The Male Wife

The steward who was in charge of rearranging the house hurried over from home when he learned that the masters were coming, and said, "Second Master, madam, this house was cleaned just yesterday, and there are still many things that haven't been taken care of in time. .”

Pei Cheng turned around, and although the tables, chairs and benches in the front hall were finished, the walls were still a bit empty, so he said, "I'll go buy it later."

After finishing speaking, Pei Cheng looked at Jiang Linzhi, thought for a while, and then said: "If the second master has something to do, you can go back first, and I can go out with Yan Zhi by myself, just to show him the way."

Jiang Linzhi: "I'll go too."

Pei Cheng didn't think there was any surprise, but Jiang Linzhi was too close to him these two days, which made Pei Cheng feel uncomfortable, "Yeah."

Because there were a lot of things he wanted to buy, Pei Cheng simply took Er Xi around again, jotted down a few things with a pen and paper, and then went out to leave.

Because he was going to buy a lot of things in the city, he didn't let the carriage follow him, but only brought a few more servants along.

The streets on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year are still very lively. People who have worked hard for a year all go shopping during the Chinese New Year. The whole street exudes a strong atmosphere of the New Year.

Passing by the cloth shop where he went shopping last time, Pei Cheng remembered the batch of cloths that were still in the shop owner's shop, and walked in.The shop owner still remembered Pei Cheng as a big customer, after all, only two or three days had passed.

Pei Cheng told the store owner that the cloth would be delivered to the house in the next two days.

The shop owner didn't have any objections. Although the street is very lively during Chinese New Year, the shop selling clothes and cloths doesn't often have customers, so the shop owner promised Pei Cheng that they would send someone to deliver it within two days.

From the beginning to the end, Jiang Linzhi and Jiang Yanzhi stood aside, watching Pei Cheng negotiate with the shop owner.

Leaving the cloth shop, Pei Cheng took the list he just wrote, and said hesitantly, "Second Master, should we buy a screen for the front hall and the room?"

"Huh?" Jiang Linzhi nodded, not very concerned, "Buy it if you want it."

Pei Cheng likes to put a screen in the house, but there is no screen in the yard where he lives, so this makes him a little regretful, "Okay."

Jiang Yanzhi followed Pei Cheng step by step. He saw a sugar peddler on the street surrounded by several children clamoring for their parents to buy Tang people. His eyes were full of envy, but he didn't take the initiative to talk to Pei Cheng. explain.

Pei Cheng felt that the hem of his clothes being pulled was getting heavier and heavier. After realizing it, he lowered his head and saw that the little guy's eyes had drifted to the sugar seller's stall without knowing when, so that even Lu couldn't help it. Not going away, Pei Cheng signaled Er Xi to go and buy two bunches of candy figurines and come back.

Erxi was instructed, and happily ran over to buy the sugar man.

Er Xi suddenly appeared in Jiang Yanzhi's gaze staring at the sugar man. He was startled, then realized something, raised his head, looked at Pei Cheng with bright eyes, Pei Cheng smiled slightly, and touched the little guy's Head, whispered: "For Chinese New Year, just say what you want to eat, but you can't eat too much."

In fact, Pei Cheng can quite understand Jiang Yanzhi's feelings about sugar eaters.

Because Pei Cheng himself liked to eat these snacks when he was a child, but he couldn't eat them often, and because no one bought them for him, he was particularly envious of Big Brother Pei and Little Sister Pei who could often eat these snacks.But now Pei Cheng doesn't like to eat it very much.

It may be because I have passed the age of wanting to eat Tang people, or maybe I have grown up and feel that these are no longer suitable for me to eat.

Erxi quickly ran over with two sugar figurines and handed them to Jiang Yanzhi.

Jiang Yan knew that he was eating the candy man happily. Although he didn't like sweets very much, his child's nature was still there, so now he was very happy eating the candy man, and his eyes were crooked.

Jiang Linzhi stood aside, watching the interaction between the father and son, the corners of his mouth twitched, and when Pei Cheng, who was walking in front, turned his head to look over, he pressed down the corners of his mouth again.

The two continued to walk with their own concerns.

Not long after, Pei Cheng bought most of the things on the list that needed to be bought early in one go, from the screen in the front hall to the vases in the house. From the quilts needed to the pots and pans in the back kitchen, from the winter clothes Jiang Yanzhi will wear now to the clothes he will wear to school after the spring... Pei Cheng spent 300 taels in one go.

In fact, this time when the family was separated, the bank notes that Uncle Jiang distributed to the East Courtyard were only 3000 li. If you don't come back anymore, don't be too stingy, lest the other party think that the money is too small and refuse to move away.Wouldn't they be busy in vain?

So after Uncle Jiang talked to the old lady, he secretly added 3000 taels to Jiang Linzhi, making a total of 8000 taels.

The old lady was a little reluctant at first, but after thinking about it later, Jiang Linzhi's food and drink expenses at Jiang's house over the years and the prescriptions he had to prescribe every month... all the scattered things add up to more than 8000 taels So I'm relieved.

