Chapter 110: My Mother’s Home (Part 2)

Now that the grandmother is in charge of the family, there is less restraint and everyone has been laughing and joking freely for a few days.

On October 10th, Xu Lingyi came down from the yamen to pick up Shiyi Niang.

Eleventh Lady was talking to Fifth Lady in the house: "... we've calculated the bills. The rent for the shop is two hundred taels a year. You can pay half of it first. The employees are family members, so they will take care of the business for now. In a year, we can make at least three or four hundred taels." As she spoke, Fifth Lady smiled awkwardly and said, "I know you are different now. You don't care about the business of three or four hundred taels. But with this income, you can at least buy a few boxes of rouge and powder."

Wu Niang wanted to partner with her to open a dried fruit shop.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but laugh secretly.

Wu Niang saw that she had married Xu Lingyi and thought she would live a life of luxury and wealth. Little did she know that she did not even have the capital of "two hundred taels of silver each" as Wu Niang said!

Moreover, from what Wu Niang said, the shop was on West Street and was owned by Prince Shun. The dried fruits were purchased from Shengji Dried Fruit Shop, which was owned by Shandong Commander Lu Cheng. What right did they have to negotiate with Prince Shun and Lu Cheng? To put it bluntly, they wanted to use Xu Lingyi's influence to get her to join. Not to mention that she had just married and had no idea about the relationship between these two families and Xu Lingyi, even if she knew, she would rather help Wu Niang to build the shop than join the partnership - which brothers would turn against each other or fathers and sons would be enemies for money.

"I'm afraid this is a bit difficult." Eleventh Lady said with a smile, "None of the sisters-in-law in the family run a shop outside, and I just got married..."

Before Shiyi Niang could finish her words, Wu Niang said angrily, "You have married the Marquis in vain."

Eleventh Lady just smiled and said nothing.

One man's poison may be another man's honey.

All she wanted was a place to settle down.

Xu Lingyi had already given it to her.

The rest is up to you...

Wu Niang looked at her with a look of disapproval, and said angrily: "The largest dry goods store on Ximen Street and the North-South Silk Shop on Nanzhamen were both jointly opened by the Third Madam and her brothers. Not to mention the Yongsheng Gold House on Ximen Street owned by the Fifth Madam. You are honest at home, but you don't have more eyes to look out for others."

Although she knew that the Third Madam would definitely have some private money, she was still surprised that she would open a shop on the most prosperous street in Yanjing: "Who told Fifth Sister about this?"

"Who else do you want to hear this from?" Wu Niang said with a smile, "It has spread all over Yanjing. Who doesn't know about it?"

In other words, Xu Lingyi also knows!

She breathed a sigh of relief.

He was able to create such a family business at such a young age. Although he had innate conditions, he also had to admit that he had worked hard. Since he didn't say anything, there was no need for me to say anything.

"...We sisters are just opening a small dried fruit shop, so don't worry. It will be fine." Wu Niang continued to encourage her, "We sisters are all good, it will sound good when we tell others about it. It will also be nice to have good relations with guests. It will also give face to the sisters-in-law..."

Eleventh Lady smiled slightly.

In fact, she had known Wu Niang for three years. No one knew Wu Niang's views better than her as her "rival"... The sisters were all good, which sounded good when said out loud and gave her face when she went out. She believed that was Wu Niang's idea, but the third wife opened a dry goods store on Ximen Street and a cloth store in Nanzhamen. She didn't think Wu Niang had such views. I'm afraid it was all Qian Ming's words, right?

However, Qian Ming was right.

Eleventh Lady also hopes that all her sisters are well.

No matter what, we have the same surname. In other people's eyes, we are a family!

"Fifth sister, this is the first time I've heard what you said, and I don't have an opinion yet." She smiled and said, "Can I wait for you to think about it before I give you an answer?"

Wu Niang was a little disappointed, but she knew that Shiyi Niang was always timid, so she didn't feel embarrassed. She smiled and said, "Then answer me as soon as possible - the New Year is coming soon, and every household will have to buy fruit boxes for the New Year and visiting relatives."

I didn't expect Qian Ming to have such an economic mind...

Eleventh Lady nodded, and just then the maid came to greet her: "The Marquis is here!"

The two of them went to the main house with a smile.

After everyone exchanged greetings, Luo Zhenxing invited Xu Lingyi to dinner.

Xu Lingyi naturally agreed.

After a while, Qian Ming, Yu Yiqing and Si Niang came.

The four men went to the outer courtyard, while the eldest grandmother led the female family members to eat in the living room of the main house.

Eleventh Lady saw the eldest lady and Fifth Lady quietly go to the east room while they were drinking tea after dinner. Could it be that the eldest lady was also involved in this matter?

I was shocked.

If this is the case, it will be difficult to deal with.

Come to think of it, Great Grandma is her sister-in-law... She can't offend all of her family members!

She wanted to find an opportunity to talk to the grandmother, but there was no suitable time until she said goodbye to Xu Lingyi and the first wife.

Just bring a letter and ask Grandma to go to Xu's house every few days!

Eleventh Lady looked a little dazed.

Xu Lingyi looked at her calmly and asked her, "How many more days do you want to stay at home?"

Shiyi Niang told him about roasting corn and making sticky rice lotus root, "... and even bought some mutton head meat, but I didn't dare eat a single bite. But it was fun!"

Xu Lingyi saw how happy she was, but he couldn't understand what was so fun about it. He responded, "You can also make rose syrup? I ate it once at Prince Shun's house last time."

"Because there are no roses!" Eleventh Lady laughed, "We sent people to buy some, but they didn't find any!"

