Chapter 284: Management

Eleven Niang understood clearly, and calmly found an opportunity to leave the hall.

Grandma Luo Si is waiting under the eaves.

The two went to Shuixie.

What's wrong? Eleven Niang asked her softly.

Grandma Luo Si smiled and said: I heard you say last time that the business between Aunt Five and you didn’t work out. I just want to ask Grandma Eleven. If there is a chance in the future, will Grandma Eleven still do business with Grandma Five?

Eleven Niang didn't know why she asked this question, so she emphasized her attitude tactfully: Mr. Hou is currently idle at home, and it is not easy for me to get involved in such a business.

Grandma Luo Si smiled when she heard this: I just wanted to ask. Then she took Eleven Niang's arm and wanted to go back to the main room together.

But that smile was a little forced.

Although she didn’t have much contact with her, Eleven Niang felt that Grandma Luo Si was not the kind of person who would catch wind and shadow. She did not move, but took Grandma Luo Si’s hand and said calmly: As the saying goes, three cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang.

If there is something wrong with Fourth Sister-in-law, you might as well tell us and we can discuss it.

Grandma Luo Si hesitated for a long time and whispered: Grandma Wu Gu invites your fourth brother to do business with her.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but frown slightly as she thought about her previous question.

You also know that your fourth brother, when he was so valued by others, did not discuss with me and insisted on asking me to pay him fifty taels of silver. When the fifth aunt's grandma is one month old, he and the fifth uncle will go to announce the agreement. Please allow me.

I will bring back five thousand taels of silver when the time comes. Grandma Luo Si’s face looked a little solemn. I heard something was wrong, so I asked him carefully what kind of business he was, and said that it was you who came forward, and the fifth uncle helped run errands for Mr. Fan.

way, exchanging grain for salt. When she said this, she glanced at Eleven Niang, but I heard you said last time that it was not easy to intervene in this matter, because I was afraid that you had changed your mind temporarily, so I came to ask.

It turns out I haven’t given up yet

The eleventh mother thought of the extravagance of the fifth mother's child when she was baptized, and she couldn't help but suspect that Qian Ming had followed Fan Weigang's path in his own name.

If that's the case, why didn't you hear Xu Lingyi mention whether it was difficult to say anything in front of him or Qian Ming's business is too small and within the range that Xu Lingyi can tolerate?

She couldn't help but feel angry.

Even if Wu Niang doesn’t know how powerful it is, don’t you Qian Ming know it too?

Eleven Niang couldn't help but criticize Qian Ming in front of Grandma Luo Si. She suppressed her displeasure and said with a smile: "I mean, why did you hire a master from Chunxi Tower to take care of the three rites? It turns out that you made a lot of money."

Grandma Luo Si saw that she neither said that it happened nor said that it didn't happen. Thinking of her previous attitude, she felt vaguely confident, and her face turned red with anger. She simply said: You don't know. You left after the three rites that day

Grandma Fifth Aunt took her sister-in-law and talked privately for a long time. After returning home, her sister-in-law asked Mother Hang to bring 200 taels of silver notes to Grandma Five Aunt. I asked Xinglin and she said that Grandma Five Aunt said that the money in her hand was used for business.

I was temporarily unable to make money, so I borrowed some money from my sister-in-law. I will pay it back at the end of the year. I was puzzled at that time. The fifth aunt is a shrewd man, and he will invest all the money in any business. Later, the fifth aunt’s grandma called your fourth brother,

She said we wanted to start a business together. I paid attention and asked people to inquire about it. It turned out that fifty taels of silver for the two of us happened to be the cost of a round trip to Xuantong Mansion for two people. When she said this, she was so angry that she trembled.

Your fourth brother is the weakest among your sisters, and as she and she share the same mother, I haven't had a good night's sleep in the past few days, and my eyes are red because I am too worried about dreaming.

Eleven Niang was very shocked.

