The Lady of the Big House in the Red House

He drew out a 1000 tael bank note and put it in Xu Hui's hand.

Xu Hui looked at the flimsy piece of paper in her hand, and looked at Jia Amnesty with slightly parted lips.This Jia She is completely different from what she read in the book!

"What's the matter with your stunned look?" Jia Amnesty looked at Xu Hui's stunned look, and suddenly smiled heartily.In all fairness, Jia She's appearance is not ugly. Looking at Jia Min like that, one knows that the two brothers, Jia She and Jia Zheng, are not much different in appearance.Jia Amnesty looks more like Jia Daishan, with handsome features and tall stature, no wonder so many maids in the mansion eagerly want to be his aunt.

Xu Hui had a feeling of being electrocuted, she quickly lowered her head, feeling that the temperature on her face was slowly rising, she quickly flicked the ice with her hands, but she didn't know that her reddish earballs had betrayed her.

Jia Amnesty looked at Xu Hui's slightly reddened ears and pearls, and smiled brighter.

Li Yuan deserves to be the chief manager who was elected to manage the shop for Xu Hui. After going back and thinking about it for a few days, he gave Xu Hui a new plan, which was not much different from Xu Hui's previous plan, which made Xu Hui sigh. .She has accumulated more than ten years of experience in her previous life, but she heard from Nanny Li that Li Yuan was only 30 years old, and with such old eyes, he must be a business talent in modern times.

Taking out the 1000 taels of silver that Jia Amnesty gave and the 1000 taels of silver she saved up as capital, Xu Hui gave Li Yuan a few more instructions and asked him to start working.

After choosing the address of the shop, Li Yuan did not look for craftsmen in the capital. Instead, he went south to Yangzhou to find a few old craftsmen and their apprentices, and brought them back to Beijing with a generous salary. It took two months to build I bought a set of Yang-green emerald noodles with Jiangnan style as the treasure of the store, so I chose the fifth day of May for the official opening.

The pink pearl hairpins are delicate and delicate, the gold-plated ruby ​​rose hairpins are elegant and luxurious, and the pearls inlaid with turquoise are lifelike... All these pieces were made by old craftsmen who worked tirelessly for many days. The female relatives who were attracted by the special discounts for opening the store shouted that it looks good.To say that there are indeed many good jewelry in the capital, but they come and go in the same shape and style. A jewelry store with exquisite Jiangnan style suddenly appeared. Everyone is naturally curious and wants to see it.

Xu Hui didn't go out to see the house, nor did she send anyone to inquire, but there are people in the house who went out to purchase, and the news came into the house bit by bit.She once edited the book and told her natal family about this shop, and her sister-in-law Lu Shi also bought a share, and her brother Xu Xi also mentioned it to friends in the infantry office. For the time being, you don't have to worry about someone coming to make trouble.

"If people from the house go to the store to buy things, what will my wife do?" Li Yuan asked someone to deliver a set of pearl clam heads when the store opened. The round pearls and pure white clam have been hollowed out. The backing of the silver ornaments made her black hair extraordinarily dark.

"This shop is clearly under my sister-in-law's name, so if they want to buy it, they will have to pay the real price." Xu Hui played with the amber and lapis lazuli bracelet that came with the set, "This The shop cost me a lot of money, I naturally want to get back the money as soon as possible, these will all be my private money in the future."

"My wife is going to get into the money hole." Nanny Li said with a smile.

"I spent money to open a shop, so I naturally hope that the money will come in." Xu Hui put the bracelet on her hand, and took off the hairpin on her head and handed it to Nanny Li. It's too ostentatious, so put it away first, and wait for the store to expand further before taking it out to wear. We have to keep a low profile at this time, and let Wang do the ostentatious things. I heard that she has placed a big order. Ordered Master Wang to order a set of face masks?”

"Yes, I also specially asked for high-quality rubies and beeswax." Li Yuan also mentioned it in front of Nanny Li, so Nanny Li knew quite well, "It was prepared for the birthday of the old lady of the Wang family. Dai went out and asked the Wang family to take a look."

"It seems that she has a lot of private money." Xu Hui said with a smile, "Since the order is placed, let the master of the shop do a better job. Maybe she will become a frequent customer in the future."

"Yes."

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The eighth round of Wang's departure from Ji Rong's envoy

Mrs. Wang spent a lot of money to order the face in the jewelry shop.The top-quality rubies are crystal clear, and the exquisite beeswax stones are round, lined with gold-plated rose-shaped bases, and carved with longevity patterns, the whole set of heads looks generous and delicate.If she wasn't still in the filial piety period, she would have worn it to show off long ago.It's a pity that this jewelry shop only accepts customized jewelry when it first opened, otherwise she wouldn't have placed the order so early.

