Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 34 Ridicule
  The next day, Mrs. Zhao sent word that the girls' study time had been changed. From now on, they would have five days of study and one day of rest. On this day of rest, they could stay at home, or they could go out after informing her.

Zhao Wangshu was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that it would be so easy to go out with a legitimate name. As expected, it didn't matter what he studied, the important thing was to cling to the noble person.

Moreover, Mrs. Zhao kept them from going out, not for their own good, but just to sell them at a good price.

With a day off, it was much easier for Zhao Wangshu to go out, but it was only for one day and she couldn't go home.

On the first day off, she didn't go out. After all, she had only gone out five days ago. None of the sisters from Zhuangzi like her had gone out.

Zhao Jiahua, Zhao Shuangzhi, Fang Baozhu and Fang Baoxiu returned home.

On the second rest day, she went out with Hong Chang and Lu Zhi. She had to visit the two shops under her name.

There are two shops, one is a cloth shop and the other is a jewelry shop.

The shop was given to her by her grandmother before she came to the mansion so that she could practice her skills.

She practiced well, and the two stores she had previously run with a guaranteed profit began to make a profit.

According to the distance, she first went to the jewelry store named Yage.

It was still early and there were no customers in the store. The female shopkeeper He Yiniang was sitting behind the counter, playing with her abacus. When she saw her coming in, she was stunned for a moment and hurried out, "Why is the girl here?"

"The old lady has changed her rules and can come out once or twice a month." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

"That's good." He Yiniang invited Zhao Wangshu to the second floor, served tea and took out the account books.

Zhao Wangshu didn't look at the account book and asked Hong Chang to take out the jewelry picture she drew. "During the Shangsi Festival, noble ladies will go on a trip. These are suitable for them to wear."

He Yiniang smiled, "Don't worry, girl, I will definitely ask the master to make it as soon as possible."

"I always feel at ease when you do things." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

After sitting in the Accord for a while, Zhao Wangshu went to the cloth store.

The name of the cloth shop is the Weaving and Dyeing House, which comes from a poem in Bai Juyi's "Liao Ling": Weaving is for the wild geese flying outside in autumn, and dyeing is the color of the spring water in the south of the Yangtze River.

She met Zhu Siyun there and said hello politely, "Hello, girls."

Zhu Siyun bowed slightly and said, "Hello, Miss Zhao."

The two of them were not familiar with each other and had not exchanged a few words. Zhao Wangshu said hello and prepared to go to the backyard.

Zhu Siyun stopped him and said, "Miss Zhao, I have a few words to say to you. Is it convenient for Miss Zhao?"

Zhao Wangshu thought for a while and said with a smile: "Girls, if you don't mind, please go sit down in the backyard and chat."

Zhu Siyun was a little surprised, "Did you open this store?"

"My grandmother left it to me to take care of it so that I won't have to worry about it." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

Zhu Siyun's eyes flickered, "Let's go in and talk."

Zhao Wangshu stretched out his hand and said, "Girls, please."

The two of them sat down in the private room in the backyard, and the waiter brought tea and snacks.

"Miss Zhao, I would like to ask, what rank does your official live in?" Zhu Siyun just held the cup and did not drink the tea.

"My father is just a scholar." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

"Can Miss Zhao be literate?" Zhu Siyun asked.

"Girls, if you have something to say, you might as well speak up." Zhao Wangshu was sure that this person was not trying to make friends with her, but was here to provoke her.

"There is a saying in Liu Mengde's "The Inscription on a Humble Room" that there are great scholars who talk and laugh, but there are no idle people who come and go. I think Miss Zhao has learned it." Zhu Siyun was still used to talking in circles. "Hongru is a learned person, Baiding is an illiterate person. Although I can't be called learned, I am literate." Zhao Wangshu said seriously.

Zhu Siyun frowned slightly, "Miss Zhao, why bother pretending to be confused."

Zhao Wangshu took the cup and took a sip of tea, "Girls, I told you, if you have something to say, just say it directly, don't beat around the bush."

