Chapter 24 Zhuang Zhou Mengdie

Just as Lu Yunyang slowly leaned down and kissed Jiang Jiu's lips...

Suddenly, Lu Yunyang's body stiffened, and he collapsed on Jiang Jiu as if he had lost his temper.

Jiang Jiu pushed him away with all his strength, and saw that the corners of Lu Yunyang's mouth curled up slightly, as if he was having another sweet dream.

Jiang Jiu let out a breath slowly, put the hidden weapon back under the pillow, covered himself with the quilt, took out another quilt from the cabinet, and went back to sleep.

That night Lu Yunyang had a very beautiful dream.

The next day, he was awakened by the chattering of concubines talking in the yard and outside.

"What a beautiful rainbow, Madam! Just when you said you wanted me to run the store, a rainbow appeared in the sky. Does it mean that the store will make a lot of money?"

"Yes, yes, yes. The snacks you make are so delicious that even the picky young master can't complain. They will definitely be a big hit. From now on, we will depend on you for our livelihood."

"Madam, what are these shelves for? They are also used to display goods. Does our store sell anything else besides snacks?"

Jiang Jiu's cold voice came: "Mudan, take the servants in the mansion and clean up the shop like this. If there are not enough cabinets, I remember there are two more in the warehouse. Move them all to the shop."

"Hong Xing, I remember that you can not only read the account book, but also do the accounting. From now on, you will be responsible for collecting the money in this shop, and Qing Mei, you will be responsible for entertaining the guests."

The concubines named by Jiang Jiu all said "yes" crisply.

Led by Mudan, they all went to tidy up the shop.

Everyone had left, leaving only Xiazhi, Chunxiao, and Nanny Qian.

Aunt Qian glanced around the room and asked, "Is the young master still awake?"

Jiang Jiu sighed, "He was exhausted last night, let him sleep. Xia Zhi, come with me to the grain store. The store owner, Mr. Li, is a practical and capable person. It would be a pity to leave him in the grain store."

Jiang Jiu also left with Xia Zhi, leaving only Nanny Qian and Chun Xiao in the yard.

Chunxiao asked cautiously, "Madam Qian, what supermarket did the young lady mention? What does it mean? Can you make money with a store like that?"

Chunxiao is a maidservant of Jiang Liushi, and she has to report Jiang Jiu's every move to Jiang Liushi. Nanny Qian doesn't like her at all.

"Why do you care so much? She's just a little maid. Ask what you should ask, and don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

"When the young master wakes up, you go to the room to serve him and clean up the house. There are few maids in the mansion, so you need to be busy. You can't be like before, doing nothing. There are only two maids. Xia Zhi is out with the young lady. If you don't do anything, do you want an old woman like me to do the work?"

After being scolded by Nanny Qian, Chunxiao stopped talking and quickly went to find a rag to wipe the pillars and windows first, then pricked up her ears to listen to the movements in the house.

The yard outside went from noisy to quiet. Lu Yunyang lazily sat up from the bed and stretched. He was halfway through stretching when he suddenly realized that he was not wearing anything under the quilt.

I wrapped myself in the quilt in a panic, and the memories of last night slowly emerged in my mind.

Jiang Jiu, do you know martial arts?

Yes, he wanted to take revenge on Jiang Jiu last night, but he didn't expect to end up in a tie with her. Although in the end, he seemed to have succeeded...

But I always feel like something is wrong...

Lu Yunyang took another look at the room. It was very tidy, as if the fight between the two last night had never happened.

Could it be that I was dreaming?

"Someone come..."

Chun Xiao's face lit up with joy. He quickly put down the rag and pushed the door open. "Sir, do you want to get up?"

Lu Yunyang: "Bring me my clothes."

Chun Xiao held the clothes shyly, looked at Lu Yunyang lovingly, and prepared to serve Lu Yunyang, but Lu Yunyang felt awkward.

"Go out, I'll do it myself."

Chun Xiao was slightly startled, very surprised, and tears fell as she raised her eyes.

"Sir, I was originally the young lady's dowry, and it is my duty to serve you. You chased me away. Is it because I didn't serve you well enough?"

Lu Yunyang's handsome face darkened: "Get out."

There were too many women in the mansion who wanted to get into his bed. Lu Yunyang felt disgusted with almost any look from them, not to mention that Chun Xiao was Jiang Jiu's maid.

Although it is said that in ancient times, a maidservant who came with the bridegroom as a dowry would eventually become the aunt's concubine, this is not the time.

Chun Xiao left quickly when she saw Lu Yunyang got angry. She closed the door when she left and stood at the door waiting obediently.

Nanny Qian was watching from a distance. She left with satisfaction when she saw Chunxiao being blasted out.

In order to save money, Jiang Jiu sold all the maids, and the concubines he kept could do things on their own and did not need maids to serve them.

Originally, Nanny Qian advised Jiang Jiu to leave a maid for Lu Yunyang, but the concubines said that Lu Yunyang had no maid to serve eight concubines.

When he came back, he slept in the concubine's room, and the concubine served him.

This rule is good, but when it comes to Jiang Jiu, Xia Zhi clearly expressed that she is unwilling to serve Lu Yunyang. She would rather follow Jiang Jiu to make money.

Nanny Qian asked Chunxiao to stay. Chunxiao was from Jiang Liu's family and was brought here as a dowry to help Jiang Jiu serve Lu Yunyang.

But no one expected that Lu Yunyang would rather put on his own clothes than ask Chunxiao for help.

This is a bit confusing.

Lu Yunyang accompanied Mr. Lu Liu and his wife for breakfast and then went out again.

Chunxiao had no choice but to come back and continue working. Under the supervision of Nanny Qian, she dared not slack off.

Anyway, she has Jiang Liu's support, and she will be Lu Yunyang's sooner or later, so she is not in a hurry.

Besides, when Lu Yunyang returned to Hua Man Lou again, Jiang Jiuhong's chubby lips and the faint scent of jasmine kept flashing in his mind.

He suddenly pushed open the door of Nichang's room. The luxurious fragrance in the room made him cough.

"Ahem, Nichang, what's that smell? Quickly open the window and get some fresh air."

Inside the room, Nichang was practicing a pipa piece, looking puzzled: "Isn't this the taste that the young master likes?"

She opened the window anyway.

"Master, I have practiced the pieces of music sent by Master Xiao. I can play one tonight to see how it works. I will pay two hundred taels for each piece of music. I have to know if it is good..."

Nichang chattered about the recent arrangements of Hua Man Lou, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Lu Yunyang, but found that Lu Yunyang was absent-minded and didn't listen to her at all.

"Master, Master..."

After several changes of voice, Lu Yunyang finally came to his senses: "Ah, OK, I'll do as you say."

Nichang looked at Lu Yunyang carefully and asked, "Sir, are you worried about something?"

When Lu Yunyang turned his head, he saw Nichang's face approaching him.

I don’t know what’s going on. Nichang is the most beautiful courtesan in Huamanlou, so she is naturally the most beautiful. But today, her face looks so colorful and heavily made up, which doesn’t look good at all.

"Oh, no." Lu Yunyang took a step back with a guilty conscience and asked again, "Has Lu Ming come back? I asked him to investigate Xiao Yimo. It's been a few days, why hasn't he come back yet?"

As they were talking, Lu Yunyang's personal bodyguard Lu Ming hurried over.

"Master, great news! News from the capital has reached the Jiang family. As expected, the one who inherited the Jiang family's business was not a man, but a woman. She is Chang Mingyuan's concubine Jiang."