in spring

Chapter 310 Uncle's New Errand
Shi'er dawdled, just pinched a melon seed and licked it, and then sighed: "I made clothes for my hole these two days, but it made my shoulders so sore. It would be great if someone could rub it for me."

Chunying stared at her, curled her lips, squeezed out a flattering smile, leaned over very tenderly, and stretched out her hands to pinch her shoulders: "How is it? Is it strong enough? Do you want to squeeze harder?" She stretched out her armpits.

Shi'er started laughing from the moment she got up and leaned over, and when she realized that she was going to make trouble, she hurriedly avoided it, puffing out her stomach: "Don't make trouble with me! I'm not alone now!"

Chunying scolded with a smile: "Sure enough, you are not alone, you are a narrow-minded ghost! Why don't you say it quickly?! I'm so anxious!" Changing back to normal gestures, he gently pinched her shoulders.

Shi'er was pinched comfortably, and stopped teasing Chunying, and said with a smile: "If your uncle wants to go to Dongfu, he must first ask someone from Dongfu to ask for it! Listen to grandma, this matter is not going to happen, I'm just afraid that if he doesn't give up, he will pester you again in the future, and he will find you again. If that's the case, then I will give him an errand!"

Chunying was puzzled: "I just didn't want to be associated with him, so I refused to help him find a job. He is such a person and has a gambling addiction. No matter what kind of job he is, he will be kicked out sooner or later. Why should I be trapped?" Lose face in it? If he makes a bigger incident, such as stealing something or breaking something, the people in Dongfu will remember that I recommended him to go in, and ask me to pay for it. Wouldn't it be a shame for me What's more, I have already left Dongfu, and I don't want to get another foot in it!"

"Didn't I ask you to recommend him to Dongfu!" Shi'er shot her a look, "Do you think I'm a fool?! He's not from Dongfu, so I really want to recommend him. Regardless of whether the future is good or bad, Dongfu Everyone will remember you. What I said is, let him find an errand under the name of the Hou Mansion!"

Chunying was even more puzzled. Uncle was obviously dismissed by the third young lady, so where could he find a job in the Hou's mansion?She was about to refute Shi'er, but suddenly noticed that Shi'er said "under the name of the Hou's Mansion", and she had an idea: "You mean...all the shops and farms under the name of the Hou's Mansion..." Shi'er pointed Is it Mu Chen's silk and satin shop?Thinking of this, she shook her head: "No, I know that in a place like a store, the clerks you want must first be reliable, hardworking, and have clean hands and feet. I'm not saying that my uncle has these problems, but that he is fascinated by gamblers and lacks money. It's uncertain what will happen when you are here, and I have no intention of harming you."

Ten'er was a little discouraged: "I only said one sentence, and you have thought so far, can you listen to me?!"

Could it be that I guessed it wrong?Chunying hurriedly said, "Then tell me quickly."

"I think you're just worried that your uncle will come to ask your mother for money, because your mother can't let go of her mother's family, but now her mother's family has no other income except your aunt's monthly money, and there are sick old people in the family. Therefore, whether it is morality or affection, your mother can't ignore it, and you and your father can't keep people out. In my opinion, simply transfer your uncle away, far away, and it's better to grow up It's best to transfer your aunt to the errand for the year, they can't keep the old man, right? According to you, your grandmother is not seriously ill, and she always loves her son the most. No matter what your uncle says, Most likely she is following him. When their family leaves the capital, how can they bother you? What's more, they don't have to worry about their livelihood anymore when they have errands. If you are more generous, I will let you Mother came forward to find out how much debt he owed, and repaid it for him, so as to silence other people's mouths, lest his family go around shouting that your mother does not care about her family."

Chunying thought about it carefully, and it really made sense, and she came up with an idea: "The debt owed by gambling money is not pleasant after all. When I pay back the money, I can ask my mother to speak in front of everyone, saying that this time I will pay it for him. If someone lends him money to gamble again, she will never give him another dime! Then, if there are any money disputes in the future, she can get rid of her hand. Just what job do you find for uncle?" The farthest job she knew , it is the Nanyang Fleet. In this regard, the only way she can tell is the two lines of Wang Laoqi and Huo's family. They have not been in contact for several years. With my uncle's temperament, how could the steward of the other fleet think of him?

Since the Nanyang fleet failed, what about Zhuangzi?The Zhuangzi under the name of the Hou Mansion which is farthest from the capital is in the south, she doesn't know anything about it, forget it, followed by the Hejian Mansion Zhuangzi managed by Mu Guanshi, and the Xishan Zhuangzi controlled by the Lu family in the past.Chunying hesitated for a while between asking Aunt Lu for help and asking the steward for help, and then asked cautiously: "Shi'er, the Zhuangzi managed by your father-in-law... is there any shortage of people?"

