Zhui Xu

Chapter 24: cousin

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If you want to dominate the trend of a business with one sentence, even with the background of Ning Yi's previous life, coupled with a super powerful intelligence analysis system and a large group of staff, it will only be possible in a relatively extreme environment. Business miracle. And if you want to change a business decision that the other party has already decided, it is basically a fool's dream without the water grinding time that cooperates in all aspects. However, the current situation is different.

These things that Ning Yi can feel are of course his keen awareness, but things in this category are their vital interests for the He family. Ning Yi can guess some of them, but they may have long ago. already in doubt. Perhaps before Ning Yi and Su Tan'er came to visit, these people were still worried and suspicious. And Ning Yi's casual words at this time gave them a signal that "the Su family has already understood this situation". Unlucky Su Tan'er didn't notice it at all, but she was sure that the He family's business had failed.

When the incident happened, Ning Yi looked helpless and felt that his conditioned reflex was really unnecessary. Su Taner next to her was full of doubts, but it was a good thing that things had turned around, and then she went in to talk about business. Ning Yi, who originally planned to buy books at the Chengdong Bookstore, couldn't leave for a while. Going back together, Su Tan'er on the carriage was still puzzled.

A few more days passed in this way, and as December approached, the Su family gradually became lively. Although it was snowing heavily, it was close to the end of the year. The shopkeepers of the Su residence in some cities near Jiangning began to gather in Jiangning to comment on their performance. Dividends are allocated. In addition, some cousins of the Su family will come here for the New Year and visit their doors. It is already quite common to go in and out of the door every day.

There are many wealthy households in Jiangning City, and such scenes are not uncommon at this time of year. In the past few days, Su Tan'er has been busy with the He family on the one hand, and on the other hand, has begun to prepare to check the accounts for the whole year. I still have to deal with some relatives that I haven't seen for a long time, and I have to keep busy even with the three girls, Chan'er, Juan'er, and Xing'er. When I came back from outside that day, the snowflakes were still fluttering, and there were carriages parked outside the mansion gate. Su Taner had something to do with the front door, so she let her carriage go to the side door on its own. At this time, some housekeepers were moving four or five large boxes in at the main entrance, and she and Xing’er waited outside the door.

Su Tan'er was wearing a snow-white fox fur today, with a fluffy neckline against her beautiful cheeks. She looked a little girlish, but she also had the composure and independence that she had cultivated over the years. She is now somewhat famous in the business world of Jiangning. Before she was recruited to marry, there were many times when she wore men's clothing, but she did not hide her identity as a woman too much. The ladies of some scholarly families often don't feel much edge after the business is negotiated, and only after a period of time combined with the whole situation, do they secretly sigh that this woman is really powerful, and there is even a saying that if she was born as a boy , the current leader of Jiangning's cloth industry, I am afraid that it is no longer Wujia.

In this patriarchal era, Su Tan'er's identity is often inconvenient, but in fact, a group of men are somewhat uncomfortable when discussing business with women, or they are strange, despised or happy. Those who are more powerful than others are probably able to try to turn this inconvenience into their own convenience, and find some available advantages from the disadvantages that cannot be changed. If this seems to be on Ning Yi's side, it might be a really endearing struggle. Of course, other people can't feel this pitiful cuteness or struggle. Most of the people in the Su Mansion have already adapted to the temperament of this second young lady, either being shrewd one-sided, or beautiful one-sided, or weak one-sided, or gradually supporting Su while moistening things silently. One side of the big house. Seeing her standing outside at this time, after a while, the nearby steward ran over.

"You people, don't get out of the way, I haven't seen Second Miss come back!"

The steward waved his hand to let people go on the road quickly, Su Tan'er smiled and walked over: "Farewell, Uncle Qi, let them advance, they are already half carried, and it will take time to get out again, first go first first go …”

After she made a message, the steward called Uncle Qi had to let these people in slowly, Su Tan'er then asked, "Uncle Qi, why don't these enter through the side door?"