After Pei Cheng and others bought all the things on the list, all the money they brought out this time was spent.

It was almost lunch time, so I found a restaurant and booked a wing room on the second floor.

Xiaoer placed the ordered meals one after another, and then said sweetly, everyone, take your time, and greeted you if you have something to do.Only then turned around and went out.

Pei Cheng was not in the mood to eat, so he calculated an account in his mind, only to find out that he only went out to buy some necessary household items, and in the end it cost nearly 600 taels.

Jiang Linzhi didn't know if he could see what Pei Cheng was thinking, he put down the bowl and chopsticks, "Money is useless. If you want money, you can only earn it."

Only Dong Lai and Er Xi were serving in the box, and the rest of the servants had their meals on the first floor.

Pei Cheng frowned, and said, "Donglai, Erxi, you go out to eat first, and come back after eating."

Dong Lai and Er Xi knew that this was something the masters wanted to talk about, so they didn't dare to stop there, so they hurried out to eat.

When there were only three members of this family left in the house, Pei Cheng said, "Second Master, think about what will those three shops be used for when the shop reopens in a few years' time?"

"I don't want to buy food anymore." Jiang Linzhi said lightly, "The restaurant won't make much money." And it will be very busy.

Pei Cheng thinks cooking is good, after all, food is the most important thing for the people, even if they don't make much money, they won't lose money, and there is still a lot of money coming into the account every year.But since Jiang Linzhi said so, Pei Cheng did not raise any objections.

He knew that Jiang Linzhi had other plans.

"Madam, do you know what is most lacking in Hwaseong, and what is the best thing to do?" Jiang Linzhi didn't say what he thought, but asked Pei Cheng. Second master wants to open a tea shop?"

There are tea mountains in Hwaseong, and more than half of the tea in the entire country of Huacheng comes out of the tea mountains in Hwaseong.So when Jiang Linzhi asked, Pei Cheng didn't even want to say it directly.

Jiang Linzhi: "..."

Only then did Pei Cheng realize that he had said the wrong thing, "Then what did the second master think?"

Jiang Linzhi's expression was indifferent, and he said in a casual tone: "The most important thing in Huacheng is the rich young master and miss."

Pei Cheng frowned, he still didn't quite understand Jiang Linzhi's meaning, "Second Master wants to build some shops that earn money from rich people?"

Jiang Linzhi nodded vaguely, "They are not short of money."

Pei Cheng only felt that Jiang Linzhi was joking, so he sneered, and said mercilessly: "Second master has stayed in the East Courtyard for too long, and now he only talks verbally? Don't say whether I want to make money from these rich young masters." Ladies’ money, even if I think about it, how can we who have never been exposed to these things do it?”

What Pei Cheng said was very merciless, but Jiang Linzhi was not annoyed, took a sip of soup, and then said: "Madam, do you know the history of the Jiang family's fortune?"

The man's topic changed so quickly that Pei Cheng almost lost track of it for a while, but he still said, "I don't know."

"The Jiang family made their fortune by selling their daughter Xiangxiang." Jiang Linzhi said, "Although they have switched to selling tea now, Hu Xiayun reopened two rouge shops under the Jiang family's name two years ago."

Pei Cheng suddenly clenched the chopsticks in his hand, no matter whether he likes Hu Xiayun or not, but in some respects, Hu Xiayun's abilities are better than his own.

- Nine out of ten wealthy wives in Hwaseong like to stay at home or go shopping to pass the time.After all, their identities made them embarrassed to go out and show their faces.

But Hu Xiayun did it.

Pei Cheng pursed his lips and stopped talking. It is understandable that he was killed so recklessly by Hu Xiayun in his last life.

"Second master also wants to sell things for women?" Pei Cheng calmed down and asked patiently.

"No." Jiang Linzhi's words just now were just intended to be used as a metaphor for Pei Cheng, rather than for him to sell rouge, "I plan to sell all the three shops, and use the money to open the border between the west and the east of the city. There is a shop on the street.”

"?" Pei Cheng was puzzled.

Jiang Linzhi raised his head, glanced at Pei Cheng, lowered his eyes, and continued: "Qinqi, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine and tea. Which one do you think is the best?"

"If you want to buy high-quality wine, you need a lot of money, and we don't have enough money at the moment." Pei Cheng shook his head and ruled out one by one, "Tea tasting is popular in Hwaseong, but the tea is divided into three, six, and nine. Wait. If you can’t afford high-quality tea, you won’t be able to open a tea shop.”

Jiang Linzhi said: "The piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are pretty good, but ordinary rich kids don't make a special trip outside to play with them. Literati would like it, but they don't take out the money in their pockets so easily."

Pei Cheng was annoyed, "Second Lord, just say what you want to say, it's no fun to guess."

Jiang Linzhi lowered his eyes, "In addition to wanting to sell the shop on the street, I have already rented out a yard in the suburbs. After the spring, there will be a cockfighting field."

Pei Cheng shook his hand, and the chopsticks he was holding fell to the ground with a "clack".