Jinghong Tower

"Eldest cousin, where is your eldest granddaughter? Please come out quickly and show her to your aunts and uncles."

The old lady sighed: "What a coincidence, she was not at home. She went to the capital with her father early in the morning. There is also a Jinghong Tower in the capital. The shopkeepers are eagerly waiting for her to take over."

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and the old lady smiled slightly. Just as she had guessed, when the Jinghong Tower in the capital was mentioned, these people could not even speak.

After a long while, the third cousin asked tentatively: "Cousin, are you saying that the Silver Building in Beijing, also called Jinghong Building, also belongs to your granddaughter?"

The old lady glanced at her. She knew that this third cousin loved to show off. She would show off even if she bought a bracelet. Now she knew that in the past, she just let her. For a silver building as big as the capital, how many bracelets would she need?
"It's not hers, it's our He family's." The old lady said calmly.

"Yes, yes, it's from the He family, it's from the He family." The third cousin said.

The old lady sneered in her heart, and the fourth cousin smiled and smoothed things over: "I heard that the nobles in the palace are all frequent visitors to Jinghong Tower."

"It's all in the capital for convenience." The old lady was neither arrogant nor impetuous.

The fifth cousin hurriedly said: "There are so many silver buildings in the capital. Why do people go to Jinghong Tower? Isn't it because Jinghong Tower is a time-honored brand with a good reputation? When we come to the capital in the future, we will have to invite my eldest cousin and Just tell the shopkeeper in the shop and he will give you a discount."

The third cousin slapped her thigh: "Speaking of the capital, it's far away, but doesn't our Zhending Mansion also have a Jinghong Tower? Cousin, why don't we go to Jinghong Tower to have a taste today?"

The old lady's heart moved. Yes, Jinghong Tower belongs to the He family. She won't have to spend her own money to treat guests in the future.

"Okay, pack up and we'll go there right now."

In the evening, when the restaurant was about to welcome guests, several carriages stopped in front of the Jinghong Tower. The old lady said to Zhao’s mother: “Go and talk to the people in the building to free up the best private rooms. "

Mother Zhao agreed and got off the carriage, but was startled. Although she had never eaten in Jinghong Tower, she had passed by at this time and saw the prosperity of Jinghong Tower with her own eyes.

what is it today?
Why is it so deserted in front of Jinghong Tower?

Taking a closer look, Zhao's mother was shocked. The door of Jinghong Tower was not even opened, and the door was tightly closed.

Mother Zhao saw the scene in front of her, and of course the old sisters who came with the old lady also saw it.

"Ouch, what's going on? We just changed owners, why did it close?"

When she heard it was her third cousin's voice, the old lady was so angry that she said to Zhao's mother: "Knock on the door and ask the shopkeeper to come out and see me!"

If you don’t do business when it’s time to do business, does the shopkeeper not want to do it?

Who gave him the guts?

Mother Zhao left and returned soon, followed by the frowning shopkeeper Bai.

"Why don't you open the door to welcome guests?" The old lady was very angry. The matter was serious.

Shopkeeper Bai was about to cry: "Old lady, it's not that we don't want to open the door, it's that we can't even get the money to buy vegetables and meat. Without fresh ingredients, how can we open the door for business? When customers order dishes, we can't You have to be able to do it.”

"Ouch, in such a big Jinghong Tower, you don't even have the money to buy food and meat? Oh my God, why is this still happening!" The old lady didn't need to look to know that the person making the sarcastic remarks was her third cousin.

The old lady suppressed her anger and asked: "Where is the money? Where has it gone? Don't you even have money for turnover?"

Shopkeeper Bai wiped the non-existent beads of sweat on his forehead: "To be honest with you, Madam, just a few hours ago, our restaurant had a turnover of one thousand, eight hundred and fifty taels. This money, let alone buying vegetables and meat, was Well, even buying two or three carts of abalone, ginseng and wing tripe is enough."

The old lady nodded. Although she had never opened a restaurant, she knew that for such a large restaurant, the turnover of money would be one or two thousand taels.

"Where did the money go? Did they all buy abalone and ginseng wings?"

The old lady swallowed her saliva, and it was not impossible to set up a feast of abalone wings.

Shopkeeper Bai took out the account book, turned to the latest page, pointed to the signature on it and said: "Today the boss's wife came and took away all the money in the account. Old lady, you see, this is the signature and signature of the boss's wife." Mudra.”

The old lady was surprised: "My boss's wife? Which boss's wife?"

Shopkeeper Bai was surprised: "She is the mother of our boss, Miss He. Old madam, my boss's wife paid the money, didn't you know?"

The old lady almost vomited out a mouthful of old blood, but that damn third cousin started muttering again: "Oh, if it were my daughter-in-law who dared to withdraw money from the family account, I would divorce her. This is not the case at all. You don’t take your mother-in-law seriously, why do you keep a daughter-in-law like this, waiting to piss her mother-in-law off?"

The old lady was almost mad to death.

"She took all that much money?" She still refused to give up. It was more than 800 taels. No matter which house you put it in, it was not a small amount.

Shopkeeper Bai waved his hand, and two strong men ran over.

Shopkeeper Bai said to them: "You are the ones who gave the money to the host's wife. Please tell the old lady quickly whether the money is what the host's wife wants."

The two clerks said hurriedly: "Old madam, the silver is indeed what the boss's wife wants. We sent it over, and the boss's wife accepted it on the spot. One tael is not too much, and one tael is not too much."

The old lady understood something and asked, "Where did you send the money?"

The two clerks said in unison: "Sent to Yan Ji's pen and ink shop on Guangsheng Street."

The old lady's body swayed. This evil woman stole money from the He family to support her natal family!

"Go, go, go back to the house, go back to the house!"

The old lady couldn't hear what the cousins ​​said. She had only one idea now: to go home and let her two sons, no, all the servants, go to Yan Ji's pen and ink shop to collect the money that belonged to him. Get your money back!
Also in the evening, Mr. He and He Ran finally arrived in the capital.

Looking at the wide streets and bustling markets, Mr. He had mixed feelings.

How long has it been since he has been to the capital?
In fact, not long ago, he came here three months ago. He went to visit his former boss, but he didn't even see anyone. He went around the Wenxuan Department again, and similarly, Wenxuanlang didn't see him either.

He waited in front of the Wenxuan Department for a long time, hoping to make an appointment with Wenxuan Lang in a restaurant, but after dinner, he didn't see Wen Xuanlang come out. When he asked, he found out that officials came here every day to meet by chance. Therefore, Wen Xuanlang has developed the habit of not walking through the main entrance, and he has already arrived home by now. (End of chapter)