Chapter 65 Go and be envious
"This..."
Jiang Mixia was suddenly speechless.
The scholar just now looked regretful and sighed, obviously he was very regretful about something.
In addition, after looking at her, he looked at Song Jingyun's appearance. He probably felt that she was the one who took care of all the business matters, and Song Jingyun didn't say a word, so he felt that Song Jingyun was somewhat useless.
After all, in this era, men are superior to women. If a woman is too capable, especially if she is more capable than her husband, people will talk about her behind her back.
Scholars who are well-read in poetry and books are most likely to abide by the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues, so it is not surprising that they have such thoughts.
But they have no idea how outstanding the young son-in-law is.
It is really feudal ideology that kills people!
Jiang Mixia didn't take the scholar's behavior seriously. Seeing the young son-in-law asking questions, she teased him, "I guess you're jealous of you for marrying a capable woman like me?"
"That's right." Song Jingyun straightened his chest, "My wife is the best wife. If he is envious..."
"Then let him be envious."
Jiang Mixia, "..."
A quarter of an hour later, the person who reserved the two waterproof boxes still did not show up.
"Let's go. No more waiting." Jiang Mixia packed the bag and put it on the ox cart.
"Then shall we come back tomorrow?" Song Jingyun asked.
My wife is a person who keeps her promises, so this thing must be handed over to the other party.
"Put the box at Qiu's later and ask the clerk there to keep it. I will tell the doorman and the other scholar to pass on a message to the two men, asking them to go to Qiu's to get the box."
Jiang Mixia said, "This way, it won't delay their business, nor will it delay our business. We don't have to run back and forth to the county town."
"Xiao Xia, this is a good idea." Jiang San nodded repeatedly, "It's suitable for both sides."
"Then give me a moment, Uncle San. I'll leave a message for them."
After saying that, Jiang Mixia went to find the doorman and several scholars who were passing by the door, and asked them to help convey the message.
After everything was arranged here, he rushed to Qiu Ji with Song Jingyun.
The shopkeeper Ge from Qiuji was there. He recognized Jiang Mixia and welcomed her into the store, chatting warmly.
Jiang Mixia explained her purpose and bowed to Shopkeeper Ge, "Please help me with this, Shopkeeper Ge."
"It's just a matter of lending a hand, Madam Jiang, you don't have to be polite." Shopkeeper Ge agreed readily, "Put this thing here, I'll tell the clerk to make sure it's delivered to these two scholars in due time."
"Thank you so much, Manager Ge."
“No, no…”
After finishing the job and talking for a while, Jiang Mixia said goodbye and left.
Shopkeeper Ge continued to run his business in the shop.
"Shopkeeper Ge." A tall, middle-aged man entered the shop.
"The master is here." Shopkeeper Ge came over hastily, smiling, "When did you come to Fengyang County?"
Zheng Yuanhe smiled and replied, "Just arrived."
After saying that, he looked around and said, "My little sister is not in the shop?"
Zheng Yuanhe is Zheng's eldest cousin and the eldest son of Zheng's uncle's family.
Zheng's mother died of severe hemorrhage during childbirth. Just two years later, her father died of depression due to excessive worry over his deceased wife. Zheng grew up in her eldest uncle's house.
There were only three sons and no daughters in my uncle's family. Although the Zheng family was a merchant family, they had a clean family tradition and did not have the custom of taking concubines. Therefore, after Zheng Yuanhe's mother suffered a dystocia after giving birth to their third child, they had no more children.
Zheng Yuan and his parents all liked children and hoped to have a daughter. After they brought Zheng home, they treated her as their own daughter. Zheng Yuan and his three brothers also loved having such a pretty little sister and loved her very much.
When Zheng got married, in addition to giving all the family property that originally belonged to her as her dowry, Zheng Yuanhe's parents also added a lot of things to her, treating her as if she were their own daughter.
Zheng Yuanhe was also very caring towards his younger sister. He often made special trips from Taisong Mansion to visit her, fearing that Zheng would suffer any injustice in the Qiu family.
Especially since Zheng became a widow, Zheng Yuanhe has worked harder and even opened a shop in the county town so that she could come more legitimately.
"My wife came over this morning and said that the old lady in the family was about to celebrate her birthday and she was going out to look for a suitable gift. She also said that she would come to the shop in the afternoon to select some wood to make a frame for the newly embroidered screen on the bed."
Shopkeeper Ge glanced at the sky outside and said, "I guess we're almost there, why don't you wait here for a while, Master?"
The waiter beside him had already brought the tea over.
"Okay, if we go home now, we might get lost. Let's wait here for a while." Zheng Yuanhe took a sip of tea and did not sit down. Instead, he stood up and walked around the shop to take a look.
It is not easy for Zheng to run a shop, especially for an orphan and a widow, who are easily looked down upon. Every time Zheng Yuanhe comes to the shop, he will walk around and does not give any opinions on the business matters, but he also wants to intimidate the shop assistants and others.
Let them know that Zheng has someone backing him up and cannot be fooled easily.
Shopkeeper Ge had been in the shop for many years and was familiar with Zheng Yuanhe's habits and his intentions, so he accompanied him and introduced him to some things from time to time.
Seeing that everything in the shop was the same as before, Zheng Yuanhe felt relieved. He sat down, drank some tea, chatted with Manager Ge, and asked about the shop's current business situation.
After a few words, Zheng Yuanhe learned that the shop was more prosperous than the last time he came, and the new wooden carvings and puppets were very popular. He laughed and said, "My little sister's taste is always good."
When he glanced at the two boxes placed near the door, he smiled and said, "Little sister, are you thinking of starting a bamboo weaving and sundry business?"
"Master, this is not something from the shop..." Shopkeeper Ge explained the origin of the bag to Zheng Yuanhe.
"I see." Zheng Yuanhe nodded slightly.
While the two men were talking, two men who looked like scholars came into the shop to take the bags and boxes.
The clerk checked the man's name, collected the remaining money, and handed the bag to him.
The scholar thanked him and said that he was delayed today because of something going to the county school and forgot to tell other people about this matter. He talked on and on for a long time before leaving with the bag.
"This bag is not cheap."
After the scholar left, Zheng Yuanhe smacked his lips and asked, "Or has the price of goods in the county gone up a lot?"
"The price of goods has not increased, and this bag is indeed not cheap, but there is a reason why it is expensive." Shopkeeper Ge explained, "This bag is waterproof, and water can be filled inside without leaking. It will not get wet when it rains outside. It is very practical for scholars. I guess that the scholars who are going to take the exam next year in Wende Academy will probably have one."
Zheng Yuanhe raised his eyebrows slightly. "Oh? This is really rare. This is the first time I've heard of something made of bamboo that doesn't leak."
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