And what did Madam Qu give her?
An uncle picking peaches and a lifeless shop.
She doesn't care.
Gold shines everywhere.
Even if she is not given a shop, she can still make a straight win with the bad cards in her hand.
But what about Chen Fu?
Why does her stepfather have the right?
In Baochanduo Temple, a sensitive, self-respecting yet self-abased person like Chen Fu stood up for the group of people behind him and was trampled under the feet of bandits - the bandits had their knives sharpened and were ready to chop his neck at any time.
And the group of guys behind her?
Among the blood and flesh, Zhou Ergou and Zheng Da fought for a way out for everyone; Li Sanshun buried the rice paper in a safe place and rushed out holding the stone; Zhang Mama and Suoer stood in front of her...
Once she loses power, will her honest but stubborn second uncle still use them? Will he still support them? Will he still lead them to a better future?
Why do they do that?
Xianjin raised his head and drank the mulberry ice tea in one gulp. "If you want to be on guard against me, you don't have to use me. After all, my last name is not Chen, and I am an outsider after all;"
"You can also believe in blood ties. Chen Laoliu, who stole and enriched himself, and Chen Laowu, who was ruthless and slowly encroached upon the family, are all members of the Chen family. What have they brought to the Chen family? Mediocrity? Food and clothing? Or disaster?"
"I am grateful for the opportunity you gave me. You have the courage to employ a young girl brought by a concubine. You are more magnanimous than many other family heads."
Xianjin smiled, a little bitterly, "But do you know when you feel most lost?"
"You gave people hope, but then you strangled that hope, leaving only a small opening. The person's head came out, but his neck was stuck there. In the end, he died of exhaustion and suffocation."
Xianjin stood up and knelt respectfully.
The first kneeling in this life showed the strong character of modern people.
This kneeling showed the desperate determination that has slowly become part of this era.
"Thank you for the pot, it's delicious,"
After saying that, Xianjin stood up, turned around and left.
"etc!"
Madam Qu clenched her hands tightly, "Wait!"
"What if I ask you to help the second son?" Madam Qu's eyes were sharp. "We are all members of the Chen family. There is no difference between helping the third son and helping the second son!"
Xianjin raised his eyes, his gaze was dark and deep, "They are all sons. It makes no difference to you whether you use the third master or the second uncle."
Madam Qu stopped talking abruptly, her eyes fixed on the royal blue cotton tablecloth with inlaid edges, as if she had made up her mind, "I will transfer the shop in Jing County to the third son's name, and the lighter work at home can also be given to him to try out."
Xianjin listened attentively.
"You will be the manager of the three shops in Xuancheng, but the accounts need to be supervised by the second son." Old Madam Qu raised her head slowly. "Your salary will remain at ten taels per month, and at the end of the year, you will get 10% of the profits."
Three shops, a big boss.
Xianjin laughed in his heart, but it didn't show on his face. He said in a straightforward tone, "I need the indentures of Manager Dong's family, Aunt Zhang and her son."
What difference does it make whether she is given the indenture or not?
They were already hers.
Madam Qu nodded gently, "Yes."
Xian Jin said again, "For all the operations of Chen's shop, I need to be completely proactive, just like when I was in Jing County, I would report to you every season. I will prepare documents in advance for the daily expenditure and layout and report them to you for approval."
Old Madam Qu was stunned: she didn't expect Xianjin to take the initiative to return the rights.
Xianjin smiled and said, "No matter how smart I am, how can I compare to your decades of hard work in Xuancheng? You have already attained the Tao, and I am just beginning to practice. Even if I am arrogant, I should not be unable to see this truth."
Madam Qu looked at Xianjin with a complicated look. After a moment, she said in a hoarse voice, "Yes."
Xianjin said again, "I also need the discretion of all the shop assistants. Whether to leave or stay, to be promoted or demoted, all of these are subject to my reference and proposal."
Now that the financial power has been given away, she must grasp the personnel power, otherwise, she will really become a high-level brick-mover.
Madam Qu thought for a moment and nodded decisively, "Yes."
Xianjin continued, "A centipede rots from the inside, and if it rots, you need to scrape the bones and remove the poison to get rid of the old disease. Many of the Chen family's children, or relatives and distant relatives who have inextricable ties with the Chen family, will inevitably bear the brunt. I hope that when you hear this, you will not doubt that I am eliminating dissidents."
The way Madam Qu looked at Xianjin changed from defensiveness at first, to astonishment when Xianjin took the initiative to pierce the window paper, to Xianjin's thoughts of seeking power and promotion, and finally to now... accepting her fate?
"You have taken away the second son's job, how dare your distant nephew act so arrogant?" Old Madam Qu smiled.
Xianjin took it as a compliment and smiled, "Second uncle is the eternal root of the Chen family."
Madam Qu held her forehead and rubbed her nose. "Anything else?"
Xianjin shook his head, "No more."
Madam Qu glanced at the pot.
The soup in the pot is cascading and winding, with red soup and white bottom on the boiling waves, and all the dishes are outstanding.
"Then go ahead." Madam Qu raised her shoulders lightly, as if she was exhausted. "I hope you will always remember what you said today - everything is for the Chen family, everything is for the Chen family."
......
Xianjin walked in the corridor, tiptoeing the ground, in a very happy mood. But when he returned to Yiyuan, he saw Suo'er sitting among the flowers with red eyes and sobbing.
Zhang Ma was so anxious that she went around in circles. When she saw Xianjin, she immediately went to greet him, "...It's Ergou!"
Xianjin's hair stood on end, "What happened to Master Gou?!"
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