Daming female local tyrant

After Jing Lan and Shen Wan reunited, they returned to Lu's house and started to buy a house and farm in Yangzhou.

For this reason, she wrote a letter to her uncle in Yangzhou, entrusting him to find a house with three or four entrances in Yangzhou city. Not too far, preferably within fifty miles.

After finishing this matter, she took the time to look at the account books of the two silk shops and a silk factory that she took over, and found that there were many unclear points in them.

So she sent Qingyao and Qingluo to check things she didn't know, such as how much was in stock, how much was the floating money that could be used in the account, and there was money owed outside, but any debts were confiscated .

Qingyao and Qingluo are the big maids given to her by her ancestors, and they have the ability to read accounts and settle accounts. Jinglan sent them out, and they can also do the things Jinglan asked.But they are women after all, even if they are maids, it would be inconvenient to go out and deal with those men.

It stands to reason that, as the eldest daughter of the second wife of the Lu family, Jing Lan got her mother's dowry. Her grandmother, Yuan Shi, should assign some capable stewards to help Jing Lan manage the silk shop and silk factory.Or if she has a good stepmother, she will also think about this aspect.

After all, it is very inconvenient for a young lady who doesn't leave the door to take care of outside business matters.

In fact, Jing Lan's mother's family could give Jing Lan some capable people to help her manage the business, but Jing Lan's mother had passed away for so many years, and the Tan family was far away in Yangzhou.This time I helped Jinglan and Chengze get back the dowry they deserved from their mother-in-law. I already feel that my hand is too long. If I send someone to help Jinglan manage the business again, I am afraid it will cause criticism from the Lu family.

Jing Lan was short of manpower, so she naturally thought of Shen Wan, so she wrote a letter to Shen Wan, asking her to give her some capable people to help her manage the shop, and now she wants to take care of this situation and she can't go out. .

Shen Wan quickly wrote back to her, and sent two servants Ping An and Ping Fu who were originally helping in Suzhou, and two capable shopkeepers and two capable assistants to Jing Lan, and said that these people would be Jing Lan's from now on. people.

Jing Lan received the letter and was very happy.

Not to mention the two storekeepers and assistants that Shen Wan gave her, but only Ping An and Ping Fu, these two people can be regarded as people Jing Lan can trust.Especially Ping An, when he was in Suzhou, he followed Jing Lan. He started from the cloth shop in Jinhe Town, Suzhou, learning how to be a clerk, and then followed Jing Lan to Suzhou silk and satin shops, silk factories, weaving factories, etc. Workshop, helping Jing Lan in business all the way, learning to manage things.

If Ping An came to help her, Jing Lan would be most at ease.

Jing Lan then asked Qing Yao and Qing Luo to go again, met with Ping An and the others, and told Ping An to be the general manager for the time being, to manage the two silk shops and the silk factory in her hands.Before the Chinese New Year, she doesn't ask for profit, she just needs to straighten out the business.

Jing Lan's affairs here are well arranged, so she continues to go to the school every day to dawdle.

The school is peaceful now, Shu Lan is no longer domineering, she is quite obedient, and I don't see her causing trouble again.It is estimated that her grandmother played a role in her punishment, and she also knew that her mother took out a large sum of money and suffered a big loss.Since her mother has nothing to do with Jinglan and Chengze, how can she get revenge on them?

There was nothing she could do except endure it. Of course, she hated Jing Lan and Cheng Ze in her heart.

Jing Lan has settled down here, but Shen Wan's place has become unstable again, because Xiao Yulang came to beg for a child, and the reason for begging for a child is that Shen Wan is not worthy of being a mother, because she actually had a crush on her maid.

He came to the Shen family with his father Xiao Yanlu, begged the old lady Li, explained the reasons for begging Jun Pei, and threatened that if the Shen family did not give them Jun Pei, they would publicize Shen Wan's scandalous deeds. Going out would embarrass Shen Wan and the Shen family.

Facing Xiao Yanlu and Xiao Yulang's father and son, Mrs. Li directly denied it: "That's just a rumor made by the family, there is no such thing at all."

I didn't want Xiao Yulang to sneer, but said: "Old lady, we didn't fabricate this matter out of thin air, but An Chun, the maid of your Shen family who was sold before, said it herself. An Chun is now in our Xiao family, and she can do it at any time." Come to the Shen family and tell the old lady what she saw and heard with her own eyes, and she can also tell the story in front of the gentry and common people in Jinling City."

The old lady Li's face was a bit ugly when she heard this, so she could only pretend to have a sudden heart attack, and asked the people in front of her to help her down, and then let her confidant, Nanny Deng, come out, and said to Xiao's father and son: "The old lady has a sudden heart attack. I'm afraid I won't be able to see you until a few days later, so you go back first."

Xiao Yulang guessed that Mrs. Li had listened to their words and wanted to find out whether the matter was true, or to find a countermeasure. No matter what the situation was, it meant that Mrs. Li was afraid that they would publicize the matter.

So he said to Madam Deng: "Please tell the old lady that I miss you very much. I will bring An Chun to Shen's house in three days. If the old lady doesn't give me an explanation, then don't blame us for offending us." .”

Mother Deng nodded and said that she would tell the old lady this, and sent the Xiao family father and son out very politely.

As soon as Xiao Yanlu and Xiao Yulang and his son left, Mother Deng returned to the inner room, and saw the old lady sitting upright, and asked, "What did the Xiao family and his son say behind?"

Mother Deng then told the old lady what Xiao's father and son had said.

Old Madam Li frowned and ordered, "Send someone to get Wan'er to come to me."

Mother Deng agreed, and sent a maid to send a message to Shen Wan. After a while, Shen Wan came to Yannian Hall.

