in spring

Chapter 325
Although the word "wife" made Lu's mother wander into Chunying's rented house, it didn't make her dizzy for too long.With a bit of pride and a bit of reserve, she imitated the posture of the noble ladies of the Hou Mansion in her memory and sat on the seat. After glancing around, she added a bit of dissatisfaction and contempt to her face, frowning and contemptuous of her daughter. He reprimanded: "Look at where you live! It's so small! The combined front and back yards are not as big as the backyard of our Beijing home! What kind of family are we? You are too cheap to live in such a house!"

The smiling mask on Chunying's face almost fell off, and she finally remembered that Aunt He and Mo Han's family were busy working in front of them, not intending to let them see a joke, but still maintained a smile, and brought the tea bowl to her parents with her own hands, and adjusted it a bit The location of the tea and fruit dishes, just now unhurriedly said to Mrs. He and the others: "Go down first, the food will be ready and brought up soon, the bearers outside and the porters who carry the luggage, the money that should be given All must be paid. Uncle Yao will guard the door, our family will not be doing business today, if someone comes to the door, we will have to pay for it."

Everyone went down in response, Chunying closed the door, and turned her face changed: "Mother! Although this place is far away from the capital, people outside don't know the details of our family, but Mrs. He and Mo Han do! Wearing a cloth dress, wouldn’t it be a joke to say this at home?!”

Lu Yougui also complained helplessly: "I told her along the way, telling her to restrain herself, and I didn't even think that I was out of the mansion, for fear that others would not know that we were slaves of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of War. Let people talk about the Dong Mansion and the Hou Mansion." He glanced at his wife: "You are not afraid of making taboos!"

"What's so scary?" Mother Lu picked up a pickled plum nonchalantly and tasted it, "I'm not a fool, so I know what to say and what not to say. It's just me and my wife when we go out If we don't show our backer, how can others think highly of us?! I'm afraid we will suffer a lot of grievances. I don't want to suffer from that filth!"

Lu Yougui stared, and was about to start swearing, Chunying hurriedly interjected, "Okay, what's the fuss about? I haven't seen my father and mother for a few months, so just look at it for my sake." , you all don’t say a word!”

Lu's mother curled her lips and turned her head to eat tea and fruit. Lu Yougui turned her head angrily.Chunying hurriedly took out the ledger and other things from the inside, handed it to her father, and said, "Dad, take a look, this is the ledger I kept in business during the past two or three months. I still remember you mentioned that you wanted to start a dental practice." Therefore, the signboard is Lujiaya, but my father has not nodded, and I dare not go to the government. But these days, I have really done a lot of business!"

Lu Yougui looked through the account books slowly, and was pleasantly surprised to find that her daughter stayed in Suzhou to do business, and she did very well.Except for Wu Di's batch of cloth back then, almost every two or three days, she can buy a large amount of cotton cloth, and resell it to merchants from other places, and the selling price is not low.Although the profit of a single horse is far less than that of silk and satin, it is better than the large quantity, which can be hundreds or even thousands. After two or three months, it is close to [-] horses. After careful calculation, the profit is no less than that of silk and satin trading.

On the other hand, the hundreds of pieces of good satin that he bought in Jiangnan last time were transported to Beijing to sell, and the money he earned was actually not as good as his daughter's income from buying and selling cotton cloth around Suzhou in the past few months. It seems that he really wants to change. Once the method is changed, although cotton cloth is cheap, the profit may not be worse than silk and satin.

He smiled at Chunying and said: "You've done a good job, a girl's family, and there are no adults to help you. It's really good to do this. The signboard of this dental shop is also well done. Let's go to the yamen tomorrow. In the end, I might as well make a home in Jiangnan. I traveled long distances between the two places, and sold hundreds of pieces of silk satin, and the profit I earned is not much worse than that of yours. You are only traveling between a few towns in the south of the Yangtze River. , and don’t worry about not having any buyers. The business here seems to be much easier than in the capital.”

"Huh?" Chunying was a little surprised, "What do you mean? Although cotton cloth is sold at a small profit, silk is still a big deal. The price difference between here and Beijing's silk products is sometimes even several times. How could Dad say that? , The money you earned in the past few months is about the same as mine? Those hundreds of pieces of material are a little short, but the value is at least ten times that of mine!"

