By Jia Xiuzhen

A few days later, the wife of the newspaper's family came to visit. Sister Feng greeted her and sat down for a while, and met Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing and others.Everyone saw that Zhang was wearing a gold and purple satin cloak with double happiness gourd pattern, three golden satin borders inlaid with Wanzi curved water pattern and autumn fragrant flowing cloud pattern, decorated with plain red gold buckle and purple jade cicada-style collar button. Satin horse skirt.On the head are garnets and butterfly love flowers, and a few red gold dotted amethyst flowers.There is a heroic look between the brows and eyes, and a single smile on the right side of the face shows a bit of gentleness.

After exchanging pleasantries, Mrs. Zhang said with a smile: "I have been living with our master in the south for these years, and I just returned to Beijing a few years ago. I am here today, firstly to say hello to the old lady and all the ladies, and secondly, I also want to meet your grandma. I used to be a few years older than her, and I often stayed with her at home. Later, I went to the south, where the mountains are long and the rivers are far away, and there was no news for a long time."

Jia Mu laughed and said, "My granddaughter-in-law is a good one. Today her sister-in-laws were making trouble with her in her yard, so they didn't come to greet her. You also handed over handkerchiefs. It's great to have a relationship. "

Turning to Sister Feng, he said, "So, you can accompany Mrs. Zhang's family to sit in your sister-in-law's yard." Sister Feng hurriedly took orders, and Zhang and the others said a few words, then left and went with Sister Feng to find Li Wan. .

Sisters Sanchun and Daiyu were all joking at Li Wan's place. They heard word from Jia's mother-in-law that Zhang's family was looking for Li Wan, and they couldn't stay long, so they all left first.When Sister Feng accompanied Mrs. Zhang, Li Wan brought Nanny Chang and Suyun Biyue to greet her at the door. When she saw Mrs. Zhang, her appearance was the same as before, and she called out in her heart, "Sister Lao... "

Seeing Li Wan's clean body, Mrs. Zhang knew that she was young and widowed, and her eyes were also red.He hurriedly helped her up: "Sister Wan..."

Seeing the situation of the two, Sister Feng laughed and said, "Well, you two sister-in-laws! It's hard to stand in the yard now, and when you enter the house, what can't you say slowly?!"

Li Wan couldn't help but smile when he heard this, he regained his composure, and said to Zhang Shi: "I'm being rude, sister please come to the room first." He took Zhang Shi's hand and entered the room, and for a while Suyun Biyue gave a few people Tea was served.

Li Wan said with a smile: "A few days ago, my sister handed over the post, and I still couldn't believe that my sister came to see me. Logically, I should visit my sister, but..."

Mrs. Zhang waved her hand, interrupted her, and said, "Sure enough, you're still such a jerk! What else can I do besides coming to see you when I hand over a post to your mansion?" Then he laughed and said, "You are the mansion of the state. The door is so easy to get in? If you weren't there, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to come in no matter how many posts I post."

Sister Feng hurriedly said: "Oh, ma'am, I was joking. I accepted the post that day and hurriedly went to our old lady to ask for instructions. I was afraid that I would neglect the distinguished guest."

Zhang said with a smile: "This grandma has such a mouth!"

He also talked to Li Wan about the old things in Jinling, and they talked and laughed for a while.Sister Feng sat for a while, and there was something wrong with her mother-in-law outside, so she couldn't sit for a long time, and went to work by herself.

Mrs. Zhang winked at Li Wan, and they sat down again. Mrs. Zhang got up to change, and Li Wan asked Suyun to accompany her.After returning, they were allowed to go to the east room. Mrs. Zhang only kept her close maid, and Li Wan left Nanny Chang to take care of her, and Suyun Biyue was asked to do needlework in the outside room.

Mrs. Zhang took a sip from her teacup, looked at Li Wan carefully, and said with a smile, "You are the only one who can live this day."

Li Wan said softly: "Who can fight with fate? Today's life is pretty good."

Mrs. Zhang nodded and said, "Fortunately, you still have a son, so I finally have something to look forward to."

Li Wan shook his head: "I don't expect him to become famous, as long as he is safe and sound."

Zhang Shi was slightly stunned, and said with a broken smile: "At that time I said you were an idiot, my mother was right, you were born into a piece of wood by your father."

Li Wan smiled and said, "Auntie said so?"

