Since they decided to live in Fucheng forever, Shen Xiu and Wei Yan went to visit the house first after arriving in Fucheng.
Having experience in buying a house in the county, they quickly found a dental shop and a relatively reliable middleman.
Wei Yan had already mentioned to Mr. Meng that Shen Xiu was coming to Fucheng.
Mr. Meng knew that the young couple had a good relationship, so he asked Wei Yan to study at Meng's house during the day and then go back to reunite with Shen Xiu at night.
Since Wei Yan also wanted to live together, Shen Xiu wanted to choose a larger house.
There are many houses in Fucheng. Under the guidance of the middleman, Shen Xiu and Wei Yan quickly took a fancy to a house with two entrances.
This house is much larger than the house in the county town, and of course the price is higher, a full five hundred taels of silver.
Shen Xiu originally thought the price was too high and wanted to reconsider it, but Wei Yan thought that since he liked it, he might as well just buy the house happily.
Wei Yan had the banknotes with him, and he completed the deed in less than half a day.
When Shen Xiu got the key to the house, she felt it was too fast.
But it feels good to have a backer. Although Shen Xiu herself has the ability to make money, when Wei Yan spent a lot of money to buy a house she liked, Shen Xiu felt that sometimes spending her husband's money was also very satisfying.
good.
What's more, this house is really nice. Not only is it spacious, it also has an exquisite back garden.
There are several kinds of fruit trees planted in the back garden, as well as a grape trellis and a peony flower bed.
But in late autumn, the fruit trees and flowers and trees have all lost their leaves, leaving only bare trunks.
Wei Yan looked at the back garden in front of him and said: "This house is spacious, but it's a bit too empty. And I'm going to the Meng family during the day, and I'll leave you alone at home. I'm a little worried. Why not hire two servants?"
, with their help, you don’t have to be so tired.”
In fact, as early as in the county town, Wei Yan saw how hard Shen Xiu was working, not only busy with embroidery, but also busy with housework. It was really too hard.
But at that time, he had not yet been selected as a scholar, so there was no way to talk about hiring a servant girl.
Now that he had the status of a scholar and had enough money, he mentioned this.
Wei Yan could think so much for her, and Shen Xiu was of course very concerned about it. At the same time, she also felt that it was time to hire two servants, otherwise she would not be able to take care of such a big house by herself.
"You don't have to worry about the servant girl's affairs. I have my own ideas."
Shen Xiu actually wanted to ask Li Miao'er for help. To hire a maid, of course she had to find a local. Although Li Miao'er was not born and raised in Fucheng, she had been married to Fucheng for such a long time, so she must have her own connections.
Last time she came to Fucheng, Shen Xiu visited Qian's house several times.
This time she came to visit, and the Qian family members still recognized her, and soon someone passed the news to the inner courtyard.
When Shen Xiu came, she was only worried that Li Miao'er was not at home. Now that she heard that the other party was at home, she breathed a sigh of relief. When Li Miao'er sent her steward wife to greet her, Shen Xiu followed the other party to the upper room where Li Miao'er lived.
The Qian family was a wealthy family, and when Li Miao'er got married, she brought a lot of dowry with her. Therefore, the furnishings in the house were magnificent, which was in line with Li Miao'er's status as the matron of the house.
When Shen Xiu walked to the door, Li Miaoer came to greet her. At the same time, she explained with a smile, "There are guests in the house, so I didn't go to greet you personally. Don't be annoyed with me."
Such a trivial matter would not make Shen Xiu unhappy. What she was more curious about was who Li Miao'er's guest was.
Li Miaoer whispered: "It's a relative of Brother Qian who is here to catch the autumn wind. You go to the side room and sit for a while. After I send him away, I will come and talk to you."
After Li Miaoer finished speaking, he called a maid next to him and asked her to take Shen Xiu to the side room first.
The maid often followed Li Miao'er and knew that her relationship with Shen Xiu was unusual. She brought fruit snacks and a pot of good tea to Shen Xiu without Li Miao'er's instructions.
Shen Xiu took a sip of tea and asked the maid: "Does your grandma often come to enjoy the autumn breeze?"
The maid said: "Our grandma and uncle are kind-hearted and generous, so many people come to visit us all year round. But this guest is here for the first time."
In the upper room, Li Miaoer personally took a bag of silver from the maid's hand, and then handed it to the woman opposite, "I also know that you are in trouble, otherwise you wouldn't open your mouth to me. There are one hundred taels of silver here, although not
It’s a lot, but it’s just a little bit of my thoughts.”
The woman opposite, Mrs. Huang, was in her thirties, wearing only a silver hairpin on her head, and the clothes on her body were not old. It was probably the first time she opened her mouth to Li Miao'er to receive the money, and her face was still a little red.
"Thank you, brothers and sisters. If our shop improves in the future, we will definitely return this money to you as soon as possible."
Li Miao'er just smiled after hearing this and did not take what she said seriously. Everyone who came to Qiufeng said that they would pay back the money in the future. But in the end, no one paid back the money.
Knowing that Gui Gui knew, Li Miaoer still sent him away politely.
After Mrs. Huang left Li's house, she got into a carriage. There was a man in the carriage who had been waiting for a long time. When he saw his wife coming up, he asked in a low voice: "How is it? Did you borrow the money?"
Huang took out the one hundred taels of silver and said, "I borrowed it, but it's only one hundred taels of silver."
"One hundred taels of silver can solve some urgent needs." The man sighed, "It's better than nothing."
"Ms. sir, why don't we sell the shop? I don't want to come here to borrow money for a day like this. You don't know how much effort I put into opening my mouth today."
The man sighed: "I know it's difficult for you to borrow money. But this shop is our ancestral property. I'm not willing to sell it like this!"
"And what happened last time was just the embroiderer's unintentional mistake. If Mrs. Meng is willing to change her mind, maybe we can come back to life."
"Resurrection from the dead, resurrection from the dead, I have heard this saying countless times, but the reputation of our embroidery workshop has been ruined, and Mrs. Meng is the most stubborn person. How could she change her mind?"
Huang really didn't want to deceive herself like this anymore, and when she finally spoke, her voice was choked with sobs.
The man couldn't help but fell silent, but he was unwilling to let his ancestral property be destroyed in his hands.
"Mother Yun, can you give me another half month? Just half a month. If I can't bring the embroidery shop back to life within half a month, I will listen to you and sell the shop."
Huang said coldly: "Since you are willing to delay for another half month, I have nothing to say. But I don't want to help you anymore with borrowing money. If you have the ability, just open your mouth and borrow money from others!"
The man wanted to speak again, but Huang had already turned his face away, as if he didn't want to talk anymore.
The man could only swallow his words silently, and his heart was very complicated. He wished that someone would appear immediately and solve the crisis in the embroidery workshop.