in spring

Chapter 240 Visitors from the capital
Chunying was not sure about the purpose of the second child of the Mu family, hesitated for a while, and then replied: "My father is not at home now, does the second brother Mu need anything from him? Please leave a message and I will tell him tonight."

Although Mu Lao Er still had a smile on his face, his eyes were full of disappointment: "Not at home? But I don't know where he went? I have something important to discuss with him."

Mrs. Zhao San was originally hiding in the house, but when she heard this, she got out of her head curiously to look at Mu Laoer.She knew that Lu Yougui was at the other end of the new house, and it was only a stick of incense away from here, so she was very interested in what Chunying said.

Chunying also felt her gaze, but right now she can only deal with Mu Lao Er first and then say: "I don't know what is the important matter? Could it be something in the shop? My father is no longer the shopkeeper of the silk and satin shop, and After half a month away from the capital, what else can he do? Besides, I heard that before Dad left, he handed over all the accounts, ordered the goods clearly, and explained the list of guests one by one. Yes, isn’t it you, Brother Mu? You have been with my father all the time, so you are familiar with everything, what else do you not understand?” She was a little vigilant, and thought to herself that the second brother Mu must not tell her father when he comes here. It's good to bring disaster.On the other hand, she also remembered that her father used to say that she would promise her to the second child of the Mu family. Now that she and Hu Fei are getting better and better, and because of their different identities, they cannot get engaged for the time being. Don't make any more mistakes!
Mu Er Er hesitated, did not answer, and said after a while: "Since that's the case... please tell me, where is Uncle Lu now? I will go find him by myself. Otherwise, it is the same to tell me when he will come back." I got a three-day vacation and reported that I would go back to Shunyi to visit my parents and elder brother, so I quietly abducted here to look for him. It really... can't stay long..."

Chunying felt a little embarrassed when he heard that.Anyway, this person didn't offend her. Strictly speaking, his parents are still friends of his parents. Shunyi is in the northeast of the capital, but Daxing is in the southeast. He made such a big turn to find his father. , there should be something very important, right?He said: "I guess he is probably behind the mulberry forest next to the east road of Zhuangzi, in the second house on the right. He said he would go in the morning, but I don't know if he is still there now."

Mu Lao Er was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you, miss." He turned around and left, but when he reached the door, he bumped into Shi'er who ran in head-on. However, the son leaned back and almost fell down. He hurriedly stretched out his hand to support her. After carefully seeing that it was a young girl, he hurriedly let go of her hand and took two steps back.

Shi'er was knocked dizzy by him, and scolded angrily: "You man! Why can't you see clearly when you walk?!" Mu Laoer looked ashamed, bowed, and apologized.Shi'er poohed him, saw that he looked strange again, and frowned: "Who are you? Who are you looking for?"

Chunying hurriedly said: "He came to look for my father. Why are you running so recklessly? Is there a ghost chasing you?" Shi'er made a face at her, then hurriedly ran to the main room, shouting : "Mother! Mother! I saw my uncle at the entrance of the village! Mother!"

Aunt Wang opened the door with a huff and came out, her eyes widened: "What did you say?! Where did you see him?!"

"It's at the entrance of the village. He is driving a carriage. He said he is here on an errand, and he can't come until the steward nods."

Aunt Wang's eyes widened even further: "He's doing a good job in the capital, what's he doing here when he has nothing to do? Wait for the supervisor to nod?! Did you hear wrong?"

Mu Laoer by the door seemed to realize something: "What is Auntie referring to? He came with me, but because I was anxious to see Uncle Lu, I asked him to wait at the entrance of the village without asking. So he It’s my aunt’s brother, but it’s mine.”

Aunt Wang stared at him, looked up and down, frowned and said, "Which family are you from? It's important to be young and active! My brother is in Zhenbaoxuan, except for Du Guanshi and a few priests, no one dares to You ordered him, and you actually asked him to drive you?!"

Mu Laoer smiled wryly: "Auntie, what you said is wronging me. Uncle Mo... was dismissed from his job ten days ago. It was Grandpa Mo who begged his wife, and she was kind enough to send him to our shop. .The new shopkeeper didn’t wait to see him, so he sent him to carry the goods. I ordered him to come out to drive the car, and it was already very easy.”

Aunt Wang's complexion was very ugly, but she still remembered to be polite to this young man: "Please serve tea in the room, it is related to my natal father and brother, please tell me the whole story in detail. Shi'er, go call you Uncle is here. Chunying, this little brother wants to see your father, so you should run."

