Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2282 The Secret of the Boudoir ([-])

Although the "Australian Hanfu" produced on the 82nd is similar to the style of the Ming Dynasty, it uses modern cutting techniques, which makes it more fit and beautiful, and uses high-quality materials.Plus a set of gorgeous handmade hairpins.Cai Lan looks stunning in her outfit.

Jiang Qiuchan was a little surprised. Although Cai Lan's visit to Elder Xie could not be described as "cold", it was quite perfunctory.Bathing and changing clothes is quite reluctant, and grooming and grooming are done hastily.Why do you have the meaning of "for those who please yourself" today?
What exactly did Mr. Hao say to her that changed her mood so much?
"Ma'am, does this dress still look good?"

"Wearing it on a girl is perfect." Qiuchan praised sincerely. It really is "a man needs clothes, and a Buddha needs gold clothes"!Cai Lan was just a middle-aged person, and even Qiuchan couldn't understand why the Australians were so interested in her.Now that I dress up carefully, it is really different!
A slight smile appeared on the corner of Cai Lan's mouth, and it was the first time Qiuchan had seen such a smile in her these days, so she couldn't help being suspicious, and didn't dare to ask more questions.

Xie Youren came to the Sanzong Mansion by sedan chair.Every time he came to Cai Lan's place, it was dusk, and there were basically no pedestrians on the street at this time.

On weekdays, when he goes to the Third General Mansion, he always inspects the National Army stationed here and the naturalized civilian personnel of various agencies.But when he came to Cai Lan, he couldn't go anywhere. The sedan chair went in directly through the corner gate, and got off the sedan chair directly in Cai Lan's yard.

When he came here earlier, Cai Lan was very indifferent, let alone came out to greet him.Recently, he found that this woman became more enthusiastic about him, and seemed to be emotionally attached to him.This makes Xie Youren secretly proud, as expected, picking up girls still depends on "soft grinding" skills.

Today when he got off the sedan chair, Cai Lan had already stood in front of the steps, bent down and gave a deep blessing.

"Master Wanfu..."

Xie Youren waved his hand, walked into the main room without saying anything.He unbuttoned the outer cotton officer's jacket and took off his coat.A servant girl hurried up to catch it, spread it out on a bamboo hanger and hung it on the coat rack.Another maid brought him straw slippers and changed them for him.

"The bath water is already hot, master please change into the bath." Cai Lan said in a low voice.

Xie Erren sat in the enamel bathtub, lit a cigar, and enjoyed the small yard outside the window while soaking in the bath: the bathroom was designed and remodeled by himself, and there was a heating room under the enamel bathtub, which heated the air from the outside and then heated the entire bathroom and a bathtub, so as not to "boil the living", but also to heat the air in the entire bathroom-although it is summer now, it is estimated that I will have to work here for a year or two, Wuzhou in the Little Ice Age probably also not warm.

Opposite the bathtub is inlaid with glass shipped from Lingao, and outside the window is a "Japanese-style garden" of less than two square meters designed and supervised by him.White sand, flakes, water bowls, plants and trees are exquisitely decorated.While taking a bath, he smokes and enjoys it, which relaxes his mind and body, and frees him from the busy work during the day.Let him change from a veteran, director of the Wuzhou district...to an ordinary man.

After taking a shower, he changed into the silk pajamas specially provided by No. 82 and went to the main room.The maids and servants had already avoided and left the main room, a kerosene lamp was brightly lit.

There are not many drinks and dishes on a table, but they are quite delicate.Cai Lan poured wine for him, and Xie Youren took a few sips, only to feel comfortable all over.

It seems that it is better to come out to work abroad, how can there be such a sophisticated enjoyment in Lingao!Xie Erren's originally soaring resentment also calmed down a little.Looking at Cai Lan who was waiting by the side, he also felt gentler and more charming than before. He was in a good mood and asked casually:

"A few days ago, did you go to the Dragon Mother Temple to offer incense?"

"Yes, the servant has gone."

"How is the situation over there at the Dragon Mother Temple?"

"It's still quiet." Cai Lan said.

"Oh," Xie Erren became interested, "how are the common people?"

"It's still passable." Cai Lan said, "It's just..."

"Just what?" Xie Erren became interested. In the past, when he talked with Cai Lan, he would ask and answer, and he rarely heard Cai Lan express himself.

"Everyone says that food is too expensive." Cai Landao, "Master Wuyuan told me that the law and order outside is not good, and the tenants are unwilling to pay the rent. I am afraid that this year's food will not be available. The rice on the market is expensive, and it will soon be a burden." Great."

"Don't they also have household registration rice to buy in their temple?"

"This servant doesn't know..."

Daoist Wuyuan did say this to her, the purpose was nothing more than to hope that Cai Lan could give director Xie a pillow blow, and see if he could win some benefits for the temple - to please the favored concubine of the dignitaries. This is the temple. Tried and tested means.

"It's nothing. After a few more months, the ground will be quiet, and we will naturally receive the rent." Xie Erren talked happily at the moment, "It won't be long before a large amount of grain arrives in Wuzhou, and the price of grain It's going to drop in no time. Don't worry!"