Lu Yougui sighed: "It's also a coincidence, what do you think? I just transported the materials back to the capital and within two days, bad news came from the imperial city. The empress dowager has passed away! But whoever dares to hold a wedding for a decent family? Even ordinary banquets are hard to put on. My materials are all bright colors, so naturally I don’t need them. In the end, I lowered the price a little, so I called the Mu family boy and Shopkeeper Shi has taken over from two other shops."

Empress Dowager Liu is dead?Chunying's heart skipped a beat.Think about it, she is not too old, she was originally the successor of the first emperor, but now she is at most forty years old, and she has never heard of any health problems, and she died suddenly, it is really intriguing...

But what does that have to do with her?

Chunying smiled at her father and said, "Father has suffered a loss. Although it is not easy to hold happy events in this country's filial piety, it doesn't pay much attention to three years of national filial piety. At most, it only takes three months, and a hundred days is the best." If Dad waits a little longer, he will surely be able to sell at a high price, but now the sale is in a hurry, and the price has been lowered." She didn't believe that His Majesty the Emperor would let the Empress Dowager Liu's funeral be handled in a good manner. of.Empress Dowager Liu has no sons by her side, and she has always been at odds with the emperor, controlling everything. Now her natal family is in a quagmire, and she herself is entangled with the rebels. The emperor will be blamed for being "unfilial", so why should the emperor spend too much money on useless work?
Lu Yougui shook his head: "You are here alone, how can I rest assured? The journey is long, and I finally collected all the balance and settled down at home, so I brought your mother here. On the way, I was thinking, why not leave the house alone?" Moving to the south of the Yangtze River will save us traveling between the two places, and make people look down on our origin."

Lu's mother curled her lips and said, "I said you are asking for trouble. What's the matter with being ridiculed? Our family is from the Minister's Office of the Ministry of War. Who will disrespect us if we tell it? Those young people dare not come to provoke us There are my second uncle's family and sister Qiu's family in Beijing, so it is convenient to move around with other relatives and friends. Now you suddenly say that you want to move to Jiangnan, this person is not familiar with the place, even if you hide your origin, you will inevitably be annoying Bully!"

Chunying lowered her head and thought for a while, then asked: "Is Dad really interested in doing this? If you really move here, it doesn't matter, it's just that it's not convenient for my sister and second uncle's house to come and go. Although there is a canal, it will take more than a month to go back and forth Well, it’s freezing in winter, and sailings will be closed. But my father’s thinking is also reasonable. After living here for two or three months, I really feel that it’s not unreasonable for the world to say that Jiangnan is rich and prosperous. It’s easy to live here. You can also earn some money, which is easier than in the capital. Although there are no backers, there are many people without backers. Could it be that they can’t live? Let’s just look at it for a few days and choose a kind and famous family to give a big gift Go, flatter once or twice once in a while, just for peace of mind, that's all."

Lu Yougui nodded: "I think so too. I have the cheek to say that the Hou Mansion still has a fleet here. Although we have been transferred to the Dong Mansion and have lost our registration, after all, the Dong Mansion Hou Mansion is still a family. If there is something that cannot be solved, it doesn’t take much effort to ask the steward of the fleet to come forward.”

When Mother Lu heard this, she spat out the melon seeds in her mouth angrily: "Are you really planning to do this?! No way! I have never been out of Beijing in my life! This time I just came to see, but I didn't plan to stay in Beijing. Stay here for a long time! I'm not used to living in this place, and I don't want to leave the capital either!"

Chun Ying hurriedly stepped forward to persuade: "Mother, listen to me..."

"I won't listen!" Lu's mother's eyes were red, "Aunt Qing accompanied her aunt to get married that day, and she couldn't go back to Beijing for 20 years, and she couldn't see her parents when they were dying. If our family moves here, call me What about sister Qiu? What about Brother Kang? Do you really want to be separated for the rest of your life..."