Zhang Shi was even happier: "How is it? Are you annoyed?"

Li Wan smiled, "Don't be annoyed, I feel more and more in a daze. It's just that it's easier to stay a little longer these days."

Mrs. Zhang couldn't help sighing, and said slowly: "I never paid attention to the affairs of your house. Looking at it today, the eldest wife's granddaughter-in-law is the niece of the second wife's daughter-in-law, and the one who lives in the main house is not the eldest wife. Hey, don't blame me for being poisonous, I'm afraid that your eldest grandson may not look like the eldest grandson."

Li Wan listened and lowered his head with a smile.

Mrs. Zhang went on to say: "The second master who was born with a jade in the house already knew it in the capital, and the youngest son is easy to be partial, not to mention that this one seems to have a history. Before I came, I couldn't imagine how you live. Today It looks better than I feared."

Li Wan said: "At this point, there is still nothing to ignore. Not only are there many divisions in this area, but they are much higher than others. I am a woman and I have no knowledge. Fortunately, my mother gave me I left some things for self-defense, and I wanted to save some money for Lan'er, but now I have to prevent it from causing trouble."

Mrs. Zhang got to the point, smiled sassyly, nodded and said: "If I say that I didn't come here today for this reason, you won't believe me either. I just want to tell you that even if I don't have your tea and ingredients, I will I will contact you. I was nothing like that at home that day, even if all the wives gathered together, few of them liked to talk to me. The only thing is that my aunt treats me like others, even a little more than others. Love I remember."

Li Wan said with a smile: "My mother loves you for your quick temper. Although she is weak, she loves you the most."

Zhang said: "Sometimes when I am free, I think of my aunt. If you talk about fate, the most orthodox daughter of the family, you are not afraid of people listening. If you are in the former dynasty, you may be worthy of the honor of a princess. What can I do?" The fortune is bad, and when the dynasty changes, there is only this single seedling left in the great family, with no relatives to rely on, and such a temperament that does not eat the fireworks of the world. It is really difficult. Fortunately, there is an old lady in your family to protect and say It’s a blessing to wake up again.”

Glancing at Li Wan again, he said with a smile: "It's you, if you don't have the old lady to protect you, you'll probably feel a little bit sad. So, the fate of this person is really inconceivable."

Li Wan was also in a daze for a while, and said with a smile: "My sister has a bit of a monk's demeanor now."

Zhang said: "It's just that I've read too many scriptures, and I'm just thinking wildly. You said it was a thing left by your aunt. No wonder it happened so suddenly. According to my aunt's temperament, I'm afraid she didn't know how to keep it. How promising are these things for you. When I learned that there was your private dowry field in Guwantou, I guessed that my aunt had left behind for you. Speaking of which, it was a loss for my family to exchange tea mountains for your field. yours."

Li Wan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Sister, don't say that. Although I am a little bit dumb, I am not stupid at all. That field was secretly left to me by my mother, and even my father didn't know about it. Now that my father is gone, No one knows about the other end. I don’t know what other people want the field for, but since it can be sold by your mansion, it will be of great use. In my hands, it’s just for rent. Now that the mountains are high and the rivers are far away, it is troublesome to collect rent and take care of it, so I was thinking of changing it at that time."

Glancing at Zhang Shi again, he continued, "It's just that I didn't expect that the tea mountain I changed would be farther away!"

Mrs. Zhang laughed out loud, and said: "You are indeed different from others. If you change to another one, I'm afraid that what we will use it for and how to get more benefits. You just want to change to a quiet one. It can be seen God doesn't bully honest people, but you came up with such a clever idea, it was really a thunderous sound, and you really made a lot of money."

Li Wan said: "It's the place where people are worried. My family is also a dowry. They are much more courageous than me. Now they have brought me back the bank notes. I am so worried. There is another one in Zhuangzi, too. Thanks to my mother, the novel wool weaves is worth a lot of money." He rubbed the handkerchief, but it was not artificial, he was really anxious.

Mrs. Zhang was even more overjoyed: "Oh, my silly sister, do you know how many wealthy businessmen lose their hair so much that they can't cover their scalps in order to find a novel way to make money, and you have made a lot of money just by being confused Yin Zi, you are so sad! Let people know about this, I hate you so much!" A line of words is a joy, the more you think about it, the happier it is.