Mu Er Er hesitated for a while, but agreed to enter the house.Shi'er looked at Chunying with some panic, and went out in a state of anxiety.

Aunt Wang's maiden name is Mo, and she is also a servant of the Hou Mansion. Since her grandfather's generation, she has worked as a clerk in Zhenbaoxuan under the name of the Hou Mansion. Although she is not in charge, she is really a fat job.Now it's her generation's turn, and it's her elder brother who leads the job.Because of this backing, no matter what happened to the Wang family, Aunt Wang remained calm and believed that the family would not starve to death.Didn't expect this hereditary job to be lost? !How can I tell her not to be anxious?Even Shi'er, who knew the qualifications of his grandfather's family, couldn't help but be astonished.

Chunying stayed where she was, frowning tightly.If she remembers correctly, the Mo family is also a veteran family of the Hou Mansion, and they work in a place like Zhenbaoxuan. Mr. Mo is quite prestigious. I want to say hello.This kind of hereditary position has technical requirements. It is no worse than working in the inner court of the Marquis Mansion. Only when the person involved makes a big mistake will he resign. After retiring, he will usually find someone from the family to succeed him.It is really rare to transfer someone to work as a coachman coolie.

However... If the wife wants to strengthen her own power, she will inevitably crowd out her old family, promote her cronies, and put her own people in important positions. In addition, the Mo family and the Wang family are related by marriage... But no matter how you look at it, this This arrangement is too absurd.She has some bad premonition.

Mrs. Zhao San stood aside, a little embarrassed: "Look, sister... I just remembered that there is something I haven't done yet..."

Only then did Chunying remember that there was someone beside her, and she quickly smiled at her: "I'm really sorry, when I'm free tomorrow, my sister-in-law can come and play again."

Mrs. Zhao San smiled, and picked up the tiger hat again: "This is made by a girl? Is it for your little brother? What a bright job! My boy is five years old this year, and he belongs to the tiger. I'm going to make one for him, but I don't have time..."

Chunying's heart was agitated, thinking that if her family really met a wife to eliminate dissidents, most likely they would have to live in this village. Okay, then he smiled and said, "If sister-in-law doesn't dislike my rough craftsmanship, let me make one for my nephew. I wonder what color my nephew likes?"

Zhao Sansao said with a satisfied smile: "I don't care about any color, how can a girl with such a good craftsmanship be rough?! Yo, by the way, you'd better go to Uncle Xunlu, don't delay the business." Chunying sent her off with a dry smile After going out, he immediately turned around and ran to the new house, and told his father about the arrival of the second child of the Mu family.

"Brother Chen is here?" Lu Yougui frowned, lowered his head and thought for a while, then told the hired helpers to put the newly bought tables and chairs away, and then held the door of the opposite door, Mr. Peng, and hurriedly led his daughter. Walking back to the original residence, he saw the second child of the Mu family sitting in the main room with an embarrassed expression on his face. Aunt Wang was pulling a strange middle-aged man beside him, crying in a low voice.

Lu Yougui walked in and asked, "Brother Chen, what are you doing looking for me instead of watching in the shop?"

When Mu Chen saw him coming, he hurriedly got up and rushed to the front, his eyes turned red, he made a long bow, and said with difficulty: "Uncle Lu, the shopkeeper... I really can't bear it anymore!"

Lu Yougui was taken aback, and quickly helped him up: "What's going on?!" Chunying was also surprised at the side, thinking that her father lost his job, that is, in less than 20 days, the new shopkeeper What the hell did you do that made people unable to bear it in such a short period of time?
After listening to Mu Chen's narration, everyone knew what was going on.

It turned out that the newly appointed shopkeeper was not very capable. He came here every day under the sun, and he was often invited to eat and drink in restaurants outside for lunch. He came back drunk, and went home before the sun went down. Mu Chen and the guys are all in charge of the affairs of the middle school.Originally, when Lu Yougui was in office, there were rules for everything, and Mu Chen followed suit without any problems.But for some reason, the new shopkeeper ignored the few cloth merchants who had previously supplied the goods, and chose to buy from the other two cloth merchants who had never dealt with them before.Mu Chen had to inspect before accepting the goods, and he was still eccentric, mocking Mu Chen, because Mu Chen belonged to Lord Hou, he had some concerns, so he didn't turn his back on him.Later, the fabrics I bought were of low quality and could not be sold, so they could only be put on the shelves to cause dust. The new shopkeeper said that it was Mu Chen and others who were not doing their best. They didn't find the problem in time, so they patted their buttocks and flattered them in front of their wife. up.Mu Chen wanted to file a complaint with Ping An, but he knew about it. He didn't know what he said in front of his wife, but the wife asked someone to scold Mu Chen.

