After becoming a widow, I raised my traitor brother

Chapter 23 Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, don't look back
The night is late, the moon is bright for thousands of miles, and the sky and the earth are bright.

Xiao Fengxian remembered the bet with Shen Chunqiu, and went straight to the Shen family's mansion.

Shen Chunqiu was soundly asleep when he was suddenly awakened by the sound of "Du, Du, Du".

He opened his eyes in displeasure, and cursed in a hoarse voice: "Which thing without eyes——"

Before he finished speaking, he saw a shadow over the bed.

He looked intently, and saw a young man with red lips and white teeth sitting cross-legged on the head of his bed, holding a sharp bronze dagger, inserting it into the bedpost as if bored, and then pulling it out slowly, making a terrifying sound.

Could it be Xiao Fengxian!
It's so spooky, it can scare people to death in the middle of the night!

He was very frightened, and quickly wrapped himself in the quilt and scolded: "Bold! How dare you break into this old man's house! Someone—"

"Can you call again?"

Xiao Fengxian has white teeth, and holds a dagger to Shen Chunqiu's head.

Shen Chunqiu was frightened: "You...what do you want to do?!"

Xiao Fengxian scraped off his temple hair bit by bit with a dagger: "Master Shen is in a deep sleep, but I can't sleep because of the grievances my sister-in-law suffered during the day, so I came here specially to visit."

Wisps of gray hair floated to the bed like snowflakes.

Shen Chunqiu collapsed!
In his early years, he used to stay up late to study, and his hair was already thin and thin after middle age, and this guy still shaved his hair, which is simply committing a crime, committing a crime!

Whoever ran to someone else's house in the middle of the night to shave someone's hair, it seemed that Xiao Fengxian was not only a prostitute, but also a lunatic, a complete lunatic!
He was trembling with anger: "What the hell do you want to do?!"

"I want you to go to Xiao's house tomorrow and apologize to my sister-in-law in public."

"You are dreaming!"

Xiao Fengxian's hand shook.

Half of Shen Chunqiu's eyebrows were shaved off.

Shen Chunqiu covered his eyebrows in grief: "You...you..."

"Lord Shen, I'm the most reasonable person. For example, I can let you die on the couch without a sound tonight, but my sister-in-law taught me to be a good person, so I won't kill you." Xiao Fengxian took out a small seal, "Look, what is this?"

The seal is inlaid with gold, and the word "Dongxi" is engraved on the bottom in official script.

Shen Chunqiu's pupils narrowed and his face was pale.

This is--

A keepsake of East and West factories!
……

The next day.

Outside Wutong Garden, Wei Zi and Rong Jiarong said goodbye.

She said softly: "I'm bothering Brother Rong."

Rong Jiarong waved his hands, looking familiar: "Good luck, sister-in-law, why are you being polite to me? Come play again some other day. At that time, I will take a bath and incense, and I will give you a fortune-telling fortune—"

Xiao Fengxian dragged him away by his back collar: "Sister-in-law, it's time for us to leave."

The compartment is spacious.

Wei Zi held the account book in one hand, and settled the accounts with his fingers in the other hand. After a moment of calculation, he said seriously: "Selling tofu these days makes a net profit of six taels of money."

More than she thought.

Xiao Fengxian propped her face sideways: "That kind of tofu is popular in Lingzhou. Apart from sister-in-law's shop, other tofu shops have also started selling it one after another. As time goes on, sister-in-law's profit will decrease."

Wei Zi hugged the ledger nervously: "Then what should I do?"

The corners of Xiao Fengxian's lips hooked slightly.

His beautiful widowed wife looks honest.

Stupid and stupid, but also want to make money.

If there is no check on him, I am afraid that there will be no pants left to be deceived.

Xiao Fengxian intentionally teased her, turned the teacup in his hand, and leisurely said: "Sister-in-law has always hoped that nothing will happen to me, you have to learn to think of your own way. Is it possible that I will get married in the future, and you will come to me Ask me how to make money at home? Sister-in-law, use your brain!"

He looked like he was watching a play.

Wei Zi puffed out her white and tender cheeks.

If she had a smart mind, she wouldn't have been cheated to death in her previous life.

Seeing that Xiao Fengxian was hopeless, she could only bury her head in thinking of ways to make money.

Half an hour later, the carriage stopped.

Xiao Fengxian lifted the curtain of the car.

It is near the river, although it is not the most prosperous street in Shanyin County, but there are rows of shops, two restaurants stand opposite each other, and they are open with flags and banners.

He looked at Wei Zi.

The little widow held her face in her hands and thought hard, her brows were furrowed in thought, she was more concentrated than a monk in Zen meditation, but she had been participating in Zen for so long, I'm afraid she didn't become ugly.

