Xie Xiuying's eyes were bright: "With so many properties, the third brother can't handle it alone. However, now that the second brother is gone, the second sister-in-law alone may not be able to make the decision."
Lu Jie thought about it. Men have the final say on such important matters.
"Then tell me, if I mention it to my father-in-law tomorrow, will he turn against us?"
Xie Xiuying frowned and said after a while: "It's hard to say. My father has always been very patriarchal. If it weren't for Sister Zhao's son being born in the second bedroom, I'm afraid my father wouldn't have looked at her twice."
Lu Jie understood. This was a roundabout way of saying that Lu Jie was an outsider.
Lu Jie turned off the lights and lay down without saying a word.
If he gave up such a big piece of fat so easily, he would naturally be reluctant to part with it.
But now that his second brother is not here, it is not appropriate for him to talk to his second sister-in-law about this kind of thing.
The next day, Lu Jie said that he had some errands in Fucheng, so he asked his wife to stay and talk to his second sister-in-law while he went back first.
Except for Xie Xiuying, the children of the Lu family also stayed.
Liu Ruolan's impression of the Lu family was very weak, and she had almost no obvious memories.
Xie Rongzhao had an idea after talking to Lu Xi and Lu Qi.
Lu Xi came here on leave, and Lu Jie thought that the old man of the Xie family was also educated, and it should be easy for him to teach a child.
Let's deal with it like this first, and when the old man develops a good impression of Brother Xi, he will be able to get along with his second brother in the future.
Lu Jie wanted to get Xie Xiuwen to bring Brother Xi to the capital.
Looking at the Xie family and the Liu family, the talented people came out one after another, how could he not look angry?
Compared with the money in front of me, my son's future is the most important thing.
He didn't dare to think too much now. Even if a scholar was born, their ancestors of the Lu family would be in smoke.
How many people in the Lu family are either farmers or merchants? How many of them have ever produced scholars?
This is a great opportunity for them to change their family. All hopes are pinned on their son Lu Xi. Therefore, even if Lu Jie is greedy for the money, he has to suppress it again and again.
Not only must we not be greedy, but we must also find ways to show favor to our second uncle. We must not let our second sister-in-law and Sister Zhao have a bad impression of their Lu family.
Lu Jie was a good man, so he brought gifts to everyone in the Xie family when he came back. Xie Rongzhao also received a piece of material.
What did Lu Jie actually say at that time?
"I know that you are not short of good materials and good clothes in the capital, but this is also our wish. Besides, Sister Zhao is growing taller, so make a few more to prepare. This material is also in short supply in Fucheng. In our case, It’s not shameful to wear it from home.”
Listen, you are the shopkeeper after all, so what you say is different.
As soon as she opens her mouth, she is more likable than Xie Xiuying.
Xie Rongzhao was already a little bored with the Lu family, mainly because he was worried that the tragedy in his previous life would happen again.
But don’t reach out to hit the smiling person, and the other person is an elder.
A few days later, Liu Erlang made a special trip to see Xie Rongzhao.
"I've asked you all the questions you want to ask. Zhao Jiajun is just a boy now. He lives in Zhaojia Village, Shuangliu Town. He is seventeen this year. I heard that he is getting married. He is from the same town as them. His wife's surname is Wang. "
Xie Rongzhao's heart tightened, he was right!
Zhao Jiajun is indeed from Zhaojia Village, and Wang Ximeng's native place is indeed in Shuangliu Town.
In other words, Wang Ximeng is still in the village today?
Didn't she move to the county or the capital?
"Zhao Jiajun's talent is mediocre, and he doesn't have any great talent. In addition, Wang Ximeng is a bit weird."
Xie Rongzhao was curious: "Second cousin, please tell me carefully."
"The Wang family also opened a restaurant, but it was only opened the year before last, and I heard that they also sold prescriptions. According to the Wang family's elder man, the prescriptions were obtained by his sister after she kindly saved people, but I asked someone to ask. , I have never heard of Wang Ximeng saving anyone. I have never heard of someone who is willing to give away his ancestral prescription."
Xie Rongzhao's lips curled up slightly. This Wang Ximeng was too careless in his actions.
When she was able to come up with the prescription, she was protected by her father, who was already a scholar at the time and had studied abroad. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she got it from a book or a gift from a friend outside. , it won’t make anyone suspicious.
But a little girl who has never left the village can come up with several recipes at once. It would be strange if it didn't make people suspicious.
"and after?"
Liu Erlang continued: "The Wang family sold a few prescriptions and got a quick sum of money. Then they opened a restaurant in the town. The business is not bad, and it is not as good as our two."
Xie Rongzhao chuckled, Gaoyang County is just an ordinary small county, and there are very few rich people in the town. How can there be so many hardworking people willing to spend money to eat outside?
"They only opened restaurants in the town?"
"Yes, I asked acquaintances to inquire, and they said that the income of their restaurant last year was about one hundred taels."
Xie Rongzhao nodded, the restaurant opened in the town, so much income is considered good.
And for farmers, one hundred taels is a lot of money.
"It's a coincidence. Guess who Wang Ximeng's prescription was sold to?"
Xie Rongzhao also became curious: "Who?"
"It was sold to Fucheng. I didn't find out which company it was, but I heard that the person who came into contact with them at the beginning was shopkeeper Lu."
Xie Rongzhao suddenly realized that if Wang Ximeng wanted to sell his son again in the future, he might have to deal with Lu Qi and others.
From this point of view, the effect of that prescription should be average, otherwise, Lu Jie would definitely come to visit again.
Xie Rongzhao's guess was correct.
What Wang Ximeng sells is food recipes, and there are a few recipes. However, these recipes were fine when they first came out. Nothing was too difficult and they were easy for others to copy, so the prices were not high.
There are two dishes that are a bit more expensive, but the problem is that these two dishes are actually similar to the recipes that Xie Xiuwen sold to Song Yi.
Therefore, the benefits are not very obvious.
After losing twice in a row, Lu Jie never came to contact the Wang family again.
The development of Wang's restaurant will naturally not be too big.
Like in my previous life, I didn’t attract attention as soon as I was born, and then drove to the county seat, the capital...
Xie Rongzhao thought about it carefully and realized that the recipes she took out were indeed all figured out by herself, and she was beaten a lot for this.
Could it be that, in fact, what Master Fang asked him to think about in his previous life was always the food introduced by Wang Ximeng?
What a coincidence!
Xie Rongzhao felt a little guilty, but at the same time he felt a little lucky.
Fortunately, she figured out the recipe herself and did not pick up a ready-made one from others.
However, this also prevented the accumulation of the Wang family's wealth. Is this considered a mistake?
That Wang Ximeng is not someone to get along with!