Shi'er smiled: "Fortunately, you guessed it, I thought you'd become stupid now! This matter is actually easy to say. The Zhuangzi in Hejian Mansion, because the place is big, there are not many people sent by the Hou Mansion. In this season, there are some shortages of manpower. Although the time for planting has passed, the next planting of melons, fruits and flowers still requires human supervision. My parents-in-law and mother-in-law now send people to visit me every three to five days. If I give something, I just tell him by the way. It’s just to see if there is any lazy work in farming, who wouldn’t do it? It’s far away from the city, and everyone in the village knows the basics, even if they gamble in their free time Two hands are just for fun, two or three dollars. Your uncle has gone, no matter how much you gamble, you can't get any money. If there is really trouble, my father-in-law is in charge of the whole village. Once you speak, what else can your uncle do?!"

The more Chunying listened, the happier she became, and hurriedly said: "Is it really possible?! I'm worried that I will trouble your father-in-law! After all, my uncle is a careless person. What if he makes trouble in the village? Lian Dongfu's tea house His family doesn't think it's enough, and the village's supervisor... I'm afraid they won't be able to catch him."

"What's so scary about this?" Shi'er smiled, "He despises the job in the Dongfu, so he doesn't have to ask for it, but since he found him in the job in the Houfu, how dare he refuse?! Don't worry, although I said I entrusted my father-in-law, but I won’t embarrass him. If your uncle is not good, you have to be taught a lesson. His old man will never be soft!"

Chunying was overjoyed, and suddenly remembered that her brother-in-law had a good relationship with the Mu family, so she could go and ask her, and hurriedly said: "Then I'll go and say hello to my brother-in-law, and ask him to explain clearly to the wooden steward, so that the wooden steward won't have any scruples." Actually, as long as my uncle and aunt don't come to trouble our family, I don't want to treat him too badly. After all, he is my mother's brother. Now it is difficult for him to find a job in the Hou's mansion. Since I found it for him One, he naturally doesn’t want to complain about anything, does he?”

Shi'er smiled secretly, nodded and said, "You're right, you really are a filial niece." Chunying winked, and the two laughed together.

After lunch, Chunying bid farewell to Shi'er and got into the carriage to go home.At the door of the house, she settled the car money first, then entered the house excitedly, and told her father about the business in Dongfu.

Lu Yougui immediately stood up and said: "I happened to meet a Suzhou businessman I knew yesterday, and he sold a lot of high-quality silk and satin to the capital for sale. They are all fresh flowers that only came out last winter and this spring, and the colors are bright. That's the price. It’s a bit more expensive, the cheapest one costs three taels of silver, and the most expensive two bolts of scarlet brocade, each cost more than 20 taels! But the Edom Mansion is decent, and this kind of material is still affordable. I Then go to the merchant to see if he has sold the goods, if he still has them, I will take them all!"

After speaking, he hurriedly changed his clothes and went out. Chunying called him repeatedly, but he didn't look back.She had no choice but to sigh, and suppressed the possibility that Dongfu might hire an outside shopkeeper, and waited for him to come back at night.

Lu Yougui stayed busy until dark and didn't come back. When he got home, he shouted excitedly: "It's done! What luck! If it was a little later, those materials would have been bought. I came to two stores mainly to look at the goods! The goods have been shipped to Dongfu, and Manager Xu has collected them. Even if he paid me money, he praised me for my quick hands and feet! There are still 150 pieces of material left, I will come back tomorrow Find someone." After that, he carefully took out a cloth bag from his pocket, and took out five silver notes and a few silver coins from it: "Look, it's 560 seven taels and three cents in total! There's also a reward from my wife Ten taels of silver, excluding the money for the padding, I made a total net profit of more than 50 taels! It’s more than the rent we collect in a year!”

Chunying was very happy when she heard this, and said while laying out the food: "If we round up the remaining 150 horses, we will earn even more! These parts should be more common materials, right? One, two, one. Yes, it’s almost the same. It only costs 800 taels to buy materials that used to cost at least 1000 taels in Dongfu, but they made money instead. We can also get some pocket money, which is cheaper than Stronger than those who buy it!"

Lu Yougui quickly ate a few mouthfuls of food, feeling less hungry in his stomach, so he slowed down and smiled while eating: "Mr. A lot, after all, the second wife is still very strict, but I get the materials directly from the owner, and then resell them to Dongfu, which is much cheaper than buying them from the shop. When the silk and satin shop is transferred, at least an Two cents! I thought the price was too low at first, and I was afraid that it would block the way for others to get rich, but then I thought, we are not in that mansion anyway, as long as the second master and second wife think that I am honest and reliable, the future benefits If there are more, the price will be lowered."

