Not only is Fang Xiaomei's future bright, but her son went on a trip, got tanned and suffered hardships, but when he came back, he was promoted to head steward and led a caravan.
His promotion speed is only slightly slower than that of Brother Milk.
The elderly couple both had easy jobs that paid well each month.
That's how servants are; if they follow the right master, they rise to prominence overnight.
"Look at your eloquent tongues! I never realized you were so good at talking before. It's true that being educated makes a difference."
After finishing her sentence, Granny Fang smiled and took out another half-cent of silver, preparing to buy a pot of wine to share with everyone.
"Keep this money. Your son brought some strong liquor from the north. I heard it's much spicier than the liquor in the capital. Let's open a jar and let everyone try it."
"Wow, thank you, miss."
As soon as Jiang Shuwan spoke, everyone came to express their gratitude.
That's wine from the North, transported all the way from the North. It's quite expensive, and only Jiang Shuwan would be willing to give it to these servants.
When the roast chicken, roast duck, and braised pork knuckle were served, Granny Fang was taken aback.
She couldn't afford these dishes with that one coin.
Fang Xiaomei stuffed a coin into her mother's hand.
"Mother, please eat as much as you like. Miss said that my brother had a long journey back, and these two tables of food are a welcome feast for him."
"How can this be allowed? He's just a servant..."
Granny Fang was so moved that she cried again. She didn't mention how she would tell the brother and sister to do a good job for Jiang Shuwan when she got home.
The next day, Sister-in-law Xiaotao and the two managers of Zhuque Street also came to express their gratitude.
Nai Ge has now been transferred to take charge of affairs on Donglai Street. All the shops she used to run have been given to Xiao Tao's wife and the two shopkeepers on Zhuque Street.
The three of them had been promoted one level, so naturally they had to come and express their gratitude.
Jiang Shuwan talked with them for a while, then continued to ponder the matter of the glass workshop.
Donglai Street has already begun renovations, and her possession of many glass items can no longer be kept secret.
The story of her collaborating with General Sun to open a glass workshop is now widely known.
A few days ago, when she came back from Donglai Street, Qingxing and Brother Nai asked her why she didn't open the glass workshop in the capital.
They were still too young. A workshop that makes such valuable glassware in the capital—forget about making money, they might not even have the Jiang family name left.
If the Marquis's mansion supports her, it's not impossible to protect it, but it's hard to say whether the workshop will be owned by the Jiang or Pei family in the future.
The empire she painstakingly built should naturally belong to the Jiang family.
and.
The Wen family should know by now.
With her business so large, the Wen family must be even more uneasy.
"Miss, the red fox fur knee pads you asked the tailor to make a few days ago are finished. Shall we send them to the old lady now?"
"Miss, these knee pads are really well made. The stitches are tight and fine, and the fur is smooth and shiny, a lovely bright red."
"Red foxes are extremely rare, the old lady will be very happy to see one."
Qingxing came in from outside excitedly, carrying a pair of knee pads.
This was brought back from the north by Fang Xiaozhi.
At that time, the northern region was in the midst of war, and the prices of food and medicine were soaring, while furs were not fetching good prices. So Fang Xiaozi collected quite a lot of them and transported them back to the capital along with liquor and glass.
Jiang Shuwan kept some, and piled the rest up at her shop on Zhuque Street, planning to sell them when prices were higher in winter.
However, she still chose the best quality fox fur to make knee pads to give to Madam Pei.
Although it's not needed now, it still expresses that she's thinking of the old lady.
This is how you flatter your boss: send them good stuff as soon as you get it, whether they use it or not is their business, but you can't be a step behind in showing your loyalty.
Otherwise, they would end up like the Wen family, only going to Madam Pei's place to burn incense when they needed it, which was completely useless.
"Miss, you don't know, Madam has been going to see the old lady whenever she has free time lately. Madam has never been this diligent since she married into the Marquis's mansion."
She fawned over the old lady every day, wishing she could treat her like her own mother, but unfortunately, the old lady didn't really pay attention to her.
"Pshaw, last-minute cramming won't work at all!"
Jiang Shuwan waved her hand, telling Qingxing to stop gossiping.
"Don't just send one to the old lady. Qingxing, select a few more pieces of the best fur to send to the third wife, the fourth wife, and Pei Shushu. Send one to Madam Wen as well. Pick the biggest ones. Make sure everyone sees my filial piety towards her."
"Yes, Miss. You are so thoughtful. If we only think of the old lady when we have something good, people will say we are snobbish."
Qingxing went to do it with a smile, and when she came out of the storeroom again, Chunjiao and Meixue behind her couldn't hold any more in their hands.
"Miss, it's fortunate that we acquired this ourselves. If we had bought it from outside, it would have cost a lot of money."
"Feeling sorry for you? Miss, I have plenty of money. You've been running around with me these past few days, so how about I double your monthly salary?"
"Thank you, miss. Thank you, miss."
Qingxing was so happy she almost jumped up, but behind her, Chunjiao and Meixue immediately looked miserable.
I'm so ripped off!
She not only failed to become a concubine, but also lost face.
If they had focused on serving the young lady like Qingxing did at the beginning, they probably would have received a raise too, right?
Waaaaaah~~~
I'm so sad.
The two women followed Jiang Shuwan dejectedly.
"Mother Chang".
Jiang Shuwan saw Chang Mama from afar at the gate of Madam Pei's courtyard. Her eyes lit up and she quickly picked out a piece of fur for Chang Mama.
“Aunt Chang, this is a new fur I got. It’s of good quality. It can be used to make an outer coat for you and me.”
"Young mistress, I was just about to come find you." Chang Mama grabbed her hand.
"Did the old lady call me?" She raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Not only the old lady and the madam, but also the aunt and the youngest aunt are inside."
"My aunt is here too, along with my second sister. That's wonderful! I got some furs, so I can share some with them."
“My dear young mistress, please don’t worry about these trivial matters. Just now, Madam, Aunt, and Aunt came to pay their respects to the old lady. Madam said that you have made a lot of money recently, from glass and collecting rent and such. Aunt spoke very disparagingly of you.”
Jiang Shuwan frowned slightly. As if remembering something, she took another piece of fur and stuffed it into Chang Mama's hand.
"Thank you, Madam Chang. I'm always busy outside, so I'll have to rely on you to give me some pointers if anything happens at home."
"Young mistress, you flatter this old servant."
While speaking politely, Mama Chang happily stroked the fur in her hand before instructing the little maid beside her to take it into the house.
"Please come in, young mistress. This servant will lead you inside."
Jiang Shuwan followed Chang's mother inside, whispering to Qingxing as they went.
"Why is Jiang Yao here at the Marquis's residence? And why is the Madam willing to bring her out for a stroll?"
"Aren't they irreconcilable?"
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