Nie Sangyu's elder brother, Nie Qingyun, was a senior scholar in the fifth rank of the dynasty. He was young and promising, and was highly regarded by the emperor. Compared with Nie Sangyu's notoriety, it's a world of difference.
Nie Qingyun is the son of Nie Xiangyuan's stepmother, while Nie Sangyu is the daughter of Nie Xiangyuan's deceased wife. His mother was different, but Nie Qingyun was very kind to Sang Yu. When she was a child, Nie Qingyun was responsible for whatever troubles she encountered when she was young. That's why even Clover felt that he should go to the eldest son if he needed something.
Ji Man knew this person, and he seemed to help Nie Sangyu a lot in the later episodes, and he treated her sincerely. But, she's not Nie Sangyu now, so it's fine if Alfalfa is stupid and doesn't notice it, but if someone close to her is brought in, what if her secrets are revealed
She wanted to find someone to help sell the cream, but she couldn't take such a big risk. Money is important, but life is more important.
After thinking about it, Ji Man still said: "My brother is very busy all day, so don't bother him with these trivial matters. Let's go out and have a look first, and treat it as shopping, okay?"
Clover hesitated for a moment, but could only nod. The master has changed a lot recently. Although he treats her much better, she still dare not disobey her will easily.
With Wen Wan's permission, under the protection of Nanny Liu and the other two servants, Ji Man put on her veil and went out.
Wen Wan wanted her to come out and buy more cream, and Nanny Liu and the two servants also clearly came to monitor her. But Ji Man is not worried, counting the days, today is the market, and there are many people on the busy street ahead, so he is afraid that he will not be able to get rid of the three servants
"The cream from last time, I heard from Clover that I asked someone to buy it from Luoxia Street." As he walked, Ji Man turned around and said to Mammy Liu: "I haven't been out much, Mammy knows Luoxia Where is the street?"
The people in front gradually became crowded, Mammy Liu replied "I know", and asked the two servants to clear the way ahead, so as not to be crowded by the crowd, she also went to the front to lead the way.
Jiman took Clover's hand, deliberately slowed down his pace, and when he entered the market, when the crowd was crowded, Mammy Liu turned her head worriedly, and the two people behind her had disappeared.
"Master Sang!" Grandma Liu turned pale with fright, and hurriedly wanted to stop and go back to find someone. But the crowd behind them would not let her, they pushed her and continued to move forward.
"Master Sang is missing! Hurry up and look for it separately!" Nanny Liu was in a hurry, she turned her head and shouted at the two servants, and the three of them walked against the current, their brows were so twisted that they couldn't move forward a few steps.
Jiman pulled Alfalfa out of the crowd, leaned against the curb, and ran to Zhengde Street.
"Master..." Clover was still in shock.
Ji Man patted her on the back, then looked around: "Which rouge shop are you talking about?"
Clover looked left and right, and pulled Jiman a few steps forward. There were two large shops with a sign saying Shuiji Rouge Shop. There were no lights, and the shops were backlit, and the inside was dark.
Ji Man followed him in. There seemed to be no customers today, and the shopkeepers were all listlessly lying on their stomachs.
"What does this lady need?" Seeing someone coming, the lady of the Shui family cheered up immediately and asked with a smile.
"Look at the things here." Ji Man replied casually, looking at the woman. It turned out to be a female shopkeeper, which is rare.
"The rouge of our Shuiji has always been the best, and the wives and girls of all big families love to use it." Shui Niangzi laughed.
Jiman looked around and asked curiously: "I also heard that you have good things here, but why is it so deserted?"
Shui Niangzi was startled, and then sighed: "To tell you the truth, Ma'am, our shop is going to be sold. My father is seriously ill, and because of the bad location of this shop, the business has been tepid. Look at these rouges, how many A good color, placed in a bright place, is more than this price."
Ji Man's eyes lit up: "You don't plan to do the rouge business anymore?"
"Do it, why don't you do it." Shui Niangzi picked up a box of rouge and sighed, "It's just that my father needs a lot of money to treat his illness. I will sell the shop in a few days and exchange it for one hundred and eighty taels of silver. I will continue to sell it." Stalls for sale."
Talking about my troubles, it seems that I have been slapped in the face without knowing it. Shui Niangzi came back to her senses, looked at Ji Man with some vigilance and said, "Madam is here to buy rouge?"
Ji Man shook his head: "I want to talk to you about something."
Shui Niangzi paused: "Do you want to buy this shop?"
"No." Ji Man then shook his head: "I want to change you to a bright shop and do this rouge business with you. But, you have to help me sell one thing. If it can be kept secret, your father's illness, maybe I will also can help."
Shui Niangzi looked at the person in front of her, she was wearing expensive materials, her face was half covered, her red phoenix eyes were slightly sharp, she looked like a concubine of a rich family.
Few women in this era are willing to show their faces to do business, and she has no choice but to do so. This lady seems to have no worries about food and clothing, why is she thinking about doing business
But it seems that he is someone who can help her. She is alone and helpless now, and all relatives are only envious of this shop, and there is really no other way.
