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Mr. Yao was shocked when he heard this.When Baochai's maid, Ying'er, pointed out the loopholes in the story earlier, she just became angry from embarrassment, thinking that Xue Baochai was really old and cunning, and she was worthy of being a first-class villain.Now when her identity was exposed by her, she was shocked and confused.What went wrong?It's all right if she sees through the loopholes of the pawnshop. Xue Baochai's family owns this unscrupulous pawnshop, so it's natural to know the dirty business here.But in the matter of dressing up as a man, because of the discrimination against women in this era, it is inappropriate to show up in public. Sister Jinlan took the initiative to dress up as a man, and met many people during the period.No matter whether it was Grandma Liu, who was old and mature, or the officials in the yamen outside, none of them saw it through.How did Xue Baochai recognize it?

How did she know that, except for a few people with different talents, it is rare for women to disguise themselves as men without being seen through. "I have been together for 12 years, but I didn't know that Mulan was a girl" is just an isolated case, which exists in legends, and her Jinlan sisters obviously do not have ingenious disguise techniques, so it is easy to show flaws.Therefore, when Baochai was forced by family affairs and had to pretend to be an accountant, she only dared to walk around in her own shop, hiding everywhere, surrounded by a large number of family members, just trying to get by, and did not dare to lie to the world. people's thoughts.

As for the fact that many people did not reveal Mr. Yao's identity as a woman, there are reasons for each.Rural women like Grandma Liu have never seen much of the world on weekdays. When they see Mr. Yao's beautiful clothes, they are already dazzled. Even if she acts with a bit of femininity, she will only think that The children of rich and noble families should be so delicate and delicate.What about Xiangling?Xiangling has met some rich young masters, and knows that there is a big difference between the delicate femininity of rich children and real women, but because Mr. Yao is a foreigner, and she admires his knowledge to a certain extent, she doesn't say a few words. I lowered my head early and didn't dare to look too much. Where can I observe these subtleties?And what about the officials in the yamen?Many people also have troubles at home, and there are people coming and going in the yamen, and they don't look straight at them every day, so how can they see it?Moreover, most of them adhere to the principle that it is rare to be confused, and one thing more is worse than one thing less, so even if you see it, you won't say it on purpose.

Baochai hadn't thought of this before.But Mr. Yao had a prejudice against her first, he was not particular about his words, he wanted to borrow money without saying a few words on the scene, and then he said that he heard that Baochai had friendship with His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and wanted to trouble her for introductions.Baochai was puzzled, thinking that Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess and herself had only met once, so how can we call it friendship?So I made a few excuses.Unexpectedly, Mr. Yao became more and more disrespectful, and he began to talk about how miserable daughters are in the world. He decided to build a daughter valley, and Baochai was of course obliged to help.

Only because Mr. Yao's words were too abrupt and totally different from the usual compliments from Grandma Liu and others, Baochai secretly paid attention.Baochai was quite familiar with this, and soon discovered some inadequacies in details, for example, although this person spoke in a low voice, his voice was sharp when he was excited, etc. I checked several possibilities of men's clothing one by one, and the results are self-explanatory.

Seeing that Mr. Yao was finally stunned and calmed down, Baochai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "There are too many things to say today. Grandma Liu and Xiangling and I still have a few things to say about ourselves. However, Mr. Fang is not present. Should the Mister go out for a walk?"

Ying'er hurriedly smiled and ordered the little maid below: "What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you send this Mrs. out of the house? Give me two strings of rewards. Oh, I was wrong, it's not Mrs. Mrs. Ms. .Yo, wrong again, Mr. Yao is right."

Mr. Yao was startled and angry, only then did he realize that he had underestimated Xue Baochai, she was not an easy master.Mr. Yao also knew that this was Baochai's territory, and it would be useless to talk too much here, and she might suffer some hidden disadvantages. Without waiting for anyone to urge her, she walked out of the house with a flick of her sleeves and puffed out of the silk and satin village all the way, but no one stopped her. .

Here, Grandma Liu and Xiangling knelt down to make amends, saying, "I really don't know how she is like this, and I don't know what kind of crazy she is."

Baochai hurriedly helped her up with a smile, and said: "You don't even know she is a woman, how could you know anything else, and how could I blame you." Too extreme and impulsive. Her idea sounds reasonable, but [-]% out of [-] it won't work, and maybe it will burn me. I'm not afraid of a sensible person like you, Grandma Liu. Xiangling You must not be fooled by her."

Xiangling hastily answered "Yes", and then said: "This person should not be rude to the girl. It's just that although she speaks and acts weirdly, she has some good ideas. The golden silk she tasted last time, It was something she came up with. Later we tried to make it with sweet potatoes, and it was also delicious. At first, we planned to open a small shop, but now..." There was a look of embarrassment on his face.

