Yao poured Shen Shihua a cup of tea and said with a smile, "Sir, drink some tea first, then sit down and listen to me."
Shen Shihua drank the tea in one gulp. The weather was hot and he had just sweated a lot with Xiaowan. Although Xiaowan served him a lot of tea afterwards, he was already thirsty on the way back.
Yao turned to Shen Mingzhu and said, "Mingzhu, go see if your grandmother is feeling better."
"Yes, mother." Shen Mingzhu tactfully left the east room.
Yao then explained the matter in detail, "… If we can help the guests of Yingbinlou find their lost items, then Yingbinlou will owe us a favor. With this relationship, will it be difficult for our winery to sell its wines in Yingbinlou?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Shihua held Yao's hand and said with a smile, "Haha... Madam is still smart! If we can cooperate with Yingbinlou this time, our winery will definitely become the largest winery in Chu State in the future."
He squeezed Yao's hand.
Although Mrs. Yao has taken good care of herself, her figure is a little out of shape after giving birth to two children, and she is also older. The feel of her hand is definitely not as good as Miss Xiaowan's.
However, Yao was smart and capable, so he still respected his first wife very much.
The manager who came to pick up the people gave Gu one hundred taels of silver. At night, someone stole the one hundred taels of silver and gave it to their family, asking them to help keep an eye on the Gu family. This gave them enough money to expand the winery.
With capital and Yao's dexterity, he will learn all of Shen Zhongshan's winemaking techniques, and the winery will grow bigger and bigger.
Yao's face showed a trace of embarrassment, but unfortunately, there were still important matters to deal with. "My husband, who is more suitable to go to report to the authorities tomorrow? I originally wanted Xiaoxi to go, but she is Mingzhu's maid. If she goes, others will think that Mingzhu asked her to report to the authorities. I am worried that it will affect Mingzhu's reputation. After all, the preliminary selection will start after the New Year, and now is the time to accumulate a good reputation."
Shen Shihua hesitated for a moment and said, "You are right. I will go and discuss this with my father."
After he finished speaking, he stood up and strode away.
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At night, Gu tossed and turned, worried that men in black would come to her house.
Xing Nong was always alert when sleeping, and she couldn't fall asleep at all when she was like this, so she asked, "Grandma, what are you afraid of?"
In the darkness, Gu was stunned for a moment, and she denied it flatly: "Grandma is not afraid of anything. Did grandma disturb you? Go to sleep! Grandma's feet just hurt a little and she couldn't sleep. Now it's much better and it doesn't hurt anymore."
"Grandma, why are you afraid of us making money?"
"No, I'm not afraid of you making money! Don't let your imagination run wild." Gu denied loudly, but halfway through she realized she was too excited and lowered her voice.
Xing Nong: "Is it because of my uncle and aunt in Beijing?"
Apart from this, Xingnong really couldn't think of any other reason.
Gu didn't expect Xingnong to be so sensitive and smart.
She was silent for a moment, thought about it, and decided that she should talk to the girl, scare her a little, and stop making money.
She thought for a moment and then said, "Well, your aunt offended a very powerful person after she came to Beijing. That person is of noble status, and she wants to deal with us. She wants to make our lives difficult so that she can take revenge on your aunt."
"Do you remember how grandma's foot got hurt?"
The original owner was still young at that time and had no memory of it, but she heard about it later, so Xing Nong asked, "Did you break it accidentally?"
"No, in the past, my grandmother could earn more than ten taels of silver from her large embroidery pieces, but whenever she made a little money, she would run into thieves or robbers. My leg was broken by a robber."
Xing Nong's eyes turned cold.
"So, don't make money anymore, understand? Otherwise, you will be the one who gets hurt. You must promise grandma about this matter, or you can move to that house by yourself. We won't live there to avoid getting you into trouble."
The feeling of having her legs broken was so horrible. At that time, she didn't know why she was always robbed of her money, so she reported it to the police, but they couldn't find anything. Later, it was Village Chief Gu and a constable from the yamen who were familiar with her and knew something and reminded her.
Xing Nong frowned. Did he offend someone of such a noble status
She needed to test how noble she was, "Grandma, only when one is stronger than the other party will one not be bullied by the other party."
Gu was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Shen Zhongshan had also said something similar.
She thought of the scene today when she grabbed Shen Mingzhu and threw her out.
This child's personality is really becoming more and more like my husband's, and he has also inherited his husband's immense strength.
But, stronger than the other party
"Impossible. That's too..." Realizing that she almost said it, Gu quickly stopped talking and changed her words stiffly, "It's too late! Go to bed! Girl, don't be so careless. Living a stable life is better than anything else."
Too? Could it be the Queen Mother
Why did Shen Ruolan offend the Queen Mother
Xing Nong thought about it for a moment and said, "!!!!"
Could it be that the so-called uncle married the princess and became her husband after going to the capital
Apart from this reason, Xingnong really couldn't figure out why Shen Ruolan offended the Queen Mother.
After all, the empress dowager's status is so high, who dares to offend her
Xing Nong turned sideways and muttered in a low voice: "That's right. The story book says that even those high-ranking and respected ministers are not easily touched by the emperor."
Someone who intends to bully you will not stop bullying you just because you compromise. Instead, he will become even more aggressive because of your cowardice.
Just like some people like to tease turtles because they will shrink their heads when they are touched.
Change it to another tiger and see if he dares to do it again
Upon hearing this, Gu shuddered.
After a long while, she sighed and said, "Go to sleep!"
Make yourself stronger
How did they, an orphan and a widow, become powerful
How can one be so powerful and respected
Xing Nong knew that it would not be so easy to change Gu's mind, but as long as there was a glimmer of hope, no one would be willing to struggle in hard times.
Even if Wen Ruiqing married the princess, it was Shen Ruolan's fault? The Queen Mother's making things difficult for them was totally untenable!
I just wonder how Shen Ruolan is doing in Beijing
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The next day, the family got up at the same time as the rooster crowed.
After Xingnong fell asleep last night, he also had dreams all night long, all about the memories of the original owner.
Her head felt a little swollen at the moment, but she still climbed up.
Because the weather is hot, I made soup with big bones and stewed the meat last night.
Xingnong had a bowl of noodles with bone soup.
There is no pollution, no chemical fertilizers or pesticides, and the noodles made from the wheat have a strong wheat flavor. Even the noodles in clear soup have the natural sweetness of wheat.
It’s so delicious!
Except for Gu who felt very sad about spending so much money on the meal, everyone else in the family ate happily.
After eating the noodles, Gu hurried to the town to work.
Xinghui went to Taohua Village. The house started to be renovated today, so he went to help. Xingnong also asked him to bring 20 kilograms of rice to make porridge.
The nougat from last night had become hard, so Xingnong cut it into pieces. There happened to be half a piece of clean wax paper in the kitchen, so she cut the wax paper and wrapped the candies one by one.
After that, she said to Xing Qing, "I have something else to do in the city."
Xingqing and Xinghui are indeed twins, and Xingnong has come up with an excuse. "Sister, are you going to the restaurant to sell recipes? Come back early!"
Xing Nong: "..."
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After Xing Nong entered the city, he went straight to the study, "Manager He."
When Shopkeeper He saw Xingnong, his eyes lit up, as if he had seen the God of Wealth!
He stood up immediately: "Miss Shen is here! Let's go to the backyard and talk first."
There were many people in the study, all looking at this scene in surprise.
I wondered in my heart, who is that girl
But no one guessed Xingnong's identity.
Some people even interpreted the shopkeeper's excitement as nervousness, and guessed that Xingnong was the shopkeeper's relative who came to beg for money.