Chapter 369 The old lady of the Xia family
"No." Xia Shiming shook his head, "You don't have to worry about that. You just need to take care of the Chu family's affairs. Your grandmother has given you the Chu family's middle-income fund. You can't let her down."
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"I know."
In fact, she didn't have much control over the affairs of the Chu family. The stewards of the Chu family were well trained by her grandmother. The stewards took good care of the people under their control and did the things they were responsible for well. Why did she bother to care?
The stewards also chant the sutra according to the text every day. As long as they don't have any wrong thoughts, basically nothing will happen.
Even if some trivial things happen below, the stewards can handle them themselves and will not report them to her.
All she had to do was read the list handed over by the steward for approval every morning and approve the money to them.
Then, it’s very easy to check the ledger once a month.
On the contrary, there were many things in the shop that kept her busy.
Ever since it was revealed that she was the boss behind Yusha Pavilion and Cui Yuxuan, she had a lot on her hands.
Not only do I have to rack my brains to complete the drawings in the shop every month, but I also have to read the account books sent from various shops, and I have to be interrupted from time to time by some annoying people.
First, Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Wei and others took the initiative to make friends with her and build relationships, hoping to take advantage of her shop.
She ignored her, and people kept coming to her door from time to time.
After all, she is the wife of her father's colleague. It is not good for her to be too cold, but some precedents cannot be set. If she sets a precedent for them today, then everyone who sees her will get close to her. Then she Do you want to keep your shop open?
Finally, seeing that she remained cold and indifferent and refused to let them go to the shop to pick up the favors, those people lost interest and gradually stopped disturbing her.
But not long after, Qi Lan came to rub her ears.
It turned out that Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Wei and others, seeing that they could not get any benefits from her, went directly to the shop to pester Qi Lan.
Mrs. Wei and Mrs. Zhang went to Yusha Pavilion with them. They wanted to find Qi Lan and Qi Mei to please Qi Lan. They were so flattering that they wanted to ask Qi Lan to give them some clothes and jewelry.
Especially Mrs. Wei's shamelessness left Xia Zihan speechless.
At Qi Lan's wedding, Mrs. Wei was encouraged by Zhang Qiongrou to cause trouble for her, and now she went to the shop to cause trouble for Qi Lan.
She really wanted to ask Mrs. Wei, what did she rely on?
Is it just based on the little friendship between her and Wei Kaiyue?
But because of Mrs. Wei's relationship, her relationship with Wei Kaiyue was also far away. Wei Kaiyue came to Chu's house once and apologized to her. Although she accepted it lightly, it did not mean that she could continue to date Wei Kaiyue.
Apart from her friendship with Wei Kaiyue, why is Mrs. Wei so arrogant?
Qi Lan was not familiar with them either, that is to say, she accepted some extra money from them when they got married, but the total amount was less than twenty taels of silver.
In the Jade Pavilion of Yusha Pavilion, except for handkerchiefs, any item costs more than a hundred taels of silver. Even if it is not given to them for free, if it is 10% cheaper, it will still cost more than a dozen taels of silver.
For the sake of adding makeup, Qi Lan was 10% cheaper than them.
But they won't do anything, they just want Qi Lan to be 40% cheaper.
Qi Lan took a look at the large pile of items they had selected. There were more than thirty items in total. Even if they were 10% cheaper, the shop would have lost hundreds of taels of silver.
If it's 30 to 40% cheaper, that's one or two thousand taels of silver.
This is not a small amount.
Qi Lan naturally refused. In the end, Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wei started to have a quarrel, which made Qi Lan anxious. She even refused to pay 10% of the price. She only said that the things were expensive, the cost and price were high, and she couldn't make much money. It was cheap. , the shop will lose money.
Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wei rolled their eyes in anger.
In order to repay the favor, Qi Lan gave Zhang Qiongrou and Wei Kaiyue two pieces of silver handkerchiefs.
Having received twenty taels of silver veil for free, no matter how dissatisfied they were, Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wei did not dare to use favors to oppress others.
Mrs. Wei originally wanted to use the friendship between Wei Kaiyue and Xia Zihan to pressure her, but Wei Kaiyue's mission held her back, so she failed.
Later, Qi Lan hid when she saw them.
I'm afraid of them.
Later, Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wei finally realized that they could not get any advantage from Yusha Pavilion and Cuiyu Xuan, so they stopped doing it a year ago.
After sending Xia Shiming away, Xia Zihan called Nuan Yu and Cui's mother, "Go to the warehouse and look for anything good to give to Mr. Wang as a promotion gift."
She is still looking forward to her soon-to-be eldest brother-in-law who is about to see the future.
She had met Young Master Wang when she was a child, and later... he seemed to have appeared at her grandmother's funeral, but she was so grief-stricken at that time that she had no intention of paying attention to it at all.
As for what Young Master Wang looked like, she had no impression at all. When she thought about the year in her previous life, which was the year her grandmother passed away, her heart suddenly felt as if something was blocking it, and she felt very uncomfortable.
"County Master, what's wrong with you?" Nuanyu noticed something was wrong with her face, so she quickly poured a cup of tea, supported her, and fed her.
