From the carriage in the Huguohou Mansion, Ning Xueyan found a suitable position, closed her eyes and rested her mind.
She ordered people's clothes, and the most important thing was to go to a clothing shop. That shop was the dowry of the Ming family before, and the former owner was the Ming family, but it has long been the private property of the Huguohou Mansion, or it should be. Said it was Ling's private property.
The shopkeeper Yu there is really a wonderful person, she went here specially to see him today.
Is this person sincerely standing by Mother's side, or has he already voted for Ling's side? Ning Xueyan hopes that she can see clearly this time. For those who are still grateful, the dowry belongs to the Ming family, and the Ling family must not take it away!
The shop is not in the most prosperous area, but even so, there is a lot of traffic in front of that street, which is not bad at all compared to the kind of front and back that occupy two streets.
Qingyu, Xinmei got out of the car first, Qingyu went in to find the shopkeeper Yu, Xinmei helped Ning Xueyan get out of the car.
The shop has only two facades, and the front and back are not connected. It does not occupy another main street. It is not a big shop, but when you enter it, you find that the inside is not small. There are two floors. The bottom sells various fabrics and the top is equipped with Some women's embroidery, silk thread and other businesses make a living. It can be regarded as a grocery store about materials and embroidery.
There are many women looking at materials downstairs and embroidery upstairs, and the shop assistants are busy serving customers there.
"Is it the fifth girl?" Qingyu and a thin old man in his sixties came over. Seeing Ning Xueyan, the old man's face showed excitement, and tears flashed in his eyes.
"Treasurer Yu, you are in good health!" Ning Xueyan smiled slightly, accepted a gift from Shopkeeper Yu generously, and then returned half of the gift gracefully.
Although this jade shopkeeper was not the shopkeeper of the Ming family, but according to Nanny Han, he was considered an old man at that time. He was promoted from the former second shopkeeper to the big shopkeeper. He has been guarding this clothing store for so many years.
Looking at Ning Xueyan's face, although there is still a bit of childishness, in the description, it is natural and generous, without the slightest frivolity, especially those black jade-like eyes, which are cold and transparent, with a persuasive intelligence. It's not easy to see it. The shopkeeper Yu is a person who has seen many people, so he just nodded secretly.
I heard earlier that this fifth girl had occupied a place in the mansion not long after she left Mingshuangyuan. Now it seems that there must be a cause and an effect. Such a girl is so simple. I dare not look at it now. More and more respectful.
He welcomed Ning Xueyan to the upstairs room and sat down, asked the waiter to bring tea, and shopkeeper Yu personally brought it in respectfully.
Ning Xueyan took the tea, lifted the lid, skimmed off the powdered tea, took a sip, put it down and straight to the point.
"Tomorrow is the day when the shopkeepers will come to the house to deliver the ledgers. Is the ledger here ready for shopkeeper Yu?"
Although she was young, shopkeeper Yu couldn't help being startled by her overall style and magnanimous and calm attitude. There was a trace of daze on her face, and her eyes involuntarily glanced outside, showing a bit of hesitation.
"Could it be that this can't be said? This year, my mother is worshiping the Buddha in the Buddhist hall, and all the affairs in the backyard are in the hands of my grandmother. I take care of this for my grandmother. I have to ask first." Ning Xueyan calmly raised her eyes , Moyu-like eyes reveal a clear and cold indifference and brightness.
Shopkeeper Yu lowered his head involuntarily, speechless for a while.
First, Ning Xueyan made clear her identity, and second, she said that she would be responsible to Mrs. Tai. Of course, she also mentioned the matter of Ling Shi in the Buddhist hall. As the mistress of the house, she doesn't care about the affairs of the backyard, but at this busiest time, she goes to pay homage to any Buddha, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that something must have happened.
These shopkeepers who have always been under the management of the Ling family have long met in private and discussed today's situation. Most of them expressed their optimism for the Ling family. They are always the eldest lady of the Hou family. Even if there is any punishment, it will not be too much. With the Eldest Young Master here, how could she, the head mistress, be really punished.
Before the end of the year at the most, the eldest lady will definitely be released, so they expressed that they are not in a hurry to hand over the account book tomorrow, and it will not be too late to hand it in after the eldest lady comes out.
Although shopkeeper Yu doesn't quite agree with those shopkeepers' views, he is a shrewd person, and of course he knows that he has to follow the trend at this time. If he doesn't follow the trend at this time, he will be squeezed out by others. He will definitely not be spared, but in the current situation, how could this fifth girl be easy to fool.
So I hesitated for a while.
"Couldn't Shopkeeper Yu say he's sick and won't come to the Marquis Mansion tomorrow?" Ning Xueyan smiled slightly, and asked lightly, her eyes were cold and sharp, and his next words made Shopkeeper Yu even more fierce. His lips trembled and he couldn't continue, "Could it be that shopkeeper Yu thought that the surname of this shop was really Ling?"
