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Chapter 175 The Shen Family Crisis
"Auntie, it's winter now, where are the sweet-scented osmanthus? Right now, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is sending someone to urge them, saying that if there is not enough sweet-scented osmanthus before next month, the name of our royal merchant will be revoked." number!"

In Jingxihou's mansion, Shen Jinhua came to the backyard in a hurry at the moment. In the courtyard where her aunt Shen Yiling was, she started talking about the crisis of the Shen family.

After Shen Yiling heard what Shen Jinhua said, she also had a serious face:

"How could there be such a strange thing? Did you forget to give the usual filial piety?"

Shen Jinhua shook her head:

"This niece naturally knows that it is the most important thing, so I am afraid that I will miss it. I have always prepared it early, and I have never been short of anyone's share!"

After hearing this, Shen Yiling frowned, walked back and forth in the room, and said:

"That's weird. Logically speaking, our Shen family is a well-known merchant. Why did they make such a difficult thing?"

Shen Jinhua said with a worried face:
"Auntie, I'm afraid it's not intentional, it just happened to be needed in the palace, but it happened to be assigned to our family!"

After hearing this, Shen Yiling stopped and walked to Shen Jinhua's side. Looking at her young and delicate face, she felt a little distressed in her heart. She quickly took her hand and comforted her:

"Don't be in a hurry. When your uncle comes back, I'll go talk to him and see if I can give him a word. It must not be a big deal!"

After hearing this, Shen Jinhua felt a little more at ease in her heart, so she didn't say anything more. After the aunt and nephew stayed together for a while, Shen Jinhua said goodbye and left.

Back in the courtyard in the northeast corner of the mansion, Shen Jinhua looked at the bare branches and felt a little unspeakable uneasiness.

Osmanthus fragrans generally bloom in August and September. If they are needed in the palace, someone will buy them specially. It won't be the winter moon and the twelfth lunar month.

And this time the amount required is also very large, a full [-] catties, which doesn't seem like much, but even if all the pharmacies in the capital are turned over at this moment, they still can't gather so many sweet-scented osmanthus flowers!

The more she thought about it, the more uneasy Shen Jinhua became, and her face became a little pale. The only thing the Shen family can rely on at the moment is the identity of the imperial merchant. If it is gone, the Shen family will really become the most low-status merchant family, compared with the status of ordinary people. It's all one point lower.

"Son, what's the matter? I saw you busy early in the morning, but the house over there is ready?"

At this moment, Mrs. Shen happened to see Shen Jinhua standing in the courtyard, and hurriedly walked over and said distressedly.

When Shen Jinhua saw that it was Mrs. Shen, she quickly squeezed out a smile and forced a smile:

"Mother, it's okay, it's just that my daughter misses her home in Linjiang City a little bit!"

"Oh, if it wasn't for your brother, why would we come here!"

As soon as Shen Jinhua talked about her family, Mrs. Shen began to complain about Shen Jieli's arrival again. After hearing this, Shen Jinhua suddenly felt a bit bitter and a little irritated in her heart.

Originally, she was very uneasy in her heart, but the smile on Qiao's face at this moment seemed a little weird, but Mrs. Shen didn't notice it.

"Mother, don't worry, my brother is now learning how to handle accounts in the accountant's office in the mansion, and he is no longer what he was before..."

While comforting Mrs. Shen, Shen Jinhua dragged her into the room, perhaps because of her age, after Mrs. Shen said a few words, she didn't want to say any more, she just wanted to lie down and rest for a while.

Shen Jinhua was quite uneasy at the moment, and she didn't notice anything wrong. She personally served Mrs. Shen after resting on the warm bed, and then came towards the room where she lived.

"Sister...what's the matter, what's the matter? Who is plotting us behind our backs?"

Just as Shen Jinhua was holding her head with her hands, thinking about how to get through the current crisis, she heard Shen Jieli's voice coming in from outside the house.

Afterwards, Shen Jieli walked in angrily. Seeing this, Shen Jinhua quickly motioned him to keep his voice down:
"Brother, mother is resting in the room, please keep your voice down, and mother doesn't know about this, are you afraid that mother won't worry?"

Hearing this, Shen Jieli's expression was a little embarrassing. Although he was older than Shen Jinhua, he loved his sister very much and obeyed him from the bottom of his heart.

Quickly changed into a low voice and said:

"Then sister, tell me, what's the matter? Auntie didn't tell me, she just said we're in big trouble!"

Shen Jinhua saw that it was rare for him to care about business matters so much, but she also knew that even if she told Shen Jieli, it would be nothing more than one more worried person, so she barely showed a little relief:
"It's not a big deal. My brother is good at learning how to manage accounts. I can handle these matters with my sister!"

However, Shen Jieli saw Shen Jinhua's uneasiness at the moment, stared at Shen Jinhua and said seriously:

"Sister, good sister, it must be a big deal this time, otherwise, I won't make you so uneasy. I have never seen my sister so uneasy when I was in Linjiang City before. I hear, at least I feel better in my heart!"

Hearing Shen Jieli's nonsense and knowing that he was useless, Shen Jinhua felt warm and funny at the same time, couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled, and said softly:

"Forget it. In the future, these matters should be handled by you, brother. It is the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."

Seeing Shen Jinhua suddenly smile, Shen Jieli also breathed a sigh of relief, but after hearing what Shen Jinhua said, he became indignant again:

"Bastard, which bastard came up with this request? Now that the sweet-scented osmanthus trees are all bare, where can I find so many sweet-scented osmanthus?"

Shen Jinhua also said solemnly:

"This time, our Shen family probably just caught up. If we don't finish it, our family's reputation as an imperial merchant will be lost, and we will definitely not be able to do a lot of business in the future!"

After Shen Jieli heard this, his face was full of anger. Although he was reckless and impulsive, it didn't mean he didn't know anything. The Shen family had been passed down for generations, and the name of the imperial merchant was the foundation of their family.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Shen Yiling to marry into the Jingxi Hou Mansion as his wife as the daughter of a merchant. This is the many advantages brought by the name of the imperial merchant.

For the rest, such as in the business field, when people hear that they are imperial merchants, they will give them a little extra, and they dare not deceive them. The many businesses of the Shen family can only flow smoothly, and they have been doing so until now.

Although Shen Jieli's father had long since passed away, and the Shen family's family business had shrunk a lot, but relying on the name of the imperial merchant, this was the confidence of the Shen family. Even if they didn't do anything, there were still people rushing to discuss business.

"Don't let me know which miscellaneous hair came up with the crazy idea, otherwise, he would have to beat him to bleed!"

When Shen Jinhua heard that Shen Jieli suddenly became 'ill' again, she gave Shen Jieli a sideways look, and said calmly:
"Brother, this is not the time for you to show off outside. People from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, our family has to be careful to flatter and please. How can we go and beat others, and others can ruin our family's reputation with just a word!"

Shen Jinhua's words were heard by Shen Jieli, but she didn't take it seriously. The real gold and silver that the Shen family donated every year is not just a joke. Many people should protect the Shen family. If it is so simple, the Shen family can be turned over. , the silver that is filial every year is considered white filial piety.

(End of this chapter)