The daily life of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, thick black

Chapter 94 New Year's Etiquette
The matter of the Ye family has been tossing for a long time, and it has not been found out the cause and effect after reporting to the official, and the ancestral grave cannot just be left to dry like that.We could only gather the elders of the clan, discuss and invite Taoist priests from Tianhe Temple outside the city to come, do a few Taoist ceremonies, and invite monks to chant scriptures and save lives. After about a month of trouble, it gradually stopped.

The Ye family's ancestral grave is still in its original location, and because of this incident, the news of his girl's accident has been downplayed.

Gu Huaishu felt a little unaccustomed to not having a bad person by his side.

Zhang Tingyu said that she just couldn't be idle, without Miss Ye's noisy days, Gu Huaishu would either read a book or play chess in the room, it was like self-cultivation.

She rubbed her forehead, and only asked him: "Are you sure you won't go back during the Chinese New Year?"

"If you want to go back, let's go on the road now, there is still time." Zhang Tingyu didn't want to go back, he was not in a hurry, and his hands were not panicked.

Luo Xuanwen used the sum of money he gave to start activities, but Luo Xuanwen himself did not show up, Shen Qi had already left Jiangning, and continued to run north and south, Luo Xuanwen was actually not very dangerous, the important thing was that the man with the knife was on his neck The person above had already left, so he relaxed.

Now that the shop has started to make a profit, Zhang Tingyu feels that there is a small problem because the book is so good.

He flipped through the ledger, frowning, a little confused.

"I'm tired of running back and forth, and I don't want to go back."

Gu Huaixiu is a lazy person, thinking of going back just to meet those people, it's not interesting.

But she saw Zhang Tingyu turning over the ledger with a strange expression, so she went up and said, "Isn't this the ledger sent back by Luo Xuanwen? What's wrong?"

Zhang Tingyu was dizzy looking at the account book, and said: "There is nothing wrong with the account book, but the money came too fast."

This is strange, what's wrong with getting money soon?
Gu Huaishu took the account book to read, and said while reading, "Don't you ask him what kind of business he is in?"

Zhang Tingyu said: "What does his business have to do with me?"

Gu Huaixiu was stunned: "Great, you just collect the money and don't care about anything else? What if he kills people and sets them on fire?"

"That's what he did by himself, so naturally he can only be arrested." Zhang Tingyu had already agreed with Luo Xuanwen that he could run the business however he liked.

This man is so unreasonable!

"You don't want to get involved with his various affairs, and his murder and arson have nothing to do with you, so why are you curious about his business?"

Gu Huaishu couldn't hold back a sarcasm at him.

After knocking on the table, Zhang Tingyu leaned towards her: "Did you really read the account book carefully?"

This……

Gu Huaixiu really didn't look carefully.

She looked down, the front was fine, it seemed to be a normal expenditure, but she didn't expect that after only turning three pages to the back, there was a profit, and then...

Large sums of money came in...

Gu Huaishu was also frightened.

Zhang Tingyu then said slowly: "How does Second Young Mistress feel when I get ten thousand taels of snowflake silver?"

"...What business did he go to?"

Gu Huaishu finally asked, she shouldn't have asked, and she didn't want to, but... she had to ask!

This guy didn't want to rob the government office bank, did he?
So much money, can it just fall from the sky?
Just now Zhang Tingyu was still saying that he was curious about what kind of business Luo Xuanwen was doing, and Gu Huaishu came to sarcastic, but now it was his turn, and he understood him right away.

It's not that Mr. Zhang can't hold on, it's that the money is too blinding.

She turned a few pages back, and the cost of expenditure was the least, and the subsequent expenditure was still continuous, and it almost exceeded the cost.Wait until there is a sudden profit later...

There is only one profit, the amount is 3000 taels.

This is gross profit, and the large amount of red-colored income before going out is about 5000 taels of pure silver.

Why does she feel that the mode of this business operation is somewhat familiar?

Gu Huaishu couldn't help but glanced at Zhang Tingyu, Zhang Tingyu asked her: "What did you think of?"

"The cost is low, and there are some strange expenses in the middle, which are higher than the cost, and finally get a huge profit... This business is still a business on Caohe?"

clever.

Zhang Tingyu was thinking similarly to her. He was stroking a pipe flute in his hand, and said: "Business that travels from south to north can make the most money. Generally, things are brought back from south to north, but in the account book There is hardly another expense and income. That is ... he only earns this one.”

"What does this mean?" Gu Huaishu also thought it was unreasonable, but he hadn't thought of going to Zhang Tingyu.

Zhang Tingyu said: "In the entire Jiangnan, there is only one kind of business profit, which is so big that it can ignore other businesses. And Shen Qi, didn't he also sharpen his head and plan to go in and get a piece of the pie?"

"You mean..."

Gu Huaishu understood, the salt merchant.

But where did Luo Xuanwen get the skills to be a salt merchant?
Now the salt merchants have set aside territory among each other, and no one can reach out. Even a well-known and big merchant like Shen Chong, it is difficult for them to cut off their flesh. A mere Luo Xuanwen...

