It is a misfortune that the people from Jiang Mansion made such a fuss today. Chu Yao's sweet water shop is also famous in this area. There are only a lot more customers coming to buy sweet water today than the previous two days, and there are even groups of women. They came together, not only to taste the sweet water in the shop, but also to take a look at her face, praising her for not being afraid of power and being a role model for women.
Chu Yao was embarrassed by the praise, but she was happy in her heart, so she gave them two more plates of cakes.
Fortunately, Su Nian stayed here to help out today, so Chu Yao and Qiu He wouldn't be too tired.
After closing, Su Nian helped Chu Yao calculate the income for the past three days. Naturally, it was still far from recouping the original investment. However, excluding the purchase of ingredients and hired help, there was always a surplus in the daily income, and the surplus was not enough. few.
This is a good start. If we can maintain half of the surplus in the future, we will probably be able to recover the capital in less than half a year.
Chu Yao took this opportunity to ask Su Nian: "If you help me stand up today, Butler Qin will definitely go back to Jiang Mansion to complain. Will you still go to Jiang Mansion to be a female teacher in the future?"
"Of course I won't go." Su Nianyun said lightly, without showing any reluctance, and was even able to comfort her before she did, "Don't blame yourself, I won't go to Jiang Mansion just because I'm helping you. , they are humiliating you today with the matter of He Li, and I am also He Li. If I am not careful in Jiang Mansion one day, I am afraid they will use the same words to humiliate me? Jiang Mansion has such a crooked master, I also don’t want to live under such people anymore..."
Although she said this, Chu Yao still felt guilty in her heart: "No matter what, you lost your job because of me. Do you still remember what I said to you at the gate of the Yamen before? If you don’t mind having a shop, I would like to leave it to you to take care of..."
"You still have a shop?" Su Nian was not only surprised, but Qiu He was also surprised. "Cousin, you still have a shop? Is it rented or bought?"
"I bought them," Chu Yao stretched out two slender fingers, "I bought two."
"Wow!" Qiu He exclaimed, "Cousin, you are really a rich woman!"
"Where is the rich woman?" Chu Yao couldn't laugh or cry, "Besides these two shops and that house, I really don't have anything else. I have almost spent all the money I have saved in the past few years..."
"Money will be earned in the future, Ayao, you are really courageous!" Su Nian praised.
"Actually, it's not that I have the courage, it's just that I had no choice but to spend the money." Now that I opened the shop by mistake, the business seems to be doing well, which Chu Yao did not expect. The only question is whether it will be smooth sailing in the future. , she herself had no idea. "Sister Su, my two shops have been idle since I bought them. I sincerely want to entrust them to your family. I wonder if you are willing?"
Su Nian thought for a moment: "If it is really idle, it is a pity. If you are too busy, I would like to take over a house and give it a try. But I don't have that much money in my hands to pay your rent for the time being. I can sign a note and slowly pay for it in the future." Fill……"
Chu Yao smiled and said no need: "Sister Su, I can trust you."
Su Nian insisted: "No, I must establish the document, otherwise I will feel bad..."
Chu Yao couldn't resist her, so she had to agree: "Okay, I'll get paper and pen."
"I'll get it!" Qiu He stood up first, "I put it away after Brother Hong used it yesterday. Cousin, it might be difficult for you to find it..."
Fang mentioned Hong Shan's name, but he didn't expect that the other party just walked in.
"Ms. Chu, I have to write a letter to the master today. Can you borrow some paper and pen?" He was tall and tall, with a loud voice and a simple and honest smile on his face.
"Of course, Brother Hong, please come in quickly." Thanks to his presence during the day, they were not bullied by the Jiang Mansion's people. "But Brother Hong, didn't I just write it two days ago, and I have to write it again today, so frequently, will your master really read it?" She had read the content of Hong Shan's letter to Pei Zhan, although there was no rhyme in the writing. , but recorded everything about her in detail. After being separated for so long, does Pei Zhan really care about her?
"I don't know if the master will read it, but before the master gives the order to inform me, I must follow the previous instructions and maintain the frequency of writing a letter every two days..."
