Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 213 Visiting Liang Jinlan

Chapter 230 Visiting Liang Jinlan

Liang Yuzhong couldn't help being secretly surprised, because Niang's attitude towards Xi'er during her trip to the county town has changed a lot compared to before. Grabbing Xi'er's ear, she wanted to reprimand severely, but this time, not only did she not reprimand, but she patiently said it again, my God, the sun is coming out from the west!

A green cloth carriage was parked at the entrance of the inn, and a coachman stood outside the carriage. Judging by his attire, he should be a servant of a rich family.

Jin Xi looked sideways, could it be that Liang Lihui came over?
Liang Yuzhong and Jin Xi sent Mrs. Tan and Brother Nian to their guest room on the second floor of the inn. The room was brightly lit and several people were sitting there.

Old Liangtou, Liang Yuzhou, Liang Lisheng, and Liang Lihui also came over, accompanied by a young woman who was about 23 years old, dressed in glamorous clothes, wearing a red hairpin, and dressed like a young woman with a little powder and daisy.

Seeing Tan Shi and his party enter the door, Liang Lihui got up quickly, and the young woman also stood up immediately, with a generous and decent smile on her face.

After some pleasantries, I learned that the young woman was indeed Liang Lihui's wife, Yunzhi Zhou, the only daughter of Zhou Xiancheng's only daughter.Liang Lihui led Mrs. Zhou to kneel and kowtow to offer tea to Mrs. Tan, and then saluted Liang Yuzhong and Jin Xi one by one according to their seniority. As a cousin, Jin Xi naturally had to return the salute.

"Originally, I planned to go back to the village to visit my grandma and uncles when the weather warmed up in spring. It happened that my grandma came to the county seat. I have been wanting to visit for the past two days, but it has always been awkward. At noon, Lihui's family came to tell me , Grandma is going back to the village tomorrow, so I am anxious, no matter what, I beg him to bring me here to kowtow to grandma, it is not a formal meeting, when the weather is warmer, we will return to the village to pay respects. " Mrs. Zhou explained to Lao Liangtou and Mrs. Tan there.Speak reverently with some respect,

Gives a very comfortable and docile feeling.

Old Liangtou nodded repeatedly while smoking dry cigarettes, obviously very satisfied with this grandson-in-law who came from an official family.Mrs. Tan didn't behave like the old Liangtou, but she nodded with a calm expression, and after a few perfunctory words, she asked Liang Lisheng to carry Brother Nian to the back bed to sleep peacefully. Here, the whole family will accompany him. Old Liangtou, chatting casually under the lamp.

Mrs. Zhou had heard about the deeds of cousin Jinxi from Liang Lihui. Even though she cared about Liang Lihui and loved her family, she did not dare to despise people from the Liang family, but as a daughter of an official family, she still respected her in her heart. These merchants who are in business have a bit of contempt.

Originally, I thought that no matter how smart the third uncle's family and cousin Jinxi are and how they manage the shop, they are still nothing but philistines, and they cannot escape the stink of money.

Because I have seen Liang Yuju's greed and gloomyness, and Liang Yulin's rascally rascal, Zhou's fictional Liang Yuzhong should be a rich businessman, and cousin Jinxi must also be a country girl who doesn't know the basics, but her brains are better than others. .But this time, with a few salutes and a few words of greeting, Zhou was secretly surprised.

Not to mention that the third uncle, who owns three shops, is a generous and simple man, and the cardamom girl in front of him not only has a beautiful face, but also dresses and speaks decently.He didn't say much, he smiled kindly, his eyes were clear, and there was a faint aura of wisdom all over his body, which was completely different from Zhou's imagination.

While Mrs. Zhou was sizing up Jin Xi, Jin Xi was also secretly observing the lobby wife who was born as an official lady.Judging from her attire, she seems to be a little different from those official ladies who don't know the price of daily necessities. Taoist people's eyes are the windows to the soul. In Zhou's Yunzhi's eyes, although there are more or less births She has a sense of superiority in the world, but she doesn't see the domineering and domineering ladies of the official family.

Liang Lihui was sitting, and she was standing behind him, with a dignified and virtuous smile on her face all the time. Listening to these people talking about the affairs of the village, Mrs. Zhou listened patiently, without any sign of impatience.

Jin Xi compares the Zhou family with the previous Hong family. No wonder Liang Lihui is willing to marry into the Zhou family for Zhou's sake. This week's family Yunzhi is really good just from these appearances.However, painting the skin of a tiger is difficult to paint the bones, knowing people and faces but not knowing the heart, how the Zhou family will be, this has to be discussed in the long run.

Sensing Zhou Shi's eyes are constantly turning around her body, Jin Xi raised her eyes, met Zhou Shi's gaze, and smiled faintly.Zhou Shi was taken aback for a moment, then blushed slightly, and nodded towards Jin Xi.

Exiting from the old Liangtou, Jin Xi walked at a breezy pace, hurried and finally returned to the shop, as expected, in the closed shop, all the big guys were there, as usual, gathered around a big table, waiting for Jin Xi came back and calculated today's profit together!

