Jiaohua Growth Guide [Rebirth]

Seeing the person coming, Gu Ci frowned subconsciously, and quickly lost his mind, pretending not to know that the other party was talking to him, and continued to talk to shopkeeper Zhao: "I explained everything to shopkeeper Zhao, the weather is bad , I am inconvenient to stay longer."

Shopkeeper Zhao is not stupid, besides, Gu Ci is the only girl in this store, and this Young Master Lu is obviously talking to her.

"No hurry, no hurry." Shopkeeper Zhao looked at the two of them, and laughed again: "It turns out that Young Master Lu and Ms. Gu are acquaintances, and they met at Zhao's place today, and it is also fate. It's cold, Miss Gu Drink a cup of hot tea to warm up your body and then leave without rushing."

Looking at shopkeeper Zhao's appearance, Gu Ci inexplicably remembered the faces of those old pimps in Liuxiang. He was disgusted, but he didn't show it on his face. Good intentions, the weather is cold and the roads are slippery, so I can't afford to delay."

"That's true." Lu Ming received Gu Ci's cold reception, and the expression on his face did not change much. He followed Gu Ci's words and joked at Shopkeeper Zhao: "Could Shopkeeper Zhao want to renege on his debt?"

"Young master Lu is joking." Shopkeeper Zhao is well-informed. He has long heard that a rich young master from the capital has come to this town, but he only saw this person today, and he is not sure about this person's temperament. He greeted Gu Ci warmly, thinking that the two of them were old acquaintances, although it was a little surprising that Gu Ci knew this person, but after all, he had already guessed in his heart, so he was not too surprised, so he wanted to make a deal with this young master , but he didn't want Gu Ci to be such a difficult master, "Miss Gu and I are familiar with each other, and besides, Zhao is not such an untrustworthy person."

After speaking, he asked the clerk to collect the cloth bag in Gu Ci's hand, and beckoned him to bring the money, "Take ten taels of silver, and add another three taels of silver."

Jiaojiao's koi handkerchiefs and sachets cost twice as much as before, but even so, thirty handkerchiefs and thirty sachets only cost 160 Wen.

Under the wise management of the former emperor, the price of Dajin was reasonable, and the national treasury was full. A thousand copper plates were commonly known as a penny, which was one tael of silver.

"Shopkeeper Zhao is probably giving too much." Gu Ci frowned slightly, "Besides, you'd better check out the embroidery in person. If something goes wrong after you leave the shop, we won't be responsible for it." .”

"Not much, not much. It will be New Year's Eve soon, so I will give it to Miss Jiaojiao." Shopkeeper Zhao is a businessman, so he naturally values ​​money. The business is booming, and the extra money to make up is naturally a favor that goes along with the flow. "As for the embroidery, I can trust the two of you."

After saying that, the clerk in the store brought over a bulging indigo cloth bag, and shopkeeper Zhao took it, and handed it to Gu Ci with his own hands.

"Brothers still have to settle accounts clearly, shopkeeper Zhao still took the extra money." Gu Ci was not in a hurry to answer, "Treasurer Zhao thinks highly of Jiaojiao, I am happy for her, but this money is absolutely unacceptable."

If it were someone else who behaved so arrogantly and arrogantly, shopkeeper Zhao might despise it in his heart as a hypocrite, but when facing Gu Ci, he couldn't contempt at all. The face is upright, and the words of rejection are polite, but they are also straightforward.

"Shopkeeper Zhao, don't make it difficult for anyone." Lu Ming has been watching from the sidelines, listening to the conversation between the two, pondering a lot of news, seeing the vague impatience between Gu Ci's brows, and feeling that Shopkeeper Zhao The flattery is a bit crooked, "Young lady is an honest person, she won't take advantage of you."

"It's Zhao who is rude, girl." Hearing what he said, shopkeeper Zhao hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed to her, and quickly ordered the waiter to take the money again.

