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Chapter 192 I heard that Shen Ying is back

After nearly four years of absence, how can you expect to finish what you want to say in one meeting?

They picked out some important things to share with each other, and then Xiuxiu opened the foot-long wooden box she brought, took out the topmost document and told her: "This is the house that the tooth shop set up for the promising house." contract.

"The house is in Osmanthus Hutong. It's in a good location. It used to be an official from the Ministry of Rites, but it was transferred out. I thought the girl would like it, so I put down a deposit of 50 taels of silver.

"I said I was from the Rong family, and they promised to retire before the middle of this month, and they can.

"In addition, there is a house inside the south city gate, which is close to the city gate, easy to enter and exit, and not neighbors with officials, it should be the place where merchants and ordinary officials who don't know girls mostly live.

"That house is big, with four entrances, but the price is about the same as here in Osmanthus Hutong."

Needless to say, it is the preferred location for home purchase.But in Changying's situation, living next to a noble family may not be comfortable.

Sure enough, Changying took a long time to look at the axis diagram of the house in Nancheng before putting it down.

Xiuxiu pushed the box over again: "This is the business income of the shop in the past few years. At that time, the girl left three shops and a farm. I rented out the shop first. After the news in the city passed, I hired the shopkeeper. , own business.

"Later, I bought three more rooms with the profit, and now, except for the two rooms with a slightly worse location, they are still rented out, and the remaining four rooms are very profitable.

"Including Zhuangzi's income, there can be nearly 2000 taels of net profit every year.

"Except for the banknotes sent to the south, there are 3000 taels of banknotes left, as well as the accounts, all here.

"In addition, there are antique calligraphy and paintings left by the old master and wife. Today is too late, and I will send them back later."

Changying looked at the box full of ledgers, bank notes and land title deeds, and couldn't help but glance at the soft and weak girl opposite in amazement.

She knew that Xiuxiu could run the business, she knew it when she received the bank notes brought over by her in Huzhou these years, but she never thought that she would be so good at running the business.

Back then, Zhuangzi, the shop she left behind, left it to her to take care of it because she left in a hurry. At that time, she thought that her life in the Rong family would not be easy, and there were two shops that collected some rent money for emergency. It's also good.

did not expect……

"Why are you so good?" She laughed.

Xiuxiu couldn't help but curled her lips: "I don't know either. Back then, I listened to the girl when she was handling the accounts with her wife, and I thought it was interesting for the girl to plan to calculate the profit and loss.

"I have been to the Shen family since I was a child. You yourself need to accept the protection of the Ling family, and you did not abandon me. Then I thought, I must not destroy your shop.

"I just tried to do it, and then I had extra money in my hand. It was not easy for me to hold too much money in the Rong family. I was not stable, so I simply cashed in and bought a shop. Slowly, I even made a profit."

Only now did Changying see some anger on her face.

Changying thought for a while, picked out the house deeds and land deeds, and pushed the remaining three hundred silver bills in the box: "In terms of business, I don't have the same thoughts now, so you might as well take care of it for me.

"Whatever you want to do, you just do it. If you want to use money to make money, you just open your mouth."

Xiuxiu was stunned for a moment: "The girl is back, so naturally the girl will take charge of it herself."

"It doesn't matter." Changying said, "You will be my big treasurer, as long as I have money, I will accept it."

Xiuxiu pondered, and nodded: "Then I will listen to the girl. Anyway, you are back, and I am more courageous. I will try my best to live up to my expectations."

Changying patted the back of her hand.

Xiuxiu put the box away, and then looked at Changying: "Will the girl go to the Ling's house to see the wife?"

Changying supported the cup on the table and stopped speaking.

"My wife came to see me a few days ago." Xiuxiu pursed her lips and said again.

Chang Ying looked up.

……

The imperial envoy arrived at the city gate and met with the officials and generals. Shaoqing was scolded by Shaoyin and Shaokang, and then escorted back to Feng's house, while Ling Yuan had to enter the palace to meet him.

This time I was recalled in a hurry, I thought the emperor would say something when they met, but the emperor was not in a hurry to explain, after hearing what he said briefly, he asked him in a rambling voice: "Did you bring Shen Ying back?"

Ling Yuan lowered his head.

The emperor stroked the bone fan: "Didn't I hear that she already had a husband?"

"It's just a child messing around, with no media and no employment, so it can't be taken seriously."

The emperor shook his fan and didn't ask any more questions.

It was still early when Ling Yuan returned to the mansion, it was just lunch time on weekdays.

After entering the door, he took off his cloak and asked, "Where is your wife?"

The answer is in the room.He went straight to the backyard.

Mrs. Ling was dressed in homely clothes and was sitting on the beauty couch.

Ling Yuan called "Mother", and she stood up with a slight movement of her shoulders.

Her gaze stayed on his face for a moment, then she turned to look behind him.But behind him was the courtyard, except for a few maids, it was empty.

"What about her?" she asked.

Ling Yuan opened his mouth, but made no sound.

Madam Ling looked at him, the light in her eyes dimmed little by little.

"Got it." She sat down again.After sitting still for a while, he raised his head and said, "Have you worked hard all day long?"

Ling Yuan lowered his eyes: "It's not hard."

Madam Ling sat, and finally said: "Go down and wash, let's eat."

Ling Yuan stood there for a while, bowed down and bowed, and went out.

The room became strangely quiet.

But soon there was an obviously suppressed excited female voice from outside: "Go, go! The pigeon soup is steamed in water, and it will be served when there is enough time.

"There is also puffer fish, you must pick up the freshest ones and cook them as presents, how do girls eat them, have you all forgotten?!
"At this moment, my wife must be talking to the girl, let them pass it on after they finish talking!"

Madam Ling turned her face away when she heard the voice.

Then there was another soft voice outside the door, and then it fell silent. After a while, the woman with her sleeves rolled across the door quickly, and walked into the room with a sigh of relief.

Only their wives are sitting alone in the room, girl?not at all.

Madam Ling looked away: "He Lu, don't be so busy."

He Lu's clasped hands hung down, as if they had become eggplants beaten by frost.

……

Rong Yin was not here today, and his stepmother Yu also went back to her mother's house, so Changying stayed with Xiuxiu for lunch.

During the meal, Wu Ma Zixiang and the others all came in, looking at each other and weeping about their feelings after the farewell. Changying saw the maids of the Rong family frequently looking outside the door, and knew that she was urging Xiuxiu to go back. She felt uncomfortable, but it was not convenient at this time. Whatever you do, send Zixiang to send Xiuxiu back first.

After Zi Xiang came back, the table was still in the room, she said: "Xiu Xiu gave her this maid when she first followed Rong Yin, her name is Ke'er, according to Xiu Xiu she is quite considerate.

"But the others in the room are like moths, pretending to be obedient and docile all day long, secretly thinking about how to hang around in front of Rong Yin, Xiuxiu can't control it, and she doesn't bother to control it."

Changying asked: "How many concubines did Rong Yin take?"

"Then I haven't heard of accepting others." Zi Xiang said, "He has children, even if he looks like a dog, except for the maids around him, no one will follow him easily, right?"

Everyone still remembers what Rong Yin did back then.

Changying was troubled, picked up the paperwork for the house in Osmanthus Alley, and said: "Clean up, Wu Ma left behind with Pan Zhu, Zixiang, you and Huang Ji took Yingbi and followed me to see the house."

(End of this chapter)