Zhu Siyun's frown deepened, "Miss Zhao, don't you understand the principle of distinction between concubine and concubine, order of superiority and inferiority, keeping oneself in peace, restraining oneself and returning to propriety?"

"The girls are the granddaughters of the chief minister. They should have read a lot of poetry and books. I think they have read Du Mu's "Odd Titles in Qi'an County"." Zhao Wangshu raised his eyebrows.

She was definitely no worse than Zhu Siyun when it came to being literate. I vaguely remembered that she had gone to college and was an intellectual.

Zhu Siyun had always been arrogant, but when she saw that Zhao Wangshu didn't listen to her, she immediately became angry and put the teacup back on the table. A few drops of water in the cup splashed out, "I am the one who is troublesome. Miss Zhao, I would like to advise you, Clinging to the powerful will never end well, so you have to take care of yourself."

"I have a message for you girls, don't push yourself and others." Zhao Wangshu said mockingly.

"My grandfather is the first assistant." Zhu Siyun said proudly.

Zhao Wangshu smiled slightly and said, "My aunt is the current queen."

Even if she is the head of the powerful ministers, as long as she does not rebel, she must bow to the master of the harem. In terms of dignity and status, the queen is higher than the chief minister.

Zhu Siyun was speechless and walked away.

"Hong Chang, send the girls out." Zhao Wangshu said in a loud voice.

As soon as Zhu Siyun left, Zhou Hai, the shopkeeper of the weaving and dyeing shop, came in, "Girl, the ready-made clothing store opposite is in Pandian. Would you like to go and have a look?"

"Why do you want to sell the store?" Zhao Wangshu asked.

"The shopkeeper's son was seriously ill. He spent a lot of money on medical treatment and medication. However, he got slightly better. In order to cure his son, he had to sell his property." Everyone in Zhou Hai's family asked about it.

Zhao Wangshu thought for a while and asked, "How is the shopkeeper like?"

"Shopkeeper Huang is quite honest and honest, and he always does business with integrity."

"Please accompany me to take a look first." Zhao Wangshu stood up and said.

The clothing store opposite the weaving and dyeing workshop has a two-bay facade. It is not too big, but like the weaving and dyeing workshop, there is a small yard at the back where the shopkeepers can stay.

"Shopkeeper Huang." Zhou Hai called as soon as he entered the door.

"Mrs. Zhou, what do you want here? A middle-aged man with a kind face walked out from behind the counter.

"This is my girl. I heard you wanted to open a shop, so I came over to take a look." Zhou Hai said with a smile.

"Hello, girl." Shopkeeper Huang saluted, "Do you really want to sell the shop?"

Zhao Wangshu is eleven or twelve years old, not the age to take charge of the family.

"If you really want to sell a store, don't worry, shopkeeper, I can make the decision." Zhao Wangshu said with a smile.

"Girl, the business of this shop is pretty good. These ready-made clothes and fabrics are carefully selected by me. Look at the shelves and counters. They are all made of good wood. They will last for decades. , there are several female workers in the shop who are doing sewing. They are very good at their craftsmanship. Look at the neat and fine stitching." Shopkeeper Huang said sincerely.

Zhao Wangshu looked around and had a general understanding of the furnishings and layout of the store, and asked directly: "Shopkeeper Huang, how much do you plan to pay for the store? Are you going to give me all these ready-made clothes and fabrics together, or keep some of them?" "

"I want to give these ready-made fabrics to the girl together. If we add these guys to the store, the girl can give me three hundred taels of silver." Shopkeeper Huang said uneasily.

Zhao Wangshu was quite satisfied with the price, and knowing the situation of the Huang family, he had no intention of bargaining with him. "The store has been sold. What are shopkeeper Huang's plans in the future?"

　Note: The second part of "Occasional Titles in Qi'an County" by Du Mu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty: The sound of autumn stirs up the heart, and the dream is full of ripples and the rain is deep. From the large Wuye in front of the stairs, why does Qian Jun moan in mourning?
  　　The meaning of one sentence in this poem is, "What do you want me to do?"

　　
  　
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