Mother Cui asked worriedly, "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Do you want me to ask the maid to ask for Doctor Bai to come?"
"No need." Xia Zihan took a deep breath, and then she felt her chest relax a little, "Although my medical skills are not as good as those of my master, I can still take a pulse. Don't worry, I'm fine."< br>
It was just that she was suddenly afraid that her grandmother would pass away suddenly like in her previous life, leaving her alone, which made her feel uncomfortable and worried, so she felt out of breath and had chest pain for a while.
She stroked her chest and told Nuan Yu beside her, "You should pay more attention to the old lady's diet recently. If there is any difference, report it to me quickly."
Nuan Yu was surprised.
The old lady had not been ill for more than a year, but when Mr. Pei passed away, she felt a little uncomfortable in her chest. After two days of rest, she was fine.
But Nuanyu knew that Xia Zihan would not ask her to pay special attention to the old lady's body for no reason, unless there was something wrong with the old lady's body.
"Now, don't worry, I will tell Sister Hongmei and ask her to pay more attention." Nuan Yu said.
Xia Zihan hummed and waved the two of them out.
After that, Xia Zihan often stayed in Zeng's house to talk to him. He was also very concerned about her diet. He also ordered the kitchen to cook medicinal meals every day to improve Zeng's health.
Especially milk, she would have to watch Mr. Zeng drink it every morning and night.
After the milk was squeezed out and simply heated, it had a strong fishy smell and was very unpleasant to drink.
For Zeng's sake, she also drank with him.
Not only that, she also had to accompany Mr. Zeng for a hundred steps after eating in the morning and evening. This is what Dr. Bai told Xia Zihan, saying that it is good for the elderly to move around more after eating.
Not to mention, by February, Zeng's complexion looked much better.
At this time, people from the Xia family arrived.
Xia Zihan got the news and rushed to Xia's house. As soon as he entered the door, he saw an old face that he hadn't seen for a long time. He was saying something to Aunt Guo and Aunt Zhang with a solemn expression.
Aunt Guo and Aunt Zhang were both kneeling on the ground, and beside Mrs. Xia, Mrs. Xu, whose eyes were red, and Xia Ziying, who looked proud, were sitting.
Mr. Xia San and his wife, Xia Zilan, the eldest wife of the Xia family, and the eldest and second young masters of the Xia family also came.
Basically, everyone from the Xia family came, except for the eldest man of the Xia family who was out of town and a few younger young masters.
"Mom, the most precious person in our family is here."
Seeing Xia Zihan enter the room, Mrs. Xu said with a bright smile, her eyes full of provocation.
idiot.
Xia Zihan cursed in his heart, without giving her any face, and sneered back, "My mother instigated the fourth sister to come and seize my property. My father sent people back to Jiangning City. Why, my father allowed it?" Mother came to the capital?”
After Xu left, Xia Shiming told her about Xu's instigation of Xia Zilan.
She was very happy that Xia Shiming didn't hide anything.
In short, her father is completely on her side.
"When did I incite that mud monkey to seize your property? Don't you want to slander me?"
Seeing Mr. Xia San and Mrs. Xia San's faces turning black and blue, and looking at her with unkind eyes, Mrs. Xu jumped up in panic, stared at her fiercely, and said angrily.
Mrs. Xia's face darkened, she stared at Xia Zihan coldly, and said displeasedly, "Zangzhi, what kind of attitude do you have? How can you talk to your elders like this? She is your mother, and she teaches you, and that is for you. OK.”
"For my own good?" Xia Zihan sneered, "Is it really for my own good to seize my property?"
"You are still young, and you have so much property in your hands that you are not sure about. Your mother is also worried that you will be cheated. You know, the farmers and village heads in those villages are the best at using Qiao to bully the master, and do things to bully the boss. What’s hidden is that several of your villages were given by the emperor, and the village heads and farmers there are all people who have eaten the emperor’s food, so they are even less aggressive.”
Mrs. Xia's tone became a little softer and her face became a little more kind. She advised Xia Zihan to hand over the Zhuangzi to the third master of the Xia family, "Your third uncle is taking care of all the general affairs of the Xia family. For Guan Zhuangzi also has a skill, just in time, come on Previously, he had brought several idle villagers under his command, so you can safely hand over the villagers to him. In a few years, when you reach the age of getting married, all those villagers will be paid back in large numbers. To you.”
Haha, the plan is really on point, even the head of the village has brought it.
What she said was so nice, if she really foolishly gave it away, would it really be so easy to get back what she gave away?
Although it was a gift from the emperor, the Xia family would not take it away, but... the things were sent in her name, but they were in the hands of the Xia family. When the time comes, whether the Xia family still wants to return it depends on the mood of the person. You know, those three This village earns a lot of money in a year.
"I'm only fifteen years old, and my grandmother should know that I can't get engaged before I turn nineteen. It will still be five or six years before I get married after I turn nineteen. In the past few years, the income from several of my businesses has been two or three times. Ten thousand taels of silver, if you use this money to do business, you can make a lot of money. When the time comes, the third uncle will return the profit from the money to me together with Zhuangzi? "
Xia Zihan asked innocently.
(End of chapter)