Mrs. Qi gave her son a cold look, and Cao Hong calmed down and stopped talking about Uncle Cao.
The meal ended happily...at least the superficial harmony was maintained.
In the afternoon, Cao Yingying and Zhao Ergou followed Cao Defu to the shop to check the accounts. With Zhao Ergou there, it was not Cao Yingying's turn to do these things. She mainly wanted to learn about the new properties under her name from Manager Sun. Currently, Manager Sun is here. Taking care of it, she had to slowly take it into her own hands.
After handling these matters, the two of them left Hekou Town and returned to Ping'an County to pick up Cheng Wanwan.
Cheng Wanwan had lunch at Shen Mansion, and in the afternoon he played cards with Mrs. Shen and Aunt Meng. She only knew how to play mahjong against landlords. In ancient times, this kind of card game was really hard to play. After two games, it was no longer interesting. , but it was still early, so she asked the servants of the Shen Mansion to bring the paper, cut it into small pieces, and make playing cards.
"Sui Ruren is really a wise man, and he can think of such interesting cards." Aunt Meng threw out a pair of twos, "It's a double."
"I'm just waiting for you to report double!" Mrs. Shen threw out a king bomb. The opponent couldn't afford it, so she threw out the last three. "My old lady won again, come on, give me money! There is a king in this game." Explode, double it, twenty cents per person!”
The coins in front of Cheng Wanwan were decreasing at the speed of light. She was very depressed. When she played Landlords in her previous life, she would lose all the Happy Beans every time. She thought she would have an advantage in this life, but after playing a few games, she started to go crazy. Lose, she lost almost one tael of silver in a game of ten cents.
Aunt Meng shuffled the cards, rolled up her sleeves and said: "Come again, come again, this time I want to be the landlord!"
Mrs. Shen laughed loudly: "It doesn't matter if you, the landlord, have a few more cards. You don't know how to count cards. No matter how you play, you will lose."
Cheng Wanwan was extremely surprised: "Godmother, don't tell me, you already know how to count cards?"
"Of course." Mrs. Shen didn't hide it at all, "No matter what you do, you must pay attention. I remember every card you played. You two, one is more mature than the other."
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
This poker is unplayable.
At this time, the ladies' greetings came from the door. It was Zhao Ergou and Cao Yingying who came.
Mrs. Shen asked someone to serve tea and asked casually: "How is the situation in the Cao Mansion when Aunt Meng is not here?"
She has always been a Qingdeng Ancient Buddha. She lives a very simple life and rarely cares about other people's affairs. However, she has been getting along well with Aunt Meng these days, so she also wants to help with some ideas.
Cao Yingying told the situation in the house, everything was as usual, and finally said: "My husband and I accidentally bumped into the stepmother and the previous housekeeper of Cao's house. It seems that the stepmother has something in the hands of housekeeper Cao. It should be The fatal handle.”
"This is strange." Aunt Meng touched her chin, "I used to be the girl who served Madam. I often saw Butler Cao coming to Madam to report various trivial matters. The relationship between the two is very good. Madam has all kinds of trust in Butler Cao. The housekeeper is also more loyal to his wife than the master, and these two people should not be in such trouble."
Cheng Wanwan frowned: "The relationship is very good, how good is it?"
"Before I followed the master, Butler Cao would greet Madam at least three times a day, and the longest time would last for most of the day." Aunt Meng clicked her tongue, "As a housekeeper, shouldn't he report to the master if something happens? He is always there before Mrs. Wandering around in front of me... Hey, Butler Cao and his wife often talk alone, and they talk for most of the day. Could it be that these two people are colluding with the Cao family's property? Could it be that the handle in Butler Cao's hands is that his wife transferred the Cao family's money? evidence of?"
Mrs. Shen put down the tea cup: "No matter how magnanimous a man is, he will never tolerate the person next to him calculating his ancestral property. If we can get this evidence, Mrs. Cao's position as the Qi family should be at the top." ”
"This evidence seems to be in the hands of Butler Cao." Zhao Ergou said, "Last time, Butler Cao took the blame for the Luosha fabric matter. This time we can't alert the snake, otherwise the Qi family will definitely find a second person to take the blame. man of."
Cheng Wanwan said in a slow voice: "If Housekeeper Cao fails to achieve his goal, he will definitely pester him endlessly. The Qi family is in the inner house of the Cao Mansion, and there are always people waiting around. It is difficult for him to meet him. What if the Qi family is lured to Dahe Village?"
Zhao Ergou's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea."
Dahe Village is all its own people, if Butler Cao comes, he will become a turtle in the urn!
Cao Yingying thought for a while and said: "I asked Kong Xiu Niang to borrow ten thousand taels of silver from the Cao Mansion in my name, saying that it would be used to buy new looms from Jiangnan. The stepmother would definitely obstruct it in every possible way, and she would also do harm to Mulberry Garden." If she has the intention to suppress her, with her character, she will definitely come there in person."
"If Butler Cao and the Qi family can reach an agreement, we won't be able to find any loopholes." Mrs. Shen made the final decision, "This matter should be handled quickly tomorrow. The sooner the better."
The matter was settled.
Mrs. Shen also wanted to stay with them for dinner, but Cheng Wanwan refused. The main reason was that Magistrate Shen would have dinner at home in the evening and would inevitably sit at the same table. Although she was married to the Shen family, she He will still intentionally or unintentionally reduce the number of times he interacts with Magistrate Shen.
Before the sun set, the three of them arrived at Dahe Village.
The sunset in the evening is beautiful. The clouds are orange, and the light shines on the paddy fields. The shallow water also turns orange, and the green seedlings outline a beautiful rural scene.
"Mom is back just in time, it's time for dinner!"
Zhao Sidan went to the kitchen to help serve the dishes, and Wei Xiaohai and Sanmao were also helping.
The dinner was very sumptuous in the evening. There was a plate of fresh river prawns, fried golden small fish, eel and beans, stir-fried meat with celery, preserved egg tofu, and mushroom egg soup. The dishes were spread all over the table, and people gathered around the round table. Circle of people.
Every night at dinner time, there are the most people, but Wu Huiniang and Zhao Ergou are busy with the restaurant and usually don't eat at home all day long. From tomorrow on, Zhao Ergou will continue to be busy at Dahe Banquet every day.
"Mom, I have an idea." After almost eating, Zhao Ergou put down his chopsticks, "Since the opening of Dahe Banquet, it has attracted many diners from all over the world. Some people even came all the way from Huzhou just to have a bite of roast duck. I I was thinking, can I open a branch of Daheyan in Huzhou? There are more wealthy people in Huzhou. If it really opens, the business will be better than Daheyan in Ping'an County."
Cheng Wanwan said seriously: "Then have you ever thought about it. Currently, your sister-in-law is the only cook. Should you let her stay in Ping'an County or go to Huzhou?"
She also thought about opening Dahe Banquets all over the country, but it was really hard to find cooks. Not many of her people were talented, and others couldn't trust them.
She thought of another model, inviting people to join.
As long as you pay enough for the franchise fee, you can come to Daheyan to learn cooking skills, or you can use the Daheyan brand to open branches in other areas.
