Traveling through life to become rich

After Chang Shan bought pastries and returned to the mansion, although he was a little hesitant, as a loyal servant, he still told Xie Minghong what he saw today.

"You said, that person looks a lot like my cousin Xie Mingyu?" Xie Minghong asked with a frown after taking a sip of tea.

"Yes, master." Chang Shan replied.

"Did you see it on East Street?"

"That's right! I saw it not far from He Ji Bakery! It looks exactly the same, but with a different look and demeanor, like a son of a wealthy family." Chang Shan said.

Xie Minghong suddenly remembered that he had seen a person who looked very similar to Xie Mingyu on the East Street more than a month ago. Thinking of the gorgeous appearance of that person before, his doubts intensified a little.

That idiot Xie Mingyu won't have any adventures after sneaking out of the mansion, right?

Seeing the hesitation on Xie Minghong's face, Chang Shan knew that he had doubts in his heart, thought for a while, and then continued: "Besides, the servant watched the man lock up the "a bowl of Malatang" before leaving, it seems that there shopkeeper."

"A bowl of Mala Tang", Xie Minghong has also heard about this shop. He heard that the business is very good. The things sold are one tael per bowl, and only one hundred copies are sold every day. Calculated, there are nearly 3000 taels per month. .

"Young Master, I know. Chang Shan, you have done a good job, go to the cashier to get the five taels of silver reward." Xie Minghong narrowed his eyes, with a look of greed in them.

If that person is really Xie Mingyu, he has to make a good calculation, then that idiot Xie Mingyu is not lucky to have a profitable shop.

As soon as Chang Shan heard that there was a reward of five taels of silver, he immediately knelt down to thank him, and flatteringly said: "Thank you, young master, for the reward! The little one will go to investigate tomorrow, and report to the young master in time if there is any news!"

"Okay, I know you are loyal, you go down first, don't meddle in this matter, this young master makes his own decision." Xie Minghong waved his hand to make Chang Shan retreat, a flash of calculation flashed in his eyes.

Seeing that Xie Minghong didn't want him to inquire more, Chang Shan didn't dare to talk anymore, so he hurried out.

Xie Minghong thought for a while in the room, and ordered the servant girl to put the pastries bought by Chang Shan on plates, and carried them to Jiang's room.

Mrs. Jiang is over forty this year, and she is well maintained. She is good-looking, with only a pair of eyes bulging up, showing a bit of shrewdness and calculation. Apart from Xie Minghong, she also has a daughter named Xie Wanru, who is 14 years old this year. , After the new year, we will discuss marriage.

Mrs. Jiang was lying on the couch, half-closed her eyes for the servant girl to pinch her legs, when a servant outside reported that the young master had arrived, she waved her hand, let the maid help her to sit up slowly, and ordered Xie Minghong to come in.

"Mother, I asked Chang Shan to buy your favorite pastry from He Ji Bakery. Try it, it's still hot." Xie Minghong smiled and placed the pastry plate in front of Jiang.

"My son still has filial piety." Jiang smiled, stretched out her well-maintained hand, squeezed a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, put it in her mouth, took a bite, and praised with satisfaction: "If you want to talk about this cake, it really is He Ji The food tastes authentic, and other pastry shops can’t match it.”

Xie Minghong said with a smile: "Yes. This plate is a newly released jujube paste yam cake. It tastes very good, sweet and sour. It is said to nourish the spleen and stomach. You can try it." The exquisite dim sum was served in front of Mrs. Jiang.

Jiang raised her hand to pinch a petal-shaped pastry, tasted it and said with a smile: "It's really good. But it's more in line with the taste of a little girl. Let the servant girl deliver it to your sister. She is confined in the house all day long. I don't know how boring it is, let her try something new, otherwise I will complain about not loving her again."

Xie Minghong laughed and said, "Where did Mother say that? Wanru was just joking. She knows how much Mother loves her."

Mrs. Jiang smiled when she heard the words, and said: "You have a sweet mouth." He said and ordered the maid to deliver the cakes to Xie Wanru's room.

Xie Minghong chatted with Jiang for a while, and then pretended to be casual and asked: "You said that my cousin Xie Mingyu has been away from the mansion for a few months, has mother heard of him during this time?"

