Forced marriage: ruffian king, I will not marry

Chapter 43
Shangguan Xi lowered his eyes and then raised them again, "You will follow me as a sacrifice later."

Xixiao's eyes lit up, and she happily agreed.

The two came to the ancestral hall early, Shangguan Xi glanced over and saw that Murong Han was also in it, he seemed a little out of his mind.

Except for the third aunt Liu who never cared about world affairs, after everyone in the mansion arrived, they lined up from front to back according to their positions.

In the front, Shangguan Shen was dressed in a black and gold costume, and He Shi was at the right back, holding incense sticks in his hand, and bowed in front of the altar god, and after a quarter of an hour, there was a sudden "ding" The beeping sounded, Shangguan Shen and He Lianyin opened their eyes, and took two steps back, and the niche right in front suddenly opened to both sides, revealing dozens of spiritual seats lined up on both sides, and sitting there in the middle, covered with The thing that shone with golden light was actually that golden monkey.

Today, the golden monkey wore a very formal red cape and a jeweled brow. It sat obediently, but the jeweled brow was tilted.His red eyes sparkled, and he looked agilely at the people standing solemnly below, squinting from the corners of his eyes, as if enjoying the feeling of being enshrined.

"The sacrifice begins!"

The housekeeper announced in a deep voice, and everyone standing there, starting with Shangguan Shen, lit the incense in the incense burner one by one, and worshiped devoutly.In this way, the sacrifice of the Shangguan family is not only to worship the ancestors, but also to pray for the prosperity of gold and wealth through the meaning of the golden toad.

When Shangguan Xi came forward to worship, she just followed the pace of the crowd and burned the incense sticks, but just as she stepped forward to light the incense sticks without squinting, she suddenly heard a "squeak" sound above her head. ", Shangguan Xi curled his lips, deciding to ignore this meddling monkey.

Seeing that Shangguanxi ignored him, the golden monkey was not happy anymore, and it didn't care that it had an important position at this time. Seeing the enshrined objects in front of it, it stretched out its paw and randomly grabbed a gold ingot and threw it at Shangguanxi, thinking To attract her attention, a medium-sized ingot hit the front of the incense burner, making a crisp sound. Everyone was startled, and looked up to see the strange scene.

"What, what's going on here? Jinshen throwing ingots... This has never appeared before!" Shangguan Shen stared at the golden monkey above him with wide eyes, and trembled when he spoke, "Hurry up, hurry up!" Go and invite the priest!"

Shangguanxi is speechless, Golden God?It seems that a healing beast like Jin Chanzi is treated like a god of wealth in a merchant's house like Shangguan's.But this seems to be a good omen.

The He family on one side felt a little heartbroken, and hurried forward and said: "Master, this gold ingot was thrown by the God of Gold, which means a lot of wealth. Of course, it was thrown to you, Master. Congratulations, Master, this year the Shangguan family must be prosperous!"

Shangguan Shen's eyes changed, and he turned his head to look at the golden monkey and Shangguan Xi who was standing by the incense burner. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell who the ingot was thrown to, but He's words are also very pleasant, Shangguan Shen naturally didn't say anything more.

"The god of gold sends wealth, this is an auspicious omen, my Shangguan family will definitely have a wealth of wealth!" Shangguan Shen smiled and let go of his voice, announcing the happy event boldly.

There was another sound of eager laughter, Shangguan Xi's mouth curled up with a trace of sneer, which was regarded as a sign from heaven, and it was really stupid, everything must be done with strength.

She raised her eyes and smiled at the golden monkey, counting it as a greeting. The golden monkey also gave a polite "squeak" twice and smiled. Amidst the cheers and emotions, the subtle interaction between the two was still in the minority. In people's eyes, Shangguan Shen looked slightly embarrassed.

"My lord, all the presidents of the Chamber of Commerce are waiting outside, let's go and entertain them quickly." He Shi reminded Shangguan Shen at the right time, and Shangguan Shen immediately reacted, ended the sacrifice for the time being, and led everyone away .

Before leaving, Murong coldly glanced at Shangguan Xi and Jin Hou, and Shangguan Xi smiled back.

The Chamber of Commerce started in the afternoon. Under the scorching summer, pavilions and pavilions have been set up on the Pinghu Tower, which is simple and atmospheric, with a gentle breeze.Many older bookkeepers of their own clans or presidents of other clans sat down one by one, and under the leadership of Shangguan Shen, they began to report one by one how the hundreds of shops under Shangguan's family were in the past two years.

The Chamber of Commerce is more advantageous than the younger generation of the Shangguan family. After a simple reconciliation of the accounts and summarizing the gains and losses of the shops, Shangguan Shen and several old accountants will decide which shops can be closed.However, these shops that have been included in the list and abandoned can still have a chance to be saved in the hands of the younger generation. As long as whoever has the ability to make a loss-making shop earn a thousand taels within three days, then this shop can fall into the hands of someone else. The number is unlimited.What's more, whoever can save five shops will get one good-profit shop.

Shangguan Xi thought that this was a very good way to use lifeless shops to exercise the ability of the operators, and to get rewards based on their own abilities.It is very difficult to save a store without capital.

But for Shangguan Xueqi and the He family, this is a good time, as long as some financial resources can be solved, not only can they become the champions, but they can also bring in the stores that are still alive. Real estate resale.

After an afternoon of discussion and decision, a total of 53 shops were designated as abandoned, including large and small, for Shangguanxi and others to choose from.

The first one to choose must be Shangguan Xueqi. She is also the one who picks out experience. She just glanced at the account books of those shops, and combined with her previous understanding, she quickly chose eight shops. Shangguan Xi looked at them coldly. , these eight shops have relatively small problems, or are located in superior locations, leaving those shops with large loopholes, naturally there is no room for change.

But there is no store that cannot be saved. Things are dead, but people are alive.

She waited for Shangguan Xueyan and others to choose one by one, then walked forward slowly, casually flipped through the leftover account books of more than two dozen companies, almost without lifting her eyes, "I can take care of the rest of the shops." .”

The two white-bearded presidents sitting in front of her shook their beards in fright, and glanced at Shangguan Xi in disbelief. This kid must be out of his mind, so he picked up an account book and flipped through it. Looking at the account book, he said to Shangguan Xi: "Son, this spice shop has already lost so much that it can't even hire the accountant. You have to check it out!"

"Don't worry, sir, I have my own way to make it profitable." Shangguanxi turned to look at Shangguanshen, "Does father believe that Xi has this ability?"

Compared to other people, Shangguan Shen is much calmer, "You can't force anything, but you can do it, so I'm happy for my father."

Shangguan Xueqi gritted her teeth secretly, and cast her eyes fiercely at Shangguan Xi, this woman really doesn't know how much she weighs, she wants to see how embarrassing she will be then!
(End of this chapter)