The Pastoral Empress Merchant

Chapter 49
Shopkeeper Zhang sat at Mu's house for a while and then left. He had to rush back to Peach Blossom Town to deal with other matters.Now that we have reached an agreement with Xiushui Village, Taohua Restaurant is about to start preparing to launch new dishes, success or failure depends on it!

Shopkeeper Zhang is full of energy, and decided to use this opportunity to reverse the decline in the profitability of Taohua Restaurant and revive its glory!

Mu Jinxi instructs shopkeeper Zhang how to ensure that the fish is still fresh when it is transported to Taohua Restaurant, and there must be no dead fish, even those who are mentally depressed.Then, during the few days when the new dishes were launched, she had to go to the Peach Blossom Restaurant to help out. Of course, it was not an obligation, but a reward. It was the shopkeeper Zhang who said that she couldn't take advantage of her.

If money is not earned, Mu Jinxi accepts it with peace of mind. Every morning, Taohua Restaurant sends someone to pick her up, and then sends her back to Xiushui Village in the evening. This kind of busy work lasts for several days. It wasn't until everything was ready that Mu Jinxi finally didn't have to run around like this every day.

And she has been busy these few days, her mind has not been idle, she has been thinking about what she should do next, thinking and thinking, finally let her think of it.She now has hundreds of taels of silver, the safest and most secure way is to find a promising business to invest in!

And isn't there a good choice in front of you?
In the past few days, when she was helping at Peach Blossom Restaurant, she persuaded shopkeeper Zhang to let her join the operation of Peach Blossom Restaurant as a shareholder, because she told him that she could provide him with new dishes from time to time in the future, if she couldn't join If so, maybe he will tell him about the new dishes in the future.

In order to prove her words, she proposed a new idea on the spot, not a new dish, but a slight change of a dish in Taohua Restaurant, but the result was quite different, so shopkeeper Zhang had to believe her and accept her. proposal.

So when she returned to Xiushui Village in a carriage after her busy day, she decided to ask her mother to leave a few taels of silver when she had dinner, and leave the rest to her. She wanted to join the Peach Blossom Restaurant!

"Mother, you leave a few taels of silver, and give me the rest." Mu Jinxi said suddenly while eating.

Mu Niangzi was taken aback, her eyes flickered and she asked: "Xiao, Xiao Xi, what are you doing for money?"

Mu Jinxi didn't raise her head, so she didn't notice the twinkling eyes in her eyes, and said, "I'm useful, and you'll know in the future. See how much you need at home, and you can keep a few taels for preparation, and give the rest to me." I."

The total was 500 taels of silver, and she spent more than 100 taels for shopping that day, plus the rewards she got for helping out at Peach Blossom Restaurant these days, the total was almost 450 taels.

Well, it seems that there is no place in the family that needs money now, so leaving five taels of silver should be enough, right?Mu Jinxi was thinking in her heart, but she didn't notice that her mother didn't reply.

After eating two mouthfuls of rice, Mu Jinxi added, "Mother, give it to me tomorrow morning!"

"What? Tomorrow morning! In such a hurry?" Mu Niangzi cried out.

At this time, Mu Jinxi finally noticed that something was wrong with her mother's behavior. She glanced at the others, her elder brother looked blank, and her father didn't understand, so, mother...

Is it her illusion?Why does she feel that mother seems to have a guilty conscience?Mu Jinxi frowned, a bad premonition flashed in her heart.

"Mother, I'll leave all the money to you, right? Has something happened at home these past few days that cost you money?" Mu Jinxi asked gently.

Mu Niangzi wrung her hands unconsciously, and stammered: "Xiaoxi, at home, at home, nothing happened, nothing happened, it's just..."

Mu Niangzi regretted it very much at this time, she thought that the family would not need money in a short time, so...

"Just what? Mother, since Xiaoxi wants to use silver, then you can give it to her." Mu Jinhua said.Anyway, Xiaoxi earned the money herself, and there is a reason for Xiaoxi to use the money.

Xiao Xi had already mentioned to him that she was going to join the Peach Blossom Restaurant, although he thought it was a little risky, if it didn't work out, then her more than 400 taels of silver would be like meat buns beating dogs and never returning.

400 taels of silver is enough for their family to live well for a long time, why does Xiaoxi take risks?But he couldn't persuade her, and in the end he was persuaded by her, thinking that what she did was actually good. After all, Peach Blossom Restaurant is not a small restaurant. I heard that there are people behind it, otherwise it would not stand tall in Peach Blossom Town. So many years.

Later, he simply broke the can and thought that even if the matter didn't work out, and he lost all the money, it's nothing, since this is the extra money, isn't it?If Xiaoxi hadn't been ill and changed so much, how could their family get so much money?
So, since she's decided to do it, let's do it!He always felt that the current Xiaoxi was no longer the...well, the obedient Xiaoxi, she seemed to have a lot of weird thoughts, thoughts that he didn't understand.

Father Mu soon came back to his senses, and said honestly and tolerantly: "Yes, if Xiaoxi wants it, give it to her. I will help shopkeeper Zhang, and I will earn [-] Wen a month from now on, which is enough for the family to spend. It's sold."

Mu Niangzi blushed: "It's not that I don't want to give it to Xiaoxi, it's just..." For some reason, she always felt that it was better not to say it, as if something terrible would happen if she said it.

Mu Niangzi's heart was a little panicked, her eyes dodged guiltily, she didn't dare to look at her daughter who was staring at her closely, would Xiaoxi be angry if she found out?It should be... no?Their family has done this before, right?
Mu Jinxi's heart sank, she looked at the person opposite and asked, "Mother, what is it?"

Mu Niangzi glanced at her daughter anxiously, lowered her head, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "It's just that there are not so many."

"What do you mean there is not so much? Mother, have you spent your money? It doesn't matter, if you spend money to buy something, then buy it, it's okay."

"...No, Mother didn't buy anything, it was...she was borrowed by others..."

Mu Jinxi's eyes widened, and she almost reached out to pick out her ears, because she wondered if she had heard wrongly. Her mother said that the money was borrowed by others? !

(End of this chapter)