Chunying hurriedly said: "I'm in Dongfu today, Aunt Xu just mentioned to me that the second wife may buy a silk and satin shop, if Dad finishes the errands, maybe he will be hired back as the shopkeeper! Dad What do you mean?"

Lu Yougui got used to the movements of his hands, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Let's talk about this errand first. In addition to the 150 pieces of material, there are also some curtains, quilt covers, bed skirts, table surrounds, and table covers." Covers, chair cushions, chair frames...and the silk flowers that the maids will wear, etc., I have taken them all. Will this busy work take two or three months? After this errand is finished, the money earned will be about the same It is enough for us to live comfortably for two or three years, and before the end of the year, if we look for a few more deals, I am afraid that the cost of opening a store will be enough."

When Chunying heard this, she was startled at first, and then pleasantly surprised.Dad actually got the hang of it!In the past, he always thought of safety first, and finally found that opening a shop and being the boss is better than working for others? !

She was excited, but Lu's mother walked out of the room at this moment, frowned and said: "According to me, this shopkeeper is still worthy. After a year, not only will there be wages, but also dividends. The shopkeeper Shi that Chun'er recognizes , I heard that there are seven or eighty taels of silver a year, not to mention dividends. Besides, it is not my own capital, even if the business loses money, it will not go bankrupt. We have silver, why don't we buy some land, or buy a few more? Renting out the house is fine too, with the backing of the Dong Mansion, and the Second Master is now the Secretary of the Ministry of War, we have a firm foothold in the capital!"

Chunying sighed, and said: "Mother, no matter how much money you earn by working for others, it belongs to others. We can only share a little bit, and we have to listen to the orders from the superior at any time. The business in the store is up to us! Dad is not a novice, he has been familiar with this business for a long time, how can it be so easy to lose money? As long as you don’t spend all your family property to open a store, the risk is not big.”

Mother Lu curled her lips: "Then be a shopkeeper for a few years first, save money and make friends with customers and buyers at the same time, and then open a store in a few years. At that time, the confidence will be greater, and it will not be easy to lose money."

Lu Yougui gave his wife a straight look: "We were originally born in a family, and we were released by the master's kindness. If we go to become the shopkeeper and go out to work alone in the future, what will others say about me?! Grabbing jobs with the master's family, You think my spine is made of copper, so I'm not afraid of being poked?!"

Mama Lu was dumbfounded, and sat down on the kang resentfully, then sulked there.

Chunying carefully whispered into her father's ear what happened to her grandmother and uncle, and said, "Mother has been angry all afternoon, I'm afraid it hasn't calmed down yet. I've already made an agreement with Shi'er to ask her Say hello to shopkeeper Mu and ask uncle to go to the village in Hejian to ask for an errand, but mother thinks it's too far away from the capital, so she wants me to find someone closer."

Lu Yougui didn't say a word, just ate with a dull head, and asked: "Where's the wine? Pour me a glass of wine!" Chunying hurriedly went to get the wine.

Lu's mother took a peek at her husband, and said uncomfortably: "Hejian is too far away, even West Mountain is fine? Let's send a letter to Ziyu? She will definitely be willing to help!"

Lu Yougui took the wine from his daughter and drank it all in one gulp: "The Lu family is no longer the head of the village, so they may not be able to make up their minds. Besides, I think his family has lost their registration and their minds are no longer on errands. It's better to ask for help." Brother Mu is good. Ask your son-in-law to talk about it, and you have the face of the Wang family. Is it possible that brother Mu can treat your brother badly?! Chunying found a good place for his uncle, and you don’t think it’s enough?! If it’s Zhuangzi who is close to the capital , who doesn’t know your brother’s reputation?! Will he do it?! Don’t forget, he was kicked out of the house by the third young mistress herself!”

Lu's mother gritted her teeth and admitted helplessly: "Well, it's just that his food, clothing, housing and transportation in the village can't be too bad! We lived in Zhuangzi before, of course we can't let him suffer like that!"

Chunying smiled and said: "Mother, don't worry, let's go and tell my brother-in-law to ask the steward to arrange a big house for my uncle. If possible, I can just get a small courtyard. Let's see if there is any job in the village that my aunt can do. Yes, let her go with me, so that I don’t have to worry about my uncle being left alone! I heard that there is a school in the Zhuangzi of Hejian Mansion. The place is big and there are many people. It’s very lively! And the people there are very simple , they all take care of each other, and the villagers are as good as a family. Even if the whole family is gone, Uncle will definitely live well!"

Lu's mother was happy to hear that, and nodded again and again.Only Lu Yougui heard the hint in his daughter's words, took a sip of his wine, raised his eyes to meet her daughter's, and curled up his mouth slightly.

(End of this chapter)