Baochai immediately understood what she meant, and said with a smile, "That's okay. Since it's such a delicacy, it's not easy to cherish it. It should be taken out for others to taste. You are willing to start a small business with Grandma Liu. Opening a dim sum shop is naturally good. If you have any difficulties, feel free to speak up. If you don’t understand the business, you can either send a message to me or ask the shopkeeper here for advice.”

Xiangling calmed down a bit, but still hesitated.

Baochai saw it, and asked, "Is there any difficulty, let's talk about it together. You have been away from me for more than half a year, why are you getting more and more unhappy?"

Xiangling had no choice but to say: "In the original shop, Mr. Yao's three cents of the capital was counted. She said that although she had no cash on hand, she only relied on her management skills to occasionally come up with one or two ideas to keep us safe. Endless. What kind of technology is this called?" As he spoke, he peeked at Baochai's face.

"Relying on her means of running the top?" Ying'er sneered at the side first, "Is it just relying on her means of making up stories?"

Grandma Liu hesitated and said, "It's because my old lady's eyesight is stupid, she didn't see the doorway here, and she coaxed her into it. In fact, we are all familiar with the rules in this pawnshop, but we were fooled by her for some reason." Yeah, never thought about it."

Xiangling hurriedly said: "How can you blame grandma. It's all my fault. I just wanted to find something to do, so I urged grandma to sign the paperwork with her."

When Baochai heard this, she already understood that the two had previously agreed to Mr. Yao's [-]% bonus for her. Now that Mr. Yao's identity has been exposed, he is afraid that he will be blamed, so they are singing and asking for advice!

"The way of doing business is the most important word." Baochai really saw the dim sum shop's small business of a few hundred taels of silver in his eyes, but after a little thought, he came up with an idea, "Since I promised her, I also signed the paperwork, but it's not good for her to turn her face and deny it because she is a woman. Otherwise, if the matter spreads, others will not say that she was cheating and abducting first, but it seems that we are watching others. What's more, let me say something To be fair, I had a question and answer with this person just now. This person does have some knowledge, but his temper is too hasty and his actions are too extreme. I have also tasted the golden silk. I think that apart from our Xiangling's expert cooking, this person's advice is also In this case, it doesn't matter if she shares [-]% of it. But there is one thing, don't listen to what she says in the future, and don't believe it. This eloquence is so talented, I'm afraid she will be around if you don't pay attention go in."

Xiang Ling and Grandma Liu looked at each other, and only then did they feel that a big stone had landed in their hearts.This result was something she never expected before she came here. Seeing Mr. Yao, whom she had admired, being criticized by Baochai to the point of being speechless and rushing out of the door, she didn't know what it was like.With her blind conviction and approval of Baochai, she naturally wouldn't feel that there was anything wrong with Baochai's actions, but she didn't know why, but her mood always felt a little depressed, and instead she became more confused and sour.

Baochai's voice continued. "Yes, women in the world have a harder life than men. But if you really listen to her bewitching and go to the Valley of Daughters, you are making a big mistake. The first thing is to abandon your family and leave your relatives, and you can't serve your parents. What's the point of filial piety? Besides, the imperial court will definitely not tolerate her when she talks about these fallacies and heresies every day. I heard that there is a lot of trouble in the Tianli sect outside, could this person have learned that way?"

Grandma Liu hurriedly said: "Tianlijiao doesn't talk about this. My old woman still has some eyesight. If she was Tianlijiao, she would have been beaten out with a stick earlier."

People here were drinking tea, eating fruits and gossiping in the backyard of the Silk House, while Mr. Yao was angry and unwilling, and walked out of the gate of the Silk House, until he stopped in front of an inn.

The inn is located in the depths of an alley behind the Drum Tower, and there is only a small signboard on the street outside, which is inconspicuous at all, and non-locals generally cannot find the place.Mr. Yao seemed to be very familiar with this place. He went all the way through the alley, entered the inn, turned a few turns, and came to a rather quiet house. He pushed the door open and walked in without knocking. He glanced at him, and said angrily: "Your precious apprentice is really difficult. Before I could say a few words, she sent a lot of trouble."

The person in the room looked from the back as a woman with a woman's hair in a bun. She was adjusting her makeup in front of the mirror. After listening to Mr. Yao's complaint, she put down her hairpin and turned her head slowly.She has a dignified appearance, and there is no wrinkle at the corners of her eyes or eyebrows. At first glance, she can't tell her age, except for a few white hairs mixed in her bun, which shows that she is definitely not a young girl in her twenties.

If Baochai were here, she would probably show surprise, show her childish side directly, and rush to call Master.Because this person is none other than the mother-in-law her father hired for her back then—Nurse Sun who worked as a maid in the palace until she left the palace at the age of 25.