"The things that the third master bought, some large and small decorations, said to be used for New Year's celebrations, these should be placed in the front hall, so I saw that no one would come over for a while, so I quickly carried them in. Yes. Now, Second Miss, Lord Song Zhizhou is here today, and now he is testing students over there in Tibet..."

"Oh, Lord Zhizhou is here?"

The Su family has been in business for a long time. Although it is not a scholarly family, it naturally has various contacts with various officials. Most of these contacts are not very close, but with Song Mao, who is currently in the Shenzhou area. There is a lot involved. Because now the second master Su Zhongkan's wife and this Song Mao were cousins, the Song family had a few small officials, and the Su family also had a lot of business management when Song Mao was in power, so now this Song Mao can be regarded as the Su family. One of the most important backers, although the influence of Zhizhou does not extend to Jiangning, it is indeed a lot more convenient for Sufu to do business in Shenzhou.

On the other hand, Song Mao was able to hold the position of Zhizhou, and his knowledge was extremely outstanding. In recent years, the Su Mansion wanted to develop into the literati. Every year when Song Mao came to visit, the old lady Su often arranged for the young students from the family to gather once. In addition, find some masters and scholars who are familiar with them, and test the progress of these children's talents. Song Mao is known for his upright personality. He doesn't have many good things to say about taking school exams every year, but based on his knowledge, what he says is indeed the most reliable evaluation.

With such an official backer, when he comes to Jiangning to visit other officials every year, he often discloses some relationships with the Su family, which is naturally a benefit for the Su family to do business. But Song Mao's relationship is the best with the second uncle after all. After Su Tan'er heard it, she just nodded, not too happy. As for what you can learn by taking exams, it's the same every year anyway. The Su family is afraid that there will be no literati for the time being, not to mention that the husband is also messing around in the school. In the past, the teacher could not wait to use it all day, and the husband only let people read one. Time, the other time is used to tell stories. It sounds good, but it is really difficult to understand how good it will be for those who have just learned. I just hope that this time I don't get scolded.

The big box over there has been moved in, and then Juan'er, who was originally staying in the mansion, ran out out of breath: "Miss, you are back. Master Biao and Miss Biao are here, and Miss Biao is on the way. Waiting for you... Oh, shopkeeper Xi and shopkeeper Luo have just arrived, it seems that the matter of the He family has also been settled, and they came to announce the good news... Hee, miss, is this a double happiness?"

There are many cousins in the Su family, but it is estimated that there is only one family who will be called by Juan'er. Su Tan'er was the only seedling in the big house when she was a child, and Su Boyong had no son, so she was somewhat resentful about giving birth to the only one who was "without a handle". Although she was not beaten and scolded frequently, it was inevitable that she would be hot and cold. After she became sensible, as a girl, Su Tan'er was lonely for a period of time, and she was also rebellious and weird for a period of time. She became friends with her. Except for the three girls such as Chan'er, Juan'er, and Xing'er, she was probably the only one who was the shopkeeper of Jiangning at that time. Cousin Su Yunsong's eldest daughter.

Su Yunsong's daughter, named Danhong, is half a month older than Su Tan'er. She had a boyish personality when she was young, but as she grew up, she gradually became gentler. Later, Su Yunsong went to manage affairs in other places, and his wife and daughter also left Jiangning, but every year when they come back, sister Tao will always be excited to talk about the past and talk about the future. A young shopkeeper in the industry is living a happy life. This year, when Su Taner got married, he gave birth to a son, so he couldn't come. At this moment, when Juaner said that she was here, Su Taner became happy: "That's great, where is my cousin now?"

"On the other side of the yard, I just met Shopkeeper Xi and Shopkeeper Luo, and chatted with them for a while. Chan'er is there too."

Su Tan'er thought for a while: "Okay, I'll go first, Juaner, you and Xing'er send these account books first, the top ones are from the account room, and the bottom ones are sent to the master." After collecting a large stack of account books, Su Tan'er gave an order and left with the two girls. She tightened the silver and white fox fur on her body and walked towards the inner courtyard with a smile.

