In the evening, Eldest Master Gu Zhiming returned to the mansion, and learned that during the daytime, Xie Mao brought someone to call the door. The elder was so angry that he held his knife and was about to go out to chop Xie Mao.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, managed to persuade him to come down.
"This is a conflict between the second brother and his brother-in-law, so don't mix it up."
Eldest Master Gu Zhiming glared, looking very fierce, "How can this be called meddling. Xie Mao is so deceitful that he dares to bring someone to the door, who gave him the courage
In my absence in the afternoon, he escaped unharmed. If I was in the mansion, if he dared to call, I would kill him without saying a word. "
The eldest wife Zhang pursed her lips with a look of disgust.
The elder was very dissatisfied, "Are you looking down on me?"
Mrs. Zhang secretly rolled her eyes, "They are all officials ordered by the court. Who can kill whom? You think you are a general who leads the army outside, and you will not accept the orders of the emperor outside. You can chop whoever you want to chop. Is it enough to seal the confession
This is the capital city, at the feet of the emperor, who dares to hack and kill officials without purpose? Do you want to eat the food of the Jinwu Guard
Let me tell you, the matter between the second brother and Xie Mao can only be resolved by official means.
You are a general, you can't play with those civil servants, you have to respect the opinion of the second brother in this matter, don't make trouble. "
The elder was so angry that he smashed his teacup, "Could it be that Xie Mao is made to be arrogant, but can't fight back?"
Mrs. Zhang said calmly: "The counterattack has to be counterattacked in the officialdom. Xie Mao can bring people to fight back, but we can't do that.
All the people in the hall were watching, the second younger brother would be very attractive, at this time, he must not make mistakes and be caught by others.
Don't you forget, the empress is still lying in the palace, do you really think that the lineage of the Eastern Palace is easy to bully? "
Mrs. Zhang is obviously calmer and more rational than the old man, and she can see more thoroughly.
The Zhang family has been a military general for generations and has lived in the capital for generations. Mrs. Zhang has been fascinated by her ears and eyes since she was a child, and she can see things in the court quite clearly.
Although she can't offer great advice, she does know what to do and what not to do. Know how to protect yourself wisely.
The elder frowned and snorted coldly, extremely upset.
As a military commander, it's really aggrieved that he can't slash and kill his opponent with all his heart.
He said to Mrs. Zhang: "You are a woman, I am too lazy to tell you. I will go to see my second brother. This matter cannot be left alone."
The old man went out angrily.
Mrs. Zhang watched the Elder Master leave with a look of disgust, and had foreseen that the Elder Master would run into a wall with Mr. Gu.
The Grand Master walked across the corridor to the study.
But he didn't expect to meet Mr. Gu.
Old man Gu jumped out suddenly, startling the old man.
"Why did father come out?"
Old Master Gu looked unhappy, and when he saw the Eldest Master, he spit at him first.
The elder was disgusted, but he couldn't fight back, feeling aggrieved.
"The old man gave birth to your two useless sons, and you have lost all my face. Useless things."
Old man Gu pointed at the old man and cursed.
The old man blushed, who the hell is useless.
"Father doesn't know the inside story, so don't talk nonsense."
"There's something that I don't know about. I gave birth to you two cowards, what the hell did I do in my last life!"
Old man Gu was crying, sat down on the ground, and started making a fuss.
Master Gu came out of the study when he heard the movement.
When Mr. Gu saw Mr. Gu, he jumped up and grabbed Mr. Gu's wrist, "Second, why are you useless? Let's go to Xie's house with this old man, and pull Xie Mao out to give him a beating."
Master Gu looked impatient, "Father, can you stop making trouble? My son has his own opinion on this matter, so you don't need to worry about it."
"What proposition? What do you think you have? When Xie Mao called, you should slap him back and teach him the principles of life."
Mr. Xie was persistent and insisted on dragging Mr. Gu to Xie's house to find a way back.
Mr. Gu asked the old man for help, "Brother, take care of the old man."
The elder frowned, first winking at the servants. A few servants rushed up and lifted Mr. Gu skillfully.