What I said is heartbreaking. You must know that although these shops were acquired by the Ling family from the Ming family, she did not dare to expressly say that they belonged to her, so as not to cause Madam Tai's displeasure. At most, she hinted in private that these are all Her private property, but how can these words be said directly on the table.
Although these shopkeepers were told by Ling Shi privately that these shops were her dowry, but they did not dare to say in front of everyone that these shopkeepers are also human beings, and of course they understand this meaning, so although the master is designated as Ling's , but did not dare to say such things in front of Mrs. Tai.
"Fifth girl, you are going to kill the old slave. How dare the old slave think so, and dare not do so. Tomorrow, I will definitely bring the account book to the Hou Mansion, and ask the fifth girl to have a look."
Seeing such fierce Ning Xueyan, in an instant, the shopkeeper Jade made up his mind, and hurriedly agreed with a smile.
The previous rumors in the Hou's Mansion were unclear about Ling's being imprisoned in the Buddhist hall, and no one knew the real reason, but now, according to the shopkeeper Jade, there must be a great connection with the fifth girl. As an unfavorable girl, she forced the eldest lady in power to the Buddhist hall, which shows that this fifth girl is extremely powerful.
Even the eldest madam was devastated, it's a pity who still can't see through, thinking that she can help the eldest lady to deal with this fifth girl, but the current situation is that not only can't fix this fifth girl, but it seems that whoever Whoever hits the muzzle of a gun will be unlucky. Those shopkeepers in their 50s and 60s may not be able to fight against this little girl who is only in her teens.
Seeing shopkeeper Yu readily agreeing, Ning Xueyan had a clear smile on her lips. This shopkeeper Yu is indeed a smart person, and it is absolutely right to choose him to start with. On the one hand, smart people dare not directly confront him. On the other hand, he is not that loyal to Ling. Judging from his expression, you can see it from the material he gave himself before. He still has a little affection for his old club, so he will not be hard on himself. Top, this is an excellent breakthrough.
The stern look on his face faded, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "What trouble did shopkeeper Yu encounter?"
Shopkeeper Yu who said this was startled, and raised his head in astonishment: "How does Fifth Miss know?"
"The shopkeeper's expression is in a trance, frowning from time to time, looking outside, with a worried look on his face, something must have happened." Ning Xueyan said gently.
"Young lady has sharp eyes," Shopkeeper Yu sighed. Originally, he wanted Ling to settle this matter, but he didn't expect that Ling had been in the Buddhist hall for so many days. When he went to the Marquis's mansion to ask, everyone said they didn't know. When will the lady come out to worship the Buddha, but this matter can't be delayed, so the shopkeeper Yu is really troubled these days.
"What's the matter?" Ning Xueyan asked. She told Nanny Han to stare at this place before. Of course she knew what happened to shopkeeper Yu. She asked this question on purpose, but it just made shopkeeper Yu unclear about her cards. .
"Speaking of which, I really don't blame the old slave. Someone made trouble on purpose. He just said that a kind of material produced in our shop is not good, mixed with bad thread, and the clothes made are not strong enough. The servants put them on It broke within a few days, and it shrunk even after being exposed to water. Several families ordered this material from our store before, and they all returned the goods.”
Shopkeeper Yu was very upset when he talked about this matter. In order to meet the needs of the various governments to prepare new clothes for the servants during the New Year, he bought a large amount of that type of fabric. Who would have thought that something like this would happen suddenly? , Immediately returned the goods one after another, now these materials have filled the warehouse behind, why not make him anxious.
"Which family did this come from?" Ning Xueyan frowned slightly and asked.
Shopkeeper Jade looked ashamed: "I don't know which family spread the news, but recently, people always come to make troubles, and they always talk about this material. It's not that the material is broken and can't be worn, or that the material has shrunk. , and said that the material was mixed with other silk threads, and the color was washed out after washing, anyway, there are all kinds of troubles, and there will be troubles every two days, and if the troubles continue like this, the business in the store will disappear.”
"Is there any special mark on the materials in our store?" Ning Xueyan asked.
There are quite a few such shops in the capital, but each has its own marks.
"Yes, but it's all on one piece of cloth, and one piece of cloth can usually make two or three pieces of clothes, so it's not obvious from one piece of clothes." Shopkeeper Yu replied distressedly.
"Is there a mark of the brand in the store?" Ning Xueyan asked.
"Yes, the inner compartment of the material is very small. This piece of cloth is custom-made in our store. It is a regular customer, so we specially printed a word "Ning" on it to distinguish it from the material of other stores. Debate." Shopkeeper Yu said with a headache, if this matter is not dealt with for a day, it will be more troublesome.
"Hey, what's the matter with this dress, why hasn't anyone come out yet, give me an explanation." While talking, suddenly there was a commotion downstairs, and the woman's shrill voice rushed straight into her ears.
Sure enough, shopkeeper Yu said angrily, "Fifth girl, you heard that you are here again. This is the one a few days ago, and the clothes that were ordered for them were all broken?"