Li Wan said seriously: "Sister, listen to me, even though you know little about our house, you already know it well. I am in such a situation, when my mother's family is difficult to rely on without money and power, although it is inevitable to praise the high and trample the low, For the sake of face and dignity, I won’t lose my face; but if I am a powerless and reliable person, but I have a job of making golden eggs, and I am jealous of money and want to take care of face, it is really hard to say that I will do it. What a stumbling block! The more I think about it, the more frightened I become, you know that I can't guard against others with my temperament, if someone tricks me into it, I really don't know what will happen to me!"

After hearing what Li Wan said, Mrs. Zhang slowly suppressed her smile.With a low sigh, he said: "It's rare that you are a person who understands, but you still feel sorry for you. If you don't have the same people in the house, no one will believe what you say. It's really a place where people kill without blood. Don't worry. , your several businesses, because all the goods from foreigners have been taken away, and the quantity is not very large, only our master noticed it, even in our house, no one else paid attention to it. This time I come, I just ask you Intend."

Li Wan hurriedly said: "I don't know anything about how to do business. The tea came up with the idea because it said that the new tea this year was hard to sell. I didn't expect it to suit the taste of foreigners! Sister, tell me, there is any way to think of it." .”

Mrs. Zhang pondered for a moment, and said: "Your tea method is novel, and you have made a lot of money this year. I am afraid that someone will imitate it next year. The first thing you care about is not money, but if you are scouted, dig it out. It's not good for your people to come. We have also carefully checked the materials in your farm, and I'm afraid they are the only ones. We are not afraid of imitation, but we are still afraid of being probed."

Glancing at Li Wan, he said: "I have an idea here, just to see if you believe me or not. Our mansion is all in the Lifan Courtyard, you all know this, our father was excluded back then, it didn't matter at that time Prosperous foreign business affairs, who would have thought that a few years ago, a large sea-going ship was suddenly ordered to be built, and several trading ports were relaxed. I am not afraid to tell you that now our family is in charge of these things, and there is no other side The yamen came to hesitate, and when something happened, only the ten princes were reported.

This is just to let you know the ins and outs of my place.Therefore, if you believe me, you will only hand over everything to our business firm. This is a business firm on the front, but the yamen stands behind it.I am not afraid of people asking about it. For example, if I take [-] shi of tea from you, only you and I know that it comes from your family.

Or even if direct sellers and foreign merchants are accepted, no trace of goods are sold here, no one knows about it, and naturally no one inquires about it.It's just that if you suspect that I'm skinning and rubbing oil, you can take care of it yourself, it's okay. "

Li Wan listened and nodded, his heart was already overjoyed, there was no thought of losing or gaining, so he nodded immediately and said: "Then it's all up to my sister to decide!"

Mrs. Zhang knew that Li Wan's heart was real, and he was even more limited in this economic matter. It only involved the sale of tens of thousands of taels of silver. of.

He was about to drink tea and waited for Li Wan to think about it carefully, but he didn't expect that after hearing such a sentence, he almost spit out a sip of tea.Shaking his head, he said, "You! You... well, you must have met me. If you want to coax your money, it's too easy!"

Li Wan said with a smile: "At first, I knew that Sister Yinzi didn't care about this idea. It took so much trouble to tell me today that it was because of our friendship. If it was for business, my idea would be worthless." It's not enough for my sister to come forward, let alone give me an idea. If I can't tell the difference, I really don't know what to do."

Mrs. Zhang listened, looked at Li Wan carefully again, and said with a smile: "I have dealt with many people over the years. You are really stupid when it comes to money calculations, but you can see clearly, which is really rare. No matter how shrewd and powerful a person is, when he encounters money matters, he will become dizzy and worry about gains and losses. Although you are not very rich in money, you are so transparent and clear. It is really rare. Since you believe in me, I am not afraid to say a word Big talk, don’t worry, let’s not talk about this tens of thousands to 10 taels of sale, in a few days, even if it is doubled ten times and a hundred times, I can settle it for you, and you can count the money with peace of mind!”

After hearing this, Li Wan got up and bowed, and said, "I thank my sister first! In fact, what I'm sure of doing is just counting the money."

Mrs. Zhang was even more happy to hear that she was so straightforward. The closer the two of them talked, they sat down for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, Fang was about to leave. go out.