"There are some in the greenhouse at home. We can make them at home in the future."

Eleventh Lady suddenly had an idea, "Mr. Hou, can you arrange a mother for my room?"

Xu Lingyi raised his eyebrows in confusion.

Eleventh Lady said shyly, "I don't understand the rules of the mansion, and I'm too embarrassed to ask others."

Seeing that she was very frank, Xu Lingyi smiled and said, "I know!"

In the half-light of the carriage, his eyebrows slightly raised, and his face had a cheerful and bright look.

Shiyi Niang suddenly remembered that Xu Lingyi was only 27 years old this year, still very young...

When I got home, I naturally had to help my wife with her luggage first.

The lady noticed that although she smiled, there was no smile in her eyes.

"I'm back. Is my wife okay?"

"Mother is fine. She can eat her porridge with a spoon by herself." Eleventh Lady was in a state of confusion. She didn't know why the lady's kindness to her disappeared after she had been back home for a few days. She answered the lady's questions carefully.

The lady exchanged a few pleasantries with her, asked Zhen Jie'er and Chun Ge to come out and pay their respects to her, and then urged her to go back and rest early.

Eleventh Lady returned to her own courtyard, full of confusion, only to see Aunt Qin, Aunt Wen, Mother Tao, Amber, Dongqing and a large group of maids and servants waiting there.

She was a little stunned.

Holly knelt down and bowed to her with tears in her eyes: "Madam."

"What's going on?" Eleventh Lady couldn't help but ask Xu Lingyi who was standing beside her.

"Oh!" Xu Lingyi said calmly, "Fifth brother and his wife have moved to the dressing room, so there is no need to avoid them in each room."

Could it be that the lady thought it was me...

The thought flashed through my mind, and I felt that I was being too sentimental.

Xu Lingyi has arrived. "This is not the place to talk. Let's go back to the house first!"

Too.

Eleventh Lady, full of doubts, entered the house surrounded by her aunt, maids, and old women.

Madam Wen hurried forward to serve tea to the two of them.

Eleventh Lady discovered that she did not see Qiao Lianfang.

"Is Aunt Qiao's illness not cured yet?" she asked Xu Lingyi.

Xu Lingyi said, "I've been feeling better after taking a few doses of medicine, but the symptoms have been relapsing again in the past two days."

"Do you want to find another doctor?" said Eleventh Lady.

"Illness comes like a mountain falling, and goes away like a thread being pulled out." Xu Lingyi said, "Let's wait and see!"

Eleventh Lady nodded and was helped by Dongqing to change her clothes.

But Mother Tao rushed in.

Looking at her expression, Eleventh Lady knew that she had something to say, and she really wanted to know what had happened in the past few days, so she did not stop her.

"Madam, during the few days you were away, I stayed at Aunt Qin's place." Then he lowered his voice, as if to emphasize something, and said, "One night has passed."

Eleventh Lady thought for a moment before she realized what Mother Tao meant by "after one night".

He left the young and beautiful Qiao Lianfang and went to Aunt Qin's place... Unexpectedly, Xu Lingyi is still so loyal!

Thinking of this, she felt more at ease.

When Mother Tao saw that Eleventh Lady had no reaction, she hurriedly warned her, "When the eldest aunt was around, the Marquis only stayed in the rooms of the two concubines for five days each month. Sometimes he would just stay in the room of Concubine Wen, but he never missed Concubine Qin. Don't think that she has become careless just because she is old."

Eleventh Lady doesn't like the tone of Mother Tao's voice.

It is Xu Lingyi's right to like or dislike someone, and it is not your turn to interfere.

"I see." Unconsciously, Shiyi Niang imitated Xu Lingyi's tone, "Why did the Fifth Madam move to the garden? What did the family say?"

Seeing her cold attitude, Tao's mother knew that she didn't take her words to heart. However, little girls are like this, relying on their youth and beauty to be ignorant of the world, and when they hit their heads, they know who to cry to!

She knew that this matter could not be rushed, so she stopped talking about Xu Lingyi staying overnight at the concubine's place and whispered, "It was the Marquis Dingnan who came to discuss it with the Madam, and he also gave the Fifth Madam a severe lecture. The Fifth Madam moved to the garden that day, and the Madam had no choice but to agree. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that it was the Marquis's idea. Otherwise, who else could have invited the Marquis Dingnan. The Madam has been worried about the Fifth Madam these days, fearing that she would do something inappropriate. As the saying goes, it's better to be safe than sorry. Plus, the Second Madam moved to the West Hill Villa to avoid suspicion, and the Madam felt even more uncomfortable."

"The second wife moved to the West Hill Villa?" Eleventh Lady looked at Mother Tao in astonishment.

"We have to move." Mother Tao nodded repeatedly, "The lady had no choice but to agree."

What a smart guy!

"What about the third lady?"

"Madam Three has been busy with the kitchen's shopping, so she didn't hear anything."

"Kitchen shopping? What happened again?"

"From now on, we will only buy all kinds of fruits, vegetables and dried goods from one store. This will prevent the people in the purchasing office from playing tricks."

It takes some talent to be able to think of these things.

So what should she do?

Get kickbacks?

It seems more low-key and safer this way!

"Brother, are you okay?"

"Yeah." Mother Tao smiled, "The Madam used to take him to the Second Madam's place every other day, and now he can hold a pen. It's a pity that the Second Madam has moved out now, so I'm afraid that what he learned will be wasted."

From the sound of his voice, he seemed to approve of Second Madam's teachings to Zhe Ge.