"Luo Xuanwen is only better than Shen Chao." Zhang Tingyu got up and paced the room, "Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. Because of its size, Shen Chao attracts the attention of everyone, and everyone strictly guards against it. Because of their small size, Luo Xuanwen can sneak in with the slightest hint of a gnat... One is outside, the other is inside... What do you say about these two people, what will happen in the future?"

As he said that, he actually laughed, quite interested.

Shen Chao definitely wouldn't allow anyone to break into the salt merchant's interior first, either he would just grab other people's land to work, or he would start a new one himself.As for Luo Xuanwen, because of his lack of strength, he could only slowly eat away from the middle...

It's really hard to say who is faster.

Gu Huaishu smiled: "I don't think it's that simple. If Luo Xuanwen was caught by Shen Chao on the way, it would be life and death. And this ledger...is not official salt, but private salt."

If you catch it, you will be beheaded.

Thinking about how courageous Luo Xuanwen is, with the knife on his neck by Shen Chong on the one hand and the guillotine on his waist by Chaotang on the other, this man can still conduct business so calmly.

Everyone says that wealth and wealth are sought in danger, but it is rare to see such a "risk" as him.

When the ledger was handed back, Gu Huaishu didn't want to read it, it was too dangerous.

After all, she still cherishes her life.

Zhang Tingyu didn't care at all, as long as the fire didn't reach him.

Just as he was thinking about something, there was a sudden commotion outside.

Ade came in and said, "Ye Yuanwai came to look for you with the eldest son of the Ye family."

carry?
Gu Huaishu just thought about this word, and then understood.

Really carry it.

It turned out that after solving the matter of the ancestral grave by himself, Ye Yuanwai knew that his son had offended Zhang Tingyu, so how could there be any reason to burn paper money at his door?

Recently, the maids of the Zhang family confronted the Ye family, and it was really arguing as loudly as possible.

Ye Yuanwai thought to himself, if the Ye family's ancestral grave really has a little relationship with Zhang Erye, his servants shouldn't be so arrogant.

Originally, Ye Yuanwai thought it was impossible to be Zhang Tingyu, but this time he was even more convinced of his judgment.

Ye Chaocheng will rush to take the exam next year, if Zhang Ying is selected as the chief examiner again, won't he offend someone by then?

After thinking about it, for the sake of his son's future, Ye Yuanwai came here with Ye Chaocheng in his act to apologize.

Zhang Tingyu looked magnanimous, and directly supported Ye Chaocheng, "We are all friends, why should you be so harsh? Ye Yuanwai is really serious."

Ye Yuanwai didn't expect Zhang Tingyu to be so talkative. It seems that he really misunderstood the Zhang family in previous years.

However, it is impossible for the Ye family to put down their face to ask for favors, and now it is just a rainy day.

When Ye Chaocheng came to high school, Ye Yuanwai was naturally elated, and Zhang Ying would have to look at his face then.

Thinking about it, Ye Yuanwai laughed.

Zhang Tingyu told Ye Chaocheng very frankly that no matter how capable he was, he had to pass the provincial examination first.The relationship between Zhao Zifang, the chief examiner of the township examination, and Zhang Ying is very bad, so it is useless to rely on Zhang Ying, and besides, Zhang Ying may not be able to become the chief examiner of the general examination next year.Even if Zhang Ying is, Ye Chaocheng has to pass the test.

When he said this, Ye Yuanwai and Ye Chaocheng were stunned.

Several people chatted for a while, Ye Yuanwai tested Zhang Tingyu with his son, and found that Zhang Tingyu was already prepared to miss, he was stunned.

When they left and returned to Ye Mansion, they felt that Zhang Tingyu was playing a joke on them.

Whether it is a joke or not, it will be clear in August and September next year.

Now Zhang Tingyu didn't argue too much, he came back to clean up and eat with Gu Huaishu, and the following days began to be busy with the New Year's affairs.

The Chinese New Year here in Tongcheng is very lively, Zhang Tingyu took her out for a walk to paint, and put the river lanterns together...

The relatives in the capital also sent things, that is, Liao Fengyuan and Wu Sidao from Jiangning both sent things, but the one that was even more unexpected was Shen Chao's.

Zhang Tingyu and his wife were not surprised when they received this gift from the master during the Chinese New Year, they were both shocked.

Zhang Tingyu only said: "Take it out and share it among the maidservants and servants."

Gu Huaishu looked at the pile of things: "Take out the food and feed it to the pigs and dogs, or to the thrush bird that Xiao Shifang raised. Let's take out all the things you use. It's okay. One day It’s also good to put some money in the account.”

Zhang Tingyu said again: "Will you give him a gift in return?"

Gu Huaixiu thought for a while, "Return the gift."

"..." He frowned, a little displeased.

Gu Huaishu didn't explain, just smiled, and said: "Qing Dai, wrap up the old tea that we didn't want years ago, and ask someone to send it to Master Shen in Jiangnan."