"Mother!" Chun Ying was speechless, "You and Dad come here, except that it will take longer and the road will be inconvenient, but there is nothing difficult. At most, I will go back to Beijing every year to visit my sister and second uncle. Aunt Qing returns Not being able to go home is because of her limited status and she has to serve the aunt. Our family is no longer a servant of others, so we can decide where we want to go?!" To be honest, with Aunt Qing's loyal maidservant temperament , even if you have the right to choose, you may not really leave your master for so long, right?

Seeing that Lu's mother's expression was a little loose, Chun Ying quickly stepped up and said: "Think about it, there are many nobles in the capital, we have to be careful when we go out, we will bump into some high-ranking officials, royal relatives. The business is done well, And beware of other people's envious calculations. Besides, our family's background cannot be hidden in the capital. Not only do we have to go back to the East Mansion to pay respects, but my father often meets acquaintances when he goes out to discuss business. , I just feel aggrieved! Not to mention that bad leg... It's not good to let others expose it! Xiaohu is old now, and he wants to study and stand out. A good environment is very important. Even if he works hard by himself, if others dislike him It doesn’t feel good for him to look down on him because of his background? Mom, there are few people who know us in Jiangnan. As long as we stay far away, we can live a decent life. When we buy a house and bring Xiaohu here, we I also seriously invite a learned gentleman to teach him alone! As long as he is not elm-headed, are you still afraid that he will be worthless?"

Lu's mother straightened her back, although she didn't speak, she seemed to be half or so willing.Chunying knows that enough is enough to persuade others, so she doesn't say much, let her think about it.

Lu Yougui stared at his wife, and interjected coolly: "Jiangnan is wonderful. In Beijing, you can only follow the wives to flatter you. In Jiangnan, you can be your own wife! How many people come to flatter you!"

Chunying held back a smile and tugged at the corner of her father's sleeve, Lu Yougui turned her head away.Lu's mother stared at him for a long time, stomped her feet, and stood up: "I'm tired, where is the room?! Bring the food!" Chunying hurriedly helped her to the main room in the backyard. Beat her legs, and a string of flattering words came out of her mouth. Chunying knew that the Yao family couple had been in a state of anxiety since they came to her home, and she was afraid that they would be betrayed again one day. He said to his mother: "This is Mo Han's mother. I met him by chance and took it. The one outside is Mo Han's father. If mother is bored, you can talk to Aunt Yao." Then she said to Aunt Yao: "I Mother just wants to lie down for a while, I'm afraid she'll fall asleep and miss dinner, you can sit and talk with her." Aunt Yao answered with a smile, and she just came back to the front.

When Lu Yougui saw his daughter, he raised his eyebrows: "Your mother must be very happy to put on a prestige in the back, right?" Chunying pursed her lips and smiled and said, "Mother won't be too much, Aunt Yao is with her, it is Mo Han's mother, mother knows that Mo Han belongs to Brother Xiao Fei, so naturally she won't treat Uncle Yao and Aunt Yao as ordinary servants." After explaining the ins and outs of Yao's couple's arrival, Lu Yougui nodded: "Just rush Mohan should do the same for helping our family in the past few months. I also want to thank their husband and wife for accompanying you. You are a girl who lives in an unfamiliar place. It’s good to be accompanied by older people. Remind me to prepare a gift to thank them later.”

Chunying agreed, and the father and daughter sat down again to discuss the matter of settling down.

Chunying said: "If it is said that life is convenient and business is prosperous, then Suzhou city is better, but the prices here are high. Although our family has some money, we are not rich and wealthy. It is better to buy a house in the surrounding towns. If the price of land is It’s not expensive, and it’s good to buy some more land. In the south of the Yangtze River, there are two crops a year, and cotton, melons and vegetables can also be grown. Even if it’s mulberry trees, there’s no need to worry about the way out.”

Lu Yougui pondered: "Although your words are reasonable, since we want to open a dental shop, we should open it in a bustling and prosperous place, otherwise, where will the business come?"

Regarding this point, Chunying has already had a secret case, but she is still a little hesitant, afraid that her father will have an idea, and feels embarrassed, hesitating whether to say it directly?

(Maybe it's better to update during the day? You don't have to stay up late at all, I will update it tomorrow morning...)
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