Li Man'er returned to Qingpingxuan and tried to recall the events of those five shops.
These five shops were all left to her by the Ning family, namely Guangsheng Building, Pinmingju, Shengyue Building, Baiwei Building and Yushang.
Guangsheng Building is a restaurant, similar in quality to Zuihu Building. Pinmingju is a teahouse, and Shengyue Building is a silver building, specializing in selling jewelry and noodles to earn money from the ladies. Baiweixian is a shop selling all kinds of dry goods and seafood.
, Yushang is an embroidery shop that specializes in selling cloth and ready-made clothes.
The five shops are all very high-end, and they can make a lot of money for Li Man'er every year! Is the original owner really stupid or pretending to be stupid, and he gave the shop to others so casually?
Although the deed of the house is still in his hands, the management rights have been handed over to Mr. Guo. Mr. Guo is not stupid. How can he keep the old man in the original shop? I am afraid that he has changed everything from shopkeeper to clerk.
Now the shop is completely in Guo's hands, but don't be afraid, it's easy for her to take it back.
Li Maner thought for a while, then called Nanny Wu in and asked her some things about the shop.
When Grandma Wu heard this, she couldn't help but clasped her hands and sighed, "Girl, you have remembered this matter. It has been several years, and the shop has not paid us back, and the money earned has been nothing. There is no money."
Madam, this is how you do things, what is the difference between this and a robbery?"
Li Maner only said: "Mommy, please don't get excited. I was young and ignorant at first, so I asked her to coax the shop to the store with just a few words. But this time I am not a child. I want to take what belongs to me."
Came back."
When Mother Wu heard what she said, she couldn't help but get excited, "What do you want to do, girl? I'm afraid this matter is not easy. My wife is protected by the old lady, and she has the support of the Marquis. How can I return the shop to you?"
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"I have my own rules for this matter, don't worry, mama! I came to you to ask where the shopkeepers and clerks from these shops have gone? Are they from the Ning family, or after my mother arrived in the capital?
Hired?”
"There are two shopkeepers who came from the Ning family, one surnamed Luo and the other surnamed Qin. One of these two shopkeepers is in charge of Shengyuelou and the other is in charge of Baiweixian. As far as the old slave knows, the shopkeepers in the other three shops and
Shopkeepers Qin and Luo personally selected the shopkeepers in each shop. After the shop fell into the hands of Guo, she fired all these people, and the two shopkeepers also returned to the Ning family."
At this point, Grandma Wu stopped talking.
"Mommy, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly. Is there anything else that needs to be avoided between you and me?"
"Yes." Aunt Wu said: "Girl, I'm going to say something outrageous. In fact, the Ning family has been paying attention to you for so many years. You really shouldn't cut off contact with the Ning family."
Li Man'er thought to herself, "Do you think I do? I'm taking the blame for your master, okay?"
"Mommy doesn't know something..." Li Man'er sighed deliberately and said: "If I had been in contact with the Ning family, I'm afraid the Guo family would never let me go. Think about it, I'm alone.
Am I easier to deal with, or am I easier to deal with because I have a powerful maternal grandfather’s family as my backer? If I hadn’t pretended to be crazy and acted like a fool and lived according to Guo’s ideas, I’m afraid I would have been poisoned by her long ago.”
Nanny Wu's heart felt as if someone had grabbed her hard, "Girl, you have suffered so much for so many years."
"There is no such thing as bitterness or not." Li Man'er said this and suddenly became serious, "Mother Wu, can you tell me about my mother? Especially her illness, how could she leave so suddenly?
She left. After thinking about it for so many years, I still haven’t figured out whether she left because of a sudden illness or whether she was harmed."
When Li Man'er was less than one year old, Ning gave up. No matter how you thought about it, it seemed strange. When she gave birth, everything went smoothly and she didn't have to worry too much. Why did she become worse every day after giving birth?
"Does the girl suspect that Madam's death was not simple?" Grandma Wu recalled it and shook her head solemnly, "Although there were some twists and turns when Madam gave birth, nothing fatal happened. She was raised well during the confinement period.
It's also very good. She actually looks a bit plumper than when she was pregnant. When Madam was sick, people from the Ning family also came. The uncle brought a few confidants and specially found famous doctors from the south of the Yangtze River to show Madam.
He said he was not harmed by anyone, but was just suffering from a sudden illness."
"Then when did something wrong with her start?"
"It's your 100th anniversary, miss. There were many guests in the house that day, and Madam was busy entertaining the guests, so she looked a little tired, but her spirit was good. She just coughed up a mouthful of blood for some unknown reason while eating?"
Li Man'er raised his eyebrows slightly, "You're coughing up blood? This is a big deal." The ancients believed that as long as you cough up blood, your life will be damaged and it will not last long.
It's such a serious matter, it's impossible not to call a doctor, right?
"Yes, everyone was frightened at that time. The imperial doctor happened to be there, so he invited me to the inner chamber to check Madam's pulse. But the doctor said that Madam was only suffering from qi deficiency and lung heat, coupled with poor rest, so she coughed up blood, so it was not a big problem.
"Mother Wu said seriously: "My wife didn't have much hemoptysis at that time, and she didn't feel uncomfortable elsewhere. After taking the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor, she never had hemoptysis again."
"Later, I asked the imperial doctor to come and see me. He said that Madam's body has recovered to 90% and she no longer needs to take any medicine. The old slave also breathed a sigh of relief!"
Grandma Wu seemed to be lost in memories, and added: "Since that day, Madam's health has been getting better day by day, and she seems to have returned to the way she was before she was pregnant. Not only is her health getting better, but her skin is also getting better and better day by day.
Day by day, my body is back to what it was before, and I look radiant every day, so it doesn’t seem like there’s something wrong with me.”
In fact, the Ning family is the hardest to fool. If the wife was killed back then, it is impossible that the people brought by the uncle would not be able to tell.
So after many explanations, there is only one explanation: Ning really suffered from an emergency.
"You said that before my mother passed away, her skin got better? She looked radiant every day?"
Aunt Wu nodded, "When a woman is pregnant and has a baby, her figure suddenly changes, and her skin will become dull. Some people will also develop pregnancy spots and their skin will turn darker. I remember clearly that when the lady gave birth to the eldest daughter, her appearance was much better than before.
She gained more than thirty kilograms, her hair became very thick, and her skin became darker. But unexpectedly, these symptoms disappeared and my wife returned to her original appearance."
After hearing what Grandma Wu said, Li Maner's face turned gloomy, looking worried.
"What's wrong girl?"
Li Man'er grabbed Nanny Wu's hand and said: "My mother's face was sallow when she died, and she was so thin that only a frame was left. Were her nails black?"
"You..." Nanny Wu was shocked, "Miss, how did you know? When my wife passed away, her face was indeed sallow and too thin to be seen, but the old slave didn't pay attention to her nails."