Gu Ci never went to look at Lu Ming, and counted some of the money that shopkeeper Zhao handed over again, then tied the cloth bag and carried it on his shoulder, "Treasurer Zhao is busy with personnel, so I won't bother you, and you don't have to Send them off."

"Miss Gu, wait a minute..." Seeing that Gu Ci turned around and was about to leave, shopkeeper Zhao quickly stopped her, "Miss Jiaojiao is also tired from work this time, and it happens to be the first month of the month when she is away from relatives and friends, so take a good rest, the next year is over On the eighth day of the lunar new year, the small shop will be open, and then..."

"Jiaojiao has been in poor health since she was a child, and I'm afraid she won't be able to take on this job in the future." Gu Ci heard what the shopkeeper Zhao wanted to say, and without turning his head, he interrupted him, without waiting for Zhao to finish speaking. After the shopkeeper replied, he went out the door.

After walking out of Caiyi Lane, she stopped again and glanced back.

Just now, she finally remembered that Ma Lingling married Lu Ming as a concubine back then, but she was driven back home by the Lu family within two years of her marriage.

Thinking about it, Lu Ming was quite generous. At the beginning, Ma Lingling was kicked out of the Lu Mansion on the grounds of asking her to go back to her mother's house to reflect on herself, but the servants gave her a lot of gold and silver. This made Ma Lingling's life in Gu's house very leisurely.

For honest and responsible farmers, being a concubine is not a shameful thing, but as the tax increases year by year, the life of the farmers is getting more and more difficult. Many people laugh at the poor but not at the prostitutes. Ma Lingling When she comes back in gold and silver, there are many girls in the village who flatter her.

Ma Lingling spent two years as a concubine and enjoyed everything. Although she knew in her heart that Lu Ming planned to give up on herself, she still acted like she was spoiling her concubine. She bought two little girls to serve her with her own money. To conceal her identity as an abandoned woman, she gave some of her jewelry to others from time to time.

This extravagance, within a year, almost squandered his own private house. Mrs. Liu was enjoying her favor and enjoying the envious eyes of the women in the village. This time she ran out of money, so she urged Ma Lingling Then go to Lu's house to ask for money.

However, before they could ask for the money, news came that something happened to the Lu family, but the case hadn't been clarified at that time. How dare you ask for any money, and cried loudly at home: "Mother, the surname Lu never touched me at all, and it wasn't a bright matchmaker who was getting married at the time, so I was carried in the sedan chair through the back door. I didn't get anything, and I didn't want to die. ..."

During that time, the Liu family sent her to inquire about the news every day. Gu Ci pleaded for many connections. When he got the news, only the men of the Lu family were executed and the women were sent to the northwest. As for Ma Lingling, the government didn't know about the Lu family There is also such a female relative.

Only then did the family know that Ma Lingling's identity had never been included in the Lu family's personnel book, let alone in the Lu family's genealogy. The Lu family had never acknowledged her identity from the beginning to the end, and she No one knows what the life of my aunt's life in the past two years, which I have talked about in a hype, is like.

The case about the Lu family was only involved after Princess Le Jia came to power to clean up the corrupt officials in the court. The court officials who had made friends with the Lu family helped to overturn the case, and only then did they know that the Lu family was wronged back then.

The reason why Gu Ci can still remember the Lu family's affairs so clearly is not only because of Jiaojiao, but also because of the crimes committed in the past, which are well known to everyone. General Zhao, who she has always admired, even said with emotion "The Lu family has been doing business for generations. If the courtiers hadn't opposed it, Empress Kang would have made her an imperial merchant. This young master of the Lu family was a man with a vision. It will lead to riots, and then shake the foundation of the court. In the final analysis, it was us, the late emperor who plotted to usurp the throne, who committed the evil himself."

At that time, 180 people of the Lu family, old and young, died unjustly. It is said that the bloody atmosphere at Caishikou lasted for a long time.

Gu Ci closed his eyes, took two steps back, and then thought that it was several years away from that incident. If she said this to people rashly at this time, maybe they would think of her, and besides, she would start over again in this life. , many things are different.

