The third sister is smart and is the closest to her grandmother. She is influenced by her grandmother and has a personality similar to her grandmother. It is not surprising that she dares to resist the second aunt so blatantly.
The more the third sister resembled the grandmother, the less close the second aunt could be to her, and naturally she was not that concerned about her personal marriage. The second uncle was bound to neglect some things in the harem, and if the grandmother did not intervene, the word "filial piety" would make it impossible for her to turn things around.
Fortunately, the third sister is not confused!
Qiao Xin touched his head and comforted him, "Don't be afraid. I will never let you sisters get married before you are 18 years old. Women can only enjoy themselves in their parents' home for a few years before getting married. Getting married is like being reborn again. You must not be careless. It doesn't matter if the other party is chosen by your parents or you like it yourself. When the time comes, I will help you choose, okay?"
"Okay, if someone can make you say something good about him, then he must be good!" Qiao Lingyin nodded obediently.
"Go call Uncle Shunzi!" Qiao Lingyin smiled and went away.
Grandmother is planning to take action to tidy up the inner house! She doesn't need to worry about the third sister anymore, Second Aunt will definitely not be able to get over Grandmother!
Shunzi was leading his men to count the collected books, papers, and porcelain, preparing to sell them to Southern Liang. When he heard the news, he rushed over immediately.
Their goods are all rare treasures, especially paper. There are many aristocratic families and scholars in Nanliang, and paper consumption is the largest. However, their own finished products cannot be compared with those of the Qiao family. This makes the Qiao family's goods unique.
Every time the items are released, they are snapped up and there are simply not enough to sell. Some people would rather pay several times the price to buy their products.
It's not that no one wanted to steal their recipes, but Shi Jingmo, who was in charge of this business, somehow managed to get in touch with the most favored imperial concubine of Nanliang.
With such a backer, the business was naturally going smoothly. The orders were overwhelming. But the old lady had set the rules and did not engage in hunger marketing in Nanliang.
Otherwise, if we just let go and take orders, it would be enough to keep the workshop running day and night for several years.
Even so, Shunzi had to expand his team and travel back and forth between the two places frequently. The Qiao family had too many strange tricks.
Can’t sell out, can’t sell out at all!
This time, Shunzi led the team to deliver supplies to the kiln factory and to transport the collected medicinal materials out.
When he first arrived here, Qiao Xin saw that he had a heavy workload, so she asked him to take care of business matters first, and not to run over here all the time. He could report back when he was almost done.
This sudden summons to see him must be for some important matter.
When he came over, Qiao Xin was half leaning on a chair, drinking tea with dried fish!
He couldn't bear to disturb her because she was so free and easy.
Qiao Xin saw him standing there, straightened up, pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Come on, sit down and try this dried fish. The lady made it, it tastes good. When you go back, you can take some with you to satisfy your craving."
Shunzi was very good at reading people's expressions, and he heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the old lady was in a good mood.
It shouldn't be a bad thing!
"Thank you for the reward, Master. I won't be polite. I've been eating vegetarian food these days, so I'm craving for a bite."
"Thank you for your hard work. But the conditions will be better next time. Chef Fang has sent several apprentices here. When the time comes, our family will open an inn in Fuliang County. You can stay there directly when you come next time and eat home-cooked meals at any time."
Shunzi said excitedly: "That's great. When I'm away from home, what I crave most is the food in our house. I really can't find it anywhere else. The last time I ate it was at the shopkeeper Liang's place in Yuncheng."
"Yuncheng, I haven't been there for a long time. Is there anything new? Is everything going well with Manager Liang? When you came over, how was Second Master? How is Third Lady..."
Although Shunzi had heard some news, he did not dare to spy on the affairs of his master's backyard. If there was any rift between the master and his master, it would be his fault.
Now that Qiao Xin asked, I could only say the best.
Qiao Xin raised her eyelids slightly and looked at him: "Why, I can't stand hearing the truth now?" "
Shunzi knelt down with a plop, his back was wet.
"I deserve to die. Master, please don't be angry. I just don't dare to ask about the affairs of the Second Master's backyard! There is no bad news outside."
Qiao Xin picked up the dried fish again nonchalantly: "Then tell me what you know. About the Second Madam and the Third Madam."
Shunzi no longer dared to hide anything and told everything he had heard and seen.
Qiao Xin then realized that Zhang had been very obedient since she went to Yuncheng. She would discuss everything with Qiao Yunqing and even seek his advice on major matters. She was very well behaved for a while.
It was just that during the time when Qiao Yunqing was dealing with the Yizhou mining disaster and disappeared, no one knew who was whispering in her ear, or that she had left Qiao Xin's sight, and became the most distinguished official wife in Yuncheng, being sought after by others and not knowing how much she weighed.
During the time when Qiao Yunqing was away, she had completely tasted the benefits of being arbitrary. Perhaps because she was afraid that something might happen to Qiao Yunqing and the two children were not very close to him, she actually sent people to the northwest to look for her family.
God seemed to favor Zhang, and she was able to find the person and bring him over smoothly.
After Qiao Yunqing returned, everything was settled.
Although he did not punish Zhang, who was already pregnant, he took away her housekeeper's power.
He used this opportunity to thoroughly clean up the inner house. He punished some of the servants with bad intentions, expelled some, and even sent some to jail.
Shi Pozi was promoted from a maid to a housekeeper, and Qiao Yunqing even let her manage the house on his behalf.
"The Zhang family is also greedy. Second Master arranged a nice courtyard and a good job for them for the sake of Madam, but they are not motivated to make progress. They offend all their colleagues.
Later, the Second Master did not allow them to work, but asked the Second Wife to take out five taels of silver every month to support them. However, the Second Wife's brothers used the Second Master's name to eat and do nothing, and they took bribes.
The Second Master is worried about the Second Madam and is also afraid to use force. Although he has punished her several times, she is still like a piece of meat on a rolling knife. She is so unscrupulous because she sees that the Second Master is kind-hearted.
"Has anyone been killed?"
"No, I can't say that the things I did were evil, but when they accumulate, they are disgusting. Today I took a brick from my neighbor, and tomorrow I flirted with his wife. These are all harmless."
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