The mistress of the Hou family worked herself to death, and she did not serve after her rebirth

There were quite a few people nearby enjoying the cool air, and when they saw that they couldn't get the door open, they gathered together and whispered.

In ancient times, only women who were afraid of being seen in public would go through side doors and small doors.

Everyone couldn't help but start speculating about the identities of Wen Rong and Gu Yuzhi.

Some people also said that they were probably kicked out of their jobs because of this.

Every word hit Wen Rong and Gu Yuzhi's ears, making them blush more and more, and they wished they could find a hole to crawl into.

They both recalled the time when they had no money and were kicked out of their homes.

The humiliation and despair immediately made the two of them unable to breathe.

Especially when she thought about how Gu Tingzhi got angry at them not long ago, Gu Yuzhi couldn't help crying out loud. She carefully pulled Wen Rong's clothes, her eyes red.

However, Wen Rong felt that Gu Tingzhi would not be that kind of person.

Although people in the mansion don't like her, they won't do this for the old lady's sake.

"It was Pei, it must be her. Last time my brother bullied Gu Yu, she deliberately retaliated against us." Gu Yuzhi insisted that it was Pei Jiuniang who did it.

Wen Rong didn't say anything, but she still felt that if Pei Jiuniang wanted to drive them out, she wouldn't have waited until now.

Just then, she heard a cough from inside.

Something familiar.

Is it Aunt Liu?

Her heart was in turmoil for a while before she tentatively asked, "Aunt, are you in there? What does this mean, Aunt? Did Rong'er do something wrong to make Aunt angry?"

Liu sat on the armchair, looking very proud.

After hearing Wen Rong's words, he sneered and said in a gloomy tone, "How dare I? You are rich and powerful now. Our mansion is small, how can we accommodate a big Buddha like you?"

"... "

Wen Rong felt a little puzzled.

She knew a little about Liu's temperament. The more sarcastic she was, the more serious the matter was.

But she asked herself if she really hadn't provoked her recently.

She couldn't figure out what was going on for a moment, so she could only give Gu Yuzhi a look.

Gu Yuzhi immediately understood what she meant and cried out, "Grandma, don't you want Yuzhi anymore?"

Hearing her granddaughter crying, Liu's face was slightly moved, but she thought that she and Gu Yuzhi had already separated. The little girl was young and had a lot on her mind. Although she pretended not to care, she still saw it.

Seeing that Liu remained indifferent, Wen Rong became even more uneasy.

But she understood that if Liu really wanted to kick them out, she would not sit behind the door.

This is still to give her a warning.

Before this, she knew who Liu was.

She even secretly applauded the way she tortured Pei Jiuniang.

I just never expected that one day, she would treat me like this.

Thinking about it, Wen Rong sighed and said, "Aunt, we are aunt and niece, which is almost the same as mother and daughter. If you have anything to say, just say it."

It's really a tiring task to guess over and over again.

Who knows what's wrong with Liu.

"Mother and daughter? Isn't that chilling?"

Liu sneered and was in no hurry to speak. Naturally, the considerate maid spoke for her.

"Miss Wen, I still remember you said you were short of money. My old lady never let you go empty-handed. You said you wanted to start a business and you said you would honor our old lady after you succeeded. Do you still remember?"

"Yes, that's what happened."

Wen Rong's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that he wants to ask me to return the money?

Where do I get the money?

Besides, how can you take back what you have given away?

Has the Marquis' Mansion lost its shame?

As she thought about it, she felt even more contemptuous.

It seems that the Marquis' Mansion is getting worse day by day without Pei Jiuniang.

Sometimes I feel lucky that maybe Gu Tingzhi didn't like her. This may not be a bad thing.

Otherwise, without money, and guarding the mansion of hundreds of people waiting for food and drink, wouldn't it be like jumping into a fire pit?

"Just remember."

The old woman received the old lady's instruction and continued speaking.

"The Marquis' Mansion has had some problems recently. No matter how short of money our old lady is, she has never stopped you and Miss Yuzhi, not to mention Master Xijue, but what about you?"

"I?"

Wen Rong became even more confused. The more she listened, the more she felt that he was asking her for money. Could it be that she couldn't even keep the hundred taels of silver she got from selling the trinkets made from Yuzhi?

"You still don't want to tell me even now, but you think you can keep it a secret? You have opened shops all over the place, even in Sucheng, but you still keep it a secret from the old lady? Are you afraid that the old lady will ask you for money?"

It has been a long time since the old woman's words fell, but Wen Rong still hasn't recovered from the shock?

She opened her mouth, wanting to ask who spread the rumor?

But when the words came to my lips, I couldn't utter them.

She seemed to understand.

I don't know where I heard this from, but I thought she got rich?