Old man Gu scolded, "You are not filial to your children and grandchildren, and it is no fart to have a son. You two cowards, let me down. If you dare not listen to what I say, I will beat you to death next time."
Mr. Gu's voice gradually faded away, and the farce finally came to an end.
Master Gu sighed, "Brother, you have a solution."
Eldest Master Gu Zhiming snorted, "I told you to train some useful servants earlier, and next time the old man is still making trouble, you can follow my method and directly carry him down and lock him in the yard."
Master Gu smiled helplessly, "You can also see that my brother and I have been so busy recently that I have neglected the old man's affairs."
The old man stared at him, "What's the matter with Xie Mao? He's knocking on the door, so you let him get away
In my opinion, what the old man said is not wrong. You should just give Xie Mao a slap in the face and teach him how to behave.
Relying on his status as a brother-in-law, he is simply lawless and doesn't take our Gu family seriously. That being the case, why should you be polite to him. "
Master Gu's face was extremely serious, "Brother, this matter is not as simple as you think."
The old man snorted, with contempt in his eyes, "It's not Donggong, you are afraid of his fart. Anyway, our Gu family and Donggong can't pee in the same pot, and the empress is about to die, so she just tore her face and fucked her. Xie Mao There is the Eastern Palace behind you, but don’t forget, there is an entire honorable general standing behind you. I don’t believe that if the noble generals unite, they can overthrow the Eastern Palace.”
Master Gu frowned, "Brother, can you stop making trouble? If things were really that simple, how could the princes have waited until today? I'm afraid they would have started a few years ago.
In short, it is not yet the right time, and we must be more patient at this time. If you can't bear it, you will make big plans. Don't take a wrong step at this time. "
The old man looked impatient, "I just don't like your way, you have to take everything slowly. It's been so many years, and you're still like this bird.
Forget it, I can't help you with the affairs of your yamen. But if you need me, just ask. We two brothers, don't be so alien. "
"Don't worry, brother, I will definitely not see you outside."
The old man patted Mr. Gu on the shoulder, "Remember, you must teach Xie Mao a lesson this time. If you can't kill him, you have to take off his skin."
Master Gu nodded solemnly, "That's exactly what I mean."
The old man laughed, "I'm relieved then."
At night, Xie woke up.
She asked someone to invite Master Gu to the Furong Courtyard.
"Master, my elder brother..."
"This matter needs to be brought up again." Master Gu interrupted her without waiting for Xie to finish speaking.
Xie's face was slumped, and he was in a panic.
She opened her mouth, facing Mr. Gu's serious face, she couldn't say anything.
At last there was only a sigh.
The husband and wife were silent for a long time before Mrs. Xie spoke again, "Lu Hou's mansion invited a matchmaker to come to talk about marriage. Mrs. Lu Hou took a fancy to the second girl and wanted to marry the second girl for the youngest son. Please make up your mind on this matter. I'd better reply to Mrs. Lu Hou as soon as possible."
Master Gu frowned suddenly.
Xie was surprised.
She thought that Mr. Gu would definitely agree to such a good marriage in the Luhou Mansion.
Mrs. Xie cautiously asked: "Master, is this marriage inappropriate? The second girl is weak and cannot be the young mistress of the family. It is also suitable for her to marry the youngest son of the Luhou Mansion."
Mr. Gu said expressionlessly: "This marriage, don't worry. Wait and see."
Mr. Gu has doubts in his heart.
Lu Hou Peiren has a high position and authority, and his position is unstable.
Being in-laws with the Luhou Mansion, at first glance, it seems to be quite good.
However, if you think about it carefully, the risks here are very high.
Mr. Gu remembered that Lu Hou's mansion wanted to marry the next door Hou's mansion at the beginning, but was rejected by the Hou's mansion.
Mr. Gu thought about it for a while, but he still thought to wait for a while and wait for the situation to become clearer.
He said to Mrs. Xie: "The second girl's marriage is not in a hurry. If the Marquis of Lu asks about it, you should think of an excuse to procrastinate."
"The concubine listens to the master."