Jinxi didn't even take a sip of her tea before she started doing the calculations. Sun Yubao was crackling the calculations at the side. Everyone else held their breath, waiting nervously and expecting the results. Liang Yuzhong also pulled a stool and sat behind Jinxi. For a moment, only the sound of breathing and counting chips was heard.

After a while, Jin Xi closed the account book and broke the silence in the shop with a sound.

"All the transactions made today, the book gross profit is 460 taels. After deducting materials, firewood, seasoning and other costs, the net profit should be 780 taels!" Jin Xi announced.

Everyone reacted differently when they heard the result.

"It can't be compared with the meeting at the hot pot shop at the end of last year. We made a net profit of 15 taels of silver on the day of the most meeting! Besides, I think the barbecue outside took up most of the profit today. Today I This shop sells food, and there are not many diners!" Sun Yuxia analyzed, a little dissatisfied with the result.

Sun Dahu shook his sore wrist, and said excitedly: "I think it's good to have something like this on the first day, but everything is difficult at the beginning, not to mention, after the renovation of our shop, many diners haven't touched it yet. , as time passes, more and more people will know about it, and the business will definitely improve gradually!"

"I agree with the second brother-in-law. We can't be impatient. We can't eat hot tofu if we are impatient. If we take our time, we will definitely get better and better." Sun Yubao said seriously.

Sun Yuxia sighed, and looked at Jin Xi helplessly, Jin Xi played with the calculations, smiled lightly, and said: "You can't become a fat man with one bite, our shop is now operating on a small budget, with small profits but high sales. Big guy Don't be discouraged, work hard, believe that our shop has the potential, and we can't affect the overall situation because of temporary gains and losses!"

The next day, old Liangtou took Liang Yuzhou and Liang Lisheng to the Fang Zhai in Changqing Alley to tidy up the bedding and the like.Jin Xi accompanies Mrs. Tan to the Yang family's house in the alley to visit Liang Jinlan who is in confinement.

Hearing the wind, Mrs. Yang was already waiting at the gate of the yard with flowers all over her face. When she first saw the bamboo basket carried by Jinxi in her arms, Mrs. Yang's eyes lit up.Hurry up and help Mrs. Tan go into the house.

The basket in Jin Xi's hand was immediately picked up by the maid brought by Yang Shi, and Jin Xi followed behind empty-handed, watching all the way, listening to Yang's rambling words, The words outside brought out how much the Yang family valued Liang Jinlan's mother and son.

Yang Shi led Tan Shi and Jin Xi through the row of main houses in front and came to the inner courtyard at the back, and met two middle-aged maidservants along the way.They all came over to greet Mrs. Tan politely, calling Mrs. Tan the old lady and Jin Xi Miss.

"Okay, you all go down and get busy. Remember to stew the pigeons later, and remember to put an extra handful of wolfberry, which the young lady wants to eat before lunch." Yang waved her hands and instructed the two servants.

Jin Xi saw that the two maids said "yes" on their mouths, and there was a strong disdain at the meeting of their eyes.

The two maids took two steps, and were stopped by Mrs. Yang again: "What, the old lady of the relatives came to visit your young mistress, remember to add a few more dishes to the original dishes for lunch, put more oil and more meat, and turn around Serve it on the table to embarrass the dead, I want you to look good!"

When Yang Shi led Tan Shi and Jin Xi away, the two servants whispered in a low voice: "The wife of my in-laws is really miserable, she lives here every day and doesn't leave, and she just pretends that she is the master and comes to call her." drink us!"

"Tch, the young mistress is afraid that she will lose her figure if she becomes fat, so she won't be able to please the young master. Didn't those chicken soup and pigeon soup all go into the stomachs of the master and wife? It's so cheap, how can you be willing to leave?"

"Thick-skinned, you can't hold her to death!"

"Stop talking, if the young lady finds out that we are talking about her mother here, we will feel better later, so hurry up and go to the kitchen!"

"Hmph, don't be afraid if you know, she is not the only one who has the final say in this house! When the young master helps that girl Qiaohui to be a concubine, our life will be better than now. Just stay with us!"

"Oh, who knows what will happen in the future, the young mistress has given birth to a son and is the favorite of the Yang family, you see, the young master originally wanted to favor Qiaohui, but now he has restrained himself! "

"Let's not talk about the affairs of the masters, it's a mess, hurry up and go to the kitchen to do our duty!" After saying that, the two left in a hurry.

Liang Jinlan leaned back on the spacious mahogany carved bed, with a windproof forehead tied on her head, and a brocade quilt covering her body, she still had a charming face, perhaps because the blood lost during childbirth had not been replenished, and her cheeks were slightly pale .

A maid was beside the bed, carefully feeding Liang Jinlan something to drink.

Seeing Tan's and the others enter the door, Liang Jinlan and the maid turned their gazes in this direction, and Jinxi immediately recognized the maid, it was the maid Cui'er she saw at the night market at that moment.

Seeing Mrs. Tan, Liang Jinlan looked overjoyed, and said, "Grandma, I'm looking forward to your coming. My granddaughter misses you every day!" Liang Jinlan: "People in the confinement period are not allowed to go to the ground, so be careful!"

"Mother, Grandma came all the way to visit me and Xiaowaer, I have to kowtow to Nanny for Xiaowaer no matter what!" Liang Jinlan said.

(End of this chapter)