C114 I Have Something to Hide from You
C114 I Have Something to Hide from You
But he did not meddle in this matter, and instead told all that Wei Zuo had investigated to Mu Chen, allowing him to handle this matter as he pleased.
Having been with Yang Family for the better part of half a year, he had already treated Yang Family as if it was his own family and really liked those children. He naturally did not want to see them get hurt, but that was their private matter after all.
At the end of the month, every farm and shop had sent over their account books as per usual. The land was purchased by Shen Jingli after he came to the capital, while the shop and farm were brought back from Mu Chen's Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion.
The first thing Mu Yu did after being made a Prince was to let the Old Lady Mu return the Mu Yang family's dowry to Mu Chen. Although the Yang Family was a small family, the Madam Cheng's family was rich, the Madam Cheng's dowry was rich, and the Third Master of the Yang family's wife was a daughter of the Jiang Nan wealthy merchant, the Jia Lu family's, her dowry was even richer. The Mu Yang family was a little sister who was favoured at home, and when they got married, the Mu Yang brothers and their sister-in-law would all secretly make up for her.
After the Yang family's death, these things were originally meant to be given to Mu Chen to take care of, but when Mu Chen was framed, Old Lady Mu took the opportunity to kick him out of the family.
Hearing that Mu Yu asked her to return the Yang family's dowry to Mu Chen, Old Lady Mu was so angry that he went to bed for a few days, who was she doing this for? However, her precious grandson didn't understand her heart.
Shen Jingli on the other hand, understood that Mu Yu was just a gentle and refined big brother. He was a scholar, had the stubbornness of a stubborn scholar, but he was not pedantic. He had his own principles, although he did not agree with Old Lady's and Dehui County Lord's methods, but because of filial piety, he could not criticize his elders.
After bringing back the house and store, Mu Chen gave them to Shen Jingli to take care of. Shen Jingli then looked through the accounts books for the past two years, and realised that most of the shops were not profitable, and some of them even continued to lose money. After a period of observation, he decided to make some changes to the plans of all the shops.
These stores that were given by the Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion were distributed all over the streets and alleys of the capital. It was clear that they were not brought by the Mu Yang family from the Yang Mansion, and the distribution of these stores was not in a group. It was likely that the Old Lady Mu did not want to part with the shops that made money, so she took out some unprofitable ones to replace them.
Shen Jingli felt that the way the Old Lady Mu ate was a little unsightly. No matter what, she was still a Old Lady of the Hou Mansion.
Shen Jingli was not good at managing these businesses, but luckily these stores had all been replaced with stewards from before, whose Yang Family had been replaced, and the Old Lady Yang had even sent people to specially instruct him.
In the farm, he had specially built a few manors, planted many fruit trees, and even planted fifty acres of peanuts, which he gave to Chen Da and Sister-in-law Chen to take care of.
Shen Jingli wrote to Liu Hsingzu asking him to first monopolize the production, and to contract with the land near Da Ping Village to grow the peanuts. Then, he would set up a oil pressing factory, and once he made a name for himself in the capital, he would spread it widely.
The peanuts he grew in the fields could be harvested in July and August, and peanut oil could be promoted in Beijing in the second half of the year.
There were 12 stores in the capital. He kept the restaurants and inns that made money and made some minor adjustments. He also kept a rice grain store that specialized in selling the food and peanut oil that was produced in his fields.
As for the other shops, Shen Jingli also gradually expanded them, opening two rouge shops, he even made people research green tea mask, as a new product to attract customers.
There were two furniture shops, a jewelry store and a spice shop. The ladies of Great Yan Dynasty liked perfume, but the perfume made during the dynasty was very coarse. Furthermore, it was simple, Shen Jingli had redesigned the bottle to hold the perfume, and had people purify the perfume, adding a few new varieties.
rouge perfume, clothes, jewelry, in any era is the industry to make money, women to the pursuit of beauty, eternal and immutable.
In the sixth month of the lunar month, the weather was already very hot, so Shen Jingli made his servants boil some sweet water everyday to calm the heat.
Shen Jingli told the servants to buy saltpeter and make ice. He then placed the boiled sugar into the ice water to cool off the summer heat, which was very pleasing to the eyes.
After Yang Ningxin drank it once, she fell in love with it and ran towards the County Prince's Mansion every day just to drink two bowls of iced water.
"Madam, let's drink a bowl of sweet water first."
Shen Jingli put down the account book in his hand, rubbed his forehead and asked: Where's Xun Er?
"Jin Yu and Nian Hua are playing together in the courtyard." Nanny Jin walked over and helped him tidy up the account books, "Young Master is moving, Jin Yu and Nian Hua have been troubled so much these few days." Just thinking about it made her laugh.
Shen Jingli drank his sweet water and couldn't help but laugh. That brat Xun Er, who did not know where he learned from others, was tyrannical now. Others might not be satisfied with him, but he would still say, Master, I am master.
He was already so overbearing at such a young age, what would happen when he grows up. However, Mu Shisi was very proud, thinking that his son had the demeanor of a general.
