Fair Lady

On February [-]th, Xia's two "Qiaoweiju" officially opened.

There is a prosperous shop on Fulai Street, which was sent by the prince of Zhongguo. It is small in size, but its location is excellent.

The other one is on Huihua Street not far from Shangguan Street. Naturally, the location cannot be compared with Xilai Street and Fulai Street, but the store has a large area and is surrounded by Jingdu Primary School and Huihua Girls' College, which is very suitable for "Qiaowei". Ju" is a dim sum shop that is popular with girls and children.

Qiaoweiju first launched a kind of pastry called "cake", which has never been seen before in Dazhou. It is golden yellow, soft and fragrant.For nearly ten days after the opening, the store's glass display cabinets were empty, because each batch of cakes was snatched up by customers waiting in a long line as soon as they were made.

There is a long glass cabinet (display cabinet) in each of the two Qiaowei Juli, which was sent by Nangong Yi.Nangong’s family happened to import some glass from the West. Originally, they planned to try to plant flowers for a greenhouse according to King Jing’s idea. I heard that Shuyao brothers and sisters were looking for glass. The cabinet is here.

According to Shuwen's opinion, Qiaoweiju on Huihua Street also has two private seats, one for men and one for women, which are not big, and can only accommodate five tables and chairs for three or four people.

Girlfriends and classmates in twos and threes can sit down and have a snack together, and drink a glass of "Qiaoweiju" special flower honey water or beauty goat milk.

Of course, grown men don't just drink "what women and children drink" when they come into the store to sit down and negotiate.They can choose green tea. The green tea of ​​"Qiaoweiju" looks ordinary, even in the homes of rich and noble people, but it is sweet and fragrant like orchid, quiet but not bitter, with endless aftertaste, not inferior to Biluochun and Yunwumaojian Such a rare top green tea.

As a result, within a few days, everyone found that there were no fewer men sitting in "Qiaoweiju" eating dim sum than women and children, and they also complained that the place of Qiaoweiju was too small and there were too few seats.

Soon, Qiaoweiju launched cakes with different flavors such as red bean, plum blossom and sesame.

All of a sudden. "Qiaoweiju" has become popular in the whole capital. Anyone with a little spare money in their pockets will buy a piece of cake to taste, even if the whole family can only eat a piece of original cake.

While eating with relish, everyone couldn't help but envy "Qiaoweiju"'s ability to absorb money, and even more envious of Weiyuan Hou's Mansion and Zhongguo Duke's Mansion, which were respectively part of "Qiaoweiju".

That day Shuyao sister and brother brought back the shop deed given by Duke Zhong's son back to Xia Zhai, Shujie thought about it.They also called Mama Liu, Uncle Kui, and Niang Jin, and after discussing with them, they decided to split [-]% of Qiaoweiju, [-]% for Mrs. Zhong Guogong, and [-]% for Aunt Lan.

Marquis Weiyuan and Duke Zhong didn't know what snacks the three brothers and sisters of Shujie were going to make, but since the three children had the same heart, they didn't refuse.Just insist on taking your share of the investment.I thought in my heart that there are successful examples of "Shizhenzhai" and "Michelle Tofu Square".They have all tasted the snacks sent by Xia Zhai before, at least "Qiaoweiju" will not lose money.Moreover, some of them are in "Qiaoweiju". If anyone makes trouble, they can justifiably intervene.

But I didn't expect that after only a few days of opening, we can already see the "money" of "Qiaoweiju" is boundless.The two families couldn't help but sigh with emotion.Especially Duke Zhong's son and his wife, originally only thought that Shuyao had made so many contributions to "Lanyuexuan".They just took a part in it, and they can be counted as supporting "Qiaoweiju" and the three brothers and sisters of Shujie. I didn't expect that I got a big deal, and I felt the love, righteousness and intelligence of these three brothers and sisters even more.

Although the Zhong family has Lanyuexuan which makes money, who thinks there is too much money?The population of aristocratic families is huge, and the expenses are very scary. Even many big families that are declining day by day are glamorous on the surface, but the pressure is heavy on the inside, and they are almost unable to make ends meet, such as the Jin family.

The previous Michelle Tofu Shop was entirely owned by the three brothers and sisters of Xia Zhai, and everyone didn’t think much about it. Now that they heard that the Weiyuanhou’s Mansion and the Duke’s Zhongguo’s Mansion had gained positions, many people couldn’t sit still. The first to bear the brunt was Jin Home.

The ancestor of the Jin family was also a marquis who made great contributions to the Great Zhou, but it was not hereditary, only three generations, which happened to be the generation of Jin Xida's grandfather.Jin Xida's grandfather was not bad, but he was a mess in handling family affairs, so the inner house was chaotic, and several sons were led astray, and none of them was promising.

Regarding the matter of the inner house descendants, the only thing that Jin Xida's grandfather did right was to see that Jin Xida was better than his sons and other grandsons, and saw that this grandson didn't like his son, and that he was not treated as well by his son in front of his son. So Jin Xida was sent to study with the prince who should be elected.Unexpectedly, Jin Xida met the prince at that time and the current emperor immediately, and they hit it off very well, so they stayed in the prince's uterus.

If it wasn't for entering the palace as a companion, Jin Xida didn't know if he would be able to grow up safely.

