When Lin's father found out that his daughter didn't want to get married but wanted to have a wife, he was very shocked. He didn't agree at first. After all, a woman had more and better choices to get married than to have a wife. Although he was a man, he didn't care about continuing the family line. How could he be so persistent? Otherwise, he would have taken a concubine and given birth to a son when he was young. How could he have lived with his mother Lin who could no longer have children?
Therefore, even though Lin Shichu only had a daughter, he never thought of marrying her, but he did not expect that his daughter and his wife would bring it up.
Lin's mother told him many advantages of having his daughter as a bride. Generally speaking, the advantages outweighed the disadvantages. Lin's father, who loved his daughter so much, finally relaxed, but he had to find a candidate who satisfied him.
Lin Shichu then took the opportunity to propose that she wanted to learn from her father to manage the family's property.
"Dad, when I get married in the future, I will be the backbone of the family. The family's property must be in my own hands. After all, no one is as reliable as myself. I can't hide under my father's wings my whole life, right?" Lin Shi I first tried to persuade Lin's father.
However, Lin's father did not agree with his delicate daughter getting involved in these worldly things that smelled of copper. Besides, how could his simple and kind-hearted daughter tolerate the intrigues in the shopping mall? So he said: "Even if dad can't protect you for the rest of your life, won't he still have your children in the future? Dad still has several decades to live, enough to train his grandson to take over the family business. When the time comes, you will naturally have grandsons to protect you. You There is no need to get involved in these stinking things. My dear daughter, you just need to embroider and read books..."
"Dad, isn't my daughter afraid that you will work too hard? I also want to share the responsibilities for you. Besides, I have no interest in embroidery, but I want to learn business from dad, so just agree to it!" Lin Shichu acted coquettishly.
Lin's father was moved to tears: "My good daughter, I know you are filial, but doing business requires publicity, and you are faced with all kinds of endless means. There are dirty things. It is more difficult for a girl to do things than for a man. It’s also detrimental to your reputation. How can dad be willing to let you suffer like this?”
Although Lin Shichu was considerate of his love for his daughter, she didn't want to be an ordinary woman trapped in the inner house, so she racked her brains and finally got Lin's father to agree to temporarily let her learn to read the account books and follow him on inspections. shop.
If she can adapt, then allow her to take over the family business; if she can't, then she can only be the rich girl who never leaves the house.
So after that, Lin Shichu learned from Lin's father to check accounts and patrol stores, and learned about the specific conditions of each store. Lin's father soon discovered that his daughter was very talented in business, especially in accounting and calculation. She often came up with the answer immediately after looking at a few numbers, which was even better than the accountant who was the most skilled in his store. Quick and accurate, Lin's father was so surprised that he never mentioned letting his daughter go home again.
In addition, Lin Shichu is often very knowledgeable when it comes to selling goods in the store. Just by casually making some suggestions, Lin's father and the shopkeepers of various stores can suddenly become enlightened, and the business in the store skyrockets... So now, Even the shopkeepers no longer looked down upon Lin Shichu because of her daughter's status, but instead praised her as a genius in business.
Lin Shichu slowly followed Lin's father to help manage the family business - she has experienced so many worlds, and whether it is because of her broad vision or her own practice, she is naturally good at business.
On this day, she and Lin's father went to their own cloth shop in a neighboring county to check on the business. Lin's father left early because he had something to do. Lin Shichu stayed for an extra half day, so she was the only one on the way back in a carriage, with a maid and Four guards.
The neighboring county is not far away, and the road is not remote. Because the local magistrate is relatively clean and capable, and there are no bandits, Lin's father can rest assured that his daughter will bring people back.
Because the accounts of the cloth shop were a bit complicated, Lin Shichu spent more time. By the time he returned from the neighboring county, the sun had already set and it was getting late.
Qingxue was a little worried: "Miss, we can't go back home before dark, right? I wonder if there will be wild wolves after dark? Fortunately, the weather is very good today, with moonlight and starlight, so you don't have to worry about not being able to see the road... …”
Lin Shichu was not nervous at all. She drank tea and ate snacks leisurely, and comforted the little maid: "Don't worry, even if there are wild wolves, don't we have guards? There will be no problem with safety." "
"But, we only have four guards. I heard that wolves appear in groups. If there really is a group of wolves, the guards can't defeat them at all." Qingxue huddled up and frowned, standing close to Lin Shi. early.
Lin Shichu nodded and deliberately scared her: "You are right, wolves are social animals. Unless they are lone wolves driven out by the wolf pack, they will definitely form a group when they appear. We probably can't defeat them. Then All we can do is beg that we won’t encounter wolves..."
Qingxue's little face turned pale with fright, and she looked at Lin Shichu helplessly: "Then, then we have no other way?"
When Lin Shi saw her tears for the first time, he finally realized his conscience and stopped teasing her in a bad way: "Okay, don't be afraid. Of course I have other solutions for you, miss. Whether it's a pack of wolves or bandits, if you encounter a When it comes to us, then they can only blame themselves for their misfortune. Miss, I brought a lot of poison, the kind that can make you faint when you sprinkle it. No matter whether it is a beast or a human, it can't escape..."
"Really?" Qingxue suddenly became excited, "That's great, I just said it's impossible for the young lady to risk her own life and the lives of those around her..."
At this moment, a guard who was riding a horse in front to clear the way suddenly walked to the carriage window and said to Lin Shichu: "Miss, there is an unconscious person lying on the road about five miles ahead, blocking the entire road. Now What to do?”
Lin Shichu opened the curtain and asked, "The fainting person? Is he sick or something?"
"He's injured, quite seriously." The guard replied, "Miss, do we want to save him?" The guard recalled the bloody man who had fainted in the middle of the road, felt sympathy, and asked one more question.
Lin Shichu paused. It didn't matter if he saved people, but he was afraid that saving someone he shouldn't have brought trouble to the Lin family. After all, it was impossible for ordinary people to faint on the road with bloody bodies. Before this, Lin Shichu didn't believe it at all if there was no trouble for an injured and fainted person in an unknown place behind a store. This was obviously a hot potato, but it wouldn't be good if he refused to save him.
Lin Shichu was a little embarrassed, so she ordered: "I'll decide whether to save him or not after I get there and see him."
The guard responded and left.
There are no bandits causing trouble around here, but someone happened to be injured and fainted on the road. It can only be because that person had a personal vendetta. Could it be that he couldn't stand being chased and injured and escaped here and fainted?