Qiu He took out pen and ink from behind the counter, held it up and asked him and Su Nian: "Brother Hong, are you in a hurry to write? Sister Su happens to be writing something too..."
Hong Shan sat aside and said, "There's no rush, Mrs. Su will just write first."
Su Nianxiang looked at him, a polite smile broke out on her beautiful and fair face, and she nodded slightly as a greeting.
Hong Shan hurriedly clenched his fists in return.
Qiu He still helped to grind the ink, Su Nian laid out the paper, held a brush in his sleeves and dipped it into the ink, the pen was full of ink, his bright wrist moved slightly, and the pen was written like a cloud of smoke, and the beautiful and neat small regular script slowly emerged from the pen...
"Sister Su is not only good-looking, but her handwriting is also good..." Qiu He couldn't help but praise.
Su Nian chuckled: "You are the only one with a sweet mouth."
"It's not that I'm sweet," Qiu He called Chu Yao and Hong Shan to see, "Cousin, Brother Hong, do you think Sister Su's handwriting is good-looking?"
"It looks good. Sister Su will open a private school in the future. I think she will be able to recruit a lot of students with just this handwriting..."
Hong Shan's big head also came over, and his words were inexplicably stuttered: "Okay, it looks good. The word "Ms. Su" is much prettier than what I wrote..."
Su Nian covered her lips with a smile and started writing.
A piece of paper was quickly written, and Su Nian handed the pen to Hong Shan and made way for him.
Hong Shan held this delicate and gentle hair, and the first word he wrote was so ugly that he couldn't read it. From the corner of his eye, he saw three young ladies looking at him in unison. He, who was not tired from running ten miles on weekdays, unexpectedly It was obvious that there was sweat on his forehead.
Suddenly, he thought that the letter he wrote to his master could not be read by anyone except Chu Yao, so he immediately covered the first word, took a pen and paper and went to the corner to write with his back to them.
Qiu He's straightforward laughter came from behind: "Brother Hong is so shy, hahaha..."
Chu Yao knew that he was not really shy. Qiu He could not read, but Su Nian could. He was afraid that he did not want others to know what he was going to write.
It's just that today's incident, although it was done by Jiang Mansion, cannot be blamed on Jiang Qingci. Chu Yao walked up to Hong Shan and whispered to him, telling him not to write about the troubles in the Jiang Mansion, so as not to implicate Jiang Qingci. He had helped him a lot before, and the Jiang Mansion didn't get any benefits in this matter today, so he should treat it as nothing. It just happened, and it was considered as repaying his previous favor.
Hong Shan was a little embarrassed, but fortunately, she finally tore up the two lines she was writing and wrote a new one, saying only that her shop opened smoothly, and that was all.
*
The moonlight is clear and pale, half hidden in the flowing clouds. The palace is brightly lit under the silver light, and the fragrance of autumn osmanthus is faintly floating. After the chaos, the forbidden area has experienced several waves of purges, and peace has finally returned in recent days.
A Yuan, the young palace maid who had just entered the palace, walked along the path with a glazed lantern, lighting the path under her feet for the respected Crown Prince behind her.
His Royal Highness, the young prince, has a golden jade-leaf dress, a brown-gold lotus pattern with flying shoulders and wide sleeves, and a jade medallion decorated with a dragon carved under the carved tape belt. He is tall and tall, and moves like a star.
Everyone in the palace said that His Highness the Crown Prince is good-looking. The little palace maid had only heard about it before and had never been lucky enough to see his true face. Today, the aunt in charge was temporarily assigned to hold the lamp for His Highness the Crown Prince. The little sisters who worked with her were envious. , asking her to take a few more glances and come back to have a nice talk with them.
A Yuan had just entered the palace not long ago, and his knowledge of rules and etiquette was average. When he turned around and glanced secretly, he was so shocked by the dragon and phoenix posture that his breath froze and his steps became chaotic. He stepped on the skirt of his skirt with his left foot, tilted his body and fell down. The glass lamp in his hand fell out and the candle flame went out immediately.