"Put it away first, and then take it out after a while." Mrs. Wang put a jade ring with an emerald opal on her delicate finger, and said, "What have the elders been doing all this time? "

"I didn't do anything, but I counted my dowry in the house, and I copied books and read Buddhist scriptures." Wang's dowry, Zhou Rui's family, said, "I heard that several boxes of things were brought out from the warehouse, all of which were of the highest quality. Jade ornaments and famous paintings by famous artists, I really can't tell that the Xu family doesn't show mountains or water, but the family has rich wealth."

"Otherwise, why do you think the old man would marry a woman from Xu's family for the sake of the old man?" Wang's heart was also moved when she heard that Xu Hui had many good things in her hands. So little, completely different from what she imagined.In the past two months, before the harvest from Zhuangzi was delivered, there was a phenomenon of overdraft in the public account, and she had already lost a lot of private money to go in.It would be the best if she could dig some money out of Da Fang's hands, now she regrets that she hastily took over the housekeeping rights handed over by Xu Hui.

"But no matter how rich it is, what's the use of it? The eldest wife is just a hen that can't lay eggs." Zhou Rui's family has been serving Mrs. Wang since she was a child. She knew what Mrs. Wang was thinking when she raised her eyebrows. What, "If Dafang is truly unprecedented by then, then the Rongguo Mansion will belong to the second master."

"I hope so." Mrs. Wang picked up the jewelry in the dowry, and picked out a flower hairpin with gilt silver pearls on her hair, "But I'm not boasting, my family's pearls are naturally the best. Even when Brother Hu was around, the old Duke also praised Zhu'er endlessly."

"Of course, Brother Zhu is a Wenqu star in the sky." Zhou Rui's family said with a smile, "The second master said that although Brother Zhu is young, with his current intelligence, he will definitely not be able to become an official in the imperial examination in the future." questionable."

Wang smiled with satisfaction.Her son is naturally the best, but just in case, she still said: "Although Zhu'er is good, it is also true that sister-in-law is recovering day by day. I am afraid that she will survive this test and become the grand lord in the future." If we give birth to a son and a half daughter, then this Rongguo Mansion will fall into the hands of our second house. You can see Miss Min's temper, she is very close to her sister-in-law, and she usually makes me angry. If she betroths her in the future Give it to a good family, and get close to the first house, then our second house will be alone and helpless in the future."

"Madam means that she wants to make a move so that the eldest wife can't..."

"Why do we have to do it? Isn't Dafang still has an aunt who has fallen out of favor?" Wang looked at herself smiling in the vanity mirror, "Just pass a message to her when you have time. Remember to be clean and don't call her It’s enough to realize that it’s our idea behind the scenes.”

"Yes."

Xu Hui looked at Mrs. Rong, who came to pay her respects, and saw that she was submissive with lowered eyebrows, and looked at Madam Li with some doubts.These days, she is busy with the newly opened jewelry shop, and she doesn't ask much about the affairs of Dongkuayuan. Everything is in charge of by Nanny Li.

Nanny Li smiled and said: "Aunt Rong heard that Madam was not feeling well, so she came here specially to say hello. I have been here several times a few days ago, but Madam has been bedridden so I didn't see her."

The so-called "sickness in bed" was just an excuse, Xu Hui also smiled after listening to Nanny Li's words: "It's rare that you have a heart." When we met for the first time, I wished that she would be sick every day and never get up. This Rong's attitude changed a bit quickly. Is the three-month confinement really so useful?

"Seeing that my wife is safe and concubine, I feel at ease." Rong said softly.She only wore two plain silver hairpins on her head, which was very different from her usual arrogant and arrogant appearance.

As the saying goes, if something goes wrong, you must be a demon. Rong Shi occasionally complained and resented her when she was grounded, how could she change her attitude in an instant.Xu Hui fixedly stared at Rong's determination because she lowered her head, but Rong kept avoiding Xu Hui's eyes, so she couldn't see anything for the time being.He said: "Seeing that you are so sensible now, I feel at ease. I have Nanny Li and Thrush here. You can go back first. After all, you are weak, and it will be bad if you are exposed to the sun." Jia Amnesty was hooked by her physical discomfort, and what Xu Hui said was meant to be a temptation.

Mrs. Rong tightly clenched the handkerchief in her hand. Although this movement was small, Jinxiu and Thrush could be seen clearly. They nodded slightly to Xu Hui, and Xu Hui smiled, as if there was something wrong Try it.

Rong stood up and retreated out. After seeing her figure leaving the yard, Nanny Li said: "Aunt Rong looks a lot more docile on the surface, but her temper is still exactly the same as before. Madam just stimulated her a little bit." Then the old attitude reverted. The old servant still wonders why she came to greet his wife so well these days, it seems that she has ulterior motives."

"Rong's solution