In a wine shop on the street, shopkeeper Zhang poured another glass of wine for Fan Guangzu.
Fan Guangzu relied on his good drinking ability and refused to refuse anyone who came. He even drank more than ten glasses of wine without any problems.
On the contrary, shopkeeper Zhang was a little drunk and said with a loud tongue: "Your Jinxin Embroidery Workshop has been very popular recently. I heard that you have received a lot of business, and it is almost as good as Manfang Embroidery Workshop."
"What the hell." Fan Guangzu said humbly, "The success of Jinxin Embroidery Square depends entirely on everyone's support."
"Don't play this trick with me. I'm not buying you a drink today for anything else. I want to tell you that your Jinxinxiufang is doing well now, but it will last for a long time. No one knows what will happen in the future."
If shopkeeper Zhang changed his usual arrogance and flattered himself today, then he would have to think about what the other party was up to.
But shopkeeper Zhang not only did not get close today, but his dissatisfaction with Jinxin Xiufang was revealed both in and out of his words, which made Fan Guangzu feel relieved.
Although shopkeeper Zhang is not very good, the food is good and the wine is good.
After Fan Guangzu was relieved, he ate and drank. When he finally came out of the restaurant, he was full of food and wine.
Probably because he was a little drunk, when Fan Guangzu came out of the wine shop, he felt his steps were a little unsteady.
He was just thinking about finding a teahouse and drinking a cup of hot tea before going home, when suddenly a faint voice sounded from behind him, "Sir, may I ask how to get to Qingzhu Lane?"
At that time, the night had fallen, but a bright moon had risen in the east.
It was a nice day again, with not a single cloud in the sky.
The bright moonlight shone in front of him, and Fan Guangzu clearly saw a young woman standing in front of him.
The woman was in her twenties, had a delicate oval face, and pretty eyebrows. She was wearing a moon-white jacket and an ivory skirt, and she was dressed very elegantly.
She glanced at Fan Guangzu shyly and called him "Master" again.
Fan Guangzu suddenly came back to his senses when he was called "Master". He waved his hands and said: "I don't dare to use the word "Master". You can call me Shopkeeper Fan!"
"Shopkeeper Fan." The woman called him from Jian Ruliu, and then asked again: "How can I get to Qingzhu Lane?"
Fan Guangzu suddenly realized it and immediately said: "Qingzhu Lane is in the east of the city, not far from here!"
When the woman heard that Qingzhu Lane was not far from here, she frowned slightly and showed a bit of hesitation.
Fan Guangzu had already drank wine, and because the woman was weak, he felt pity for her and said, "But I also want to go to the east of the city. If you don't mind, we can be companions together."
"I don't dislike it. How dare I dislike Shopkeeper Fan." The woman said very sensibly, "As long as it doesn't delay Shopkeeper Fan's return home."
This woman acted so sensible that Fan Guangzu was speechless.
He himself has been married to Mr. Huang since he was fifteen years old. At the beginning, Mr. Huang was very docile. Later, after giving birth to two sons, his waist gradually became straighter. Especially because the birth of his second son caused dystocia, which made it even more difficult.
Let her become a meritorious official of the Fan family.
Of course, Fan Guangzu also missed Huang's gentleness when he first came to the door, but he was a person who believed that doing more was better than doing less. Even though he thought so in his heart, he still followed Huang's face.
Now I met this young woman on the road. Not only was she beautiful, but she also had a gentle temperament. Fan Guangzu talked more than usual and asked the woman many questions.
It turned out that this woman was the concubine of a foreign minister in the countryside. Because the eldest husband was jealous, he took advantage of the foreign minister's absence for the past few days and kicked her out.
When this woman got married, her parents were both dead. She didn't want to go back to her brother-in-law's house, so she came to Fucheng to join her sister.
She only knew that her sister was married to Qingzhu Lane, but she didn't know the specific location.
It was dark now and she didn't know the way, so she asked Fan Guangzu for the route.
When Fan Guangzu heard what happened to this woman, he felt that she was very pitiful, and he couldn't help but feel a bit of pity for her.
Coincidentally, after they arrived at Qingzhu Lane, the woman's sister's family had already moved away.
As a result, the young woman couldn't help but feel extremely sad and even shed a few tears.
Fan Guangzu had pity on this woman, but now that she was homeless, he took out the little money he had and opened a room for her in a nearby inn so that she could have a place to stay.
Mrs. Huang waited at home until almost the second watch before Fan Guangzu came back from outside.
"The smell of alcohol all over your body shows how much you drank." Huang said with some dissatisfaction, "Go and wash up quickly."
Fan Guangzu didn't dare to mention a word about the woman, but when he was washing, the woman's appearance kept appearing in front of his eyes.
For several days in a row, Fan Guangzu went out early and came back late every day.
Huang did not doubt that he was there, thinking that after Jinxinxiufang's business improved, Fan Guangzu's social activities would also increase.
As for Shen Xiu, he was too busy to pay attention to Fan Guangzu's whereabouts.
No one knew that Fan Guangzu secretly placed such a woman when no one was paying attention.
Shen Xiu only knew that Fan Guangzu was in a particularly good mood these days and would sometimes hum a tune.
Business was getting better and better these days. Shen Xiu didn't think much about it, thinking that the other party was in a good mood.
When shopkeeper Zhang was having a drink before, he said that Jinxin Embroidery Fang's business was quickly comparable to that of Manfang Embroidery Fang. This was not an exaggeration.
Ever since Jinxinxiufang was made famous by Shen Xiu, the business has been getting better and better day by day, especially the Meng and Yu families, who had already been on good terms with Shen Xiu and would not only take care of her business, but also introduce her to others.
The business of Jinxin Embroidery Workshop is now booming, and all the embroiderers and workers in the embroidery workshop walk with ease.
When everyone was secretly proud, only Shen Xiu remained calm.
She always remembered that she had offended Nishang Embroidery Workshop's Shi Xiu Niang during the embroidery festival. And when news of the 10,000 taels of wages was released later, she also indirectly offended some of her peers.
But now, the embroidery workshop is peaceful, and there is not even a gangster looking for trouble on weekdays.
This made Shen Xiu feel very wrong.
I don't know if she is too sensitive, but she always feels that this is like the calm before the storm. Maybe before she knows it, the storm has begun to brew quietly.