On the second day after Xie Erren's visit, it was Qiuchan's rest day.Jiang Qiuchan's natal family is in Wuzhou City, and they run a silk and satin shop called "Ruijintang". It's not a big business, but it's a time-honored brand that has been passed down for a century, and the family is quite wealthy.

Qiuchan's father is no longer there, only her mother is present, and her elder brother Jiang Rongxian is in charge of the family business.

At this moment, the head of the Jiang family was sitting in the counting room behind the shop, frowning.

Hearing from his family that the girl had returned, he nodded slightly, threw the account book that he had flipped through countless times on the table, and was secretly worried.

Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival is right in front of us, we have to settle our debts one by one.During the Dragon Boat Festival, after the war, shops were damaged and households fled.Therefore, each family did not clean up their accounts.Seeing that it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in two months, this time, right and wrong must be settled.

The account book was sent to him by the accountant, and he had flipped through it countless times and dialed it in the abacus countless times.It's not the loss to worry about -- it's common to make a profit or loss in business.It's the current situation where there is no progress.

"Ruijintang" was also robbed during the Battle of Wuzhou three months ago. Almost all the funds in the store were looted by the government under various guises, and the losses were quite heavy.At last, the store and the goods have been preserved, and the family will not go bankrupt.

It's just that although the market in Wuzhou has recovered, business like silk and satin can only be done when the world is at peace. In the current situation in Guangdong and Guangxi, ordinary people's livelihood is still difficult, and rich people are unwilling to spend money because they have suffered repeated disasters.It is conceivable that the business is deserted.

Business is bad, but expenses are high.According to Elder Xie's instructions, the shop must be kept open even if there is no business, and employees are not allowed to be laid off, and they must be supported—although they are not paid wages, it is also an expense to maintain these people.The Jiang family has many relatives in Wuzhou. During the battle of Wuzhou, many relatives and friends who went bankrupt came to ask for help.Out of sympathy, the Jiang family had to lend a helping hand.In addition, after the recovery of Wuzhou, the "New Deal" of Yuan Lao Xie was allocated to various firms by the aftermath bureau.The Jiang family only paid out the account, but did not enter the account, so Jiang Rong's troubles can be imagined.

But at this time, my own sister was killed by the rebels and her husband was killed. She didn't dare to go back to her in-laws' house during the rebellion, and she took the children to live at home.As an elder brother, he is duty-bound, but his wife in the family is not so virtuous. Seeing this sister-in-law living at home for three months, she has complaints--fortunately, the sister got an errand recently, and she can earn a tael of silver every month to come back , the ears finally feel a lot more relaxed.

The shortfall in front of him, apart from the accounts, he still has a secret account in his heart, and he has to calculate it, probably less than 2000 taels, and there is a large number of one thousand.

He turned his gaze back to the ledger, searching his guts to see which ones could be "handled" and which ones had to be paid.

Fortunately, his most troublesome purchase payment can be eased.The suppliers of silk and satin are all in Guangzhou.In the past, people were sent to Wuzhou, and after collecting the bills, they used silver to buy goods in Wuzhou, and then shipped them back to Guangzhou for sale, earning twice the money.The road is not stable right now, and it is unlikely that the Shang family will send someone to collect the debt at the risk of their property being robbed.

In this way, nearly 1000 taels can be saved.For the remaining 800 taels, some of them had to be paid, and some of them could be postponed for a while. After some calculations, there were almost 500 taels of silver to pass the customs.

Money, of course he still has it.There are more than 300 taels of silver in the store and in the account room at home.Mothers and wives and concubines have more or less private houses.It is not difficult to scrape together 500 taels.But in this way, there is no cash at home in the shop-the goods in the shop can't be sold, and we can't use satin to pay for rice money-the rice shop is also unwilling.

Thinking of the rice shop, I also remembered that there are many index fingers in the family, and eating every month is a big expense. "Ruijintang" used six men and three apprentices.There are five male and female servants in the family.The monthly purchase of rice alone is a huge sum of money - but the price of food is soaring again!Even the "hukou rice" sold in Australian yamen is two or three times more expensive than before the war.

In this turbulent day, when will he be tall!
Jiang Rong first calculated and calculated in his mind, and after calculation and calculation, he still had to pay a tael of silver.He couldn't help feeling restless - it would be best if he could make a fortune of several hundred taels of silver!
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile wryly: I never thought that I would have such absurd idea!
He suddenly remembered one thing, his sister is now serving as a "concubine" for the Australian elder Xie Yuan.It is said that this concubine is very favored by "Zhen Kun" - if only she can find some way out of this woman, it would be great if she can blow the wind on the pillows and give her family some business...

But he thought with frustration that his family's business was silk and satin, which Australians had no use for or interest in at the moment.

If you want to say what is the most profitable now, it goes without saying that it is the food business.There is a shortage of food in Wuzhou City, and the price of non-hukou rice has doubled from the normal price. If anyone can get the food at this time, the profit will be doubled immediately!
(End of this chapter)