Recently, because the two young masters in the Hou's mansion have to take in the housemates, the wife wants to do it more solemnly, and celebrate the old lady by the way, so a lot of clothing materials are needed.When the new shopkeeper heard about it, he ordered Mu Chen and others not to open the door for business, and sent all the high-quality silks and satins he bought from the original supplier to his wife for her to choose, and said to be filial to her Winter clothing material.As a result, none of the cloth materials left were left in the store, and only the low-quality materials and the leftover materials from old years were left in the shop.It took Lu Yougui a few years to restore the vigor of the shop, and it was profitable again. After being disturbed by the new shopkeeper, there was a deficit again. The most frightening thing was that his reputation in the industry was greatly affected. Not only did the number of customers drop , Even the suppliers who have been cooperating well are unwilling to give them fabrics on credit, and they continue to press for accounts.The new shopkeeper didn't take it seriously, he just said that he could enjoy the shade with his back against a big tree, and with the Hou's mansion as his backing, wouldn't he be afraid of being caught by the northwest wind?
As Mu Chen said, his face was flushed with anger: "I've never seen such a rascal! The steward and shopkeeper of the Hou's mansion has never been as bold as him! Why should he?! It's not that he has been in the mansion for generations. , It’s just that a family voted here ten years ago, and they thought that if they curry favor with a good wife, they would be able to mess around! A good shop was ruined like this by him in just a few days!”

Lu Yougui's face has turned black, even if he gives up his mind, he no longer expects to continue to run the shop, after all, it is where he spent several years of hard work, and he was almost furious when he was ruined to this extent in less than a month .

Chunying hurriedly asked: "Didn't you tell him that at the end of each year, every shop has to settle accounts, and the shopkeepers have to rely on one year's profit to ensure that they can continue to work in the next year. If he is doing such nonsense, what money is there in the account?" ?!"

"Yes, yes!" Shi'er opened his eyes wide, "Listen to what you said, not only has he not made any money these days, but he has also lost a lot of money, and his goods are gone. It seems that he has less than two months left to work." , what is he going to do?!"

As soon as Mu Chen mentioned this, he felt sad: "He said... Uncle Lu was at a loss and couldn't make any money, so he can't be blamed. If we dare to sue him, he will put the blame on us. Nowadays, for the sake of filial piety, the wife often praises him, what can we do? I just want to go home and discuss it with my father, but now the silk shop is a mud pit, I have to find a way to get myself out of it..."

After hearing this, Lu Yougui smiled instead of anger: "He has a good plan! It's a pity that I was on guard against this at the beginning. Although the handover was urgent, I still invited Lao Du and Xiao Chen from Zhenbaoxuan to be witnesses. They I can see clearly that when I left, the goods were complete, and there were hundreds of taels of silver in the account. Besides, I reported the profit once every six months. Those who want to listen in, let's see how he ends up!"

Shi'er hurriedly said: "My uncle was dismissed from Zhenbaoxuan's errand for no reason, and it was also the fault of my wife's people. Grandpa Du is also not happy in his heart, he will never speak for those people!"

Mu Chen poured out the bitter water in his stomach and felt better, so he said to Lu Yougui seriously: "Uncle Lu, I was thinking on the way here, my wife is so partial to listening and believing, I'm afraid we are honest It's hard to be a servant, so I have to think of a way. I heard in the mansion that many people are dissatisfied with their wives, and those who have been in charge for generations have complained secretly. I just want to ask when I go home this time. Ask Dad what he means, and see if he finds an opportunity to go to Lord Hou to mention the premise. I wonder if Uncle Lu wants to join in?"

Lu Yougui's eyes twitched: "Join? What are you doing?"

"Of course I begged Lord Marquis." Mu Chen wiped his face, showing a meaningful smile, "We can't just watch my wife continue to be confused? The old lady is sick again, and the third young master is young, besides It was my wife's own. The second young master is not good at common affairs, so we don't want to bother him, so we have to ask all the managers in the house, men and women with dignity from each family to count together, so that everyone can feel at ease no matter what. "

Chunying's heart moved and she straightened her body.She seemed to feel that something great was brewing.

(I made a high V today, but I got a lot of fans~~~ ^0^ )
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