It's really hard for her.

Xiao Fengxian suppressed a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't think about it, we haven't had breakfast yet, let's find a place to fill our stomachs first."

He thought the restaurant on the left was too noisy, so he took Wei Zi to the restaurant on the right, and chose a seat on the second floor facing the river by the window.

Wei Zi picked up a dumpling with red bean paste in a daze, and was about to eat it when he suddenly said, "Second brother, I have thought of a way to make money!"

"what?"

"The restaurant is next to the river. Look at how beautiful the scenery is. If we can go up a few more floors, wouldn't we be able to overlook the water system scenery of the entire Shanyin County? The Dragon Boat Festival will be in two months. At that time, we will hold the most beautiful scenery in Lingzhou. Lively night dragon boat race. If a restaurant with a height of six or seven floors is built, wealthy families in Lingzhou will flock to it, and reserve private rooms at high prices to watch the dragon boat race.”

Xiao Fengxian listened quietly.

This idea seems feasible at first glance, but the Dragon Boat Festival is only once a year, and the cost is too high.

unless……

Let the section of the river where the restaurant is located become a necessary commercial route for traveling from south to north.

In this way, not only the Dragon Boat Festival, but also many merchant ships will dock to rest, eat and stay in restaurants, so they are not afraid of bad business.

He is good at this. He recently engaged in water transportation, and the negotiation with the neighboring county collapsed because of the distribution of benefits. Originally, he wanted to divert it to another place. If he diverted to this river, wouldn't it be convenient for his sister-in-law to open a restaurant?

He said: "Sister-in-law's idea is very good."

"It's just..." Wei Zi was a little discouraged, "Buying land, building a building, decorating, and hiring people will cost at least a thousand taels of silver. Second brother, even if you sell me, you can't sell it for less than 1000 taels!"

The two were having a discussion, when suddenly there was a noise downstairs.

The two went downstairs and saw that the lobby was full of wedding supplies.

Washbasins, quilts, and bath pots are all bright red, and wedding cakes, Bubu cakes, and lotus seed lily candies are piled up in the bamboo dustpan. Yuhehuan, whom I met yesterday in the Marriage Hall, sat with two little maids smiling all over her face. in the hall.

Yu Hehuan happily waved the round fan: "Boss Zuo, the little girl Yu Hehuan is here to propose marriage to your daughter on behalf of Boss Zhang from the opposite restaurant. Boss Zhang asked me to bring you a message, saying that your Zuo family dishes are passed on from male to female. But you only have one daughter under your knees, why don't you ask Miss Zuo to marry his son as soon as possible, so as to pass on your restaurant and Zuo's food to his son."

Boss Zuo was dejected, and slapped his thigh hard: "It's useless! Why don't I have a son, and let those who have sons bully me!"

"Father!" the plump girl Zuo Hualing put her hands on her hips, exasperated, "What's wrong with having a daughter? You used to praise me for my talent in cooking, but why did you refuse to teach me how to cook from Zuo's family? You insisted on marrying me off. Zuojia cuisine taught to a son-in-law with a foreign surname?!"

Boss Zuo was in tears, and shook his head stubbornly: "You are not a son, you are useless after all!"

"Father, what am I useless for?!"

"It's useless!"

"..."

on the stairs.

Xiao Fengxian leaned closer to Wei Zi's ear, and encouraged her in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, do you want to take this opportunity to sell this restaurant? Add a few more floors, and you will be sitting on the tallest building in Lingzhou from now on."

Wei Zi reminded: "Second brother, we have no money."

"Ask Rong Jiarong for a loan."

"Borrow?" Wei Zi was taken aback.

Except for borrowing money from Xiao Fengxian to sell tofu, she never asked anyone to borrow money in her life.

"Sister-in-law is afraid?" Xiao Fengxian stood on the higher step behind her, her fingertips gently brushing a strand of her long hair, her fox eyes were cunning, "You can't be afraid when doing business. Those wealthy gentry and businessmen who started from nothing, Who didn't borrow money? Sister-in-law, don't be afraid. "

He was standing right behind her.

He has everything covered, and he guarantees that she will make money without losing money.

Wei Zi squeezed the handkerchief tightly until a thin layer of sweat broke out on his palm, and finally made up his mind.

She coughed lightly and looked towards the lobby: "Well, everyone——"

Everyone looked at her.

Wei Zi was thin-skinned, his little face flushed instantly, he quickly turned around, buried his head in front of Xiao Fengxian's chest, and said in a voice like a gnat, "Second brother, why don't we go, how can I talk about business..."

Xiao Fengxian thought such a widowed wife was very interesting.

He raised her face and smiled with thin lips: "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, don't look back."

(End of this chapter)