When Mrs. Jiang heard this, the smile on her face faded, she frowned in displeasure, and said angrily, "Why do you think of him? Who knows where he died!"

Xie Minghong smiled and apologized: "Mother, don't frown, didn't Chang Shan tell me that when he went to buy pastries on East Street today, he said that he saw a person who looked very similar to Xie Mingyu, and he was dressed very luxuriously, as if He opened the very famous "One Bowl of Mala Tang" shop, I just wondered if that person was Xie Mingyu, so I asked my mother."

Mrs. Jiang said in surprise: "Is this impossible? He doesn't know how to do anything. He left the Xie Mansion penniless. He might not even be able to eat. It's only a few months. How can he be rich and honored?" What's more, the shops on East Street are not cheap, and the blessings from heaven will not fall on him. It can't be him, it must be someone who looks more similar."

Xie Minghong said with a hint of doubt on his face: "But a month ago, my son also saw a person who looked like Xie Mingyu on the East Street. At that time, I was a little skeptical. My son thought it was impossible at first, but now Chang Shan has also seen it. , He said for sure that that person looks exactly like Xie Mingyu, and the son thought that if that person is really Xie Mingyu, and he has no separation from us, wouldn't the shop have to be returned to the public and under your management? I heard that although the shop is not big, the monthly turnover is nearly 3000 taels."

Mrs. Jiang didn't care at first, and she didn't care about Xie Mingyu's life or death. But when Xie Minghong said that the shop's monthly turnover was nearly 3000 taels, she was a little tempted. After all, the income of Xie Mingyu's Zhuangzi was only one More than ten thousand two.

Mrs. Jiang asked with some hesitation: "Xie Mingyu used to be very cowardly, and the servants in the house dared not fight back when they bullied him. With him like that, if he has the ability to open a shop, the business is still so good?"

Xie Minghong said: "Then who dares to say? He has been out of the house for a few months, what if he really meets a nobleman? Besides, we are just going to confirm, if it is not, forget it, and we are not at a loss. It's him, it's a huge benefit to our family, and it won't do any harm."

Mrs. Jiang heard this, pinched the handkerchief and thought for a while, then said: "Well then, mother will arrange for the servants who know Xie Mingyu in the mansion to inquire first, and after confirmation, mother will arrange the follow-up matters. Don't even think about it." So much, after March of the new year, it will be Chun Wei, you should study hard during this time, don't worry about other things, when the time comes, try to get a good ranking, and add some glory to our Xie Mansion, mother can count on it looking at you."

Xie Minghong heard Jiang's words that he wanted him to study hard, and there was a hint of impatience in his eyes, but he was quickly suppressed by him, and said with a smile on his face: "Mother said yes, then I will go back to the house first." Reading."

"Okay, let's go, I'll ask the kitchen to cook some tonic soup for you later."

After Xie Minghong left, Mrs. Jiang arranged for a few servants to go to East Street tomorrow to inquire about the news, and report the results immediately.

Since Xie Xiaozhang inherited the title, the title has been downgraded by a level, and the salary and salary have also been reduced accordingly. Xie's mansion has gradually lost its previous prosperity. On the surface, it still looks decent, but in fact, it has become worse day by day. , Gradually decayed, and the details could not withstand scrutiny.

Xie Xiaozhang is a man who only knows how to spend money but doesn't make money. He has great ambitions but no city. He firmly disagrees with him taking concubines, probably there are crowds of concubines in the mansion.

Fortunately, Xie Minghong's marriage has already been decided, and he is sensible. He will be able to marry Miss Lin's family and start with him only after he gains fame after the Spring Festival.

But there is another big event, that is, after the new year, the youngest daughter Xie Wanru is going to discuss marriage, and her family background is thicker, so she can straighten up and find a good husband's family for her, and then add more dowry to her, so that she can get married beautifully Only when you go to your in-law's house can you be confident and stand firm.

Since the shop is so profitable, if it expands its operations at that time, there will be more turnover, and the matter of adding a dowry to the daughter will be sure.

The more Mrs. Jiang thought about it, the more excited she became, and she began to pray in her heart that it would be better if that person was really Xie Mingyu, so that the income of the mansion would be rich in the future, and then more gifts would be given to the people above, the master recently got that salt job Hope is much bigger.