Qing Dai was stunned, and the maids inside and out didn't expect it.

"Second young lady, then... the tea cakes are starting to get moldy..."

"Oh, then send Master Shen two taels of silver and tell him to buy and drink for himself."

Gu Huaishu didn't care, he gave orders and told them to leave.

Listening to Gu Huaishu's series of instructions, Zhang Tingyu was overjoyed: "He is an unlucky ghost, and he provoked you somehow. I don't know how long I will be bored to receive such a gift in return during the Chinese New Year."

In his mouth he felt sorry for Shen Yang, but Zhang Tingyu's expression was completely gloating.

Gu Huaishu scolded him for being "hypocritical" with a smile, and he was also happy, "He deserves it. But the gifts for shopkeeper Liao and Mr. Wu have already been prepared, and they will be sent out soon."

She thought about it, and was about to go out to make arrangements, "I'll go out and see how to prepare red envelopes for the servants, and other things outside, and I'll be back in a while."

Zhang Tingyu watched her go out, thinking that the 31st year of Kangxi would pass like this again...

Year after year...

Year after year.

Gu Huaishu prepared another big red envelope for Xiao Shifang this year, this time a silver ticket was sealed inside.

Xiao Shifang squeezed it and felt that the red envelope was thin, and he was a little stunned.

"Second Young Mistress..."

Gu Huaishu teased the thrush bird hanging in front of his porch, and said with a smile: "I suddenly remembered that there was a maid named Thrush in Zhang's mansion in the capital. Turn around and show her the thrush, I don't know What does that girl think..."

After all, I suddenly thought of the capital.

Gu Huaishu turned around and saw Xiao Shifang wearing an old jacket, feeling a little distressed for him: "Didn't the accountant give you monthly money? Why did you treat yourself so badly that you didn't even wear new clothes? You have to clean yourself up during the New Year You have to be clean, so you can talk about the new year when you come back. Seeing that you are such a big man, look back and see which girl wants you. "

It was okay before, but as soon as he mentioned this, Xiao Shifang shook his head: "The girls despise me, and I don't like them."

"What kind of petty talk?" Gu Huaishu laughed, "You should be married at about the same age..."

She suddenly stopped, and saw a guy sneaking out of the kitchen with a big duck leg in his mouth, and frowned: "Good boy! This is my eight-treasure duck you ate!"

Li Wei shrank his neck, and ran away with the duck leg in his mouth in fright: "Second Young Mistress, spare me! The little one is just hungry!"

Xiao Shifang frowned at the back, only felt that Li Wei refused to change after repeated admonition, so he had to deal with him later.

but……

"Don't be angry, I'm prepared to prevent him from stealing it, and I've already sprinkled chili water on the plate of eight-treasure duck outside..." Xiao Shifang said calmly.

Gu Huaixiu was startled, a little unexpected.

As soon as Xiao Shifang's voice fell, Li Wei, who had already run to the front of the round hole gate, screamed: "La La La La is dead!"

Ade passed by with his things, and Li Wei kicked him: "What are you saying about the Chinese New Year? Hurry up and pooh three times!"

"Bah bah bah!"

Li Wei held the duck leg in one hand, and fanned his tongue vigorously with the other, looking quite funny.

From a distance, Gu Huaishu looked at it, almost bent over laughing.

She wiped away the tears from laughing, a little out of breath.

Xiao Shifang wanted to go up to help her, but finally held back: "Second Young Mistress, is it alright?"

Gu Huaixiu waved his hands, supported the pillar with one hand, and said: "It's okay, I'll just laugh for a while..."

Gu Huaishu didn't care much about whether Li Wei was that Li Wei or not.

Now in the inner house, he has to make some jokes every day, which relieves many people's boredom.

Gu Huaishu laughed enough, stretched his waist, but saw Duoxi running over from the garden, holding a red sandalwood box in his hand.

"How happy?"

"Second Young Mistress, the servant outside said that someone delivered it to Er Young Mistress, saying it was a gift for the New Year." Duoxi told the news outside, but he didn't know who it was.

Gu Huaixiu thought that maybe it was a gift from a neighbor in the neighborhood, but when he saw the small-leaf red sandalwood box, he hesitated.

"This box alone is worth a lot of money. Didn't you ask who gave it to you?"

she asked.

Duo Xi didn't understand, but when the woman outside handed over the box just now, she was a little confused.

She only said what she heard: "The old lady said just now that the concierge and servants outside wanted to ask, but the gift giver came on horseback and said that as long as the things are delivered to you, you can tell who gave them. Then After the person finished speaking, he left, and heard that he was out of the city by looking at the direction."

"This is strange..."

With that said, Gu Huaishu stepped forward and pulled the lock plate in front, and with a light lift, the box opened.

opened.

Gu Huaishu's smile froze, and the blood all over his body turned cold for a moment.

——The box is covered with tea-white brocade, and only an emerald finger ring is placed.

(End of this chapter)