Chapter 263 News

Zhang Juexia found a good day and opened a soap shop in the county town.

She was a lazy person and was too lazy to think of a name, so she just named it the same name as the embroidery workshop, Shengxia Soap Shop.

On the opening day, Li Yingyue and Liu Mingda both came to support the event.

The magistrate's wife still sent a plaque with the words "prosperous business". The Shen family of Qingfeng City had their own shop in the county town. The shop owner came in person to express congratulations and brought gifts on behalf of the owner.

Li Le and Yang Zhi handled the socializing with ease, which saved Zhang Juexia the trouble.

A lot of soaps were ordered on that day, which gave everyone enough confidence.

Liu Mingda left her a few prescriptions and asked her to try them, and Zhang Juexia happily took them.

Although Li Yingyue was sincerely happy for Zhang Juexia that day, Zhang Juexia always felt that she was worried.

It was already afternoon and Li Yingyue showed no signs of leaving, so Zhang Juexia found an opportunity to talk to her alone.

Li Yingyue then told her that the county magistrate was supposed to be promoted, but the opportunity was not right and the promotion did not take place.

Let Zhang Juexia wait a little longer for the dividend.

Zhang Juexia waved his hand. "It's not a big deal. It's not worth your grief. Besides, our agreement states that the dividends will be paid annually."

"I know. A while ago, my aunt was pressing me hard, so I pressed her. But who knew that plans were not as fast as changes? Forget it. It's not worth getting upset over something we can't control."

"It's right that you think so. However, I always feel that you are hiding something else from me. I have never kept you an outsider. Besides, I am a few years older than you after all. If you tell me, maybe I can help you."

Li Yingyue hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered the courage to speak, "It's all because of my disappointing brother. He coveted the money I was making from my business and kept doing bad things to me.

I don't want to argue with him because we are from the same mother, but he always goes against me.

To be honest, I don't want to argue with him. I just want to perform well and gain some initiative in my marriage.

How come I became a thorn in his side?

He has no way to get involved in business outside the city, and he has no way to get involved.

He could only do bad things to Shunhe County's business, but he didn't even think about what the consequences would be.

In the end, both sides suffer losses, and the fisherman benefits in the end."

The more Li Yingyue spoke, the more frustrated she became, and her emotions were on the verge of getting out of control.

Zhang Juexia advised her, "You are siblings. Take some time to talk to him. Tell him your bottom line and see what he will do."

Li Yingyue shook her head painfully, "It's useless."

Every family has its own problems. Zhang Juexia saw Li Yingyue's pain and didn't try to persuade her. "If you encounter any problems and need my help, just tell me."

Li Yingyue nodded with a wry smile.

The latest news from the court finally reached the county town, and the military imperial examination was scheduled for next month.

Ye Beixiu only needs to pass the county examination to obtain the title of Wu Xiucai.

The time for the provincial examination is also quite tight, scheduled for August, almost the same time as the imperial examination.

After hearing the news, Ye Beixiu worked even harder.

Through Li Yingyue, Zhang Juexia also got to know many families in the county town, and occasionally he could find out some useful information.

The reason why the imperial court reopened the military imperial examination was probably because it really planned to go to war.

Last year, the Great Zhou and the Chen stopped fighting and formed an alliance through marriage.

The emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom always felt that the stability of a country could not be maintained in the long run by relying on marriage alliances, so he was determined to defeat the State of Chen.

Only then did the military imperial examinations begin again to select talents, so as to avoid having no one available when the time came to recruit people.

These pieces of information were also pieced together by Zhang Juexia. The more he heard, the more he thought about it.

She even had the idea of ​​not wanting Ye Beixiu to take a look.

In order to take part in the military imperial examination, Ye Beixiu prepared day and night just to get a good score.

How could he just give up like that? "A real man should have the heart to serve his country and shouldn't have any inappropriate thoughts."

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Zhang Juexia thought it was useless to persuade him any further, so he just shut up.

Ye Beixiu turned around and smiled as he took Zhang Juexia's hand, "I also have selfish motives. I also hope that one day through my own efforts, I can be promoted to a higher position. In this way, my wife will also become an imperial decree.

Every man is ambitious and wants to give his wife and children the best life.

Madam, I hope you can understand me.

I promise you that I will take good care of myself and not cause you any worry."

Zhang Juexia nodded firmly.

The two of them stayed in the room for a long time before Taohua came knocking on the door. "Master, Madam, there's a girl named Xing'er who says she's Miss Li's maid and she's anxious to see you."

Zhang Juexia pushed Ye Beixiu away and straightened his clothes, "Let her in!"

Xing Er knelt down when she saw Zhang Juexia, "Mrs. Ye, please go and persuade my young lady, she..."

Xing'er was crying so hard that she was out of breath and couldn't speak.

"Tell me slowly, what happened to your young lady?"

Zhang Juexia helped her up and sat her down on a chair.

Xing'er wiped the tears from her eyes with her hands, and under Zhang Juexia's encouraging gaze, she slowly sorted out the whole story, "Someone leaked the news about a batch of our goods, and they were intercepted by bandits.

Our young lady poured a lot of effort into this batch of goods, and it was also the first time to cooperate with the Shen family of Qingfeng City. The young lady attached great importance to it and worked day and night.

After she found out about this, she was determined to find the bandits and get the goods back."

Xing'er glanced at Zhang Juexia and saw that she was listening attentively, then she said, "Mrs. Ye, you have a good relationship with our young lady, and she is willing to listen to you on some matters. Please go and persuade her.

She's an unmarried woman, and if she goes to a bandit's den, even if nothing happens to her, it will still damage her reputation!"

"Where is your lady now?"

"She was about to go out, but was stopped by several maids around her. I took the opportunity to run out to look for you."

"Take me to see her quickly."

Xing'er came in a hurry and jogged all the way. In order to save time, Zhang Juexia asked Yang Daniu to drive the carriage and take them there.

When Zhang Juexia rushed over, Li Yingyue had already gotten on the carriage.

"Sister Yingyue, wait for me, I will go with you."

"And me."

Ye Beixiu rode up from behind.

Although Li Yingyue was touched, she still refused them. "This is our Li family's private matter, so I won't bother my sister and brother-in-law."

"I know this is your family's business, but we're in this business together, so I should contribute my share."

Li Yingyue was also at a loss. One more person would mean more strength. "Well, let's get going!"

On the way, Li Yingyue said briefly, "These goods are worth a lot of silver. If I can't get them back, I'm afraid..."