God knows, if she had money, would she continue to endure the cold shoulder? Living under someone else's roof?

Will they shut them out, make them the butt of jokes?

Is there something wrong with this old woman's brain?

"Why don't you speak?"

Liu originally thought that if she brought up the issue, Wen Rong would immediately kneel down to apologize and beg for her forgiveness.

Guilty.

He must be feeling guilty.

"Aunt, I didn't expect that I still couldn't hide it from you, but Rong'er really didn't lie to you. Originally, I could have succeeded, but that damn plagiarist came out of nowhere. In short, someone deliberately bought what I made, made it exactly the same, and opened shops all over the floor. It directly cut off my source of income."

Wen Rong thought about it for a moment and decided to tell the truth.

After all, what if the old woman really forces me to pay?

Pretending to be cool may feel good for a while, but it will cause endless troubles later?!

"What do you mean? Are you still trying to deceive me?"

The old lady didn't think so.

"Rong'er can swear to heaven that if I tell a lie, I will be struck by lightning. I have thought about it. I am just an ordinary person. The other party must be either rich or powerful. How can I be their opponent? I didn't tell you before because I was afraid that you would get anxious and angry. This is all Rong'er's fault."

As soon as Wensong finished speaking, the small door opened and Liu stood up with the help of the handrail.

"You mean, someone used their power to steal your things and opened a shop to make a lot of money?"

Wen Rong hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"Damn it, they actually bullied our Marquis' Mansion. Rong'er, let me ask you, Pingting said that the things you made are very popular among the rich and powerful? Can you still make them?"

"Yes, I can make fireworks, but I'm alone. The other party stole my formula and found experienced craftsmen. Naturally, I can't compete with them."

"Why is this so difficult? We can find one too? Just tell me, can you really make a lot of money?"

Liu remembered that Gu Pingting said that just a little bit of water sprayed on her body was worth hundreds of taels.

If the Marquis' Mansion also had such a shop, she wouldn't have to worry about money and lose sleep all day long.

“Of course you can make money.”

Wen Rong blinked and looked at Liu, and saw light in her cloudy eyes.

Her eyes soon lit up, and she immediately asked excitedly, "Aunt, are you thinking about it?"

"If I have my aunt's support, I will definitely be able to outsmart them. I have already thought about it. We can poach people from their shops and offer them money. Why should we be afraid that they won't come? If not, we can buy goods from them at a low price and then resell them.

These things have just become popular and are only available in our dynasty. Other countries definitely don't have them. We can sell them to other countries.

Or, if I have enough money and manpower, I can make something more profitable."

Wen Rong became more and more excited as she spoke.

It seems like I have already seen the days of making a lot of money.

"Oh, right? We can also find someone to say that there is something wrong with the things they sell. In this way, their shop will be closed, and the inventory can be sold to us at a low price. Alternatively, you can go and talk to the Marquis, and we can directly confiscate the goods. This way, we don't have to spend a penny..."

Wen Rong talked incessantly, her little face flushed.

Liu also got excited after hearing this.

She had no idea what Wen Rong was talking about. She just heard that opening a shop like that could make money, a lot of money.

"Okay, that's great, Rong'er, I was right about you. In this case, you should open the shop as soon as possible. In the future, our mansion will be able to make a fortune and no longer have to look at Pei Jiuniang's face."

Liu urged.

Wen Rong was a little puzzled, and asked Liu carefully, "How much money are you willing to give me, aunt?"

"this?"

Liu didn't expect that not only did she not get the money, but she also lost it early. But when she thought that Wen Rong would be able to make a lot of money in the future, she was reluctant to give it up.

"How much do you need?"

"It depends on the scale. The bigger the scale, the more money you can make. Maybe 50,000 taels first?"

Wen Rong had thought about doing it before, but at that time she thought Liu would not help her, so she quickly gave up the idea.

"Fifty thousand taels?"

Liu's eyes widened, knowing that each of them was out to take her life.

Even if I sell her now, I won’t get 50,000 taels.

"If that doesn't work, thirty thousand taels will do?"

Wen Rong thought Liu was going to back down, so she quickly changed her words.

"Then thirty thousand taels."

Liu agreed, thinking to herself that there was no need to worry about too many lice, because once Yan Zhi married the merchant girl, everything she had would belong to the marquis's mansion.

In the end, she used the house deeds and land deeds of the Marquis's mansion to borrow 200,000 taels from the money house.

Of the 50,000 taels of betrothal money, 60,000 taels were given to Gu Pingting and Pei Jiuniang, and 30,000 taels were given to Wen Rong, leaving 60,000 taels, which was just enough to make up for the deficit in the Marquis' Mansion.

She also felt a lot more relieved.