After Chu Yao changed her clothes, she and Jiang Qingci went to see the shop together. The troublemakers have been taken away by the Yamen people, and Jiang Qingci's people are cleaning the stains in front of the shop.
After several buckets of water were poured on it, the ground was almost washed away. After Jiang Qingci confirmed that the blood stains were almost invisible, he invited Chu Yao over.
After such a thing happened, Jiang Qingci took the initiative to lower the rent for Chu Yao. Chu Yao happily rented it for three years and paid him the money.
It was the first time Jiang Qingci saw someone pay so quickly, as if it was not his own money, and he didn't feel distressed at all.
Knowing that she not only wanted to rent a shop, but also planned to buy a shop, he thought that he had nothing else to do today, so he offered to accompany her to look at the shops. Not only was he familiar with the business conditions of this area of shops, but he also knew every shop. The approximate price, and whether you are renting or buying a shop, you have to go to the Yamen to buy a fixed price and a formal deed. He can also help with this matter.
So with his help, Chu Yao used the remaining money to buy two more shops. The shop is not big, but the location is good. Because he negotiated the price, Chu Yao also saved a lot of money. She planned to treat Jiang Qingci to a meal to thank him for his help.
Jiang Qingci did not refuse. He was really hungry around noon, so he chose a nearby elegantly decorated restaurant, asked Chu Yao and Zhiye about their tastes, and ordered a few dishes.
Jiang Qingci asked her what business she planned to do in the three shops she bought today.
Chu Yao smiled shyly: "I'm not afraid of jokes in the office. In fact, I haven't made any plans yet. I have never done business before, and I wanted to plan carefully before setting up a shop, but something happened and I couldn't. If you don’t spend your money in advance..."
Although she didn't explain the specific reason, Jiang Qingci could guess a rough idea if he thought about it a little deeper.
The first time he met her was at a pawn shop. He took a fancy to the painting in her hand and wanted to buy it when he knew it was authentic. However, out of caution, he sent someone to investigate her details and learned that she was a member of the Lu family. The second young lady who came to the house reconciled with Lu Erlang for some unknown reason, and left the Lu family with her children.
The day they met was when she left the Lu family.
The Lu family was relatively wealthy. He guessed that she probably got a lot of money after her divorce. Now that she was so eager to spend the money, it was probably because someone was thinking about this money.
Jiang Qingci didn't ask too many questions, but secretly admired her courage, and said to her: "Actually, it's not a chance for you to decide on a shop in such a hurry. In the past few years, people's lives were difficult due to the turmoil. , the merchants have also been exploited layer by layer, and many can no longer hold on. But it is different now. King Jinyang is approaching Kyoto, and I am afraid that the result will be seen soon. If the situation really changes by then, The agricultural and commercial policies will probably change accordingly. If we can adopt the strategy of resting with the people, economic revitalization will be just around the corner. By then, you will have three shops in your hands. Even if you do nothing and sublet them out, the rent alone will be enough for your daily expenses. pin……"
"Really?" Chu Yao didn't know much about the current situation. She had lived in the inner courtyard for a long time and didn't know much. She could only focus on the things in front of her and didn't have much judgment on major events. Now listening to his analysis, renting and buying a shop seems like he got lucky by accident. If it turns out to be what he said in the future, he will also be a boss and live by collecting rent. Although it is not much, it is enough.
She was happy in her heart and her brows relaxed a lot. She offered tea instead of wine to Jiang Qingci: "Thanks to the Yameni's help, everything went so smoothly today. I don't know how to thank the Yameni. I will prepare a small gift the next day to express my gratitude!"
The other party raised the glass politely: "Ms. Chu, you don't have to be polite, it's just a little effort."
Jiang Qingci was well-informed and told her a lot about how to do business. After the meal was over and Chu Yao was going to pay the bill, she realized that this restaurant was also owned by the Jiang family. The shopkeeper was interested in Jiang Qingci's Jiang Qingci refused to accept her money out of face, and Jiang Qingci also told her not to be polite and just take care of the family's business in the future.
Chu Yao and Zhi Ye were both women, and they were not able to pay for the meal after being rejected by the public.
Sitting on the carriage home, Chu Yao and Zhiye sighed: They originally wanted to treat him to dinner as a favor, but now they owe him more and more favors.
When they got home, their aunt and two aunts had been waiting for a long time. As soon as Fang stepped into the courtyard, they gathered around her. Their eyes were eager and expectant, but they couldn't directly ask for money. They coyly pretended to be warm: "It's such a hot day, Yao You've had a hard time traveling, please sit down and drink a bowl of cold water to relieve the heat..."
Chu Yao found it funny: "This is my home, you don't have to be polite."
The three of them looked at each other, and they were all embarrassed to be the first to mention the money, so they all looked at Chu's mother Zhou, indicating that it would be best for her to speak.
Mrs. Zhou thought about Chu Yao's cheerful agreement to borrow money yesterday, so she didn't find it difficult to say: "Yao'er, did you go smoothly with the money this time? How much did you withdraw? Your aunt and the others are still waiting to use the money to help the emergency. Woolen cloth."
Chu Yaoyuan also wanted to tell them bluntly that all the money was used to buy a shop and he would not lend them a single copper. But after thinking about it later, he still couldn't just be happy for a while. If they knew that he had three shops, they would definitely return The idea of opening a shop.
All the money has been spent, it's just another way of saying it.
So Chu Yao pretended to be frightened. Her acting was not considered careless, and it didn't matter even if the other party noticed it: "Mom, I met some bad guys on the way back, and they took all my money away."
"Meeted some bad guys?" Ms. Zhou was immediately frightened, "Are you okay? Did they hurt you?"
