Seeing Madam Shen's serious expression, Qiu Yi said, "Madam Shen, don't worry. Our Great Cong has been established for six hundred years, and our cavalry has shaken the nine states. This kind of thing has happened several times before, so there is nothing to be afraid of."
Chen Heng nodded. History has changed, but the characters in history have already appeared. I wonder what will happen in the future.
At noon, Chen Heng returned home, and Xie Jian followed everyone on their errand.
As usual, Nanny Feng was working in the woodshed with her sister-in-law.
"Since Liugang has arrived, Ajian won't have to chop all this firewood anymore." Xia piled the firewood high. "Even the flower garden will be taken care of."
"Yes. The young man is a good one." said Nanny Feng.
"Aheng is back?" Xia said happily when she saw Chen Heng.
Shen Heng missed her sister-in-law and Aunt Feng quite a bit after not seeing them for a few days.
Nanny Feng brought tea, and the three of them sat down together to listen to Shen Heng talk about the royal hunt.
In the following days, life returned to normal as before.
On the night when Shen Heng decided to go with Nanny Feng to buy a maid, Xie Jian handed her an account book and fifty taels of silver.
"Where did you get so much silver?" Shen Heng was surprised. Xie Jian should have more than two taels of silver every month, including his salary and the money he earned from copying. Most of it was given to his sister-in-law for household expenses.
"When I came to the imperial capital, I sold our family's fertile land without telling you and my sister-in-law. I also used the money to buy a declining caravan." Xie Jian looked at Chen Heng with a guilty look on his face. "The caravan is doing quite well."
"You sold the fertile land without telling me and my sister-in-law?" The prices in Dacongchao were not high, but the price of fertile land was as ridiculously high as the current housing prices. Over the years, no matter how hard life was or how others forced her, my sister-in-law had always guarded the fertile land left by her parents-in-law. She worked so hard to take care of it, and she sold it just like Xie Jian said.
"We don't need that field. We won't go back again." Xie Jian had no attachment to his hometown, Nanming.
As someone who had never farmed before, Chen Heng didn't have any feelings for the land, but she certainly couldn't let go of her sister-in-law's feelings for it. "Just wait for your scolding." She casually flipped open a page in the account book, and her eyes almost popped out.
"What's wrong?" Xie Jian came over to take a look. This page was a summary of three months, and he had earned one hundred taels.
"You've only been in business for three months, and you've already made a hundred taels?" Chen Heng thought about her own shop. It had been a month and there had been no business. "How did you do it?"
"Borrowing a chicken to lay eggs." Xie Jian felt that this was not difficult.
"Speak clearly."
Seeing Ah Heng's serious expression, Xie Jian smiled. "Do you remember the secret passage when you, Master, and Brother Gu Feng returned to the city together?"
Shen Heng nodded. The entrance to the secret passage connecting the city and the outside world was Li Hu's home. At that time, she was still wondering how Xie Jian could have such a talent. Where did he get the money and people?
"The imperial capital has all kinds of people, and no matter whether it is an open or covert business, there will be an unknown side, so they opened up such a secret passage." Of course, this also involves the court. If the court really wants to investigate, how could it not find it? It's nothing more than collusion between officials and businessmen.
Chen Heng suddenly realized that her business was somewhat superficial.
Xie Jian added: "The caravan I took over doesn't have much strength, but with the relationship with Eunuch Wang, these are not a problem at all." After a year, there was some improvement.
Chen Heng looked through the accounts again. The monthly profits were increasing, but the management expenses were also increasing.
"Every month, I will hand over the account books to you. Business dealings can be handed over to Li Hu and Da Kuai, you don't have to worry about it." Ah Heng just needs to run her small shop well, and he doesn't want her to be involved too much in the dark side.
Shen Heng nodded subconsciously and continued to flip through the account book page by page. Xie Jian, this kid, had unknowingly become richer than her.
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