"What is madam selling?" she asked.
Ji Man smiled slightly, and instead of taking out the cream in a hurry, she put a silver note of one hundred taels of silver in her hand.
"This is a deposit. You can use this money to rent the most prosperous shop on Yongning Street first. I will buy that shop for you in two days. Then you will sell your rouge and mine for me. I You can take 30% of the money you sell, how about it?"
This is simply pie from the sky! Shui Niangzi was stunned, holding a hundred taels of silver in her hand, her mouth was so wide that she couldn't close it.
But she quickly reacted, frowned and said: "So, wouldn't it mean that I am taking advantage of Madam for nothing?"
She buys the shop, and she can get 30% of her stuff. How can such a good thing happen
Ji Man said calmly: "You also know that I am not suitable for doing business with my status. If someone finds out, there will be no time to turn around. So the price I pay you is not bad at all. In the future, if I What raw materials are needed, I still need your help, understand?"
Shui Niangzi was silent, with hesitation in her eyes.
Naturally, it is impossible to make a decision on such a major matter immediately. Ji Man didn't urge her, but said: "Leave the money to you first. If you agree, go to work first. I'll come back to you in a few days. If you don't agree, I'll come back to collect the deposit after a few days."
"Ma'am, let me think about it." Lady Shui saluted.
Ji Man nodded, swept the shop around, and left with Clover.
"Why did the master give her all the money so easily!" Clover frowned and said, "What if she ran away with the money!"
That is not a small amount, ordinary people should be tempted.
"The most important thing in business is integrity." Ji Man said softly: "One hundred taels of silver is the touchstone. If she passes, then I will save trouble. If she fails, it's better than sending it up and being betrayed, after all Safety first."
She has to find someone who is trustworthy, otherwise she will be in trouble if the matter of her selling cream is revealed.
Clover still felt distressed, but the master sold half of the money for the clothes.
Ji Man didn't respond much, it was tiring to wear so many headgears every day, and now just two silver hairpins are fine.
She also smuggled out a lot of ornaments this time, and if she wants to buy a shop, don't think about it without three hundred taels of silver. Count the things in your hands, and gather things together, and you can probably barely get them all together.
After haggling with the shopkeeper for a long time at the pawnshop, Ji Man succeeded with his three-inch tongue, and came out with two hundred and eighty taels of silver. With the banknotes in hand, he took Clover back home.
"Master isn't going to the market?" Clover asked.
"What are you shopping for?" Ji Man pouted: "I lost my servants, it's best to go back earlier than them, otherwise Madam will definitely blame us for running around. When we return home first, Madam will blame them for not fulfilling their duties. "
Clover was speechless, thinking that the master is actually really smart, how could he have been dazzled by emotions before, and only focused on Master Hou, so stupid that he was hopelessly stupid.
Ji Man took her back to the Hou's Mansion in a carriage, but Nanny Liu and the two house slaves hadn't returned yet. Taking pleasure in other people's misfortune, I hurried to report to Rose Garden first.
"The stall selling the cream doesn't seem to have been set up today. There are so many people on the street, the servants came back early because they were afraid of getting lost."
Kneeling in front of Wen Wan, Ji Man said in a regretful tone.
Wen Wan raised her hand to get her up, frowned and said: "You know the rules when you come back first, after all, you are from the Hou Mansion, and you can't walk around. When Madam Liu and others come back, I will teach you a lesson, you go back and rest first." let's go."
"Thank you ma'am."
When Ji Man went back, he calculated the price of Wen Wan's prize, asked Dr. Li to sell it, and collected three hundred taels of silver. During the period, while he had nothing to do, he urged Alfalfa to steal all kinds of flowers from the garden of the Hou Mansion to boil flower juice, and made a few boxes of cream for storage.
A few days later, Ji Man got the pardon and was able to leave the house again. It is estimated that Wen Wan's box of things was used very well, and her situation improved a lot. When she went out, only Nanny Liu and a servant followed her.
"Master Sang, please don't wander around and follow the slaves closely." Liu Nanny was still brooding over what happened last time, her eyes were fixed on the master and servant, for fear that they would disappear again.
Ji Man nodded softly, but as soon as he entered the market, taking advantage of the crowds, the cat and Clover ran away without a trace.
First, I went to Shuiji on Zhengde Street to have a look. The shop was closed and a sign for sale was put up. Jiman and Clover turned around and went to Yongning Street.
Yongning Street is much more lively than Zhengde Street. After walking around, I saw a sunny shop being repaired. Who is the woman standing at the door if not Shui Niangzi
"Ma'am." Shui Niangzi turned her head to see her, and said with a smile, "You are here."
Ji Man breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately this lady is a down-to-earth person.
"Have you rented it?" she asked.
Shui Niangzi looked around, and pulled her to go inside: "Madam is lucky, I went to talk to the shopkeeper of this shop, and he said that he is rushing back to his hometown, and he is willing to transfer it for two hundred and sixty taels of silver."