"I'm fine. They were just asking for money and didn't hurt me."
Mrs. Zhou breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, as long as you're fine..."
Mrs. Zhou was concerned and confused, and she believed her daughter's words, but the other three came here only for the money. When they didn't see the money, they were a little angry. There was something in her words: "Such a large amount of money was robbed. But you were unscathed, could you be tricking us? If you don’t want to lend us money, you just said it yesterday, why bother bothering us to go all the way in such a hot day..."
Chu Yao sneered and said, "Money is something external to the body. It's a great blessing that I'm fine. Is it possible that what my aunt said is because she wants to see me lose both my life and wealth, and I have to have my arms and legs broken to believe it?"
The other party rolled his eyes and lost his composure: "You don't want to borrow money, and we don't dare to search you. Let you arrange it however you want, and we can't do anything to you. Just make up this kind of lie, and one day you will be careful It really came true..."
Her words were vicious, but Chu Yao hadn't gotten angry yet, but Mrs. Zhou was not happy to hear it: "What are you talking about? How can you curse my Yao'er..."
Ms. Zhou is a kind-hearted person who is easy to control, and her ears are soft and easy to be deceived. However, no matter how stupid she is, she still knows how to protect her daughter. Besides, she only has this child left now, so she will still count on her to provide for her in her old age in the future. How could she allow others to curse her like this?
The three people stopped talking angrily, and when they saw that they couldn't get any money, they left angrily.
Chu Yao then turned around and struck while the iron was hot to advise her mother: "Look, mother, I'm very good to you when I borrow money. If I can't borrow the money, my nose will not be my nose and my eyes will not be my eyes. If I didn't go to the city to get money for them, how could I have done it?" I met a bad person and lost three hundred taels in vain? They just gave me a word of comfort, so why are they so angry that I made up lies to deceive them? Why do you still interact with such relatives? "
Mrs. Zhou also felt sorry for Yinzi and was afraid, so she listened to her daughter's words and murmured: "Yes, if they come again in the future, I don't want to see them."
It was a big fight today, so they could probably stay calm for a few days. If you are shameless and ask for money again in the future, all you have to do is use the soldiers to block the water and the earth to cover it up.
I don't think about it for the time being, and the three shops are not in a hurry to open. After all, Chu Yao hasn't decided what business to do yet. The most important thing right now is to spend more time with her son.
Calculation and separation can only last four or five days. I have been feeling stuck in my heart these past few days. Busy and fashionable, I can still be distracted. Once I am free, I will inevitably feel sad. Firstly, I feel sad that I have made a real mistake for three years, and secondly, I feel sad that I have not paid attention to it for a long time. Then his son will be taken away from him.
Mrs. Zhou was also very sad. She sighed because of the three hundred taels of silver and couldn't eat. Chu Yao was afraid that she would get sick because of it, so she proposed to stay together in Taohua Temple for a few days to escape the heat and relax.
But Mrs. Zhou couldn't bring herself to be interested, and said sadly: "The money has been robbed, how can we still have money to go out and relax?"
Chu Yao and Zhi Ye looked at each other, suppressed their smiles and said: "It is true that the three hundred taels of silver cannot be recovered, but I still have the wealth I have saved in the past few years, and when we divorced, Lu My family also gave me a shop. Let’s start a small business in the future so that we won’t be in dire straits..."
"The Lu family also gave you a shop?" Mrs. Zhou became really happy after hearing this. "I never heard you mention it before. I thought they only gave you money to send you away."
"Yeah." Chu Yao was used to telling her half-truths and half-false things. Naturally, he couldn't tell her everything about the money and the shop. He just wanted to say less to make her happy.
Zhou shook her cattail leaf fan and said with a smile: "Then let's go out and play for a few days. I've actually been annoyed these past two days. What do you mean about your relationship with Li..."
"Mom, don't mention this again."
Taohua Nunnery is located in the north of Suizhou City, with mountains on its back and a river on its back. There are waves of pines on the mountains and cool river water below the mountains. There are houses in the nunnery for pilgrims to stay for a short period, which is very suitable for summer vacation.
Chu Yao, holding her son in her arms, came here in a carriage with her mother and Zhiye. There were two men following the carriage not far or near on horseback. Chu's mother noticed it and thought it was a gangster following her, and turned pale with fear.
Chu Yao comforted her mother not to worry, telling her that the two people were the guards of the Lu family, specially coming to protect Brother Ming.
In fact, those two people were sent by Pei Zhan. Chu Yao had always known about their existence. When she went into the city with Zhiye two days ago, the two people did not follow her. Now that she went out with her son in her arms, they followed her. , obviously Brother Ming's life is more precious than hers.
Many people come to Taohua nunnery to escape the summer heat. There are two rooms left in the nunnery, which are not adjacent to each other. They are separated by two rooms. Chu Yao arranged for her mother and Zhiye to live in one room, and she and her son lived in the other room. .
The pure and spiritual atmosphere in the nunnery makes people feel happy. Chu Yao held her son in the mountains, watched the scenery and listened to the singing of birds, played in the water and picked up shells in the shallows, and played happily all day long. When she got up at dusk, she ate her fast meal and fell asleep with her son in her arms. My son listened to Master's sermon for a while, and then he went back to his room to rest until he woke up and started crying.
When he opened the door, he saw a man sitting in the room drinking tea.
She quickly backed out without taking a closer look, apologizing again and again: "Sorry, I went to the wrong room..."
But after I exited, I felt something was wrong. I looked at the room number again and confirmed that it was my room: What is going on?
She was about to call someone, but she heard a familiar voice coming from inside: "It's me, come in."