Thinking of this, Gu Ci waved the thoughts in his mind, and quickly went to the bank to exchange the ten taels of silver into bank notes, and then went to buy a few red lanterns and firecrackers for the broken silver. The first year of the family of three is bound to be It's good to have a prosperous life.

On the other side, Lu Ming watched Gu Ci walk out of the store, and then looked at Shopkeeper Zhao, "The Jiaojiao girl you mentioned just now is a little girl with some marks on her face?"

Shopkeeper Zhao has always talked with these high-ranking people, half to please, half to retreat, "Isn't it just like what Young Master Lu said." Seeing that Lu Ming's eyes lit up when he heard the words, he said again, "This Jiaojiao girl's face is full of smiles. There are some impressions, but the facial features are very beautiful, and she will definitely be a first-class beauty in the future."

Lu Ming glanced at him, noncommittal to his words, lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then changed the subject, "Can you show me the embroidery she embroidered?"

"Naturally." Shopkeeper Zhao responded with a smile, and while beckoning the staff to bring up the embroidery, he took Lu Ming to the back room, "Miss Jiaojiao's embroidery work is really nothing to say, the handkerchief and incense that I made last time As soon as the pouch was delivered, it was snatched away by several wives, and the third lady of Wang Yuan’s family even fought with the concubine of Li County Magistrate for a handkerchief, but I didn’t worry to death.”

"Really?" Lu Ming smiled, picked up his teacup, and took a sip, "Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times, so I really want to take a look."

While the two were talking, Maliu's buddy brought up a handkerchief and a sachet each.Shopkeeper Zhao took it and handed it to Lu Ming.

Lu Ming took a look at the handkerchief, and slid his finger over the small koi, his expression was not without surprise, "This koi is really lifelike, and the embroidery of water plants is even more unique, it is indeed a fine product."

"Isn't it?" Shopkeeper Zhao added more tea for him, "Miss Jiaojiao seems to have magical powers, and whatever she embroiders is what she embroiders. Master Jia just took a fancy to the handkerchiefs and sachets she embroidered, so he just Leave all the work in the house to me."

There was a smile on the corner of Lu Ming's mouth, and he raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "How do you sell this handkerchief and sachet?"

"Master Lu, unfortunately, neither the handkerchief nor the sachet can be sold."

"Ok?"

"Young Master Lu, please don't get me wrong." Shopkeeper Zhao was afraid of offending him. When the other party frowned, he hurriedly explained: "Master Jia ordered this handkerchief and sachet. Miss Jiaojiao only accepts handkerchiefs." As for the embroidery work of the sachet, Mr. Jia didn’t ask Miss Jiaojiao to embroider clothes or large screen items, but the handkerchief and the sachet were ordered to be [-] each.”

Lu Ming nodded his chin. He is also a businessman. He knows that in business, he talks about honesty. He is not embarrassed. He lowered his eyes thoughtfully, remembering what Gu Ci said just now, and then looked down at his hand. "Are there any other things she embroidered in the store?"

Shopkeeper Zhao grimaced, "To be honest, Miss Jiaojiao's embroidery is in short supply. The batch of handkerchiefs and sachets that were delivered last time were all snatched up. If there were any, then Miss Wang San and Li Xian Ling's concubine won't fight over each other anymore."

Lu Ming picked up the handkerchief and gently swept it between his nostrils, his brows slightly furrowed, "It's just that I'm late."

Shopkeeper Zhao naturally wanted to curry favor with him, but Mr. Jia agreed to this number, and he dared not change it without permission. If he broke the contract, money is a trivial matter, and if he offends others, it will be difficult to do business in the future.

He frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, "This veil is not good, but when Miss Jiaojiao came to try embroidery, she embroidered a veil of Phalaenopsis and Orchid, that is..."

"What is it?" Lu Ming's eyes lit up, "Shopkeeper Zhao clearly said it was."

"At that time, it was used for trial embroidery. The fabric was a little rough, and the embroidery pattern was not suitable for making handkerchiefs. It was good for looking at." Although shopkeeper Zhao said so, he had already beckoned to the assistant to fetch the handkerchief. handkerchief.

