Chapter 113 Discussion (Part 2)
When Eleventh Lady heard Third Lady say that she wanted to join her in business, she was surprised: "What kind of business? How can it make so much money?"
The third lady smiled mysteriously and said, "You will know when the time comes."
Seeing that she was unwilling to reveal the secret, Shiyi Niang pretended to be very distressed and said, "But I don't have the capital!"
"How can you not have the capital?" The third wife's eyes sparkled, "Didn't you say there was a dowry of 20,000 taels of silver?"
Eleventh Lady sighed: "Mother said that I was young and didn't need so much money. I spent all of it on farms, yards, and jewelry."
The third lady smiled and said, "That's not difficult. Just put the jewelry in the pawnshop and redeem it when you make money."
Eleventh Lady couldn't help but sneer in her heart.
If I were really a 14-year-old girl waiting for money, I would definitely fall into this trap!
"This, this is not good!" Eleventh Lady widened her eyes, as if she had never heard of such a thing before, "If others knew about it, they would think that the Marquis was cheating us..."
"If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, who else would know?"
Eleventh Lady listened and smiled secretly.
If it really comes to pass, I'm afraid it will be you, Gan, who will tell others about it!
She couldn't help but become more alert.
The Third Madam looked very anxious. The only thing that made people care about her was the title of "Madam of Yongping Marquis". Could it be that this matter had a great relationship with Xu Lingyi?
"Third sister-in-law, let me think about it!" She showed a panic and helpless expression.
The Third Lady thought that she had never experienced such a thing before, so it was normal for her to be undecided. She smiled and said, "Then you must reply to my letter quickly. I am waiting for the money. If you don't mean to, I will have to go to the Fifth Brother's wife. You know, if you miss this opportunity, you will never be able to get it back."
This store. ”
Eleventh Lady nodded hurriedly: "I understand."
He looked up at Qiu Ling.
I noticed that she kept her eyelids drooped.
She was moved. She thought of how Qiu Ling had the same look on her face when the third lady had asked Dong Qing to leave because of the "incompatible zodiac signs".
Eleventh Lady nodded secretly.
The third lady told her to "hurry up" a few more times, then stood up and said goodbye.
Binju rushed out from the east room with a slightly blushing face and pulled Shiyi Niang to sit in the east room. Amber and Dongqing stood side by side, covering their mouths and laughing.
"What's going on?" Eleventh Lady asked in surprise when she saw their expressions.
Bin Ju's eyes sparkled: "Madam, fifty taels. Your monthly allowance is fifty taels."
Eleventh Lady was also quite surprised.
Thinking about how much I could do with this money, I couldn't help but smile: "So much!"
Amber smiled and said, "Madam, we can finally take a breath."
Binju nodded repeatedly: "With the fifty taels of silver returned by Sister Dongqing, we will have one hundred and four taels and sixty yuan. On the fifteenth of next month, there will be another fifty taels of silver, so we will have one hundred and fifty-four taels and sixty yuan. In June, there will be another fifty taels..." She counted on her fingers.
, it tastes a bit like a picture cake to fill your hunger.
Eleventh Lady couldn't help laughing: "One year is six hundred taels, two years is one thousand two hundred taels, ten years is six thousand taels..."
"Yes, yes!" Binju nodded.
Everyone laughed.
The atmosphere became very cheerful.
Dong Qing served tea to Shiyi Niang: "That's good, we don't have to worry anymore."
"That's not necessarily true." Amber said, "I'm afraid it's just in one hand and out the other."
Binju didn't like seeing Amber in the first place, and retorted, "All social interactions are public affairs. Madam, at most, just add some icing on the cake. It will cost you a few bucks."
Amber glanced at Binju and said, "The last time the fifth and sixth masters went to Shanxi, Madam gave them fifty taels of silver and two inkstones. I saw the look on the Third Madam's face, and she seemed to think it was natural to give such a large amount. The Fourth Aunt gave ten taels of silver, but the Third Madam was very grateful.
"Madam is no longer the same as before. Your money is too small. It's a small matter to be laughed at, but it's a big matter to be known as a stingy person!"
Bin Ju was speechless for a moment.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the room became depressing.
"Okay, okay." Eleventh Lady smiled and encouraged everyone, "Trees are dead, but people are alive. Are you going to worry to death over this little bit of money?"
"Yes, yes." Dong Qing smiled and tried to appease him, "Think about it, we used to earn two taels of silver a month, but now we have good days ahead of us."
Binju smiled somewhat embarrassedly.
Amber also laughed.
Seeing that the atmosphere had calmed down, Shiyi Niang smiled and said, "Let's go to the garden and take a look at the greenhouse."
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Because the Fifth Lady lived in the back garden, the maids and wives in each room, whether they were born in the year of the Ox or not, all avoided the place on their own initiative. It was late autumn now, and the back garden seemed very deserted.
After walking for a long time with Amber, Shiyi Niang finally saw two wives pushing a bicycle. Amber hurriedly asked where the greenhouse was. The two wives didn't recognize Shiyi Niang at all. Seeing her gorgeous clothes, they pointed to Lijingxuan timidly and said, "It's right next to it."
Amber thanked him, and the two of them saw a huge glass greenhouse behind Lijingxuan House. There were lush flowers and trees inside.
"How much does this cost!" Amber stood outside the greenhouse, staring at the glass in amazement.
Eleventh Lady was also surprised.
I didn't expect the greenhouse in Xu's house to be so large.
She was somewhat excited.
Eleventh Lady wants to open a shop selling floral dew.
In this way, there will be no shortage of raw materials for the experiment. If the scented dew can really be extracted, the technology to grow flowers in large areas will also be available.