There is probably no fixed rule about what two women will gossip about when they get together. Two sisters who have not seen each other for a long time, who have not seen each other for a long time, will gossip, but it is mostly about each other's husbands.

Passing through the courtyards and the snow-covered roads between the gardens, before reaching the courtyard where she lived, Su Tan'er met her long-lost cousin. It seemed to correspond to her nice name. Even after the beautiful and gentle woman got married, she was still dressed in red. After a little greeting, she asked about Su Tan'er's husband, Ning Yi.

"Elder sister wanted to meet this brother-in-law early in the morning. Unfortunately, when you got married, it was inconvenient to travel. Later, I heard some things, but... Oh, how is it, how is my brother-in-law?"

Talking about her husband with such close people, it is impossible to be polite and perfunctory, Su Tan'er blushed slightly: "It's hard to say, didn't you see Liheng when Sister Hong came?"

"No, I thought it was time to go out with you, but I asked Xiaochan if it wasn't, but just now I saw Xi Junyu and shopkeeper Luo..."

Su Tan'er thought for a while: "Oh, Song Zhizhou also came here, hiding the knowledge of the students who are testing the school there. Liheng is also a teacher of the college now, probably over there."

"Actually, a few years ago, I thought the uncle would recruit Xi Junyu for you..." My cousin said thoughtfully, seeing Su Tan'er frowning and puzzled, she just smiled, "Don't talk about this, Regarding this brother-in-law, my sister has also inquired about some information. The tune of the water tune, the tune of the water tune, my sister can also hear it every day in Hangzhou. I thought it was just the same name as my brother-in-law. To be honest, when I got here, I heard a few strange words…”

Naturally, the evaluation of Ning Yi will not spread too much in the society, but if you want to inquire about the relationship, you can always get various opinions, and in the identity of the other party, about the relationship between Su Tan'er and Ning Yi Mode, you can naturally learn a lot after coming here. The relationship between the sisters is quite deep, and she also really cares about Su Tan'er's thoughts in this regard. At this time, she rambled a little, and then said: "The hearsay can't be trusted, whether this Liheng brother-in-law has talent and ability. Don't talk about it... It's just what you think, sister, she wants to know."

After all, she was a visitor, and she asked these things in a tactful tone. After all, she still had to know what Su Tan'er was thinking before she could say anything. Su Tan'er was silent for a moment, then lowered her head and laughed.

"Sister, you also know what Tan'er thought before. It's really hard to say how Xianggong... just learned, but his temperament is indifferent. If it is suitable, he is indeed the most suitable husband for Tan'er."

My cousin looked at her a few times, then smiled: "It's like resignation..."

"I used to think about it in a boring time and space, and I also hoped that my future husband would be literate, nimble, good-natured, and not prevent me from inheriting the family business, but after all, this is also a fantasy. It seems that these days, if it can continue like this, I am afraid it will be good. Yes. Xianggong, he... Maybe he has some talent, but his temperament is indifferent, and sometimes he may do strange things, but he does not pretend to be false or cover up, and it is also fair and honest..."

As she spoke, she raised her head, and the snowflakes were falling from the sky: "When I got married, when I thought of the future, I felt scared and angry, so I simply left Jiangning, and when I came back, I gritted my teeth and made up my mind. But now that I think about it, if it goes on like this, I won't feel embarrassed. I think it's like this, maybe it's a bit of fate, but it's really... not annoying... "

A long snowflake shrouded the entire Su family mansion, and shrouded Jiangning City one after another. In this road, two women, one red and one white, walked on the snow, silent for a moment, then the gentle woman laughed and turned away. serious topic.

"So, there is no business talent..."

"No... well, he doesn't care..."

"No literary talent..."

"I won't, but... ah, what a fool to teach, there are his disciples in the exam school ahead, I'm afraid he will be scolded..."

"Ha, so... my husband won!"

"... No, how can there be such a comparison... I can't compare."

The sound of laughter came and melted into the white snow dance. His eyes passed through a stretch of large and small courtyards. When they gathered in front of the Sufu mansion and hid, the heating stove was burning around. The school exam is now in the middle of the process...