While Xie was surprised, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Good to drag!
She was not happy to see Gu Jiu marry into Luhou's mansion.
Gu Jiu is a sick child, what qualifications does he have to marry into a noble family.
…
Twelfth lunar month twenty-three, small year.
The Gu mansion is decorated with lanterns and festoons, and everyone is preparing for the New Year.
The servants are busier than usual, but everyone is motivated.
During the Chinese New Year, you can get a large reward. Wouldn't it be fun for everyone to get together to eat, drink and play money.
On this day, Gu Jiu's first property in the capital opened.
Located in Shili Hutong in the south of the city, the people who live here are all common people in the capital.
In the middle of the alley, the clothing store that was originally closed down reopened on this day.
Passers-by looked inside curiously, what does this shop sell? Jumeizhai? Can't figure out what it's called.
When Er Zhuang placed the goods at the door, everyone suddenly realized that it turned out to be a shop selling pearl flower ornaments.
Do I need to rent a shop to sell this kind of thing
This boss doesn't know how to do business, so he must close the store after opening for a month.
Everyone shook their heads and left without looking at Jumeizhai's business.
Seeing that all the onlookers had left, Er Zhuang was a little confused.
Fortunately, from the northwest to the capital, running outside every day, Er Zhuang can be regarded as experienced.
He arranged the goods, and placed the most beautiful ones on the outside, so that the passing girls and daughters-in-law could see the beautiful beaded flowers on the door panel with just a glance.
He kept in mind Gu Jiu's advice, for a small business, just test the waters, even if the business is not good, don't panic. Anyway, they can afford it.
The shop assistants of other shops stood at the door, looking around and pointing.
Er Zhuang looked calm, not at all cowardly.
"Er Zhuang, is the business open?"
Gu Yu brought the yamen servants over to give Er Zhuang's business momentum, and also to deter surrounding businesses.
Remind all major merchants that the newly opened Jumeizhai has a backer.
If you dare to make trouble in Jumeizhai and play tricks, you must be prepared to pay the corresponding price.
Er Zhuang grinned, "Master Gu Fourth, why are you here today?"
"I'm worried, come and have a look. It's not open yet?"
Er Zhuang said with a smile: "At the beginning, take your time, don't worry."
Gu Yu laughed, "That's right, don't worry about the small business. Just use it to earn some pocket money for the second sister. Er Zhuang, these government servants are responsible for the security of the Shili Hutong area. This is Zhang Tou, Who is this… "
Gu Yu introduced Er Zhuang to several local government servants.
Er Zhuang hurriedly took out the red envelopes he had prepared in advance, and delivered them one by one.
Several yamen servants were benefited and laughed.
"You are Er Zhuang? Don't worry, no one in this area would dare to trouble you. If you come to me, I will stand in for you."
"Thank you Zhangtou. Let's have a drink tonight."
"Haha, okay! Drinking in Juxian Building at night, so?"
Er Zhuang nodded again and again, "Make it, make it."
Juxian Building is a relatively high-end restaurant in the south of the city. A meal costs at least a few taels of silver.
Er Zhuang feels sorry for Yinzi, but he also knows that he must drink this meal.
As the saying goes, the king of Hades is easy to see, but the imp is hard to deal with.
Don't think that everything will be fine with Mr. Gu as your backer.
Those who do things are the people below, if you don't manage the people below, it's not enough to have the face of Mr. Gu.
Gu Yu said: "Er Zhuang, you are busy with business, so we will leave first."
"Thank you Fourth Young Master Gu, thank you Zhangtou..."
Er Zhuang watched everyone leave and heaved a sigh of relief.
The shop assistants who were standing at the door to watch the excitement before, all enthusiastically joined in this meeting.
Jumeizhai has a backer in the yamen, so he has to make friends.
"Brother Er Zhuang, you sell pearl flowers! How do you sell this? I'll buy one for my sister."
"I'll have a pair too. It's almost Chinese New Year, so I'll bring one for my daughter-in-law and one for my daughter."
…
Er Zhuang didn't expect that Gu Yu took the yamen servants for a trip and even brought him business.