After saluting to grandmother and sitting down, before Shen Wan could speak, old lady Li asked her how she dealt with An Chun.A few days ago, she vaguely heard that Shen Wan had dealt with a big servant girl and someone took her out to sell her.This An Chun used to be the maidservant of Shen Wan's mother Yu Shi, and the old lady Li didn't pay much attention to it, so Shen Wan sold the maidservant without asking.

However, no matter whether Shen Wan was the eldest lady in the Shen family or married into the Xiao family, she has never betrayed anyone. This is the first time she has betrayed An Chun, so it will inevitably attract attention and speculation.

The old lady Li was a little confused before but didn't think about why, now that the Xiao family father and son came to the door and mentioned that An Chun could prove Shen Wan and his maid, the old lady guessed that it must have leaked the matter with Shen Wan and Jing Lan related.

Sure enough, later Shen Wan said that because An Chun was jealous of Jinglan being favored, she took refuge in her second brother Shen Shilian to inquire about her own news for him.She once peeked at herself and Jing Lan together, and also heard some intimate words between the two, so she passed these things on to Shen Shilian to learn.Shen Shilian also spread the rumors about himself and Jing Lan in the Shen family.

After Shen Shilian was expelled and his second uncle and others went to Suzhou, he asked Mother Xia to arrest An Chun. After asking her some things, Mother Xia took her out to sell her.

Seeing that she had served him for many years and she begged hard for mercy, Shen Wan asked Mother Xia to sell her to a wealthy family in the north to be a maid.

"North? Where is it?" Old lady Li asked.

Shen Wan replied: "Mother Xia came back and said that the people in Naya said that it is roughly in the Shandong area."

The old lady Li shook her head slightly when she heard the words, and said: "I think that Yaman probably lied, An Chun was not sold to the north, maybe he was sold near Jinling..."

Shen Wan was startled, and asked, "Why did the old lady say that?"

The old lady Li sighed, looked at Shen Wan and said sadly: "You don't know yet, half an hour ago, Xiao Yanlu and Xiao Yulang and his son came here to see me and said that An Chun was in their Xiao family. They knew about it from An Chun's mouth. I came here to beg for Jun Pei because of the matter of you and An Lan grinding the mirror. For a while, I couldn't deal with them, so I pretended to have a heart attack, retreated to the inner room, and asked someone to send them away. Before leaving He said that if you don't give Jun Pei to him after three days, he will spread the news about you and An Lan in Jinling City. What do you think? "

An Chun is at Xiao's house?Want Jun Pei?

Shen Wan's first question was how could An Chun be in Xiao's house, even if Yaren sold An Chun who had betrayed his master to the vicinity of Jinling, it might not necessarily be sold to Xiao's house.

If it was such a coincidence, it can only be said that Shen Wan was out of luck.

An Chun was the maid who married Shen Wan to Xiao's house, and she was very clear about Xiao Yulang's grievances with Shen Wan. After being kicked out of Shen Wan's house by Shen Wan, she must have resentment in her heart. When she saw Xiao Yulang, she would inevitably not tell her There is an affair between Shen Wan and Jing Lan.After hearing this, Xiao Yulang went to Shen's house to beg for Jun Pei. According to Shen Wan's understanding of Xiao Yulang, she didn't think it was because Xiao Yulang really liked Jun Pei, but wanted to take revenge on herself by begging for Jun Pei.He knew very well that his daughter Jun Pei was his weakness.

Shen Wan felt that even if her reputation was ruined, she would not give Jun Pei to him.

The worst result of this matter is that the people in Jinling City think she is a ridiculous woman who cannot socialize with women from famous families, nor can she represent the Shen family in some important occasions.

However, her life can still go on, her daughter Jun Pei is still with her, and her Jing Lan will also be with her.

Thinking of Jing Lan, Shen Wan suddenly thought, if Xiao Yulang investigates and finds out that Jing Lan with whom she has an affair is the eldest lady of the Lu family, will he go to the Lu family and threaten Jing Lan as well.

Now that Jing Lan has divided so much of her mother's dowry and has so much money, he probably wants to extort a sum of money, right?

And will Jing Lan let him extort money?

Jing Lan once told her that she didn't want to stay in the Lu family for a long time, and as long as Jing Lan had such thoughts, Xiao Yulang would not be able to threaten her.At most, Jing Lan wouldn't be the eldest lady of the Lu family. Leaving the Lu family just happened to be able to stay with her without being forced to marry by the elders of the Lu family.

After thinking clearly that she and Jing Lan could accept the worst outcome, Shen Wan also smiled lightly, and said to Old Madam Li: "Old Madam, I will not give Jun Pei to him. After three days, let him Bring An Chun with you. At most, I will live in seclusion in the future and stop asking about the Shen family's affairs. Besides, Shisi is getting better gradually. After getting married at the end of the year, his parents will help him. It will be able to manage."

Old lady Li still frowned and asked: "But our Shen family's reputation will inevitably be damaged because of this, and Hu Quan knows about you, will you give the Lu family the work of the weaving workshop that was given to you?"

"I don't know, but I won't make things easier for the Xiao family. Maybe it's better to take a step back and show weakness." Shen Wan said leisurely.

Old Madam Li looked at her granddaughter, and found that she didn't care much about Xiao Yulang's threats, and seemed to have back-up plans.

What will be the backhand?

So she asked Shen Wan if she had a back hand, but Shen Wan said that she took one step at a time and did not say clearly.

After Shen Wan returned from Yanniantang, she immediately wrote a letter to Jing Lan, asking someone to send it to Xuankong at Qingxu Temple.In the letter, she told Jinglan about Xiao Yulang's coming to beg for Jun Pei, and she told Jinglan to make preparations in case Xiao Yulang found out about Jinglan and came to Lu's house to blackmail Jinglan and make trouble for Jinglan.