As the two were looking around, a woman came out of the greenhouse and saw Shiyi Niang. She was shocked and said, "Fourth Madam!"
Eleventh Lady looked in the direction of the sound.
It was Mother Shi who was beside the Fifth Lady. She was holding a pot of purple Phalaenopsis orchids in her hands.
"Mother Shi," Eleventh Lady said with a smile, "Fifth Brother's wife wants to decorate the house!"
Mother Shi glanced at the orchid in her hand and said with a smile, "Yes!"
A woman came out from behind Mother Shi, and Mother Shi hurriedly said to her, "Mrs. Ji Ting, this is the Fourth Madam."
Ji Ting's wife was only in her early thirties, very stout, wearing a coarse cloth gown and holding a small flower hoe in her hand.
The fourth lady was immediately at a loss, her face turned red, and she didn't know what to do.
Mother Shi smiled and explained to Shiyi Niang: "She has never seen the world, please don't be offended, Madam Four." She then said to Ji Ting's wife: "Why don't you bow to Madam Four?"
Ji Ting's wife then dropped her flower hoe and knelt down to kowtow to Shiyi Niang.
Amber hurried forward to help Ji Ting's wife: "Don't panic, sister-in-law. Our wife came to see you specially."
Ji Ting's wife mumbled for a long time but no one could hear what she was saying. Shiyi Niang smiled and said to Shi Mama: "You go and do your work! In order to avoid the fifth brother's wife, come and see what has been planted at home. What should I write?" Shi Mama smiled and said goodbye to Shiyi Niang. Shiyi Niang was led into the
Amber was talking to Ji Ting's wife beside her. Seeing Shiyi Niang's happy face, Ji Ting's wife gradually felt more at ease. She told Amber that she was in charge of the Xu Mansion's greenhouse for the few days she was in charge. Because the greenhouse was in the back garden, in order to avoid suspicion, it was only opened in the morning at the beginning of the morning and the end of the morning.
Just as she was coming to the back garden, the greenhouse was usually looked after by her, her sisters-in-law, her brother's wife, and her nephew's wife. As she was talking, Shiyi Niang saw the shadows of several women among the green trees and red flowers. Ji Ting's wife hurriedly called them over to greet Shiyi Niang. Shiyi Niang exchanged a few words of greeting and asked everyone to go out.
After the meeting, she continued to visit the greenhouse with Ji Tingfu. There were fragrant orchids, elegant camellias, and dainty apricot flowers... but there were only two or three pots of each. She was a little disappointed—this greenhouse was obviously used by the Xu family to decorate the house. "Can we plant some jasmine?"
Lihua is coming? "Jiting's wife was busy: Yes!
"How about planting ten acres?"
Ji Ting's wife's face immediately turned red: "I didn't plant that many... I only planted about ten pots."
"If Ji Ting is allowed to plant a dozen acres, I'm sure he can make it grow."
"I want to ask my husband."
It's an honest answer.
Now that we are in the back garden, it would be rude not to say hello to the mayor of Danyang County.
Eleventh Lady nodded and went to Fifth Lady's place with Amber.
The Fifth Lady indeed called out, "Fourth Sister-in-law, are you willing to come now?"
Eleventh Lady just smiled.
Madam Wu hurriedly asked someone to serve tea.
The two sat down and talked for a long time. Seeing that it was almost noon, they went to the lady's place together.
When she heard that Eleventh Lady had gone to the greenhouse, the Lady asked with a smile, "Do you want to wear flowers?"
Eleventh Lady told the First Lady that she wanted to be Xiulu. "I've seen it in a book before, but I don't know if it can be done."
The lady dowager supported it: "Okay! From now on we don't have to buy it outside, we can just ask Eleventh Lady directly." There was a bit of doting in her tone, and it was obvious that she just regarded this as Eleventh Lady's hobby.
Eleventh Lady is already very grateful for this.
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Lady immediately shouted, "I'll come and help the Fourth Sister-in-law."
"As for you, you're helping by taking care of yourself." The old lady smiled and patted the fifth lady's hand.
Zhen Jieer asked Shiyi Niang quietly, "Do you make your own incense like Second Aunt?"
Eleventh Lady didn't know that the Second Madam knew how to make incense, so she smiled and said, "Really? Second Madam knows how to make incense?"
Zhen Jieer nodded: "During the Chinese New Year, my family uses the incense made by my second sister-in-law."
Eleventh Lady’s mind was racing.
How could I forget about this big Buddha?
I'll have a good chat with the Second Madam someday. Maybe she has something with very mature craftsmanship.
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Luo Zhenxing and the eldest lady came as scheduled. Shiyi Niang had already told the dowager about this matter. After paying her respects to the dowager, they sat in the hall waiting for Lu Yonggui.
Less than a quarter after midnight, Mother Tao brought Lu Yonggui in.
He looked to be about thirty-four or thirty-five years old, of medium height, with dark skin, bright eyes, and steady manners. Shiyi Niang took a liking to him at first sight.
After greeting everyone, he explained, "We have a herbal medicine shop in Xidamen. July and August are the time to harvest herbs, so we didn't have time to rush over."
Luo Zhenxing and Shiyi Niang looked at each other, neither of them knowing that Yuanniang also had a herbal medicine shop.
Lu Yonggui looked at her with a slightly gloomy look in his eyes, and handed a blue cloth bundle to Shiyi Niang: "This is the account book that I have helped my aunt manage the industry for the past ten years."
Amber went to answer it.
Lu Yonggui hurriedly whispered, "It's very heavy, girl, be careful."
Amber listened and smiled: "Thank you, Manager Lu." She really hugged the bundle tightly and placed it on the black lacquered square table between Luo Zhenxing and Shiyi Niang.