"Bad cotton? How could it be bad cotton? This, this is obviously the same as other cotton!"
"This cotton has a dull color and is much heavier than ordinary cotton. It is inferior cotton."
The cotton merchant looked at Jiang Fu sympathetically.
"Miss!"
Jiang Ful took a few steps back, her face turned pale. Yun He quickly supported her and said to the cotton merchant: "Thank you, please go ahead."
The cotton merchant handed over his hand and backed away. Jiang Fu calmed down for a while and said through gritted teeth:
"Go and find out where Zhao Kuo is now!"
Zhao Kuo was drunk and dreaming in the brothel at the moment.
The attendant suddenly entered the door and whispered: "Master, that Miss Jiang is here. It seems... she is here to ask for punishment."
Zhao Kuo was holding the wine glass and was a little surprised, "Hey, I thought she had to sell it to find out, but it turns out she still has some brains. Ask her to come in."
Behind the gauze curtain, the woman playing the piano was invited out.
Jiang Fu rushed in aggressively, and when she found Zhao Kuo, she scolded him: "Master Zhao is looking for my happiness, isn't he?! I don't want all that cotton! Give me the money back! Otherwise, I will go to the Zhao Mansion to find someone to judge!" "
"Girl, please be patient. You must always give me a chance to explain."
Zhao Kuo raised his hand to signal her to come closer, poured a cup of tea and handed it to her.
"Calm down. Miss Jiang, I am taking you to make a fortune. How can you wrongly accuse a good person?"
"Get rich?! You tricked me into buying low-quality cotton and said you wanted to make me rich!"
"Is this your first time doing business, girl? Do you know how the wealthy businessmen in the world make a lot of money today? People who do business honestly will never get ahead." Zhao Kuo said sincerely explain.
Jiang Fu remained silent, stroking the tea bowl. She agreed with this sentence. Her Jiang family had made its fortune by evading taxes.
Zhao Kuo: "Miss Jiang caused trouble in Yunxiafang just after taking over the Houfu shop. Now she is eager to prove herself. I know it. People don't tell secrets. Mrs. Qi Er was always against my Zhao family. I helped her." You are also helping me."
"This inferior cotton sounds like a big deal to you, but it's actually not that serious. Where in the world can ordinary people afford decent cotton? Although what we sell is inferior cotton, it's still cotton! It's cheap and can keep out the cold. We're here to provide relief. Poor people are doing good things!”
Jiang Fu put down the tea bowl, "But what if someone finds out?"
"The owner of this shop in Shengjing City will most likely be a member of the imperial court if he throws a brick at it. What common people don't have the foresight to dare to fight with the officials? Even if there is, just spend money to get rid of it, and it won't affect our making money. .So the girl keeps her heart in her belly."
Zhao Kuo gave her more tea, smiled and clinked the wine glass with her.
"Miss Jiang, let's make a fortune together?"
Jiang Fu touched the tip of her tongue to the roof of her mouth, remained silent for a moment, and clinked glasses with him.
It is the same thing to find wealth in danger.
…
Ji Shu came back from outside the house and passed by the flower hall in the backyard. He heard Mrs. Li's laughter and looked into the forest.
Li Shi was holding up her palms and praising: "Brother Xing memorizes the book very well. He is worthy of being my grandson! He is destined to be the number one scholar!"
"The young master is really promising!"
A group of servants in the flower hall echoed, Ji Feifei said with a smile: "Brother Xing is just like my brother-in-law. It is true that the father of a tiger has no son."
Qi Chengxu straightened his back and said with a loving look on his face, "You have memorized the book well. Remember to guard against arrogance and impetuosity. The entrance examination for Guozixue will be held in a while, so you must prepare well."
"My mother-in-law is listening to brother Xing's endorsement."
Ji Shu's sudden arrival made the warm atmosphere somewhat tense.
Li said: "Why are you here? Aren't you sick? Why do you still have the strength to go out?"
"It's not like I'm paralyzed. Is my mother-in-law not happy to see me?"
Ji Shu sat down opposite her and asked with a smile.
Qi Chengxu quickly glanced at Mrs. Li, who curled her lips, called Qi Jinxing into her arms, and fed Qi Jinxing a snack.
"Where is my sister today? My brother-in-law went to Changle Courtyard specifically to look for you this morning."
"Just going for a walk."
"Sister, please tell me first when you go out next time. My brother-in-law has to study until late at night every day, and he is already very tired. Sister should not make him worry."
Ji Shu flipped through the book on the stone table and said without raising his head:
"Second Master is twenty-two this year, and he is not twelve years old. Is it possible that you need me to study with you when you take the exam?"
Ji Feifei's face fell, and Qi Chengxu said in a deep voice: "It's enough for me to review alone. You might as well go out for a walk more to warm up your body."
He raised his hand to touch the back of Ji Shu's hand, but Ji Shu pushed the notebook forward and dodged it.
She asked Qi Jinxing with a smile, "Is this an assignment from the academy?"
Qi Jinxing nodded, and Ji Shu said, "You just memorized "The Story of Little Rock Pond". I think Master wants you to annotate it. Come and listen to a few sentences."
Qi Jinxing's eyes were dull, he shrank into Mrs. Li's arms, and pretended to hit him.
"What's wrong? Brother Xing is so proficient in memorizing it, why can't he translate it?"
Ji Shu sighed, "That's all, no matter how smart Brother Xing is, he is still a child. If he doesn't know it, he won't. He just has to ask the tutor at home to teach him twice. He can't translate such a simple article, and he said Why take the exam for Guozi studies?"
Qi Chengxu frowned, "Qi Jinxing, what's wrong with you? Are you still shy in front of your mother? Translate quickly."
"Grandma, I have a headache..."
"My dear grandson, show your mother your skills and don't let others look down upon you!"
Mrs. Li couldn't hear this, pushed Qi Jinxing to the open space, and looked at him expectantly.
Several pairs of eyes stared at him, and Qi Jinxing felt guilty and his back was covered with sweat.
Ji Shu had a pair of black eyes with a smile, and seemed to see through everything.
She tapped her fingertips on the book and pointed to a sentence, "Brother, please translate this sentence."
Qi Jinxing took a look and found that the conditions on the shore were so different that the source was unknown.
He scratched his head and scratched his head, then suppressed his blush and guessed:
"On the shore, there are two dogs quarreling with their teeth bared? I don't know where they came from."
"good!"
Mrs. Li clapped her hands and called to the servants around her, "Look how well Brother Xing translates!"
Qi Chengxu blushed and was angry.
Ji Shu chuckled, "Brother Xing is so smart."