As soon as Jin Xida's grandfather died, the Jin family began to deteriorate day by day.Today, apart from Jin Xida, among the descendants of the Jin family, there is only a seventh-rank official who works in the Ministry of Households and a sergeant who works in the Imperial Army, who is somewhat promising.

Since the current emperor officially ascended the throne, especially after the emperor Jinkouyu said that Jin Xida is "my best friend", the Jin family has placed their hope of "regaining prosperity" on Jin Xida, wanting Jin Xida to help them get a high position, wanting to follow Jin Xida, wanting to Just take everything that Jin Xida got from the emperor for free and enjoy it.

They take these things for granted, especially Jin Xida's half-brothers and sisters, who believe that as long as they catch the old man Jin's heart, they only need to use the word "filial piety" and "righteousness" to make Jin Xida obediently give They act like cows and horses.Even if Jin Xida won the title, it must belong to their son, because they have many ways to make him have no son.

It's a pity that Jin Xida is not a person who plays cards according to the rules, and has long been cold-hearted towards Mrs. Jin, so who cares about "filial piety"?If it wasn't for Mrs. Jin, he would never have returned to the Jin Mansion.Unexpectedly, even Mrs. Jin made him feel cold in the end, so naturally he ignored it even more, and directly declared that he was an out-and-out unfilial descendant, and he didn't want to be "filial".

The Jin family was so angry that their seven orifices were filled with smoke, but they had no choice but to "reluctantly" drive Jin Xida out of the clan.They knew very well that Jin Xida didn't care about it at all, and maybe he was even happier.But for them, it's better to hang on to this "blood" relationship half-dead than to have nothing to do with it.Even Mrs. Jin didn't dare to divorce Mrs. Jin, for fear that Jin Xida would sever ties with him.

When Jin Xida recognized the Xia family's three children as adoptive sons and daughters, the emperor gave Xia Zhai a special reward, making the Jin family's eyes red to the point of bleeding.Helplessly, the emperor made it clear that the three brothers and sisters of Shujie were rewarded, not Jin Xida, and the imperial decree clearly stated that the three brothers and sisters had nothing to do with the Jin family, no matter how jealous they were, they would not dare to grab them. Anyone can take it.

Knowing that the emperor's reward is for Jin Xida, but they, the flesh and blood of the Jin family, can't even touch a piece of cloth. Is there anything more depressing than this?

The emperor's reward can't be changed, so the members of "Qiaoweiju" and "Michelle Tofu Square" can always get it?Anyway, the three children of the Xia family are also adopted children of the Jin family, so shouldn't they be filial to the righteous grandfather, Mrs. Jin?Old Mrs. Jin was being teased by a group of children, the more he thought about it, the more he was right, taking advantage of the fact that the villain was not in the capital, and there were only three innocent children in the summer house, it was true to hurry up and take advantage of it.

This is a dynasty that emphasizes "filial piety". No matter how shrewd a child is, he won't be frightened. How can he be as unscrupulous as that wicked son Jin Xida?

"Isn't it?" Mrs. Jin, the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Jin's most beloved concubine, hurriedly said, "As long as you catch those three children, father, the second brother will have to obey you obediently. Children are treated as if they were their own.”

"Well," Mrs. Jin nodded triumphantly.

Mrs. Jin hurriedly laughed and said: "Father, Xia Shujie is the most popular son-in-law candidate in the capital now. Father, the eldest sister is also sixteen this year."

The eldest daughter of the Jin family is good-looking. Uncle Jin and the eldest wife have always wanted to let the eldest girl enter the palace for a draft. If she can't be a concubine, she can be the woman of any prince or prince.

It's a pity that according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, under normal circumstances, only the daughters or granddaughters of officials above the fifth rank can participate in the draft, otherwise they can only be palace maids if they enter the palace.It's no problem for Jin Xida to help out, but it's a pity that Dafang is the one Jin Xida looks down on the most.

Whether high or low, the eldest girl of the Jin family is 16 years old and has not yet settled on a marriage.The people they want to cling to know that Jin Xida is not compatible with the Jin family, so naturally they look down on them, and they are unwilling to marry low, so they are counting on this daughter to earn some benefits to turn over.

No, seeing that the old man was about to go out in person, Mrs. Jin immediately turned her calculations on Shujie.

The old man Jin was about to nod, when he suddenly thought of something: "It is said in the imperial decree that those three people have nothing to do with our Jin family, and my adoptive grandfather is not recognized outside, and I can't be the master of their marriage. The Yuanhou Mansion won't even agree." The old man Jin finally had self-knowledge, and he wasn't overwhelmed by his children.

Mrs. Jin snorted: "Father, as long as you agree to this marriage, there are some things that the second brother is not willing to do, let alone the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion's objection. Father, you can just call the three brothers and sisters Come to the mansion, the daughter-in-law has her own way."

On the second day, the chief steward of the Jin Mansion arrived at the Xia Mansion, and arrogantly "requested" the three brothers and sisters of Shujie to go to the Jin Mansion to meet Mrs. Jin and the old lady: "Master Xia, the old lady is ill, and the second master cannot be found. You three brothers and sisters go back to visit the old lady on behalf of the second master." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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