Although the dowry given by the eldest wife is not much, it is not shabby. It has only been two years, so why should I borrow money to live? Did I realize that I was wrong that Wuniang’s money was actually spent on daily expenses, so Qian Mingming

I just decided to go to Xuantong

Thoughts were coming to her, and she couldn't help but said: Fourth sister-in-law, please explain more clearly. What is going on?

Now that the conversation has come to this point, Grandma Luo Si doesn’t want to help Wu Niang hide it anymore.

She whispered: You also know that the fifth aunt's grandma was born prematurely. In fact, it was not a fall, but that the fifth aunt's grandma was about to give birth, but the family had no money. She got into a fight with the fifth uncle. The fifth uncle said that the fifth aunt was about to give birth.

The aunt was unreasonable, and left after throwing away the curtain, and did not come back for two days. The fifth aunt was ashamed and angry, and wanted to jump into the river, so the baby was born prematurely. After saying that, she sighed softly, and Ziyuan saw that things were not good,

I came quietly to beg Third Aunt. Afraid of being found out and laughed at, Third Aunt took out the eighty taels of silver from the bottom of the box and asked me to bring it to Fifth Aunt Grandma, otherwise she might be pawned.

How could this happen? The eleventh mother couldn't help but lost her voice. The fifth sister is also a shrewd person and is about to give birth. How could she let the fifth uncle make such a fuss?

Who said it wasn’t Grandma Luo Si who smiled bitterly? Grandma Wu had a lot of entertainment. When eating in Chunxi Building, she had to remember the bill; when buying things in Duobao Pavilion, the waiter delivered the goods. Could it be that when the stewards came home to pay the bill, Grandma Wu could still say that she had no money or

If the stewards can't go to the fifth uncle, what kind of dignity will the fifth uncle have, let alone the social activities between classmates. Those are all debts, and they will be thrown into trouble. One stroke after another, one after another,

No matter how strong Grandma Wu Gu is, there is nothing she can do

Eleven Niang heard it with all kinds of emotions and didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, although the Fifth Aunt Grandma is in trouble, it is only temporary. After all, the Fifth Aunt is a master of civil affairs. It will be fine when one day he wins the Jinshi and becomes an official. When Grandma Luo Si saw it, she turned to comfort Eleven Niang. As for the business people

It's okay, Grandma Eleven, don't be upset. Now that I know what you mean, your fourth brother will definitely make him give up. As for Grandma Five, I will also help to persuade her.

Now that even his own brother is plotting against him, there is no point in trying to persuade him.

Eleven Niang sighed secretly, and was afraid that Grandma Fourth and Luo Zhensheng would argue over this matter. She said: Where is Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law should keep quiet. Why don't I talk to the elder brother and let him come forward to persuade Fourth Brother, lest Sister-in-law

Difficult.

Grandma Luo Si was very surprised when she heard this.

Eleven Niang didn't ask Luo Da Nai to talk to Luo Zhenxing, but made up her mind to talk to Luo Zhenxing herself, which was obviously to protect her own face. Thinking about it more carefully, Luo Zhenxing and Luo Zhensheng are brothers after all, so he came forward

Luo Zhensheng was indeed more persuasive than me. He couldn't help showing gratitude: Then I'll leave it to Aunt Eleven.

There is no need to be so polite between us sisters-in-law.

Both of them returned to the main room feeling a little depressed.

Early the next morning, Eleventh Mother sent Sister Zhen away and sent someone to write a letter to Luo Zhenxing.

Luo Zhenxing came during his lunch break just like last time.

Eleven Niang asked someone to make four dishes and one soup to entertain him. Then she explained the reason for inviting him: I thought about it, and the only choice was to ask my eldest brother to come forward.

Luo Zhenxing frowned after hearing this: Don't worry, I will persuade Zichun. Luo Zhensheng was not mentioned.

However, after Qian Ming was solved, given Luo Zhensheng's personality, even if he had the heart, he would not have the guts to do such a deal.