She hurriedly knelt on the ground, panicking and admitting her mistake: "Your Highness, forgive me! I didn't mean it..."
Pei Zhan, who was wandering in his thoughts, finally came back to his senses and lowered his head to look at the shivering little palace maid.
Recently, almost 90% of the maids and eunuchs in the palace have been replaced, leaving only 10% of the old maids and eunuchs to teach the newcomers how to behave. The little maid in front of her is obviously a jerk. She must have only been in the palace for a few days, so there is no need to be harsh.
"It's okay, get up." There is a palace lantern every three feet on both sides of the path. There is also a bright moon hanging high in the sky casting a faint silver light. It's okay without the glass lantern.
A Yuan was relieved after being pardoned, and secretly thanked the prince for his magnanimity: Who said that His Highness the prince was cold-hearted and unkind? Your Highness is obviously a very nice person...
Pei Zhan returned to the East Palace and went to see Brother Ming first as usual.
In a few days, the little baby will be one year old. After all, it is his first child. His father and mother still like him very much. They plan to hold a one-year-old banquet for Brother Ming in the palace and invite the clan members and relatives in Beijing. The ministers attended and contacted the royal family, old ministers and new ministers...
Pei Zhan knew that he was sincere in hosting the first-year banquet, and he was also sincere in winning over the ministers.
Furthermore, today the Queen Mother called him over and gave him a few words, saying that she would specially order the ministers to bring their families. At that time, the ladies from each family would gather in the palace, and asked him to take a good look at each other and choose one to marry into the East Palace as soon as possible. Here, is it okay if there is no woman in his palace?
Yes, is it really not possible without a woman in his palace?
If he didn't take her over, she might be coaxed away by another man.
I received a letter from Hong Shan a few days ago, saying that the relationship between Jiang Tongpan's son Jiang Qingci and Chu Yao was ambiguous. He was helping and sending things. He was very attentive and asked if he needed to break Jiang Qingci's leg?
Jiang Qingci is the son of Jiang Tongpan. Pei Zhan had lived in Suizhou Fuyamen for a period of time. Jiang Tongpan tried to please him in every possible way and took care of everything in food, clothing, housing and transportation. For Jiang Tongpan's sake, Jiang Qingci Just keep the legs.
Then another letter came immediately, saying that Jiang Xiaolangjun's confession was not successful, and Chu Yao had clearly rejected it.
Oh, you still dare to confess?
It's better to break the leg.
The next few letters stated that everything went well and Mr. Jiang Xiaolang never appeared again.
Forget it, let's keep his legs.
The letter I received yesterday originally said that everything is going well at the beginning, but it was heavily crossed out. The ink color at the back was obviously different from the ink color at the beginning. It was obviously rewritten after hesitation.
It was written about Jiang Xiaolangjun who wanted to marry Cui Yao as his official wife. The Jiang family's parents did not agree and sent people to the door of Xu Yao's shop to spread rumors and insults, saying that it was Cui Yao who seduced Jiang Xiaolangjun...
Oh, the weather is getting cold, so Jiang Tongpan should move to another place, not stay in Suizhou.
"How is Ming'er today? Is he still feverish?" He picked up his son and asked the nanny and Zhiye.
Brother Ming has been a little acclimated since he entered Beijing. He has been having fevers on and off for the past two months, always crying, not eating much, and he is no longer as plump and chubby as before.
"Back to Your Highness, the little emperor's grandson was fine in the morning, but got fever again in the afternoon. The imperial doctor came to see the child and said that the child was too young to take many decoctions and medicines, so he could only slowly nurse himself back to health with medicinal diet..." Zhiye was entrusted by Chu Yao. , entered the palace with the wet nurse and Brother Ming. She originally thought that she could take care of the little grandson in the palace for a few days before returning. Unexpectedly, the little grandson has been sick all the time. She has not recovered yet, so she has been staying in the palace. .
"Yes." It sounded like it was nothing serious, but after all, he had been ill for so long, and it was necessary for the child to come and see her.