He didn't notice the demeanor of a general at all. He had seen through the mannerisms of the hedonistic second generation with a single glance.
"It's been hard on the two of them. I'll give them one or two months each this month." Taking care of a child was really tiring, especially since his son was very active. He had to ride a horse, fly a kite and swing a swing at a time … He could come up with dozens of tricks in a day, and every time it didn't work out as he wished, he would play all sorts of tricks.
Nanny Jin nodded in agreement. Right when she was about to go to the kitchen to fetch a pot of water to make tea, Yang Ningxin suddenly rushed in like a tornado and asked: "Sister-in-law, what kind of sweet and water are you drinking today?"
The little girl didn't have any other hobbies, it was just that she liked to eat. It was very easy to make her happy by giving her more delicacies.
"Mung Bean Sugar Water and Cucurbita Tremella Sugar Water."
As expected, Yang Ningxin was very happy to hear this and immediately said to Nanny Jin: "Nanny Jin, bring me two bowls of sweet water, a little ice."
"Just a little bit cold is enough, you can't eat too icy." Shen Jingli said righteously.
When Yang Ningxin heard it, she immediately pouted. Sister-in-law is really annoying, I can't even let her eat happily every time.
Shen Jingli did not want to let her off, something that was too icy would cause too much stimulation, causing fear of hurting her intestines and stomach.
Yang Ningxin pouted her lips and looked at Shen Jingli with an aggrieved expression. Seeing her pitiful little appearance, Shen Jingli poked her cheeks and said: "It's so early today, what's the matter?"
Hearing that, Yang Ningxin immediately became spirited, and quickly told Shen Jingli: "Sister-in-law, I think Fifth Brother, Third Sister, Fourth Sister are hiding something from me." The little girl's senses were very sharp. It was as if she was hiding something from her.
"What makes you think that?" Shen Jingli placed the spoon down, and had the servant bring the empty bowl down, and washed his mouth with tea, and then he asked.
"I think it must be." The little girl resolutely said, "Recently, they have always been avoiding me and secretly discussing things."
Every time he saw her, he would stop and pretend to admire her flowers. Did he really think that she was a fool that couldn't feel anything so obvious?
Yang Ningxin pursed her lips, the Nanny Jin brought two bowls of sweet water over. Seeing her like that, she immediately laughed: "Who angered our Fifth Miss? Hurry and drink a bowl of sweet water. "
Yang Ningxin immediately squinted her eyes and couldn't wait to pick up the spoon to drink. Because she liked eating sweet things, Nanny Jin put more sugar on the spoon.
"Delicious." With unstinting praise, the little girl ate happily.
couldn't help but laugh. He turned to Nanny Jin and asked: "Where's Yue'er? "How come you've been running out all day recently?"
"He probably went out to play with the two girls, Sister Tian and Xinmei. With an attendant following him, there won't be any big problems."
After living for a while, Shen Yue'er was no longer as reserved as when he first arrived. He had become more cheerful now, but he had become more mysterious, and no one knew what he was struggling with all day.
"Sister-in-law, I feel like if you don't open a sweet soup store, you're wasting these sweet drinks." Drinking a bowl of sweet water, Yang Ningxin licked her lips and said regretfully.
"Yeah, you're lucky enough." Shen Jingli pinched her nose in annoyance.
"Don't pinch my nose." She protested, "It won't look good if I break it. My father said that I was born to be a beauty. When I grow up, I will be a devastatingly beautiful woman."
The little girl raised her chin with a face full of pride.
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Shen Jingli was overjoyed, laughing till he looked up and down, "Yes yes yes, you will definitely become a devastatingly beautiful beauty in the future."
The little girl snorted coldly, not putting Shen Jingli's mockery to heart, and instead told him about the matter of Mu Family.
"Mu Mansion held a Flower Viewing Banquet, and sent an invitation to our family." She was still young and did not have much interest in this. However, she was still very happy to receive her grandmother's reward of a pearl Jewelry.
Isn't that normal? Mu Family and Yang Family were relatives after all, so naturally, they had to send invitations to Yang Family when holding a banquet.
Seeing that Shen Jingli did not understand, and had quietly whispered something in his ear, Shen Jingli suddenly realized, "Your mother intends to bring you there?"
"Grandmother wants me to go with her." She was only fourteen years old, and there were two older sisters above her. Her two older brothers weren't married yet, so she really didn't know what her grandmother and mother were worried about.
"Where is Ningyi and Ningtian?" If it was the wedding banquet, Madam Qin might have discovered the ambiguous relationship between Mu Jing and her, and wanted to take this opportunity to observe Yang Ningyi, to see if he was suitable to be a teacher in the Mu Family.
"Nothing." Yang Ningxin shook her head, "A third stage or higher official would hold a Flower Lover feast, and normally won't allow Shuang-er to attend. Many people aren't willing to choose a Shuang-er as their mistress."
Unless it was a concubine that was unpleased with her first wife, her first wife would deliberately toil for him and give him a wife.
~ Could it be that the Mu Mansion is not hosting the Flower Viewing Banquet for Mu Jing?