Eleven Niang breathed a sigh of relief and personally helped Luo Zhenxing refill his cup of tea.

Luo Zhenxing told her about Yuanniang's property: If you don't come to me, I also want to come to you. Lu Yonggui told me a few days ago that when he heard that the imperial court was going to impose a sea ban, many big merchants went south to Quanzhou and Guangzhou.

Opened a branch. He wants to ask you if you want to go to the south too

Eleven Niang was a little surprised. Two days ago, she only heard that Wang Jiubao was listed in the Wanyan Book. How come there are merchants going south?

I don't understand this kind of thing very well. She thought about it and said, "Do you want me to ask Mr. Hou what he means?"

After hearing this, Luo Zhenxing muttered: Since you haven't heard anything, I'd better ask the Marquis what he meant.

Eleven Niang thought this was a good idea, so she called Amber in: she just said that her uncle was here and asked him to come back.

Amber responded.

Eleven Niang asked about inviting her husband: Is there any news?

Luo Zhenxing said: I'm afraid I won't be able to invite him. I sent Hang's mother's son to see Mr. Liu Ge and asked him to write a letter to Mr. Zhao's uncle. Then he asked about Brother Chen's situation and how he is doing now.

I used to get up every morning and go to school happily after having breakfast. Now I start to drag myself out of bed and eat breakfast procrastinatingly. Eleven Niang said helplessly, it was clear that she didn’t want to go to school.

Luo Zhenxing couldn't help but feel anxious after hearing this, and talked about his time studying when he was a child.

Seeing that when it was almost time to go to the restaurant, Amber did not turn back. Eleven Niang was surprised: she had to come back even after going to West Street.

Just as he was about to look for Mrs. Song, Hu Bo came back: Madam, uncle, and the Marquis were talking to the second lady in Shaohuayuan. They asked the uncle to wait.

Eleven Niang was startled.

Why did Xu Lingyi suddenly go to Shaohuayuan?

Luo Zhenxing couldn't wait any longer. He stood up and said, "Then I'll come back another day."

Eleven Niang endured the confusion in her heart and sent her brother out. She turned around and asked Hu Bo: Is Mrs. Tai also in Shaohuayuan?

Mrs. Tai is not here. Hu Bo said, I heard from Linbo that at noon, Manager Zhao from the reception office came to give a reply to Mr. Hou. After hearing this, Mr. Hou went to Shaohua Courtyard.

Did the Xiang family really encounter any difficulties?

Just as she was thinking about it, she saw Xu Lingyi hurried over.

Zhenxing, he said, are you leaving? Then he complained, why didn't you let him wait for me for a while?

The eldest brother will go to the restaurant at that time. Eleven Niang said with a smile and said he would come back another day.

Xu Lingyi nodded and entered the inner room with Eleven Niang.

What does Zhenxing want from me?

Eleven Niang told Lu Yonggui what he meant.

Xu Lingyi thought for a while and said: Let's wait and see.

Eleven Niang asked about his visit to the Second Madam: But what happened to the Xiang family?

After what you said that day, I asked someone to inquire about it. Xu Lingyi sat on the big kang near the window. Not only did the Xiang family have no financial difficulties, but it was getting better year by year. It was just that Mr. Xiang was not very old when he was alive.

Never mind these mundane things. Those old houses were not well repaired and were dilapidated in Mr. Xiang's hands. The cost of repairing the house was not much worse than the cost of building a new yard. Mrs. Xiang wanted to sell it for a few dollars.

Building, leave a few buildings. Use the money from selling the house to renovate the remaining yard. You don’t have to spend a lot of money, and you can save some manpower to take care of the house. Since it is an ancestral home, Mr. Xiang asked Mrs. Xiang to ask.

Second sister-in-law, let’s see if there is anything special that needs to be kept.

Then why did the second sister-in-law say that Eleven Niang didn't expect things to be completely different from what she thought?

Happy Christmas to everyone

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Chapter completed!