Jumeizhai has finally opened.
The waiters in the shop bought it, and the older girls and younger daughter-in-laws also joined together.
At the beginning, everyone was not optimistic about the business. Unexpectedly, after the opening, the business has not stopped.
Er Zhuang was alone and almost couldn't handle it.
On this day, the girls and daughters-in-law in Shili Hutong were all talking about Jumeizhai's pearl flowers and accessories.
Good-looking, not expensive, and many styles.
They are much prettier than the bead flowers sold at Xuji shop at the entrance of the Hutong.
Xu Ji shop is an old local jewelry store, but the pearl flower jewelry they sell, compared with Jumeizhai's, looks outdated and unattractive.
"Hey, what are you wearing on your head? It's so pretty, where did it come from?"
The eldest girl smiled shyly, "I bought it at Jumeizhai."
"What? What fast?"
"Jumeizhai, a newly opened shop that specializes in beaded flower ornaments, very beautiful."
"Well, it's quite beautiful, and it's expensive."
"It's not expensive. My pearl flower only costs twenty-five Wen."
"Twenty-five Wen is not expensive, is it?"
While the women disliked the high price, they secretly thought that tomorrow they would also buy a pearl flower to wear on their heads.
Dialogues like this started around Shili Hutong and spread slowly.
Before long, the whole south of the city will know that there is a new shop in Shili Hutong, called Jumeizhai.
The things sold in that shop are good-looking, not expensive, and the styles are new.
This day, Er Zhuang had a lot of harvest, he thought, what is the assembly line operation that Gu Jiu planned, maybe it can be advanced in advance.
But even if you want to advance, you have to wait for the New Year.
After the Chinese New Year, when the money is back, I will find a few people to start the assembly line production.
He remembered again that Gu Jiu wanted him to recruit talents.
Er Zhuang already had several goals in mind.
After arriving in the capital, he wandered around the capital all day long, inquiring about news, and actually met some people.
But whether these people are suitable or not, we still have to wait for Gu Jiu to make a decision with his own eyes.
Busy and busy, the day has passed.
As the sky darkened, lanterns lit up at the gate of the Gu Mansion.
The housekeeper, Gu Quan, went to the porter and asked twice, "Is the second master back?"
The concierge shook his head, "I haven't seen the second master come back."
Gu Quan frowned, at this hour, the second master hadn't come back yet. Could it be that he was delayed by the affairs of the yamen.
Gao Sanfu came to ask. "The wife asked me to come and ask, when will the master come back? Today is the Spring Festival, the wife has prepared a banquet, and is waiting for the master."
The butler Gu Quan frowned, "I'll go to the Yamen to have a look."
Gao Sanfu's heart skipped a beat, "Butler Gu, the master won't encounter any accidents, right?"
"You have a crow's mouth, don't you know something nice to say, you're a Chinese New Year old?"
Gao Sanfu raised his hand and slapped himself on the mouth twice, "Look at my stinky mouth, don't mind the housekeeper."
Gu Quan hummed, and rushed towards the yamen with the people.
In Furong Courtyard, people from the second bedroom gathered together, waiting for Mrs. Gu to come back, and then they can start the banquet.
The sky has completely darkened, and Mr. Gu hasn't come back yet.
Mrs. Xie had already sent someone to the concierge to inquire several times, but there was no news.
She was a little anxious.
Gu Teng, the sixth young master, said: "At the end of the year, the yamen is busy with official duties. My father may not come back until midnight."
Mrs. Xie frowned, and said: "Today is New Year's Eve. When the master went out in the morning, I reminded him to come back early. It's already this time, and I haven't seen anyone yet, so nothing will happen."
Gu Ting yelled: "Madam, don't worry, father is safe and sound, everything is going well, and nothing will happen."
Xie Shi didn't make a sound.
Gu Jiu frowned, she called Xiao Cui, and ordered softly, "Go to the corner gate and see, if the corner gate of the Hou Mansion is still open, you can ask the people in the Hou Mansion if they know the news of the master."
Xiaocui responded and quietly left.