-in-law tonight."
Youqing was surprised: "Madam, are you confused? Last time the Fourth Madam said that the Night Pearl was three thousand taels, why are you adding more money yourself?"
Luo Ran: "That one thousand taels is for hiring someone to do something."
Youqing became even more confused.
When Ma received the news, he was extremely excited. He grabbed Fu Shikun's arm and said, "Do you think she will bargain with me? What should I do if she bargains?"
Fu Shikun thought for a while and said: "Then let her be cheaper by one hundred taels first. If she still thinks it's too expensive, you can lower it by another hundred taels. For two thousand eight hundred taels, you must not let go!"
Ma nodded, but still felt a little worried, and stretched out a hand: "How about a minimum of two thousand five hundred taels?"
Fu Shikun glared at her: "Why are you so worthless! Don't worry, she will definitely buy it!"
Ma made a sound: "Isn't it true that I was blamed and scared by you last time?"
Fu Shikun ignored her and stood up: "Okay, it's not convenient for me to be here. I'll go hang out with my second brother."
Ma curled her lips: "The second sister-in-law has been very close to the Crown Prince's wife recently. I heard that the Crown Prince has even arranged a job for the second brother, and he will be able to take office in the next year."
Fu Shikun snorted softly: "You women are just short-sighted! A handyman in the Mining and Printing Bureau, his salary for a year is not worth the pearl on your ear. If you have ever thought about the poor life before, tomorrow I will go..."
"Okay, okay, I just said it casually, why do you take it seriously!"
Ma urged: "Okay, go quickly, don't keep the second brother waiting."
After Fu Shikun left, Mr. Ma touched the pearl on his ear, remembering Mr. An's envious eyes when he saw it, and pursed his lips and smiled.
When Fu Jinan came back, he walked around and saw no one, so he asked Zizhu who was guarding the door: "Where is Madam?"
Zizhu replied: "As for your Majesty, Madam went to the Fourth Madam."
Fu Jinan walked in, lay on the couch, picked up the book he usually read, flipped through it twice and threw it aside. Suddenly he saw a book next to him, which he had never seen before.
I picked it up and looked through it twice. The records on it were actually famous pawn shops in history.
He raised his eyebrows in interest.
Here, Ma welcomed Luo Ran into the room enthusiastically. Before Luo Ran could speak, he said: "I have also discussed it with your fourth brother, and I know that you really like that bead. Your fourth brother also said The seller discussed it, let’s do this, two thousand nine hundred taels!”
Luo Ran smiled and shook his head.
Ma became nervous and bit her lip: "Two thousand eighty, it can't be lower!"
Luo Ran still smiled and shook his head.
Ma was a little panicked: "Then how much do you think?"
Luo Ran stretched out three fingers.
"Three hundred taels?"
Ma almost jumped out of his chair.
Luo Ran covered his handkerchief and smiled: "Second sister-in-law misunderstood, I mean, three thousand taels, not one point is too much, not one point is too little."