The embroidered handkerchief of Butterfly Xilan is really rough, and it doesn't match his identity as Young Master Lu, but Lu Ming is still very happy when he sees it, "Thank you, shopkeeper Zhao, for making it happen. From now on, the four seasons clothes in my house , I’m going to trouble shopkeeper Zhao..."

"Master Lu is polite, this is Zhao's luck." Shopkeeper Zhao was happy in his heart, but he still had a bit of reserve on his face.

"By the way, shopkeeper Zhao, does anyone know where the pair of sisters are from?"

"I don't know much about this. I only know that my sister's surname is Gu. However, there are many villages in Yunxia Town, and there are many people with the surname Gu."

Lu Ming lowered his eyes, and it was natural that they would meet each other by fate. It's just a small Yunxia Town, so it's not hard to find.

Gu Ci didn't know about this, and was rushing back at this moment, and it snowed again halfway, she didn't dare to delay, for fear that the snow would be heavy, and the road would be blocked by heavy snow, and she would not be able to go back even if she wanted to.

Sure enough, when it came to Youshi, the day became darker and darker, and after a while, it began to snow heavily. Gu Ci had already arrived at the entrance of the village, so he was not in a hurry, and went home in the wind and snow.

"Sister, sister..." As soon as they went up the slope, the two little ones who were sitting at the door ran up immediately.

"Don't come here." They were wearing cotton shoes at home, and when they got into the snow, the shoes got wet. Gu Ci snorted with a stern face, and when she saw that the two of them stopped rushing obediently, she slowed down With a slow tone, "What are you doing sitting at the door in such a cold day? Sincerely worrying my sister, right?"

Both Jiaojiao and Abao knew that the mountain road was difficult to walk. They saw that it was snowing, and their sister hadn't come back yet. They couldn't sit on the kang, so they ran to the door and waited. As the snow fell more and more, the two Everyone was on the verge of crying, and seeing Gu Ci come back safely made him happy.

Gu Ci walked over, each touched their hands, Ah Bao was better, his hands were warm, but the little girl's hands were as cold as ice.

She walked all the way, her whole body was hot, but her shoes were wet, so she changed her shoes, brushed the snow on her head and body casually, and quickly rubbed the little girl's hands in her own palms, training the two of them while rubbing.

What the two idlers were most worried about was that their sister was blocked by the heavy snow. Now that her sister is fine, they are in a great mood. My sister answered everything with a smile on her face. Ah Bao was even more happy when he saw the firecrackers. It is rare that he did not listen so carefully For my sister, stare at the string of firecrackers and look left and right, "Sister, I will order some during the Chinese New Year."

"I want to order too." Jiaojiao woke up naturally from sleep today, full of energy, and started messing around, "Let's nod one each."

Gu Ci rubbed her hands for a while, stuffed her into the bed, and flicked her forehead alone, "It's all skinny, and it's going to change the topic? It's dangerous to light firecrackers, and none of you can light them. You can help hang the lanterns."

"Wow, I even bought a lantern." A Baoke was happy, "Then I won't light firecrackers."

The little girl was curious and had no interest in lanterns. She scoffed at Abao and felt that her silly brother had no idea, as if thinking of something, "By the way, sister, Aunt Bangen, Aunt Six and Auntie, they all brought us tofu gone."

Gu Ci was stunned for a moment, then remembered that today was the day to grind tofu, but her family didn't have a stone mill, at that time Aunt Bangen told her not to grind it, and gave her some, but she didn't expect that both Aunt Six and Aunt .

Speaking of this, Gu Ci thought of something else, "A Bao, let's go there tomorrow, and this year's New Year's gift will also be given away."

Over there refers to Gu Lao Er's side.

When the little girl heard the words, she immediately said, "I won't go."

"I won't let you go." Gu Ci smiled at her, now that the family is separated, Liu will only dislike some people even more, so that she won't let Jiaojiao go to scold her.