After Si Jinyi took her seat, she looked Si Jinxing up and down before saying:
"Second sister, are you okay?"
Si Jinheng also said:
"Second sister, father must have been bewitched by third sister.
Don't take his words seriously, don't take them to heart!"
Seeing this, Si Jinxing hurriedly said:
"It doesn't matter, Zhou's position as the principal wife won't last for many days.
But, you two and Aunt Wen, stay away from Zhou and Si Jinyun for the next few days!"
When Si Jinheng heard this, he realized that his second sister was hiding something.
He hurriedly said, "If Second Sister needs my and Third Sister's help, just let me know."
Si Jinxing nodded and said:
"On the first day of the new year, my grandmother fell ill. I stayed at the Lan Mansion and didn't have time to visit Aunt Wen."
As she spoke, she looked at Luzhu.
Lu Zhu came over with a tray, placed it in front of Si Jinyi's desk, and said:
"This is what our young lady prepared early in the morning. Third Miss, take a look. Does Aunt Wen like it?"
Si Jinyi took a look at the tray and saw a flawless white jade bracelet with a lustrous luster.
Next to it is a jade pendant made of the same material, carved with lifelike lotus flowers and lotus leaves.
Behind it is a pair of jade earrings, shaped like magnolia buds about to bloom, delicate and round!
Although Si Jinyi was a concubine's daughter, she could recognize that the items in the tray were all excellent!
She couldn't help but say:
"Second sister, this thing is too valuable. Auntie will definitely not want it."
Si Jinxing pointed at the tray and said:
"Don't be so hasty to refuse.
Auntie, please keep this bracelet and wear it.
The earrings are for you. They are small yet cute and suit you perfectly.
I gave that jade pendant to Heng'er, hoping that Heng'er would be happy for many years to come.
Aunt Wen took good care of me in the past, and you and I are also very close. Now that I have these things, I want to share them with you.
Here are a thousand taels of silver. Whether to keep it for spending or to buy some land or something, you can discuss it with Auntie."
When Si Jinyi heard that there was such a large sum of money, she was about to refuse, but she heard Si Jinheng beside her ask:
"Second sister, are you going somewhere?"
Si Jinxing was slightly stunned when he heard this.
She really wanted to make some preparations for her future trip to the north, so she gave money to Aunt Wen under the pretext of giving gifts during the New Year.
But she didn't expect that Si Jinheng would see through her at a glance!
She coughed lightly and said:
“I’m not going anywhere!
Isn't it because he made some money from the shop, and he thought it would be more convenient if Aunt Wen had more money in her hands!
Okay! Take it if you like.
It's getting late. Would you like to stay and have dinner with me, or go back to be with Auntie?"
Seeing this, Si Jinyi had no choice but to say:
"Let's go back and have dinner with Auntie, and show her the gift that Second Sister gave her."
Si Jinheng also said:
"Thank you, second sister. Heng'er likes this jade pendant very much."
After the two left, Zi Su walked in with a smile on her face!
Si Jinxing couldn't help but laugh:
"I haven't seen you since the second day of the Lunar New Year. How come you have time to come to my place today?"
Zi Su handed the account book in her arms to Si Jinxing and said mysteriously:
"Miss, I've been reconciling the accounts for the past three days. I just sorted them out.
Guess what the net profit of our shops was last year?"
Si Jinxing did not want to spoil the fun, and after a moment of silence, he said:
“I heard from Shopkeeper Pei before that they made two thousand taels in the first seven days of opening!
Five months, three shops, should there be 50,000 taels?"
Zi Su chuckled and said:
"Just the Yaxu Lao alone has 60,000 taels, plus the other two shops, a total of 90,000 taels!
Adding the income from the other shops and farms that remained unchanged, it would be 100,000 taels!
Miss, take a quick look."
When Si Jinxing heard this number, he was shocked!
Wow, these shops are making so much money!
She quickly flipped to the last page of the account book and saw the following line:
One hundred and one thousand three hundred and twenty-eight taels!
Si Jinxing couldn't help but laugh:
"Yes, I just donated 100,000 taels today, and I'm feeling heartbroken!
Fortunately, after a few months, I was able to make it back!"
When they heard her say this, the maids in the room all laughed.
Lu Zhu smiled and said, "Since you feel so bad, why don't you donate a little more?"
Zi Su said, "We have to donate even if we feel bad!
It’s because I’m worried that our son-in-law won’t have enough to eat over there!”
Qing Chan said, "You still underestimate the princess. The princess is just throwing out a brick to attract jade!
If she donated 100,000, someone would donate 200,000 or 500,0
If the princess only donated 10,000, I'm afraid others would only donate 50,000 at most!
In this case, how can we solve the problem of food and fodder for the soldiers at the border?"
When Lu Zhu heard this, he became really worried. The smile on his face faded and he asked:
"The ladies in the palace and the officials in the court have all donated. Now the food problem has been solved?"
Qingchan shook his head slightly and said:
"We'll know tomorrow!"
The master and servant talked for a few more words about the donation, and then it was time for dinner.
Si Jinxing ate a plate of stir-fried vegetables, a plate of spicy duck neck, and a bowl of yam and pork dumpling soup with gusto!
She took the spicy duck neck from the stock in Xinglin Yaxu and asked the chef of Qi Moli's Shuixie Yaju to make it according to the recipe!
Especially after adding Si Jinxing’s unique spices, the taste is really almost the same!
An hour later, Bai Xi's voice came:
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