Chapter 84 Golden Abacus
"This is..." Xiao Jiuyue looked at these letters, most of which were written to Old Madam Xiao.
"These people are all your father's and grandfather's favorite students. Although they are not in Shengjing, if you need anything, you can still ask them for help."
Madam Xiao introduced the letters one by one, "This is the Hongdu Censor, Song De'an. He passed the imperial examination in the first year of Emperor Jing. He has an upright character and has offended many people. It was your grandfather who helped him. Over the years, we may not seem to have much of a relationship, but if something really happened, he would never sit idly by."
"And this one." Madam Xiao pointed to the second letter and said, "Ji Wei, he followed your father in his early years, and later he was transferred to various places. Now he is the Tongzhi of Meicheng."
Xiao Jiuyue took notes carefully. She knew that her grandmother was afraid that what happened today would happen again, so she told her all these things. Her eyes fell on the last letter, which had large, elegant and graceful characters written in a flamboyant style.
"Rong Xun, the third place winner in the imperial examination two years ago, was intended by the Emperor to marry the princess, but he flatly refused. It was your father who intervened and saved his life. Now, he's serving as a county magistrate in Xunzhou, a remote area. If it weren't for the princess's incident, he wouldn't be just a small county magistrate today."
Madam Xiao's eyes were lost in reminiscence as she said, "Rong Xun, I met him once. He was a decent man, with a clear mind and bright moon. I heard from your father that his job as a county magistrate was even harder than that of the common people."
"It's hard to be an honest official, and it's hard to deal with little devils." Xiao Jiuyue understood it immediately. People like Song De'an had an upright character, so he was trusted by the emperor and became the Hongdu Censor.
For example, Ji Wei may not be as glorious as the officials in Beijing, but he is definitely not the kind of corrupt person.
For example, Rong Xun, the third place winner in the imperial examination, should have been admitted to the Hanlin Academy and later become a prime minister. However, because Rong Xun was unwilling to marry a princess, he was demoted to a small county magistrate in Xunzhou.
Xunzhou is located near the lower reaches of Zhangjiang River. Not only is it remote, but it is also flooded all year round and is a barren land.
"That's the truth." Madam Xiao looked at her and said, "It may not be useful, but the more you know, the more you will know."
"Thank you, grandma." Xiao Jiuyue held these light letters and felt that they were as heavy as a thousand pieces of gold.
"Silly." Madam Xiao looked at her with eyes curved with laughter and sighed: "Yuer, you don't have to work so hard to do all this, let alone deal with these complicated relationships outside."
"Grandma, I'm very happy now." Xiao Jiuyue pursed her lips and smiled. "The candy shop's business is booming. This month's share of the silver will be at least one thousand taels!"
Although the dim sum is not expensive, the profit margin is high. Once the sales volume increases, the profit margin will increase!
"You."
After hearing this, Old Madam Xiao felt even more distressed. In the past, how could Xiao Jiuyue be happy about one thousand taels of silver?
I have to say, this is a beautiful misunderstanding.
After leaving Old Madam Xiao, Xiao Jiuyue gathered her cloak, looked up at the large, round moon in the sky, and murmured, "Is it going to snow again?"
Since the beginning of winter last year, there have been three heavy snowfalls, and the wind today is so strong that it cuts my face.
"Who knows? But Hongdu is much better than Shengjing." Lianxin replied, "Shengjing has been snowing countless times by this time. It was so cold that day that I didn't even want to go out."
Compared to Shengjing, Lianxin still likes Hongdu more.
"That's true." Xiao Jiuyue pursed her lips and smiled. She returned to the yard and saw that the lights in the main courtyard of the east wing were still on. Was the beautiful lady still awake?
"Yu'er, you're back." When Su saw Xiao Jiuyue, she immediately came out. Xiao Jiuyue quickly walked into the house and pushed Su in: "It's cold outside. You're wearing so little clothes, don't catch a cold!"
"It's okay. I heard someone died in the candy shop. Are you okay?" Su asked anxiously. Su had been asking for news. The more she asked, the more uneasy she became. Until Xiao Jiuyue sent someone back to report that he was safe and went to the county for dinner.
Su was worried that she would encounter injustice on her way back, so until Xiao Jiuyue came back and went to Old Madam Xiao's main courtyard, Su had already stewed brown sugar, ginger and jujube tea on the stove.
"Come, warm yourself up." After asking, Su handed her the brown sugar, ginger and jujube tea that warmed her heart and stomach.
"Something just happened to the Fang family. It has nothing to do with the candy shop." Xiao Jiuyue explained simply, skipping over some thrilling things, such as the maid's miserable death, and the maid who was finally pulled out as a scapegoat and died after hitting a tree. Xiao Jiuyue didn't mention it at all.
The steaming hot brown sugar ginger and jujube tea, the spicy ginger and sweet brown sugar, dispelled all the chill in her heart. She said, "School will start after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Tomorrow, I plan to have Manager Jin take Jiayuan and Jiacheng to school."
Su was about to ask, but after hearing Xiao Jiuyue's words, her attention was suddenly diverted. "The world is about to change, this..."
"Mother, during the winter school, we had to go even if it snowed. Now that the coldest time has passed and it is early spring, they can go out in a carriage and study peacefully at the academy."
Xiao Jiuyue reminded him, "Jiayuan is a man. He doesn't need to be afraid of the cold. Mother has prepared some hand warmers for him. He will definitely not get cold. The road to study is difficult. Only those who endure the most hardships can become successful people."
"Then, I'll go get ready now." Su started to get busy again. Xiao Jiuyue grabbed her hand and said, "I've had everything prepared for tomorrow. Go to sleep tonight and come back tomorrow."
Xiao Jiuyue sent Su back to the inner room to rest, then returned to her room and took off her cloak. The charcoal fire in the room was warm. She asked, "What did Manager Zeng say to you?"
While having dinner at the restaurant today, Xiao Jiuyue deliberately did not go to see Manager Zeng.
Lian Xin poured her some hot tea while replying, "Shopkeeper Zeng said he wanted to meet Miss to discuss cooperation."
"Cooperation?" Xiao Jiuyue understood. Did they want to become the number one restaurant in Hongdu?
"Yes, I see that Shopkeeper Zeng is in a very good mood." Lian Xin continued, "I chatted with the waiter for a while. Shopkeeper Zeng must have received praise from the boss and got a golden abacus. He is very precious."
"It seems that I made a lot of money last year with these dishes." Xiao Jiuyue warmed his hands and said, "Grind the ink."
"Miss, it's so late, why are you still writing?" Lian Xin said this, but her hands did not stop. She skillfully ground ink and spread paper for Xiao Jiuyue.
"Isn't it the hour of Hai yet?" Xiao Jiuyue picked up the pen and started writing again, about how to make Fengchunlou the number one restaurant in Hongdu. It's difficult, but not difficult either. Now, the most important thing is to find dishes that can make the restaurant stand out!
Even though Manager Zeng had not mentioned any cooperation in the past six months, Xiao Jiuyue had been making plans and thinking about how to make Hongdu Restaurant the best restaurant.
She also prepared several sets of various marketing plans for the future, but her main dish was the signature dish that people would never forget once they had it. When this dish was mentioned, people would think of the one from Hongdu Restaurant. It was really hard to choose!
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